After „Nord Nord Ost“, composition-wise a solo run of guitarist/string instrumentalist Ingo Hampf, STS chose another way to work. „Bastard“ became a 100% band album with widely scattered song writing credits. Was this the wrong way? First of all, you have to notice that the previous album seemed a bit more cooled down. And in my ... more/mehr
2007-11-15
Such A Surge
Alpha
Germany’s biggest participants in the crossover movement of the early nineties, Such a Surge, never got much attention for their music, which was never too bad and always able to keep up with international precursors, but still not very special. It was much more the German lyrics, which have always been far above average, that made ... more/mehr
2005-03-13
Suffocation
Suffocation
On their meanwhile eighth long player the Deathgrind legends of Suffocations show what they can. In the duration of eleven great tracks the listener is forced through well thought-out sound compositions, gorgeous evil singing and perfect drumming. After a comparably
quiet intro the following tracks offer Death Metal in its best. ... more/mehr
2006-10-05
Suffocation
The Pinnacle of Bedlam
It`s hard to believe what changes Suffocation have gone through since their last two studio albums. The five New York guys have transformed themselves from a high-speed brute-force squad to a brute-force band with technical aspirations. Here and there, they even slow down for a moment to fill the newly won space with melodic passages. ... more/mehr
2013-02-16
Suicide Machines, The
War Profeteering Is Killing Us All
Somebody listened to his Punk records, the complete collection! Here the Sex Pistols dance with the Ramones to Ska and finally got replaced by Bad Religion. Certainly that´s not really innovative but quite entertaining because of all those differentiations. Also the musical-technical level is OK. ... more/mehr
