That's a shame that I haven't heard Satan's Host earlier. They have been playing for years, for two decades, and "Burning The Born Again." is only a chapter in their long history. This chapter is impressive. The title track that opens the album is great, dynamic combination of old-school Death Metal and Thrash/Speed Metal, and this direction dominates in the compositions from the first part of the material. Satan's Host delivers many outstanding, original riffs, and creates very dark, blasphemous atmosphere. It is a common feature of all tracks on the "Burning The Born Again.". In the middle of the album, the tracks are slower and a bit more melodic. I regret that Satan's Host didn't record more fast and aggressive compositions in a vein of the title one or "H.E.L.L.", but I cannot criticize slower hymns of darkness because they have great, majestic mood. And when the tracks need fast parts, they are where they should be. Satan's Host's members really know how to compose long, epic compositions. The album lasts over 70 minutes. I was wondering if it should have been shorter. One can say that lasting 10 or 20 minutes less, "Burning The Born Again" would have been better because in such form, it would probably have been more dynamic. On the other hand, I can't find even one bad track here so it wouldn't make any sense to remove one or two compositions to make the album shorter. Listening to Satan's Host, I think of the bands from the 80's and early 90's, Merciless, Messiah, Bathory, Darkthrone (first album), and Necrodeath. I don't suggest that there are strong musical connections here. I only want to say that only exceptionally talented bands manage to compose so dark and complex music, and these bands become the legends of the genre. Satan's Host is one of these very talented acts. It's definitely one of the best Colorado's projects ever formed, and very interesting representative of US underground.
-Metal Side
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