Perdition Temple - The Tempter's Victorious |
Published March 19 2015
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The Tempter's Victorious |
| Genre | Death Metal |
Impurath
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Vocals
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| Tracks | 8 |
Gene Palubicki
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Guitar
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| Running time | 37 Min. |
Bill Taylor
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Guitar
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| Label | Hells Headbangers Records |
Gabriel Gozainy
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Bass
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| Release | March 24, 2015 |
Ron Parmer
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Drums
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| Country | USA |
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Keyboard
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| Producer | - | ||
| Similar artists | Angelcorpse, Morbid Angel, Blasphemy | ||
Whenever an even remotely prolific band folds and some members start over, it is always interesting to see what becomes of that new outfit and how it compares to their old one. In the case of Perdition Temple the influence of guitarist Gene Palubicki's former outfit Angelcorpse sure is notable on their sophomore disc 'The Tempter's Victorious'. Like the influences of the aforementioned cult band, the most apparent ones on this one are Morbid Angel and Blasphemy.
Imagine Morbid Angel locking them self in an apartment, churning out nothing but Blasphemy for two weeks straight and then starting the writing of a coming J-album. That is pretty much what you will find here. Ferocious blast beats sets an aura of aggression and chaos complemented by riffs and guitar lines working their way between the mystic technical intricacy trademarked by Trey Azagthoth and the primal assault of Blasphemy.
Unfortunately, you will also have to imagine that Morbid Angel forgot the dynamics of their song writing and took mostly the monotony of Blasphemy's. The shell of fast death metal chaos, with just the right amount of control, which is instantly found on 'The Tempter's Victorious', sadly does not contain much more than that shell. Despite being technically competent and individually dynamic and enjoyable much of the riff work blends together into a rather monotonous mesh and with it most of the songs, even when the tempo drops in 'Goddess in Death'.
Impurath's hoarse growls lack sufficient dynamic to stand out and lift the songs. They work out excellently in Black Witchery where dynamics is not a key issue, but in Perdition Temple they collide and blend with the intricate riffs rather than complement them.
These veterans sure know how to handle their weapon of choice and no complaints can be filed on the performance, or the thick heavy production that carefully avoids the wall-of-sound-trap. There are also some moments of glory here; like the 80's death chorus in 'Scythes of Antichrist', the main riff in 'The Doomsday Chosen', and the opening riff and tempo variation in 'Devil's Blessed'.
However, by the time the latter tunes reach my ear, my
interest has drifted elsewhere due to the lack of identity and variation
in the songs. The tempter did not turn out particularly victorious after
all, at least not at the hands of Perdition Temple. Recommended only
for die hard Angelcorpse fans and those obsessively collecting anything
with a hint of Azagthoth riffing.
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5 chalices of 10 - Tengan |
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