I've got it , kick ass album as the rest of all the albums of this great band !

I haven't listened to alot of Immolation's work but Majesty and Decay was a great way to familiarize myself with them. I listened to Unholy Cult just 2 days back and found it abit wanting..This one though, I loved!

Oh yea, I was really surprised with this album. It is some of the best material that they have released in awhile. One nice thing about this band is that each album has a different sound...and this one does too, although I could definitely see some similarities to Shadows.

The earlyest best death metal of the year..for now

Written by BudDa on 26.02.2010 at 17:18

I listened to Unholy Cult just 2 days back and found it abit wanting..This one though, I loved!

That's unusual since most of the fans say that Unholy Cult & Close To A World Below are their best albums by far.

Written by X-Ray Rod on 05.03.2010 at 19:04

Written by BudDa on 26.02.2010 at 17:18

I listened to Unholy Cult just 2 days back and found it abit wanting..This one though, I loved!

That's unusual since most of the fans say that Unholy Cult & Close To A World Below are their best albums by far.

..which I found abit weird. Herzebeth also praised the record to the heavens in his review. It just didn't stick with me like it did with most fans..

A good album, but is worse even than ''Harnessing Ruin'' and ''Shadows In the light''...

Best Immolation album since "Unholy Cult". Very majestic, powerful and dark, like it should be. If this album was realesed in 2009 year it would beath both Nile's and Behemoth's albums, which were the best in recent year. Only Morbid Angel is able to beat it, but not for sure. Absolutely a contender for best death album of last 5 years.

Its just so monotonous though....repeated riff upon riff into oblivion.

Musicianship: 8
Vocal: 8
Atmosphere: 8
Melody: 6
Originality: 6
Production: 9
CD Covers: 9

Best Songs:
02. The Purge
07. A Glorious Epoch
10. The Rapture Of Ghosts

Thats a far too low rating..........it deserves something above 9.............

Immolation never fails!

Pure awesomeness. Death metal done right. My favorite here is "The Purge". That riff is so damn catchy!!

Written by [user id=1909] on 02.04.2010 at 01:30

Its just so monotonous though....repeated riff upon riff into oblivion.

1?! That's saying it's on the same level of something like Lulu or a Justin Bieber record..

Epic album. "Majesty and Decay" is my favourite.

Chunkier production and for that reason the riffs seem heavier, but overall it's an album no greater than, say Harnessing Ruin. It's still more or less run-of-the-mill groove done the Immolation way and I found a few songs here clunkier than I thought they would be, but it's then made up for with the pacier likes of "The Purge", the title track and closer "The Comfort of Cowards". It is however a good place to start for someone wanting to hear what post 2005 Immolation sounds like however.