Urkraft - The Inhuman Aberration
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Too Strong For The Strongest Lord* |
| Genre | Thrash Metal |
Thomas S. Pedersen
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Vocals
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| Tracks | 10 |
Thomas S. Pedersen
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Guitar
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| Runningtime | 41 Min. |
Thomas Birk
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Guitar
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| Label | Earache Records |
Jeppe Tander
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Bass
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| Release | 29 May 2006 |
Mikael Skou Jörgensen
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Drums
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| Country | Denmark |
Jeppe Eg
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Keyboards
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| Similar artists | The Haunted | ||
Aside from Mnemic, there haven't really been any new Danish metal bands to talk about in later years. Urkraft (which means "primitive force") aims to change all that. Up until a few years ago they sung the lyrics in their own language before switching to English, and on their second album The Inhuman Aberration they have also enlisted renowned producer Tue Madsen, who is also producing the forthcoming albums of The Haunted and Dark Tranquillity.
The foundation the album is built upon is indeed thrash, but the band has added eerie keyboards in the background that is meant to bring a progressive element - an idea that occasionally gets on very well with the blasting guitars. Especially Too Strong For The Strongest Lord, This Great Summer (doesn't that sound like a typical boy band-title?) and the title track gets my full attention and makes me want to hear more. Sadly, the rest of the material is rather standard, and Thomas Strömvig Pedersen's deep guttural vocals become too predictable after a while. Besides, that the album feels slightly overlong in spite of merely being around 40 minutes long is a poor sign.
To put it short; while Urkraft display a few attractive
ideas, the end result still isn't quite on par with what the best in
the genre serves us now and then. It would be interesting to see what
their take on thrash metal could achieve in a live environment, though.
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Summary
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6 chalices of 10 - Niklas |
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