This  Death Metal Cd Rocks
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Let me start by saying this new Dying Fetus cd is very very heavy fast and brutal if you are a fan of death metal you should really buy this now all of the nine songs are all very burtal you won't get tired of this cd reason I gave it five stars because its that alsome keep supporting metal and thats all I have to say metal rules.
1565276
This is a great cd and if you like rock or metal you should get this cd
2921166
Excellent cd. There are ALOT of standout tracks in this cd. Right when i Put it on and listened to Death in Fire, I was blown away, the intro guitar riff and the drums caught my attention immediately. Im gonna go ahead and skip to Down the Slopes of Death because the beginning guitar riff is incredily catchy and they leave you hanging on your seat so your waiting to hear it again and they throw it in at all the right moments, amazing song. Across the Rainbow bridge is beginning to become one of my favorites, pretty much a good majority of the songs start off like there missing something and as soon as you hear them play that missing part it just explodes with favoritism. Bloodshed is another one that kicks a**. hearing the singer moan bloodshed while everything else goes silent is the greatest. Dont even get me started on "The doors of the speargods hall," "Without Fear," and "Siegreicher Marsch." Like I said, ALOT of catchy tracks that really stand out.

Im used to listening to alot of Death metal like Cannibal Corpse and Grindcore metal like Aborted and Amon AMarth is just perfect and a nice change because the melody and tone and altogether feeling of the band is amazing, and ive mentioned this in another review but every aspect of the band represents viking, i mean, when you picture vikings doesnt this music just fit the profile perfectly? Even the way the band looks.
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When I bought this cd, it was mostly on a whim.  I had downloaded ONE song (Thoughts Without Words).  And for some reason only known by God, I wasn't really feeling it.  But despite my lukewarm feelings toward the band, I made my way to Target to pick up a copy.  And boy, I'm glad I did.
This band is simply awesome.  If I were to describe them in the fewest words, they're just a great heavy metal band.  Jonathan Donais and Matt Bachand's guitar playing is top-notch (unbelievable riffs and solos), and Brian Fair's vocals are brutal and energetic: just what the doctor recommended.  Although some people think the cd is disjointed by the two short classical-sounding instrumentals, I think it makes the cd even more tasteful.  One instant you'll be listening to a great thrasher, and the next you'll feel like you're back in the Middle Ages in some dark forest.  Some of the best songs include:  Stepping Outside the Circle, The Mystery of One Spirit, and of course, the two instrumentals.  Not to mention they play a very good heavy version of Pink Floyd's- Welcome to the Machine.
Simply put, this is a great cd for all metal-lovers.  Great thrash for anyone who wants to have something that makes you get up and go nuts.  Can't wait till they come back to my area.
Rock on Shadows Fall!...and that's the truth!
649661
Another awesome cd by the metal masters Gwar. Postulus Maximus debut appearance with GWAR makes it seem like he has something to prove & he shreds on this cd. Nothing Left Alive (track #4) is worth the money for this cd by itself. Jizmak's drums sound amazing on this cd and the longer you listen to the cd the more comes to light as why Gwar is one of the best bands on the planet. Nov. 4th I get to see the real deal once more at Fort Lauderdale Revolution. KILL or DIE!!!
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Awesome, rip your face off, deathcore vocals-understandable deathcore vocals (the best kind-lyrics are important, dudes!), kick ass guitar/bass riffs!!  Buy this CD. You'll hate yourself if you miss this one!! Rock on brothers!!! -ZombieMom
113585
Any death metal fan would appreciate this band!!! This song/album is a great place to start!!!!! Just buy it , trust me
3742918
I would go as far to say I would give the CD 3 stars if they only included just Disc 1 alone. This CD is an excellent death metal CD with some hints of black metal. I really like Amon Amarth's unique viking metal sound. If you have never heard Amon Amarth this is a great place to start. SONGS TO CHECK OUT DEATH IN FIRE,WHERE SILENT GODS STAND GUARD,VERSUS THE WORLD
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This is heavy old school Swedish style death metal.  I first got into this band with their previous release "Raging Death" and have been dragged into the tomb ever since.  I celebrate their entire catalogue. Great riffs and growling vo-kills.  Horns up...way up \m/!!!!
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So I bought Tempatation Come My Way by The Showdown yesterday. I had heard the title track which is great, but was I still unprepared for how awesome this disc is. One indication of how much I liked it is that this band, which two weeks ago wasn't on my friends list on MySpace,  is now sitting pretty at #3. I had actually seen them open for Flyleaf at Zydeco last year and really liked the music, but hated the significant amount of growly death metal vocals. That's one of the few things I can't seem to tolerate from a band. Well this CD has some amazing music, especially some of the screaming guitar work, and some really cool lyrics too.

