Well done Mr. Ratzinger – one might think – since he went back to the roots and does what he can do best in my opinion: harsh and pounding end time electro. If just expedience or true return… we have to find out in an interview. However, Cannibal Anthem marks the eighth release and should propitiate older fans that got disappointed by Ratzingers last three and shallow outputs.
As regards content :WUMPSCUT: tries an adaptation of the cannibalism theme its link to current topics one cannot dismiss. Cannibal Anthem tells the story of an anankasm-driven protagonist who – at the end – makes becoming true what he has in mind expecting a drastic and probably polarizing end. Concept and lyrics are provoking, no matter if you take it all literally or metaphorically in a wider sense. That’s the way we know Rudy Ratzinger ;)
Intro Herzlich Willkommen still stumbles a bit into the first dancefloor-crusher Wir warten, but this one immediately runs into your legs and spreads a darkly paranoid atmosphere. Die Liebe and Pass Auf again are somewhat of romantically touched, rough but downright twisted declarations of love, while the title-track and Jesus Antichristus e.g. unite both of these musical aspects. Means, beats get screwed down a little giving more room to the oppressive schizophrenic atmosphere.
I think some of these “Atari” sounds could have been used in a better way but all things considered Cannibal Anthem is a well-balanced mixture of what is Rudy Ratzinger known for, keeping musical tension over the entire running time of this effort. Female guest vocals on Pass Auf and Hunger get contributed by Onca. It’s nice and fits in well.
After some runs Cannibal Anthem definitely get stuck in your ears!