Anyone familiar with this UK doom band?
They are touring with the Gates of Slumber in August.
Worth checking out?
They are touring with the Gates of Slumber in August.
Worth checking out?
Centurions Ghost
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Yall About to Witness
Most definitely worth checking out. I suggest picking up their new album from I Hate records if you like Doom Metal.
Will do. Who would you compare them to?
I have seen them compared to Venom, Frost, Sabbath, Vitus, etc...
Kind of a wide range...
I have seen them compared to Venom, Frost, Sabbath, Vitus, etc...
Kind of a wide range...
Dazed and Brutal
Yall About to Witness
I would say their more closer in sound to that of the newer generation of Traditional Doom (i.e. Fall of The Idols, The Gates of Slumber). But they def. show some Celtic Frost influences as well as Cathedral influences and no doubt Sabbath amd Vitus.
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It's always going to be a point of discussion, that album title, isn't it? I mean, it's either an act of supreme arrogance or supreme self-assurance, really. Who can forget the Faith No More “Album of the year” (which wasn't)? I suppose if I carried the theme on to the natural conclusion, I could title my own autobiography, “XXXXXXXX: The “Must Try Harder” theory.
Anyway, there has been plenty to look forward to in the CG camp. Their last recording, the blistering “A Sign Of Things To Come” was an utter left-field barnstormer that had definitely upped the ante for the hardest touring band in the UK. Since then, the Ghosties (as they are affectionately known by no one else other than me) have had some more line up changes, mainly in the vocals and lead guitar camps. I have to say that there was no small amount of trepidation on my part, given that the previous album was such a hard act to follow. Had Centurions Ghost tampered with an essentially perfect line up?
Well, yes and no, to be honest. The first thing that struck me about The Great Work, is that it's less barbaric than the last opus. That isn't to say that is an album for the feint hearted; far from it. This is just as savage an offering, albeit with more discipline in the approach, and a much more focused attack. They appear to have totally toned down the Venom influence, (which is nice, as I have always found the Geordie noise-mongers utterly over rated), and instead comes a new prominence for the Cathedral influences (particularly from the 7th Coming era, evident on Mellotron led opener “The Supreme Moment”
, as well as healthy dollops of the darkest Celtic Frost touches, the sheer despondency of prime Crowbar and the looming spectre of Dio-led Sabbath. Yes readers, they've kept the smörgåsbord approach to metal, but this time around there's a much clearer tendency to reach for the slower, doom laden end of the spectrum. Second track “Let Sleeping Corpses Lie” sounds for the life of me like a collaboration between Leif Edling and Tom G. Warrior at their primes. Throughout the platter, there's a palpable atmosphere of dread and haunting (somewhat appropriately, given the band moniker). “Bedbound (In The House Of Doom)”, for example, after a rousing opening section (somewhat like Emerald done doom-stylee), settles down into a menacing lurch, with dissonant guitars nipping at the heels of the main riff as it drags itself, wounded down your ear-canal.
Now remember that I said that the line up change had been a good and a bad thing? Well, in the main, this is an even better release than the magnificent first disc. It's just as stirring, if not more so, than many a more big-budget, cover-star laden production, and resplendent in big guitar sections, frightening atmospherics, head nodding insanity and fist-in-the-air mosh-a-thons. The lead guitars are in a different league this time round, and the drums and bass, as usual, are tighter than Saddams noose. However, my only complaint, if this doesn't sound too churlish, is with the vocals. New singer Mark, while he has plenty of passion and gusto to his delivery, sounds too much like a hardcore shrieker when he goes for the high notes. It was always going to be tough act to follow James, who had a distinct and sinister voice, and at the moment the singing is disappointingly derivative. I suspect that the evident aggression will be a sight to behold in the live setting, and I can only hope that he will start to become a little more idiosyncratic with future recordings. This is but a slight downer in what is an absolutely premier league release. Centurions Ghost: you've only gone and done it again. The Great Work? Go on then, I'll say that on this occasion, it was well deserved self-assurance.
('The Great Work' is an ancient study associated with alchemy and the illuminati.’ Clues to this are on and dotted around the music and cover and will be addressed in a forthcoming interview Pete)
Anyway, there has been plenty to look forward to in the CG camp. Their last recording, the blistering “A Sign Of Things To Come” was an utter left-field barnstormer that had definitely upped the ante for the hardest touring band in the UK. Since then, the Ghosties (as they are affectionately known by no one else other than me) have had some more line up changes, mainly in the vocals and lead guitar camps. I have to say that there was no small amount of trepidation on my part, given that the previous album was such a hard act to follow. Had Centurions Ghost tampered with an essentially perfect line up?
Well, yes and no, to be honest. The first thing that struck me about The Great Work, is that it's less barbaric than the last opus. That isn't to say that is an album for the feint hearted; far from it. This is just as savage an offering, albeit with more discipline in the approach, and a much more focused attack. They appear to have totally toned down the Venom influence, (which is nice, as I have always found the Geordie noise-mongers utterly over rated), and instead comes a new prominence for the Cathedral influences (particularly from the 7th Coming era, evident on Mellotron led opener “The Supreme Moment”
, as well as healthy dollops of the darkest Celtic Frost touches, the sheer despondency of prime Crowbar and the looming spectre of Dio-led Sabbath. Yes readers, they've kept the smörgåsbord approach to metal, but this time around there's a much clearer tendency to reach for the slower, doom laden end of the spectrum. Second track “Let Sleeping Corpses Lie” sounds for the life of me like a collaboration between Leif Edling and Tom G. Warrior at their primes. Throughout the platter, there's a palpable atmosphere of dread and haunting (somewhat appropriately, given the band moniker). “Bedbound (In The House Of Doom)”, for example, after a rousing opening section (somewhat like Emerald done doom-stylee), settles down into a menacing lurch, with dissonant guitars nipping at the heels of the main riff as it drags itself, wounded down your ear-canal.Now remember that I said that the line up change had been a good and a bad thing? Well, in the main, this is an even better release than the magnificent first disc. It's just as stirring, if not more so, than many a more big-budget, cover-star laden production, and resplendent in big guitar sections, frightening atmospherics, head nodding insanity and fist-in-the-air mosh-a-thons. The lead guitars are in a different league this time round, and the drums and bass, as usual, are tighter than Saddams noose. However, my only complaint, if this doesn't sound too churlish, is with the vocals. New singer Mark, while he has plenty of passion and gusto to his delivery, sounds too much like a hardcore shrieker when he goes for the high notes. It was always going to be tough act to follow James, who had a distinct and sinister voice, and at the moment the singing is disappointingly derivative. I suspect that the evident aggression will be a sight to behold in the live setting, and I can only hope that he will start to become a little more idiosyncratic with future recordings. This is but a slight downer in what is an absolutely premier league release. Centurions Ghost: you've only gone and done it again. The Great Work? Go on then, I'll say that on this occasion, it was well deserved self-assurance.
('The Great Work' is an ancient study associated with alchemy and the illuminati.’ Clues to this are on and dotted around the music and cover and will be addressed in a forthcoming interview Pete)
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Anybody here like this band? I just purchased their latest album from Hellride and can't wait to listen to it. Here is their myspace if anybody cares.
http://www.myspace.com/centurionsghost
http://www.myspace.com/centurionsghost
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Yeah they are nice. I got the new album this weekend accually but I haven't listened to it yet (record fair, bought alot of stuff ;p).
They are good live too, very headbangable!
They are good live too, very headbangable!
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