With »Dem Willen zur Macht und Dem Vergessen«, Abkehr release a black metal album that is less an attack than an existential implosion. Instead of classical frenzy, a sound space unfolds here that is permeated by nihilism – a cold echo of a world that has long since outlived itself. Released as CD and vinyl LP on Vendetta. The basis of the content is radical: existence appears as a farce, as empty circling without a goal, while the "will to power" is only a reflexive rebellion against insignificance. Turning away does not paint a dramatic downfall, an apocalypse in the conventional sense. Rather, everything seems like a slow exhalation – the quiet extinction of a species that is breaking apart on itself. Musically, this attitude is reflected in a sound that is both cold and grueling. The guitars build dense, circling structures that don't drift so much as hold them captive. Raging passages seem like short eruptions in the otherwise creeping decay. The drums oscillate between stoic monotony and eruptive violence, while the vocals are more of a distant, tortured rumble than a clear expression of aggression. The atmosphere is oppressive, but not in the sense of classic black metal drama. Instead of pathos, emptiness dominates. Melodies seem to question themselves, dissolve before they can take hold.