German prog rock act
DEAFCON5
has released single/video
‘Serious Doubts’
In search of his other life, he wakes up after an adventurous night full of doubts and with even more questions.
He realises that he has completely lost his way in his labyrinth of existence.
In what he believes to be his last chance, he listens to his subconscious and admits something crucial to himself.
The song ‘Serious Doubts’ by Hamburg prog rockers DEAFCON5 describes the helplessness after making a wrong turn in life and how important help from others can be.
‘Serious Doubts’ is the ballad-like element of the new concept album ‘Exit To Insight’ which was released at the end of June.
A minimalist piano carries the vocals through the verse and chorus and a delicate acoustic guitar takes over the melody in the ‘floydian’ middle section.
In 2023, the fourth studio album ‘Exit To Insight’ was produced with a lot of passion and attention to detail at the Tonbau43 studio in Hamburg.
Prog mastermind Simone Mularoni from the Domination Studio in San Marino took over the mixing and mastering in February 2024, as with the predecessor F.E.E.L.
German progressive rockers
DEAFCON5
have released single
‘Escape Route’
Deafcon5 are:
Michael Gerstle – vocals
Dennis Altmann – guitars
Frank Feyerabend – keys
Sebastian Moschüring – drums, synth sampler
Frank Schwaneberg – bass
discography:
2012 High Deafinition studioalbum
2016 Track Of Dirt studioalbum
2020 F.E.E.L conceptalbum
2024 Exit To Insight conceptalbum
His life seems like an infinitely long, dark corridor with countless doors.
Which one should he choose?
Behind which door will he find the answers he so desperately hopes?
Persuaded by a voice that may come from his subconscious, he boldly reaches for the door handle of his choice, but then opens it in awe and…
The song ‘Escape Route’ by Hamburg prog rockers Deafcon5 describes the longing for an exit from the established life with all its constancy and security and is part of the new concept album ‘Exit To Insight’ which will be released in June 2024.
Apparently following its own rules, an unconventional musical realisation of the story has been created.
An extended intro followed by pounding dynamics and a menacing downtuning part create a lively atmosphere that finally dissolves with instrumental finesse.
In 2023, the fourth studio album was produced with a lot of passion and attention to detail at the Tonbau43 studio in Hamburg.
Prog mastermind Simone Mularoni from the Domination Studio in San Marino took over the mixing and mastering in February 2024, as with the predecessor ‘F.E.E.L.’
Distribution and promotion are handled by Fastball-Music.
It was probably fate when the band Deafcon5, consisting of five musicians from Hamburg, saw the glistening light of the progressive rock world in August 2008.
The first album ‘High Deafinition’ was produced and released in 2012.
The next longplayer called ‘Track Of Dirt’ followed in 2016, recorded in their own Tonbau43 studio.
By using samplers and loops, the songs became more detailed and the first conceptual approaches were realised in the trilogy ‘Calendarium I-III’.
The first real concept album ‘F.E.E.L.’, produced at Tonbau43 Studio and then refined by Simone Mularoni at his Domination Studios in San Marino, was released in 2020.
The sophisticated concept deals with the seven basic human emotions and how joy, anger, disgust, fear, contempt, sadness and surprise influence everyone’s actions.
In order to follow the four year cycle of releases, songwriting for the next album began during the pandemic.
Tonbau Studio became once again the five musicians’ second home for the recordings in 2023.
In February 2024, Domination Studio from San Marino took over the mixing and mastering in the usual professional quality.
In spring 2024, ‘Exit to insight’ will be released worldwide via Fastball-Music.
The idea for the conceptual story was sown by a science fiction novel and philosophises about ‘becoming who you are’.
The musical realisation is a multi-faceted journey through the world of progressive hard rock.
Energetic guitars and grooving rhythms alternate with ballad-like sounds and playful synth sounds.
Surprising time changes and complex harmonies sometimes sound random, but are therefore very exciting and provide a solid and complementary foundation for the varied vocal lines.
Rounded off by complex song structures and arrangements with diverse nuances, the songs enjoy a strong musical identity and a high degree of recognisability.
Deafcon5 stand for extraordinary enthusiasm for progressive music, catchy melodies and their love of detail.
Listeners can expect a rock trip that skillfully combines metal with catchy choruses and unusual instrumental parts.