Words That Go Unspoken Deeds That Go Undone [Import]

Words That Go Unspoken Deeds That Go Undone [Import]

Track Listings

1. Verdelet

2. Seduced

3. Shelter From The Sand

4. Eyes Of The Dawn

5. Abbadonna, Dying In The Sun

6. Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone

7. Intractable

8. Seraphs And Silence

9. Penance

10. Lex Talionis

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Awesome new album from the distinctive Satanic Death Metal act Akercocke. Mixed by Neil Kernon (Deicide, Cannibal Corpse, Queensryche) with 10 total tracks. Earache. 2005.

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Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone (CD + DVD)
Average customer rating:

Highly underrated and very overshadowed...

Beautifully evil..

Unique, interesting & excellent all around

Listenable...even though the singers voice is kind of corney...

Some greatness....some not really greatness

Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone (CD + DVD)
Akercocke
Manufacturer: Earache Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CQO116
Release Date: 2006-02-07

Tracks:

Verdelet
Seduced
Shelter from the Sand
Eyes of the Dawn
Abbadonna, Dying in the Sun
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
Intractable
Seraphs and Silence
Penance
Lex Talionis

Album Description

Embracing both classic Death Metal harshness and expansive rock flourishes, the band have built upon the style that defined them on previous releases. No other extreme act has so successfully merged an overtly Satanic approach with such a daring, forward thinking sound.

This version features a limited edition bonus DVD.

Customer Reviews:

Highly underrated and very overshadowed... .......2007-03-15

This album is a must hear for any true extreme metalheads... if your into the likes of Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, etc, you may wish to keep shopping at Hot Topic, but for Death/Black Metal fans that dig top musicianship and great songwriting and arrangements, you gotta hear this! I'm no satanist, but I didn't make the foolish mistake of passing these brits up just based on their religious preference, I'm a musician, who also happens to be a Metalhead... this album, played loudly on a dark night, preferably while driving through mountains or anywhere not in the city, will translate into a sublime experience. Also highly suggested, the new Cannibal Corpse and Deicide albums are F#$@ing awesome!!! \m/.

Beautifully evil.........2007-03-02

Akercocke have released one of the most innovative metal albums of the decade, and this is it. A furious mixture of Prog/Black/Death/metal that flows seamlessy together in a grandoise and frightening formula is what puts this album high above the rest of the stale metal scene.

There are so many atmospheres and such a grand scale of dynamics that you can listen to this over and over and never grow bored. The vocals cross over from death growls, to behind-the-mix black metal shrieks, to gothic singing perfectly in sync with the rest of the band. There are very melodic passages, blinding death/black metal madness and even at times a tinge of electronica, but none of the elements ever overpower each other. This album lacks almost absolutely nothing. The only complaint (and it is a very minor one) is that the clean vocals are slightly out of tune. But hey, this is metal! Who cares right?

Unique, interesting & excellent all around.......2006-10-08

Although Akercocke are commonly referred to as "progressive blackened death metal," there's no doubt that they're now officially in a league and genre all their own. And the band might not steer entirely clear of the musical blueprint Opeth first created in 1995, but there are several crucial differences. For one, Akercocke incorporate a much greater black metal influence into their music. Next, singer Jason Mendonca has an even wider and more impressive vocal range than that of Mikael Akerfeldt. He's able to sing cleanly, croon, growl, summon super low, indecipherable bellows that are reminiscent of bands like Dying Fetus, and (like almost any black metal singer), he can also pierce your ear drums with high, banshee-like shrieks. And it makes Jason's performance even more impressive when one hears that he's capable of using all of those vocal styles in just one song! Oh, and Akercocke are from England, not Sweden.

"Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone" is clearly rooted in death metal, but it's never limited to just one type of music. It brilliantly blends death, thrash, and black metal with prog rock (ala Cynic), chilling overtones, overtly Satanic poetry, gothic keyboards, other delicate, ethereal ambience, and trippy sound effects (i.e. maniacal laughter and creepy, snarling animal noises). Indeed, this is a very richly textured and almost mind-blowing record which shows off so many great dynamics, diversities, and details that it makes Ihsahn's debut ("The Adversary") sound like a Mayhem release (well not quite, but you get the point). But that's not to mislead you -- the songs aren't nearly as difficult to digest as you might think. From front to back, this album is impeccably smooth, flowing, diverse, exciting, instantly identifiable, satisfying, complex, intriguing, memorable, and all around genius.

