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Primordial - To The Nameless Dead



8.8 | 747 votes |
Release date: 24 November 2007
Style: Black metal, Celtic folk metal

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Disc I
01. Empire Falls
02. Gallows Hymn
03. As Rome Burns
04. Failures Burden
05. Heathen Tribes
06. The Rising Tide
07. Traitors Gate
08. No Nation On This Earth

Disc II [limited edition, live at Rock Hard Festival 2006]
01. The Golden Spiral
02. The Gathering Wilderness
03. Sons Of The Morrigan
04. The Coffin Ships
05. Song Of The Tomb
06. Gods To The Godless

Top 20 albums of 2007: 2

Line-up
Alan Averill - vocals
Michael O'Floinn - guitars
Ciáran MacUiliam - guitars
Simon O'Laoghaire - drums
Pól MacAmlaigh - bass

Additional info
Label: Metal Blade

The album is also available as a limited first edition in a digibook, featuring another cover design, 40 page booklet, and a bonus CD of Primordial's performance at the 2006 Rock Hard Festival.

Guest review by
Silent Creeper
Rating:
9.8
Did you ever wonder how to make music that is epic and powerful without use of any keyboards, orchestra or samples? Well, if you do not know the answer, you should probably ask Primordial. They certainly managed to achieve that.

Primordial never released an album that would be rated less than amazing, and they still follow this trend with their latest called To The Nameless Dead. As I already mentioned, the first thing that came to my mind when I listened to this album was: "This is what I call "epic" metal!" Album has an amazing beginning with song Empire Falls (which is in my opinion one of the best Primordial have ever done) and all the others that follow are also great of course. Here we have again an outstanding vocal performance from Nemtheanga which sings with such passion that only few vocalists really could. His vocal work is always brilliant, no matter if he sings clean parts or he does harsh vocals. Other members are extremely "well-trained" too, especially the drummer which brings even greater epic feel to the album with his very varied and precise drumming. Album is produced and written as it should be, songs are not only very well composed but also have great lyrics which are written of course by Nemtheanga. Most of them begins with slow intros and then slowly evolve into great, timeless, epic masterpieces.

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published 09.11.2008 | Comments (29)

So yesterday yours truly celebrated two big events: My not-so-young ass turned 25 and one of the modern classics in black metal turned a full decade!
With its' massive riffs, tasteful drumming, and let's not even start with the unique and thundering vocals of Mr. Nemtheanga... To The Nameless Dead is an album you cannot miss.

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16.03.2012 - 23:30
Rating: 10
lord artan
Gallows Hymn...what a masterpiece
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31.03.2012 - 15:31
Rating: 9
musicalkaratekid
This album really is something special. You can imagine going to ireland and listening to this album full blast, and just taking in the atmosphere that is created. The only thing i could say negatively is that the drums seem to plod on, however they also flow well with the other instruments, so its not that big a deal for me. I would really like to see this band again, they were amazing at bloodstock.
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23.12.2012 - 11:26
Rating: 9
Vasil de Shumen
Nemtheanga sounds like Vladimir Vysotsky
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06.09.2013 - 13:35
Bad English
Tage Westerlund
Another good one, cant catch up whit The Gathering Wilderness, but this is second best album from the band, one more left(so far) and my journey will be over via this bands disco, excellent album, good songs, lyrics (BTW those would not fit in any other band) , great great masterpiece...
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I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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24.03.2014 - 09:50
serega25
Heathen Tribes!!!
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17.08.2014 - 02:02
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Elite
Written by amin1987 on 17.08.2014 at 01:54

Really perfect

Please stop spamming and put those three comments into one comment.
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Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal

Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight
Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.)
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17.08.2014 - 12:23
!J.O.O.E.!
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 17.08.2014 at 02:02


Please stop spamming and put those three comments into one comment.

You should check out his list.
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17.09.2014 - 19:42
Maco
Pvt Funderground
Epic as fuck.

DEEEEEEEEEESIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
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Crackhead Megadeth reigns supreme.
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21.11.2014 - 20:54
telephonebear
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Written by lord artan on 16.03.2012 at 23:30

Gallows Hymn...what a masterpiece

Definitely my favourite off this album.

"I AM A HEATHEN, SEARCHING FOR HIS SOUL!!"
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27.02.2015 - 07:21
Maco
Pvt Funderground
I will say it once more:

Metal can't get more epic than this.
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Crackhead Megadeth reigns supreme.
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26.04.2015 - 22:56
Rating: 10
Tomas Piller
Written by Maco on 27.02.2015 at 07:21

I will say it once more:

Metal can't get more epic than this.

