Dead Heroes Club
"Who are the Dead Heroes Club ?" you ask.
Well, they are a Derry band who have produced a stunning debut album.

The Dead Heroes Club consist of Liam "Soupy" Campbell(Vocals),Charlie Coyle(bass),Mickey Gallagher (Drums) & Gerry McGerigal(Guitar) with keyboards being played by various members. Together they have produced a superb album which hasn't strayed too far from my CD player since I bought it a couple of weeks ago.

Their sound could be described as prog rock & there are definitely influences from early Genesis, Pink Floyd & Marillion amongst others. If the four letters P R O G put you off I urge you to stop & give this album a listen.

Opening track A Day in the Life of the World is just over 6 minutes of brilliance with an intro that sticks with you for ages after you hear it.

Track number 2 Feel The Dark has some great singing from Soupy who turns in some great performances throughout the album. Following this is Sunrise On The Trenches which deals with the disaster that was the battle of the Somme during WWI (July 1916).This track is currently tied with A Day In The Life Of The World for my favourite song on the album. Simply a beautiful song with superb playing from the whole band. Check out the bass sound on this one, it's fantastic, nice 'n' deep! The solo at the end has a lovely Floyd feel to it…

Track 4 Falling From Grace is very early Genesis in feel & sound with more than a hint of Marillion as well. Track 5 The Road To Jerusalem has a vocal which sounds very Peter Gabriel & a very catchy tune. 'One Day Too Soon' is a very commercial sounding track & reminds me of the 80's for some reason.

The next song Press Any Key is my least favourite one on the album. Can't fault the playing, it just doesn't grab me like the others…sorry lads. Following an instrumental the album finishes with the epic 'A Secret Never To Be Told' clocking in at over 12 minutes. This is another great track which finishes the album on a high note.

Soupy has come up with some great lyrics throughout this album & it is wordy as prog albums tend to be. The songs take a bit of listening to & some of them may well take a few listens to reveal their excellence, I'm still discovering bits… The musicianship is as you'd expect excellent & Gerry's guitar playing is very tasty indeed.

Finally I'd like to mention the production of the album. There's quite a few soundbites & other effects on the album & well done to the band for pulling it all together in such a professional sounding way.
It's for sale locally for £7 so get yourself up to Trash & support local rock!

They're going to be playing locally at the Nerve Centre on 23rd of July I believe to launch the album. They've now added a keyboard player as well so go along if you can to support them..

BEN BYRNE

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE BAND HERE