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Date: 2018-24-11 ▓ █ ▒ ▒ Genre: Death Metal ▒ ▒ █▄ ░ Label: Black Legion Productions ░ ▄█ ░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█ ░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░ ▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓ ▓ █ █ ░ ▓ ▄ ■ ■ ▓ ■ ░█ █░ ▀ █ I really enjoy listening to this Brazilian band's █ █ debut album from 2009, 'Kvlt ov Dementia'. The █ █ sophomore one 'Art of Killing' came four years █ █ later, and it was rather unsuspenseful and didn't █ █ manage to maim me. The third album 'Seasons of █ █ Red' (2015) never reached my ears, but via digital █ █ channel... █ █ It is nice to hear, that at least on the fourth █ █ album 'Gods of Chaos', the violence factor is █ █ higher again; the band live to its name much █ █ fittingly. The name of the game is death/thrash █ █ metal. It is not a surprise that Sepultura and/or █ █ Max Cavalera's riffing style is a big influence █ █ here. Yes, even his post-Sepultura ramblings. But █ █ fear not, as there are no jump-da-fuk-up elements █ █ in CS's music, except for certainly possessessing █ █ some groove metal rhythm work. █ █ Other clear influences come from North American █ █ death metal bands, such as Morbid Angel and █ █ Malevolent Creation, plus European ones like Vader █ █ and Hypnos, and perhaps Decapitated for their █ █ groovy bits. CS do not go for long with one █ █ influence, but they have managed to mix them all █ █ nicely, building their own sound. And what is cool █ █ about it all, is the variety occuring during these █ █ 40 minutes. The bands mentioned on this paragraph █ █ are just some kind of thinkable spiritual guides █ █ for CS, the truth might be totally different. █ █ Anyway, CS possess enough of their own kind of █ █ identity, and are easy to be recognised for those █ █ who know the band. █ █ Lyrically, the album is based on various deities █ █ from around the world. So it is another one with a █ █ running basic theme, but not being a story. I will █ █ include the origin or religion a song is telling █ █ about, and this might give you more preference █ █ points, how the music sounds like. The album does █ █ not include any Tolkien stuff, as one might think █ █ about when seeing the cover art. Looks like █ █ Sauron, huh?! Anyway, the painting is rather fine, █ █ so what the heck... The lyrics are accompanied by █ █ old pictures of them chaos gods. The vocals are █ █ powerful enough bellowing, but sadly very █ █ unvarying. █ █ 'Gods of Chaos' feels the most varied of the █ █ band's works, or a least sharing that position █ █ with the previous full-length album. At most █ █ vicious, it slays; the opener and 'Badlands █ █ Terror' (respectively, Satan and North America) █ █ are simplistic, almost caveman-ish yet effective █ █ death metal pummeling, making one think of Master █ █ (no, not Satan, but the band, you know ?!), █ █ perhaps. Loads of double kick drumming and sawing █ █ guitars. 'Storm of Chaos' reminds of Swedish The █ █ Crown, being one of the speediest cuts here. █ █ However, the band know how to incorporate █ █ melodiousness into the game, without making it all █ █ lame. It often happens at the ending parts of a █ █ song, though, feeling somewhat disjointed here and █ █ there. 'Serpent in Flames' (Judaism) and the title █ █ track have some black metal style guitars (also █ █ less distorted ones) and vocals, that remind of █ █ Behemoth ans such. The thrash metal is most █ █ exposed on 'The Beast That Sieges Heaven' █ █ (Greece), but even it has some death metal in it. █ █ 'Opposer of Gods' (Egypt) is a slower piece, with █ █ some Morbid Angel and Nile nuances on it. Lead █ █ guitar sections add cool traits into music, █ █ sometimes reminding of Alex Skolnick or Kreator, █ █ for example. While the album was out in 2017, its █ █ spirit comes from the first half of 1990s. █ █ There are three different bonus tracks on █ █ different editions. The European one via Defense █ █ Records includes Terrordome cover 'Cross over █ █ Brazil'. Its title says a lot, as it's a crossover █ █ thrash song. Truly different to Chaos Synopsis █ █ stuff, as it is much more joyful. Brazilian CD █ █ release includes Andralls cover 'Cocaine', which █ █ fucking thrashes (while the Terrordome cover ain't █ █ bad, but...)! The Mexican edition includes the █ █ band's own song 'Serpent of the Nile', taken from █ █ the 2016 split EP with Terrordome, 'Intoxicunts'. █ █ It is pretty much in vein of this album's songs, █ █ with guitars with Egyptian vibe. █ █ Sound-wise the album is not good; this has been █ █ the band's stumbling block since the debut. The █ █ drums sound very mechanical at times. And the █ █ whole sounds hollow in a weird way. It is easy to █ █ pick every element from the mix, but generally it █ █ is not very powerful. Music-wise, it is generally █ █ good, if hardly mind-blowing at any point. There █ █ are great bits, but also a few bad ones; some █ █ riffs are too typical to shine through. Definitely █ █ above average, but not of classic material. And █ █ still not on par with the debut... █ ▓ ▓ ▒ ▒ ░ 1. Raising Hell 3:53 ░ ░ 2. Storm of Chaos 3:39 ░ ░ 3. Black God 4:56 ░ ░ 4. Serpent in Flames 5:58 ░ ░ 5. Opposer of Gods 3:44 ░ ░ 6. The Beast That Sieges Heaven 4:19 ░ ░ 7. Sixteen Scourges 4:04 ░ ░ 8. Badlands Terror 4:31 ░ ░ 9. Gods of Chaos 4:08 ░ ░ 10. 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