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Celtic Frost - Monotheist
Review by Mat-Core on 22/05/'06
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Website: Celtic Frost
Label: Century Media Records
Genre: Black/doom Metal
Tracks: 11
Playtime: 69:01
Release: 29-05-2006
When this band started playing music, I was a toddler somewhere in my first year of existence. During 22 years they have had more shit with all kinds of problems that was good for them. Celtic Frost started out as a continuation on Hellhammer, which was probably the loudest band in that time. Some members found it necessary to start out with this and it’s certainly not bad! Many modern black metal bands are inspired by Celtic Frost, so I was really keen to hear Monotheïst, which is their new album. Finally, after a long pause Celtic Frost have created this album.
 
The album starts out with the banging opening song called 'Progeny', which sounds very interesting! Slow guitars, up tempo drums and a whole lot of headbanging. Too bad I’m listening to a promotional copy which has digital soundmarks imprinted on the disc, which means that around every 30 seconds there is a faint beep. At first, I thought these beeps were part of the music, because they sounded very cool when stoned! Luckily, they did not use spoken parts which mess up the total sound. When I’m sober, the beeps are quite irritating, but then, I don’t listen to this sober… No problem at all!

Alright, time for some dooooom with 'A Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh', which is a very, VERY slow track with interesting sounds. The guitar sound is low, which brings up that ultimate feeling in the stomach. The music continues to bring me doom, which I especially like. The next song could have been easily the same song as before, but the agonising vocals make it totally different. Another good track for the stoners among us is 'Os Abysmi Vel Daath', which has the most dirty doom riff ever! The tempo of the album is quite slow, but sometimes they have some speed as well, like the 7th track 'Domain Of Decay' and the 8th track 'Ain Elohim'. This track I especially like, because of the ultimate combination of black metal with some sludgy doom. 

To give a small wrap-up, Celtic Frost have created an instant masterpiece. I certainly will listen to this shit quite often. The street date is somewhere next week, so I suggest to all doom fans to run to the shop around the 29th of May.

Line Up:
Vocals/Guitar - Tom G. Warrior (Thomas Fischer)
Bass - Martin Erik Ain
Drums - Franco Sesa

Track Listing:
1. Progeny
2. Ground
3. A Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh
4. Drown In Ashes
5. Os Abysmi Vel Daath
6. Obscured
7. Domain Of Decay
8. Ain Elohim
9. Triptych I: Totengott
10. Triptych II: Synagoga Satanae
11. Triptych III: Winter (Requiem)
23-05-2006 13:58 - DemonDust
hmmm, sounds interesting, Electric Wizard claim to be influenced by these lads too, so I must hear this!
24-05-2006 11:27 - Mat-Core
I can imagine that, after hearing this record...

Lots of slow doooooom metal, with that ultimate distinct guitar sound
24-05-2006 23:19 - Arcane
I've listen to the record as well, but I cannot say that all the songs are good. Perhaps I've to listen  a few times more.
25-05-2006 14:55 - Ce-El-Wan
listened to it 3 or 4 times now and this shit starts to stick. I never have been a Celtic Frost lover but this is really cool stuff.
25-05-2006 18:23 - Arcane
 Okay, I listened it a little more now, and I must say I'm starting to like this one very much.
26-05-2006 11:02 - Butcher
I'm not liking this new CF much, which sucks because I'm a huge fan of their old stuff. I gave it an honest chance, but it didn't win me over. Most of the songs have riffs in them I like, but then at some point in the song there's also a part that I hate. The 10th track is probably the only one I like all the way through. I'm thinking that if they stuck to the doomy stuff more, and ommited all the mid-paced riffs that sound like Roots-era Sepultura, it'd be a much better album.
29-05-2006 14:32 - Mat-Core
It took me a few spins before I really understood the music. I can understand that people, who like the old material of Celtic Frost, will have some difficulties with it. Although I'll keep saying that this record rules. 
  95 %
26-01-2007 20:58 - DemonDust

I've bought it today, loving it!

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