Malevolent Creation - Invidious Dominion
For the handfuls of disappointments 2010 brought to the table as far as Death Metal albums are concerned, there was no bigger or better surprise than Invidious Dominion. The 11th full-length album from the Buffalo-turned-Floridian legends. Let’s not kid ourselves, The Ten Commandments was one of the best albums of all time, let alone the glorious and mighty year of 1991 (the motherfucking year of the god damned Death Metal record). But the two albums that followed were boring, not bad, but boring. It wasn’t until the Jason Blachowicz-on-vocals era that they really started to knock dicks in the dirt once more. Once that ended (although it should be noted JB still handles bass duties), they still put out a hell of a record with 1998’s The Fine Art of Murder (Bret Hoffman’s second coming), but the subsequent albums that followed saw a return to the doldrums. And to hammer that point home, I’m a Death Metal lifer and I didn’t even know Kyle Symons sang for them for 5 years, nor do I even remember a second of the Envenomed or Warkult albums. They just seemed like a dead band going through the motions at that point. With 2007’s Doomsday X (Bret Hoffman’s third coming), I sensed a spark I hadn’t recognized in a while, although that album did somewhat go downhill after the first song. The reason for this long rant? I had no idea what to expect when I popped this son of a bitch in for the first time. But holy shit! “United Hate“‘s main riff is like a buzz saw to the skull amidst a sea of machine gun fire! “Slaughterhouse” made me want to head bang and I haven’t had hair for 4 years! “Compulsive Face Breaker” made me want to start a fight, get arrested, and once imprisoned, start more fights! There is no filler here, no forgettable moments. It all fucking kills, each arrangement seemingly gift-wrapped for this aforementioned DM lifer. I can honestly say this is easily their best album since their debut. Now let’s just hope we don’t have to wait until album #21 for another masterpiece.
(0) Comment(s)
Page 1 of 1 pages