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Product Details

  • Audio CD (February 22, 2000)
  • Original Release Date: February 22, 2000
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • ASIN: B00004HYLZ
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #378,456 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Gound Zero N.Y.C.
2. Align the Planets
3. Bitter Suite #1
4. Hoax
5. Pay the Price
6. Hail to the Thief
7. Shove It
8. It's a Wonderful Lie
9. Become Dust
10. Responsible
11. Me That Might Have Been
12. Gound Zero (Reprise)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A band that still goes unnoticed..., March 15, 2000
By Shawn H (Pittsburgh, Pa.) - See all my reviews
and a band that rocks very hard. The new album is a far superior product than their last disc (although I enjoyed that one alot). Dan Lorenzo told me the production was better, the songs were longer and heavier and has a very upbeat attitude about it, as well as he should. Musically, the band mixes it up, ballads, mid-paced rockers and hard driving thrashers. Even the vocals are brilliant, Alan Tecchio (Watchtower, Non-Fiction) has a great vocal range, and proves it by belting out the tunes one after one. The opening track is a scorcher. "Pay The Price" is the closest thing to a "Dog Faced Gods" I have heard (Dave Lecinsky, the drummer, growls on this one). And it all works and flows with gleaming technical tenacity. Music with kahunas (I know that's spelled wrong... hmmm). Hades may be the most underrated band in metal today, and deserve far more attention. Ultra-cool stuff.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Hades - 'The Downside' (Metal Blade), October 26, 2005
'The Downside' is the band's fifth CD,and is considered by many of their fans to be their audio masterpiece(at least,so far).Only way I could describe Hades is they're good Scandinavian speed metal.Don't let their name scare you off,I doubt they're actually satantic as the name might imply.Impressive tracks are "Ground Zero N.Y.C.",the ass-kicking "Pay The Price","Shove It" and "Become Dust".Just possibly might appeal to fans of Mercyful Fate,Rammstein,Kreator and Fates Warning.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Ground Zero, December 31, 2002
By raul sanchez jr (Houston, Tx United States) - See all my reviews
I have to admit that calling this music Death Metal Or Thrash Metal is just not right Hades belongs in a class all there own, they stand on top waiting for the world to acknowledge and follow their lead. I am a big follower of Death and Black Metal but something draws me to Hades and hold me there till the dying end....
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5.0 out of 5 stars the downside gets a thumbs up
it was quite a surprise that a death metal vocalist guest stars on this album. very nice touch indeed.
Published on April 5, 2001 by king beagley

1.0 out of 5 stars HEARD IT WAS GOOD AND THEN SHOT DOWN IN FLAMES!
THIS CD IS JUST HORRIBLE. THE INSTRUMENT PLAYING IS GOOD, BUT THE SONG ARRANGEMENT AND LYRICS ARE JUST PLAIN BORING. NOTHING ORIGINAL HERE. I AM REALLY LET DOWN. Read more
Published on August 21, 2000 by Ernesto Marrero

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