Ad Hominem - Antitheist (Album Review)

Tracklist:

1. No Hope (Intro)                  

2. Go Ebola!   

3. Antitheist    

4. Death & Cunt

5. Compulsive Extermination 

6. The One and Only              

7. Impaled Muhammad           

8. Glory Hole Jesus    

9. I Am the Heretic     

10. Anus of Yahweh  

11. Before You Turn Blue      

12. The Anger Syndrome        

13. Tomb of Holiness (outro)

This the fifth, and most recent full length from the controversial four man French black metal project Ad Hominem which was created by, and is currently helmed by Kaiser Wodhanaz.

It would be hard to describe this album, and the work of Ad Hominem in general, as pure black metal as it contains numerous influences upon its sound including thrash and death metal, which are put to great use in developing a brutal and unrelenting sound that continues to blow me away.

This album has a dense and aggressive feel, that gives off a palpable sense of hatred and anger which is perfectly encapsulated in the savage riffs and vocals of Wodhanaz.

Like most of Ad Hominem’s material this album deals with some controversial subjects, but continues to follow the lyrical themes that the band has always focused upon such as Anti-Monotheism and Genocide, and goes to show that the band still enjoy raising some hackles.

Overall I think this is one of the very best releases from Ad Hominem to date, and is for me easily on par with such albums of their’s as Climax of Hatred and Dictator - A Monument of Glory. If this particular style of black metal appeals to you I highly recommend checking out this album.