Griffin L.O.G.
Breathe Into Me
Rating
Style: Goth and then some
Release date: 2011
Playing time: 54:00 (main disc)
 

I love when I receive material from a band who burn for their cause. When it's blatantly obvious that they've put a lot of effort into putting together a promo package that isn't just like the A4 and the disc all the others send us. In the case of Griffin L.O.G. from Munich, I've received a professionally printed six page leaflet with two discs inside plus a cover letter. Very nice!

The influences for the music on the main disc are plenty. There's a general air of goth across the album, but you can hear elements of everything from black metal over Celtic Frost to Kraftwerk here! The use of synths is extensive which far and wide works alright.

I can see how the mixture of full-on black metal extremity and melodic synth sounds could be a challenge to some ears, but I personally appreciate the versatility.

If I were to point out instances where I'm challenged, so to speak, I'd have to point to the vocal performance of Griffin himself in a few instances. On the whole, it's fine, but for example in the song Traumtrinker, it is very repetitive and sounds...well, odd bordering on annoying.

Anyway, on the whole a solid effort by a band who clearly want something with their music.

The music on the bonus disc is, as is stated in the promo material, not mixed or anything. You can tell, but it's actually not that bad. The tune Heaven In Flames is by far the one that has caught my attention the most on that disc. Catchy piece.

Check it out!


Tracklist

01. Ante Scriptum
02.
Traumtrinker
03.
Amorprotheus
04.
The Nightmare Suicider
05.
Inferno
06.
Breathe Into Me
07.
Komm Tanz
08.
Nachtfalter
09.
Das Leben Ist Schön
10.
Crows (Back Into The Line)
11.
Post Scriptum

+ Bonus disc

Label: None
Distribution: None
Artwork rating: 70/100
Reviewed by: Thomas Nielsen
Date: 9 December, 2011
Website: www.griffinlog.de