"Verdelet" is an excellent album opener that's highlighted by catchy thrash riffs, a blistering guitar lead, and forceful double bass heft. Then it's time for the positively stellar second song, "Seduced." This is a mostly instrumental track and is bolstered by speedy, churning riffs and rapid, airtight death metal blasts. After that comes another song, "Shelter From The Sand," which is very difficult not to love. It flies out of the starting gate with strong, buzzsaw guitar flurries and vitriolic vocals before the band pulls hard on the song's reigns and include a soft, harmonic break with ominous guitar feedback, slow, jangly piano keys, and limpid, British-accented singing.

The extremely unpredictable title track (which begins with prog-ish, beeping bass notes and echoing guitar strums before suddenly launching into a breakneck thrash tempo and fiery guitar licks) is another candidate for the best song on here, and there are three other highlights near the end of the album."Intractable" is almost dreamy; "Seraphs and Silence" tosses a tasty, winding guitar solo into the mix; and, lastly, "Penance" is fueled by raging guitar work which almost careens off the map.

To summarize, "Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone" is nothing short of excellent. It does lose out to Enslaved's "Ruun" for 2006's finest black metal album to date, but it is still, hands down, the year's most intricate, unique, innovative, meticulous, interesting, and original extreme music release.

Listenable...even though the singers voice is kind of corney..........2006-09-12

I had never heard of Akercocke before this, and I have to say that I am somewhat impressed and intrigued by this band.
First off, they have a nice blend of well produced black metal/acoustic/progressive rock that is right up my alley. The only thing that I cannot stand is the singers voice. It is kind of annoying. Other than that this album is quite good and is a must have for Metal fans alike.

Some greatness....some not really greatness.......2006-07-10

I gave it two mostly because I have an overall negative feel for this album, and three seems basically neutral.

This album does a lot right, and has a lot of very cool parts, all going from heavy to soft, all over the place, as mentioned before. It is mostly well done, and I thoroghly enjoy such moments on the disc. However, there is a problem I have with one of the directions they take.

First, however, a comment on the "incredible range" of the vocals. I don't see it that way, and even if he technically has a better range, than Akerfeldt, it doesn't really matter to me, because Akerfeldt is simply better, even if his range is less. Which, by the way, I don't buy for a second. For one, on this disc, I see basically two styles used, clean vocals and *extremely* weak grindcore grunting. (See next paragraph for more on this) He very rarely uses any death growls or even black metal vocals (on a black metal disc!?). The great range seems to basically consist of singing and grunting, with a couple other styles thrown in for a couple minutes. (to the point that just sitting here, I can think of only a few seconds of it)

Now, for my big problem with the disc. The grindcore. For some reason, they feel the need to have grindcore moments in virtually every song. Featuring a very gutteral, indistinguishable (and unremarkable) grunting, and similarly unremarkable fast drums. (As if its some sort of innovation.) I don't even like grindcore, but this is reminicent of some of the worst I've heard. (In fact, it reminds me so much of a zombie hunting game featuring grindcore on the internet, that as I am listening to it on my cd player, I feel like I should be blasting zombies on this game). I have to ask--why not use death or black vocals, insead of grindcore grunts? (they're not really even vocals) I can stand any death/black growls, which is something I think only a fraction of metal heads can say. I like black metal. But I cannot listen to grindcore grunting. I simply can't--not to metion doing that doesn't really take much range and doesn't make you great.

So, overall--could have been utterly great, but too often divulges into grindcore-esque moments, which overshadow the, admitedly, fantastic parts. Which, by the way, outnumber the grindcore parts, but even that little bit is too much for me. (Maybe not you) Too bad.

EDIT: oh, and I haven't watched the DVD and don't really plan to before I sell this album, so who knows what its like?

Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone

Average customer rating:

Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
Akercocke
Manufacturer: Earache Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CQO10W
Release Date: 2006-02-07

Tracks:

Verdelet
Seduced
Shelter from the Sand
Eyes of the Dawn
Abbadonna, Dying in the Sun
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
Intractable
Seraphs and Silence
Penance
Lex Talionis

Album Description

Average customer rating:

Akercocke's most realized work

Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
Akercocke
Manufacturer: Earache
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000AZ79E0
Release Date: 2005-10-18

Tracks:

Verdelet
Seduced
Shelter From The Sand
Eyes Of The Dawn
Abbadonna, Dying In The Sun
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
Intractable
Seraphs And Silence
Penance
Lex Talionis

Album Description

Awesome album from Distinctive Satanic Death Metal act. Earache. 2006

Album Details

Awesome Album from Distinctive Satanic Death Metal Act. Comes with a Free Bonus Dvd (Pal Format) Documenting the Making of the Album.

