Convincing development

Germany, your musicians. Who makes us since there is currently such a? Krächzelse Gratia, grows like "Yes, who does not buy his own music, which must indeed be stupid!" With wonderful statements Or are they then but the producer-popes Bohlen and Co., which our country worthy in the "Mozart , Bach and what happened after that "represent?
That even in our land, and not only in the Nordic climes, damn good music is produced, proves a relatively inconspicuous combo of Leipzig that goes by the admittedly somewhat bold name "Dark Sun". The debut "Swanlake" has been praised in relevant magazines in the highest spheres, and the successor, it is necessary to evaluate here seems to hit the same line.
At least qualitatively. The style has changed but then. The Grunz paths of Opeth (although these are also currently shelved) be abandoned in favor of cleaner vocals, and otherwise this music seems not as bleak as the band's name suggests. If you want to use a word, it may "thought-provoking" be, and that's for a remarkable word.
What is quite intentional, gives us the concept but not less than the exploration of one's existence (with Shakespearean "to be!" Greetings to Sweden). Since then divorced already the spirits. Although consistently be in the lyrical concept again known pictures taken, but too often caught you in trivialities that tend a few thoughts in the head to one side but can shake in incomprehension (which may be due to the bumpy English) Nevertheless, even some delicacies found in the lyrics.: "Tell me why I Could Cry When a clown puts on his very funny show?" in the compelling song "Anemone".
In musical side all looks again very different. As is conjured up, as you would hardly think beautiful.
Wide soundscapes spread out, so that the listener may stroll through the musical realm. Again and again one remains puzzled face when almost unexpectedly guitarists will find the volume control and conjure up a hard in the best Metal-style riffs in the ears that you can revolve the mane. Especially in his joy the album "Existence" falls on positive A mere sight of the duration of the individual pieces can the Prog Metallers rejoice:. Entire 3 songs present themselves in an epic scale of more than 10 minutes in total takes the esoteric journey nearly 80 minutes. Since it is pleased that it is no concern by a 7/8 in the next 4/4 (with a detour via a 6/8, of course!) is going to indulge a preference to the 5/8 rhythm. So stay the longer songs still quite varied, although it would often have been here less more Clearly, in some songs towards the end, the air out ("Patterns of Oblivion" has actually a nice conclusion -. and is incidentally one of the highlights of the CD - but then you have to start again from scratch and losschrammeln without the song great deprecated).
Refines all is with a very clear voice, which can be expanded in some places ("Her and the element" thereby falls unfortunately to something negative, as well as "Abiding Space", which creaks slightly annoying and tormented in the pit). But singer Niko cap it creates quite captivate. Impressive is mainly to the fact that he vanishes at live concerts behind rattling metal and pounding skins, after all, he is also the (damn good) drummer for the band. Now and then he raises sometimes the Growl system on base, but remains fortunately the exception. His voice is just right to take advantage of the soundscape of keyboards and guitars for a psychedelic mood.
"Existence" demands a lot from the opportunity handset. To the structure of songs (let alone the concept) fully and to grasp all, It takes more than just the quick scanning of a title. The singalong fraction should rather stay away from the window. " Entertainment "happens to be the wrong keyword for this kind of music. Best enjoyed the second output of Dark Suns by candlelight and a cozy glass of wine, and then reading the beautifully designed booklet.