Issue VI

Dew-Scented | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 12, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nuclear Blast Americ
• ASIN: B0009PLQYK
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #342,229 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Processing Life

2. Rituals Of Time

3. Turn To Ash

4. Ruins Of Hope

5. Out Of The Self

6. The Prison Of Reason

7. Bled Dry

8. In Defeat

9. Never To Return

10. Vortex

11. Conceptual End

12. Evil Dead

13. The Torrent

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I'm very proud of these guys....., August 25, 2005

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Guy Bro (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Issue VI (Audio CD)

.... they have come a long way since their previous album.

At the time that "Impact" was released, I was in a Metal Music funk. I own just about all of the overseas Metal CD's from the most prominent bands and I've listened to them all at a minimum of 13 times. One day I walked into a Barnes and Noble while wearing a "The Haunted Made Me Do It" hoodie. One of the clerks there saw it and we struck up a metal conversation. It went to everything from Edge of Sanity to HateSphere and was very engaging. Little did we know, we had talked so long the store was about to close. As he and I parted ways, he said one last thing, "Hey, when you get home tonight. Look in to a band called Dew-Scented."

I did.

Their intensity struck me as the first thing I noticed from them. The songs sounded good from the 30-second samples and I went out and bought Impact the next day. Overall, it was a VERY standard thrash release. I mean, if early Slayer is an example of OUTSTANDING thrash, then Dew-Scented's "Impact" should be the no-thrills standard.

Unfortunately, that was the problem with "Impact". It was just very, bleh. The way one reviewer felt about "Issue VI" is the way I feel about "Impact". However, I wanted to give Dew-Scented another chance and I am happy to say that I did.

"Issue VI" is a big step up for these guys. In this album, they are starting to layer their songs better to give them a lasting appeal. I was really amazed to hear the first few tracks from this album. I knew it was Dew-Scented, but I couldn't BELIEVE it was Dew-Scented. Their sound is starting to grow and become multi-faceted and that makes for a very entertaining album.

I do recommend this if you want to give Dew-Scented another chance, want a new metal CD, or if you are already a fan of theirs but haven't bought this one yet.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great thrash!!! non-stop, stompin metal!!!, February 26, 2006

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Nexus05 (MD, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Issue VI (Audio CD)

to put it in a nut shell, i gave it 4 cuz this new singer could be better, i prefer the other one from their previous album wich in my opinion is a better album, and thrashier-buy that one first thats a straight 5!!

But this cd is good, technically and produced very well, guys can play extremely well, i doubt that thrash is ever mis-represented here...worth the purchase though..i enjoyed it..lyrics are a plus too!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dew Scented: funny name, serious music, October 18, 2006

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A. Stutheit "Teyad" (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Issue VI (Audio CD)

Dew Scented sure have plenty of competition in the thrash scene today, but in this day and age, when 90 percent of all thrash bands are either melodic or hardcore influenced, albums like Dew Scented's latest, "Issue VI," pretty much stand alone. The group's sixth effort, and their third for Nuclear Blast Records, finds them competing with the likes of Sodom and Kreator for Germany's speed metal crown, and while they are still a notch below those bands, they are every bit as fast, potent, and promising as most groups from Deutschland.

"Issue VI" packs a powerful, persistent, pile-driving punch. It also thrashes with an intensity and energy which most bands wouldn't dare rival, so it kind of sounds fresh and new, like the genre is getting new life pumped into it. From wall to wall, this disc is an attack-the-jugular, hold-nothing-back thrash attack. The guitar leads are smokin', the guitarists aren't afraid to solo (they rip out at least one in every song), and the barked vocals are somewhat unique for this genre.

"Processing Life" begins the album with a bit of feedback before launching into a very strong, ultra-fast, almost blinding guitar lead and hammering drum beat. This song also features four back-to-back guitar solos. "Ruins Of Hope" augments thumping drums with blazing, bulldozing guitars, and the next track, "Out Of The Self," almost careens. Later on, "The Prison Of Reason" brings barnburning riffs and two nice, mazey solos; "Bled Dry" is an explosive, rapid fire onslaught; "In Defeat" features a catchy, punching, staccato rhythm and cracking drums; and, lastly, "Conceptual End" is driven by a scorching, rocketing maelstrom of whooshing guitars.

Darn near every second of "Issue VI" flies by without a moment of relief. The problem with this is by album's end, all the songs are plowing and grooving at almost the same speed, and thus, they become somewhat predictable. Nonetheless, this album is a satisfying thrash serving, and I think I smell a great band in the works here!