Atlantis [Import]

Atrocity | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 17, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Napalm
• ASIN: B0001WGEM0
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #385,670 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Reich Of Phenomena

2. Superior Race

3. Gods Of Nations

4. Ichor

5. Enigma

6. Morbid Mind

7. Omen

8. Cold Black Days

9. Atlantean Empire

10. Clash Of The Titans

11. Apocalypse

12. Lost Eden

13. The Sunken Paradise

14. Aeon

15. Ein Volk

16. Cold Black Days (Video)

Editorial Reviews

2004 album from the German death/goth metal act. 15 tracks. Nems.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good., March 5, 2005

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White Line, Mirror & A Credit Card (Moscow , Russia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Atlantis (Audio CD)

Every fan of:
1) Mystical history;
2) Low-guitar death-based metal;
3) Great melodies;
4) German band "Atrocity" -
should buy this album immediately.
Nothing more to add. Experience it by yourselves. Just:
1) Keep album lyrics in front of you while listening to the album, for it is the conceptual work. Lyrics here are the must-read ones;
2) Give it another listen after you hear it for the first time, just listen it as a whole. Don't randomize the tracks. It is necessary to see a whole picture drawn in the album.
Enjoy!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Could (and should) have been much better, May 21, 2004

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phobos (Berkeley, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Atlantis (Audio CD)

This album is sort of a mixture of the styles Atrocity has employed at different points in their career. Unfortunately, they've managed to select only the least interesting elements of their earlier work for this album. It has neither the catchiness of something like "Gemini," nor the technical brilliance of their earlier stuff. The worst songs on here sound like a selection of all the least interesting riffs from their album "Blut" (which was itself a mixed bag of brilliance and tedium). There are a few really good songs on here, though, that mix metal with nice, semi-acoustic ambient parts or classically-influenced riffs. These other influences needed to be expanded, since the standard metal parts don't really do very much, and don't fit the theme of the album very well. It's a very cool theme, the sinking of Atlantis-- and the packaging is some of the nicest I've ever seen, with the CD contained in a kind of book-- but it isn't really explored as much as it could have been. For something like this, you need atmosphere, to give the listener the feel of a time long gone. This sort of ambience appears every once in a while, mainly in the less metallic parts I've already mentioned, but it never lasts very long. Atrocity was trying, I think, to go back to their death metal roots, after a hiatus of several years, but you can tell they're hearts aren't in it anymore. The most interesing elements of this album are the non-metallic ones (this has been the same for all their most recent albums) and I think Atrocity needs to move on, and completely sever their ties to the metal scene, as bands like Ulver have done. The results would be much more satisfying.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but doesn't quite add up to its intriguing ingredients., May 21, 2006

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Ben Stubbs "Horror / Metal Enthusiast" (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Atlantis (Audio CD)

Atrocity have been around since the 80s, but this is the first time I've had the chance to check out what they are all about. They have a huge following in Germany and with this being their first release in 4 years, there were a lot of expectations to be met. It has been necessary for me to give this album quite a few spins before being able to come to grips with the whole thing. The band members have not allowed themselves to be closed in, and the result is an album that crosses a few genres without ever seeming incohesive.

"Atlantis" is a theme-based album which covers the mythical story of the Atlantean empire and their eventual demise. I find the concept to be very interesting, and I think Atrocity have done an excellent job of merging this chosen theme into 15 tracks that range from a heavy gothic pop to reasonably brutal death metal. They make use of classical instruments, female vocals, clean and death male vocals, double bass drumming, slow and fast riffing sections to create a truly intriguing piece of work.

Unfortunately, it's not as captivating as all these ingredients might sound. Whereas the choruses of most songs are highly memorable (I find myself humming them hours later), there are many sections of songs that are just plodding simple riffs that don't hold my attention. I find myself holding out for the chorus instead of enjoying the rest of the songs. Songs like "Gods of Nation" and "Enigma" have sections of greatness, but are let down by areas of blah. I find the most enjoyable track to be "Clash of the Titans", which also happens to be the heaviest piece on the album. Perhaps it is just a matter of taste.

Overall, "Atlantis" is a thoroughly enjoyable album that doesn't quite form the masterpiece that so many intriguing ingredients looked certain to make, without ever sinking to the depths of the ancient city it describes so passionately.