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/:: Artist :: Necronomicon ::\
:: Album :: Rise of the Elder Ones ::
:: Year :: 2013 ::
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:: . Genre :: Death Metal Source :: CDDA . ::
:: Label :: Season of Mist R.date :: 21.06.2013 ::
_::__ Cat.nr. :: SOM298 Size :: 86,7 MB __::_
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. Quality :: 44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo .
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Website :: https://www.facebook.com/NecronomiconMetal
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:: 01. Resurrected 04:25 ::
:: 02. The End of Times 04:22 ::
:: 03. The Living God (Pharaoh of Gods Part II) 04:49 ::
:: 04. The Nuclear Chaos 02:01 ::
:: 05. From Beyond 04:25 ::
:: 06. Rise of the Elder Ones 03:46 ::
:: 07. The Valley of the Lost Souls 04:16 ::
:: 08. Celestial Being 03:48 ::
:: 09. Dark Corners of the Earth 05:13 ::
:: 10. The Fallen 06:09 ::
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:: In recent years Quebec has come to be known more for their ::
:: atmospheric/ambient black metal output, but Necronomicon ::
:: has been unleashing a more violent and brutal form of ::
:: extremity since their early days, forming all the way back ::
:: in 1988. This year sees the band releasing their fourth ::
:: full length opus, fittingly titled The Rise of the Elder ::
:: Ones. ::
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:: The band's aural assault is immediate and relentless, and ::
:: right from the start of the album with Resurrected, the ::
:: listener is battered by the blasting of Rick. The crushing ::
:: intensity, speed and brutality that is in the music of ::
:: Necronomicon quickly reminds one of bands such as Hour of ::
:: Penance and the likes, and the at times rather Eastern ::
:: sounding melodies that are unleashed by guitarist Rob even ::
:: brings about some slight Nile comparison. The band often ::
:: displays rather complex technicality in their playing as ::
:: well, and apart from the excellent drumming of Rick, Rob's ::
:: guitar riffs and lead spots can get rather technical as ::
:: well. ::
:: ::
:: But quickly enough the band shows themselves to be a rather ::
:: different breed of animal, with the symphonic elements ::
:: coming into the picture halfway through Resurrected. The ::
:: band lists Dimmu Borgir as one of the main influences, and ::
:: this is rather clear, as usage of synths is rather heavy ::
:: throughout the album, often shrouding the songs on the ::
:: album in a fog of mystery. This, combined with the ::
:: brutality of the rest of the band, one can't help but be ::
:: reminded of the symphonic death metal style of bands such ::
:: as Fleshgod Apocalypse's earlier material or to a lesser ::
:: extent, Septicflesh and their more symphonic-leaning ::
:: material. Such symphonic elements certainly help in rousing ::
:: some emotions in the listener, especially on songs like The ::
:: End of Times with the desperate-sounding vocals of Rob. ::
:: Furthermore, there are even some slightly blackened touches ::
:: here and there as the album progresses, and these moments ::
:: are sure to please fans of Polish hordes Behemoth. ::
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:: I typically find symphonic extreme metal rather ::
:: distasteful, apart from few selected bands such as ::
:: Septicflesh and the more epic bands such as The Project ::
:: Hate. But Necronomicon's superb songwriting ability is ::
:: shown, with the band managing to find that crucial balance ::
:: on their fourth full length effort Rise of the Elder Ones, ::
:: with the symphonic elements complementing well with the ::
:: brutality of their brand of death metal, making this one of ::
:: the few symphonic albums that I could really grow a liking ::
:: for. ::
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