Deadbird are an off-spring from the established slugde masters Rwake. Deadbird is similar to Rwake because both of them can be placed under the sludge category and both of 'em are heavy. There ends the comparison. Deadbird has more similarities with bands like Thou or Minsk. It has the basic heavy-hitting sludge sound, but mixes it up with more introspective post-rockish melodies without coming across as homosexual in any way and the ocassional lonesome punk riff. What Deadbird seem to have mastered is a quality that is also shared by a band like Minsk; they produce songs that have a perfect and well thought out build-ups that reach epic climaxes that will blow your mind. Despite the ocassional post-rock influence, Deadbird remain a sludge band that is out there to help us get rid of any anger or frustration that may dwell in our heads and therefore remains aggressive to the core, which for me still remains the major appeal of the sludge genre. Like no other genre, it manages to bring across hatred, disgust and anger perfectly and this is also what Deadbird does. Another not so far off comparison would be Burning Witch. While Deadbird certainly doesn't reach the uncompromising heaviness of said band, they are pretty damn heavy nonetheless. Deadbird are clearly influenced by Eyehategod and obviously Rwake. What I appreciate about them is their straight-forward approach and skipping all the technical and at times experimental touches that Rwake have made part of their sound and as such created their own identity, one that is almost completely detached from Rwake and gives its own interpretation of the sludge genre.
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