Into the Abyss

Into the Abyss

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
2000 album from the Swedish death metal band featuring Peter Tagtgren who's produced Dimmu Borgir, Immortal, and Dark Funeral. Tracks include, 'Into the Abyss', 'Legions Descend', 'Blinded' and 'Fire in the Sky

Tracks:

Main Title 2nd Season
The Geometry Of Shadows III
Sheridan & Father
Mobilization
The Big Battle
The Signal
Awakening
Countdown
Main Title 3rd Season
Into The Abyss
Begin To Attack The Shadows
Emergency Treatment
The Geometry Of Shadows II
The Geometry Of Shadows I
Main Title 4th Season
Main Title 5th Season
Dying Station
Bonus Theme

Customer Reviews:

Good, not great.......2007-01-07

There are some gems on this CD. Most of the music is nondescript when you listen to it; it is much more suited to being the background music of a TV show, of course. In other words, it's not like regular music you get on a regular commercial band's CD. In my opinion, the best songs are the Main Titles, in particular the 5th season.

Indeed it is........2007-01-05

With his compositions Franke shows how much he understands the B5 universe
of JMS. A true epic.

Wonderful!.......2001-11-05

This is a wonderful sound track. Chirstopher Franke catches the mood of the series with his music and it sounds even better when you listen to a recording, away from the episodes. Buy this.

This really is the Best of Babylon 5!.......2001-11-04

Thank you to Christopher Franke and Sonic Images for The Best of Babylon 5! Although I have most of these tracks on other B5 CD's, I really enjoyed this one because of the consistently great music. I would rank this one as excellent, along with my other two favorites, Babylon 5 Volume 2, "Messages from Earth" and the episodic CD, "Sleeping in Light." Two tracks deserve special mention: Track 2 is (I believe) a reworking of music from the album Babylon 5 Volume 1. With the "Battle of the Line" music in the background, Chris Franke adds new ideas to enhance the musical experience. The other notable track is the last one, Track 18 "Bonus Theme." This is a fabulous new track, which I understand was written for the (unfortunately never released) Babylon 5 CD-Rom game. This is six minutes of great music, that cannot be mistaken for anything other than "Babylon 5-style" music. It's a thrilling piece, which alone makes me glad I bought the CD. Let's hope we get the same quality offering with the "Legend of the Rangers" movie soundtrack, which I hope will be released next year.

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The best since 1993's Osculum Obscenum
Too many people complaining about nothing !!!
Into the Abyss...
Pulverizing!.
Thank god...Hypocrisy is back!

Into the Abyss
Hypocrisy
Manufacturer: Nuclear Blast Americ
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Hypocrisy
Catch 22
Abducted
The Arrival
Final Chapter

ASIN: B00004UDOE
Release Date: 2000-08-22

Tracks:

Legions Descend
Blinded
Resurrected
Unleash The Beast
Digital Prophecy
Fire In The Sky
Total Eclipse
Unfold The Sorrow
Sodomized
Deathrow (No Regrets)

Album Description

2000 album from the Swedish death metal band featuring Peter Tagtgren who's produced Dimmu Borgir, Immortal, and Dark Funeral. Tracks include, 'Into the Abyss', 'Legions Descend', 'Blinded' and 'Fire in the Sky

Customer Reviews:

The best since 1993's Osculum Obscenum.......2007-07-19

Hypocrisy is not your typical death metal band. In some ways they are great, having given us some great "Swedish" Death Metal, and over the years, they have given us some stinkers, such as the horrid "Abducted" or some of the drab "Ballads" (wtf??) they have done. One masterpiece they did, was 1993's Osculum Obscenum. Hardly any filler, no ballads or "experimental" songs, just plain, in your face Death Metal. "Into the Abyss" is another great album. Out of ten tracks, I liked Seven of them, and the seven were all killer cuts. I understand that some like the "experimental" Hypocrisy, but to me, some if it is very repetive, almost to the point where it gets on my nerves. If you dont have "Osculum Obscenum" then pick this up. Its a great effort and a pleasure to hear another "Death" metal album If you want another great effort that is more on the experimental side, then try 2002'2 "Catch 22" Its strays away from their death metal roots, but it is a solid album.

