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Artist
Rainer Landfermann
11+ albums
Avant-garde MetalmetalProgressive metalAvant-GardeDark metal
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German Vocalist and Bass Player Extraordinaire Rainer Landfermann is known for his work with PAVOR, Bethlehem, and his own solo work. Thrilling, intense and hauntingly expressive to the extreme: Rainer Landfermann's signature vocals, that iconically shaped BETHLEHEM's cult classic "Dictius Te Necare" in 1996, return 23 years later on his new solo album "Mein Wort in Deiner Dunkelheit", released on June 19, 2019. Featured on the album are ten utterly dark and highly diverse songs that are pushing the boundaries of the extreme metal genre - dramatic low-frequency waves of bowed double basses, tenebrous choirs and somber jazz ballad parts harmoniously join blasting drums and grim avantgarde guitar riffs. Besides Rainer Landfermann's vocals, that have been characterized as "one of the sickest and most extreme voices you'll ever hear from a human being" (doom-metal.com) and made him rank among the "Top 30 Greatest Extreme Vocalists of All Time" in Decibel Magazine, the album highlights Rainer's extraordinary bass playing (as known from his band PAVOR, which released two albums of highly acclaimed and furiously virtuoso death metal in 1994 and 2003), and contributions of guest musicians like his brother Robert Landfermann on the double bass and PAVOR drummer Michael Pelkowsky. The German album title translates to "My word in your darkness". "The album is about introspection, self-awareness, and - ultimately - about beauty:" says Rainer Landfermann, "its experience, appreciation
