| 1. Blood and Thunder |
| 2. I Am Ahab |
| 3. Seabeast |
| 4. Ísland |
| 5. Iron Tusk |
| 6. Megalodon |
| 7. Naked Burn |
| 8. Aqua Dementia |
| 9. Hearts Alive |
| 10. Joseph Merrick |
Editorial Reviews
"MASTODON are undoubtedly the future of metal" - KERRANG! "at that same cusp where METALLICA once perched, circa 1988's " And Justice For All. MASTODON is poised to rule the rock earth"
- WASHINGTON POST / EXPRESS "MASTODON could be considered the second coming of Metallica and Rush combined, and nobody who's seen them live could counter that opinion."
- MTV.com
Inarguably one of the most exciting new bands to form in the last ten years, MASTODON is an explosive, unbridled force. With an ageless magnificence and rich musical imagination, MASTODON unleash Leviathan, an unabated testimonial to the band's earthshaking ability to rock. MASTODON's thundering musical muscle, talent and vast sea of ideas triumphantly unite on Leviathan, delivering heavy, organic music that melds exhilarating ambitiousness with a well-honed accessibility. Leviathan's staggering proportion, unstoppable momentum and anthemic roar wholly underlines MASTODON's vibrant spirit and majestic, heartfelt delivery. MASTODON isn't just a band you hear, it's something you feel deep down. Its pulse affects you. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
Leviathan,Mastodon,Relapse,Alternative Metal,Heavy Metal,Pop,Post-Hardcore,Rock
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Leviathan
Mastodon Manufacturer: Relapse ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002N66FS Release Date: 2004-12-27 |
Tracks:
- Blood and Thunder
- I am Ahab
- Seabeast
- Island
- Iron Tusk
- Megalodon
- Naked Burn
- Aqua Dementia
- Hearts Alive
- Joseph Merrick
Album Description
"MASTODON are undoubtedly the future of metal" - KERRANG! "at that same cusp where METALLICA once perched, circa 1988's " And Justice For All. MASTODON is poised to rule the rock earth"- WASHINGTON POST / EXPRESS "MASTODON could be considered the second coming of Metallica and Rush combined, and nobody who's seen them live could counter that opinion."
- MTV.com
Inarguably one of the most exciting new bands to form in the last ten years, MASTODON is an explosive, unbridled force. With an ageless magnificence and rich musical imagination, MASTODON unleash Leviathan, an unabated testimonial to the band's earthshaking ability to rock. MASTODON's thundering musical muscle, talent and vast sea of ideas triumphantly unite on Leviathan, delivering heavy, organic music that melds exhilarating ambitiousness with a well-honed accessibility. Leviathan's staggering proportion, unstoppable momentum and anthemic roar wholly underlines MASTODON's vibrant spirit and majestic, heartfelt delivery. MASTODON isn't just a band you hear, it's something you feel deep down. Its pulse affects you.
Customer Reviews:
Leviathan is a monster........2007-07-30
They should be renamed MAS TE DAN.......2007-07-19
Definitely makes you wanna bang your head . . ........2007-05-18
My cat hates me now.
You know how cats do that thing with their ears, when they hear a noise that really annoys them? You're gonna feel the same way.
My houseplants have also suddenly wilted.
I bought this album because I am big fan of "Moby Dick," and I read (in Andrew Delbanco's recent biography of Melville) that the lyrics were in large part inspired by the 1851 classic.
Big mistake.
First of all, not all of the songs deal with ol' Mobsie. There are a couple, such as "Joseph Merrick, "Iceland," and "Megalodon" that have nothing to do, as far as I can see, with Melville's book.
And for those few song whose lyrics do indeed have something to do with "Moby-Dick" (not that you'll be able to decipher the orcish growling that has been used here instead of singing), they engage with the novel in a very unimaginative and superficial way.
Here's an example of the kind of astute literary exegesis you'll be in store for if you buy this album:
"Time and space
All alone
It can be a lonely place
There it goes
Opening up
I can't stand
I can't breathe
Rolled fin out
Oil stripped
Hold is filled"
Real deep, huh? Leslie Fiedler, move over.
