“An album that strongly embraces modern alternative metal and Americanized hard rock.”
Often associated with techno and Rammstein, Germany has a whole lot more to offer when it comes to popular music, be it metal, rock, hip-hop, industrial, or whatever other genre you may think of. Straight out of a tour just a few days back, Germanherren All Nine Yards are proof of that, and they are committed to being heard more often after the release of Violet, an album that strongly embraces modern alternative metal and Americanized hard rock, making it very dynamic.
Having already released two albums before, All Nine Yards are going through their color period, a period in which they incorporate colors into their album titles. Violet follows Blue and Red, which makes sense because the former is the color obtained by combining the first two, and may even indicate the end of one cycle and the beginning of another. However, regarding this album, the first thing you notice in relation to the previous ones, right from the opening track “Me in My Enemy,” is a shift in speed and intensity from third to fifth gear, skipping fourth altogether. Nothing could be more promising.
What Violet presents is a much greater focus than All Nine Yards have shown before, something more technical and premeditated, even in the less aggressive moments, such as “Lipstick” or “No More to Learn.” You hear Stone Sour here and there, as well as Bring Me the Horizon in between, but you also start to hear All Nine Yards, who already have the technical maturity needed to take the next step towards broader horizons. The final tracks, “I’m a Mess (God Bless)” and “Crossroads,” are the perfect “See you later!” and two fantastic songs to close a performance that could easily fit into any international summer festival. It’s time to take that next step, guys.
