Independent review

Here it is! An unconditional hit in history. I almost never give such a low score, but Anthems deserves it with every note. A cacophonous heap, perfect in its meaninglessness. Kingdom of the fearless is the only track in the first two-thirds that stands out in any way, and even that is because of the magnificent original material. Who needs pseudo-symphonic versions of old and fairly fresh hits, essentially for just keyboard instruments? Even fans of Diamanda Galas will find it boring and unsubstantial. Among the chaos, there is also an arrangement with a home studio-level rhythm section with vocals recorded over pathetic backing tracks. Another huge problem is that apart from vocals, DeFeis has not succeeded in playing any instrument. His keyboards in a perpetual single key sound like a mad cacophony, monotonously destroying the brain like a drop of water. And there are essentially no other instruments here. Snakeskin voodoo man - swampy variations on a VS single from the early 90s with direct citations from Hoochie coochie man. As a result, David's own compositions merge with the covers into a single boring motif, which only causes a desire to kill DeFeis, or... yourself. Attempts to save the situation with an acid version of Led Zeppelin's No quarter and Howlin' Wolf's Spoonful are lost in the quantity. This is an epic failure.

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