Wednesday, 2 July 2014

Die Apokalyptischen Reiter - Tief. Tiefer.


This year, German metallers, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter (translated as The Apocalyptic Riders), present us with Tief. Tiefer, their ninth and mega-20 track studio album. For those of you who have yet to get your hands on one of their albums, then I would broadly describe Die Apokalyptischen Reiter as having a similar style to fellowThis year, German metallers, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter (translated as The Apocalyptic Riders), present us with Tief. Tiefer, their ninth and mega-20 track studio album. For those of you who have yet to get your hands on one of their albums, then I would broadly describe Die Apokalyptischen Reiter as having a similar style to fellow German rockers, Rammstein, (which, I think, is evident in the song "Wir") but less industrial with more black and death metal influence. Tief Tiefer, seems far more melodic and a little less heavy in comparison to their previous albums – but far from detracting or undermining the band, I think this new album works really well for them and showcases their clever musicianship and adaptable skills.  The album gets a really good kick-off with the opening track, "Freiheit, Gleichheit, Brüderlichkeit". Guitarist, Ady, produces solid, heavy riffs which, combined with banging drums by Sir G, and dirty groove bass work by Volk-Man, makes the song complete. It's an incredibly catchy track that instantly hooks new and old fans and strongly persuades them to continue listening to the rest of the album. The raucous vocals from Fuchs adapt and change, displaying a heavy side before switching to [...]

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