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Rating: With their latest album "Icons Of Evil," "Vital Remains" rewrite the coordinates of extreme metal. An album devastating and full of an aggressive energy and absolute malevolence.
After the intro taken from Mel Gibson's film "The Passion of the Christ," the first track begins, following Benton's fierce scream, you are immediately hit by a deep and incredibly powerful sound blast. The drums move throughout the record at inhuman speeds with very fast blast beats. Benton's voice is profoundly cavernous with unprecedented savagery while Dave Suzuki on guitar accompanies everything with long melodic solos. In the track "Reborn...The Unpheaval Of Nihility" there's also room for the acoustic guitar, which makes the surrounding brutality even more evident.
The tracks are not short but almost all exceed 6 minutes without falling into monotony, maintaining the listener's attention thanks to excellent melodic openings. In fact, the album flows smoothly without any empty passage, without a mistake, everything is perfectly crafted. Erik Rutan's production helps make everything even more perfect. The only possible flaw is the lyrics, which, as is traditional for Vital Remains, do not stray from blasphemy and anti-Christian themes, eventually becoming monotonous.
In conclusion, a stunning album that all brutal death enthusiasts should have.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
06 Hammer Down the Nails (06:10)
hammer down the nails...
unfurl the coming aeon
the world as you see it...will be gone
thrust into chaos
unpredicted prophecies unfold
like wolves...we encircle and lure them in for the kill
unadorned
the cross you bear is only the beginning
the symbol you once embraced
now has a new and sickening meaning
like wolves...we encircle and lure them in for the kill
onrush of hate...begin the cleansing of their will
repulsed of your former life
true self-worth abandoned
become the icon of failure
the god whose name became nothing
we defile...in the name of purity
we violate...in the name of sacredness
we deny...in the name of faith
we destroy...in the name of god
no light shall pierce the ebony drape
wordless will be the righteous
glorify in the horror
as the lord did abscond
no light shall pierce the ebony drape
wordless will be the righteous
glorify in the horror
as blackened eyes will see no more
[repeat verses]
hammer down the nails...
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