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European 2011 re-issue with one bonus track

Symphonic black metal will always be first and foremost associated with Norway, a locale that seems to spawn a new band sporting ghoulish face paint every bloody day. But by 2007, the style had long crossed over into other faraway territories, as evidenced by the emergence of Taiwan’s Chthonic. Already a sensation back home, the group — led by singer Freddy Lim — has been issuing albums on a regular basis in Taiwan since 1998. But it wasn’t until 2006 that Chthonic issued their first proper U.S. release, Seediq Bale. The album starts in a metallic onslaught in what seems to be your standard/pro-sounding symphonic metal — no big surprises or detours — as evidenced by such ditties as “Progeny of Rmdax Tasing” and “Bloody Gaya Fulfilled.” However this is a band that mix lyrics in English, Japanese and Taiwanese — but since most of Lim’s vocals are growled, he could be speaking in Martian, and you wouldn’t know the difference.

Track list:
1. Progeny Of Rmdax Tasing
2. Indigenous Laceration
3. Enthrone
4. Bloody Gaya Fulfilled
5. The Gods Weep
6. Where The Utux Ancestors Wait
7. Exultant Suicide
8. Banished Into Death
9. Quasi Putrefaction
10. Painkiller-Judas Priest cover