Artist: HOLY MOSES
Album: "NO MATTER WHAT'S THE CAUSE RE-RELEASE (CD)"

Year: 1994/ 2006
Media type: CD

Forget everything that you’ve heard from Holy Moses up until now, then “No Matter What’s the cause” is totally different!! The Bass part was taken over by non less than S.O.D. / Nuclear Assault and Brutal Truth member Dan Lilker. The line-up was also completed for the NO MATTER in 1994, with the Rykers Drummer Sven Herwig (also to be heard on the Reborn Dogs album). The guitars were as always played in by Andy Classen, who also for the first time took over a large portion of the main vocals alongside myself.

„No Matter…“, this is precise, calculated brutality in a sometimes crazy tempo that’s bordering on chaos. This borderline is never crossed though due to the capturing grooves that put their mark on this album. „Not Matter What`s The Cause“ is not an album that is to be listened to as background music as you will be forced to intensively listen and take notice! This CD stresses many mental capacities and although „No Matter…“ is tough, a growing hunger develops for the maelstrom of Beats, Grooves and „In your face“ Grunts.

It is shown on „No Matter…“, what capable musicians from the section of brachial music can do, without leaving the basis, and with this the brutality, of their beliefs even a little.

„No Matter…“ has not become a progressive and minutely detailed album, but a post-industrial, post-hardcore, post-death metal piece of work, anno 1994.

The cover version, „Hate Is Just A 4 Letter Word“ from Shock Therapy is today just as then an individual piece of work. On the original tracks you have the luxury of hearing Dan Lilker playing in piano tracks for the first ever time, and that is something to be enjoyed and not to be missed.

In 1994, hardly anyone would have awaited such an album from Holy Moses and looking back today, I don’t think there will ever be an album from us quite like it again. „No Matter…“ has it’s place in the history of Holy Moses as being a special album which at the time lead me to re-think the path my life was taking. Temple Of The Absurd was then my top priority but also Holy Moses and the „No Matter…“ was a major part of Sabina`s life, which was going through a very difficult phase.

Today Holy Moses still play in their live set: Hate Is Just A 4 Letter Word and I feel Sick – both of them being my favourites on the album. „No Matter“ showed Sabina though, where the rest of the band with Holy Moses wanted to go, and that this direction was not the one Sabina wanted to follow. What followed during the studio phase was the decision of Sabina to let Holy Moses rest for a bit. This “bit” turned out to be five years.

Original Holy Moses – up until the „No Matter…“ album – this is what lead Sabina to take the wishes of the Holy Moses fans to heart, and to put further old demo tracks onto this re-release plus a further live track from Wacken Open Air 2005, which Sabina would like to dedicate to her good friend Jaqueline, who’s life not long ago, unfortunately came to a premature end.

TRACKLIST:

1. Upon Your Tongue
2. A Word To Say
3. Step Ahead
4. Acceptance
5. Just Because
6. What`s Up
7. Senseless One
8. Denial
9. Hate Is Just A 4Letter Word (Cover Song of Shock Therapy)
10. On You
11. I feel Sick
12. No Solution
13. Bomber (Motorhead Cover Song)

Bonus Tracks:

14. Hate Is Just A 4Letter Word – live Wacken Open Air 2005

Demo Satan`s Angel 1981:

15. Intro
16. I am not a bitch
17. Never Give Up
18. Nights In The City
19. Satan`s Angel
20. Necropolis live in Holland 1981