Dead Poem (Bonus CD) [Limited Edition]

Rotting Christ | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 7, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Limited Edition
• Label: Century Media
• ASIN: B000005HNP
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #196,762 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "And it's the grief that accompanies you", May 11, 2004

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D. Knouse (vancouver, washington United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dead Poem (Bonus CD) (Audio CD)

4.5 stars. This is easily the most immediately accessible of all the albums in the Rotting Christ catalog. While a continuance, more or less, from their previous effort "Triarchy of the Lost Lovers," here the sinister Greeks add a glorious mixture of Gothic keyboards and marching rhythms with the occasional guitar lick lashing out like a forked tongue adding a melodic undertone. Overall, this CD is marvellous! The drumming is interesting, the songwriting always feels like it has some place to go, and the eerie backdrop of Gothic keyboards leaves a moody impression. I actually prefer their heavier albums such as "Thy Mighty Contract" and "Khronos 666," but "A Dead Poem" feels, at times, almost ready for mainstream radio. Take that as a compliment or not, I still prefer their darker, Black Metal beginnings. However, this is still a very good album I know I will return to in the near future. This is probably the best first purchase the beginning fan can make because the songs here make an immediate impression. Later on, the more intricate sections make this album a real value. Take it easy.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Possessing Everything That Is Beautiful, September 9, 2004

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child_of_the_jester_race "child_of_the_jester... (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dead Poem (Bonus CD) (Audio CD)

This album is a collection of beautiful songs. Rotting Christ are a very unique band. Their rhythm is slower than most bands in this genre, and they mix it with melodies and harmonies that speak directly to your soul. Since the beginning they have worked on this sound and they have come to master it with three albums: "Triarchy of the Lost Lovers", this album "A Dead Poem" and "Sleep Of Angels". These three albums a metal fan has to get.

A Dead Poem starts of with the song "A Sorrowfull Farewell" which might be one of the more energetic songs here. However the melodic guitar riffs are present from the start. One cannot help but feel sorrow when listening to this work. The second song "Among Two Storms" might have the catchiest riffs in this album followed by a mighty chorus. Beautiful. The next song, is called like the album "A Dead Poem". It possese everything that an immortal song has to have. It is one of my favourite song here. Starts soft and builds into a massive riffs that can easely hit you so hard as to cry. By now you must already be hooked to this amazing work of art. These first three songs already make this album an epic. But wait... there is so much more.

The rest of the album follows in the same steps. My favourite songs are the title track, "A Dead Poem", "Semigod" and "As If By Magic". Amazing tunes. Any of those tracks will get you hooked to this band. Other songs which are above average are "Out of Spirits" and the instrumental called "Ten Miles High". However unlike other bands in the melodic death metal style this instrumental song does not have crazy guitar work. It is basically a song without singing. Very beautiful though.

If you love Melodic Death Metal actually if you love any metal do yourself a favour, don't look at their name (as it those not repressent this band well) and get this album, not only will you not regret it but you will be glad. You will then be forced by you unconscious self to get your hands on their other two amazing albums, "Triarchy of the Lost Lovers" and "Sleep of Angels".

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Album!!, March 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dead Poem (Bonus CD) (Audio CD)

This Album has excelent songs, creating a dark atmosphere, I would define their style as Black/dark Metal, although they have some Gothic influences, they sound a little like old Moonspell, but unlike Moonspell i think Rotting Christ have stayed true to their roots. and for those who don't think the same just listen to Moonspell's last album and see how they've sold out.