SONY MUSIC
Eisbrecher – the post Megaherz vehicle of Alexx Wesselsky
and Noel Pix – over the course of a decade developed a strong discography of their own, putting them
firmly up there with Oomph!, Rammstein and their former bandmates at
the head of the Neue Deutsche Härte movement. And while Rammstein
maybe the international breakout stars, Eisbrecher have a
strong world-wide fanbase thanks to albums such as 'Eisbrecher',
'Antikörper', 'Eiszeit' and 'Die Hölle Muss Warten'. 2015 sees the
band's return with their sixth studio effort 'Schock' and an ever growing legacy to live up to.
The band have proved they have the
tools to stand the test of time, and 'Schock' is an exclamation point
to that effect. The band's electronically augmented heaviness is
preserved and in top form as tracks such as 'Volle Kraft Voraus',
'1000 Narben', 'Zwischen Uns ', 'Dreizehn ', 'Fehler Machen Leute '
and 'So Oder So' can attest to with their addictive mix of hard
guitars, memorable synth melodies and always resonant vocal
performances. While also mixing things up nicely with slower and more
ballad influenced tracks such as 'Rot Wie Die Liebe', 'Schlachtbank
', and 'Der Flieger' breaking up the relentless pace with a bit more
emotional depth.
The production is as you'd expect from a
band such as Eisbrecher at this point in their career. Everything
from the song-writing, to the performances and the final mix has been
a labour-intensive process to make this album sound as strong as
possible in order to stand shoulder to shoulder with the wealth of
influential albums their countrymen, and themselves have released.
'Schock' is another strong outing from Eisbrecher. It gives
fans of the band, as well as the wider NDH genre exactly what they
are craving. It's hard, heavy, and undeniably infectious. This album
not only shows that the band have the ability to live up to past
glories, but also that there is plenty more glory to come in the
future.