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Moin,
es sei noch einmal erwähnt, das föderierte Universum hat mit stiftungen.social eine neue Instanz erhalten.
"stiftungen.social ist die Adresse für Stiftungskommunikation im weltweiten Mastodon-Netzwerk, gestartet von der Initiative Save Social im Auftrag der beteiligten Stiftungen."
Diese #Fediverse-Instanz wird aktuell betrieben von der Software #Mastodon (in Version 4.5.9).
Sechzehn Stiftungen sind aktuell vertreten:
allianzfoundation
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https://stiftungen.social/@allianzfoundationRudolf Augstein Stiftung
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https://stiftungen.social/@rudolfaugsteinstiftungBertelsmann Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@BertelsmannStiftungRobert Bosch Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@RobertBoschStiftungGemeinnützige Hertie-Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@hertie_stiftungJoachim Herz Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@joachimherzstiftungKarg-Stiftung
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https://stiftungen.social/@kargstiftungKörber-Stiftung
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https://stiftungen.social/@koerberstiftungNds. Lotto-Sport-Stiftung
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https://stiftungen.social/@lottosportDeutsche Nationalstiftung
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https://stiftungen.social/@nationalstiftungMOF4S (Michael Otto Foundation for Sustainability)
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https://stiftungen.social/@MOF4SSchöpflin Stiftung
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https://stiftungen.social/@schoepflinstiftungtaz panterstiftung
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https://stiftungen.social/@tazpanterstiftungVolkswagenStiftung
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https://stiftungen.social/@volkswagenstiftungCarl-Zeiss-Stiftung
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https://stiftungen.social/@carl_zeiss_stiftungZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@zeitstiftungbucerius#Stiftung #Stiftungen #Stiftungskommunikation #foundation
#Allianz #Augstein #Bertelsmann #Bosch #Hertie #Herz #Karg #Körber #Lotto #Sport #Otto #Schöpflin #taz #Volkswagen
#neuhier -
Moin,
es sei noch einmal erwähnt, das föderierte Universum hat mit stiftungen.social eine neue Instanz erhalten.
"stiftungen.social ist die Adresse für Stiftungskommunikation im weltweiten Mastodon-Netzwerk, gestartet von der Initiative Save Social im Auftrag der beteiligten Stiftungen."
Diese #Fediverse-Instanz wird aktuell betrieben von der Software #Mastodon (in Version 4.5.9).
Sechzehn Stiftungen sind aktuell vertreten:
allianzfoundation
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@allianzfoundationRudolf Augstein Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@rudolfaugsteinstiftungBertelsmann Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@BertelsmannStiftungRobert Bosch Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@RobertBoschStiftungGemeinnützige Hertie-Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@hertie_stiftungJoachim Herz Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@joachimherzstiftungKarg-Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@kargstiftungKörber-Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@koerberstiftungNds. Lotto-Sport-Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@lottosportDeutsche Nationalstiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@nationalstiftungMOF4S (Michael Otto Foundation for Sustainability)
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@MOF4SSchöpflin Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@schoepflinstiftungtaz panterstiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@tazpanterstiftungVolkswagenStiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@volkswagenstiftungCarl-Zeiss-Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@carl_zeiss_stiftungZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@zeitstiftungbucerius#Stiftung #Stiftungen #Stiftungskommunikation #foundation
#Allianz #Augstein #Bertelsmann #Bosch #Hertie #Herz #Karg #Körber #Lotto #Sport #Otto #Schöpflin #taz #Volkswagen
#neuhier -
Moin,
es sei noch einmal erwähnt, das föderierte Universum hat mit stiftungen.social eine neue Instanz erhalten.
"stiftungen.social ist die Adresse für Stiftungskommunikation im weltweiten Mastodon-Netzwerk, gestartet von der Initiative Save Social im Auftrag der beteiligten Stiftungen."
Diese #Fediverse-Instanz wird aktuell betrieben von der Software #Mastodon (in Version 4.5.9).
Sechzehn Stiftungen sind aktuell vertreten:
allianzfoundation
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@allianzfoundationRudolf Augstein Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@rudolfaugsteinstiftungBertelsmann Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@BertelsmannStiftungRobert Bosch Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@RobertBoschStiftungGemeinnützige Hertie-Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@hertie_stiftungJoachim Herz Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@joachimherzstiftungKarg-Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@kargstiftungKörber-Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@koerberstiftungNds. Lotto-Sport-Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@lottosportDeutsche Nationalstiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@nationalstiftungMOF4S (Michael Otto Foundation for Sustainability)
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@MOF4SSchöpflin Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@schoepflinstiftungtaz panterstiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@tazpanterstiftungVolkswagenStiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@volkswagenstiftungCarl-Zeiss-Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@carl_zeiss_stiftungZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@zeitstiftungbucerius#Stiftung #Stiftungen #Stiftungskommunikation #foundation
#Allianz #Augstein #Bertelsmann #Bosch #Hertie #Herz #Karg #Körber #Lotto #Sport #Otto #Schöpflin #taz #Volkswagen
#neuhier -
Moin,
es sei noch einmal erwähnt, das föderierte Universum hat mit stiftungen.social eine neue Instanz erhalten.
"stiftungen.social ist die Adresse für Stiftungskommunikation im weltweiten Mastodon-Netzwerk, gestartet von der Initiative Save Social im Auftrag der beteiligten Stiftungen."
Diese #Fediverse-Instanz wird aktuell betrieben von der Software #Mastodon (in Version 4.5.9).
Sechzehn Stiftungen sind aktuell vertreten:
allianzfoundation
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@allianzfoundationRudolf Augstein Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@rudolfaugsteinstiftungBertelsmann Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@BertelsmannStiftungRobert Bosch Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@RobertBoschStiftungGemeinnützige Hertie-Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@hertie_stiftungJoachim Herz Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@joachimherzstiftungKarg-Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@kargstiftungKörber-Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@koerberstiftungNds. Lotto-Sport-Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@lottosportDeutsche Nationalstiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@nationalstiftungMOF4S (Michael Otto Foundation for Sustainability)
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@MOF4SSchöpflin Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@schoepflinstiftungtaz panterstiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@tazpanterstiftungVolkswagenStiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@volkswagenstiftungCarl-Zeiss-Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@carl_zeiss_stiftungZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@zeitstiftungbucerius#Stiftung #Stiftungen #Stiftungskommunikation #foundation
#Allianz #Augstein #Bertelsmann #Bosch #Hertie #Herz #Karg #Körber #Lotto #Sport #Otto #Schöpflin #taz #Volkswagen
#neuhier -
Moin,
es sei noch einmal erwähnt, das föderierte Universum hat mit stiftungen.social eine neue Instanz erhalten.
