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░ ██ ██ Artist: Gothminister ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: The Other Side █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2017 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2017-11-25 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Gothic Rock ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: AFM Records ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ Since 2003, Gothminister has been blowing the █
█ music world away with their trippy sense of █
█ industrial metal. Now itÆs time for the release of █
█ their new album æThe Other SideÆ, and like all █
█ Gothminister albums before, this record drives a █
█ heavy industrial groove that carves out a strong █
█ identity rather than slip into the flow of overt █
█ familiarity. You wouldnÆt be surprised to know █
█ theyÆre based out of Norway, given the familiar █
█ European industrial flow of the record. █
█ █
█ An easy comparison to make would be likening æThe █
█ Other SideÆ to the sound of Rammstein, yet as the █
█ opening track æIch Will AllesÆ kicks in, you canÆt █
█ help but notice the strengths shared between the █
█ two bands. The track carries a dark, harmonic tune █
█ that punches with a somber aggression. As is par █
█ for the course of industrial metal, æThe Other █
█ SideÆ takes a simplified musical approach and █
█ strengthens it with a powerful execution. █
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█ The album keeps the bandÆs approach focused, so █
█ you wonÆt find them exploring beyond the elements █
█ they introduce. This is a strong album that takes █
█ pride in the sound they have and pushes it to its █
█ fullest potential. ThereÆs not much of █
█ experimentation present in the album, but at the █
█ same time there doesnÆt need to be. Gothminister █
█ does stretch it out a bit with tracks like æAegirÆ █
█ by pushing their harmonic elements with a bit of a █
█ ballad track. It is a highlight to the album, and █
█ the emotional expression behind the vocal work is █
█ beyond fantastic. █
█ █
█ Although Gothminister is a powerful band there is █
█ a bit of what feels like a mono-focus with certain █
█ prevailing elements. The lack of exploration █
█ doesnÆt really hurt the band, but it doesnÆt allow █
█ them to expand their potential either. The █
█ potential theyÆve fulfilled for themselves is █
█ great, though there isnÆt too much stretching █
█ themselves out. █
█ █
█ æThe Other SidÆe is a good album, thereÆs no █
█ denying that, though it is a bit short of being █
█ great. If youÆre not a fan of industrial metal you █
█ might find the record to be missing some punch. █
█ While the straightforward nature of the record █
█ doesnÆt go beyond the initial impression, it still █
█ makes a strong impact. █
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█ http://www.gothminister.com/ █
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░ 1. Ich Will Alles 3:50 ░
░ 2. The Sun 3:02 ░
░ 3. Der Fliegende Mann 3:37 ░
░ 4. Aegir 3:32 ░
░ 5. Red Christ 4:43 ░
░ 6. We are the Ones Who Rule the World 2:49 ░
░ 7. All This Time 3:19 ░
░ 8. Day of Reckoning 4:10 ░
░ 9. Taking Over 3:00 ░
░ 10. Somewhere in Time 3:26 ░
░ 35:28 ░
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