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- Band(s): Acheron
- Label(s): Black Lotus Records
- Release Format(s): CD, Compilation
- Release Year: 2003
- Review Date: May 3, 2003
- Author(s): FelixS
Do I need to introduce Acheron? I guess not, but for the people who don’t know anything about this pure cult death metal band I will quote some information from their official site: “Reverend Vincent Crowley unleashed diabolical fury upon the world with his creation of Acheron in 1988. Acheron was evoked to embody the very essence of Satanism, crystallised in the violent sounds of Apocalyptic Black/Death Metal. Crowley joined forces with Peter H. Gilmore, classically trained composer of electronic music and a Magister or the infamous Chruch Of Satan. The two combined resources to create a unique musical amalgam. Thus began Acheron’s descent into darkness”. Yep. Acheron delivers EVIL death metal and the band released a couple of real cult classics, of which “Rites Of The Black Mass” from 1992 is probably the best.
And what Acheron brings us here is a tribute CD to the bands that influenced the band in their early days. So we get to hear cover songs of Mercyful Fate, Celtic Frost, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Motörhead among others. I will just talk about the best songs here. The first one is Black Sabbath’s “Black Sabbath”, this is such a classic of dark, dark and dark metal. Acheron’s version is a little different then the original but not a bad one at all, I just don’t like his Vincent’s vocals here. Then there is a Death cover, “Evil Dead”, one of the most covered Death songs, and this version is quite ok. But I haven’t heard any cover that’s equal to the original, this is one of those divine classics! The next one I really liked was Kreator’s “Flag Of Hate” which wasn’t that really different from the original. I also really liked the Kiss cover (“War Machine”), we all heard the death metal version on Six Feet Under’s “Maximum Violence”-album, and actually this version is less good, but nonetheless a decent cover of a really great song. The last one I really liked was the cover of Venom’s true classic “Countess Bathory”. Really a good cover, but with really annoying snare drums!
At the end I think this is a nice Tribute To The Devil’s Music, but not all that special. I have heard better covers of most of the songs on this CD. Nevertheless this is a nice listen for any death metal fan…
Acheron
- Country: USA
- Style: Death Metal
- Links: Facebook, Spotify
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