Judas Iscariot – “The Cold Earth Slept Below”
I liked this CD a lot, even though it wasn’t what I expected it to be. From what I had heard prior to purchasing it, I was prepared for ambient instrumental music in the vein of MORTIIS. The best way to describe this album is that it is black metal along the lines of EMPEROR and DARK THRONE. That’s the closest comparison I can make, for those who depend on comparisons. But this album should stand well enough on its own. All music is performed and written by one man, Akhenaten, which is pretty impressive in itself if you ask me. The song I liked the most was the title track, but all of the songs are worth checking out. The down side of this CD is that the sound quality could be a little better. On a couple of the songs, the cymbals sound like someone banging spoons and forks together, but that wasn’t that big of a deal. However, I like this CD more each time I listen to it. My final words on this is that I recommend it to any fans of dark and heavy music.