Review of Necronomicon - "Advent of the Human God"
SYMPHONIC SEVERITY'S RESURRECTION
By: Geoff Teach
Extreme-symphonic metal has existed for many years now, but lately, the oft-overlooked subgenre has been enjoying a resurgence. With the rise in popularity of acts such as Behemoth, Erimha, and Fleshgod Apocalypse (plus Cradle of Filth’s recent return to prominence), extreme-symphonic metal’s relevance seems to be growing in strength with each passing month.
And now, originating from the upper-Nordic reaches of Sanguenay, Quebec, a Montreal-transplanted trio is returning with their first full-length in three years to further cement the subgenre’s reemergence. In less than two weeks’ time, Necronomicon will set loose Advent of the Human God (Season of Mist) upon the world, and with the delivery of this eleven-track monster, Necronomicon seek to keep the momentum flowing in the right direction for extreme-symphonic metal.
Bold, dark, and decadent, Advent of the Human God is an estimable and accomplished effort from the corpse-painted Canadian ternion. With bevies of blast-beats and scads of towering symphonic scores, songs such as the title-track “Advent of the Human God”, “Unification of the Four Pillars”, “(I) Bringer of Light”, and “Alchemy of the Avatar” stand out as the most masterful cuts on the album, and when listened to as a whole, Necronomicon’s Advent of the Human God is an excellent and carefully crafted oeuvre that deserves every positive critique that it should soon receive.
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