Plague [Import]

Plague [Import]

Track Listings

1. The Palgue

2. Nowhere To Run

3. Fever In The City

4. Blackheath

5. Blackheath Intro

6. The Writings On The Wall

7. The Only Sane Man

8. A Step Too Far

9. The Plague

10. Nowhere To Run

11. Fever In The City

12. Blackheath

13. The Writings On The Wall

14. The Only Sane Man

15. A Step Too Far

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Swedish remastered reissue of 1983 album for British melodic dark metal legends plus a bonus CD with original first mixes of 'The Plague', 'Nowhere To Run', 'Fever In The City', 'Blackheath', 'The Writings On The Wall', 'The Only Sane Man' & 'A Step Too Far'.

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What We Had
Hearts Of Iron
Handsome Furs Hate This City
Snakes On The Ladder
Cannot Get Started
Sing! Captain
Dead + Rural
Dumb Animals
Radio's Hot Sun, The

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Fans of Death Cab for Cutie will remember how the Postal Service seemed to put Ben Gibbard on a cloud of keyboards, away from the grit of Death Cab's guitars and drums, making the singer seem almost ethereal. With Handsome Furs, you have a similar musical concept, pairing Wolf Parade singer Dan Boeckner with Alexei Perry (as Gibbard did with Jimmy Tamborello), but the effect is stunningly different. Here, Boeckner isn't calmed down by the spare synthetics and drum machines. Instead, he's dystopian in his lo-fi bellow, ricocheting between electro-drums with mid-tempo guitars either strummed acoustically (as on "Snakes on the Ladder," awash in synths and yet clattering) or laying down a thick-set distortion that's a fine foil for all the electronics. The nine tracks run a tad samey-same, but that's at least part of their charm. They and assert Boeckner anew as a prescient, skeptical voice, coarsely toned and draped in machine-sounding music even as he inveighs against the post-modern world--technology and urban living and traffic and so on. --Andrew Bartlett

Album Description

Dark and minimal while noisy and earnest, the point of this duo was to be as sparse and repetitive as possible with the help of little more than vocals, guitars, and a drum machine. Disenchanted vocals thinly resonate while cloaked in a frenzied undertone of fear and uncertainty, all punctuated by bare drum machine beats. Their debut is a record of melancholic tendency and heartfelt desire; a stripped down symphony relegated between city and country, and made for ears of either side.

Customer Reviews:

A Parade of Their Own (4 1/2 stars).......2007-06-05

I really like the Wolf Parade album, but Handsome Furs, with their minor variations on the same sound, arguably have the better album. Plague Park might not have a song as fantastic as "I'll Believe in Anything" or "Dinner Bells", but I think it's consistently very good throughout, and I can't say the same for Apologies to the Queen Mary. Both bands are making some of the best indie rock around, and I look forward to hearing more from these guys.

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unique prog rock
true 21st century avant-rock.
Ingenious blend of styles.
intelligent, heartfelt and playful

A History of Madness
Thinking Plague
Manufacturer: Cuneiform
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000C0FAV
Release Date: 2003-09-16

Tracks:

Blown Apart
Consolamentum
Rapture Of The Deep (For Leslie)
Gudamy Le Mayagot (An Phocainn Theard Delg)
Marching As To War, No. 1
Our 'Way Of Life' And 'War On Terra'
Marching, No. 2
Least Aether For Saxophone & Le Gouffre
The Underground Stream
Marching, No. 3
Lux Lucet
Marching, No. 4 - Reverie For The Children

Customer Reviews:

unique prog rock.......2004-04-22

prog, art, advant, whatever you want to call it, basically not your top 40. This, as well as their previous release, In Extremus, are gems if you are a fan of 20th century classical, progressive rock, jazz, or just something different. The musicianship is excellent. The songs are dense, layered, busy, and at times frightening, but somehow very contagious. At times resembles King Crimson, Gentle Giant, or Zappa. The singer (Deborah Perry) has a unique style and a good voice. I can't say enough about this band.

true 21st century avant-rock........2003-12-06

From the beginning, Thinking Plague has been a band of original, fun, and challenging music -- a real "complete package." Their songs were always complex and often atonal, noisy, and scary, yet it always had a real visceral "rock" and fiery inspiration that made it very fun to listen to.

