Search - Amorphis :: Privilege of Evil

Good, but not as good as Amorphis' later efforts

Peter | Brooklyn, NY United States | 01/17/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Originally recorded as their side of an aborted split LP with labelmates INCANTATION, the six tracks on this record are delivered in a much more brutal death metal style than the material on the Amorphis' successive releases. Yes - it's downright raw and sounding very much in the underground death metal tradition (think early SFU mixed with Sentenced =)). Privilege of Evil gives the band's fans a taste of the early spirit of AMORPHIS."

Raw but good

Peter | 06/20/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"this ep is only worth 4 stars because it only has 2 new tunes on it, they are as good as those off the karelian isthmus although the recording is not as good. there is also a new vocalist on vulgar necrolatry-jukka kolehmainen apparntly from abhorrence, although i dont know if this is the same band from brazil who recently released their debut. anyway, there are some good songs here and its rawness makes them a little heavier than their later versions, the cover is excellent and so are the songs, however i would only recommend getting this if you liked the karelian isthmus and want more"

AN UNDER-RATED AND OVER-LOOKED CLASSIC.

Peter | 04/25/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This band is better than Dimmu Borgir or Cradle Of Filth. Check out Amorphis and you won't be dissapointed"