A Deleted Symphony for the Beaten Down [Explicit Lyrics]

1. Hand Me Downs

2. Grown Man

3. Swallowhole

4. Afterthought of a Genius

5. Addicts' Lover

6. Later Days

7. Clockwork of Innocence

8. Daydreaming the Color of Blood

9. Last One in the Noose

10. She Cheated on You Twice

Tracks:

Hand Me Downs
A Grown Man
Swallowhole
Afterthought Of A Genius
An Addict's Lover
Later Days
Clockwork Of Innocence
Daydreaming The Color Of Blood
Last One In The Noose
She Cheated On You Twice

Album Description

The incomparable Soilent Green expands on their unique mixture of hardcore, sludge, and swampy metallic blues with 'A Deleted Symphony For the Beaten Down'. Burying the conventions of their peers, Soilent Green takes sheer musical force and commanding vocals to new heights. Soilent Green's oscillating, intricate guitar work collides with masterful tempo changes - the schizophrenic rhythmic patterns are furious yet inventive in their splendor. 2001 Relapse Records release.

Customer Reviews:

Soilent Green is people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, it's people.......2005-05-28

First off if you don't like soilent green then there is something wrong with you, they are so good. Soilent green plays some preaty brutal grind with some of the coolest tempo changes and breakdowns ever. The singing style is insane, it is mostly higher pitched but he dives into the gutteral region on the breakdowns . I recommend this to any one who wants a really chaotic and angry cd.

JOIN THE GREEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2005-03-04

SOILENT GREEN HAS EXPLOSIVE RIFFS, TEMPO CHANGES, AND HARDCORE VOCALS, WITH MELODIC SOUNDS AND A VERY HARSH, ABRASIVE DRUM BLASTSS NOT FOR JUST ANY ONE, ONLY THOSE EXTREMESTS " EXTEREME MUSIL FOR EXTREME PEOPLE"

the most underrated band on relapse, and in death metal.......2004-12-23

are there any appropriate adjectives that will capture the pure insanity or power of this album? no, but its worth a shot.

often overshadowed by fellow labelmates mastodon, nile, and dillinger escape plan, soilent green don't seem to mind that they aren't getting the attention that they deserve. because if you listen to symphony..., or sewn mouth secrets (both amazing albums) you will soon agree with me that soilent green may be one of the best death metal bands to date.

soilent green aren't followers, instead they create their own path, all while destroying the standards that death metal has been reduced to. every song on this cd has incredibly complex rhythms and nonstop tempo changes, which not only bury you in the overall fury of the album, but also keep it an extremely interesting listen. the perfect fusion of death metal, grindcore, and that good old southern sludge blisters your ears, and it couldn't be much better.

every member of this band is incredibly talented. ben falgoust II has one of the greatest voices in death metal, easily transfering from a demonic shriek to a low growl. upon the first few listens of soilent green, one may be under the impression that there are 2 vocalists. its worth buying this album solely to hear ben prove why he is one of the best DM vocalists ever.

Brian Patton and Ben Stout are easily one of my favorite guitar duos in metal. atop of the tempo changes and complex rhythms, they create some of the best riffs ever to bless my ears. they can easily crush you with some of the heaviest riffs known to man, suddenly snap your neck with some furious grinding riffs, and suddenly stop and groove you into good old sludge. the drummer, Tommy Buckley, is also nothing short of brilliance, this guy rivals the likes of Brann Dailor (mastodon) and Flo Mounier (cryptopsy) with his over the top blastbeats, which are frequent, but fit the music perfectly and never take away from the overall sound of the album, he also has some amazing double bass work. i would comment on the bass, but since 99% of the time its inaudible, i really can't, but i'm willing to bet that top notch along with the rest of the album.

i think wheelchair assassin put it the best, soilent green are a southern equivalent to Meshuggah. if you have any interest in death metal, or your looking for some of the most original and powerful death metal ever created, look no further than "deleted symphony" or "sewn mouth secrets."

Jesus Christ!!!!!!.......2004-08-21

Oh, my god. What the hell was that I just listened to? This band is perfect and although I haven't heard Sewn Mouth Secrets and Pussysoul this is a groundbraking experience. It's not just noise after noise. It's quality metal at its best combining elements from grindcore, death metal, thrash, blues, rock'n roll and everything else that I might have forgotten. Not forgetting those slow riffs inspired clearly on Black Sabbath.

There should be more bands like Soilent Green on metal scene today. *sigh* Not to say that there aren't but please listen to this band and you'll realize they are unique and there's no band like it. I can't wait to put my hands on a copy as soon as I find it imported in Brazil, since the import tax is too expensive.

Do not dare to miss this band!!! Don't you ever!!! And I mean it!!! It's brutal and creative but as I see from this site, many people don't think these two things can be together. Well, if you're like me and really likes extreme metal/hardcore you know what I'll say... :D

More brilliance from the one and only Soilent Green.......2003-10-11

After getting "Sewn Mouth Secrets" a few months ago and proceeding to drool all over the interior of my car while listening to it, I wasn't sure any band could match such an original masterpiece. Well, there is one band that can do it, and that band is...Soilent Green. They're not quite my favorite metal band, but they're certainly one of the most powerful and unique. These guys can bust your head just as easily as they bust genres. Throwing concepts like melody and traditional song structure right out the window, Soilent Green rely on instead on a blistering fusion of grindcore and Southern sludge, using a nonstop succession of jarring tempo changes and complex rhythms to beat you into the ground.

