Armageddon [Import]

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Third album from Canadian rock act, originally released in 1979. 8 tracks including 'Jealousy' and 'Comin' Home'. Standard jewel case.

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Armageddon: The Album
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I Really Want To Love This Album

one-hit wonder

Great movie, great cd soudtrack.

armageddon

Good enough to accompany a comet movie

Armageddon: The Album
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000007SR8
Release Date: 1998-06-23

Tracks:

I Don't Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
Remember Me - Journey
What Kind Of Love Are You On - Aerosmith
La Grange - ZZ Top
Roll Me Away - Bob Seger
When The Rainbow Comes - Shawn Colvin
Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
Mister Big Time - Jon Bon Jovi
Come Together - Aerosmith
Wish I Were You - Patty Smyth
Starseed - Our Lady Peace
Leaving On A Jet Plane - Chantal Kreviazuk
Theme From Armageddon - Trevor Rabin
Animal Crackers - Steven Tyler

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There was a time when Aerosmith was a great rock band. Then, just a few years before vocalist Steven Tyler's daughter, Liv Tyler, grew up and became a movie star, they transformed into one of the premier purveyors of power ballads--songs, in essence, that are as vapid as the big summer blow-'em-up movies, like, oh, say, Armageddon. In which Liv Tyler stars. Convenient, no? The soundtrack, which includes four and a half Aerosmith tracks ("Animal Crackers" features only Tyler), also has contributions from ZZ Top ("La Grange"), Bob Seger ("Roll Me Away"), and Our Lady Peace ("Starseed"), all of which fans of the respective bands will own on previously released albums. There is Shawn Colvin's fine--if ultimately unnecessary--cover of World Party's "When the Rainbow Comes," new tracks from Jon Bon Jovi and Patty Smyth, and even a dusting off of Aerosmith's take on "Come Together." Judge for yourself: is that really the song you want to hear just before an asteroid finishes off the Earth? --Randy Silver

Customer Reviews:

I Really Want To Love This Album.......2007-04-12

I'll admit right up front,I'm a child of the 80s,I'm a huge bon jovi and aerosmith fan and I believe Patty Smyth is one of the most underrated singers of all time,not to mention I'm a tremendous Journey fanatic,so why can't I go higher then a 3 star even though I so desperately want to???
I don't know,it's just not as balanced as it could have been
for starters,opening the album with a ballad is not a way to jump out of the gate (a better start off song would have been Jon Bon Jovi's 'Mister Big Time') now don't get me wrong,'I Don't Want To Miss A Thing' is a beautiful masterpiece by my favorite songwriter of all time Diane Warren,it just should have been towards the middle or end of the CD
then we have Journey's track 'Remember Me' which is a great song and well done,I just really miss Steve Perry being with them,no offense to the new singer Steve Auger who is very talented,it's just not fair to call them Journey in my opinion...from there is in my opinion one of the highlights of the album 'What Kind of Love Are You On' by Aerosmith,it rocks from start to finish,a great song all around...from there ZZ Top's classic 'La Grange' perhaps I've just heard the song way too many times,I always skip this one when I listen (nothing personal),'Roll Me Away' from Bob Seger is beautiful and so is 'When The Rainbow Comes' from Shawn Colvin...and then 'Sweet Emotion' from Aerosmith..okay,if you're an Aerosmith fan,exactly how many different versions of this song can you own without going insane? I always skip this one too just cause I've heard it too much...then the highlight of the CD in my opinion 'Mister Big Time' from Jon Bon Jovi,it should have been a single,great song,then we have 'Come Together' from Aerosmith ...great song,I've just heard it time and time again before...Patty Smyth 'Wish I Were You' is awesome,I love this song and usually hit the play button again when it's done,I love this tune! Our Lady Peace does a real nice job at rocking out on 'Starseed' and Chantal Kreviazuk sounds darn cute enough to pull off this cheesy remake of 'Leaving On A Jet Plane' (she does sound adorable on this one) the instrumental theme from Armageddon is very cool and then we're left with 'Animal Crackers' sorry,I just don't find Ben Afleck cute enough to pull this off although I'm sure the girls reading this will disagree
It's a good CD and most definitely has enough great songs to make it a worthy addition to your collection (especially at this price)

the upside - some really awesome tunes...most notably 'I Don't Want To Miss A Thing' 'Mister Big Time' 'Roll Me Away' and 'Wish I Were You' (and leaving on a jet plane is a guilty pleasure) and most of these great tunes you won't find anywhere else!

the downside - can't really think of any,it does seem to get a little long if you are listening from start to finish but maybe that's just cause I've heard many of these songs so often

the bottom line - if you don't already have this,you should go out and get it immediately...there are plenty of great songs and at this price you have no excuse not to! Donutman says so!!!

one-hit wonder.......2006-10-25

Quite frankly, the only reason I bought this CD was cause of Aerosmith's I Don't Want to Miss A Thing, which is by far the best song on here. The rest of the songs (including the other three Aerosmith songs and the cover by Steven Tyler of Aerosmith) are just filler.

Great movie, great cd soudtrack........2005-12-26

This is a must have if you really enjoyed the movie and have seen it more than once. enjoy!!!

armageddon.......2005-12-04

i loved the movie because ben is so hott in it and it helpped me on my history report i tjust wanted to thank everyone who made the movie and to tell them to keep up the good work

Good enough to accompany a comet movie.......2005-08-13

I thought the soundtrack for Armageddon stook fairly well on the ground. True, it is heavily populated with Aerosmith, but what can you do? I Don't Want To Miss A Thing remains a good song, even though during the release of the movie radio stations were saturating the airwaves with it. What Kind Of Love Are You On?, another Aerosmith song, is perhaps their best song on the soundtrack. It holds true to the band's ability to knock the wind out of you (especially if you listen to it with high volume). But while it mark's the band's best song, it doesn't take the title of best song on the CD. That goes to Bon Jovi's Mr. Big Time, which has rhythm as smooth as an elixir of excellence. The final verdict: a pretty darn good soundtrack.

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Not Bad
Here's the problem.
An Album Which Defies Any Genre Label
The best Dimmu Borgir
This is F***ing AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!

Death Cult Armageddon
Dimmu Borgir
Manufacturer: Nuclear Blast Americ
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0000AN196
Release Date: 2003-09-09

Tracks:

Allegiance
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Album Description

The band recorded Death Cult Armageddon with a full-blown orchestra, this time with a forty-eight piece orchestra from Prague. Returning with manic axe-man Galder (founder/mastermind of Old Man's Child) and arguably metal's finest skinsman, Nick Barker (Cradle Of Filth, Old Man's Child), both of whom joined the band on Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia, Dimmu Borgir continue on the path with their all-star line-up towards domination! Nuclear Blast. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Not Bad.......2007-07-11

I like this type of music, so I can't give it a bad rating just on that fact alone. However, this particular CD is not up to the five star rating. There is no question these guys have a good thing going, but there is just something lacking.

