Stahlmann - Quecksilber
If I didn’t know better, I’d swear that this was Rammstein. Actually, I take that back. Rammstein is actually heavier and more brutal than this. This sounds like a cross between the most accessible elements of Rammstein mixed with the Futurepop styling of VNV Nation but without VNV Nation’s dark atmosphere. The most brutal aspect of Stahlmann is the vocals. They’re all in German, which automatically makes things more guttural and brutal. If there was one language that was tailor made for Metal, it’s German. Everything else is very Futurepop sounding. Outside of the harsh vocals (the vocalist really, really, sounds like the singer from Rammstein and I think that it’s intentional) and the electric guitar, this could easily be generic Pop music. The thing about Stahlmann that I disliked the most was the lack of aggression, or minus that, some dark atmosphere. This sounds like it was designed to appeal to fans of Pop music rather than fans of anything more brutal. Everything was candy coated and safe, as if this album was written by a marketing team that was trying to make this band as accessible and as uncontroversial as possible. Personally, if I wanted to listen to a band that sounded like Rammstein, I’d listen to the real thing. If I wanted to listen to something more in line with Futurepop, I’d listen to VNV Nation. If I wanted to listen to something electronic and harsh, I’d listen to Suicide Commando. Stahlmann, for all their slick and polished sound, really has no place in my CD collection.
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