"stiftungen.social ist die Adresse für Stiftungskommunikation im weltweiten Mastodon-Netzwerk, gestartet von der Initiative Save Social im Auftrag der beteiligten Stiftungen."
Diese #Fediverse-Instanz wird aktuell betrieben von der Software #Mastodon (in Version 4.5.9).
Sechzehn Stiftungen sind aktuell vertreten:
allianzfoundation
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@allianzfoundationRudolf Augstein Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@rudolfaugsteinstiftungBertelsmann Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@BertelsmannStiftungRobert Bosch Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@RobertBoschStiftungGemeinnützige Hertie-Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@hertie_stiftungJoachim Herz Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@joachimherzstiftungKarg-Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@kargstiftungKörber-Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@koerberstiftungNds. Lotto-Sport-Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@lottosportDeutsche Nationalstiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@nationalstiftungMOF4S (Michael Otto Foundation for Sustainability)
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@MOF4SSchöpflin Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@schoepflinstiftungtaz panterstiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@tazpanterstiftungVolkswagenStiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@volkswagenstiftungCarl-Zeiss-Stiftung
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@carl_zeiss_stiftungZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS
@[email protected]
https://stiftungen.social/@zeitstiftungbucerius#Stiftung #Stiftungen #Stiftungskommunikation #foundation
#Allianz #Augstein #Bertelsmann #Bosch #Hertie #Herz #Karg #Körber #Lotto #Sport #Otto #Schöpflin #taz #Volkswagen
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https://www.europesays.com/at/106177/ Walpurgisnacht 2026: Bands, Tickets, Termine, Infos #Agrypnie #AT #Austria #Empyrium #Entertainment #KARG #Live #Mai #Music #Musik #ORWOHaus #Österreich #Unterhaltung #WalpurgisnachtFestival
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https://www.europesays.com/ee/134184/ Harju peatreener avamängu kaotusest: küsi ja sulle antakse! (Eensoo: mingit ülesäratamist polnud vaja) – Soccernet.ee #CarmenKärg #EE #eensoo #Eesti #EestiKeel #Estonia #Estonian #FcFlora #flora #harju #HarjuJKLaagri #kärg #KarlSanderEensoo #laagri #NaisteMeistriliiga #Sport #Sports
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https://www.europesays.com/si/26872/ Trump poziva države, ki dobivajo nafto prek Hormuške ožine, naj pomagajo poskrbeti za njeno varnost #Iran #Karg #napad #otok #Slovene #Slovenščina #Svet #World #ZDA
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https://www.europesays.com/si/24614/ ZDA napadle vojaške tarče na iranskem otoku Harg, ki je ključen za izvoz nafte #Iran #Karg #napad #otok #Slovene #Slovenščina #Svet #World #ZDA
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https://www.europesays.com/nl/103450/ Ellende – Zerfall | Zware Metalen #2026 #albumreview #Amusement #AopRecords #austere #BlackMetal #Dutch #ellende #Entertainment #firtan #gris #groza #HarakiriForTheSky #igric #ImperiumDekadenz #karg #lantlôs #Music #Muziek #Nederland #Nederlanden #Nederlands #Netherlands #NL #PostBlackMetal #servant #zerfall #ZwareMetalen
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https://www.europesays.com/ee/65214/ Loodus tühja kohta ei salli: naiste Meistriliigasse tekkinud tühimiku paikab Harju – Soccernet.ee #CarmenKärg #EE #Eesti #EestiKeel #Estonia #Estonian #harju #HarjuLaagri #kalev #KalmarLiiv #kärg #liiv #NaisteMeistriliiga #Sport #Sports #TallinnaKalev
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https://www.europesays.com/ee/63322/ Tallinna Kalevi naiskond läheb hingusele! Klavan: ma ei tunne, et oleksin silmakirjalik olnud – Soccernet.ee #CarmenKärg #EE #Eesti #EestiKeel #Estonia #Estonian #JkTallinnaKalev #KaleviNaiskond #kärg #klavan #NaisteMeistriliiga #nml #RagnarKlavan #Sport #Sports #TallinnaKalev
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How many runways can you see for Walnut Ridge Regional airport (USA) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/karg/en #walnutridge #usa #walnutridgeregionalairport #karg #arg #airport #aviation #avgeek vl
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How many runways can you see for Walnut Ridge Regional airport (USA) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/karg/en #walnutridge #usa #walnutridgeregionalairport #karg #arg #airport #aviation #avgeek vl
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How many runways can you see for Walnut Ridge Regional airport (USA) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/karg/en #walnutridge #usa #walnutridgeregionalairport #karg #arg #airport #aviation #avgeek vl
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How many runways can you see for Walnut Ridge Regional airport (USA) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/karg/en #walnutridge #usa #walnutridgeregionalairport #karg #arg #airport #aviation #avgeek vl
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How many runways can you see for Walnut Ridge Regional airport (USA) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/karg/en #walnutridge #usa #walnutridgeregionalairport #karg #arg #airport #aviation #avgeek vl
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Das #Nebenprojekt #Karg von #MichaelKogler von #HarakirifortheSky hat dieses Jahr mit #Marodeur ein neues Album veröffentlicht. Anspieltipp: #SchneeistdasBlutderGeister
https://karg.bandcamp.com/track/schnee-ist-das-blut-der-geister
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Das #Nebenprojekt #Karg von #MichaelKogler von #HarakirifortheSky hat dieses Jahr mit #Marodeur ein neues Album veröffentlicht. Anspieltipp: #SchneeistdasBlutderGeister
https://karg.bandcamp.com/track/schnee-ist-das-blut-der-geister
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Das #Nebenprojekt #Karg von #MichaelKogler von #HarakirifortheSky hat dieses Jahr mit #Marodeur ein neues Album veröffentlicht. Anspieltipp: #SchneeistdasBlutderGeister
https://karg.bandcamp.com/track/schnee-ist-das-blut-der-geister
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Eine Pusteblume
Dass es sich bei der Blume, die ich neben unserem Haus entdeckt hatte, um eine normale Pusteblume – einen verblühten Löwenzahn – handelte, zog ich nicht wirklich in Betracht. Dafür schien mir das Ganze zu strohig, zu stabil auch. Die Kugel, die ich da vor mir hatte, war sicher 1.5 mal so gross, als ich dies in Erinnerung hatte.
