Third Realm – Into Oblivion (Album – DistortionProductions)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Electro, Industrial.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: Nathan Reiner is active for more than twenty years under the Third Realm moniker. The American has released multiple works and moved back to Distortion Productions to unleash his newest opus.
Content: Third Realm remains faithful to its dark approach of Electronics although the songs have been boosted with heavy, Industrial guitar play. The hardest parts are possibly appealing for KMFDM-fans but you’ll also discover a ‘softer’ although powerful Dark-Pop touch.
+ + + : There’s a well-balanced production between electronics and guitar sounds. Reiner is a talented and experienced musician who has accomplished his Electro sound with great sequences and solid bass lines. The vocal production is totally matching with the power of the sound.
– – – : The album is maybe missing an absolute hit song although you get several cool tracks instead.
Conclusion: Third Realm strikes back with one of its most powerful productions so far.
Best songs: “Hell On Earth”, “Blow & Kissing”, “Be Mine”, “Where Shadows Speak”.
Rate: 8.
Artist: www.facebook.com/ThirdRealm
Label: www.distortionprod.com / www.facebook.com/distortionproductions Read the news on ‘Into Oblivion’.
About Third Realm
Third Realm is the dark electronic project of Nathan Reiner, founded in 2000 in Buffalo, New York. The project signed to Distortion Productions for the albums “The Suffering Angel” (2017) and “Dystopian Society” (2018), before returning to the label for “Into Oblivion”, reviewed here. The current line-up features Reiner on vocals, production and songwriting, alongside Arrow Fitzgibbon on guitar, keyboards and backing vocals, Melanie Beitel on keyboards and backing vocals, and Mike Reiner on live drums.
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