Akercocke -- "The Goat of Mendes"

Slynt · August 22nd, 2001, 08:03 AM

Just bought Akercocke after hearing so much good about them.
It's a bloody brutal album, too brutal for my taste, and the sound isn't really good either.
Anyhow, there's still something about it.

Really helpful eh?
I haven't had the patience to listen through the album too much.

Slynt · August 23rd, 2001, 10:03 AM

I would like to add some additional comments after having listened to the album today. My initial impressions (brutal, bad sound) have been replaced with a more positive view of the CD.

While the first track is as brutal as it gets, the next tracks become more progressive, and include more variety. The album gets more and more exciting.

I have discovered why Akercocke has been given so good reviews now, and I believe it will continue to grow. There's a lot of potential in Akercocke.

While I'm an atheist, I still don't like too gruesome, satanic lyrics, and Akercocke have no problem with writing cruel lyrics. There's a lot of "Satan" screaming on this disc, which I think distracts from the more professionally wrought music.

Russell · August 29th, 2001, 02:45 PM

In ur opinion is it worth buying? Is there ne melody in it? Cos I've been considering getting it to see what all the fuss is about...

Slynt · August 30th, 2001, 07:23 AM

The first track isn't very melodic, it's brutal as hell with a lot of blast-beat drums and the most incomprehensible death growls I've ever heard,

but from track 2 and onwards there is melody. Not so much as is common in bands such as Cradle of Filth perhaps.

I think it's a combination between black metal (howling vocals, satanic lyrics, blastbeat drums, certain riffs), brutal gore/death metal (growls, heavy riffs) and a little touch of avantgarde ideas (clean vocals with melody, reminds me a *little* of Arcturus).

I didn't like it at all when I first heard it, but it keeps growing, so I recommend you to check it out but perhaps you should listen to it at a record shop a few times (not only one time) if you're unsure.

Russell · August 30th, 2001, 09:21 AM

Thanx

I've got a video to one of the tracks. (the first single?) neway I'll listen 2 that a few times and see if it grows on me.

Slynt · September 3rd, 2001, 02:31 AM

Yeah, there's a video track digitally on the disc too. Probably the same song, but I can't remember the song title right now (perhaps it was "Infernal Rites" or something like that) - if it's the same song, I would still recommend to listen to the rest of the album (esp. tracks 2-4) since it's better.

Russell · September 3rd, 2001, 03:40 PM

This one is "horns of the baphomet". It's quite an entertaining video actually

Slynt · September 4th, 2001, 06:10 AM

I watched the video track on the CD yesterday, it was indeed for "Infernal Rites", it was a rather cheap looking video (clearly made by the band without much help I'd think), but it was cool.

I DON'T think we'll see it on MTV anytime soon, though...:spin:

Russell · September 4th, 2001, 10:08 AM

Hehe, yes they managed to find some rather charming young women for this one as well. And a monk

dill_the_devil · September 11th, 2001, 05:27 PM

LOL - the monk was the lead singer in vicar's attire - but then after seeing that trio of somewhat over-friendly young ladies, I imagine that you, like me, weren't paying much attention to the other parts of the video. :-)
Did you get that from the Terrorizer cover CD?