Sei‘s drum: Im fahlen Abendlicht wirkte die Kugel in ihrer Kargheit besonders schön. So schön, dass ich kurzerhand nach Hause lief, meine Kamera holte und das Sujet so aufnahm. Ich hatte Glück: Die Sonne versteckte sich nur temporär hinter einer Wolke und liess eine lust- und farblose Szenerie zurück.
Ein wunderschönes – wie ich es nenne – „Blaasiblüemli“!
(Die Foto zu diesem Post ist übrigens ein Schnappschuss mit dem iPhone.)
#Abendlicht #aufnehmen #Blaasiblüemli #Haus #Kamera #karg #Kargheit #Kugel #Löwenzahn #Pusteblume #Schnappschuss #Sonne #strohig #Sujet #Szenerie #verblüht #Wolke
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How many runways do you see for Walnut Ridge Regional airport (USA) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/karg/en #walnutridge #usa #walnutridgeregionalairport #karg #arg #airport #aviation #avgeek vl
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How many runways do you see for Walnut Ridge Regional airport (USA) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/karg/en #walnutridge #usa #walnutridgeregionalairport #karg #arg #airport #aviation #avgeek vl
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How many runways do you see for Walnut Ridge Regional airport (USA) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/karg/en #walnutridge #usa #walnutridgeregionalairport #karg #arg #airport #aviation #avgeek vl
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How many runways do you see for Walnut Ridge Regional airport (USA) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/karg/en #walnutridge #usa #walnutridgeregionalairport #karg #arg #airport #aviation #avgeek vl
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How many runways do you see for Walnut Ridge Regional airport (USA) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/karg/en #walnutridge #usa #walnutridgeregionalairport #karg #arg #airport #aviation #avgeek vl
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KARG (Àustria) presenta nou àlbum: "Marodeur" #Karg #AmbientBlackMetal #PostBlackMetal #Abril2025 #Àustria #NouÀlbum #Metall #Metal #MúsicaMetal #MetalMusic
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KARG (Àustria) presenta nou àlbum: "Marodeur" #Karg #AmbientBlackMetal #PostBlackMetal #Abril2025 #Àustria #NouÀlbum #Metall #Metal #MúsicaMetal #MetalMusic
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KARG (Àustria) presenta nou àlbum: "Marodeur" #Karg #AmbientBlackMetal #PostBlackMetal #Abril2025 #Àustria #NouÀlbum #Metall #Metal #MúsicaMetal #MetalMusic
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KARG (Àustria) presenta nou àlbum: "Marodeur" #Karg #AmbientBlackMetal #PostBlackMetal #Abril2025 #Àustria #NouÀlbum #Metall #Metal #MúsicaMetal #MetalMusic
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KARG (Àustria) presenta nou àlbum: "Marodeur" #Karg #AmbientBlackMetal #PostBlackMetal #Abril2025 #Àustria #NouÀlbum #Metall #Metal #MúsicaMetal #MetalMusic
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🔥 New Artist announced for Party.San Metal Openair 2025
Karg
Listen to the current LineUp on YouTube, YTMusic and Spotify: https://fyrefestivals.co
#Party.San_Metal_Openair_2025 #Karg #fyre_festivals #livemusic #youtube #spotify #music #2025 #musicfestivals #announcement
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🔥 New Artist announced for Party.San Metal Openair 2025
Karg
Listen to the current LineUp on YouTube, YTMusic and Spotify: https://fyrefestivals.co
#Party.San_Metal_Openair_2025 #Karg #fyre_festivals #livemusic #youtube #spotify #music #2025 #musicfestivals #announcement
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🔥 New Artist announced for Party.San Metal Openair 2025
Karg
Listen to the current LineUp on YouTube, YTMusic and Spotify: https://fyrefestivals.co
#Party.San_Metal_Openair_2025 #Karg #fyre_festivals #livemusic #youtube #spotify #music #2025 #musicfestivals #announcement
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🔥 New Artist announced for Party.San Metal Openair 2025
Karg
Listen to the current LineUp on YouTube, YTMusic and Spotify: https://fyrefestivals.co
#Party.San_Metal_Openair_2025 #Karg #fyre_festivals #livemusic #youtube #spotify #music #2025 #musicfestivals #announcement
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🔥 New Artist announced for Party.San Metal Openair 2025
Karg
Listen to the current LineUp on YouTube, YTMusic and Spotify: https://fyrefestivals.co
#Party.San_Metal_Openair_2025 #Karg #fyre_festivals #livemusic #youtube #spotify #music #2025 #musicfestivals #announcement
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Harakiri for the Sky – Scorched Earth Review
By Dear Hollow
Harakiri for the Sky is one of those bands that is consistently very good but constantly eludes greatness. The Austrian duo’s grasp on melody is second to none, pairing yearning atmospheres with blackened aggression and meditative tempos, resolute in its muscular weight and melodic motifs without devolving into either jadedness nor frailty. While devoted to the style’s trademark slow-burning growth, they constantly avoid the pitfalls of the “post-black” descriptor, refusing to fall into the weak and twinkly shenanigans of their counterparts. However, composition remains mid-tempo and largely too safely confined to the overlapping of predictable melodies and their organic resolutions. This is not a bad thing and Scorched Earth makes that clear.
Harakiri for the Sky has made its trademark unmistakable, and had five full-lengths of practice in doing so. Instrumentals provided by Matthias Sollak are richly layered with heart-wrenching melodies and bound by thick plodding riffs with the edge of blackened rawness, while J.J.’s formidable barks communicate both riveting charisma and rending pain alike in a bit of a post-hardcore spin. Career highlights like 2016’s III: Trauma and 2021’s Mære firmly establish this balance and run with it, while 2018’s Arson fell into forgettable territory by virtue of simply being in an excellent discography. Frankly, that’s a fantastic problem to have, and I had no doubts that Scorched Earth was going to be anything short of enjoyable. Featuring guests like Tim Yatras of Austere and Serena Cherry of Svalbard and Noctule contributing to this instrumental and vocal tapestry,1 Scorched Earth feels like the natural next step for Harakiri for the Sky in renewed vigor and intensity.
