Apostate - Time Of Terror - review
Apostate - Time Of Terror - review
Tracklist
01. Solar Misconception02. Pale Reflection
03. Pain Served Slow
04. Memory Eclipse
05. World Undying
A review by
Susan January 31, 2015
And what is their result?
The beauty in Time Of Terror's death doom is soul-crushing. Today, "beauty" is not synonymous with "pretty," not by a long shot. A rough, clawed hand takes hold of your imprisoned heart and squeezes it until, though the pain, you weep tears of joy. That is what "beauty" means today. And it doesn't easily let up. The repetitive nature of this music serves it mightily and songs like "Pain Served Slow" allow for a huge amount of contemplation. The repetition doesn't always lead toward an outward musical build-up, though the emotion seems to escalate; the build-up is within you.
Vocals can get a bit too "Cookie Monster" for my tastes, but nonetheless they do a great job of supporting the music. They're never too in-your-face, and sometimes surface into more yelled vocals, which suits my ear, personally, and may provide a nice change of pace for others. Yes, there are also several ominous English-language film clips played throughout this record and while I just hate such things, this is one of those instances where it's done well, supports the atmosphere, and is not an impediment to the music. I'd go so far as to say these moments are quite cool.
Time Of Terror, despite its name, is joyously simple and certainly welcoming, both to seasoned doomsters and to the curious among us who want to explore the darkness. The replay value is huge, doubly so if the listener enjoys a soundtrack to thoughtful introspection.
Just when the second half of the album is feeling too trudgey to push on, we're given a glimpse of up-tempo doom part way through "World Undying." While this passage slows back down as quickly as it began, our attention is captured and the guitars pick up the focus, while another doomsday film clip plays in the background. In fact, the music stays interesting right to the end with this purposeful and effective closing track.
Preview the track "Pain Served Slow" at Bandcamp. Time Of Terror is released March 2nd via Ferrum.
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Nice review. I gave the song on soundcloud a listen, pretty decent stuff. I like the cookie monster vocals.  Ninja reflexes on the italics in the last sentence, also 
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Posts: 6941 Written by Mattybu on 31.01.2015 at 05:53 I'm glad you like! It's seriously good stuff. Written by Mattybu on 31.01.2015 at 05:53 I AM NINJA
---- "A life all mine Is what I choose At the end of my days" --The Gathering "A Life All Mine" from Souvenirs
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Posts: 2589 Written by Susan on 31.01.2015 at 06:06 I need to listen to more doom, to be honest. I always like it when I do (and it doesn't really matter what variant of it, blackened or death doom or funeral or whatever) but it may be that usually I'm just in the mood for something more hyper.
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I agree about vocals, t lost mid 90's touch, way to modern, calm vocals can fit here more
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"  I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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