I Infidel [Import]

Ritual Carnage | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 13, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Osmose
• ASIN: B0009MZ5JU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #748,392 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Imprisoned Secret

2. The Perfect Strain

3. I, Infidel

4. Thirst for Blood

5. These Chains

6. Do Not Resuscitate

7. Axiom

8. Straight to the Nether Regions

9. Room 101

10. Twilight of the All Too Human

11. Terror Ends Here

12. I Am War

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars , September 4, 2005

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Douglas Hernandez "varathron1" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Infidel (Audio CD)

It is unfortunate that the vocals on this release ruin the potential it has. It's unfortunate because Japan's Ritual Carnage plays a very accomplished style of thrash that is hard to find these days (no, Soilwork isn't thrash). The guitar riffing is of the highest quality, you can tell that these guys know Hell Awaits by heart, and the solos I heard were quite killer and placed in all the right spots. The drum playing is as equally impressive, changing into different tempos to avoid the sameness that most modern thrash albums fall trap to, and it adds a lot of color and dynamics to the music. If I were to judge this release by the instrumentation alone, it would get almost a perfect score. This avoids being retro in the sense that it loves ripping off the gods of yesteryear, and instead it injects you with direct, pure thrash songs. But as mentioned in the beginning of this review Dan Montgomery's semi-pitched whiny vocals are simply annoying! It is the impediment that takes away any intensity the material offers. Just picture a bad Geddy Lee imitator singing over Slayer-influenced thrash. It doesn't work.

4.0 out of 5 stars These guys are an 80's Band! Enough about the vocals., July 19, 2008

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Kissimmee Country Boy "Rodeo Man" (Kiss, Fl) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Infidel (Audio CD)

If anything, I applaud Danny for going back to his 80's style vocals. These guys have been around since the 80's. Quite honestly, I get sick of the "Retro-Thrashers" with the cookie monster vocals, It destroys the music. Maybe he wanted to isolate himself from all the weak cookie monster thrash being released? We will never know. But all around, this CD KICKS BUTT! Wataru and Eddie are definitely 2 of the most under-rated guitarist! These guys SHRED!

4.0 out of 5 stars Ritual Carnage-Fast Brutal Thrash, February 27, 2006

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R. Beltran "Book Fan" (Garden Grove, CA. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Infidel (Audio CD)

This is my 1st Ritual Carnage album I own and am a lifelong Metal fan.(Black,Death,Thrash,Speed.) Most of Ritual Carnage's members are Japanese, their vocalist is Caucasian, Dan Montgomery. This band knows how to Thrash and does it convincingly. I Infidel sounds like old Slayer, DA. and other 80's Bay area Thrash bands, but faster. The only minor thing is Dan Montgomery's vocals. Yes, they do sound whiny. But after a while I got used to them.I'll definitely buy their older releases as well.If you're into Thrash Metal, pick this up.