Dysfunction

Dysfunction

Dysfunction

Editorial Reviews
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Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst fell in love with Staind so hard that he coproduced their major-label debut. This fact should be endorsement enough for the Massachusetts-based quartet's target audience. Although not as heavy on hip-hop influences, singer Aaron Lewis's guttural, dragged-through-the-mud vocals dig into the meaty guitar wall and thrash around the speakers like Durst's band. Dysfunction's all-you-can-eat buffet of decibels grows a bit wearisome by the end of the album, but a couple of numbers stand up and demand to be noticed. "Just Go" boasts a classically sludgy Mudhoney-like groove before settling into an uncoiling murmur à la Judas Priest. The well-executed moshpit-ready "Mudshovel" gleefully cops from Alice in Chains' psychedelic leanings. Staind's hard-rock epistles are certain to gather the band a devoted following. --Jason Josephes

Dysfunction,Staind,Elektra / Wea,Alternative Metal,Heavy Metal,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop
Dysfunction
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great voice, average band, won't stand the test of time.
  • Metal Doesn't Much Better Than This!!!
  • zzz what? there's music playing?
  • ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS EVER!!!
  • Very underrated and should not be overlooked.....
Dysfunction
Staind
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000IFX4
Release Date: 1999-04-13

Tracks:

  1. Suffocate
  2. Just Go
  3. Me
  4. Raw
  5. Mudshovel
  6. Home
  7. A Flat
  8. Crawl
  9. Spleen

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Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst fell in love with Staind so hard that he coproduced their major-label debut. This fact should be endorsement enough for the Massachusetts-based quartet's target audience. Although not as heavy on hip-hop influences, singer Aaron Lewis's guttural, dragged-through-the-mud vocals dig into the meaty guitar wall and thrash around the speakers like Durst's band. Dysfunction's all-you-can-eat buffet of decibels grows a bit wearisome by the end of the album, but a couple of numbers stand up and demand to be noticed. "Just Go" boasts a classically sludgy Mudhoney-like groove before settling into an uncoiling murmur à la Judas Priest. The well-executed moshpit-ready "Mudshovel" gleefully cops from Alice in Chains' psychedelic leanings. Staind's hard-rock epistles are certain to gather the band a devoted following. --Jason Josephes

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Great voice, average band, won't stand the test of time........2007-05-24

I was first introduced to Staind at a live show that featured Megadeth. I was there to see Megadeth, but I usually show up for the opening acts because you never know what you might see. I was impressed with their live show mostly because of Aaron Lewis. I thought his voice sounded amazing and some of the songs seemed like pretty decent headbanging material, at least at a live show.

In any case, I bought Dysfunction shorty after the show. I was fairly impressed with it. I was really drawn to Aaron Lewis' passion in every song. He really sings each song from deep within and gives each song so much life. My major problem with the album is that the songs musically are very generic. Lewis really carries all the weight and without him, this would be a very forgettable album and band. Nonetheless, the high points for me are Suffocate, Just Go, and Mudshovel.

As with any review, these are my opinions and many people will disagree with me, but that's what makes these reviews so much fun. Enjoy!

5 out of 5 stars Metal Doesn't Much Better Than This!!!.......2007-04-09

I consider this to be staind's best album. It contains my all time favorite of their songs "Me". Aside from their Very Rare first album, this is their heaviest. It showcases the band before radio got ahold of them. The sound is more raw and personal, which gives it an almost thrash metal edge at times and Aaron Lewis has a voice that can chill you to the bone and almost make you cry at the same time. It's not a wonder that there are a lot of copycats of these guys. I have loved this record since it first came out and I saw the video for "Home" on MTV (Back when they actually played videos). This band has slightly let me down with their later releases.....with the exception of "Chapter V"...An amazing record itself. It may only have nine songs, making one of the genres shorter albums..But they pack a lot into those nine songs. There isn't a single dull moment on this disc....It starts out with a harsh bang (Suffocate)and ends in the exact same way with (Spleen)....There is also a hidden acoustic track at the end called "Excess Baggage". This album is a must have for those of us who appreciate metal.
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2 out of 5 stars zzz what? there's music playing?.......2007-03-25

This is one of the few metal albums that can put me to sleep. Isn't Enya supposed to put you to sleep? I should buy this just to put it on at night when I have to wake up early in the morning and my roommate won't get off the phone or starts cooking or something. We could probably use this against rabid dogs or study narcolepsy with it. Clowns aren't scary, either, so stop it.

