Via Email
As you should know by now, Celtic Frost is my goddamn favorite band. This is a nice slab of Celtic Frost worship, complete with extended, chromatic doom passages, and lightning fast sliding power chords over d-beats.This is a weird record that doesn't quite sound like anything else that I'm aware of from this time. It's quite a bit slower than other emerging death metal bands, and it mostly avoids the bluesy shuffles and overt Sabbath worship of other doom bands (except for the extended shuffle solo section in "The Elder Race"). The rhythmic emphasis typically lies on the beat, giving it a very methodical, plodding feel. If you are a frown-lover, this album will give you plenty of opportunity to frown. The drum performance is also impressive, which is important for a band with so much space in their songs.
Dan Polak, you know about this record, right? Because if you don't, I think it will be your favorite thing.
3 comments:
what do you think of Triptykon?
I think the Triptykon record and Monotheist both have some really good ideas and some really bad ideas. Both are fucking heavy, which is cool. In conclusion, I'm into it.
This makes me think I should be listening to Celtic Frost. At present, I am not.
Post a Comment