MALEVOLENT CREATION - The Ten
Commandments
R/C
Records
This
one (as a debut) just reigns supreme, it's about as good as 'Retribution' maybe
even a bit better! Just laying the foundation here in the early 90's, they
pretty much killed it here! The chunky riffs and sick production owns this
debut. Not saying that each and every following album is as good, but a lot of
them are. Bret Hoffman (RIP) was awesome on vocals. Things without him just
aren't the same. Here he simply shows his range in the vocal department. Love
his screams! The music augments the rest of the album and the mixing was really
good! I think the guitar was significant on here, too.
The
tempos changed up, but mainly the guitars were quick riffs that were very
catchy! They seemed to hit home on each track. The leads were adequate and the
vocals fit the music really well. I think the music and the vocals were the
best parts of this album. Everything just fit into place and was
uncompromising. It's a definite favorite of mine. It really hits home with
everything. They seemed to fit the guitars with the vocals just right and the
screaming was self-evident. Just the vocals made the band interesting, to me at
least. Without Bret, they're not Malevolent Creation.
I
shied away from the lyrical concepts just kept it to the music. That's what
makes the most difference to me in an LP. So to recap, Malevolent Creation just
scores home on here and is literally amazing. Some of the leads I'll admit were
shrieking and sick, though the rhythm guitar were the main highlights in terms
of the music. But yeah, to be honest, I haven't heard an album from them that surpasses
this one except 'Retribution'. As I stated, that's the only other one in the
90's per their discography that surpasses the debut. 'Stillborn' didn't cut it
and their later releases after 'Retribution' just weren't as good.
Own
this CD today! If it isn't in your archives already, that is. It's not
available on Spotify, but you can listen to it on YouTube. If you still have a
CD player, get this one! First try it out, I'll admit that it is slow in the
beginning till it really hits you! I would have to say that 'The Ten
Commandments' will remain to be one of my favorite Malevolent Creation releases
ever because of its' innovation, originality, uncompromising and
noteworthiness. They tear up your speakers on here. So get prepared for a
brutal annihilation upon hearing this! They will take charge on this one here!
It's amazing!
Ryan
“Death8699” Fanucchi
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