1 out of 5 stars ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS EVER!!!.......2007-01-30

Bread8, that's one of the stupidest comments I've ever read. You don't know s*** about metal. You can't handle the intensity of real metal because you're a fat virgin who'd cry to your mommy if you heard godly metal songs like "Immortal Rites" and "Pleasure to Kill." Leave the metal to the metalheads you mallcore f@ggot.

Anyway, "Dysfunction is better than Staind's other stuff, but only by a microscopic margin. Aaron Lewis is a weak, talentless crybaby whose bandmates couldn't make a good song to save their lives. Every song on here is full of bogus "pain" and "depression" coupled with abyssmal musicianship just like every other nu-metal band.

If you want heavy music that's accessible for the masses, go for Rage Against the Machine (except for "Evil Empire"), Faith No More, Helmet, Living Colour, and Quicksand.

5 out of 5 stars Very underrated and should not be overlooked............2007-01-26

This is Staind's best album. I enjoy all the music written by this extremely talented band, but this album definitely stands alone. Just the title of track 4 sums this album up in one word: RAW!!! This album is not recommended to any person with a weak neck or spine.
Very moving lyrics by one of today's greats - Aaron Lewis.
Buy this album. You won't be disappointed.
Mechanics of Dysfunction
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Worth my money
  • Mixed bag
  • 93% Harmful to Hippies
  • For tech metal fans
  • A Piece of Brutal S*%!!!!
Mechanics of Dysfunction
Beneath the Massacre
Manufacturer: Prosthetic Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000MCICMO
Release Date: 2007-02-20

Tracks:

  1. The Surface 2:41
  2. Society's Disposable Son 3:28
  3. The System's Failure 3:29
  4. The Stench of Misery 2:57
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  6. Modern Age Slavery 3:22
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  8. Better Off Dead 2:36
  9. Long Forgotten 3:33
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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Worth my money.......2007-05-05

Beneath The Massacre is tech-death done right. Lightning fast druming, good death vocals, and sick crazy fast riffs make this a good album to add to your collection. I also want to mention the lyrics which are on some songs at least, really really good. I have to say I'm pretty impressed.

It doesn't however really break any new ground so if you're looking to find something new and different musically this isn't where you'll find it. however if you want a good, consistant listen with technicallity all over the place then this is for you.

stand out tracks: 'The Suface', 'The Stench Of Misery' and 'Better Off Dead'

3 out of 5 stars Mixed bag.......2007-04-18

It's hard to know what to make of the full-length debut by Canada's Beneath The Massacre. It has as many good aspects as flaws. On one hand, anyone who has been exposed to technical death metal in the past will find nothing new or novel on "Mechanics of Dysfunction," and may even think the album's overall sound is somewhat cliche.

Bur with that out of the way, let it be known that listening to "Mechanics of Dysfunction" is like going on an extremely fast, wild, intense, and exhilarating roller coaster ride, mainly because Beneath The Massacre's musicianship is positively staggering. It overflows with chunky riffing, absolutely scorching leads, and fluid, Necrophagist-esque guitar sweeps that add a touch of tonal variety to the mix. Then, add Deicide-worthy vocals, and an impossibly tight rhythm section, and the result is a monstrously brutal and very gifted young band that is brimming with potential. They manage to retain the highly technical aspect of their music, even while blazing along at lightning speeds. Drummer Justin Rousselle is probably the most talented one in the band. In fact, he's probably the best skinsman the death metal community has heard since Misery Index debuted in 2003. Throughout this album's thirty-minute running time, Justin repeatedly flies from a dead-stop to murderous and insanely fast (yet still very technical) multi-limbed blast beats that rain down on your eardrums like bricks, and may leave some listeners disoriented and dizzy. True, like many tech death bands (see, for example, Origin and Dying Fetus), Beneath The Massacre use drum triggers (so Justin's feet are QUITE as fast as he wants you to think they are), and overall, the band's musicianship sounds too great to believe (it is clearly a product of studio perfection). Nonetheless, even though one can't help but wonder if the album was made entirely by robots, the listener still can't help but marvel at the virtuosic and almost godly instrumental abilities heard here.

