Nevermore
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August 9, 2013 |
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CD , download |
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47:30 |
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Nevermore is the seventh studio album by the German rock band Mono Inc. It was released on August 9, 2013 and is the band's first album to contain songs in German. In the first week after its release, Nevermore entered the album charts at number 3 and was the second Mono Inc. album after Viva Hades to reach the top 10 of the German album charts .
Emergence
After the surprising success of the previous album "After the War" , which was released in 2012 and meanwhile reached number 6 in the album charts, Mono Inc. said they were faced with the decision whether to go for the tried and tested for the next album or to break new ground. In order not to create a pure sequel album, it was decided to change style and record songs in German for the first time. After Mono Inc. contributed a remix for Joachim Witt's song Gloria , a collaboration between Witt and Martin Engler arose. In what Engler called the “Club of the Living Poets”, the idea of the duet “No way too far” was born. The song was first performed live at the Blackfield Festival 2013 in Gelsenkirchen .
Track list
- Heal, heal blessings
- Bliss
- My Deal with God
- No way too far (feat. Joachim Witt )
- Euthanasia
- All that remains
- The Clock Ticks On
- A Better Way to Die
- Heartbeat
- Days Like This
- I do not share you
- Nevermore
Music genre
In contrast to all previously published albums, Nevermore contains pieces in German for the first time. In the past, singer Martin Engler justified the lack of German-language songs by saying that the lyrics were internationally understandable. According to Engler, the move away from purely English-language works was due to the close cooperation with Joachim Witt, and as a reaction to the fans' request for titles in German.
reception
The reception in the music press was split for publication. The music magazine Metal.de praised the collaboration with Witt as well as the courage to use German lyrics and concluded:
"In ten years with almost a year between" Nevermore "and the previous work" After The War "," Nevermore "makes it clear that the working pace of the people of Hamburg remains high and the band has not lost sight of innovations and new sounds."
Laut.de criticized the album as a combination of a “little innovative but very common darkened electric guitar carpet”, “melodies of fair catchiness” and a “touch of Schlageresque attitude”.
“Terrible drawing board hymns of the cheesiest kind imaginable are not uncommon. "No Way Too Far" is an undead revenant of "Born To Live". The terrible song fries the listener, including the bell-clear children's choir, the lard and sultry of entire centuries. "
RockFanatics praised the successful mix of German and English lyrics, as well as the good implementation of the German songs, which would give the feeling that Mono Inc. had "never done anything other than singing German":
“In summary,“ Nevermore ”is an absolute sensation album, which musically breaks completely new ground, but still finds the balance to the well-known Mono Inc sound. The songs are a successful mix of German and English, which gives fans more choice. "
The online magazine Mindbreed judged that Nevermore was a “very solid album”, but would give the impression of trying “to gain a foothold with a broad audience” “through friendlier lyrics, more catchy rhythms and German language”. Metalglory described Nevermore as an "album that impresses with variety, ingenuity and, last but not least, with high musical quality."
Controversy about BILD promotion
The release of the video to No distance is too far took place on August 8, 2013 exclusively through Bild.de . In the social network Facebook , fans expressed displeasure about the cooperation with Bild.de on the official band page. Martin Engler then published a statement the following day, in which he announced that the cooperation was initiated by Bild.de and that the sole aim was to sensitize as many as possible to the subject of child abuse on which the song is based.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Charts DE
- ↑ Time-for-metal.eu: Mono Inc. with singer Martin on the new album Nevermore ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on August 8, 2013)
- ↑ a b Necroweb.de: Interview: MONO INC. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed: August 8, 2013)
- ↑ Sparklingphotos.de: First impressions from the Blackfield Festival 2013 in Gelsenkirchen (Sunday) (accessed on August 8, 2013)
- ↑ Stimberg-zeitung.de: Premiere - Festival performance for four girls (accessed on August 9, 2013)
- ↑ Metal.de: Mono Inc. - "Nevermore" (accessed on August 8, 2013)
- ↑ Laut.de: Mono Inc. - Nevermore: Flower of Evil or rather Flower of Stupid? (accessed on August 8, 2013)
- ↑ RockFanatics.de: CD-Review: Mono Inc - Nimmermehr (accessed on August 25, 2013)
- ↑ Mindbreed.de: Review: Mono Inc. - Nevermore (accessed on August 9, 2013)
- ↑ Metalglory.de: Mono Inc. (Germany) "Nevermore" CD (accessed on August 9, 2013)
- ↑ Bild.de “No way too far” by Mono Inc. and Joachim Witt - Will this duet be as much a hit as “Die Flut” in 1998? (accessed on August 9, 2013)
- ↑ Facebook.com: Mono Inc. - +++ BREAKFAST +++ VIDEO PREMIERE ON BILD.de +++ (accessed on August 9, 2013)
- ↑ Statement by Martin on KWZW (accessed on August 9, 2013)
