Diary Of Dreams
Grau Im Licht
If you see the world through the eyes of Adrian Hates you see war, destruction, fanatism, egoism, harm and sadness all around. In order to not deaden completely, Hates processes his impressions and feelings in a creative way, writings songs for his band Diary Of Dreams. This is their 12th studio album to date and it offers a dozen new songs that are habitually dark and brute. The overall feeling is unusually familiar - almost as if it was intrinsically tied to mankind. And yet, in the past few years it seems to be growing more and more acute. If you look at the world, it feels as if there is only one sensible reaction - to become emotionally numb or withering, or to despair completely. War, destruction, fanaticism, egoism, suffering and mourning as far as the eye can see. Everyone is fighting for themselves and for their own interests only, with nobody looking at the greater scheme of things. Just as always. This is precisely the main focus of "Grau im Licht", just as the media with its manipulation, dominated by national issues. Therefore, the 12 songs of the 12th album by Diary of Dreams are as dark and violent as can be expected. There is no shortage of grand gestures - dark rhythm bulwarks throw themselves against massive guitar strongholds, while electronic walls of sound carry Adrians charismatic vocals through the compositions. And of course the album also features the typical melodic-melancholic synth hymns and deep-delving ballads. Thus, this new work has become everything the perfect Diary of Dreams album should be: powerful, melancholic, irate, rousing and thought-provoking! Besides, "Grau im Licht" has become a statement - against the epidemic madness and for empathy and kindness.