http://www.metal-archives.com/review.php?id=1416#2174

Have at it, my good man.

Weren't you advocating for the deletion of requiem's reviews for factual inaccuracy, though? It's the same here.

As such, the piece will stay for now (since the reports Witcher has mentioned clearly have as their intention the removal of a review that the reporter finds offensive, on basis of a mere technicality), until someone who has listened to the band can here confirm whether the drums are live or not--it is usually exceedingly easy to tell. If the reviewer is, in fact, mistaken, he can be contacted and given the chance to alter/correct the contested sentence.

Sir Reginald - Plantation Owner
Seamus DeVille -Guitar/Bass/Vocals/Programming

You seem to leave out (for whichever reason), that I have asked him repeatedly to correct the questioned part of the review and got only insults in response.

The user should have an opportunity to correct the mistake, if there is any.
I have learned to not trust all statemens of black metal musicians blindly, especially on their music, releases etc.

After reading this review, I have no idea what the record sounds like.

http://www.metal-archives.com/review.ph ... 5770#21175

http://www.metal-archives.com/review.php?id=726#123138

The English is very poor and there are parts that make me grimace, especially in the third paragraph.

Gorgoroth - Review - 90%
Written by Pratl1971 on January 4th, 2008

I am more than a casual fan of the Norwegian/Swedish black metal scene and I'm quite familiar with Gorgoroth from the early days. The new CD, Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam, is a lesson in evil straight out of the Scandinavian "black book". Originally spawned in 1992 from Norway, Gorgoroth has seen many lineup changes as well its fair share of legal troubles which should lend no credence to the music – as that stands the music is pure "kult" black metal that is completely raw, unpolished (yet with decent production) and blasphemous – all three elements of proper songs for Satan! The band currently consists of founder/guitarist Infernus (still holding helm since the band's inception), King ov Hell handling bass (though he has just left the band by mutual agreement for "ideological concerns), growling and vocal offerings are spewed from the throat of Gaahl. The drums were done by none other than Frost, who needs no introduction in black metal circles (though for those less versed, he is from Satyricon).

From beginning to end this offering is 31-minutes of blasphemy at its best! The CD has terrific moments of typical black metal insanity in tracks like "Wound Open" and "Carving a Giant", and total guitar-heavy slowness of "God Seed" that do not diminish the reputation Gorgoroth has carved for itself in the last 14-years. "Sign of an Open Eye" is simply brutal and horrifying. If true black metal is what you seek, then Gorgoroth will fill your wants nicely with Ad Majorem! Isn't it great to wait three years for a new CD from a great band and have it live up to all hopes and expectations? Gorgoroth has let up not one hair in its service to the Dark Lord and it shows!

As of this writing Gorgoroth has entered the Norwegian charts at 22 with Ad Majorem, while King has officially left the band by mutual agreement for "ideological concerns", hence carving another notch in the band's ever-changing roster. However, it makes me very happy to see a black metal band reaching any type of chart entry, especially in Norway where the shadow of Varg Vikernes, church fires and murders still loom ominously. Ihsahn did it earlier this year with "The Adversary" and now Gorgoroth has followed suit, exposing more people to the wonder and beauty that can be, and is, black metal! Give this CD a spot in the blackest part of your collection.

(Originally presented in Metal Coven webzine 8-12-06)

The roots of NWOBHM - 100%
Written by David on August 21st, 2002

Today Deep Purple is understood as a hardrockband, but when In Rock was released this was where Heavy Metal started.
O.K. Black Sabbath have become the inventors of heavy metal, with their heaviness and their riffs.
But Deep Purple's album In Rock has the other elements of heavy metal:
The wildness, the rawness, the virtuosity, which are also important in heavy metal, which Black Sabbath didn't have.
The highlights:
Speed King has it's roots in rock n'roll and starts with noise, becomes silent with a melody played by organ and continues with the main riff and Ian Gillian's raw vocals.
Child in time is their masterpiece, starts as a half-ballad which changes in
Ian Gillian's wild screams and then Richie Blackmore's legendary guitar solo,
which has become one of the best guitar solo in hardrock/metal history.
Here Ian Gillian shows why he is called one of the best hardrock-singers
and Richie Blackmore shows his virtuosity compared with lot of feeling.
Flight of the rat is maybe their most underrated song. I starts with a (typical) heavy metal riff and has a catchy melody.
Black Night was originally released as a single, and quickly recorded after the label wanted to know where the single is. So they went into studio, jammed, wrote and recorded this song in a very short time! Amazing, this has become their most famous hit after smoke on the water.
It is now available on the remastered edition of In Rock.
Also great is the bonus track Cry Free. I wonder why this was took out of the album. The song disappeared until 1977, when the Powerhouse compilation was released with rare tracks. The Compilation itself became also rare, so the track is avaiable on this new version the first time on CD.
The other bonus track is instrumental, Jam Stew, which shows again their virtuosity.
Also included is the first version of Speed King, which is with piano and less guitars and was released on single.
Were the first 3 albums more 60's pop/rock and the classical intermezzo called Concerto for band and orchestra the Jon-Lord-album, this was the
Richie-Blackmore-album where he shows his skills which have later become the influences of heavy metal.
There are different original versions of this album.
Some have the track black night, some edited the intro of speed king off, etc..
I have a original german version, where the sky is white instead blue.
This album was not only a landmark, it laied the foundation of heavy metal!

