{"id":49839,"date":"2015-07-14T16:26:30","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T21:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=49839"},"modified":"2015-07-14T16:32:30","modified_gmt":"2015-07-14T21:32:30","slug":"satans-host-pre-dating-god-part-1-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2015\/satans-host-pre-dating-god-part-1-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Satan\u2019s Host | Pre-Dating God, Part 1<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Justin Gaines<\/span>
\n– Senior Columnist —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Satan'sLong-running cult U.S. heavy metal band Satan\u2019s Host returned this year with not one but two new studio albums, titled Pre-Dating God, Parts 1<\/em> and 2<\/em>. The Colorado-based band has been revitalized since original vocalist Leviathan Thisiren (a.k.a. Harry Conklin of Jag Panzer fame) has rejoined, and with this double release they\u2019ve put out their most ambitious work to date.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re familiar with the previous two Satan\u2019s Host albums (2011\u2019s By the Hands of the Devil<\/em> and 2013\u2019s Virgin Sails<\/em>), you know more or less what to expect from the Pre-Dating God albums. The band\u2019s sound remains an intense mix of Traditional, Power and Thrash Metal with machine-gun rhythms, blistering riffs and of course Conklin\u2019s soaring, screaming vocal range. This time around there\u2019s simply a larger concept (a horror\/fantasy story that\u2019s as anti-Christian as any of the band\u2019s previous works) to the lyrics.<\/p>\n

Pre-Dating God Part 1<\/em> opens this musical saga, and it does so on a very powerful note with the monster \u201cHell\u2019s Disciples.\u201d Shortly after, \u201cValley of Blood\u201d and the title track get to the heart of this album\u2019s sound (and that of the band itself). The songs after that run together a bit, but the album ends on a very enjoyable note with an inspired cover of the Grim Reaper classic \u201cSee You in Hell.\u201d The musicianship is strong throughout the album, and Conklin sounds as powerful as ever.<\/p>\n

The flaw with both of these Pre-Dating God<\/em> albums is that you can point to one or two songs that feel like filler, and once you do that you\u2019re left with what really could have been a single album full of \u201cA\u201d material instead of two separate shorter releases. Still, you have to acknowledge the band\u2019s ambition and creativity.<\/p>\n

Even though two separate releases might not have been absolutely necessary, there is a lot of strong material on these two albums. Fans of the previous two Satan\u2019s Host albums will find a lot to like here, and the Pre-Dating God<\/em> albums should also appeal to fans of Accept, Judas Priest, Attacker, and of course Jag Panzer. If hard-hitting old school Heavy Metal is your thing (and you can handle the lyrical content), Satan\u2019s Host is a band that you\u2019ll want to hear. <\/p>\n

Genre: Heavy Metal, Traditional Metal<\/p>\n

Lineup:
\nHarry Conklin (v)
\nPatrick Elkins (g) (b)
\nAnthony Lopez (d)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1.\tHell\u2019s Disciples
\n2.\tEmbers of Will
\n3.\tValley of Blood
\n4.\tPre-Dating God
\n5.\tGreed, Lust, Hate, War
\n6.\tAfter the End
\n7.\tSee You In Hell<\/p>\n

Label: Moribund<\/p>\n

Website: www.satanshost.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven Rating: 8\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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