Mask-like
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Publication |
August 2, 2013 |
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| Label (s) | Gothic Novel Records, Trisol | |||
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12 |
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running time |
65:51 |
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Mask-like - sinking into eleven pictures (Foreign Cycle, Part 2) is the eighth studio album by the Frankfurt band ASP . It represents the second part of the Fremder cycle. The album was, after foreign , the band's second album in the top 10 of the album charts .
Music style and content
Musically, ASP remain largely true to the sound of the first part of the cycle. The spectrum ranges from the ballad " Snowfall in Hell " to " The fairy tale of the tomboy-windfang ", which at least in the chorus is firmly anchored in metal . With the opener “ Augenaufschlag ” there is a gloomy introduction in the spirit of “ conjuring ” from the album Aus der Tief . With “ optimism ” or “ Wanderer ” two electro rockers.
Tracklist
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- Look
- The Creature With The Steel Mask
- Spirit of optimism
- walker
- Snowfall In Hell
- The holes in the crowd
- reflections
- The fairy tale of the tomboy-windfang (slip dance)
- Panzerhaus (foreign body, second)
- Per Aspera Ad Aspera
- The cliff part 1: Voices in the fog
- The cliff part 2: slope
Limited edition
Appeared mask adhesion in the same number of variants, namely in a digipack version, a 2-CD version and a limited edition of 5000 pieces 3CD box set.
The bonus CD of the 3CD box set contains various remixes. In addition, Samsas dream singer Alexander Kaschte covered the title Die Kreatur mit derstesteemmaske in an acoustic version especially for the CD .
Receptions
“Maskenhaft” is an earthy, lively opus full of emotions and depth, so artistic and harmonious. The gloomy lyrics merge perfectly with the driving, soulful numbers, which despite the complex overall concept all turn out to be anthemic jewels. With "mask-like", ASP makes itself immortal. "
“But almost unnoticed, the individual stories become a narrative, the songs merge in a steady flow to form a great work. Eleven pieces, painted with words and brushes ... and the listener sinking into the dark beauty of sounds, stories and images. "
additional
- Spreng dedicated the album to his son
- Track number 6, The Holes in the Crowd , is a reference to Kai Meyer's novel Arcadia