SAMAEL — Dance of Hell

SAMAEL

Dance of Hell (2007)

Label: Nuclear Blast/Irond Ltd
★★★★ 8.5/10
By McAllen

Track Listing

  1. Solar Soul
  2. Promised Land
  3. Slavocracy
  4. Western Ground
  5. On The Rise
  6. Alliance
  7. Suspended Time
  8. Valkyries' New Ride
  9. Ave!
  10. Quasar Waves
  11. Architect (bonus track)
  12. Olympus

The ARIA camp has once again taken care of their fans. This time, the celebration has come to those who for whatever reason missed the magnificent concert held on November 10 of last year at Luzhniki.

The album "Pliaska Ada" (Dance of Hell), already the second live album from ARIA's current lineup, features recordings of the most dynamic and some of the very best songs from the band, performed at the concert. Of course, it would have been impossible to fit all the songs in, which is a shame (you won't hear "Tam Vysoko" or "Torero" on the disc, songs that struck a chord with so many), but what did make it onto the album is well worth your attention. Perhaps the only downside of the album is the so-called presence effect — or rather the lack of it. The engineers completely removed the crowd, which periodically gives you the feeling that the songs were recorded somewhere in a studio. Although, perhaps, that's actually for the better.

The album's packaging is beyond reproach. Everything is original, interesting, and beautiful.

To everyone who wasn't at one of the best ARIA concerts and still hasn't picked up this disc, I recommend getting it as soon as possible.