Incurable Tragedy

Into Eternity | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 2, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Century Media
• ASIN: B001D25MPC
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,079 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

For proof that from great suffering comes great art, look no further than INTO ETERNITY founding guitarist/songwriter Tim Roth. The Incurable Tragedy is a concept album inspired by the deaths of Roth's two brothers and father to cancer during 2006-2007.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Masterpiece, September 10, 2008

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M. Seager - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Incurable Tragedy (Audio CD)

This is another superb album from a band that is on the forefront of a new generation of metal. Much like The Scattering of Ashes, it features shorter, faster songs compared to their older albums. As a concept album, it explores the horrifying depths of terminal cancer both lyrically and musically. The compositions are much more frantic than on previous releases, with frequent time changes and particularly complex arrangements. It is without a doubt their fastest album yet. This helps to capture the feelings of terror, confusion and anger that are attached to terminal illness. It also shows off the incredible musicianship off the band. They have abandoned the metalcore elements that they used to lean on from time to time, developing a sound all their own. Stu Block delivers a superior performance this time around, taking full advantage of a vocal range that might rival even King Diamond. If you liked his singing on "Timeless Winter" from the last album, there's plenty to like here. At 38 minutes, The Incurable Tragedy is a short album, but highly addictive. The standout tracks are Diagnosis Terminal and Time Immemorial.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent album, October 18, 2008

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Curtis Carter (Ocean Shores, WA) - See all my reviews
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This album is simply amazing. I bought it a couple weeks ago and hasn't left my cd player yet. The songs are very well written, as always, especially the three interludes dubbed "The Incurable Tragedy I, II, and III". They give me the shivers. Not just the music is excellent, but the lyrics as well. It's actually a very sad album to listen to, but amazing because you can feel the emotion through the music. Everything is well put together. The vocals are outstanding, as is the guitar work and drums. Definitely IE's best album so far.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Only one complaint..., October 3, 2008

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Rodney D. Woods "Rodney" (Richmond) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Incurable Tragedy (Audio CD)

Knowing that Jim Austin just left the band I was a little skeptical about what this disk was going to be like. Jim is a bad dude on the skins and he has been with IE since day one. I also knew a concept album was in the works and what the "concept" itself was about. My first thought when Tides of Blood kicks in was, What happened to their production? Scattering was their best "sounding" disk and this disk sounds more like half the songs on Dead or Dreaming. Musically, I think this disk is flat out awesome. You have to listen to it a couple of times because of the production to catch all of the little things that's going on. I agree with a previous review about the vocals. Nowhere near as good as Scattering and Tim seemed to really push it at times, but you know what... it's METAL and damn good metal. Oh, and the new drummer, Steve B. Well,he kicks a&&! It amazes me that Jim had to lend him a set to tour with and the guy is this good. I've played for many years myself and this guy has the goods. IE is coming with another IE - Iced Earth, to the Norva in Newport News in two weeks... I'll be there, hope to see you there as well!!!