Showing posts with label Glorification. Show all posts
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19 Jun 2021

Album review: Glorification - Against All Adversity - A Hymn of Demonic Victory (2017)

 


Glorification - Against All Adversity - A Hymn of Demonic Victory

Asunción / Paraguay

Deathrash Armageddon


2012 was the year that gave birth to a band that will never be forgotten (At least on this side of the hemisphere.) Glorification from Paraguay began its fight against Christianity in that year and up until now have done nothing but release high calibre, blasphemous black/death metal! Squashing our eardrums with heavy artillery! Spitting its truths against all fronts!

As soon as the album begins, one might think that the band is about to use a clip from some ‘80s movie, but in reality, it is a mind-boggling composition that kicks off the impure ceremony.

Sharpen your ritual daggers because it's time to summon the Glorification beast...

Melody is incinerated by the atrocious shock of fury that bears the title, "Poder ancestral descendiente de los abismos" (In English: Ancestral power descended from the abyss). A short but forceful assault (with a more than fitting name) gives rise to the beast himself! The following song "Spreading the Vomit of Misery and Scorn" features keyboards that will give you goosebumps. It is an indescribable feeling. While this particular style doesn't quite resemble it, it reminds me a bit of how the keyboards are used on Entombed's Left Hand Path. Maybe because of the type of sound used, I don't know. I will say this though, you will not get tired of listening to this album. As is common in this type of extreme music, the atmosphere is uncompromising – like a great avalanche! The third song is a bit more black than death, and the truth is that I’m amazed at the talent these guys display at crafting sick riffs. They are not only witty and catchy, but also sharp and direct to the jugular. They also manage to incorporate some keyboard parts, with harmonies that remind me of Immortal. The singer is a true beast that switch from growls to deafening screams. We must also recognize the amazing drum performance. I was fascinated by the overall sound, especially the cymbals, which sounds like swords clashing. This is true black/death dedicated to the war against Christianity and the cause they stand for! (Catacombs Walker)