As for the music, as with any death metal, you've really got to listen to these tunes many times before it sinks its claws into you and you get a groove going. In the case of this album, that will require several dozen listenings, I imagine. Possibly several thousand.
Yeah, I knew it was "thrash metal" when I bought it. I just didn't realize how "thrashy" it was. Perhaps a "thrashometer" on the CD case would have been helpful.
[...].
Seriously, I can't trash this thrash unreservedly, though. You gotta give it this: it's got an awesome cover, it's cleanly mixed, and the band members are undeniably capable. In fact, if this sort of thing is your bag, I imagine you might be quite satisfied with this purchase.
Another masterpiece from this mammoth metal band.......2007-05-09
Why didn't my review go through?.......2007-04-23
This CD frickin' rules! The boys from Mastodon are geniuses! What better way to give respect to "Moby-Dick" (a great book, btw!) than with a hard-hitting, rock 'em-sock 'em, romper-stomper album that brings a new meaning to the phrase "Heavy Metal." If you don't have this album, than by the power of Ahab, get it! Your ears will seriously thank you for it and you won't regret the purchase one bit!
Quick Scorebook of the Songs:
1. Blood and Thunder - 5/5
2. I Am Ahab - 5/5
3. Seabeast - 5/5
4. Island - 5/5
5. Iron Tusk - 5/5
6. Megalodon - 5/5
7. Naked Burn - 5/5
8. Aqua Dementia - 5/5
9. Hearts Alive - 10/5
10. Joseph Merrick - 5/5
HIGHLIGHTS: "Blood and Thunder," "Seabeast," "Island," "Megalodon," "Aqua Dementia," and "Hearts Alive." "Joseph Merrick" is such a beautiful way to end the album!
So like I said, this, along with "Blood Mountain," is highly recommended for you metal fans! Now to go purchase "Remission."
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Leviathan
Mastodon Manufacturer: Relapse ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002SVU3Q Release Date: 2004-08-31 |
Tracks:
- Blood and Thunder
- I Am Ahab
- Seabeast
- land
- Iron Tusk
- Megalodon
- Naked Burn
- Aqua Dementia
- Hearts Alive
- Joseph Merrick
Tracks:
- Naked Burn [5.1 Surround][*]
- Aqua Dementia [5.1 Surround][*]
- Hearts Alive [5.1 Surround][*]
- Where Strides the Behemoth [DVD][Live][*]
- Battle at Sea [DVD][Live][*]
- Thank You for This/We Built This Come Death [DVD][Live][*]
- Crusher Destroyer [DVD][Live][*]
Album Description
"MASTODON are undoubtedly the future of metal" - KERRANG! "at that same cusp where METALLICA once perched, circa 1988's " And Justice For All. MASTODON is poised to rule the rock earth"- WASHINGTON POST / EXPRESS "MASTODON could be considered the second coming of Metallica and Rush combined, and nobody who's seen them live could counter that opinion."
- MTV.com
Inarguably one of the most exciting new bands to form in the last ten years, MASTODON is an explosive, unbridled force. With an ageless magnificence and rich musical imagination, MASTODON unleash Leviathan, an unabated testimonial to the band's earthshaking ability to rock. MASTODON's thundering musical muscle, talent and vast sea of ideas triumphantly unite on Leviathan, delivering heavy, organic music that melds exhilarating ambitiousness with a well-honed accessibility. Leviathan's staggering proportion, unstoppable momentum and anthemic roar wholly underlines MASTODON's vibrant spirit and majestic, heartfelt delivery. MASTODON isn't just a band you hear, it's something you feel deep down. Its pulse affects you.
Customer Reviews:
Leviathan is a monster........2007-07-30
They should be renamed MAS TE DAN.......2007-07-19
Definitely makes you wanna bang your head . . ........2007-05-18
My cat hates me now.
You know how cats do that thing with their ears, when they hear a noise that really annoys them? You're gonna feel the same way.
