Blood Red Throne

Altered Genesis

After their two first offerings, Monument of Death from 2001 and Affiliated with the Suffering from 2003, I was never convinced that Blood Red Throne could go places. Their basic old-school American based death metal was just a little too predictable and one-sided for me. But now there’s a completely different and better tasting icing on the cake. Altered Genesis has all the things that the other albums lacked and then some. Tchort, Død and Co. have mixed their American-style death metal and blended in some melodic Scandinavian metal, and the end result is something to call their own. The compositions are cut to the bone and made very easily accessible and catchy as hell too. A death metal fan wouldn’t go wrong here. The band seem to be in their element here as they pound one deadly track into your ears after another. Everything has been improved from production to a more catchy song structure, and all tracks are tight energetic outlets. I feel compelled to name the track “Arterial Lust”, which in my opinion really stands out with its spell-binding and uncompromising heavy riffing. Great stuff! The only weakness on this album, if any, is the one-sided vocal work of Mr. Hustler, which could be just a little more varied in my opinion. If you’re into old school death metal, you should check this piece of fine culture out. Killer album.


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