{"id":23715,"date":"2015-01-19T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2015-01-19T00:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=23715"},"modified":"2015-02-08T19:08:22","modified_gmt":"2015-02-08T19:08:22","slug":"album-reviews-satans-host-pre-dating-god-part-1-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-reviews-satans-host-pre-dating-god-part-1-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"SATAN\u2019S HOST – Pre-Dating God Part 1 \/ Pre-Dating God Part 2 (2015) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

SATAN\u2019S HOST
Pre-Dating God Part 1 \/ Pre-Dating God Part 2<\/strong><\/span>
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\nMoribund (2015)<\/span>
Ratings: 8.5\/10 (Part 1) \/ 8.5\/10 (Part 2)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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I applauded Satan\u2019s Host\u2019s 2013 release Virgin Sails<\/em> \u2013 their eighth overall \u2013 and I\u2019m pleased to report that the Denver, Colorado-based demons are back at it again with two separate full-length monsters released simultaneously, which again offer up a venomous dose of traditional metal that has been described as \u201cpower black metal\u201d. <\/p>\n

Satan\u2019s Host \u2013 who, believe it or not, formed back in the 70s \u2013 combine thrash metal with a classic power metal belligerence, which is also fused with a Mercyful Fate-style of imagery and Gothic savagery. It\u2019s not an original sound, but it\u2019s one so sincere and fiery that you cannot help but lose yourself as the deadly trio takes you on a journey into the fiery depths of what real metal should be about. Basically, we get a bunch of tales constructed on the strong vocal work of former Jag Panzer frontman Harry \u201cThe Tyrant\u201d Conklin; although he prefers to be known as Leviathan Thisiren here.<\/p>\n

Now, although Satan\u2019s Host play straightforward metal, there is that old school air about it as they march through the thrashier workouts of tracks such as \u2018Embers Of Will\u2019 from Part 1<\/em> with its sizzling solos and rattling percussion. This is where the Mercyful Fate comparisons will no doubt be drawn, but in a sense Satan\u2019s Host are more of a mischievous and occasionally sinister little brother to King Diamond\u2019s demonically possessed older sister. <\/p>\n

Although Pre-Dating God Part 1<\/em> and 2<\/em> may seem a lot to take in at first, it\u2019s very much a mighty double slab of classy, no frills yet blazing metal which at times is truly demonic (\u2018Valley Of Blood\u2019) thanks to Conklin\u2019s versatile vocal tone where he becomes a sneering bestial manifestation of fire. The band is adept at crafting out traditional metal too, mind \u2013 as with the fantastic and melodic strains of \u2018After The End\u2019 with its plodding bass and Conklin\u2019s clearer tone which is closer to Iron Maiden\u2019s Bruce Dickinson at times. <\/p>\n

With this weighty package, there are so many gems to choose from; like the slow-building and foreboding \u2018Pre-Dating God\u2019 and the pounding cover of Grim Reaper\u2019s \u2018See You In Hell\u2019. Nevertheless, Satan\u2019s Host refuse to be stuck in that mid-80s creaky trudge.<\/p>\n

On Pre-Dating God Part 2<\/em> they come out swinging with the pacey, thrash-tinged \u2018Fanning The Flames Of Hell\u2019, the utterly monstrous \u2018Soul Wrent\u2019 with its guttural growls and epic structures, the doomy \u2018As The Dead, They Sleep\u2019, and the progressive rock strains of \u2018Descending In The Shadow Of Osiris\u2019.<\/p>\n

These two are a cornucopia of darkness, a hot-bed of molten metal and with a cloak made of steel and eyes burning like hot coals. Satan\u2019s Host once again couldn\u2019t get any more metal, and prove that the Devil has all the best tunes.<\/p>\n

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

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