Der Tod und die Landsknechte – Söhne des Teufels  (2019)

October 7, 2024

Der Tod und die landsknechte (forgive me if I have fucked that up, German is not my strong point) is the project of former Absurd vocalist “Wolf”. On the fact of his inclusion alone, before you get to instrumentation (although that too contributes), it is easy to compare Der Tod… to Absurd, particularly the 2000s era in which Wolf was main vocalist. This album contains the same bouncy yet morose folk-like riffs that Absurd proliferated on Totenleider, DFK and Grimmage Volksmusik etc. – however, the drumming and production are both a step up. The songwriting also seems somewhat more complete / matured also. All in all, this is pretty damn good.