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ANDROMEDA ANARCHIA
FOLTERKAMMER
D A R K M A T T E R S
KILTER
IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT
ANDROMEDA ANARCHIA
FOLTERKAMMER
D A R K M A T T E R S
KILTER
IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT
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Rundschau / E-Journal
Swiss newspaper article (in German) written by Andrina Sarott. A portrait about Andromeda Anarchia and her work in New York. 
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Andromeda Anarchia was listed as one of the "Best Extreme Vocalists 2020" by Retumba Magazine (Mexico)
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Interview with Andromeda Anarchia
about Folterkammer and "Die Lederpredigt" for MoshPitNation (USA, 2020) |
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Interview with Andromeda Anarchia about Folterkammer, DarkMatters and much more for Blastpheme Webzine (France, 2021)
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“Not content with being part of one of the year's finest, weirdest metal releases, Imperial Triumphant's Zachary Ezrin has also involved himself in one of 2020's most batshit black metal endeavours. Die Lederpredigt merges tradleaning BM with opera, and sees classically trained soprano – and occasional IT collaborator – Andromeda Anarchia stretched and contorted far beyond what she was so patiently coached to do. While conceptually crazy, the results are brilliantly coherent, with the shearing riffing complemented by a voice that’s by turns soaringly angelic, cruelly playful and pit-dwelling vile. High art, high drama and heavy metal collide brilliantly, making for a debut that’s both galaxybrain smart and knuckledraggingly immediate.”
ALEX DELLER for METAL HAMMER UK (2020)
"Not since Reed St. Mark joining Celtic Frost for their landmark LP To Mega Therion has such a formidable Swiss-American metal alliance emerged: Folterkammer, with their debut Die Lederpredigt, bring together Imperial Triumphant guitarist Zachary Ezrin and Swiss vocalist Andromeda Anarchia for black metal with operatic vocals. Ezrin and his band, rounded out by bassist Darren Hanson and drummer Brendan McGowan, play it relatively straight, which gives Anarchia the stage to really go off. She’s in control here, bringing the band to bewildering ecstasies blasting through “Die Elegie” and “Das Gelbert,” and she can screech with the best of them too, as “Das Sinngedicht” cuts with a broadsword’s grandeur and a stiletto’s grace. Folterkammer invokes trance-like tremolos like any second wave progenitor, and Anarchia keeps in you awe through the stasis, bliss in suspended animation. Die Lederpredigt is so well-executed, it’s shocking a pairing as simple and natural as this hasn’t had greater precedent."
SPIN.COM
"Every song on Die Lederpredigt could be the backing track for a final boss fight. These songs are composed with perfection in mind, despite drawing from the messy rawness of traditional black metal. The jagged thunder of blast beats and the whirring wind of tremolo bring a sound of utter and complete destruction, but the controlled operatic vocals bring in a blood red drop of beauty to the songs."
5/5 Rating
MOSHPITNATION.COM (2020)
"There are a lot of exciting and unique elements to Die Lederpredigt. It's a record that routinely and eagerly leaves listeners wondering what will come next. While it's very much tied into the same core ideas of black metal, the interpretation is unique and the execution truly one of a kind. Few bands can consistently deliver on this level and yet here we are. Folterkammer have proven that their gnashing German language brand of black metal, full of operatic vocals and terrifying screams reigns supreme and puts them in a league of their own."TWO GUYS METAL REVIEWS (2020)
"In my opinion Folterkammer are a very great sounding mixture of raw black metal and classical and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. Recommended tracks include "Die Hymne" and "Das Zeugnis"."
8/10 Rating
OCCULT BLACK METALZINE (2020)
"Folterkammer have been able to craft something that goes above and beyond, a black metal record that is without peer. There are a lot of exciting and unique elements to Die Lederpredigt. It's a record that routinely and eagerly leaves listeners wondering what will come next. While it's very much tied into the same core ideas of black metal, the interpretation is unique and the execution truly one of a kind. Few bands can consistently deliver on this level and yet here we are. Folterkammer have proven that their gnashing German language brand of black metal, full of operatic vocals and terrifying screams reigns supreme and puts them in a league of their own."
