Von Mollestein – The Order Of The Fist (Album – Von Mollestein)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-Metal.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: I already got the opportunity to discover earlier work from Von Mollestein. This band is hailing from The Netherlands and defines their music as the mix between Aggrotech and Black-Metal.
Content: “The Order Of The Fist” features 10 songs. The work takes off in a violent way, kind of full speed Hardcore Metal music with harsh, shouting, vocals on top. Quite progressively the work also reveals a ‘softer’ side mixing guitar riffs together with more explicit electronic treatments.
+ + + : It’s hard to label this band and it even has been never that difficult as for this new opus. And that’s precisely what makes the originality of this band; kind of ‘no rules – no compromises’ attitude. If you’re into violent music you better try Von Mollestein which is getting harder and harder. I’m more addicted to the ‘softer’ side of the work revealing a better balance between guitar and electronics. This band clearly has a potential to find an audience and doesn’t spare any effort to catch their attention.
– – – : This band is clearly not into melodies and other clichés but it would make their music more accessible… at least for non-Metal addicts.
Conclusion: Sonic terrorism made in The Netherlands.
Best songs: “Jacky Boy”, “Midnight Meateater”.
Rate: 7.
Artist: www.facebook.com/VonMollestein
About Von Mollestein
Von Mollestein is a band from Nijmegen, The Netherlands, blending Industrial and Aggrotech compositions with fast Black-Metal riffs. The line-up consists of Dunkelwalt (guitar, programming), Mr. Cooger (screams, grunts) and Dr. West (bass). The band draws on horror literature and film, particularly the work of Clive Barker and the “Hellraiser” mythology of the Cenobites, as a recurring reference point. “The Order Of The Fist” continues that Industrial-Metal approach.
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