Customer Reviews

In Cold Blood

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This is definitely one of Malevolent Creation's best studio albums they've ever made ("The Will to Kill" might be better.)

The drums are excellent. Though not the most technical, the fast blast beats make up for this, as I can only name a few others who can play faster.

The guitars also remain interesting throughout. The fast strumming usually is good enough to please.

The vocals are awesome as well. In fact, Jay Blachowicz's vocals are some of the best death metal vocals I've heard. They're low enough to sound bad ass, yet intelligible enough so that one can sing along if one so desires (something that, unfortunately, can't be said of a lot of other death metal vocalists.)

Things I'd say against this album are that A) it might be a little lacking in variety for some (never really a strong point for Malevolent Creation), but it was enough variety for me at least B) The self-title song isn't that great, and C) Most of the songs are fairly short (between 2 and 3 minutes.) It does have some longer ones though, and that there are 13 songs overall makes up for this.

So in conclusion, this album is so awesome, it's worth more than your life. Get used to it.

(4.5 Stars if possible)

This is definitely my favorite Malevolent Creation album featuring bassist Jason Blachowicz on vocal duties. Most people I know who listen to MC prefer the album "Eternal" to this release, but I find "In Cold Blood" to be the superior release simply because it is a more frenetic, in-your-face type of album. The songs on this album are, overall, much shorter and much faster than those on "Eternal" and lack some of the technicality. However, what this album lacks in song length or technicality it more than makes up in brutality. All the songs on this album are played at break-neck speeds and are very entertaining to listen to. There are also more songs presented here, and this disc is still more than satisfying to throw in and listen to only a couple quick songs if you so desire or don't have time to listen to lengthier releases. The blasts on this album are great, but the drumming isn't varied quite as much as on "Eternal". However, despite the shortfalls just mentioned, "In Cold Blood" is my top pick of the albums featuring Blachowicz on vocals.

When comparing this to the rest of Malevolent Creation's catalogue, "In Cold Blood" is right up near the top on my list, only clearly surpassed by "Envenomed". If you like this album a lot, I VERY HIGHLY recommend that you check out their newest release "Will To Kill". The new vocalist (Kyle Symons from Hate Plow) sounds pretty similar to Blachowicz and the drum production is some of the best I've ever heard for a death metal band.

Overall, this is a fantastic release and I highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of the genre, whether you're just getting into death metal or want to see what some of MC's material sounded like without Brett Hoffman. "In Cold Blood" is definitely worth your time and your cash.

Fave tracks:
"Nocturnal Overload", "Prophecy", "Compulsive", "Narcotic Genocide" & "Comdemned"

After the original Malevolent Creation had released the trio of tight, genre defining albums ("Ten Commandments", "Retribution", "Stillborn"), the band would go through a comical level of lineup changes and would take on a much more standard Death Metal sound. Jason Blachowicz does dual duty on both vocals and bass and his vocals don't have the power or intensity of Brett Hoffman, but they are far from bad. Phil Fasciana, the only constant in the ever changing Malevolent Creation world, doesn't have as cool riffs as in albums before or the ones that came after. His second-in-command-axe man J.P. Soars, the only album which he would appear in MC, doesn't seem to be as appropriate a match as Rob Barrett or Jon Rubin. Also of note is that the hilariously overrated drummer Derrek Roddy makes his debut on this album. (This guy even puts in the liner notes, "Hey drummers, whats up with cheating by playing double bass blasts?" HA! This guy has done it many a time and even has a term for it: "Bomb blast". What a fool.) Scott Burns fails at making a good mix for this record (SHOCK!), the guitars are way too crunchy (even for MC) and the recording sounds distant and some times commands an annoyning echo.

The album starts out with the promising "Nocturnal Overlord" and wains in between the good, the bland, and the skipped. "In Cold Blood" the title track, is an interesting mix of Sabbathy texture and slow tempo Death Metal. "Seven" and "Preyed Upon" are well written songs for their constantly changing format. Other than that, there aren't any real standout tracks.

I guess I'd have to give it the three stars because they continued to make music through seemingly insurmountable odds. Not every MC album is gold, but if it was between this and listening to the blatant Suffocation rip-offs that surfaced around this time...I'm going to listen to MC.

