Ferus Melek - MINIVIEW: Dawn of the Dead

Finnish synthwave producer Ferus Melek has just started his musical journey under this moniker in March of 2017 when he released a mish-mash of songs in his first EP Night of Extinction. However, he has taken a more dedicated approach to music with his second EP Dawn of the Dead, attempting to create a more cohesive concept EP than before focusing on post-apocalyptic scriptures. As always, the upbeat sound of synthwave mixed with darkened electronics sounds fantastic. He did state that he was aiming for a more pop oriented sound with this album, but thanks to the harsher tone of his music this comes off as an EBM/Industrial hybrid rather than pop. No complaints there - that's how I prefer it. 

The only thing Ferus Melek needs to do in order to further his craft is figure out a way to make a unique brand of synthwave. This is not bad by far - just a little standard for the genre that's so saturated at the current moment. Still, a seven out of ten will do it justice. Check it out for yourself. 


Nov 14 2017