CoC : Old Man's Child - The Pagan Prosperity : Review

Old Man's Child - _The Pagan Prosperity_
(Century Media, 1997)
by: Paul Schwarz (6 out of 10)

Many people, not just Century Media, think OMC are the next revolution in black metal. Now, although I must admit they are not generic, I think this implies that OMC are also brilliant, and it is this second, albeit implied, factor which I have to disagree with. If you happen to pick up the _Darkness We Feel_ compilation, then you might be tempted to disagree with me on the strength of "The Millenium King". This is the best track on _TPP_, and if the whole album was of this quality, then... But it isn't. The aforementioned song has a lot of different elements (heaviness, pace, atmospherics, nice leads), which is what most of the other tracks lack. As _TPP_ progresses, one song begins to blend more or less into another. OMC play a few more of their trump cards on tracks like "Return of the Night Creatures" and "Doommaker", but the overall impression is of a solid but not outstanding album. With Emperor back, Mayhem reformed, and Dimmu Borgir producing albums like _Enthrone Darkness Triumphant_, OMC are going to have to do a lot better than this to get ahead of the pack, although they are at present worthy to run with it.

(article published 1/1/1998)

CHATS
8/2/2003	A McKay	Old Man's Child: Striking Out Down the Defiant Path

ALBUMS
10/4/2005	A McKay	6	Old Man's Child - Vermin
5/25/2000	P Schwarz	7.5	Old Man's Child - Revelation 666: The Curse of Damnation
7/8/1998	P Schwarz	7	Old Man's Child - Ill-Natured Spiritual Invasion
10/11/1996	B Meloon	7	Old Man's Child - Born of the Flickering

GIGS
10/1/1998	M Noll	Einherjer / Old Man's Child / Gorgoroth / Cradle of Filth	Doom Descends Upon Deutschland