Ashes
Death Has Made Its Call
[Necropolis]
This album has a grainy yet bassy production. Sort of like a great
old school thrash demo or album. "Path to Eternity" has great lyrics/
vocals that sound cool like the old days "I AM the antichrist...worship
satan", etc. Cool deathy vocals make Ashes sound like a good basement
type act.
"The Battle" starts moody then switches back and forth to a slightly punky beat, sort of midtempo Bathory/Venom with the vocals following the riff. "Crucified" is a headbanger with short speed parts thrown in. Wish more bands would write like this again using various tempo changes, not super technical mind you, just one drum speed through out a whole song by a lot of bands gets monotonous.
"Mirror of Me" - classy guitar leads in a doom number of the first degree. It uses a Mercyful Fate riff I think off The Oath, maybe Melissa! I wish I could remember the fuckin song.
About halfway through to "Ashes" a few tracks are ok, but sound like Ashes were going through the motions. Not bad, but turns into background music while you work on something. It picks up with "Temple of Truth". On "Ashes", Cathedral /Cirith Ungol is an influence I figured. Also that song by Sabbath "National Acrobat", as it has a slow, heavy feel, especially due to how the leads are layered on top.
Last track is the ""fun" track, "Rock 'n Roll Witch", like a pisstake by Venom or Motorhead.
Pretty straight ahead no bullshit no frills metal. I like it.
Trax are: Darker Age/ Path to eternity/ The Battle/ Crucified/ Mirror of Me/ Ashes/ Like Fire/ Heretic/ No More Pain/ Temple of Truth/ Storm/ Rock 'n Roll Witch.
© 2000 mlotek
"The Battle" starts moody then switches back and forth to a slightly punky beat, sort of midtempo Bathory/Venom with the vocals following the riff. "Crucified" is a headbanger with short speed parts thrown in. Wish more bands would write like this again using various tempo changes, not super technical mind you, just one drum speed through out a whole song by a lot of bands gets monotonous.
"Mirror of Me" - classy guitar leads in a doom number of the first degree. It uses a Mercyful Fate riff I think off The Oath, maybe Melissa! I wish I could remember the fuckin song.
About halfway through to "Ashes" a few tracks are ok, but sound like Ashes were going through the motions. Not bad, but turns into background music while you work on something. It picks up with "Temple of Truth". On "Ashes", Cathedral /Cirith Ungol is an influence I figured. Also that song by Sabbath "National Acrobat", as it has a slow, heavy feel, especially due to how the leads are layered on top.
Last track is the ""fun" track, "Rock 'n Roll Witch", like a pisstake by Venom or Motorhead.
Pretty straight ahead no bullshit no frills metal. I like it.
Trax are: Darker Age/ Path to eternity/ The Battle/ Crucified/ Mirror of Me/ Ashes/ Like Fire/ Heretic/ No More Pain/ Temple of Truth/ Storm/ Rock 'n Roll Witch.
© 2000 mlotek