The Last Supper

I was expecting a totally different Belphegor on this release, but instead we get the same Belphegor signature sound from the start. Catchy melodies, low death grunts, shrieked vocals, mid paced blast beats, etc. You can hear some cannibal corpse influences in the low growling here (Butchered At Birth era), and shrieked vocals reminiscent of Kreator (Pleasure To Kill era). The songs are catchy and memorable, especially for their debut album. Right from the start, this album slays. At times, the songs can be a straight up American death metal onslaught, then black metal atmospheres at times (The end of March of the Death especially), also some keyboards place tastefully to build up the atmosphere, some doom-like passages here and there, and at times, grindcore can rear its head (the verse of The Last Supper, for example).

The songs are brimming with energy and the band sounds very inspired, which makes this release a lot more memorable and great to play. My only complaints is that the bass is kind of low in the mix (Like most Metal bands), but you can still hear it at times, or if you carefully listen you can hear it, and the drums are somewhat low in the mix, but other than that, a great album by Belphegor. I would get the re-release for the demo tracks to hear what Belphegor sounded like before this album was released, and even then, they still showed how great they were, and the covers Outbreak of Evil originally by Sodom, which is very good, having a much more grind feel and a great cover. Another cover Sabbath Bloody Sabbath originally by Black Sabbath is also very well done and interesting to have a death metal flavor to it. The production is raw and provides a much more intense atmosphere to the music, and is well done.

My personal favorites off this album is the title track, Impalement Without Mercy, Engulfed In Eternal Frost (The most black metal oriented track here), and Drown In Excrement, but ALL of the songs here are very good. Definitely get the re-release, I cant decide which Belphegor album is better because they are ALL very good. I recommend it to Belphegor fans who haven't this album in general, and blackened death metal fans in general as well.