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DEATH
Review: Symbolic Magazine: Heavy Oder Was!? / Germany Written by: Armin Schäfer Published: May/June 1995 |
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In the early 80’s Death's “Scream Bloody Gore” and Possessed's “Seven Churches” created a metal style that would lead the metal scene into the future. With the aggression of the first album and further technicality developed over the past 10 years, the guys around “evil” Chuck Schuldiner and “barrelman” Gene Hoglan present their newest offering, a masterpiece known as "Symbolic". This album worked out perfectly in every way. From the powerful production, Chuck’s vastly improved vocal parts, to the songwriting (which left little to be desired), non-entities like Dismember or Deicide will turn white with envy about the brutality of this disc. The old masters of Death educate the Death-wannabees with an hour of powerful, first class, perfectly composed music. What Chuck & Co already managed to bring about in the beginning of the last decade -to bring alive a directing style- appears to have been repeated. “Symbolic” will certainly be decisive for every disc in this genre. And to be honest: I doubt whether there will be an album the coming years that can come anywhere close to this masterpiece. Obvious consequence: 12 out of 12 points and as for that: BUY IT!!!
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