Implements of Hell [Limited Edition]

Suicide Commando | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 26, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Limited Edition
• Label: Metropolis Records
• ASIN: B002ZMMNHO
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #136,178 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Intro

2. The Pleasures of Sin

3. The Dying Breed (Down is Where We Belong)

4. Die Motherfucker Die

5. Death Cures All Pain

6. God is the Rain

7. Hate Me [Retaliate V.1.0] [Version]

8. Come Down With Me

9. Severed Head

10. The Perils of Indifference

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Severed Head [Head of State Mix By Komor Kommando]

2. Die Motherfucker Die [Modulate Remix]

3. Cause of Death: Suicide [Final Count 2009] [Version]

4. The Perils of Indifference [Remixed By Jh]

5. Hate Me [Leather Strip Remix]

6. Die Motherfucker Die [Nurzery Rhymes Vs Betamorphose Remix]

7. The Perils of Indifference [Xotox Remix]

8. Hate Me [Original Version] [Version]

9. Severed Head [Beheaded Mix By Schattenschlag]

10. Die Motherfucker Die [Apology Not Accepted Remix By Fïx8sëd8]

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best releases of 2010, May 24, 2010

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E. Anderson - See all my reviews

This review is from: Implements of Hell (Audio CD)

I am a fairly a new fan to Suicide Commando. I didn't get into SC's music until a few years ago with Bind, Torture, and Kill. I recently bought the new Suicide Commmando album when I saw the video for Die MutherF***** Die!" on youtube and just fell in love with Johan's vocals and hard hitting dance beats. While I did like Bind, Torture and Kill, I felt the album could have been used a bit more editing, not with Implements. I felt the length of the album to be just perfect. It wasn't too long, nor too short. I love this type of music. Both the lyrics and music is caustic and abrasive. I find Johan's music very conducive when I am at work and is a great way to motivate me to work. There is not one single track on the album I did not enjoy. I can listen to the entire album without skipping a single track.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More Like Mind Strip, March 12, 2010

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M. Mierzwa (Davis, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Implements of Hell (Audio CD)

About the Band:

Fronted by Belgian Johan Van Roy, Suicide Commando is the seminal example of an industrial sub-genre known as terror electronic body music (EBM). Like most terror EBM acts, Suicide Commando can be characterized by the use of distorted and twisted vocals over an intense and pounding militaristic beat. As the name of the band might suggest, the lyrics take on an extremely dark subjects, focusing on death and murder. In general, this genre of music isn't seriously promoting or glorifying anything, but is audio art designed to convey an emotional sense of fear and terror.

Note:

There are at least two editions of IoH available here on amazon. A regular 11 track album and a 2-disc limited edition. My review is focused on the first track, as I have a separate review of the remix disc included in the limited edition. I actually own the limited edition.

About the Album:

Aptly named, Implements of Hell (IoH) is a solid follow-up Van Roy's Bind, Torture, Kill. Though I personally hold BTK and his Cause of Death: Suicide / One Nation Under God Double EP to be Suicide Commando's finest offerings, IoH reminds me more of his breakthrough album Mind Strip. The pace of the songs is faster, more aggressive, and a bit more dynamic than in BTK. While most people may like this, I have always felt that the strength of Suicide Commando lies in how Van Roy blended the style of the Klinik with the more modern terror EBM themes and faster tempo. The question then is how does IoH weigh in relative to Mind Strip in my mind, and the answer is I like IoH more because enough of the BTK and pre-Mind Strip sound is also featured in IoH.

The first track "Intro" is a 1950s styled movie crawl theme, and I quickly took it off my iTunes shuffle. Not that it is bad, it is short and just an intro. But it does not really do anything for me, and the tracks on IoH do not tell a running story (at least I couldn't find a progression). When I suggested that IoH is closer to Mind Strip than BTK, I specifically had tracks such as "Death Cures All Pain", "God Is In the Rain", and "DMD" (abbreviated due to the explicit nature of the track name) in mind. They are fine tracks and will make fine additions to a dance club mix, though my favorite tracks "Severed Head", and "Until We Die" were generally slower (Van Roy included the BPM for each track in the liner notes). And though I lumped "God Is In the Rain" in the category of faster, Mind Strip-era, songs, it is hands down my favorite IoH offering. Featuring compelling lyrics and a fairly simple and straight-forward melody, it really represents the best blend of late 1980s minimalist EBM with early 2000s influenced terror EBM.

It is worth noting that the track "Hate Me" is a remix of an exclusive track originally released in 2007. Personally I prefer the original track (as well as the Leaether Strip remix), as the lyrics of the original version are easier to understand. This is particularly important to me as this track makes a statement easily applied to people's perceptions of terror EBM. In the song the protagonist basically is declaring that he knows people are judging him based on his music and appearance, but he does not care. The good news is the other two "Hate Me" versions are included in the limited edition IoH release.

Summary:

Though I've rated this album higher than the limited edition, the price at the time of writing this review makes it worth buying the limited edition. All the tracks on the regular release are Suicide Commando tracks, whereas the limited edition is largely remixes of tracks from the regular release by other industrial artists and this may not appeal to as many people. Bottom-line: IoH is a strong, fun album that will appeal to terror EBM fans.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun to Listen for Blending of Industrial Styles, February 26, 2010

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M. Mierzwa (Davis, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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[NOTE: This review is for the limited edition of Suicide Commando's Implements of Hell. Tracks included on the regular album will be discussed in my (and other people's) reviews of the regular album. The lyrics on this album are explicit.]

The Limited Edition basically includes a second bonus disc featuring 11 remixes of a couple of the songs on the regular edition and one new remix from the One Nation Under God / Cause of Death: Suicide double EP released back in 2004. (BTW the ONUG/CoD:S double EP is arguably one of the best examples of terror ebm and worth getting.) The bands Xotox and Leaether Strip are the most prominent of the remix artists, and both effectively blended their style with Johan Van Roy's. The song "DMD" (abbreviated due to its explicit song title) is remixed three times, but each remix is different enough that it is not like listening to the same song over and over. A video clip of "DMD" is also included as the 12th track (for PC use).

Sadly two of my favorite tracks on the regular album, God Is In the Rain and Come Down with Me, didn't make the remix list for the bonus disc. Fortunately, a God Is In the Rain EP was released, which included a GSItR remix by EBM giant Wumpscut. This EP can be bought separately or with the Implements of Hell boxed set.

As for the remixes on IoH CD2, some of them I liked ... others less so. The Komor Kommando Severed Head remix is an example of a remix that I enjoyed much less than the original. Severed Head was originally a Belgian styled minimalist EBM (think early Klinik), while the Komor Kommando remix is more aggressive, busier, and cartoon-like. It would be more fitting within a mid-200s or current era cyber goth club or late-1990s rave and works well with ray guns and glow sticks. It isn't a bad track, but the original really was one of the better tracks on the regular edition album (I'd argue that the original track is a good Belgian beer, while the remix is some overpriced, over engineered cocktail - it will get you somewhere faster, but you'll likely miss out on the point of the drink).

Sticking with the Severed Head track discussion, I liked the Beheaded remix by Schattenschlag better, but still preferred the original. The Schattenschlag version has a powernoise style similar to the music from bands like C/A/T or Noisex, defined by a steady beat.

Overall:

Without going into a lengthier track by track analysis, my overall impression of the remix CD is it is worth a shelling out a few extra bucks to purchase, especially if you'll end up playing the tracks in random sets / playlists. The remix disc takes the basic Suicide Commando sound and blends it with various electronic / industrial sounds that you might associate with many of your own favorite artists ... and ultimately that makes it fun to try and describe what and who you hear within each remix.