When I listen to this CD, a lot of the time I am reminded of Cradle of Filth, and even some Borknagar in spots. The playing is excellent and the vocals are not bad. However, after several listens, I cannot dig out any specific melody or riff that sticks with me. Another reviewer said the lyrics sucked so I read some of them. The lyrics are almost incomprehensible, the English ones anyway, but that is not a bad thing as I could care less. I love Finntroll and their lyrics are all in Swedish.

What it boils down to is that this is excellent music but the songs are not that memorable. What stands out is the musicianship, especially my favorite black metal drummer, Nicky Barker. The other musicians are super too, but they can only do so much to rise above the material they have to work with.

Overall, this is still a good CD, just not the best. I like it enough to try another one of their CD's one day, just to see if they can write more memorable stuff. I recommend this for symphonic black metal fans.

Here's the problem........2007-04-16

This to me is a "The Silent Force" ordeal (If any of you listen to Within Temptation you'll know what I mean. If not, here's a brief background: Within Temptation started off as a goth-esque, female fronted, metal band with some very rough beauty and the beastly vocals. Their second release, they cut the rough vocals and went solely with the angelic female vocals. This release was still far out of the mainstream block, though, and incorrporated a lot of unique material. Was it the best material? No. But unique nonetheless. Anyway, 4 years later, their 3rd release strolled along. It was entitled "The Silent Force". This time Within Temptation hired choirs and added more mainstream attributes, symphonic layouts, and entwined lots of orchestral effects. It was more mainstream than anything they did- and ironically one of their songs ended up in a movie trailer. Some people complained, some didnt. But in the end you're left with a beautiful sounding album that really is empty.)

So I relate "The Silent Force" to this album because Dimmu Borgir seemed to do almost the same thing. The vocals are far different from anything like "Enthrone Darkness Triumphant" and they added choirs and more symphonic sounds to create a great, yet more mainstream album. Unfortunately, this LP too, despite its incredible sound, doesnt have much personality. The lyrics, the choirs, the layouts- they're all meant to sound good but in this case are only for credibility.

Personally I can listen to it over and over without having much of a problem (besides getting a little bored) but I know some people have more of a problem with that than I do.

An Album Which Defies Any Genre Label.......2007-04-01

I picked up "Death Cult Armaggedon" a little over a year ago. In that time span I have listened to it on a more and more frequent basis. It is to the point now where I literally listen to at least part of it every single day. Instead of telling you about this song or that song, I will just tell you why this album is so incredibly beautiful (as if music this ferocious and intimidating could ever be described as such)...

It would be easy to label this as "black metal" or "death metal." But, that would be a great disservice to this masterpiece Dimmu Borgir have created. It is mind-blowing in its complexity, ingenuity and musicianship. This is an album created by a band with a vision and a determination which is hard to describe and even harder to fathom. An album as innovative as this is no happy accident. You can hear the effort Dimmu Borgir put into the recording of this record in every single second of sound.

There are no fillers here. There are no unplanned notes from any contributing instrument, voice, or effects. From the creepy intro to the three-part vocal harmonies to the eerily effective sound of a crow squawking, everything is exactly what it needs to be, where it needs to be. It all comes together and fits like pieces of an enormous, complex puzzle. I ask anyone to refer me to any piece of music anywhere that even remotely compares.

This is the album Pink Floyd would have produced if they were a black metal band...and they were composing a concept album focused on the doom and gloom of the impending apocalypse...and they were being held at gunpoint by Satan himself...and he's ordered them to create the most evil album any humans could ever possibly create.

I cannot imagine Dimmu Borgir ever being able to top themselves after this. I cannot imagine anyone ever creating anything like it ever again. All bands who could refer to their music as being "black metal" have been slammed upside their collective heads with a 12 ton brick of pure mayhem, creativity, fluidity, and cohesion. Dimmu Borgir didn't go back to the black metal drawing board. They burned the drawing board in the name of evil, leaving all others to stand around warming their hands, wondering "Where do we go from here?"

The best Dimmu Borgir.......2007-01-11

In my opinion this is the best album that Dimmu has put out. The orchestra is an awesome addition. The new album should be out in spring of 2007 and I hope that Dimmu builds on the foundation they laid on this release.

This is F***ing AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-09-14

This is my first Dimmu Borgir album and was kinda skeptical but I must say....this cd blew me away. DM does a good job making alot of the songs sound HUGE!! My favorite song is "Progenies of the great apocolypse" because it has fantastic orchestral parts throughout the song, machine gun blazing drums, and because it's not all about the guitars.Musitis really knows what he's doing. Every song on this cd is awesome and i rarely like every song on a cd. I just wish that they used Vortex's melodic vocals a bit more.

Armageddon: The Original Motion Picture Score

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A Rare Soundtrack
A Moving Action Score with Heart
EXTREMELY GOOD, ONLY ONE TRACK IS LACKING
Strong Melodic Theme, Great Orchestra+Guitar score
Stunning, but where's the whole thing...?

Armageddon: The Original Motion Picture Score
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Release Date: 1998-11-10

Tracks:

Armageddon Suite (Bonus Track)
Harry & Grace Make Peace
AJ's Return
Oil Rig
Leaving
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Harry Arrives At NASA
Back In Business
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5 Words
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Armadillo
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Armageddon Piano
Long Distance Goodbye/Landing

Customer Reviews:

A Rare Soundtrack.......2007-03-29

I have been a fan of James Horner, Hans Zimmer, John Debney, Danny Elfman etc. I had never heard of Trevor Rabin before this album and had always thought is was Zimmer who did this album until I bought it. It is a great album. There are many many themes that are in here and they are repeated in different ways throughout the album. Sure there are the occasional "skipper" tracks, but they are usually less than 2 minutes so you don't miss too much of the album. Armageddon Suite is awesome cause it is not in the movie and after the long slow intro, one of the themes is played with a guitar and it just keeps getting better from there. Harry And Grace Make Peace is a great track as well. Launch is awesome. Leaving, Long Distance Goodbye and Landing are all great. I would really recommend buying this album if you like The Rock soundtrack, or Pirates of the Caribbean. Or at least buy some from iTunes.

A Moving Action Score with Heart.......2006-11-18

Composer Trevor Rabin's work reminds me quite a bit of Hans Zimmer's work especially his melodic passages. ARMAGEDDON is yet another moving action score in the tradition of THE ROCK, GLADIATOR and CON AIR. This is a great score from Rabin that has grown more endearing with time.