The album starts off with "Fanatics and Whores" and "Head Down", which is my favorite of the two. Then we really hit full throttle with "Six Feet Under" and "We Die Young", which are both fantastic. "Breath of the Swamp" rocks seriously and has a full-on drum assault. "It Drinks From Me" is a...can I say ballad? It's a cool song about the effects of alcoholism on a family. The title track is totally sharp, especially the twangy Southern intro. The lyrics are also good, a testimony to the consequences of a life of constantly giving in to temptation. Next are "Forget My Name", "Spitting In The Wind", and "I Victim(Here's To The Year)", which are all good. But they saved the best for last, finishing with a crunchy and scorching cover of the Kansas classic "Carry On Wayward Son", and the last song, "Death Finds Us Breathing". That song rules. I listened to it so many times last night I went to bed with the chorus running through my head... "Ungrateful, the lifeless, the ocean held in sway, Torrential, A creature but for faith, As we breathe in and lash out, a juggernaut of days, Release us unto Death, Oh release us this age." This is one the most killer songs I've ever heard. If you like some heavy, crunchy metal with plenty of Southern flair pick this one up immediately. After having it for 6 days I've lost count of the number of times I've listened to it. Some will say sell-out and lament the lack of growling vocals but I welcome the change...and maybe welcome this band to the big time.
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earlier i was reviewing what most thrash fans call the classic vulgar display of power. i said that rust in peace was defidently the most enfluential and best thrash cd alongside puppets. mustaines vocal throughout the cd are incredibal. the drumming is awesome and the guitars shine throughout the album. if you are a metal fan you need this cd. if you are also a megadeth fan and you don't have it get it right now. after listening to this cd i appreciated megadeth a lot more. the first cd i bought was cryptic writings which was good but after listening 2 this i liked a lot more songs on that cd that i never really appreciated before.

i have heard from other reviews (since i have never heard the original) that mustaine re-records the vocals. while this may be true don't let that slow you down. even if he redoes them it is still a classic and great metal cd and you should still buy it.

holy wars 10/10 i did not like the song 2 much when i first heard it but it eventually grows on you. cool guitar riffs but even better vocal phrases. one of my favorites is "some people risk 2 employ me some people live to destroy me either way they die" listen and youll understand.

hangar 18 10/10 again, great song. great guitar riffs probably best megadeth riffs ever. pretty cool lyrics. i liked this song right a way. defidently 1 of their greatest hits.

take no prisoners 10/10 incredibal drumming. i luv the drumming a lot and, of course, the guitar is awesome. just like holy wars their are a lot of cool phrases you just have to read the inside because the song is pretty fast. its obviolsy about war.

five magics 10/10 great guitar and drumming again. this song really grows on you after you get tired of listening 2 some of the other great songs. it has more cool lyrics like "he who lives by the sword will surely also die...he who lives in sin will surely live the lie" again you have to hear it.

poison was the cure 8/10 cool drumming and guitar work but this song doesnt do 2 much for me. it is a good song but i won't usually listen 2 it 2 often. when i do it is always a treat tho.

lucretia 10/10 my personal favorite. it has incredibal drumming especially at the end, cool guitar riffs and great lyrics. u will like this song right away.

tornado of souls 8.5/10 i don't know. its got a really addicting chorous. mustaines vocals shine but this is defidently not the best song on here. still a good listen of course.

Dawn patrol 7/10 i don't care for this song 2 much either. it is kinda cool but i don't go out of my way 2 listen 2 it.

rust in peace 10/10 i down and out luv this song almost as much as lucretia. really good guitar riffs and the drums shine throughout the song. mustaine said he got the idea of a song from a bumper sticker that said "may all ur warheads rust in peace" and thats what its about. very cool lyrics again only i cant think of a good 1 to post.

i don't really count the bonus tracks but they are very fun 2 listen 2. if ur thinking of trying megadeth out this is defidently the cd 2 try. after getting this 1 is ur looking where 2 go id say either countdown 2 extinction or peace sells...but whos buying. when i listen 2 this cd it makes me sad 2 think that thrash metal died out.
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Its just awesomely solid.

