RUDRA - Brahmavidya: Transcendental I CD

Fantastic album, needs to be heard! Think Absu, Melechesh, Cult of Fire.

Chinese import with OBI.

-LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES
- JEWEL CASE
- 24-PAGE BOOKLET
- OFFICIALLY LICENSED REISSUE
- ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 2009

Rudra's Brahmavidhya Transcendental is the fifth studio album from the Singapore death/thrash metallers who like to label themselves as Vedic Metal. This effort from them pushes in continuing the tradition of chanting Vedic mythology based songs but that is the only constant they carry over from the past four albums and which is definitely a good thing. What has not been constant is the technicality and production of the music which has grown many folds compared to their last effort.

The music is along the lines of Morbid Angel, Behemoth, Carcass, Nile, and Vital Remains. Curious metalheads only have to try the intro "Bhagavadpada Namaskara" or the more visceral "Avidya Nivrtti" for proof of the band's uniqueness. But Rudra though being different in such aspects is still an extreme metal band because they know their metal and prove it on the album's first song, "Ravens of Paradise." It's melodic, cacophonous, evil sounding, and complex, a treat for every connoisseur whose musical tastes range from the brutal to the grandiose. The album is full of epic guitar solos, twisted growls, virtuoso musicianship, and contemplative interludes that guarantee there's something for everybody inside this concept-driven masterpiece.