Weltfremd is the evolving music project of Marco Bruder featuring Albrecht Probst on cello. He just released his newest DIY recorded album in the three-part Doom Metal series entitled Nachwelt. Established in 2014, Bruder hails from Eisenach, Germany to bring an instrumental lyrical and distinctive Eurometal and Instrumentation that takes us through hell.
Instead of taking us like Virgil in Dante's Divine Comedy through the landscape of hell we are taken through the river Styx as one of the songs is aptly entitled into a diverse instrumental progression. The first song on the album "Acheron" is definitely the death and dying transition into hell. The lyrics are strong, in pain and slow. The drums and vocals primarily taking the spotlight. This is definitely the transition from life to death interpreted lyrically, within the mood and instrumentally. "Styx" still leans into the transitory phase from “Acheron." However in the middle of the seven minutes it transitions into a higher tempo. The lyrics become a bit more accepting of his fate and understanding that we are riding in the river Styx. Joining all the souls together as the distorted guitar solos leave feedback everywhere, the procession moves forward into the river of souls. A completely different tonality, mood and emotion of fear and acceptance is in "Lethe." It contains choral vocals, acoustic guitar openings and muted percussion - almost a holy connection with the monastic supplication being too late. It was definitely one of my favorites off the album. The vocals were fantastic. "Phlegeton" is a shift into a slower pace, screaming and haunting vocals, and deep drum progressions. This feels like the encounter with the demons that made things worse. This continues but with a less defeated tone in "Kokytos," the mostly instrumental eleven minute piece that showcases the guitar track and artistry. The song ascends to a slow crescendo and using feedback begins to descend among the anthem-like vocals. My favorite song in the entire album features cellist Albrecht Probst in "Elysion." It is a beautiful collaboration of cello, guitar and muted percussion that reviews the entire journey and slowly backs away into the macro landscape of everything - a truly beautiful instrumental arrangement. The album is six songs in total and about 50 minutes long. Listening to it you will experience a wide range of musical influences from sludge to black metal, atmospheric clean passages, electronic sounds, to finally funeral doom metal and post rock. I found it very accessible with beautiful instrumental storytelling throughout the entire album.
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