Mithras - Behind The Shadows Lie Madness

It took four years for Mithras dared to release a new album. "Forever Advancing Legions" was compared by me with Nile, Morbid Angel and Hate Eternal and I still do. Don't get me wrong, they don't copy those bands but share the innovative brutality. Mithras is a duo and they play fast brutal death metal with original twists. Psychedelic and creative riffs that shred against your normal thought patterns with great leads. Double bass drum blasts and growling voices that put your face to the concrete but then the guitar shreds back in action and you're floating away again. Without hestitation I think this is one of the better albums this year! Death metal freaks who like adventure: grab it!

1. The Journey And The Forsaken
2. To Fall From The Heavens
3. Under The Three Spheres
4. Into Black Holes Of Oblivion
5. When The Light Fades Away
6. Behind The Shadows
7. Awaken Man And Stone
8. The Twisted Tower
9. To Where The Sun Never Leaves
10. The Beacon Beckons
11. Thrown Upon The Waves
12. Into The Unknown

Candlelight Records
Reviewer: twansibon
Feb 26, 2009

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