First Impressions: Morbid Angel – Altars of Madness

If this series has taught us anything, it’s that the whole of the Toilet’s writing crew is a bunch of posers. Not only have none of us listened to anything considered classic, but we’re apparently not terribly impressed by them either. Lacertilian found Peter Steele’s crooning more mind-numbing than dong-expanding, and Hans greeted Sacramentum’s debut with a hearty “eh.” Perhaps Morbid Angel’s universally-loved debut will break that streak. This one is a bit different in that I’m actually somewhat familiar with the band; Gateways is one of my favorite death metal albums ever, and I’ve heard smatterings of their music from … Continue reading First Impressions: Morbid Angel – Altars of Madness