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Cannibal Corpse: Tomb Of The Mutilated
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
A perverse, terrifying record right from the cover; it's 1992 and it's the band's third album. A brutal, murderous work that invokes anguish in the listener; fortunately, it lasts only 35 minutes!!! A dark sound, like a Dantesque hell, with Chris's voice so GORE and oppressive that it feels like a single disgusting gasp; the song titles reveal the themes tackled in the lyrics. It kicks off with one of Cannibal Corpse's most famous songs: "Hammer Smashed Face"... POST MORTAL EJACULATION...
  • Psychopathia
    6 jan 15
    I think it's one of those albums that I adore the most. Of course, it shouldn't be taken seriously; they're the first ones to laugh at themselves. I listen to it rarely just so I don’t get tired of it, but when I play it, I’m over the moon! It should be listened to in the car while speeding through a forest in the dead of night!
  • De...Marga...
    6 jan 15
    Hi Psycho; I was waiting for your arrival, especially with the recent avatar that shows part of the cover. Right now I'm listening to the album again, and my opinion will never change: a masterpiece of Brutal Death Metal. Their best or almost!! And you are absolutely right when you say that they're a band not to be taken too seriously; luckily, I say, because otherwise translating the lyrics... The last track has started: "Beyond the Cemetery". HAUNTING.
Cannibal Corpse: Vile
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Chris Barnes has left the band; in his place comes George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher, known for a growl singing style that is slightly less dark but still aggressive and lethal. The sonic magma that emerges from the fifth album of the Buffalo band is filled with ferocity and wickedness: they are the masters of Brutal Death Metal, and they reaffirm this once again in the eleven tracks that make up the album. "Devoured By Vermin" opens the collection in a simply devastating way...MONOLITH...
Cannibal Corpse: Butchered At Birth
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
"Slaughtered from Birth" was the title by the guys from Buffalo on their second album released back in 1991; and the song titles, much like the heavily censored cover, straightforwardly highlight the type of sound they know how to produce. From the lengthy opening track "Meat Hook Sodomy" to the concluding "Innards Decay," their Brutal Death Metal knows no respite, delighting the ears of followers of their creed like few other bands; wonderfully grim, yet perfect in their own genre.
  • hjhhjij
    20 apr 14
    "perfect in their own way" Eh eh :) Anyway, dis (de)-gustibus, of course.
  • De...Marga...
    20 apr 14
    I don't see what's strange about my definition; look up the song that opens the album, "Meat Hook Sodomy," listen to it carefully, although I have serious doubts you will, and then you'll see that they're perfect...in Brutal Death Metal.
  • hjhhjij
    20 apr 14
    "I don't see what's strange about my definition." In the definition itself, nothing, my dear. It was just to emphasize that I don't like their gender :)
  • hjhhjij
    20 apr 14
    I had downloaded this album, I listened to it. But I have a strong aversion to this stuff, it irritates me.
  • De...Marga...
    20 apr 14
    From this moment on, I take on the difficult task of convincing you that Death Metal can evoke emotions; however, I think it might be preferable not to start with Cannibal Corpse.
  • hjhhjij
    20 apr 14
    "Death Metal knows how to evoke emotions" I believe this is one of the most subjective things ever, for better or for worse.
  • hjhhjij
    20 apr 14
    The emotions, I mean, not concerning Death in particular.
  • De...Marga...
    20 apr 14
    Certainly, it's purely subjective; I may be the only "fool" in the world, but I am completely convinced of my claim.
  • hjhhjij
    20 apr 14
    Extreme genres can evoke strong emotions (for me, think of Faust or Einstürzende Neubauten whose drilling makes me enjoy immensely). Death makes me feel like crap (Death, the band, which I reserve the right to explore further) but that's subjective.
Cannibal Corpse: Live Cannibalism
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Recorded over two successive nights in February 2000 in Milwaukee and Indianapolis; over an hour of raw, crushing sonic violence. There isn't a single second of pause: a live performance that instills real fear, anguish as it unfolds. An infernal river of boiling mud made of Brutal Death, played by the five guys in a furious yet completely controlled manner. The concluding "Hammer Smashed Face" is a one-way ticket to the black abyss... A skull filled with cannibal worms...
  • De...Marga...
    21 sep 14
    Dedicated to gate: I know you'll appreciate it in the end!!!!!!
  • FrankZappa22
    21 sep 14
    One of my favorite Brutal live performances along with Close of a Chapter by Suffocation.
  • De...Marga...
    21 sep 14
    I quote, preferring the "Cannibalism" of the Cannibals; Jack Owen was still playing on this record. And you can hear it!!!
Carcass: Heartwork
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
The stylistic and musical growth of Carcass seems endless, having reached their fourth album "Heartwork" released in 1993; a Death Metal that aims, and succeeds, to incorporate that melodic form that characterizes many tracks on the album, thanks to the excellent work of the Steer/Amott guitar duo. A surgical and refined guitar work, featuring a series of riffs where the Heavy matrix takes shape, creating an album that will be a reference for dozens of bands. "Death Certificate".
Carcass: Choice Cuts
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Deadly cover, in CARCASS style (morbidly): Ken Owen, smeared in blood, wielding a knife and ready to strike at the unfortunate Bill, Jeff, and Michael lying beneath him in a deadly and icy pose. Then comes the Music: a compilation that summarizes the band's career before the recent reunion. From the cacophonous Grind of their early days, through Death Metal, to the Hard Rock of "Swansong"; with two additional "Peel Sessions" of unprecedented vehemence...FOETICIDE...
Reaching their third album, Carcass leave behind the grind element that had characterized part of their early works; this is high-quality Death Metal, finally featuring an effective production that highlights the inhuman wall created by the band. A complex, feral sound, with the characteristic dual growl still prominent in songs that leave no escape. "Corporal Jigsore Quandary"..... Their pinnacle.
