Band Website
  Company Website
  Maximum Metal Rating Legend
5 Excellent - Masterpiece. A classic.
4.5-4 Great - Almost perfect records but there's probably a lacking.
3.5 Good - Most of the record is good, but there may be some filler.
3 Average - Some good songs, some bad ones at about a half/half ratio.
2.5-2 Fair - Worth a listen, but best obtained by collectors.
1.5-1 Bad - Major problems with music, lyrics, production, etc.
0 Terrible - Waste of your life and time.

Note: Reviews are graded from 0-5, anything higher or not showing is from our old style. Scores, however, do not reveal the important features. The written review that accompanies the ratings is the best source of information regarding the music on our site. Reviewing is opinionated, not a qualitative science, so scores are personal to the reviewer and could reflect anything from being technically brilliant to gloriously cheesy fun.

Demos and independent releases get some slack since the bands are often spent broke supporting themselves and trying to improve. Major releases usually have big financial backing, so they may be judged by a heavier hand. All scores can be eventually adjusted up or down by comparison of subsequent releases by the same band. We attempt to keep biases out of reviews and be advocates of the consumer without the undo influence of any band, label, management, promoter, etc.

The best way to determine how much you may like certain music is to listen to it yourself.
Band
Cephalic Carnage
Title
Halls of Amenti
Type
LP/EP
Company
Willowtip
YOR
2003
Style
Doom/Stoner
Popular Reviews
2/24/2003 - Review by: AFS
Cephalic Carnage - Halls of Amenti - reviewed by: Aborted Fetus Smasher

Track Listing
1. Halls of Amenti
Cephalic Carnage's new effort, "Halls of Amenti", sees the band abandon their grindcore roots for a brutal doom style. Released on Willowtip Records (www.willowtip.com) earlier this year, this album showcases many elements of the band that you never would consider possible if you listen to their previous albums on Relapse.

The album is a single of sorts, one 19-minute doom metal song broken into four sections. It is the first of three Cephalic Carnage releases on Willowtip. The other two will supposedly each be one track, much in the same vein as this one. It essentially keeps the same tempo throughout, and rarely does the tone change. However, this is some of the best doom I've heard. It even features a rare clean vocal segment that you probably will never hear again on any Cephalic release.

I've never been a big fan of doom, and have actually found it to be rather boring at times, but this release keeps you pretty intrigued. After hearing a band's style for so long, you're really kept on your toes wondering what they'll do next when they change things up a bit. Definitely worth checking out if you're a fan of Cephalic Carnage or doom metal. And hey, if all else fails, it's good to go to sleep too. Reviewed by --Aborted Fetus Smasher 2.24.03
  • 1 :REVIEW COUNT
    N/A :AVE RATING

ALL REVIEWS FOR: CEPHALIC CARNAGE
TITLE
DOR
COMPANY
 REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Halls of Amenti
2003
Willowtip
AFS2/24/2003
-

ALL INTERVIEWS FOR: CEPHALIC CARNAGE
INTERVIEW INTERVIEWER DATE TAGLINE


<< back >>
© Maximum Metal 2003-2022. All Rights Reserved. Metal Never Dies