Hexenbrett
“Dritte Beschwörung:
Dem Teufel eine Tochter”
Dying Victims
2024
I have already
presented the profile of Hexenbrett more than once when reviewing the previous
materials of this uncommon band. So I won’t repeat myself, but only mention
that the Germans, with their original and unique style, are currently a kind of
rarity on the scene. They create music based on classical models, which is not
just a patchwork of well-known and loved patents, but a remarkably fresh offer,
which can easily fit into the framework of the avant-garde. On their second full-lenght
Hexenbrett have expanded the structure of their music even further, drawing yet
deeper in the classics. And here I mean both heavy metal and even rock. For
there's no denying that on “Dritte Beschwörung: Dem Teufel eine Tochter” we'll
hear a plethora of riffs from the 80s and 70s. The fact that we catch a lot of
pure heavy metal harmonies on this album (the introduction to “La Plese De La
Nuit” is pure Iron Maiden, but other examples could be listed here in bunches)
doesn't make Hexenbrett's music any easier to classify though. It can be said
that everything we find here has its roots in the works of the progenitors of
black metal, or even older bands. The thing is that the compositions are
remarkably diverse and very theatrical. Rarely while listening to the music
would one as much as want to see its visuals. In the case of Hexenbrett, of
course, we can trust our own imagination, for which “Dritte Beschwörung: Dem
Teufel eine Tochter” is perfect fuel. This album provides a whole range of
arrangements, a lot of details that make it more than a matter of two to three
listening sessions to get to know these recordings completely. With each
successive spin we discover something new in it, something eerie, mysterious
and sinister. This is a kind of musical horror in a very old atmosphere, damn
engaging and often surprising. Certainly a huge advantage of these tracks is
Hexenbrett's use of native language (although towards the end of the album
there is also a track that is a French-Italian-Spanish dialogue). Together with
the music, this creates a really unusual atmosphere. Of course, these songs sound
as if they were recorded like forty years ago, and only sharper, though
absolutely not classically black metal vocals, distinguishes this work from the
fathers of the genre(s). If you are a devoted admirer of Funereal Presence,
Negative Plane or Malokarpatan, and haven’t yet heard of Hexenbrett, then you
have an obligatory task to do. I assure you that on “Dritte Beschwörung: Dem
Teufel eine Tochter” you will find music that is as much classical as it is
ambitious. Music, that through its flirting with other genres, hasn’t become a
grotesque and caricature of itself, as it’s happened in many cases. From my
side, not for the first time, a very strong recommendation.
- jesusatan
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