Impaled Nazarene - Manifest

FinlandÂ’s most notorious band Impaled Nazarene are back to raise hell with their tenth studio release Manifest. Raging on for over 50 minutes it is also their longest album to date.

In their almost 20 years in the music business, they never compromised and they were never known for being subtle. Previous songtitles like ‘Angels Rectums Do Bleed’ and ‘6th Degree Mindfuck’ isn’t exactly to be called radio friendly material. And yet again they produced 16 decompositions to upset your mother.

 

This attitude has gained them a lot of respect from their long-time followers. Many bands in the extreme genre have compromised over the years. The guys from Impaled Nazarene probably don’t even know how to spell that word. Starting off ferociously with ‘The Antichrist Files’ and ‘Mushroom Truth’ it is clear that nothing really has changed since their Latex Cult days. Furious black/thrash metal from Finland, although we have heard it all before.

 

A few years ago they gained notoriety with the controversial ‘Zum KotzenÂ’ with its Arbeit Macht Frei in the lyrics, even though it was to mock Nazism by declaring it was the stupidest sentence of all time. The casual listener probably didnÂ’t get it due to the indistinct vocal style of Mika Luttinen. And this time they probably get the same kind of reactions with songs like ‘Blueprint For Your CultureÂ’s ApocalypseÂ’. Even though Impaled Nazarene does not write any political lyrics there will always be someone who complains. They just do what they always do and donÂ’t give a fuck about anybody else. The fans know enough.