My houseplants have also suddenly wilted.
I bought this album because I am big fan of "Moby Dick," and I read (in Andrew Delbanco's recent biography of Melville) that the lyrics were in large part inspired by the 1851 classic.
Big mistake.
First of all, not all of the songs deal with ol' Mobsie. There are a couple, such as "Joseph Merrick, "Iceland," and "Megalodon" that have nothing to do, as far as I can see, with Melville's book.
And for those few song whose lyrics do indeed have something to do with "Moby-Dick" (not that you'll be able to decipher the orcish growling that has been used here instead of singing), they engage with the novel in a very unimaginative and superficial way.
Here's an example of the kind of astute literary exegesis you'll be in store for if you buy this album:
"Time and space
All alone
It can be a lonely place
There it goes
Opening up
I can't stand
I can't breathe
Rolled fin out
Oil stripped
Hold is filled"
Real deep, huh? Leslie Fiedler, move over.
As for the music, as with any death metal, you've really got to listen to these tunes many times before it sinks its claws into you and you get a groove going. In the case of this album, that will require several dozen listenings, I imagine. Possibly several thousand.
Yeah, I knew it was "thrash metal" when I bought it. I just didn't realize how "thrashy" it was. Perhaps a "thrashometer" on the CD case would have been helpful.
[...].
Seriously, I can't trash this thrash unreservedly, though. You gotta give it this: it's got an awesome cover, it's cleanly mixed, and the band members are undeniably capable. In fact, if this sort of thing is your bag, I imagine you might be quite satisfied with this purchase.
Another masterpiece from this mammoth metal band.......2007-05-09
Why didn't my review go through?.......2007-04-23
This CD frickin' rules! The boys from Mastodon are geniuses! What better way to give respect to "Moby-Dick" (a great book, btw!) than with a hard-hitting, rock 'em-sock 'em, romper-stomper album that brings a new meaning to the phrase "Heavy Metal." If you don't have this album, than by the power of Ahab, get it! Your ears will seriously thank you for it and you won't regret the purchase one bit!
Quick Scorebook of the Songs:
1. Blood and Thunder - 5/5
2. I Am Ahab - 5/5
3. Seabeast - 5/5
4. Island - 5/5
5. Iron Tusk - 5/5
6. Megalodon - 5/5
7. Naked Burn - 5/5
8. Aqua Dementia - 5/5
9. Hearts Alive - 10/5
10. Joseph Merrick - 5/5
HIGHLIGHTS: "Blood and Thunder," "Seabeast," "Island," "Megalodon," "Aqua Dementia," and "Hearts Alive." "Joseph Merrick" is such a beautiful way to end the album!
So like I said, this, along with "Blood Mountain," is highly recommended for you metal fans! Now to go purchase "Remission."
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Burning Earth
Firewind Manufacturer: Leviathan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000UJLFK Release Date: 2003-11-11 |
Tracks:
- Steal Them Blind
- I Am The Anger
- Immortal Lives Young
- Burning Earth
- The Fire And The Fury
- You Have Survived
- Brother's Keeper
- Waiting Still
- The Longest Day
Customer Reviews:
FIREWIND.......2005-01-19
This is the only release I have from Firewind. It starts off with a great opening track STEAL THEM BLIND. The sound of the guitars roaring through your speakers gets you pumped and the vocals rip. The next song I AM THE ANGER is also very good and is the single from the album. It's a little repetitive but it is short, to the point and very catchy. The problem for this album is the song writing seems to have take a vacation after the first two or three tracks. Lyrically they start getting into some "do gooder" type messages in the lyrics. Even some environmental stuff. I have nothing against the environement but for some reason envoironementalist lyrics and heavy metal just don't seem to work well together. In fact, I don't think environmental messages work in songs in general. I'm not sure why, they just don't.
Anyway, like I said I love the sound and the musicians on hand here but the songwriting is just not consistant enough to keep my interest. The more mid tempo they go the worse they get. They need to stay really aggressive for a whole album. Then I would be like , WOW these guys kick butt!
