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The mini-album “Coriolan” is a wild ride through different musical genres; from the marching loops of “Investiture” to the fire-spitting post-punk riffing on “Fragments”, from the instant dark wave classic “Broken”, to the Wagnerian title track ballad: “Coriolan” is as multi-faceted as it is enjoyable and with the song “Der Krieg” this release holds a particularly interesting surprise, especially for ROME’s German fans.
ROME deliver an uncompromising and eclectic mini-album and have noticeably and successfully returned to former levels of sound and production quality
Tracklisting: Investiture, Make You A Sword Of Me, Broken, Fragments, This Light Shall Undress All, Coriolan, Der Krieg, Funeratio
Infotext Deutsch: Eingeweihten ROME-Enthusiasten dürfte es kein Geheimnis sein, dass Mastermind Jerome Reuter dann und wann in seinen Songs gerne Versatzstücke Shakespeares zitiert, dennoch präsentieren ROME mit “Corolian” – eine in weiten Teilen von Shakespeares Coriolanus inspirierten Werkes – eine überraschende Veröffentlichung. Dieses Kleinod ist eine rasante Achterbahnfahrt durch etliche von ROME neu drangsalierten Musikgenres: vom martialischen Marsch-Loop “Investiture”, zur wagnerianischen Ballade des Titelsongs, vom fiebrigen Post-Punk-Song “Fragments” bis zum Dark Wave-Klassiker “Broken”, ein Song der sich durch dieses ROME so eigene Wohlweh auszeichnet. Mit “Der Krieg” sorgt Jerome Reuter insbesondere bei den deutschen Fans für eine saftige Überraschung.
ROME liefern auf diesem erfrischend kompromisslosen Mini-Album alles was das Herz begehrt, wobei völlig offen gelassen wird, wohin die musikalische Reise auf dem im Sommer 2016 erscheinenden Album gehen wird. Man darf gespannt sein.
Infotext Englisch: ROME enthusiasts worldwide might be aware of the fact that mastermind Jerome Reuter likes to throw in a little Shakespearian quote now and then, but this release, based on the story of one of the most opaque of Shakespeare’s tragic heroes, Coriolanus, comes as a welcome surprise nonetheless. The mini-album “Coriolan” (an alternative spelling of Coriolanus) is a wild ride through different musical genres; from the marching loops of “Investiture” to the fire-spitting post-punk riffing on “Fragments”, from the instant dark wave classic “Broken”, to the Wagnerian title track ballad: “Coriolan” is as multi-faceted as it is enjoyable and with the song “Der Krieg” this release holds a particularly interesting surprise, especially for ROME’s German fans.
ROME deliver an uncompromising and eclectic mini-album and have noticeably and successfully returned to former levels of sound and production quality. Given the diversified nature of this release, it remains to be seen where Jerome Reuter will want to take his supertanker next… The upcoming full-length album release is scheduled for summer 2016.
