Deathstars - Termination Bliss review
| Band: | Deathstars |
| Album: | Termination Bliss |
| Style: | Industrial gothic metal |
| Release date: | January 27, 2006 |
| Guest review by: | Warman |
Disc I
01. Tongues
02. Blitzkrieg
03. Motherzone
04. Cyanide
05. Greatest Fight On Earth
06. Play God
07. Trinity Fields
08. The Last Ammunition
09. Virtue To Vice
10. Death In Vogue
11. Termination Bliss
12. Termination Bliss [piano version] [Limited edition bonus]
13. Blitzkrieg [Driven On version] [Limited edition bonus]
Disc II [Extended DVD]
+ Blitzkrieg [video]
+ Virtue To Vice [video]
+ Cyanide [video]
+ Synthetic Generation [video]
+ Syndrome [video]
+ Making Of
1 - Blitzkrieg
2 - Virtue To Vice
3 - Cyanide
+ Interview
+ Deathstars Mediaplayer
The Industrial Metal band Deathstars (with former members of bands such as Dissection and Swordmaster) are probably one of Sweden's fastest growing bands right now. They made a name for themselves right away with their first album release: "Synthetic Generation." "Termination Bliss" is the second album by Deathstars and they have without a doubt developed since the first album. The sound is darker, catchier and more intense and melodical than before. The production is also a lot more dynamic and powerful, flawless I'd say.
Whiplasher Bernadotte's vocals were amazing on "Synthetic Generation" but now on their second album attempt I think they've gotten even better! He now uses his shrieks almost as much as his dark and deep voice which vary the vocal parts.
This album is a mix of darkness, glamour, goth and Industrial Metal. The hit songs comes one after another with a great intro by the sad "Tounges," followed by popular "Blitzkrieg Boom" which seriously blow your mind, "Motherzone" with a chorus you just can't sit still too and their most famous track "Cyanide." Although I feel that "Cyanide" is a little overestimated compared to the other songs one can't deny it and how catchy it is. The seven songs thereafter are probably even more amazing, every track is a piece of gold and it really is hard to choose a favourite. For me it stands between the opening "Tounges," the slow emotional "Virtue to Vice" (they truly are at their best during the mellow gothic parts) and the fast catchy "Play God."
There really is no doubt in these songs; you hear that the band are perfectly satisfied with the result. And they should be since this is a masterpiece, I'd go so far and call it one of Sweden's best albums in a long time! I don't know how many of my friends I've forced this album upon, how many times I've turned up the volume and sung "...fucking blitzkrieg BOOM!!!" or when I will get tired of hearing Whiplasher go from deep vocals to high pitched screams. All I know is that everyone who adores cathcy synthesizers, choruses and disco (!) needs to own this album.
What I long for the most right now? A follow-up to "Termination Bliss" of course!
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 10 |
| Originality: | 8 |
| Production: | 10 |
Written by Warman | 21.06.2007
Guest review disclaimer:
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
Comments
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| Katatronik Angel of Lust Posts: 1018  |
Agree man, I love this album and the band too, killer cathcy songs with great production! can't wait to another Deathstars release!
---- "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." Howard Phillips Lovecraft
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| matthioso Posts: 354  |
"Blitzkrieg" is the only song I know of Deathstars, but after reading the review I sure am going to get the whole album 
---- www.seedofrock.be
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| Warman Erotic Stains Posts: 7695  |
Written by matthioso on 21.06.2007 at 17:33 Great, do that! PM me and let me know what you thought about it then! 
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| Ernis 狼獾 Posts: 6815  |
It's an awesome review....you're right in every point here...this album is better than the first one(which has good songs too) but this one is more thorough....their style is more ripe here.....and I respect them also because their music is good both in live and through the speakers as well.....
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| Doc G. Full Grown Hoser Staff Posts: 9718  |
good review, one of the few industrial type bands that I could actually get into. This is definitly better than the first album.
