Zum Ersten Advent, während wir auf das Erscheinen unseres zehnten Albums ROARING SILENCE warten, beschenken wir uns und Euch mit zwei exklusiven Titeln, die nicht auf dem Album enthalten sind. Beide sind in kurzem zeitlichen Abstand um Weihnachten 2015 entstanden. Zu "Black Snow" hatte ich schon damals einen Text verfasst, der auf einem Gedicht von Uwe Voehl basierte, in dem es um den Verlust der eigentlichen Bedeutung und die Kommerzialisierung von Weihnachten ging. Wir gingen bis zur Fertigstellung unseres Albums davon aus, dass das Stück dort erscheinen würde, doch dann stellten wir fest, dass wir zu viel Material hatten, und fanden, dass "Black Snow" mit seiner speziellen Stimmung zu sehr aus dem Rahmen fiel. "Victory of Love" ist ein weiterer Songentwurf von Markus Pick, von dem ich die originalen Gitarrenspuren verwendete. Es erhielt seine endgültige Form aber erst nach Fertigstellung von "Roaring Silence".
LET IT SNOW!
THE HOUSE OF USHER: Victory of Love
Right on time for the first advent and while we're awaiting the release of our tenth album ROARING SILENCE, we are pleased to give you and us two exclusive songs for free, not included in the album: „Victory of Love“ and „Black Snow“. Both titles were composed around Christmas 2015. Back then, I already had written a text for "Black Snow" based on a poem by Uwe Voehl, which dealt with the loss of its true meaning and the commercialization of Christmas. We assumed that this track would be included in the album until its release. But then we realized that we had too much material and we found that "Black Snow" with its special kind of mood was too far out in comparison to the rest of the album. “Victory of Love” is another song-sketch from Markus Pick, where I have used the original guitar-tracks. The final form of this song was first realized after the completion of “Roaring Silence”.
LET IT SNOW!
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released December 2, 2017
Mixed and produced 2017 by Jörg Kleudgen and THE HOUSE OF USHER
Vocals & Drum-Arrangements: Jörg Kleudgen
Guitars: Markus Pick
Guitars & Special Effects: Georg Berger
Bass: Ralf Dunkel & Robert Nessler
"Black Snow" is based on some lyrical notes by Uwe Voehl
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The underground goth rock heroes Reptyle featuring the voice of legendary gothsters The House of Usher. What could one expect than high quality gothic rock? Melodic, sentimental, well played goth tunes brought to you by the masters of the trade. Gothic Crypt approves. Gothic Crypt
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