Alpinist - Minus Mensch


Alpinist is a German band that plays some sort of crust/hardcore music and they will entertain you for about half an hour. If you, that is, decide to lay your ears upon their music. They released this album back in 2009 and it was their first full length. So you'd assume the album is a bit sloppy but production wise and musician wise it's quite good.

As far as the music goes I wouldn't really recommend this to anyone outside the genre. It's not that accessible, I think, but for those who know their way around hardcore and post-hardcore bands I think they'll enjoy this quite a bit. The riffs are done marvelously, lots of melodic riffing and some good "punk in your face" riffs in between. A nice mixture of both old and new hardcore. I like both eras so I liked this album a lot. Vocals are another good part of this album. They are mostly that "sour screaming" vocal style but it's done well and sometimes, to spice things up, they venture into growling a bit. Good stuff all in all, it does not get boring due to its fitting time span and excellent musicianship.

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