‘The Ghost Xperiment: Illumination’ by Vanden Plas

Artists

  • Andy Kuntz / Vocals

  • Stephan Lill / Guitar

  • Gunter Werno / Keyboards

  • Andreas Lill / Drums

  • Torsten Reichert / Bass

Rating

Musical Feel

Emotion
Grandiosity

Song / Album Composition

Melody
Structure
Pulse

Tracks

  • When The World Is Falling Down

  • Under The Horizon

  • Black Waltz Death

  • The Lonely Psychogen

  • Fatal Arcadia

  • The Ouroboros

  • Ghost Engineers

  • Krieg Kennt Keine Sieger

“When The World Is Falling Down,” is a suitably grand opener. A song that combines the orchestral with the dark, venturing into a world of chaos and madness that allows the listener to glimpse the darkness underneath. “Under The Horizon,” masks the darkness for a subtle minute before cutting the ties and bleeding through for all to see. A song that truly shines into the night. “Black Waltz Death,” gets things going. Pushing the listener into new extremities, and ensuring the grandness of it all does not get missed out.

“The Ouroboros,” hits hard and different. The longest song on the record it contains a great many parts, all of which combine together to form a connected story that soars and rises with the tanglement of time. “Ghost Engineers,” flits between insanity and delight, the melodical work is simply beautiful. “Krieg Kennt Keine Sieger,” laps up the debris of time, and gets the listener hooked on subtle and simple melodies.

The album is out on 4th December via Frontiers Music.