CIANIDE
"Gods Of Death"
(CD & 12" Gatefold LP w/ Poster)
Comes in a glossy Gatefold jacket with large 18" x 24" poster of the album artwork. First 111 copies on splatter vinyl, other 389 copies on Black Vinyl.
Formed in 1988, CIANIDE's vision was to create the heaviest Death Metal in existence... and they DID! Their 6th full-length album is yet another classic under their bullet belts! Expect no frills and no bullshit, only a continuation of the death, doom & destruction maniacs have come to expect over the last 20+ years! This Metal NEVER bends motherf_kers and always remember, CIANIDE KILLS!!!!
Written by Erik Thomas Published on 7/25/2011
ВідповістиВидалитиhttp://www.metalreview.com/reviews/6289/cianide-gods-of-death
Good lord, I haven’t heard these guys since their 1992 debut The Dying Truth, which I subsequently sold or traded. (If anyone has an extra copy feel free to hit me up.) But of all the much ballyhooed reunions and comebacks that have occurred in the realms of death metal over the last few years, here’s a nicely underground, underrated one that real old-school, die-hard fans will enjoy. Technically though, the band never really broke up; they more or less go into hibernation for a few years and then they release an album. Thusly, Cianide is hardly prolific -- only 6 albums since 1990 -- and this is their first album since 2005’s Hell’s Rebirth.
If there was a band that really summed up the early Chicago death metal sound, it was Master, closely followed by Cianide (sorry, Broken Hope): dirty, grimy, crusty and played by bearded, burly hairy dudes. And Cianide came around at a time when most US death metal acts where taking the Floridian approach and injected a slower, earthy, doomy sound that was somewhat overlooked back in 1992.
Now, I can’t compare Gods of Death to A Descent into Hell, Doom Death and Destruction, Divide and Conquer or Hell’s Rebirth, but I’ll go out on a limb and assume these stalwarts never took any sort of stylistic tangent over the last 15 years and Gods of War continues the band’s stubbornly old school sound: A mid-paced, crusty assault of d-beat trots and bulldozing, sludgy doom crawls that reeks of the likes of Autopsy, Master/Death Strike, Hellhammer and early Obituary, but filthed- and doomed-up. There’s very few blast beats, no triggered drums or sweeps, just an unspectacular-but-effective primal, steady rumble. Fans of Bolt Thrower or Jungle Rot will be right at home.
For the most part, the 8 tracks (now that’s old school right there) lope and lurch with a determined, unshakeable pace, with throaty, gruff growls, and a few injections of piecemeal urgency here and there (opener “Desecration Storm”, “Rising of the Beast”, “Idolator” “Terrorstrikes”). But Cianide has always been about slower-burning grooves and crawls and tracks like “Forsaken Doom”, “Dead and Rotting”, and “The One True Death”. That all being said, as much as I like the nostalgic rumbles of Gods of Death, I can’t say I’m craving them once the CD is over – maybe due to the Death Strike re-issue and the recent Bones CD filling my Chicago metal fix.
Cianide are one of those bands that I always checked out through the years when they were first putting out albums, but never found myself even remotely impressed with what they were doing. That said, they are immensely popular in certain circles, and it's not a surprise: they play traditional 90s death metal to a fucking fault, and for many, that is more than enough. There is no doubting the blunt sincerity of these Chicago dwellers. They tune their guitars low, they churn out grooves and chugging bludgeons beneath the solid smear of guttural vocals, and they persevere. Cianide has never really had a 'rough patch' or completely disappeared like many of their peers in the 90s scene; and they more or less sound comparable to their earlier works like The Dying Truth, and that's because it's the same three guys (Scott Carroll, Mike Perun and Jeff Kabella).
