Stromkern - Armageddon
Label:
Catalog#:
WTII010
Format:
CD, Album
Country:
US
Released:
Nov 2001
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Industrial
Tracklist
Credits
Artwork By -
Eric Hall
Artwork By [Layout, Design] - Dan Lavalley
Drums - Helmut Sieber
Guitar, Mastered By - Guido Fricke
Synthesizer - Rob Wentz
Violin, Viola - Eric Oehler
Written-By, Composed By - Ned Kirby* , Kelly Shaffer
Artwork By [Layout, Design] - Dan Lavalley
Drums - Helmut Sieber
Guitar, Mastered By - Guido Fricke
Synthesizer - Rob Wentz
Violin, Viola - Eric Oehler
Written-By, Composed By - Ned Kirby* , Kelly Shaffer
Notes
Recorded and Mixed at SPF-45 Studios 6/2000-7/2001.
Mastered @ Maxter-X, 8/2001.
Mastered @ Maxter-X, 8/2001.
▸ show all 2 reviews
Reviews & Discussion
A nice effort which sees Stromkern sternly rejecting most of the cliches that plague most EBM/electro these days. There are a couple obligatory club anthems ("Re-Align" and "Perfect Sunrise", unsurprisingly the two singles), but the rest of the album is quite refreshing to hear, and combines lots of creative synthwork with classical overtones and even some hip-hop styling. Ned Kirby doesn't appear to have the greatest range as a vocalist, but he compensates well by being more rhythmic than melodic. The hip-hop stylings on a couple of tracks ("Terrorist", "My Salvation") are a nice touch as well.
Stromkern mixes industrial with a vocal style that is reminiscent of hip-hop... basically he has a quick delivery and the tracks are wordy. He pulls this off brilliantly, it definitely is a change of pace from most industrial released these days. This is a really addictive album, they really tease you by not putting all the lyrics on the album sleeve as when you listen to it you always want to know exactly what they're saying.