Black Rivers Flow

Black Rivers Flow is the second album by the Wisconsin thrash metal band Lazarus A.D..[3]

Black Rivers Flow
Studio album by
Lazarus A.D.
ReleasedFebruary 1, 2011 (2011-02-01)
RecordedJuly–August 2010
GenreThrash metal, groove metal
Length41:48
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerChris Djuricic, James Murphy
Lazarus A.D. chronology
The Onslaught
(2007)		 Black Rivers Flow
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blabbermouth[2]

Track listing

All music by Lazarus A.D.

No.TitleLength
1."American Dreams"4:54
2."The Ultimate Sacrifice"4:54
3."The Strong Prevail"3:04
4."Black Rivers Flow"4:53
5."Casting Forward"3:57
6."Light a City (Up in Smoke)"3:49
7."Through Your Eyes"4:10
8."Beneath the Waves of Hatred"5:05
9."Eternal Vengeance"7:03
Total length:41:48

Personnel
  • Jeff Paulick – vocals, bass
  • Dan Gapen – lead guitar, vocals
  • Alex Lackner – guitars
  • Ryan Shutler – drums

Critical Reception

Critical reception was positive towards the album, usually rating it as similarly or just below the very positively reviewed The Onslaught.

AllMusic noted their change of genre from retro-thrash to groove metal, but praised it as an equally effective blend of music. While a lack of originality is suggested, the catchiness and slowed down riffs are both praised.[1]

Blabbermouth praised their change in style as making every song stand out without any evident weakness, particularly commenting on their "bigger hooks and every ounce of the aggression".[2]

As with other reviews, Exclaim! was appreciative of the new style, , suggesting hints of Metallica, Pantera, Death Angel and Ozzy making the "album ride a strangely attractive line between sounding entirely new yet being eerily familiar and aged". Exclaim! did argue that too many songs followed the same pace and that additional changes of rhythm would be beneficial - particularly as those few examples that did involve pace changes were amongst the best the album had to offer.[3]

References
  1. Black Rivers Flow at AllMusic
  2. Scott Alisoglu. "Black Rivers Flow review by Blabbermouth". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. Keith Carman (1 February 2011). "Review of Black Rivers Flow". Exclaim!. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
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