I can not express how good of an album God Dethroned’s Passiondale is. As a concept album it is perhaps one of the best I’ve seen in awhile, besides Mastodon’s Crack The Skye. It’s heavy and the story unfolds as you listen. Check it out if you get a chance.
God Dethroned is heading out on a double handful of dates with Abigail Williams, Woe Of Tyrants and Augury later this year in September and October. I’d love to go but they aren’t coming anywhere near me unless I drive for 4 hours or so. Maybe I will.

2008 was a great year for metal, but just 4 months in to 2009 and I’ve been absolutely blown away by some of the releases that have been hitting the shelves.
I posted my review of God Dethroned’s Passiondale a couple of weeks ago. I’m still blown away by this album and apparently a few others agree.

God Dethroned: Passiondale Review. God Dethroned have been called Blackened Death Metal and Melodic Death Metal. With Passiondale it feels as if you get a little bit of both. The melodic Death Metal is there but it also has a hint of a black metal sound.
Passiondale, the follow up to 2006’s The Toxic Touch is God Dethroned’s 8th studio album. Passiondale is a concept album that revolves around the World War 1 Battle of Passchendaele. (Get ready for a history lesson) The Battle of Passchendaele was a major part of Britain’s offense against German troops in the Belgium town …read more