Founded back in 2015, rekkorder can easily be described as one of those rare phenomena of a German rock outfit that manages to gain international recognition early on. With their debut album Breaking Silence recorded and released to critical acclaim in 2016 and both national and international shows successfully played soon after, there was no doubt that masterminds Nina Lucia Medina Muñoz (vocals) and Bernd Bloedorn (guitar) had their trajectory neatly planned from the get-go. Enlisting Grammy contributor Scott Hull at Masterdisk in New York as mastering engineer for Breaking Silence might have seemed like an unusual choice for an independent, power-driven heavy/alternative band with one foot firmly in metal, but in light of rekkorder’s trademark sound it made perfect sense: Known for his contributions to albums by PJ Harvey, Sinéad O’Connor, Nelly Furtado, Garbage and Panic! At The Disco, the trans-atlantic collaborator had the well-versed hand required to balance native Colombian singer/shouter Nina's vastly expressive vocal range against that driving instrumental force.