From the opening strains of 'Dawn Of Eternity', Massacre carve themselves into death metal folklore with this much acclaimed record which, alongside Morbid Angel's 'Chapel Of Ghouls', 'Slowly We Rot' by Obituary, and a handful of others, remains a cult classic. Again, the guttural growl attack, from Kam Lee, but the album's main point of focus is the superb guitar work of Rick Rozz who impressed greatly on Death's classic 'Leprosy'. Many fans saw Massacre as competition for Chuck Schuldiner's Death, after all, the members has all previously worked with the master. Personally, Death's recorded output has never been equalled for consistency and Chuck's ability to progress within the genre, but 'From Beyond' although at the time splitting critics, emerges as a fine death metal record. A solid mix of speed, heaviness and complexity, although I don't think the record harbours enough to compete with some of the more diverse and heavy acts of the genre.
'Succubus' and 'Symbolic Immortality' are excellent death metal tracks, others have argued that 'From Beyond' displays to many generic and dull moments, and although I wouldn't be so harsh, I feel that 'From Beyond' despite its quality and cult status, lacks the intensity of say early Obituary and even Deicide, or the sickness of Morbid Angel.
Overall, 'From Beyond' is a decent death metal record that has stood the test of time, but it's not a record that finds its way to my stereo all that often..
7/10
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