Evil? Not sure about that. Great music? No qualms there..
avgvstvs | Omaha NE | 10/20/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"At the same time Morbid Angel came out with this disc, the nordic bands Burzum, Dissection, and Mayhem had already encountered more than their fair share of negative press. Morbid Angel approaches Satanism from a "Lord and Savior" approach, and anyone who is in the least knowledgeable about LHP religions knows that THAT is pretty close to a blaspheme. (YOU are your own "Lord and Savior.")
So I have to give the nordic bands higher marks for their cold approach to 'evil' music.
I got this disc in '95 at the same time I got Misery Loves Co.'s self-titled debut... both of these discs set a long precedent for all music to come. I bash on Morbid Angel quite a bit on most of my reviews, but usually because they could never really top this disc for me. Listen to Bloodbath's new disc if you want the only album that really comes close to this.
It's heavy, hateful, and is just some of the most classic death metal you will ever hear... even if its not as evil as Dissection."