Dismember - Dismember review
| Band: | Dismember |
| Album: | Dismember |
| Style: | Death metal |
| Release date: | February 18, 2008 |
| A review by: | Herzebeth |
01. Death Conquers All
02. Europa Burns
03. Under A Bloodred Sky
04. The Hills Have Eyes
05. Legion
06. Tide Of Blood
07. Combat Fatigue
08. No Honor In Death
09. To End It All
10. Dark Depths
11. Black Sun
Wow! It's only the beginning of 2008 and we already have what could probably be the best Death Metal album this year? Let me reiterate that first word... fucking WOW!
Anyway, not so long ago we had the pleasure to hear a Dismember album called "The God That Never Was", people received it well, but that year had everyone focusing on Deicide, Suffocation and Cannibal Corpse... This time Dismember are leading the way and they finally created an album that could easily surpass everything they did in their golden years.
The album jumps immediately on brutal grounds with "Death Conquers All", the whole Old-School vibe is found everywhere but the band managed to add a fresh layer into every song, it then ends up sounding catchy and quite hostile... very creative to say one thing; the album keeps going higher with each tune, there's no place for weakness in this piece and they won't let you breathe for a single second as almost everytime, after the catchy mid-paced breakdown, the band blasts a headbanging riff that will break some faces inside the moshpit.
It's always hard to judge the big names right? There's a reason why they are in the top right now, so most of the albums they release will be a weapon of mass destruction. I'm just saying this time this particular record went beyond all my expectations, it threw me miles away from my original idea of this Swedish act... Their fans are already waiting in line to buy this thing I'm sure, but I urge the people who don't follow Dismember to the grave to at least give this piece a chance. It all comes down to one thing: it will be hard enough to release something that blurs this title. You can safely buy this when it gets released and wait for the battle to begin.
Best Tracks: "Death Conquers All", "Europa Burns", "To End It All", "Legion", "The Hills Have Eyes"
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 10 |
| Songwriting: | 9 |
| Originality: | 9 |
| Production: | 9 |
Written by Herzebeth | 07.02.2008
Comments
Comments: 28
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| Syk myspace/bonerama Posts: 1504  |
Legion, huh? That should be interesting... Looks like this is the new Xecutioner's Return 
---- death ? thrash ? death/doom/prog ? Hail Zoldon! he's not the kind you have to [url=../bands/album.php?album_id=28982]wind up[/url] on Sundays
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| SteTech Posts: 576  |
I love the song Under A Bloodred Sky purely because of the Maiden-flavoured solo at the end! The rest of the album's rather good as well
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| Talvi Posts: 825  |
Adding it to my wishlist 
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| Infidel Child of Hell Posts: 39  |
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| Thryce Retired Staff Elite Posts: 4346  |
Written by SteTech on 08.02.2008 at 16:53 Cool. Had the same feeling about that solo. I  this album!! Indeed a very big likely candidate for Best Death Metal Album Of 2008 already. And good review too Herzebeth!
---- Your favorite band sucks.
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| BloodTears ANA-thema Elite Posts: 11835  |
I'm curious too.
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| Unconsecrated Perpetual Ascent Posts: 868  |
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| Martin_metal Posts: 52  |
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| Metal Maiden Megadead Posts: 352  |
Written by Syk on 08.02.2008 at 16:52 Hah, it may seem funny, but my thoughts exactly  I (accidentally  ) found a promo of this, and must say that EVERY FUCKIN' WORD in this review is absolutely true!!!The album is insanely good, it way surpassed my expectations, especially given the fact I was a bit dissapointed by Dismember's previous effort!!!It's a real must-buy, simply mindblowing...It would definately be one of the best death metal releases of 2008, if not the best!!!Now, as Herz said...let the battle begin... And remember kids - WE ARE LEGION 
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| dancingdecember Posts: 264  |
hey you are making me excited !!! (no not in a sexual way )
---- i'm super, thanks for asking
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| Sunioj Posts: 3894  |
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| Herzebeth Posts: 5537  |
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| Jason W. Razorbliss Staff Posts: 3523  |
I didn't like their last album at all, and had the inclination to give up until I saw this. The new album sounds great, very cool review. "Under A Bloodred Sky" is a killer track 
---- "After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." - Aldous Huxley
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| Passenger Lost To Apathy Posts: 1464  |
Dismember is underrated. It's a shame, their first album is one of the most perfect Death Metal albums ever made, and I really like Where Ironcrosses Grow as well. Can't wait to hear this one.
---- You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets. You do it at home. The rest is bullshit and you know it ~ Mean Streets
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| CrypticMyth Metal Scientist Posts: 2154  |
I'm waiting to get my hands on this.
---- "You're all the same, the lot of you, with your long hair and faggot clothes. Drugs, sex, every sort of filth. And you hate the police, don't you? You make it easy."
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| kackbratze Posts: 234  |
Really nice, fuckin' intense album. It's like my entry ticket to the world of Dismember (could never really get into the much hailed LAEFS)!
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| Sunioj Posts: 3894 |
Written by kackbratze on 11.02.2008 at 20:43 You should try Indecent and Obscene, its their most aggressive album IMO. LAEFS is good but sometimes the praise that album gets, causes people to ignore the rest of their discography.
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| kackbratze Posts: 234 |
Written by Sunioj on 11.02.2008 at 20:49 Thanks, I will definitely try that one out then.
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| flamey Posts: 109  |
It's good to see a lot of people share my thoughts about "Under a Bloodred Sky". The last two minutes is like heaven.. hopefully i'll see them live soon!
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| Varegan Hamranakara Posts: 912  |
after a long time, maybe I can enjoy this one.
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| the napalm rain Posts: 26  |
This is the band.. With music, with lyrics, with band members... *****Dismember***** They had never get what they really deserve, whatever I got used to that.. "If you are only making your album and if you aren't flirting with record labels, you can't be on top"
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| Maxx666 Meshuggahian Posts: 376  |
Great album! Dismember have managed to top their previous releases(i mean releases after massive killing capacity).Definitely one of the milestone of swedish death.
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| Don Martin le fu- Posts: 424  |
Brilliant album, Combat Fatigue is my favorite track!
---- What a tackastrophe!
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