Montag, 18. Februar 2019


Experimental. Variable. Unconventional: Some attributes which perfectly describe the sound of SOBER TRUTH. The sound of this band is quite unique, a break of most musical conventions.

From the start in 2007, narrow-minded folks and rigid ears have been struggling with the edgy sound of the PROGRESSIVE GROOVE METAL formation.
On the new album buster „Psychosis“ singer and guitarist Torsten Schramm, lead guitarist Aaron Vogelsberg, bass-witch Jules RoCkwell and drummer Sam Baw go so massive in the full as never before.
TRACKS:
01. Solitude (04:03)
02. Akardos (04:12)
03. Dark Valley (04:14)
04. Ode To Reality (01:06)
05. Riven (05:11)
06. Horizon (04:48)
07. Utopia (04:05)
08. Sober (ReArranged) (03.22)
09. Dying Dreams (01:22)
10. Psychosis (06:24)
11. Collapse Unplugged (04:27)
total: 42:58 min.
The quartet’s most mature work to date presents a truly eruptive burst of modern Metal music that takes its listeners into another world.
The combination of melancholic rich sounds, energetically resounding guitar riffs, driving drums and punchy bass-lines can excite fans of Progressive Rock / Metal, Groove Metal and Thrash Metal alike.
The hard and groovy guitar riffs on „Psychosis“ are a powerful base to bring out the driving choruses and the very versatile vocals along with rough shouts.
Blastbeats, tappings, clean parts, the 2019 palette is quite wide. But the accurately targeted diversity in the tracks also includes rousing played, very variably accented drums.

[ Pic: Jonas Steingraeber • Freylin Fotografie ]
LINE-UP:
Torsten Schramm • Vocals & Guitar
Aaron Vogelsberg • Guitar
Jules RoCkwell • Bass
Sam Baw • Drums
Lyrically, SOBER TRUTH have gone to so much trouble for „Psychosis“ to compete with a contemporary concept. (Markus Eck)

The band commented about: „What do we see in the human being facing us, does he show us his truth or a mask? The inner grief changes him, imperceptibly, cruelly, tearing him and scarring his psyche. Everyone knows the feeling of powerlessness, at first timid, then with force flooding our consciousness, unstoppable and mercilessly.The wave ebbs, leaving behind a trembling, naked body, the worst is yet to come: fear …“
More: „With titles like ‚Akardos‘ (Heartless), ‚Solitude‘ and especially the title track ‚Psychosis‘, we enter a personal universe of grief, loneliness, doubt that many people know. With ‚Psychosis‘ awakens maybe a truth that we repressed … but also hope, power and confidence. SOBER TRUTH takes us on a mental rollercoaster ride that lets the last track roll out congenially. We’re changing every day, all our lives. The new album picks up where we start to repress. ‚Psychosis‘ looks at our scarred psyche and tells our story.“

[ Pic: Jonas Steingraeber • Freylin Fotografie ]

Short bio:
Founded in 2007 in Bonn, Germany as a band of rebels, the members were intent on following their own vision: constant change. Not only do they overcome all musical stereotypes, singer and guitar player Torsten Schramm, bass witch Jules Rockwell, lead-guitar player Marvin Creek and drummer Samir Al Baw break down all musical walls inside your head as well.
Their success is obvious: since their formation the band has followed its vision without any hesitation and has played more than 250 shows so far, sharing the stage with well known bands like Crematory, The Sorrow, Sodom, Copia, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, Sister Sin, Contradiction, Cripper, Rabenschrey, Monstagon and Eisbrecher while gathering many new and faithful fans during their gigs.
Furthermore, SOBER TRUTH graced many popular festivals like Rheinkultur, Metal Franconia, Metal For Mercy, Til ́Someone Cries und Ragnarock Open Air with their powerful live-performances. Local radio stations, for example WDR–Radio Bonn-Rhein-Sieg as well as other online radio stations feature them quite often as guests.

DISCOGRAPHY:
2008 Riven (Full-length)
2009 Outta Hell (Full-length)
2011 Outta Hell (Full-length • Special Edition)
2014 New Slavery World (EP)
2017 Locust ▽ Lunatic Asylum (Full-length)
2019 Psychosis (Full-length)

