A Zone of Silence

German master of power noise, Sebastian Sünkler, has been creating electronic music under the moniker, STAHLSCHLAG, since the early 2000's and in that time has released seven studio album's and an absolute tonne of remixes for other music projects. Now we are graced with his latest album, A ZONE OF SILENCE. The previous album, Alive, alluded to a shift in sound, so do not expect this to be the same beast.

There is still the grating metallic electronics and crunchy rhythms, but this new beast feels both contemporary and hypnotically ancient at the same time. Collaborations with Mikrometrik, Ultra, Morbid Echo and Sublimenal stimuli, bringing stunning vocalisation, while the instrumental tracks will mesmerise you with their tribal beats, touching the primitive part of your soul.

(Adele Sinnamon: Onyx Music Reviews)

All tracks produced and mastered by Sebastian Sünkler (STAHLSCHLAG) in 2021 and 2022

Lyrics and Vocals at 01. Dawn of Man by Mikrometrik (Rick Keijer)
https://soniccrypt.org/profile/mikrometrik

Vocals at 03. Doomed by Ultra (Lena Heiler):
https://ultra2.bandcamp.com

Lyrics and Vocals at 04. Crushed March by Morbid Echo (Christian Sander):
https://soniccrypt.org/profile/morbid-echo

Lyrics and Vocals at 08 .Lost dreams by Sublimenal Stimuli (Alyx Weaver):
https://sublimenalstimuli.bandcamp.com

Reviews:

CHAIN D.L.K. (Marc Tater)

"What you'll get can't be called silence at all. Meticulously Sebastian installs layered, rusty walls of drones and Ambient-like sound experiments to combine them with a straight, variable, almost 4-on-the-floor rhythm- and percussion set. Also not to forget: bring on the Noise! Synth-textures and percussion works in Sebastian's sound expression are often genre-typical distorted, mangled and overdriven, just with the right mood to follow-up some idols like Xotox, Synapscape and/or artists more based into the danceable TBM-genre like S.A.M. or Noisuf-X.

But generally, “A Zone of Silence” has asides the usual Noise-driven action some remarkable elements to offer, which are drifting away from the expected noisy course.

Stahlschlag in the year 2022 sounds still motivated and has successfully expanded its own sound plethora and Sebastian has integrated it successfully into his compositions."

Full review here:
https://chaindlk.com/reviews/11827

Onyx Music Reviews (Adele Sinnamon)

"It amazes me when I hear artists who can take fuzz and distortion, crafting it into something musical and even dancefloor ripping. Hamburg is home to Sebastian Sünkler and he is STAHLSCHLAG, a mind blowing project that creates electronic/industrial power and rhythmic noise. Literally music that slams into your cranium at full tilt, boring into your skull but in a fun way. August saw the release of STAHLSCHLAG’s newest album, A Zone Of Silence.

It is a near visceral response to this particular album. Sünkler really has reached a point that he can use electronics and programming to elicit an emotional reaction from the listener whilst painting pictures for your imagination. The last album, ALIVE, indicated that Sebastian was growing and changing his style, so the inclusion of vocalists have brought a new facet to STAHLSCHLAG’s sound and while there is still the rhythmic/power noise, a thoughtfulness of using less to state more. It is a beautifully crafted album which is name your price on Bandcamp and all monies are being donated to a charity. Get yourself A Zone Of Silence."

Full review here:
https://onyxmusicreviews.com/2022/09/05/stahlschlag-a-zone-of-silenc