Carcass: Reek Of Putrefaction
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Recorded between the end of 1987 and the early months of 1988; the debut album of Carcass is a "tombstone" of the emerging Grindcore. Jeff, Bill, and Ken are barely adults but have a clear vision of what they want to record: a terrifying production makes the boys' sound even more oppressive and filthy. Twenty-two tracks in under forty minutes begin with the instrumental "Genital Grinder," followed by "Regurgitation of Giblets" and the other depraved tracks...BASILARI.
  • ziltoid
    5 sep 14
    An extremist manifesto, for sure (and that's why it's still commendable), but it has little to do with music. I've always liked Carcass a lot, but I find this musically rubbish. You listen to it once "for the culture," and then that's it!
  • ziltoid
    5 sep 14
    The production is not even intentionally outrageous!
  • De...Marga...
    5 sep 14
    For once, I don't agree with what you're saying; certainly, the album is recorded terribly, with a sound that is oppressive, in some ways annoying. I consider it a masterpiece of a genre, having set a path to follow for all subsequent Grindcore. And then there's the title of the work, which earns my eternal praise for the then very young Carcass.
Carcass: Symphonies Of Sickness
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
"The Symphonies of Sickness" was the title of the second album by the English band Carcass; a very explicit statement about the musical quality of this terrifying work. A pungent sonic blend, made of Death Metal still containing devastating Grind remnants, sweeping away every obstacle like an infernal torrent of muddy water; "Reek of Putrefaction" opened the irreversible journey...towards nothingness.
Carcass: Swansong
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Fifth album for Carcass, with the prophetic title: "The Swan Song"; and in fact, after this work, the band concludes the first part of its glorious career, until the comeback of recent years. An album released after exhausting record negotiations that aims to represent a further departure from the brutal sonic excesses of their early days. Hard-Rock-Heavy played in total control, where the Death element remains solely in Jeff's voice; highly rated, or almost... R**K THE VOTE
Carcass: Surgical Steel
CD Audio I have it ★★★
I reiterate once again, as I did in my recent writing about the album: it's a somewhat unsatisfactory record from my point of view, even though there are effective moments that hark back to their indispensable and imposing past. A work that I rated three stars, precisely because we're talking about CARCASS, who, along with Napalm Death, invented Grindcore at the end of the eighties...1985...
  • Marco Orsi
    10 jan 15
    I have the first 5 albums by Carcass at home... all scratched due to constant listening. Therefore, I don't think I'm a superficial connoisseur of these ultimate masterpieces of Death/Grind. In light of what I've just said, I can confidently assert that even a disappointing chapter like "Heartwork" surpasses, and by quite a lot, this banal comeback record of theirs (which, by the way, I only have in mp3 format).
Cathedral: Forest of Equilibrium
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
After giving voice to the nascent Napalm Death, Lee Dorrian leaves the band and the Grindcore sound. He shapes a new musical creature that moves towards territories opposite to the sonic extremism and the fast execution of his first band. The reference can only be the Sacred march of the Black Sabbath, interpreted in an even slower, obsessive, oppressive manner. Cathedral are born, and this is their first album: "Forest Of Equilibrium"...THE DOOM VERB...
  • SilasLang
    17 sep 14
    Lately I've been revisiting "The Carnival Bizarre"... tonight I'm going to listen to this again, alright...
  • De...Marga...
    17 sep 14
    This is of a slowness and heaviness like few others; already with the second work "The Ethereal Mirror" the sounds became more distinctly hard, leaving behind the pachyderm-like slowdowns of "Forest Of Equilibrium". I take this opportunity to say goodbye: send us a postcard, and I recommend...
  • Marco Orsi
    18 sep 14
    In my opinion, this is the best album by Lee Dorrian's band. A dark and incredibly slow death doom that only Disembowelment and Winter have been able to provide us with. Of course, other albums like "The Ethereal Mirror" are great too. But within this little disc, all the anguish of a world in permanent decay is concentrated.
Cathedral: The Last Spire
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Year 2013, April is the month; the tenth and final album by Cathedral is released, marking the end of the band after a career that began in the late eighties. "Entrance To Hell" leads us into hell for the last time, then giving way to the unending, heavy, weighty "Pallbearer." Ultra Heavy Hard-Doom that aims to be a return to the feral and deadly sound of the early days, with the voice of the Maestro Lee Dorrian once again covering us in mud...THY TOMB...
Cocteau Twins: Heaven or Las Vegas
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
An album released in 1990 that for me represents the masterpiece of the Cocteau Twins; a short album, thirty-seven minutes, with ten enveloping tracks that move between a sinuous, warm, and elegant Dream Pop, with hints of New Wave in vibrant beauty. A superb production that highlights the wonderful flow of Elisabeth Fraser's voice, in the title track or in the mysterious "Fotzepolitic": gems of inestimable value, much like a good part of the Scottish band's career.
  • hjhhjij
    27 oct 14
    I miss this, but they are a big group-one.
  • De...Marga...
    27 oct 14
    As always happens to me while I jot down my "thoughts" on the album, I listen to it again just to catch perhaps some forgotten nuances; in the case of the Scots, I remain always enchanted and pierced by the voice, one of the most beautiful and sensual I have ever heard. Hi hjhjjij, it's always a pleasure to read your comments.
  • hjhhjij
    27 oct 14
    The voice of Frasier needs no introduction; it's one that has wonderfully honored even Tim Buckley, and that says a lot about her/them. But it’s really the whole group—the sounds, the music, the songs—that's cool. If you say that this one from '90 is even your favorite, it definitely deserves a careful listen.