EXTREMELY GOOD, ONLY ONE TRACK IS LACKING.......2005-09-21

Yes, it's what that was lacking in the house of an Armageddon fan.
Only one track lacks. The others are magnificent.
Extremely fast shipping, excellent product.

Jazzov

Strong Melodic Theme, Great Orchestra+Guitar score.......2005-04-07

This score is strong; it's one of the best if not the best work done by Trevor Rabin. This score is one of my favorite simply because of the strong upbeat melodic themes across all tracks and the beautiful blend of strings and synthesized sounds and guitars make it even more capturing:

1_Armageddon Suite - 10/10 - Main theme. Melody cycled by acoustic guitars, distorted guitars, synth and strings. Beautifully magnificent.
2_Harry & Grace Make Peace - 9/10 quiet and serene, main theme is played by acoustic guitars with background strings. Beautiful.
3_AJ's Return - 8/10 Upbeat cues, Strong synth, percussion.
4_Oil Rig - 7/10 this track has some sort of old west cues done in a rock-eske mood. Lots of harmonica appearances. Very different from the rest of the score.
5_Leaving - 8/10 This track catches my attention not only because of the cool main theme making another appearance, but because of the quality of the strings. It may be that Trevor is mixing real strings with synth ones. Very nice.
6_Evacuation - 6/10 - This is a mix of dramatic cues, nothing linear.
7_Harry Arrives At Nasa 7/10 - nothing radically different here..
8_Back In Business - 8/10 - some nice blends of climax here.
9_Launch - 10/10 - A strong track, climax, melodic cues slowly presented, there a re a couple of new melodic bridges, magnificent end.
10_5 Words - 10/10 short track but very cool.
11_Underwater Simulation - 7/10 - smooth track, new cues, slowly reaching.
12_Finding Grace - 7/10 - old west theme reappearing, not a personal favorite but very well done.
13_Armadillo - 6/10 - old west theme again.
14_Short Straw - 7/10 - not bad but more of a drama filler, the melodic cues aren't given much freedom here.
15_Demands - 8/10 a nice change, cool bass and piano duo.
16_Death Of Mir - 7/10 - drama scene, a lot of synth drums, mixed cues.
17_Armageddon Piano - 9/10 - beautiful piano theme, I would give it 10/10 if it were longer!
18_Long Distance Goodbye / Landing - 9/10 - some beautiful images drawn here by strings and clean guitars on the first half of the track. Then follows the grand finale with a few newly done cues. Very nice climax for an end.

Overall this album is a must-have for anyone that likes movie scores. I've heard some of these tracks being used in hispanic series and live shows, which is just an indication of how appealing they are. Great work from Trevor Rabin.

Stunning, but where's the whole thing...?.......2004-04-30

Rabin does an amazing job on this score. He blows an audience away with his work on this one. So make no mistake it rules. The only problem is this: Harrison-Williams work was left out of this one. He does an amazing job doing his part as well, but he was left out of the track. Go ahead and buy it because the music rocks, but if it had Harrison-Williams work on it, it would probably get a SIX out of FIVE stars.

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All We Are, The Fight
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5 songs & 5 video clips.

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A must have for fans of Goth Metal
one of the jewels of my collection
Pure Genius
Alice's Inferno

Alice's Inferno
Forever Slave
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Reminiscences
In the Forest
Equilibrium
Circles of Tenebra
Dreams and Dust
Aquelarre
Across the Mirror
Tristeza
Letter

Album Description

Forever Slave was formed in 2000 by the female art student and Gothic vocalist Lady Angellyca and Servalath in Valencia, Spain. Both artists wanted to create a special kind of musical fusion where Gothic female vocals meet up with the very heavy guitar elements of guitarist Oswalth and a very high portion of symphonic orchestral elements to create a dramatic conceptual album. 10 total tracks. Armageddon Music. 2005.

Album Details

Forever Slave was Formed in 2000 by the Female Art Student and Gothic Vocalist Lady Angellyca and Servalath in Valencia (Spain). Both Artists Wanted to Create a Special Kind of Musical Fusion Where Gothic Female Vocals Meet Up with Very Heavy Guitar Elements of Guitarist Oswalth and a Very High Portion of Symphonic Orchestral Elements to Create a Dramatic Conceptual Album.

Customer Reviews:

A must have for fans of Goth Metal.......2007-03-24

Well, this album has quickly become one of my favorites in my collection. It combines all the right elements of orchestration, vocals, and metal music. My only complaint is that at times Lady Angellyca's voice can sometimes seem drowned out by the music. Well, I'm simply going to give my ratings for the songs as other reviewers have provided plenty of info about the album.

1. Lunatic Asylum 10/10
2. Reminiscences 10/10
3. In the Forest 8/10
4. Equilbrium 9/10
5. The Circles of Tenebra 10/10
6. Dreams & Dust 10/10
7. Aqualarre 7/10
8. Across the Mirror 8/10
9. Tristeza 9/10
10. The Letter 10/10

one of the jewels of my collection.......2007-01-04

considering how short the history of Forever Slave, with their first release, Alice's Inferno coming out a mere year and a half or so ago, it is entirely surprising how good this whole album is. at first listen i was not impressed. only one track really caught my attention, and it took several trips through the whole thing for me to begin to appreciate what i had. or maybe it took that long to get to understand their style.

their style is darker than other fem metal groups like Nightwish and Within Temptation (of whom i am a huge fan), not only in terms of their music but also their lyrics which at certain points make no secret of their association, at least nominally, to the occult. rip-roaring drums, death growling vocals and guitars vociferously assert their agreement in this, but yet the light side seems to be tugging at their other shoulder in the guise of violins, orchestral synths and Lady Angellyca's voice which certainly manages to sound angelic at times.

this 'beauty and the beast' arrangement has worked so well for other bands in the past, such as Tristania and Theatre of Tragedy to name some of the better ones, and Forever Slave give it a facelift and their own artistic touches. the result, as i have already stated, is magnificent, but perhaps not immediately apparent.

this should be an essential part in the collection of those who enjoy melodic, transcending metal with a cutting edge and a gorgeous female voice. 5 stars for all around excellence.

Pure Genius.......2006-08-04

Forever slave are a band with many combined talents. Their lead vocalist "Lady Angellyca" consists of great looks and an operatic and semi-operatic voice. The band members are very talented and very symphonic with many neo-classical riffs

As for the music - Well the music is extremely symphonic and never lacks an ensemble instrument. The band is very underground and the album is quite hard to find in some countries. Even though the album is low budget, It has been engineered and programmed professionally.

