Aggressive, direct, uncomplicated, down-to-earth. No place for experiments, modern influences or clears singing. This variegated troop round the Jack of all trades, Wolfgang Rothbauer, cudgels through 11 songs in the cut-set of Death Metal and Grindcore in jolly style.
The lyrics are presented in German language with the only exception Värdighetens Avgrund and fit the direct in-the-face attitude with intransigence.
Drummer Per Ekegren, well-known from the mighty band Grave, adds a portion of purulent groove, so that the songs drag in mighty style from time to time like in the short bulldozer track Für Gott Und Gold, including a cynical spoken outro.
The grinding stone is sharpened for a while during the nearly epic tune Schöne Freude and the band plays in really heavy lumbering manner.
Prügelknabe shakes his leg to deadly swaying grooves, ere the hymnal opening chord of Im Leben Nicht reminds me of In Slumber or ThirdMoon. This rudiment of an easy-going melody is swept away by typical harsh attacks a while later and I think that this constant fire wipes me out until the end. In contrast, the slightly orchestral concluding song called Todessog surprises totally and sticks out completely. More breathers like this one would have boosted the dynamics.

Weltenschmerz is an intense and furious release, but it acts in one-dimensional style and only rarely holds astonishing turns to leave remarkable traces. Heaviness is put into perspective by continuous aggression.