review: New Dilemma

New Dilemma

Is Your Story Over

Pavement Entertainment

26 June 2020

Here is an answer to the question: What happens if metal and electronica are combined? If the music is any indication, New Dilemma believes that electronic music lacks heaviness and crunch, and that metal is lacking catchy beats, big, huge beats. Metal may have loudness, but it cannot make people dance. Now you can bang your head or dance, or both. The midrange singing seems in the same general area as the lower male voice of baritone (Frank Sinatra/Depeche Mode/the lower voice of John Legend, etc.); the voice changes to a higher, more melodic tone for certain parts of songs like choruses. In a few spots, there are some semi-growl/scream parts. The choruses are emphasized a lot. As a result, it is heavy rock with a whole lot more bounce and pep in the step. New Dilemma takes groove metal, keeps it nice, comfortable midtempo/uptempo, adds catchy poppy choruses, brings in background sounds in order to have a bouncy groovy danceable type of heavy rock. They keep things heavy enough for rock people while making it way catchier than “pure rock” would be in terms of big beats. They may not be metal enough for some, and not techno-pop-electronica enough for some others, but audiences not so concerned with turf/tribal/genre loyalty might enjoy the music more than expected.

NEW DILEMMA - Is Your Story Over (Official Music Video)

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