I was quite surprised to listen to the album because it has death "Opeth-like" vocals too.Lunatic Asylum is a strong opener. The strings are very theatrical, and the symphony actually reflects the mood of the whole album, depending on the way they are played.
There are some machine gun blast beats followed by the best solo in the album. The death vocals are very low, but coherent. Reminisces follows, and the strings are more lighthearted and less embellished. The Gregorian chanting follows every line sung in the choruses, and fits very well. A solo is played with the guitar but carries on with the chorus singing on top.The album is a concept album tellnig the story of a teenager called "Alice" who went crazy and killed her parents. Alice Dies but finds peace.

Recommended Tracks -
Tristeza - Tristeza is the only song without death vocals but has a really strong emotional depth and contains very intelligent riffs. It must be heard to be appreciated 5/5

In The Forest - This song surprisably bursts and has a great epic preportion of a mixture between violins and heavy guitaring along with sexy vocals 5/5

"The Letter" - Another experimental song that has very sad elements towards the album's storyline. It contains a part where alice speaks and you always look forward to it because the voice is very cute and lonely. 5/5

PROS -
VERY Symphonice
Songs are very different towards other bands
The album flows very well
"The Letter" - Vocals go from operatic to evanescance type of vocals

CONS -
Sometimes cant hear what is being said
Soem songs are disappointing because others are better

Alice's Inferno.......2006-06-27

Wow. I'm a little surprised I am the very first person to review this album, despite the fact it has been released for nearly a year. This is the first album of the Spanish Gothic Metal band Forever Slave, following three demos.

This is a concept album, telling the story about Alice, who's parents have deceased. The lyrical content is all akin to the Gothic imagery and links to Alice's story: about death, despair, darkness, spirits, hell etc. Like a lot of Gothic metal, there is frequent use of male death vocals. The death vocals fit in very well, and all accentuate the `inner demons' of temptation Alice has to face when she is alone. ("Innocent! Alice tortured by Darkness. Innocent! The Shades will get you down!" in Lunatic Asylum for example) Lady Angellyca has a beautiful voice; in the middle of the classical Sharon Den Adel and the operatic Tarja Turunen. The only slight problem is that sometimes her vocals `melt' into the music, so it is difficult to understand what she's singing. There's also Gregorian chanting in Reminisces; a violin, a piano in nearly all songs, and bells provided by the keyboards. Indeed, this album is a heavily textured album with lots of instruments played at once.

This album is very symphonic and I mean VERY. If you thought Within Temptation and Nightwish was symphonic, think again: this album surpasses them all. The symphony plays a bigger role than the guitars in most cases, and it is like the symphony plays the major melodies and the guitars adorn them. That being said, the guitars dishes out amazing solos in Lunatic Asylum (from 2.32 to 3.08); Reminiscences (4.00 to 5.00) and Across The Mirror (3.53 to 4.35). Most of the other `solos' are actually the strings playing with the guitars backing up. Death vocals are featured in the songs Lunatic Asylum, In The Forest, Equilibrium, Circles Of Tenebra, Aquelarre, and The Letter. In Equilibrium there's even some black metal screams. The drums are pummelling, and the bass is extremely well sustained. The songs themselves are clearly very Gothic and atmospheric. Most of them are moody and some are slow (almost like Gothic Doom), with drawn out strings parts, and a lot of eerie diminished chords. The songs are quite long: there are 10 songs and the album is 54 minutes long. It is quite unfair to compare this band to any other bands because their sound is quite unique.

Lunatic Asylum is a strong opener. The strings are very theatrical, and the symphony actually reflects the mood of the whole album, depending on the way they are played. There are some machine gun blast beats followed by the best solo in the album. The death vocals are very low, but coherent. Reminisces follows, and the strings are more lighthearted and less embellished. The Gregorian chanting follows every line sung in the choruses, and fits very well. A solo is played with the guitar but carries on with the chorus singing on top of it.

In The Forest is my favourite song because it's got amazing drumming. There's a combination of sinister chords with a more positive atmosphere. I love the lines "Nymphs start to sing to me. They whisper to me my name. Don't stop, Alice, this symphony! Don't tell my name nevermore," with the death vocals repeating the words "sing to me" and "symphony!" Following this is a beautiful piece of music with the symphony, followed by a slow piano part. Equilibrium is pretty much a `horror type' song all the way through. With the strings being played dramatically, the black vocal screams and the pounding double bass drumming; this is the most desolate song on the album. From the 3.34 mark to the end, the song changes tone into a slow, Gothic doom song.

Circles Of Tenebra makes full use of the symphony and has a recurring melody played in between choruses. At the 4.15 mark a creepy voice comes in, followed by the upbeat chorus. The atmosphere of Dream and Dust is positive, with prominent bells and pianos being played. There is some Latin being sung and this is a more upbeat song. Aquelarre changes mood from Dreams and Dust, reverting back to the gloomy ambience (perhaps because the lyrics speak of rituals and sacrifice). The violin can be heard the most in this song.

At 7.56 Across The Mirror is the longest song and is divided up into many parts. It starts off with a slow doom introduction then proceeds into a grandiose explosion of fast-paced drumming with some classical vocals. In the choruses there are tiny amounts of death vocals, but not enough to be notable. At the 3.15 mark there is a 2-minute solo of guitars and strings, followed by a slow minimalised chorus. The drumming is top-notch in this chorus and very ostentatious and anthem-like.

Tristeza is the shortest song (3.51) and is a very straightforward song, void of death vocals. However the merger of guitars and strings is felt significantly, and there is an electronic beat here and there. The album ends at The Letter, a powerful fast song. I love the violins in this song. As it is the last song, it can be assumed that Alice has died but found peace - from the lines "Your soul is flying a long way from here...Your soul reduced to dust...Today you life is a whisper for the angels".

Overall this is a very good debut album and I can't wait until they release their next album. If you like Gothic metal, doom metal, or symphonic metal then I highly recommend this album. If you like Within Temptation, Nightwish, Sirenia, Leaves' Eyes, Theatre of Tragedy, Epica, After Forever or Tristania, then this album is a must.

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wow, forgotten classic
A "Buzzard" leaving no stone unturned! Brilliant!
THIS LEGENDARY ALBUM IS KEITH RELF'S LAST STAND.
Great 70's Prog-Rock One-Shot
Heavy Classic

Armageddon
Armageddon
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ASIN: B0009SQ6V0
Release Date: 2005-08-08

Tracks:

Buzzard
Silver Tightrope
Paths and Planes and Furture Gains
Last Stand Before
Basking in the White of the Midnight Sun (Warning Comin' On/Basking in
Basking in the White of the Midnight Sun (Reprise)

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Edition of the One and Only Album from the Power Rock Band Formed by the Late Keith Relf (Ex of the Yardbirds), Martin Pugh (From Steamhammer), Drummer Bobby Caldwell (Who Had Worked with Johnny Winter...not The Singer of "What You Won't Do for Love" Fame) and Bassist Lou Cennamo.

