Urian - BLACK 2-Vinyl

Disguised as progressive metal, The Hirsch Effekt twist habits again on their sixth long-player "Urian". The new album dives musically deep into the increasingly intrusive ambivalence of crises and everyday life. "Urian" is called the uninvited guest, whose encounter is usually quite unwelcome. For just under an hour it sonically captivates you and cleverly points out all the wonky crap with a sly hug! "Urian" takes its time, letting us breathe and catch our breath between powerful continuous patter. Hard approaches before atmospheric collages - sometimes sensitive-acoustic, with polished vocals and groovy passages - until Urian thrashes you again roughly in the side. Clearly less conceptual than the 2020 album "Collapse", it is nevertheless an absolute further development. Lyrical ciphers seem more intimate, references and references are seemingly obvious. Socio-political topics are discussed, for example, with the musicians critically questioning themselves and current developments. In addition to bots that nestle into human minds in Insta-comments that democratize, THE give voice to those who have none or those for whom all the good life is still waiting. From this dystopian, but clear understanding of the world and values grows a decent hope, thanks to which "Urian" may still linger for tea.