The Chasm - Procession to the Infraworld
Oh Hell yes! Combining elements of Doom and Thrash into their traditional speedy Death Metal, The Chasm stands on the brink of perfection.
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Cerebrocide - Delusion
Solid Death Metal from Germany. Nothing mind blowing or superb, but they are tight, fast enough, musical, and heeeeavy.
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Centurian - Choronzonic Chaos Gods
Every once in a while a Death Metal band comes along with an album that just completely raises the standards for a brutal, Satanic masterpiece. Where does this album rank in the Halls of Time? How about the first Deicide album? How about Blessed are the Sick? Hypocrisy’s Osculum Obscenum? Or pick a fucking Sinister album. No joke, people; this album is the shit personified. Each track is filled to the brim with guitar riffs that attack with full force. Not too technical, in no way pedestrian, and they’re memorable. These guys constantly use speed as a weapon, and it never gets old. Breakdowns are great - I love ‘em to death - however, Centurian doesn’t need them. They reach the highland through blazing full force beginning to end. And it never begins to dull. The vocals are essentially bestial and deep with ultra-Satanic lyrics. And, by the way, I’m getting a little tired of so-called “critics” bitching about Satanic lyrics. If you have a problem with Satanic lyrics, be true to yourself: Sell your old Slayer albums, go pick up a copy of Metal Rules, and eat a falafel for Christ. This is an album that makes the skip button an unnecessary feature. This will have kids with no hair headbanging, and by the end of the release you will have become an air guitar virtuoso. A modern day Death Metal classic, no argument.
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Centinex - Bloodhunt
More ass kicking Death Metal, this time featuring a somewhat revamped line up, including a new singer. I guess nothing can stop these guys! This is also available as a 10-inch picture disc from Oskorei Productions of Norway.
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Celestia - A Cave Full of Bats
Celestia hails from France and plays raw yet atmospheric Black Metal that sounds a bit like Darkthrone but with keyboards and occasional acoustic guitar. The inclusion of atmospheric elements adds an air of gloominess that is welcome as far as I’m concerned. Without that gloomy feeling, this would be just another “Grim” Black Metal album that would instantly be forgotten because there is nothing new or different done to the already beaten to death formula. The only major gripes I have about this album are the guitar sound (which could have had more lower end on it) and the really one-dimensional drumming. I can’t really take a whole lot away from Celestia because I only have four songs to go by. If this band can improve their sound and change up the drumming once in a while - I think they used the same beat for all four songs - I firmly believe that they will be a band to look out for.
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Caustic - Rebirth of Procreation
Very straight-froward, Cannibal Corpse inspired Death Metal, with some Dismember-ish touches, as well. After several listens, I find that I like this rather short (28 minutes) album, but there is little that really stands out - certainly nothing bad - to merit, or even enable, a longer review.
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Carpe Tenebrum - Mirrored Hate Painting
If you must have an intro, I guess one that describes babies being born on Satanic altars and then eaten alive is probably as good as it’s going to get. No one will ever top the insane intro that started the Exodus classic, Pleasures of the Flesh, but this isn’t bad. And then the fast Black Metal onslaught starts up, strengthened by the excellent production.
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Carnival in Coal - French Cancan
I guess this is supposed to be a “fun” joke band, but I’m not reviewing any CD containing a Pantera cover, even if they are making fun of them (which I’d have to think that they are). This totally sucks anyway, though. And isn’t even funny.
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Cannibal Corpse - Bloodthirst
I’m not sure what to say about this album. I like it, but sometimes it sounds like the vocals were recorded while listening to just the click track - they’re not wildly out of time, but also don’t seem to have anything to do with what’s going on musically. That’s not necessarily bad, but considering their last few albums, it is a little weird. And that’s not all that’s strange. Sometimes the music gets (dare I say it?) a little too simple and repetitive. Sure, it’s awesome most of the time, but just not always. If I had to guess, I’d think that maybe the band was rushed to get this disc out. Or perhaps they just wanted to try some new ideas with the music and vocals patterns. We should all remember that not all experiments are successes, and that you can’t rush perfection. But still, Bloodthirst is no where close to being a bad album. I guess I just expect flawlessness from these sick bastards.
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