Too many people complaining about nothing !!!.......2006-11-01

Why complain about a Hypocrisy album?! Hypocrisy are about complaining about the state of humanity, not about their music! Besides, their music is the wickedest on Earth. They have variety in their songs and albums, so just shut up and buy this along with every other Hypocrisy cd. Don't forget to buy their older cd's aswell.
HAIL HYPOCRISY (THE BAND, NOT WHAT IT MEANS...BAD JOKE).

Into the Abyss..........2005-01-27

Ok. First off, if you are new to Hypocrisy do not buy this cd first. This is the most hit and miss album these guys have released. Go with Abducted, their self titled album, or the Arrival. There are some great songs on this cd (some of their best, in fact) but also some of their worst.

Legions Descend - 3/5 - A good opener, but nowhere near what Hypocrisy is capable of. It reminds me a bit of Immortal. It's good at first, but then it just seems to drag on and on. Not a good thing when the song is under four minutes.

Blinded - 4/5 - This is much better than the first song. Fast and thrashy with a somewhat epic sounding chorus. Great breakdown as well.

Resurrection - 4/5 - For some reason, I have always liked Hypocrisy's slow songs better than their fast ones. I think they are heavier. This song sounds a lot like The Fourth Dimension, but with ligher vocals and a great chord progression for the chorus.

Unleash the Beast - 5/5 - Now I am starting to hear some of the S/T album. With clean vocals, this song would have easily been at home on any Pain album, but here it sounds like a fantastic cross between Another Dead End for Another Dead Man and Self Inflicted Overload. It has, dare I say, a punk feel to it. Kind of like D.R.I. with a lethal injection of testosterone.

Digital Prophecy - 3/5 - Killing Art no. 10? This song just does not catch my attention. It seems pointless.

Fire in the Sky - 5/5 - In the midst of what is probably Hypocrisy's most mediocre album is one of their greatest songs. Up to this point on the cd, some songs are good, but this is the first that seems really inspired. This is a prime example of what makes this band great.

Total Eclipse - 4/5 - Good God. Killing Art no. 11... Short and sweet, it is a great fast paced song, but Hypocrisy has been here before and done it better.

Unfold the Sorrow - 6/5 - In my opinion the best song on the cd. Just great. Very dark lyrics about a father killing his daughter (at least that is what I gather). Nice guitar solo, and a chorus that will be stuck in your head for months.

Sodomized - 3/5 - What a nice name for a song. Anyway, it is a good fast song, but nothing new. Good breakdown, but the drumming gets a bit repetative.

Deathrow (No Regrets) - 5/5 - Well, they end this album with a great song. This really sounds like the old Hypocrisy material. Very epic and claustraphobic at the same time. Just gotta love it.

I do like this cd quite a bit and if this was any band but Hypocrisy it might even get five stars. But if a band is capable of releasing flawless albums (as they have several times), then they should be held to that standard. Unless, of course, they are experimenting, which here they are not.

Pulverizing!........2001-12-27

For those who have followed Hipocrisy during the past decade, this album marks an (arguably) welcome return to the fast and fierce death metal of their early days. Whether you prefer their wilder early stage, or the moodier sound of their latter recordings, you must admit that "Into the abyss" is a brilliant disc, and, together with their fantastic 1999 eponymous LP, probably their best. True Swedish death metal doesn't get any better than this. On "Into the abyss", Peter Tagtgren and company mantain the momentum from the very first opening lines to the last blistering riff, something Hipocrisy has not been able to achieve in many of their previous full-lengh records. There are plenty of warp speed blasters this time around. Terrific numbers like "Legions descend" and "Total eclipse" fully demonstrate that this band means serious business with this album. There are only two slow tempo numbers on this set, the sinister "Resurrected", and the typical Hipocrisy epical, "Deathrow (no regrets)". Slow they might be, but surely they pack as much menacing crunch as the fast ones. There are no fillers on "Into the abyss". Even the tracks contributed by bass player Michael Hedlund ("Fire in the sky") and drummer Lars Szoke ("Unfold the sorrow") snap. Productionwise, Tagtgren got rid of the excessive treble that has been present in the band's records since 1996's "Abducted", and crafted their best sounding album yet, raw but well defined and perfectly balanced. "Into the abyss" is the second outstanding studio LP Hipocrisy delivers in a row. Let's hope they keep up their muse.