MEDIA FEEDBACK:
►► Psychosis • Album 2019 ◄◄
10 / 10
„… ‚Psychosis‘ der Nachfolger des großartigen ‚Locust Lunatic Asylum‘ … definitiv noch eine Schippe draufgelegt … Gesamtkunstwerk …“
(MetalZone)
9 / 10
„Mit diesem Album übertreffen sich SOBER TRUTH in allen Belangen … alte Fans werden sofort Zugang zu ‚Psychosis‘ finden … ein musikalisches Meisterwerk.“
(Metal United Bonn/Rhein-Sieg)
9 / 10
“ … voller Überraschungen … extrem sauber produziert … groovt richtig gut und kann bereits beim ersten Hördurchgang begeistern … äußerst erfrischender und junger Metal, dem keine Grenzen gesetzt sind und der ein tolles Maß an Energie versprüht … das kann eigentlich nur eine Underground-Band machen, die einfach nur Bock hat geile Musik zu produzieren und sich sonst um nichts schert.“
(Time For Metal)
„SOBER TRUTH delivers a very great album with ‚Psychosis‘, which is recommended for sure!“
(Dutch Metal Maniac)
etc.
►► Locust ▼ Lunatic Asylum • Album 2017 ◄◄
5 / 5
„… ein richtig gutes Album am Start, bei dem alles stimmt, dass sowohl fordernd als auch einfach gut zu hören ist.“
(Harte Musik.de)
5 / 5
„Die Songs gehen ins Ohr und die Scheibe bietet viel Abwechslung und einiges an textlicher Tiefe.“
(Stage Reptiles)
9,5 / 10
Stimmlich befindet Sänger Torsten Schramm sich hier die kompletten 45 Minuten in höchsten qualitativen Sphären, und die Instrumentalfraktion ist perfekt eingegrooved.
(MetalZone)
4,5 / 5 – episch
„Wer es daher gerne hart mag, Melodien und Stimmung jedoch nicht missen möchte, der sollte der nur auf den ersten Blick unkonventionell erscheinenden Stilmixtur von Sober Truth definitiv eine Chance geben.“
(DeepGround)
8,5 / 10
„In knapp 46 Minuten zündet SOBER TRUTH heuer ein amtliches Riff- und Groove-Feuerwerk ab …“
(Powermetal.de)
12 / 15
„„Locust Lunatic Asylum“ steht für absolutes Champions-League- Songwriting und erschafft ein Album, an dem man sich mit Freuden abarbeitet.“
(Legacy)
80 / 100
„… very well written and produced … clean, powerful sound with a careful composition of melodies.“
(Insane Voices Labirynth)
8 / 10
„Die Scheibe bietet den Fans von Prog Groove Metal in 46 Minuten alles was das Herz begehrt.“
(Mostly Harmless)
8 / 10
„… hier gibt es Groove wie ihn die alte Schule beibringt …“
(Schwermetallvergiftung)
11 / 15
„Im zehnten Jahr ihres Bestehens wagen SOBER TRUTH immer noch Experimente und gewinnen auf ganzer Linie … nichts weniger als eine der momentan spannendsten Underground-Combos in Deutschland.“
(MusikReviews.de)
7,5 / 10
„‚… has a certain atmosphere and at the same time, shows a modern, finished style.“
(Metalhead.it)
7,5 / 10
„… können auch bei traditionellen Metal-Fans punkten, was daran liegt, dass SOBER TRUTH immer noch genügend Thrash Metal-Elemente in ihrer Musik haben … handwerklich gut gemacht … die Songs bleiben immer gradlinig und treten gehörig Arsch … und obwohl hier viel passiert, bleibt hier immer alles nachvollziehbar.“
(Crossfire Metal)
7 / 10
„Als Erstes fällt bei SOBER TRUTH die überdurchschnittliche Professionalität auf …“
(Darkscene.at)
7 / 10
„Fette Gitarrenriffs, Synthieklänge, tanzbare Rhythmen.“
(Obliveon)
„… spieltechnisch absolut sauber und perfekt … selten hörte ich ein Album, das mit einem derart dichten Sound produziert wurde und bei dem die verschiedenen Elemente aus den Bereichen Progressive Rock/Metal, Groove Metal und Thrash Metal derart miteinander verschmelzen … ein ausgewogenes Gesamtbild. Abwechslung scheint eines der Trademarks von SOBER TRUTH zu sein, und so dürften einige Wochen oder Monate vergehen, ehe man sich satt gehört hat.“
(Blattturbo)
„The band manages to mixture several elements in order to form easy listenable compositions and full of Groove, in which I want to highlight the drums with their strong presence and the voices.“
(Metal Em Portugal)
„In a few words we can conclude that this is a very decent edition of the German underground scene. It sounds unusual, yet familiar. They can make a number of references to other artists, but it does not harm the music because nothing is copied.“
(Metal World.info)
„… a robust blend of various influences … the songs exude a nice rhythmical stability, have stylistic variety, have interesting exacerbations and remissions …“
(Flight Of Pegasus)
„Music is very diverse … thrashy, groovy sound and plenty of good riffs going on this album … „Locust Lunatic Asylum“ spins many music narrations and is far away of being monothematic: music or lyric wise. In this, I find a karma for me.“
(Monarch Magazine)
„Good production, everything sounds powerful and entertaining, and for those who do not know this type of music, I will say that there are no intros or others or keyboards, no silly stuff. Everything goes directly to the Prog Groove / Thrash of the hardest, bluntly, by a band that will not disappoint. Candidate to disc of the year.“
(Rocka Rolla)

etc.

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