Composed
The idea was simple: to keep balance without becoming stagnant. For the last 18 years, the evolving sound of Equilibrium – widely described as an epic folk metal band – has been led by the frontman and only permanent member, the guitarist René “Berthammer” Berthiaume. In recent years, his vision has gone hand in hand with commercial success: the album Armageddon (2016) reached no. 5 in the German charts. Last year’s album Renegades features electronic elements and pure vocals. The Bavarian musicians step away from legends and mythology, and their lyrics – almost entirely in English for the first time – focus on dark, personal stories. Kwadrat resounds with their tales of fear, desire and memory on 29 January. (Bartosz Suchecki, ”Karnet”)