Skeletonwitch - Beyond The Permafrost (#4167)

metalgod · **Joined:** Thu Sep 16, 2004 12:50 am **Posts:** 5515

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Skeletonwitch - Beyond The Permafrost
Hell Man - You gotta figure this one out yourseves!
Quoted: 96 / 100

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Jason369 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 01, 2008 1:23 am

I'm listening to the samples on the bands myspace page right now and holy shit my ears are loving it!:dio: This album just made it to the top of my "albums I need to buy" list!

Afro Lint · **Joined:** Sun Aug 19, 2007 2:30 am **Posts:** 1212

Album of the month! :omfg:

Oh, nevermind; it's just Ross. :lame:

noodles · **Posted:** Tue Jan 01, 2008 2:11 am

their debut is some of the worst stuff i've ever heard but I'll have to look into this 'cause I've heard lots of good stuff about it o.o

TheOctavarius · **Posted:** Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:25 am

Afro Lint wrote:

Album of the month! :omfg:

Oh, nevermind; it's just Ross. :lame:

Ross, srsly; where do you dig this shit up?

Azrael · **Posted:** Tue Jan 01, 2008 3:48 pm

actually, judging from the stuff on their myspace it's pretty good (http://www.myspace.com/skeletonwitch). probably the best band you got your panties in a twist over, and head-and-shoulders above Ajdath and the like

so, yeah, check it out. fast paced thrash/heavy metal with just a bit of black metal.

traptunderice · **Posted:** Tue Jan 01, 2008 10:51 pm

Incredibly awesome album with an honest review but a little bit high of a rating. I highly recommend this to at least check it out. It's not tremendously technical or progressive but it is a straightforward awesome genre spanning metal that its hard not to like. I recommend to everyone to give it an honest objective listen.

Afro Lint · **Joined:** Sun Aug 19, 2007 2:30 am **Posts:** 1212

Aw, did someone get mad over my post? :rolleyes:

Azrael · **Posted:** Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:07 am

traptunderice wrote:

I highly recommend this to at least check it out. It's not tremendously technical or progressive but it is a straightforward awesome genre spanning metal that its hard not to like. I recommend to everyone to give it an honest objective listen.

completely agreed (i mean, i only heard the two songs on myspace, but you know what i mean).

Afro Lint · **Joined:** Sun Aug 19, 2007 2:30 am **Posts:** 1212

This band is paint-by-numbers death thrash with metalcore frosting. Decent, but no masterpiece. Surely not hard to label, either.

traptunderice · **Posted:** Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:05 am

Afro Lint wrote:

This band is paint-by-numbers death thrash with metalcore frosting. Decent, but no masterpiece. Surely not hard to label, either.

Not mad. Never said it was hard to label either. The album simply has melodeath and blackened thrash interlaced throughout it. I never noticed any metalcore but either way it obviously spans genres since you mentioned death, thrash and metalcore.

Mintrude · **Posted:** Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:12 am

I'm intrigued. I will check out some samples.

DanielSan · **Posted:** Wed Jan 02, 2008 3:37 am

Paint by numbers? Fuck no...This is great....one of the most refreshing albums I've heard all year....I'm gonna buy this one for sure... :dio:

heatseeker · **Posted:** Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:52 pm

I really liked the two songs on the MySpace page--it's on the wishlist. I don't know if it's gonna be a 96 for me, but it definitely sounds killer.

I can kind of see where Ken's coming from, though...there are a lot of bands that do thrash with death vocals like these guys are doing. Iron Maiden melodies and solos add something different, though, and the music is killer even if it's not the most original thing ever. I don't really see a lot of black metal at all, though...

RedHawk · **Joined:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:19 am **Posts:** 367

I just checked out their myspace page....You guys were right in how difficult it is to fit their music into a certain genre. "Limb from Limb" is definitely a killer track ("Upon Wings of Black" was good but not great). Nevertheless im checking this album out!

Jeff@Metalreviews · **Posted:** Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:17 pm

Mintrude wrote:

I'm intrigued. I will check out some samples.

You have one fucked up avatar dude! :omfg:

GeneralDiomedes · **Posted:** Sun Dec 20, 2009 1:02 am

Deserving of the score IMO. If you like neck bobbing thrashy riffs coming at you left and right interspersed with melodic guitar harmonies, you'll like this. Musicianship is top notch.

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