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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great german noise metal, 19 Oct 2008
By Mr. Paul J. Abramason "the ripper" - Published on Amazon.com
Sielwolf are the masters of blending guitar noise, heavy drums, industrial beats, and gargling vocals into one thick symphonic wall of fury. Milder than their incredible American debut, Metastasen, Magnum Force has the potency and charisma to win the hearts of many with its dance friendly beats and atmospheric noise. The first three tracks are infectious with accessible grooves, repetitive guitar force, and distorted thundering German vocals. Proving their skilled ability with a variety of styles, Sielwold also delve into intense noise that leads the listener on a voyage through looping nightmares, cold dark alleys, and alien landscapes. Magnum Force is an ingenious 47 minute excercise in brutality that magnificently unites the power of Godflesh with the creativity of Einsturzende Neubauten
5.0 out of 5 stars
guitar shredding industrial, 29 Jan 2007
By Mr. Paul J. Abramason "the ripper" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Magnum Force (Audio CD)
Flashback...to "Land of Rape and Honey" era Ministry.
"So What" and Thieves" captured every ounce of hate
that any teenage body could muster. Flashforward...to
Ministry now. Well, if anyone ever need more heavy
metals in their audio diet, they'll provide the FDA
suggested supplement. What if ministry had continued
along as they were? What if big Al Jourgesensen hadn't
decided more guitars, yeah...yeah...huh, more better?
What if he had never lost that foppy fake british
accent? Ok, there's no need to ask those kind of
questions...no need to think about the creation of
another EMF... Bands get bored of doing the same old
thing. Most of the innovators get a brilliant album
out and then move on to something else. Sometimes it's
a good move, sometimes it makes you wonder why. In the
musical genome project, certain combinations never get
explored. Ministry didn't continue in the vain of
"Rape and honey". Enter Sielwolf. They too must have
wondered why Ministry never went on to complete the
exploration of that phase of their music. Leaving them
wanting more with no place to get it, the folks in
Sielwolf decided to take matters into their own hands.
Skip to track 3 or else get engulfed by standard, run
of the mill guitar shredding industrial. "Das Neue
Fleisch" marks the beginning of the engaging
material.It's a touch of Ministry on a tribal day
enhanced with magic mushrooms, the songs from here on
out warrant attention. The pace slows down into a dark
ambient noise piece with "Wuste Ruropa" and "Nautilus
2". The beast with forty eyes rises again with
"Nihilon" and the blood starts to pour. For once,
someone has actually answered a "What if?" question
successfully and proved that room did exist for more
"Land of Rape and Honey" material