TWO GUYS METAL REVIEWS (2020)
"Cierra “Das Zeugnis”, maravilloso desde la orquestación inicial, pasando por la mejor aria de esta ópera, la buena dosis de golpeo, lamento, rabia y desesperación. Andromeda alcanza su cota más alta en este temarraco de increíble ambientación, que cuando parece que va a cerrar en tono celestial, aparecen esos BURZUM como colofón. Durante la horita de aplausos he mantenido esa lucha interior contra el Golum que todo buen metalero llevamos dentro ante semejantes descubrimientos. Recomiendo encarecidamente esta maravilla de álbum. “Die Lederpredigt” hubiera sido la ópera perfecta en la que trabajar y disfrutar a la vez, en la que FOLTERKAMMER, con respeto al género, se pasa por el forro el protocolo y crea un discazo como una catedral (en llamas)."
10/10 Rating
NECROMANCE MAGAZINE (2020)
"Esta nueva agrupación tiene como fin construir una base musical del helado black metal de de los países altos con un extraño giro de tuerca en el elemento vocal, y es que aquí es donde la cosa se pone interesante pues este proyecto dirigido por el guitarrista Zachary Ezrin de Imperial Triumphant decidió darle vida con una voz que pudiese cantar tanto ópera como escandalosos alaridos del género negro, cortesía de la señorita Andromeda Anarchia que propone darle a la maldad encarnada una cara femenina en este, su debut titulado Die Lederpredigt. Folterkammer es la prueba de que no se necesita traer demasiados elementos a la mesa para poder entregar algo realmente único, dirigiendo una sencilla base de black metal con algunos sonidos externos y dando protagonismo a una polifacética voz para orquestar el sentimiento etéreo del disco demuestra que con los elementos correctos y una pizca de creatividad, se puede ennegrecer el alma, y es por eso que considero a Die Lederpredgit uno de los discos más inmersivos y extraños de a finales del año."
9/10 Rating
RETUMBA (2020)
"Luckily for us, we’re not really forced into a timeframe for making up our top 40, so that’s how “Die Lederpredigt,” the debut record from Swiss-American black metal band Folterkammer, managed to rank so highly. This isn’t a recency thing. We’ve had the music for this record (its title is translated to “The Leather Sermon”) for a few months, and from our first visit with this astonishing display, we were floored. [...] This band is here to scramble your brains and fight back against a power structure that has suffocated too many. The fact they do it in such a savagely gorgeous and spellbinding manner only ups the ante on this great record."
No. 4 / Top 40 Albums of 2020
MEAT MEAD METAL (2020)
"A fare, però, la differenza è la voce della cantante, un vero e proprio portento, dotata di un insieme di registri totalmente folli e diversissimi tra loro. Nelle tracce di “Die Lederpredigt”, sentiremo ora Andromeda librarsi nell’aria fino a raggiungere tonalità acute e spettrali, per poi passare al registro lirico, prima di implodere in un ringhiare malvagio degno della più contorta strega maligna. L’effetto è strabiliante, soprattutto grazie alla scelta di melodie vocali totalmente folli, che talvolta si avventurano in un terreno molto vicino alla pura improvvisazione. [...] Non a caso, nel brano più lungo e curato a livello di arrangiamenti, “Das Zeugnis”, i Folterkammer trovano la loro dimensione ideale, lasciando sì spazio alle corde vocali impazzite di Andromeda, affiancandola però a partiture marziali, inesorabili ed ipnotiche, che ci mostrano il potenziale di una band su cui poter puntare senza riserve."
7/10 Rating
METALITALIA.COM
"Andromeda Anarchia came into prominence in the extreme metal scene with her guest appearance in Imperial Triumphant's Vile Luxury and then 2020's Alphaville. And while with her project Andromeda Anarchia's DARMATTERS she explores a progressive verging on an experimental rock sound, her other project Folterkammer follows a much more potent and brutal perspective. Joined by Imperial Triumphant's Zachary Ezrin on guitars, Coffin Sore's Brendan McGowan on drums, and bassist Darren Hanson, Folterkammer aim to re-establish the connection between classical and operatic music with black metal. There is a rich tradition that has seen this alchemical experiment, be it through the majestic landscapes of Dimmu Borgir, the vampiric nightmares of Cradle of Filth, or the early days of the mighty Therion. Still, Folterkammer distance themselves from all these recipes and instead start from scratch, connecting the pensive quality of opera in all its tragic exasperations with the bitter traditional black metal demeanor. The impressive ambiance of "Die Nanie" collapses on the Andromeda Anarchia's cutthroat vocals, while the repetitive riffage and continuing drum pummeling create a circular effect. From there on it is a true theatre of horror guided by Andromeda Anarchia's protean vocals, reaching soprano heights with "Die Hymne", particularly impressive within the pompous orchestrations of "Das Zeugnis'' or enacting a choral symmetry with "Das Gebet". It acts as a counterpoint from the darkness and grim essence of the instrumentation, standing fiercely as the only source of some light within the dim "Die Elegie". Yet, it does not turn the tide for Die Lederpredigt, making sure that the core of the record remains mean, oppressive, and torturous. An intriguing spin on the classical investigations of black metal, and an excellent introduction to Folterkammer." – Spyros Stasis
POPMATTERS.COM (BEST OF METAL ALBUMS DECEMBER 2020)
"C'est un excellent premier album, très fort émotionnellement, très sombre, et très rafraichissant dans son approche. Vous ne pouvez pas y échapper. Quelque part, ça fait beaucoup de pression pour les prochains opus à venir, il faudra maintenir la barre aussi haute, mais en attendant, on peut se réjouir ici d'un vrai coup de génie."
