The return of Angelcorpse is by no means one of today's daily jokes, beware! But what Angelcorpse have to do with Ares Kingdom? Well, Mr. Pete Helmkamp was, as known, in Order From Chaos before that, a band which pushed the limits of extreme metal further and settled new boundaries in terms of musical & lyrical aspects. Charles Keller, comrade of P.H. those glorious late ‘80s/early ‘90s days after successfully experimented with his astral vehicle, Vulpecula, went back to the roots forming Ares Kingdom, a band whose identity can be traced when interrogating one of your rusty needles of your spinner. He's accompanied by experienced skinsman Mike Miller (also in OFC for those who possess not a strong memory) plus two other maniacs around the same age - one of them, Doug, being member of the defunct mid '90s band Nepenthe / Ligeia.

An amalgam of heavy and thrash exposed in a more blackened way, with death metal vocals, executed steadily and almost scorching - just listen to these very metallic leads/solos. To my disappointment, they're way too traditional sounding, reminding of late Deströyer 666 and Razor Of Occam, yet different, in their own way (more mid-paced and epic). And furthermore, some of the songs included can be found in former releases like "Firestorm Redemption" 12" mLP that got unleashed one year ago, or even their 2006 demo (I'm not sure if they've took in songs from the great "Chaosmongers Alive" 7'' EP that Agonia released). The lyrics are good and well-layed, and the sound of the album as well; no surprise that it was recorded in the so-called Very Metal Sound studios!

A sum of eight tunes (two of them are instrumental though) is not much, surey as a fan of such attempts I'm eager for more, that I hope will come in the near future.