Thank god...Hypocrisy is back!.......2001-04-13

Hypocrisy is back after the selftitled album with a more brutal (almost like the beginning) album. All the fans gathered together in happiness because P.Tagtgren and co. are back(after what can be considered their "softest" album)with what made Hypocrisy a great death metal band in their first releases: fast and brutal songs(like the first two albums; 5 total). We'll find less melodies and less slow-melancholic songs(4 total, which I think they're cool). It was said that Peter Tagtgren's solo project "Pain" made him leave the "underground" scene to a more commercial one, in which he doesn`t feel very comfortable; so he wanted to go back to his "roots"... What made this album not as good as their best is that these dudes focused more in the brutality than in the composition or songwriting; a certain lack of imagination, if you prefer. These "return to brutality" is also showed in the cover and the album title(P.T. has something with "the abyss":his studio, his solo project, also a song). Conclusion: Hypocrisy is back with their brutal approach, but for next album, some "fresher" ideas, besides brutality, would be great.

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Electronic music that evokes prehistoric visions feelings of impending doom or ultra modern machinery

Metropolitan Suite

Manufacturer: Voiceprint UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Games
Sequencer
Semi-Conductor, Release 2
Audion

ASIN: B00027FUB0
Release Date: 2005-03-17

Tracks:

North River
Steam And Steel Towers
City Goes To War
Metropolitan Theme (Main Theme)
The End Of An Era
Into The Abyss
Praire Light
West Side Nights
Redstone
Metropolitan Theme (Magazine Giveaway Version, 1986)

Product Description

1. North River
2. Steam and Steel Towers
3. The City Goes To War
4. Metropolitan Theme
5. The End Of An Era
6. Into The Abyss
7. Prairie Light
8. West Side Nights
9. Redstone
10. Metropolitan Theme (magazine giveaway version 1986)

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Electronic music that evokes prehistoric visions feelings of impending doom or ultra modern machinery.......2006-02-25

This gem of an album I happened upon while in a used music store. After really getting more aquianted with these unique synthesizer melodies on cassette, I broke down and orderd the CD. There is alot of rich sounds imagination and ingenuity in these recordings. Primeaval force behind these compilations. An ultra modern factory of the future, or a prehistoric landscape.

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New versions - not a "best of"

Reconstructed Artifacts

Manufacturer: Voiceprint UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Sequencer
Electronic Realizations for Rock Orchestra
Cords
Semi-Conductor, Release 2
Audion

ASIN: B00009YNMH
Release Date: 2005-03-17

Tracks:

Relay Breakdown
Warriors
S-Scape
Orbit
Ancestors
Flight Of The Looking Glass
North River
Steam And Steel Towers
Metropolitan Theme (Main Theme)
Into The Abyss

Product Description

1. Relay Breakdown
2. Warriors
3. S-Scape
4. Orbit 5
5. Ancestors
6. Flight Of The Looking Glass Metropolitan Suite (abridged)
7. North River
8. Steam & Steel Towers
9. Metropolitan Theme (Main Theme)
10. Into The Abyss

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

New versions - not a "best of".......2004-01-04

Made in UK in 2002, Serial# VP272CD, Playing Time 56:11

It's been years since we've been treated to a new album by synthesizer wizard Larry Fast...

This CD presents new "interpretations" (recorded in early 2002) of older material, except for track 6, "Flight Of The Looking Glass", originally released on "Audion", which on here has been recorded on tour in May 2000.

I must admit that all the tracks sound completely different to me, mostly because the technology has changed drastically over the last decades...

The tracks featured here are presented in their ORIGINAL chronological order: the first 2 originally on "Electronic Realizations...", then track 3 from "Sequencer" (oh, I would have LOVED to hear a new version of "Classical Gas" !!!); tracks 4,5 and 6 were originally performed on "Audion", and the other 4 tracks on "Metropolitan Suite".

The sounds and textures presented here are rich, thick, and somewhat more "jovial" than their original counterparts.

This CD makes a great addition of the SYNERGY catalog, whether you're a long-time fan, or want to get introduced to Larry Fast's genre. This release would have been a PERFECT example to demonstrate the possibilities of Surround Sound, especially compared to mainstream rock.

Pick it up, krank it up, and be prepared to be teleported into space for an hour! Oxygen sold separately...

Vertigo
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Vertigo
Dead Letter Auction
Manufacturer: [excursions into the abyss]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAA2R4
Release Date: 2003-07-15

Tracks:

Apollo 13
From a Forest to the Sea
Stigmata
Pilot Mountain
Across a Wire
View
Recurrent

Average customer rating:

letter from a listener
passion and adventure
A love song for the whole body
You will not regret it!