  • BARRACUDA BLUE
    27 oct 14
    Great record, a series of fantastic tracks perhaps a bit too polished, but that's the pride of such a product, a farewell to the wondrous 4AD. I am an admirer of their early cutting period, Head Over Heels above all, and some historic EPs (The Spangle Maker, Sunburst Ad Snowblind, Aikea Guinea). Here, the grandeur of Rococo is replaced by more Pop structures, but the shift of Frou Frou Foxes... can once again grasp that magnificent wall of sound. It's a pity that bad blood runs between the two now.
  • De...Marga...
    27 oct 14
    Without detracting from equally beautiful records released by the band in the eighties like "Treasure," with the masterful tribute to the 4AD boss "Ivo," or "Head Over Heels," I am deeply attached to this one that I collect, both for the title of the work and for the sinuous and enigmatic cover. And you know very well that I notice these details right away when I "view" a record. You’re right that the music, sounds, and production are excellent in their own right. If you haven't listened to it yet, I recommend it... But I already know for sure that you will appreciate it; I'm ready to bet on it.
  • De...Marga...
    27 oct 14
    @BARRACUDA BLUE: this is the classic record of the artistic maturity of the duo Frasier/Guthrie, who seek, and in my opinion succeed, to give greater pop depth to the songs, while in any case not completely renouncing the sharper past as you wisely say; along with This Mortal Coil, my favorites from the historic label of Ivo Russell.
  • BARRACUDA BLUE
    27 oct 14
    I love them very much too, I have all the vinyls up to this one (and what covers!). I saw them in '86 in Bologna, beautiful memories, two Revox prominently displayed with the rhythmic backing, she looked like a little girl in a white dress, embarrassed when a guy came on stage to hand her a huge bouquet of flowers. A welcome I've rarely seen again, and a huge audience in adoration, all dressed in black...
  • De...Marga...
    27 oct 14
    When I read comments like that, I go off on a tangent, full of joy, of course; you have no idea how healthy the envy I feel towards you is for having seen them live; and in those years it was quite a thing, no doubt about it. Can I ask you if you saw the often-mistreated U2 in the eighties? I was present in Modena on May 29, 1987, with Pretenders, Big Audio Dynamite, and Lone Justice... One of the most beautiful and intense concerts, without a doubt.
  • De...Marga...
    27 oct 14
    When I read comments like that, I go off on a tangent, full of joy, of course; you have no idea how healthy the envy I feel towards you is for having seen them live; and in those years it was quite a thing, no doubt about it. Can I ask you if you saw the often-mistreated U2 in the eighties? I was present in Modena on May 29, 1987, with Pretenders, Big Audio Dynamite, and Lone Justice... One of the most beautiful and intense concerts, without a doubt.
  • De...Marga...
    27 oct 14
    When I read comments like that, I go off on a tangent, full of joy, of course; you have no idea how healthy the envy I feel towards you is for having seen them live; and in those years it was quite a thing, no doubt about it. Can I ask you if you saw the often-mistreated U2 in the eighties? I was present in Modena on May 29, 1987, with Pretenders, Big Audio Dynamite, and Lone Justice... One of the most beautiful and intense concerts, without a doubt.
  • De...Marga...
    27 oct 14
    When I read comments like that, I go off on a tangent, full of joy, of course; you have no idea how healthy the envy I feel towards you is for having seen them live; and in those years it was quite a thing, no doubt about it. Can I ask you if you saw the often-mistreated U2 in the eighties? I was present in Modena on May 29, 1987, with Pretenders, Big Audio Dynamite, and Lone Justice... One of the most beautiful and intense concerts, without a doubt.
  • De...Marga...
    27 oct 14
    ....Quadruple comment...WOW...
  • BARRACUDA BLUE
    27 oct 14
    The first time I saw U2 was in February '85 at the Tenda in Bologna, with a meter of snow in the city and heating guaranteed under the stage. In that place, I saw only great concerts during those years and only big names (Tuxedomoon, Nina Hagen, John Foxx, Depeche Mode, Simple Minds, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Cure, Killing Joke, Echo & The Bunnymen, Stranglers and more). Two years later in Modena, it wasn't the same for me; I went with some enthusiastic friends and we ended up in the press box thanks to an acquaintance, but I was only interested in the Pretenders, whom I had never seen. For me, U2 ended with The Unforgettable Fire; after that, I couldn't stand them anymore.
  • De...Marga...
    27 oct 14
    Holy mother, what have you seen and how much!!!!!! I'm speechless and overwhelmed by my usual "musical" chills. The concert in Modena was something unique for me; we arrived the night before from Milan, sleeping close to the Stadium. When the gates opened, we were among the first to enter, reaching the very front rows: it was tough to endure all those hours, but it was worth it given how the concert went, including the Pretenders.
  • BARRACUDA BLUE
    27 oct 14
    They were two different experiences for me, more combat and out of tune the first, a bit stressful the second in an outdoor place and in broad daylight, crowded yes but much more formal. I've never really appreciated concerts in stadiums, I remember fondly only one, the Stones at S.Paolo in that sweltering summer of '82 when I was 18, that was my baptism, I will never forget that atmosphere and everything I saw and felt, I was at Woodstock without realizing it. ;-)))
  • De...Marga...
    27 oct 14
    When it comes to concerts in large arenas or stadiums, I’m on your side; for a few years now, I have specialized in club concerts, where the small number of spectators and the reduced size of the venue allow for "physical" contact with the performing musicians. In this regard, the world-famous Bloom in Mezzago, at least for me having seen about thirty concerts there, remains the best venue; last week's concert by Helmet in Romagnano Sesia is another fitting example of what I uphold. I think my review demonstrates this perfectly!!!
