Right, well no death metal comp can go too wrong when track one starts off with Feast Eternal right? Well we've all got our own copies of Prison of Flesh so hearing a track from there's not a big hit. However if you don't have their CD this is the tease that will ensure you get it. From there Screams of Abaddon starts to head down hill, mostly production wise.
Many bands on this comp were bands I anxiously wanted to hear, Israel, Maximum Pentecost, Bedrata Dezum, Clemency, new Gethsemani, and Quejidos Del Seol. Most of those mentioned have fair to low quality recordings, while most of the others have a pretty good sound. So basically half the CD is good quality and half is questionable.
Now to the music. Two words...CRIMSON THORN. Oh yeah! Of course as you can imagine this is one of the MAIN reasons I got this album, and the MI boys didn't even come close to disappointing me. Sheer aggression and brutality are delivered with some of the best vocal performance they've managed yet. Clemency steps up next in line with a killer death metal piece that is truly a masterpiece...we need to hear more from these guys.
Other bands you might want to sample that appear here are Antidemon, Tortured Conscience (the song is 'In Hell' which the band has had available for some time now), Quejidos Del Seol, and Maximum Pentecost. Overall it's a pretty fair comp, but when some of the lower quality songs hit you might find yourself advancing to the next track.
7/10
Other coverage for this album
Art for the Ears 2001Reviewed by Marco PovervestA short note about each band. Feast Eternal - Double bass overdosed deathmetal. Not bad though; Israel - Quality-wise poorly recorded death metal with soaring growls and occasional hisses; Maximum Pentacost - Brazilian death metal. Nice intro and at times interesting; Goredeath - Weird combination of harsh gnarling and repetitious singing; Quejidos Del Seol - Death metal from Panama with Spanish…Dead Zine 2000Reviewed by GrindboyThis is a pretty good comp for any fans of the death/black type stuff. 17 tracks of nothing but brutality!!! Feast Eternal starts things off right with a track from their debut album, and if you (like me) are lame and still don't have it, this will bump it right up to the top of your "get now" list. There are a couple tracks that have that effect, actually, when you add on a song from…
