| | Tiamat Prey CD Tiamat Discography of CDs
 (3 Customer Reviews)
Tiamat mastermind Johan Edlund, on eighth album Prey, continues his obsession with mediocre, synth-driven goth rock, marking a logical progression from the atrocious 2002 effort Judas Christ. In other words, Prey isn't an embarrassment like its predecessor, but it's still a dull, plodding affair, and a distant cry from Tiamat's chilling crossover masterpiece, Wildhoney (which is a Pink Floydian prog-psych-death benchmark in a catalog filled with wide-ranging experimentation). Dominated by big, droning chords, medium to crawling tempos, and Edlund's clean, sub-Andrew Eldritch/Peter Steele croon, Prey drifts in a sea of contrived depression, and any ill-advised stabs at catchy songwriting -- "Wings of Heaven," "Carry Your Cross and I'll Carry Mine" -- sound clunky and forced. In fact, very little energy is exuded here -- uninspired, workmanlike guitars are played like a chore, often secondary to blasé, minor-key keyboard tinkles and whooshes, with Edlund tossing in a few uninspired riffs, as if trying to lure Tiamat worshipers of old back into his increasingly unattractive, eyeliner-clad nest. The tedious Prey is not the return to form that longtime Tiamat fans could have hoped for, Edlund instead searching for an entirely different black-clad audience and stumbling once again, both conceptually and artistically. Disappointing. ~ John Serba
The Swedish symphonic black metal band's 2003 release on Century Media. Also includes CD-Rom of the 'Cain' music video & 'making of' feature.
Tiamat includes: Johan Edlund.
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Prey Music Review Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars)   True Goth-rock
This is now one of my favorite bands, with it's dark ambience, talented male vocalist (and in some songs, a wonderful female accompaniment), and moving lyrics - many of which tie in with Crowley. This is an incredible CD!
Submitted by cinnabar.and.salt (Idaho, USA) 
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 Not bad
I took a gamble getting this, since the only song that I heard beforehand was Divided, which is an awesome song. The other Tiamat I had heard was from Summerian Cry, which is pretty heavy, and really quite bad. This is very different, and a bit of a surprise. Prey is very atmospheric, and yes, even relaxing. But I did think that some of the songs sounded uninspired, and others were too relaxed - I felt that they would have sounded better if they had a little more energy to them. But overall I do like this. If you're in the right mood to just drift off to something really groovy, this will do the trick.
Submitted by Duncan (Texas)
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Tiamat are great!!!
Tiamat is a very talented band, and with Prey they have released another great cd. It's slow, relax, and absolutely not heavy, but it's a great cd. The songs really impress me, and thay are all great. The instrumental songs are also great and so is this whole cd. JUST BUY!
Submitted by thomaster87 (Huissen, holland)
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Purchase Prey CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Paul Butterfield Blues Band CD (1965)
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The '60s Blues Revival begins here. Calling this album influential is an understatement akin to calling the Grand Canyon a rut; suffice to say that an entire generation of musicians (mostly young and white) heard this and had their lives changed forever. In fact, for at least a year after the album's release in 1965, it was impossible to walk down the hall ...
| | VH1 Presents The Corrs Live In Dublin CD (2002)
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This audio document of The Corrs' Dublin homecoming concert has pretty much everything fans of Irish pop could wish for, including an appearance from Bono in his earthly incarnation, fresh from an audience with President George W. Bush. It's to the band's credit that the charismatic singer fails to steal the show, despite creditable efforts via an anthemized version of Ryan Adams' beautifully downtempo "When the Stars Go Blue," and a great, leering rendition of Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra's "Summer Wine."
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| | Tiamat Judas Christ CD (2002)
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Once a black metal band (they're from Sweden) and then a goth metal band when they hit their stride, Tiamat are now just a hokey band singing about love and astrology. And Judas Christ, an attempt at an offensive title (but not a successful one), is an incredibly slow, corny album with lyrics that will make some of their most ardent fans wince. Nobody wants to hear a goth metal band sing about snuggly bunnies, but that doesn't stop Tiamat from rhyming that with "hug me honey" on the hideous "Love Is as Good as Soma." Nearly as bad is "I Am in Love with Myself" or the pathetic anthem "Vote for Love." (The titles ...
| | Drive-By Truckers Southern Rock Opera CDs (2001) Digipak
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A sprawling two-disc set, the Drive-By Truckers' SOUTHERN ROCK OPERA is a cracked masterpiece that's enjoyable on several different levels. Hipsters might enjoy the giggly premise of a two-disc set devoted to a slightly altered retelling of the rise and fall of 1970s Southern rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd. Progressive rock fans lamenting the modern era's relative lack of story-driven albums divided into "Act I" and "Act II" will latch ...
| | W A S P Neon God: Part 1 - The Rise CD (2004)
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W.A.S.P. mastermind Blackie Lawless has one of the most distinctive set of pipes in heavy metal. The primal scream that graced earlier recordings like Headless Children and Last Command has grown into a powerful, guttural wail on the first installment of his conceptual Neon God project. The storyline concerns an abused telepathic orphan who uses his powers to attract a legion of followers. Heavy metal's obsession with narrative albums about "dark messiahs" is as old as the leathery prophets themselves, resulting in ventures that often succeed despite their simplistic aims -- Queensrÿche's Operation: Mindcrime, Iron Maiden's Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, etc. Neon God, Pt. 1 succeeds primarily through Lawless' passionate delivery, as the lyrics do little to convey the story -- the written version that appears in the liner notes, however, is surprisingly complex and involving. Musically, the group has changed little since its heydays, ...
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| | KMFDM Adios CD (1999) Remastered
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Mistakenly billed as the industrial band's swan song at the time of its original 1999 release, KMFDM's last album of the '90s is also one of its most accessible, with its lighter tracks, such as "Witness" and "R.U.OK?," recalling the '80s electro-pop of the Human League and Depeche Mode. Those assuming the band had gone soft were in for a rude awakening, however, with the ominous cadences of cuts such as "Bereit" and the twitchy menace of "D.I.Y." providing a gothic counterpoint to the album's frothier moments. ADIOS was re-released in 2007 as part of a planned retrospective of the band's back catalog.
Mistakenly billed as the industrial band's swan song at the time of its original 1999 release, KMFDM's last album of the '90s is also one of its most accessible, with its lighter tracks, such as "Witness" and "R.U.OK?," recalling the '80s electro-pop of the Human League and Depeche ...
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