RAINER LANDFERMANN

Avant-garde Metal • Germany
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Rainer LANDFERMANN is an experimental/post metal metal artist based in Bonn, Germany, known for his nimble bass work in technical death metal band PAVOR and his inimitable vocals on black metal group BETHLEHEM's seminal LP "Dictius Te Necare". LANDFERMANN independently released his solo album "Mein Wort in deiner Dunkelheit" in 2019, a jazz and classical-informed style of avant-garde black metal with abstract lyrics regarding human relationships and the appreciation and loss of beauty. LANDFERMANN is responsible for composition, guitarwork and programming, and is accompanied by several guest musicians, including his brother Robert on double bass, fellow PAVOR bandmates Michael PELKOWSKY and Armin RAVE on drums and guitar respectively, Jonas BURGWINKEL on drums and Pablo HELD on piano.

LANDFERMANN's voice alone has been compared to avant-prog icons Diamanda GALAS and to John ZORN's alto sax, and his album will appeal to followers of SIGH, ARCTURUS, IHSAHN, SOLEFALD, DøHEIMSGARD, SILENCER and even DEVIL
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RAINER LANDFERMANN Mein Wort in deiner Dunkelheit album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Mein Wort in deiner Dunkelheit
Avant-garde Metal 2019

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RAINER LANDFERMANN Mehr Licht album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Mehr Licht
Avant-garde Metal 2023

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Vertieft
Avant-garde Metal 2018

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RAINER LANDFERMANN Mehr Licht

EP · 2023 · Avant-garde Metal
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"Mehr Licht" is an EP release by German artist Rainer Landfermann. The EP was independently released in June 2023. It´s the follow-up release to Landfermann´s debut full-length studio album "Mein Wort in deiner Dunkelheit" from June 2019. As there have been no new releases from Pavor (Landfermann´s technical/progressive death metal act) since 2003, it´s not that project he has spend the last four years working on, but there´s of course been the COVID-19 pandemic, which slowed down a lot of artists. My impression of Landfermann is however more that he only releases something when he truly feels for it.

Stylistically the two tracks on the EP pretty much continue the avant-garde black/death metal sound of the preceding album release. So it´s still German language lyrics performed by a psychotic sounding and tortured screaming vocalist, and some very unconventional songwriting, which includes eerie keyboards (but also more uplifting parts, although this is pretty much a shrouded in darkness and pain type of release), fusion influenced bass playing, black/death metal brutality, and an overall high level of technical playing. This is neither better nor worse than the material featured on "Mein Wort in deiner Dunkelheit", but if you enjoyed the album I can highly recommend investigating this EP too. It´s just as weird and eclectic. A 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.

RAINER LANDFERMANN Mein Wort in deiner Dunkelheit

Album · 2019 · Avant-garde Metal
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"Mein Wort in deiner Dunkelheit" is the debut full-length studio album by German artist Rainer Landfermann. The album was independently released in June 2019. Landfermann is known as the bassist of German technical/progressive death metal act Pavor and for performing vocals on Bethlehem´s 1996 album "Dictius Te Necare". He created his solo project in 2018 and released the Vertieft single the same year. Landfermann has enlisted a few of his Pavor bandmates to perform drums and guitars, while his brother Robert Landfermann performs double bass on five out of the ten tracks featured on the 40:16 minutes long album.

The material on "Mein Wort in deiner Dunkelheit" is an avant-garde/progressive black/death metal style, featuring the fusion influenced bass playing of Landfermann but even more importantly his ultra expressive, hysterical, and extreme vocals. Think Niklas Kvarforth (Shining) when he is in his most lunatic/schizophenic mood and think how that would sound over the course of a full album, and you´re halfway there (Diamanda Galás is another valid reference). I will say right away that the tortured quality of the vocals on this album are so extreme and over the top (not to mention that they are in German and deal with various heavy topics like darkness, pain and personal issues), that they are very much an aquired taste. They are arguably very well performed though and quite varied too, which can also be said about the instrumental part of the music.

While the music features both black metal and death metal elements, I´d say those are just elements of the overall avant-garde music style of "Mein Wort in deiner Dunkelheit", which quite often doesn´t feature any metal elements at all. So this is a pretty dynamic release with tracks like "Kunstvoll" and "Schneller als Sehnsucht, Größer als Eins" featuring a brutal black/death metal style, while other tracks are odd, minimalistic, and experimental songs featuring the screaming tortured vocals of Landfermann (the almost lounge jazzy "Ursprüngliches" is probably the best example of that). Another effective feature of the album is how Landfermann uses choirs for atmosphere enhancing effects. When the choirs occur they provide the music with something a little melodic to hold on to amidst the chaotic darkness of tortured screaming vocals, unconventional song structures, and experimental weirdness.

Although "Mein Wort in deiner Dunkelheit" is a self-produced affair, Landfermann has managed to produce a well sounding release. The sound production actually helps the otherwise challening and difficult music to become more accessible. I understand those who can´t listen to the extremely expressive and tortured screaming vocals without feeling that they are hurting their ears and who therefore won´t be able to appreciate "Mein Wort in deiner Dunkelheit", but if you evaluate this album a bit more objectively it´s quite the unique and daring release. Although I´ve mentioned some influences above, and they should give you a good idea of the weirdness level here, this really is one of those albums you have to listen to yourself, to form an opinion about. A 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.

RAINER LANDFERMANN Vertieft

Single · 2018 · Avant-garde Metal
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"Vertieft" is a one-track digital single release by German artist Rainer Landfermann. The single was independently released in June 2018. It´s the first (and as it turned out only) single from the forthcoming "Mein Wort in deiner Dunkelheit" full-length studio album, which was released in June 2019. All instruments and vocals (with German lyrics) on the track are performed by Landfermann, while the drums are performed by his Pavor bandmate Michael Pelkowsky.

"Vertieft" sounds like Rammstein crashed into a technical fusion influenced black/death metal band with a psychotic lead vocalist in front. Landfermann´s screaming tortured vocals are deranged, while his deeper register singing/talking has a goth flavor to them. The track is incredibly well performed and it´s audible that Landfermann is not just your average Joe musician and composer. This is a highly unique song. The sound production is professional and suits the song too, so upon conclusion "Vertieft" is a promising first glimpse of what the fans could expect on "Mein Wort in deiner Dunkelheit". A 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.

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