New Obscurantis Order [Import]

Anorexia Nervosa | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 1, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: PID
• ASIN: B00005MAVF
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #440,212 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Black-Symphonic-Chaos-Metal!, July 15, 2008

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Pablosa (Buenos Aires, Capital Federal Argentina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Obscurantis Order (Audio CD)

Anorexia Nervosa doesn't have too much time to fool around with subtleties, at least is what they show in this NEW OBSCURANTIS ORDER. AN plays some kind of brutal black metal, with symphonic backgrounds, not too many solos, and ultra fast drumming, in the vein of ZYKLON's "World ov worms" and MYRKSKOG's "Deathmachine"....The vocalist fits perfectly in this arranged "chaos", with devastating screams, while Satan himself seems to be tearing his lungs apart...with no anesthesia!...

Like I said before, AN does not have time for subtleties...NOO is not a waterfall of virtuosity. You won't find in this album great guitar or keyboard arrangements; and the vocals don't vary much, but every instrument is played and adds something to the cause in its due measure; it's just the whole package together, guitars, drums, apocalyptic keyboards and vocals, that will crush like a caterpillar tractor; and you won't even know what happened...Only for strong hearts and ears to endure 50+ minutes of the greatest chaos!

And if you had the chance to purchase the version with Judas Priest's "Metal Meltdown" cover as a bonus, you'll realize how "slow" this song sounds compared to the rest of the album...

Some fine black/symphonic/metal here, taken to an extreme, plain and simple, played fast and loud, with anger and fury...Take it or leave it!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great., January 24, 2004

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"egosbelphegor" (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Obscurantis Order (Audio CD)

An excellent CD, combining both English and French lyrics, with thundering horns, occasional sweeping keyboards and brutal black metal riffs and screams. Track two is a mix of furiously fast drumming and sharp violin work, but in my opinion the crowning achevement is track four, with it's operatic chants combined with anguished black metal screams and gothicesque keyboards. A must have.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bombastic, epic, poetic, gorgeous and symphonic, February 2, 2002

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Anish Chari (Calgary, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Obscurantis Order (Audio CD)

Let me start by saying this:
This is easily one of the best, if not THE best, keyboardist I have ever heard. Listen to Hail Tyranny if you don't believe me.

Now, the album. There have been 2 other albums before this and follow in the same vein. The music is black metal, played as heavy as some of the most proficient artists in the scene (Immortal, Dark Funeral), yet the atmosphere sets this apart. The keyboardist is simply amazing. Violins and pianos rage across the whole album. It is simply amazing.
The drumming is an incredible test of stamina, and while there are no powerful leads, the melody in the riff is awesome. The vocals are a mix of black and some clean vocalist.
Lyrics are misanthropic, dark and haunting. And yes, even some french and other launguages are used.

Do not believe what you hear about these guys sounding like Cradle of Filth, that is aboslutely wrong. The only comparison that can be made is their image may be similar.

To sum up, this is a symphonic, heavy as hell black metal release that needs to be discovered by more people. Oddly, they come from the deserted metal abyss of France, but believe me, this album kills.