Confusion Bay

Raunchy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 9, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nuclear Blast Americ
• ASIN: B0001BPR42
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166,613 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars only 5 stars???, August 16, 2004

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Matt Stoessel (Tolland, CT USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Confusion Bay (Audio CD)

Its funny for a melodic metal fan like me to love this album so much. I found out about Raunchy on Nuclear Blast's "Death is Just the Beginning, Volume 7" CD. "Twelve Feet Tall" from their debut album Velvet Noise is towards the end of disc 1. After listening to this album, I would like to compare the music to a heavier In Flames meets the melodicness of Theatre of Tragedy's Assembly album. In other words, sure, the lyrics are very nu-metalish, which is what's all over America now (sad but true), BUT, keyboards in this, although industrial, are superior and make the music enjoyable even though you're hearing "suck my d***" in my 2 favorites songs.

So if you're into any kind of industrial music, nu-metal, death metal, or perhaps even melodic thrash metal, you just have to check this album out. The music is absolutely incredible. A few of my buddies from our school trip to Bermuda even didn't say this was that bad (and I played the album's fastest song (guess which one it is) for them). So... you're a Fear Factory, In Flames, Slipknot (God how it hurts to use that name in a review), Messugah, even - just give them a listen.

Speed? Well... first of all, I'll tell you that every song is at a different place on the `heaviness scale'. You can't possibly get bored listening to this album. However, the vocals are screamed - not sung, grunted, or growled (no female vocals). Okay, now onto speed. A lot of the songs are mid-tempo, and there's even one toward the end of the album that's borderline-ballad. A lot more of the songs are just past mid-tempo, which is a great speed for songs to sound different than one another. 9-5 and Insane are the album's fastest, but there's one or 2 others that are quite fast.

Musically, this is seriously one of my favorite albums! (Why can't the American bands do it this way???) I'm into Stratovarius, Helloween, Eternal Tears of Sorrow, Agathodaimon, Hyprocrisy, Skylark, Heavenly - those bands, and yet, I STILL enjoy this. Its not music to headbang to, but its still great.

I hope I helped you in deciding whether to or not purchase this (wonderful) album. If I helped, please say so! I have a lot of other reviews (and now, I have my own list here on amazon!), so read them when you get a chance. Type in "Tunnelvision" and you should get to the list.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars <:>R<->A<.>U</>N<>C<\>H<->Y<:>, March 17, 2004

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This review is from: Confusion Bay (Audio CD)

what can I say. Raunchy is a great band. This album is a little bit different then their first album. It sounds more like their own sound rather then Fear Factory or Strapping Young Lad. I just have no idea how they are going to do now that their vocalist Lars have left the group. I wish them the best of luck and hope they get to tour the states soon. 5*****

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome!, November 29, 2005

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poopvayne (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Confusion Bay (Audio CD)

if SYL and Fear Factory slowed some of their riffs down a bit but still played catchy, heavy riffs you'd get Raunchy,their first album Velvet Noise was great but THIS is the album to get!Confusion Bay has great lyrics,riffs and great vocals to go with it,ya really gotta check it out,it's awesome!