Expect to have your preconceived notions broken by Folterkammer. They are an Operatic black metal band that has delivered an exciting following up to their debut album 2020’s Die Lederpredigt. Weibrecht is an exhilarating further exploration of extreme metal and melody from the New York Quintet.
Overtly expressive Weibermacht takes the idea of classical, symphonic, and black metal to the precipice. Andromeda Anarchia’s vocals are a wonder. Able to hit the wonderful high notes and the drama of classical with its characters and nuances with what could possibly be an eight-octave range. Yet she is able to dive into the depths of deathened black metal with a cold fury and roar that is provided in equal measure and is of vital importance. It is such a commanding performance and mastery of her voice, from the elegant to the ugly it is literal tour de force.
Musically Folterkammer (Torture Chamber) are able to back this up with a sense of urgency and potent extreme music that is restless and full of energy The excellent recording allows both the classical and symphonic to shine in equal measure with the black and death metal touches, and this is undoubtedly an extreme metal record. “Die Unterwerfung” and “Algolagnia’’ are excellent whilst the riff work in “Herrin der Schwerter,” is as memorable as that vocal performance. Sometimes the extreme suffers for the nuances of the symphonic but not in Weibermacht, the grandeur is met with the wickedness and perverse in equal measure that is openly provocative and steeped in mythology in a style they refer to as torture chamber music.
Weibermacht (female power) and is classical compositions are well suited to the Germanic tongue that is delivered with such power and authority. It is an album that will leave you reeling with its passion and a sense of vileness and darkness that is inherit within the album complete with “Venus In Furs” from the Velvet Underground as a unique finisher. Breathtaking and containing a vocal performance that needs to be heard to be believed, Folterkammer defy all expectations.
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Release Year: 2024
Label: Century Media
Category: Album
Country: Switzerland / USA
Reviewed by Sparky