So true! This is damn epic, totally stunning...love it.
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11.11.2015 - 13:37
LuciferOfGayness
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Good album but I waited for the black metal parts in vain. Its folk and its post- heavy metal, but not black. Sorry for being such a tagjerker.
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11.11.2015 - 18:14
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Tage Westerlund
Written by [user id=157444] on 11.11.2015 at 13:37

Good album but I waited for the black metal parts in vain. Its folk and its post- heavy metal, but not black. Sorry for being such a tagjerker.

more BM parts was in 1th and second , maybe 3th (I don't remember)
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Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"

I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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01.02.2017 - 23:59
Rating: 9
DeathMetal
What a great album. Empire Falls is easily my favourite, what a great way to open the album.
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05.06.2017 - 20:21
VIG
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I think this is kind of overrated
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05.06.2017 - 20:27
Rating: 9
Paz
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Elite
Written by [user id=159927] on 05.06.2017 at 20:21

I think this is kind of overrated

I give you a week and you will change your mind
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05.06.2017 - 20:28
VIG
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Written by Paz on 05.06.2017 at 20:27

Written by [user id=159927] on 05.06.2017 at 20:21

I think this is kind of overrated

I give you a week and you will change your mind

I do like it, but it is not the masterpiece that it is made out to be to my ears.
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05.06.2017 - 20:34
Rating: 9
Paz
777
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Written by [user id=159927] on 05.06.2017 at 20:28

I do like it, but it is not the masterpiece that it is made out to be to my ears.

I dunno, this album has everything a masterpiece should have.. A great vocals, sick riffing and stellar production. Easy 9 out of 10, for me.
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05.06.2017 - 20:35
VIG
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Written by Paz on 05.06.2017 at 20:34

I dunno, this album has everything a masterpiece should have.. A great vocals, sick riffing and stellar production. Easy 9 of of 10, for me.

"A great vocals... 9 of of 10"

Well, the songwriting and production is really good, I just don't remember liking the vocals... I must re listen now.
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05.06.2017 - 20:38
Rating: 9
Paz
777
Elite
Written by [user id=159927] on 05.06.2017 at 20:35

"A great vocals... 9 of of 10"

Easily in my top 10 best performances of all-time
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05.06.2017 - 20:39
VIG
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Written by Paz on 05.06.2017 at 20:38

Easily in my top 10 best performances of all-time

I would expect to see it in your Best Shit On MS list then
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05.06.2017 - 20:43
Rating: 9
Paz
777
Elite
Written by [user id=159927] on 05.06.2017 at 20:39

I would expect to see it in your Best Shit On MS list then

Haha, it just shows how this list is up to date
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19.06.2017 - 23:42
VIG
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Written by Paz on 05.06.2017 at 20:27

Written by [user id=159927] on 05.06.2017 at 20:21

I think this is kind of overrated

I give you a week and you will change your mind

Still haven't changed my mind, but it's growing on me indeed. It seems I just don't get albums right a way most of the time.
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20.06.2017 - 00:30
Rating: 10
BitterCOld
The Ancient One
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I, for one, love the vocals.
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20.06.2017 - 05:31
VIG
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Written by BitterCOld on 20.06.2017 at 00:30

I, for one, love the vocals.

Well, it's not that I don't like the performance, the whole style and sound of vocals presented here that I didn't like at first. I still kind of think this is overrated

However as I mentioned, I have re listened twice today and I like it a lot more.
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22.06.2017 - 01:37
VIG
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Guess what? Bumped my rating up to a 9. I have seen the light! And it's beautiful!
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08.07.2017 - 20:16
solar
Tasty stuff. I get why the vocals might not click with someone during the first listen.
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14.07.2017 - 15:52
LuciferOfGayness
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Written by [user id=159927] on 05.06.2017 at 20:21

I think this is kind of overrated

When did you last time find any good albums in the top 200 list? Everything that the many like is overrated. The problem for me with this album is probably the production- Its almost crystal clear (clear production in itself is overrated here) and it adds 0 to the aesthetics of the album. Othervise its a very good album but slightly overrated.
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14.07.2017 - 17:10
VIG
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Written by [user id=162327] on 14.07.2017 at 15:52

Written by [user id=159927] on 05.06.2017 at 20:21

I think this is kind of overrated

When did you last time find any good albums in the top 200 list? Everything that the many like is overrated. The problem for me with this album is probably the production- Its almost crystal clear (clear production in itself is overrated here) and it adds 0 to the aesthetics of the album. Othervise its a very good album but slightly overrated.

Well I have changed my mind sense then, giving it a 9, but this is not a 10 yet. There are probably a lot of albums I like in the top 200 actually.
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14.07.2017 - 17:20
LuciferOfGayness
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Written by [user id=159927] on 14.07.2017 at 17:10

There are probably a lot of albums I like in the top 200 actually.

Yeah you will probably enjoy lots of stuff there. I listened to much of that stuff when it came and its not that interesting for me to revisit them, Zeppelin and Sabbath will always be great though.
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