Translated from the original French
The immortals on duty have injected into our nut a singular impression: that of being speedo-thrasher pupils on the trail of the good big great DELIVERANCE (the two charming shock brass bands having as their Common Master the Divine One in His glory and splendour!). So, if you, band of little schoolboys, are OK, we shall proceed forthwith... with a mosh step, to a correction of the scores... of the most shaking kind... so as to assess the level of these little rookies of the Christian scene. (It is worse than a hazing!!).
From the cover point of view, the spruce little metalheads drew their inspiration from the graveyard down the road... normal, given the title of their demo: "Dead And Buried". The track of the same title explains, what is more, for whom they have reserved this "treat" - "Death is Dead and Buried", which is not light years from the message of their mates in MARTYR ("Death Is Dead"). Their very radical lyrics thus drag the listener into a slam-dance party where everything happens inside his brain. (see "Outer Darkness", "Thick Headed Mule", "Senseless Abandon").
A fringe of mystery falls heavily over his noggin while an almost fluty voice (!!) rises, after some slightly irritating longueurs you itch to rub out (it is the same circus on every track!). Let us say that the singer's pseudo-organ is neither powerful enough nor worked enough, though it is relayed by lifebuoy choruses...! (his voice has not yet broken into the thrash register!!). Despite this little vocal landslide, the technicity is not absent, though a little too conventional. What sets these fanatics of eternity apart seems to lie at the level of the solos, of a rather heavy tone, on the edge of the spacey. The instrumentals do them no good at all, inasmuch as the acoustics come and make their racket, leaving the band completely wide of the mark.
On the whole, the young recruits are full of resources, but will have to sweat a little longer before they spill over into professionalism. Once they are up to speed, the thrasho-racehorse colts could well speedo-gallop as fast as METALLICA. IMMORTAL's singer does indeed seem to be heading towards the vocal dryness of James Hetfield.
In any case, these rabid ones of Heaven have their whole immortality ahead of them in which to excel, while others...
Other coverage for this album
Heaven's Metal #25Reviewed by Doug Van PeltAfter a long organ intro, we're introduced to Metallica in their garage days. This trio is tight, and they deliver some good material. One thing that stands out in the mix is a good drum sound. The guitars have a thick tone that's perfect for thrash. If you like thrashin' tunes with plenty of hooks, understandable vocals, and never-ending jams...Immortal is for you. Scott Albert, the drummer and…Similar sounding releases
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