Bedemon did the works gathered here in the years 1971-1974. Just a little after Black Sabbath started the whole thing with their 1970 debut album. The Americans are a lot like their British counterparts, but there are some differences: first, they are not as popular, they are hardly popular at all - of course Sabbath are idols, but Bedemon should be better known; second: they went into even heavier music. The collection here is a bunch of simple-riffed songs. That's one of their best advantages, because it's those riffs - in "Child of Darkness" or "Serpent's Venom" - that the listener remembers best. The vocals compose well with the music, they are not shouted but sung in a melodic way, which makes the songs more listenable than the modern stuff. Along with the lyrics - well-written, going into dark and sad aspects of humanity and spirituality. At the time - it was extreme. For now it seems very much interesting how good music could be created, catchy and melodic, but heavy at the time and giving a cold chill.