Antikörper [ENHANCED]

Eisbrecher

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 24, 2006)
• Original Release Date: October 10, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Dancing Ferret Discs
• ASIN: B000IU3XSS
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,968 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

German language music that fuses elements of metal and industrial in a manner very likely to appeal to fans of Rammstein, Oomph! or Joachim Witt and to a lesser extent, KMFDM or In Extremo. Bombastic, heavy instrumentation and deep male vocals with solid, pumping electronics. Features former members of Megaherz.

Product Description

Through the Live Preparations and Stage Experiences, the Two-man Project Grew Into the Six-headed Rock Band Eisbrecher. And with the Second Album "Antikorper", Noel, Alexx, and Live Keyboarder Max (Who Has Been Involved as the Third Force Behind the Song Writing Since 2003) Pay Tribute to the Impressions and Experiences from the Shows: More Guitars and Power on the One Hand and More Pop and Melody on the Other. Album Ii Will Make the Eisbrecher's Clear Development and Change Audible and Noticeable Because Eisbrecher Now have a History, a Path. The Last Four Years have Left their Marks in Eisbrecher-land.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but it's no masterpiece, October 27, 2006

By	Rumpelstilzchen - See all my reviews

Rather than falling into repetition by rehashing what's been done before, Eisbrecher has a louder and more aggressive approach for this release, and is much darker in both its lyrical content and its overall ambience. Tracks such as Adrenalin, Antikörper, Entlassen, Phosphor, Kein Mitleid, and Eiskalt Erwischt make this album worthy of being heard by themselves, but that's only half of it.

The new sinister electronic mood of the album makes songs like Antikörper and Kein Mitleid powerful and addictive, but it has had the unfortunate side effect of producing a lot of overly dramatic ones as well. The "darker" aspect of this album is both its strong point and its weakness.

The biggest example of this weakness would have to be Kinder der Nacht (Children of the Night), a truly melodramatic and uninspired piece of work by any standard unless you consider yourself to be a goth. And I am not talking about the good, Rome destroying Goths. I am referring to the "I am the Prince of Sorrow" type of goth. I poke fun at stereotyping goths here because the song is really that bad. If you're wondering, Kinder der Nacht basically chants on about how "the children of the night" feel that a dark power separates them from life and how it feels like black blood shooting through their veins and that they're "sealing a pact for all eternity" and... I'm feeling like I should put on some mascara already, so I'm stopping there.

My point is that some of the songs' lyrics are ridiculous to the point that I think they're satirical, but I fear they are not. In either case, it hurts the integrity of the album to have such weak links. If you don't speak German, however, consider yourself lucky! You'll be totally oblivious to the lyrics when they're bad, and enjoy them all the same when they're good because the album sounds good otherwise.

I hope Eisbrecher keeps the heavier edge, but I really hope that they won't slice their own wrists open with it next time.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Eisbrecher's back with a totally new sound, January 4, 2007

By	Jonathan Ditmer (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews

"Antikörper", Eisbrecher's second album (composed of former Megaherz members Alexx Wesselsky and Noel Pix, as well as the two new members Max and René), presents a completely new and changed sound compared to their debut album. Whereas "Eisbrecher" focused more on a more electronic base with minimal guitars and some drums, "Antikörper" relies on heavy electric guitars with hard (and sometimes) fast riffs. The new sound is more of a balance of instrumental and electronical, and Eisbrecher have done well to keep an equilibrium throughout. Some songs, such as "Vergissmeinnicht" and "Entlassen" resemble their original work, while others, such as "Freisturz" and "Phosphoer" exemplify this new sound unique to "Antikörper".

The lyrical content of the songs has also changed quite drastically from the old album to the new one, shifting practically to match the sound. The lyrics just fit: they're darker words which meet the new, harder and darker sound present in this album.

It's a strong album with more metal-industrial roots than the previous one, but Eisbrecher also worked hard to create a masterpiece which doesn't alienate fans of the original sound. It should appeal to both fans of the band, fans of the genre, and people looking for a great and newer band to listen to.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars love it, January 10, 2007

By	Soccer Dude (Brookfield, WI USA) - See all my reviews

i got this cd when it came out on amazon.com and since then i've ripped it onto my computer so that i can play it on my iPod and i listen to it constantly either in my car or walkin around. the musicality of the band has grown since the freshmen album.