---- "I got a lot of really good ideas, problem is, most of them suck." - George Carlin
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| +{Jonas}+ I R Serious Cat Posts: 4955  |
Written by Ernis on 22.06.2007 at 14:09 I completely agree with you. Nothing more to be said, except that I'm lloking forward for a new album.
---- "Nobody wants to be the weird kid, you just end up being the weird kid. You don't know how you ended up getting there" - Rob Zombie http://jonas-bs.deviantart.com My dA, mainly photography, go check it out!
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| Ernis 狼獾 Posts: 6815 |
Written by +{Jonas}+ on 05.07.2007 at 20:48 It's hard to forget them live....I remember there were two red-headed teenage goth chicks attempting to turn the mosh-pit into a warzone....it cost me some energy to tame them....I liked it....I liked them...and they let me attempt to tame them.....too bad I haven't met them ever since.....
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| matthioso Posts: 354 |
Got the whole album now and after a first listen I must say that it's a very good album, but it's not the best industrial metal music I've ever heard. Songs like 'Blitzkrieg', 'Motherzone', 'Cyanide', 'Play God' and 'The last ammunition' are awesome, but then songs like 'Greatest fight on earth' and 'Virtue to vice' are the opposite.
---- www.seedofrock.be
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| Abattoir Staff Posts: 3695  |
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| Ernis 狼獾 Posts: 6815 |
@matthioso....for me "Greatest Fight on Earth" is a nice one....it's has a slightly different character when compared to the other songs but I love the woman who sings there.....
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| Warman Erotic Stains Posts: 7695 |
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| +{Jonas}+ I R Serious Cat Posts: 4955 |
Written by Ernis on 05.07.2007 at 23:29 That sucks man... It's always good to have good company in a concert, no matter if it's for headbanging, singing along, or "turning the moshpit into a warzone".
---- "Nobody wants to be the weird kid, you just end up being the weird kid. You don't know how you ended up getting there" - Rob Zombie http://jonas-bs.deviantart.com My dA, mainly photography, go check it out!
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| Ernis 狼獾 Posts: 6815 |
Written by +{Jonas}+ on 08.07.2007 at 23:21 It does suck...let me remember...I actually met like three of four girls I would've like to have as a girlfriend...four were goth chicks...we exchanged mail addresses with two Latvian goth chicks but they never answered....and these two...they disappeared into the night air somewhere during Beseech gig....damn......well...I hope I'll be more lucky next time.....perhaps I'll even score...
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| GT Coffee!! Staff Posts: 5101  |
I'm listening to album this very minute...and damn it's good. Couldn't agree more with the review. This album is one of the best albums of the genre I've heard and there are not a single bad song. All in all; great music, great vocals and good lyrics
----  Dreams are made so we don't get bored when we sleep
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| +{Jonas}+ I R Serious Cat Posts: 4955 |
Written by Ernis on 08.07.2007 at 23:34 There will be more concerts, more chances to meet nice girls. Besides, Being Deathstars one of teh sexiest bands nowadays - These are not my words, are a friend's after seeing the video fro Blitzkrieg - it must be a good atmosphere to "score"
---- "Nobody wants to be the weird kid, you just end up being the weird kid. You don't know how you ended up getting there" - Rob Zombie http://jonas-bs.deviantart.com My dA, mainly photography, go check it out!
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| Ernis 狼獾 Posts: 6815 |
Written by +{Jonas}+ on 10.10.2007 at 04:13 I can always keep on dreaming.......go to bed every night and cry a bit....lol....I'm such a wannabe emo...I don't remember when I cried last time...I mean...properly....
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| +{Jonas}+ I R Serious Cat Posts: 4955 |
Written by Ernis on 10.10.2007 at 13:59 Why don't you try to score in concerts instead of dreaming?
---- "Nobody wants to be the weird kid, you just end up being the weird kid. You don't know how you ended up getting there" - Rob Zombie http://jonas-bs.deviantart.com My dA, mainly photography, go check it out!