Things are different thing time around. The lineup is pretty much the same as before: twelve-tone based vocals, guitar, bass, drums, clarinet, saxophone, piano, and synths. Looks like a fleshed-out rock band at first glance, but the overall sound is pretty different. _A History of Madness_ is very chamber-y sounding, with the rock element assimilated into a collective with refined poise. This is not so much a "fun" album. On the whole this more Henry Cow - _Western Culture_-ish than previous Thinking Plague albums. The drums and bass are not given the punch of their last album, _In Extremis_, -- the overall mix has the instruments in a balanced, egalitarian way into a big tapestry of polymetrical atonal frenzy. Basically it sounds like all the elements, individually, stand out less than before and the total composite intricacy and dynamic relationships are emphasized in a great fashion. The result is a dense, dissonant, and elaborate stuff that can completely arrest your attention. And it does require a lot of attention: in order to really appreciate it, one must listen very carefully and deconstruct the individual elements, understand their purpose, and rebuild to view the whole picture. The acuity in some of the sonic architecture here is superlative. I should also say that David Shamrock plays some of the weirdest rock drumming I've ever heard.

The album also uses quite a bit of minimalism to build-up for the thorny atonal eruptions the band undergoes, a powerful example being the middle of first song. Some songs drift into hazy soundscapes, eerie ambience in the way only Thinking Plague can do it. (Consider some of the more soundscapey parts of _In Extremis_ -- these ones are better realized and more musically accomplished.) "Least Aether For Saxophone & Le Gouffre" is two main parts, first a tonally wrenching piece for solo horn and the second a haunting soundscape of menace, darkness, and tension. There are also the four "Marching As To War" pieces. I'm not really sure what they are, just strange, short (all of them are around a minute in length) pieces for piano ensemble, rather playful in a deranged way. "Gúdamy le Máyagot (An Phocainn Theard Deig)" is like a forgotten secret from a hidden sphere of Eastern European folk music, a dark, demented gypsy jam.

I think my only beef with the album is "Rapture of the Deep", which is an uncanny, beautiful song but it just SCREAMS for vocals from Susanne Lewis (TP's former vocalist). But that's really more of a personal wish than a detriment to the CD. Deborah Perry's precise vocal virtuosity is stunning in any case.

None of the songs are as long as previous TP epics, but they are still greatly epic, due to the gravity of their themes and the dark, dramatic, powerful flow (songs like "Blown Apart" and "Lux Lucet"). Apparently this is also a concept album but I have no clue what it's about.

I found it addicting from the get-go and it continues to mesmerize me with each listen. Truly progressive, avant-rock at its finest. I'd say if you're new to the band, _In This Life_ is the best starting point -- it remains their most definitive work (in my opinion) and is one of the best albums I have ever heard. As I said, this is the least "fun" Thinking Plague album and it can be difficult to listen to. Nonetheless, this is probably the most complex 'modernist' TP album and is worthy of your attention. I go to sleep to it often (a compliment!). The next album can't come soon enough.

Ingenious blend of styles........2003-11-18

Thinking Plague uses very contemporary avant-garde techniques to create some of the most provocative "progressive rock" music to date. In my opinion, even calling this music "progressive rock" is a bit demeaning. People who want to hear more Rush or Dream Theater should look elsewhere, but those who want to hear 'progressive' music in the strict sense of the term have come to the right place.

Take a lot of Stravinsky, a little Bartok, a ton of Messiaen, a tad of early King Crimson, and a hell of a lot of stuff that you've never heard in your life, and you've got what appears to be the best ensemble going into the 21st century: Thinking Plague.

A word of warning about History of Madness: The layers upon layers of dissonant vocal overdubs might scare off a first-time listener of the band. It's really quite brilliant the way it's done, but it's extremely unusual - keep an open mind.

My vote for album of the year (if that means anything).

intelligent, heartfelt and playful.......2003-10-08

Thinking Plague's intelligent and deeply felt compositions stimulate both the mind and the soul. Dense, layered, tuneful, and rhythmically exuberant, these pieces offer the listener hidden treasures that grow the more one hears it. Highly recommended.

The Misery Index: Notes from the Plague Years

Average customer rating:

once again, back in fine form
way better then any of the emo that has come out!
A less articulately worded review from a long time fan
"Misery" Loves My Stereo.
Not even a little disappointed

The Misery Index: Notes from the Plague Years
Boy Sets Fire
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Customer Reviews:

once again, back in fine form.......2006-08-11

Nathan Gray and the boys are finally back doing what they do best. After "tomorrow come today" and their disasterous time with wind up records, i didnt think id ever be hearing from boysetsfire again.
Now signed to equal visions records, an indie that understands them, the band has revisited their "after the eulogy" years a little with this release. Grey's hartbroken vocals and bloodcurdling screams are back at the forefront, while the music is the usual miox of hardcore/emo-punk it always was. Welcome back boys.............we missed you

way better then any of the emo that has come out!.......2006-05-23

yes this album is no After the Eulogy or The day the Sun Went out but it is a damn good album and the dvd it comes with is one great dvd they play almost every song they have written in one live set. you cant go if you havent got this album yet get it you will not be disappointed

A less articulately worded review from a long time fan.......2006-04-14

BSF have always amazed me with their ability to combine powerfully moving lyrics with music that I have yet to get bored listening to. I have never written a review on here before, and the first few that I read, I was very pleased with. I scrolled down further and saw a comparison to Christina Aquilera "Its a little reminiscent of Cristina Aguilera's vocal contortions, which is scary." I wouldn't usually write a review but when I saw that review I felt it was not only a huge injustice to the cd, but to anyone considering buying it. In my opinion the "originality and passion" you speak of was far better captured in their music prior to After the Eulogy. Songs such as "In Hope" and "Resection" are what drew me in as a life long fan. I consider every record they have made since then to be the sound of a band not afraid to experiment with something new. Once again, I am not a english major I am a fan giving my honest opinion. If you have ever enjoyed Boy Sets Fire then ignore the closed minded review I mentioned.

