Belphegor Nuclear Blast Records Updated: 05/13/08
With such an over-the-top CD title as Bondage Goat Zombie, one can only anticipate with fiendish glee another masterwork of devastation for the blackened death horde known as Belphegor. On this, their seventh outing, the Austrian based band delivers one of the strongest extreme metal albums of the year. Dealing primarily with the works of the infamous Marquis de Sade, the songs found within will leave a lasting impression with their dark subject matter and whiplash musical presentation.
With lyrics in English, German, and Latin, Belphegor embark on a hellish journey filled with chilling, mind-jolting atmospherics guaranteed to send the casual listener into cardiac arrest. Kicking off the sinister festivities with the demented title cut, Belphegor blasts the tunes out at you with relentless, machine gun precision. Stigma Diabolicum, Justine: Soaked In Blood, and Armageddon's Road are amongst the perilous delights to be found on their latest hell-bound adventure. At the very top of their form, Belphegor has left their decadent trademark on the metal community with Bondage Goat Zombie. A definite genre classic!
(Kenneth Morton)
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