Provenance of Cruelty

Mactatus

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 25, 2000)
• Original Release Date: July 25, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Napalm/SPV
• ASIN: B00004U0QE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #523,038 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cruelty is a good thing...., July 10, 2001

By	Kane "dameon213" (plano, tx United States) - See all my reviews

A very good cd. Its a slower paced Black metal album, keeping pace with bands like Tristania, or The sins of thy beloved. However Mactatus sounds nothing like either of those bands, they just play at that pace, mind you. The production is excellent, having being handeled by Samoth from the mighty Emperor. The Keyboards mix nicely into the music creating haunting atmospheres in each song. The album as a whole is very good and is worth owning for any Black metal fan. The lyrics are great(The first song has a couple lines written by Nocturno Culto). So do yourself a favor and pick this album up when you get the chance.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love songs for Satan, February 7, 2001

By	Roy Samana (Israel) - See all my reviews

Wow, what an album! Mactatus are a bunch of talented guys from Norway who deliver to us, the BM fans, one of the best albums of the last few years. This is a masterpiece of melodic Black Metal, filled with grimness but also with tenderness, sadness and beauty. The musicianship in this album is great and very proffesional and the vocals are powerful. The lyrics, I must say, are quite ridicilous and deal with (...) worshipping etc. BUT for some reason, it goes well with the music and actually fits the atmosphere, and so what we have here are love songs for Satan, songs that are very emotional and touching. Weird, huh? but true... The only fault in this album is the stupid sound effects that sound a bit amateurish but otherwise the production is perfect. For a taste of the album I recommend hearing "King of The Dark Side" which reflects the whole album pretty well. All in all, a must for all Black Metal fans!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good release but a wrong time and a wrong band, February 10, 2001

By	death "totaldeath-" (Dahmer's basement) - See all my reviews

ok, here we go with Another Norwegian melodic black metal. whoopie! is it any good? It's true those guys can handle instruments with skill and conviction but the vocals sound a bit weak and just like Emperor's Ihsahn type ones. Honestly, I thought that he sang on this album. And what's the point of sounding like Emperor? This seems like a missing album between "In the nightside eclipse" and "Anthems" ! It's quite annoying as this is Norse band as well. Everything they do on this disc, has been done before. This album just arrived too late in the bm scene. I just hope that this band doesn't end up as a "poster" band like their countrymen!