"Misery" Loves My Stereo........2006-04-05

One thing I've always looked for in a band or artist is an evolving sound. I don't want to listen to the same songs rehashed again and again that start leaving a stale flavor like old fishsticks. Fortunately, BSF doesn't disappoint.

"Misery Index" is really a great composition of vocals, lyrics, and smashing guitars and beats. It does sound slightly disjointed, but that's what keeps the listener interested. They tried a lot of new sounds instead of the now generally accepted "scream until their ears bleed" routine.

For fans who enjoy the hardcore political scream ballads of past albums, this may be a bit difficult for you to get into. Granted, screaming is present in a few tracks ("So Long and Thanks for the Crutches" and "Final Communique"), but "Misery Index" seems to be centered around helplessness, hope and anguish rather than explosive outrage. This is an album comprised of songs that make you want to sing along (and you actually can!) because your feelings really connect with the beautiful vocals.

I have always enjoyed BSF's unique style, and this new edition to the collection really rounds out their abilities. It's been living and breathing in my cd player since I bought it. Excellent work. Go. Buy it. It's worth every penny.

Not even a little disappointed.......2006-04-02

"Tomorrow Comes Today was a great album but this album - "Misery Index" - seems a more fitting follow-up to "Before the Eulogy". If you've been a fan since the beginning then there's no reason to be disappointed with this release. Unless of course you're the type that writes negative reviews because for some odd reason you expected the exact same album as before with the same composition, simply different song names; appreciate a band's evolution.

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A Haunting Masterpiece!
This is garbage.
Frightening!
The eight legs of the Devil will not let my people go.
All Music Guide Review

Plague Mass (1984 End of the Epidemic)
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ASIN: B000003Z4Z
Release Date: 1991-04-02

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There Are No More Tickets To The Funeral
This Is The Law Of The Plague
I Wake Up And I See The Face Of The Devil
Confessional (Give Me Sodomy Or Give Me Death)
How Shall Our Judgement Be Carried Out Upon The Wicked? (With Excerpts From Revelations 19:11-14...
Let Us Praise The Masters Of Slow Death
Consecration
Sono L'Antichristo
Cris D'Aveugle
Let My People Go
Bonus Track 1
Bonus Track 2
Bonus Track 3
Bonus Track 4

Customer Reviews:

A Haunting Masterpiece!.......2007-04-10

This is a requiem mass,for all people throughout the world who have died of aids.A disease created by right wing republican fascists to kill off the gays,blacks,and all the undesirables,according to those sick nazi a--holes.This cd is a beautiful and sometimes frightening performance by galas for all who have suffered needlessly.Galas brother had died of aids,and she knows many other who have died,from that horrific disease!In this performance she also takes a stab at all those right wing chrisitan bigots who misinterpret the bible to make others suffer,and to make others slaves!This is one unnerving and passionate,and powerful album.The acoustics are amazing,and her operatic voice is massive and cuts like steel through a cathedral!

This is garbage........2007-01-19

I have tried to keep an open mind towards Diamanda Galas. I have an appreciation of all things "musical" ranging from Lou Reed's "Metal Machine Music" to Throbbing Gristle's "Heathen Earth" to the works of Laurie Anderson, early Swans, Lydia Lunch, even Neil Young's "Arc". But this and most of her other works are crapola posing (not too well I might add) as "music" or "art" and they are neither. Even dear, sweet Yoko(an obvious influence), sounds like Beverly Sills compared to this caterwauling, shrieking spawn of Satan. I guess I just don't get it. Give me "Cambridge 1969" any old time :)

How could anyone sit through an entire disc of this? I think Diamanda needs an exorcism or something.

Good God, man.

Frightening!.......2006-10-04

Two words describe this cd- DISTURBING and CREEPY. I can only listen to certain sections of this cd because there are times when Diamanda's voice gets to that chilling, blood curdling point that I'm about to experience an anxiety attack. But the irony of it all is that there is something about her performance that wants you to remain and continue to listen to her. There's just that fascination factor that keeps me enthralled. I just skip to the parts I can't handle. Also I can only listen to this cd in the daytime-too frightening to listen to at night! This was a live recorded concert at Saint John of the Divine Cross(I've forgotten-maybe in error?)in NYC. Her message of how the Regan administration ignored the relevance of AIDS in it's early days(lack of funding for research)and it being considered a gay disease and the igorance it accompanied; to how it is akin to the black plague to contemporary times. She takes you through sections set up as a mass; with each section having a purpose and meaning. Diamanda shreiks at the ignorance of the plague and how it eats away at it's host.