Another problem "Mechanics of Dysfunction" has is that (with the exception of the untitled interlude track at the halfway point), it is completely one-dimensional and practically devoid of melody. As a result, the songs becomes monotonous fairly quickly, and very few of the individual songs stand out to or stay with the listener after the disc has stopped playing (all you remember is one long, black blur.) There are a couple of highlights - like the punching, blistering riffs and blast beat hailstorm of set opener, "The Surface," the thunderous, earth-shaking "The System's Failure," and the breakneck tempo change in "Modern Age Slavery" - but the listener is advised not to try and distinguish between tracks, because that is almost impossible. Instead of taking the album too seriously, just sit back, relax, and let the music consume you.

In the end, "Mechanics of Dysfunction" is, like almost any technical death metal album, all hit-or-miss. Death metal diehards will eat it up, but newcomers are likely to find it rather silly. Personally, I could take it or leave it. It's nothing I haven't heard numerous times before, but it is still a mostly satisfying album, and it can be fun to pop in my player from time to time.

4 out of 5 stars 93% Harmful to Hippies.......2007-03-30

Beneath the Massacre's "Mechanics of Dysfunction" is heavy, fast, and packs enough aggression to make a barefoot hippy miscarry. Because the band is from Canada and their music is fairly technical, some reviewers have compared them to Cryptopsy. It is my opinion, however, that this CD sounds like a group of speed freaks jackhammer fighting behind a liquor store, while the drummer from Origin kicks over trashcans.

While there is plenty of Cryptopsy-esque technical speed riffing, the majority of this CD is a big wall of blast-beat-driven, machinegun guitar. The vocalist does a great job, never sounding any less metal than a robot in a trash compactor. And while some songs on the CD blend together like a series of explosions at a meth lab, each song does have its own hook or riff to distinguish it from the others.

Aside from occasional monotony, albeit brutal monotony as heavy as anvils, this is a great CD.

4 out of 5 stars For tech metal fans.......2007-03-30

I enjoy tech metal in its many forms, and Beneath the Massacre is one of my favorites.

Brutal. It has been said a million times, but there is no way around it. It doesn't matter if you are a tech-metal fan or a poor farmer from a third world country who hasn't even herd of music... when the sounds on this cd travel through an ear canal and are interpreted by the brain, an opposite reaction is automatically initiated to force the lips to expell to syllables "Brew" and "tull".

On a serious note, I am a huge fan, but if you want to get down to the nitty gritty there isn't a whole lot of change in composition from the first album. Lots of fast moving arpeggios which have little to do with keys or a consistent moving melody, then the chaotic notes and rhythm get tied together by a grind or gravity blast... and after that the breakdown.

Don't get me wrong though, the tech aspect is still there in the riffs and the break downs a ridiculously sick, sick, sick. However, based on song structure I think it was wise to keep the albums shorter so they are still enjoyable without getting too repetitive.

