A Celebration of Guilt

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article lacks information on the notability of the subject matter.
Please help improve this article by providing context for a general audience, especially in the lead section. (March 2008)

A Celebration of Guilt

Studio album by Arsis

Released

March 30, 2004

Recorded

Genre

Melodic death metal
Technical death metal

Length

44:26

Label

Willowtip Records

Producer

Arsis chronology

A Celebration of Guilt
(2004)

A Diamond for Disease
(2005)

A Celebration of Guilt is the debut album released by technical death metal band Arsis. The album was released March 30th, 2004 by indie record label Willowtip records. Following it's release it was met with very favorable reviews by online publications such as MetalReview^[1], Lambgoat^[2], and Wrekage^[3]. Stylistically the album has a general character of the thrash and melodic influences that were present in bands such as At the Gates and late period Carcass. Any similarities to such bands at a certain point end because of the album's extreme musical nature. "A Celebration of Guilt" incorporates an emphasis on shred guitar on top of rapid melodies, hard-hitting double bass drum patterns, and a throaty vocal style. Often frontman/songwriter James Malone provides a vocal style that is reminiscent of Shagrath of the Black Metal band Dimmu Borgir. The release and style is such that it is not quite as accessible as the aforementioned bands but in turn carries over a much more technical style of playing. A style that would be ever more present in the band's releases to follow.