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░ ██ ██ Artist: Crypt of Kerberos ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: World of Myths █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2012 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2015-01-31 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Death Metal ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Pulverised Records ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Reissue ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ Tracks 01à08 recorded & mixed @ Studio Skyline █
█ (Eskilstuna, Sweden), January 1993. █
█ Tracks 09à15 recorded @ Balsta Musikslott █
█ (Eskilstuna, Sweden), November 07, 1992. █
█ █
█ Remastered @ Erebus Odora. █
█ █
█ --- █
█ █
█ I guess ôWorld of Mythsö could be considered as █
█ one of the most underestimated albums that were █
█ done in the early 90Æs in Sweden. Myself IÆve █
█ first got this album and heard about Crypt of █
█ Kerberos in the beginning of the 00Æs; so rather █
█ late, but one can say better late than never. But █
█ honestly, my mind was more obsessed by such █
█ Swedish acts like Dismember, Hypocrisy, █
█ Necrophobic, The Conorous Circle, Sacramentum û █
█ so, bands that were still releasing killer albums █
█ - than something IÆve never heard of before and █
█ what split up years ago. But of course itÆs always █
█ great to find out about new bands, especially if █
█ they come from your favourite scene. █
█ But to be honest I wasnÆt much convinced by ôWorld █
█ of Mythsö then and also today I think this is █
█ rather average album. To put it simply, it just █
█ doesnÆt bring what I like about this genre and █
█ Sweden most. To me itÆs just not brutal enough! █
█ And nowadays, when I also know all demos and EPs █
█ from Crypt of Kerberos I can say that I prefer █
█ elder recordings much more than this CD. █
█ What I can hear here is that these guys (and a █
█ female keyboard player) tried to put out something █
█ more progressive, epic and technically advanced; █
█ definitely less death metal oriented from what █
█ they used to do before. IÆm not saying that to try █
█ to be original and different than everybody else █
█ was wrong û especially that at the time everyone █
█ was just complaining that each Swedish band sounds █
█ the same and plays the same riff û but nowadays █
█ I'd rather listen to great Dismember clone than █
█ atmospheric / quasi proggy band like Crypt on this █
█ album. █
█ Not everything on ôWorld of Mythsö is that bad. My █
█ favourite songs definitely are ôCyclone of █
█ Insanityö and ôThe Ancient Warö, so tunes that █
█ Crypt of Kerberos released on 7öEP year earlier. █
█ These new versions are definitely more advanced, █
█ with some extra ideas and elements, like acoustic █
█ guitar in the former song and more structured, █
█ better played guitar leads. ôCycloneàö turned out █
█ to be really great song and even if I like the EP █
█ version better, this song definitely belongs to █
█ the most aggressive and most catchy at the same █
█ time, with some cool riffs and great growling from █
█ Christian Eriksson and really nice calmer fragment █
█ in the middle of the composition. █
█ ôStormbringerö is also a song worth to mention, as █
█ itÆs quite aggressive, but tempo is rather slow at █
█ the start û and then Crypt of Kerberos turns to be █
█ really heavy û and then it nicely develops into █
█ other parts. I only have a feeling like the band █
█ didnÆt have a clue how to finish this song, as it █
█ ends quite abruptly. ôNocturnal Graspö may also █
█ surprise you, as this track is completely █
█ different from majority of the material on ôWorld █
█ of Mythsö; much more straight forward, very █
█ classic death metal in early Necrophobic style █
█ with simple riffing and almost without any trace █
█ of melody that is present in other songs. If you █
█ compare it to ôThe Canticleö for instance you may █
█ have a feeling of listening to completely █
█ different band / record. █
█ As for ôThe Canticleö û this is one of the songs I █
█ really donÆt like. ItÆs too melodic, with some █
█ clean vocals here and there, with quite weird █
█ riffingà ItÆs just very un-death metal, if you █
█ know what I mean, in some parts reminding me of █
█ Therion in the ôSymphony Massesö era. ôDreamàö █
█ with its rock / progressive beginning and other █
█ shit thatÆs going on in this song or the █
█ instrumental ôThe Sleeping Godö is another part of █
█ the album I dislike totally! Sorry, I understand █
█ that Crypt of Kerberos tried to be different, etc, █
█ but this type of riffing and keyboard parts just █
█ donÆt convince me completely! Sure, I can see that █
█ the technique of each member is quite impressive; █
█ I like the drumming quite much, I also like the █
█ vocals but in total itÆs just not what I like to █
█ listen to. █
█ So yeah, in total we have an album, which isnÆt a █
█ complete disaster, as it has some cool songs to █
█ offer, but as overall I just donÆt like the █
█ atmosphere of it and too many parts here simply █
█ annoy me. As I said earlier, this music needs more █
█ aggression, more stuff that will punch you in the █
█ face, rather than impress with technical, melodic █
█ playing. Also the front cover is just plain shit, █
█ but who caresà I keep this CD in my collection █
█ anyway, as itÆs part of the history of the Swedish █
█ death metal scene. And with three-four cool songs █
█ itÆs not a complete waste of time, luckily. █
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░ 1. The Canticle 4:59 ░
░ 2. Cyclone of Insanity 4:48 ░
░ 3. Dream... 3:36 ░
░ 4. Stormbringer 3:12 ░
░ 5. Ancient War 3:15 ░
░ 6. Nocturnal Grasp 3:55 ░
░ 7. Sleeping God 5:17 ░
░ 8. World of Myths 3:47 ░
░ 9. The Canticle (Rehearsal Track) 5:37 ░
░ 10. World of Myths (Rehearsal Track) 4:17 ░
░ 11. Nocturnal Grasp (Rehearsal Track) 4:06 ░
░ 12. Stormbringer (Rehearsal Track) 3:06 ░
░ 13. Cyclone of Insanity (Rehearsal Track) 5:06 ░
░ 14. Ancient War (Rehearsal Track) 3:37 ░
░ 15. Dream... (Rehearsal Track) 4:18 ░
░ 62:56 ░
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