Götter Auf Abruf

Infobox Album
Name = Götter Auf Abruf
Type = Album
Artist = Letzte Instanz


Released = September 22, 2003
Recorded = Dresden
Genre = Mittelalter rock
Length = 52:39
Label = Andromeda (Soulfood Music)
Producer =
Reviews =
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Last album = "Kalter Glanz" (2001)
This album = "Götter auf Abruf" (2003)
Next album = "Ins Licht" (2006)

"Götter auf Abruf" is the fourth LP released by the German Mittelalter rock band Letzte Instanz.

Overview

As one of the most stylistically diverse albums of all time, "Götter auf Abruf" follows Letzte Instanz's trend of releasing virtually unclassifiable music. After the introduction of a new guitarist (Das O), a new bassist (FX), and a new drummer (Specki T.D.), the band departed from the style of Kalter Glanz (which itself had dramatically shifted from the Mittelalter-Rock of their debut album, Brachialromantik) to a heavier sound, much closer to progressive metal than any of their previous albums.

Yet classifying "Götter auf Abruf" as a metal album would be grossly inaccurate, as the album contains tracks that draw upon numerous influences. metal is, indeed, the overwhelming element in "Salve Te" and "Bittere Nacht," and traces of metal present themselves in almost every track; however, songs such as "Showtime," "Position im Kosmos" and "Der Letzte Schrei" lean more toward rapcore reminiscent of early Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit, and others tend to resemble a heavier version of Herbert Grönemeyer. Though slightly toned-down, the string-stylings which originally defined the band are still highly prevalent on the album, giving it a unique sound that no other band has accomplished.

Though the album's title, "Götter auf Abruf" (which means 'Gods on Call'), and the Roman divinities depicted in its cover art would suggest a concept album, few of its songs follow a common theme, and almost none focuses on religion or mythology.

Track listing

#Initium – 0:31
#Salve Te – 3:50
#Bittere Nacht – 3:44
#Jeden Morgen – 4:22
#Showtime – 4:02
#Position im Kosmos – 3:51
#Am Fluss – 4:06
#Himmelfahrt – 4:17
#Einbahnstraße – 5:01
#Der Letzte Schrei – 3:10
#Sprachlos (Opus No. II) – 3:45
#Spurlos – 4:36
#Zwei Wege – 3:37
#Der Kaiser – 3:40