Desolate Shrine - The Heart Of The Netherworld

So fuckin psyched for this. Thanks Mahdi for the heads up!

Written by Alex F on 26.10.2014 at 23:46

So fuckin psyched for this. Thanks Mahdi for the heads up!

cheers man

Just got my pre-ordered copy in the mail. Quite the Christmas present.

Listened to it. Cried because it was so good. Started from the beginning again.
Seriously this is just as good as their previous album, which means it will be very difficult for any band to top it for AOTY in 2015. Seriously outstanding album. I'm going to hold out on giving this a 10, as I usually demote them back to a 9, but if I still enjoy this as much as I have the first few play-throughs on my 10th or so...well it'll definitely be worthy

Edit: It's streaming on bandcamp now

This album bludgeoned my soul. Heavy and sinister.

Standard desolate shrine record

I just realized that the album cover is like a (much) better version of Kreator's Phantom Antijesus.

Written by [user id=142921] on 18.01.2015 at 16:21

Alex spamming this everywhere over hyped it bigtime for me

Haha I'm sure it did! I just love it that much, but I'm sorry if it was disappointing (you gave it an 8, so I'm assuming it wasn't too disappointing lol)

This and the last Vanhelgd and Grave Miasma have been on a loop for me during the last few days. Fucking death metal bliss I'm still not sure which one I prefer.

I'll go with the hype.
No, it's just that good!

Looks like one I need to check out.

Written by Alex F on 12.01.2015 at 23:32

Listened to it. Cried because it was so good. Started from the beginning again.
Seriously this is just as good as their previous album, which means it will be very difficult for any band to top it for AOTY in 2015. Seriously outstanding album. I'm going to hold out on giving this a 10, as I usually demote them back to a 9, but if I still enjoy this as much as I have the first few play-throughs on my 10th or so...well it'll definitely be worthy

Edit: It's streaming on bandcamp now

While I'm not sure it's THAT good, it is probably my favorite of theirs so far. They keep improving which is awesome. It seems like this album has the perfect balance/mix of all the things I liked from their previous stuff, with nothing that drags or is a little less good.

Desolate Shrine is a beastly track.

^ like, the others are not?

Written by [user id=110592] on 22.01.2015 at 13:15

^ like, the others are not?

That one outshines them all. It's really good, just not 9-level for me.

Crushingly evil wall of sound?that causes the musicianship to suffer. Songs are interchangeable, very little noteworthy happens aside from "We Dawn Anew." Those familiar with blackened death have heard this before. I was most reminded of Otargos, only minus the catchy riffing. Newcomers to the genre will eat it up.
Enjoyability=7-8
Musicianship=7
Innovation=5

This is fucking beast of an album! I'm spinning it for two days now and it keeps getting better and better! My #1 album of the year so far....

The word "grower" goes for albums like this.

Joins to the hype train*

I'm in love

Oh how much i love this band. The best osdm group out there.