Forseti 是德国的neo folk乐队。在德国的神话传说里, Forseti是维护公平与正义的神. 他从他的父亲Balder那里继承了正义与果断。为了这个原因, Asen让他成为最高的执法者。任何需要寻求解决争议, 或者希望得到明智判决的人都会来到位于一座辉煌宫殿的金色大厅里的Forseti的座下。没有人会带着不公平的决断离开Forseti的辉煌的神殿。每个人都会对得到的判决很满意, 因为这位神的裁决者会用明智的言辞彬彬有礼地解决人类的争端。所以, 有人说, 无论对人类还是对神族, 这都是最好的法庭。无论在舞台上还是录音室里, Forseti都不会使用电声设备。纯粹的原声音乐会给人温暖和情感。他们受到了德国浪漫主义和关于天然世界的诗歌--"大自然的歌词"的影响, 大自然在我的生命中扮演了重要的角色, 尤其是在现代的一切为消费者服务的宗旨和普通的社会给我们巨大的压力的时候。传统和文化的影响力越来越淡, 生命的体验和与生俱来的自由变得越来越压抑,这一点尤其体现在德国这个越来越难以探索你自己的神奇历史的国度。Forseti他们自己亦不讳言越来越对东方的魔法, 异教, 北方的传说和古代文明感兴趣. 这些影响被在写进了歌词里, 但无论如何Forseti不会对在歌曲里表达政治观点。

-review by drjeep

Rammstein is one of those bands you either love or hate. They've had their share of success thanks to a few hit singles and became notorious after being cited in the Columbine High School murders. On their 3rd album (not counting the excellent Live Aus Berlin) they avoid potentially controversial lyrics and sing about bunnies and fairies instead. OK, maybe not...

For those of you who's German isn't up to scratch, Mutter is German for Mother, but we'll get back to that later. Lyrically Mutter is a step up from Rammstein's previous efforts. I mention this because they've been criticized for writing "silly" lyrics in the past, mostly by people who translate it directly and view it out of context. The production on Mutter can only be described as huge. Take the pounding bass lines and grinding guitars, throw in some strings and keys here and there and mix it with industrial rhythms and you'll pretty much understand what Mutter is about.

The album starts with the haunting intro to Mein Herz Brennt (My Heart Burns) and builds up to the track's explosive chorus. The next track Links 2-3-4 (German army chant for marching) contains everything down to the marching footsteps and war sirens in the background. Sonne (Sun) is my favorite track on the album and also has one of the coolest music videos I've ever seen, even by Rammstein standards. The title track Mutter is another personal favorite. The lyrics are dark and almost disturbing, but it makes for one of the best tracks on the album.

Spieluhr is a haunting song about a music box and the perfect example of why Rammstein's lyrics are sometimes misinterpreted. It's filled with expressions and cultural references you can't possibly understand if you don't know German culture. Zwitter is one of two sexually-themed songs on the album (I'll leave it up to the reader to find out who or what a zwitter is) and plays out with the coolest guitar riff on the entire album. The last track Nebel, is a sad but very cool ballad in the vein of Seemann.

Basically, Rammstein fans won't be disappointed with this, their best album to date. It's a great album to mosh to, but if you have some time I dare you to look a little deeper into the lyrics. A definate thumbs-up.