Harakiri for the Sky’s grasp on melody remains largely the same, retaining the “twinkly” description but imbued with a heartbreak reminiscent of more depressive styles. Scorched Earth descends deeper into this dirge, with solemn passages and slower tempos letting the breadth of harmony and desperation echo further across its empty outstretched hands. The approach remains very simple, with Sollak’s chord progressions doing the talking in all their natural crescendos and organic dissolutions. Tracks can take on a nearly folky feel reminiscent of melodeath greats like Insomnium or Amorphis (“Heal Me,” “With Autumn I’ll Surrender”), while the clever layering of riffs, leads, and melodic motifs offer a place of utmost emotional intensity between placid passages of yearning (“Keep Me Longing,” “No Graves But the Sea”), while notable tension in unorthodox chord progressions adds a texture beyond just “pretty black metal” (“Without You I’m Just a Sad Song,” “I Was Just Another Promise You Couldn’t Keep”). While Austere’s Tim Yatras performance is difficult to discern in “Heal Me,” Svalbard/Noctule’s Serena Cherry lends her sirenic croons in closer “Too Late for Goodbyes,” ending Scorched Earth on a solemn and desolate note.
Harakiri for the Sky’s melody, although front and center, is bolstered by tracks featuring a more unpredictable instrumental presence than before. A voiceless venom keeps the sound grounded, as more morose and beautiful movements are contrasted with heavier riffs and moments of darkness that bare a track’s teeth. While the rhythmic chugs kick through the beauty with recklessness (“Without You I’m Just a Sad Song,” “With Autumn I’ll Surrender”) and more upbeat punk rhythms and blastbeats inject a blasting vigor (“No Graves But the Sea,” “Keep Me Longing,” “Too Late for Goodbyes”), dissonance serves as a necessary and ugly thread to keeping the hyper-melodic palette from getting too much (“Heal Me,” “I Was Just Another Promise You Couldn’t Keep). While the vast majority of Scorched Earth is dominated by beauty, it’s nice to have more dimension and more humanity from Harakiri for the Sky in its darker passages.
At its core, Scorched Earth is quintessential Harakiri for the Sky. Setting out with more reckless elements such as heavier riffs, blackened blastbeats, or a touch of dissonance, it feels a tad more dangerous and experimental than in previous iterations.2 However, the epitome of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” formula, Harakiri for the Sky plays it close to the vest with the true star of the show: layers and layers of melody. While shorter than Mære, Scorched Earth is nonetheless daunting in its hour length, and its hyper-melodicism can oft grow tiring while J.J.’s post-hardcore-influenced barks has always felt slightly out of place against the crystalline melody, Harakiri for the Sky remains amazingly melodic and always pleasant to listen to. Scorched Earth, once again, is frustratingly safe – truly the act’s signature.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: AOP Records
Websites: harakirifortheskyofficial.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/HarakiriForTheSky
Releases Worldwide: January 24th, 2025#2025 #35 #Amorphis #AOPRecords #Austere #AustrianMetal #BackwardsCharm #BlackMetal #Groza #HarakiriForTheSky #Insomnium #Jan25 #Karg #Megadeth #MelodicBlackMetal #Noctule #PostBlackMetal #PostHardcore #Radiohead #Review #Reviews #ScorchedEarth #Svalbard
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Harakiri for the Sky – Scorched Earth Review
By Dear Hollow
Harakiri for the Sky is one of those bands that is consistently very good but constantly eludes greatness. The Austrian duo’s grasp on melody is second to none, pairing yearning atmospheres with blackened aggression and meditative tempos, resolute in its muscular weight and melodic motifs without devolving into either jadedness nor frailty. While devoted to the style’s trademark slow-burning growth, they constantly avoid the pitfalls of the “post-black” descriptor, refusing to fall into the weak and twinkly shenanigans of their counterparts. However, composition remains mid-tempo and largely too safely confined to the overlapping of predictable melodies and their organic resolutions. This is not a bad thing and Scorched Earth makes that clear.
Harakiri for the Sky has made its trademark unmistakable, and had five full-lengths of practice in doing so. Instrumentals provided by Matthias Sollak are richly layered with heart-wrenching melodies and bound by thick plodding riffs with the edge of blackened rawness, while J.J.’s formidable barks communicate both riveting charisma and rending pain alike in a bit of a post-hardcore spin. Career highlights like 2016’s III: Trauma and 2021’s Mære firmly establish this balance and run with it, while 2018’s Arson fell into forgettable territory by virtue of simply being in an excellent discography. Frankly, that’s a fantastic problem to have, and I had no doubts that Scorched Earth was going to be anything short of enjoyable. Featuring guests like Tim Yatras of Austere and Serena Cherry of Svalbard and Noctule contributing to this instrumental and vocal tapestry,1 Scorched Earth feels like the natural next step for Harakiri for the Sky in renewed vigor and intensity.
Harakiri for the Sky’s grasp on melody remains largely the same, retaining the “twinkly” description but imbued with a heartbreak reminiscent of more depressive styles. Scorched Earth descends deeper into this dirge, with solemn passages and slower tempos letting the breadth of harmony and desperation echo further across its empty outstretched hands. The approach remains very simple, with Sollak’s chord progressions doing the talking in all their natural crescendos and organic dissolutions. Tracks can take on a nearly folky feel reminiscent of melodeath greats like Insomnium or Amorphis (“Heal Me,” “With Autumn I’ll Surrender”), while the clever layering of riffs, leads, and melodic motifs offer a place of utmost emotional intensity between placid passages of yearning (“Keep Me Longing,” “No Graves But the Sea”), while notable tension in unorthodox chord progressions adds a texture beyond just “pretty black metal” (“Without You I’m Just a Sad Song,” “I Was Just Another Promise You Couldn’t Keep”). While Austere’s Tim Yatras performance is difficult to discern in “Heal Me,” Svalbard/Noctule’s Serena Cherry lends her sirenic croons in closer “Too Late for Goodbyes,” ending Scorched Earth on a solemn and desolate note.
