THANATOMANIA
Kalamität
(Sol Records)
15:26min

The German THANATOMANIA already received some reputation in the Black Metal underground with their first EP “Drangsal” and their first album “Resignation”. Listening to their newest offering “Kalamität”, another EP and the first recording for their new record label Sol Records, I ask myself why. Of course their rather depressive mid paced Black Metal isn’t that bad, it sounds quite good as far as the production is concerned. But it is a long way from being either unique or spectacular. It is just mid paced Black Metal with not much clanging guitars and no ice cold atmosphere. Especially the opener ‘I’ is a little boring and it seems like I heard it all before. So it’s up to the second full song ‘III’ to safe the EP, as the two other songs ‘II’ and ‘IV’ are only short acoustic instrumentals. And indeed ‘III’ is the highlight of the album as it is a lot more variable in speed and atmosphere. Yet THANATOMANIA did not leave too much impression on me at all. So it’s up to the unswerving ones out there to check https://thanatomania.bandcamp.com or www.facebook.com/www.solrecords.de

Thomas Meyer

Thomas Meyer

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