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Most people into metal these days know about the band Witchery.
What they don't know is where they came from, and Satanic Slaughter
is the answer. "The Early Years: Dawn of Darkness" is
two former releases by Satanic Slaughter on one disk. This includes
their self-titled release "Satanic Slaughter" and "Land
of the Unholy Souls." This disk has twenty-five tracks for
over sixty-seven minutes of music. The sound is similar to Witchery
but less technical and more raw, and these songs were recorded at
Unisound Studios by no other than Dan Swano. But, the more simplistic
sound didn't seem to grab my attention like Witchery, and the rawness
of the recording didn't help either. Not that this is a bad band
or untalented, its far from that, it's just the early music of a
band. Most bands progress in one direction or another, I just prefer
Witchery. I did have a few songs that I liked, and they include:
"Breath of the Serpent That Rules the Cold World," "Nocturnal
Presence," "I'll Await my Lord," "Demon's Feast,"
"Breath of the Serpent That Rules the Cold World (From the
second CD)," and "One Night in Hell." It's always
good to see where a band comes from, but sometimes the present is
better. Rating: 69 |
