Varg - Guten Tag

Published September 26 2012

*=Staff's pick	Willkommen Guten Tag* Frei Wie Der Wind Was Nicht Darf Blut Und Feuer Angriff* Horizont* A Thousand Eyes Wieder Mal Verloren* Gedanke Und Erinnerung Leben Anti Apokalypse

Genre	Thrash/Folk/Heavy Metal	Freki	Vocals
Tracks	13	Freki	Guitar
Running time	48 Min.	Hati	Guitar
Label	NoiseArt Records	Skalli	Guitar
Release	05 October 2012	Managarm	Bass
Country	Germany	Fenrier	Drums
Producer	-	-	Keyboard
Similar artists	---

German metallers Varg is back with another effort, nineteen months past the release of their latest album, Wolfskult. I really can't put a label on their music, but they play some sort of aggressive, yet happy, modern folk metal leaning towards thrash or speedier heavy metal. Even if I heard about them before, I can't recall hearing one single tone from them, prior to my experiences with Guten Tag.

Most of the record follows a specific thread. A cool lead guitar play with near constant hooks and harmony parts, most of them folk metal style. It's something they depend heavily on and I'm not the one to complain, because this is particularly what makes this release to what it is, even if the massive, heavy riffing and Fenrier's thunderous drums make their contributions as well.

Almost all through the album, they go full throttle and in a way this release is both catchy and angry at the same time. Lead vocalist, Freki, seem to have a good portion of aggression, just waiting to get out. Just by looking at the song titles, it doesn't take too much brains to figure out that their lyrics are sung in their native language. I usually have a hard time listening to bands singing in languages I don't understand, but somehow it's not the case with Varg.

This is not a band I want to miss out on anymore, so I will for sure check out this band's past work as soon as possible. 8 raised chalices of excitement for a great album titled Guten Tag.

See also review of: Götterdämmerung , Das Ende Aller Lügen , Rotkäppchen

Performance	Originality	Production	Vocals	Songwriting
6	8	7	6	8

Summary
8 chalices of 10 - Tobbe