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Band Name: Wolfmaster Demo Title: Murder and Religion Band Members: All music by Wolfmaster Location: Trexlertown, PA Email for This Artist Official Web Site for This Artist Discuss on the Metal Judgment Web Board

Blind's Review:
I really hate foolish pomp in my music. You know... sort of like that idiotic pageantry that Cradle of Filth puts on during album shoots, shows, etc. There doesn't need to be some far-out story to match music.
My point: people need to shut the fuck up and play. I don't give a damn about their personal lives or who they're trying to be.
Why did I begin like this? Because I just looked at Wolfmaster's web site, and not only does Wolfmaster prance around in fruity suits, but Wolfmaster also enjoys saying "Wolfmaster" over and over again in the third person to anyone that will listen to Wolfmaster. ("Wolfmaster"? Bestiality, anybody?)
I'm not impressed. I don't think there's anything special about some douche bag trying to hide his identity, because honestly, I couldn't give a shit who this guy is.
Anyway, Wolfmaster is neo-goth in the vein of Rammstein, but more industrial sounding. (Reminds me a bit of Laibach in some places.) Goth really isn't my type of music; I find it slow, repetitive, and as indicated above, often pretentious. However, I can always find diamonds in the rough and appreciate them for what they are. But uh...
Elements:

The vocals are distorted on every song. It sounds like the guy used a pedal to make himself sound like he's whispering and underwater--like the stuff you hear in Rob Zombie remixes.
The drums are over-produced. They all have loud, cheesy effects on them that make them quite annoying to listen to.
There are no electric (rhythm) guitars anywhere in the six tracks. It's all keyboard-drive, orchestrated melodies. Interesting, but not particularly good.
All the songs are nearly identical in tempo, and apart from some different lyrics and effects, they all essentially sound the same.
Well, Wolfmaster tried to experiment, but unfortunately for Wolfmaster, Wolfmaster failed to create anything past a yawn factory. Being different is fine, but ditching the elements that make songs good (coherent melodies, variety, etc.) is something that no artist should do--no matter how innovative.

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