Schrekk and Grauss

Riding high on the success of his previous two albums, Wumpscut mastermind Rudy Ratzinger presents his latest effort, SCHREKK & GRAUSS (loosely translated as "Scare & Horror"). Active since 1993, Wumpscut is one of the few industrial acts that has succeeded in maintaining a prominent position in electronic music since it's very beginnings, with a total of 18 albums so far. SCHREKK & GRAUSS offers more of the infamous sound harsh industrial, synthesizer-driven, with distorted vocals and scary melodies. After a few excursions into more mellow sound regions, here Rudy R. returns to the more aggressive, harder stuff, always maintaining his special trademark: A well-balanced mélange of catchy melodies, great arrangements, and industrial noise.