5 out of 5 stars A Piece of Brutal S*%!!!!.......2007-02-25

I have been waiting for this CD since I bought their first EP over a year ago, and when the day finally arrived, I went to the extreme music store and bought it immediately. The CD has all the technical elements that were on Evidence of Inequity as well as brutally heavy breakdowns that were on the songs "Regurgitated Lullaby for the Born Dead" and "Nevermore." The first thing I noticed when I heard the CD was the amazing production. You can hear the BRUTAL churning of the guitars and bass, the crushing drums, and the guttural vocals. The second thing I noticed was the abundance of breakdowns in the songs. I am not one who readily likes having so many breakdowns on a technical death metal CD, but these guys do it so well and they DO NOT sound like hardcore breakdowns, but brutally heavy death metal breakdowns (so if you see these guys in concert and I see that karate kicking bull crap that is so popular with the "hardcore" crowd, I will personally rip your balls off and shove them down your throat) so just don't do it. Death metal is not the music to do that to! Go listen to your Hatebreed and do that crap!(I call them "Hot Topic Hardcore Warriors" hehe!) But you must have this CD if you like brutal technical death metal of any kind. Also if you can find it, buy the first EP "Evidence of Inequity."
Exploiting Dysfunction
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Insane - Just How I Like It
  • Whoooaahhh!
  • Weird as hell, but great technical grindcore
  • Strange, but I like it
  • FUTURE Deathjazzgrind of the highest order
Exploiting Dysfunction
Cephalic Carnage
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Tracks:

  1. Hybrid
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  6. Cryptosporidium
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Insane - Just How I Like It.......2006-06-07

Cephalic Carnage blends technical and chaotic sounds together with elements of jazz and whatever to make something original and that will not bore the listener. Not your average deathgrind!

5 out of 5 stars Whoooaahhh!.......2005-09-09

Sorry I can't come up with a more eloquent review title, but I think 'Whoooaahh!' is a pretty accurate description of the experience of hearing 'Exploiting Dysfunction' for the first time. Imagine the meanest, punkiest grindcore you can -- Pig Destroyer, I guess, or the less robotic Berserker tracks. Then add all manner of treatments, effects, breakdowns, twists and turns until you don't know which way you're facing. This is part mathcore, part Melvins-in-experimental-mode, part Sonic Youth dissonance, part lounge jazz (yes, I even meant the last part). Grindcore or extreme metal 'purists' might balk at many parts of it, but there's no denying the musical intelligence and daring that has gone into this record -- without in any way sacrificing the essential grindcore fury. Excellent stuff, without a single dull second. Highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars Weird as hell, but great technical grindcore.......2005-08-12

I really was excited to hear this album after all i read about this band, and after hearing the song lucid interval off the contamination 5.0 sampler. Well, this is a kick a** album, but contrary to what everyone says, this isn't their debut. Their debut album is called "conforming to abnormality", and it was released on the headf***er records label in 1998. Luckily, it can be bought on [...], but it's a limited reissure, so buy while you can.

Back to the album, first song "hybrid" is a very complex song, with many tempo changes and a jazz-tinged, almost psychedelic, spoken word passage.The rest of the album is just as crazy, with samples from movies and electronic noises scattered throughout the album. One has a sample from a Joe Pesci movie, talking about sticking ice picks in something, but the height of the weirdness comes with the album closing 15 minute title track, with talk of,obviously, abnormalities. everything from deformity to incest. Near the end of the song, there's a woman talking about splattering someone's brains on the wall, and 2 people shouting at each other, after that, there's LOUD feedback noises for about the last 5 mintues. there are also hidden tracks at the end, with a sample of homer simpson saying "you are gay". A very funny way to end a very adventurous and to a certain extent, creepy album. If you like death/grind with a twist, buy this.

4 out of 5 stars Strange, but I like it.......2004-06-11

Cephalic Carnage drop state of the art bombs of schizophrenic death/grind unto the ears of the unsuspecting. Dare to comprehend Cephalic's self-proclaimed Rocky Mountain hydro-grind.

5 out of 5 stars FUTURE Deathjazzgrind of the highest order.......2004-04-29

Last nights L was still having an affect on my mind. I needed release in a brutal and twisted way. After tracks by Napalm Death, Hell Born, Madman Is Absolute and Botch I felt it was time I went to sleep with a downright motherf*cker of an album.

