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Blizzard Beasts, Immortal's third album, sounds like a rush job when compared to the rest of the band's triumphant catalog. The majesty of the group's songwriting is buried in the album's subpar production values, which render the potentially brilliant hyperspeed riffing and drum battery gutless and ineffectual. "Nebular Ravens Winter," "Suns That Sank Below," and "Frostdemonstorm" offer a few decent riffs and solid arrangements, and six-minute epic "Mountains of Might" leans toward the black-metal-by-way-of-German-thrash genius of subsequent albums -- but the rest of the record shows little progression from predecessor Battles in the North. Ultimately, Blizzard Beasts should be chalked up as a transitional album in Immortal's mighty career, being the last to feature guitarist and founding member Demonaz (he quit after a bout with tendonitis); bassist/vocalist Abbath would take over six-string and songwriting duties, ultimately leading the band out of blastbeat hell and across more broad-scoped, epic terrain. Still, it's hard to write off Blizzard Beasts as a failure; the record is brilliant when compared to similar Norwegian black metal acts mired in ludicrous "necro" aesthetics, but it just doesn't match up with Immortal's usual balance of underground credibility with high production and songwriting standards. ~ John Serba
Blizzard Beasts, Immortal's third album, should be chalked up as a transitional album in the band's mighty career, being the last to feature guitarist and founding member Demonaz (he quit after a bout with tendonitis); bassist/vocalist Abbath would take over six-string and songwriting duties, ultimately leading the band out of blastbeat hell and across more broad-scoped, epic terrain. Still, the record is brilliant when compared to similar Norwegian black metal acts mired in ludicrous "necro" aesthetics. "Nebular Ravens Winter," "Suns That Sank Below," and "Frostdemonstorm" offer a few decent riffs and solid arrangements, and six-minute epic "Mountains of Might" leans toward the black metal-by-way-of-German-thrash genius of subsequent albums. ~ John Serba
Recorded from September to November 1996.
Immortal: Abbath Doom Occulta (vocals, bass); Demonaz Doom Occulta (guitar); Erik (drums).
Immortal Blizzard Beasts Songs Blizzard Beasts Music Review Purchase Blizzard Beasts CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Darkthrone Transilvanian Hunger CD (1994) Digipak
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"Darkthrone is for all the evil in man," proclaims the back cover of Transilvanian Hunger, the Norwegian group's fourth release -- but more controversial is the proclamation that contained within was "Norsk Arisk Black Metal," loosely translated, "Norwegian Aryan Black Metal." One would have to be fluent in Norwegian to ...
| | Immortal Pure Holocaust CD (1993)
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| | Immortal Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism CD (1992)
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Immortal's debut, Diabolical Full Moon Mysticism, presents the germ of a soon-to-be-great black metal outfit -- and, as one would expect, it's as rancid and unholy as other early Norse efforts, albeit a hair more melodic ...
| | Immortal Battles In The North CD (2000)
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Battles in the North, Immortal's third razor-caked candy bar, is considered by many to be one of black metal's defining moments. Like its highly regarded, slower, and slightly less-focused predecessor, Pure Holocaust, Battles in the North is a furious, somewhat under-produced, unrelenting assault of blastbeats, demon-reptile vocals, and buzzing guitars assembled for one reason only: to unleash the misbegotten souls of frozen Norwegian landscapes into glorious battle against all things remotely commercial or accessible, taking no prisoners. The result is ten blurry tracks of hyper-tempo blackness that somehow corral melody within a constant rhythmic pummel, especially on bona fide classic cuts ...
| | Immortal Damned In Black CD (2000)
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Battles in the North, Immortal's third razor-caked candy bar, is considered by many to be one of black metal's defining moments. Like its highly regarded, slower, and slightly less-focused predecessor, Pure Holocaust, Battles in the North is a furious, somewhat under-produced, unrelenting assault of blastbeats, demon-reptile vocals, and buzzing guitars assembled for one reason only: to unleash the misbegotten souls of frozen Norwegian landscapes into glorious battle against all things remotely commercial or accessible, taking no prisoners. The result is ten blurry tracks of hyper-tempo blackness that somehow corral melody within a constant rhythmic pummel, especially on bona fide classic cuts ...
