CD Review: Serum 114 - Deine Stimme, Dein Gesicht

Written by Ray Dunkle Monday, 23 January 2012 15:45

Artist: Serum 114
Title: Deine Stimme, Dein Gesicht
Genre: Punk Rock
Release Date: 13th January 2012
Label: Rookies & Kings

Album Review

Any decent cine freak knows what Serum 114 was; Kubrick used it twice in his movies namely in ‘Dr. Strangelove’ and in ‘Clockwork Orange’ as a fictional drug used for rehabilitation and past eraser. And it is the pressure of social rehabilitation that moved the band to be named after that drug. It is though a direction that they didn’t follow closely; SERUM 114’s version of Punk is more closely connected with a mainstream approach in terms of music and as far it concerns their social criticism it’s hardly something you’ve never heard before. Yet, just only 9 months after the release of their previous album, ‘Antiheld’, the band still maintains its sense of fun, and as it seems refuses to take social criticism in a deadly serious way. The result is that you’ll enjoy the whole CD, that is, if you don’t start the comparisons with legendary Punk bands. That SERUM 114 didn’t move much from their previous release is a thing that the band needs to contemplate upon. The direction they undertook seems to be a rather sterile one, limited only in the fun area.


Tracklist

01. Deine Stimme / Dein Gesicht
02. Die Freiheit Und Ich
03. Mein Letzter Gruß
04. Ich Lasse Scherben Zurück
05. Junge
06. Um Kopf Und Kragen
07. Lass Es Weh Tun
08. Wieder Hier
09. Wo Unsere Gläser Stehen
10. Wieder Nur Davon
11. Niemals Erwachen Sein
12. Wenn Wir Abschied Nehmen
13. Ein Gutes Neues Jahr (Bonus Track)


Line-up

Esche - Vocals/ guitar
Markus - Bass
Nils - Drums
Thorsten - Guitar


Websites

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Offizielle-Serum-114-Seite/286079251107 / http://www.serum114.de/


Cover Picture




Rating

Music: 5
Sound: 7
Total: 6 / 10