Into the Abyss
Pocket Universe
Manufacturer: Fyrewind Productions Inc.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007CSGOI
Release Date: 2003-12-23

Tracks:

Genghis
Travelon
Snake
Ascension
Surrender
Pulsate
Abyss
Mine

Customer Reviews:

letter from a listener.......2005-04-08

I close my eyes and lay back as the music starts to play. Where will it take me this time? What will I hear? Feel? The music flows over me. Dark, haunting, seductive, I let myself sink into space. My mood lends itself strongly to how the music affects me and what I hear. It is strong yet soft and haunting, I find my body moving, swaying. My favorite piece on the CD is "Surrender" the softly spoken words touch me in a way that is so hard to put into words. I can only say that I look forward to my next journey."

passion and adventure.......2005-04-08

"'Into the Abyss' conjures a rich landscape of ethereal music for play and meditation. From the Dead-Can-Dance like trance of the opening track Genghis, to the vibrant chase-like Pulsate, the album charts a seductive journey through different musical styles and mind states, allowing the listener to experience the full 'embracing sensation' of dominance and submission. The tracks are carefully textured between rhythm, melody and beat, suggesting an interplay of emotions that conclude in the beautiful flow of water in the last track, 'Mine'. This final sense of possession carries a potent sadness as well as joy, evoking the strange release that freedom brings after the thrill of intimate pain and pleasure. The album includes one spoken word track, Surrender, in which the siren-like voice of Moonfyre leaves soft 'in prints' of poetry in the dreamscape of sound. It's hard not to listen without feeling the passion and adventure that moving beyond boundaries is meant to be all about. 'Into the Abyss' has the treasure of depth worth diving into ..."

A love song for the whole body.......2005-04-08

The cover of Pocket Universe's Into the Abyss is dark, with a very gothy look to it. Do not be fooled by its indie look. This is a finely crafted production, a stunning first outing by this Edmonton duo. The music is strongly ambient, with enough variation to keep you guessing. The instrumental tracks which make up the majority in no way prepare you for Surrender, the longest track, and centrepiece of the disc. Moonfyre quietly intones her poetry against Mykel's soaring instrumentation in a sensual journey that makes you wish you were hearing it in a dark room, with company. A love song for the whole body. Surrender is worth the price of the disc...but listen to it all."

You will not regret it!.......2005-02-23

I love this cd for various reasons. The sultry voice of Moonfyre and the musical stylings of Mykel make this a perfect relaxation or meditation cd. If you want something for a sensual scene with your significant other this cd will get the fires burning.

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Relax Into the Abyss
Snog
Manufacturer: Metropolis Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Are You Normal Enough? (Beefcake And The Burger Flippin' Blues)(Remix)
Real Estate Man (Low-Key Operations Make A Down-Payment)(Remix)
The Last Diamond (Xingu Hill Slices The Soft Earth)(Remix)
Real Estate Man (Ubin Offer Affordable Solutions)(Remix)
Is There No-One That Can Save Us From Today? (Spacecat Joins The Utopian Futurist Front)(Remix)
Are You Normal Enough? (Shinjuku Filth Celebrate The Contamination)(Remix)
Real Estate Man (Black Lung Greets The Funky Inquisition)(Remix)
The Infernal Advocate
Slide Into Extinction (Shaolin Wooden Men Live In Room 23 At The Altona Motor Inn)(Remix)
Are You Normal Enough? (End Encourage Less Normalization)(Remix)
State Rape (Beam-Up Battle Cross Channel Traffic)(Remix)
Are You Normal Enough? (Francois Tetaz Conducts The Cacophanous Maximus)(Remix)
The Crumbling Land
Chasin' And The Jargonauts
Oil

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Screaming into the Abyss
Vince Lupone
Manufacturer: Vince LuPone
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CADBNG
Release Date: 2005-02-01

Tracks:

Spirits Rise
Lay't Down
Haven from Silence
By the Time You Hear This
Trail of Light
Forever in a Day
Nothing True
Screaming into the Abyss
At Peace
Song for Joe
Greater Day

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Into the Abyss
Solar Eclipse
Manufacturer: Zyx/Aca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005TJL
Release Date: 1996-05-07

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Time Warp
Liquid Abyss
Manufacturer: Liquid Abyss- Self Produced
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CA83LG
Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

Drift Away
Distant
Time Warp
Breeze
Time Expanse
Outer Dimension
Tranquil

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