Pharaoh of Gods

Pharaoh of Gods Artist: Necronomicon
Label: Unique Leader
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 804026000521
EAN: 0804026000521
ASIN: B000063WZO


Release Date: 2002-05-07

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Tracks:

  1. Revelation
  2. The Guardian
  3. The Silver Key
  4. Egypt, The Red Earth
  5. Initiation
  6. Pharaoh Of Gods
  7. The Symbol Of Life
  8. Becoming The Hands That Carry The Spirit
  9. The Daring One (Akhnaton)

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Death Metal Excellence.......2004-07-17

The first comparison to Necronomicon would be Nile,as they both play death metal,have Egyptian inspired lyrics/image,and both are great bands.The difference is where as Nile sounds like an angry hurricane coming at you in their heavier parts,Necronomicon's style of heaviness is very reminiscent of Morbid Angel,meaning technical,brutal riffs with intricate,technical drumming.Several elements set Pharaoh Of Gods apart from the rest of the overcrowded genre.Their bass player Kate adds chilling operatic vocals that add another dimension to the vocal assault,which also consists of a very sick sounding growl.The band wisely changes up the tempo,not falling into the endless blasting trap like many bands do.There are spoken word parts here too which definitely help set the atmosphere that Necronomicon intends to create.Tribal drumming breaks out here and there also and it sounds great put to music like this.Pharaoh Of Gods isn't perfect though.The middle eastern inspired melodic guitarwork all sounds similar,and it's hard to tell the songs apart occasionally.Also,the production,while very good for being produced by the band themselves,leaves the guitars missing a certain bite to them that is essential in this kind of music.They are ok,but need a little fine tuning IMO.Flaws aside,Necronomicon have created a great death metal album and their next album will truly be a classic if they continue as they are going right now.These guys(and girl) are the perfect alternative for those that aren't too crazy about Nile's extremely chaotic death metal,but still want to hear a refreshing change of pace from the endless line of Cannibal Corpse clones.

Music CD:

  1. Dungeons Are Calling ~ Savatage
  2. Confession ~ Ill Ni%C3%B1o
  3. I Love Metal ~ Various Artists
  4. Shape of Things to Come ~ My Ruin
  5. Addiction ~ Glenn Hughes
  6. Sworn Allegiance ~ Unleashed
  7. Satan's Little Helper ~ Electric Hellfire Club
  8. Ocean's Heart ~ Dreamtale
  9. The Best of Uriah Heep...Pt. 2 ~ Uriah Heep
  10. No Sweat ~ No Sweat

Music CD

Music CD

Music CD

Fair Winds and Following Seas ~ Boarding Party

Rampant ~ Nazareth

Anthology ~ Demon

World Music: Songs & Dances of the Azores (14 Songs) ~ Various Artists

American Portraits ~ Flavio Cucchi & Modi String Ensemble

Jammin' with the Infinite ~ Vibe Tribe

Joe Prichard ~ Joe Prichard

Breakfast At Tiffany's: Music From The Motion Picture Score ~ Henry Mancini

Footloose ~ Various Artists

Funkdafied ~ Various Artists