Predominance [Import]

Predominance [Import]

Track Listings

1. I Am Pain

2. Vainglory

3. Illusions of Evil

4. Specimen

5. Journey into Black

6. Of Hate We Breed

7. Objects of Desire

8. Hellchild

9. Blood on My Hands

10. Coming of a Darker Time

11. Behind Consecrated Walls [*]

Tracks:

I Am Pain
Vainglory
Illusions Of Evil
Specimen
Journey Into Black
Of Hate We Breed
Objects Of Desire
The Hellchild
Blood On My Hands
The Coming Of A Darker Time

Customer Reviews:

Raw and Intense.......2007-03-24

This album is by far the rawest of Susperia's albums. True to form, this album is dark and foreboding. This album ROCKS!!!

Not quite up to the sum of its parts.......2004-02-11

Susperia is the latest concoction whipped up by Tjodalv (Dimmu Borgir, Old Man's Child), and to its credit the band doesn't bear more than a passing resemblance to either of Tjodalv's previous gigs. That said, it would be a harder case to make that there is no other precedent for Susperia's mid tempo melodic death metal in today's musical climate. More Christian baiting, misanthropic candor wins the day once again, casting a dark pall over what many hoped to be another boy band summer. In case anyone hadn't noticed over the past ten years, Norwegians don't tend to be a happy lot, and when you live in an area as perpetually frigid as Scandinavia it's not unusual to want to summon a little hellfire to heat things up now and then. And from the torrid, flippantly vile "I Am Pain" to the torrid, flippantly vile "The Coming of a Darker Time", consistency is the key here. Susperia aren't out to shatter the world: a mere hairline fracture in the stone edifice of public morality will do.

They do indeed sound like Arch Enemy but ..........2002-11-15

that is not a good thing. I really wanted to like Arch Enemy, I continue to listen to their stuff in hopes of finding something to draw me to them but alas their musicianship is just too polished for their own good. Their female vocalist who is suposed to be great i did not find so. Dani Filth is far superior (or at least he used to be a few years ago). I consider MayheM's old singer to be about the best black metal vocalist ever (listen to I AM THE LABYRINTH). Her vocals are just too processed-sounding. If she actually sang up high in more of a natural voice that would be much better.
The guitarists may have great skill but none of the songs strike me as particulary gripping (the way old Borknagar/In flames's material was.) All of their songs tend to flow together into a sort of mush. I still cant recall one particular song from the lot because none are distinct. Same here with Susperia. THey sound like a copy-cat band of many influences, all of which flow together into a mushy, generic blackish metal with no real originality or draw to the music. Just skilled musicians with no really good ideas or inspiration unlike a certain LUCA TURILLI. Kinda like much of Yngwie's stuff, although im still a big fan of his. Basically, if you want something "refreshing" i suggest you seek out STORMLORD, who's drummer OWNZ boring ol' ARch Enemy's drummer at kicks. Actually, if you think this is great stuff, im not sure you deserve to know about STorm Lord, true masters of fast melodic deth metal. O well.

'Super-Group' Makes Super Album.......2002-10-04

This band, for all intensive purposes, is considered a 'super-group' (ala Borknagar, for example) because it contains awesome musicians from a variety of bands, most notably Old Man's Child and Dimmu Borgir. What makes this album so incredibly great is that it combines a black metal feel with a surpremely refreshing touch of thrash and speed metal to give this album real appeal. All the songs are very catchy (in a good way!) and a lot of them are also a bit groove driven (think Arch Enemy). However, the vocals are something more akin to Shagrath of Dimmu Borgir. The drumming on this album is fantastic (considering it's by Tjodalv of ex-Dimmu Borgir fame) and the guitar work and bass work are also extremely well done. I had the pleasure of seeing these guys live at Metalfest XVI in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and I can say that this band knows how to please a crowd.

A fair amount of riffing is similar to perhaps John Petrucci of Dream Theatre (though of course not quite as good). The album also doesn't sound the same the entire time. The variety provided allows for all kinds of influences, and I would highly recommend this to anyone who's a fan of speedy heavy metal goodness with black metal style vocals. The musicanship is great, the production is even better, and overall this is a fantastic album. Check it out and enjoy!

A compelling masterpiece.......2001-12-21

I hadn't actually realized it untill very recently, but the production of this band, considering it's a debut album, is EXCELLENT!

However good production is meaningless without good music. Britney Spears is well produced... These guys match and exceed expectations of a debut album. It's hard, it's heavy, it's melodious. It's like The Forsaken meets Cradle of Filth meets At The Gates meets Children of Bodom. A huge melting pot of metal genres. The only thing missing would be the unique operatic vocals of Tarja from Nightwish, (but hey nobody's perfect).
This is a non-stop music masterpiece. Trashy guitars, powerful drum beats, well mixed synths, and pretty good vocals. My only complaint about the vocals is that he doesn't growl enough. Sometimes he 1/2 growls, which shows a lack of effort. But other than that, it's amazing music.

If you want great thrashy metal check out I Am Pain
If you want more Dimmu Borgir style listen to Vain Glory
And If you want just an awsome song check out Blood On My Hands

Nocturnal Gates of Incidence
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Nocturnal Gates of Incidence
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Manufacturer: LOKI
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music | Goth | Industrial
ASIN: B000N33OB6