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AKERCOCKE formed in early '97. From the
beginning they mixed down-tuned
classic death metal riffing with the
discordant and off the wall
riffing
that bands like Killing Joke and Voivod
use. Add to that the Satanic
lyrical
content and strong and the quite
unique -surely for this type of music-
stage presence and they had the press
and the fans taking notice of
them
very soon. (They are wearing suits since
'98 when they started playing
regularly at venues like the infamous -and now
defuncked- Devil's
Church
club in Islington in London. According to the
band this stage presence,
which is seemingly at odds with the music,
reflectes their extreme
discipline). The full-length debut album CD Rape of
the Bastard
Nazarene was
released in early 1999 on their own Goat of Mendes
label. The disc
earned
them instant respect and recognision from Terrorizer
Magazine. They
were
voted Best Unsigned Band, awarded their release Album
of the Month
(first
time ever for a self-financed release) and had a
two-page feature. With
all
these going on for them, it was a matter a time
before the band would
get
signed to an establilshed label. Peaceville
signed them and released
Goat Of
Mendes. Not surprisingly the band
delivered a Black Metal formula that
once
more was met with the approval of
the press and the fans. Terrorizer
Magazine went as far as putting AKERCOCKE
on the cover of their
magazine.
Personally the whole vibe (and the
promotion and general development)
of
this band reminds me to an extent of
the noise that was going on several
years ago when Cradle of Filth were
putting out their first
releases
and were producing merchandise that was
aiming to shock the
puritans.
Musically though in my opinon they definitely
don't deliver the goods
the
way that C.O.F do. At this moment their
merchandise is more "eye
catching"
that their music is "ear catching".
I cannot yet recommend their work
to the
fans of this type of music I am
afraid.
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1. Of |
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Menstrual Blood And Semen 2. A Skin For Dancing In 3. Betwixt |
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The Inquitatis And The Prostigiators 4. The Horns Of The Baphomet |
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5. Masks Of God 6. The Serpent 7. Fortune My Foe |
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8. Infernal Rites 9. He Is Rising 10. Breaking The Silence |
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11. Initiation 12. The Cerimony Of Nine Angels |
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