God Dethroned - Under the Sign of the Iron Cross
The follow up to 2009’s Passiondale serves as almost a part two of that album’s lyrical content, this being a concept album about World War One also. It seems as though military history is an extremely popular topic amongst the Death Metal community these days, but maybe I’ve just been listening to too much Hail of Bullets and Invasion. What a can of worms Bolt Thrower opened up many moons ago. Topics range from The Battle of Verdun all the way to The Red Baron, if that kind of thing gets you excited, but for me, a band as consistently kick ass as God Dethroned have been for the better part of the last two decades could be singing about ducks and bunnies and it would still get me up and moving. New members Danny Tunker (guitar) and Mike Plicht (drums) recruited from Death/Grind sadists Prostitute Disfigurement have noticeably provided a musical spark this time around. The energy they inject is evident from the get go, especially the rapid fire drumming of Plicht. Woven with the band’s trademark saccharine melodies and becoming-trademark clean vocal guest spots, Henri and the boys continue to be one of the best around at achieving a sound that is both furious and hummable. Don’t expect them to recreate their own stylistic wheel, but with these results why would anyone want that anyway?
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