The Beast of the Apocalypse

The Voice from the Four Horns of the Golden Alter

Transcendental Creations

3.0

 

 

I understand what The Beast of the Apocalypse is trying to do with this album logically. They want to bring back the doom laden atmospheres of bands likeArchgoat and Samael . They are trying to create the same kind of earsplitting sounds and occult musings that those bands managed to pull off so seamlessly. Sadly they fall amazingly short at almost every turn. The first few minutes of the album are kind of interesting as they blend guitar distortions and feed back withsynths . Creating a fuzzy cave of the abyss vibe. But after that the album just fades into a sea of nothing interesting. Even the sections where they throw in some extrasynth work or guitar solo do nothing to shake the monotony of the album. The lo-fi production values don't help matters much. They drown the vox in a sea of fuzz and distortion that is more like the static of a broken television than anything else. Its just noise in the distance that boarders on annoying. Its disappointing because on paper this should be an amazing album. Something that conjures up images of the beasts of that lurk in the darkness or mythology. But the album is so bland that even if there is something interesting going on lyric wise you have no interest in sticking around to see what it may be. The only thing they have managed to accomplish is being loud. And loud for loudness sake does not a good album make.