For now, a good album but a very mixed bag. Tons of potential though. 2.5 of 5 stars in my book.
Masters of metal!!!.......2004-05-14
A word of warning, some of you may not be prepared for the pure metal power of "the fire and the fury". If you have a weak heart I suggest you prepare yourself for this one, it might end up killing you!!!
MetalNetRadio.com.......2004-03-03
Band Website - www.firewind.gr
Label - Leviathan Records / www.leviathanrecords.com
Burning Earth is Firewind's second cd, I was a big fan of the first cd so I had high hopes that the second cd was equally as good or even better. There is a new rhythm section on this release, Out is Brian Harris (Drums) & Honstantine (Bass)...In is Stian Kristoffersen (Drums) from the band Pagan's Mind and Petros Christo (Bass) from the band Breaking Silence (one of my personal favorite bands). Back on vocals and doing another killer job is Stephen Fredrick (Kenziner) and of course on guitar the 23 year old axe slinger, phenom, man of many bands Gus G. (Dream Evil, Mystic Prophecy, Nightrage).
The First thing that you will notice about this cd is the awesome artwork, a lot of bands seem to forget about their album as being a complete package. Firewind hasn't and the cover and package fits perfectly with the albums title and theme "Burning Earth". There are 9 tracks on this offering and not a weak track to be heard. All are in the Power Metal vein with good energy and groove highlights for me are the tracks `Brother's Keeper', `Immortal Lives Young' & `The Longest Day'. Gus G. offers up tons of licks to keep all the guitarists out there happy and the Fredrick has you pounding your fist in the air to the anthems he is belting out.
This album to me may be my favorite Power Metal cd of 2003, it gives you everything that you want, and best of all it keeps you coming back for more, and it still hasn't left my cd changer!!!
9.0 / 10.0
Waysted from MetalNetRadio.com
Track Time: 44:45
Track Listing:
01 Steal Them Blind
02 I Am The Anger
03 Immortal Lives Young
04 Burning Earth
05 The Fire & The Fury
06 You Have Survived
07 Brother's Keeper
08 Waiting Still
09 The Longest Day
Not as good as I expected.......2004-02-16
I thought the same would happen for burning earth. I was wrong.
It's a good album, but nothing really blew me away. There was only one song, #5, where I thought after, that I wanted to relisten to it again right away.
However, on Heaven & Hell, I had that feeling, that desire, on songs 1,2,3,5,6,7,9,10,11 & 12. (4 and 8 I thought were basically the same song...) It took me days just to get through the entire cd just because I kept replaying the same songs over and over again. They were THAT damn good.
Heaven & Hell songs had awesome hooks. The rhythms just infect you and before you know it, you're foot is tapping, your head is nodding...
Only one time, during the first minute of song #5, I got that silly grin on my face, my head started nodding, I sat forward in my chair, here it was I thought! FINALLY! After 4 so-so songs, a song that had my attention. But that was pretty much it. Just like "Oceans" on Between Heavan & Hell, song #5 on Burning earth was just way too short, almost an incomplete idea. It's like they were playing, and somebody just started the fade out even though the song wasn't done. Maybe it was an accident, I don't know. The second (and only other) instrumental song on Between Heaven & Hell wasn't like that at all! A complete song.
So, bottom line, if you're a fan of this genre, you'll enjoy Burning wind. It's good for a spin here and there. But I'd say I was pretty disapointed compared to Heaven & Hell.
When I got Heaven & Hell, I thought to myself, from this point forward, FIREWIND is my new favorite band. Heaven & Hell remains, and will remain, one of my favorite all time cd's, but as far as FIREWIND is concerned, they're no longer at the top of my list. The last band that fell off the top of my list was on their 10th album before they crapped out, so, this is like a world record for the rise and fall, in my humble opinion...
