Behemoth - The Apostasy
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Free Music Review: Behemoth's "Sound of Perseverance"
Hit: 5 Stars
Compared to past Behemoth this is definitely their masterpiece. Right out of the gate and throughout the entire CD the drum sound and playing is incredibly impressive. Right after the intro track I was saying out loud "Holy Crap!" in response to the drumming. The bass playing doesn't stand out, but the bass sound is huge. The bass has plenty of pummeling presence. The vocals are far less overly processed compared to earlier Behemoth CDs, which is a nice change. The guitars have a little too much reverb for my tastes. They're certainly not as in-yer-face as American death metal like Cephalic Carnage or Dying Fetus. In general I've found that European metal has more reverb on the instruments and vocals compared to American metal. Some European black metal sounds like it was recorded in a ten thousand square-foot cave. This CD (thank evilness) doesn't sound anything like that. The guitar sound on this CD is similar to past Behemoth CDs, except better, and is probably the sound Behemoth was after all along. Some of the guitar parts have clear presence, and some are a little buried in the mix, creating a gloomy haze throughout the CD. I think some of the guitar parts were intended to be subtle, almost subliminal, requiring a few listens to really appreciate all the work that went in to the guitars. There are some blazing guitar solos on this CD. I appreciate it when a metal band combines both killer riffs and killer solos. This CD has both. If you liked past Behemoth CDs, or liked Nile's "Annihilation of the Wicked" then this CD is well worth your money.Free Music Review: Very Impressive - a complete album
Hit: 5 Stars
Great CD from da boys. Rivals Demigod and thats impressive...
The killers on this one:
At the Left Hand ov God
Libertheme
Inner Sanctum
Christgrinding Avenue
Free Music Review: MASTERPIECE
Hit: 5 Stars
I really do not know why I was drawn to this band 3 records ago. I listened but there was little there but bombast. For some reason I held out hope they would "get it" and produce a good album. I could not believe my ears... when was the last time your expectactions were blown away and trampled upon. This record is not just a step in the right direction but it is a "masterpiece." Oh, by the way, anyone out there get a kick out of listening to a great percussion album? This gladiator force is lead by maybe the most aggressive drumming heavy metal displays ever. I am speachless.Free Music Review: Polish Metal Kings
Hit: 5 Stars
I don't know what the haters are all talking about, and I imagine I never will. Behemoth are going in the right direction with their music; eschewing the cheesy and extra-bland Black Metal genre in favor of a more brutal and punishing style that is hard to classify, and very hard to emulate. Many people compare new Behemoth to Nile, though both bands have their own original style, sharing only minute similarities.
Behemoth grabbed my attention with "Demigod", an album filled with an earth shattering technical metal that defied genres and marked Behemoth's departure from all Black Metal sounds. The greatness of 'Demigod" is so vast that many metal heads will struggle to realize its full potential years from now.
Behemoth's 2007 release, "The Apostasy", is definitely an epic, brutal, technical and amazing album worthy of the band who recorded it, and the perfect successor to "Demigod". Forging yet another amazing album, rife with their now standard ultra-heavy blend of Death Metal, Thrash, Technical Metal, and Middle Eastern tinged flavor, "The Apostasy" pummels its way into the "Best Metal of 2007"; and it certainly trumps anything the band has done before (save for the 2006 masterpiece "Demigod").
This time, Behemoth have incorporated an even more progressive blend of all things metal. The compositions are much tighter (much MUCH tighter), the thunderous riffs are even more pummeling, the solos more ripping and focused, and the drumming is as amazing and stunning as ever, if not more complex and mind shattering! Inferno is one of the best drummers alive; his drumming is entirely complex, original and vicious. Nergal's vocals are much harsher than on previous albums, but he's still got the fire! The guitar riffs are pretty frenzied, extremely fast and powerful as well. There are also more noticeable Middle Eastern influences throughout this record, and even some minimal electronic (possibly keyboard) ambiance hidden on some tracks.
Behemoth are classifed as Blackened Death Metal, a name that I don't really understand. What's with the Blackened? They sound nothing even remotely close to Black Metal (at least on Demigod and The Apostasy they don't). I suppose there is a MINUTE Black Metal flicker on some of the tracks on "The Apostasy", but its very minimal. There are definitely progressive metal elements, Death Metal elements, Technical Metal elements and Middle Eastern influence.
Metal heads, there is a reason that "The Apostasy" has made many "Best Metal of 2007" lists; it is one of the most punishing, brutal, technically complex, and amazing records released that year. Do yourself a favor it pick it up or forever be lost within sanity.
Free Music Review: whew!! man that is something
Hit: 5 Stars
wow, an album every hard/core death metal fan should have.... and please those who are into the genre...i hate it when people downgrade it when they are not even into it ?what are you doing here anyways? ...you dont count...
anyways its slashing with drum speed and slices with fast riffs plus the great vocals, and my god a blasphemus album....hahaha wich to me is the best part..... To hell With Christianity......these are metal gods of the finest, those who gave a great review thank you and enough said....so go buy it....you'll see what we mean ;))