Deathless [Extra tracks, Import]

Throwdown | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 17, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Jvc Japan/Zoom
• ASIN: B002MBSZZC
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,550,847 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Metal Hammer

"Throwdown effortlessly kick out the heaviest and most stomping metal this side of Texas. Proudly and defiantly keeping the memory (and sound) of Pantera alive and kicking!"

Product Description

Japanese pressing of their 2009 album includes bonus material. JVC.

Customer Reviews

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Evolution of a band, November 11, 2009

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J. Williams (Ga, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deathless (Audio CD)

I wonder if the reason why I have no problem with the changes in musical direction of Throwdown is because I was not aware of them before Venom and Tears came out back in 2007. This new offering by the band sounds alot more mature and (although most will not agree with me) more original than would be expected. Dave is actually using clean vocals mixed in with the more aggressive style. I read a review of this cd the day it came out and the person mentioned comparisons from bands like Alice in Chains among others. I also hear similarities to other bands as well ( I hear some old Priest style singing in one of the songs) but anyone would be hard put to mention any band that does not sound like another out right now or before.

Venom and Tears is an album that will stay in regular rotation for the foreseeable future. I cannot count the number of times I have listened to that cd more than once all the way through (except for the voice mail track 13) over a long trip. I feel this way about Deathless too. I especially like This Continuum and The Blinding Light.

Being a guitar player I am learning riffs from some of the songs including Continuum already after only listening to it for a short time. This cd grooves and even though the other review I read mentioned this is a total departure from hardcore I must not know what the means exactly cause a couple of songs like Headed South and Black Vatican have moments that seem very hardcore to me.

All in all I find that Throwdown are creating music that they believe in and I for one plan to crank this one up as well.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Extra! Extra! Throwdown becomes Slowdown!!!, February 1, 2010

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Eric D (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deathless (Audio CD)

I guess I'm still having a hard time figuring out what these guys were trying to do this time around. I can't imagine how the band's 20-some ex-members feel. If any of them were dead, they'd be spinning in their graves right now. But let's back up two years. Venom & Tears came out and was, well, not a hardcore album. Coming from a band that started out as a straight-edge hardcore band, this very metal approach didn't sit too well with most fans. I got used to their new sound, which was pretty much Pantera circa 1992, and grew to like the album. This time around, however, they sound like Godsmack, circa 1998. Dave ATTEMPTS to sing, but sounds like a fool and the rest of the band plays boring songs lacking any memorable riffs or hooks. With a new record full of slow, sludgy hard rock songs (save the first two tracks), this band could easily change their name from Throwdown to Slowdown. Unfortunately, that may just be the path their career follows after this critical upset.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't believe the negative, this is good, December 5, 2009

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Gibson "Overkill" (San Jose, Ca) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Deathless (Audio CD)

It seems like their are some people bashing this album because the singer actually sings on a few songs instead of screaming. I think this is the band's best album. The production is excellent and all the songs are hard driving. There are a few songs on this album that I would say are outstanding- Continuim and Blinding light. If you like Pantera style metal, you will love this album.