Blutengel – Dämonen:Stürm (Digital/CD/Vinyl/Cassette Album – Out Of Line)
Blutengel, under the direction of founder Chris Pohl, returns with a double album available in various formats. The title offers a clear hint at the album’s concept—an exploration of our inner demons—making this undoubtedly one of the band’s more introspective works.
Musically, Blutengel hasn’t strayed far from its signature style in recent years. Yet what continues to impress is Chris Pohl’s ability to craft powerful and emotionally resonant songs. He again succeeds in fusing strength and melody within his distinctive Dark-Pop/Wave-Pop universe. Some tracks lean into a harder, more epic direction with dramatic arrangements, while others incorporate subtle EBM influences.
True to form, Blutengel also embraces new challenges—this time delivering a flawless cover of Amanda Lear’s “Follow Me”, reimagined perfectly in their signature sound. The album also reveals quieter, ballad-like moments, where Ulrike Goldmann takes the lead. Her presence feels a bit more restrained on this release, and once again, a significant portion of the songs are in English. Notably, there’s also a compelling collaboration with Solar Fake.
As always with Blutengel, the production is tight and precise.
This is another excellent album—ambitious, cohesive, and filled with standout moments. (Rating:8½).
Listen to “Fight The Demons”:
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About Blutengel
Blutengel was formed in Berlin, Germany, in 1998 by singer Chris Pohl after he left the project Seelenkrank. The band mixes Dark-Wave, Futurepop and Synth-Pop into a style Pohl describes as “dark pop”, with lyrics in German and English delivered across male and female vocals. Ulrike Goldmann joined as female vocalist in 2005 and remains, alongside Pohl, the band’s current line-up; earlier vocalists included Nina Bendigkeit, Kati Roloff, Gini Martin, Eva Pölzing, Constance Rudert, Steffi Weingarten and Anja Milow.
The band’s studio album chronology runs from “Child of Glass” (1999) and “Seelenschmerz” (2001) through “Angel Dust” (2002), “Demon Kiss” (2004), “Labyrinth” (2007), “Schwarzes Eis” (2009), “Tränenherz” (2011), “Monument” (2013), “Omen” (2015, later reissued as “Save Us”), “Leitbild” (2017), “Un:Gött” (2019), “Erlösung – The Victory of Light” (2021) and “Un:Sterblich – Our Souls Will Never Die” (2023), all released on Out Of Line. “Dämonen:Stürm” follows in 2025 as a double album exploring themes of inner conflict.
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