ВідповістиВидалитиIn my opinion, they operate in a space between Bolt Thrower's chugging surety and the more ominous, cavernous resonance of Incantation. Gods of Death shows some variation in speed and structure, from the burly grooves of "Desecration Storm" and "Forsaken Doom" to the punkish, Hellhammer thrust of "Rising of the Beast", "Idolator", or "Terrorstrikes", and this helps vary up the album enough that I found it more fun than several of its predecessors. "Rising of the Beast" is in particular a favorite here, for the thick weave of the bridge and how the vocals crush along over it. Then there are pieces like the brutish, death/doom "Dead and Rotting" or the even lengthier "One True Death" which further expand their palette of punishment, and I felt that they were both a bit too drawn out for my own tastes, not exactly 'boring', but starting to border on that reaction. Otherwise, the album is paced pretty well, and I found myself banging along to several of the barbarian rhythms.
I'd definitely like to note how cool the guitar tone is here, it has this authentic crunch that feels as its ripped straight through an amplifier in 1992, a coiled percussion that feels fluid with the strong and straightforward, rock inflections in the drums. The bass feels a bit monotonous as it follows along with the guitar lines, but Mike Perun's vocals definitely deliver a wretched feeling of having been in a street brawl with neolithic corpses fresh out of their ancient graves. Gravelly, gravity compelled aural constipation at its finest. Cianide doing what they set out to do, for their sixth full-length in 20+ years. I might not remember it two Fridays from now, but Gods of Death is a decent album from one of our most devout, unsung US death veterans, and worth experiencing if you want nothing more than to ball your fists up and feast on human misery like a streetfightin' troglodyte.
-autothrall
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http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/Cianide/Gods_of_Death/307031/
One of Chicago's mightiest and longest running death/doom pain mongers is back with their sixth full length. Yeah CIANIDE were never known for being prolific as far as putting out releases on a regular basis in their over twenty year existence. But everything they've released be it, full lengths, splits, comps and an assortment of demos, never failed to be less than extremely essential. Years ago they were thought to have broken up but then out came another release of punishing and disgusting death doom which was fit to kill for. CIANIDE are simply filth and are a perfect band to be on Hells Headbangers. So when last we met CIANIDE, besides the various split releases, was back in 2005 with Hell's Rebirth. I'm happy to say that nothing has changed since. Some people (re: losers) rather see bands progress from release to release. I say fuck those assholes and they shouldn't even be listening to a band like CIANIDE, let alone extreme metal, because it would kill them. As long as you put out quality extreme fuckin music which will scare 99% of music listeners world wide then you've done your job.
ВідповістиВидалитиThis is an old school type of bludgeoning which these guys along with another Chicago DM great, MASTER, were know to deliver unmercilessly upon unsuspecting listerners. The fuckin survivors of their onslaught became instant fans, friends (with beer) and followers. A huge chunk of these new bands here in the states playing OSDM (aka: Old School Death Metal) owe their existence to CIANIDE, as well as a host of others. Gods Of Death is misanthropic metal for us barbarians whose eyes bleed blood from waking dreams of murder mayhem while listening the crust infused death crushes of the opener "Desecration Storm" followed by "Forsaken Doom". When a little speed is of the essence there's "Rising of the Beast" and "Idolator". There's eight songs in all which is basically all you need but playing the over eight minute opus of "The One True Death" a few times in a row had me breaking out the firearms for an inspection of cleanliness. Hey you never know where the inspiration of this band's music will take you so it's better to be prepared. But chances are you're clueless to what I mean then again targets don't talk they just get shot. Yes it's true, CIANIDE still kills.
http://scumfeastmetal666.blogspot.com/2011/08/cianide-gods-of-death-cd-review.html
Chicago’s Cianide unleash their sixth full-length CD of toxin, this one titled Gods of Death. The band once again mixes up the brutality of death metal with the groove of grindcore, making for another satisfying listen.
ВідповістиВидалитиThe eight-track Gods of Death kicks off with “Desecration Storm,” a standard death-metal track with a resounding rhythm section (blasting drums and low-end chaingun bass), a straightforward guitar chop with an undercurrent of rhythm, and low-end throat. It’s good and heavy, but then comes “Forsaken Doom,” which boosts up the groove on the guitar and utterly slaughters everything in its wake. Scott Carroll’s guitar reigns supreme from start to finish, setting down a catchy riff upon which he bleeds out an array of leads and chops.
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