Direction Germany with the last album of 'Feuerschwanz' which continue to distill us, since their last 2 albums 'Sex is Muss' in 2016 and 'Methämmer' in 2018, a power metal with folk accents and with heady melodies to ignite an entire stadium and it is not their last album 'Das Elfte' which will contradict me because on the 11 original tracks (the last 7 being covers of other metal formations), there are roughly, yes I count, 11 hits that should make you move to the rhythm of the music if you are sensitive to direct and effective melodies that are embedded immediately in your head and if you don't be put off by the German language. Ready for adventure ?
And it started with 'Meister der Minne' with a first heady chorus, then 'Metfest' adds a layer with an addictive catchy melody and without transition, it is the eponymous title of the album which tumbles with its folk tones brought by the violin of 'Stephanie Pracht' and this title reminds me of the well-oiled melodies of their compatriots 'Mono Inc.' who took the step to sing in English to open up to the international market and this energetic atmosphere is found in the following title 'Kampfzwerg' with a new chorus that will put you in shape for a whole day. After all this debauchery of positive energy, 'Im Bauch des Wals' arrives at the right time to rest for a few minutes (and yes, it tiresome to headbang so long past 50 years !) with a melody that we can already see taken up in chorus by all a public (do la-la-la if you don't know German !). No need to describe the following titles to you because it continues in the same way all traced and, it was the risk of such an album, without having repetitions of styles because each composition has its own personality, the only common point being that all have addictive melodies. And it is not over because the Germans then reward us with quite remarkable covers of different formations: 'Ding' from 'Seeed', 'Hier Kommt Alex' from 'Die Toten Hosen', 'Amen & Attack' from 'Powerwolf', 'I See Fire 'by Ed Sheeran', 'Gott Mit Uns' by 'Sabaton', 'Limit' by 'Deichkind', and finally 'Engel' by 'Rammstein'.
In summary, no need to draw you a picture, this new album from the Germans of 'Feuerschwanz' will not revolutionize power metal but this is not precisely what we are asking them because few groups are capable to release an album of this quality to make us have a great time listening to all these songs all equally effective from each other... | |
