MALEVOLENT CREATION - Eternal CD

There’s no feeble “innovative” crap to distract from the macabre atmosphere. There’s no intro or outro either. Eternal gets right into it and ends just as sharply, giving you no time to prepare for the death strike (you’d be surprised how many death metal albums offer one) and all the time in the world to let it sink in once “Tasteful Agony” is brought to an end . There IS an abundance of movie clips though, and unlike the majority of albums utilizing clips for comedic or shock value, these are used tactfully and complement the musical content, often looping through a section of music to build up an entrancing, morbid atmosphere. You’re not listening to an album for its samples (well you might be but then you’re just weird), but these are practically integral to the music and one of the best utilizations of movie clips on any metal album.