WHILE receiving much critical acclaim the 'Zombieland' release by German band Megaherz left
us a little non-plussed, and not just because the band sing in their native tongue.
Caught between straightforward rock and the melodrama of Rammstein it seemed not to have a singular identity compared to their earlier release 'Gotterdammerung'.
But the four new tracks on 'Erdwärts' have a cohesiveness and sense of purpose and, at times a sense of menace.<br />
Opener 'Wer hat Angst vor'm Schwarzen Mann' has a steady, strong riff, counterpointed with children singing in key passages.
The lyric, apparently is "fear is at the heart of it all: fear of the unknown and fear of a world that seems chaotic and out of control".
But perhaps the most revelatory song is 'Glorreiche Zeiten` (
us a little non-plussed, and not just because the band sing in their native tongue.
Caught between straightforward rock and the melodrama of Rammstein it seemed not to have a singular identity compared to their earlier release 'Gotterdammerung'.
But the four new tracks on 'Erdwärts' have a cohesiveness and sense of purpose and, at times a sense of menace.<br />
Opener 'Wer hat Angst vor'm Schwarzen Mann' has a steady, strong riff, counterpointed with children singing in key passages.
The lyric, apparently is "fear is at the heart of it all: fear of the unknown and fear of a world that seems chaotic and out of control".
But perhaps the most revelatory song is 'Glorreiche Zeiten` (