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Wow! Dornenreich changed music once again! This time it`s an avant-garde black and not an easy listen as the previous works were more acceptable. As far as i know it`s dedicated to how a person got lost in the forest at night and what came out of it.

This album is the heaviest! It`s packed with heavy riffage. Guitar sounds like a chainsaw cutting through wood so it`s has a bit trashy sound. Besides Eviga uses a lot of vibrato techniques and prolonged riffs. Once in a while music gets too frantic and ragged and you really don`t know what to expect next. For example Song ¹3 features some strange jumping rhythm.

Drumwork is very heavy too, Moritz beats the hell out of his drum kit, but only occasionally. His drumming here is very varied and i would say even technical. Frequent percussion sounds intensify the heaviness.

Besides 5 electric guitar compositions there are 3 acoustic songs, 2 of which sound like experiments. Sometimes they sound too muted then gain sound and mute again. All this is accompanied by cello and whisperings. Cello and keyboards alternate between themselves; cello to create the atmosphere when synths mostly to support guitar.

Eviga`s voice is more piercing not furious this time but more wailing and crying. He has an ability to scare people -for an unprepared listener Song ¹4 will be some kind of a shock.

Well, I only hope that guy got out of the forest finally. To survive this terrible night was a real ordeal!!!