  • BARRACUDA BLUE
    27 oct 14
    Think that I live in Milan and have never set foot in the Bloom; on Saturday, some friends played there, but I couldn’t go. I no longer go to see concerts; I consider myself lucky to have experienced those years, and I saw hundreds of them, in Italy and abroad. Back then, they cost 10,000 lire, sometimes with another 1,000 for advance tickets; records cost more than the concerts. Then everything changed, and the wild business took over. Today, with 50 euros, I can buy a one-way low-cost ticket to Berlin; my idea of fun has definitely transformed, but I’m still a situationist in search of emotions.
  • SilasLang
    28 oct 14
    Liz Fraser... a dreamy and enchanting voice like few others. A band I had to see live, but ended up missing due to unforeseen circumstances during the time of their last (not exceptional) album "Milk and Kisses." I'm still kicking myself. Legendary De Marga!
  • De...Marga...
    28 oct 14
    Thank you for the not very expected passing: I thought the group wouldn't be among your listens. Instead, I find myself having to change my mind, and once again you demonstrate your absolute love for Music, all of it.
Forgive me, Les!! I apologize for not having yet taken the time to define this other work of yours; and here you use the term Colonel to further highlight your remarkable genius and innate sarcasm. I return for a moment of seriousness and add: an album released in 2004, born purely for fun alongside a bunch of crazy and technically monstrous musicians; it’s one of the very few records I own where I start listening from the last track "Ignorance Is Bliss"... CHAPEAU...
Immediately, the sore note of an otherwise splendid album: that "falsetto" voice of Tim Aymar that I can’t seem to appreciate. It’s the last work where one can admire the musical artistry of the absolute genius that was Chuck Schuldiner; a technically flawless evolution of the last Death albums. Heavy-power metal played by musicians of a level I can’t quantify, it’s so immense. Long, intricate songs, like the opening track "Consumed" or the concluding title track... Sound testament...
  • GIASSON
    4 oct 14
    It would have taken Warrel Dane of Sanctuary/Nevermore on vocals.
  • De...Marga...
    4 oct 14
    Oh my goodness, what would we have listened to!!! I had never thought of this possibility and you did great to remind me of it. But what would the album have been like, just instrumental, with no vocals at all? An album that I'm re-listening to right now, and it’s the usual pleasure, aside from Tim...
Converge: Jane Doe
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Jane Doe is not a record; it's something unimaginable in terms of sound violence, verbal violence. The Hardcore that clashes with the Speed-Thrash of Slayer: the result is a sound that kills in the furious flow of the tracks. It's the syncopated, fragmented, inhuman sound of the very brief "Concubine" that splits the auditory system in two, with Jacob's barking penetrating you agonizingly everywhere; but it’s the eleven plus minutes of the concluding "Jane Doe" that welcomes you to hell...WITHOUT RETURN...
  • TSTW
    9 nov 14
    Don't make me comment on this album, come on... I can't do it.
  • De...Marga...
    9 nov 14
    As I was jotting down these four lines, I was accompanied, at an unheard volume as always, by the track that closes the album... I don't think anything else is needed!!!!
  • TSTW
    9 nov 14
    After I finish listening to it, every time, I can never press play immediately for something else; I have to sit in absolute silence for a while, staring into space. There are only a handful of records like that.
  • TSTW
    9 nov 14
    This is one of those.
  • De...Marga...
    9 nov 14
    I think you're right.....Wow, what a record!!!!
Corrosion Of Conformity: Deliverance
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Year of Our Lord 1994: in my opinion, the North Carolina band reaches its compositional zenith with an album that is nothing short of sublime. The powerful sonic magma contained within encompasses all those specific characteristics of a sound that moves between Sabbathian references of hard rock, heavy-stoner echoes, and does not forget their hardcore past. "Albatross," "Clean My Wounds," and the brief and lightning-fast "My Grain" stand tall as the furious peak of a memorable album...CONCRETE...
  • SilasLang
    29 jul 14
    Great record... damn. Ah, it's so nice to see MeRdallica trying to follow in [Load]'s footsteps and failing ridiculously.
  • De...Marga...
    29 jul 14
    I listened to the right album again in the afternoon; beyond the tracks I mentioned, I want to highlight those brief electro-acoustic sequences they included in the setlist. A truly important group; and they have just released a new album, remaining in a three-piece formation that has recaptured much of the hardcore fury of their beginnings.
  • perfect element
    22 aug 16
    Live support slots for Metallica, they have, how can we put it, mocked them.
Cynic: Focus
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
One of the greatest masterpieces of Technical Death Metal; the then-young Cynic gift us with an enveloping, dreamlike music that gazes into infinite space. And they do so through eight marvelous songs that lean towards progressive, played with an uncommon skill; a music that provides sensations of undeniable emotional impact... Chapeau...
Damien Rice: O
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
A debut that came over ten years ago and won me over immediately, piercing me; with that voice where beauty and interpretative drama unite, giving the individual tracks a purity that I had rarely encountered. Sweet ballads made of little or nothing: voice, guitar, a few strings and the counterpoint of Lisa Hannigan; listening to the end of "I Remember," which is exactly what I'm doing now, still takes my breath away, the words, preventing me from continuing...VOLCANO...
  • hjhhjij
    6 nov 14
    It really seems like my kind of stuff, and I'm also interested in Hannigan, like many ladies of that sort. Yes, yes, it's something that could suit me, especially now that acoustic or generally softer tunes are really hitting the spot in my ears.
  • De...Marga...
    6 nov 14
    What a great wind!!! It's a superb album and I could go on with the adjectives to describe a record that gives me true emotion while listening; the initial triptych is disarming in its simplicity, with "Volcano" reminding me all too well of that Canadian singer-songwriter you know and appreciate. Listen to it, seek it out, love it as I have for more than ten years; and just recently, Damien's new album has been released after an eight-year wait. I'll give you a little secret that stays between us: in a few days, you’ll be able to read the review on the site written by four skilled hands... I won't say anything more.
