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Artist: HERRSCHAFT
Album: Architects Of The Humanicide
Year: 2006
Herrschaft is a rather unknown electro metal band from
the capital of France. Born at the end of the year 2004,
they did not waste any time because one year later their
debut 5-track EP has been sent upon the world already.
In their biography, they say to be able to combine both
faces of the majestic worlds of electro and industrial,
wrapped within a metal typhoon. I bet you must be as
curious as I was when I read this.
The music of this band may sound a little complex here
and there, but to explain I have never had a more easy
job. Take the dark electro of Tamtrum, mix it with the
powerful rock/metal of bands like Punish Yourself and
Golem 101 and imagine an industrial black metal attitude
around it, then you’ll get the idea. Of course this is
nothing new (bands like Thee Maldoror Kollektive are
doing this already for some time), but this doesn’t mean
that this sucks at all. The mix of brutal noisy stuff
with easy listening parts even sounds a little catchy in
a way, and all the songs are build decently. ‘Rise to
the Humanicide’ sounds a little chaotic, and I think it
is more meant as an intro than as a real song. ‘Apogee’
fits excellent into the earlier given description. The
icy screams and the brutal beats are the basis of the
song, completed with some punky guitarwork like we are
used with on Punish Yourself songs. ‘Haunting Torture’
is more darkrock based. The distortion vocals mixed with
the wellknown screams give this song a weird, but cool
identity. The sampling went from brutal to dark and
atmospheric, which makes this song a more easy listening
and even little catchy one. ‘Self Bondage’ has some kind
of freaky name, but the music is not this freaky. Cold
sampling mixed with a dark, black metal attitude might
be a good description for this song. And a closer listen
learns us that they have some weird sampling added here
and there too! ‘De Flammes Et D’Ombres’ is the last
song, probably written in their native language (I use
the word ‘probably’ because I hardly understand anything
of the lyrics). A mix between Rammstein and TMK is the
perfect description for this song, which also is the
last one of the record. Herrschaft have proved that they
are able to mix many different elements with eachother.
The sound quality is more than accepteable, and to be
honest, I can’t wait to hear a full lenght of these
guys, because the 22 minutes of this EP are a bit short.
Vote: 85 / 100
Review by: Gerardo |
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01. Rise To The
Humanicide
02. Apogee
03. Haunting Torture
04. Self Bondage
05. De Flammes Et
D'Ombres |
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