Cryogenic - Celephais
This band hails from Germany, one of the largest markets in the world for Metal, but their sound comes more from the Norse hordes than from the ancient Teutonic Godz. If you could compare this band to any other, it would have to be Emperor or Dimmu Borgir, though this is because their keyboard takes center stage. The other instruments are there, just not as prominent. The guitars are kind of thin and the drums are a bit on the loud side compared to the guitars but this is only a minor problem. The music is very atmospheric but problems erupt when they pick up speed. When Cryogenic is in the slow to medium pace (sort of in the Blood Ritual-era Samael or older Rotting Christ range), things rule. This shit sounds great at those speeds. When they pick it up to a Dark Funeral / Setherial pace (which they do occasionally), things get generic and this brings everything down. Cryogenic is a band to watch, definitely. If they can work out some of their weaker points (such as the speed thing), the next album will be a masterpiece.
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