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wow, forgotten classic.......2007-07-12

This Armageddon album is a lost classic. The first song titled "Buzzard" is a REALLY heavy and lengthy track that doesn't slow down or disappoint for its entire playing time, and "Silver Tightrope" offers a very quiet, though haunting vocal melody before the extremely heavy rock music comes back in full forth for the rest of the album. A truly great rock and roll record from the mid 70's.

A "Buzzard" leaving no stone unturned! Brilliant!.......2007-06-26

As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" and a former radio disc-jockey, I am often asked to write and or discuss various recordings from the 60's and 70's.

When even the most talented performer is asked by choice or force to work outside their element the normal results aren't pretty. This is only one of the infinite reasons why the self-titled effort from Armageddon is nothing short of spectacular.

Imagine the surprise when Keith Relf a vocalist in the higher echelon decided to branch out from his legendary British Invasion (Yardbirds) singing style for a trip into uncharted waters. Relf had left a permanent stamp of greatness with his contribution to the Yardbirds in the 1960's.

Armageddon (1975) was-Keith Relf on vocals (Yardbirds), Martin Pugh- guitar (From Steamhammer), drummer Bobby Caldwell (Johnny Winter) and bassist Lou Cennamo (Very early Renaissance, Illusion, and Steamhammer).

Unfortunately, for the musical world we lost Keith after the one and only treasure the band would leave us. Clocking in at about forty-one minutes the album is timeless. Every facet is brilliant from the cover that shows the destruction in the background, the musicians selected to record, and the life or death effort put into every note and lyric.

When the words heavy and metal are together to most it conjures up negative thoughts. The preconceived notion that it is all about being loud and how many of the same useless riffs will be repeated is forever branded in the brain. There is also "Intelligent Metal." Records such as this one, Deep Purple with Ritchie Blackmore, Blue Oyster Cult in the early days, and Black Sabbath with Ozzy should never be placed in the same cookie jar as the thousands of groups known for their hair and not talent.

Track 1 is appropriately titled "Buzzard." There is no preparation for what's to come. A vacuum with the power of a tank sucks you through the wall with no escape. You are in a trance as the sonic blast emanates for eight minutes. If the speakers and your body need recovery, there will be brief calm before the next storm.

Track 2 "Silver Tightrope" is beauty plain and simple. The perfect mix of Pugh's guitar (With such clarity he can be in the room with you) and Relf's extraordinary vocals create a song of beauty.

Track 3 "Paths And Planes And Future Gains" continues the theme of the opening cut. Once again a destructive force leaves no stone unturned. The energy and aggression don't dissipate. Pugh's guitar is a machete sparing nothing.

Track 4 "Last Stand Before" features well-written words that are delivered in majestic fashion by Relf. His range is tested throughout, as is inflection. There would be no doubting the outcome. Listen for tremendous production during Pugh's solo, as the sound changes from speaker to speaker. The octane a shade lower than the previous track but not any less stellar. You may even hear Relf pull out a harmonica from the Yardbird days!

Track 5- "Basking In The White Of The Midnight Sun (Warning Comin' On/Basking In The White Of The Midnight Sun (Reprise)" Somehow the band is still standing although the listener has long been rendered unconscious. The conclusion is more firepower and a terrific vocal delivery from Mr. Relf.

There aren't enough superlatives that would give proper justice to the artistry of the Armageddon debut. There is a reason above all others that this should be in the CD collection. Keeping Keith's memory alive with the brilliant Yardbirds reissues and his final gift to us is paramount.

Enjoy the music and be well,
Craig Fenton
Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"

THIS LEGENDARY ALBUM IS KEITH RELF'S LAST STAND........2007-05-23

Great 70's Prog-Rock One-Shot .......2007-03-21

Great 70's one-shot progressive rock supergroup, the artistry outshines any bombast. After 30 years, it is still a good listen. I'm glad it is back in print (for now), as it should be. Too bad there was not a bonus-track from their aborted second album, but why tamper with a classic.

Heavy Classic.......2007-01-03

Armageddon was the last decisive battle for ex-Yardbird Keith Relf. The former lead singer and harmonica player of the band that launched Clapton, Beck and Page, Relf had abandonned his blues-guitar band roots when he founded Renaissance in the late 1960's.

Relf left Renaissance after two albums (actually half way threw the second album) due to frustrations with the music business and being tired of touring. However, when he created Armageddon, he was involved with one of the best guitar rock albums of the 70's.

After the disolution of Steamhammer, Relf, and ex-Steamhammer members, Martin Pugh (guitar) and Louis Cennamo (bass) came to L.A. and hooked up with ex-Captain Beyond and Johny Winter drummer Bobby Caldwell to form Armageddon. Armageddon combined the complex drum patterns of Caldwell, with Pugh's heavy and stylistic riffing and Relf's insightful and searching lyrics to create a haunting and enduring piece of heavy rock.

Criticized as sounding "dated" when initially released, this is one of the strong points of this album. Many of the best hard rock acts of the time (Purple-Stormbringer, Zeppelin-Presence, Sabbath-Sabatoge, etc) were moving on to slicker production of less gritty songs. Armageddon sounded like it was from an earlier and more "real" musical time.

The opening song "Buzzard" is usually listed by fans as the highlight of the album. Borrowing a riff from Steamhammer's "Penumbra," Pugh's guitar soars with speed, control and precision, while Relf's intelligent lyrics rap around the crashing, thunderous drums of Caldwell. It is an exhilarating eight minute flight worth taking over and over again.

While "Buzzard" is one of the album's highlights, it is by no means the sole reason to own this disc. Other particularly strong moments include: the beautiful and stylish "Silver Tightrope," which features an echoing guitar and more contemplative lyrics from Relf, and "Last Stand Before" a Zeppelinesque (Physical Graffiti era) rocker with descriptive and prophetic lyrics. In this one Relf sings "Lost a friend, met his end, way before his time" and "my brother's falling catch him if I can. I see him falling you can join him in his last stand," it makes one wonder if Keith was aware of his own fate.

It's too bad that this proved to be the last stand for Relf and Armageddon. Relf returned to England due to poor health shortly after this was released. Relf's health and reported drug use among some of the band lead to Armageddon failing to release any more material. Relf died shortly after returning to England, when he was electrocuted while playing guitar.

