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| 3.0 good | Robbit | May 10th 16 |
If you're not already a black or doom metal aficionado, I must warn you that the music of Celtic Frost is something of an
acquired taste. For starters, vocalist / guitarist Tom G. Warrior (credited as Thomas Gabriel Warrior here) absolutely
cannot sing in tune and really doesn't seem to care one way or the other. The same goes for his feedback guitar solos,
which are often fast chromatic or atonal runs. Once you've accepted the shortcomings of this band, you can begin to
consider their offerings with a mixture of bemusement and horror.
VANITY / NEMESIS attempts to pick up the pieces after the poorly received glam metal experiment that was COLD LAKE.
Original bassist Martin Ain had returned to the band and this album has hoped to be more of a return to the original
sound. Instead, Warrior continues his experiment by incorporating some Art Rock influences into the band's sound. When
it does work, the results are at least intriguing, as in songs like "Wine In My Hand" and "Wings Of Solitude." The
thrashy "The Name Of My Bride" even bears a passing resemblance to Megadeth in its chord progressions.
And while the cover songs are interesting choices (David Bowie's "Heroes" and Bryan Ferry's "This Island Earth"), their
renditions are fairly atrocious. I do want to applaud Thomas Warrior's ambition with this album and can find at least a
few worthwhile tracks to enjoy. Overall, the album is a bit of a mess, albeit an intriguing one.
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| 2.0 poor | Mitch | July 1st 21 |
Not a good album by any means, but there are some bangers towards the end of the record.
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| 3.0 good | Gary STAFF | December 29th 20 |
Surely very far from being the best album in the Celtic Frost discography, but Vanity/Nemesis is a... kinda good album. A more of a mixed bag in terms of quality, but let's focus what came afterwards.
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| 3.0 good | Fernando Alves STAFF | August 11th 11 |
After the huge Cold Lake flop, Vanity/Nemesis was Warrior's attempt to catch the die hard fans. Not a bad record but we find really uninspired songs here. The best track is The Heart Beneath.
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| 3.0 good | Timmy | January 21st 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | June 10th 22 |
| 2.0 poor | yayafa | January 29th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Zaleb | July 31st 20 |
| 1.5 very poor | JTPlays | July 20th 20 |
| 1.5 very poor | jfish226 | November 25th 19 |
| 2.5 average | Sasaboy | September 22nd 19 |
| 3.0 good | Wizard | August 21st 19 |
| 3.0 good | gk1979 | April 25th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | qyxxxyq | April 9th 19 |
| 3.0 good | SuzyC | November 23rd 18 |
| 3.0 good | Agonba | September 6th 18 |
| 1.5 very poor | bSmith | February 21st 18 |
| 2.0 poor | orakst | December 22nd 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | Fear | December 10th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | Death | November 16th 17 |
| 3.0 good | reafer | November 4th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | solrage | October 20th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | Elynna | October 6th 17 |
| 2.5 average | adios | October 3rd 17 |
| 2.5 average | AriDoe | August 23rd 17 |
| 2.5 average | heck | August 21st 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | YeeHaw | July 11th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | GazAldo | June 30th 17 |
| 2.5 average | elch21 | March 22nd 17 |
| 1.0 awful | hsb | January 7th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | Wolfe | November 29th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Brumas | November 27th 16 |
| 1.5 very poor | bungy | November 11th 16 |
| 2.0 poor | GxTxK | October 23rd 16 |
| 2.0 poor | 0ozzy0 | October 9th 16 |
| 2.0 poor | loulou | August 6th 16 |
| 1.5 very poor | bbgames | July 28th 16 |
| 2.5 average | forall | May 17th 16 |
| 3.0 good | gas83 | February 7th 16 |
| 1.5 very poor | mEyck97 | November 24th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Pegana | November 22nd 15 |
| 1.5 very poor | Spec | October 2nd 15 |
| 1.5 very poor | Fozzie | August 8th 15 |
| 1.0 awful | HoB | July 21st 15 |
| 1.5 very poor | Abraxas | February 23rd 15 |
| 3.0 good | Dav85 | February 1st 15 |
| 2.0 poor | Krimea | December 24th 14 |
| 1.0 awful | "Tab" | November 16th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | h4xz0r | October 9th 14 |
| 2.3 average | Trey STAFF | August 7th 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | ngk44 | April 30th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Sebe | April 27th 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | Sithese | February 17th 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | Snuron | April 14th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | sagu | September 27th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | Edlund | May 30th 12 |
| 2.5 average | stotty | February 6th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Jiffi | March 30th 11 |
| 1.5 very poor | Aether | November 14th 10 |
| 2.0 poor | Oceans | October 17th 10 |
| 2.0 poor | Kenos | September 25th 10 |
| 1.5 very poor | miltos | September 4th 10 |
| 2.0 poor | pride | November 26th 09 |
| 2.5 average | aeuk | November 15th 09 |
| 1.5 very poor | Asaura | March 18th 09 |
| 1.5 very poor | Kyle Ward EMERITUS | November 6th 08 |
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