das ist übrigens die tracklist, die zusammen mit den geilen albumtitel schon richtig lust macht!!
1. Born (The Retribution Of Spiritual Sickness)
2. Final Product
3. My Acid Words
4. Bittersweet Feast
5. Sentient 6
6. Medicated Nation
7. Holocaust Of Thought, The
8. Sell My Heart For Stones
9. Psalm Of Lydia, The
10. Future Uncertain, A
11. This Godless Endeavor
sentient 6 soll übrigens etwas an the sanity assasin angelehnt sein, dem vielleicht besten Nevermore song...
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Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
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Behauptet der Kerl in der bisher einzigen Amazon-Rezension auch.
Ich frag mich woher die Leute das Album immer schon Wochen vorm Termin kennen... sind das alles Musikjournalisten mit Promo-Bezugsquellen oder ist das Album schon geleaked?
Ich frag mich woher die Leute das Album immer schon Wochen vorm Termin kennen... sind das alles Musikjournalisten mit Promo-Bezugsquellen oder ist das Album schon geleaked?
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also die leute mit denen ich bisher geredet hab (-> rockhard forum) ham promos da sie halt für verschiedene online-mags schreiben...
mann kann sich aber das ganze album auch schon saugen. ist dann halt so ne stimme drüber die alle 5 sekunden sagt dass es sich um ne promo handelt
glaub jetzt aber net dass ich das gemacht hab!!
mann kann sich aber das ganze album auch schon saugen. ist dann halt so ne stimme drüber die alle 5 sekunden sagt dass es sich um ne promo handelt
glaub jetzt aber net dass ich das gemacht hab!!
buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh!!!
As you continue on your voyage towards musical utopia, on a perpetual search for The Prototype - a musical idea that epitomizes every facet of metal you know and love - you begin to understand what makes a band truly relevant and lasting. Bands that people will remember 15 years down the road - you can rant and rave all you want about novelty acts or your favorite flavor of the month, but it's the bands that stick with you throughout your musical evolution that are the true heroes. Nevermore is one of those bands. I can't claim to have been with them since the beginning (I first saw them live on their '01 tour with Opeth and Angel Dust), nor would they necessarily come up if asked to list off my favorite bands, but my respect and appreciation for their craft is unwavering. "This Godless Endeavor" is every bit as memorable, fusile, majestic, and most importantly, as consistant as anything they've ever done.
Fans that are familiar with this band don't need an aesthetic deconstruction of their sound, so I apologize if I'm stating the obvious. Conceptually, they project the anthemic grandeur and majesty of a classic/power metal band, and yet their actual execution and timbre has a post-thrash/death punch to it that is entirely void of the cheese factor that ultimately subsumes 80% of power/classic metal bands out there. Nevermore have forged a middle ground that thousands of likeminded bands have failed to achieve, and as result simply do NOT sound like anyone else - there is no genre, scene, or label that accurately portrays this band's music.
"This Godless Endeavor" is right on par with everything this band has put out - whether you like this more than "Dead Heart In A Dead World" or "Dreaming Neon Black" ultimately boils down to personal preference. This band has long since found their niche, an approach that is inherently progressive without forcing giant leaps between albums. The consistancy of this band is intimidating, almost to the point where some cynical fans might find their more recent material redundant and uninspiring when juxtaposed with their earth-shattering releases in the late 90's. However, the point is that it simply takes weeks of listening to an album and a dash of nostalgia for it to become a classic, and having already listened to this album for a couple weeks now I can confirm that its lasting power is through the roof, and the mighty choruses and guitar leads are as memorable as ever. I especially can't stop listening to the album's 9-minute title track, a beautiful opus with gradual build-ups, evolving choruses, instrumental bridges, and everything in between - a veritable survey of Nevermore's greatest moments, and a benchmark for comparing this album to their previous works.