BLASTPHEME WEBZINE.FR (2021)
"I’ve been a fan of Andromeda Anarchia’s music released under her DARKMATTERS moniker, so I was excited to hear her newer work with Folterkammer. I mean, the band name just exudes metal intensity and weirdness (the name is German for ‘torture chamber’). Die Lederpredigt features quite the concept: fairly approachable black metal but paired with alternating operatic vocals—and I mean actual opera-style singing, not just ‘angelic’ female vocals—and harsh vocals. Oh yeah, and the lyrics are all in German. And it’s something about a vengeful goddess and oppressive religious structures. And it’s pretty disturbing—y’know, in a good way.Opener “Die Nänie” throws some churchy organ washes out for mood, then right away we come to the album’s promise, whereby Andromeda Anarchia introduces her double-throated vocals. Real, honest-to-goodness (evilness?) opera juxtaposed with harsh vocals like wicked guttural imprecations. Think Maria Callas and Gollum, not your standard black metal apathetic unintelligibility. There’s soaring, spaghetti western-esque clean guitar lines, rattling train-car drums, and a sense that the walls are closing in.
These building blocks remain across the album’s seven tracks, albeit with plenty of dynamics and subtle complexities. “Die Elegie” throws in some cathedral bells and a strolling, at times orthogonal guitar line. “Das Sinngedicht” employs intertwined organ and guitar to majestic effect even as Anarchia sounds like a demon literally in the process of destroying the world, then telling you all about it. Closing mini-epic “Das Zeugnis” incorporates elements of doom amidst an intense, theatrical vocal performance even more impressive than what’s come before. Claustrophobic, but intense, but creepy, but majestic, but fist-pumping, but conceptual—Folterkammer have turned in a slab of black metal featuring far more shades of black than come in your standard Crayola box. [...]"
RADIO ECLECTIC (2021)
"The term symphonic black metal is nothing new. Enhancing extreme genres with orchestral/symphonic/operatic elements has made for some exciting output in metal. But Folterkammer is some sort of new species.
With Folterkammer, the operatic element is far more than added flavour. This is chaotic and confronting black metal, but it is also structured and written in such a way that emulates a classical opera just as much.
The cornerstone of this curious mix is vocalist, Andromeda Anarchia. Andromeda’s vocal abilities betray belief. You need to hear it for yourself, and then you need to be shown irrefutable evidence this is all one woman – and even then you’d likely refuse to accept it.
Passages are sung in beautiful, high flying operatic style – so much so you’d think they were sampled from an actual opera performance – before switching effortlessly to snarled and screeched vocals, the type you’d find coming from some Northern European black metal band. The added element of the songs being in German only adds to the air of exotic and artistic boundary pushing.
Andromeda’s vocals really do have to be heard to be believed. This inconceivable clash of operatic and black vocals is more pure and perfect than the human mind could imagine.
Zachary Ezrin of Imperial Triumphant is also heavily responsible for this bizarre yet enthralling odyssey. This certainly can be felt in the more frenzied musical moments, which further serve to highlight the jaw-dropping contrasts as the composition shifts between different showcases for Andromeda’s vocal ability.
With a sole album released so far, Folterkammer effortlessly establish themselves as a truly unique presence in extreme metal. An unreplicatable perfect fusion of disparate styles of music, no other band will ever achieve this true black metal opera."
