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Vredehammer - Violator

Love horror generally but my favourite sub-genre is Found Footage. Top 5:

1) [REC] (Spanish original not the American version)

2) The Taking Of Deborah Logan

3) Noroi: The Curse

4) Lake Mungo

5) Hell House LLC

Tryptikon - Melana Chasmata

I tend to think of Monotheist as a blackened death album, given that there's more bass than Black Metal and more Satan than you're average Death Metal record.

The first two songs (Progeny and Ground) are almost like a throwback to Into The Pandemonium given their riff structure. Where things get more Black-ish are with 'A Dying God Coming into Human Flesh' which is almost the living embodiment of Blackened Death. From here on in its almost pure Satan in terms of lyrics. The highlight of this side is the outstanding 'Os Abysmi Vel Daath' a mid paced chugger that almost stretches into Doom Metal territory. Celtic Frost have never been a band to limit themselves to a particular genre (aide from the terrible aberration that was Cold Lake).

The stand out track of side 2 (and for the whole album) is the masterpiece that is 'Synagoga Satanae' a plus 10 minute epic that starts with the usual feedback and noise that is the Celtic Frost trademark before settling into a riff so heavy it seems like a neutron star would struggle to match its overall mass. It itself is a multipart song with spoken sections and a change in main riff for awhile.

Overall, a truly epic album and for me, far and away their best work. Its just a shame they couldn't get it together enough to release a follow up although Tryptikon (Tom Warriors current band) seem intent on keeping things very heavy.

I asked the same questions in the Gothic Metal forum but I'd be interested in your thoughts for Death Metal too.

For me it'd be Scourge Of Iron by Cannibal Corpse. Maximum riff and brutal bass/drums.

56 minutes ago, Vovete said:

i followed the link from your signature, a site came up saying 'Behemoth', which is a blackened metalcore band, is black metal. so foony that they don't have any metal knowledge.

Never heard Behemoth described as metalcore before ?

20 hours ago, Balor said:

Greetings!  What bands and styles do you enjoy?

I prefer the more extreme styles, particularly Death, Blackened Death, Black and Gothic but I have an AC/DC playlist too  bands I like include Cannibal Corpse, Watain, Electric Wizard, Paradise Lost, Behemoth, Rotting Christ, Carach Angren, Slayer and many many more but those get particularly heavy rotation on Spotify.

14 hours ago, ChainsawAkimbo said:

Hey and welcome. ?

Thank you!

For me its Paradise Lost's An Eternity Of Lies. It has everything, choral interludes, doom laden riffs and the best non clean singing Nick has done (in my opinion).

I last saw PL live when they were promoting The Plague Within and Nick was in solid form that night, it was a great gig all round. Faith Divides Us.... got the biggest roar of the night from the crowd.

And now a new song has just dropped which is more Plague Within than Medusa, I like it a lot.

Greetings from infected, COVID-ridden Oxfordshire! Looking forward to getting to know you all