Deicide - Till Death Do Us Part - review
Deicide - Till Death Do Us Part - review
Tracklist
01. The Beginning Of The End02. Till Death Do Us Part
03. Hate Of All Hatreds
04. In The Eyes Of God
05. Worthless Misery
06. Severed Ties
07. Not As Long As We Both Shall Live
08. Angel Of Agony
09. Horror In The Halls Of Stone
10. The End Of The Beginning
11. The Great Lance [deluxe edition bonus]
A review by
Herzebeth July 07, 2008
That said, "Till Death Do Us Part" is one of the most intense records this year, the music is brutal, raw, and the album comes with a surprisingly relentless execution; this is Death Metal eroding your ears with fast drumming and catchy riffs, something everyone in the scene must hear and appreciate, believe me, you'll find your reasons.
Still...this is no "Stench Of Redemption"...I can't believe how many people was disappointed by this CD, they were waiting for the same color this time, but instead the band offered something different, neither good nor bad, just something different. Let me explain, one of the most interesting features of "The Stench Of Redemption" were the melodious guitar-solos, they were slow, incredibly complex and long, thus creating a polished atmosphere that enriched the entire concept, it was marvelous to be honest...those solos are long gone, instead we have speedy leads with spastic signatures and a very raw style, again, those are not bad, just not what we were looking for in the first place...I could go on with at least 10 more features, but comparing albums is just boring to tell you the truth.
"Til Death Do Us Part" has a lot of other things that will make you want to eat babies for breakfast; the music is seriously addictive, the patterns and beats have a lot of funky moments where you'll be head-banging like a maniac, I mean, I've been hearing this piece daily for over a week now, and I'm not even tired. The rest of the album is truly franctic, the speedy execution is total madness and it keeps you interested to the very end, while the band manages to keep things coherent, everything is less explosive than previous works though. The artwork is...well...not good, yes, naked women are really sexy, but only when they are not fat, ugly and neck-less; oddly enough, I guess it does matches with the title.
All in all this is a good album, if it's not a re-make of "The Stench Of Redemption" then the joke's on you for expecting it to be. Still, I understand your grief, and while I gave "The Stench Of Redemption" an awesome 9.6 (Almost Perfect), "Til Death Do Us Part" receives just an 8...hopefully they'll outdo themselves next time.
Best Tracks: "Till Death Do Us Part", "Horror In The Halls Of Stone", "Hate Of All Hatreds".
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 8 |
| Songwriting: | 7 |
| Originality: | 8 |
| Production: | 9 |
Written by Herzebeth | July 07, 2008
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"The only thing that makes this album less impressive, is the fact that it drags the shadow of "The Stench Of Redemption", one of the band's best releases to date." Indeed, this is a really good album but the cloud of "The Stench Of Redemption" will be hanging forever above this one(and perhaps above all the others to come). But I'm not disappointed, this is a great effort.
---- One Pound Of Flesh, No More No Less, No Cartilage, No Bones, But Only Flesh...
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This album kind of reminded me of In Torment In Hell. I wasn't really impressed with it, but then again, I wasn't impressed with The Stench of Redemption or really, anything past Serpents of the Light, so it's probably expected that I didn't like this one.
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While I liked 'Stench of Redemption' this album on its own doesn't really impress me that much either. Don't get me wrong, I like Deicides old school efforts the most, but this.....
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"yes, naked women are really sexy, but only when they are not fat, ugly and neck-less" haha brilliant, neck-less 
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I like the album, the songwriting is rated 7 I think that cause jesus is so boring this days........... But that's who they are.....Jack Owen refreshed Deicide tho
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Considering how great Deicide is, this album is definitely lacking. I still like it though (Severed Ties rules), but I wish the guitars were louder, and the intro and outro is pretty lame.
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That said, "Till Death Do Us Part" is one of the most intense records this year, the music is brutal Are you kiddind me? You must be a blind Deicide fan to say so. This album is less than average.
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^^^ huh? Brutal doesn't always mean good. This really is one of their fastest and most brutal albums, but surely nowhere near their best. For the most part, I agree with Herz, but I'd rate it lower.
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Posts: 5537 Written by Dangerboner on 10.07.2008 at 03:03 Damn man, something's happening here...you said you'd rate this lower...you said you'd rate Origin's album higher...  I remember when we used to be you know...on the same channel.... wanna hold my hand?
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Posts: 7263 Written by Herzebeth on 10.07.2008 at 08:32 lol only slightly man. I agree for the most part  But....I prefer to cuddle, ya know? Something nice...
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Hahaha. I'll have to listen to this album again because from when I first heard it I really wasn't impressed at all.
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"In the Eyes of God" is a really cool song IMO because it has that little hiccup in the music before the intro/chorus goes into the verse. For me this kind of reflects the entire album: a return to old school death metal, and thats a rare find for new releases in death metal today.
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Good review, But I thing after 2006 album most expected a well album like that!
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Posts: 28 Written by [user id=32690] on 23.07.2008 at 18:26 Well, then you have plenty to look forward too. This album blows compared to old Deicide. Check out "Legion". I wanted to like this album, but it is sooooo boring.
---- "Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things, but for good people to do evil things, that takes religion." --Steven Weinberg
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Good enough, not a big deal, just another ok death metal work. And it is also a lttle bit disappointing after ''The Stench of redemption''. Maybe nothing to worry about depending on the next album this year. But to be fair: ''Horror In The Halls Of Stone'' is a death metal epic in the models of Nile.. really good.
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I find this review completely spot on. this one should not be compared to the magnificent masterpiece called stench of redemption... this one is a nice album but it is unfair to do that comparison.
---- Υou've sold your human essence to the cold world of dead and empty things... You're SOLD!
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