Critical reception
The album has received mixed to positive reviews upon its release. Scott Alisoglu, writing for Blabbermouth.net, gave it a 7 out of 10, saying that "[it] offers a range of variations on that classic Scandinavian theme, not least of which includes a good amount of black 'n roll, straight-up grooves, some gothic shading and creative oddities, making for an album that stands apart from the pack, if not always in a way that will pull the listener in for the long term".[3] MetalReviews.com was more critical of the album, giving it a 73 out of 100 and calling it a "fun album at best, not a brilliant one. Big Boss is on decent form, his malevolent deep growl as hair-raising as ever, yet the songwriting is somewhat lacking, being adequate rather than full of the spinechilling anthems that we've come to expect from the band".[4] Metal Blogs praised the album for its mixture of genres such as black metal, sludge metal and punk rock, but criticized the length of its intro track, ultimately giving it a 14 out of 20.[5]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Big Boss.
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1. | "Introprincipio" | 5:53 |
2. | "In Nomine Sathanas" (feat. Nergal and Erik Danielsson) | 2:49 |
3. | "Legacy of Ancestors" | 3:42 |
4. | "Revenge of Hell" | 4:30 |
5. | "Darksome Prophet" | 3:45 |
6. | "Fiery Message" (feat. Erik Danielsson) | 5:18 |
7. | "Son of Satan" | 3:24 |
8. | "His Coming" | 4:41 |
9. | "Greetings from the Abyss" (feat. Nergal) | 2:57 |
10. | "The Apocalypse" (feat. Daniel Řeřucha) | 5:44 |
Personnel
- Big Boss (Jiří Valter) – vocals, drums (track 2), production
- Marek "Ashok" Šmerda – guitar, production
- Igor Hubík – bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Paul Dread (Pavel Kubát) – drums
- Daniel Řeřucha – vocals (track 10)
- Erik Danielsson – additional vocals (tracks 2 and 6), cover art
- Nergal (Adam Darski) – additional vocals (tracks 2 and 9)
- Blasphemer (Rune Eriksen) – guitar (track 6)
References
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- Big Boss
- Alesh A.D.
- Igor Hubík
- Paul Dread
- Jan Konečný
- Petr Hošek
- Mr. Zet
- Dr. Fé
- Black Drum
- Mr. Cross
- Mr. Death
- Mr. D.A.N.
- René Kostelňák
- Ashok
- Poison
- Deadly
- Peter Hrnčiřík
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Studio albums | |
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Extended plays | |
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Live albums and videos |
- The Devil's Diary
- Capturing Sweden: Live in Falkenberg
- Viginti Quinque Annis in Scæna
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Compilations | |
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Singles |
- "7 černých jezdců" / "666"
- "Hřbitov"
- "Aposiopesis"
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