I.C.E. - Apocalyptic End in White

[Erik]

Crash Music, 2004

1. Cryogenic Communion
2. Astral Frost Invocation
3. Hypothermic Possession
4. Onward Banshee Legions
5. Apocalyptic Blizzard Regime
6. Upheaving the Ancient Thirst
7. Cascade Cavern Catharsis
8. Convulsing Frigid Death
9. Glacial Lyckanthropic Horde
10. Behold the Frozen Artic Kingdom
11. Råvaskeith's Revenge

A bunch of dudes in white robes and silly masks ripping off Immortal and writing 10 songs about coldness, chilliness, being frozen, snow, ice, cryogenics, frost, hypothermia and so forth. Nearly constant really fast blastbeats without any sense of song dynamics, silly fictional lyrics and competently executed boring standard issue 1A tremolo riffs that go nowhere. "Apocalyptic Blizzard Regime" is probably the best song here, featuring several different tempos, drum patterns and riff styles, something that is missing from most of the rest of the record. This never really descends into the realm of the truly bad, but the glimpses of quality don't do anything to save this from being totally redundant in the end.

Battles in the North -- often imitated, never duplicated!

Rating: 5/10

 

[JayKeeley]

Heh, these guys look like Buckethead.

 

[Demilich]

I knew there was a reason I downloaded this, listened to it once and never again! The robes are funny.

 

[En Vind Av Sorg]

Its pretty funny that they are from Maryland too. It was kind of amusing the first time I heard it, but I agree its not something id spend money on.