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| Ernis 狼獾 Posts: 6815 |
Written by +{Jonas}+ on 10.10.2007 at 22:46 How does that look like? Seriously...how?
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| +{Jonas}+ I R Serious Cat Posts: 4955 |
Written by Ernis on 10.10.2007 at 22:59 How it looks ois not important. I don't judge people. What I can tell you is that Deathstrs are a good example to all of us... The image they have is considered one othe sexiest in the metal world, perhaps we could try to learn some stuff rom them.
---- "Nobody wants to be the weird kid, you just end up being the weird kid. You don't know how you ended up getting there" - Rob Zombie http://jonas-bs.deviantart.com My dA, mainly photography, go check it out!
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| Spyroid Rosetta Stoned Posts: 1023  |
A great album, full of killer hit songs. I didn't know his "nick-surname" was Bernadotte, that's awesome xD unfortunately he must be using tons of effects, because I didn't like his voice at all live. Otherwise his performance was good though. The rest of the band was terribly boring to watch though and most of the music were backtracks.
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| Warman Erotic Stains Posts: 7695 |
Written by Spyroid on 11.12.2007 at 01:45 I don't think he does. I've seen some clips where his voice isn't that good, but when I saw them live both times his vocals was just as on CD, even better sometimes. Maybe you saw him on a bad day? And I really like the band live, think they should be that "boring" and stiff, it fits with the dark depressive music.
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| sn0 Posts: 25  |
Jonas "Skinny" Kangur - can he have some Estonian roots ?  Just a thought.. I work with Swedish people on a daily basis and the only times i've come across such a name is when their (grand) parents have come from estonia.
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| Warman Erotic Stains Posts: 7695 |
Hmmm... this album deserves more than 9.3 considering it's on my top 10 albums list.
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| Slayer666 Posts: 2466  |
Written by Warman on 31.07.2008 at 16:01 No, I don't think so. 9.3 is waaay too high. 8 sounds a lot better. The only really good songs are Blitzkrieg and Tounges while others are somewhat repetitive and dull.
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| Vonpire Posts: 471  |
Written by Slayer666 on 31.01.2009 at 14:07 Agree! 8 is exactly how I rate this album.
---- Beware the Shadows of Dusk
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| X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18374  |
Damn, how much an opinion can change... So I bought this album just a few days ago. I couldn't stand it. Sorry but this just sucks. I guess this was exciting because well... I was 14 and just got into metal. and now that I listen to this from start to finish. It just sucks. It costed 79 SEK and I still feel like those guys stold me money. First time in a long time that I totally regret a new buy. Well, at least it was cheap, it's not the worst thing I bought, I'm just gonna sell it back and forget everything about this band.
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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| X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18374 |
Written by [user id=105293] on 27.01.2011 at 23:16 Well, if you insist: It feels like really cheap music, I didn't feel a thing. It was exciting, well... it was exciting for a 14 year old. The songwritins is just meh. It feels so... mainstream without any soul. The music doesn't go anywhere and the electronic stuff just seems silly as hell... It's just boring, the first two songs were good but then verything went downhill from there, it was from "meh" to just annoying because I don't hear anything really interesting to me. The vocals were also quite hit or miss which I think is funny because 4 years ago I thought he was great. 4 years after I finally understand that this is far from how industrial should sound to me. I guess I'm "too serious" and don't enjoy this music that is "fun". Now... If you guys excuse me for a second... I'm going to listen to some Industrial here.... Now, where's my Streetcleaner copy?
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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| X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18374 |
Well, I gave it a few spins.... I guess I won't sell it for two reasons: It's not as bad as it was before (it works fine as background music or just when I want some stuff with adrenaline) and because I happen to have the version with two CDs... I scored it a 5 bedore... If I could put a 6,5 I would... But I guess I will put a 7 now. I guess I was dissapointed over the fact that I thought this was going to be a 9 or something,
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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