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Band
Samael
Title
Hegemony
Type
LP/EP
Company
Napalm
YOR
2017
Style
Industrial
10/13/2017 - Review by: Eric Compton
Still brimming with ultra-heavy distortion on mechanical riffs and beats
Swiss industrial engineers Samael jump back into action six-years from their last release 'Lux Mundi'. Not much has changed stylistically, the band still brimming with ultra-heavy distortion on mechanical riffs and beats. Vorph and Xy still run the show and the duo never restrain from experimentation. I stopped caring long ago but still tune in every few years to check status. Kudos for 'Against All Enemies', 'Red Planet' and the band's social awareness through lyrical presentation. At some point I'd dare the band to soften up and just strip it down.
Recommended for fans of: Behemoth, Dimmu Borgir, Rammstein
PERSONAL BREAKDOWN:

ENJOYMENT
3
MUSIC
2.5
VOCALS
2.5
PRODUCTION
3.5
ARTWORK
2.5
LYRICS
4


  • 1 :REVIEW COUNT
    3 :AVE RATING

ALL REVIEWS FOR: SAMAEL
TITLE
DOR
COMPANY
REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Above
2009
Nuclear Blast
Raising Iron5/5/2009
4
Hegemony
2017
Napalm
Eric Compton10/13/2017
3
Reign Of Light
2005
Nuclear Blast
Ken Pierce8/10/2005
-
Reign Of Light
2005
Nuclear Blast
Troy Cole6/9/2005
-

ALL INTERVIEWS FOR: SAMAEL
INTERVIEW INTERVIEWER DATE TAGLINE
VorphUnholiestgoddess4/12/2005


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