Dublin Death Patrol
DDP 4 Life (2007)
Album

Reviewed: 7/11/2008

Dublin Death Patrol... Ah, Irish metal, then! No no no, this gang actually comes from Dublin of California, USA. Dublin Death Patrol collects many acknowledged thrash and other metal musicians from the nearby area: Chuck Billy (Testament), Steve "Zetro" Souza (ex-Teatament, ex-Exodus) and Willy Lange (Lääz Rockit) at the head, with guest list featuring names like Phil Demmel of Vio-lence and Troy Luccketta of Tesla. Clearly a project band, can DDP thrash it up or is this just a curiosity? Somewhere in the middle, I'd say. The songs are very simple, groovy and kind of brings Overkill's more mellow moments to my mind. Actually, there's more than thrash metal to be found, because 'Devil in Disguise' sounds very UFO, mixed with Testament style slow songs. The thrashers aren't bad, t...

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