Harakiri for the Sky’s melody, although front and center, is bolstered by tracks featuring a more unpredictable instrumental presence than before. A voiceless venom keeps the sound grounded, as more morose and beautiful movements are contrasted with heavier riffs and moments of darkness that bare a track’s teeth. While the rhythmic chugs kick through the beauty with recklessness (“Without You I’m Just a Sad Song,” “With Autumn I’ll Surrender”) and more upbeat punk rhythms and blastbeats inject a blasting vigor (“No Graves But the Sea,” “Keep Me Longing,” “Too Late for Goodbyes”), dissonance serves as a necessary and ugly thread to keeping the hyper-melodic palette from getting too much (“Heal Me,” “I Was Just Another Promise You Couldn’t Keep). While the vast majority of Scorched Earth is dominated by beauty, it’s nice to have more dimension and more humanity from Harakiri for the Sky in its darker passages.
At its core, Scorched Earth is quintessential Harakiri for the Sky. Setting out with more reckless elements such as heavier riffs, blackened blastbeats, or a touch of dissonance, it feels a tad more dangerous and experimental than in previous iterations.2 However, the epitome of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” formula, Harakiri for the Sky plays it close to the vest with the true star of the show: layers and layers of melody. While shorter than Mære, Scorched Earth is nonetheless daunting in its hour length, and its hyper-melodicism can oft grow tiring while J.J.’s post-hardcore-influenced barks has always felt slightly out of place against the crystalline melody, Harakiri for the Sky remains amazingly melodic and always pleasant to listen to. Scorched Earth, once again, is frustratingly safe – truly the act’s signature.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: AOP Records
Websites: harakirifortheskyofficial.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/HarakiriForTheSky
Releases Worldwide: January 24th, 2025#2025 #35 #Amorphis #AOPRecords #Austere #AustrianMetal #BackwardsCharm #BlackMetal #Groza #HarakiriForTheSky #Insomnium #Jan25 #Karg #Megadeth #MelodicBlackMetal #Noctule #PostBlackMetal #PostHardcore #Radiohead #Review #Reviews #ScorchedEarth #Svalbard
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Harakiri for the Sky – Scorched Earth Review
By Dear Hollow
Harakiri for the Sky is one of those bands that is consistently very good but constantly eludes greatness. The Austrian duo’s grasp on melody is second to none, pairing yearning atmospheres with blackened aggression and meditative tempos, resolute in its muscular weight and melodic motifs without devolving into either jadedness nor frailty. While devoted to the style’s trademark slow-burning growth, they constantly avoid the pitfalls of the “post-black” descriptor, refusing to fall into the weak and twinkly shenanigans of their counterparts. However, composition remains mid-tempo and largely too safely confined to the overlapping of predictable melodies and their organic resolutions. This is not a bad thing and Scorched Earth makes that clear.
Harakiri for the Sky has made its trademark unmistakable, and had five full-lengths of practice in doing so. Instrumentals provided by Matthias Sollak are richly layered with heart-wrenching melodies and bound by thick plodding riffs with the edge of blackened rawness, while J.J.’s formidable barks communicate both riveting charisma and rending pain alike in a bit of a post-hardcore spin. Career highlights like 2016’s III: Trauma and 2021’s Mære firmly establish this balance and run with it, while 2018’s Arson fell into forgettable territory by virtue of simply being in an excellent discography. Frankly, that’s a fantastic problem to have, and I had no doubts that Scorched Earth was going to be anything short of enjoyable. Featuring guests like Tim Yatras of Austere and Serena Cherry of Svalbard and Noctule contributing to this instrumental and vocal tapestry,1 Scorched Earth feels like the natural next step for Harakiri for the Sky in renewed vigor and intensity.
Harakiri for the Sky’s grasp on melody remains largely the same, retaining the “twinkly” description but imbued with a heartbreak reminiscent of more depressive styles. Scorched Earth descends deeper into this dirge, with solemn passages and slower tempos letting the breadth of harmony and desperation echo further across its empty outstretched hands. The approach remains very simple, with Sollak’s chord progressions doing the talking in all their natural crescendos and organic dissolutions. Tracks can take on a nearly folky feel reminiscent of melodeath greats like Insomnium or Amorphis (“Heal Me,” “With Autumn I’ll Surrender”), while the clever layering of riffs, leads, and melodic motifs offer a place of utmost emotional intensity between placid passages of yearning (“Keep Me Longing,” “No Graves But the Sea”), while notable tension in unorthodox chord progressions adds a texture beyond just “pretty black metal” (“Without You I’m Just a Sad Song,” “I Was Just Another Promise You Couldn’t Keep”). While Austere’s Tim Yatras performance is difficult to discern in “Heal Me,” Svalbard/Noctule’s Serena Cherry lends her sirenic croons in closer “Too Late for Goodbyes,” ending Scorched Earth on a solemn and desolate note.
Harakiri for the Sky’s melody, although front and center, is bolstered by tracks featuring a more unpredictable instrumental presence than before. A voiceless venom keeps the sound grounded, as more morose and beautiful movements are contrasted with heavier riffs and moments of darkness that bare a track’s teeth. While the rhythmic chugs kick through the beauty with recklessness (“Without You I’m Just a Sad Song,” “With Autumn I’ll Surrender”) and more upbeat punk rhythms and blastbeats inject a blasting vigor (“No Graves But the Sea,” “Keep Me Longing,” “Too Late for Goodbyes”), dissonance serves as a necessary and ugly thread to keeping the hyper-melodic palette from getting too much (“Heal Me,” “I Was Just Another Promise You Couldn’t Keep). While the vast majority of Scorched Earth is dominated by beauty, it’s nice to have more dimension and more humanity from Harakiri for the Sky in its darker passages.