Awesome heavy CD!.......2003-12-04
As for the songs, they are almost all up-tempo. There are no cover tunes (the first disc featured a Scorpions cover) and there's not much in the way of ballads, like with Gus G's. other band, Dream Evil. Highlight tracks include "Brother's Keeper" (great lyrics and songwriting dynamics), "The Longest Day" (anti-war anthem) and "Waiting Still". "The Fire and The Fury" features a rhythm part that would probably give most guitarists tendonitis if they attempted to play it.
Overall, this is a fantastic metal release. If you like your rock without the dreaded "cookie monster" vocals or rap (Stepehn sounds like a more intense Graham Bonnett) and if you dig talented musicians, this is a great purchase.
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Tentacles of Whorror
Leviathan Manufacturer: Napalm ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002NY8OO Release Date: 2004-08-17 |
Tracks:
- What Fresh Hell
- Heir To The Noose Of Ghoul
- Cut, With The Night, Into Mine Heart
- A Bouquet Of Blood For Skull
- Deciphering Legend Within The Serpents Briar
- A Necessary Mutilation
- Vexed And Vomit Hexed
- Tentacles Of Whorror (Revel The Tyrant)
- Requiem For A Turd World
- Blood Red And True P.3 (Plummeting Obscurity)
- Mouth Orifice Bizarre
- The History Of Rape
Album Description
Following last year's definitive black metal highlight, Leviathan returns and your Whorror is about to begin! Prolific madman Wrest again challenges both his creative capabilities and the conventional trappings of "black metal". Witness what happens when the "rules" of black metal are thrown out, yet its true artistic essence is upheld. Witness what it's like within the Tentacles of Whorror."The Future of Black Metal." - ANVIL MAGAZINE "Simply, the most mesmerizing, transcendental Black Metal ever put to tape."- TERRORIZER
Customer Reviews:
Four and a half stars for this sick and scary soundtrack.......2006-11-21
That said, I have found there are two ways to listen to this album: either in a Halloween haunted house over loud speakers (perhaps a real haunted house, if you believe in such), or through your headphones in a darkened room or walking through a forest at nighttime. To borrow a cliché about a lot of Burzum-inspired black metal music, atmosphere is key here. If you commit yourself and all of your auditory as well as visual sensibilities to playing this album in dark surroundings, as opposed to listening to it on your car stereo in the middle of the day, then the phrase "transcendental black metal" will be quite fitting. You will feel the dark mood of the album affect you as each track goes through multiple layers of composition; the combination of grinding blast beats, buzzing riffs, and even uncanny guitar picking at the beginning and end of on "What Fresh Hell"; the slow rhythm and buzzing guitar riffs on "Deciphering Legend Within The Serpent's Briar", which develops near the end of the track into a turbulent windstorm of ambient noise and chants by Wrest, leading into the soft and melancholy drone of "A Necessary Mutilation" (my favorite part of the album is the transition between these two phenomenal tracks).
I could go on about all the other tracks, but you should get the idea from both the aforementioned descriptions on my part as well as the other Amazon.com reviewers that this is a multi-layered, multi-dimensional album that sets the mood for everything that is grim and macabre. Wrest appears to have gone through pain-staking production efforts to create the atmosphere and echoes of an individual screaming and moaning in a dark forest or even at the bottom of a well somewhere in a deserted town, and again, I believe the experience comes down to where and how you listen to this album.
There are some weak points at the tail end , namely, the bland drum hook that introduces "Mouth Orifice Bizarre", and the even more bland and redundant atmospheric drone of "The History of Rape". Both songs will probably have their respective defenders, but these tracks do the rest of "Tentacles..." no justice in my humble opinion. As a result, I docked the album half a star, which may seem somewhat marginal but I cannot say "Tentacles..." is flawless. I can say that the album, after repeated listens, has exceeded my expectations for low-fi, atmospheric, bleak, and "Halloween-haunted-house-soundtrack" black metal.
