Custard

Custard, from Germany, with their seventh album "Imperium Rampax". Simply indestructible! The band led by singer Olli Strasser meets the high demands of all classical Metallheads, as well as the Power Metal fraction. The songs are even more sophisticated, the production more powerful, the implementation more lively than in the celebrated previous albums. Thematically, this time it's about the Roman Empire. Battle anthems alternating with deeply emotional moments underline the complexity of the experienced stretches. Songs to sing along in the ranks of the legionnaires adorn the latest work as well as the fragile silence after a lost battle. The dynamics in songwriting leave no eye dry. With this album Custard not only become interesting for the fans of the Teutonic competition, followers of Blind Guardian, Grave Digger, Rage and the like are allowed to strike blindly, it is also offered plenty of material for advocates of the British guild, consisting of Priests and Iron Virgins. Metal as it should be. “Bands don’t come much more likable than Custard. They're funny, carefree, slightly weird but very endearing. And they write better pop songs than just about anyone.” -The J Files, Double J Custard is an Australian group combining the intelligent pop of Pavement and the Pixies with the humor of Violent Femmes or Ween. Formed in Brisbane in 1990, Custard released a series of classic albums over the next decade, including 'Wahooti Fandango', 'Wisenheimer', 'We Have the Technology' and 'Loverama'. The band developed a cult following, playing countless unforgettable shows at home and abroad, as well as producing a parade of memorable singles, including ‘Apartment’ and ‘Girls Like That (Don’t Go For Guys Like Us)’, before disbanding in 1999. In 2015, the classic lineup of David McCormack, Glenn Thompson, Paul Medew and Matthew Strong returned with a new album, 'Come Back All Is Forgiven', which was met with warm acclaim from critics and fans alike. 'The Common Touch' was released in October 2017, and sees Custard's trademark sound embellished with cello, pedal steel, piano and a cast of guest backing vocalists.