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Rock and rap, once a fruitful mix. The bastard child of two styles that each taught countless concerned moms to fear, once brought forth a musical opening with unprecedented power. At some point, it became overdone, no longer called crossover but NuMetal, and even later it seemed that no one remembered it anymore. Too much hype, too few truly convincing representatives of the genre, I suspect.
KANZLER & SÖHNE have now, according to their own legendary account, met at a martial arts event, with the man at the microphone having been in the ring beforehand. From such a shared passion, a creative effect can unfold, and when I think of the old Helmut Kohl and his unfortunate children, I find the band name quite entertaining.
Unfortunately, the fun ends there, as I find nothing interesting on the first EP. Yes, it's well-produced, somehow the same sound as countless other metal bolt bands, and they seem to be able to play as well. Ideas? Why bother when you can just tune down the guitars. So far, so boring. On the other hand, in free fight and K1, you need nothing more than a thick board to really pump yourself up with adrenaline and pulverize your opponent's face. Functional music perhaps. So much can be granted to the quartet.
If that were just a little unremarkable on its own, there's also the rapper on top. For four songs, he delivers lyrics of the kind "I’ll put you in the hospital," making one hope for a moment that it's satire. But nothing comes. Muhammad Ali developed an art out of publicly dissing his opponents before the fight. Frontman Vadder, on the other hand, seems to want to tell himself above all that he is the toughest dude under the sun. Even actually positive things, like overcoming one's own limits and growing beyond oneself, are packed into a simple equation: I'm cool, you're a loser. But as he himself says, he doesn't care about anyone who doesn't share his opinion, because they are all disabled people who either get his dick or his fist in the face, etc. etc. Hey, for the line "I’ll smash your opinion with a hammer," I even give him a bonus point. Otherwise, unfortunately, there's nothing to gain. Conclusion: For KID ROCK fans and fifth graders with delusions of grandeur. For them, there's even a video with kicks to the tits.
