PyroMusic
http://www.pyromusic.net/index.php?p=reviews/review&id=688
TheMetalForge
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Canberra Times
“You have to admire London’s Akercocke for their sheer bloody mindedness if nothing else. Despite being critically acclaimed at every turn, feted by labels the world over and generally worshipped by all teenaged Satanists worth their salt, the band has always done precisely as it pleases and bugger everyone else. So, with ‘Words…’ they’ve actually toned down the outrage and filth, moved away from the corpse-painted oafery that benights much of the black metal scene and gone for a more ‘mature’ approach, aided at the production console by one time Michael Bolton cohort Neil Kernon. The result? Definitely their most cohesive recording to date, combining the usual coruscating instrumentation with some jazzy, progressive touches that at times evoke scene leaders Opeth. There’ll be accusations of bandwagon jumping and selling out from the usual quarters, but that won’t worry the band, and shouldn’t worry you unduly either- take a listen to the excellent ‘Seraphs And Silence’ and then try to tell me the future of extreme music isn’t in safe hands. Wonderful in a nihilistic, bleak kind of way.”
http://www.pyromusic.net/index.php?p=reviews/review&id=688
TheMetalForge
http://www.themetalforge.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=456
Canberra Times
“You have to admire London’s Akercocke for their sheer bloody mindedness if nothing else. Despite being critically acclaimed at every turn, feted by labels the world over and generally worshipped by all teenaged Satanists worth their salt, the band has always done precisely as it pleases and bugger everyone else. So, with ‘Words…’ they’ve actually toned down the outrage and filth, moved away from the corpse-painted oafery that benights much of the black metal scene and gone for a more ‘mature’ approach, aided at the production console by one time Michael Bolton cohort Neil Kernon. The result? Definitely their most cohesive recording to date, combining the usual coruscating instrumentation with some jazzy, progressive touches that at times evoke scene leaders Opeth. There’ll be accusations of bandwagon jumping and selling out from the usual quarters, but that won’t worry the band, and shouldn’t worry you unduly either- take a listen to the excellent ‘Seraphs And Silence’ and then try to tell me the future of extreme music isn’t in safe hands. Wonderful in a nihilistic, bleak kind of way.”
