Death After Life

Impaled | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 8, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Century Media
• ASIN: B0007LPS18
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #354,089 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Production Lacks, But Still Solid, June 20, 2005

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Chris Conlan (BreakingCustom.com) (Iowa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Death After Life (Audio CD)

Review by Tyler Wagnon:

If you've been surfing around reading reviews about Impaled's newest gore soaked album, Death After Life, you've probably already come to the assumption that the recording sucks. And indeed it does. The snare drum has no pop whatsoever and feels totally lifeless, while the bass drum is mixed too low and needs quite a bit more warmth. The guitars sound really muffled and dirty as well, with the mix being somewhat f*#*** up. It needs work.

Despite this, it's a pretty good album. Impaled is one of the many, many bands strongly influenced by older Carcass. Essentially, they are a Carcass clone, but they are one of the best of the thousands out there. Anyway, you can expect tons of morbid medical imagery, bile-encrusted guitar work, vomitus vocals and much more. Sometimes the guitars take on a thrashy feel that really works well with the non-stop grinding madness.

Death After Life is a bit different than most gore grind albums in that it is a concept album. The basic story is about medical students doing experiments on coming back from death after life. Not the most original subject matter, but a concept nonetheless. It even has skits complete with dialogue and sound effects to bring the story to the forefront.

Although the recording sucks and really makes the album suffer, the music is what counts and it's another good Impaled album. The concept is a bit of a stretch, but the samples are fun and make for a humorous and engaging listen. It's always nice to hear music with a sense of humor.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good album, March 9, 2005

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Pete "RUDESS=God" (The Glass Prison) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Death After Life (Audio CD)

Impaled is a great grindcore band. "Death After Life" is, so far, one of the best albums of 2005. This contains deep vocals, crushing guitar riffs, downtuned bass, occasional guitar solos, sick lyrics, and insane drumming. The best songs on this album are "Mondo Medicale", "Gutless", "Preservation Of Death", and "The Dead Shall Dead Remain". Ayone who says this band isn't talented can go jump into a volcano. Impaled: Sean McGrath (vocals, guitars); Andrew LaBarre (guitars); Ross Sewage (bass, vocals); Raul Varela (drums).

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good effort, May 21, 2005

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Antonio Palacios "Gimme music!" (Peru) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Death After Life (Audio CD)

Death after life has good things and bad things. There are really good songs on the CD, ie: Dead alive, Gutless and Mondo Medicale (wich include a verse that's much like a self-parody of their old songs) I also have to mention the funny interludes, that make a lot of sense if you know the concept behind the album.
Now, the bad news. Some songs sound much like the Mondo Medicale songs... some tracks doesn't sound like new songs at all. I hate when bands do that... it's like they can't offer us anything fresh, you see? I understand it's difficult to overpass the quality and ¨sucess¨ of Mondo Medicale, but they're quite talented musicans and I know they can do it better next time. Good effort.