NEW ALBUM IN A MIRROR DARKLY
Ambitious album
scheduled for release in April 2014
It’s the
hoped-for complex and ambitious album, and of course
we wouldn’t have accepted anything less from Mekong
Delta. Like few other contemporary groups, the
German progressive thrash metal band surrounding
mastermind and bassist Ralf Hubert continues
to stand for innovation and independence in 2014. All
those looking for pure mainstream or mediocre muzak
have to look elsewhere – Mekong Delta score
again with their intelligence, unwillingness to
compromise and courage. Their new album is called In
A Mirror Darkly and picks up thematically
where its 2010 predecessor Wanderer
On The Edge Of Time left
off. “For me, music doesn’t start with A and end
with Z, it’s an ongoing process,” Ralf
Hubert explains. “In this respect, you
could call In A Mirror Darkly the continuation of
the Wanderer theme, but it’s no copy, it’s an
independent recording. Each Mekong album sounds
unique and forward-looking in the original sense of
the term. As a composer, I consciously allow myself
to drift to be able to consistently explore new
horizons.”
Martin
LeMar (vocals), Ralf Hubert (bass,
classical guitar), Erik Adam H. Grösch (guitar)
and Alex Landenburg (drums) have recorded a
total of eight songs for In A Mirror Darkly, among them three instrumental numbers
like the classical guitar
intro or the
ingenious ‘Inside
The Outside Of The Inside’ with its diverse
arrangements. “Typically Mekong Delta, the new
numbers all have a playing time of between five and
seven minutes. As far as I am concerned, that’s just
the right time frame to gain sufficient stylistic
depth without pushing the envelope or creating
artistic ambiguities,” band founder Ralf
Hubert explains the initial parameters of the
new album. “I feel that we’ve once again found the
right mix of complexity and uninterrupted
leitmotiv.”
So you
it’s obvious: the high artistic standards that Hubert
has set for himself and his band are also
reflected in terms of his music’s themes and stylistic
direction. For almost thirty years, Mekong Delta
have enjoyed an excellent reputation as an independent
and exceptionally creative band in the world of
progressive metal sounds. Albums such as The
Music Of Eric Zann (1988) and Pictures
At An Exhibition (1997) are considered
classics of their kind. With their blend of prog
metal, classical elements and thrash, the musicians
are considered pioneers of a stylistic mix which has
been emulated by a considerable number of epigones.
There can be no doubt: In A Mirror Darkly
fits in perfectly with this list of influential
albums.
"In A Mirror Darkly" will
be released in Scandinavia on April 23rd, in
Germany on April 25th, in Europe on April 28th
and in the USA on April 29th through SPV/Steamhammer
as CD, double gatefold LP with coloured vinyl plus CD in
cardboard sleeve and download.
TRACKLISTING:
1. Introduction
2. Ouverture
3. The Armageddon Machine
4. The Sliver in Gods Eye
5. Janus
6. Inside the Outside of the Inside
7. Hindsight Bias
8. Mutant Messiah
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