{"id":21226,"date":"2014-08-16T00:01:35","date_gmt":"2014-08-16T00:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=21226"},"modified":"2014-08-16T13:53:35","modified_gmt":"2014-08-16T13:53:35","slug":"album-review-horned-almighty-world-of-tombs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-horned-almighty-world-of-tombs\/","title":{"rendered":"HORNED ALMIGHTY – World Of Tombs (2014) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

HORNED ALMIGHTY
World Of Tombs<\/strong><\/span>
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\nScarlet (2014)<\/span>
Rating: 6.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Danish black metallers Horned Almighty is one of those consistent bands which never gets the recognition it deserves. World Of Tombs<\/em> is, believe it or not, the fifth full-length offering from this belligerent quartet which formed in 2002. It\u2019s been four years since the impressive battering ram that was 2010\u2019s Necro Spirituals<\/em>, so I was looking forward to this one indeed.<\/p>\n

Horned Almighty has a new bass player for this outing with Haxen taking over the duties, while the rest of the line-up features vocalist S., guitarist Hellpig and drummer Harm. <\/p>\n

After an brief introduction the record comes to life via the slower, catchier strains of the title track. It\u2019s typical Horned Almighty with the abrasive clattering, bruising drums and groove-based extremity. However, immediately I can hear why Horned Almighty doesn\u2019t get the recognition, because there is something a tad unremarkable about the start of this new album. Yes it\u2019s fierce and heavy, but it\u2019s a fusing of death and black metal that seems relatively common today by design, although one cannot deny the infectious melody that runs through this track.<\/p>\n

Horned Almighty have always nodded towards the old school insanity of Celtic Frost and the likes, and I can hear this perverse nature through \u2018World Of Tombs\u2019, but it seems as if I\u2019m forever waiting for something dazzling to occur and it never does. Horned Almighty are a no frills, yet accessible extreme metal act that features some truly ferocious vocal grunts and devious bass-lines one wouldn\u2019t normally expect to hear within such a genre.<\/p>\n

\u2018Diabolical Engines Of Torment\u2019 begins in crust-punk fashion, hinting at black \u2019n\u2019 roll marrying Darkthrone<\/a> and Mot\u00f6rhead successfully, while \u2018Unpure Salvations\u2019 is a slower, grating slab of ashen menace delivered in true black metal style with the kicking drum and those deathly growls of evil.<\/p>\n

As the album flows on I\u2019m neither excited or disappointed, but simply there enjoying it for what it is; a heavy, memorable opus that revels in the jarring brutality of \u2018Plague Propaganda\u2019 and smirks in mocking fashion with the thrashing joys of \u2018…Of Flesh And Darkness\u2019. There is a contemporary coldness in some of the tracks; \u2018This Unholy Dwelling\u2019 is a straight up skull crusher incorporating traditional metal into its gallop, and the epic \u2018Blessed By Foulness\u2019 contains a riveting, grimy riff that goes toe to toe with the bass.<\/p>\n

The album finishes with an admirable cover of Autopsy\u2019s classic \u2018Twisted Mass Of Burnt Decay\u2019, which rounds off a record that pulverises but in so much as a friendly fashion. In fact, Horned Almighty trudge on like an author who knows his fanbase and in return knowing that his admirers are content with what he\u2019s doing forever more.<\/p>\n

World Of Tombs<\/em> is a better than average record, but it\u2019s far from being an explosive game changer within a genre where a majority of the bands seem to play well within their comfort zone.<\/p>\n

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

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