Crossing the Rubicon [Extra tracks, Import]

Armageddon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 14, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Dream on
• ASIN: B0000930CR
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #629,097 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. 2002 (Intro)

2. Godforsaken

3. The Juggernaut Divine

4. Astral Adventure

5. Funeral In Space

6. Asteroid Dominion

7. Galaxies Away

8. Faithless

9. Children Of The New Sun

10. Into The Sun

11. Die With Your Boots On (Bonus Track)

Editorial Reviews

Asian exclusive reissue of the metal act's 1997 album includes one bonus track, 'Die With Your Boots On'. Dream On. 2003.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent melodic Swedish death metal album, May 1, 2009

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Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crossing the Rubicon (Audio CD)

1997's Crossing the Rubicon was the debut album from Swedish melodic death metal band Armageddon, which was a side project of Arch Enemy guitarist Christopher Amott.

Armageddon's sound - at least on this album - is very similar to the early, pre-Angela Grossow Arch Enemy albums. The sci-fi/space-oriented lyrics also bring to mind Jester Race-era In Flames. This is very thrashy death metal with plenty of melody and precision guitar work from Amott, who is one of the best in the business. Some of these solos would be perfect on a power metal album. The growled vocals are better than average as well. My only real complaint is that the album is a bit too short, and sacrifices 11 of the 38 total minutes to a series of instrumentals and oddball experimental tracks like "Children of the New Sun". The instrumentals are interesting enough, but I'd rather have more "full" songs.

Armageddon's debut is a bit uneven, but remains a good example of what made the Swedish death metal scene in the late 90's so vibrant and compelling. If you're a fan of older (hell, newer too) Arch Enemy, In Flames and At the Gates, you should definitely try and track down a copy of Crossing the Rubicon. It won't be cheap though, and it won't be easy.

NOTE: If you decide to track down a copy of Crossing the Rubicon, you might as well try for the Japanese import version, which features a blistering cover of Iron Maiden's "Die with Your Boots On" as a bonus track.

4.0 out of 5 stars Comparable to older Arch Enemy, August 27, 2007

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This review is from: Crossing the Rubicon (Audio CD)

If you like older (ie pre-Angela Gossow) Arch Enemy, you will love this. This is Christopher Amott's side project with ex-AE drummer Peter Wildoer and other guests. Full of blistering solos and some acoustic and instrumental pieces, you can't go wrong here. The band shifted focus on their subsequent releases; they are power metal as opposed to melodic death, and are more laid back, with clean vocals, but this release is melodic death at its finest. My only complaint is it seems too short!