Post-Black-Metal.......2006-02-20
The album starts out a bit more straight forward for the first 4 or so tracks, mostly just lotsa speedy, raw black metal riffs with a few interludes and a couple slightly thrashier riffs thrown in at a few points. (Rather reminds me of Sepultura's 'Schizophrenia' at a few points.) There's quite a bit more slow, atmospheric stuff in the second half of the album, particularly the haunting and low-key second half of 'Vexed and Vomit Hexed' and the endless droning title track. There is also some ambient electronic flavoring as well, which works pretty nicely. (Particularly note the bizarre, minimalist closing track, 'The History of Rape') Overall I'd say the slower, more ambient stuff is probably more memorable, though the more purely BM material is still very good. Some of the best I've heard, as a matter of fact. Also, Wrest remains one of the most powerful black metal shriekers around, with great distorted howling and croaking. Very eerie stuff.
Yeah, I like it.
All Hail.......2005-11-10
a whole new level of black metal.......2005-10-30
Perfect SDBM.......2005-10-05
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Double Your Pleasure
Southern Gentlemen Manufacturer: Leviathan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00008S830 Release Date: 2003-03-25 |
Tracks:
- My Best Friend's Girl
- Tell Me Woman
- I Languish For You
- Not Worth My Grave
- Racing Back To Mississippi
- Down On My Knees
- Sultovirgin
- Love Affair Gone Bad
- You Should Be Ashamed
- I Believe In Love
Customer Reviews:
If You Like Robin Trower...........2005-11-01
The first thing that pops into my mind & ears when I listen to Southern Gentlemen is Robin Trower, big time Robin Trower, second thing is Gary Moore, hard & heavy blues/rock Gary Moore.
Guitarist Dave Chastain wears his influences loud & proud, & is more than capable of doing them justice. His thick tone, shimmering sustains, & phrasings are outstanding in that 70's guitar hero of yore style. Chastain also sings, & just like his guitar playing, his vocals are reminiscent of James Dewar (Robin Trower) & Gary Moore, a bluesy soulful baritone. To bad Dave's song writing can't quite match his guitar & vocal capabilities, that is not to say the songs are bad on Southern Gentlemen's "Double Your Pleasure," some are very good, but as a whole they seem to run together to seamlessly, everything begins to sound the same, especially if your not paying attention. I for one love this type of music, but for the listener that is just casually interested, this album may seem a hair repetitive in the middle & latter sections. For the person who loves heavy duty blues/rock, "Double Your Pleasure," will pack plenty of wallop, not as much as Robin Trower of the 70's, but certainly more than Robin Trower of the 80's to the present, & I don't know about you, but that's a good thing in my book!
Worth a look!
THIS IS ONE HOT CD.......2004-01-15
This has not left my CD player and keeps on geting better. If you like rock, buy it.
P.S. I dare anyone to sit still during TELL ME WOMAN
I LIKE TOO ROCK !!!.......2003-05-18
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Leviathan
Mastodon Manufacturer: 3d ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00069BMLQ Release Date: 2004-12-02 |
Tracks:
- Blood And Thunder
- I Am A Hab
- Seabeast
- Island
- Iron Tusk
- Megalodon
- Naked Burn
- Aqua Dementia
- Hearts Alive
- Joseph Merrick
- Where Strides The Behemoth (Bonus Track)
- Battle Of Sea (Bonus Track)
- Thank You For This / We Built This Come Death (Bonus Track)
- Crusher Destroyer (Bonus Track)
Album Description
Japanese pressing of 2004 album from the Atlanta, GA, heavy metal quartet. Scheduled to include 4 bonus tracks. Ritual.Album Details
Japanese Release featuring Four Bonus Tracks
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In an Outrage
Chastain Manufacturer: Leviathan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002KVUNY Release Date: 2004-07-06 |
Tracks:
- In an Outrage
- Malicious Pigs
- Lucky to Be Alive
- Souls the Sun
- Bullet from a Gun
- Women Are Wicked
- Tortured Love
- New Beginnings
- Rule the World
- Hamunaptra
Customer Reviews:
GREAT MUSIC & SONGS......JUST BAD VOCAL MIX !!!!!!!!!!.......2006-02-10
THE LAST CD FROM CHASTAIN I PURCHASED WAS " IN DEMENTIA" AND IT WAS MIXED HERE IN THE STATES AND IT WAS MUCH BETTER....I WONDER WHY THEY SENT IT ALL THE WAY TO GERMANY TO MIX IT ????? ANYWAY..
