Review: Desaster - The Arts of Destruction, 2012
Country: Germany
Genre: Black/Thrash
Release Year: 2012
Label: Metal Blade Records
Format: CD, LP
Buy it From: Amazon.com
, Desaster
, Desaster
Having recently discovered this group, Desaster have quickly managed
to become one of my favourite bands with their very unique sound and exceptional
tunes. They have previously released 6 albums, all of them being, the least to
say, mind blowing and I was eagerly waiting for this release and I tried to be
as open-minded as possible and with no bias whatsoever.
The first track that was released in January was ‘Queens of Sodomy’
and the first thought that came into mind was ‘WTF is this? This is not
Desaster…’. It is not a bad song at all, but it sounded somehow different from
the usual Desaster sound and it was definitely not what we expected! Two months
later the album was released and guess what…they pulled it off…again!
The album’s intro ‘...Of My Worship’ is an instrumental, with sounds
of bells and swords clinging, setting the mood for the hell that is going to
follow and the battle that we are going to lose. The fight begins with ‘The
Arts of Destruction’ a masterpiece, erasing every doubt I had in the beginning
for this album. Pure Satanic Thrash – the way it’s meant to be played!
Every other song that follows is just tearing me apart. This album
is a weapon of mass destruction, smashing everything in its way, leaving no
trace of humanity behind. It is really hard to pick my favourites but there are
two tracks that stand out in my opinion and these are ‘Phantom Funeral’ and
‘Possessed and Defiled’.
With this release, Desaster chose to follow the same recipe as they
did with their previous album ‘666 - Satan's Soldiers Syndicate’ and it is
obvious that they have found the secret ingredient. It is definitely worth
checking it out as I believe that it will surely be among the best albums for
the year. Oh, and if you like it then buy the album! Support the band!
‘WE SPIT ON THOSE, WHO
CHOOSE TO POSE’
March 2012
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