APOCALYPTICA now fixed singers

Since their first appearance in 1993 APOCALYPTICA have already completed the corresponding development in several stages. I suspect that it originally was the band members just about having fun and it was not expected that her first album, which mostly only Metallica and Sepultura covers contained in Cello robe, would take so much. In those days went that too vonstatten everything without drums - but a little bit later became sporadic and subsequently a permanent fixture (under zealous employees of Dave Lombardo, the drum parts for some songs APOCALYPTICA again). The vocal contributions from different and always high-caliber guest artists over the years has been the fixed point. My favorite album of the band remains "Reflections" in the "Revised" version with the Nina Hagen-interpretation of RAMMSTEIN ballad 'sailor ".

Perhaps the most recent reincarnation of APOCALYPTICA's a natural evolution: the Finns present themselves on their new album with a fixed singer. Franky Perez does his job excellently, but I have to honestly say that I have taken up the result at first ambivalent: with crisp songs like 'Cold Blood' is the typical flair APOCALYPTICA lost - even if 'Cold Blood' a strong pop rocking number is, so come but the cellos in the background. But it's not all in the new direction: the seven and a half-minute song 'Shadow Maker' shows APOCALYPTICA at their best and most diverse side and Franky Perez puts a lot of emotion in this powerful and very heavy number.

Even with a gloomy sad number between ballad and fatty Rocker 'Slow Burn' works combining Celli-Perez very well. Ok, let's assume the Popfaktor good note. There is also the ballad 'Hole In My Soul' stored similar to past scars almost kitsch alarm and heart warming. But really worth buying make it the instrumentals 'Reign Of Fear' and 'Riot Light', which leaves first stop with its samples, but is ultimately excludes terrific. I could listen to the instrumental group for hours! But vocally there are highlights. In addition to the numbers already mentioned is the magnificent ballad 'Sea Song' great cinema in which the fine exceeds 20 MATCHBOX-like vocals as contrast to rich cello riffs. And with 'Dead Man's Eyes' set APOCALYPTICA still a ten minute melancholy finale, which relies heavily on atmosphere.

APOCALYPTICA convince 2015 still instrumental, although the focus has unfortunately shifted significantly towards singing and "normal band" - and with this song the Finns were also radio-compatible, which means losses towards their own, but the band hopefully a few new fans will bring. All in all, "Shadowmaker" but a great record with many earwigs and can compose Toppinen and co definitely still.