Welterwerk

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Welterwerk
Welterwerk cover
Studio album by Drottnar
Released April, 2006
Genre Black Metal
Technical metal
Length 52:05
Label Endtime Productions
Producer Lars Klokkerhaug and Drottnar
Drottnar chronology
Ad Hoc Revolt
(2006)		 Welterwerk
(2006)

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

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[edit] 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 efects 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."[1]

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

[edit] Track listing

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

[edit] Singles

Information
Ad Hoc Revolt (10:07), 2006 Endtime Productions
A 7-inch vinyl record single, published as a limited 100 copies edition teaser before the album's release. The record contains the songs "Ad Hoc Revolt" and "Victor Comrade", also found in the Welterwerk album. "Ad Hoc Revolt" begins with a sample of and old film projector starting up, and then features the band's technical and progressive extreme metal output. "Victor Comrade" is an instrumental piece, containing mostly trumpet playing by session musician Jan-Espen S. Schildmann and Czech speaking vocals of Ondřej Valen.
  1. "Ad Hoc Revolt" (5:52)
  2. "Victor Comrade" (4:15)

[edit] Personnel

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

[edit] 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".

[edit] Other

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

[edit] References

  1. ^ Welterwerk at Metal-Archives
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