THE BAND MAN @DAILYBANDS.WORDPRESS.COM (2021)
ALEX DELLER for METAL HAMMER UK (2020)
"Not since Reed St. Mark joining Celtic Frost for their landmark LP To Mega Therion has such a formidable Swiss-American metal alliance emerged: Folterkammer, with their debut Die Lederpredigt, bring together Imperial Triumphant guitarist Zachary Ezrin and Swiss vocalist Andromeda Anarchia for black metal with operatic vocals. Ezrin and his band, rounded out by bassist Darren Hanson and drummer Brendan McGowan, play it relatively straight, which gives Anarchia the stage to really go off. She’s in control here, bringing the band to bewildering ecstasies blasting through “Die Elegie” and “Das Gelbert,” and she can screech with the best of them too, as “Das Sinngedicht” cuts with a broadsword’s grandeur and a stiletto’s grace. Folterkammer invokes trance-like tremolos like any second wave progenitor, and Anarchia keeps in you awe through the stasis, bliss in suspended animation. Die Lederpredigt is so well-executed, it’s shocking a pairing as simple and natural as this hasn’t had greater precedent."
SPIN.COM
"Every song on Die Lederpredigt could be the backing track for a final boss fight. These songs are composed with perfection in mind, despite drawing from the messy rawness of traditional black metal. The jagged thunder of blast beats and the whirring wind of tremolo bring a sound of utter and complete destruction, but the controlled operatic vocals bring in a blood red drop of beauty to the songs."
5/5 Rating
MOSHPITNATION.COM (2020)
"There are a lot of exciting and unique elements to Die Lederpredigt. It's a record that routinely and eagerly leaves listeners wondering what will come next. While it's very much tied into the same core ideas of black metal, the interpretation is unique and the execution truly one of a kind. Few bands can consistently deliver on this level and yet here we are. Folterkammer have proven that their gnashing German language brand of black metal, full of operatic vocals and terrifying screams reigns supreme and puts them in a league of their own."TWO GUYS METAL REVIEWS (2020)
"In my opinion Folterkammer are a very great sounding mixture of raw black metal and classical and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. Recommended tracks include "Die Hymne" and "Das Zeugnis"."
8/10 Rating
OCCULT BLACK METALZINE (2020)
"Folterkammer have been able to craft something that goes above and beyond, a black metal record that is without peer. There are a lot of exciting and unique elements to Die Lederpredigt. It's a record that routinely and eagerly leaves listeners wondering what will come next. While it's very much tied into the same core ideas of black metal, the interpretation is unique and the execution truly one of a kind. Few bands can consistently deliver on this level and yet here we are. Folterkammer have proven that their gnashing German language brand of black metal, full of operatic vocals and terrifying screams reigns supreme and puts them in a league of their own."
TWO GUYS METAL REVIEWS (2020)
"Cierra “Das Zeugnis”, maravilloso desde la orquestación inicial, pasando por la mejor aria de esta ópera, la buena dosis de golpeo, lamento, rabia y desesperación. Andromeda alcanza su cota más alta en este temarraco de increíble ambientación, que cuando parece que va a cerrar en tono celestial, aparecen esos BURZUM como colofón. Durante la horita de aplausos he mantenido esa lucha interior contra el Golum que todo buen metalero llevamos dentro ante semejantes descubrimientos. Recomiendo encarecidamente esta maravilla de álbum. “Die Lederpredigt” hubiera sido la ópera perfecta en la que trabajar y disfrutar a la vez, en la que FOLTERKAMMER, con respeto al género, se pasa por el forro el protocolo y crea un discazo como una catedral (en llamas)."
10/10 Rating
NECROMANCE MAGAZINE (2020)
"Esta nueva agrupación tiene como fin construir una base musical del helado black metal de de los países altos con un extraño giro de tuerca en el elemento vocal, y es que aquí es donde la cosa se pone interesante pues este proyecto dirigido por el guitarrista Zachary Ezrin de Imperial Triumphant decidió darle vida con una voz que pudiese cantar tanto ópera como escandalosos alaridos del género negro, cortesía de la señorita Andromeda Anarchia que propone darle a la maldad encarnada una cara femenina en este, su debut titulado Die Lederpredigt. Folterkammer es la prueba de que no se necesita traer demasiados elementos a la mesa para poder entregar algo realmente único, dirigiendo una sencilla base de black metal con algunos sonidos externos y dando protagonismo a una polifacética voz para orquestar el sentimiento etéreo del disco demuestra que con los elementos correctos y una pizca de creatividad, se puede ennegrecer el alma, y es por eso que considero a Die Lederpredgit uno de los discos más inmersivos y extraños de a finales del año."
9/10 Rating
RETUMBA (2020)
"Luckily for us, we’re not really forced into a timeframe for making up our top 40, so that’s how “Die Lederpredigt,” the debut record from Swiss-American black metal band Folterkammer, managed to rank so highly. This isn’t a recency thing. We’ve had the music for this record (its title is translated to “The Leather Sermon”) for a few months, and from our first visit with this astonishing display, we were floored. [...] This band is here to scramble your brains and fight back against a power structure that has suffocated too many. The fact they do it in such a savagely gorgeous and spellbinding manner only ups the ante on this great record."
