Raubtier - Det Finns Bara Krig |
Published March 24 2009
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Det Finns Bara Krig* |
| Genre | Industrial Metal |
Per Hulkoff
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Vocals
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| Tracks | 12 |
Per Hulkoff
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Guitar
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| Runningtime | 42 Min. |
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Guitar
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| Label | BD Pop |
Thorbjörn Englund
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Bass
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| Release | 25 March 2009 |
Buffeln
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Drums
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| Country | Sweden |
Per Hulkoff
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Keyboard
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| Similar artists | Rammstein | ||
It's no use trying to tell you anything else than what I guess everyone will say. This is Sweden's answer to Rammstein. It's not the same genre, it's not quite similar. It is an exact copy and everything is stolen straight away - except for the lyrics in Swedish of course. But Raubtier does it with so much skill, so much heart and so much energy that I simply can not stop loving it. And actually they somehow manage to take it to yet another level of corniness. That is a pretty good job if you compare to Rammstein.
Speaking about the lyrics: they are just as important as the music in this case. They are just brilliant straight through the record. Just the use of certain words and phrases, with a certain tone, twisted into a dramatic context is wonderful. I can only pity those of you who don't understand Swedish. Of course the themes taken care of are heavy stuff like war, attack dogs and the end of the earth. Per Hulkoff's way to spit out the words with a blend of rap, growl and angry singing gives further force to the total experience.
But most important - as with all music - are the hit factor of the songs. I could almost put them all as my favourites. Among the furious stomping German march tempo there is a lot of catchy melodies and sticky choruses. I am actually amazed that there still is so much variation, within the narrow concept. And they do fast tracks like Kamphund and Götterdämmerung and slow tracks like Hjärteblod and Inget hopp with the same impressive sense for composing. Still high above them all you find the title track. I simply can not stop playing it.
As long as they don't bring an actual attack dog (I'm afraid of those beasts) I can't wait to experience this live. Even if you actually were Rammstein, it wouldn't be possible to do this thing much better in the studio. It is basically up to you if you buy the whole sound and concept. I guess it takes a certain soul and sense of humour to do that though.
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9 chalices of 10 - David |
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