Warrel Dane's haunting vocal melodies are as charismatic as ever, particularly in "Born", "Acid Words", and "This Godless Endeavor" - he has this way of grabbing the music below him and leveraging the whole thing into this eerie, serene, and yet epic plateau that is dripping with atmosphere. The power and grandiose of the whole spectacle is great. I can't help but feel like he ends up resorting to the same melodic motifs and snarl placement across several songs, as if I know which note he's about to hit, and yet despite all that, the varied musical concepts across several songs present refreshing varied contexts in which to interpret and contrast his voice. On the instrumental side of things, the drum attack is as adaptive and aggressive as ever, projecting thick, plodding double bass installments, sprinting thrash blasts, and a refreshing straightforwardness with hints of technicality to ultimately not detract from the whirlwind guitars and vocals.
For me, the true hero of "This Godless Endeavor" is guitarist Jeff Loomis ("No duh", you say). Of course the guy doesn't have anything left to prove as a guitarist, but he continues to captivate me with every passing album, and that's coming from a "drum-centered" listener. What amazes me is his sense of both rhythm and melody, for which he is equally adept - as such, he can project flowing Swedish melodic death, American thrash, and even some amazing finger taps that massage the mind. Case and point, listen to the solo in "Final Product" at 2:35, how beautiful is that? The title track also has some incredible fret dancing and tapping from 6:30 to 7:35 that have that flowing waveform texture that Reflux's Abasi does so well, as if Loomis is saying "Yo, I love all your tech wankery, but I've been doing this for years, buddy". Whereas any sane, run-of-the-mill guitarist would otherwise solos for 2 to 4 measures, Loomis develops solos as a song within a song, embarking on a solo as a means to augment the music concept rather than out of necessity.
"This Godless Endeavor" is everything you've come to expect from Nevermore and further solidifies their status as metal legends for the new millenium. Their music has the nostalgic charm of classic thrash/power metal acts, and has the impact and grit of modern metal's heaviest installments. They embody "metal" in the true sense of the word, possessing integrity and originality in their writing that few bands can hold a candle to. That's enough out of me, go buy this album already!
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As you continue on your voyage towards musical utopia, on a perpetual search for The Prototype - a musical idea that epitomizes every facet of metal you know and love - you begin to understand what makes a band truly relevant and lasting. Bands that people will remember 15 years down the road - you can rant and rave all you want about novelty acts or your favorite flavor of the month, but it's the bands that stick with you throughout your musical evolution that are the true heroes. Nevermore is one of those bands. I can't claim to have been with them since the beginning (I first saw them live on their '01 tour with Opeth and Angel Dust), nor would they necessarily come up if asked to list off my favorite bands, but my respect and appreciation for their craft is unwavering. "This Godless Endeavor" is every bit as memorable, fusile, majestic, and most importantly, as consistant as anything they've ever done.
Fans that are familiar with this band don't need an aesthetic deconstruction of their sound, so I apologize if I'm stating the obvious. Conceptually, they project the anthemic grandeur and majesty of a classic/power metal band, and yet their actual execution and timbre has a post-thrash/death punch to it that is entirely void of the cheese factor that ultimately subsumes 80% of power/classic metal bands out there. Nevermore have forged a middle ground that thousands of likeminded bands have failed to achieve, and as result simply do NOT sound like anyone else - there is no genre, scene, or label that accurately portrays this band's music.
"This Godless Endeavor" is right on par with everything this band has put out - whether you like this more than "Dead Heart In A Dead World" or "Dreaming Neon Black" ultimately boils down to personal preference. This band has long since found their niche, an approach that is inherently progressive without forcing giant leaps between albums. The consistancy of this band is intimidating, almost to the point where some cynical fans might find their more recent material redundant and uninspiring when juxtaposed with their earth-shattering releases in the late 90's. However, the point is that it simply takes weeks of listening to an album and a dash of nostalgia for it to become a classic, and having already listened to this album for a couple weeks now I can confirm that its lasting power is through the roof, and the mighty choruses and guitar leads are as memorable as ever. I especially can't stop listening to the album's 9-minute title track, a beautiful opus with gradual build-ups, evolving choruses, instrumental bridges, and everything in between - a veritable survey of Nevermore's greatest moments, and a benchmark for comparing this album to their previous works.
