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Black Science

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I don't normally write reviews, but I can't believe noone has written one for this album yet. This is one of the top ten rock albums ever made! I buy everything related to Ozzy and Black Sabbath. Ozzy albums are great and some of the other non-Ozzy stuff has been pretty good, normally because of Tony Iommi's involvement. When Plastic Planet (G__Z_R's first album) was released, it showed what a force Geezer Butler was on his own. I was very impressed and Plastic Planet became a very high favorite of mine right away. However, there was still something missing that could set it above the old Black Sabbath and Ozzy albums.
With the release of Black Science, that was all resolved. All aspects were improved. Songwriting was more intense, even with a feeling of a conceptual album involving alien influence. That ties the whole album together and makes everything seem bonded. Then, the lyrics make it flow even better. The musicianship is superb. Great sound, hard when needed and mystic when needed. Even moreso, some of the tracks are totally standout on their own without any tie to the album at all. Man in a Suitcase is excellent as an opener, and the album is worth the cost alone for Trinity Road. I'd pay $100 just for Trinity Road all by itself.
I can't wait for another relase from Geezer Butler, no matter who else he has playing with him. I rate this album above any Ozzy release, even the Randy Rhodes albums!

This is so heavy you would would believe Geezer was still a spring chicken. He's got a bright spanky heavy bass tone on this miles away from sabbath sounds, and the production is up front and modern all the way, with crushing guitars and enormous bass presence. Not all the songs are top notch, some of it sounds like filler to me, but Man in a Suitcase, Box of Six, Area Code 51, and Trinity Road are first rate. The first two in particular get the album started with a blast of brutally warped thrash that's awe-inspiring. Super guitar riffs. If you were lucky enough to see them on tour in support of this you know that vocalist Clark is a madman, but if you missed out, this underappreciated disc will give you a great dose of mayhem at home too.

Geezer Butler has done it again! This awsome album is in a class of it's own. It unleashes a truly unique blend of new age metal and dark gothic rock. The riffs are almost sinister sounding, and new singer Clarke Brown has one of the coolest voices I've ever heard, creating an eerie yet excellent CD. With this dark blend of rock, it is certainly one of the best night driving albums out there, but it is also energetic, meaning it makes for great party music as well.

The only drawback this album has is that it's too hard to find. If you can't find it in a record store, you're only option is to buy it here.... Don't pass this one up.

I completely agree with the previous review. I have for many years been a metal fan, Ozzy has always been like the "old wizard and king" of metal and Ozmosis was always my sentimental favorite. But Black Science is perhaps the best overall metal album I have ever heard. With Ozmosis, Transcendence by Crimson Glory, Evergrey, Rebirth by Angra this cd not only joins their ranks as a classic, it actually surpasses them. Mysterons is a sinister, surreal symphony of music and ominous lyric. Number 5 is a potent and relentless musical assault. Cybermen creates an aura of doom and emotion. Trinity Road is fast-paced and loud, very well written and uninhibited. The title Unspeakable Elvis may seem perhaps silly, but the music is superb and the overall atmosphere is one of delicious madness. Area Code 51 builds to a crescendo that transports the listener to the dark, terrifying realm of the speaker (singer). Xodiak is a roaring, classic metal clip. Every song on this album is excellent and many are instant classics.

Five out of five, ten out of ten, whatever your scale assign this one the max.

I've been listening to power, progressive, death, black and thrash metal for the last 18 years and I'm here to tell you that Geezer is playing VERY modern power metal with a ton of punch, polish and doomy darkness. This album just kicks hard and Clark is one of the best young vocalists in metal, mixing up slick harmony vocals on the choruses, with various ragings that heighten the intensity of each piece. He's got a fascinating style that incorporates many elements of hardcore while at the same time being distinctly metal.

Pedro Howse is another young prodigy, and uses effects wonderfully on his guitar. Combine this with riff after riff that nearly tears your head off, and you've got something potent here.

And Geezer? Well, he put this whole package together--the credit is clearly due him first and foremost. I've enjoyed BLACK SCIENCE so much that I can honestly say I'm looking forward to the next Geezer album more than the upcoming Sabbath album with the original line-up. And that says a lot!

BTW, if you dig this disc, try out Engine, ENGINE. This is Ray Alder and Joey Vera's (Fates Warning) side project. Again, very modern power metal with great vocals and tons of punch.

HAIL!

I bought all three albums by the band Geezer,Gzr,G/Z/R/ a while ago and i think it's thime to review my favourite of them.
Black Science is as close to a masterpiece in the Heavy, Thrash, Industrial music genre as you can get. The album's production and performance is just perfect. Geezer had made a really great album with Plastic Planet but here the band with new singer Clark Brown just makes a album wich the listener won't forget.
My favourite songs are almost every song on the album but the really special ones are: Department S, No. 5, Unspeakable Elvis, Xodiac and Mysterons.
I recomend buying all three of the albums but if you are interested in starting with one then start with this one. It's really a masterpiece.

Despite the confusing flourishes of electronica, this album definitely has enough to please the metal-hearted fan. The first 6 songs alone are killer and worth the price of admission. Much of the subject matter is drawn from British science fiction television shows, which is why some of the lyrics may seem bizarre. But that's one of the band's strongest points: the interesting lyrics.
The only head-scratching moments here (imho) are "Unspeakable Elvis" and the utterly random and barely listenable "Northern Wisdom". I mean, sure it's Geezer's solo project and he's free to do as he pleases, but a smart musician has to keep in mind his target audience as well. I can't believe that no one involved in the project said "hey Geez, maybe it wouldn't be a good idea."
"Area Code 51", "Justified", the brutal "Box of Six", and "Man in a Suitcase" are fantastic and better than anything Sabbath or Ozzy did in the 90s, that's for sure.

Geezer makes another good album on his second solo attempt. Clark Brown is the new vocalist on this album and is quite different from Burton Bell, but also does well interpreting Geezer's lyrics. The aggressive/scream singing is gone on this album, but it is still musically good. The opening song, Man in a Suitcase is a great song. I picked this one up in 1997 and it has always been one of my favorites.

There are many enthusiastic reviews about this release, been objective You have to be clear about what your music tastes are, if your looking for a Black Sabbath like stuff... You're looking at the wrong side, this is more a today's metal album with loud and harsh vocalizations, very strong and fast rhythms, but not Sabbath like music.

Probably this is more suitable for people whose taste for metal was nurture with 90's 2k's metal than those who started with 70's and 80's rock music.

Chose Your side and listen with open mind to this album, the samples can give You a good idea of what this disc is about.... I'm in the 70's and 80 side, so I'm not much for it, but people of the 90's and today's side may enjoy it very much. Music is about express what's inside, and there are many expressions to be released and respected.

By the way, Geezer still knows how to make a bass guitar sounds like it should!!! Thanks for your music Geezer, Black Sabbath, Heaven and Hell (we know the history behind the name change), Ozzy collaborations, solo career. Rock on!!

And the reviewer below who claimed this is "nu-metal" has no idea what he's talking about. "Nu-metal" is Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, and so on and so forth, of which this sounds NOTHING like. It's sad that that review is posted as the representative "con" review. Geezer lays out heavy, loud groove metal. I'd even say a bit of thrash. And I'll second liking this better than Plastic Planet, which was good. Yet it sounds like Fear Factory's vocalist going a bit Sabbath-ish (which was what it was). With the new vocalist, this sounds like a real band.