Return Of The Black Death [Import]

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Product Details

• Audio CD (July 29, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Indie Europe/Zoom
• ASIN: B0000240QM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #381,301 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Sorrow Metal, February 20, 2002

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Daniel Jesse (Grand Rapids, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Return of the Black Death (Audio CD)

This is a great album. Almost black metal, but too slow and doomy. Really depressing and lamenting music....

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad at all, December 29, 2002

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Crypt "thecrypt777" (Arkham) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Return of the Black Death (Audio CD)

This release really suprised me. I wasn't too fond of their demo tracks which would later become Martyrium, so my hopes weren't very high. But with the exception of two songs which are a bit boring and uninspired, this disk is really pretty good. Musically it's a combination of cold and icy mid-paced Black Metal with folky medieval elements. The production, especially the vocals and drums could have been better, but the music itself is quite moving. An overall cold, sad, depressed atmosphere rather than angry. My favorite tracks are A Sovereign Fortress, Kongsblod (an extremely moving song depicting the Crucifixion in Norwegian) And Battlefield.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like Horde, way ahead of its time, November 8, 2006

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N. Pierce (Southern Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Return of the Black Death (Audio CD)

This album was released several years after Horde released "Hellig Usvart" which is widely acknowledged to be the first Christian Black Metal CD. Even though it wasn't first, in 1998 it was still quite a shock for the Christian community. This release featured raspy mid-ranged black vocals and a musical style that covered everything from old-school black, to melodic black, to doom metal. This style was dubbed "Sorrow Metal" by the members of the band because they were deeply saddened by the Norwegian metal scene being so involved with Satanism. That's the history. How about the music itself? A masterpiece. The songs contain all the elements that make a record timeless. The only complants are 1.) The production is quite muffled and the drums often get buried in the mix, so don't expect a super slick recording. 2.) Odds are you will either pay a fortune for this or never come across a copy. If you have the chance and you're really into Christian metal, this is a must have.