Label: The AJNA Offensive / Invictus Prod., 2011
1. The Fall 02:25
2. Lamentations & Ashes 07:02
3. Angels of Veiled Bone 08:04
4. The Third Hour 01:49
5. The One and the Many 08:29
6. Charnel Spirit 01:13
7. All Souls 09:48
8. The Number of the Word 08:20
9. Stained Glass Reflections 02:47
10. Stained Glass Revelations 11:30
After their amazing 2006 debut, "Et In Saecula Saeculorum", Negative Plane disappeared from the scene for 5 whole years and now re-emerge with "Stained Glass Revelations", their second onslaught of adversarial magickal current.
Did they change their direction? Is the new attack just as raw, dark and hateful as the first one? The answer is both yes and no. The sound changed a lot, becoming more refined and, perhaps, soft. The aggression and chaos, previously prevalent, now take a more secondary role, while the atmosphere and the melodies are still present. "EISS" featured many signature Celtic Frost moments and those are mostly gone by now. BUT. The album's style can't be confused with any other band. The moment it starts you KNOW it's Negative Plane. While you continue the listening, the changes slowly creep in. Fewer fast riffs, more slow and melancholic moments, dark organ interludes...
Definitely, an album, whose quality can't be appreciated by a couple of quick listens, it is much more of a slow grower, than the immediately storming first one. What is undeniable, Negative Plane is a genuine gem among the, mostly, rubbish, that comes from the US nowadays, together with bands like Nightbringer and Bestia Arcana, spearheading the new front.
Featuring a lot of great artwork, the CD's booklet is a masterpiece on its own right. I do think, that some of the old fans might miss the chaos within the band's music, as I do so myself very much, but give it a listen. Open yourself to it. Accept it and it might creep under your skin like a surgical needle.
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