GHOSTS OF ATLANTIS

BLACK LION

Symphonic death metal collective make a grand opening overture

It took Septicflesh nine albums to reach the standard of Communion.

By comparison, Ghosts Of Atlantis have come straight out the turnstiles with their debut album, bulging with dense, cinematic symphonies. Yet their big-budget bombast isn’t by luck but experience. Featuring Colin Parks from Dani Filth’s horror sideshow, Devilment, and with a sturdy bedrock of other seasoned members, the Suffolk newcomers are a band of serious talent who steadfastly refuse to budge from maximum-impact melodrama at every turn. From the first strains of the colossal The Third Pillar,

this mythically inspired record brims with deathly symphonic assaults and epic choruses to rival Dimmu Borgir’s best singalong moments.

3.6.2.4 is a rollercoaster ride of brutal extravagance. ■■■■■■■■■■

FOR FANS OF: Septicflesh, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Dimmu Borgir

HOLLY WRIGHT