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“Музыка своего времени”, как было написано в одном интервью с музыкантами. Все правильно, мелодичный агрессивный трэш, очень типичный для немецких команд конца 80-ых. Звук как бы дребезжащий и несколько сыроватый, но слушается в общем неплохо. Кстати, сами музыканты считают, что Harris Jones нарулил просто сногосшибательный звук. Ну, может и так, во всяком случае, для того времени пойдет. Вокалист хорош, это бесспорно, почти чистый войс, иногда срывающийся в хрип. Музыка напоминает первый альбом Metallica, есть прямо чуть ли не один-в-один риффы. (Что интересно, второй их альбом - копия Slayer'86) Как бы то ни было, называть их плагиаторами не хочется, но и о какой-то самобытности и неповторимости говорить, ясно дело, не приходится. Сразу назову любимые вещи: убойная открывашка с запоминающимся припевом “Possessed By Fire”, следующая “Destructive Solutions” с медляковой акустической вставкой посередке и сольником (не иначе “Fade To Black” обслушались), “Fallen Saint” – просто хорошая вещь, “Xiron Darkstar” – ломовой трек с классными риффами и припевом, и, конечно же, “Silent Death” – монументальный закрывающий эпик! Остальные песенки, тоже на довольно высоком уровне. Пожалуй лишь “A Mortal In Black” назову самой слабой (припев не очень). Как бы то ни было, Exumer со своим “Possessed By Fire” уже вошли в историю, стали классикой и культом, имеют свою немногочисленную, но преданную фэн-базу (die hard!), и их приятно послушать раз в пол-года! |
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Сразу вспоминаю 10-ый класс, чудом раздобытый журнал Metal Hammer и небольшую статью с черно-белой фотографией Мема Фон Штайна с бас-гитарой наперевес. Почему фотография черно-белая, спросите вы? Да потому что группа Exumer никогда не была популярной, правда любой уважающий себя «металист» пост-советского пространства название это слышал, равно как и альбом «Possessed by Fire». Скорее всего, в любом западногерманском городишке лет двадцать назад существовала подобная компания любителей выпить пива и переиграть риффы Металлики образца 83-го года, но мало кто из них оставил глубокий след в истории музыки. А вот группа Exumer продемонстрировала недюжинный творческий потенциал и выдала достаточно интересный трэшевый материал, пусть целиком основанный на уже упомянутых риффах Металлики из «Kill'em All». Качество записи на высоте, равно как и исполнительское мастерство музыкантов. Exumer образца 1986 года мало уступает таким титанам германского трэша, как Sodom и Kreator. |
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Secret whispers speed, drive me nuts
I AM POSSESSED BY FIRE
Doors to eternity are open wide to go
Merciless powers, painful and slow
Demons in disguise, flames of sin
Forgotten armies, again and again
Haunt the enemy in the rain
The haunting begins in the middle of the ring
They walk through wood and snow
Hate in seconds it grows
THEY SAY: THEY WILL RISE TONIGHT
YOU KNOW: THEY WILL STEAL THE LIGHT
WATCH OUT: HOPE YOU NEVER SEE
BEWARE OF THE FALSE PROPHECY
THEY SAY I AM POSSESSED BY FIRE
AND THE FLAMES ARE BURNING HIGHER
I know my name is there written in fire, so beware
Keep away all these thoughts from my mind, let them rot
Peace and rest is what I need, for hours now I had no sleep
There is no chance I will survive this night, time has come to fight
Got the feeling the end is near – he will die tonight
Facing death but I feel no fear – he will die tonight
The one I face will he be the one – he will die tonight
It is my fate I know when he is done – he will die tonight
Destructive Solution
Killing flames on the streets
Pushed down now you bleed
Minutes of death without control
Again you pay on parole
Make a stand, be strong
Hide yourself, that is no wrong
Time has come to survive
Long before the clock strikes five
COME, OBEY – DESTRUCTIVE SOLUTION
The master leads your way
First you cry then you obey
He decides of life and death
Now take your last breath
Fallen Saint
Trying out in the night
I am ready to start a fight
Hear the winds blowing through
Through my mind and I am waiting for you
FALLEN SAINT, FALLEN SAINT, FALLEN SAINT – FALLEN!
The carpet on the floor
Drunk in blood next to the door
Reminds me of the day
A fallen warrior had to lay
Crying out in the dead of the night
We will meet in the morning light
What is your name?
