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- Product Code: MOSH029FDRUS
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€ 34.90
- Price in bonus-scraps: 349
Although it never appealed to mainstream Rock audiences, Bolt Thrower wasn't quite as extreme as some of the other bands on England's Metal-oriented Earache label (which signed a distribution deal with Combat in the early '90s). Compare "War Master" to Carcass' very Hardcore "Symphonies Of Sickness", and you'll see that this blistering Death Metal release is a bit more accessible. Whereas "Realm Of Chaos" was dominated by Grindcore based blasts and riffs, this album abandons most of the Grindcore influences for a sound that is more strictly Death Metal. Moreover, there is more melody in the music and the guitar solos, although some chaotic solos remain. This is also the final Bolt Thrower album to feature the blast beat style of drumming (which can be heard on three songs: "What Dwells Within", "War Master" and "Afterlife"), before it was abandoned and subsequently never used thereafter in the Bolt Thrower discography.
Lead singer Karl Willetts favors the type of choked, grunting vocals that underground Grindcore bands were known for, but unlike such bands, Bolt Thrower isn't always heard at breakneck speed. Bolt Thrower often slows down the tempo, making the morbid lyrics to "The Shreds of Sanity", "Destructive Infinity" and "Profane Creation" easier to understand.
"Cenotaph" is a thematic continuation of the song "World Eater" from the previous record. It shares the opening and ending riffs and it has some lyrical similarities as well.
The album was recorded at Slaughterhouse studios in September 1990. It was the last recording at Slaughterhouse Studios, which was destroyed in a fire.
Despite the slightly repetitive songwriting, "War Master" remains an excellent effort, based on interesting musical performance from a band that finally found its identity. As for the album itself, it still remains one of the most respectable Death Metal albums ever released. Despite Bolt Thrower's limitations, this is an album that seasoned Thrash fans will find invigorating!
This release has been cut by vinyl mastering engineer Noel Summerville, who also made the original 90's cut.
Pressed from original tapes, full dynamic range Yellow Transparent vinyl in gatefold cover.
Please, note! We can’t guarantee the colour of the vinyl, because all the versions of re-release has no colour identification. Ask us to check before the shipping, if you're not indifferent about the colour.
Earache Records, 1991/2023 (MOSH029FDRUS). Made in UK.
Tracklist:
Side One
1. Intro… Unleashed (Upon Mankind) 6:13
2. What Dwells Within 4:18
3. The Shreds Of Sanity 3:26
4. Profane Creation 5:32
Side Two
5. Final Revelation 3:55
6. Cenotaph 4:03
7. War Master 4:17
8. Rebirth Of Humanity 4:01
9. Afterlife 6:00
Total playing time: 45:58 min.
Samples: https://bolt-thrower.bandcamp.com
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Fans of the Metal act will approve of this 1998 offering, but new listeners might want to check out "For Victory" or "The IVth Crusade" before soldiering on to "Mercenary".
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Metal Blade Records, 1998/2021 (3984-14147-1). Made in Germany.
Tracklist:
Side A
1. Zeroed 5:46
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3. Return From Chaos 5:04
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