The eight legs of the Devil will not let my people go........2004-03-04

In 1991, on the month of October, Diamanda Galas ascended the stage of New York City's Cathedral of St. John the Divine. There, she performed and recorded what may be the most memorable sound ritual ever to be heard by audiences. Both harrowing and angelic, "The Plague Mass" is a vocal exorcism birthed by a modern banshee. In most of the tracks, her operatic screams echo off the walls of the church, piercing the brain like flying shards of stained glass. Other moments allow her to disturb listeners with her hoarse, beastly hisses. However, Galas's intention was not merely to shock the religious. Instead, she turned the Holy Bible inside out in order to address the rampant suffering caused by AIDS. At a time when this disease was ruled as a divine punishment for gays and lesbians, Galas chose to spit gospel curses to every Christian responsible for persecuting and ostracizing HIV-infected patients. With candles flickering in the darkness, she speaks in manic tongues, vomiting forth a gospel hurricane that showed compassion to AIDS victims and unforgiveness to the viciously pious.
In "Were you a Witness?," Galas first expresses her anger towards America's mass media. It's apparent that the many deaths caused by the disease (including those of famous musicians like Freddy Mercury and Liberace) were treated like exhibits in a sensationalistic tabloid circus. She faces the money-hungry reporters and warns, "To all cowards and voyeurs, there are no more tickets to the funeral." "This is the Law of the Plague" incorporates several Psalms and Chapter 15 of the Old Testament. Here, in front of the rolling roar of dragon drums, Galas cackles in the role of a corrupt judge; a sanctimonious fascist who vehemently labels AIDS patients as "unclean." With a blood red light looming over her, Galas takes an appalling look at society itself. It's one where doctors, priests, and politicians deliberately leave HIV patients for dead just to avoid scandal and hatred. In addition, the singer labels the Devil as an impotent homophobe who can only be aroused by human suffering. "I Wake Up and See the Face of the Devil" allows Galas to portray the average victim. With a mind ravaged by dementia, she lies helplessly in a sterilized hospital room as a stern cleric forces her to confess her sins. The members of the clergy are warped into dirty angels that hover over the morgue like buzzards. Later, as the heartbeat percussion rises in its volume, Galas rips out some Revelations text. Predicting the arrival of the Antichrist, she leads 3,000 of his armies to massacre all devoted Christians who slaughtered and oppressed people with HIV. In an alarming fury, Galas spews a bitter poem concerning how anyone carrying the virus is shamelessly denied access to medical care, insurance, and surgery. She validly declared Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome as a form of homicide, making her audience aware of how infected men and women are robbed of their dignity. From there, in the track "Sono L'Anticristo," she proudly labels herself the son of Satan, since the Antichrist was as much of an outcast on Earth as Jesus. Then, "Cris D'Aveugle: Blind Man's Cry," a text originally written in 1873 by Tristan Corbiere, becomes a sad and spiritual communion played by a demonic symphony. In the Frency language, Galas leads her choir into a pit of despair, an afterlife that gives no love or comfort after HIV. As the bell tolls, Galas decrys the scourge of injustice. It's one in which family members killed by AIDS aren't properly buried because even the morticians are too afraid to embalm the corpses. During this song (as well as others on this album), her whispers get increasingly suffocated through a pair of hemorrhaged lungs, fading into a grim silence. Finally, the raw emotion of the blues tune, "Let My People Go" spills over the grim notes of a grand piano. Nothing is more terrifying than a virus that destroys the body's ability to defend itself. Galas believed that once AIDS strikes another host, that individual is doomed to suffer a lifetime of sorrow and cruelty. While comparing the illness to a sentence of life in prison, she expresses that person's depression in one sentence: "The Devil has designed my death, and he's waiting to be sure that plenty of his black sheep die before he finds a cure."
I recommend this album to anyone craving the works of a powerful, controversial artist. Diamanda Galas is a sonic martyr that liberates the soul from mainstream bondage.

