Holy Murder Masquerade

• Artist: Impious
• Rating:
• Release Date: February 06, 2007
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

For their fifth full-length album, Swedish death metal collective Impious went the conceptual route, building the songs around a protagonist intent on proving to the world that he is the true "servant of God." It's an all too common theme for the genre, and the blood and brutality that follow aren't nearly as shocking as they think they are, but what sets this vision apart from the myriad of others is the gorgeous 23-page comic book by Italian horror artist Andrea Cavaletto (take that, downloaders). It's like a storybook for evil grownups, and it makes listening to Holy Murder Masquerade a lot more fun. Musically, Impious specialize in pretty standard melodic death metal (even when the band turns to thrash for its inspiration, it never does so atonally), but the production is tight, clean, and unforgiving, and the playing reliable and at times quite cathartic, especially on the crushing "Bloodcraft" and the epic title cut. Holy Murder Masquerade won't change the face of Swedish metal, but it definitely knocks it around a bit. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
The Confession	Martin Åkesson, Valle Adzic	Impious	(4:05)
Bound to Bleed (For a Sacred Need)	Valle Adzic, Martin Åkesson	Impious	(3:10)
T.P.S.	Valle Adzic, Martin Åkesson	Impious	(2:52)
Bloodcraft	Valle Adzic, Martin Åkesson	Impious	(3:22)
Holy Murder Masquerade	Martin Åkesson, Valle Adzic	Impious	(5:20)
Death on Floor 44	Valle Adzic, Martin Åkesson	Impious	(2:42)
Slaughtertown Report	Valle Adzic, Martin Åkesson	Impious	(:42)
Three of One	Martin Åkesson, Valle Adzic	Impious	(3:47)
Everlasting Punishment	Valle Adzic, Martin Åkesson	Impious	(2:39)
Purified by Fire	Martin Åkesson, Valle Adzic	Impious	(3:22)
Dark Closure	Martin Åkesson, Valle Adzic	Impious	(5:29)

Credits

Robin Sörqvist (Group Member), Ken Eaken (?), Martin Åkesson (Layout Design), Christian Silver (Engineer), Karl Heinz Schuster (Layout Coordinator), Martin Åkesson (Vocals), Martin Åkesson (Group Member), Mikke Norén (Drums), Robin Sörqvist (Guitar), Thomas Backelin (Vocals), Justin Kamerer (Cover Art), Johan Örnborg "The Ant" (Engineer), Andrea Cavaletto (Artwork), Robin Sörqvist (Vocals (Background)), Valle Adzic (Engineer), Valle Adzic (Guitar (Rhythm)), Valle Adzic (Concept)

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