Thank you Jenny Tate and Rock Queen Reviews for the amazing review of our album Ctrl+Alt+Del! ”Overall – A flawlessly dramatic album, with epic features throughout, ‘Ctrl + Alt + Del’ is a highly unique production, impressively performed, with consistently catchy flourishes. Showcasing true artistic grasp of the creation and momentum of atmospheric tension, this is a one-off project, with a powerful draw.” Read the whole review here: https://jennytate.wordpress.com/…/01/krakel-ctrl-alt-del/
Released on 4th June 2021, ‘Ctrl + Alt + Del’ is the new 10 track album, from DIY metal band Krakel.
Evolving from the last album, to a heavier, yet complex, mystical sound, its themes are very real and down-to-earth.
Mastered by Cutting Room, ‘Ctrl + Alt + Del’ was composed and otherwise produced entirely by Krakel.
Of the 10 tracks, 2 were launched as singles, previously, i.e. ‘Bridge Of Death’ (2020) and ‘999’ (2020). All tracks are digitally interactive.
It’s a quintet, consisting of Asa (vocals/7 string guitar), Kattis (drums), Anki (bass), Jesper (keys) and Urban (guitar).
Inspired by sounds right across the rock spectrum, including Rammstein, Abba, Queen and Gary Moore, Krakel’s sound and style is growing, all the time. ‘Ctrl + Alt + Del’ is their 2nd album. 9 singles have already been released.
Ctrl + Alt + Del – Phone and fax dialling tones intro, before…
Den 4 juni släppte hårdrocksbandet KRAKEL sitt andra album, Ctrl+Alt+Del!KRAKEL är just nu helt independent men har uppmärksammats för sin egna musikstil och vem vet vad som väntar runt hörnet….
Sweden’s Krakel gives us weird and wonderful avant-garde rock on its second album.
Krakel, a Swedish rock band with a difference, traces its roots back to Krakel Zpektakel, a local band active in the early 80s in the Stockholm suburbs. Krakel Zpektakel reunited for some recordings and gigs from 2013 until 2016. When a few members decided to quit, Krakel Zpektakel evolved into the new band Krakel. “Ctrl+Alt+Del” is Krakel’s second album and it is hard to describe it because Krakel has managed to create quite a special sound. While I am struggling to accurately describe what Krakel sounds like, I dig this. This is splendid music. At times Krakel plays hard rock but there are so many layers and different sides to this music which is built upon a wide range of influences. It is modern rock but with a twist. Overall, this album is weird and wonderful. There’s a touch of Nina Hagen attitude and Kate Bush artistry among the band’s rock’n’roll. The album’s feel reminds me of a rock opera or a concept album of some kind. This music is a bit avant-garde in a Rammstein kind of way which makes it stand out from the crowd. The music is often theatrical and dramatic. Sometimes it feels very early 80s (not least because of the synthesizers and cool sound effects) and at the same time it is very modern. I love the dial-up modem sounds in the title track “Ctrl+Alt+Del”. Krakel’s band members go wherever a song takes them. They don’t restrict themselves by some genre-specific expectations or limitations. They just focus on creating good music. “Out of Control” is a terrific but very delicate little song with a haunting feeling to it. “Bridge of Death” is an immediate favourite on the album. “Glory to the Brave” and “Seven Minutes of Fear” are other very cool songs while “999” and “Beauty Queen” are the album’s best songs and also some of its heavier ones.
Krakel’s album “Ctrl+Alt+Del” will be released on 4th June.
Sweden’s Krakel gives us weird and wonderful avant-garde rock on its second album.
Krakel, a Swedish rock band with a difference, traces its roots back to Krakel Zpektakel, a local band active in the early 80s in the Stockholm suburbs. Krakel Zpektakel reunited for some recordings and gigs from 2013 until 2016. When a few members decided to quit, Krakel Zpektakel evolved into the new band Krakel. “Ctrl+Alt+Del” is Krakel’s second album and it is hard to describe it because Krakel has managed to create quite a special sound. While I am struggling to accurately describe what Krakel sounds like, I dig this. This is splendid music. At times Krakel plays hard rock but there are so many layers and different sides to this music which is built upon a wide range of influences. It is modern rock but with a twist. Overall…
Ctrl+Alt+Del innehåller 10 låtar varav två tidigare släppta som singlar.
Ctrl+Alt+Del
Seven minutes of fear
Beauty Queen
Fluch
Revenge
Glory to the Brave
Devil’s in love
Bridge of II: Death
999
Out of control
Varje låt har sin egen historia som den nyfikne kan ta del av här på hemsidan under rubriken Ctrl+Alt+Del .
Bandet själva beskriver albumet som hårdare än det förra och låtarna är en mix av blytunga partier varvade med vackert smäktande och stundtals ettriga melodislingor. Texterna har ett stort mått av glimten i ögat blandat med allvarliga budskap.
All musik och text är skriven, producerad, inspelad och mixad av KRAKEL.
Idag firar vi att de 10 färdigmixade låtarna skickats iväg för mastring. Det blev till Köpenhamn denna gång. Det har varit ett långdraget mixningsarbete och hundratals lyssningar. Albumet kommer att innehålla 8 helt nya låtar och två tidigare släppta singlar.
Albumet får namnet CTRL+ALT+DEL en uppföljare till förra plattan som hette RETURN.
Det har varit en lång process med mixning av låtarna till det nya albumet, men nu är allt äntligen på plats. Release är planerad till slutet av maj. Det blir ett tungt album!
KRAKEL tackar för allt positivt gensvar och uppmärksamhet den senaste tiden.
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