Balthazine
Posts: 58 From: USA |
I liked it, wasn't the best I've heard but it had some badass tracks on it.
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sina_filth
Posts: 1 From: Iran |
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Víctor
Posts: 13 |
25.04.2011 - 07:04Rating: 7
Good album but not great. I expected more of them
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munson
Posts: 117 From: USA |
06.05.2011 - 15:29Rating: 6
I really enjoy the SOAD cover, but I thought this album was pretty boring, all things considered. Kind of a let down for me.
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NocturnalStalker Metal Addict
Posts: 889 From: Spain |
06.05.2011 - 19:22Rating: 8
When it comes to Amon Amarth there is no use expecting some experiments or brand-new ideas implemented into music. They have a very distinctive style which works well for them. That's not so bad actually but... Only as long as they manage to put out some powerful songs. And that's exactly the problem I have with this album. Not a single songs remains in my brain after going through this album. Maybe this one is grower and I'll change my opinion after a couple more spins but for now this one seems to be just another good album. Nothing special.
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We are who we're afraid to be"
- Lux Occulta "The Opening of Eleventh Sephirah"
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s_t_s
Posts: 1208 From: France |
08.05.2011 - 16:20Rating: 8
s_t_sPosts: 1208 From: France
The opening and ending tracks are pure killers ! The rest is very good too and I like the addition of many solos (well seems to me a lot more solos than in the other albums). ok it's the usual Amon Amarth style but always a bit stronger every time, so keep it up !
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Sepulchre Lord Hypnos
Posts: 189 From: USA |
17.05.2011 - 23:47Rating: 8
I don't understand all the hate for this album... In my opinion its right up there with WOOOS and Twilight. Maybe not quite as good as WOOOS but definitely every bit as good as Twilight.
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bitethepain
Posts: 78 From: USA |
18.05.2011 - 20:43Rating: 8
The album is great. Not their best but the more I listen to it, the more the songs begin to stick.
Just wanted to comment on the DVD that is included in the package. I have to applaud Amon Amarth for being so good to their fans. Every single release by them usually includes an extra disk chock full of goodies. They went out of their way for this new release. Over three hours of concert footage with them performing four of their records in their entirety. And great quality too. The DVD also comes in every regular edition. They don't have all these different versions ( a bare bones version, a special edition, a 5.1 DVD version) which I think is annoying . They are very good to their fans.
I give this album an extra point just for the included DVD as it is in every edition. Its part of the whole package and it rocks! I hope other artist take this as an example.
9.5
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This album is good but not great at all (IMO).
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Troy Killjoy perfunctionist
Posts: 21306 From: Canada |
23.05.2011 - 18:38Rating: 7
Written by bitethepain on 18.05.2011 at 20:43
I give this album an extra point just for the included DVD as it is in every edition. Its part of the whole package and it rocks! I hope other artist take this as an example.
I always make sure to pick up copies of Amon Amarth albums because they always have the added DVD (and - at least at the local record store - the price doesn't seem to be effected by that). It's always nice when bands provide their fans with a little extra.
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Deadmeat Necrobutcher
Posts: 2437 From: Greece |
29.05.2011 - 15:02Rating: 9
DeadmeatNecrobutcherPosts: 2437 From: Greece
Finished with it's listenings. great album. not AS great as Amon amarth uses to release but it has awesome moments on it. decent for AA, very good generally.
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Yeah! Very good one!
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BloodTears ANA-thema
Posts: 11835 From: Portugal |
02.06.2011 - 23:18Rating: 8
Hum, that limited edition DVD looks tasty. And my favourite song for the finale: "And Soon The World Will Cease To Be".
I'll try to get it.
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Carib73
Posts: 2 From: Trinidad and Tobago
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09.06.2011 - 03:00Rating: 8
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Great Album IMO....
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Karl sucks dik
Posts: 1 From: Afghanistan
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Guess we've come full circle. I remember when everyone and their mother was claiming that Twilight was god awful. Now all of a sudden it's a classic if you listen to the opinions in this thread.
Simple question, have any of you listened to this album even remotely as much as you have Twilight? Obviously not, and purely rhetorical as there is no possible way you could say that it isn't better than twilight. Woos = masterpiece. Twilight = Forgettable. Surtur = inbetween them both but easily better than Twilight.
BTW Karl, go suck a dick.
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Vikcen Metálico
Posts: 970 From: Spain |
13.06.2011 - 23:05Rating: 8
VikcenMetálicoPosts: 970 From: Spain
Well, after various listenings i can say that it is really a good work from Amon amarth, even i would say that it is more solid than "Twilight Of The Thunder God".
