Finland`s oldiest doom band Spiritus Mortis (with Sami Hynninen aka Albert Witchfinder as singer) has released their third album “The God Behind The God”.
The band
www.spiritusmortis.com/
www.myspace.com/spiritusmortis
www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=70856791941
Forums
www.doom-metal.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=2840
www.hellridemusic.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19985
SM-“videos”
[ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiX5u3L81Ow&feature=related[/ame]
[ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxjczYQgQWI&feature=related[/ame]
[ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3L_HaN2TL8&feature=related[/ame]
Live-SM
Some reviews
Metal.de 9/10
Rockhard.de 9/10
ffm-rock.de Very good
Burnyourears.de 9/10
Metalglory.de 8/10
Nordische-Musik.de 5/6
powermetal.de 8,5/ 10
Stormbringer 4/5
NOIZZ WEBZINE 9 / 10
Extreem Metaal.nl 8/10
metalzone.gr 85/100
So, After their previous stunning albums “S/T” and “Fallen” (2004 and 2006) and having only some months before the release announcing the new vocalist of the band which is Sami Hynninen (A.K.A. Sir Albert Witchfinder, ex Reverend Bizarre), our need for pure, and straight doom metal, at last has been covered in the best possible way. Although the album’s starter (Man Of Steel) moves more into traditional heavy metal sound (Manowar) the album soon returns to the classic tortured doomed way of Spiritus Mortis playing, with boosted rhythm section, long tracks, some minimal melodic lines and of course tons of Sabbathic Riffing
lordsofmetal.nl 80/100
First of all, Spiritus Mortis was not intimidated by the presence of Hynninen. The music itself is a rather logical sequel of ‘Fallen’. Several songs are longer though and the use of piano/keyboards is reduced to a minimum. The vintage feel remained, in recording techniques as well as in general mood. It makes ‘The God Behind The Gods’ an album that halts between two opinions: on one side we have the smooth rocking tunes deeply rooted into traditional hard rock with vintage overtones (‘The Rotting Trophy’, the Danzig-allied ‘Heavy Drinker’ and the closing track ‘Perpetual Motion’
. On the other hand we meet with long (traditional) doom
epics such as ‘Death Bride’ (a stunning composition), ‘Curved Horizon’ (also pretty well, mark the sonorous harmony vocals) and the theatrical and monotonous title track. This one includes a dark speech which is very captivating. One might call the lively guitar soloing in the faster tracks pure heavy metal.
ffm-rock.de
Very good
sleaze-metal.com
9.5 /10
You can order it from:
Firebox: www.firebox.fi
LevykauppaX/RecordshopX www.recordshopx.com
Amazon; www.amazon.de
www.amazon.co.uk
EMP www.emp.de
Hellride www.smartcart.com/hellride/catalog/
The band www.spiritusmortis.com
The band
www.spiritusmortis.com/
www.myspace.com/spiritusmortis
www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=70856791941
Forums
www.doom-metal.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=2840
www.hellridemusic.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19985
SM-“videos”
[ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiX5u3L81Ow&feature=related[/ame]
[ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxjczYQgQWI&feature=related[/ame]
[ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3L_HaN2TL8&feature=related[/ame]
Live-SM
Some reviews
Metal.de 9/10
Rockhard.de 9/10
ffm-rock.de Very good
Burnyourears.de 9/10
Metalglory.de 8/10
Nordische-Musik.de 5/6
powermetal.de 8,5/ 10
Stormbringer 4/5
NOIZZ WEBZINE 9 / 10
Extreem Metaal.nl 8/10
metalzone.gr 85/100
So, After their previous stunning albums “S/T” and “Fallen” (2004 and 2006) and having only some months before the release announcing the new vocalist of the band which is Sami Hynninen (A.K.A. Sir Albert Witchfinder, ex Reverend Bizarre), our need for pure, and straight doom metal, at last has been covered in the best possible way. Although the album’s starter (Man Of Steel) moves more into traditional heavy metal sound (Manowar) the album soon returns to the classic tortured doomed way of Spiritus Mortis playing, with boosted rhythm section, long tracks, some minimal melodic lines and of course tons of Sabbathic Riffing
lordsofmetal.nl 80/100
First of all, Spiritus Mortis was not intimidated by the presence of Hynninen. The music itself is a rather logical sequel of ‘Fallen’. Several songs are longer though and the use of piano/keyboards is reduced to a minimum. The vintage feel remained, in recording techniques as well as in general mood. It makes ‘The God Behind The Gods’ an album that halts between two opinions: on one side we have the smooth rocking tunes deeply rooted into traditional hard rock with vintage overtones (‘The Rotting Trophy’, the Danzig-allied ‘Heavy Drinker’ and the closing track ‘Perpetual Motion’
. On the other hand we meet with long (traditional) doom epics such as ‘Death Bride’ (a stunning composition), ‘Curved Horizon’ (also pretty well, mark the sonorous harmony vocals) and the theatrical and monotonous title track. This one includes a dark speech which is very captivating. One might call the lively guitar soloing in the faster tracks pure heavy metal.
ffm-rock.de
Very good
sleaze-metal.com
9.5 /10
You can order it from:
Firebox: www.firebox.fi
LevykauppaX/RecordshopX www.recordshopx.com
Amazon; www.amazon.de
www.amazon.co.uk
EMP www.emp.de
Hellride www.smartcart.com/hellride/catalog/
The band www.spiritusmortis.com
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