Description

2020 reissue in digipak

Seigmen’s debut album Ameneon continues the dark and bleak rock/metal style that was initiated on the Pluto EP, released in 1992. There´s an atmosphere of deep depression and despair about the music, which runs through every fiber of the album. The tracks are heavy and atmospheric but occasionally also a bit more aggressive and energetic. The quality of the material is generally high, but I have to mention the fantastic 9:01 minutes long Mesusah as the major highlight of the album. The Cure inspired opening to that track is brilliant and the chanting monotone vocals really add to the gloomy mood of the song. The bleak nature of the material might lead to the deception that the music isn´t catchy and memorable, but after a few spins, that proves to be a wrong perception of tracks that are both varied and intriguingly structured. One of the great assets of Ameneon is, that while there are recurring themes and what can be perceived as vers/chorus structures, Seigmen make an effort to challenge those conventional structures, which ultimately results in Ameneon being an album that´s worth listening to again and again. Stylistically the music on Ameneon is hard to nail, but references to acts like Joy Division, Bauhaus, Katatonia and a slight nod towards Tool, aren´t completely wrong. Dark and depressive rock with an occassional metal edge and a progressive touch.

Track list:
1. Simone
2. Monsun
3. Negativ
4. Plutonium
5. Ameneon
6. Korsfarer
7. Mesusah
8. Ikon