All Music Guide Review.......2003-11-08

"Galas, who has been known for both her own work and as a singer of extremely demanding modern scores, has created this heart-wrenching cry about the physical suffering caused by the AIDS plague being compounded by the shameful arrogance of self-appointed moralists. Maintaining an incredible intensity and depth for over an hour's solo vocal (recorded live at The Cathedral of St. John The Divine, NYC, with suitably minimal band and electronics backup), Galas proceeds through Mahalia Jackson-influenced spiritual singing, saxophone-like wails, to dramatic dialogues in many dialects and languages ("there are no more tickets to the funeral") to engrossing Portugese "fado" singing to taking on the attributes of Satan (in "Sono L'Antichristo," I Am The Anti-Christ) in order to challenge the concept of a vengeful, instead of compassionate deity (and society), much as Nina Simone did in her controversial song "God is a Killer" in the 60's... the Mass ends with the heart-felt lyrics "I go to sleep each evening now dreaming of the grave and see the friends I used to know calling out my name. O Lord Jesus, do you think I've served my time?""

Average customer rating:

jackhammering stuff
Another disappointment
Just what I needed.
23 minutes of perfection !
4.5 Stars

Plague Soundscapes
The Locust
Manufacturer: Anti
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The Locust has been throwing up in the face of conventional music since 1995, when the band formed from the pieces of San Diego hardcore stalwarts, Swing Kids and Struggle. This 2003 album is described as a ''car-wreck with vocal'' or ''Devo-meets-Napalm Death''. 23 tracks. Epitaph.

Customer Reviews:

jackhammering stuff.......2007-05-03

if you like the fantomas, you'll like this. if you like agoraphobic nosebleed, you'll like this. if you like jackhammering stuff on your spare time, you'll like this. if you like having cavities filled (not only in your mouth), you'll like this. if you're my brother, you probibly won't like this. i dunno why, he's just not really into this style, thats all.

Another disappointment.......2007-01-13

I was told that this was the savior of the underground. Well I really should have just listened to Orchid instead.

Just what I needed........2007-01-10

This was the first Locust album I had ever heard. While I had been listening to other, similar artists, I was not (and yet entirely) prepared for Plague Soundscapes. This album was exactly the swift kick in the sensibilities I needed at the time.

If you can't understand the lyrics, then at least enjoy the song titles. "Anything Jesus Does I Can Do Better" is brilliant enough as a title, but then you get to the amazing chorus of "Would the owner of an ounce of dignity please contact the mall security?" Ahhh...

Definitely worth the listen and the resulting quantum shift in your view of music and its possibilities.

23 minutes of perfection !.......2006-08-24

The Locust is a strange strange band.. wearing " bug costumes " is nothing compared to their music. Really satrical and sometimes quite funny lyrics,SUPER fast songs,and spacy synths. Tracks are usually about 1 minute long,but they do 100 riffs in 30 seconds..If this is grindcore,it's really experimental and futuristic. After many spins you'll recognise the hooks and nice melodies. the lyrics are important for you to understand this album. You will not understand them if you dont read them at the same time you listen to this ( believe me).. Original chaos !!

4.5 Stars .......2006-07-01

There's a lot bad to be said about the locust. they are abrasive, unintelligible, and annoying (in all the best ways, of course). And they have awesome song titles. The best part about this slab of (slightly) organized noise? They sound exactly the same live. Not recommended for people who need things like melody, song structure, or a chance to take a breath. Fans of bands like Fantomas, Melt Banana, or Ceephax Acid Crew would do well to look into this.
Also, if you ever find your home invaded by, say, your lame girlfriend's country friends (or emo friends), or you're having a party and are trying to get people to leave, play this FULL BLAST and watch the room empty, horrified looks on the faces of the victims. Then you're free to rock out to the Space Age Grooves of THE LOCUST!

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Good
Album is coo, cop it.
5 or 5 easy
Not The Best
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The Plague
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Good.......2006-02-17

This cd pretty tight manily for the production great beats to bump to in your car....Lynch holds it down like usually but playboy 7 kinda sucks like one reviewer said he talks to much about girls....The other like pit and eklypss are great so get this if u like hardcore gangsta rap or horrorcore rap then get this....

Album is coo, cop it........2003-02-13

I've heard a lot of "Gangsta," "Hardcore," "Horrorcore" (whatever the propa term is) albums to this day. This album is defenitely one you should get. For one, phonk beta produces some of the tracks. So that right there tells you that it's gonna be Gangsta wit that phonk bass. Yeah, there are a few weak songs but for the most part overall, the album is coo. It ain't as bangin as "Now Eat," but this is a Doomsday + Sickmade release. "Can't let beef go" bangs like me up in yo' girl, but a lot of other songs bang to, just get it. If you like the Sickmade albums like Zagg, COS, and Sicx, you'll like this, believe me! Also check out Killa Valley and Million Dollar Dream for those Gangsta beats! Gone (818)

5 or 5 easy.......2002-09-19

i don't see how some of these people comin on here givin tha cd a 1/5 stars rating. this cd fulla tight beats...i wish amazon would put some clips up so everyone could hear what i'm talkin about. and on top of havin good beats they got Lynch, Eklypss, Playboy 7 and Pit tearin it up with some sicc lyrics. anybody who gave this cd a low rating either hasn't heard it or has somethin against Lynch or Doomsday...or just doesn't kno good music. i'm giving this 5/5 cause it was that good...Lynch By Inch will be even better tho. sup Playboy...good [stuff]!

