Virtual Night Angel's Review of:
IN EXTREMO
It was as if In Extremo were way too cool for me. It was hard
comprehending how cool this band was live. The lead singer, Das
letzte Einhorn was gorgeous. He was very confident, fearless and
very masculine. Das letzte Einhorn does all the lead vocals, plays
the harp and Zyster. I loved this band and couldn't believe they
really existed. The lead singer and band members had cool tattoos
that were so well done.
They were promoting their fourth CD. On their current release,
"Verehrt und Angespien," my favorite song is "Herr Mannelig".
It is even done a second time on the CD as an acoustic bonus track.
It kicks serious ass and makes me want to go straight back to
Germany and be immersed in their language and talents again. I
must say every track on the In Extremo CD is top of the line!
The man called Yellow Pfwith, with the goatee, plays the bagpipes,
C-Pipes, shallmei, flute, and Nykelharpa. He kept me in awe during
the whole performance. I really could not get my eyes off him.
Thomas der Munzer plays guitar and Die Lutter plays bass guitar
and the Drumscheid. Dr. Pyrmonte uses bagpipes, schallmei, flute,
and harfe. Flex, der Biegsame plays bagpipes, D-pipes, schallmei,
and flute.
The seven members looked as cool as they sound and look on their
new CD. These dudes have a serious medieval look with leather
and metal pieces made into extremely fashionable attire. Their
outfits were dull shades of red, yellow, green, and black solids.
The entire look of them all together on stage was classic. They
are an attractive group of outstanding musicians. The song, "Miss
Gordon of Gight", is played so beautifully. It's so different
and pleasantly unexpected.
I like hearing instruments played like I've never heard before.
The "In Extremo" theme song rules! I really enjoyed this band
live and I was really impressed by how all the bands were so talented
and so experienced beyond belief. Such serious musicianship, that
I hope will really pay off for them. I found out sometime after
buying the CD that the band is promoted by Metal Blade. I tried
to write Metal Blade in Los Angeles regarding the great In Extremo
performance I had seen. The e-mail bounced right back to me.
In Extremo are full of musical expression and at times use heavy
metal combined with vocals, chanting, and ancient sounds. I could
hear more instruments than usual. The music was beat oriented
with drums, horns, vocals and guitars giving their sound a real
festival feel.
http://www.inextremo.de/
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