It seems like there are two different album covers floating around. Which one is the 'official' one?

I believe the one I put in recently, thanks to Voivod's direction, is the official one. I prefer the other personally, though.

Noted, thanks. Great review btw.

Album Rating: 4.0

Which one is the 'official' one?



In the site of metal archives, both covers exist, so i assume the US release will have a different cover from the European.



I may be wrong, though.







I too prefer the "cut throat" version, it puts more gore into the score.

jared i will listen to this, but i will be cautious because you dissed panda bear :]

Appreciate it Soby, but I'm pretty sure that most if not all the staff will detest this, save maybe Jom or Trey. I could be wrong, though, but as far as symphonic extreme metal goes, this is as good as it gets.

i used to love symphonic prog (which i now hate), but the only symphonic black metal i've heard is dimmu hamburger and cradle of suck

this is way better than anything offered by either

dont know if this will work out, track one is seriously called The Vampire from Nazareth lol

Album Rating: 4.5

I feel like I wasn't even prepared for this, "The Vampire From Nazareth" was good but had nothing on some of the other tracks; "The Undead Keep Dreaming" and "The Great Mass Of Death" both use the orchestra so well, not to mention those choir voices...

Album Rating: 3.2

overproduced theatrical metal rated 4.5 by observer



i wonder if ill check this out

So I checked this out and didn't like it all that much, oh well, wasn't really expecting to anyway based on what was said in the review but I decided to give it the benefit of the doubt.

but I'm not a fan of the nasally clean vocals.

Album Rating: 3.5

I dont think it's 4.5/5 material but I love the theatrical aspect of the record. Makes me feel like wearing a cape and facepaint while haunting some foreboding city with a vast amount of splendor.

astounding

And Balls wins the thread once more. Seriously man, where do you get those fully wacked-out ideas/phrases/wants, I have no idea, but hey, I'm not complaining.

As for the album, I might or might not give it a go, depending on whether or not I have the time/will. Communion didn't impress me is all I know.

Album Rating: 3.5

I have a very creative mind....if only I utilized it more than with just music reviews and into channeled it into something like painting, lyrics,acting or of the ilk.

Balls writing poetry, now that would be something!

Album Rating: 3.5

Not a bad idea at all.

I can predict beforehand that you'd be one of my favorite poets ever haha.