![]() ![]() Even founder and helmsman David Nuss seemed unsure about the band's future in inteviews, but as it's become apparent, there's plenty more source material to mine and corners of the world to invade with song and strangeness. At first, it seemed as though Restored to One would be marked down in the book of rock history as a one-off project, albeit one of its more intriguing entries. This is Sabbath Assembly's second recorded outing, and one that comes as a bit of a surprise to anyone who paid attention to their first release and the ensuing spate of live shows and festival appearances that followed. ![]() "Christ, You Bring the End" is not exactly "The Lord's Prayer", but then again, the Gnostic rhetoric of the Process Church of the Final Judgment inhabits realms that stretch far beyond that homely little church in Tabernacle, New Jersey. It's a bit of a headfuck listening to poppy tunes that wouldn't have been out of place in the opening minutes of the dreaded Catholic school classes of my youth, and yet those clear, angelic voices are singing sweetly of Lucifer and the end of days. Taken out of context, these songs sound sweet, gentle, and utterly innocuous once their esoteric origins are factored in, though, there's something about those clear notes, jaunty gospel shuffles, and heavenly uplifted voices that's downright unnerving. Her dry, matter-of-fact proclamations about the nature of love, death, God, and Satan float in and out of the flowery arrangements like an old black crow worrying a brace of songbirds. The addition of Throbbing Gristle's Genesis P-Orridge as "High Priest(ess)" (or narrator, if you hate fun) adds a wild element to the proceedings. arranged an entire record around the teachings and liturgy of a doomed apocalyptic cult? The evil that men do is far more frightening than the bleakest Biblical story or children's fable, and Sabbath Assembly tap into that rotten inner core in a disarmingly palatable way. Sure, garbled odes to Baphomet are cool and all, but when's the last time Gaahl et al. To be fair, the music is about as far from metal as it is possible to go before morphing into Mumford & Sons, but the intent is more sinister than any Gorgoroth recording. That's why an entity like Sabbath Assembly puzzles as much as it intrigues- those unearthly purveyors of both darkness and light are not only welcome, but celebrated in joyous hymn. ![]() Satan worship is nearly a given in certain subgenres (lookin' at you, black metal) and a near-universal scorn for religious dogma fuels a good number of thrash, death, grind, and otherwise records. While "Christian metal" is somehow still a thing, its converse is far more prevalent. The Lyrics of Taking Dawn's "This is Madness" make references to the movie "300".Heavy metal and the church have always been uneasy bedfellows.In the other hand, "Shattering the Skies Above" is the first song officially recorded and released by Trivium with then-drummer Nick Augusto."Raw Dog" is the last song officially recorded and released by Dream Theater with former drummer Mike Portnoy before quitting the band.Track 7, by the Turtlenecks, was released as a bonus download, with purchase of the Ultimate Edition only. It was also included in the God of War III: Ultimate Editions released in Australia and Europe. It was released for purchase on Ma, and was included in the God of War III: Ultimate Edition released in North America on March 16, 2010. It features six major artists from RoadRunner Records, a rock/metal based music label owned by Warner Bros. God of War: Blood & Metal is a heavy metal/rock inspired soundtrack EP, released as a digital download for God of War III. ![]()
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