I have been a fan of Morbid Cross for a bit now. Before I listened to Disciples of The Goat, I expected the sound they always went to; furious thrash. It was so and beyond that beginning thought. As I first listen to any Morbid Cross song, I always pay attention to all the instruments and vocals. All of the riffs sound catchy and original,the guitar solos are insane. Nothing seems re-used. Besides the thrashy approach, there are more death and groove elements that are used on this record. Drums are still thrashy but includes some extras. Zach's voice is perfect for Morbid Cross . In this record, he has emotion in all the songs, it creates a haunting and savage tone. To top all this off, the production is very appropriate. It just means that this album was produced just clean enough. It minds the treble more than the bass, which, is a nice change of routine to my ears, after listening to so many metal albums that just wants to be 'heavy'. Of course, there is bass, and it's listenable. It does rumble like crazy and it's certainly necessary to make this record what it is. Excuse me for repeating a same simile, but the sound of this album, it's like a knife. The production of this album makes the guitar-drum-vocal combo sound like an audio equivalent of razor-sharp, sterile, shining knife that's yet to be blood-stained. Am I making sense? I hope so. This is Morbid Cross at their best.
Killing Songs: All of them !!
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Review by Paul Caravasi