Hold my weapons strong in hand
Soon I will rule, control this land
What is your name
The sun is shining on your back
The saint is waiting for next attack
Make my day and try your best
God decides over this test
Clouds of war fill the sky
The exe upon your head is it a lie
See the fear in your eyes
Without a scream the saint dies
Fallen saint, now I know your name
The land is mine, no more pain
It is over now, the saint is dead
Deadly visions in my head
A Mortal In Black
From a dark part of the land
Hear the soldiers ride
See the red blood in the sand
Laughter of their pride
Incredible tales of the warning
That is what they pray
You can not escape their calling
So listen what they say
The power from their might
Is the fear from their cries
The fallen whom they fight
Are the victims of their lies
Shadows from behind
They rise from an awful death
Glory in their veins rise
Get the crawling king's head
Sinful minds in disguise
Let the fog roll
Bestial dimensions in the air lies
Coming for the goat
A MORTAL IN BLACK
Be sure, it is on their way
To the core they rot
It is our fucking endless day
Find illusion by god
Sorrows Of The Judgement
Going through the back streets of the waking town
Fighting is coming easy when hate is all around
Kill my heart, feel my force
Bending sound of the lords
Screaming for the murders living in the night
Darkness spreads slow when you turn off the light
Break my will cold and fast
Rip my heart, make it last
TAKE THEM AWAY, LIGHT UP THE DAY. BURN!
From the sky tonight they will come
Take my life, hit and run
Crystal balls shine like dreams
Hear the lies, louder it seems
Paid off my deeds
Long time ago
Feel now my needs
From down below
Sorrows of the judgment, these are the words
Freedom after ages, break the endless course
Blades of steel, fear comes down
Nights they cry, to be found
Xiron Darkstar
From unknown worlds into the twilight zone
A new star will rise before the dawn
Buried dreams, the planet sets free
A thousand screams, a nightmare you will see
Time comes, finds it way
From lies you betray
Fire burns in your flesh
Sun moves, starts to crash
From ashes and of dust
Hidden wishes, cries of lust
Crashing world without sense
From the one you have got to glance
XIRON DARK STAR
Once you are there you can't return
Don't go in this you'll learn
Feel the fear, no one cares
A place like hell – a nightmare
Reign Of Sadness
City's right to burn
Live like no return
Leading our way
Nothing left to say
Fading sorrows all alone
Fear of self it is getting blown
Sirens you can hear them call
No more power, soon we will fall
Praying in the night
A light is shining bright
Feelings you once had
We are lost in sin
Hide your face and grin
What is the command
Hours of the living dead
Tells you how to move your head
That is the way it goes
Pray you will loose society
Now it is time you lie to me
Lock up all your doors
Do you like being killed
I can see the lights you tilt
This is the answer you will know
Reign of sadness, here we are
You can't stay here without a scar
That's the way we have to go
Journey To Oblivion
Standing in the room, gazing to the wall
Forces unknown push me so far
I will feel the fear, that is for sure
Visions or lies, I am gonna die
Searching for the sins through my whole life
Faces unclear, helpless cries
Destroying my brain, waves and storms
Never understand, pounding pain
Powers start to move
I see the machine
No one helps me to prove
I live in a dream
Loosing all control
Darkness fills my eyes
Feel I am gonna fall
Escape, senseless tries
Scared to live, scared to fight
It is all the same hope to see the light
Panic is what we give, mood we get
Paying the deeds, now I come back
My journey was a dream
Emptiness is what I have seen
Was it all real and true
The answer is here for you
Like a puzzle without an and
Helping to find my death
Calls from a voice
I agree, I have got no… choice!
Looking down the street
Looking for a sign
Get away from the machine
Nowhere I can hide – no, no!
Again I feel the force
Roaring in my ears
Oblivion will take you all
Can not hide my tears
Silent Death
Come near, I will be your master
Takes a while, then you will see disaster, right
Down in this hell I know you
I see, I feel I have got you now
COME AND GIVE ME YOUR HAND
AND I WILL INTRODUCE YOU TO THE DEATH – NOW
COME AND GIVE ME YOUR HAND
AND I WILL INTRODUCE YOU TO THE DEATH – RIGHT NOW!
Can`t you hear the nation on its knees
Begging for mercy, asking you please
After the horror you won`t exist
A bitter cold feeling about this
Nuclear warfare, the first strike
Nuclear Armageddon, never seen something like
Scary the winds, the winds of hate
Dead and naked bodies, that is their fate
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the silent… DEATH!