CoC : Anorexia Nervosa - Drudenhaus : Review

Anorexia Nervosa - _Drudenhaus_
(Osmose, 2000)
by: Paul Schwarz (7 out of 10)

Lacking neither aggression nor atmosphere, Anorexia Nervosa nevertheless fail to quite get a really good and infectious black metal mixture of the two. I can't deny that "A Doleful Night in Thelema" or "Dirge and Requiem of My Sister Whore" as much display a crushing guitar bite as they do the considerable orchestration (which embraces such Cradle of Filth or Dimmu Borgir-like excesses as ten tracks of violins) and crushing, tight drumming -- along, of course, with that Filthy habit of convoluting song titles. However, at the same time I must point out that _Drudenhaus_ does fail to be seriously original and also lacks an x-factor in quality which would make it preferable over the majority of other releases in its field. The biggest stumbling point is the vocals; mixed too low and blandly uncharacteristic, they clinch the deal on Anorexia Nervosa's lack of individuality. _Drudenhaus_ is very accomplished and it is certainly contemporary, but it isn't the way for the future, neither is it the best example of its style.

(article published 25/5/2000)

ALBUMS
5/13/2005	X Hoose	9	Anorexia Nervosa - Redemption Process
1/14/2002	C Flaaten	9.5	Anorexia Nervosa - New Obscurantis Order
10/12/1999	P Azevedo	8	Anorexia Nervosa - Sodomizing the Archedangel
11/17/1997	S Hoeltzel	9	Anorexia Nervosa - Exile