Rise to power

"With death metal undoubtedly in rude health right now, it should be no surprise that elder statesmen like MEMORIAM aren't resting on their laurels but are instead continuing to revolutionise and evolve the very genre they helped pioneer in the first place. If To The End hadn't persuaded you, Rise To Power is all the proof you need that MEMORIAM are undisputed kings of death-doom".

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"Forvent ikke genre-udviking, nye tiltag eller eksperimentering. Memoriam er, som de altid har været. Det er oldschool, simpelt og melodiøst på den sædvanlige, afdæmpede måde. 'Rise To Power' er den konventionelle pint of lager på pubben; tørstslukkende, klassisk og afslappende. Indimellem er det netop, hvad der skal til".

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"Considering the individuals involved, it remains a mystery to me why Memoriam's material isn't more engaging and ass-kicking. It's like background death metal for when you need something kinda heavy but nondescript because you don't plan on actually paying attention. Getting through this release multiple times was one of the most arduous trials I've endured since Therion's triple album of opera-soaked sadism. I do know I shant be returning to this again, so there's some elusive clarity in that at least".

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