H|Insane – Devils Network
H|Insane is a deathrock band from the city I was born before ages: Regensburg. But this isn’t a plus, since I don’t like too much bands from their. But as soon as I got this little masterpiece into my hands, I felt in love.
Honestly: H|Insane is quite a young band, but those two girls are playing like demons. One could say: that girls really rock. There are metal fans who always tried to rock like em, but never managed to do so.
Devils Network is an EP with only 6 songs. Its selfmade and a demo in first line. This apologizes the sound. Its quite OK mixed and you shouldn’t be afraid to get in touch with this demo. But have in mind, this one is a demo, and demos are allowed to be not perfect. This EP would have needed some good mastering, since there is not too much brilliance in the sound. Everything is a bit dull. High frequencies have died. And its oversteering at some points. You’ll only notice the later one with very good headphones or with playing this record very very loud. Last but not least the whole record could be a bit louder in general. But by all means, the music on it is so good and perfectly enjoyable, that you don’t have to care about the sound.
The songs remind me a bit on the great punk rock like the SCARY BITCHES play. But with good and proper lyrics, no cliche at all (well, a little, but that is what the music stands for, is it?). Even with quite a complex drum programming, all the songs feel like going straight forward all the time. That is good, cause this straight forward kick in the face makes H|Insane a perfect rock machine. Gigs with that band MUST be good. I cannot imagine it otherwise than people totally freaking out when listening to this simple and sometimes disharmonic melodies, the ongoing beat and the young, but yet powerful voice.
Ah, the voice! While guitarworks and bass sound like played from rock gigants (well ok, you know what I mean), the voice is very good too. It needs some more practice. Don’t get me wrong – the girl here is animating you freaks out there to sing along with her. Its perfectly understandable what she vocalizes and all the tunes are in place. One of the best singers I heard from underground bands in the last weeks. But I think she has room to develop in the next months and I am very sure, she will do. So please Ladies and Gentleman prepare for a big deathrock vocalizer in the future.
Just the concept is something I would need a bit more. H|Insane is a very good band, but it needs a bit more face. At the moment everything is a bit usual. Songs about personal presentation and such. Tiny monsters. Nothing we haven’t heard about it in the past. What I really would enjoy is some trademark like Christian Death (sex, anti-christdom) or Scary Bitches (cliche, cliche and cliche) or maybe Fields of the Nephilim (fog, western, supernatural beeings). What is it at H|Insane? I am sure this will develop too. Once the idea has come in the girls mind, we’ll have a band with very big potential.
Its such a pity, that I don’t live in Regensburg anymore. I would apply as a drummer. But well, I will try to attend their gigs from now on. We’ll see you there. I mean, directly before stage.
Offical H|Insane Website
Offical MySpace
Tags: Gothic Rock, Reviews