AUSSICHTSLOS

Today, Purity ThroughFire sets June 21st as the international release date for Aussichtslos‘ highly anticipated third album, Schicksalstotschlag, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

It was but March 2021 when Austria’s Aussichtslos burst from the void, fully formed, with their Völlig Aussichtslos debut album. Remarkably assured, classically inclined, the power-trio presented grim, harsh, but oft-hard-rocking black metal that favorably recalled the post-Strength & Honour landscape of Finland as well as ancient-days Germania ala Luror, Wolfsmond, and Hellfucked. Six months later, Aussichtslos amazingly released another full-length, Einsicht. While it was chronologically their second album, Einsicht was actually recorded in 2020, before the release of Völlig Aussichtslos took place. Either way, between the two records did Aussichtslos show themselves as new contenders in austere black metal classicism, capable of tradition but also thought-provoking lyrics reflecting upon inner struggles so universal to the human experience.

And so it goes with Schicksalstotschlag, arguably Aussichtslos‘ most desperate record yet. While it may’ve been quiet on the Austrian front the past few years, that does nothing to dim the fire of their third full-length: Schicksalstotschlag is at once urgent and reserved, violently passionate but poised and stoic – and of course, as anthemic as ever. Not for nothing is Purity ThroughFire known as the stronghold of Teutonic steel, its sword-wielders capable of a catchiness as wild and windswept as any biergarten, and Aussichtslos keep apace on Schicksalstotschlag, keeping the riffs rocking as ever and the heart enflamed with emotion. Their production, as always, is on the palatable side of “polished,” crisp and clean and gleaming with steely-eyed pride, making these nine songs the penultimate in battle-charging bombast and ballast. Credit new drummer Kartharziss (who also provides tasteful synths) with that proud pulse, although vocalist / lyricist Norsk (unchain his heart!) and fellow six-stringer Garst hold their own and help make the closing nine-minute epic “Hochverrat” the band’s best track to date. Black metalsmiths of destiny, unite again for Schicksalstotschlag!

Raise that sword and don that chainmail with the brand-new track “Verwoben” here:

Cover artwork, courtesy of Irrwisch, and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Aussichtslos’ Schicksalstotschlag
1. Am hohen Ross
2. Verwoben
3. Im Schützengraben
4. Brachland
5. Schicksalstotschlag
6. Infektion
7. Ein Stück
8. Gotteswahn
9. Hochverrat

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Today, Purity ThroughFire sets September 30th as the international release date for Aussichtslos‘ highly anticipated second album, Einsicht, on CD and A5 digipack formats. The vinyl LP version will follow later.

It was but March 2021 when Austria’s Aussichtslos burst from the void, fully formed, with their Völlig Aussichtslos debut album. Remarkably assured, classically inclined, the power-trio presented grim, harsh, but oft-hard-rocking black metal that favorably recalled the post-Strength & Honour landscape of Finland as well as ancient-days Germania ala Luror, Wolfsmond, and Hellfucked.

Striking while the iron’s literally hot, Aussichtslos return with their second full-length, Einsicht. Einsicht was recorded in 2020, before the release of Völlig Aussichtslos took place. Therefore, the album was created in a natural catharsis without any input from the outside, comparable to an eremite who decides to isolate himself to reflect on his conception of life and the thoughts which lead to his actions, which furthermore shaped his existence and the way he perceives and interacts with the world surrounding him. To that, vocalist/guitarist Norsk’s lyrics show, on a very personal level, the inner struggle of human beings – but not only his own prison of thoughts, but also the hard fight of life of beloved and hated people close to him. Musically, guitarist/bassist Garst strove for a more direct transportation of feelings on the whole spectrum of self-awareness: on one hand, the overwhelming futility of your situation, and on the other hand, energizing riffs full of hope, which give you the courage to keep on fighting. Life is a pile of shit sometimes, and so you need some fucking rocking riffs to keep yourself going. Einsicht marches forward, stern and steely-eyed, proving that Aussichtslos are black metalsmiths of destiny.

Altogether, Aussichtslos again acknowledge that there is war inside the inner-self, but you can raise your sword and don the chainmail even more vigorously with Einsicht!

Raise that sword and don that chainmail with the brand-new track “Flächenbrand” here:

Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Aussichtslos’ Einsicht
1. Flächenbrand
2. Sklaven
3. Ertränken
4. Fels
5. Spiegel
6. Erinnerung
7. Maske
8. Kerker

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Today, uprising black metal cult Aussichtslos reveal the new track “Lebenslaub.” The track is the second to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated debut album, Völlig Aussichtslos, set for international release on March 21st via Purity ThroughFire. Hear Aussichtslos‘ “Lebenslaub” in its entirety here:

Aussichtslos are a new black metal entity hailing from Austria. The band was founded in by vocalist/guitarist Norst and guitarist/bassist Garst. The first songs were recorded in 2014 with drum programming, and then in 2020, a human drummer – Rest – was found to finalize the works.

Aussichtslos‘ moniker translates to “forlorn, futile, hopeless” in English, and such is the anguish one will find across their Völlig Aussichtslos debut. With a patient pulse behind oft-rocking riffs, the six songs comprising their 45-minute first full-length put a paradoxically triumphant aspect to their dizzying misery. Grim and harsh black metal is the order of the day here, but robustly recorded and giving clarity to Aussichtslos‘ cursed ruminations. Parallels can be drawn to the post-Strength & Honour landscape of Finland as well as ancient-days Germanic black metal ala Luror, Wolfsmond, and Hellfucked. Bleak and bloodied, the band thus explore the war within the mind, which everybody fights – the fight against one’s own demons, too weak to win, too strong to surrender- and nature as empowering antagonist to the hate against the stupid masses. Classic grist for the lyrical mill, to suitably support classic black metal: there is war inside the inner-self!

Raise your sword and don the chainmail, for Aussichtslos have arrived from the past with Völlig Aussichtslos.

Further raise that sword and don that chainmail with the previously revealed “…vom Dämon” HERE, also at Purity ThroughFire‘s official YouTube channel. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Aussichtslos’ Völlig Aussichtslos
1. …vom Dämon [8:15]
2. Lebenslaub [5:33]
3. Grausick [6:36]
4. Des Sommers Tod [8:32]
5. Nächstenhass [7:17]
6. Gefallen [8:41]