  • hjhhjij
    6 nov 14
    Well done, we need these reviews in these dark times for the site. He sought me out, as for the Canadian after his debut in 1967 (if it’s him you mean), there are very few singer-songwriters of any kind (and not just singer-songwriters) who haven't been inspired by him and who don’t occasionally remember him (or cover him).
  • De...Marga...
    6 nov 14
    I meant Neil; I think you are referring to Leonard, who is nevertheless another obvious point of reference for Damien: great in any case!!!
  • hjhhjij
    6 nov 14
    In fact, Young was the other option :) Young works perfectly for both Rice and my example since he has also influenced artists of various generations and a wide range of genres, even the most unexpected ones.
  • hjhhjij
    6 nov 14
    I had ruled out Mitchell; you were speaking in the masculine, and you know, she has breasts :D
  • TSTW
    7 nov 14
    A whole lot of stuff
Damien Rice: 9
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
A simple piano sound introduces "9 Crimes," a track that marks the beginning of the second album by the Irish singer-songwriter; just a few seconds in, Lisa's voice arrives, soft, whispered but capable, as always, of enchanting. It's Damien's turn to delve into the heart of the song, with his equally beautiful voice, embarrassingly rich in its warm depth: the track rises in tone, with the addition of some strings, maintaining all its icy beauty in a spine-tingling finale. There are still "9" songs to go...
Damien Rice: My Favourite Faded Fantasy
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
I just finished my first listen a few seconds ago, and I'm overwhelmed by such beauty; struck, pierced, by an album that has the gift of giving me those shivers I have always hoped to find again on my journey. The voice is the central element of a work that rightly stands out as one of the gems of a year that has been scarce for me in terms of emotions, and not just regarding Music; I close my eyes and his aged face reappears: he smiles at me, finally...
  • hellraiser
    17 nov 14
    I need to note this down...
  • Dragonstar
    17 nov 14
    I like it a lot too. One of those records where melancholy and peace blend into a unique, undeniable emotion. And remember that in life there is no halfway. Life is capable of granting incredible leaps in quality, sudden changes in the blink of an eye, at least from the point of view of the feelings that dwell within us. As long as the heart continues to beat, there will always be hope for us that tomorrow can be a better day.
Death: Individual Thought Patterns
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
It’s the fifth album by Chuck Schuldiner, accompanied by a stellar line-up, the best he’s ever had for the Florida band: Gene Hoglan on drums (inhuman), Steve DiGiorgio on bass (I can’t find suitable words), and Andy Larocque on guitar (Mr. Heavy Metal Riff). It is precisely the presence of the latter that makes the fierce and compact sound much heavier, even though the typical brutal accelerations that have always accompanied Death are not lacking.
Death: Scream Bloody Gore
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
A then very young Chuck Schuldiner leads his Death to their debut album in 1987; a musical story that began three years earlier, finding in this work a cornerstone for the emerging Death Metal. It is the bloody, fierce, brutal notes of the first two tracks that mark the beginning of the luciferian sermon: "Infernal Death" and "Zombie Ritual," which then give way to the equally crushing "Mutilation" and "Baptized in Blood," for a work that offers no reprieve. Absolute genesis of a sound...
  • Marco Orsi
    5 aug 14
    My favorite is "Leprosy." The phase I prefer is represented by the first two albums of Schuldiner's band. Long live masterpieces like "Human" and "Symbolic" as well.
  • De...Marga...
    5 aug 14
    Let’s say that Spiritual Healing, released in 1990, marks a sort of watershed in the career of Death, between a before and an after. While I love the early raw works, I've always been morbidly drawn to the triad "Human/Symbolic/Individual..." I have nothing else to say about a band that, unfortunately, lasted far too long, yet far too little.
Death: Leprosy
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Just over a year is what it takes Chuck to follow up on the debut "Scream Bloody Gore"; the musical coordinates remain the same on this album, which contains eight tracks for a total duration approaching forty minutes. Violence, raw execution speed, with the crazy voice of the leader that reinforces and amplifies everything; and it is the endless title track that opens a work brimming with primal youth rage: Death Metal at its best. A cornerstone of the genre.
Death: Human
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The highest expression of a musical genre, condensed into just over thirty minutes. Chuck's band delivers the masterpiece of Death Metal, through eight tracks of unparalleled power and violence; in this, the late leader of the band is perfectly in sync with the rest of the group, from the wild drummer Sean "double bass" Reinert, to the prodigious bassist Steve Di Giorgio, to the guitarist Paul Masvidal. The first three songs "Flattening of Emotions," "Suicide Machine," and "Together
  • De...Marga...
    23 mar 14
    For reasons of space, I resume my "mad" progression from here... "Together as One" gives ample room for my reasoning to consider them unattainable in terms of cohesion, power, and sonic aggression......
Death: Symbolic
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
After the Technical Death Metal of "Human," the heavy guitar progressions of "Individual Thought Patterns," the sixth album by Death shifts toward further musical growth, touching on progressive shores that render the sound almost perfect... and unique. There are still the usual ferocious incursions and the accelerations that Chuck cherishes, but everything is under control, played with rare skill and wide margin, without a single note out of place: the apotheosis of a genre. Sublime perfection.
  • GIASSON
    23 apr 14
    Once it was my favorite, but now I prefer Human.
  • De...Marga...
    23 apr 14
    Human has always been my favorite: Symbolic has always given me that feeling of "controlled violence." Take the title track, for example, at the moment when their typical accelerated music sequences kick in... they could go much faster, but they don’t, precisely to demonstrate the terrifying control of the sounds. And with Gene on drums, anything is possible. They have no equals; after all, my avatar shows my love.
