Death of a Dead Day

Sikth | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 6, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bieler Bros Records
• ASIN: B000FFP08C
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #52,758 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

The last few years have seen the North London six-piece building an international reputation as a cutting edge collective with a unique approach to their craft, both lyrically and musically. This is the most important prog metal release in a very long time. With a massive UK and Japanese following, Sikth have set their sights on the US.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This album isn't for everyone., July 21, 2006

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Ajaz N. Khan (San Antonio, tx) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Death of a Dead Day (Audio CD)

Even if you considers yourself a diehard metal fan, this album may not be for you. The song structures and melodic content are in one word; unconventional. If you're into the kind of metal that's written in the verse-chorus-verse pop standard, then don't buy this album. If you're into the kind of metal that still flirts with the same rehashed, tonal melodies, then don't buy this album. If you're totally capable of accepting a different approach in compositional structure and dissonant harmonies, then by all means buy this album. It's culturally relevant.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars are sikth going to eventually take over the world?!, August 8, 2006

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Ms. C. H. Sanderson "gyp.c" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Death of a Dead Day (Audio CD)

i have been a sikth fan for a long time now......... they as a band have inspired my band in many different ways and are also very sound blokes.
I have been waiting for this new album for ages, ever since i heard the first one actually,but when i put it in my cd player and listened to it i realised that sikth aint a tiny under grund british band with a cult following any more, but are begining to hit the global and main stream industry, hardcore. This shocked me....i wasn't prepared for this, and when i heard it i wasn't too sure if i liked it. I beleive getting this big warner bros. deal and going over to america to do the recording really killed the quaintness of the tech metal lords and has takn away a part of sikth that really apealed to me
basically.........the new album is very PHAT with mental and inovitive parts to it. IT IS BASICALLY THE LAST 20 YEARS OF METAL ROLLED UP IN TO ONE ALBUM! you get meshuggah, dream thearter, metallica, slayer, pantera, allan holdsworth....thelist goes on and on. you wont hear another album like and is deffinately worth the £10 out of your walet (or purse)..........BUT (for old school sikth fans) if you are looking for the old sikth we all loved, you aint really gonna find it hear! this album has seen the extinction of the infamous sikth breakdowns and rests from the intensitys of the bands music, also part of the british charm and wit is missing (but not gone). Dont get me wrong, its still sikth and its still way better then 98% of the music thats out there but my over view of the album is that it is OVER PRODUCED and americanised! the guitars get lost and entagled with the vocals and the bass to the point where its very hard to tell what is going on, this i belive is not down to sikths writing but the balance of the recording....over all the album is good and you should buy it!

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must own for serious metal fans, June 7, 2006

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DigitalRuin (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Death of a Dead Day (Audio CD)

If you loved the first album, prepare to experience your new addiction. Ever since being introduced to "The Trees..." I've been a fan of the technical insanity that is Sikth. With "Death of a Dead Day" they not only refined their sound with excellent production, but take the songwriting to a whole new level. Blazing riffs, catchy harmonized choruses, and an overall original sound that will have you craving more. This album was everything I hoped for and then some. Anyone describing this genius as "horrible" might want to pull up a seat with Eddie Trunk and listen to 1978 Judas Priest for awhile, because this definitely isn't your grandpappy's metal.