Mortal Throne of Nazarene

Nothing happens twice. Apparently...because such a theory in the case of Incantation somehow does not suit - which will be discussed in more detail in a moment. It's interesting that "Mortal Throne Of Nazarene" was released in 1994, when death metal was getting worse and a large part of bands from this trend were dying or departing into unconvincing experiments. Meanwhile, the John McEntee's band apparently did not care about the trends prevailing at the time (which will become characteristic for them) and they decided to record an album...even more underground! It would seem, after all, that everything about the cavernous death metal has already been said in case of "Onward To Golgotha"...

Oh but no! The music on "Mortal..." shows that a lot could be done in this matter, and at the same time to keep the meaning and introduce a completely new quality. They managed to get even more putrid, abnormal, with morbid melodies and with classic death metal structures. Moreover, Craig Pillard created some of the most inhuman vocals in Incantation history on this album! - ultra-illegible and blending into other instruments (this is not a complaint). The effects turned out to be very peculiar, but also very intriguing, because "Mortal Throne Of Nazarene" is an incredibly heavy, dingy and unfriendly album - even for a death/doom.

In short, John McEntee's band (with a new bassist - Dan Kamp) on "Mortal..." went over themselves and created the material almost maximum underground ("almost" - because later they also managed to develop this formula into various, interesting directions). All of the songs emanate the same dose of evil and obscurantism, with an obvious indication of "Essence Ablaze", "Emaciated Holy Figure" or the hit "The Ibex Moon", although it should also be clearly noted that on "Mortal..." they break down (most of the most) by "Demonic Incarnate" and "Abolishment Of Immaculate Serenity", in which the concentration of hell exceeds any limits - as if the band really came to the devil.

In this way, on "Mortal Throne Of Nazarene" Americans from Incantation confirmed that they were able to record an equally outstanding cd as "Onward To Golgotha", and at the same time different and bringing a lot of changes. Not a common thing with such underground sounding albums!

Originally on: https://subiektywnymetal.blogspot.com/2021/08/incantation-mortal-throne-of-nazarene.html