Not The Best.......2002-09-16

One other thing, the beats on this CD are the [...]iest beats i heard from lynch and doomsday. Get a new guy to make your beats seriously. Thats one other reason why i didnt like this album, your beats [...] except for a couple. But dont give up juss stay sicc made and kick playboy 7 out of Doomsday please!
Thanks

What Happened?.......2002-09-16

Aiight i read what playboy 7 said, but to tell u the truth i never liked playboy 7 because all he talks about is girls and that aint siccmade. Lynch, eklypss, and the pit are tight and they are horrorcore, hardcore, ganksta, killa and all that. They have always been. Once i heard about doomsday and lynch were making a CD together, I went out and bought it quick. But Lynch and eklypss are my favorite on this album, but i agree kinda with the guy that said Not Doomsday. Come on Redrum, 4 minute murda, embrace the darkness, u can't say that doomsday and lynch aren't horrorcore, the only one who isn't is playboy 7.

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and when you meet the plague you will die.
Easier than"In this life",similar to G.G's "Power&the glory"
Blown away!!!
my least favorite Plague album, but don't let that stop you
A masterpiece of progressive rock

In Extremis
Thinking Plague
Manufacturer: Cuneiform
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000DAGJ
Release Date: 1998-09-08

Tracks:

Dead Silence
Behold The Man
This Weird Wind
Les Etudes D' Organism
Maelstrom
The Aesthete
Kingdom Come

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and when you meet the plague you will die........2004-02-15

Their first album after almost ten years, Thinking Plague returns with what is a beast of an avant-rock album. Most notable changes: the wonderful anti-prog voice of Susanne Lewis is gone, replaced with the talented Deborah Perry; Bob Drake is no longer a central member (although he does perform bass and vocals on "This Weird Wind"); the one-of-a-kind Dave Kerman fills in on drums (both groovy and weird). There are more synths in the sound this time, but they mostly act as stage lighting. When they do take a more dominant role in the arrangement, their gritty tones fit nicely with the band's weirdness. As with _In This Life_, the reeds are very important here, and the music has an aggressive, edgy chamber-prog kind of sound.

The short songs are all essential Plague tunes -- concise, punchy, complex, and catchy, and wickedly contrapuntal, atonal, and full of inventive, complex rhythms. "Dead Silence" sounds like a myriad catchy parts assembled into an inharmonious relationship...that still manages to be captivating. "Aesthete" is convoluted math-rock a la Plague. "Behold the Man" is downright groovy (yes, Thinking Plague actually grooves), and also frighteningly dense and aggressive.

The two 14-minute epics are excellent and merely good, so somewhat mixed. "Kingdom Come" is one of my favorite Thinking Plague pieces, developing ominously for about ten minutes, finally peaking with a nasty tangle of atonal cacophony, and ending with an unsettling soundscape of apocalyptic dread. It is probably their most haunting song yet. "L'Etudes d'Organism" is a little less successful, in my opinion. It is based on motifs from past Thinking Plague masterpieces, "Organism" (from _In This Life_) and "Etude for Combo" (from _Moonsongs_). There are some great parts, but I'm ambivalent about the wacky, circus-music middle-section -- on the one hand, it doesn't seem to gel with the darker feel of the band's music in general -- on the other hand, it's twistedly fun and deranged and kinetic. The beginning is rearranged take on the piano & guitar meltdown from the beginning of "Organism". The ending is mostly an ambient flow, surprisingly haunting and unsettling after the madcap middle section. It lasts a little long but it is good (between here and the next album, _A History of Madness_, composer Mike Johnson really mastered the soundscapey stuff).

The other epic, "This Weird Wind", is about 8 or 9 minutes and rather Yes-sounding, due mostly to Bob Drake's voice, which is eerily similar to Jon Anderson. Actually it doesn't _really_ sound like Yes -- that would only be true Yes' actual musicians came from a alien bizarro version of the world in all those Roger Dean paintings. It's an eerie piece, but it seems a little out of place at times.

This seems to be the favorite Thinking Plague album, particularly among 'normal' prog fans, even though it is definitely not flonkus prog. Even saying that this is usually the number one choice, most people will still find it unpleasant, so it is not necessarily accessible. Personally I think _Moonsongs_, _In This Life_, and _A History of Madness_ are better. Still, this album is outstanding anyway you cut it (and Kerman's drumming is phenomenal), so if you enjoy the Plague you'd be a fool not to have this. They are one of the best bands ever, and everything of theirs is worth having.

