The Hirsch Effekt
From:
Hanover,
Germany
Last Known Status: Active
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The Hirsch Effekt To Release New Album In January
Since their formation The Hirsch Effekt have carved out a unique niche in heavy music, embracing limitless possibilities. Yet, despite - or perhaps because of - their elusiveness, the band has captivated a devoted audience.
Today, the trio from Hanover, Germany, announced their seventh studio album, "Der Brauch," due 30th January 2026, via Long Branch Records. In conjunction with the album news, the band are giving fans a taste of the new work with the release of the title track. You can check out the song below.
While earlier works, despite their diversity, were still labelled “metal albums,” this new record explores paths first hinted at on the multi-layered second album, "Holon : Anamnesis" - the same album regarded as one of the best German-language records of all time. "Der Brauch" can be seen as a return to that pivotal point - and simultaneously as a bold step forward. Drummer Moritz Schmidt doesn’t entirely forgo blast beats, but the record demands a new heading. In the end, though, there is only one truth: it unmistakably sounds like The Hirsch Effekt. More...
The Hirsch Effekt Debuts "Granica" Video
German prog metal trio The Hirsch Effekt have revealed their new single "Granica" - the fourth and final single from "Urian," the new album due 29th September via Long Branch Records. You can check out the music video below.
Corona infection-related isolation forced Nils (guitar, vocals) and Ilja (bass, vocals) to carry out their planned songwriting session in two different places. When recovered from Covid, their songwriting time was nearly at an end. "Granica" is the virtue born of need, because the band had no more time to allow for another epic, technical prog song. In hindsight, a happy circumstance for the album, since it allows for a circular track, a shoegaze-like post-rock breathing point. And with it, a slice of colour you rarely see in The Hirsch Effekt universe.
The lyrics describe the protagonist's consternation that he "woke up in another world" on February 24th, 2022, with Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This is made clear by his act of helplessness, hastily offering his driving services and The Hirsch Effekt's own trailer to an aid convoy to the Polish-Ukrainian border at short notice. Plagued by strong doubts during the journey as to whether this is really an effective way to get involved and help, it becomes clear at the first service area behind the German-Polish border: “we are by no means the only ones here who have the feeling 'You have to help'" and needed an outlet for their own actions. A formative journey, at the end of which there lies the following certainty: "Forget it now! Nothing, really nothing, will ever be the same.” More...
The Hirsch Effekt Releases New Song "Otus"
German prog metal trio The Hirsch Effekt have revealed their new single "Otus," taken from the brilliant forthcoming album "Urian," due 29th September via Long Branch Records. You can check it out below.
Bassist Ilja John Lappin comments on the new single: "It is January 2021, deepest winter and Germany is in the middle of a second, long lockdown in the Covid-19 pandemic. The days go by, the snow still falls softly, the long winter takes more strength than ever. And so the almost 10-minute long 'Otus' emerges as the first song of the album in its nearly final form as a song of contemplation, as a long journey through one's own self - in order to not succumb to the crept in self-destruction, but to embrace the hope for a better future." More...
The Hirsch Effekt Unveils New Album Details
German prog metal trio The Hirsch Effekt have announced their new album, the brilliant "Urian," due 29th September via Long Branch Records.
In conjunction with the news, The Hirsch Effekt have also released their new single "Agora," the second glimpse of the new album following the title track.
After charting at #21 in the German album charts with previous album "Kollaps," and formidable shows at Wacken Open Air, Full Force Festival, ArcTanGent and as recent headliners at the renowned Euroblast Festival, The Hirsch Effekt have impressively established themselves in the German progressive metal landscape.
The band comment:
"During a stay at a vacation home in 2021, we developed a number based on a short guitar riff with acoustic guitar and electric bass. It's no coincidence that you can tell that Ilja and Nils listened to 'Californication' a lot when they were young: 'Road Trippin'' was definitely in the back of their minds at the time. When Ilja's cello parts came in, however, 'Agora' drifted into another, almost Celtic atmosphere.
"In terms of content, it is a very personal, autobiographical song. 'Agora' not only reflects finally arriving in the age of crises, but also a literal and genuine, humane tightness. Triggered not least by the pandemic, which lasted throughout the entire album writing phase and influenced everything, and all the lockdowns and isolations that went with it." More...
The Hirsch Effekt Reveals New EP Details
German progressive metal trio The Hirsch Effekt have announced their new EP, "Solitaer," out 26th August via Long Branch Records. The band has also released a new lyric video for the song, "Nares," which can be seen below.