Warrel Dane's haunting vocal melodies are as charismatic as ever, particularly in "Born", "Acid Words", and "This Godless Endeavor" - he has this way of grabbing the music below him and leveraging the whole thing into this eerie, serene, and yet epic plateau that is dripping with atmosphere. The power and grandiose of the whole spectacle is great. I can't help but feel like he ends up resorting to the same melodic motifs and snarl placement across several songs, as if I know which note he's about to hit, and yet despite all that, the varied musical concepts across several songs present refreshing varied contexts in which to interpret and contrast his voice. On the instrumental side of things, the drum attack is as adaptive and aggressive as ever, projecting thick, plodding double bass installments, sprinting thrash blasts, and a refreshing straightforwardness with hints of technicality to ultimately not detract from the whirlwind guitars and vocals.
For me, the true hero of "This Godless Endeavor" is guitarist Jeff Loomis ("No duh", you say). Of course the guy doesn't have anything left to prove as a guitarist, but he continues to captivate me with every passing album, and that's coming from a "drum-centered" listener. What amazes me is his sense of both rhythm and melody, for which he is equally adept - as such, he can project flowing Swedish melodic death, American thrash, and even some amazing finger taps that massage the mind. Case and point, listen to the solo in "Final Product" at 2:35, how beautiful is that? The title track also has some incredible fret dancing and tapping from 6:30 to 7:35 that have that flowing waveform texture that Reflux's Abasi does so well, as if Loomis is saying "Yo, I love all your tech wankery, but I've been doing this for years, buddy". Whereas any sane, run-of-the-mill guitarist would otherwise solos for 2 to 4 measures, Loomis develops solos as a song within a song, embarking on a solo as a means to augment the music concept rather than out of necessity.
"This Godless Endeavor" is everything you've come to expect from Nevermore and further solidifies their status as metal legends for the new millenium. Their music has the nostalgic charm of classic thrash/power metal acts, and has the impact and grit of modern metal's heaviest installments. They embody "metal" in the true sense of the word, possessing integrity and originality in their writing that few bands can hold a candle to. That's enough out of me, go buy this album already!
quelle: www.uraniummusic.com
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Den Kerl hats ganz schön erwischt. 
Wenn ich nicht wüsste dass es um Musik geht, könnte man fast meinen er schwärmt gerade für ne Frau, so euphorisch klingt das...
(andererseits klinge ich wohl ähnlich wenn ich was über "Awake" erzählen soll)
Trotzdem - ein absolutes MUST-BUY-Album und mit Sicherheit heißer Anwärter auf die Top3 dieses Jahres!
Wenn ich nicht wüsste dass es um Musik geht, könnte man fast meinen er schwärmt gerade für ne Frau, so euphorisch klingt das...
(andererseits klinge ich wohl ähnlich wenn ich was über "Awake" erzählen soll)
Trotzdem - ein absolutes MUST-BUY-Album und mit Sicherheit heißer Anwärter auf die Top3 dieses Jahres!
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Bei der ursprünglichen Produktion wurde das Budget (sehr zum Ärger der Band) gnadenlos zusammengstrichen. Letzes Jahr wurde die Scheibe dann aber neu gemastered, damit der Sound endlich zur Musik passt.
Bei Century Media gibts die Remaster für 5 Euro ohne Booklet und Hülle, für alle die das Original schon haben. Wäre eine Gelegenheit günstig an den Klassiker ranzukommen.
Wobei das nix für mich ist, ich brauch auch ein schönes Coverartwork um glücklich zu sein...
Bei Century Media gibts die Remaster für 5 Euro ohne Booklet und Hülle, für alle die das Original schon haben. Wäre eine Gelegenheit günstig an den Klassiker ranzukommen.
Wobei das nix für mich ist, ich brauch auch ein schönes Coverartwork um glücklich zu sein...
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hier ein statement von jeff loomis zu den probs im vorfeld von enemies of reality:
Now you brought up Enemies of Reality, what exactly happened on the original Enemies of Reality?
