Wounded Land [Import]

Wounded Land [Import]

Track Listings

1. Consume To Live

2. Days Of Dearth

3. Sanitys End

4. Paradox

5. Surface To Air

6. Mother Earth

7. Siege Of Baghdad

8. Keep It With Mine

9. Intervention (bonus Track)

10. (enhanced Element)

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Reissue of 1993 album by England's prog-metal band, in slipcase with new artwork & the bonus track 'Intervention' plus enhanced element (features notes, original demos, photos and screensaver). 2001

Tracks:

Consume To Live
Days Of Dearth
Sanity's End
Paradox
Surface To Air
Mother Earth
Siege Of Baghdad
Keep It With Mine
Intervention (Bonus Track)

Customer Reviews:

Shining example of progressive metal!.......2005-04-26

This is one of my absolute favourite CDs. Not only is it my favourite among my Threshold collection - and not a shabby one among them - it is one CD I am always in the mood to listen to.
This also ranks as one of the best debut albums of all time. Based on the ideas and themes in Stephen Donaldson's Thomas Covenant trilogies - see "Lord Foul's Bane" and "The Wounded Land" (from which the title of this CD came) for starters.
Features the excellent vocals of the unparalleled Damian Wilson, who left the band and later returned for the album Extinct Instinct. You can also hear Damian's contributions vocally to Star One and Ayreon. Those are also highly recommended. The Wounded Land is also a great introduction to the duel metal guitar craft of Nick Midson and Karl Groom.
Highlights (if forced to choose some favourites) include: Mother Earth, Sanity's End, Paradox, Keep It With Mine.
Definitely a must have for the serious music fan.

An impressive debut CD........2004-08-03

This is Threshold's first album on a remastered CD, with one additional track. And what an impressive debut this was! From the start, Threshold established themselves as one of the best bands in progressive metal. Although similar in certain respects to early Queensryche, their style is actually quite original. Their trademark sound features a combination of heavy rhythm guitars and keyboards, creating a very full background. The lead guitar and upper-range, cream-textured vocals trace out complex melodic themes. The lyrics are intelligent, dealing with such themes as environmental degradation, and the Gulf War. The songwriting is consistently strong; every track on this CD, ranging from the epics to more concise hard rock tracks, is a pleasure to listen to.

Average customer rating:

The Land of Rape and Honey
Ministry
Manufacturer: Wounded Bird Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000PHW27M
Release Date: 2007-08-07

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I Prefer
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Album Description

Reissue of the industrial outfit's 1988, their first real commercial breakthrough (it reached #164 on the Billboard Top 200) after dabbling in synth pop during the beginning and middle of the `80s. Led by Al Jourgensen, this rougher, tougher almost metallic version of Ministry opened the doors for other industrial bands including Nine Inch Nails.

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One of the most melodic, poignant and beautiful albums ever
Wounded Land: Beauty & Power All Roled Into One Album
THIS IS A MASTERPIECE

Wounded Land
Threshold
Manufacturer: Avalanche Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000012G3
Release Date: 1996-05-21

Tracks:

Consume To Live
Days Of Death
Sanity's End
Paradox
Surface To Air
Mother Earth
Siege Of Baghdad
Keep It With Mine

Customer Reviews:

One of the most melodic, poignant and beautiful albums ever.......2002-11-11

Wounded Land is an album about 10 years old from a band that's hailed as the UK's most popular progressive metal outfit -- Threshold.

Their latest (Critical Mass) may be heavier, and their new singer (who replaced Damien Wilson) may be more powerful, but Wounded Land stands as one of the most lyrically and melodically beautiful albums I own. It's so beautiful it hurts.

Wilson's voice is a dead ringer for Robert Plant's circa Fate of Nations (Wilson posseses Plant's vocal inflections, range, and emotional delivery), so I'm totally into the vocals. They're astounding.

