ARAKAIN - SCHIZOPHRENIE
TEROR, GILOTINA, ANTIKRIST.
Arakain's debut was great but despite that my expectations for this follow up was quite low since this is quite an obscure album that I haven't really heard anyone talk about. But this was a pleasant surprise for me. It came out in 1991 but bands from the Czech Republic werent as sensitive to trends like some other nations were. Maybe becayse the country itself had recently gotten out of the claws of their communist regime.
But despite that Arakain's sound is very slavic. So expect some hectic and sharp guitars, athletic drumming with some strange vocals that most westerners can't understand, myself included. But with titles like Teror, Gilotina, Antikrist and Schizofrenie I think we all can understand at least the outlines of the lyrical content.
Vocalist Aleš Brichta has a unique voice, he almost vibrates when he sings. The closest comparison might be Artillery's Flemming Rönsdorf. The guitar duo Jirka Urban and Mirek Mach are great and the rhythm section backs it up nicely with precision.
Schizofrenie has basically all the elements from their excellent debut "Thrash the trash", This is definitely an equal, not any overdone second-rate follow-up here contrary to my worries. Arakain's career has spanned over decades but in my opinion they never reached the same heights as on their first two albums.
Rating:
| INFO |
Label: Supraphon Year: 1991 Country: Czech Republic Duration: 01:00:37 Tracks: 11 Genre: Power/Thrash Reviewer: Ruthless Rating: 4/5 | ||
| TRACKS | LINEUP | |
| Ales Brichta - Vocals Jirka Urban - Guitars Mirek Mach - Guitars Zdenek Kub - Bass Stepan Metacek - Drums |
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