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That this is the only official Celtic Frost live album is pretty sad for many reasons. The worst part about this album is how weak it sounds. Tom's vocals are thin and he sounds short of breath just four songs in. Even the backing vocals are soft, though I'm not sure if that's due to bad mixing or a poor performance. Vocals aren't the only weak sounding part of this album. Guitars are muffled, especially Tom's, who is at times borderline silent beneath Oliver Amberg's lead, Bryan's bass, and the drums from Priestly. It can be heard whenever he takes over solos, but aside from that, it sounds like there is only one guitar at times.

The weak sound is just one of many issues with this album. As I mentioned earlier, Tom's vocals are weak in this performance, and backing vocals aren't much better. Lyrics are cut short or completely off from the studio version in terms of rhythm or tone. However, the weakest performer on this album has got to be Oliver Amberg. He can play the riffs and he doesn't just stand still on stage, but his lead parts are awful. His solos aren't much more than random notes being played as fast as possible, at times missing the mark or playing something that doesn't fit the song at all. This is most prevalent and noticeable in songs that are not off of Cold Lake. I'd guess that's because he helped to write those songs rather than the ones off To Mega Therion and Into the Pandemonium. However, his improvised solo at the end of Petty Obsession shows that he's probably just not that good at guitar, at least not in the wake of a monster like Tom.

The setlist has good songs, obviously, but its structuring is questionable at best. The Usurper kicks off the album (poorly, as it sounds like the band falls out of time at points, and the vocals lack power) and then goes straight into Seduce Me Tonight. A lot of the songs on here are from Cold Lake, which isn't bad on its own. They're decent songs, they just don't fit the Celtic Frost sound. That's the biggest flaw of the setlist. It is jarring to go from something like The Usurper to Seduce Me Tonight, or from Little Velvet to Jewel Throne. While it could be possible to lead into the Cold Lake songs with tracks like Mexican Radio, this does not happen. It's like going from a hundred miles an hour to twenty-five in a second.

This performance is a miss on every front. The band members look absolutely ridiculous (especially Tom and Oliver), the setlist is poorly structured, the production is tape-recorder level quality, the vocals are off, the lead guitar is even worse, and the concert lacks the energy and power you'd expect from a band like Celtic Frost. If this is your first exposure to the band, it's probably a turn-off. That this is the one live video that was officially released by them is a tragedy. Any potential for decent moments are crushed by something rearing its ugly head (the guitar solo in Jewel Throne, the vocals and guitar solo on The Usurper). Cold Lake's songs are the best performed on this album, probably due to the fact that the guys performing on this live album/video recorded them. Songs from anything else are butchered.

I suppose this is an important piece of history, but it's an ugly one. Don't expect much coming in, because that's all you're going to get with this performance.



..::TRACK-LIST::..

1. Human (Intro)
2. The Usurper
3. Seduce Me Tonight
4. Mexican Radio
5. (Once) They Were Eagles
6. Little Velvet
7. Jewel Throne
8. Juices Like Wine
9. Cherry Orchards
10. Petty Obsession
11. Blood On Kisses
12. Into The Crypt Of Rays
13. Return To The Eve
14. Downtown Hanoi Live
15. Circle Of The Tyrants
16. Roses Without Thorns
17. Dethroned Emperor



..::OBSADA::..

Thomas Gabriel - Vocals, Guitars
Oliver Amberg - Guitars
Curt Victor Bryant - Bass
Stephen Priestly - Drums




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bul5LSBkeE



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