{"id":39841,"date":"2006-07-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-07-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/devils\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T07:31:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T07:31:32","slug":"devils","status":"publish","type":"review","link":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/devils\/","title":{"rendered":"Devils"},"content":{"rendered":"

With love metal all the rage in high schools throughout the land, anchored by the band H.I.M., it\u2019s perhaps little coincidence that the macho derivative of what fellow DV staffer Bruce Rusk calls the goth-for-tots band<\/a> resides across town in the city of Helsinki, Finland.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

In Devils<\/em>, the 69 Eyes are eight albums deep into their existence and have been garnering plenty of awards while selling out gigs everywhere in their home country over the last few years. I can see why, as the big baritone voice of Jyrki69 is supported by a more energetic rock n\u2019 roll ensemble than traditional goth bands provide.\u00a0 With its unique goth n\u2019 roll approach, the overly dramatic vocals customary in the goth genre take more reckless turns on Devils<\/em>, creating energy reminiscent to what was found back in the day of Visionquest<\/em> soundtracks and Billy Idol albums.<\/p>\n

Also, given the fact that the single \u201cLost Boys\u201d is actually about the late 80s vampire movie of the same name, it\u2019s surely safe to say that Devils<\/em> is an album rooted with plenty of that decade\u2019s hallmarks. A keyboard-driven Goth anthem may sound like an oxymoron in itself, but the formula actually works wonders, especially in making \u201cFeel Berlin\u201d one of the more refreshing tunes I have heard in some time.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Another reason why goth n\u2019 roll clicks is because the emotion-filled pressure points in Jyrki69\u2019s vocals. This is evident on \u201cNothing On You,\u201d which gives the band a brief crossover appeal for Danzig fans, almost as if the 69 Eyes are waving a dagger over the hearts of the trendy emo-sounding love metal scene with this approach.\u00a0 And for gearheads like me, I definitely crave these tense moments.<\/p>\n

Still, with the 69 Eyes carving out their own musical identity, I can\u2019t get away from the fact that most fans will likely view the band as pretenders riding the coattails of H.I.M.\u2019s success. \u00a0Of course, H.I.M. vocalist Ville Valo performs backing vocals on Devils<\/em>, so any mention of a rivalry would be a bit misguided. <\/p>\n

Creativity and variety in songwriting style are necessary to make a good album. While the 69 Eyes keep their formula intact on Devils<\/em>, I\u2019m hooked on the fact that I can\u2019t pin their gritty goth n\u2019 roll approach to anything else I\u2019ve heard in recent memory.\u00a0 Additionally, Devils<\/em> is a good album for new listeners, as it\u2019s the album that recently brought the band over to tour the <\/country-region><\/place>U.S. for the first time in March, which culminated with an appearance on Last Call With Carson Daly<\/em>. Achievements like these are worth mentioning as the 69 Eyes forge an identity of their own. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":28396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[7765],"rating":[5617],"class_list":["post-39841","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-the-69-eyes","rating-rating-b-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/39841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39841"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/39841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52128,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/39841\/revisions\/52128"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39841"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=39841"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=39841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}