Klabautamann
Merkur ()
Wydane przez Zeitgeister Music Distribution/The End RecordsRok wydania Kraj GermanyNapisał Wouter8
Taking their moniker from a goblin that is able to predict shipwrecks German atmospheric progressive black metal duo Klabautamann are now on to their third album. Just like Norwegian genre icons Borknagar this German duo combine atmospheric black metal with progressive metal and sing half of this record in their mother tongue. Like Borknagar "Merkur" fuses melancholy with aggression, darkness with fury and does so in a very convincing and heroic manner. "Merkur" is featuring session drums by Centaurus-A drummer Patrick Schroeder and his masterful work behind the kit lift this material to a plain all its own. "Merkur" has the same majestic and epic feeling as the classic albums of this genre, spiced up with the band's patented progressive sections, light folk melodies, rich acoustics and jazzy interludes. Recorded by Tim Steffens at Nomad Recordings "Merkur" comes with enormous production emphasizing each instrument in the right way. Mastered by Tom Kvalsvoll at Strype Audio (Arcturus, Emperor, Keep Of Kalessin) Klabautamann easily blow away any of the bands on major labels. The artwork, design and lay-out by Jan Buckard isn't very special but nevertheless fits the record well. Klabautamann is the answer to an underground scene saturated by imitators and pretenders to the throne. "Merkur" is the atmospheric black metal record you need to hear this year.
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