He did record one more song "All the Falling Angels" that is included on an album by Illusion called Echanted Caress. (Illusion was the name the original members of Renaissance chose when they reunited. This was because Anne Haslem and her crew had become Renaissance).

Armageddon remains a powerful reminder of what artists where able to due when they were given the creative control to explore. Oddly enough, this album may never have gotten made if it wasn't for the succes of Peter Framptom's Comes Alive. According to the cd booklet, Framptom reccomended Armageddon to A&M Records, and because he was their top selling artist at the time, they listened to him. I'm very glad they did. Armageddon remains a classic heavy rock album that is still worth hearing.

Mastercutor (Special Edition) (2 Bonus Tracks)

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Real Hard Rock / Metal
Straight out of the 80's...
UDO - Mastercuter - Pure Classic Metal

Mastercutor (Special Edition) (2 Bonus Tracks)
U.D.O.
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ASIN: B000OONR70
Release Date: 2007-05-28

Tracks:

Mastercutor
The Wrong Side Of Midnight
The Instigator
One Lone Voice
We Do - For You
Walker Of The Dark
Master Of Disaster
Tears Of A Clown
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The Devil Walks Alone
Dead Mans Eyes
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Sometimes Words Are Just Totally Insufficient to Describe the Importance of an Artist. There Are Few Like Udo Dirkschneider, Truly a Metal Icon, and the Head of his Great Band U.d.o. Since 1987. In Fact, by Playing Together in the Same Line-up for Years, this Band is Better Than Ever Today. And Now with Absolutely No Sign of Wear at All, U.d.o. Strike Back with an Example of Just How Heavy Metal Should Sound in 2007. "Mastercutor". Yes, of Course, It's Traditional, You'd Expect Little Else, but It's also a Very Fresh and Powerful Record, which Follows the Tradition of U.d.o. / Accept, but with a Few Surprises to Match!

Customer Reviews:

Real Hard Rock / Metal.......2007-06-03

UDO RIDES AGAIN!
A breath of fresh air compared to the pop dribble permeating the American music scene right now. This is my favorite UDO album - to date. My second favorite is Thunderball. "Wrong Side of Midnight" is the "hit" off this album, but by no means is the only great song. American bands have moved away from the type of metal/rock played by UDO. Fans of heavy/hard/true metal have to look to Europe. Hard rock never really fell out of favor in Europe and the bands there have perfected their art. UDO is extremely heavy, but very tight and creative. The graphics on Mastercuter are really cool!! This edition includes the video of Wrong Side of Midnight - well worth the extra $. Go to UDO's website for a video clip of Wrong Side of Midnight. If you are new to UDO, but like old Accept, you won't be disappointed. If you like UDO, you'll love this album.

Rock On!!

PS - This album is spelled Mastercuter - "Cuter" not cutter. UDO actually pronounces the album name on the title track.

Straight out of the 80's..........2007-06-02

I love metal..all kinds of metal. This brings me back to Russian Roulette and Metal Heart. I like it. If you are old school rocker like me you will like it. Bit heavier in some parts if you can believe that but excellent U.D.O. Damn good plain metal metal metal!!!!

UDO - Mastercuter - Pure Classic Metal.......2007-05-31

If you are an Accept or UDO fan this CD will not dissapoint. Great production, classic euro-metal songs. Great guitar solos (though we all miss Wolf!!) You can't play this without banging your head. "The Wrong Side Of Midnight" sounds like it was lifted off Russian Roulette. The rest of the CD is just in your face metal the way it should be.

Dear God,
PLEASE let music like this regain popularity in the States. UDO needs to be the opening act on the next Priest Tour!!!!!

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Re-sets the bar for rock-rap bands
if you love rock and hip-hop you need this album
GROOVE HARD!
One of the best rapcore bands out there
Pretty Good

Armageddon Through Your Speaker
Bionic Jive
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Release Date: 2001-10-16

Tracks:

Who's Your God Part I
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Pump
I Shot Lucifer
Hands To The Roof
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Freaks
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Re-sets the bar for rock-rap bands.......2006-10-20

I have not really got the hang of rock/rap bands before except for Hed (PE) who are great - but stuff like LP, LB, POD etc just never quite did enough for me: some good songs among them but never enough to completely take me in - but I am a big fan of Rock bands - stuff like Sevendust - and late 80's/early 90's rap - PE, Ice cube... but the stuff in the middle just wasn't authentic enough.

This band works really well as a mix between the two that is more true to the two original poles rather than being a hybrid - the music is really good - they are really rocking out on it in tracks and it's worthy of a lot of good rock bands.

And the vocalists are great also - one of them takes a similar sound to Ice Cube at his best in some spots, the other is good also and they are really good at it rather than being only half way the real deal.

What it means is a really good record - it's lively and powerful but feels like it is meant to be - rather than somewhat contrived. Only Hed PE for me is a better effort and this is close to it - brilliant stuff. Might be more suitable for fans of that harder style rap of the early 90's than for rock fans as that is so strong but it's great music.

Songs I would suggest to have a listen are 'I shot Lucifer' and 'Break the Chains' - but the entire first half of the album is terrific.

if you love rock and hip-hop you need this album.......2006-07-28

if you love hip-hop and hard rock than this album is for you it mixes both music styles together so well plus it also tells the dark truths of the world BUY THIS CD!

GROOVE HARD!.......2004-12-10

A lyrical and musical masterpiece from a mouthful of hand grenades and a thundering concussion of beat.
It's a Bionic Jive!

One of the best rapcore bands out there.......2004-07-08

This album is off the hook. When i first bought this album i was amazed, i havent heard anything like this before. If you combine the raps and flows of outkast or dr. dre and the rock stylings of deftones or korn you might get something like bionic jive. My favorite songs on this are pump and ricoshet. Pick this up right away.

Pretty Good.......2004-06-30

A couple Days ago I was Trying to think of Some awesome Bands that I just havnt heard anything new from lately, and One band stuck out the most, and Of Course It was Bionic Jive, So I ordered "Armegeddon Through Your Speaker" and I was impressed, however The Reviews I read were about right, It is a really good CD but some of the songs get a little to repetitive, But they are really good, I like the rymes alot, I happen to think they are very good lyrics for a band like this, By Far, this is prolly the most original Rap/Metal band I have heard, The Fact alone that there are 2 rappers in a metal band is just awesome to Me. DJ Radar is in a few of the songs on here, if Not most of them, The only reason I give it a 4/5 stars is for the fact that some of the songs are too repetitive, and its not because of the lyrics or rapping, but it is because of the Riffs, most of them sound the same through-out most of the Album, but other than That, it is a very good CD and I highly recomend it to any fan of Rap/Metal, and those who are just tired of Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, ETC., and want some original True Rap/Metal., I have read about Interscope dropping This band, I wish the best for them and hope to hear more.