This is a great CD from these death metal kings. To all people who are looking to purchase this CD, I must tell you that Reginaldi does not have this in stock. I ordered it from them one month ago and still haven't received it. When I contacted them, they said it was on backorder and then the very next day, they relisted it. So, if you really want this CD, I wouldn't order it from them because you will never get it. Just a warning so as not to waste your time...

This is one of my favorite Malevolent Creation albums in my collection. I bought it sometime in the fall of 1997 along with a used CD copy of WWF Wrestlemania: The Album. Like with most Malevolent Creations albums, it has always been a pain in the behind trying to get a copy at least within a couple of small amounts of time after an album comes out. If the band ever sets up a lifetime album subscription club, I'll definitely be one of the first to join. With this album, it was tough trying to get a copy but I didn't give up. When I finally found it, I brought along with the used CD's that I mentioned and I took them home. When I got around to listen to this CD, it delivered because like every other Malevolent album, all hell broke loose.

Now for my review. I've been a fan of Malevolent Creation since the days of Retribution and everything they've put out has been nothing more than one devestating album after another. This one is no exception. The best way to discribe it is like a disaster that come as a result of an overdose of endless truck loads of Stone Cold Steve Austin cans of whoop-a--. I mean have nothing in your house except a costum-made body suite on and a sterio with this album in it and brace yourself because all hell is going to break loose. Trust me, this stuff is dangerous to the core. The bass sounds very intense, the guitars are tuned to pure evil and they shred, the vocals are angry and insane and the drumming itself slices and dices like a shredding machine possessed by Satan himself. I mean Derik Roddy sounds like Satan on drums in a very irritated mood. The music itself is aggressive, hostile, skillfully well done, very brutal, very heavy and very amazing. Some of the best songs here are Nocturnal Overlord, Compulsive, Vision Of Malice, Leech, Preyed Upon, Violated and Prophecy. If you like bands like Monstrosity, Brutality, Sinister, Demented Ted, Hate Plow, Divine Empire, Oppressor, Sinister, Deathchains, Gorguts (first 2 albums) and Obliteration (the defunct Christain death metal band who are now Death List) as well as South Florida underground bands like Demonomacy, Raped Ape (also Paingod), Amboog-A-Lard, Incessent Tortment and Brutal Mastication. Get it and prepares yourself for some cold-blooded death metal. Let the slashing begin and the blood spill.

MALEVOLENT CREATION's 1997 release "in cold blood" doesnt quite match up to the punch of their previous releases and here's why: for one thing, scott burn's hot-levelled mix is so distorted that a lot of times it's hard to make out the riffs. the bass drums are so thin and lifeless, that its hard to tell them apart from the snare drum. as a fan, i was a bit uneasy about the lack of original members and for a little while it seemed that at this time MC wasnt really a band anymore. this album also showcased bassist jason blachowicz fulfilling vocal duties for the second time, which comes off as very generic both vocally and lyrically. in fact, even musically it seemed that blachowicz was incapable of submitting any quality material riff-wise for this record. this is also evident on the very forgettable DIVINE EMPIRE release, "redemption" which features "in cold blood"'s whole line-up minus phil fasciana. there are some great moments on this CD. phil's material and guitar work are exactly what you would expect from a quality MALEVOLENT CREATION release...the problem is that the mix and lyrical subject matter just don't do it justice. dont make "in cold blood" your first MALEVOLENT CREATION experience...but definitely get it to complete your collection.

while not as musically sound as its predecessors joe black, and eternal, it is as heavy as the heaviest thing.dave cullross is replaced on drums by dirk roddy. roddy plays so fast, im suprised the rest of the band can keep up. but thats just a testament to how good malevolent really is. unbelieveably fast and brutal, malevolent decides to let it all hang out and just be as heavy as possible. in cold blood offers some of the fastest, most unbelieveable death metal ever. they are the true kings of brutal music.

malevolent creation doesn't sugar coat their music. they put more bite in their music than mike tyson does on his opponent's ears.

if you feel a stabbing pain in your earlobes when you listen to this cd, don't be surprised. this band bites your ears just like mike tyson