Easier than"In this life",similar to G.G's "Power&the glory".......2003-02-07

Well this album is quite in the vein of Gentle Giant's "The power and the glory", in an acid and harsh version(such roughness is more evident than into "In this life")... nevertheless it's easier and accessible than "In this life", event though is much resembling some RIO style, as they finally concentrate themselves on the melodic aspects of music and the ouput is perhaps "less forced"! You don't care about the sloppy rhythms and some simple guitar structures too, whenever They succeed in creating something fresh and original; but once again you can like or hate them, and for this reason I can not give my definitive "sentence" about them ...

Blown away!!!.......2002-07-04

This is an amazing album!!! I know some people complained about the voice, but I don't think any other style voice would have worked as well with these arrangements. I have played this album for people who do not listen to this kind of music and all of them had similar comments. It is music beyond their comprehension yet they can't stop listening to it because they are drawn in to see what happens next.

my least favorite Plague album, but don't let that stop you.......2001-01-07

_In This Life_ is my favorite album in all rock, so this was kind of disappointing. The main problem I have with _In Extremis_ is the overly "proggy" sound; earlier Plague albums took elements of 70's symphonic prog, but they used their synths tastefully and never overdid it. Some of the actual sounds here, though, are just downright cheesy. And I won't even go into the painful lyrics.

That said, the four shorter tracks on this album are all musically excellent and wonderfully complex, and would be absolutely fantastic if they had different arrangements. The first two, especially, hold up as some of the best songs TP has ever done, from a purely musical perspective. And although Mellotron moments abound, they're not everywhere-- the parts of the album that don't sound cheesy have a nice dark feel similar to the song "Warheads" from the band's second album, _Moonsongs_.

There are two other problems I have with this album. The more minor of the two is singer Deborah Perry, certainly a good vocalist but somewhat flat (in affect, not pitch) in comparison to previous singers Susanne Lewis or Sharon Bradford. More importantly, the long tracks on this album just don't appeal to me that much. "This Weird Wind" seems badly put together, and has a distinct Yes-like vibe that annoys me, probably as a result of Bob Drake's rather Jon-Anderson-like voice. It's also got some amazingly tacky "dark"-sounding voice alterations. "Kingdom Come", too, seems to me to go on too long. Lead guitarist and composer Mike Johnson says it requires more "passive or meditative" listening than most Plague. Fine, I guess it's just not for me.

And then there's "Les Etudes d'Organism." This takes two of my absolute favorite Plague songs, "Etude for Combo" (from _Moonsongs_) and "Organism" (from _In This Life_) and combines them into one of my least favorite. I can't say exactly what annoys me about this. Maybe the circus-music section just doesn't work for me (although I love the one at the end of "Love" on _In This Life_). Maybe it's just those damn synths. I don't know. But this song, except for maybe the first three minutes, fails to move me in any way.

Don't get me wrong, of course. The worst album by the best band is still a good album, it's just not up to their former standards. If you like Yes and King Crimson, you'll probably like this a lot more than I do. And as for my complaints about structure, I'm just obsessive, and most people probably won't even notice. So yeah, progheads trying to get into avant-prog, check this out. But if you don't like, go to _In This Life_ instead.

A masterpiece of progressive rock.......2000-05-18

This is an astounding album, filled with awesome musicianship and musical ideas that go way beyond the norm. Although one can hear very strong King Crimson and Gentle Giant influences, Thinking Plague create a sound all their own. This is the best prog-rock album I've heard in years.

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Marduk is back, with an almost new lineup
EXTREME!
Just as fast as PDM
Good enough for the new vokil-ist,Mortuus
OK, But World Funeral Was Rawer

Plague Angel
Marduk
Manufacturer: Candlelight
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0007LPRX2
Release Date: 2005-03-08

Tracks:

Hangman of Prague
Throne of Rats
Seven Angels, Seven Trumpets
Life's Emblem
Steel Inferno
Perish in Flames
Holy Blood, Holy Grail
Warschau
Deathmarch
Everything Bleeds
Blutrache

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Marduk is back, with an almost new lineup.......2006-04-08

Sweden has been the homeland of death metal of all kinds: old school death, thrash death, melodic death, etc. They have produced dozens of great bands leaving the black metal industry to their Norwegian neighbours. However, one Swedish band refused to jump on the bandwagon and be another Entombed, At the Gates, or even Dark Tranquillity ripoff: the one and only Bathory playing a strict form of old school black metal. Yet, if there is another band from Sweden that made a name for themselves (be it good or bad), that must be Marduk. This band has been around for over a decade, creating much controversy with their first couple of releases, especially their infamous demos. Marduk has always been a pioneer of black metal in the Swedish underground scene and they sure deserve respect for that.

