Incubus: Serpent Temptation (1988) Heavy Metal Album
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Description
This is the band from Louisiana formed in 1986 which changed its name to “Opprobrium” in 1999. Do not confuse them with the California based group from the late 80’s and 90’s. THIS Incubus is a heavy thrash metal outfit.
The record starts off with "The Battle of Armageddon" a track that opens with a small intro that conjours up images of horse drawn chariots engaged on an ancient battlefield that culminates in a tremedous breaking of glass. Then the song kicks into a fast riff, then a killer mosh riff, then a hypersnare drum part reminisent of Sepultura's "Bestial Devastation" or Sodom's "In the Sign of Evil." Drum god Moyses Howard's performance on this record is amazing. The vocal delivery of Bassist/Vocalist Scot W. LaTour is also really cool, as he has quite a snarl to his delivery, but not a full-out growl, somewhat similar to Jeff Beccera of Possessed, but definately with his own sound.
Most of the tracks on this record consist of a mixture of slamming breakdown riffs or high speed hypersnare, sort of like the NYDM scene (Suffocation, Internal Bleeding,etc.), but before it existed and with a heavy thrash vibe (Kreator, Sepultura, Sodom, etc.) that makes the sound of this record so unique for when it came out. Although every track on this record slays, some standout tracks are the aforementioned "The Battle of Armageddon", "Sadistic Sinner", and the title track "Serpent Temptation". The LP is in very good condition, but the cover is worn with slight damage to the top of the sleeve. Record does come with the original paper sleeve.
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