Horned Almighty - World Of Tombs review
Band: | Horned Almighty |
Album: | World Of Tombs |
Release date: | September 2014 |
01. Intro
02. World Of Tombs
03. Diabolical Engines Of Torment
04. Unpure Salvation
05. Plague Propaganda
06. ?Of Flesh And Darkness
07. In Torture We Trust Pt. II
08. This Unholy Dwelling
09. Blessed By Foulness
10. Twisted Mass Of Burnt Decay [Autopsy cover] [bonus]
Marduk, 1349, Goatwhore, Secrets Of The Moon, Deströyer 666, Witchery and Celtic Frost...Would you be surprised to find all of them leaving their fingerprints on this album? Yeah...probably not. What you might be surprised to hear is that the result isn't all too great.
Of course, you're not going to get great results when you borrow material only to water it down. Strictly speaking, Horned Almighty isn't a copycat band, they do have a sound of their own, it's just frequently comes across as a rough approximation of what other bands are already excelling at. Take the grandiose feel from recent Marduk, leads from 1349's Hellfire, the punkish approach of Goatwhore, the viciousness of Deströyer 666, slowed down a la Secrets Of The Moon, the catchy, stomping bombastic-ness of Witchery, delivered in the straight-cut, no frills ol' Celtic Frost style.
This sounds like a dream doesn't it? It sure does. Too bad World Of Tombs is so middle-of-the-road in every one of those aspects. Yeah, it sounds crushing, but not that crushing. Sure it's vicious, but not that vicious. Raw, but not too raw. It's decent, but it's nothing to write home about. Horned Almighty is like watching someone who took a painting class at a community college recreate some Rembrandt pieces. Sure, it's probably better than whatever you can do in your basement, and there was definitely effort put into the creation, but there's little to no excitement to be derived from the lack of imagination.
World Of Tombs is a collection of simply "OK" components other bands do better. Horned Almighty isn't necessarily a band to dismiss outright, but don't feel bad if this one slips past you.
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