Review by Krys on February 8, 2001.

Since two members of this four-man band are from Vader I thought that those guys might be a little tired (from headbanging) and need to do something different. Such as start experimenting with different genres of metal. Man, was I ever in for a surprise.

From first track they hit you with the purest death metal in existence. No experiments, just blasting drums, fast guitars and Novy’s deep growls. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining; I’m saying "YES, DEATH METAL IS BACK, back with a style!!!"

From "Zohak" to "Lion Of Knowledge" they take you for a tour through hell. This music makes the flames burn faster downstairs and for sure I’ll keep them burning by spinning this CD many, many times in my player.

Throughout the album you will hear some influences (Vader, Morbid Angel) but what did you expect when half of the members are from Vader. It doesn’t mean that Dies Irae doesn’t have its own style. They do and you have to hear this. I only hope Mauser and Doc can find the time for both of their bands because neither one of those great bands can afford loosing such a great musicians.

For all of you death metal fans, "Immolated" is one of those CD’s you just have to have in your collection. This is a must for any death metal fan.

Rating: 9 out of 10

Review by Felix on February 7, 2022.

A demo from Sweden that wants to be “an homage to the early Teutonic thrash metal scene”? This sounds promising, but only until the first tones of the output set in. The four teenagers do not lack energy or aggressiveness and in terms of style, it is okay that they refer to the glorious German thrash metal big bang. Yet this is not enough to mess with the pioneers. Two things are missing, an ounce of individuality and emotions.

Yes, it might sound romantic to talk about emotions with regard to the early sounds of Kreator or Sodom. But the music of the eighties belongs to this decade and its primordial feeling, this sheer musical violence, cannot be reproduced, at least not by Eternal Evil. “Command…”, sorry, 'Stab Of The Blade' is a good black thrasher – energetic, straight, relatively catchy. Nevertheless, I am not quite sure whether it sounds authentic. Is this really the climax of creativity to copy the idols? Okay, in that early stage of a band’s evolution, it is natural that the music reflects the influences – but here it’s almost only influences and no (own) music anymore.

The wannabe atmospheric intro has been heard a hundred times before and more or less the same goes for the songs. They are simply constructed and velocity is written about them in big letters. The drilling, rasping and slicing guitars rule the mix which is okay for a demo, but pretty noisy as well. The averagely performing lead vocalist shouts an endless series of stereotypes into the imaginary crowd of thrash metal maniacs and after 14 minutes of adolescent brutality, I feel a big emptiness. On the one hand, the band has some talent and potential for more, on the other hand, I don’t know whether the guys are able to make good use of it. I am not speaking about the awkward bridge in Rise Of Death, but about the general mindset. If they have the courage to go their own way, they can become a cool addition to the thrash family.

Rating: 5.7 out of 10