CoC : Corpus Christi - Anno Domini : Review

Corpus Christi - _Anno Domini_
by: Pedro Azevedo (4 out of 5)

This onslaught of highly abrasive and harsh black metal propelled by a synthetic rhythm section, simple and aggressive guitars, background keyboard distortion and searing vox could only make itself noticed by its brutality and intensity; and it does. The structures are quite linear and musical embellishments are absent; the elements I mentioned above are all this demo is based upon. The production was more than likely intended to be as primitive as it seems, like one would expect; it sounds adequate enough through speakers (in this case, for once, I prefer speakers to headphones). Some of the synthetic drumming, however, sounds excessively shrill. Not something to win any awards for complex musical contents, but nevertheless an impressive outburst of rage.

Contact: Nightmare Productions, P.O. Box 83,

(article published 15/6/1999)