Living Sacrifice - The Infinite Order - review
Living Sacrifice - The Infinite Order - review
Tracklist
01. Overkill Exposure02. Rules Of Engagement
03. Nietzsche's Madness
04. Unfit To Live
05. The Training
06. Organized Lie
07. The Reckoning
08. Love Forgives
09. They Were One
10. God Is My Home
11. Apostasy
12. Of My Flesh, Of My Heart [bonus]
A review by
Dane Train January 29, 2010
Living Sacrifice returns to us with yet another unrelenting Thrash Metal assault. The Infinite Order is more mature and straightforward than their previous albums with it's profession and no-nonsense approach. The tempo-changing riffs switch between the melodic and brutal with top-notch precision while the rhythm propels each song forward. Like any good Thrash album, guitar solos are present and fulfill their goal of rounding out the musicianship without detracting from song structure itself. The snarling vocal lines bring out the passion and seriousness of their lyrics while the shouting/chant style choruses add an extra layer of force.
Being one of the most predominate bands in the history of Christian Metal, Living Sacrifice are unapologetic in their worldview. The most consistent theme of this release is the power of the Gospel and overcoming the meaningless materialism that encompasses this world. Filled with imagery of redemption and grace in a world that has fallen this is not the feel good bubbly "Jesus is my girlfriend" lyrics found in much Christian music.
If The Infinite Order is any indication of 2010 in Metal then it is going to be a great year. Living Sacrifice is back and (maybe) better than ever. This album makes no apologies and offers nothing but intensity.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 10 |
| Songwriting: | 9 |
| Originality: | 8 |
| Production: | 9 |
Written on 29.01.2010 by
Written on 29.01.2010 by
Dane hails from Asheville, NC which is Beer City, USA. When he is not drinking various craft and micro brews, Dane fronts the Stoner Doom Metal band, The Quick. He also has a massive collection of Hellboy comic books. Comments
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Has no-one here heard of Vengeance Rising, or read the story of the earlier incarnation of band before this work?? check out Vengeance Rising's [1989] album Human Sacrifice http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vengeance_Rising one of the most bizarre stories of metal i think.
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I thought you are not particularly into Thrash, Dane
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Posts: 8902 Written by Ag Fox on 30.01.2010 at 13:52 Really? That is odd since I am the vocalist for a Thrash Metal band. Did I ever put out the notion that I didn't like it?
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Posts: 4774 Written by Dane Train on 30.01.2010 at 16:41 I got that notion from your post in this article: http://metalstorm.ee/pub/article.php?article_id=551
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This review got me into this band. 'nuff said.
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The first two songs are great, but they seem to have lost the same quality afterwards
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