Metal is Forever is a great openee. Suicide and Mania is just plain sick, this one gets the repeat on my player alot. Straight ahead in your face riff and the chorus is just so..... metal. The Healer, Suicide and Mania, Colony 13, and SoulChaser are the best songs on the cd. But all are above average solid metal butt kicking. Heart Of A Brave has an excellent chorus as wel. While I don't think this one is as melodic as Black Sun which i love, it still gets more player time. i didn't think Sacred illusion was the best song as others have stated but each his own. Sea Of Flames is so Judas Priest in its smash your face in kinda way that its sick.
3607586
The biggest mistake I ever made was listening to negative criticism of this band and waiting too long to buy their cds. Animal (or Randy Piper's Animal, as their now called) is the best new hardcore metal band out there, and undoubtedly the best emergent U.S. metal band in the last several years. At least in my opinion. But listen to this cd. In spite of yourself, I don't think you'll ever call me a liar after hearing this one. Animal's one of the few bands who can answer criticism by just saying:  "Hearing is believing; listen to the cd and you'll see for yourself." The opening song here, "Violent New Breed" is just viciously good. Any metal band would kill for an opening song this tough. And you get two metallic ballads:  "In the Mirror" (schizophrenic and troubling) and "Turn And Walk Away," the second of which was my favorite song on the cd when I first listened to it. Because I hadn't heard a rock-metal ballad this tight, well-composed and still full of a hard rock edge in about eighteen years. As to the rest, all I can say is that every song is just unblievable. "Animal In Me" and "B.O.O.M." are so good, they both could have been used to open or close the cd. "Hellchild" has a descending guitar riff that's reminiscent -but scarier than- the ee-ee-ee music from Psycho (the movie of course; and trust me, this guitar work is six-string artistry). Piper's fills in this song are awesome, simply inspired. "Salt" is slow but brutal and has a great opening stanza:  "Love can turn to violence / Violence can turn love to hate / Screams can turn to silence / Silence can screams create." The rest of the songs in this cd just roll one into another and set fire to whatever it is you're listening to them with. The progress from Animal's first cd, 900 lb. Steam, to this one is like watching ten years' growth in a day. They've benefitted tremendously from Andres Ringman's (Platform Studio) mixing job. And, although it might seem trivial, the cd insert and logo design is much better than what we got on 900 lb. Steam. The Animal logo has lost its sophomoric, high-school look to where it now looks stylized and name-worthy. (Check out their website for an even better version.) And there's one thing I like here:  other than backgrounds behind lyrics, there's not a single repeated picture to be found. You have variations of a theme (eyes staring at you behind animalistic locks of hair), but the photos are all individually unique. Animal doesn't fall in the trap (thanks to Mathias Bloom of Happy Trash Media) of having a repetitive cd insert and case. If you want one long and blistering cd full of metal that you're going to listen to over and over and over, make no mistake:  Animal's "Violent New Breed" is the metal album to beat. Hook Sweeney Todd up to a short-circuiting mixing board, record the violence of it, and you get a mere idea of Animal's murderous brutality. I rarely say things like this, but you're a fool (like I was) if you let other peoples' views keep you from buying either 900 lb. Steam of Violent New Breed. Do yourself a favor and listen for yourself.
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Suffocation is THE best band ever! Every release they put out kills (i know breeding the spawn was decent if it wasn't for the sh*&&y production job). Anyway this is the reason why brutal death metal is my favorite genre and suffocation is the ultimate band. This cd is flawless, every song has the ability to tear your face off kick your ass. And this isn't just pointless noise (mortician) terrance hobbs and doug cerrito know exactly what they are doing, all the scale and modal runs are perfect and the haunting melodies (mostly 5ths) are great. Mike smith proves to be one of the best drummers i've heard, he can keep time with the best of 'em, josh barohn is an increadibly skilled and technical bass player, and frank mullen, holy christ!!, his vocals on this album are absolutely INSANE. This is essential material if you claim to be tommy tough nuts. Now put your head between your knees and kiss your ass goodbye!!! \m/ \m/ \m/
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Well ever since metalcore bands starting using the Gothenburg style there have been some very amazing bands, as well as some of the worst bands in existence. The Red Death, however, is one of the best new hardcore bands to use the gothenburg style. This isn't even really hardcore, everything about this album screams Swedish death metal, all the riffs and the vocals sound straight from Sweden. The Red Death is proof that the metalcore movement really has produced some good bands. If your someone who wants a quality metalcore CD, this would be a good choice, if not you can go buy an Atreyu CD and pretend you know what goos music is. Highly recommended for fans of Darkest Hour or Swedish death metal.
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This Cd plain and simple, Kicks Butt!!!! If you liked Resurrection, you will definately love this latest offering from the Metal God. The CD has a great sound to it and the band is in absolute top notch form. Songs Like Crucible, Betrayal, Golgotha,Hearts of Darkness,She and Weaving Sorrow just come right out at you. I have been a Priest/Halford fan for over 20 years and I must say that the MeTal God certainly has given his legion of fans something really good. Rob Halford has been and always will be the BEST MeTal vocalist, PERIOD!!!! His range can still break windows and he has been doing it for 30 years now.
I cant wait to see HALFORD and his Mighty Crew live when they hit New York!!!
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First off this band broke up long before this cd was even released. Hamartia can be compared to bands like: unearth, prayer for cleansing, apathemy, and nientara. This cd is 10 tracks of devastating metalcore incorporating sweedish riffs, brutal breakdowns, and cruel vocals. This Cd is filled with intensity, emotion, and catchy-ness. Definately one of my favorite cds of all time. This band was great live, and members have moved on to such bands as: Between The Buried And Me, With Honor, Misery Signals, and Bury Your Dead. This is a MUST have for any fan of Heavy Music.