Highlights:
01. War Of The Gods ( )
03. Destroyer Of The Universe
05. Live Without Regrets ( )
07. For Victory Or Death
09. A Beast Am I
Written by Karl sucks dik on 11.06.2011 at 09:25
Guess we've come full circle. I remember when everyone and their mother was claiming that Twilight was god awful. Now all of a sudden it's a classic if you listen to the opinions in this thread.
Simple question, have any of you listened to this album even remotely as much as you have Twilight? Obviously not, and purely rhetorical as there is no possible way you could say that it isn't better than twilight. Woos = masterpiece. Twilight = Forgettable. Surtur = inbetween them both but easily better than Twilight.
BTW Karl, go suck a dick.
I 'm one of these that say "Fate Of Norns" is their best work =) .
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Megi
Posts: 29 From: Slovak Republic
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Megi Posts: 29 From: Slovak Republic
I kinda liked TOTTG...kinda, but it felt somewhat try, and lacked a good punch. BUT HAVE NO FEAR. This album has so much more energy than the last. As much as I meh'd on about TOTTG, this just tidied that all up.
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Vikcen Metálico
Posts: 970 From: Spain |
15.06.2011 - 04:05Rating: 8
VikcenMetálicoPosts: 970 From: Spain
Definitely they did a very good work in terms of production. The guitars sounds better, are more upfront, and also the vocals sounds fantastic.
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I've been getting into AA a lot recently, and listenign to this just makes me a bigger fan...I think this album is quite brilliant.
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I just listened to "Aerials" not bad, not bad at all.
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LeChron James Helvetesfossen
Posts: 3561 From: USA |
Destroyer of the Universe is the only song I really like from this album. I'm not the biggest Amon Amarth fan to begin with, but I find all the other songs on the album pretty benign and unimpressive. Also, as JD said, Aerials isn't that bad either, it's weird and the polar opposite of System of a Down's original, but it's alright.
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Kick Ass, Die Young
Less is More
Stay Pure
Stay Poor
Music was my life, music brought me to life and music is how I will be remembered long after I leave this life. When I die there will be a final waltz in my head that only I can hear.
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Slyfang
Posts: 409 |
10.11.2011 - 21:06Rating: 9
It's a grower. at first listen the production and the fact that it's more of the same were VERY offputting. then i started to notice the melodies and the musicality. more of the same, perhaps, but still alot better than most bands can do
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mz
Posts: 4771 |
06.02.2012 - 21:17Rating: 5
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Gets worse with every listen
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Giving my ears a rest from music.
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Written by mz on 06.02.2012 at 21:17
Gets worse with every listen
+1
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InnerSelf proofread free
Posts: 2641 From: Germany |
11.02.2012 - 23:37Rating: 6
InnerSelfproofread freePosts: 2641 From: Germany
Written by Guest on 11.02.2012 at 22:52
Written by mz on 06.02.2012 at 21:17
Gets worse with every listen
+1
+2 really disappointing since I loved the previous two, the sound has not changed at all but I guess I grew out of them
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Written by InnerSelf on 11.02.2012 at 23:37
+2 really disappointing since I loved the previous two, the sound has not changed at all but I guess I grew out of them
But dat SOAD cover is really worth it.
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InnerSelf proofread free
Posts: 2641 From: Germany |
12.02.2012 - 13:43Rating: 6
InnerSelfproofread freePosts: 2641 From: Germany
Written by Guest on 12.02.2012 at 00:28
Written by InnerSelf on 11.02.2012 at 23:37
+2 really disappointing since I loved the previous two, the sound has not changed at all but I guess I grew out of them
But dat SOAD cover is really worth it.
It's funny
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musicalkaratekid
Posts: 1506 From: UK
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05.03.2012 - 00:22Rating: 8
In my opinon 'Surtur Rising' is not quite as accessible as its predecessor, yet shows more melody, in which songs such as the ballad-like 'Doom over dead man' and the melodious outro to 'A beast am I' prove to be instant highlights because of the way they are written. The SOAD cover for me isn't really necessary for an album such as this, but i suppose it adds to the epic atmosphere provided by the rest of the album.
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Pelcu
Posts: 79 From: Poland |
15.04.2012 - 22:46Rating: 7
PelcuPosts: 79 From: Poland
Good, but not delightful, like Twilight was. Sometimes riffs are almost the same, same melody... Like thay had no more ideas for new songs. I would say I'm dissapointed - there is even no one single outstanding song. Everything is only a good copy of previous songs. But as i like this kind of music I give 7 for Surtur.
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massoudd3j
Posts: 2 From: Iran |
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