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Ship ahoy! On their 4th album Eisbrecher are on the way to new lyrical shores, this time they report about socially callousness. Like Captain Alexx said: "e;People turn cold, our hears turn into deep freeze, our existence is a cold breeze."e; Time to break the ice. Nobody could do it better then the sympathetic electro rockers from Munich. And they showed this more then once.
The first 2 tracks - Böse Mädchen and Eiszeit - are literally hit the topic like an ice pick hit a block of ice. Alexx also wants to tell his female fans with the opening track that is's wrong to follow common aesthetic of women and that personality is more important to survive in these days shallow-brained society. This is quite a surprise, coz the frontman often is mistaken as a macho. Anyway, the first 2 songs soon will be regarded as Eisbrecher classics.
Soon the Eisbrecher sound will hook up the listener with heavy riffs and atmospheric synthi sounds. And due to refrains which are easy to sing along the songs are ear catchers. The hit potential got lost at Bombe as well as at the English Gothkiller. They get back on track with Die Engel - an emotional tune to melt hearts. The dark timbre of Alexx has a soothing effect. Good one!
Let's talk about Amok! The song is provoking and deals with the discussion about running amuck and third-person-shooter. Musically they are at the borders to EBM and lyrically they are close to get in trouble with censorship... A killer track. Dein Weg and Der Hauch des Lebens will destroy the last sheets of ice, typical Eisbrecher with crushing guitar riffs and great hook lines.
Resume: Well, some might stick to the hits off Antikörper or Sünde, but give Eiszeit time to grow! Anyway, the last 2 albums are more balanced and catchy. On the other hand tracks like Böse Mädchen, Eiszeit, Die Engel or Amok soon will be among your favorites while other tunes are more experimental and so the album has some rough edges.
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