ÄRA KRÂ from Berlin formed 2010 by members of split up FUCK YOUR SHADOWS FROM BEHIND and DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT. Their self released debut „Ferne Tage“ came out several months later in 2011. The feedback was incredibly good and so the release was recommended in several zines & blogs.
In 2013 Filip Hantusch (War From A Harlots Mouth), Florian Freund (Farewell To Words) and Julian Dietz (Kromlek) completed the line up to record a new EP and play some shows.
The upcoming EP is bringing the melancholic and aggressive elements to a next level. Furthermore the new tracks got also some piano and string parts to get this unique atmosphere. The EP was produced by Simon Hawemann at Sludge Studions (ex-WFAHM) who created a modern dynamic soundscape.
500 copies
- 150 x ultra clear
- 350 x black
3 tracks///18 minutes///screenprint on B-Side///insert
Includes unlimited streaming of 12" EP
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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I generally appreciate the album by album move away from hardcore towards extreme metal. Yet for me personally, this is where the balance is perfect. Kind of like Metallica's Ride the Lightning: subsequent albums were more sophisticated and complex, yet less intense, too. Great to come back to, again and again. jornfin
The first song starts out with some alt-metal style guitars, but don't be fooled. This is abrasive screamo(violence) with some black metal touches. The Real Nick House
Toronto band Respire deliver a post-hardcore tour de force on the largest scale possible, orchestrally rich and incessantly uncompromising. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 6, 2021