At its core, Scorched Earth is quintessential Harakiri for the Sky. Setting out with more reckless elements such as heavier riffs, blackened blastbeats, or a touch of dissonance, it feels a tad more dangerous and experimental than in previous iterations.2 However, the epitome of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” formula, Harakiri for the Sky plays it close to the vest with the true star of the show: layers and layers of melody. While shorter than Mære, Scorched Earth is nonetheless daunting in its hour length, and its hyper-melodicism can oft grow tiring while J.J.’s post-hardcore-influenced barks has always felt slightly out of place against the crystalline melody, Harakiri for the Sky remains amazingly melodic and always pleasant to listen to. Scorched Earth, once again, is frustratingly safe – truly the act’s signature.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: AOP Records
Websites: harakirifortheskyofficial.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/HarakiriForTheSky
Releases Worldwide: January 24th, 2025#2025 #35 #Amorphis #AOPRecords #Austere #AustrianMetal #BackwardsCharm #BlackMetal #Groza #HarakiriForTheSky #Insomnium #Jan25 #Karg #Megadeth #MelodicBlackMetal #Noctule #PostBlackMetal #PostHardcore #Radiohead #Review #Reviews #ScorchedEarth #Svalbard
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Harakiri for the Sky – Scorched Earth Review
By Dear Hollow
Harakiri for the Sky is one of those bands that is consistently very good but constantly eludes greatness. The Austrian duo’s grasp on melody is second to none, pairing yearning atmospheres with blackened aggression and meditative tempos, resolute in its muscular weight and melodic motifs without devolving into either jadedness nor frailty. While devoted to the style’s trademark slow-burning growth, they constantly avoid the pitfalls of the “post-black” descriptor, refusing to fall into the weak and twinkly shenanigans of their counterparts. However, composition remains mid-tempo and largely too safely confined to the overlapping of predictable melodies and their organic resolutions. This is not a bad thing and Scorched Earth makes that clear.
Harakiri for the Sky has made its trademark unmistakable, and had five full-lengths of practice in doing so. Instrumentals provided by Matthias Sollak are richly layered with heart-wrenching melodies and bound by thick plodding riffs with the edge of blackened rawness, while J.J.’s formidable barks communicate both riveting charisma and rending pain alike in a bit of a post-hardcore spin. Career highlights like 2016’s III: Trauma and 2021’s Mære firmly establish this balance and run with it, while 2018’s Arson fell into forgettable territory by virtue of simply being in an excellent discography. Frankly, that’s a fantastic problem to have, and I had no doubts that Scorched Earth was going to be anything short of enjoyable. Featuring guests like Tim Yatras of Austere and Serena Cherry of Svalbard and Noctule contributing to this instrumental and vocal tapestry,1 Scorched Earth feels like the natural next step for Harakiri for the Sky in renewed vigor and intensity.
Harakiri for the Sky’s grasp on melody remains largely the same, retaining the “twinkly” description but imbued with a heartbreak reminiscent of more depressive styles. Scorched Earth descends deeper into this dirge, with solemn passages and slower tempos letting the breadth of harmony and desperation echo further across its empty outstretched hands. The approach remains very simple, with Sollak’s chord progressions doing the talking in all their natural crescendos and organic dissolutions. Tracks can take on a nearly folky feel reminiscent of melodeath greats like Insomnium or Amorphis (“Heal Me,” “With Autumn I’ll Surrender”), while the clever layering of riffs, leads, and melodic motifs offer a place of utmost emotional intensity between placid passages of yearning (“Keep Me Longing,” “No Graves But the Sea”), while notable tension in unorthodox chord progressions adds a texture beyond just “pretty black metal” (“Without You I’m Just a Sad Song,” “I Was Just Another Promise You Couldn’t Keep”). While Austere’s Tim Yatras performance is difficult to discern in “Heal Me,” Svalbard/Noctule’s Serena Cherry lends her sirenic croons in closer “Too Late for Goodbyes,” ending Scorched Earth on a solemn and desolate note.
Harakiri for the Sky’s melody, although front and center, is bolstered by tracks featuring a more unpredictable instrumental presence than before. A voiceless venom keeps the sound grounded, as more morose and beautiful movements are contrasted with heavier riffs and moments of darkness that bare a track’s teeth. While the rhythmic chugs kick through the beauty with recklessness (“Without You I’m Just a Sad Song,” “With Autumn I’ll Surrender”) and more upbeat punk rhythms and blastbeats inject a blasting vigor (“No Graves But the Sea,” “Keep Me Longing,” “Too Late for Goodbyes”), dissonance serves as a necessary and ugly thread to keeping the hyper-melodic palette from getting too much (“Heal Me,” “I Was Just Another Promise You Couldn’t Keep). While the vast majority of Scorched Earth is dominated by beauty, it’s nice to have more dimension and more humanity from Harakiri for the Sky in its darker passages.
At its core, Scorched Earth is quintessential Harakiri for the Sky. Setting out with more reckless elements such as heavier riffs, blackened blastbeats, or a touch of dissonance, it feels a tad more dangerous and experimental than in previous iterations.2 However, the epitome of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” formula, Harakiri for the Sky plays it close to the vest with the true star of the show: layers and layers of melody. While shorter than Mære, Scorched Earth is nonetheless daunting in its hour length, and its hyper-melodicism can oft grow tiring while J.J.’s post-hardcore-influenced barks has always felt slightly out of place against the crystalline melody, Harakiri for the Sky remains amazingly melodic and always pleasant to listen to. Scorched Earth, once again, is frustratingly safe – truly the act’s signature.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: AOP Records
Websites: harakirifortheskyofficial.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/HarakiriForTheSky
Releases Worldwide: January 24th, 2025Show 2 footnotes
- As well as P.G. from Groza in bonus Radiohead cover “Street Spirit” and Daniel Lang from Karg and dream-pop collective Backwards Charm in bonus Megadeth cover “Elysian Fields.” ↩
- Although, ironically, its entirely cleanly sung cover bonus tracks are the most experimental. ↩
#2025 #35 #Amorphis #AOPRecords #Austere #AustrianMetal #BackwardsCharm #BlackMetal #Groza #HarakiriForTheSky #Insomnium #Jan25 #Karg #Megadeth #MelodicBlackMetal #Noctule #PostBlackMetal #PostHardcore #Radiohead #Review #Reviews #ScorchedEarth #Svalbard
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Weltenbrandt – Transzendenz Schatten Romantik Review
By Steel Druhm
Written by: Nameless-n00b_86
As the temperature where I live begins to inch downward, I find serenity in bleak yet beautiful post-black metal. Weltenbrandt is a relatively new Austrian post-black band looking to make a name for themselves in the review scene with their second full-length album Transzendenz Schatten Romantik. This is fitting because I, too, am attempting to make a name for myself—both literally and figuratively—on the other side of the review process.1 I eagerly tore open my very first promo, which informed me of several guest vocalist appearances from bands like Harakiri for the Sky and Ellende (among others). While I went in with few expectations for Weltenbrandt, they were slightly raised by virtue of association with such heavy hitters in the genre. Can Weltenbrandt reach the same level of quality and—perhaps more importantly—differentiate themselves from their peers?
