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This album is the last published testament of Chuck Schuldiner's musical genius, who, throughout his musical career, has left a significant and indelible mark on the history of metal. After disbanding Death, Evil Chuck managed to bring this masterpiece to life, which he had already been thinking about during the times of Symbolic.
He wanted to merge the progressive Death Metal of the last albums with the classic Heavy Metal with which he grew up. Consequently, the passing of the microphone to the excellent Tim Aymar was fundamental, as he is the album's unique, wonderfully expressive heavy voice, giving emotion to the lyrics, which are less angry and much sadder and more melancholic.
Musically, this work is undoubtedly dominated by the rhythmic section: the superhuman technique of drummer Richard Christy is felt, not so much on the fast double bass drum riffs, but rather on the breakdowns rich in breathtaking syncopations; and then DiGiorgio, in this album, expresses his abilities and sound at their best: the historic Frog Sound of his fretless, alternated with the sweet/violent whistle of his Flanger.
Definitely noteworthy is the wonderful CD artwork, which in my opinion, has been a fundamental part of Chuck's work since Death's Human. In conclusion, a true, authentic, and complete Work of Art.
Tracklist Lyrics Samples and Videos
01 Consumed (07:24)
Your face is hiding deep inside my mind
Your touch is on my tongue
Your face is the deepest depths of my eyes
The eyes inside my soul
Once I was free, but now I am trapped
Once I was trapped, but now I am free
I taste the tears you bled
I felt the fears you shed
You thought I did not feel
You thought I could not taste
Consumed, escape through dreams
Consumed, trapped by dreams
Consumed, forever it seems
Do you feel the pain that I feel?
The pain that lives inside
Do you wear the chains that I wear
The ones that rub me raw
Every time it is the same three words
Every time the number speaks
And when you see me and you think I am there
You will know that it is just a dream
03 Expect the Unexpected (07:17)
And when life seems to be complete
It comes and knocks us off our feet
The element of surprise
The avengeful attack
Straight on your back it will send you
Into a state of deja-vu
Here it comes one more time
Showing its ugly face
Assaulting the senses
Screaming into the mind
Premeditating master plans
No need to underestimate
Prepare for what you cannot see
Expect the unexpected
And you will save yourself a state of shock
A waiting game, waiting to see
Expect the unexpected
And you will save yourself a state of shock
Another lesson learned to go with the others
That sit and wait to see
A silent voice
It doesn't matter who you are
In this sense we're all the same
To taste tranquility would be ecstasy
I'm holding on with all my might
To this ride we call life
Strapped down to clarity
Suprised no more
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By GATTINATOR
Everything works perfectly: his magical guitar and Shannon Hamm’s, who alternate solos in an incomparable way.
It has all the cards to withstand the comparison with the best productions of Dream Theater.
