Fall Of Carthage - Drawn Into Madness - CD
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Reviving the phoenix!
Bereits auf ihren ersten drei Alben zelebrierte die Band um Arkadius Antonik (Suidakra) und Sascha Aßbach einen galanten Ritt durch die verschiedenen Facetten des brachialen, modernen Metals. In den letzten Jahren wurde es dann etwas ruhiger um FALL OF CARTHAGE, doch anno 2022 bringen die Groove Metaller ihr hier vorliegendes viertes Album an den Start und haben somit dem Phoenix neues Leben eingehaucht!
„Drawn Into Madness“ bietet 34 Minuten schonungsloses, straightes Geballer. Blastbeats, eingängige Riffs und groovige Rhythmen, die kaum Zeit geben seinen Nacken zu entspannen, wobei die Band sich auch im Jahr 2022 erfolgreich davor drückt in einer allzu beengenden Genrekiste zu landen. Dafür sind die Songstrukturen in Kombination mit den facettenreichen Vocals Aßbachs, zu vielfältig und entfalten eine mitreißende Dynamik.
Dazu trägt auch der kompromisslose brachiale Gesamtsound bei, für den sich Arkadius diesmal selbst verantwortlich zeichnet und welcher auch einem schwedischen Old School Death Metal Album gut zu Gesicht stehen würde. Die Mischung aus intensiven Arrangements und der knochentrockenen Produktion verleiht dem Album einen ganz eigenen Charme. Fall Of Carthage sind musikalisch erwachsener geworden, ohne dabei ihre musikalischen Freiheiten aufgeben zu müssen und liefern mit „Drawn Into Madness“ ihr wohl stärkstes Werk.
TRACKLIST
1. Sesame Seeds
2. Slipping Through The Wall
3. True Oblivion
4. Dug Under
5. Smell Of The Oak
6. Cause Of My Death
7. Bloodwater
8. Absurd Formulae
Bereits auf ihren ersten drei Alben zelebrierte die Band um Arkadius Antonik (Suidakra) und Sascha Aßbach einen galanten Ritt durch die verschiedenen Facetten des brachialen, modernen Metals. In den letzten Jahren wurde es dann etwas ruhiger um FALL OF CARTHAGE, doch anno 2022 bringen die Groove Metaller ihr hier vorliegendes viertes Album an den Start und haben somit dem Phoenix neues Leben eingehaucht!
„Drawn Into Madness“ bietet 34 Minuten schonungsloses, straightes Geballer. Blastbeats, eingängige Riffs und groovige Rhythmen, die kaum Zeit geben seinen Nacken zu entspannen, wobei die Band sich auch im Jahr 2022 erfolgreich davor drückt in einer allzu beengenden Genrekiste zu landen. Dafür sind die Songstrukturen in Kombination mit den facettenreichen Vocals Aßbachs, zu vielfältig und entfalten eine mitreißende Dynamik.
Dazu trägt auch der kompromisslose brachiale Gesamtsound bei, für den sich Arkadius diesmal selbst verantwortlich zeichnet und welcher auch einem schwedischen Old School Death Metal Album gut zu Gesicht stehen würde. Die Mischung aus intensiven Arrangements und der knochentrockenen Produktion verleiht dem Album einen ganz eigenen Charme. Fall Of Carthage sind musikalisch erwachsener geworden, ohne dabei ihre musikalischen Freiheiten aufgeben zu müssen und liefern mit „Drawn Into Madness“ ihr wohl stärkstes Werk.
TRACKLIST
1. Sesame Seeds
2. Slipping Through The Wall
3. True Oblivion
4. Dug Under
5. Smell Of The Oak
6. Cause Of My Death
7. Bloodwater
8. Absurd Formulae
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