A somewhat paradoxical duality is immediately apparent when listening to Transzendenz Schatten Romantik. Half the album is composed of melodic black metal, most commonly with mid-paced tremolo riffs and a dolorous atmosphere similar to NONE. The other half expands upon the sound of the debut album Schöpfung with heartfelt instrumental sections in the vein of Unreqvited. On paper, neither of these components is particularly new or noteworthy. However, what makes Transzendenz Schatten Romantik impressive is the ease with which it ebbs and flows between the black metal and the peaceful instrumental passages. For instance, “Prana” opens with a simple choral melody that melds into a post-black verse and then aids the handoff to the string arrangement in the middle. Like a pair of tightly entwined ropes, both parts are stronger together than they would be individually.
If I had to choose a single word to describe Transzendenz Schatten Romantik, it would be “varied”. Founder, songwriter, and vocalist Bernhard Zieher has a knack for using many different tools in ways that feel natural. Many of the songs pull from an array of pianos, strings, choral backing vocals, synths, and acoustic guitars to infuse emotion into the music. There’s also a range of tempos within and between songs. While none are quite funereal in tempo, some are slower and tend to feature more of the aforementioned alternative instrumentation (“Melancholia Urgewalt,” “Resilienz,” and “Broken Crosses”). Others are faster and more guitar-heavy, reminding the listener that this is still black metal at heart (“Apotropaion” and “Tiefste Rast”). Then there are, of course, the two interlude tracks. In my experience, instrumental interludes usually fulfill one of two roles in an album: pleasant palate cleanser or pointless distraction. Thankfully, both “Ornament” and “Serenade” fall under the former category and contribute in a small way to the overall atmosphere and flow of the album.
As refreshing as the instrumentation is, the element that could benefit from more diversity would be the vocals. No less than four guest vocalists are crammed into Transzendenz Schatten Romantik: P.G. of Groza on “Apotropaion,” J.J. of Harakiri for the Sky/Karg on “Prana,” Silvano of Regnum Noricum on “Broken Crosses” and L.G. of Ellende on “Tiefste Rast.” That’s an abundance of guests, considering the total runtime is only 39 minutes across 9 tracks (7 full-length songs). While they certainly don’t detract from the record, they all perform harsh vocals that don’t add much above and beyond Zieher’s snarls and screams. Having relatively few tracks with solely the main vocalist undermines this fledgling band’s identity to some degree. Furthermore, this brand of highly melodic and emotional black metal can be elevated by clean vocals—Vorna’s gorgeous album Aamunkoi from last year is a stellar example—so the lack of a guest singer to complement Zieher seems like a missed opportunity.
Despite these minor concerns, almost everything that Weltenbrandt attempts lands well, which is surprising for such a young band. They have succeeded in writing an album worthy of being mentioned and played alongside the more established groups that lent their voices to Transzendenz Schatten Romantik while carving out their own style in the genre. It’s a strong effort that is barely held back from a higher score by some slight reservations (and the fact that Steel removed the 4th key from all n00b-issued keyboards after Holdeneye went through the program). I can heartily recommend this album to any inclined towards the softer side of black metal or those looking to get a head start on autumn moods in the Northern Hemisphere.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
DR: WAV | Format Reviewed: WAVY
Label: Self-Release
Websites: weltenbrandt.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/weltenbrandt
Releases Worldwide: August 25th, 2024#2024 #35 #Aug24 #AustrianMetal #DepressiveBlackMetal #Ellende #Groza #HarakiriForTheSky #Karg #RegnumNoricum #Review #Reviews #SelfRelease #TranszendenzSchattenRomantik #Unreqvited #Vorna #Weltenbrandt
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Weltenbrandt – Transzendenz Schatten Romantik Review
By Steel Druhm
Written by: Nameless-n00b_86
As the temperature where I live begins to inch downward, I find serenity in bleak yet beautiful post-black metal. Weltenbrandt is a relatively new Austrian post-black band looking to make a name for themselves in the review scene with their second full-length album Transzendenz Schatten Romantik. This is fitting because I, too, am attempting to make a name for myself—both literally and figuratively—on the other side of the review process.1 I eagerly tore open my very first promo, which informed me of several guest vocalist appearances from bands like Harakiri for the Sky and Ellende (among others). While I went in with few expectations for Weltenbrandt, they were slightly raised by virtue of association with such heavy hitters in the genre. Can Weltenbrandt reach the same level of quality and—perhaps more importantly—differentiate themselves from their peers?
A somewhat paradoxical duality is immediately apparent when listening to Transzendenz Schatten Romantik. Half the album is composed of melodic black metal, most commonly with mid-paced tremolo riffs and a dolorous atmosphere similar to NONE. The other half expands upon the sound of the debut album Schöpfung with heartfelt instrumental sections in the vein of Unreqvited. On paper, neither of these components is particularly new or noteworthy. However, what makes Transzendenz Schatten Romantik impressive is the ease with which it ebbs and flows between the black metal and the peaceful instrumental passages. For instance, “Prana” opens with a simple choral melody that melds into a post-black verse and then aids the handoff to the string arrangement in the middle. Like a pair of tightly entwined ropes, both parts are stronger together than they would be individually.
If I had to choose a single word to describe Transzendenz Schatten Romantik, it would be “varied”. Founder, songwriter, and vocalist Bernhard Zieher has a knack for using many different tools in ways that feel natural. Many of the songs pull from an array of pianos, strings, choral backing vocals, synths, and acoustic guitars to infuse emotion into the music. There’s also a range of tempos within and between songs. While none are quite funereal in tempo, some are slower and tend to feature more of the aforementioned alternative instrumentation (“Melancholia Urgewalt,” “Resilienz,” and “Broken Crosses”). Others are faster and more guitar-heavy, reminding the listener that this is still black metal at heart (“Apotropaion” and “Tiefste Rast”). Then there are, of course, the two interlude tracks. In my experience, instrumental interludes usually fulfill one of two roles in an album: pleasant palate cleanser or pointless distraction. Thankfully, both “Ornament” and “Serenade” fall under the former category and contribute in a small way to the overall atmosphere and flow of the album.
