Reverend Bizarre – Death is glory…Now

Best of/Compilation, Spinefarm
2009

Collection of rare Split / EP tracks.

Disc 1:
Track 1 from the split with Orodruin,
Track 2 from the split with Ritual Steel,
Track 3 from the split with Minotauri,
Track 4 & 5 from the “Thulsa Doom” EP,
Track 6 from the “Knock ‘Em Down To Size” sampler.

Disc 2:
Track 1 from the split with Ratto ja Lehtisalo,
Track 2 & 6 from the “Dark World/Deceiver” EP,
Track 3 from the split with Mannhai,
Track 4 from the split with Mr Velcro Fastener,
Track 5 from the split with Kuolema,
Track 7 from the split with Electric Wizard.

Disc 1
1.    Demons Annoying me    17:50
2.    Blood Satans Claw    08:31
3.    Apocalyptic Riders    07:35
4.    The Tree of Suffering    06:23
5.    The Children of Doom    08:28
6.    Odinns Men    02:39

Disc 2
1.    From the Void II    11:04
2.    Dark World (Saint Vitus cover)    06:40
3.    Broken Vows (Pentagram cover)    04:44
4.    Bend (Mr Velcro Fastener cover)    10:30
5.    Rotestilaulu (Simo Salminen cover)    04:30
6.    Deceiver (Judas Priest cover)    03:52
7.    The Gate Of Nanna (Beherit cover)    11:27
Total playing time    01:44:13

Genre: Doom Metal (traditional, classical)
Lyrical themes: Doom, Misery, Occultism, Various Homages
Origin: Finland

Last known line-up
Sir Albert Witchfinder (Sami Hynninen) – Bass, Vocals (Armanenschaft, Azrael Rising, The Candles Burning Blue, KLV, Lohja SS, March 15, Orne, Punisment, The Puritan)
Father Peter Vicar (Kimi Kärki) – Guitars (Lord Vicar, Orne)
Monsieur Earl of Void (Jari Pohjonen) – Drums, additional guitars (Ivory Graves, KLV, Orne)
Former/past member:
Juippi (Juha-Petteri Lundqvist) – Drums (1995-97)

Nu ca aveam alte asteptari, da’ albumul rupe in bucati marunte, fasii, firimituri si ce plv mai doreste. Cine gusta sonoritati de traditional doom, din care urla, rage, pute, explodeaza, a black sabbath-ul anilor 70-72, in acelasi timp suficient de originale si non-repetitive, asta e albumul. Ca fiecare material marca Reverend Bizarre, de altfel.
V-ati lamurit ce-i cu el, colectie de piese rare, aparute pe split-uri si EP-uri de-a lungul vremii. Si ca e o trupa care are vreo 8 split-uri si 5 EP-uri. Deci material suficient, care era pacat sa se piarda si sa n-ajunga decat la urechile maniacilor. Asta pe discul I.

Discul 2, de cover-uri? Pai luati de exemplu cover-ul Saint Vitus si va garantez ca iesiti afara sau pe geam, la ce sufocant este. Coveru Pentagram e si el de retinut, mie de exemplu mi s-a facut dor rau de ei. Deceiveru nu mi-a placut, imi place mai mult originalul, trebuie sa recunosc. Beheritu e de-ti ucizi insii de prin preajma si refuzi apoi sa te sinucizi. Celelalte nu le cunosc.

De remarcat versatilitatea vocii lui Sir Albert, care fara sa imite deloc vocea, chiar in tentativele de inalte, are ceva ozzy-an. Iar in coveru beherit, a reusit sa-mi cam scoale paru de pe ceafa. Instrumentatia simplista, dar nu simpla, de fapt, invers dimpotriva suficient de rafinata si-n tonurile saptezeciste, desi avem de-a face cu materiale din sec. XXI, deja.

Iar daca n-ati ascultat niciodata Reverend Bizarre, sunteti de compatimit.
http://www.myspace.com/reverendbizarre
http://reverend.shows.it/

P.S.: Odinns Men este incredibil de misto…