Icons of Evil [Import]

Vital Remains | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 5, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• ASIN: B000QXDDDW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #896,338 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best so far, April 26, 2007

By 

Colin - See all my reviews

This review is from: Icons of Evil (Audio CD)

Vital Remains does it again... and I'm actually glad this time they could keep the vocalist (it seems that in the past each Vital Remains album has had a different vocalist each time). This album is as fast and heavy as Dechristianize- Suzuki and Larazo are not getting soft on their listeners- and more... I know lots of people liked the classical guitar parts in Entwined by Vengeance on the last album... on this album there's more of that (especially on the track Reborn... the Upheavel of Nihility). Other tracks I recommend are the title track, Scorned, and Hammer Down the Nails. There is a cover song on this (the last one)... but I don't know... maybe it's just me but I prefer it when all the track's are originally by the artist. Still a good cover... just a little short for my tastes. Glen's vocals are still top notch (He's still the best death metal vocalist in the world to me) and the lyrics are Satanic as ever... perhaps some of the best ever. Plus the inside cover art is awesome (you'll have to buy this album to see it... I won't spoil the surprise... sorry!). The album also follows the epic path still... over sixty minutes long so you get your money's worth.

Now... with all that being spit out... go give this a shot... you won't be disappointed... except for the fact we'll probably have to wait another four years for the next album :(

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vital Remains destroys the death metal scene, October 15, 2007

By 

Björn Everfrost (North From Here) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Icons of Evil (Audio CD)

It's pretty funny skimming through the reviews, and seeing people complain about how this is nothing new, and then they go on and give trendy showboating bands 5 stars. Vital Remains have nothing to prove, they are the most technical and heavy death metal band in the entire scene without boiling down into stupid grind or slam-riffs.

Dave Suzuki is by far the most talented individual in music today. Not only does he lay down the technical-as-hell riffs and solos, but he does thte bass and even the drums. Glen Benton growls his way through some of the finest material he has ever done. He has never sounded more vicious or evil. Finally, Tony Lazaro writes some godly music, and puts down the rythm section quite well.

Favorite songs are Hammer Down the Nails, Icons of Evil, and Till Death, but each song is amazing.

Vital Remains isnt for everyone, but if you like old-school death metal like Suffocation, Deicide, and Morbid Angel and even tech-death like Immolation, then you should definately pick this one up.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Praise Hell Satan!, April 30, 2007

By 

Daniel Fitzgerald "ThrashMaster" (Santa Cruz, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Icons of Evil (Audio CD)

This sounds like a new and improved version of Dechristianize. The drumming refrains from too much blasting. The solos still rip. Harmonies are more abundant and properly placed, with a very black metal style of riff. And Glen Benton's king of death metal vocals age like fine wine, and shine over all these crappy throaty death-core vocalists. Erik Rutan does a great job with the production. Usually his recordings are too natural and dull for my taste, but here he captures a nice balance of tone and attack, with natural warmth. The vocals are much too loud in the mix, as is the case with most contemporary releases. Sometimes the songs are too long for the amount of progression involved. The cover of Yngwie's Disciples of Hell is an awesome closer. Very death transformed with butt-rock rhythmic appeal.