Album Reviews

last SG · 2009-03-24T13:34:32+00:00

Please post any reviews of albums or DVDs of bands that you have just purchased.

eeden. SG

i wont put trance reviews here.

lazy to write a review,but expect to see a tsjuder review tmr.

sand king SG

I give you a 666/10

Oh didn't see that reply, thanks mate.

sand king SG

i wont put trance reviews here.

lazy to write a review,but expect to see a tsjuder review tmr.

Wasn't refering to you haha!

Same, my english isn't that outstanding... scared the review wont turn out good :S

eeden. SG

haha.and btw it's tsjuder's dvd-norwegian apocalypse.

eeden. SG

TSJUDER-NORWEGIAN APOCALYPSE

Genre: True Norwegian Black Metal

Year Released: 2006

Set List:

(Live in Rockfeller,Oslo)

01 Sodomizing The Lamb
02 Helvete
03 J-10
04 Unholy Paragon
05 Lord Of Terror
06 Ghoul
07 Mouth Of Madness
08 Sacrifice (Bathory Cover)
09 Primeval Fear
10 Beyond The Grave
11 Malignant Coronation
12 Eriphion Epistate

(Live in Sandnes)

* Morbid Lust
* Malignant Coronation
* Ephirion Epistates
* Born For Burning (Bathory Cover)
* Beyond The Grave

Review (Oslo):

Norwegian black metal giants Tsjuder has unleashed hell in Oslo,bringing about a great performance.

The gig starts with the track Sodmomizing the Lamb,where the images are all in black and white initially,slowly changing into the normal colored version,where green and red neon lights are on Nag and Draugluin,giving a ghastly feel to it,corpse painted or not.The black and white images appear every now and then,during the slow and heavy riffs,and cameras shaking during those hard and fast riffs.At other times,it would have flash images,showing images of Draugluin,Nag,or Anti-christian double-pedalling.

It is good to see that the camera and video crew has made an effort to make this special effects to enhance the atmosphere,but apparently,it can be rather dizzying sometimes.

Moving on to musicianship...

Nag,as usual,has delivered some good vocals,and headbangin' like no tomorrow.The bassline was audible (that,is,if you are putting on headphones,or blasting it loud on your stereo).The only flaw is that he does not engage the audience at all,with zero audience participation.There is only this instant when we see a guy headbangin' madly to the track "Sacrifice",and the crowd raising the Devil's Horns,other than that,nothing fucking else.The camera,too,neglects the audience,focusing more on the band's performance then the audience's reaction.

Draugluin was being a great back up vocalist and displayed good vocals most especially on Mouth of Madness,one of my personal favorites.However,the guitars were only satisfactory,nothing creative or special.It is like playing back the studio versions.

Anti-Christian was great,following the songs carefully,just that he was embarrassed a little when he dropped the drum stick during Erphion Epistates.No other major flaw other than that.

Overall,I would have given the gig a 80%,but the production took 10% away,so my rating is 70%.Decent performance,yet nothing out of the box.

Review (Sandnes):

The gig kicks off with Morbid Lust,with fast double pedalling from Anti-Christian,building on to a hard n' heavy track.Again,the video crew has decided to use the black and white approach,this time,with no rejections from my side,as the production was more raw and more cult-like.

Flaw with Morbid Lust?The track time was too long,so the crowd were not as enthusiastic as for other tracks.

For musicianship,see the review for Oslo,'cos i believe the performance was rather the same,with no surprises at all.

The only interesting feat was Vrangsinn (from Carpathian Forest) taking up bass during the track "Born For Burning".He came,headbanged,and conquered.Wasn't a very interesting track,but you have to give credit to Vrangsinn for keeping the crowd going.

Overall,I'd give this gig a rating of 75%,considering its short tracklist.

eeden. SG

Release Year:1999
Genre:Extreme Metal

Review:

This EP kicks off with the self-titled track,From Cradle to Enslave.It opens with a slow,melodious synthesizers,set to kill as it builds on to a heavy chorus,leaving destruction and doom.Dani has delivered very good vocals on this track,moaning,croaking,and screaming at the right moments.The synthesizers has made a good impact as well,creating an eerie atmosphere,leaving you in hell.Yes,you know Hell looms when you hear Dani screaming "this is the end of everything".

It is then followed closely by the second track,Of Dark Blood and Fucking.It begins with a strong bassline,and starts off hard and heavy,all out to kill.My personal favorite of this EP,with the evil melodies,enhanced by the synthesizers that spell death in your face.Again,Dani sounds like a death angel resurrected.A fucking epic track in my opinion.Very typical Cradle of Filth track but it captures the Filth essence.It's no surprise dark clouds are forming as you hear this track.Armageddon may have come early.

After two great tracks,we have to suffer two utterly poor covers of Misfit's Death Comes Ripping and Anaththema's Sleepless.Clearly these two tracks aren't meant to be covered by extreme metal bands.A very reckless and lousy choice of songs,in my opinion.Recommendation:skip these two tracks.Death Comes Ripping allows me to see Dani's flaws in singing the faster tracks,without having to crack his voice.Sleepless,well,leaves you sleepless,with the extreme boredom,making you reconsider your choice in buying a CoF single the next time round.

Next is the instrumental Pervert's Church (From Cradle to Deprave).It includes some elements of electronica in it,making it like a pop-like version of From Cradle to Enslave's instrumental.Sarah's voice can be heard every now and then,with her shrilling in the background.Soprano is there,but it is more or less drowned out by the other sounds.

Finally,the EP draws to an end with Funeral in Carpathia (Be Quick or Be Dead Version).I'd rather they exclude this track in this EP.This song was so much better with the synthesizers at work and the gothic atmosphere.Instead,CoF has decided to remake this song into a heavy track,which loses the essence of this excellent track.Previously,certain parts are narrated by a girl whose voice was seductively lethal,and now it is replaced by Sarah singing over them.A lacklustre remake,in my opinion.

Overall,the only tracks worth listening to are the first two tracks and Pervert's Church,if you don't mind electronica.Recommended only for the die-hard Cradle fans.

Rating: 55%

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