1349 - Massive Cauldron of Chaos

Who:  1349

What:  Fifth studio album of bludgeoning Norwegian black metal. Released on Seasons of Mist.

When:  September 2014

Where:  Oslo, NOR

Why:  Punishing black metal that is closer to Satanic grindcore than anything Lord Of The Rings related.

[The Radness Average (or star rating) is derived from assigning each song a number of stars based on a 1-5 scale, then adding the total number of stars, and then dividing that number of total stars by the number of songs on the record. A Radness Average of 4.0 or higher indicates a good or great record. A Radness Average of 2.0 or less indicates pure crap. Everything else is in the middle somewhere.]

1349 - Massive Cauldron of Chaos - Seasons of Mist

1.  Cauldron -- *****
2.  Slaves -- *****
3.  Exorcism -- *****
4.  Postmortem -- *****
5. Mengele's -- *****
6.  Golem -- *****
7.  Chained -- *****
8.  - -- *****
9.  Godslayer -- *****
10. The Heretic (Possessed) -- *****

Radness Average:  5.000


1349 - Massive Cauldron of Chaos


Verdict:  Beyond the low-baroque Satanic histrionics, 1349 takes Motorhead/Metallica-style heavy metal to its illogical extremes. Plus, 1349 plays a Possessed cover! Massive Cauldron of Chaos proudly earned its Perfect Album rating.

For fans of:  Emperor, Satyricon, newer Darkthrone, Inquisition, Slayer

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