I'm getting tired of traditional black metal. It annoys me. And this is even worse than most. I really really love Lengsel, but that's because it's the normal black metal. The music is very high pitched and uses a lot of treble. All you hear is the high end of the guitars and the cymbals. That's about it. The vocals are even hard to hear. When I can hear them, they are completely amazing, but it's rare when you can hear them. I expected much more from these guys. I expected more creativity. However, if you like traditional black metal in the vein of Old Man's Child, Emperor, and the old Kekal album, then this is perfect for you.
5/10
Other coverage for this album
Dead Zine 2002Reviewed by GrindboyAhhh, this band just makes me smile -- and on so many levels! Firstly, of course the music. Not quite as blast-a-thon as their last album, but still very fast paced "primitive" sounding black metal. There are keyboards used, and with a little more variation than before, but this remains worlds apart from the Swedish sound of Sanctifica or Crimson Moonlight. Have no doubt, this is a guitar band.…Dead Zine 2002Reviewed by D_ListerThe seemingly eternal wait is finally over. Yes we have waited, and heard promises after promises of finally being able to get our hands on the follow up to Kekal's first album Beyond the Glimpse of Dreams and well indeed Embrace the Dead was worth the wait. I can't say that Kekal has changed very much from one album to the next, in fact this album really does feel like an extension of Beyond...…Similar sounding releases
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