The Monolith Deathcult - The White Crematorium 2.0
The White Crematorium was originally released in 2005 by The Monolith Deathcult, and now it has been re-released five years later. The result? Just slightly better sound and a bonus track. It is a bit of a letdown, at least for a re-recording of an album. Compared to the band's last album, Trivmvriate, the album was a masterpiece of merging brutal death metal with electronic beats, creating a new brand of cyber death metal. With Crematorium 2.0 it basically sounds like it did five years ago, with maybe a few more additions of synth and keyboards. However, it is still a brutal album and for those who already don't own the original by all means go grab this one. Fans who already have this album will probably not want to shell out the money to get it again.
For those who have never heard The White Crematorium, expect a fresh sonic assault. The band takes war themes and embodies them in harsh, yet well produced brutal death metal. Tracks like "7 Months Of Suffering" and "Origin" are completel beatdowns. The guitars are always in the listeners' face and the drums are relentless. Vocals are deep and actually understandable. And everything is evenly produced so each instrument doesn't overtake the other. Some tracks are slower such as the "Haunted Ravines" and "The White Crematorium" which border doom metal with their slow, procession of chords. "The White Crematorium" is much longer and features lots of bass work and croaking vocals that are different from the usual growl, but work very well for the song. The bonus track "Kindertodestanz" sounds more like work done on Trivmvriate as it features electronic remix and hashings other parts of The Monolith Deathcult's music, along with spoken word samplings. It is a very different sound for The Deathcult altogether, but interesting all the same, and a good sign that they are willing to stay in their electronic death metal direction.
Overall, anyone new to The Monolith Deathcult should grab The White Crematorium 2.0 as it delivers some of their best brutal death metal and an electronic track or two. It may be a bit hard to find, but it is certainly worth the money and the time to listen to. Only die hard fans who already own the original copy will want to pick this up just for the science of comparing the sound difference.
For those who have never heard The White Crematorium, expect a fresh sonic assault. The band takes war themes and embodies them in harsh, yet well produced brutal death metal. Tracks like "7 Months Of Suffering" and "Origin" are completel beatdowns. The guitars are always in the listeners' face and the drums are relentless. Vocals are deep and actually understandable. And everything is evenly produced so each instrument doesn't overtake the other. Some tracks are slower such as the "Haunted Ravines" and "The White Crematorium" which border doom metal with their slow, procession of chords. "The White Crematorium" is much longer and features lots of bass work and croaking vocals that are different from the usual growl, but work very well for the song. The bonus track "Kindertodestanz" sounds more like work done on Trivmvriate as it features electronic remix and hashings other parts of The Monolith Deathcult's music, along with spoken word samplings. It is a very different sound for The Deathcult altogether, but interesting all the same, and a good sign that they are willing to stay in their electronic death metal direction.
Overall, anyone new to The Monolith Deathcult should grab The White Crematorium 2.0 as it delivers some of their best brutal death metal and an electronic track or two. It may be a bit hard to find, but it is certainly worth the money and the time to listen to. Only die hard fans who already own the original copy will want to pick this up just for the science of comparing the sound difference.
- Army Of The Despised
- 7 Months Of Suffering
- Concrete Sarcophagus
- 1567- Under The Blood Campaign
- The Haunted Ravines Of Babi Yar
- Origin
- The Cruel Hunters
- 1917- Spring Offensive (Dulce Et Decorum)
- The White Crematorium
- Kindertodestanz
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Reviewer: Colin McNamara
Jun 10, 2010
Jun 10, 2010
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