| | Immortal At The Heart Of Winter CD (1999)
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At the Heart of Winter marks the beginning of Immortal's second incarnation, paring the band down to the duo of Abbath Doom Occulta and Horgh after the departure of guitarist and founding member Demonaz Doom Occulta due to severe tendonitis in his arms. Thus, Abbath alone took over six-string and songwriting duties (although Demonaz still contributed his trademark fantastical war- and winter-themed lyrics), and Immortal progressed beyond their blurry, hyperspeed, under-produced past into muscular metal maturity, melding frostbitten Norwegian black metal with the intricate riffing and tempo changes of German thrash. Which isn't to say the group abandoned blastbeats or Abbath's throaty reptilian croak; within the ...
| | Edge Of Sanity Purgatory Afterglow CD (1994)
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By the release of their fourth album, 1994's Purgatory Afterglow, Sweden's prolific Edge of Sanity was cruising -- a well-oiled machine with a growing reputation as one of death metal's most exciting, daring, and innovative acts. Like their good friends (and natural inheritors) Opeth, Edge of Sanity's excellence resides in their ability to juxtapose the most blistering, blast-beat-intensive death (bordering on black) metal offensive with melodic passages of startling beauty. In fact, Purgatory Afterglow's epic opener, "Twilight," with its wild mood ...
| | Judas Priest Metal Works '73-'93 CDs (1993)
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Features in-depth interviews with Judas Priest, Skid Row, Def Leppard, Ozzy Osbourne and Slayer. Also contains rarely seen material including the band's first ever appearance on TV in 1974, coverage of their infamous Reno, Nevada court case and clips from the band's personal archive.
Let's make this simple--if you want to hear some of the toughest heavy metal ever recorded, this double-disc 1993 Judas Priest career overview does it. The Priest will forever ...
| | Super Hits Of The '70S: Have A Nice Day, Vol. 16 CD (1990)
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On their 15th go at '70s song archaeology, Rhino dishes up the decade's kaleidoscopic music menu in all its intriguing and over-the-top glory. Tapping the 1975-1976 period, the 12 cuts take in indelible novelties (C.W. McCall's 18-wheeler hit "Convoy"), '50s nostalgia (Pete Wingfield's "18 With a Bullett"), Defranco Family-issue kitsch (David Geddes' "Run Joey Run"), and glam pop (Bay City Rollers' "Saturday Night"). There's also plenty of soul and funk variants, like Jigsaw's disco symphonic "Sky High," Joe Frank Hamilton's blue-eyed "Fallin' in Love," and Hot Chocolate's dancefloor-filling "Sexy Thing." The maturation of the singer/songwriter is also essayed (Janis Ian's still-solid "Seventeen"), while a country tearjerker finds its crossover legs (Jessi Colter's "I'm Not Lisa"). A few duds, a few gems, and a fair share of songs you will not need to hear a third time around. ~ Stephen Cook
This might have been one trip into the past that Rhino Records should have thought about very hard before making. Oh, there are two really good moments here, Cliff Richard's sole thrust at U.S. success, "Devil Woman," and the ...
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$11.19 | | Marty Phillips Somewhere In Time CD (2007)
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Those experienced and passionate music lovers who have been fortunate enough to hear pre-release copies of the uniquely gifted vocalist-pianist-composer-arranger Marty Phillip's extraordinary CD, 'Somewhere in Time' have exclaimed: 'How could I not have heard someone with a voice and other musical talents this impressive before now?'. This mystery deepens in considering his extensive and impressive performing career over the past 30+ years. This includes work with acknowledged vocal and instrumental masters such as Carmen McRae, Grady Tate, Johnny Hartman (who he served as pianist and musical director), Al Cohn, Frank Wess, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, Dizzy Gillespie, the Modern Jazz Quartet and Art Farmer among many others. He's played in most of the well known New York clubs and concert venues, including serving as the house band at the Blue Note, with stellar horn men often sitting in. In recent years, his focus has been on producing, and other music-related activities, including education. First time listeners will first be enormously impressed by the gorgeously rich, but relaxed timbre of his extraordinary vocal instrument. He immediately invokes pleasant memories of Johnny Hartman, Billy Eckstine, Arthur Prysock and other well known mellow baritone stylists of the past. However, one also quickly appreciates his own expressive passion, flawless intonation, clarity and the exquisite taste in his phrasing and delivery. In addition to the masterful singing, his own piano and synthesizer accompaniment and arrangements must be applauded. The buoyantly uplifting support of the other ...
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