TRIPTYKON - "EPARISTERA DAIMONES"
Full-length, Prowling Death Records, March 19th, 2010
Wow!!! I am once again struck completely speechless by Tom G. Fischer and his new monstrous release is sure to drop a few other jaws beside mine as well! IF you consider yourself a die-hard CELTIC FROST/HELLHAMMER fan, this is going to be thee album of the year for you... like treading on unholy ground in the darkness of H.R. Giger's terrific and terrifying album cover for the album, come to life! The artwork suits the album perfectly and indeed hearkens all the way back to 1985 Celtic Frost Debut, "TO MEGA THERION"... and the album art isn't the only connection, the thick density of the crushing sound within is another nod to that past classic! The crunch is so thick, that it could mulch bricks like a bulldozer running rough shod over an area designated for destruction.
There are a few rather CELTIC FROST style female vocals woven into the fabric of the album here and there, though not randomly or for the sake of having them in the mix. Everything has it's place on the album and nothing is left to chance, it feels well organized and nothing drags on for too long while supplying the ample atmosphere needed on each track. For a 72 minute album, it passes by so quickly that by the end you might actually feel it was too short for your liking! Thats a stroke of pure genius, because I don't know too many albums as dense as this, yet just as equally captivating and gripping from start to finish. The album leaves the listener wanting more so fortunately we have the option to push REPEAT and have the benefit of listening to it a million times over and over.
This is the sort of album that seeps deeper and deeper into you soul and spirit, as it's Black/Death/Doom sonic waves wash over you like you are floating through the Milky Way as Satan's guest in the majesty of the night sky! It isn't as violently wrenching as "MONOTHEIST" was, though it's quite obviously cut from the same cloth without any doubt whatsoever. This is definitely a powerful contender for ALBUM OF THE YEAR for 2010, what an incredible year it is already with the likes of the tremendous new IHSAHN and BURZUM albums. Including those 2 albums, I think TRIPTYKON has closed the triumvirate with raging success!!!
The album was Released on March 19th and this is an absolute must have album, not only for the awe inspiring tremendous music contained within but for the absolutely marvelous artwork and fascinating booklet that accompany the album.
Wow!!! The new album is awesome... Awe inspiring and a terrific continuation of Tom's work, further reaching into the darkness than before, yet a continuation of what fans have undoubtedly been hoping for and for quite a while now since he last emerged amidst the behemoth that was the mighty "MONOTHEIST" album! Behold a new beast has emerged from the blackened depths of HELL !!! Bow in reverence!
Reviewed by DAMIEN BENTLEY - 10/10
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