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The British black metal act Hecate Enthroned has suffered for a long time from being referred to as the little brother of Cradle Of Filth, not only due to the musical similarities but also because of the fact that their former bassist and founding member Jon Richard used to be a Cradle. "Redimus", the band's fifth full-length album, is the last one to feature the vocals of Dean Seddon who parted with the rest of the band earlier this year. I hope they will be able to replace him because he has quite a wide range that not many black metal vocalists is in possession of although I feel that his voice often lack in power. As usual the black and white album cover shows a sense of class and Hecate Enthroned have always had a visually appealing image. So far, so good, then what about the music? "Redimus" is an album that would have been ok for the band to release several years ago but as #5 in their career it does not add anything to their reputation. It is pretty standard old-school melodic black metal in the vein of early Cradle Of Filth or Dimmu Borgir with minimalistic keyboards, somewhat toned down compared to the past. It is decent, fast and well-played and will most likely appeal to a loyal horde of hardcore fans but I personally expect more from a band that has been around for ten years. The production could have been better also but that is of course not an area Blackend Records has been known to focus on. Some times it fits the band, some times it doesn't. Stand-out tracks: "An Eternal Belief...".
| Tracklist |
| 1. Intro |
| 2. Soil Of Sin |
| 3. Headhunter |
| 4. No One Hears |
| 5. The Face Of Betrayal |
| 6. As Fire |
| 7. The Shining Delight |
| 8. An Eternal Belief - I Am Born Part III |
| 9. Morbeia |
| 10. Redimus |
| 11. Choose Misanthropy |
| 12. Overriding Imagination |
: 45.57
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