It took me all of ten seconds to
fall ass-over-tit for this album. With a musical style, delicious speed
with an evil edge, in the same vein as Dissection and Necrophobic boasting vocals of a type synonymous as being associated with the black metal genre (though dangerously close to Unleashed's Johnny Hedlund at times) there's no wonder why TotCL grabbed my attention so fast, that's not even mentioning that parts remind me of a vintage Moonspell. Blistering guitars caress a drum salvo that rarely lets up. In fact,
the riffs rarely slow to less than a heart attack rate, surprisingly
tight with a discernible menacing quality. It's very hard for me to pick
out any tracks that shine in the album as overall it's a quality
release that flows amazingly well throughout pure and simple. Well
worthy of a few spins, who knows it might even set you upon your very
own black metal pilgrimage.
630 black robed skulls with a sacrificial dagger held aloft out of 666