"Sewn Mouth Secrets" and "Deleted Symphony" are easily two of the heaviest and most aggressive albums I own, but that's not what makes them such great listens. Rather, what makes Soilent Green great is that they have a seemingly limitless supply of talent. Louis Benjamin Falgoust II, in addition to having a cool name, is easily one of the best metal vocalists on the face of this planet. Befitting music this crazy and unpredictable, he shifts so effortlessly between menacing growls and demonic shrieks that he sounds like two guys. The dynamics he manages to create with his voice alone are like nothing else. Even if the rest of the band were inept, it would be worth the money just to hear Ben's performance.

Fortunately, the rest of the band is very far from inept. In fact, they back Ben up with with such a precise and varied attack that they manage to sound like a Southern equivalent of Meshuggah or the Dillinger Escape Plan (and those who have read my reviews should know that I do not make such a comparison lightly).

Special mention should go to drummer Tommy Buckley, who is easily one of the most skilled and creative in the genre (and the production allows you to hear what he's doing too!). He lays down plenty of sick blastbeats, but he doesn't stop there. His performance is littered with amazingly fluid fills and frantic double bass work that brings to mind the equally brilliant Brann Dailor (Mastodon, ex-Today Is The Day). You've got to respect a guy who COULD just blast away all album and sound good doing it, but instead decides to add reams of complexity and creativity just for good measure. Tommy is yet another reason I love the drums, and think they can go a long way toward making or breaking an album.

Then, of course, there's the guitar duo of Brian Patton and then-newcomer Ben Stout, which is nothing short of brilliant. You really can't ever tell what these guys are going to do next, as they lay down some of the heaviest riffs and most instricate structures in history. They can pummell you over the head with waves of crushing sludge, and then stop on a dime and blast you through a wall with some blazing-fast grindcore riffs. Scott Williams's bass is, well, there, although it's naturally pushed into the backround somewhat with all the insanity going on around it. I'm willing to bet he's great, though.

In the songwriting department, the band mostly keeps things short and sweet. These guys don't need to write long songs, simply because their compositional style is so tight and efficient. Destruction is the name of the game here, not extravagance, and accordingly Soilent Green manage to eliminate any note that isn't utterly necessary. The band does, however, stretch things out a bit with the stunning "Swallowhole," which takes everything that makes this band great and expands on it to create a chilling six-minute epic. Here's one fan hoping they decide to do more songs like this one on future albums.

Even with everything I've said above, you still have to hear this album yourself to truly comprehend what Soilent Green do. My words can't adequately convey how powerful and viscerally impacting "Deleted Symphony" and "Sewn Mouth Secrets" really are. I can guarantee with virtual certainty that these albums will screw up your mind, and given the band's obvious intentions that's a good thing. So scrounge up whatever extra cash you have lying around, put down that Nickelback CD, and grab some Soilent Green.

A Deleted Symphony For The Beaten Down
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Sewn Mouth Secrets II

Finally

SOILENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!

A Deleted Symphony For The Beaten Down
Soilent Green
Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005HTIL
Release Date: 2001-10-16

Tracks:

Hand Me Downs
A Grown Man
Swallowhole
Afterthought Of A Genius
An Addicts' Lover
Later Days
Clockwork Of Innocence
Daydreaming The Color Of Blood
Last One In The Noose
She Cheated On You Twice
Being Struggle

Album Description

Full title 'A Deleted Symphony For The Beaten Down'. Japanese edition of the extreme metal act's 2001 release. Includes the bonus track 'Begin Struggle'. Domestic release date is September 18th.

Album Details

Japanese version featuring a bonus track.

Customer Reviews:

deleted title.......2001-12-24

This is an amazing release. Soilent Green continues on this album what they have produced before, solid songwriting with a unique blend of grind and southern rock. The vocalist has an amazing vocal range, the studio does not do justice to his vocal chords. If you have ever seen them live, you will have to agree that the vocals will completely floor you with intensity and heaviness. Original and diverse riffs make this a very listenable album, this is one of relapses best releases in awhile.(for the record, Nile is the most overrated deathmetal band of all time.)

Sewn Mouth Secrets II.......2001-10-16

This is like a continuation of Sewn Mouth Secrets. More of the same pretty much, but definately just as good(though not exactly better). They took out some of the weird, electronic noises(like at the beginning of It Was Just An Accident), but that's not really a problem. I think this album sounds slightly catchy to me than SMS. Some of the riffs just stand out more, and reminiscient of Black Sabbath.

If you haven't heard Soilent Green before, imagine a heavily Black Sabbath influenced Pantera that plays a special blend of death and grind with some sludgy breakdowns(and no solos). Lots and lots of riff changes. That description might be a little misleading, so listen to the stuff for yourself then decide.

My favorite tracks would be the slow-jam Later Days, Swallowhole, and Last One in the Noose.

Finally.......2001-09-20

It's about time a new one was released...Why is their new album still listed as Devil Wears a Lamb's Skin? Anyway... I don't have the CD yet, but I do have a tape copy of the demo for this album. It sounds great. These guys definitely deserve recogniton, they work their butts off and they lay down some awesome grooves.

SOILENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!.......2001-06-18

THIS CD IS GOING TO BE AWESOME, ONCE I RECEIVE IT. SOILENT GREEN IS PHENOMENAL. CHECK OUT GOATWHORE, SOILENT GREEN'S FRONT MANS OTHER BAND.

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