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Vital Remains - Icons Of Evil
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| Vital Remains Destroys the Death Metal Scene |
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This sounds like a new and improved version of Dechristianize. The drumming refrains from too much blasting. The solos still rip. Harmonies are more abundant and properly placed, with a very black metal style of riff. And Glen Benton's king of death metal vocals are as brutal as ever. Erik Rutan does a great job with the production, and here he captures a nice balance of tone and attack.
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5 of 6 found this review helpful |
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Vital Remains - Dechristianize
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| One of the greatest death metal albums |
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Vital Remains have come back with an excellant offering, "Dechristianize", featuring a very harsh, guttural Glen Benton (Deicide) on vocals this time around. First of all, this cd breathes new life into the genre of death metal. There are intense blastbeats and blasphemous vocals, complemented by some very intelligent, almost neo-classical lead guitars. The lead guitars really give atmosphere and melody to the songs, and are very well placed and thought out. The drumming on this cd is incredible.
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5 of 6 found this review helpful |
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Zyklon - World Ov Worms
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| Welcome to the World ov Worms |
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Amazing debut from this band formed by pretty talented musicians such as Samoth and Trym from the black metal gods Emperor..., this cd shows Samoth's great technical riffs and high speed execution... Trym's work is incredible and Daemon's vocals are very well done and they're a good combination with the band's sound, impressive for a debut, and a great death/black album if compared with the best ones in this genre.
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1 of 2 found this review helpful |
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Emperor - IX Equilibrium
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| An excellent and inspired album |
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Emperor changed quite a bit. my first Emperor album was "Anthems" and i must say, i love the album, but it took me a long time to really get into it. This one is alot more heavier and intense, yet more accessible. It has a more classic thrash metal sound, and even has some amazing Halford-like wails inserted into the mix. If you want a very hard hitting, yet enjoyable album, get this. You will not be dissappointed!
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0 of 1 found this review helpful |
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Nokturnal Mortum - Nechrist
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| Amazingly Crafted |
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The thing that has always appealed to me about black metal is its duality of beauty and brutality. I enjoy and I am entertained by bands that express this duality through alternation -- a lyrical acoustic and/or synth piece here, a raging metallic assault there (can you say Opeth?) -- but I am truly amazed and impressed by the artistry of those bands that are capable of expressing the duality through integration, creating unified pieces that are equal parts beautiful and brutal concurrently. I've never found a band capable of producing such integration across the board; it's always a release-by-release thing. In my mind the top slot of integration has always been "Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk" by Emperor -- that is, until I heard Nokturnal Mortum's "Nechrist." It is a truly stunning work. It has taken the top spot as masterpiece of integrated black metal.
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2 of 3 found this review helpful |
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Belphegor - Walpurgis Rites: Hexenwahn
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| Supreme Black/Death Metal Art indeed |
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This album pretty picks up where "Goastreich Fleishcult" and "Pestapocalypse" left off, although with some ocassional new ideas here and there. Blazing speed, crushing riffs, and Helmuth's unholy sounding vocals are still prominent on this release. If you like Belphegor's previous offerings, then you won't be dissappointed.
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0 of 1 found this review helpful |
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Carcass - Heartwork
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| Grindcore's Finest Hour |
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It's always amused me that so many people label this as Carcass's "sell-out" album. So what is wrong with having a solid production effort, and providing a more melodic approach to what at the end of the day is still an extremely hard-hitting and mind-numbing sound? Make no mistake, this is still Carcass in all their glory, but that is what sets them apart from so many of their contemporaries in the genre; an ability to adapt, develop and ultimately to not take themselves too seriously. "Heartwork" sees the band drop the medical dictionary fixated lyrics, but the music is still as heavy as it ever was.
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1 of 2 found this review helpful |
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Deicide - Once Upon The Cross
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| A Classic Death Metal Album |
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This was the album that made me start listening to Deicide. This album is a work of sheer brilliance. The songs are catchy as hell while still being completely brutal. The production is good, making Benton's vocals very audible. The lyrics are as blasphemous as ever - not that blasphemous lyrics is a must - all making this a true death metal classic.
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3 of 4 found this review helpful |
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Dark Funeral - Diabolis Interium
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| A Modern Black Metal Classic |
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First, let me start out by saying that this a truly excellent album. It's easily as good as "Vobiscum Satanas" or "In the Sign..." and even louder and heavier than the rest of their discography. Unlike "Secrets...," however, each song stands out in its own way and every song is classic. My favorites include Hail Murder, An Apprentice of Satan, Thus I Have Spoken, and Armageddon Finally Comes.
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1 of 2 found this review helpful |
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Dark Funeral - Vobiscum Satanas
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| Satan and Darkness...... With Talent |
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This is Dark Funeral's 2nd full length and it's a killer one! 8 tracks in total, a running time of 35 mins. Dark Funeral is not the most hateful band in the world, but they still manage to release some pure christraping black metal with superior production. Caligula manages to spew forth some sickened vocals of pure blasphemy! Lord Ahriman as always delivers his hellish guitar riffing, and the drums are killer!
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