The album concept perfectly fits the current situa�on. At the moment when the world is figh�ng with the Coronavirus, Devilʹs Bargain chooses to focus lyric on the end of the world. "Visions" is the collec�on of songs that Devilʹs Bargain sees as a vision of a world a�er its collapse. As every other story, this one has the main character: the woman whose visions brought her at the stake. And here my imagina�on blossoms! While I was reading the lyrics, what I liked is possibility to create my own vision. Reading those lyrics, I was unrolling the movie in my head, and the woman I have men�oned I have place in the Middle Ages. She is young, she is rebellious, she is open minded, intelligent, misunderstood and ahead of her �me. I will name her clairvoyant here. Maybe my interpreta�on of lyrics will be total opposite from the bandʹs, but the beauty here lies in that freedom that listener has to develop own story concept. Persecu�on, prosecu�on, inquisi�on, execute them all!, brings some heaviness to the atmosphere in the first song ʺSewer Ratsʺ which is just an introduc�on to her visions. The second one, ʺEndless Fightʺ, is kind of my autobiographical song. I see myself in an endless ba�le I am trying to win over than 40 years living in the country with no perspec�ve at all, country that kills my individuality, my willing to live, but s�ll, deep inside there is a hope, there is the spite that drives me. If we con�nue analyzing lyrics, actually visions of our heroine, than ʺNo Returnʺ can be described as ʺEndless Fightʺ turned upside down. Young woman leads us to rela�onships. Here I see her coun�ng her last hours somewhere in the dungeon ques�oning her past, in my opinion rela�onship with the people in general. The same people who she considered being her friends and who betrayed her. ʺSign of the Timesʺ I can picture as the situa�on we are all in in past fewmonths, faces with something we don’t know, we don’t understand, feeling angry and hopeless, but instead suppor�ng each other, we argue, we fight, we scream... In ʺYou’re Disposalʺ a child is si�ng in the room, playing careless, while being cri�cized for future ignorance, unconcern, wrong decisions… ʺSymphony of Silenceʺ shows me our lady and her final moments on this world. All she sees is relief, freedom, leaving this world where she does not belong. Here my story ends. As I already wrote, my interpreta�on might be the opposite of what the band envisioned, but I think the beauty of this album lies right there, leaving the space for the listener do develop own story. When I do have physical release, what I like the most? Read the booklet, and somehow always the credits were the most interested to me. I must admit, this is the first digital album I received, that includes booklet, so I have to write a few words about it. Cover art is simple: two gold skulls with band logo in between and album �tle. White le�ers in different fonts, with accent on red I in Visions. Maybe not the luckiest solu�on, not the most effec�ve, but... Of course, the lyrics, few band photos... They have bought me as a fan, so I am curious to find out what the future holds for the band. Overall, album has the great structure, a nostalgic overtone, good produc�on, great concept, poe�c moment, great melodies, pleasant vocal interpreta�on, melodic riffs and great solos. Highly recommended! h�ps://www.facebook.com/DevilsBargainBand/
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