TOTALLY KILLER "Altered Genesis" moments:
Incarnadine Mangler - opening riff,bleh, typical BRT, but doesn't catch me
outro Yeah, the part before the opener riff comes back
Tortured Soul Appearance - The "mellow" bridge parts,Interesting...I suppose they have a feeling of suspense about 'em
and the extremely cool riff that starts at 2:00 and is frequently used later on in the song. Decent riff, but not a killer moment for me.
Mephitication - opening/main verse riff, another typical BRT riff, but those particular riffs generally never catch me
the fast riff that's straight before the brilliant outro, isn't that just the intro riff again? I see a pattern! Either way, again doesn't stand-out to me
and of course the almost 50 second long outro Yeah, the riff here is deliciously evil, but maybe it's slightly too long.
Arterial Lust - 2:08-2:28 *shrugs* reminiscent of Path of Flesh's pace and rhythm, but that song is far superior, don't you think? I actually really love the riffs that come after that part; very distinctive.
Ripsaw Resentment - Intro/opening riff, not the typical BRT intro riff, but nothing exceptional either to me.
the "guitar plodding/bass quiverings" you mentioned probably my favourite little 'bit' of the album.
and definitely the solo that comes straight after it, I actually find this a let-down...especially when you compare it to the similar Bleeder's Lament, which is masterful. The melody in this lead is rather vague and slow
outro. The solo is good...the ending, yet again, is the typical BRT approach; very speedy pace and thrashy riffing mixed a recurring theme; usually riffs from the intro, to draw to a swift and memorable conclusion. Alas. With me usually not loving the intro riffage on this album, the endings aren't as interesting to me, but the pace is always handled well.
Altered Genesis - 3:29 and onwards I actually really like the start of this song. Highly reminiscent of the catchy, irresistable yet crushing openings of The Children Shall Endure and Chaos Rising! The latter half of the song is decent but not as impressive to me.
Smite - Several mid paced, groovy moments during the entire song, and of course the closing riffs. Yeah, this song on AG seems to continue the groovy, midpaced trend followed first from Mary Whispers of Death on MoD and RazorJack from AwtS, but to be honest, I find those songs much catchier, especially Mary...
State Of Darkness - Main verse riff, Yeah, it's good, but dammit, it still sounds rather 'anonymous' by BRT standards!
the riff that kicks in at 2:15, I prefer the more melodic riffs just before, but it's okay
solo. Okay, the solos on this album are produced very strangely, but I like the fact they're putting more solos into the albums, but still restraining from using them all the time. They're well placed for effect.
Okay, well, after all that ATD, i'd just like to say that although on the whole I sound rather negative, i'd like to assert again that I still think Blood Red Throne have a rather disproportionate share of awesome DM riffs (I still think they write the best riffs in DM) and that there aren't likely to be many other straight-up DM albums to match it this year (i'd be surprised), I was just hoping for more. It is growing on me slowly though, and i'll no doubt enjoy it more when I have it on CD too.