 | Arsis A Diamond for Disease
4.0
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| 4.5 superb | Shadows | September 30th 06 |
There's almost no journalist in the world who could efficiently describe Arsis's first EP and first release after their debut, A Diamond for Disease. The release is centered entirely around the title track, a 13 minute technical melodic death epic track with more guitar layers than any shredder could comprehend. Every second is packed full of brutal riffs with melodic harmonies raging over the top with James Malone's combined high shriek and death growl vocal styles. Together, Malone and Mike Van Dyne are truly musical prodigies of the modern metal age. to boost the length up to 20 minutes we also have an extreme Alice Cooper cover with a re-recorded demo track, The Promise of Never, a blazing riff-fest that pummels listeners at 400 bpm. Overall, A Diamond for Disease is an incredible showing of technical proficiency and perfectly honed songwriting.
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| 3.5 great | GamamJ | May 13th 20 |
This rules pretty hard. Aggression is off the charts, melodies everywhere, and they do anything but shy away from technicality. The songwriting was slightly bland, which they will need to change to make a longer album as enjoyable.
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| 4.0 excellent | Emim | December 18th 10 |
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| 5.0 classic | Poet | June 21st 08 |
This is just flat out brutal. Arsis makes one of my favorite albums ever with A Diamond for Disease. The title track is essentially 13 minutes of non stop hardcore and amazing soloing. Not only is it one of the best melodic death metal tracks I have heard, but it is one of the best metal track period. James Malone gives a harsh vocal style that I actually enjoy throughout this whole EP. The other two tracks, while not being as amazing as A Diamond for Disease are extremely respectible in their own ways. The Alice Cooper cover Roses in White Lace has grown on me a lot and is another superb track. The Promise of Never ends this EP on a brutal note. Containing passages of A Diamond For Disease, this track ends this monumental disc.
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| 0.0 | sixthwaytodie | April 3rd 07 |
This band is definitely one of the biggest death metal bands that brought me into the genre and sort of created my passion for this type of music. This album is without a doubt to me a classic, but it is just so short that it makes me think it should have been labeled as an EP. Leaves me wanting more for sure, but I wish it had been on this CD.
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| 4.0 excellent | Davey | October 21st 23 |
| 3.0 good | ffs | April 13th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Trundle | September 13th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gbhill | January 15th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tasty | September 20th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Trey STAFF | February 7th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | wulolu | November 18th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tib | May 13th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | mEyck97 | November 11th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | ngk44 | September 4th 15 |
| 3.0 good | adr | June 11th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Gigapax | February 14th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | Fossa | February 11th 15 |
| 3.5 great | jmh886 | September 23rd 14 |
| 2.5 average | KILL | February 2nd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dask | December 8th 12 |
| 3.5 great | OllieS | December 1st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Supergon | September 20th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | apert | June 7th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | TBliss2 | February 27th 12 |
| 3.5 great | MTTS | February 17th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Phate72 | September 18th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | MO | July 24th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | JamieCTA | February 21st 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Scoot | January 6th 11 |
| 3.5 great | mnwild | December 8th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Jeejee | October 28th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Erodrim | October 4th 10 |
| 3.5 great | xcrari | September 4th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | aidelos | July 28th 10 |
| 3.5 great | a7c7e7 | July 19th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Kleur | May 18th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | xDANKx | March 30th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | vdop | March 9th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | X3ni92 | January 29th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Markk1 | January 6th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Manland | December 30th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ripped | December 11th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | feav233 | October 26th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Gore | October 17th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | pride | October 15th 09 |
| 3.0 good | KTV | October 5th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | GodFree | September 30th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Set | September 12th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Robewho | September 10th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | GBJ | September 9th 09 |
| 3.0 good | Ire | June 30th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Warpt | March 20th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rx512 | February 24th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | superae | January 30th 09 |
| 3.0 good | tarcus | December 1st 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | TBliss | November 26th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | yontar | September 11th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | morjens | September 9th 08 |
| 4.5 superb | mikev | August 3rd 08 |
| 5.0 classic | thrash | June 22nd 08 |
| 3.5 great | twiik | May 14th 08 |
| 4.5 superb | Slaine | April 30th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | soneast | March 15th 08 |
| 4.5 superb | chr1s | March 14th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Crimson | February 27th 08 |
| 2.5 average | Kyle Ward EMERITUS | February 17th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mikesn EMERITUS | December 15th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | Cole673 | November 21st 07 |
| 4.5 superb | Fainted | November 2nd 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jmaj14 | September 12th 07 |
| 4.5 superb | Zoo | August 17th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tyler EMERITUS |
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