Gestapo SS
Vinlandic Stormtroopers
[Clawhammer]
This cd compiles outputs spanning, I assume, the entire history of this
Vinlandic NS/Oi BM band, featuring, at least to a certain limited extent,
the drummer for Pantheon. Amongst those recordings featured, are the
"Breaking Down the Door" demo cassette, the "Kamerandenschaft" rehearsal,
and the split "Resistencia 88" respectively. Tracks 1-8 are for the first,
9-11 the second, and the remaining tracks through fourteen are taken from
the split.
In essence, it is hard to place a concrete judgment, or rather, analysis, on all these recodings, at least all in one go of it, because they are all so distinguished in themselves. The demo, as perhaps would be expected, is very primitive, both in regards to musical expression and sound, and consequently, I believe is probably my personal favorite of the bunch. Some sections of it are faster, displaying a clear inspiration from BM, or even early thrash, while, on the contrary, some are slower, and stick to a more traditional aggressive OI sound. Although not being a personal fan, I still find myself enjoying these moments, perhaps as they are constructed on excellent "folkish", or even "traditional" melodic elements. The medieval component to the music is exceptionally clear, and makes the demo very interesting. Perhaps to further bring across this "cultural" message, there is a Third Reich marching song which begins the album, accompanied with an appropriate speech sampling.
Instead of going over the rest of the album individually, in the manner of analyzing every separate contribution, I say instead that it is all very similar. For the most part, the production is lacking, and therefore brings to mind a black metal influence. Some sections of the album, are darker, with regards to musical composition, while some, as I said, are clearly based on a traditional OI structure. Occasionally, the drums will speed up into a trashing beat, or, even more seldom, into a blasting style. However, for the most part, the beat is what you would expect from an OI influenced band; upbeat, but certainly not blasting in any sense of the word. I can't help but here the influence, or perhaps just resemblance, of the band to Aryan Blood, who, especially on the new split with Eisenwinter, sound very much like G.SS, and also to "Angry Aryans", although in the latter case I may be stretching just a little bit. Both G.SS and A.B have adopted a similar very sound, building from BM structures, although complimented further by traditional OI sounds, and then assembling the end product over a lacking production, accentuated with BM vocal structures. In the case of G.SS, the vocals, although changing slightly from record to record, are, for the most part, "aggressive". Although they are certainly not singing, the vocals are not, for example, like A.B's over the top tortured screams of agony (for reference, check out the new split with Eisenwinter.) On the contrary, perhaps like A.A's, although moreso, the vocals are just angry screams of hate. Some are lower, almost in the realm of traditional death metal, while some, as in the vein of BM, are higher, and more reminiscent of screams. The production makes them harder to hear, and hence, harder to really review accurately.
Let us take a moment in closing and look at the packaging. Although the lyrics, and even the song titles themselves should leave no doubts as to the political leanings of the band, even the slowest fool will realize this upon further investigation of the packaging. The front cover is adorned with a famous propaganda poster from the Third Reich, which I am sure many of you have seen; an SS soldier striding bravely out to battle, helmet covering his eyes, positioned in front of the advancing Panzers, and the mighty Luftwaffe. On the inlay, we will find the words "Aryan Hordes of Hate Gather for Attack", displayed over a military march.
All in all, this is most assuredly a political band, with a definite political message to bring to their listeners. One will find this in the lyrics ("you stupid fucking Jew", "Hail Timothy McVeigh"... hope I spelled this right), the artwork (as I have just discussed), and the song titles themselves ("White National Socialists", "Fist of the ZOG crusher") If this bothers you, then you probably have no business buying this album.
One of this authors personal favorites as of now.
© 2002 orodruin
In essence, it is hard to place a concrete judgment, or rather, analysis, on all these recodings, at least all in one go of it, because they are all so distinguished in themselves. The demo, as perhaps would be expected, is very primitive, both in regards to musical expression and sound, and consequently, I believe is probably my personal favorite of the bunch. Some sections of it are faster, displaying a clear inspiration from BM, or even early thrash, while, on the contrary, some are slower, and stick to a more traditional aggressive OI sound. Although not being a personal fan, I still find myself enjoying these moments, perhaps as they are constructed on excellent "folkish", or even "traditional" melodic elements. The medieval component to the music is exceptionally clear, and makes the demo very interesting. Perhaps to further bring across this "cultural" message, there is a Third Reich marching song which begins the album, accompanied with an appropriate speech sampling.
Instead of going over the rest of the album individually, in the manner of analyzing every separate contribution, I say instead that it is all very similar. For the most part, the production is lacking, and therefore brings to mind a black metal influence. Some sections of the album, are darker, with regards to musical composition, while some, as I said, are clearly based on a traditional OI structure. Occasionally, the drums will speed up into a trashing beat, or, even more seldom, into a blasting style. However, for the most part, the beat is what you would expect from an OI influenced band; upbeat, but certainly not blasting in any sense of the word. I can't help but here the influence, or perhaps just resemblance, of the band to Aryan Blood, who, especially on the new split with Eisenwinter, sound very much like G.SS, and also to "Angry Aryans", although in the latter case I may be stretching just a little bit. Both G.SS and A.B have adopted a similar very sound, building from BM structures, although complimented further by traditional OI sounds, and then assembling the end product over a lacking production, accentuated with BM vocal structures. In the case of G.SS, the vocals, although changing slightly from record to record, are, for the most part, "aggressive". Although they are certainly not singing, the vocals are not, for example, like A.B's over the top tortured screams of agony (for reference, check out the new split with Eisenwinter.) On the contrary, perhaps like A.A's, although moreso, the vocals are just angry screams of hate. Some are lower, almost in the realm of traditional death metal, while some, as in the vein of BM, are higher, and more reminiscent of screams. The production makes them harder to hear, and hence, harder to really review accurately.
Let us take a moment in closing and look at the packaging. Although the lyrics, and even the song titles themselves should leave no doubts as to the political leanings of the band, even the slowest fool will realize this upon further investigation of the packaging. The front cover is adorned with a famous propaganda poster from the Third Reich, which I am sure many of you have seen; an SS soldier striding bravely out to battle, helmet covering his eyes, positioned in front of the advancing Panzers, and the mighty Luftwaffe. On the inlay, we will find the words "Aryan Hordes of Hate Gather for Attack", displayed over a military march.
All in all, this is most assuredly a political band, with a definite political message to bring to their listeners. One will find this in the lyrics ("you stupid fucking Jew", "Hail Timothy McVeigh"... hope I spelled this right), the artwork (as I have just discussed), and the song titles themselves ("White National Socialists", "Fist of the ZOG crusher") If this bothers you, then you probably have no business buying this album.
One of this authors personal favorites as of now.
© 2002 orodruin