Average Rating: 3.94 Rating Variance: 0.52 Objectivity Score: 60% (Somewhat Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicAutopsy Severed SurvivalIf Possessed was the Grandfather, and Death the father, then Autopsy would be the middle child that no one noticed at first, but was the best all along. Autopsy's older brother Morbid Angel follows the technical route, being fast and having complex riffs and some intricate solo work, but lacking any real B movie aspects that makes death metal, well, deadly. The Youngest of the three is Cannibal Corpse. They are all about brutality and gore and blood and puss, but lack any depth to call themselves serious. Here is where Autopsy succeeds where his brothers did not, finding a correct balance between gory lyrics and atmosphere and intricate, interesting riffs. Faster thrashier songs like the opening Charred Remains or the title track show a lot of what makes death metal great: fast, unrelenting and unnerving riffs and eerie, gory brutal lyrics presented by screaming them into your face. It's sort of like getting hit by a frozen shit-ball thrown from a low flying plane. Some of Severed Survival's slower songs like Service for a Vacant Coffin and Ridden with Disease stretch your skin and shiver your bones with it's gruesome tales of morbid debauchery. Much like rotting on death row. Autopsy is one of the greatest metal bands to have ever existed, and I'm not making that up. If you haven't heard them yet you must immediately.D.R.I. CrossoverFrom beginning to end Crossover seeps full of heavy riffs, crazy drumming, and anti-establishment lyrics. It lacks the speed of D.R.I.'s earlier works, but it keeps it where it counts. This album seamlessly blends the hardcore punk and heavy metal roots that define Crossover Thrash. Purists may call this selling out, but I call it a big mosh-a-thon and everyone and your mother is invited to get some bruises!4.5 superbTiny Tim God Bless Tiny TimIf you like falsettos and 30s music, this is right up your alley. Great production for its time and superb instrumentation, not to mention the greatness that is the ukulele playing and genius of Tiny Tim.4.0 excellentAutopsy ShitfunAutopsy Macabre EternalAfter Obituary and Mrobid Angel failed, at least someone got it right, eh?3.5 greatDarkthrone Total DeathLet's get one thing out of the way - Darkthrone's moonfog era was rather ham-handed. One one hand you have great albums like this one, Hate Them and Sardonic Wrath. On the other you have Goatlord. Anyway, Total Death get's the award for being the quietest album Darkthrone has produced. The hushness of the album reminds me of Bathory's The Return being not so much devoid of exciting music, but the production output is quiet and hushed. The music, however is quite good. This was as I like to call it Darkthrone's 'collaboration project' in the sense that some lyrics and music was contributions to others in the scene, notably Varg Vikernes, who was in prison at the time. Ted and Glyve haven't lost their touch, though as some of the riffs and drumming on this album are quite superb, and a good example of some late 90s black metal. Some songs are mid-paced like 'Gather for Attack on the Pearly Gates', while the album's closer 'The Serpent's Harvest' is slow and creeping. Both are examples of the variety you get on this album, and a reason why this isn't a Darkthrone album that just whizzes by as all the songs meld together in a collective mass of bleak stories of satan and death. No there is a good variety of riffs both between songs and within them. tl;dr: Not Darkthrone's greatest work, but defiantly worth getting. The songs won't mesh together like they tend to do in Transylvanian hunger. Overall a solid album.Verbal Abuse Just An American BandOnce there was a band from Houston, the scene there was not very encouraging so the band relocated to San Francisco, and went down as one of the best Hardcore and Crossover thrash bands of all time... Well sort-of. Unlike their more famous counterparts, D.R.I., Verbal Abuse is much more low key. A defining SF bay hardcore punk album. It shows it's punk roots heavily with this release, but you can still taste the metal influence of the 80s scene.3.0 goodBathory OctagonFUCK THE HATERS Not the Bathory black metal fans are used to. In fact I get the impression that Quorthon made this album just to piss off black metal elitists. It's hard and gritty and is from way out of left-field. Sure production sucks, but this album has a very clear message: Go Fuck Yourself. Not an album worth recommending, but a good album nonetheless.GWAR This Toilet EarthAs far as the music goes, this is GWAR's most experimental album. Right from the get-go this album takes a more sophisticated approach with the inclusion of a trumpet as well as some of their most extensive sample work. Things like an eerie car-alarm sound on Sonderkomanndo, the sounds of destruction on the Planet Flab Quarv 7 and even moaning chicks on Slap U Around make for an atmospheric and vibrant album. Lyrically, it's still fucking GWAR. Mindless violence, substance abuse and human degredation are abound in this album as they are in every one of GWAR's releases. Overall a good album and defiantly one album GWAR fans cannot miss.
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