As is their wont, DZ Deathrays deal countless expletives (especially “motherfucker”s), thrilling riffs, drum demolition and rallying vocals throughout R.I.F.F. (an acronym for Remember, It's For Fun).
“Oi! Oi!/ You’re paranoid!/ Just bought a ticket, to get destroyed!” – R.I.F.F.’s opening lead single, Paranoid – with its well-timed “OOH!” hitting like an unexpected gut-punch – is lethal moshpit fuel.
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DZ pull the reins in slightly during King B – with its acoustic guitars, piano plonks and blazing synths – before their trademark stank face-inducing riffs hijack the scene. My Mind Is Eating Me Alive – a stomping glam-rock highlight resplendent with clap-happy, mid-song breakdown – is T.Rex on steroids. Elsewhere: DZ’s carnivalesque belter Tuff Luck channels their recent tourmates, Regurgitator; Love & Destruction’s “Ah-ah-ah-AH-ah”s summon Kasabian; and siren-like riffs elevate No Talk – “I’m gonna need you to look away!”
It’s exhilarating to imagine young Heartbreak High reboot watchers discovering DZ for the first time (the band’s 2018 single, Like People, features in an ep and one of this show’s main characters, Harper, even rocks their merch!). DZ Deathrays create ideal smash-room soundtracks. And 15 years’ experience as touring mad dogs translates to all-time-high technical chops, which makes album number six their best set yet.
Did you know? To celebrate the release of their sixth record, DZ Deathrays ran a presale comp offering fans the chance to win a free R.I.F.F. tattoo at a parlour in their closest city. And just when you thought these Brisvegas-bred legends couldn’t get any more rock’n’roll, they go and release a premium tequila coffee liqueur, Café Deathray (available bundled with vinyl/digital copies of R.I.F.F.).
Label: DZ Worldwide. Release date: June 2.
