Schwermetall – Der Film , the first German Hard´N´Heavy documentary, filmed in 2008 + 2009 on 90 Festivals and stages all over Germany, featuring the underground as well as big names (Summer Breeze, Bang Your Head), more than 250 German and international artists and stars, is now hitting the screens. Besides Interviews, Outtakes, Live-Clips and Fanshots you can experience festivals from backstage or VIP areas and find out about different Metal styles: www.schwermetall-der-film.de. Sabaton-Cruise: Who wants more of Metal on a cruise ship should consider this one on December 2, 2010, with Sabaton, Raubtier, Steelwing, Prey, Mary Fay etc, Infos here . The Sorrow competition named HEADBANG & WIN, until Aug 30 details here . Sweden Rock Cruise will be a tribute to Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P.) and will take place on Oct 7, 2010. Details at our tourdates.
Already the name of the fifth Thanatos record „Justified Genocide“ is delicate. The new record of the band from the Netherlands deals with criticism of regimes. They portrait the mixed thoughts of fascism with focus on the Third Reich.
These topics expect you while listening to teh record, wrapped in Thrash-/ and Death Metal. Regarding their musical influences you soon see parallels with Slayer and Sepultura which whom the guys could already share the stage in their 25(!!!) years of band experience.
The sound needs no words of criticism, but the pervertive fascination regarding the thoughts of a superior race and the occultism of the Third Reich are quite disturbing. Where ends the criticism and on which point does a pseudo intellectual exploitation take place.
What stays beneath convincing sound is a sick feeling in the stomach.
