Kadavar – Kadavar

1. All Our Thoughts
2. Black Sun
3. Forgotten Past
4. Goddess Of Dawn
5. Creature Of The Demon
6. Purple Sage
“The untitled album by Berlin band (not to be confused with this one is like a high mass for confirmed Black Sabbath worshippers. Ministers at this service are three longhaired, beardy guys who, stylishly clad in vintage clothing, do their upmost to be more Sabbath than Sabbath. With a singer who seems to have had his vocal chords reshaped by a cunning doctor to be able to sing just like Ozzy and riffs that seem to have been lifted straight from the first three albums by the Birmingham godfathers, this comes off more than just a bit. Even the lyrics are ‘ber-Sabbath with references to Lucifer and even a ‘wizard in the second song” (real fans know how significant this is).
“” has been rudimentary produced, what not really is a bad thing with such proto metal. Actually there ought to be a mono version of this album where the band could blow the speakers uncomplicatedly. Instead of such a, only for extreme purists acceptable, solution a very strict channel separation has been chosen. Bass and drums on the right, guitars on the left. As a listener one finds himself exactly in the middle and that is not a bad experience. All instruments are perfectly audible this way, especially the bass that rolls in a way Geezer Butler would have had difficulties equalling in his better days. In many ways succeeded in its mission to become more Sabbath than Sabbath. In a weird thought experiment I can see a time machine enabled rock battle between and the 1970 version of Black Sabbath and I would not be surprised if won such a battle easily. Not only their record sounds much better than the classic Sabbath ones (this could be explained by the current technology which allows things that were not even thinkable in 1970), “” also lacks the experimental tracks that can be found on every old Sabbath-record, which now sound a bit dull and dated. Or not?
“Purple Sage”, the record’s sixth track is a sudden change of style. “Purple Sage” or “Silver Machine”‘ the psychedelic warlords Hawkwind were never far away on second thought and in this song their influence emerges full-force. For eight minutes explores space in a far out sound experiment. The original record, released in March on the small German “This Charming Man” (hello Morrisey?) label finishes after this track, but fortunately the well-known Tee Pee Records picked it up for a worldwide release, adding an extra track in the process. “Living In Your Head” was first released as a b-side on the long obsolete single “Creature Of The Demon” and now closes the CD in full garage/heavy psych style. As if Jimi Hendrix and The Troggs engage in a mudwrestling match, that is how “Living In Your Head” sounds. Not as crisply produced as the preceding songs, but sludgy as hell.
If you are not yet convinced of ‘s quality, the band has already been confirmed for Roadburn 2013. The Patronaat will be shaking on its foundations on Friday April 19th. Do not miss it!”
Lords Of Metal, Jan-Simon
LP album (Yellow)
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