BAPTISM

Black Metal • Finland
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Baptism is Black metal band formed at year 1998 in Ylöjärvi, Finland. They're signed to Northern Heritage.
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BAPTISM The Beherial Midnight album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
The Beherial Midnight
Black Metal 2002
BAPTISM Morbid Wings of Sathanas album cover 3.50 | 3 ratings
Morbid Wings of Sathanas
Black Metal 2005
BAPTISM Grim Arts of Melancholy album cover 4.50 | 1 ratings
Grim Arts of Melancholy
Black Metal 2008
BAPTISM As the Darkness Enters album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
As the Darkness Enters
Black Metal 2012
BAPTISM V: The Devil's Fire album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
V: The Devil's Fire
Black Metal 2016

BAPTISM EPs & splits

BAPTISM Primitive Finland album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Primitive Finland
Black Metal 2003
BAPTISM Wisdom & Hate album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Wisdom & Hate
Black Metal 2004
BAPTISM Black Ceremony album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Black Ceremony
Black Metal 2004
BAPTISM Baptism / Uncreation's Dawn album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Baptism / Uncreation's Dawn
Black Metal 2004
BAPTISM Evil Mysteries album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Evil Mysteries
Black Metal 2006
BAPTISM Chalice of Death album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
Chalice of Death
Black Metal 2010

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BAPTISM demos, promos, fans club and other releases (no bootlegs)

BAPTISM Satanic Rituals album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Satanic Rituals
Black Metal 1998
BAPTISM Sons of Ruin & Terror album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Sons of Ruin & Terror
Black Metal 2000

BAPTISM re-issues & compilations

BAPTISM Gloria Tibi Satana album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Gloria Tibi Satana
Black Metal 2015

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BAPTISM Chalice of Death

EP · 2010 · Black Metal
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Baptism's third full-length, Grim Arts of Melancholy, was a mind-blowing record so my hopes were really high when this band unleashed a new release, a seven inch EP that goes by the name Chalice of Death. Musically, this EP goes in the vein of the previous full-length: well-executed, melancholic yet sinister occult black metal.

It is clear that although Chalice of Death sounds underground, it is professionally done. The compositions are thought well as it always should because there is no room for filler riffs on seven inch. Production-wise this is more filthy and raw than Grim Arts of Melancholy but all the riffs are audible nonetheless. The same applies to drums. One could nag about the dry snare drum sound but when the material is of high quality overall, I'll stay quiet.

Sarcofagian's vocal delivery is diverse on this EP. While the title track provides a verse sung in Finnish, "The Crown ov Darkness" includes even clean singing, something that I haven't heard in Baptism before I think. It is only carefully used so that it doesn't sound overused at all.

Although these two songs are great, I can't see it as good as the latest full-length - maybe my expectations were too high for the EP's good. Anyhow, it is a great release that should not be missed by those who are into the Finnish underground black metal scene, because Baptism is clearly one of the brightest stars in it.

BAPTISM Black Ceremony

EP · 2004 · Black Metal
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The whole idea of seven inch vinyls is great. It is not possible to make it too long, so it almost forces its listener to focus on the record. Less than ten minutes of music and then it’s time to be ready to change to B side. Hence it doesn’t have the side effect of CDs, where I often find myself focusing on everything else than the music, because it’s so easy to just press play and let a 70-minute album flow by.

If you know Baptism’s second full-length Morbid Wings of Sathanas, this is pretty much in the same vein. Melancholic black metal done in a trademark Finnish underground way, now provided by two songs. ”Black Ceremony of Hate” is a 8-minute track with foggy, mysterious yet melancholic atmosphere, culminating in clean vocals towards the end. ”Forgotten Temple of Death” has an almost doomish guitar riff near the beginning, later turning into furious blast beasts with even thrash elements and a solo. The sudden thrash sections are a common feature for Baptism, used also on Morbid Wings of Sathanas and the 2008 album Grim Arts of Melancholy.

Black Ceremony’s two tracks are of high quality, at least in those people’s opinion who generally enjoy the melancholic touch of Finnish black metal. And I absolutely belong to those. The EP doesn’t bring anything new to the table, but it doesn’t really matter as long as it’s done well. Production-wise, Black Ceremony is guitar-driven. Everything else is mixed a bit lower, but everything is still clear enough (still not to forget the dirtiness and lo-fi values the band certainly has), so it sounds good. Unfortunately this EP is sold-out, but it’s definitely worth picking up in case you see it anywhere.

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