REVIEW: JUDAS ISCARIOT - TO EMBRACE THE CORPSES BLEEDING

 

JUDAS ISCARIOT - TO EMBRACE THE CORPSES BLEEDING (Red Stream Recs., 2001)

Produced by Akhenaten

Recorded by Akhenaten

Artwork by C. Szpajdel

Tracks: 1- I awoke to a night of Pain and Carnage, 2- Bathed in Clouds of Blood, 3- Terror from the Eastern Sky, 4- Where Eagles Cry and Vultures Laugh, 5- In the Valley of Death, I am Their King, 6- With Lust and Murder for our Drink, 7- Behold the Lamb of God Descending, 8- Spectral Dance of the Macabre, 9- The Dead Burst Forth from their Tombs

Judas Iscariot has become a legend in the underground in this years. The main man here is called Akhenaten and he is risponsible for all the music contained here and all the lyrics, helped only by session drummer called Cryptic Winter. Speaking about the music, the one contained here is pure raw black metal full of hate and anger. With hyper speed blast beats and trollish vocals, in the vein of bands like Ezurate. One thing that I would like Akhenaten to do is to mix the guitars a little bit louder and maybe the drums too (not the cymbals which are clearer enough). There are super fast runs with the guitars and some riffs that are more catchy and rhythmic but the main thing here is hate and speed. Even if there are slower tracks where i think the best of Judas Iscariot lies. Lovers of the style will be pleased with this release from this cult project/ band. And maybe with a better sound Judas Iscariot´s music will be more appreciated. Favorite tracks: "Bathed in Clouds of Blood", " Spectral Dance of the Macabre" (with a really catchy guitar riff!!!) and " In the Valley of Death, I am their King". Contact: www.redstream.org