Release Date: March 27th 2026. Record Label: Fucking Kill Records. Formats: DD/Vinyl.
Brocken - Tracklisting
Brocken
Members
Vocals - Tobias Ralf Robert Hüttmeyer
Guitars - Adrian Lorenzo Waldemar Seifert
Bass - Salvatore Giallo
Drums - Lanthir Lörp Saibøt
Review
Funeral Doom/Sludge Metallers KAPUTTH return with their latest EP entitled Brocken. This is a singular seventeen minutes track which continues the great work they captured with their epic 2024 debut album “i”. This is a very slow-paced track which oozes ICE-COLD atmospherics which delves into areas of Psych, Prog and Post-Metal techniques. There is a certain fantastical storytelling element to this record which comes across the cinematic style of music that KAPUTTH incorporates into the overall theme of Brocken.
The vocals from Tobias Ralf Robert Hüttmeyer are from the extreme metal world with his brutal style of harsh growls and non-descriptive grunts. I would say I understood about fifty percent what he was singing within this EP and that’s a good thing. As this gives an air of mystery of what’s being said or I could be showing my advanced age now. Though, the music itself is stunning that delicately balances Post-Rock melodies and aggressive Sludge Metal surroundings. There’s some classic instrumental solos being played along the way which reminds of certain film scores and video game soundtracks. You’ll know when you hear it.
However, for the most part, KAPUTTH move themselves to this glacial cinematic sound that transforms into a highly meditative style of Post-Black Metal with the emphasis on slowly played melodies and levels of progressive depth from beginning to end. Despite the slow paced nature of it all, KAPUTTH are superbly heavy and create their own great style of music that makes you feel this track was on slightly longer.
The ambient textures and sullen sludgy guitars have quite an organic and personal sound which the band have called “FUNERAL MOUNTAIN DOOM” and that’s a great description. There’s an old school flavour to the band’s creative vision and whilst it may be quite different it’s also absolutely daring in its own right.
Brocken is part of a split 10 inch vinyl release with another singular superb EP from Experimental Sludge Metallers KOLLEKTIV RAUMORDNUNG called "Selbstbefriedigung in the Temple Plains”. That record is vastly different to Brocken but is also worth checking out.
However, this is my review for Brocken and KAPUTTH have delivered the goods with this outstanding and highly charismatic release.
Excellent and Highly Recommended.
Words by Steve Howe
KOLLEKTIV RAUMORDNUNG / KAPUTTH - "Selbstbefriedigung in the Temple Plains / Brocken" is available to buy now on DD/Vinyl via Fucking Kill Records.
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