Released by: Reaper Ent
Release Date: Out Now!!!
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Links: https://www.robse-band.com/
Line Up:
Robert-Martin Dahn – vocals
Dennis “Blaze” Baron – guitar
Oliver Hey – guitar
Marius Berendsen – drums
Marco Paulzen – bass
Alina Lesnik – keyboards/backing vocals
Tracklist:
01. Sonata Arlecchino
02. Harlekin und Krieger
03. Hey Sturm
04. Amenthes
05. Aus dem Gleichgewicht
06. Von der Schenke zur Taverne
07. Kleine weiße Friedenstaube
08. Lied der Nacht
09. Nostalgia
10. Flamme der Revolution
11. Viva la Caida
The German singer Robert-Martin Dahn is best known as the frontman of the epic metal band EQUILIBRIUM, but here he introduces us his new band ROBSE, and their debut album is called Harlekin & Krieger. I received the vinyl edition of that first ROBSE album, which comes in a gatefolded sleeve with a dangerous looking epic movie frontcover.
Musically speaking it is mostly a cookie-monster/brute vocal driven epic bombastic metal style with influences of IMMORTAL, IN FLAMES, AMON AMARTH and such rather extreme vocal driven Metal bands. There is light on the horizon, which is thanks to the wonderful vocals of female keyboardplayer Elina here and there, and of course it would have been nice to hear her singing more often, because she does have a beautiful voice after all. This gives them a slight NIGHTWISH/AMARANTHE kinda vibe, yet the music is most of the time more leaning towards the extreme side, which is no problem at all because they are doing things at a very high level musically speaking. The sound/production is also impressive, especially on vinyl it sounds quite massive. The lyrics are in German, so that’s something you should not mind.
Although it is different than what we usually review, I have to admit that ROBSE does something quite well on their debut album and the fans of aggressive brutal Metal will absolutely love the album, which is especially recommended to get on the shiny vinyl version.
Written by: Gabor Kleinbloesem
Ratings: Gabor 7/10
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