Altars of Madness Review
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Album |  Altars of Madness |
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | May 12, 1989 |
| Genres | Death Metal |
| Labels | Earache Records, Combat Records |
| Length | 38:38 |
| Ranked | #2 for 1989 , #50 all-time |
Album rating : 93.3 / 100
Votes : 74 (6 reviews)
Votes : 74 (6 reviews)
November 1, 2020
Since its inception in the late 80’s, Death Metal has become one of the most adaptive and varied subgenres of Metal. The vast amount of styles and incorporations added to it are nothing short of amazing for what was originally a very strict and niche genre. I personally am a huge fan of everything the genre became and what was done with it, and what’s still being done and changed. But sometimes, there’s nothing better than some gold old fashioned honest to Satan Death Metal.
Altars of Madness is Death Metal perfected in its purest form. Every song just consists of masterful playing on every front, and only the very best of evil dissonant riffs shredding one after another. Songwriting and song structures are far from simple, adding in loads of substance between the all-out blast beat riffing. The vocals are some of the best in OSDM, very intelligible growls with decent lyrical writing to back them up.
There’s not much else to say about this beast. Pure Death Metal incarnate.
Altars of Madness is Death Metal perfected in its purest form. Every song just consists of masterful playing on every front, and only the very best of evil dissonant riffs shredding one after another. Songwriting and song structures are far from simple, adding in loads of substance between the all-out blast beat riffing. The vocals are some of the best in OSDM, very intelligible growls with decent lyrical writing to back them up.
There’s not much else to say about this beast. Pure Death Metal incarnate.
2 likes
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | video | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Immortal Rites | 4:04 | 96.3 | 20 | Audio |
| 2. | Suffocation | 3:15 | 95.3 | 19 | Audio |
| 3. | Visions from the Darkside | 4:10 | 93.6 | 16 | |
| 4. | Maze of Torment | 4:25 | 96.6 | 20 | Audio |
| 5. | Lord of All Fevers and Plague | 3:26 | 92.9 | 16 | |
| 6. | Chapel of Ghouls | 4:58 | 96.7 | 17 | Audio |
| 7. | Bleed for the Devil | 2:23 | 90 | 15 | |
| 8. | Damnation | 4:10 | 94.2 | 15 | Audio |
| 9. | Blasphemy | 3:32 | 91 | 17 | |
| 10. | Evil Spells | 4:12 | 92.3 | 17 |
Line-up (members)
- David Vincent : Vocals & Bass
- Trey Azagthoth : Guitars & Keyboards
- Richard Brunelle : Guitars
- Pete Sandoval : Drums
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▶ Altars of Madness Review (1989)
SilentScream213 95/100Nov 1, 2020 Likes : 2
Since its inception in the late 80’s, Death Metal has become one of the most adaptive and varied subgenres of Metal. The vast amount of styles and incorporations added to it are nothing short of amazing for what was originally a very strict and niche genre. I personally am a huge fan of everything the genre became and what was done with it, and what’s still being done and c...
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