Immolation-Kingdom of Conspiracy Review

Immolation-Kingdom of Conspiracy (2013 Nuclear Blast Records)

Tracklist:

1-Kingdom of Conspiracy

2-Bound To Order

3-Keep The Silence

4-God Complex

5-Echoes Of Despair

6-Indoctrinate

7-The Great Sleep

8-A Spectacle Of Lies

9-Serving Divinity

10-All That Awaits Us

How many times do you see an ad or hear a promo for newer bands labeling themselves as old school death metal only to hear a bunch of noise with horrible death/black/hardcore vocals that go into one long overdrawn breakdown? Take a deep breath because the old school has returned! One of the most technical death metal bands of all time is back! Immolation debut, Dawn Of Possession, came out in 1991. Many bands stick to a formula that works for them, and becomes redundant. Kingdom Of Conspiracy is no doubt Immolation. The blast beats, the crushing guitars, the crushing vocals! It is the way that they do it that sets Immolation apart from the rest. They have the weirdest time and tempo changes ever. The guitars ripping all over the place and the drums following the guitars, leading up to the classic Immolation twang! Robert Vigna may be the best , if not one of the most technical and complete death metal guitarists of all time. The drums are tight and feel like a hammer repeatedly pounding you over the head, while Ross belts out his message with such a sound of disgust. Very rarely do I put an album on and listen to it front to back. I have listened to Kingdom Of Conspiracy four times all the way through and like it more and more each time. It is so hard  to say which songs really stick out, as they are all great. Keep the silence doesn't keep the listener waiting. Right from the beginning the guitars are crushing and wailing, with the drums pounding the listener into submission.

Overall I give this album 10 out of 10. There are no weak tracks on the album. There is no filler material either. Kingdom Of Conspiracy kept me interested each time I listened to it. If your a fan of death metal done right then do yourself a favor and pick up Kingdom Of Conspiracy!