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Necronomicon (can) -Pharaoh Of Gods cd

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Montreal based Death Metal act, mentored by Rob ‘The Witch’, debuted with the 1991 demo ‘Morbid Ritual’. Their first full-length debut, 1998’s ‘Pharaoh Of Gods’, would be recorded at Peter Pan Studios and issued by Hypnotic Records as a limited 1000 run. On the cover graces an apparition above the pyramids, and an immediate Nile-feeling emerges. However, we mustn’t forget we’re before the total explosion of the Nile hype, which happened to a greater extent in 2000, with the release of ‘Black Seeds Of Vengeance’. Music-wise there are also not as many connections with Nile as you’d think. Ok, both play Death Metal, but Necronomicon finds itself more in the Morbid Angel corner than the faster work of Nile. Also, there are not so much Egyptian instrumental passages. Instead, Necronomicon reproduces the ancient, dark, atmospheres by use of keyboards and female chants, however mostly in intros. The guitar work is mainly right out of the Morbid Angel school, with excellent drums. A point of specific interest is the oriental riffing that can be found on some tracks (for instance ‘Egypt, The Red Earth’), which contribute just as much or maybe even more to the ancient atmospheres than the keyboards do. Probably the best description of ‘Pharaoh Of Gods’ would be stargate death metal; ancient Egyptian-influenced Death Metal. This cd was remastered and re-released by Unique Leader records in 2001 and I can see why they were interested to re-release it. This is truly one of the most spirited releases in Death Metal I have heard. Necronomicon might not be entirely original at first impression, but contains tons of treasures for the ones willing to explore their music. ‘Pharaoh Of The Gods’ is definitely something that should be brought under the attention of the Metal masses! This is the original Hypnotic records release

Track listing:
1. Revelation
2. The Guardian
3. The Silver Key
4. Egypt, The Red Earth
5. Initiation
6. Pharaoh Of Gods
7. The Symbol Of Life
8. Becoming the Hands That Carry The Spirit
9. The Daring One (Akhnaton)

Additional information

Label

Hypnotic

Release Year

Catalogue Number

HYP 1073