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Artist: DER WAHNSINN
Album: Industrielle Revolution
Year: 2007
Der Wahnsinn, meaning 'The Insanity' in German, isn't from Germany, not even close. And nope, I am seriously not joking. It was formed as a Rammstein cover band far away in Brazil. After a while, the six band members decided to start writing own material in stead of playing the same Rammstein songs over and over again. The first proof of this evolutional theory comes with the release of a five-track EP, called 'Industrielle Revolution' (don't think you'll need a translation of that one anymore).
The EP kicks off with the title track; 'Industrielle Revolution'. It consists of heavy drumming, strong riffing and diverse vocal lines. It includes tiny wave influences and a recogniseable chorus. 'Neuen Anfang' is a bit more midtempo, with faster parts following and followed by more quiet wave influenced parts. The drumming is powerful and diverse, and the riffing is wellfitting. 'Frankenstein' pretty much follows walking that path. It's a gentle and accessable track, with an outgoing chorus and an overall atmospheric touch. 'Der Wahnsinn' is the best track on the release in my opinion. It has gentle, synth pop likely sampling mixing with strong riffing and vocal lines. The gentle drumming gives the track an overall easy going touch. 'Feueraugen' is the most powerful track on the record, together with the title track. It swaps from hard metal parts to soft and sensitive wave parts, all melted together by wellfitting drumparts and essential riffing.
Many bands out there that aren't from countries not so close to Germany use German lyrics for (some of) their songs, and there's always some kind of risk around it when it comes to the pronounciation. Der Wahnsinn, like mentioned before, are all the way from Brazil, which should include a big risk at first sight. Fortunately, reality shows otherwise. Vocalist Christian Hoffmann turns out to be a great German student (or does he have a German heritage?), because the pronounciation is very good. Next to this, he also manages to throw quite some diversity within his vocal lines, which is exceptional for this kind of music.
Musically, Der Wahnsinn doesn't offer us revolutionary groundbreaking new stuff, but they show they're good at what they're doing. All the songs are decently built, not too many crazy experiments, just straight forward sounds - and you still recognise many parts of the Rammstein cover band they once were. Weather you like it or not, it's very effective.
People into German industrial metal such as Rammstein (duh..) and Oomph!, as well wellknown names such as Hanzel Und Gretyl and Blood and some underground stuff such as Volkmar and Hackmesser - try Der Wahnsinn, and you won't be dissapointed.
Vote: 80 / 100
Review by: Gerardo
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1. Industrielle Revolution
2. Neuen Anfang
3. Frankenstein
4. Der Wahnsinn
5. Feueraugen
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