Unheilig - Puppenspiel
Unheilig - Puppenspiel (Nilaihah Records)
This is the first release for Unheilig to be domestically available in the United States, thanks to Nilaihah Records. This band has been putting out albums in Germany since 2001 and it really shows with their release of Puppenspiel. Fans of acts like Eisbrecher and Rammstein will delight at the deep vocals sung in German and the heavy handed guitars mixed with electronics. There is a bit of a symphonic feel to the album through the use of strings in some of the tracks as well. Overall the vocals are smoother than their aforementioned peers, lending a more goth feel to the sound rather than a rough industrial one. There’s still enough energy charged into things to keep it from getting boring, repetitive and sounding generic. There’s a good mix of guitar driven tracks and slower more ballad-like songs to make it a good listen from start to finish.
