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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
God Is HEEEAVVVVYYYYYYY, February 25, 2001
Extol are a Christian extreme metal band that takes the lessons they learned from thier predecessors like Mortification, Living Sacrifice, Believer and Tourniquet to the next level and beyond. Extol combines elements of thrash metal, death metal, grindcore and progressive rock to produce one of the all around best metal cds I have heard in a long, long time. The band utilizes two vocalists that employ drastically different vocal styles. The main vocalist uses a deep guttural death metal voice along with a high pitched screech. The second is a good vocalist who can actually sing,(a rare thing in metal these days). The two contrasting vocal styles work quite well together. Overall Extol is a fantastic band with each member displaying excellent musicianship. The dual guitar work is heavy and distorted, however all of the licks are played cleanly. The two guitarists have written some of the best and most imaginative riffs I have heard in several years. The drummer blows me away, he is excellent. The tempos vary wildly within many of the songs. Unlike so many extreme metal bands Extol writes great riffs and great songs. The lyrics communcate many facts about God's love and His truth. This is extreme metal at it's absolute finest. If you like challenging metal that is fast, heavy, loud and thought provoking this should be the band for you.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good debut for Extol, September 12, 2004
Even though this was not the first album that I have heard by Norweigan metal act Extol, Burial is a really good melodic death metal release by these guys. Having been a big fan of Extol ever since their release titled 'Undeceived' I was excited to pick up their debut.
This album starts off extremely well with the song, Celestial Completion. The black-metal inspired screams by lead vocalist Peter Espevoll are awesome. This is one of the best songs on the album. It follows by the title track, which is long but another head-banger. Track four, which is titled 'Renhetens' Elv and the last song, 'Jesus Kim Til Jorden For A Do' are in Norweigan! They are fun listens, and backup vocalist Ole Borund has nice clean vocals.
Burial is a good buy for fans who already have their Undeceived release. That one is the masterpiece. (Extol only have 3 full-lengths, but they are all good) I am looking forward to hearing Extol's new album titled 'The Blueprint Dives.' It won't be released until early next year. Their two new guitar members for that album were from Christian black metal act, Lengsel. Please check out Extol! CENTURY MEDIA sought fit to pick them up!! They are amazing musicians, and they had a great melodic death metal debut with Burial!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
This album IS metal., March 8, 2005
I have to disagree with a lot of people reviewing this album. Some said that it sounds like the vocalist is throwing up and dying, some said it sounds too cheesy with christian lyrics, and others said this was the best album ever. They are all wrong.
This is Extol's first album, but not the first I have heard of them. The first bit of Extol I have ever heard was Undecieved, and I was weary of it at first, being a Zao fan and not knowing much melodic metal, but I definatly grew to like, and love, the piece of art. It had many memorable tracks, and was a great example of what christian, if not all death metal should be.
This album is almost the same. The vocals are a little different, but not much. There are black metal growls and screams, along with the occasional back-up singing. In some songs, such as burial, the growling vocals can sound just plain weird, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. There are many amazing melodic riffs on this album, ones that I wish I could play myself, and are some memorable tracks on here.
Overall, this album doesn't have many songs that stick out as better than the others, but instead, this is a great album to listen to the whole way through. It is nice to hear an album that fits together, instead of a jumble of assorted songs that don't even sound right together like most mainstream metal out today. If you have an extra hour on your hands, listen to this album the entire way through to get the full effect. And if you don't have an extra hour on your hands, make time.
The guitar and drum work in this album is great, and is worth listening to over and over. The influences in this album is good too, with some classic metal influences and some other death and black metal elements too. It is difficult to throw Extol into a category, but black/death metal would probably be the one. This is a great example of how good metal can be, and should definately be purchased by anyone who enjoyed Undecieved.
Overall, in my opinion, Extol is one of the only christian metal bands that sounds as good or better than most of the secular metal bands out there. There is nothing wrong with wholesome lyrics in death metal, and I actually think they work quite well together. I must say that if you enjoyed other releases by Extol, you will definately want to purchase this one. However, if you haven't bought any Extol albums yet, you should definately go for Undecieved...or maybe, just buy them all!
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