Welterwerk

Infobox Album
Name = Welterwerk
Type = studio
Artist = Drottnar


Released = April, 2006
Recorded =
Genre = Black metal Technical death metal
Length = 52:05
Label = Endtime Productions
Producer = Lars Klokkerhaug and Drottnar
Reviews =
Last album = "Ad Hoc Revolt (2006)
This album = "Welterwerk" (2006)
Next album =

"Welterwerk" is the 2006 full-length album by the Norwegian extreme metal band Drottnar, released on Endtime Productions.

Recording

"Welterwerk" was recorded at Subsonic Sudios, Norway, in 2005, and it was produced by Lars Klokkerhaug and Drottnar. The first print of the album was released in a limited digipak version that contains 12 pge booklet with bronze color.

Musically "Welterwerk" is technical and progressive extreme metal with elements from thrash, death and black metal styles. The album's output has been compared to that of Mayhem's "Chimera", later works of Enslaved, and Extol's "Synergy". Welterwerk does not contain many melodies, but it is characterized by more experimental, technical guitar playing and plenty of tempo changes.

The concept of the album can be described as militant, as it introduces vocal effects such as megaphone, Czech speaking vocals, and instruments such as trumpet and mandolin. "Victor Comrade", "Niemand Geht Vorbei" and "Vulgo Vesper" are instrumental pieces that concentrate in creating the album's atmosphere with the aforementioned elements as well as samples reminiscent of war time radio communication. The album's concept is supported by the booklet's pictures of old industrial machinery and the band's member's in militant uniforms reminiscent of those of Soviet, Czech or DDR style. "Rullett" is sang in Norwegian language. "Welterwerk"'s lyrics have a political vibe, containing Latin phrases such as "Ad hoc" and "Sine qua non". "Niemand Geht Vorbei" is German for "None Shall Pass." [ [http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=116308 Welterwerk] at Metal-Archives]

The album's reception was positive and achieved good reviews from several online magazines.

Track listing

#"Ad Hoc Revolt" - 5:52
#"The Kakistocracy Catacombs" - 8:52
#"Autonomic Self-Schism" - 5:29
#"Niemand Geht Vorbei" - 2:12
#"Victor Comrade" - 4:15
#"Stardom In Darkness" - 6:08
#"Rullett" - 5:20
#"Destructions's Czar" - 8:03
#"Vulgo Vesper" - 5:54

ingles

Personnel

*Sven-Erik Lind – vocals
*Karl Fredrik Lind – guitar
*Bengt Olsson – guitar
*Håvar Wormdahl – bass
*Glenn-David Lind – drums

Guest musicians

*Jan-Espen S. Schildmann – trumpet on "Victor Comrade" and "Autonomic Self-Schism"
*Ondřej Valen – Czech speaking vocals on "Victor Comrade" and "Vulgo Vesper".

Other

*Lars Klokkerhaug – producer
*Samuel Durling – executive producer and art direction

References