Rating: 7/10
Release: 7 March 2014
Label: Trollzorn

Ignis Fatuu is in my top 3 list of worst live performances EVER. After terrible shows performed at several German metal festivals I was completely fed up with this band. There is, however, one ‘problem’; the albums of these Germans are always pretty good.
And that’s exactly the reason why I’ve taken up the challenge to provide ‘Unendlich viele Wege’ of a review. This album is the most logical next step after the last album ‘Neue Ufer’ from 2011. While there were a few line-upchanges in the meantime, including a change of vocalists, it’s hardly noticeable on ‘Unendlich viele Wege’.
What can we expect from this album? Typical German folk-rock, made like many other bands in this genre. In comparison with the older albums, this one sounds a bit harsher, partly because the songs focus more on the guitar. Besides that, the lyrics are again from a standard that seems to say that ‘the more clichés, the merrier’, still there are bagpipes and whistles integrated within the music, and again there is a cliché ballad which is accompanied with fierce rocking and danceable tunes.
While Ignis Fatuu releases nothing that’s really special with this album, it’s still a pretty decent one. It’s clearly visible that the band wanted to play safe. Nothing spectacular, but nice anyway.

Tracklist

1. Glaube
2. Hyazinthen
3. Unendlich Viele Wege
4. Mit dem Wind
5. Blut Geleckt
6. Alchemie
7. Der Rabe und der Wolf
8. Wenn Alle Worte Schweigen
9. Signal
10. Letztes Wort
11. Die Pforte