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Here, a mix of heavy metal, gothic, and rock is brewed, which is labeled as "Melodic Dark Metal" in the info sheet. With this info sheet in German and kindergarten English, the looming trouble is immediately announced when it states: “With their actual LP “In Creeps Clothing“ the Band is ready to blow you off!”
And this clumsiness runs through from the first to the last track. Please! I am far from blaming anyone for poor language skills, but in such a garden of stylistic blossoms, one is poorly bedded. Better to do it in German or even Middle High German, as that at least fits the creepy artwork of the CD.
Otherwise, these are more than solidly played pieces; in this regard, there is nothing to complain about. Especially when wild screams or growling break through from the dark forest and the level of intensity rises, it can get really good. Unfortunately, these moments are too rare, contributed to by all the ghost train elements from the keyboard and especially the vocals of Julia Mann. She essentially has two styles: rocky with expression and edge, and ethereal-gothic. She regularly ruins the effect of the former by switching back to a disembodied choir singer in between.
The successful approaches cannot save the music from its awkward affectedness. The pieces sometimes meander, sometimes they get in their own way in the attempt to bring various styles under one roof, come what may. In the epic eleven-minute finale, the band unfortunately also overreached, as one part is slapped together with the next too arbitrarily.
Just because there is no longer witch hunting in Europe, one doesn't have to make such music. Better horror punk!
