Well, here's the "comeback" album of the fathers of black metal. It's just a shame that this "comeback" album is just a way to cash in on their name in my eyes, since it totally sucks!! Luckily Cronos' vocals are in the same mold of the early VENOM albums (though not quite as harsh), unfortunatley the same can't be said for the music. The "mall" metal (or mall-core, or whatever you want to call it) influence is present with the down-tuned guitars and "start-stop" and "chugging" riffs. A few riffs do bring back the sound/style of the early VENOM albums, but these riffs are rare and don't happen often enough. The only song I liked was "Destroyed And Damned", the rest are mall metal (other than, as mentioned, a few riffs here-and-there). The second cd (or third lp) is a re-recording of a bunch of old VENOM classics, which I found to be pointless like the rest of this cd. If I want to hear these tracks, I'll listen to the originals. Still, it's better than their new material (not saying much). What I don't understand is that some are calling this the best metal comeback album ever. These people are either blind, stupid, or haven't picked up "Jugulator" yet...

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