Schattenreich 2

Schattenreich should still be known to one or the other from the late TV show with the same name on the TV channel Onyx as well as the corresponding parties with Vjane respectively Djane Medusa. Schattenreich Vol. 2 presents another release of this sampler line-up coming as a dual cd, which claims to give a cross section-oriented, musical overview of the current black scenery. Keeping the present and still increasing heterogeneity of dark styles in mind, this is a difficult undertaking,. Hence, it is not surprising that the choice has fallen mainly on familiar interpreters and is not expanding into large depths of any subgenres.

Nevertheless the wide bow is drawn between NIGHTWISH (Nemo) to OOMPH! (Sex Hat Keine Macht), SCHANDMAUL (Leb!), BLUTENGEL (Forever) to FRONTLINE ASSEMBLY (Maniacal). Among those are several bands successful in the Top 100 like HIM (And Love Said No), L’AME IMMORTELLE (5 Jahre), PARADISE LOST (Forever After) or XANDRIA (Ravenheart). Furthermore there are some pearls like the long version of BILLY IDOL’s White Wedding and the way-out Coin-operated Boy of the DRESDEN DOLLS. It may be criticized that some songs are already older like COVENANT’s Bullet or BLUTENGEL’s Forever.
Conclusion: For someone, who knows the scene nearly all titles should be known from parties or MTVIVA and maybe already coming out of his ears, but for someone new to the scene, who is looking for the first overview or people, who do not want to spend much money on current singles, this compilation serves very well.