Death: Live in L.A. (Death & Raw)
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Album released by Nuclear Blast in October 2001 to raise funds and provide financial support for yet another surgery that Chuck Schuldiner had to undergo in his battle against the cancer that had afflicted him. The concert was recorded in December 1998 in Los Angeles during the last tour of Death; the sound is not the best and the tracks presented trace the band's career. "The Philosopher," "Crystal Mountain," "Zombie Ritual," "Symbolic"...HAUNTING...
Death: The sound of perseverance
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
It's the last album, released in 1998 under the immortal name DEATH; there will be no follow-up for Chuck, who will be struck down by cancer a few months later, leading to his passing in December 2001. We are left with a magnificent album: a further development of the sonic perfection achieved with "Symbolic". The sound of perseverance, prophetically titled by the boy from Florida; a series of songs that transcend the barriers of Death Progressive, soaring towards infinity and eternity.
  • The Decline
    26 apr 14
    a unique, intense, masterful album. chills every time scavenger of human sorrow starts.
  • De...Marga...
    27 apr 14
    I still remember the concert in 1998 at the Rainbow in Milan, right for the album tour; you can well imagine the intensity that the band managed to bring out, with a remarkable precision in the songs. I will never tire of listening to and praising such an important and unique band in the music world. The great Chuck Schuldiner.
Death: Spiritual Healing
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Year 1990; Chuck Schuldiner is very clear about his ideas and begins to shape the sound of his band, leaving behind the raw brutalities of the two albums that precede "Spiritual Healing." A spiritual remedy, that is what I have always gained from listening to the eight tracks that unfold in the experience: "Living Monstrosity" opens the batch of songs with a sound where technique starts to take shape, finally exploding in the long title track where Chuck's scream still unsettles... Mortal...
  • Hank Monk
    7 may 14
    When Obituary made an album like this (thanks to James Murphy, who also leaves his mark on this little disc here), it was their masterpiece. In a discography like that of Death, this is, for me, their least beautiful (let's put it that way).
  • De...Marga...
    7 may 14
    You're referring to "Cause of Death," the second album by Obituary, also released in 1990; great guitarist, James!! Regarding Spiritual Healing, many share your opinion; I, however, find it immense, precisely for that successful attempt to break away from the sound of the first two morose albums. The following year, they literally exploded with Human..........................wond erful years those.
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
I will be banal, I will be obvious, I will be rhetorical... and if anyone wants to add any other obvious points, I will gladly welcome them. But then I wonder if it is right to try to say something about such great Music, about this sonic monolith that represents for me one of the sacred texts in the whole history of Rock: it would take me a long, long time and the result would be something banal, obvious, rhetorical, and so on... I conclude by citing among all the songs the one that seems the most obvious to me... CHILD IN TIME...
  • hjhhjij
    22 dec 14
    No no, and because it's trivial, this is an exceptional live. There are other beautiful ones, some (for me) superior, but this one is not up for discussion.
  • hellraiser
    22 dec 14
    One of the three/four albums that still give me chills after all these years. My all-time favorite album, the culmination of five pure talents. Yesterday they left around 5, and I went with my girlfriend to do some gift shopping in Saluzzo. I'm sorry, maybe next time...
  • De...Marga...
    22 dec 14
    Today, my dear friend Alessio, who is also the godfather of my daughter, came to visit me, bringing a Christmas thought for my wonder. I was just listening to the album, and we started talking about it: but what more can you say about such a beautiful record? How can you discuss all of this? And you could go on for hours: concluding that records like this will never exist again, whether for the magical historical context, the uniqueness of the band, etc... etc... Dear Simone, yesterday was an incredibly intense but truly lovely day, having taken at least two hundred photos with a multitude of enthusiastic kids excited about Santa "De...Marga..." Christmas; and as I often have to be pleased to point out, the people in the province of Granda are educated, friendly, and fun!!! The return journey was mind-boggling with fog from Fossano to Romagnano Sesia. But what joy for my spirit!!!
  • De...Marga...
    22 dec 14
    Today, my dear friend Alessio, who is also the godfather of my daughter, came to visit me, bringing a Christmas thought for my wonder. I was just listening to the album, and we started talking about it: but what more can you say about such a beautiful record? How can you discuss all of this? And you could go on for hours: concluding that records like this will never exist again, whether for the magical historical context, the uniqueness of the band, etc... etc... Dear Simone, yesterday was an incredibly intense but truly lovely day, having taken at least two hundred photos with a multitude of enthusiastic kids excited about Santa "De...Marga..." Christmas; and as I often have to be pleased to point out, the people in the province of Granda are educated, friendly, and fun!!! The return journey was mind-boggling with fog from Fossano to Romagnano Sesia. But what joy for my spirit!!!
  • De...Marga...
    22 dec 14
    Today, my dear friend Alessio, who is also the godfather of my daughter, came to visit me, bringing a Christmas thought for my wonder. I was just listening to the album, and we started talking about it: but what more can you say about such a beautiful record? How can you discuss all of this? And you could go on for hours: concluding that records like this will never exist again, whether for the magical historical context, the uniqueness of the band, etc... etc... Dear Simone, yesterday was an incredibly intense but truly lovely day, having taken at least two hundred photos with a multitude of enthusiastic kids excited about Santa "De...Marga..." Christmas; and as I often have to be pleased to point out, the people in the province of Granda are educated, friendly, and fun!!! The return journey was mind-boggling with fog from Fossano to Romagnano Sesia. But what joy for my spirit!!!
  • De...Marga...
