OccultBlackMetalZine: Corpus Christii

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Friday, March 10, 2017

Corpus Christii/Delusion/Folter Records/2017 CD Review

Portugal's Corpus Christii have returned with a new recording that continues the satanic and occult tradition of black metal from previous releases and this is a review of their 2017 album "Delusion" which will be released in April by Folter Records.

Heavy and distorted guitar riffing starts off the album along with some grim black metal vocals a few seconds alter and when the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can be heard which also gives the music more of a raw feeling and all of the musical instruments sound very powerful.

A decent amount of melody can be heard in the guitar riffing and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and when guitar solos and leads are utilized they are done in a very dark yet melodic fashion and bass leads along with the sounds of tortured souls can be heard briefly and while the music is mostly rooted in the old school style it still has a good amount of modern elements and the music always remains very heavy.

Corpus Christii creates another recording that remains true to the satanic and occult style of black metal from previous releases while also mixing in more of the modern raw sound, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Satanism, Occultism, Misanthropy, Anger, Death and Depression themes.

In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Corpus Christii and if you are a fan of this band, you should enjoy this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The Curse Within Time" "i See, I Become" "I Am the Night" and "Carrier Of Black Holes". 8 out of 10.

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Thursday, February 12, 2015

Corpus Christii/PaleMoon/Folter Records/2015 CD Review

Portugal's Corpus Christii have returned with a new album that continues the occult black metal sound of previous recordings while also going for more of a raw style this time around and this is a review of their 2015 album "PaleMoon" which will be released in March by Folter Records.

A very dark and raw old school black metal sound starts off the album along with blast beats, morbid sounding melodies and grim yet high pitched screams and the solos and leads are very dark and melodic but also remain true to a black metal style and all of the musical instruments have a very powerful sound to them.

A good portion of the music shows the band returning back to more of a raw and old school style of black metal is very heavily rooted in the 90's but done with more of a modern day production and the vocals also sound very angry and hateful at times and halfway through the album they add in a brief song that brings in clean playing and a small amount of melodic, dark chanting before returning back to more of a heavy and raw style on the remaining songs.

Corpus Christii returns back to more of a raw and grim black metal sound on this recording and this is some of the most aggressive material they have released in years, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Satanism, Luciferian, Darkness and Misanthropic themes.

In my opinion this is another great sounding album from Corpus Christii and if you are a fan of this band, you should enjoy this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Under Beastcraft" "Last Eclipse" "From Darkness To Total Blackness" and "Carving A Light In Me". 8 out of 10.

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Corpus Christii/Luciferian Frequencies/Folter Records/2015 Vinyl Re-Issue Review

Corpus Christii are a band from Portugal that has had an album reviewed before in this zine and plays an occult and satanic form of black metal and this is a review of their 2011 album "Luciferian Frequencies" which was re-issued on vinyl by Folter Records in the year of 2015.

A dark and melodic sound starts off the album before adding in more heaviness and after the intro grim black metal screams are added into the music which also leads up to some fast and raw parts along with a decent amount of blast beats and the songs also bring in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts.

Angry shouts and spoken word parts can be heard at times and you can hear the progress from previous recordings when it comes to the way the guitar riffing is approached and when solos and leads are utilized they add more dark sounding melodies onto the recording and as the album progresses some of the band old school approach to the genre makes its return on some of the tracks while still progressing into a different direction and some of the alter tracks also add in some atmospheric elements.

Corpus Christii remain true to their satanic and occult style of black metal on this album as well as keeping the raw elements of previous recordings while also expanding and adding something new to their sound as well as keeping around a very heavy and dark approach to the genre, the production sound s very dark yet powerful at the same time while the lyrics cover Satanism, Luciferian, Occultism and Darkness with a very philosophical, esoteric, and metaphysical touch.

In my opinion this is a very great sounding recording from Corpus Christii and if you are a fan of satanic and occult black metal, you should check out this re-issue. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The Own Resurrection" "Pictrix" "Be Dark, Thy Light" and "In The Rivers of Red". 8 out of 10.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Corpus Christii-Rising/Moribund Records 2008 CD Review

Corpus Christii are a black metal band from Portugal that has been around for a long time and this is their newest release and their first on Moribund Records and I would describe their music as a chaotic form of black metal with a lot of variety and skill.

Drums on this recording utilize many different styles ranging from really fast blast beats and at times they got really slow when the music gets depressive, while the bass playing on this recording sounds really low in the mix and it has a dark sound that seems to follow the sounds of the guitars and drums.

Guitars on this recording are mostly rhythms that cover a lot of ground and their are some riffs that have a morbid sound that reminds me of the Isrealli black metal bands( not the white light bullshit, I am talking more about Satanic or Occultic bands like Arallu and Melescech) and there are a lot of fast riffs that are mixed with a lot of slow parts that remind me of the current suicidal black metal bands and early 90's doom metal.

Vocals on this unholy masterpiece seem to be really depressive screams mixed with some lower growls that remind me of some of the German dark metal bands of the mid 90's.

Lyrics on this release cover some different areas. At times they are depressing almost suicidal and then they are some praises to Satan. As for the production on this recording which was recorded at Ultra Sound Studio in Braga, Portugal and produced byB. Carboso and N.H. who also played all of the instruments and wrote all of the lyrics on this recording with some help from a session drummer during the Winter of 2007 it sounds really great and all of the instruments and vocals came out sounding brutal.

I would recommend this release to fans of suicidal black metal or fans of the more satanic stuff since this release covers both areas. My favorite tracks on this recording are Stabbed which has a really fast almost middle eastern sound and Heavenless Bliss which is a really depressive song with a lot of spoken word parts. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED