Powerhouse Melbourne quartet The Dreadful Tides deliver their second single with new singer Jimmy Black. The follow up to the monstrous “Fire In The Hole” takes the band to yet another level as we they flex their musical muscle.
Black Widow is a haunting tale that is all too familiar in today’s world. Delivered by a powerful gritty soundtrack of manipulation and deception. It haunts you like the most intense psychological thriller. “She’s Evil, Dangerous, Deceitful, Contagious”, who wouldn’t want more?
This is The Dreadful Tides as you haven’t heard them before. Vocalist Jimmy Black tells the tale of a woman that is pure evil, the devil herself in disguise. How the Black Widows charm, appeal and deception traps her prey as she infects her victim, proving to be the poison and the antidote. Each victim forever changed by her venomous and deadly ways.
The soundtrack to this haunting tale is a powerful performance by Wes Hopkins (Bass), Justin Strudwick (guitar), and Leland Hallett (Drums), “Tangled and twisting” its way through a haunting introduction “running through your veins” into a powerful rib crushing crescendo. Dark, deep and emotive in every sense. This is story telling at its finest lyrically and musically.
The songs chorus and its instant hook will have you drawn into a web that holds you from beginning to end. Just like each victim to the black widow it begs to be played with again and again.
Complex like the web the black widow weaves, there are musical moments that draw you in and hold you in awe. Like the Black Widow herself, you can’t help but be trapped and immersed in the musical web woven by The Dreadful Tides.
Will you be a “Black widow addict again”?
The Dreadful Tides are preparing for their debut physical release which is planned for late 2024. The band have been working incredibly hard in the studio on new material. The band is one to watch as they have drawn quite a bit of attention amongst local and international markets with their fan base growing rapidly and gaining some high profile attention.