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DEADLOCK recently released their
new album The Arsonist via Napalm Records. The album can be
purchased on Amazon and iTunes. Today the band has partnered up with
RevolverMag.com the online home of Revolver Magazine for an exclusive premiere
of their video for the song "The Great Pretender". Check out the video HERE.
"What are we now? We are
the change!" is an essential line in DEADLOCK's "The Final Storm" and can
be regarded as the red thread when it comes to their sixth album, The
Arsonist After a line-up change, a new chapter opens in the book of
DEADLOCK. A chapter that couldn't be more electrifying and thrilling.
Every part, every vocal line and each and every played note had to live up to
the expectations of all band members. The result - The Arsonist is
a testament to this work ethic. Be it the driving opener "The Great Pretender",
the brutal Death Metal song "Darkness Divine", or the ballad "Hurt" that puts
the angelic voice of Sabine Scherer in the spotlight. The mix of Melodic Death
Metal and elements from the world of Pop has reached a new level of maturity and
depth of details on The Arsonist The band did not shy away from
orchestral sounds, choir elements or synth fragments. Despite the new
influences, the band built a musical bridge to its previous releases, which is
due to the main songwriter Sebastian Reichl. Reichl made use of different sounds
in order to create a score to a world of feelings. He creates an atmosphere that
is oppressive, melancholic and unsettling, but because of the pop elements, the
sound turns out to be fresh, catchy and dynamic. The combination of the sound
and the vocal work of John Gahlert and Sabine Scherer makes the album the most
versatile and sophisticated longplayer in the band's history. The
Arsonist is both, catchy and complex. Thus, giving the album a timeless
quality.
Besides the ingenious
songwriting, the band also went full speed ahead in terms of the production.
Besides Sebastian Reichl, Benny Richter (e.g. CALIBAN, MOONSPELL) took his place
behind the mixing console. The pounding fundament of the drums was laid down at
the Chemical Burn Studios with Alexander Dietz (HEAVEN SHALL BURN) at the helm.
Eike Fresse (e.g. CALLEJON, OOMPH!, GAMMA RAY) mixed the new songs at the Hammer
Studios in Hamburg. Finishing and mastering touches were provided by Olman Viper
(CALIBAN, EMIL BULLS, ZSK) at the Hertzwerk Studios.
The Arsonist
is
once more a testament to the band's grasp of pure heaviness and catchy melodies.
DEADLOCK's "The Final Storm" says that "A new aeon rises. We are here to
stay. May my voice be the storm...we are the storm". After listening to the new
album, one can wholeheartedly agree with this statement. / Dr. Peter
Kupfer
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