Oomph! Album: “GlaubeLiebeTod”

After listening to just the track "Augen Auf!" (Eyes Open!) off of their last effort entitled "Wahrheit oder Pflicht" (Truth or Dare) I was hooked. I've since gotten all previous albums thanks to amazon.de- the evolution of the band from the pure EBM, almost Nine Inch Nails beginnings to the newest incarnation, the metal with samples is a lot to take in just in itself. The newest album, GlaubeLiebeTod (FaithLoveDeath) is almost an extention of the previous album, not that it's a bad thing mind you. The songs sound polished and clean in a way that can only be from being "in the business" for almost 20 years; (Oomph! has been around since 1989) case in point- The lead single, "Gott ist ein Popstar" (God is a Pop Star) sounds like an Augen Auf! part 2 if at all and builds on its predecessors' sound and expansiveness. The entire album has a sheen of professionalism and experience around it that has led me to just sit with a glass of scotch, turn the volume up and listen to it all the way through for the fifth time.

Now, if you've never heard of the band Oomph!, then here's what they sound like nowadays, A good version of Rammstein. Better? Yes. Harmonies and vocal melodies are abound in an Oomph! album as opposed to a R+ disc, where their singer is placed squarely in the tenor octave while both guitarists are content to proceed with their tired "Sturm und Drang" style of playing.

...Did I mention that the singer of Oomph! is also the drummer? That alone gets my respect.

For a loong time, Unrein was my favorite Oomph! album. More than half the tracks of Unrein could easily be called my favorite. I was extremely excited when I first heard Plastik, and it was very good. Well worth purchasing, but it didnt seem to have quite as much bite as Unrein had. Then when Ego hit, it seemed to be to Plastik what Plastik was to Unrein. Finally with Wahrheit oder Pflicht, I was finding that the special edition songs were my favorite songs. Augen Auf! absolutely rocked, but after a while it seemed like the current album is almost the industrial metal equivalent of pop. I had a few second thoughts about buying the next album, and not downloading it and seeing if I liked it, but I wound up buying it. It almost seems like some parts of the new album should be on an album called Wahrheit oder Pflicht 2, except that GlaubeLiebeTod surpasses the 3 post Unrein albums by far. So much so, that I debated for a while which album was better, Unrein or GlaubeLiebeTod, and I have to go with GlaubeLiebeTod.

I recieved my order in a well timed fashion and I am very happy with the product.

This is a great CD. There's not much praise I can give that hasn't been said before. On another note, Weißt Du Wie Viel Sterne Stehen is not the bonus track, Menschein is. Weißt Du Wie Viel Sterne Stehen is on the Gott ist ein Popstar single & Delikatesen Bonus disk if you have that edition

Great cd. I rank it right up there with Wahreit Oder Plift. Not as hard though, has more of the 80s depeche mode type influence in it. Great vocals, the best in all of rock.