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With the single Man Of No Account they raised expectations, the single was well received by media and fans. Now it's time for their debut album which is called A Hole In The Shell.
They kick off with Bless The Broken, a heavy sludgy rocker with Thorsten's raspy vocals on top. At Done With Denial they add a dash of Black Sabbath, but there is also a hint of Soundgarden in the mix. Singer Thorsten sounds desperate, you can almost feel the pain. With Man Of No Account and The Slug. The Drag. The Misery both songs of the single made it onto the full-length - and I can't complain, coz they fit in perfectly and so probably more fans will listen to them. Between the two songs they embedded About The Veil And The Wound, is a bit slower and gives the listener a short break. Great tune!
Stampede is a heavy, mid-paced track with great riffing, but it's the following Process [Into Nothing] an epic rocker which sticks out and is one of the highlights of the album. Again it's Thorsten's vocals which ennobles the tune, but I don't want to minimize the work of the other band members! It's the package which works, Burden don't limit themselves and so they keep it interesting for the listener with variations - and the intensity of their songs. And that they show perfectly at Conflict, a long track which closes this chapter. Actually, when the music fades you shouldn't stop the disk, coz there is a hidden track, a slow acoustic track. Don't miss it!
A Hole In The Shell is a strong debut and I have no doubt that soon the German quintet will no longer be opening for bands like Saint Vitus!
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