An impromptu gig at local goth and rock, and occasionally booze establishment the Falcion sees the first steps of cyborg inspired act Death Emitting Diode into the touring circuit. Despite the lack of bassist ‘Mecha Lycan’ their self described “Machine Gun Guitars” still pack quite a punch. The solid goth style lyrics of ‘Sex Machine’ sounding close to a demonic Dave Gahan croon over the meshing of metal and synth that are the source of the D.E.D sound.
Given that many bands fall in to stereotypical gothfoolery of overloading their songs with film clips, cliquey injokes and references to horror and sci-fi it is refreshing that although D.E.D is inspired by these that there are more traces of their scores than scripts in the finished product. The pounding guitars follow the anvil striking drums of the Terminator, and the synth blends in the sound of Blade Runner’s epic soundscapes to form a good unique, robotic sound for the band.
While the vocals are not quite at forefront of the performance they show potential and given that this is their debut gig, issues of stage presence are not particularly in focus. Personally I wouldn’t judge D.E.D’s progress and crystallize into what could easily be one of the leading bands in a resurgence in northern rock.

A demo version of Password is available for download on their Myspace.
[words - G.I.R]