Germany has such a rich group of Metal bands that there are always new projects and new sounds being released.
This last part of the German chronicle is about those sounds, which are not Power Metal, don't have a Folk sonority, but are definitely worth listening.
The first one is one of the most successful German bands today. Rammstein play Industrial Metal, sing almost always in German, but that hasn't stopped their aggressive sound to attract worldwide fans. I had the opportunity to go to one of their shows in Lisbon and beside the great music, the concert was a show in itself, with lots of pyrotechnical effects.
Another great band is Leaves' Eyes. With the ethereal voice of the legendary Theatre Of Tragedy ex-singer, Liv Kristine, and a set of solid musicians, they play a very atmospheric Symphonic Metal.
If you think Metal has to be fast paced to be heavy... think again!
Here's Ahab, a band of Funeral Doom. It's slow, but so heavy that, if you put your sound system loud enough, you will feel a pressure in the chest like you are having trouble to breathe.
To those who think that everything was invented in Metal... well, before this guys existed, it wasn't!
Van Canto is a band of A Capella Power Metal. Yes, no Guitars, no Bass, just a Drum and five powerful voices. Don't believe it? Just watch the video.
Other bands also much worth listening are: Xandria, Lacrimas Profundere, Deadlock and Flowing Tears. They were just victims of my need to keep this German chronicle in four parts, so I can try to reach the end of this European tour not much after the end of the year.
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