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Title: Wow!!! A Black Metal Opera!!
Review: While this doesn't reach the enormous heights reached on Dusk and her embrace, this is a bit more accessable. However, I'm tired of closed-minded Mayhem and Darkthrone fans saying COF isn't Black metal. Why? The actually write good music that has a melody? Is that a cardinal sin? Actually, I listen to everything from Marduk to Iron maiden. I listen based on the songwriting skills. And on Cruelty, COF demonstrate their incredible songwriting skills. Again, while they don't reach the visceral heights that they reached on Dusk and her embrace, the did reach more heights on this album. However, I felt that the last 4 minutes of "Bathory aria" were completely unnecessary, and that they didn't need 3 instrumentals; they should just make two good ones instead of 2 ok ones and one good one. However, those are minor flaws. The rest of the album is top grade sh*t!
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