    22 dec 14
    Today, my dear friend Alessio, who is also the godfather of my daughter, came to visit me, bringing a Christmas thought for my wonder. I was just listening to the album, and we started talking about it: but what more can you say about such a beautiful record? How can you discuss all of this? And you could go on for hours: concluding that records like this will never exist again, whether for the magical historical context, the uniqueness of the band, etc... etc... Dear Simone, yesterday was an incredibly intense but truly lovely day, having taken at least two hundred photos with a multitude of enthusiastic kids excited about Santa "De...Marga..." Christmas; and as I often have to be pleased to point out, the people in the province of Granda are educated, friendly, and fun!!! The return journey was mind-boggling with fog from Fossano to Romagnano Sesia. But what joy for my spirit!!!
  • De...Marga...
    22 dec 14
    Today, my dear friend Alessio, who is also the godfather of my daughter, came to visit me, bringing a Christmas thought for my wonder. I was just listening to the album, and we started talking about it: but what more can you say about such a beautiful record? How can you discuss all of this? And you could go on for hours: concluding that records like this will never exist again, whether for the magical historical context, the uniqueness of the band, etc... etc... Dear Simone, yesterday was an incredibly intense but truly lovely day, having taken at least two hundred photos with a multitude of enthusiastic kids excited about Santa "De...Marga..." Christmas; and as I often have to be pleased to point out, the people in the province of Granda are educated, friendly, and fun!!! The return journey was mind-boggling with fog from Fossano to Romagnano Sesia. But what joy for my spirit!!!
  • De...Marga...
    22 dec 14
    I just sent a bulk message!!!???!!!...DAMN...DAMN...DA MN...
  • hellraiser
    23 dec 14
    I didn't quite understand where you got fog from.. ah ah ah!! Cheers!
  • De...Marga...
    23 dec 14
    In fact, to be precise, right after the only tunnel on the bypass for Cuneo, I started to come across those hated fog banks; and I reiterate that I also took some pictures with absolutely deserving moms: the air was good, really good around Cuneo...WOW...
  • De...Marga...
    23 dec 14
    In fact, to be precise, right after the only tunnel on the bypass for Cuneo, I started to come across those hated fog banks; and I reiterate that I also took some pictures with absolutely deserving moms: the air was good, really good around Cuneo...WOW...
  • hellraiser
    23 dec 14
    Did you understand the Lurens? You combine work with pleasure, huh? With your long beard like Santa Claus, you must have made an impression, ha ha! Best regards again!
Deftones: White pony
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
I have little, very little to say about the masterpiece by Deftones: one of the albums I have appreciated the most in recent years; the courage to change, to evolve, to go beyond, to surpass oneself. Chino Moreno's band, still featuring the unmistakable Chi Cheng on bass, adds a dark, dramatic, new-wave-psychedelic depth; like in the song "Knife Party" with a guitar sound and a breathtaking, wordless ending... Majestic and imposing...
Deftones: Around The Fur
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
A sound wall that merges hardcore, metal, new wave, noise; featuring Chino Moreno's voice that shifts registers with disarming ease. Razor-sharp, dramatic power gives way to more reflective and contemplative moments. The black and the white, Hell and Heaven. The whole album unfolds this way, peaking in "Head Up," where a certain Max Cavalera joins the vocals: a beast of cruel ferocity, with that ending where they slow down and the track gradually fades out, extinguishing...MASCARA...
Deftones: Koi no yokan
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
I have always had great admiration for Chino Moreno's band, here engaged in their latest album, the seventh in chronological order. Their immense songwriting ability is confirmed in this excellent work, right from the cover and the cryptic title; I find it admirable and rarely seen in other bands in recent years to successfully vary the atmosphere within a single track, shifting from dreamy, fluid, ethereal moments to much more "physical" impactful sections, as in the lengthy Rosemary.
Deftones: Gore
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Another great album from the Deftones; there's no doubt about it. With that refined, ethereal, mystical artwork; and the sharp contrast with the title of the work that takes you elsewhere. Chino Moreno's band once again demonstrates that they are beyond, looking ahead in their musical exploration. Post-Rock, Post-Dark; you are swept away by a continuous chase of opposite sensations throughout the eleven tracks that make up Gore. Towards infinity, towards the friend Chi Cheng...Pittura Infamante...
Depeche Mode: Delta Machine
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
The previous album by the English band "Sounds Of The Universe" had quite disappointed me; I was eagerly waiting for their new album in 2013. And I must say that this time, while not reaching the heights of their masterpieces from the nineties, I was able to reaffirm my utmost esteem for Martin, Dave, and Andy. A "clever" and mature work composed by Depeche Mode, with that sound so recognizable from the very first notes of the opening single "Heaven"...SOOTHE MY SOUL...
  • Psychopathia
    20 jun 15
    It didn't take much to do better than the previous one, but I didn't appreciate this one much either. I swear I fell asleep in my chair. It only happened to me with "Zeitgeist" by the Smashing Pumpkins. The fact is that, for me, the songs aren't that memorable (I don't even remember what the single was), and the sound (a very precise stylistic choice) this time is too harsh and dry. But it’s a matter of taste, I have the utmost respect for your opinion.
  • Psychopathia
    20 jun 15
    it's a clever job, you’re right. the song titles, if you pay attention, were a constant reference to the titles of the old albums.
  • De...Marga...
    20 jun 15
    Hi Psycho, it's always nice to receive your well-articulated comments. We are in total agreement that it's a rather clever album; they are seasoned fifty-year-olds who won’t budge an inch from their well-established, and I emphasize once again, recognizable sound. They have been releasing albums on a regular four-year schedule for some time now, never seeking new solutions in their Music; as I always say, their sound has aged quite well and obviously they continue to maintain such compositional levels, without, shall we say, "straining" to seek any novelty that could turn out to be a high-risk weapon. A warm greeting, dear friend.
