Today's album is The Body's Christs, Redeemers. It probably would make more sense to review this album if Jesse Ventura died, but he didn't. Is it weird that he was a governor for a while? Was the Ultimate Warrior a governor? Should he have been?
1. "I, The Mourner of Perished Days". This starts off angelic. The lady singing sounds like she is singing a lullaby in a cloud as angels swirl by her. As it goes on, something begins to creep in. Something that shouldn't be here. The swirl is getting louder, drowning out the lullaby. It's chaos. And it prevails.
2. "To Attempt Openness". Metal doom crunch guitars, with a chorus of angels. There's a lot of fuzz going on with the guitars. Halfway through, vocal screaming starts. It's the sound of someone trapped, yelling for help. Different screams follow. These are a little more threatening. The drums sound like an ancient tribe ritual. These sounds are pretty cool so far.
3. "Melt Away". Gloom. The sound of assisted breathing. Maybe on a boat? Definitely creepy. Clear vocals say something about "This being one of those days". It's pretty clear, but I still can't understand what exactly what is said. This triggers more doom accompanied with the angel choir. According to Jesse "The Body" Ventura's finishing moves were the body breaker and the inverted bear hug.
4. "An Altar or a Grave". Doom guitars contrasted with a string section. This one sounds nice and dreary at the same time. Is it an altar or a grave? Quick key change makes me think it's a grave. The niceness has vanished. But only momentarily. The angel choir reemerges to bring the balance back. This song is a slow-paced volleyball song where nobody wins.
5. "Failure to Desire to Communicate". This starts off like The Body's interpretation of thrash. The vocals sound like a guy screaming from the top of a building that is a couple blocks away. The guitars sound like a collapsing building. At the 1:45 mark, this song pauses with the sounds of an emergency test. After the test, the struggle continues. Solid, unexpected breakup.
6. "Night of Blood in a World Without End". Good song title. Starts with a cello (?). Hopefully a cello. The singer from the first track is back, lullabying. The lullaby seems to trigger the buildup of something awful again.
7. "Prayers Unanswered". Unless you prayed for your prayers to be unanswered? Roof screamer is back on this one. I wonder what he prayed for. The screaming ends eventually and is replaced by the sound of a television broadcast. Possibly a satanic television broadcast.
8. "Denial of the Species". This one sounds like an alien invasion. But the aliens are different from those seen in Men in Black. I'm thinking they are more like this. This song ends in a crazy clash of strings.
9. "Shrouded". Static intro. Or maybe it's rain. Maybe both. Thunderish sounding drums. Or possibly it's a bomb. The static cuts in and out.
10. "Bearer of Bad Tidings". Song starts out with more of the same. Doom guitars, roof screaming. About 2 minutes in it turns into a Wolf Eyes song. Which is pretty cool.
Grade: 3 out of 5 decapitated goats
Top Tracks:
1. To Attempt Openness
2. Failure to Desire to Communicate
3. Denial of the Species
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