Frost Talking to God
Rage of Achilles ILIAD049 2004
By Nathan Pearce
In 2002, Frost caused an amazing stir in the black metal community with the release of Cursed Again. Not only did Frost spit in the face of everything post-black metal, they took the time to write and record their old-school black metal properly. Well 2004 get ready! Frost Talking to God expands on the amazing songs and old-school black metal coldness of their 2002 effort, while adding much more depth and atmosphere.
Album opener Sickness has to be one of the best songs Ive heard by any metal act, let alone black metal, in the last several years. The song is both cold and monstrous. A typical black metal band can usually only manage cold and grim or brutal and fast; however, Frost takes everything theyve learned from the days of Bathory through the early 90s Norwegian scene and creates a modern equivalent of it all. Songs are amazingly varied, but they all manage to fit together seamlessly.
Tired of blast beats for the sake of blast beats? Tired of orchestrated segments breaking up the brutality and/or atmosphere of otherwise good black metal? Tired of tits and ass on the album covers of bands you used to take seriously (well . . . Im not really tired of it either)? Frost hears your pain. Mick Kenney (Migg, Irrumator, etc.) completely leaves his Anaal Nathrakh alter ego aside to indulge in what must be his true love, cold, dark, and exceptionally well-written black metal. Mr. Kenney plays all instruments with amazing skill. The guitar riffs and licks are simply some of the best of any band in black metal today. The drums on Talking to God are played with attitude and skill. Hell, Mick even took the time to write the lyrics, record the album in his own studio (Necrodeath Studios), produce the album, AND create the album cover and liner artwork. As on Cursed Again, The Fog and Shid provide absolutely haunting vocals. The overall effect is basically a one-man band that sounds as if every instrument, every lyric, and every song received the utmost attention to detail.
Frost is by far one of the best modern black metal bands, but they dont necessarily sound modern. For fans of black metal that you wont see on MTV, Frost is here to preach the gospels of the past. The most frightening part about this album is that this is only one side of a man who is quickly rising to the level of Today is the Days Steve Austin or even the mighty Devin Townsend in terms of his skills as an artist, musician, and producer.
9.5/10
www.filthyblackshit.tk
www.necrodeathstudios.tk
www.mickkenney.tk
www.rageofachilles.com
Rage of Achilles ILIAD049 2004
By Nathan Pearce
In 2002, Frost caused an amazing stir in the black metal community with the release of Cursed Again. Not only did Frost spit in the face of everything post-black metal, they took the time to write and record their old-school black metal properly. Well 2004 get ready! Frost Talking to God expands on the amazing songs and old-school black metal coldness of their 2002 effort, while adding much more depth and atmosphere.
Album opener Sickness has to be one of the best songs Ive heard by any metal act, let alone black metal, in the last several years. The song is both cold and monstrous. A typical black metal band can usually only manage cold and grim or brutal and fast; however, Frost takes everything theyve learned from the days of Bathory through the early 90s Norwegian scene and creates a modern equivalent of it all. Songs are amazingly varied, but they all manage to fit together seamlessly.
Tired of blast beats for the sake of blast beats? Tired of orchestrated segments breaking up the brutality and/or atmosphere of otherwise good black metal? Tired of tits and ass on the album covers of bands you used to take seriously (well . . . Im not really tired of it either)? Frost hears your pain. Mick Kenney (Migg, Irrumator, etc.) completely leaves his Anaal Nathrakh alter ego aside to indulge in what must be his true love, cold, dark, and exceptionally well-written black metal. Mr. Kenney plays all instruments with amazing skill. The guitar riffs and licks are simply some of the best of any band in black metal today. The drums on Talking to God are played with attitude and skill. Hell, Mick even took the time to write the lyrics, record the album in his own studio (Necrodeath Studios), produce the album, AND create the album cover and liner artwork. As on Cursed Again, The Fog and Shid provide absolutely haunting vocals. The overall effect is basically a one-man band that sounds as if every instrument, every lyric, and every song received the utmost attention to detail.
Frost is by far one of the best modern black metal bands, but they dont necessarily sound modern. For fans of black metal that you wont see on MTV, Frost is here to preach the gospels of the past. The most frightening part about this album is that this is only one side of a man who is quickly rising to the level of Today is the Days Steve Austin or even the mighty Devin Townsend in terms of his skills as an artist, musician, and producer.
9.5/10
www.filthyblackshit.tk
www.necrodeathstudios.tk
www.mickkenney.tk
www.rageofachilles.com