No. 4 / Top 40 Albums of 2020
MEAT MEAD METAL (2020)
"A fare, però, la differenza è la voce della cantante, un vero e proprio portento, dotata di un insieme di registri totalmente folli e diversissimi tra loro. Nelle tracce di “Die Lederpredigt”, sentiremo ora Andromeda librarsi nell’aria fino a raggiungere tonalità acute e spettrali, per poi passare al registro lirico, prima di implodere in un ringhiare malvagio degno della più contorta strega maligna. L’effetto è strabiliante, soprattutto grazie alla scelta di melodie vocali totalmente folli, che talvolta si avventurano in un terreno molto vicino alla pura improvvisazione. [...] Non a caso, nel brano più lungo e curato a livello di arrangiamenti, “Das Zeugnis”, i Folterkammer trovano la loro dimensione ideale, lasciando sì spazio alle corde vocali impazzite di Andromeda, affiancandola però a partiture marziali, inesorabili ed ipnotiche, che ci mostrano il potenziale di una band su cui poter puntare senza riserve."
7/10 Rating
METALITALIA.COM
"Andromeda Anarchia came into prominence in the extreme metal scene with her guest appearance in Imperial Triumphant's Vile Luxury and then 2020's Alphaville. And while with her project Andromeda Anarchia's DARMATTERS she explores a progressive verging on an experimental rock sound, her other project Folterkammer follows a much more potent and brutal perspective. Joined by Imperial Triumphant's Zachary Ezrin on guitars, Coffin Sore's Brendan McGowan on drums, and bassist Darren Hanson, Folterkammer aim to re-establish the connection between classical and operatic music with black metal. There is a rich tradition that has seen this alchemical experiment, be it through the majestic landscapes of Dimmu Borgir, the vampiric nightmares of Cradle of Filth, or the early days of the mighty Therion. Still, Folterkammer distance themselves from all these recipes and instead start from scratch, connecting the pensive quality of opera in all its tragic exasperations with the bitter traditional black metal demeanor. The impressive ambiance of "Die Nanie" collapses on the Andromeda Anarchia's cutthroat vocals, while the repetitive riffage and continuing drum pummeling create a circular effect. From there on it is a true theatre of horror guided by Andromeda Anarchia's protean vocals, reaching soprano heights with "Die Hymne", particularly impressive within the pompous orchestrations of "Das Zeugnis'' or enacting a choral symmetry with "Das Gebet". It acts as a counterpoint from the darkness and grim essence of the instrumentation, standing fiercely as the only source of some light within the dim "Die Elegie". Yet, it does not turn the tide for Die Lederpredigt, making sure that the core of the record remains mean, oppressive, and torturous. An intriguing spin on the classical investigations of black metal, and an excellent introduction to Folterkammer." – Spyros Stasis
POPMATTERS.COM (BEST OF METAL ALBUMS DECEMBER 2020)
"C'est un excellent premier album, très fort émotionnellement, très sombre, et très rafraichissant dans son approche. Vous ne pouvez pas y échapper. Quelque part, ça fait beaucoup de pression pour les prochains opus à venir, il faudra maintenir la barre aussi haute, mais en attendant, on peut se réjouir ici d'un vrai coup de génie."
BLASTPHEME WEBZINE.FR (2021)
"I’ve been a fan of Andromeda Anarchia’s music released under her DARKMATTERS moniker, so I was excited to hear her newer work with Folterkammer. I mean, the band name just exudes metal intensity and weirdness (the name is German for ‘torture chamber’). Die Lederpredigt features quite the concept: fairly approachable black metal but paired with alternating operatic vocals—and I mean actual opera-style singing, not just ‘angelic’ female vocals—and harsh vocals. Oh yeah, and the lyrics are all in German. And it’s something about a vengeful goddess and oppressive religious structures. And it’s pretty disturbing—y’know, in a good way.Opener “Die Nänie” throws some churchy organ washes out for mood, then right away we come to the album’s promise, whereby Andromeda Anarchia introduces her double-throated vocals. Real, honest-to-goodness (evilness?) opera juxtaposed with harsh vocals like wicked guttural imprecations. Think Maria Callas and Gollum, not your standard black metal apathetic unintelligibility. There’s soaring, spaghetti western-esque clean guitar lines, rattling train-car drums, and a sense that the walls are closing in.
