Altars of Madness [Original recording reissued, Extra tracks]

Morbid Angel | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 6, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording reissued, Extra tracks
• Label: Earache Records
• ASIN: B000F8DTLE
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,743 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best death metal albums EVER, August 15, 2006

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Nailed To Gold (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Altars of Madness (Audio CD)

Altars of Madness was released in 1989 and to this day, it is hailed as one of the best death metal albums ever. Sure it doesnt have the up-to-date production that bands have today, but make no mistake this is what its all about. Evil vocals, amazing blast beats, insane solos... I honestly can not put into words how great this album is.

Morbid Angel has re-released this album and included a 2nd bonus DVD of Morbid Angel on the Grindcrusher tour back in 1989. The sound is excellent and the DVD is worth the price alone.

All metal fans should own this CD. All Morbid Angel fans MUST check out the DVD as well.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE Death Metal Album, December 25, 2009

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John K. Trump "One man's genius is another ma... (North Hills, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Altars of Madness (Audio CD)

Morbid Angel's Altars of Madness, released in 1989 continues to tear faces off 21 years later.

From the first snap of Pete's snare drum following the reverse intro on Immortal Rites, to the eerie outro riff of Evil Spells, this album takes the listener on a journey unlike any other death metal album ever produced. This album holds a special quality being released so early on in the death metal genre. The cookie cutter sound had yet to be created and the most guttural vocals of the time period are considered tame by today's standards. Which leads to one of the albums high points - David Vincent's vocals. His raspy delivery is both understandable, haunting, and downright vicious. The lyrical content is interesting and has good imagery throughout. Trey's signature riffing and soloing is at it's best on this album, and Brunelle does a good job of molding himself into Trey's vision. I could write a book about Pete Sandoval's drumming on this album. It's a cornerstone of death metal percussion. His precision blasting and fill-work is second to none, while his groove sections provide perfect headbangability consistently. This album was the first death metal album that I noticed a drummer making a concentrated effort to match the drumming to the riffs being played rather than double time or blasting. Sandoval's ability to accentuate riffs through cymbal and tom work astounds me to this day. The production is surprisingly clear, albeit a bit noisy.

All in all, if you consider yourself a fan of death metal, or even metal in general and haven't heard this, you are doing yourself a disservice. Buy this album YESTERDAY.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You want brutal???, May 23, 2009

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Michael Schmidt Jr. "D." (parts un-known) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Altars of Madness (Audio CD)

Morbid Angel is all about brutal!!! This is they're first in a long line of brutal outputs... X-cellent stuff here!!!