Yes, that is Dracula's castle - better known as Bran Castle - on the front cover of the new Kadavar record "For The Dead Travel Fast". And if you have a first look at the new album by the Berlin power trio of Retro Rock, you might mistake it for a record from 45 years ago. But it's been only nine years since Kadavar were founded, and the rise to one of the most noteworthy bands in the genre has been staggering. With their newest record Kadavar put an exclamation mark behind the story so far. Influenced by a trip to Transylvania the three musicians pour their fascination for old horror movies (the album title is taken from the 1967 film "The Fearless Vampire Killers") into eight songs and one intro. "The End" is the atmospheric prelude to 45 minutes of music that you may feel you have heard somewhere else. But Kadavar's take on sounds in the vein of Hawkwind and Black Sabbath is so enthusiastic that you can't but smile and nod your head to the beat. The guitars are as fuzzy as the beards the three lads are sporting. All this would lead to nothing if the songs were not intense and well-written. But pieces like "The Devils Master" or the sinister "Children of the Night" with its mix between psychedelic vocals, haunting guitars and playful synth sounds are sophisticated and will work great when played live. You can also easily imagine "Poison" blasting from a black muscle car on a freeway, and with the dragging "Long Forgotten Song", the record ends with an epic track that clocks in at almost eight minutes. This is one of the records you might want to own on Vinyl. Not only because of the warm analogue sound, but also because Dracula's castle might look damn good in a frame on your wall."For The Dead Travel Fast" was released on October 11th via Nuclear Blast.