Note: I am not going to give this album by Elisabetha any rating. It's all in German language and since 'Und Wirklichkeit erfüllt die Seele wieder' is more like a play (the story is based on vampires, but that's where my knowledge ends) than a normal music album, my rating would be low as hell because I do not undertand what's going on anyways. It is impossible to get into mood.

And because the metal music part is actually lame as fuck (rating: 1 out of 10). The music is very simple black metal type stuff. It's plodding and features only a distorted bass and drums ("Elisabetha won't use a guitar in future, too" so it's goodbye from me!). And to top it all off, it's a bloody drum machine. There is a lot of eerie synth music from horror vibes to church choir type stuff to piano music, and sound effects parts, which sound better than metal music stuff. Of course there's a lot of talking or more like acting in this case, which sound a bit funny in my ears; low voices are possibly made lower with some studio rick and there's a huge echo on voices. Oh, and there's just male voices.

If you're looking for metal music, I suggest you try somewhere else. Those who are interested in vampires, understand German and love radio plays, be welcome to try this. Elisabetha seem to have quite a discography out already and generally this kind of play is an interesting concept.

Rating: 2 (out of 10) ratings explained

Reviewed by Lane
07/19/2004 12:33