Carpet - Ceremonial Oath

Description: Artist: Ceremonial Oath / Audio CD released 1995-07-07 at Black Sun / 1.The Day I Buried / 2.Dreamsong / 3.Carpet / ... more

Carpet - Ceremonial Oath ... 4.The Shadowed End / 5.One of Us / Nightshade / 6.Immortalized / 7.Hallowed Be Thy Name (Iron Maiden cover)

Newest Review: ... death metal, and this isn't helped by a rather weak production job that renders the whole thing a lot less forceful than was ... more

... presumably intended, affecting the drums the most significantly. This means that their death metal cover of Iron Maiden's 'Hallowed Be Thy Name' ends up significantly less heavy than the original, leaving the rasped vocals of Anders Fridén sounding almost sarcastic as a result. It's not all bad, and even though none of the songs are particularly memorable themselves, it's a pleasant listening experience for half an hour that should satisfy fans of early Dark Tranquillity, back when Fridén was handling their vocals d...more

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Carpet - Ceremonial Oath: Carpet (312 words)
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Remembered less for their music and more for their status as one of the early Swedish melodic death metal bands, back when the genre was still finding its feet, Ceremonial Oath are an interesting band, even if their material itself is rather lacking (based on this album at least). With a surprisingly strong focus on lead guitars above all else, this is melodic even more melodic death metal, and this isn't helped by a rather weak production job that renders the whole thing a lot less forceful than was presumably intended, affecting the drums the most significantly. This means that their death metal cover of Iron Maiden's 'Hallowed Be Thy Name' ends up ... Read the complete review