2024-09-30 07:00:10
(c) Tom Hoffman
In a very short period of time, Temple of Dread Becoming a true guarantor of rancid, noisy and gripping old school death metal quality. The East Frisian Trio stands for consistency and authenticity, rather than getting lost in trivial arbitrariness. for their fifth album “The Godless God” They move within familiar territory and bring recurring topics into the world of myth and legend.
It hits home from the first second, “Rite of Slaughter” compresses everything this trio represents into an insane 260 seconds. The Temple of Dread bursts into the house through the proverbial door, writhing wildly and spitting out hoarse, piercing sounds that tingle your bones. Dark doom in the middle, precise guitar playing and a depressing rhythm section round out the whole thing. A booming storm of bass and brooding heaviness accompany “Monstrositydivine,” a pounding mid-tempo epic that rarely gets more devastating. Even if the work then becomes faster and more aggressive, it’s the conscious reduction that really works.
Another highlight was “Dawn of the Sacrifice”, where the East Frisians could once again boast a truly outstanding Alex Reed in Mark Grewe (Ashenhel, ex-Morgoth). There’s no room for doubt with the casual sawing, the tightening of the noose and the angry and brilliant Gru at his best. Death of Olympus completes the parade of myths and celebrates the collapse of ancient Greece in the usual sublime, gritty and devastating way. The pace slows down, to a hellish pace that even carries with it the concept of death and doom, but never goes off track. Here too, Temple of Dread ignites its second stage very late, and it does a great job here as well.
Temple of Dread relies on tried and tested quality, and that’s a very, very good thing. This deliberately cruel, putrid demeanor is certainly reminiscent of Florida’s old aristocrats, but the trio never falls into the trap of being arbitrary. Everything here is brave, everything knows how to entertain, and it literally burns under your nails. Godless Gods once again highlights the great class of the old school group who are once again easily keeping up with the top international levels in this form.
Rating: 8/10
Release date: October 4, 2024
Available via: Testimony Records (Soul Food Music)
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TempleofDread
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