WHAT WAS SAID ABOUT
THE RE-RELEASE OF
BLACK CRUCIFIXION'S 1992
BLACK METAL DEBUT
"THE FALLEN ONE OF FLAMES"
BLABBERMOUTH - Rating: 8/10
“This captures a real sense of the haunting atmosphere black metal was originally meant to invoke, without sounding like a textbook clone of those better-known pioneers who were coming along at the same time. "Flowing Downwards" has an almost lilting, avant-garde feel to it, despite its utter primitivism. This is the real deal here, from people who were in the scene as it developed…Fourteen years later, it still retains a powerful aura that many of its more commercially-successful descendants could never claim.”
- Keith Bergman
METAL MANIACS
“I’m not sure what I respect more about Black Crucifixion…Listening to the whispery vocals of Forn amidst his band’s grimy crunch, the sound is raw, unpretentious and goddamned appealing. Do yourself a favor; give up 18 minutes of your apathetic existence and check out this twisted piece of metal history. It’ll change your outlook on the current state of black metal.”
- Ray Van Horn, Jr.
Jackal Blaster Zine
“This is the sound of black metal in its early incarnations when it was fresh, exciting, and real, pure underground. I can't recommend this highly enough. You have no choice but to add this mandatory cult release to your collection. What are you waiting for?”
- Jeremy Ponder
metalcoven.com
“Black Crucifixion! Do I like it? Well, amazingly... yes! Unlike Beherit, Black Crucifixion can actually write structured songs and they know how to play their instruments…They manage to create a fucking great atmosphere with their music. The metal is extremely raw and unforgiving. There's also some excellent, and I mean excellent keyboard work to be found here. The intro and outro are worth the price of the E.P. alone! The eighteen minute running time is just not enough! Vocalist Fornicator rules! It's very rare that you'll see this reviewer recommend a raw Black Metal album like this. Raw Black Metal doesn't get much better than this... heavy as hell and dripping with evil atmosphere. A must buy!”
- Britton Dicks
ballbustermusic.com
“Holy shit is this one smokin black metal release. 100% raw, stripped to the bone black metal. Pure evil is what the vocals are. The band mix in that old school black metal sound with more yelling and emotion than most other black metal bands. Want a clean, nice production. Better look elsewhere. For black metal fans this is the real deal.”
- Chris Forbes
Motherfucker Brutal Music Webzine
“It simply rules and no way I can ignore this release…This band in no way belongs to the archetype BM faggot scene. You'll love the Black Crucifixion.” fishcomcollective.net
“The melodies are strong and bring a sense of beauty to the proceedings. A unique project.”
- Upchuck Undergrind
My Heart Bleeds for You ‘zine
“This wonderful release couldn’t be of any negativity at all. This is a real masterpiece of darkness and for sure this is one the greatest releases reviewed here.“
live4metal.com
" Black Crucifixion manages to incorporate melody to keep the songs interesting and rather fresh. The songs are simplistic, but have a haunting sound reinforced by the whispered rasp of Fornicator…Really hints at some great potential. I fully intend to track down their two subsequent releases.”
- Dave Schalek
sleazegrinder.com
“It’s all hollow-eyed whispers and sludge-thrash guitars. Bears almost no resemblance to the screechy, keyboard-banging Satanic-lite vampire fashion model jive passing itself off as black metal these days. This is the real stuff. Groovy.”
ULTIMATEMETAL.COM
“This disc is worth hunting down and I’ll explain why. The Fallen One of Flames is refreshing, especially after sitting through countless hours of mundane black metal. Frankly, it showcases just how cool the scene must’ve been during its infancy in the early ‘90’s. One might also think that songs can’t be foreboding and groovy at the same time – they can be. Perhaps unexpectedly, the rampant use of dichotomies is what allows Black Crucifixion to shine."
- Jason Jordan
Pivotal Rage Magazine
“A beautifully cold and dark record...This highly regarded and purest of early day black metal is a treat nonetheless". Rating: 4/5
- Michael LaRue
deadtide.com
“Seemingly ahead of their time for the day and age in which they were conceived; the depressive meandering and whispered vocals of “Flowing Downwards” would fit in nicely with the panda faced hordes of today or the Darkthrone contemporaries of 5-10 years ago…These three quick tracks are certainly worth your time.”
- Justin.S
metallian.com
“Black Crucifixion succeeded in composing and immortalizing a piece of true black metal history…Even more clearly emanated from an era where slick production, twenty thousand dollar photo shoots, lame keyboard players as members and multi-album contracts were not part of the scene.”
- Ali "The Metallian"
Jersey Beat
“The riff to “Master Spirit” has a shockingly palatable groove, while the same can be said about “Goddess of Doom”. This is clearly worth your time if you cherish authentic metal originality.”
- Rich Quinlan
Smother.net
“Black Crucifixion is a truly great extreme metal band…An album that was quietly talked about but thoroughly enjoyed by the select few lucky enough to own it…A rare gem to discover in black metal.”
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J-Sin
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