All I heard was a hypnotic whirlwind of machine gun drums, gutteral vocals and anti-rhythms. The music collided big time making this one of the most essential angular math metal albums made. Seriously the brutality mixed with the intellectual arrangements really makes for something special. Vocals are good but I prefered the long drawn out instrumentals & the intros and outro's which consisted of some of the most whacked out sound effects. Basically to get some idea of the sound, imagine Origin and Dillinger Esacpe Plan fighting to the death in a small overheated cellar.

Unfortuantly this album played on an average hi-fi system, car radio or walkman (or even poor quality compressed MP3), gives out mixed results. Not only can you not hear exactly whats going on but there is no way you can melt into the ferocity of the music. Believe me, when played on a prestige soundsystem (we're talking at least 5 thousand dollars for just cd,amp,speakers), this album will blow your fcuking mind and then some. Add a spliff and your in heaven/hell just like I was 2hours ago.

Cephalic's later album 'Lucid Interval' wasn't as good as this from my stoned recollection. It was heavy and it delivered but this album is my god.
Reality Dysfunction
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Progressive Alien Conspiracy Theorists
  • Superb technical progressive jazz metal
Reality Dysfunction
Linear Sphere
Manufacturer: Harderbaran/Code 7
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Release Date: 2006-05-09

Tracks:

  1. Reversal
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  4. Division Man
  5. Life Of Gear
  6. Marketing
  7. From Space To Time-Pt 1: Evolution / Pt 2: Bodes / Pt 3: Separation / Pt 4: Eden

Album Description

Linear Sphere has been formed by some of UK's finest musicians, three of them teachers at one of Europe's leading music colleges (The Guitar Institute). Featuring Martin Goulding and Charlie Griffiths on guitars; Dave Marks on bass; Nick Lowczowski on drums and Jos Geron on vocals. Together with highly intricate and sometimes epic compositions Linear Sphere demonstrates a very highest level of musicianship, setting a new standard with their diverse blend of Progressive Rock, Jazz-Fusion and a subtle dose of technical Death Metal. Harderbaran. 2006.

Album Details

Linear Sphere was Formed in 2002 in West London, UK the Band's Unique Approach Has Already Earned them Cult Status with Listeners Worldwide. Featuring Artistic, Highly Intricate and Sometimes Epic Compositions that Demonstrate the Very Highest Level of Musicianship, Linear Sphere Sets a New Standard with Its Diverse Blend of Progressive Rock, Jazz-fusion and a Subtle Dose of Technical Death Metal.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Progressive Alien Conspiracy Theorists.......2007-04-10

Linear Sphere, an unsigned progressive metal band, released this album last year to acclaim from several prog music review websites and very little other public knowledge or interest. After giving it a few spins, I simply cannot exaggerate the innovation, complexity, musicianship, and intensity of this album. Any fan of experimental or progressive metal, dark conceptual story albums and artwork, or simply unbelievable guitar playing should really check this out. I haven't been this blown away by a progressive metal album since Spiral Architect's "A Sceptic's Universe".

First of all, the musicianship factor-the standard by which most modern "progressive" or "technical" or "math" (the latest hip label for this kind of music) metal is usually judged. Lets put it this way...these guys probably teach modern progressive guitar soloing clinics in their spare time. This seething, chaotic and complex album is chock full of impossibly technical, fluid legato quasi-jazz fusion soloing over some absolutely bizarre chord progressions and inscrutable, shifting time signatures. This whole disc feels like the bastard son of Meshuggah, Dream Theater, and Planet X. Harsh, angular metal riffs collide sideways into abrasive, bizarre neo-death metal vocals, producing an intricate, labrinthine and unorthodox album of very intense experimental metal.

Lyrically and conceptually, this disc is very strange; apparently a concept album about a conspiracy involving the Freemasons, aliens, and the government. Seriously. It also features some very interesting and sinister artwork which is quite surreal....Completely bizarre and original...any fan of extremely technical metal or just amazing musicianship should check this one out (if you can find it).