These building blocks remain across the album’s seven tracks, albeit with plenty of dynamics and subtle complexities. “Die Elegie” throws in some cathedral bells and a strolling, at times orthogonal guitar line. “Das Sinngedicht” employs intertwined organ and guitar to majestic effect even as Anarchia sounds like a demon literally in the process of destroying the world, then telling you all about it. Closing mini-epic “Das Zeugnis” incorporates elements of doom amidst an intense, theatrical vocal performance even more impressive than what’s come before. Claustrophobic, but intense, but creepy, but majestic, but fist-pumping, but conceptual—Folterkammer have turned in a slab of black metal featuring far more shades of black than come in your standard Crayola box. [...]"
RADIO ECLECTIC (2021)
"The term symphonic black metal is nothing new. Enhancing extreme genres with orchestral/symphonic/operatic elements has made for some exciting output in metal. But Folterkammer is some sort of new species.
With Folterkammer, the operatic element is far more than added flavour. This is chaotic and confronting black metal, but it is also structured and written in such a way that emulates a classical opera just as much.
The cornerstone of this curious mix is vocalist, Andromeda Anarchia. Andromeda’s vocal abilities betray belief. You need to hear it for yourself, and then you need to be shown irrefutable evidence this is all one woman – and even then you’d likely refuse to accept it.
Passages are sung in beautiful, high flying operatic style – so much so you’d think they were sampled from an actual opera performance – before switching effortlessly to snarled and screeched vocals, the type you’d find coming from some Northern European black metal band. The added element of the songs being in German only adds to the air of exotic and artistic boundary pushing.
Andromeda’s vocals really do have to be heard to be believed. This inconceivable clash of operatic and black vocals is more pure and perfect than the human mind could imagine.
Zachary Ezrin of Imperial Triumphant is also heavily responsible for this bizarre yet enthralling odyssey. This certainly can be felt in the more frenzied musical moments, which further serve to highlight the jaw-dropping contrasts as the composition shifts between different showcases for Andromeda’s vocal ability.
With a sole album released so far, Folterkammer effortlessly establish themselves as a truly unique presence in extreme metal. An unreplicatable perfect fusion of disparate styles of music, no other band will ever achieve this true black metal opera."
THE BAND MAN @DAILYBANDS.WORDPRESS.COM (2021)
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RETUMBA (2020) Andromeda Anarchia was voted one of the "Best Extreme Vocalists 2020" for her performance on
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Metal Injection
Matt Bacon's Top 20 Albums of 2020 No. 10 FOLTERKAMMER: Die Lederpredigt "This is maybe the most technically impressive black metal album of the year. Frontwoman Andromeda Anarchia leaves listeners in awe with her amazing voice capable of seemingly anything. When incorporated with some truly top-notch songwriting you have yourself a record that will last the ages. I actually went back into my list after I finished it and added this band in after because I was so impressed with their record when I went to review it. Die Lederpredigt is simply that good." |
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"Absolutely cracking EP!"
EMMA ROEBUCK for PROGZILLA RADIO (2018)
EMMA ROEBUCK for PROGZILLA RADIO (2018)
"WOW! I have never heard anything like it! I have found my record of the year!"
PETE'S ROCK NEWS AND VIEWS (2018)
PETE'S ROCK NEWS AND VIEWS (2018)
"Andromeda Anarchia is establishing herself as an original force in the realm of progressive music, or alternative music, or… actually I’d hate to put this music in a box, because although it integrates many influences from jazz, progressive, rock and even pop, its originality puts it in a genre of its own."
GHOSTLY BEARD for MUSIC TALKS (2018)
GHOSTLY BEARD for MUSIC TALKS (2018)
„[...] for anyone who considers testing musical boundaries ranging from jazz, through a PJ Harvey indie sound, to extreme metal with a touch of almost everything in between, then yes, this is the most prog album I have listened to for quite some time [...] with DarkMatters, each passage of music, each word, each note, does not feel out of place. What adds to this recording the most, is the honest way it has been presented. If you want to challenge yourself, then I can not recommend this release highly enough.“
STEFAN HENNIG for DUTCH PROGRESSIVE ROCK PAGE (2019)
STEFAN HENNIG for DUTCH PROGRESSIVE ROCK PAGE (2019)
"OEuvre originale certaine, parfois déstabilisante, DARKMATTERS devient rapidement addictive, évoquant entre autres Tori Amos ou Renaissance (le piano et la basse)."
FEMALE PROG VOICES (2018)
FEMALE PROG VOICES (2018)
"...'electrified darkness' - absolutely true!"