Musically, Wounded Land is more keyboard-oriented than guitar-oriented, but that's okay with me. The synths swell and captivate, weaving an emotional fabric that wraps itself like a Technicolor Dreamcoat around me.

Sure, there are guitars on Wounded Land. Karl Groom supplies chops a-plenty. It gets heavy at times.

But the most magical thing about Wounded Land -- aside from its ecological, save-Mother-Earth lyrics -- is how every instrument (including Wilson's flawless voice) blend together in perfect harmony creating some of the world's most haunting melodies.

This album is priceless. I adore it. Please find and buy it as soon as you can.

Wounded Land: Beauty & Power All Roled Into One Album.......2000-03-24

If you like the heavy, less technical side of Dream Theater, the epic side of Ayreon and the darker side of Shadow Gallery, this album is for you.

The vocals are very good, the double guitar attack pounds relentlessly and the keyboard provides a mystical, ominous element.

This is progressive metal at it's finest. And no technical silliness is present, either. Threshold knows the value of good songwriting.

THIS IS A MASTERPIECE.......1999-11-02

I LIVE IN ROMANIA WHERE IS VERY HARD TO HAVE THIS KIND OF MUSIC, BUT ONE OF MY FRIENDS GAVE MA A COPY NOT VERY GOOD (i mean sound) AND I WAS ....I HAVE NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE IT. IN MY OPINION THIS ALBUM IS BRILLIANT AND WILL STAY THAT WAY FOREVER. THE SOUND, THE QUITARS, THE VOICE ,EVERYTHING IS PERFECT. IF YOU DON'T LISTENED BY NOW AND YOU WILL NOT LISTEN IN THE NEAR FUTURE ,YOUR LIFE WAS IN VEIN. I MEAN ALL THAT I SAID.

Average customer rating:

An unbelievable debut from a prog metal band

Wounded Land
Threshold
Manufacturer: Spv Germany
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005Q4Q8
Release Date: 2004-09-13

Tracks:

Consume to Live
Days of Dearth
Sanity's End
Paradox
Surface to Air
Mother Earth
Seige of Baghdad
Keep It With Mine

Album Description

Reissue of 1993 album by England's prog-metal band, in slipcase with new artwork & the bonus track 'Intervention' plus enhanced element (features notes, original demos, photos and screensaver). 2001

Customer Reviews:

An unbelievable debut from a prog metal band.......2003-09-07

Wounded Land is the British prog metal band Threshold's debut album released in 1993. And what a debut! It is not too common for us progheads to find a debut release that blow us away. I'm actually one of the Threshold fans that got into the band with Clone, Hypothetical and Critical Mass. However I did know that Damian Wilson was the original singer of the band and I happen to be a great fan of his work in Ayreon, Star One and Landmarq. His contribution on Lucassen's projects Ayreon and Star One are particularly to my liking. So after listening to the recent Threshold releases for over a year I felt it was time to pick up the Wilson-era stuff and I'm glad I did. I am so very impressed by Wounded Land. It is an amazing album from songwriting to the lyrics to Wilson's vocals to the production and the guys' talents on their instruments. The guitarist Karl Groom particularly shines here and the rhythm section is absolutely superb. Because the band has two guitarists the music can be really heavy compared to the majority of the bands out there, which is a great thing. The bassist was obviously given a lot of room to showcase his talents and the drummer is doing a great job complementing him. The keyboardist is very versatile too, he goes from an Arabic/Middle Eastern sound (check out the opening song "Consumed To Live") to ambient sound creating an excellent atmosphere.

Lyrically the album deals with social issues such as deforestation, unemployment, anti-capitalism, the Gulf War and its effects (especially the song "Siege of Baghdah"). The CD also has a nice surprise if you pop it into your CD-ROM drive explaining where exactly the term 'Wounded Land' came from.

I recommend it to everyone who has never heard of Threshold before. Clone was the first album from them that I got and I must admit it took some time to click. If I'd gone for Wounded Land, I'd have completed my Threshold catalog earlier.