{"id":5288,"date":"2012-01-31T00:00:33","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T00:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=5288"},"modified":"2013-06-01T12:52:19","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T12:52:19","slug":"album-review-cadaveria-horror-metal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-cadaveria-horror-metal\/","title":{"rendered":"CADAVERIA – Horror Metal (2012) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

CADAVERIA
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\nBakerteam (2012)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Underground extreme metal favourites Cadaveria return with the appropriately titled Horror Metal<\/em>. The Italian band\u2019s first outing since In Your Blood<\/em> (May 2007), finds them exploring more musical strains of heavy metal than on previous releases to the point of almost becoming accessible to the mainstream in a Marilyn Manson<\/a> sort of way. Now before diehard fans (of which I am one) get their panties in a wad, I don\u2019t intend to say that they sound like Marilyn Manson at all, just simply that the album\u2019s ebb and flow and some of the more virtuoso style soloing reminds me of the way the shock rocker lays out his best musical works. Atmosphere is everything on Horror Metal<\/em> and it truly expands the band\u2019s dynamic. <\/p>\n

There\u2019s a lot to like about this album really, especially from a commercial perspective. While Cadaveria are never going to sell millions, they do exhibit some potential here that we haven\u2019t seen before that could easily elevate them to Cradle Of Filth or Cannibal Corpse level acceptance from the masses if the stars align for them. Case in point is the chaotic yet entirely beautiful \u2018The Night\u2019s Theatre\u2019. The song has a strong metal backbone with a rock \u2019n\u2019 roll edge that takes it straight to the top of the mountain and then jumps off and soars with a melodic lead guitar part and sporadic singing. It\u2019s also got a killer guitar outro that leaves little question how good this band actually is. \u2018The Days Of The After And Behind\u2019 has a dissonant feel that showcases a new side of the band. The buzzsaw guitar work trades licks with a progressive lead piece that makes for a pretty damn creepy sound as the lady herself growls over the top of the song in a sparingly anthemic way. <\/p>\n

Of course, there\u2019s plenty of the things Cadaveria\u2019s longtime fans love here as well. \u2018Death Vision\u2019 and \u2018Flowers In Fire\u2019 are pummeling pieces of metal that remind me a lot of the Far Away From Conformity<\/em> album (January 2004) with a more mature twist to it. \u2018Hypnotic Psychosis\u2019 moves a bit faster and has a weird breakdown in the middle that makes it that much creepier while also giving it a deeper grind (and, surprisingly, the disco drumbeat underneath it all works pretty well). Also, \u2018The Oracle (Of The Fog)\u2019 has that sonic scariness that made The Shadow\u2019s Madame<\/em> (March 2002) an instant classic. <\/p>\n

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

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