#panoptikum

Trepanation (skull operation)

Operation of squinting

Herbert List photographs from Präuscher's Panoptikum, 1944

"The artist Herbert List was fascinated by the life-size waxwork figures on display at the Präuscher’s Panoptikum in Vienna.

Lord Humungus in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

“Heimelige Film-Abende sind eh nicht mehr das, was sie mal warn!“

In der Zeit ihrer Entstehung (1981!) sehr fiktive Endzeit-Apokalypsen lösen keine wohligen Schauer mehr aus, seit die Realität rechts über den Standstreifen überholt. Kleiner Trost: In Mad Max 2 findet der energiehungrige Muskel-Despot sein gerechtes Ende …

Letzter Gruß an Humungus (links): „Servas, Oarschloch!“

Vater, warum lässt du deine Tocher nicht zu mir gehen?

Panoptikum

Die Kreatur

Somehow this release flew under my radar, which I feel is more on Napalm Records than me, probably being buried under an armada of pirate metal. Dero of Oomph! and Chris Harms of Lord of the Lost combine forces for a new Neue Deutsche Härte outing as Die Kreatur.

This project definitely draws from both musicians' respective sonic tendencies. I find several of the tracks particularly remind me of Oomph!'s amazing album Ritual, released last year. I would also guess that is where this project formed, considering Chris Harms' guest spot on "Europa" off that album. However I find the first half of the album tends to be more aggressively abrasive in sound than most material either musician has recently released. Which is not a bad thing, and definitely roots the album more in metal than rock. Harsh vocals abound, particularly from Harms, and many of the songs are rapid and full blast. The latter half seems to mellow just a tad, with a little more symphonic and even medieval metal elements, particularly with tracks like "Schlafes Braut," and "Glück Auf!," Overall though it retains the industrial metal crunch throughout. I have not picked a favorite track yet, but I find " Mensch/Maschine," "Zwei 100%," and "Unzertrennlich" mighty enjoyable.

If you enjoy Industrial metal / Neue Deutsche Härte, I strongly encourage checking out this album.

Mitten im Schusswechsel unten am Silbersee hält Winnetou in der Deckung einen Moment inne und wendet sich mit folgendem Bonmot an seinen Mitstreiter Old Shatterhand: „Wer die Wahrheit sagt, muss ein schnelles Pferd haben!“

So einen Überblick muss man in dieser Situation erstmal haben …