Riding high on the success of his previous two albums, Wumpscut mastermind Rudy Ratzinger presents his latest effort, Schrekk & Grauss (loosely translated as Scare & Horror ). Active since 1993, Wumpscut is one of the few industrial acts that has succeeded in maintaining a prominent position in electronic music since its very beginnings, with a total of 18 albums so far. Schrekk & Grauss offers more of the infamous sound harsh industrial, synth-driven, with distorted vocals and scary melodies. After a few excursions into more mellow sound regions, here Rudy R. returns to the more aggressive, harder stuff, always maintaining his special trademark: a well-balanced mélange of catchy melodies, great arrangements, and industrial noise.