Maniac Butcher
Live In Germany
[From Beyond]


Another live album from these Czech masters of hyperspeed black metal. While all of these songs are indeed live in Germany, they are compiled from four or five different shows/dates, ranging over quite a few years. Some songs from Live in Annaberg and Live in Open Hell appear, along with a bulk of tracks from other shows that haven't been released elsewhere - even a few from the famous gig where Akhenaten took over on bass for the band. Despite the variation in sources, the sound doesn't vary too much throughout, all at soundboard-level quality. As for the music itself, well, if you know Maniac Butcher you know what to expect, and even more so if you already have one of the other aforementioned live albums. Completists of course will love it, but the large number of tracks unavailable anywhere else make it worthwhile for the more casual fans too.


© 2003 lord vic