RICHARD HEATH for THE ALTERNATIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO
RICHARD HEATH for THE ALTERNATIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO
"Absolutely Fantastic!"
RUSS J EVANS MUSIC SHOW (2018)
RUSS J EVANS MUSIC SHOW (2018)
"On each track Andromeda's vocal performance is out of this world, but on "Demons On The Wall" she truly exceeds herself. Think of "The Great Gig In The Sky" getting a Fiona Apple like rock treatment whilst being really pissed at the world and your nearly there. "Demons On The Wall" is so charged with emotion that you may need to sit down to listen to it (I know I did)."
PETE'S ROCK NEWS AND VIEWS (2018)
PETE'S ROCK NEWS AND VIEWS (2018)
"C'est plutôt du rock prog pas chiant. Je dis bravo!"
PIERRE JOURNEL, LA CHAîNE GUITARE
PIERRE JOURNEL, LA CHAîNE GUITARE
"Ein packendes und starkes Debut der Sängerin Andromeda Anarchia, das antreibend und entschlossen wirkt, dann wieder mit inniger Eleganz durch die Lüfte schwebt. Eindrücklich ist ihre Widmung der EP an zwei gegensätzliche Personen des öffentlichen Lebens: an die Künstlerin und Feministin Doris Stauffer (1934-2017) einerseits, den italienischen Basejumper Uli Emanuele (1985-2016) andererseits. Anspieltipp: "Black Tantra".
VEIT STAUFFER for REC REC Record Store in Zürich (2018)
VEIT STAUFFER for REC REC Record Store in Zürich (2018)
The Debut-EP of Andromeda Anarchia's DARKMATTERS got listed on PROGZILLA RADIO "BEST ALBUMS OF 2018"
by EMMA ROEBUCK (NORTHERN STAR) 
RECOMMENDATION: RHAPSODY HIFI
of Sound Engineer and Sound Design wizard PATRIK SCHWITTER with recommendation of Andromeda Anarchia's DARKMATTERS on their Website (May 13, 2019) 
ARTICLE: RUNDSCHAU / e-JOURNAL
read the enjoyable portrait (in german) written by andrina sarott of e-JOURNAL, GENERAL ANZEIGER, RUNDSCHAU, Switzerland (September 27, 2018) about andromeda anarchia and about the first EP of DARKMATTERS. FEATURE:
THE ALTERNATIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO DARKMATTERS gets featured on THE ALTERNATIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO by RICHARD HEATH. This radio show is the longest running music show on UK student radio. England October 25, 2018 England November 1, 2018 |
EP-REVIEW OF DUTCH PROGRESSIVE ROCK PAGE by Stefan Hennig of DUTCH PROGRESSIVE ROCK PAGE about the EP of DARKMATTERS (September 29, 2019)
REVIEW: PROG FEMALE VOICES
(in French) by Sébastien bonnay of PROG FEMALE VOICES (September 9, 2018) REVIEW: GHOSTLY BEARD @MUSICTALKS
read the amazing review written by ghostly beard of MUSIC TALKS (October 15, 2018) about the first EP of DARKMATTERS: 5/5! Read the whole Review: here. FEATURE: RUSS EVANS MUSIC SHOW
the song "EVERMORE (THEME FOR ROLF)" got featured on RUSS EVANS MUSIC SHOW, England (October 7, 2018). FEATURE:
NORTHERN STAR @ PROGZILLA RADIO on EMMA ROEBUCK's radio show NORTHERN STAR at PROGZILLA RADIO (October 18, 2018, England) 
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PETE's ROCK NEWS AND VIEWS of Pete Devine, October 5, 2018: DARKMATTERS ARTIST PAGE and EP-REVIEW! Also: The DARKMATTERS-EP is his personal album of the year 2018!
ONE HOUR RADIO SPECIAL on
FRANKFURT's VIRUSMUSIK RADIO (SMOKIN' SISTERS) (September 28, 2019, Germany) A one hour special about ANDROMEDA ANARCHIA and DARKMATTERS and interview, hosted by DADA (broadcasted via RADIO X) ARTICLE:
L'ECRAN DU SON wrote about the first EP of DARKMATTERS and about the video collaboration for "THE ANGEL'S FALL" with wingsuit basejump world record holder sven ugau: here. 
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Andromeda Anarchia performs all vocals on "Out Of Kilter" and "Mover's Acid":
"And as if it wasn't enough, abrasive vocals of in at least three different registers and variants assail our ears. The style used reminds us very much of the avant-garde persuasion, channeling the dramatic tropes and structures of the genre."
