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DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT “Innern”
DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT “Innern”
By Dr. Abner Mality
The words “introspective”, “vulnerable” and “dream-like” tend to be overused when describing the music of DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT but I can understand why. Those terms definitely DO apply to their mix of black and post metal...this band is not concerned with demons of hell, atomic war or the spirits of the ancestors, but rather internal conflicts and how to resolve them. And anyone trying to accomplish that has to move in emotional circles where those words apply.
On “Innern”, I was a bit surprised with how much black metal speed and fury DWEF retains. They are never very far from a speedy burst of cold rage. “Marter” starts the album with such a display and it’s basically the band saying “Hey, we still know how to play fast and mean”. Such bursts appear in every song here with the exception of the brief piano instrumental “Finisterre III”.
Yet you are also never far away from a cooling splash of post metal melody. And DWEF spends just as much time and effort with these sections. The opening of “Forlorn” is so calm and relaxed, it invokes names like POPUL VUH and BRIAN ENO. “Fragment” also has a lot of that “fragile” melody deeply embedded in it. Both those songs have their black metal parts as well. So on the whole, this is an album that seems to move pendulum-like from cathartic energy to the calm that comes after.
As long as you’re not expecting the fire-breathing evil panda type of black metal and can tolerate some post metal vibes, DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT can provide some thoughtful music.
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