As refreshing as the instrumentation is, the element that could benefit from more diversity would be the vocals. No less than four guest vocalists are crammed into Transzendenz Schatten Romantik: P.G. of Groza on “Apotropaion,” J.J. of Harakiri for the Sky/Karg on “Prana,” Silvano of Regnum Noricum on “Broken Crosses” and L.G. of Ellende on “Tiefste Rast.” That’s an abundance of guests, considering the total runtime is only 39 minutes across 9 tracks (7 full-length songs). While they certainly don’t detract from the record, they all perform harsh vocals that don’t add much above and beyond Zieher’s snarls and screams. Having relatively few tracks with solely the main vocalist undermines this fledgling band’s identity to some degree. Furthermore, this brand of highly melodic and emotional black metal can be elevated by clean vocals—Vorna’s gorgeous album Aamunkoi from last year is a stellar example—so the lack of a guest singer to complement Zieher seems like a missed opportunity.
Despite these minor concerns, almost everything that Weltenbrandt attempts lands well, which is surprising for such a young band. They have succeeded in writing an album worthy of being mentioned and played alongside the more established groups that lent their voices to Transzendenz Schatten Romantik while carving out their own style in the genre. It’s a strong effort that is barely held back from a higher score by some slight reservations (and the fact that Steel removed the 4th key from all n00b-issued keyboards after Holdeneye went through the program). I can heartily recommend this album to any inclined towards the softer side of black metal or those looking to get a head start on autumn moods in the Northern Hemisphere.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
DR: WAV | Format Reviewed: WAVY
Label: Self-Release
Websites: weltenbrandt.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/weltenbrandt
Releases Worldwide: August 25th, 2024#2024 #35 #Aug24 #AustrianMetal #DepressiveBlackMetal #Ellende #Groza #HarakiriForTheSky #Karg #RegnumNoricum #Review #Reviews #SelfRelease #TranszendenzSchattenRomantik #Unreqvited #Vorna #Weltenbrandt
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Weltenbrandt – Transzendenz Schatten Romantik Review
By Steel Druhm
Written by: Nameless-n00b_86
As the temperature where I live begins to inch downward, I find serenity in bleak yet beautiful post-black metal. Weltenbrandt is a relatively new Austrian post-black band looking to make a name for themselves in the review scene with their second full-length album Transzendenz Schatten Romantik. This is fitting because I, too, am attempting to make a name for myself—both literally and figuratively—on the other side of the review process.1 I eagerly tore open my very first promo, which informed me of several guest vocalist appearances from bands like Harakiri for the Sky and Ellende (among others). While I went in with few expectations for Weltenbrandt, they were slightly raised by virtue of association with such heavy hitters in the genre. Can Weltenbrandt reach the same level of quality and—perhaps more importantly—differentiate themselves from their peers?
A somewhat paradoxical duality is immediately apparent when listening to Transzendenz Schatten Romantik. Half the album is composed of melodic black metal, most commonly with mid-paced tremolo riffs and a dolorous atmosphere similar to NONE. The other half expands upon the sound of the debut album Schöpfung with heartfelt instrumental sections in the vein of Unreqvited. On paper, neither of these components is particularly new or noteworthy. However, what makes Transzendenz Schatten Romantik impressive is the ease with which it ebbs and flows between the black metal and the peaceful instrumental passages. For instance, “Prana” opens with a simple choral melody that melds into a post-black verse and then aids the handoff to the string arrangement in the middle. Like a pair of tightly entwined ropes, both parts are stronger together than they would be individually.
If I had to choose a single word to describe Transzendenz Schatten Romantik, it would be “varied”. Founder, songwriter, and vocalist Bernhard Zieher has a knack for using many different tools in ways that feel natural. Many of the songs pull from an array of pianos, strings, choral backing vocals, synths, and acoustic guitars to infuse emotion into the music. There’s also a range of tempos within and between songs. While none are quite funereal in tempo, some are slower and tend to feature more of the aforementioned alternative instrumentation (“Melancholia Urgewalt,” “Resilienz,” and “Broken Crosses”). Others are faster and more guitar-heavy, reminding the listener that this is still black metal at heart (“Apotropaion” and “Tiefste Rast”). Then there are, of course, the two interlude tracks. In my experience, instrumental interludes usually fulfill one of two roles in an album: pleasant palate cleanser or pointless distraction. Thankfully, both “Ornament” and “Serenade” fall under the former category and contribute in a small way to the overall atmosphere and flow of the album.
As refreshing as the instrumentation is, the element that could benefit from more diversity would be the vocals. No less than four guest vocalists are crammed into Transzendenz Schatten Romantik: P.G. of Groza on “Apotropaion,” J.J. of Harakiri for the Sky/Karg on “Prana,” Silvano of Regnum Noricum on “Broken Crosses” and L.G. of Ellende on “Tiefste Rast.” That’s an abundance of guests, considering the total runtime is only 39 minutes across 9 tracks (7 full-length songs). While they certainly don’t detract from the record, they all perform harsh vocals that don’t add much above and beyond Zieher’s snarls and screams. Having relatively few tracks with solely the main vocalist undermines this fledgling band’s identity to some degree. Furthermore, this brand of highly melodic and emotional black metal can be elevated by clean vocals—Vorna’s gorgeous album Aamunkoi from last year is a stellar example—so the lack of a guest singer to complement Zieher seems like a missed opportunity.
Despite these minor concerns, almost everything that Weltenbrandt attempts lands well, which is surprising for such a young band. They have succeeded in writing an album worthy of being mentioned and played alongside the more established groups that lent their voices to Transzendenz Schatten Romantik while carving out their own style in the genre. It’s a strong effort that is barely held back from a higher score by some slight reservations (and the fact that Steel removed the 4th key from all n00b-issued keyboards after Holdeneye went through the program). I can heartily recommend this album to any inclined towards the softer side of black metal or those looking to get a head start on autumn moods in the Northern Hemisphere.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
DR: WAV | Format Reviewed: WAVY
Label: Self-Release
Websites: weltenbrandt.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/weltenbrandt
Releases Worldwide: August 25th, 2024#2024 #35 #Aug24 #AustrianMetal #DepressiveBlackMetal #Ellende #Groza #HarakiriForTheSky #Karg #RegnumNoricum #Review #Reviews #SelfRelease #TranszendenzSchattenRomantik #Unreqvited #Vorna #Weltenbrandt
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Check it out via: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5xGcIh0TmRxea3SqMnnWGo?si=ca69f42f2cae4345
Including tracks from #SistersofSuffocation ,
, #Powerwolf , #Ofdrykkja , #Lykotonon , #Karg & more.
Want to get some #SistersofSuffocation merch? Be fast!
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