Sacral Rage - Beyond Celestial Echoes (Cruz del Sur Music)
Sacral Rage return with their 2nd full length release in "Beyond Celestial Echoes" and once again present us with an amalgamation of Mercyful Fate, Annihilator and Watchtower, evolve their personal sound by leaps and bounds and establish a personal identity that establishes them among the best bands of speed heavy-thrash metal right now. Vocalist Dimitris K. is propably among the best screamers in heavy metal right now, with a vocal range reminiscent of King Diamond, while guitarist Marios P is an amalgamation of Hank Sherman, Ron Jarzombek and Jeff Waters, providing the band with a level of virtuosity that is really rare in heavy/speed records. The rhythm section of the band [ Spyros S. (Bass) and Vagellis Felonis (Drums) ] while clearly not the main feature, manages to hold its ground against the combined maniac assault of Marios and Dimitris.
The album kicks off with the atmospheric "Eternal Solstice", but quickly shifts gears with the technical speed assault of "Vaguely Decoded", while "Suspended Privileges", combines the madness of the above two with an even more thrashing attitude. "Samsara (LCE)" signifies the return to a more theatric piece with Dimitris trying different vocal approaches throughout and fades out with a blastbeat (!) which is seamlessly weaved into the composition. "Necropia" again shifts the tone with a more neo-classical riffing structure that draws heavily from the best moments of Annhilator. The album concludes with "The Glass" a truly epic composition and the first such attempt from the band, that nevertheless succeeds to create a landmark of an album and set the bar high for a genre that has been looking for new heroes!
92.6/100
Below is the lyric video for "Samsara (LCE)".
The album kicks off with the atmospheric "Eternal Solstice", but quickly shifts gears with the technical speed assault of "Vaguely Decoded", while "Suspended Privileges", combines the madness of the above two with an even more thrashing attitude. "Samsara (LCE)" signifies the return to a more theatric piece with Dimitris trying different vocal approaches throughout and fades out with a blastbeat (!) which is seamlessly weaved into the composition. "Necropia" again shifts the tone with a more neo-classical riffing structure that draws heavily from the best moments of Annhilator. The album concludes with "The Glass" a truly epic composition and the first such attempt from the band, that nevertheless succeeds to create a landmark of an album and set the bar high for a genre that has been looking for new heroes!
92.6/100
Below is the lyric video for "Samsara (LCE)".
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