Legacy of the Nephilim

Don’t be fooled, although Hell-Born may not be as praised as other death/black metal acts from Poland, such as Decapitated or Behemoth, this band knows how to play hard! This album definitely seems to be their peak so far. They didn’t seem to hit it off with full force on their debut Hellblast and second album The Call of Megiddo and their latest was somewhat of a decline in creativity. Not to fear, Legacy of the Nephilim has it all. Originality that is not present on other releases by this band, deep growling guttural vocals, thrashing guitar riffs and a few unforgettable metal anthems.

Although this band may not too well known, the production quality is completely clean and crisp. If you are an underground black metaller and prefer low quality production then this may disappoint you but then again this album is more death metal oriented. Album opener Supreme Race is a perfect kick off and gives you a nice taste of things to come. With shredding guitars and growling vocals it’ll have your head banging until the end. The only problem that comes to mind on this album is unfortunately quite a large one. This release is plagued with too many unimpressive forgettable tracks. Lucifer being a good example. Could they at least try a little bit harder? Death metal just doesn’t get more basic than this song. These unfortunate fillers are contrasted by several great songs namely the title track Legacy of the Nephilim. It’s nearly worth buying this CD for this track alone. A true unforgettable anthem of the genre. It’s obvious why they chose to name the album after this song.

If you are a fan of blackened death metal then there is no reason why you should not add this one to your collection. It has great replay value (on some tracks) and is by far the finest the band has to offer. In fact if the album did not have quite so many basic and forgettable songs it would be a classic for the genre. Nevertheless a very strong release.