Depeche Mode: Sounds Of The Universe
CD Audio I have it ★★★
And finally, the moment has arrived to talk about a Depeche Mode album that struck me in an almost entirely negative way. A sense of déjà vu, of having heard better things before, and of boredom, pervades most of the thirteen tracks that make up the album; aside from the long and nighttime "In Chains," which opens the work, or the driving lead single "Wrong," there is very little else to salvage. The first and only slight misstep in an otherwise exemplary career...HOLE TO FEED...
  • Psychopathia
    12 jun 15
    Absolutely correct! However, I was also disappointed with the subsequent Delta Machine. Halfway through the first listen, I started to feel sleepy.
  • hjhhjij
    12 jun 15
    "It struck me in almost entirely negative ways" And you give it three balls? :D
  • De...Marga...
    12 jun 15
    Dear hj, we are still talking about Depeche Mode, one of my absolute favorites in music. There are some interesting insights, and honestly, the album reaches a passing grade; it has nothing to do with the past masterpieces, especially my preference for the Sacred Triad of the nineties. I remember Ondarock gave it 4.5... Best regards, my dear.
  • hjhhjij
    12 jun 15
    The Genesis are also one of my absolute loves in music, but that doesn't mean I give a three to Invisible Merd. Although, to be honest, I would have given it a three once, just once though. Well, I’m just joking.
Depeche Mode: Playing The Angel
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
With Depeche Mode, barring a few rare exceptions, you can be sure: you already know, even before listening to their newly released album, what kind of sounds to expect. A completely pleasant feeling of "familiar newness": a trait that has allowed the band to remain at the top for decades. An album that I find very close in sound to the sacred triad of the nineties; for me, the latest work of Martin, Andy, and Dave that deserves the highest scores...SUFFER WELL...
  • hellraiser
    24 may 15
    Hi Lurens, with them I stop at "Ultra," which along with "Violator" represents for me their peak of the '90s. I don't remember exactly which songs are on it; I've probably heard a few singles on the radio but never explored it in depth. Anyway, great band, always liked them, even and especially in the '80s (strange, huh?) Cheers
  • De...Marga...
    24 may 15
    Good Simon!!! This is definitely a great album; familiar sounds, but that doesn't make it less professional. A mature album where, if I recall correctly for the first time and somewhat reluctantly, Martin allows Dave the opportunity to write and release three tracks. "Suffer Well" is one of these; at least you must have heard the single "Precious" and "John The Revelator." A band I've always missed at concerts: imagine that I had tickets twice but had to give them up because I wasn't well; I hope to fill this gap sooner or later. Without a doubt, one of my favorite bands. As I've mentioned several times, the three albums from the nineties are for me their peak. Cheers.
  • SilasLang
    24 may 15
    I also stop at 'Ultra', for me one of their peaks. Then it's true... with this it seemed like they were getting back on track... but it was a flash in the pan.
Depeche Mode: Violator
CD Audio I have it
While I appreciate the entire discography of the English band, the nineties, inaugurated by this album, represent for me their best period from a musical standpoint; certainly not in terms of the physical condition of the guys. An album where the electronic component is emphasized; a sound darker, more ominous compared to previous works. "World In My Eyes", "Personal Jesus", and "Enjoy The Silence" are the highlights of an album that has aged remarkably well...REACH OUT AND TOUCH FAITH
  • hellraiser
    21 nov 14
    This is a great album, perhaps their most famous, I listen to it only a few times now but with great pleasure…
  • De...Marga...
    21 nov 14
    One of their most famous thanks to the two super-famous singles contained; "Personal Jesus" is my favorite track of theirs.
  • Goldfinger
    21 nov 14
    Beautiful, one of the albums I love by DM.
  • Goldfinger
    21 nov 14
    Beautiful, one of the albums I love by DM.
  • Goldfinger
    21 nov 14
    Oops, I accidentally hit reply!!!
  • De...Marga...
    21 nov 14
    I think like you Golfinger; the opening "World In My Eyes" indicates the sublime direction that comes from listening to an album with not even a minor track.
  • G
    22 nov 14
    Now I'm going to listen to it again!
  • De...Marga...
    22 nov 14
    And you're absolutely right G; great album for a fantastic band.
Depeche Mode: Black Celebration
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
It is with this record, released in 1986, that Depeche Mode change their musical direction; the songs stretch out in length, and the atmospheres and narratives begin to expand. The boys from Basildon, grim English suburb, have grown up, and they prove it in the title track, wisely placed to open an album that deserves the highest praise. The pinnacle is reached with "A Question Of Time," which remains a constant presence in live performances even after all these years...STRIPPED...
  • the last
    23 jul 15
    Great album, it represented a significant step forward for the band and beyond. The title track and Stripped, which you've rightly mentioned, are the best of the bunch for me.
  • De...Marga...
    23 jul 15
    Everything you're saying is true; an important step forward. With the subsequent "Music for the Masses," the period I prefer for the band begins, reaching its personal peak with "Ultra" in 1997. For decades, they've been one of my absolute musts in music, and, tragically, I’ve never been able to see them live. Last year in February, I had a ticket for the concert at the Forum di Assago, but I had to give it up due to illness...Damn it!
  • SilasLang
    23 jul 15
    Great album. Although it’s with the subsequent "Music For The Masses" that they will truly gift us their first masterpiece. They will produce two more, in my opinion, "Songs of Faith and Devotion" and that black gem "Ultra".
  • De...Marga...
    24 jul 15
    Right, Silas; I would also add "Violator". For me, the three albums from the nineties are absolute bombs, or rather sun-baked considering the heat these past few weeks.
  • the last
    24 jul 15
    All the albums you mentioned are truly valid and testify to an unrepeatable period for the band.
    Songs Of Faith and Devotion is my favorite of the DM...maybe because it showcases more of a rock-blues vein, and it also contains In Your Room which in that version is absolutely fantastic. They are too easily overlooked.