Wormphlegm - Tomb Of The Ancient King - review
Wormphlegm - Tomb Of The Ancient King - review
Tracklist
01. Epejumalat Monet Tesse Muinen Palveltin Caucan Ja Lesse02. Tomb Of The Ancient King
03. Return Of The Ice Age And The Tortyrant
A review by
KwonVerge September 16, 2006
The album consists only of three compositions, yet they are enough to bring everlasting horror to the world for a little bit more than an hour. Terror and agony blossom on the barren soil as long as the sound of apocalypse marches among the ruins with Wormphlegm being the prophets of the forth-coming end. Soul-crushing guitar riffing with ultra heavy and powerful sound burdens your soul; slowly, painfully, eternally. The distressing guitar work manages to create on its own unreached walls of sound, imprisoning the listener inside four walls where sunlight never entered. The undescribably bombastic rhythm section comes to complete the imposing aesthetic of Wormphlegm's atmosphere in such an unbearable way, with the drumming nailing your body to the cross with the fury of a 1000 needles and the bass lines unleashing unearthly sequences in the overall soundscape that blackens with sickness. And then the vocals... Agonizing grunting screams and bottomless brutal vocals complete the scenery of torture, sounding as if they were echoing from a cave where time has lost its meaning; utter distress and fear are the only emotions that come to mind while listening to those vocals coming straight from the core of the earth, perfection in other words!
The production to the common listener is something equal to pure noise, something that the ears can't stand, yet it manages to make the atmosphere sound even greater and surrounding, pleasing the ears of everyone that is willing to enjoy all these emotions that flow through Wormphlegm's (anti)music. The opening track, "Epejumalat Monet Tesse Muinen Palveltin Caucan Ja Lesse" is a 30 minute opus that creates visions of suffering with no mercy, showing the grandeur of the band in any possible way, whereas the following "Tomb of the Ancient King" and "Return of the Ice Age and the Tortyrant" that consist of the other half of the album continue the legacy of the merciless opener!
Listen everyone, this is an album only for lovers of extreme music and the audience of extreme funeral doom is going to rejoice (no matter how contradictive this may sound) with happiness! Do you like extreme and non-compromising funeral doom? If yes, go and get it without any second thought (it's like love with first sight), if no, Wormphlegm is gonna get YOU!
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 9 |
| Originality: | 9 |
| Production: | 9 |
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I have the vinyl and I must say, this is a great album. But I think I preferred the demo more though Cool review man
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This album owned me at the first listening, simple as that. Yes, it's even better than the demo, although these two are quite different and shouldn't be compared. 9.5
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Is this a band that plays 1 note each 10 seconds?
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Posts: 12300 Written by Talvi on 18.09.2006 at 18:59 Nope. It's relatively mid-paced or even fast funeral doom.
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Posts: 825 Written by Götter on 19.09.2006 at 17:32 Then I might be interested...
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I wont call this band funeral doom though. More like torture doom, or hell soundtrack doom 
---- Blessed is he that murders Christ in himself and in his fellow men.  Written by TheBigRossowski on 10.02.2009 at 16:01
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Does anyone know if there is a CD version of this album? And if so, is it limited? Where is it for sale? I can't find it. 
---- SLUDGE. DOOM. DEATH. Wait, what?  "The reason I'm running for president is because I can't be Bruce Springsteen." - Barack Obama
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This album has been released only on vinyl. (wow, I'm late in answering your question)
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Posts: 13427 Written by Narterath on 15.11.2007 at 16:52 If you have it for sale im willing to buy...
---- SLUDGE. DOOM. DEATH. Wait, what? "The reason I'm running for president is because I can't be Bruce Springsteen." - Barack Obama
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Posts: 613 Written by Lucas on 03.01.2011 at 23:44 Hey Lucas. I have it, but I don't like selling my things to be honest. I can trade it if you want. Would you like to send me a trading list or something?
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PM'd
---- SLUDGE. DOOM. DEATH. Wait, what? "The reason I'm running for president is because I can't be Bruce Springsteen." - Barack Obama
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Posts: 40071 Written by Lucas on 04.01.2011 at 12:34 Lying undercover in front of your house to rob the mailman or you when indeed it does arrive
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Posts: 13427 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 04.01.2011 at 12:35 I've ordered some Gaga nude pictures as well so beware 
---- SLUDGE. DOOM. DEATH. Wait, what? "The reason I'm running for president is because I can't be Bruce Springsteen." - Barack Obama
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My usual whine about such releases - the album would be better if it had slightly better production. I do get the "the sound adds to the atmosphere" notion, but doom loses some of its edge if it sounds so bad in my profane although humble opinion. Other than that, it's a very solid release: 8 now, 9 if it sounded better.
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My neighbours would geld me if I listened to music even louder 
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A so-called better production would totally ruin it and make this a light weight release. Hence a clearer production is in fact a bad production for this release. If you want a clear production opt for something soothing as Shape Of Despair but not for something torturous as Wormphlegm.
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How about Funeralium then. It's devastatingly fucking crushing, and it has a very clear sound. And it's as far from a lightweight release as it possibly gets.
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Posts: 40071 Written by Daniell on 04.01.2011 at 16:01 It has a heavy sound and actually between muddled and clear. But like I said that sound would not fit Wormphlegm or, for that matter, old Skepticism. It would take away from the mystique
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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