Immortal - All Shall Fall

Big, fat, quick, mechanic, polished, clear, soulless. That's how, to put it simple and in brief, the entire production on Immortal's All Shall Fall can be categorized.

There are various points of view that can apply to such a production yet in the end it's what I call the "Burger King Production". It looks all fat, clean, tasty, tempting and handed out quick to you... once digestion starts, you hear all those various sounds coming from the stomach and your shit smells like sewers. That's what All Shall Fall is all about. Your first few listens are just fine and the ear has no problems.. one more listen after that and it's whole different story.

1349 - Revelations of The Black Flame

It took me 10 seconds to know what to expect from this album sound wise. I always find it hilarious when a black metal band attempts doing some kind of a "dark ambient intro", not only it shows their lack of imagination but also demonstrates a serious lack of talent when it comes to non traditional approach to sound.

So what's the fuss all about? Tom G. Warrior?

I'd take the sound of any band's rehearsal at any time over the production of this album; over-clipping, over sound boosting and a sloppy way of sound capturing. The overall sound could have worked OK if the entire album was much slower, however the presence of the blast beats make it one big pile of annoying sounds.