Under the sign 10. Century Media Showing just only the slightest hint of growth from The Other Side , Alastis puts together yet another ten songs of their Samael-lite meets modern Rotting Christ for Revenge . Most people rightfully peg Alastis as sounding much like fellow countrymen Samael. After all, vocalist War D. does sound quite a bit like Vorph and the band utilizes a musical approach that has those dreamy and somber keyboards, though it's a bit more in the direction of where Greece's Rotting Christ was going with A Dead Poem and Sleep of the Angels . In other words, you get a dark metal band that offers some good elements of other noticeable metal bands, but doesn't quite command the attention of their mentors and friends.
Revenge is by all means a good, pleasant album that certainly rides above mediocrity.
But it does lack the compelling ingredient that takes an album likes this and turn it into a genre required purchase. More background music than a demand for attention, Revenge is fine for anyone who liked The Other Side or is getting a kick out of what Rotting Christ is doing these days. Buy This CD 1. Just hate 2. Burnt alive 3.