Weiß jemand, wer für den Sound verantwortlich ist?
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Illuminati was engineered by Sattler and
God Dethroned soundman Ortrun Poolman. The duo also handled the recording of van der Plicht's drums. Sattler then took the engineering and tracking helm for guitars, bass, keyboards, and vocals. All this was done in the convenience and comfort of Sattler's home studio, away from the ticking clocks, label reps, and budget meetings of studios famous and not so famous. In short, Sattler, as always, was in near-full control.
God Dethroned then hired out to Hugo Alvarstein, a sound engineer, to master
Illuminati. If the production formula worked tremendously for
The World Ablaze, then the second time around was, of course, going to be a no-brainer.
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I like to work when I feel like it, not when a studio engineer tells me to," Sattler says, clearly unflinching in his decision to self-record in the confines of his home. "
The recording sessions went smoothly and comfortably, simply because it was done at a home-like situation. The further we got with the recordings the more excited we got because we added a lot, like the aforementioned vocal parts and keyboards. The picture became more complete after each recording day."
With a cover by Polish master Michał 'Xaay' Loranc (
Nile,
Evocation) and featuring some of
God Dethroned's strongest songs to date,
Illuminati is conversant in the tenets of death metal, experimental where it needs to be, and indomitable in spirit. It's the kind of album that will bestow the Dutch heroes with accolades and push them across Europe (first with
Obscura) and then the rest of the globe (planning for North and South America is under way) throughout 2020. Be forewarned… videos for "Spirit of Beelzebub" and the title track have already been completed and are poised take the damned straight back to Hell!