The social distancing restrictions of the Corona era prompted The Hirsch Effekt to take a radical step: what if you not only recorded by yourself for the next release, but also wrote the songs completely alone? One song per band member. And so came about the concept of "Solitaer," which means "living individually" and thus represents the antonym to gregarious - Social distancing as a song writing concept. The opinion of the other band members was welcome, but required no necessity and didn’t need to influence the work of the respective musicians. In the end three songs were created - all of which showcase typical characteristics, that are part of the The Hirsch Effekt recipe, but do not sound like typical The Hirsch Effekt songs. It not only sounds like an extremely exciting experiment, but also frankly speaking: exceedingly extreme. The "Solitaer" EP is rounded off by a band version of the song "Gregaer," which was originally created as an orchestral version.
"Solitaer" will be released as limited and serially numbered LP Edition incl. black vinyl, Exclusive Napalm Records Shop Edition incl. coloured vinyl, CD Edition incl. both "Solitaer" and "Gregaer" EPs, stream and download. Also The Hirsch Effekt's latest vinyl EP "Gregaer" is now available again as a limited reissue with red coloured LP.
The Hirsch Effekt Releases New Music Video
The Hirsch Effekt has today released a new music video for the song, "Deklaration." You can check it out below. The song comes from the band's latest album, "Kollaps," which is out now through Long Branch Records.
The band comment: ""Many of the riffs in 'Dekalration' were written by Moritz. Funnily, all three members in the band have different opinions on how hard it's to master the playability of the song. The rhythmic pattern for the Meshuggah-esque part that can be heard shortly before the second chorus already existed already way back when writing Eskapist. It never made it on the album though. The lyrics were written partially in April of last year but only finished much later due to creative interruptions. Some of the lyrics had to be reformed and rewritten because of complications that came along with the usage of quotes and the rightful way of dealing with the subject."
The trio’s fifth album Kollaps encounters everyday madness with elaborate counterpoints and ludicrous lyric lines. Following the release of last album "Eskapist" (2017), which charted #21 on the German album charts, and formidable shows at Wacken Open Air, Full Force Festival and as recent headliners at the renowned Euroblast Festival, The Hirsch Effekt have now spawned their new ogre. More...
With Full Force Adds More Bands To 2018 Lineup
The organiser's of Germany's With Full Force festival has announced a further ten bands for next year's edition of the event. This includes Swedish veterans Entombed A.D., as well as Stick To Your Guns, Asking Alexandria, Thy Art Is Murder, Megaherz, Knocked Loose, Being As An Ocean, The Hirsch Effekt, Ze Gran Theft and Stray From The Path. The festival will take place from June 14 - 16 in Gräfenhainichen, Germany.
The current lineup now reads as follows: More...
The Hirsch Effekt Releases "Berceuse" Video Clip
After their breathless "Holon" album trilogy, The Hirsch Effekt has probably crafted the most extreme, darkest and most complex chapter, which goes by the name of "Eskapist," which was released back in August. Today, the band released its third single "Berceuse" via a new music video, which you can check out in the player below.
The Hirsch Effekt Premiere Video For New Single
After the breathless "Holon" album trilogy, The Hirsch Effekt has probably crafted the most extreme, darkest and most complex chapter, which goes by the name of "Eskapist," which will be released on August 18th. The second single "Inukshuk" is out today and currently available in the player below.
"Inukshuk displays the other extreme on 'Eskapist': calmness, simplicity and pop appeal," comments the band. "Of course not without a certain angry despair and melancholy, both of which are the cross-connections to the overall album context. Our deepest thanks go out to Marv and the Off The Road Studios, as well as to our protagonist Jari of ther German band DYSE." Check out the clip in the player below.
Socially critical, caustically political and musically overwhelming, the fourth album from the Hanoverian band is truly a lesson in progressive metal, prog and core. All three band members - drummer Moritz Schmidt, guitarist and singer Nils Wittrock and bassist and singer Ilja John Lappin - had an equal share in the writing of the record. The 12 complex compositions, interfused with prog, tech and sludge metal, continually shift between the different styles and were recorded with Tim Tautorat (who has previously worked with In Flames, Manic Street Preachers), Max Trieder and various guest musicians in Hanover, Leipzig and Berlin.
Escapism, in its many different forms, is the link between the different pieces and what holds the album together. Escaping from society, "circumstances" or private life. Once again the band's lyrics tackle issues that hurt and the music, which demands to be listened to, strikes almost incomparable in its intensity.
With the "Eskapist" album, The Hirsch Effekt gives us a final comment on our time. In simple terms: remarkably intense music. More...