"All Hail Hard New Age!"
Album contains 10 tracks, every song slightly different than the others. But with one thing in common: they all have very 'i wanna be dark, or even darker' lyrics about dark lord, death or necrotic cannibalism (sic!)... From the other hand, songs are catchy and some of the pieces could be played on the commercial radio in the Sunday morning (if you cut the lyrics out). This contrast is really grotesque, yet the music is able to defend itself when battling with my ear. This guys sounds like they could play really technically complicated music, but they choose not to do so. On purpose.
And I respect their choice, because I really enjoyed this long play. Every song has this 'something' that makes it special and hard to forget, like my favourite 'ghuleh/zombie queen' with very delicate and vibrating tune.
Vocals are really outstanding, Papa Emeritus II sings like a phantom, or some other ghost. Ghouls are doing great on their instruments. My only problem with this album is lack of cohesion between music and lyrics, they are simultaneously trying to be controversial and mainstream. And after all they fail twice. Music is too mainstream for the 'dark' lyrics which makes it grotesque, and because of them (unless you don't know English, but if you are reading this text I assume that you posses this ability) album isn't very much matching audience who wants to listen some good rock music.
But if you aren't afraid of Satan or catchy rock tunes (even in my most psychopathic dreams I never imagined that I will ever write sentence like this), this album is worth your attention.
3,5/5
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