{"id":18584,"date":"2014-05-16T00:00:28","date_gmt":"2014-05-16T00:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=18584"},"modified":"2014-06-10T20:21:09","modified_gmt":"2014-06-10T20:21:09","slug":"split-album-review-hades-archer-slaughtbbath-circus-of-abominations-antichristos-thanatos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/split-album-review-hades-archer-slaughtbbath-circus-of-abominations-antichristos-thanatos\/","title":{"rendered":"HADES ARCHER \/ SLAUGHTBBATH – Circus Of Abominations \/ Antichristos Thanatos (2014 Split) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

HADES ARCHER \/ SLAUGHTBBATH
Circus Of Abominations \/ Antichristos Thanatos (Split LP)<\/strong><\/span>
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\nIron Bonehead Productions (2014)<\/span>
Rating: 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Split LPs have never really been my thing to be honest, having always preferred bands to either go for a full-length or just snip down to an EP. Even so, sometimes a split album allows us to be introduced to bands we have not heard before, and that\u2019s the case with this hostile little record.<\/p>\n

Hades Archer and Slaughtbbath are Chilean extreme metal bands, the former having been around since 2005 with the latter being a slightly older band, forming in 2002. Of the two, Slaughtbbath have been the busiest, releasing several demos, splits, EPs and one full-length opus (Hail To Fire<\/em>) in 2013. Hades Archer has released two full-length albums, however, namely 2011\u2019s For The Diabolical Ages<\/em> and 2012\u2019s The Curse Over Mankind<\/em>. <\/p>\n

On this eight-track split project, Hades Archer chip in with five of the tracks, those being \u2018The Pyre\u2019, \u2018The Hell Explodes On Earth\u2019, \u2018Tempest\u2019, \u2018Portals\u2019 and \u2018The Ascention\u2019, while Slaughtbbath offer \u2018The Grand Dialogue\u2019, \u2018Mortal Paradigma\u2019 and \u2018Black Revelation Of Death\u2019. Of the two acts, it\u2019s Slaughtbbath I\u2019m immediately drawn to with their ungodly old school death metal racket. <\/p>\n

\u2018The Grand Dialogue\u2019 has a real stuffy, evil feel to it with the rasping sneers of SelfDesecrator, who evokes images of all manner of old, satanically influenced black thrash acts such as Bathory and Possessed as well as taking influence from Morbid Angel, Death et al. Modern grisly bands such as Conqueror and Black Witchery also spring to mind as the drums flash by like a hail of bullets, and the solos flail wildly as if the Devil\u2019s minions were scurrying about, busying themselves for another night of sacrifice.<\/p>\n

\u2018Black Revelation Of Death\u2019 is another noteworthy slice of the wicked, hinting at very old Sepultura. I\u2019ve always had a thing for old school South American thrash and death metal, so these three tracks are right up my alley. While fast throughout, the trio from San Vicente de Tagua Tagua have an accessible, punky nature about their holocaustic vision, but this is not metal for the faint-hearted.<\/p>\n

Hades Archer is a devilish duo, meanwhile, consisting of Nabucodonosor III (vocals, guitar, bass) and Skullcrusherhammer (drums). These guys aren\u2019t as heavy as Slaughtbbath, but they are still as vile and fast. There is a tinnier element to their sound, with the drums clattering with perversion and the vocals being less decipherable and gruff. The tracks, however, especially \u2018The Pyre\u2019, act like a short, sharp stab in the back, while \u2018The Ascention\u2019 is even shorter. Running at just 60 or so seconds, \u2018The Ascention\u2019 is a noisefest of splattering vocals and manic guitars until its demonic outro. \u2018Portals\u2019 offers further punky clamour and billows like a Deicide-cum-black thrash attack, also running for just over a minute. <\/p>\n

Indeed, this split EP is a hectic affair, but it\u2019s great at giving us an insight into two cult acts. I\u2019d certainly recommend the studio albums by these bands, proof that the South American metal underground is still as evil as ever.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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