DIE KRUPPS

Album: "Odyssey Of The Mind" (1996)
Label: Cleopatra Records
Style: Electro Metal
Songs: 13

B
 

Reviewed by: Darklight

This is the newest release by Die Krupps, and is easily their best yet. Mix hard and heavy guitars and drums with electronics, synths, and raw throated deep voiced screaming vocals, and you get the songs presented here. Each song plays at about the same fast and furious pace. This is aggressive electro metal from start to finish. But the songs are very catchy with some great rhythms and beats. They each have their own unique sound that allows them to stand apart from each other. There isn't a bad song to be found here. I especially like the songs "The Last Flood", "Isolation", "Odyssey Of The Mind", "Scent", and "The Final Option". These songs stand out the most on the album. But easily the best song to be found here is "Alive". This is an extremely powerful and emotional song. It is extremely melodic, catchy, and has incredible harmony. This is an all around quality album.

 

Album: "Rings Of Steel" (1995)
Label: Cleopatra Records
Style: Electro Metal
Songs: 17

C

Reviewed by: Darklight

This album features seventeen tracks of Die Krupps songs remixed by members of great bands such as KMFDM, Sisters Of Mercy, NIN, and Carcass. What you are delivered is very heavy metal based industrial music. The vocals, guitars, and drums are hard and heavy. There are a lot of samples, too. The electronic edge is usually dominated by these elements. I do have to admit that the songs on this album are too heavy metal for my tastes. But it's not a bad album, and is a must for heavy metal headbangers. .