Invoking the Majestic Throne of Satan

Saw them open up for Mayhem on the De Mysteriis anniversary tour. Inquisition consist of a guitarist/vocalist & a drummer. Live, there are no overdubs, just pure Black Metal. This album, their second, is a perfect example of a great Black Metal album. It meets all criteria for "TRVE"-ness & is KVLT, whatever that meant in '02 or anymore.The vocals may be the deciding factor to either 1) your immediate enjoyment of the album, 2) your delayed appreciation of the genius in the vocal approach, or 3) the joyless rest of your life. Dagon's monotonous orations sound like the lowest throat-sung croakings of Attila & Abbath. It functions as a lead instrument, filling in where a second guitarist, bassist or keyboardist would otherwise be missed. It isn't really an off-putting scream or distracting shriek. Almost subdued, somewhat intelligable.I find my focus wandering between the guitar work and the drums, alternatingly. Because there is only one guitar with seemingly minimal overdubs and one well-recorded drummer, both are easy to hear articulately. Dagon's riffing touches on the death/thrash roots of Black Metal guitar and the full chord Second Wave of riffing popularized by Snorre "Blackthorn" Ruch aka Thorns & his most well known disciple, Mayhem's Euronymous. Incubus keeps the percussion varied and blasts like a crash course in the most solid of Black Metal drummers, not the flashiest. Not to say he isn't interesting, as a drummer, he has the enviable position of having to fill out almost half the band's sound & through all 9 proper songs, they will compete for your attention.The Outro is a edited clip of an old recording of the "Legionnary Worker's March" of World War II-era Romania's Nazi-allied Christian Facist Iron Guard. The original complete song has an upbeat happy part that is cropped out of it's sampled form here, that if included, would sound incongruous. Years before I proper listened to the album, I'd put this on repeat & get pumped for the types of activities Greatest Generation Romanian Christian Facists would kill me for thinking out loud. I'm not a Nazi (far-left, eco-friendly, anti-racist/sexist/religious, consciousness-expanding, wealth redistributionist, etc), but the march is designed to pump you up. Devoid of context, it sounds evil in an old way. Knowing it's background an the nine tracks preceeding, it's glorious in it's absurdity, which is a huge enjoyment factor in Black Metal for me. The absurdity & the escapism.

Musically it's killer black metal, vocally it's all frog belches.

This band is very unique. They have some of the best black metal riffs I've ever heard and definitely a wholely unique take on the black metal croak. Dagon is one of the best at his craft. This band has never had a bad release: you can pick any album of theirs at random and you'd be pleased.

Embrace the plague! The power and blessing of Satan is yours!

But 99.99? Please, I picked up three of their cds, including this one, from local vendors for like.. ten bucks each. And while an awesome cd that does indeed stick with you through the day, you can get it for alot cheaper than 100 dollars. Just look around for it. Hell, eBay if you're desperate.

Inquisition's brand of mid-paced black metal has never really raised eyebrows, which is understandable due to the nature of the music, which has stayed sternly in the "average" column of the genre. 'Invoking the Majestic Throne of Satan' however seems to be a solid step above the rest of the examples of mediocrity that jumped on the satanic bandwagon. Their combination of blackened riffs and a knack for writing some damn catchy (yes, "catchy") tunes makes for a truly enjoyable listen. Key tracks like "Rituals of Human Sacrifice for Lord Baal" and "For Lucifer, My Blood" actually have - are you ready for this - staying power; songs that will stay with you over the course of time, looping seemingly endlessly in your head. A rather strange, but unique quality for a black metal release. Granted, Inquisition may not be nearly as violent as Endstille, as cerebral as Krieg, or as hypnotic as Eikenskaden, but 'Invoking...' stands strong as one of the few black metal records that do mid-paced and do it well.

Jesus saves! Blessings over those who listen to this filth

This not bad of an album vocals will take some time to get into but overall musically amazing US black metal.

Quien conozca a Inquisition sabe qué esperar. Nada en este álbum es particularmente nuevo o diferente del resto de su discografía. Los elementos satanistas, cósmicos y filosóficos están tan presentes en las letras como lo han estado siempre. Su estilo se mantiene crudo, amenazante, pesado. Es black metal correctamente ejecutado, con riffs hipnóticos y densos. Insisto: nada nuevo, pero seguramente satisfará a cualquier seguidor de la banda.

Deuxième album du duo américano-colombien Inquisition, Invoking the Majestic Throne of Satan (2002) joue la carte de l'imagerie sataniste outrancière et kitsch avec sa pochette et les poses de ses musiciens.Inquisition joue un black metal parfois agrémenté de touches death à la Behemoth (le très bon premier titre). Le son est très bon, massif et assez gras. Surtout, le duo place dans presque tous les titres des breaks et des mid-tempo venus du heavy traditionnel, ce qui fait que cet album reste largement audible. Des titres comme “ Rituals for human Sacrifice for Lord Baal ” (avec son début lent) ou “ Hail the King of all Heathens ” (et son côté très heavy metal) sont même accessibles aux néophytes.Le gros souci du disque réside à mon sens dans la voix. On ne peut guère parler de chant, il s'agit en fait de paroles récitées ou déclamées. L'ensemble aurait gagné en puissance avec un véritable chant. Dommage.Un bon album de black metal américain, ce qui mérite d'être signalé, les États-Unis n'étant pas un bastion du genre. Mais un black metal comprenant de nombreux passages ralentis et amoindri par une voix qui n'en est pas une.(7,5/10).

Neben Ominous Doctrines wohl das beste Album der Band imao

Ein fantastisches Album