After several years of silent confinement, Munich-based AMGOD frontman broke his restraints and started testing new material on stage... The resonant feedback received both in person and through the internet blog communities allowed his inner darkness regenerate at full speed.
AMGOD is the creative output of multi-talented artist Dominik van Reich, ex-frontman of German harsh dark electro act YELWORC. Created in 1993, this conceptual solo-project takes its creative inspiration from the word 'dogma', symbolizing the first commandment in the inverted sense "I am God", a direct connection with egotism and narcissism - with the morbid attraction of falling in love with oneself and all the related states of envy, dissatisfaction and aggression...
Depicting the abysses of mankind and today's decline of society, the new amGod album continues where the previous one stopped by incorporating new sound directions and integrating influences gathered over the years. With a forward dancefloor approach mixed with heavily-fused synthesizers and some manipulated guitars, AMGOD stands more than ever for threatening dark electro-industrial with hard dominant vocals... In addition, the music is perfectly reinforced by high-impact visuals and design. Image, of course, remains an integral part of the AMGOD concept and the new album therefore sees itself divided into two chapters of musical nightmares split across two full discs sub-titled "Creeped & Bloody" and "Harsh & Dirty", each presented as a stand-alone release with an expanded 20-page booklet full of disturbing deviant artwork by the genius Phil Amelung (Armageddon-Industries.de).
AMGOD offers an multi-sense extravaganza through complex visual and sonic architecture made up of malevolent electronic ambiance, dark electro sequences, powerful distorted vocals and dirty manipulated guitar sounds. From the orchestral grandeur of "God Complex (Part 2)" to the upbeat club devastator "Pain and Desire", through the dark elekcro pearls "On the Hunt", "Dreamcatcher" and "Fight!", there are also the ear-challenging tracks "Brap Talk" and "War Trap", without mentioning the hypnotizing 13+ minutes long upgraded version of "Stigmata" and the upgraded remake of YELWORC's classic "Soulhunter"... AMGOD is on the hunt again – run for shelter before the beast grabs you!!
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