Satan-Atom To Atom
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
In many ways, “Atom to Atom” is a step up from the band’s last album, “Life Sentence”, and that’s saying a lot considering the album boasted rave reviews from both zines and Metal Archives alike. Admittedly, I found myself a tad bored during the first two tracks, entitled “Farewell Evolution-1” and “Fallen Savior”, but Satan soon made up for it with the third track on the album, “Ruination”. Definitely stand out track on the album, “Ruination” is reminiscent of Paul Di’Anno’s solo works, featuring epically smooth, clean vocals, and melodic guitar solos that bordered on hypnotic. The album continues on this upswing, ultimately leaving listeners in a haze of arpeggios. There is a bit of a cheese factor toward the end, in songs like “The Fall of Persophone” and “Bound in Emnity”, but the band makes up for it by injecting blistering riffs into the songs that’ll make you want to punch your dad’s friend in the face. Overall, “Atom to Atom” is a solid release. A classic in the making. By Tabitha Payne
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Hornwood Fell-Yheri
★ ★ ★
Hornwood Fell are really talented as heard in "These Trees Are Watching". This is by far one of the best pieces of their CD, and from this you can hear just how immensely talented these guys truly are. However, this is not enough to be a top contender. Although, these guys have huge potential. When you listen to "Them" you can see what I mean, because they can probably rival contemporary bands that copy Opeth, but right now they have not demonstrated enough melodic composition that can get them out of the heard to the lead position in the pack of Black Metal bands. Yet I did enjoy the CD but it is not enough to get them out of the average range of Black Metal bands- sorry-However, if their next CD is better in the vain of the songs "Them", "These Trees Are Watching" and "At His Awakening" then these guys can rise out of the average spot. By Aeonis
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