Riders Of The Apocalypse - Demonoid

A surprisingly fierce release from members of symphonic metal leaders Therion, the only release thus far from Demonoid doesn't return to Therion's early death metal days, but rather pays homage to the classic Swedish death metal tradition as a whole, with a strong basis in thrash. A concept album concerning the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the devastation they wreak, this is an album that seriously impresses when performing at high velocity, but becomes deathly dull when slowing down in songs like '14th Century Plague' and the tedious ten-minute finale 'Death.' The performance is impressive all-round, if derivative of earlier bands, and it's ...  Read the complete review