Eisenwinter is amongst the many National Socialist Black Metal hordes to be coming from the German front these days, and in fact, along with fellow countrymen Moonblood, I consider them to be one of the better ones. "Reichswinter," which I believe to be one of the first releases from the band is truly grim and misranthropic black metal in the purest vain of such acts like Veles, Graveland, Veltmacht, and Thunderbolt. Charecteristic of so many of these "nsbm" bands, the album starts out with a genuinely performed synth ballad, and then jumps into some high speed BM. The first song has a STRICKING similarity to the music which can be found on Kristallnacht's "warspirit" release, so you know what to expect. Another high point of this album is that 1) there is no appearance of a drum machine, leaving the duties to an actuall person, and 2) they can actually HANDLE (gasp!!) their own instruments...you know...like, play them!!! To close, "Reichswinter," consisting of four well executed songs, is a worthy addition to any underground addict's collection.

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