Orkus! special tip: SCHÖNGEIST – Black in front of your eyes

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Dark rock with its finger on the pulse
SCHÖNGEIST
“Schwarz vor Augen“
Album (SPV)
Release: February 28, 2025

Schöngeist strike with the pulse of the times in “Schwarz vor Augen”. This is shown, for example, by the opener “Fake News”, in which they hold up a mirror to society using numerous proverbs. “Niemandsland”, which poses the question of what has become of the land of poets and thinkers, strikes a similar chord. Otherwise, love in its various facets is a major theme in “Schwarz vor Augen”. Mostly with a bitter aftertaste, but guaranteed to be catchy. Schöngeist refine their dark rock sound in “Ich bin kein Muss” or “Supernova” with NDH sprinkles and create a varied and thought-provoking work.

Claudia Zinn-Zinnenburg

Recorded in: Schönland Studios (Munich), Lightmountain Studios (Berlin)
Produced by: Timur Karakus, Benjamin Schwenen
Mastered by: Benjamin Schwenen

In our March/April issue, we conduct an in-depth interview with Schöngeist.