Plague Angel is their last studio album as of now, considering they just released the Deathmarch EP and a live DVD after this one. The album also marks a completely new era for these Swedish veterans. Long-time vocalist Legion and bassit B. War are out. They are replaced by the band's first guitarist Devo Anderson (who also produced the album) from about ten years ago and new singer Mortuus of Funeral Mist. For starters, Mortuus is a totally different singer than Legion, and he will fairly or unfairly be compared to his predecessor, labeled as either a horrible singer or an excellent replacement. That has always been the fate of Marduk, their albums, songs, lyrics, member changes, and history. People either hate their guts or praise them to heavens (!). I'll be the first to say Mortuus' raw, beast-like vocals certainly bring a new air of freshness, as he screams and blurts out the lyrics with the utmost conviction. On songs like the compact "Steel Inferno" and the tremelo-picked old school black piece "Life's Emblem", his vocals are arguably more powerful and effective than Legion's, especially on the last couple of Marduk discs. The production is raw and evil. Gone is the clean, sterile production of Marduk's last set of releases mixed in the Abyss Studios. The drumming is sick and fast; the riffs are violent with occasional clean guitar breakdowns and epic overtones. One of the darkest and most absorbing songs is "Throne of Rats", as the song breathes atmosphere, just like in the early 90's black metal albums. "Perish in Flames" will certainly cause more discussion among fans, for its extended build-up and extraordinary chord progressions. The song is epic-sounding, and simply huge in its scope. The riffs are noticably slower and a bit sludgier than their other work, enhanced with pure and raw shrieking. Another lengthy piece is the last cut "Blutrache" (Blood Revenge) with weird sound effects, atmospherics, and a sudden burst into one of the most uncompromising Marduk songs in a long time.

Though described as "a new era of songwriting", I beg to differ. Plague Angel is no where near as surprising or groundbreaking as the older albums. It is, however, strongly written, produced and delivered, just as many fans had expected.

EXTREME!.......2005-10-24

If you like it brutal and extreme this is the one for you. Great lyrical content, and the vocals will send a chill down your spine! Fast and non-relenting, not a mid-tempo song in the bunch. This is all out brutality! Great musicianship and an all around awesome black metal album. It's nice to see some black metal groups have not sold out and gone soft!

Just as fast as PDM.......2005-05-22

Ok, the new singer...Mortuus...is DEFINETLY not as good as Legion, in my opinion i dont think they will ever get a singer as good as him. But this very good, its really fast, and it slows down on two songs on the cd. The slower ones are good too. The best songs are Lifes Emblem, Throne Of Rats, and Everything Bleeds. Go Buy it bitches.

Good enough for the new vokil-ist,Mortuus.......2005-05-14

well if you are a Marduk listener,not like those below me that you see, you would know that Legion is gone.No mote Legion in Marduk!! Mortuus is good but no Legion.Thats the main reason for the 4 stars not 5.But thats just my mood right now.Plague Angel is brutal and black to the bone.Nothing better that war and satanizm.Good combination. Panzer Division combined with World Funeral.What ever Marduk will release next, will destroy this world.So, get ready for the DEATHMARCH!!!!!!!!

OK, But World Funeral Was Rawer.......2005-05-11

Plague Angel is a fairly good album. Well crafted, and Legion's vocals are very black metal. The only thing that sets it back so much is the songs are too much alike and they are not as catchy as earlier albums. World Funeral had more hooks and more precise clean guitar work. The drumming is good, and that makes up a good part of this album. This album is good, but I don't think it was as raw and agressive as World Funeral, Pazner Division Marduk, F**k Me Jesus, or their earlier stuff.

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Not what I expected

Plague-House Puppet Show
Twilightning
Manufacturer: Spinefarm
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0004FSCHE
Release Date: 2006-04-04

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Album Description

2nd album from Twilightning, East Finland's premier power metal act. Spinefarm. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

Not what I expected.......2006-12-15

I bought this album along with Delirium Veil (Twilightning's first album), and originally listened to D.V. first. I absolutely love that album, it epitomizes everything that I look for in a classic power metal album. Needless to say, I had high hopes for Plague-House. This album is a lot different in the way that the melodies are not nearly as gripping or exciting as Delirium. This is a little more on the progressive side with all the time signature/key changes. It's not straight foreward power metal like the previous album is. I still listen to Delirium all the time, but for some reason I just don't give this one as much play time. I keep going back to it every now and then to see if it will change my mind, but it just doesn't compare to Delirium. The musicianship is still phenomenal, Ville Wallenius blows Herman Li away by a long shot, not only in the shredding category, but also in creativity, and it still irritates me that Dragonforce has gained so much fame in the states while awesome bands like Twilightning remain in obscurity. This band is as good as, if not better than Dragonforce. Poyhiaa is a better singer than Theart, and even this album, which is not as good as their debut is still way better than anything Dragonforce ever did. I would recommend Twilightning to any power metal fan, but I would suggest Delirium Veil in favor of this album. Buy this one second.