It was a nightmare dude [Laughs]! It took three months to record, we recorded it at three different studios, and basically, to make a long story short, this is what happened. We were at the end of our recording contract with Century Media and they didn’t know if we were going to resign with them because we had a lot of other offers coming in at that time from other record labels offering us lots of money to sign with them. But basically at the eleventh hour Century Media came back and said, “Here, we are going to offer you this three album deal.” Basically it was the best deal we had gotten. People always ask us why we signed with them again and all that crap, but basically what it comes down to was that it was best deal out there for us. This all connects with how Enemies of Reality sounds like because they only gave us twenty thousand dollars to record Enemies of Reality. That is a nothing deal for a record now a days. We had to find a producer in the Seattle area that could do it for that kind of money. That guy was Kelly Gray. Unfortunately we didn’t know that he wasn’t that skilled in terms of working with a metal band like Nevermore because there were a lot of intricate things going that he really couldn’t get the separation from and things like that. Basically, we had to eat it [Laughs]! It sucked because we worked so hard on the record and we got a lot of backlash from the fans, saying it sounded like crap. So we fought for Century Media to remix it and we had Andy Sneap remix it. He basically took the blanket off the whole thing and basically made it sound a whole ton better. It sounds like night and day compared to the original. It all really comes down to money and that’s why the original Enemies of Reality sounded like crap. After Andy Sneap remixed it, it sounded much better and I can actually sleep good right now.
Are you satisfied with the Re-issue of Enemies of Reality?
Very much! You can hear so many things that you couldn’t hear before in the original. You can hear separation in the drums, you can hear the guitars so much better, the vocals are much cleaner. Andy just redid the whole thing, every single part, to make it sound audible to the listener’s ear. You can play both of the discs at home out of a cd player and the remix just bounces out and sounds killer! I am quite happy with the remixed version, as is the band.
Now you brought up Enemies of Reality, what exactly happened on the original Enemies of Reality?
It was a nightmare dude [Laughs]! It took three months to record, we recorded it at three different studios, and basically, to make a long story short, this is what happened. We were at the end of our recording contract with Century Media and they didn’t know if we were going to resign with them because we had a lot of other offers coming in at that time from other record labels offering us lots of money to sign with them. But basically at the eleventh hour Century Media came back and said, “Here, we are going to offer you this three album deal.” Basically it was the best deal we had gotten. People always ask us why we signed with them again and all that crap, but basically what it comes down to was that it was best deal out there for us. This all connects with how Enemies of Reality sounds like because they only gave us twenty thousand dollars to record Enemies of Reality. That is a nothing deal for a record now a days. We had to find a producer in the Seattle area that could do it for that kind of money. That guy was Kelly Gray. Unfortunately we didn’t know that he wasn’t that skilled in terms of working with a metal band like Nevermore because there were a lot of intricate things going that he really couldn’t get the separation from and things like that. Basically, we had to eat it [Laughs]! It sucked because we worked so hard on the record and we got a lot of backlash from the fans, saying it sounded like crap. So we fought for Century Media to remix it and we had Andy Sneap remix it. He basically took the blanket off the whole thing and basically made it sound a whole ton better. It sounds like night and day compared to the original. It all really comes down to money and that’s why the original Enemies of Reality sounded like crap. After Andy Sneap remixed it, it sounded much better and I can actually sleep good right now.
Are you satisfied with the Re-issue of Enemies of Reality?
Very much! You can hear so many things that you couldn’t hear before in the original. You can hear separation in the drums, you can hear the guitars so much better, the vocals are much cleaner. Andy just redid the whole thing, every single part, to make it sound audible to the listener’s ear. You can play both of the discs at home out of a cd player and the remix just bounces out and sounds killer! I am quite happy with the remixed version, as is the band.
hier mal man den fertig gemischten song Final Product in der albumversion runterladen!
http://www.centurymedia.com/audio/MP3/N ... roduct.mp3
die gesangslinie bei knapp 2 minuten ist schonmal der hammer
http://www.centurymedia.com/audio/MP3/N ... roduct.mp3
die gesangslinie bei knapp 2 minuten ist schonmal der hammer