Tytus have been around for about
a decade and this is the first I hear of them, and shame on me as they are an
excellent traditional heavy metal band. The quartet from Trieste, Italy have
just released a new EP, Roaming in
Despair, and to my knowledge, they also have two LPs to their name. This EP
is released via Canadian, Toronto-based, metal and hard rock label Boonsdale Records.
Tytus’s music harkens back to
NWOBHM’s heyday with a dash of speed and thrash metal thrown in for good
measure. Roaming in Despair features remastered
old singles as well as new tracks. “The March of the Unwilling”, a one-minute
instrumental, opens the festivities and gets us in the mood for “Fistful of
Sand”, a classic metal tune that sets the tone for the EP. It was initially
released as a single in early 2021. “Gotta Keep Movin’”, a MC5 cover, was first
released in the spring of 2022. It’s got a Sebastian Bach/Skid Row vibe going
for it and is a solid track from top to bottom. It also features terrific
guitar work. “Motori” which means “engine” in English, is sung in Italian. It first
appeared in the fall of 2021 on the Rock 'n'
Roll Summer Camp Vol. 2 compilation alongside nine other metals bands.
Its infectious melody and one-word chorus will have you singing along and
pumping your fist. “Out in the Fields” is one of the new tracks and happens to
be my favourite on this set. A vintage ‘80s hair metal song with synths to boot
featuring catchy hooks and vocal harmonies. The final song and the other new
one is the title track. It has a Maidenesque quality to it and an epic feel
with hints of sadness and desperation as the guitars take us out.
Tytus is a band that I’ve now
added to my metal radar. Whatever they do next, I wanna hear it. Roaming in Despair is a superb sample of
what this band has to offer and I’m sure old school metal fans will eat it up.
This 24-minute, 6-track EP goes down easy and will have you hit the repeat
button as soon as you’re done your first spin.
Tytus’s Bandcamp page: https://tytusband.bandcamp.com/album/roaming-in-despair
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