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Polterchrist - Engulfed By The Swarm



8 | 2 votes |
Release date: 4 October 2004
Style: Death metal

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01. Alone
02. The Sun Will Burn Black
03. Terminal
04. Lies... Pain... Hate
05. The Art Of Ferocity
06. Here We Lie
07. Engulfed By The Swarm
08. Desolate Paradise
09. The Battle

Staff review by
Deadsoulman
Rating:
8.5
Polterchrist... Another anonymous and common death/black band from the US? Wrong! Unlike their fellow countrymen Council Of The Fallen that I angrily reviewed thirty minutes ago, Polterchrist has everything necessary to impose its mark in the metal world, especially a good dose of personality.

It's quite obvious when you hear this 'Engulfed By The Swarm' that these guys are no newcomers: they have an amazing ability to vary their music, from extreme violence to technical violence (I know it doesn't make a big difference to most people but still...), from fast-paced music and blastbeats to extremely melodic passages. They have the grind/death 'The Sun Will Burn Black', and just after a melodic/acoustic/doomy intro a la Dark Tranquillity on 'Terminal' (undoubtedly THE 'highlight' of the album).

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published 01.09.2004 | Comments (0)



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