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Altered Genesis

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I think I did something right when I bought this CD by Blood Red Throne.
normally, Florida is where you find brutal death metal (e.g. Deicide and Morbid Angel) but can you believe this band is from Norway? while not like Deicide, this is more Morbid Angel worship. I cannot wait for the new album that BRT is releasing in 2007. it should be a bomb.

Blood Red Throne's previous two albums didn't grab my attention, but I must admit I haven't given them much of an opportunity to do so. I seem to recall the old school production and in particular the guitar sound was not to my liking. "Altered Genesis" has changed everything, and I plan to go back and give the other two albums another chance. This is polished, tight and kicking death metal that still takes a glance back at the early 90s, but sounds very modern at the same time.

Considering Tchort (Emperor, Green Carnation) is a member of Blood Red Throne, I always expected the band were capable of writing proficient music, and one listen to album opener "Incarnated Mangler" justified this expectation. There are riffs aplenty here, with awesome drumming and very suitable (if not exceptional) death vocals. Things are mostly mid-paced and I'd have to say the easiest comparison would be Cannibal Corpse or even Deicide. Even though I find it difficult to find anything particularly original about this album, I find myself enjoying it very much. Tracks like "Mephitication" and the title track are brutal and excellent examples of death metal created by experienced exponents. There really isn't much else to say about this. I'm sure you already know whether "Altered Genesis" is for you or not. If you're a fan of Florida death metal, then pick up these Norwegian's latest effort without question. If you're after something original or highly technical, look elsewhere.

This is turning out to be a good year for death metal fans and we're only getting started. With albums from Lost Soul, Immolation, Blood Red Throne and Belphegor already giving us reasons to mosh and be merry.

First of all, ANYONE that puts these great metallers in the same domain as Limp Bizkit, Korn, or any of the other bands of the faux metal scene, just get out of music altogether, because YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT! This is death metal at its finest, and the only way Fred Durst will get even close to this is when he is lying in his own grave. NOW, that said....hehe.... This is one of the best albums that I have heard this year in the death scene. They take the speed of old slayer, with the intricacies and technical aspect of Necrophagist, and throw it all together to create a stew of death that only the most extreme can handle. Check this album out, and you will not be sorry! I would pick a favorite track, but they are all really good. BUY THIS ALBUM!

For all metal heads out there this cd is for you! Fast brutal death metal the way it was meant to played!!!

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When I first heard of Blood Red Throne, I immediately thought of one of the horrible bands the other reviewer here mentions. I, don't know, the name conjures up images of the weak and plentiful bands that make the MSN.com top 20 bands that are bringing back rock music (ala As I Lay Dying).

Blood Red Throne is not one of these bands.

These guys play technical death metal at blistering and unwavering speeds. Still, the relentlessness sometimes leads to stagnation, and as a whole, the album just isn't that memorable.

That isn't to say this album doesn't have its share of worthwhile listening. In fact, tracks 5-11 breathe a breath of fresh air during the latter part of the album, but other than track 5, not a single song is solid the whole way through.

What works well during this stretch are a few impressive solos (State of Darkness) not present on most of the album, the exploding sound of the bass on tracks like "Smite" and "Deliberate Carnage", and sparks of progressive death metal in the vein of Gorod and Necrophagist in "Ripsaw Resentment".
The ending stretch of this album also suggests Morbid Angel as a major influence.

Too many passages, however, are unable to assert any level of originality. Blood Red Throne has thrust this album into the category of metal albums that will remain respected, but mostly unlistened to because it does not succeed in giving the listener anything undeniably its own, which in no way could be heard anywhere else.

Still, metal fans who crave new music, or metal fans who collect massive amounts of music should by all means check this out. Myself, I prefer metal that is a little more melodic (though still extreme) or outright weird. Those who like their metal to be non-stop extreme (though still coherent), just may find themselves a five-star album in Altered Genesis.