Gonna do my write up here to discuss a 2011 release and that was the highly anticipated return of Morbid Angel one of the pioneers of death metal, they have Covenant the best selling death metal album of all time.
It was 8 years since their previous record and that was Heretic which was a terrible record in itself.
Ill write the track list up first then share my thoughts on this release.
1. Omni Potens
2. Too Extreme
3. Existo Vulgoré
4. Blades for Baal
5. I Am Morbid
6. 10 More Dead
7. Destructos vs. the Earth / Attack
8. Nevermore
9. Beauty Meets Beast
10. Radikult
11. Profundis - Mea Culpa
Now another thing to note during the 8 year gap is Steve Tucker was to leave the band after Heretic, David Vincent would return in 2004 and do tours, but this was to be the first release with him on vocals since Domination in 1995 so naturally I was excited for this release having seen the band live prior to the release. Also with Pete Sandoval having back surgery, the drum duties went to Tim Yeung.
Ill be brutally honest as I have before, this album was a huge huge disappointment, I believe bands should be able to experiment but this one was one of those that was a complete flop. The band decided to do some parts industrial, some fruity loop drums and dance techno blast beats, also rap style tag line lyrics feature heavily in songs such as Destructos, Radikult ( the worst death metal song of all time), Too Extreme and Profundis Mea Culpa.
Being this was an album that was the return of a band on a huge hiatus between albums, this is something that probably should have had more of their core trademark death sound, the songs on this I think did have some elements of their old sound and I do like are Existo, Nevermore, Blades For Baal, those tracks packed riffing which I could easily recognize Morbid Angel. But with the more experimental tracks and I believe experimenting should involve some part of the core or trademark sound of the band , none of these other songs are memorable, nor are they the least bit enjoyable.
To really put it simply, I do not recommend anyone who is a death metal fan expecting the old Morbid Angel to buy this record, it is the worst album put out in 2011, it is the St Anger of Death Metal and Morbid Angel. It will disappoint more then anything.
The songs I like and consider the strong points.
Two of the songs that piss me off to the max.
Again my personal advice, DO NOT BUY THIS ALBUM.
No album I ever listened to has pissed me off like this did. Massive letdown.
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