5 out of 5 stars Superb technical progressive jazz metal .......2006-04-05

The first time I heard Linear Sphere, I thought of two bands in particular: Watchtower for their heaviness and Spiral Architect for their ultra-technical metal with strong jazz overtones. However, repeated listens suggested that Linear Sphere's Reality Dysfunctional transcends comparisons. Therefore, any band I mention in this review is merely to provide a musical reference point; Linear Sphere is quite a one of a kind band.

Hailing from London, England, the band consists of Jos Geron on vocals, Martin Goulding and Charlie Griffiths on guitars, Nick Lowczowski on drums and Dave Marks on drums. All of the musicians are technically amazing, especially guitarists Goulding and Griffith. They marry a diverse range of musical styles consisting of ever shifting rhythms and odd-metered time signatures. Their playing is a hybrid of the jazzy sides of players like Greg Howe and Allan Holdsworth and the more metallic sides of Paul Masvidal and Fredrik Thordendal. The best part of the guitars is the dichotomy they provide during the harmonies; when Griffiths plays a distorted heavy section, Goulding immediately backs him up with a very clean jazzy passage. The same contrast is present in vocalist Jos Geron's singing. Gerons utilises a harsh, raspy delivery, which is often enhanced by distorted vocals or added sound effects, not because he is uncapable of singing, but moreso to give the music and vocal harmonies an extra depth. That said, Geron's singing style may be the make-it-or-break-it factor for some listeners. Personally I think he is an amazing singer and a very key element in the originality of Linear Sphere. He reminds me of a European version of Jon Oliva singing in a grittier tone, kind of like Garden Wall's Alessandro Seravalle. Throughout the 65-minute album, there are lots of spoken passages, mostly in the beginning and breakdown sections of the songs. These voice-overs may sound a tad distracting at first, but they represent the lyrical aspect of the album, which seems to deal with capitalism and industrialisation. In this respect, Jos Gerons often portrays a wide range of "moods" in his voice, going from clean regular singing to lower, raspier screams (hence the Garden Wall comparison).

The music is highly intricate and multi-layered. Cynic's Focus and Spiral Architect's A Sceptic's Universe are obvious reference points given the technical death metal riffing blended with textural guitar harmonies and ambient textures. "Reversal" contains brutal death metal guitars embraced by meticulous jazz solos and distorted vocals; whilst "Ceremony Master" is a superbly executed post-shred fest we'd normally expect from Thordendal or a Cynic album that was never released. The rhythm duo of the band is phenomenal as well. A good dose of Sean Reinert and Dennis Chambers with plodding bass add more colour to the band's already solid songcraft, and elevate it to a higher level. Note the relatively slower guitar solos on "Marketing" and "Life of Gear"; both drip with sheer emotion, gripping melodies and charging power. "Marketing", being acoustic driven, lets vocalist Geron shine like never before and do killer vocal harmonies. "Life of Gear", on the other hand, is one of the most sinister songs on the album, especially with its eerily beautiful outro and textural guitar work.

However, the indisputable highlight of the CD is the 25+ minute monumental epic, "From Space to Time". This is the ultimate embodiment of the band's rich musical background as it covers death metal, prog rock, technical metal and jazz, and melts them all into a single form seamlessly. The first couple of minutes of the song are full with incredibly rhythmic melodies and guitar runs; then we're off to a nice, slow middle section with prominent keyboards courtesy of Adam Robinson, and then back to the mercilessly heavy mood with the addition of evil vocals offering socio-political commentary. As the music itself, the artwork and booklet of the album are also dark, cryptic, yet, for an independent band, very professionally put together. The guys in Linear Sphere wrote, recorded and released Reality Dysfunction as independent artists, and the sincerity in their music is not too difficult to notice. This album could be the best debut of 2005 and a future underground classic for lovers of technical prog metal.
Deeper into the Heart of Dysfunction
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Black and white images, like a Film Noir...
Deeper into the Heart of Dysfunction
Dkay.Com
Manufacturer: Underground Inc
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Release Date: 2003-03-25

