Unholy Cult

Immolation | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 12, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Olympic
• ASIN: B0000787GC
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,313 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #13 in Music > Indie Music > Rock > Hard Rock & Metal

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!! What an intelligent album!, April 26, 2004

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Westsoul (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unholy Cult (Audio CD)

The members of Immolation are true masters and geniuses in the realm of dark art. Their lyrics are very sophisticated; way better than Deicide's. As a Christian, I can relate to the hypocrisy in Christianity. We have Evangelists preaching about what it is to be a good Christian, while they are stealing the congregation's money, priests molestating poor little children and killing too many people in the name of God. These people are not Christian and they give Christians a bad name!

For those who have not listened to Death Metal, please give this album a try. The music is dirty and brutal. I wouldn't have it any other way. The lyrics really got to me. We all from time to time have wondered about God and what the hell is going on in this world. Immolation speaks for those who have thought about this hypocrisy, but have been afraid to talk about it!

Who cares if you are Wiccan, Jew, Christian, Hindu, Buddist, Muslim or Satanist. Just be good to each other.

Thanks Immolation for a heart-felt album!! This album will be or already is, a classic.

P.S. Who the hell is this "Fred Dursts numba one fan!!"

Regards,
Westsoul

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars better than its parts, February 11, 2004

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"virratmetal" (Tampere, Finland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unholy Cult (Audio CD)

I bought this cd recently after reading some reviews. Blasphemously Immolation have been hiding from my collection to this day. First I thought this is your ordinary post-Morbid Angelous prog-deathmetal, with nothing new to offer. But after couple of listenings this unholy thing surprised me. It is very good. Like today's MA with memorable songs. Record is extremely heavy when they slow down and repeat same killer riffs for minutes. I can compare this equally to Nile or mid-period Morbid Angel. Production isn't excellent, nor growling or musicians best in the sta(g)ke, but package as whole is killer. Excellent indeed. Lyrics of this band take one star away, Christianity can be criticized in more intelligent way than this Venom like spit from early eighties.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great, Memorable Effort By Some of the Best, December 23, 2002

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Azrael (Lake Forest, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unholy Cult (Audio CD)

With the release of "Unholy Cult", Immolation have once again put their undeniable stamp on the contemporary death metal scene. This album is a truly unique testament to both the talent and style that Immolation puts into their genre. Whereas "Close To A World Below" was a more straightforward, brutal album, "Unholy Cult" has a bigger emphasis on technicality and polyrhythmic capability by the band, vaguely reminiscent of the technical juggernaut known as Meshuggah.

Immolation provides more than just great guitarwork, terrifying vocals and thunderous blasts on this album. They work to further solidify their own niche in the death metal scene, and do so with great vigor. Also notable on this album is that the lyrics this time around aren't quite so much directly blasphemous as much as they really attempt to inspire a sense a self-righteousness, authority, and self-reliance in the individual. I cannot quite say that this album entirely beats out Immolation's previous effort, but they certainly created a more than worthy addition to their catalogue with "Unholy Cult".

Stand out tracks are the title track and "Rival The Eminant". If you're an Immolation fan or just a fan of death metal in general, it would be worth your while to at least check out some samples of this newly released masterpiece.