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Good, but....
Add a decent male singer and who knows...
back to the basics
Touches My Soul!
Can you see the storm getting closer now?

Storm
Theatre of Tragedy
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Release Date: 2006-04-10

Tracks:

Storm
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Ashes and Dreams
Voices
Fade
Begin and End
Senseless
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Album Description

Can you see the storm getting closer now?" It is with words like these Nell will capture you with her beautiful, outstanding and powerful voice. "STORM" is Theatre of Tragedy's latest offering, the sixth album from Norway's biggest and most influencing Gothic Rock-act. Even though Nell has been with the band for over two years now, this is the first album with her as the front-lady, together with Raymond and the rest of the band. And somehow the whole album is kind of a comeback, although Theatre of Tragedy has never really been away. Theatre of Tragedy made music history in the mid nineties with albums like "Velvet darkness they fear" and "Aegis". Never before had a band combined a dark male voice with enchanting and bright female vocals to this extent. And no-one could have guessed that this mixture would cause such a bright variety of dark and atmospheric shades that has made Gothic Rock/Metal so popular. Theatre of Tragedy will be, and has always been, unique. But a band creating something so ground-breaking can never be a band that does not dare anything. So the Norwegians have always developed and experimented with their talents, being creative and exploring new ways to express themselves. Industrial electronic influences were to follow with their album Musique, there were changes in the line-up, and even shades of pop-music on their following album Assembly. Even though they've experimented with different musical styles, you could always find the 'Theatre of Tragedy touch' in their music. Theatre of Tragedy parted ways with female singer Liv Kristine in August 2003 and thereby marked an end of their first decade as a band that has dared, gained and achieved more than most of the others. A decade of great creativity and a permanent artistic development draws to a close. And what has been more than clear all the time, is that this was not an conclusive end, but a new beginning. With Nell, their new age has begun. The age of the "Storm", one might say. This is the beginning of which is marked by an album that unites all that the band has ever been loved and adored for: strong, dark melodies, powerful arrangements, haunting lyrics, the charming play between the deep mystical male voice and the pure beauty of female vocals. The unique atmosphere of Theatre of Tragedy is once again alive and breathing, in a new incarnation that will totally blow you away. "Storm" has been produced and recorded by Rico Darum (e.g. Zeromancer, Gothminister, Apoptygma Berzerk) in the famous Toproom Studio in Norway (e.g. Mayhem, Tristania, Extol), and has been mixed and mastered in Canada's The Green Jacket Studio by no other than Greg Reely (e.g. Paradise Lost, Fear Factory, Front Line Assembly, Skinny Puppy). "Storm" will be the strong comeback of a band that has never been away. It will be another proof that Theatre of Tragedy has not only influenced the music scene, but that they are still able to do so. And it will be the clear statement that none other than Theatre of Tragedy themselves are better with the style they have established more than ten years ago. So beware the storm - it's getting closer now!. Phduk.2006

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The Norwegian Metal Band Return in 2006 with a New Singer Named Neil.

Customer Reviews:

Good, but...........2006-11-22

The only other album I own is the self titled album. I remember the growls and beautiful voice of Liv. I never even bothered with the albums where they decided to go techno-industrial or what ever that crap was. I am always looking for the operatic sounds when I am looking for new music. It's getting harder to find bands like that anymore. Seems like everytime you find one they only put out one album or one ep and then it's over. Case in point..Eyes Without Face..great!! But they only put out an ep and thats it. This album is okay, but, after hearing the whole thing I was bored. The new female singer is way too poppy, her voice never changes on any of the songs. I felt at times I was listening to Collide. I guess she can't sing operatic style. The rest of the vocals are just boring and not uplifting at all. Almost seems that they are trying to get into that Nu-Metal market and appeal to the younger crowd. So..okay, but, nothing special.

Add a decent male singer and who knows..........2006-10-16

I'm pretty sure no one will miss Liv Kristine after hearing Nell Sigland. Not only do they sound similar, but they can both sing, no doubt.

The guy who can't sing is Raymond, and his distorted whispering style of singing is the one thing that keeps me from giving this album the 4 stars that the soaring choruses and lovely female vocals deserve. On some songs, when he's actually singing to a tune (Ashes and Dreams) it almost works. However, his apparent lack of vocal range seems to influence the songwriting, as evidenced in the stark similarity in melody in the verses of consecutive songs The Storm and Silence.

TOT can really do with a decent male vocalist - see how well a decent male vocalist like Marko Hietala blended with Tarja Turunen in Nightwish - a massive improvement on the death growling male vocals on their Oceanborn album. TOT can do with a singer like that - it would probably mean stronger verses to back up the fantastic choruses.

Failing that, I'd be happy enough to hear Nell sing everything.

Talking about the choruses, there are some rippers here. The Storm, Silence, Ashes and Dreams, Voices, Begin and End, Exile, Debris and Disintegration all feature magnificent choruses in varying degrees of excellence. It's hard to say a whole lot more about the songs because #1 they are disappointingly short, and #2 there's not a whole lot to say about the forgettable parts that Raymond performs.

In the end it's good to see TOT abandoning their overly industrial sound and getting back to something resembling Aegis, even though The Storm is quite different to that. Only two things were needed to make this a 5 star album:

1. A decent male vocalist
2. Longer songs

The length of the songs leaves me with almost a bigger complaint than Raymond's uninspiring vocals. Just as you start getting into a song (mostly verse-chorus-verse-chorus-done) it's over. Silence barely reaches the 3 minute mark, Voices falls well short at 2:47. I thought we left songs this short behind in the sixties. As a matter of fact it's only the mediocre Fade and the closing track Debris that breaches the 4 minute barrier.

In the end though, Nell's inspired singing and some wonderful choruses make this album worth your time. Once you get used to the poor male vocals you actually manage to weather them without too much discomfort, knowing that at the end of that short dark tunnel Nell is waiting to mesmerize and enchant you.

back to the basics.......2006-07-30

For fans of Theatre of Tragedy's early work this album is a pleasent return to the music that first transfixed you. Well, for the most part. Their sound has evolved over the years, as one would expect. But, for those who hated the weird, whinny, vaguely European spoken word bits on the Assembly album, this might be a disappointment. I liked it though. For some reason it's less annoying paired with old-school metal than with the techo-pop on their last two cds. The female vocals are beautiful. Though Storm isn't as good as Theatre of Tragedy's first three albums it's a heck of alot better than most other "goth metal" out there nowadays and worth a 5 star rating.