I LOVE THE MUSIC ON THIS DISC.....JUST PLEASE RE-MIX THE VOCALS AND MAKE THEM LITTLE LOUDER AND IT WILL BE MUCH BETTER !
( PLEASE RE-RELEASE THIS CD AFTER THE RE-MIX ) AND I WILL BUY IT AGAIN . THANKS , A CHASTAIN FAN.
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The Tenth Sub Level of Suicide
Leviathan Manufacturer: Napalm ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000A0DWT Release Date: 2003-07-22 |
Tracks:
- Introit
- Fucking Your Ghost in Chains of Ice
- Sardoniscorn
- Bitter Emblem of Dissolve
- Scenic Solitude and Leprosy
- Ye Whom Shadows Move Towards
- Submersed
- Mine Molten Armor
- Idiot Sun
- At the Door to the Tenth Sub Level of Suicide
Customer Reviews:
Reminiscing the Past of Black Metal While Hanging to a Future.......2007-07-12
This is a great CD. It has the weird and proggy aspects of new black metal combined with the raw, melancholic fury of old black metal. The CD is full of suicide screams of fury and sorrow. The musician in charge of the production did a good job. This CD is definitely reserving a spot in my favorites.
While Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, and new Emperor may be fine with most people, this CD is great for any classic black metal fan (and maybe modern black metal fans too). Be sure to support the one-man band behind this masterpiece and buy this CD.
I find all the five star ratings a bit odd........2007-06-20
Personally, I believed this album to be atrocious. The production is horrible, the vocals sound as if some sort of pig-like animal is having a petrifying heart attack, and I don't think the execution of some of the instrumentals could be worse. The drums in some songs sound like Wrest is just blindly pounding away while incredibly high on E. The rest of instrumental playing is mediocre, but definitely not anything to rave about. Basically all of it sounds like one muffled mess.
I wouldn't waste your money on this.
Audio Rape..........2005-10-13
1) Introit - Very creepy, best. intro. ever.
2) F-cking Your Ghost in Chains of Ice - Not only an brilliant song title, but contains the single greatest guitar riff-f-cking ever! (around 2:28 mintues into the song), The vocals are just sick. My 2nd favorite song.
3) Sardoniscorn - Pretty long song, clocking in at about nine minutes. Awesome.
4) The Bitter Emblem of Dissolve - Gastly, ghost-like vocals, another steller song.
5) Scenic Solitude and Leprosy - This song contains another brilliant guitar riff around the last minute of the song, killer opening.
6) He Whom Shadows Move Towards - Sounds like "Bitter Emblem...", pretty good song.
7) Submersed - A beautifully composed syth song (does that belong on an album like this?)... just listen to it and you'll understand.
8) Mine Molten Armor - The guitar riffs on this song are just f-cking killer, great bass part six minutes into the song, the lyrics are anti-cHRISTIAN, and would cause anyone to burn down a church!
9) The Idiot Sun - A somewhat melodic song, very good.
10) At the Door to the Tenth Sub Level of Suicide - This is the climax of the entire album, and worth the 12 dollars along, Blazing guitars and furious blastbeats, hostile shreaks and howls. Cold. I was able to decipher two words - "bitter poison", those three words give me internal/eternal frostbite everytime I hear Wrest spit them out... The last three minutes sound like some horrific struggle of the soul, between divinity and the inevitable darkness...
This is by far one of my favorite CDs, and prehaps one of the best BM albums EVER made. I would strongly suggest it to any one with the appreciation for brilliant USBM...
This is brilliant black album.......2005-04-26
At the whole, this album is very depressive and makes you wish you were dead - which is the primary goal of a true black metal music, so since it's achieved, it can proudly deserve this title. And surely, this album does.
