Ever wonder what God and company listen to? Look no further than the appropriately named “Dinner Music for the Gods†– an instrumental jazz metal fusion billed from the Fabulous Las Vegas.
Their latest offering “Beautiful and Treacherous†delivers hard and heavy melodies with a powerful punch.
“Beautiful and Treacherous†is exactly what you’d expect from the opening track of the same name. This sonic goodness could definitely pose as background music for a Vegas magic show. There is so much going on throughout the album that it is impossible for any song to be better than another. Each individual song has something extraordinarily unique about it and leaves so much for the imagination.
Prime standouts would be “Sofia,†“Ghost Troopers in the Sky†and the all-instrumental cover of Led Zeppelin’s classic “Kashmir.†“Sofia†is a combination of jazz-fusion and South American music. “Ghost Troopers in the Sky†combines jazz fusion, blues, British heavy metal and American music of the Old West. If that isn’t enough, “Ghost Troopers†adds the intro and lead sections of Iron Maiden’s “The Trooper†as a mini-cover bonus. As great as it is, “Kashmir†seems like a song that has either been overplayed on the radio or covered to death by artists who can’t do it justice (and who honestly can sing like Robert Plant?). D.M.F.T.G. abolishes both of those artists with their unique and refined version. The best part being that the vocals are left out completely, leaving their instrumental talents highly approvable. This adds more value to the cover as it seems like more of a tribute to the Gods than a cover.
If Chris Caffery were still alive, D.M.F.T.G. would be what Savatage and Transiberian Orchestra would have become. This band needs to be heard and seen by everyone in the world. “Beautiful and Treacherous†is beautiful and treacherous in all of its glory. It all shines and there is nothing that holds it back from being one of the best albums of 2014.
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