Two legendary neofolk-bands will soon release their new albums.
First there is Sol Invictus with “The Cruellest Month”.
Sol Invictus are the godfathers of classic Apocalyptic Folk. With "The Cruellest Month,", they release their first album for six years and make their long-awaited debut for Auerbach Tonträger / Prophecy Productions.
"The Cruellest Month" has turned out to be a typical Sol Invictus album in every regard.
Music-wise, it's angular, combative, painful,with pessimistic and cynical lyrics. As well as songs poison-penned by Tony Wakeford, the album contains a number of traditional songs, including Andrew King's rendition of mass-murder ballad, "Cruel Lincoln," and Tony Wakeford's version of a class war anthem.
Also out is Hekate’s “Die Welt der dunklen Gärten”.
Hekate have been working even longer on their new album, but the
follow-up to 2004's "Goddess" is now finally going to be released on June 10th under the title of "Die Welt der dunklen Gärten" (engl.: "The World of Dark/Cryptic Gardens"). On their fifth studio album to date, the group - which ranks among the pioneers of the German Neofolk scene - looks back to the mystical roots of their earlier works and forges a bridge from Classical elements and Oriental rhythms to melancholic Folk.
Nearly seven (!) years after "Goddess," Hekate prove once more, that they have lost nothing of their expressive and artistic powers. Music-wise, "Die Welt..." forges a bridge from Classical elements and Oriental rhythms to melancholic Folk.
Once more outstanding are the varied percussion arrangements so typical of Hekate as well as the alternating vocals by Susanne Grosche and Axel Menz.
The brilliant production courtesy of Patrick Damiani (ROME) lends a flair of simple beauty to this album.
"Die Welt der dunklen Gärten" sees Hekate return to Neofolk's first division with the possibly strongest album of their career thus far.
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