365 Days of Metal: Yo Dawg, We Heard You Like Butter

Day 49

We Butter the Bread with Butter - Der Tag An Dem Die Welt Unterging

Artist Origin: Brandenburg, Germany
Genre: Hot Deathpop (it's a genre - seriously)
Label: Redfield
Running Time: 42 minutes
Release Date: May 14, 2010

Best Part: The title track has one of the most ridiculously cool pig squeals I have ever heard - see below.

Favorite Tracks: Der Tag An Dem Die Welt Unterging, Superföhn Bananendate, 13 Wünsche, and Feueralarm

Grade: 4.5

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Der Tag An Dem Die Welt Unterging in 20 words or less:

Synthpop with breakdowns and pig squeals - You can't explain that!

The Band:

We Butter the Bread with Butter was originally a duo founded by guitarist Marcel Neumann and vocalist Tobais Schultka, playing a mish-mash of metalcore, synthpop and death metal, with all german lyrics. Using interesting song titles and pop culture references, the duo forged interesting tracks including their own version of I Shot The Sherrif. After the release of their first album, three new musicians were added to the group, leading to the release of their second record, pushing the boundaries of the unique composition created by the duo on their debut record.

We Butter the Bread with Butter's debut release was Das MonSter aus dem Schrank, released in 2008.

Jay's Take on Der Tag An Dem Die Welt Unterging:

I discovered WBTBWB in 2008 shortly after the release of their debut album as I was random perusing some youtube videos. The odd yet fitting blend of styles that the duo of Neumann and Schultka created was both intriguing and original, and oddly enough got me looking forward to more. Der Tag An Dem Die Welt Unterging is a departure for the duo, adding in three new musicians to further improve on the sound structure that the band is based on. It's not every day that a band can manage to squeeze together club like synthpop beats, with crushing riffs and breakdowns - and lets not forget the almighty pig squeals that Shultka has peppered onto both records in equally high amount. WBTBWB is bound to be an interesting listen for anyone who enjoys any of the above, or just because of its sheer ridiculousness. But it's these factors that actually make it an enjoyable listen. It's crazy, catchy, brutal, and it works.

I was kind of hoping they would try to top the track Extrem by making an even slower breakdown on the new record,

Sample of the Day:



- J