Product Description

Brothers Schaaf (Chuck and Phil) formed Deadbird in 2002. Chuck has been playing in Little Rock s own Rwake, at the time but decided to head back to Fayetteville, AR so he could start a new band with his brother. Deadbird released their debut The Head and the Heart in 2005 on Codebreaker / Earache. Many tours and personal changes later finds Deadbird releasing their second full length twilight ritual . Firmly rooted in the underground heavy sound of present day Arkansas Deadbird s strong metallic riff-centric edge manages to sneak hardcore, punk, southern rock melody and even vocal harmonies into their music.

Track Listing

1. Into The Clearing
2. Death Of The Self
3. Rule Discordia
4. Feral Flame
5. The Riverbed
6. Twilight Ritual

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #279977 in Music
• Released on: 2008-06-24
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Dimensions: .15 pounds

Customer Reviews

Another good one from Deadbird
This album is a good follow-up to Head and the Heart, and is similar. If you liked Head and the Heart, you will like this one too.

Deadbird is sludgy doom southern-style metal. Two guitars, a bass, drums, and 3 of the guys share vocals. It is very heavy, mostly slow and sometimes plodding.

I compare the sound to Neurosis, Rwake, Kylessa (they also use the style of two guys shouting the same vocals at once), Pelican, Cult of Luna, High on Fire and Gojira (similar heaviness).

I rate them 4 stars instead of 5 because I'd like to see more variety in the songs. To me the songs kind of blend together and sound too similar. But overall I like and recommend this album.