Originally released in 2004 by Black Magic, "Burning the Born Again" is resurrected once more, this time sporting new cover art and five new tracks. Driven by the power-metal foundation that dominated 1986's "Metal from Hell," the music's prevailing genre is now blackened death metal. Buzzsaw guitars rip through a barrage of blistering riffs and mammoth power chords, with the rhythm section alternating the pace at will, from hard-driving blasts to slower, heavier set pieces sure to get your chest thumping. Vocals spew from the innards of some poor possessed soul and there are keyboards, although these are light and used to plug holes. With its rich mixture of genres channeled through supreme musicianship and solid compositional skills, Satan's Host is a unique voice in the wilderness-those seeking blackened death metal that grips you by the throat and refuses to let go would do well to pick this one up.
-Octavio Ramos Jr.
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