I managed to get a blowjob at 14 because of this. - 82%
Written by Sigillum_Dei_Ameth on January 9th, 2008

*WARNING* The following review contains endless name-dropping, trips down memory lane, bragging rights and tales of teenage lust. You have been warned.

Cradle of Filth.....boy there's a name that stires up so much fucking controversy these days in the Metal universe. The one band that brought BM to the mainstream. Is this a curse or a blessing from the horned one? One can think how they completely took Black metal, pre-packaged it to bovine American tweens in hopes of marketing and making it profitable through gimmicks and a false state of elation of being "evil"....BUT....then again one could look at it as one of the gateway bands for those in their early teen years who with a strong inititive and imagination, descend down the left hand path with dedication and an iron fist......but unfortunately many who take this path don't necessary continue to walk the firey footsteps. They fall wayside and stagnate within their own minds and hearts never to show humility and to let the fire burn away their impurities only to step out on the otherside stronger, more determined, and more enlightened of what darkness really is.

Now why I go on a whole discussion of such beliefs is what attracted me to Black Metal in the first place. In the mid to late 90's, CoF along with the slew of others where just merely "obstacles" before I learned of even more dedicated bands such as Archgoat, Beherit, Krieg, Von, Sarcofago, etc. It might seem rather silly of me to look back on how I got there, but then again that's part of the whole adventure. Back to CoF.....even before they were nowhere NEAR the commercial success of what they are today, I honestly thought they were laughable and hokey at first. I picked up "Dusk & Her Embrace" at the local Spec's Music and thought it was intresting but lacked something that I could find within other bands such as Slayer, Celtic Frost, Sodom, King Diamond, Mercyful fate....the works. A year or so later they release "Cruelty & The Beast" which I firmly believe that it's their ONLY album worth owning/listening to/praise-worthy/shelling out money for. Dani Filth for some reason doesn't sound so annoying on this as much as on other albums with him on it. Guitarists Stuart and Gian do an excellent job combinging various Gothenburg melodies with Slayer-esque Thrash metal speed. Nicholas Barker down for his triggered double-bass has the typical double-bass typewriter effect. Lecter manages to break this monotany with the over-the-top Sisters Of Mercy keyboards adding the English Goth atmosphere. Chubby siren Sarah Jezebel Deva lets loose her excellent vocal chords providing the voice of Elizebeth Bathory complete with European coursets and cleavage(ever seen a pic of her? Yes she does have a nice rack)....with all of this said, this is NOT Black Metal. This is simply symphonic metal with extreme overtones played with Goth atmosphere. Think if Shakespeare's "Macbeth' had a modern-day soundtrack and you might come blose to it.

Sounds such as "Cruelty Brought the Orchids", "Lustmord & Wargasm", "Desire In Violent Overture" provide the listener with rather good quality riffs where as "Venus In Fear" and "Portrait Of A Dead Countess' add the atmosphere of the story of the infamous Hungarian countess' descent into absolute madness. This might seem like one of the albums one might place in their Top 20 list, but alas it doesn't hold up that well. Well, after being a fan of this album and band for one summer, I ended up either losing this CD, by either giving it away or one of my friends "borrowed" it and never returned it. Didn't bother me really. In trade for losing a good CD, I actually managed to recieve a my first blowjob from a hot Goth chick at the age of 14. so it wasn't completely bad.

All of this being said again, CoF had the potential of possibly carrying this streak of good music but everyone and their grandmother knew that wouldn't happen due to the revolving dor of band members, labels shifts, etc. Oh well, at least they had one decent album, too bad the decided to carry on. They should have ended here to save themselves from further embarrasment.

Hey, at least I got a blowjob out of all of this.

http://metal-archives.com/review.php?id=69#134154



The bolded section is the part that actually talks about the music. Less than half the review is a poor description of the album's contents, and the rest is a bunch of rambling bullshit complete with typos and an excess of ..... dots. There are 12 other reviews for the album, good and bad. I don't think this is high enough in quality to merit being there.

http://www.metal-archives.com/review.php?id=807#109455

what the hell was this guy thinking... no memorable songs???! Oh dear. And as for Enemy of God and Violent Revolution surpassing Pleasure to Kill....

i dunno, i guess its well written, but sometimes it seems to me like some people just have a beef against a particular album merely because its popular etc. oh well each to his own... still, i think 25% is insulting to PTK tho, but the majority seem to recognise its awesomeness so no biggie.

http://www.metal-archives.com/review.php?id=807#109455

what the hell was this guy thinking... no memorable songs???! Oh dear. And as for Enemy of God and Violent Revolution surpassing Pleasure to Kill....