STYLE...... Neue Deutsche Härte, Industrial Gothic Metal
LABEL..... Out Of Line
QUALITY..... VBRkbps / Joint-Stereo
COUNTRY... Germany
“Liebeslied”? Oh please… not another love song! Not another soothing
ballad blatantly dripping with pathos right on time for the Christmas
business! Anyone already prematurely coughing up bile expecting an
unbearable overdose of emotional sweetness will be comforted to know
that all is not as it seems and that the Berliners have not strayed from
their trademark course of writing bitingly cynical songs laced with
ice-cold irony. Hence, “Liebeslied” is not your run-of-the-mill
emotional kitsch but rather a quite caustic ode to love itself. The song
is also quite a massive and addictively catchy ride on a wall of
extra-fat guitars with adequately anthemic qualities. The b-side “Winter
Ade” almost feels like an antithesis to the impulsive title track,
telling a tragic story in measured, elegiac bombast and delivering
emotional impact in a rather nihilistic fashion. The classy white 7”
vinyl single is strictly limited to 388 hand numbered copies and serves
as the ideal appetizer for the upcoming album “Olympia”, scheduled for
release in early 2014. A must-own for fans and the ideal gift to
celebrate a slightly off-beat Holiday Season!
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