It was supposed to be the surprise during the "Living The Darkness" tour. Now the tour that all fans have been waiting for so long needed to be postponed, but the surprise is there nevertheless: Blutengel and Hocico, two of the institutions of dark music, have recorded the single Obscured in collaboration! With this single, they would like to distract you until you can finally see them on tour once you all got vaccined against the Covid-19 virus!
Here's the info from the label:
At first glance, Blutengel and Hocico may appear to be very different, in fact, they are connected in many ways: both have developed an absolutely unique style and have thus turned the black scene upside down. Both have never been afraid of new influences without diluting their own style. Both are with Out Of Line since the earliest times. It was only logical to join forces with these two bands for the "Living The Darkness" tour.
However, the musicians wanted to go even one step further:
“As it was confirmed that Hocico will tour with us, Erk suggested to do a song together“, comments Blutengel singer Chris Pohl, “I thought that this was a great idea, so Racso and I wrote this song within two days.”
Hocico frontman, Erk Aicrag, adds: “We know each other for a long time so we decided to give a music collaboration a try. We are very happy with the experience and the tune in itself!“ Of course Chris, Erk and Racso couldn‘t resist to create their very own versions of the song on the single.”
Needless to say, Chris, Erk, and Racso insisted on putting their own versions on top of this single. So, until Blutengel, Hocico and all other bands will be allowed to back on stage, you can bring the party into your homes. Or wherever you want to take it.
I listened to the four versions of the song and it's really hard to give you a tip about the best one. The electro/harsh/industrial/gothic ... it all gets a high and the perfect feeling! All the 4 versions have something cool and a great approach. One thing: this will bring both bands more fans! They managed to write a song that renders the talents of both bands and mixes it all into a higher level! It's party time! Dance away the darkness, the fear, escape from the horrible news and dive into their world from one dark world to another! The music is great, pomped up! Each version sounds different and yet great! WOW!
This one is a blast!
