I’m often conflicted about albums released late in the year which I
immediately like, always makes me question if it will have staying
power. This however is Antaeus, so staying or not, power it surely
has. With eight real songs clocking in at about 40 minutes there is no
filler to speak of here, this just rips from the moment you hit play
until the end. I would be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge the
borderline inhuman skills of session drummer Menthor, his unrelenting
blasts adds an order of magnitude to the existing chaos. This is
nothing short of a spectacular album.
Antaeus
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