Tracks:

  1. Beauty's in the Beast
  2. Your Own Prison
  3. 2 B.F.
  4. Friendly Fire
  5. All - Time Low
  6. Film Noir
  7. Born Exposed
  8. Old Primal Force
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  10. Minefield of Emotions
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  12. Carcrash Music for Now People
  13. Ghost Rider
  14. B.C. 2002
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Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Black and white images, like a Film Noir..........2006-04-10

Eh, this is an alright album... there were a lot of things I could find better with it though. When I first got this album, for some reason I thought it'd be more of a dance type album like with their song "Numb" (it was featured on a earlier cd of theirs). Oh well, let me say that this album has grown on me. First of all, this album could have better lyrics, some are a bit too mediocre for me. Some of the songs tend to sound the same or have the same rhythm to them. There's a few catchy songs here and there. However I noticed the more I listen to the album I tend to overhear the simple silly lyrics and find the songs quite good. I guess it also depends on your mood. This is my first Dkay.com album, do they have more? I think the title song tends to stick out most, but also Beauty's In the Beast, Carcash Music For Now People... are a couple. I'm thinking of who to compare them to, but I can't really think of anyone at the moment. Maybe Megaherz? Maybe KMFDM? I don't know. Sometimes their music sounds a bit nu-metal to me, but it must be their lyrics and sometimes their tendency to be redundant.
Aloneaphobe
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    Aloneaphobe

    Manufacturer: Steven Mark
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B000CA8DZ2
    Release Date: 2005-06-21
    Faking the Day
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      Faking the Day
      Heavy Rock Elegant Dysfunction
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD
      ASIN: B000QROE7C

      Product Description

      Songs Include: Priceless, Iron Gates, Denial, The Garden, Forget Me Not, See You STumble, Suffering World, Saints and Snakes, In My Head, Bleeding Soul.
      COLLECTOR'S SPECIAL "Limited Edition Package" Demanufacture [CD] "PLUS" Officially licensed Double Sided, EVOLUTION / FREEDOM OR FIRE Shirt (see product description)
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        COLLECTOR'S SPECIAL "Limited Edition Package" Demanufacture [CD] "PLUS" Officially licensed Double Sided, EVOLUTION / FREEDOM OR FIRE Shirt (see product description)
        FEAR FACTORY
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
        Alt IndustrialAlt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
        Death MetalDeath Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
        Thrash & Speed MetalThrash & Speed Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B000IG2IV0

        Product Description

        Double-sided Shirt is 100% cotton, Officially licensed, "size large" preshrunk. "PICTURE ABOVE IS FRONT & BACK OF SHIRT" ....... CD Track Listings: 1. Demanufacture 2. Self Bias Resistor 3. Zero Signal 4. Replica 5. New Breed 6. Dog Day Sunrise 7. Body Hammer 8. Flashpoint 9. H-K (Hunter-Killer) 10. Pisschrist 11. A Therapy For Pain
        You Are a Demon
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          You Are a Demon

          Manufacturer: Mark Speckman
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
          ElectronicaElectronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B000CA7RM2
          Release Date: 2005-02-01
          Appetite for Dysfunction
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            Appetite for Dysfunction
            Jeff Klein
            Manufacturer: One Little Indian
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
            ASIN: B0009UC2UM

            Product Description

            1.California 2.Five Good Reasons 3.Mr. Brownstone (Guns n' Roses cover)

            Music Review:

            1. Empire [Extra tracks] [Original recording remastered]
            2. Enigmatic: Calling
            3. Extreme II: Pornograffitti
            4. Far Beyond Driven [Explicit Lyrics]
            5. Follow The Leader [Explicit Lyrics]
            6. Frail Words Collapse
            7. Ghost of a Rose [Enhanced] [Special Edition]
            8. Gretchen Goes to Nebraska
            9. Hate Crew Deathroll
            10. High 'N' Dry

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