Customer Reviews:

.......2006-03-04

His Satanic Majesties are back with a symphony of elite hymns that dare to go unnoticed in a scene where a lot of music lacks foundation. Akercocke's latest is a true testimony of competently played Death Metal which is not typical. Akercocke's newest can be Black Metal when it wants to be, adding a few atmospheric eerie parts when appropriate. Akercocke even succeeds at being progressive at times. You can't help but feel mesmerized at the uniqueness of the material. Where others have failed Akercocke effortlessly succeeds when it comes to incorporating clean vocals within barbaric intensity. The difference here is that the clean singing enhances the mood of the song, and the words that go spoken become ceremonial orations instead of weak attempts at clean oral passages. Overall, this band's diversity shines in all fronts, making this release a challenging and compulsive listening experience.

Akercocke's most realized work.......2005-10-26

Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone is British extreme metallers Akercocke's most realized and diverse release to date. No longer the typical black metal meets death metal act, for their new release they've hooked up with noted producer Neil Kernon and released an impressive piece of work without compromising heaviness or aggression. Former guitarist of The Berzerker, Matty Wilcock, also has a finger in the direction and overall scope of the album, often rendering it atmospheric yet still heavy at the same time. Jason Mendonca on second guitar and lead vocals also shows significant improvement compared to earlier Akercocke releases, utilising deep clean vocals along with his usual death growls and black shrieks.

In some ways, I had to think of the musical route Extol have followed, always harnessing their sound and trying to bring in new elements. As with their last release, with plenty of clean vocals and acoustic guitars in the mix, Akercocke may also alienate some of their older fanbase, but they'll definitely be finding new listeners as well. This album is easily their most versatile and "out there" release; at one point there are hammering death metal riffs and insane speed-drums, while at others the band will navigate dramatic acoustic arpeggios through bizarre landscapes along with electronic sounds underlying the textural guitar harmonies. Though not similar to any particular band, comparisons to Nile could be drawn on "Dying in the Sun", a short intro laced with Middle Eastern melodies, a prayer heard distantly in the background, and some hungry wolves angrily howling or wailing over their prey (Ulver's Bergtatt anyone?), and some weird Arabic instrumentation. The intro then segues into the two-part title track, with the first part surprisingly kicking in with clean vocals and acoustic guitars, something a bit uncommon for such bands. You'd expect them to explode like a dynamite, as so many other bands seem to do. However, this song grows and becomes larger with each passing minute. Slowly, the song begins to gather all its elements and hits atmospheric heights with the arrival of a cool Egyptian-themed guitar solo, death metal growls, and amazing keyboard work. Part two is equally surprising. Again, it has clean vocals and grim acoustic guitars with a very dry sound that almost sucks you in. However, this time electronic elements and a sick bass pattern are detected before they cut out abruptly and leave the listener face-to-face with Mendonca's strange but powerful mix of black and death metal extremity.

The highlight of the disc is the 10-minute track "Shelter from the Sand". Perhaps the best song to represent Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone, the band is unafraid to jump genres in the blink of an eye, as touches of Godflesh industrial effects and slower spoken parts saturate its intro eventually giving way to a nice brutal and clean vocal variation. Manic-filled laughters pop up briefly in the middle with great Voivod-type guitar work that is simply masterful. Ominous keyboards and drums enter the scene as the other instruments take a back seat, and then a brilliant piano section follows with ethereal clean vocals. I know all of this sounds un-metal, but people's opinions are bound to change the second they hear the track. The song is sealed with a symphonic touch and electronic sound bit together with the band's usual guitar and vocal combination. The last two tracks prove to enhance the scope of the disc, with interesting avant garde meets jazz solos and folk-laden vocals over acoustic guitars. However, both songs are marked by staggering screams and grunts that any extreme metal fan is going to enjoy. If you've never heard any Akercocke before, start right with this disc. Not only is it their best produced one, but musically it encompasses elements from all of their earlier releases enriched with new sounds along the way.

Average customer rating:

Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
Akercocke
Manufacturer: Earache
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Progressive Metal | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music

Hard Rock & Metal | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000AXW4YM
Release Date: 2005-10-10

Tracks:

Verdelet
Seduced
Shelter From The Sand
Eyes Of The Dawn
Abbadonna, Dying In The Sun
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
Intractable
Seraphs And Silence
Penance
Lex Talionis

Album Description

Awesome new album from the distinctive Satanic Death Metal act Akercocke. Mixed by Neil Kernon (Deicide, Cannibal Corpse, Queensryche) with 10 total tracks. Earache. 2005.

Album Details

Awesome Album from Distinctive Satanic Death Metal Act.