Now in 2015 you took with Franky Perez (including Scars on Broadway) a solid singer on board. Thus you had the Mauser behind could make a new album. Yes exactly. The first Apocalyptica publication on the most vocal was included, so now was faced with the first serious test. The voice of the singer. And unfortunately I have ssagen - NO - I do not like his body. Where situates the man? Pop? Rock? Irgendtwas in between I think. And that's my problem. The singing of the Lord Perez does not fit as in the image of Apocalyptica. So if you do not like the singer's voice, which has 75% of the disk is a problem. The voice of a band and now is time critical in question be or not be. Meanwhile, just even with the Finns.
For singing everything is in place said. One thing is certain: With Perez's voice, the Finns have lost much of their autonomy and exchanged for a trendy touch. This is my opinion. Like just not definitely. However, if you look back you recognize that this development has already become apparent in top albums. But is good's drum.
For sound and my biggest problem: Apocalyptica celebrate on "Shadowmaker" a new kind of sound. One can designate hard, but I think Eicca and Co. wanted to break with the conformity of the last 3-4 albums and have thereby completely redefined their sound. The force of the last albums was remoulded by a rockier attitude with progressive felling and a much vertrackteren sound and playing style. And oh how good that sounds. Seriously. From the new instrumental concept of the quintet I am absolutely thrilled. Apocalyptica would therefore come up with the idea to release the album as a double CD with instrumental versions of the actual album, it would have given it 4-5 stars. But the just should not be so. Who goes there like like me will probably just make air jumps when he hears for example, the pioneering "Till Death Do Us Part". This also applies to the remaining instrumental. For 2 stars.
Too little? In my view, is sung after not because the plate just three-quarters of a voice that I simply nothing there. Unfortunately. Since the few ingenious non-vocal pieces can not too much tear unfortunately.
Conclusion: Apocalyptica are complete in 2015, with the 5 man and have evolved musically. Some unsung beads there are, after all, on this disc but with their singer, the band has done no favors. Those who so with the voice of Franky have a problem for which there is probably a problem in the future will wrest the compositions of Apocalyptica something. Or not. Whether we like it has any to find out for yourself. My disappointment was quite large. From unique cello rockers the next Euro Vision Song Contest winning band? Who knows who knows ...
