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Mathias
"Jablonski" Elsholz (vocals)
- Wenz (bass guitar) -
Christian "X-ti"
Bystron (guitars) - Jürgen
Zink (drums)
After the great waves of
success in 2001 and 2002, thousands of European music
publications described MEGAHERZ as one of the most important
representatives of German modern rock music, and after selling
over 100,000 CDs, MEGAHERZ is now back with a vengeance. After
two years of preparation and intensive song writing, MEGAHERZ
are ready to unleash their new album entitled "5" upon
the United States through S.A.D./Eclipse Records, and with their
new single "Gott Sein '04" the band has redefined
their sound and musical vision as more dynamic, more vivid, and
better than ever before.
Mathias Elsholz is the name of the new front man with
whom MEGAHERZ are beginning their new musical era. With him the
band itself has gone through a heart transplant and now it beats
more emotional and alive than ever before. In order to realize
their new and ambitious goals, they had none other than Ralph
Quick (Die Happy, H-BlockX, etc.) on board as producer. The
album "5" was recorded in the Lundgaard-Studios in
Denmark. The outcome is an outstanding album that spans all
genres of the category "Hard and German" – somewhere
between industrial, dark rock, electronica, and "fat
grooves". An album that rocks and speeds along, but also
one that doesn't ignore the sensitive, down-tempo ballads.
The thirteen tracks on
the album depict Megaherz as a self-confident and vigorous metal
band that truly differs from the much cited 'new German tough
metal'. Instead, the band considers their music to be of
international texture. "The new material is hip, more
American rather than Prussian" says Bystron. "There is
no particular musical style. If it had to be categorized, the
term 'cross over' in its true sense would come closest."
"5" is an outstanding and gripping album: Fans
will be able to argue about it, and that is exactly the
intention of the band and their music. For, there is one thing
Megaherz has always been about, and that is musical "whole
food" for people with brains and sense.
The wait was well
worth it – MEGAHERZ are back and are longing to show it to
everyone.
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