Hammers of Misfortune’s Dead Revolution (Metal Blade) marks the band’s sixth release after a lengthy hiatus. The name is a rather amusing one as the album as a whole fails to deliver any kind of revolution and is, in my opinion, dead. Well, maybe not quite. It is neither amazing nor terrible, it just…Exists in time and space as we know it.

I would like to tell you that I found one or two redeeming songs on the record but that was not the case here. Even with repeated listens, there wasn’t really anything that stood out to me as memorable. This applies to the title track, ‘Dead Revolution’, as well. It’s just your generic rock and roll anthem with a keyboard added to the mix.

They’re regarded as a progressive band but this record strikes me as little more than a nod to hard rock that takes itself to seriously. I have never listened to anything else in the band’s catalog so I can’t say where this stands when compared to their other work. However, it doesn’t really make me want to investigate their music any further either.

Although filled with aggressive riffs meant to get the listener’s heart pounding, this album fails to draw them in any particular direction, choosing to leave listeners bored and disinterested instead. If that’s your thing, then go for it. Me, I prefer a little more life and originality in a release.

6 / 10

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