EDEN KUPERMINTZ for HEAVY BLOG IS HEAVY (2020)
EDEN KUPERMINTZ for HEAVY BLOG IS HEAVY (2020)
"Guest vocalist Andromeda Anarchia joins and wretches out words best reserved for a ritual involving human sacrifice. Her high-pitched screeches circle around the pumping horn and adventurous drums creating never before heard sonic combinations."
DAN POTTER for ABSOLUTE UNDERGROUND
DAN POTTER for ABSOLUTE UNDERGROUND
"Avantgarde-Meisterin Andromeda Anarchia taucht in "Out Of Kilter" mit einer furioser Vocal-Performance auf - die tiefen Growls fahren durch Mark und Bein..." / "The mistress of avant-garde Andromeda Anarchia appears in "Out Of Kilter" with a furious vocal performance - the deep growls drive through the bones..."
DEMONIC-NIGHTS.at (2020)
DEMONIC-NIGHTS.at (2020)
"Not only is it a delight to listen to in its own right, it provides a marvellous intro into Out of Kilter. This track is one of a couple to feature the vocals of Andromeda Anarchia, which are quite frankly disturbing and scary in equal measure. Definitely not to my usual taste, but they fit the music incredibly well and I come dangerously close to enjoying them! (...) Pitiless Garment follows and provides a sense of growing menace, which explodes into outright threat as Mover’s Acid begins. This is another track where Anarchia provides her deranged vocals – and once again they are perfect for the mood and the song. Screeches and wails that I doubt I could bare outside the confines of Kilter, but which somehow delight within."
Nick Hudson for THE PROGRESSIVE ASPECT
Nick Hudson for THE PROGRESSIVE ASPECT
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Andromeda Anarchia performs guest vocals (choirs, screams, singing) on
"Transmission To Mercury" and "Happy Home":
"Transmission To Mercury" and "Happy Home":
"Desde cuartetos de barbería, taikos, espléndidas secciones de instrumentos de viento metal, piano, coros y el regreso de Yoshiko Ohara (Bloody Panda) y Andromeda Anarchia, quienes prestan sus demenciales gritos para darle los toques finales a los pasajes más caóticos del álbum, especialmente la performance de Anarchia en el tema “Transmission To Mercury”, el cual sin dudas será el tema favorito de varios que escuchen este disco. Para terminar, cabe destacar la calidad de los covers de Voivod y The Residents, especialmente de este último, ya que captura magníficamente la bizarra esencia de uno de los proyectos más importantes e influenciales de la música experimental."
(10/10)
Ignacio De Vincenzi for RTMB MAGAZINE
(10/10)
Ignacio De Vincenzi for RTMB MAGAZINE
"Imperial Triumphant is constantly bombarding us with different elements that truly come from all sources: drawn-out organs, tribal-like drumming patterns, vocals that range all over the place, crazy tech-death works that flow into something that I just cannot find the words to describe, catchy bits that immediately fall to something that can only be termed as an assault of the aural senses, and so much more!"
METAL ADDICTS
METAL ADDICTS
"The Residents cover, however, really tops the cake. The Residents are weird as it is, and you can’t help but love their creepy and oddball appeal. Comparing the cover to the original song, Imperial Triumphant keeps the weirdness in “Happy Home,” with the crazy synths, varying vocal melodies, and sound effects, while they all use their heavier sounding instruments and screaming layers to make The Residents sound more brutal."
Stephanie Jensen for OUTBURN Online
Stephanie Jensen for OUTBURN Online
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Andromeda Anarchia performs operatic vocals on "The Filth":
"[...] the goliath, penultimate track “The Filth” brings things back into the bizarre depths of blackened death. The track features perhaps the best guest vocals on the album courtesy of Andromeda Anarchia, whose operatic vocals sound like a more restrained and refined version of Diamanda Galás‘s usual stylings."
Scott Murphy for HEAVYBLOGISHEAVY.COM
Scott Murphy for HEAVYBLOGISHEAVY.COM
"As Vile Luxury progresses, the double-takes become borderline neck-snapping ...
... Elsewhere, penultimate track “The Filth” misleads you into a sense of calm and closure, complete with Andromeda Anarchia’s operatic wailing, before pulling you further into the abyss."
ANGRY METAL GUY
... Elsewhere, penultimate track “The Filth” misleads you into a sense of calm and closure, complete with Andromeda Anarchia’s operatic wailing, before pulling you further into the abyss."
ANGRY METAL GUY
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