Accept - Death Row
Now this is more like it. 1993’s Objection Overruled didn’t exactly convince me that Udo made the right decision by rejoining “the Metal dinosaurs,” but this is heavier and more focused. In fact, this is the heaviest Accept ever. They still don’t exactly recapture the level of the classic Balls to the Wall or even Restless & Wild or Metal Heart, but this is a big step in the right direction. Glad to see that they’re still in there fighting.
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Abscess - Raw, Sick & Brutal Noise
More sickness from these freaks. The production is suitably raw, however the songs are perhaps a bit more memorable.
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Abscess - Demo #1
Disgusting Puke Metal from members of Autopsy, Immortal Fate, and Hexx. Raw sound and vile lyrics. It’s sicker than a dog dick.
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Abominant - Never Truly Dead
Another of Wild Rags’ CD5s, as they are called. While fairly straightforward, Deicide inspired, Death Metal, these 4 songs (a demo re-released on CD) show a lot of potential and are full of good ideas.
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Abigor - Verwastung / Invoke the Dark Age
Screams of complete torment and agony are the vocals. The guitars are both torturous and beautiful - often at the same time, thanks to the layering of acoustic over the conventional distortion. The many time changes and high speeds would kill a lesser drummer, but where one would expect to find (out of necessity) basic, simple beats, here they are somewhat more complex. Keyboards are used to accent and intensify the hauntingly evil elements of the music. This is somehow very atmospheric, intense, and memorable at the same time. Abigor have created a truly stunning release, and are certainly one of the best of the new breed of Black Metal bands.
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13 / Eyehategod - Split 7-inch
Sludge Metal on both sides of this translucent green disc. It’s heavy, and the sound is clear. I do wish that the vocals on the Eyehategod side weren’t distorted, but you can’t have it all, I guess.
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Paradise Lost - Icon
This album shows even more of a move toward the mainstream, but the really big surprise is how much I like it - a lot. Not only is Icon not a Death Metal album, but it’s not even really all that Doomy. Sort of in the style of Cathedral’s The Ethereal Mirror, but not exactly. A good album for the open minded.
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Paradise Lost - As I Die
I trust that all of you know that Paradise Lost are Gothic Doom Metal, or whatever, so I don’t have to tell you. Now, about these four songs: the title track is great, but it’s the same version that is on Shades of God. “Rape of Virtue” is cool. It was a left-over from the last album. Their cover of “Death Walks Behind You” is interesting, but I’ve not heard the original. As for the live version of “Eternal” -it sucks. Nick’s vocals are weak at best. In all honesty, this is no where near as good as I was expecting.
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Unleashed - Live in Vienna ‘93
Apparently this show was bootlegged and Century Media decided to release it as an official live album. The sound quality is fairly raw, but it usually seems to add to the power of the music. Since this was recorded before Across the Open Sea came out, there are only two songs from that album, “Open Wide,” and their cover of “Breaking the Law.” The other 12 tracks are from their first two albums, and they have an energy not found in the studio recordings.
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