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Kanonenfieber is taking the fight to the darkness underground thanks to their new single “Der Maulwurf” (or “The Mole”) and accompanying video by Oliver König / Mbience Visuals.
“Underground mine warfare also began in the fall/winter of 1914 with the start of the trench warfare. The pioneers employed to build the mine shafts worked 12-hour shifts, 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Kanonenfieber of the single and its concept.
“Apart from the miserable oxygen supply, the so-called ‘moles’ had to contend with water ingress and burial. The low tunnels made it impossible to work standing up, which is why the miners soon complained of back problems, open knees and hands and trench foot disease. Miners who worked for long periods of time often suffered from mental illnesses and panic attacks as a result of their work.”
Kanonenfieber will release Die Urkatastrophe on September 20. Die Urkatastrophe was recorded with Kristian Kohle (Powerwolf, Aborted, Benighted, etc.) at Kohlekeller Studio, and features guitarist Maik Weichert of Heaven Shall Burn on the song “Waffenbrüder”.