Touches My Soul!.......2006-06-11

First of all I would like to mention that I am not a TOT fan from their humble beginnings but I started off with Aegis album and fell in love with it due to the contrast between a male harsh vocals and a female angelic voice like Liv when she was singing for the band. Ever since then I took an interest in the band with each new album releases. I noticed TOT was beginning to change their musical styles with each new release. I was not really happy with the move but I understand that as a musical entity, it needs to evolve. I still love songs from Musique and Assembly album respectively. It has its moments in time. They reflect the different time period of the band's lives what they went thru and their musical influences at that time. With the departure of Liv Kristine and the old chapter closed for good comes the new chapter with Nell taking the vocal chores. With the line up changes there surely will have new and different influences in the music going forth. With this being said, their new album Storm reflects just that. When I first listen to Storm from start to finish, I was already hooked on the melodies and the songs arrangements. Eventhough it is a much simpler straight ahead song arrangements nevertheless after couple of spins.. I was totally hooked on it. Singing and headbanging and playing drums on songs from the album. As always once I completely surrender my whole self spiritually I was in a place where only music is the only medium that was able to transport me to a higher place, a place only your imagination and mind can create. Most of the songs that were able to strike a cord with my inner feelings left me with tears flowing down my cheeks. At this time in my life I was going thru an emotional roller coaster and as you can see why I rated full stars was because the songs from Storm album with their emotional musical energy was able to helped me make a positive transition to where I am today. I was feeling anger, hate, love, depressed, sadness, disappointment, longing, frustration and etc.. I was very fortunate to have found TOT with Storm album.. The vocal melodies and the entire popish metal music concept just rhymes with my heart and inner feelings and emotion. I was able to connect my spiritual self with Storm and that is just an incredible feeling of reaching the light in times of emotional turmoil. With each and every listen to Storm, I am lifted to a higher place where only I can feel it. I was and still caught in the STORM. It is one of many albums that has made a positive impact in my life. I cannot thank TOT enough for a brilliant album!

Can you see the storm getting closer now?.......2006-05-21

Theatre of Tragedy is arguably the first and most important band that pioneered the beauty and beast type of bands, utilising brutal death growls and angelic female vocals. With albums like Theatre of Tragedy and Velvet Darkness They Fear, they set an example to a million bands who followed their footsteps, with only few of them trying to bring anything new to the table. Rather, they just expanded on Theatre of Tragedy's songwriting, adding in the occasional non-metal instruments. However, after Aegis, the band delved into a very industrial sound, dropping their characteristic sound and opting for electronic music with lots of dancey beats.

As the band lost touch with most of their older fanbase, they continued to experiment with industrial soundscapes, mostly evident on Musique. The following album, Assembly, marked their downfall and led to the departure of female vocalist Liv Kristine (now in Leaves' Eyes). Now, after so many years, Theatre of Tragedy returns with a new singer, a new album, and a new direction, according to second vocalist Raymond Rohonyi. Nell Sigland from The Crest is behind the mic now and she has a very soft, quite poppy voice that gives some of the songs a distinct 80's pop flavour. Almost all songs are centred around the piano and synth work of Lorentz Aspen; he plays both solo piano pieces and electronic synth textures. Although Storm is no where near as industrial-sounding as Musique and experimental as Assembly, it doesn't really stray too far away from these albums. I guess it would be logical to say this album is a mixture of their previous two; mixing atmospheric synth work with subtle guitar harmonies and static drumming. On the title track, Nell sounds passionate, and thanks to the clever mix of Greg Reely (Paradise Lost, Fear Factory) her doubled vocals are really amazing. It's like she harmonises with her identical twin before crunchy waves of guitars begin to soar above the delicate piano melody. "Silence" is relatively heavier, with great whispered vocals and accompaniment by Rohonyi. Unfortunately, how much his vocals add to the overall success of the album is highly questionable. I still find his singing (and spoken parts) rather dull and uninteresting. There are moments when the contrast between their voices works though, such as "Ashes and Dreams", a song that alternates between dark male vocals and fragile yet bright female harmonies. However, songs like "Fade", an entirely piano-driven ballad with only sprinkles of guitar riffs heard; or the rocking yet creepy "Begin & End" are a lot better, mostly because they're sung almost entirely by Nell. "Exile" and "Disintegration" return to Theatre of Tragedy's industrial, dance-style music, with lots of sampled beats and processed vocals. The album is wrapped by another midtempo track which is mostly sung by Nell, save for the middle part where Rohonyi narrates something in a nasal tone.

Some fans will still enjoy this disc, but I feel it's still inferior to their earlier work. Then again, I should know better as they'll never go back to playing that type of music again.

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A Must-Have for Piazzolla Fans
A Classic !!!!!

Adios Nonino

Manufacturer: Circular Moves
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00009YXLJ
Release Date: 2003-07-08

Tracks:

Adios Nonino
Otono Porteno
Michelangelo
Coral Tangata (Silfo Y Ondina)
Fugata
Soledad
Final

Customer Reviews:

A Must-Have for Piazzolla Fans.......2003-12-14

These songs and these arrangements have been released previously in the US on an ANS Astor Piazzolla Masterpieces album called "Otono Porteno", but it is currently unavailable. So if you are a fan on any level of AP, but do not have the ANS release, here is a second chance to obtain some of the most profound and astounding music of the 20th century.
The songs found on this CD are in the same order as on the original album issued in Argentina way back in 1969. On it are a tasty new version of Adios Nonino; Otono Porteno, which is the third (autumn) in his seasons of Buenos Aires series; the fabulous three-note Michelangelo 70;Coral Tangata; a technically brilliant Fogata; and a duo of tunes that blows me away every time I listen to them: the sublime Soledad and the stirring Final on which Piazzolla shows us how a variation on a theme should be done.
Adios Nonino is a must-have for Piazzolla fans, and should be obtained along with a copy of the recently released Pulsacion, which contains that jazzy four-part work, and the rest of the music once available on the ANS disc. Without this CD (and Pulsacion), there is a gaping hole in your Piazzolla collection.

A Classic !!!!!.......2003-07-24

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Finally, this 1969 masterpiece is released in the US as it was conceived by Astor Piazzolla. Considered by many as Astor's best record ever, it contains possibly the best version of his classic "Adios Nonino", along with other outstanding pieces. Do not look at it as a tango record, because it is not, it is not a classical album either, this is vintage Piazzolla; some of his best compositions, performed with his quintet in top form. An absolute must have, a major portion of the soundtrack for the 20th century. In a poll ... this was rated as 'best ever' by hundreds of Piazzolla fans all over the world. They cannot be wrong. If you have never heard of Piazzolla, get this record, I promise you will not be able to get the music out of your head for a long time. If you know Piazzolla and do not own this record yet...go ahead and buy it!

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