Requiem are damned good as always, furthermore the "new" (at least for me) presence of Ralf Winzer at the bass improves their energy enormously. They even make progress in binding heaviness with pathos, nonetheless their Death/Thrash is heavy pounding and riffing, enriched with guitar tremulous effects. They are always able to win over the scene: the coordination among all members of the band is always tight and solid, the result is a Death/Thrash that conquers every ear and every neck. It is not only my personal opinion, it's fact: everytime i have attended one of their concerts, i have always found a lot of emotional support around them. Michi's vocals are great as we expect to be, he suffers again every song inside himself. The key of Requiem's integrity is that each member is humble enough to contribute to the good result of the whole soundscape without being any primadonna. At the end, not the single tracks, but every single concert of Requiem is a grower. And this evening is no exception. Only thing, i don't know how much Requiem believe in themselves, paradoxically i have my doubts on that, but their concert today is again very-tension -filled, very significant, every tempo change is a trigger to pleasure and Michi's skin over flooded with rivers of sweat . Both guitarists are very concentrated, while bass player Ralf , after the brilliant performance with Uppercut, is a guarantee again for an overdose of powerful mood, like mentioned above. You really wonder from where Michi finds the force to grunt so mighty all concert long and to make such impressive wind mills, when you almost get the impression he is so suffering like a Christ under the weight of the cross. On the contrary, he is unbreakable.

Setlist:

government denies knowledge
inconsistent consequences
alone
extinct by evolution
bloodcult
murder usa
signal zero
sentenced to death
supremacy
setting the score
two sides within
diary of a damaged brain
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