DISILLUSION
Vurtox
- Vocals and Guitars
Rajk Barthel - Guitars
Jens Maluschka - Drums
RELEASE:
20.10.2006 G/A/S
23.10.2006 EU
In
October 2006, Metal Blade Records will release the
new DISILLUSION album “GLORIA”. And what
an album it is!
Sure,
the new material is innovative, original, masterfully
arranged, etc., but what really matters is: “GLORIA”
is incredible. A concrete block. A massive wall. A
big hit.
Huge
music with a huge character, it’s an effective
mix of pulsating, marching rhythms and dramatic quiet
parts. DISILLUSION have dismissed their past dream
world and taken a huge step forward. Welcome to today.
Warm and vital, bursting with energy, beautiful, powerful
and always unpredictable, the band turns their visions
into music. The listener is engulfed in an emotional
maelstrom of rage, fear and passion, by vocals that
are highly energetic yet disturbingly casual. There
is something hiding behind all this cynical nonchalance
– bleeding hearts and uncertain dangers.
This
overwhelming dichotomy of tempest and melody, groove
and dynamics, beat and bombast, pathos and coolness
is turned into great songs as if there wasn’t
an easier thing in the world to do. One godly chorus
here, one brutal riff there, and off we go with the
next hook. What a joy! What a fire!
The
band worked on “GLORIA” for 18 long and
changeful months – searching, arguing, testing
and going mad – in one word: writing. Recording
and mixing was quickly done within an insane four
weeks. The album was mastered in Portland by Grammy
collector Adam Ayan, who has already set the levels
for NINE INCH NAILS and A PERFECT CIRCLE, among many
others.
It’s
a fact that this album will surprise people and amaze
them at the same time. Through their bold experimentation,
DISILLUSION have managed to write true anthems, which
are undeniably deep as well as truly modern.
Who
else can deliver that? In such quality? Be warned!
“GLORIA”
is a real event. And not for cowards!
Where it began:
Formed
all the way back in 1994, the cornerstone of their
current strength was laid in 2001 when the trio formation
of Schmidt/Barthel/Maluschka first got together. The
demo recordings “Three Neuron Kings” and
“The Porter” made waves that swept far
across the German borders, soon resulting in a deal
with Metal Blade Records. Two years of hard work later,
“Back To Times Of Splendor” became one
of the most successful debuts in German metal history.
DISILLUSION received worldwide praise by fans and
press alike for a monolithic album that intelligently
combined elements from various different genres. After
intense live activities including festivals and a
European tour, DISILLUSION began working on “GLORIA”
in February 2005.