4.5. Cacophonous, but sad and beautiful too.......2005-04-05
This is some fairly hardcore music, though there's definitely some dirtier, rougher stuff out there. All recorded on 4-track, and it's pretty static-laden and thin, but it's not the sort of wall of static you sometimes hear, and you can still make out most of the instruments out fairly well. I think this has about the right balance, as the production gives it the distinctive Black metal flavoring, w/o becoming needlessly and irritatingly rough. This is a one man band,(He calls himself Wrest) and the musicianship is generally pretty basic, but that sorta stuff matters very little for BM of this sort. He is a great vocalist however. Definitely one of the best I've heard in a Black Metal band. It's a tortured, distorted and mangled roar, definitely a lot better then the sorta mildly ill croak you here quite a bit.
The album is about 72 minutes long, with 8 actual songs, so this is some moderately epic black metal. This album is actually fairly moderately paced, though they blast away quite a bit of the time, and it's got quite a few minimalistic breaks. Some people only like their BM at topspeed, but I think it often works best when you give the music some space to breathe. Some of the tracks don't really have all that many different riffs or parts, considering their lengths, but it never gets boring, which is all that really matters.
The songs generally aren't wildly different from one another, but they can be distinguished readily, with a little effort. 'The Bitter Emblem of Dissolve' is probably my favorite track. It's one of the shorter tracks, but it all works, with some powerfully atmospheric and melodic guitarwork, and Wrest's most frightful, otherworldly vocal performance. The mellow ending section is excellent too, with more nice melody that still fits the whole tone of the song well. 'Sardoniscorn' probably comes in second. It's most notable for the awesome minimalist middle break, with some great piano and more tortured vox. (You belong to us!!) The rest of the song is great too, though. 'The Idiot Sun' is another standout, being perhaps the slowest track here. It's a painful, roaring dirge, with another one of Wrest's best vocal performances. 'Submersed' is excellent too. It's just a repetitive little electronic outro, but it's really quite affecting, and fits the mood of the album well. 'At the Door to the Tenth Sub Level of Suicide' is the epic closer. Overall, it is perhaps just average for the album, but it comes to a stirring, genuinely powerful crescendo about 10 minutes in, with the sorta epic feel that reminds me of the best moments of the great Weakling. It definitely provides a good sorta exclamation point to the album.
Yeah, that's it. This is good Black Metal.
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Xasthur/Leviathan
Xasthur , and Leviathan Manufacturer: Southern Lord ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000E6G7E8 Release Date: 2006-07-25 |
Tracks:
- The Eerie Bliss And Torture
- Keeper Of Sharpened Blades
- Conjuration Of Terror
- Instrumental
- Achieve Emptiness
- Telepathic With The Deceased
- Palace Of Frost
- Unfailing Fall Into Naught
- The Remotest Cipher
- Where The Winter Beats Incessant
Customer Reviews:
THE BEST OF USBM... ONLY FOR THE TRULY MISANTHROPIC... SCENESTERS, ELITE BLACK METAL WANNABES, AND HIPSTERS GET LOST!.......2007-01-09
u.s. bm at it's finest.......2006-07-27
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The 7th and the Voice
Chastain Manufacturer: Leviathan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002PUHCY Release Date: 2004-07-20 |
Tracks:
- We Must Carry On
- Paradise
- It's Too Late For Yesterday
- 827
- The Wicked Are Restless
- The 7th Of Never
- Take Me Back In Time
- Feel His Magic
- Forevermore
- The Voice Of The Cult
- Live Hard
- Chains Of Love
- Share Yourself With Me
- Fortune Teller
- Child Evermore
- Soldiers Of The Flame
- Evil For Evil
- Take Me Home
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- Like a Stone [CD-single] [Import]
- Living in the Gleam of an Unsheathed Sword [Live]
- Lovedrive [Explicit Lyrics] [Original recording remastered]
- Lurch/Butterfly Love [EP]
- Melvins
- Motörhead Plugged In! [Live]
- Mother Nature
- My Rage
- Never Say Die!
- No Cause for Celebration
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Great American Composers [Box set]
I Got S--t on My Mind [Explicit Lyrics]