Manifesto

Deadlock | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 20, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: LIFEFORCE RECORDS
• ASIN: B001GOVOEA
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #215,549 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Moribund Choir vs. The Trumpets Of Armageddon

2. Martyr To Science

3. Slaughter's Palace

4. The Brave / Agony Applause

5. Deathrace

6. Fire At Will

7. Seal Slayer

8. Manifesto

9. Dying Breed

10. Altruism

11. Temple Of Love

12. The Brave / Agony Applause - Acoustic Live Version

13. Martyr To Spam - Planetakis vs. Deadlock DJ Morgot

Editorial Reviews

Expanding on the popular style of punishing and melodic Scandinavian-inspired metal, Berlin's Deadlock throw in haunting, m...see site for more info.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Album, Great Sound, Great Style, March 31, 2010

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Siklootd (Santa Fe, NM) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Manifesto (Audio CD)

Deadlock is a very unique band within the Melodic Death Metal music scene. With top notch albums such as "Wolves" and "Earth.Revolt" already on their resume, Deadlock needed to come out swinging yet again in order to continue progressing their style they have developed over the years. Well, "Manifesto" may just be good enough to do that.

The album may not be as "heavy" as previous albums, replacing more of the traditional death growls associated with Melodeath, with more contemporary sung lyrics. The vocals are excellent though. Between Johannes' great sounding growls, and Sabine's sometimes angelic sounding voice, the album hits all notes perfectly, leaving the listener stunned and trapped in the non-stop onslaught the album brings to your ears. The mixture of the two vocalists sounds quite excellent, blending heavy elements with more relaxed, and easier to listen to ones.

The band stays true to their typical lyrical content, animal rights. All of the songs feature lyrics about how bad animals are treated, and about how humans need to change their "wicked ways". I, personally, do not like being preached to, but lyrical content aside, Deadlock's style alone makes me continue to come back to them, over and over again. Every song contains a nice melody, great guitar riffs, and excellent drumming rhythms that all fall perfectly into place when mixed with the growls and clean vocals.

Songs such as "Martyr to Science" and "Fire at Will" continue to develop a more unique sound for the band. The songs contain catchy choruses, harsh vocals, and excellent instrument work. "Fire at Will" even contains a unique saxophone solo, yes, a saxophone solo, and it fits beautifully. The closing song of the album, "Temple of Love" is an excellent cover of the original title performed by The Sisters of Mercy, and Sabine's voice sounds perfect for the song. "Dying Breed" is my personal favorite track, and it contains the guest vocalist Christian Alvestam from Scar Symmetry, Miseration, Solution.45, The Few Against Many, and many other Melodic Death Metal bands. Christian Alvestam has always had an amazing range to his voice, especially when it comes to clean vocals, and having him assist Sabine's voice in harmony sounds almost heavenly. The two sound amazing individually, and putting them together on the same track was pure genius, seeing as the resulting sound is astonishing.

The song "Death Race", also strays away from typical stereotypes associated with a Melodic Death Metal band. However, this time it's in a bad way. The song, for reasons unexplained, suddenly breaks down into a random rap track in the midst of a good song. The rap song does not stray away from Deadlock's lyrical content, featuring rappers talking about animal rights. However, the content, the style, and delivery, all seem too out of place for a metal album, especially one of this caliber. I can tolerate a band singing about animal rights, since it sounds more natural and the song is still enjoyable, but a rap song about the same subject matter just feels forced and awkward, resulting in a very unpleasant experience for the listener.

All in all, this album is very good. If you're looking for heavy Melodic Death Metal, you probably won't be happy with this release. The often pop sounding clean vocals may turn you off; I recommend you stick to bands like Dark Tranquillity, Mors Principium Est, Epicurean, Callenish Circle, Detonation, Zonaria, and other bands such as these. However, if you're looking for something with more melody, something that is different, and something catchy on all levels, then perhaps Manifesto will be a good choice for you. If you enjoy Melodic Death Metal bands such as Sonic Syndicate, Scar Symmetry, Miseration, Soilwork, In Flames, or Mercenary, then you will definitely enjoy this album.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing! almost perfect, January 20, 2009

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Michael A. Carra "mike carra" (bronx, new york) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Manifesto (Audio CD)

THESE GUYS NEVER DISAPPOINT ME!
The new Deadlock album "Manifesto" is a prime example of how Melodic Death Metal should be. This band mixes Brutality and Melody amazingly well. The music will be Brutal and crushing one minute, and the next second you get a melodic beautiful transition. What i love about Deadlock is Their ability to do it so well. The Guitar playing on this album is a treat to any Guitar fan. Many wonderful Melody's, and Harmonies that will be stuck in your head for days, and some of the finest guitar solos you'll find in death metal. This guitarist is a monster! The rest of the band is excellent too. all these guys are top of their game. The Vocals are another huge highlight in this band. you get 2 vocalists. The Deep death metal growls and Screams of Johannes Prem, and the Beautiful angelic female vocals of Sabine Weniger. Bolth Vocalists put on a great performance. The growls, and clean female vocals work strangely amazingly well together. The Catchy Choruses of this album will be burned in your head! my only complaint on this album is on the song "Deathrace" The last 2 mins of this 6 min song is a hip hop freestyle rap part. it comes completely out of left feild, and has no connection to the rest of the song at all. i quess it was a joke or experiment, but not my cup of tea so i always skip it once the part starts. other than that the album is Flawless! The song "Dying Breed" has a quest vocal appearance from "Christian Älvestam" the former vocalist of Scar Symmetry. It is Def a highlight!

This album is amzing don't let it slip by!

for fans of scar symmetry, soilwork, darkane, and in flames

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars One Part Good Melodies, One Part Strange Lyrics, One Part "What Were You Thinking?", May 28, 2009

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M. Amanuensis Sharkchild "Author of The Dark ... (Santa Monica, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Manifesto (Audio CD)

This album contains rap.

Now, for those of you who wish to learn more beyond this point--if you aren't already sick to your stomach--then read on.

I am a huge proponent of album listening. What this means is that I do not listen to playlists, compilations, or single songs unless I'm listening to the radio. When I listen to music, I like to listen to a complete album from a single artist or band. This is how I critique the music I listen to. If I can enjoy a whole album all of the way through, then I can appreciate the artist behind it.

This album is not one of those albums.

The first major interference is the rap portion of the song Deathrace. If the rapping was decent, I may have not been so quick to judge, however, all you must know is that the lyric "Burger King" comes up. Burger King! Alright, that point has been made and needs no further explaining.

The second major interference is the lyric "hunter." I'm not exactly sure how many times the word comes up in the variety of songs, but it comes up too many times to go unnoticeable. Foul play.

The third major interference are these lyrics in the chorus of the song Dying Breed:

Humanity is always innovation
Improvement of a controlled and dominated creation
Our breed has been elected
To become social neglected

I listen to a lot of music that is not always understandable, and most of it I can enjoy without needing to know what is being said. These lyrics, however, stuck out like a piercing weapon with an intent only to murder. Deadlock, you may be from Germany, but if you are going to sing in English, then please check your grammar before finalizing a song! This song should absolutely be re-recorded because of this blunder. Humanity is always innovation? To become social neglected? This is elementary schoolwork here, without being corrected.

This should have gotten two stars, but a lot of the music is still good and still worthy of being listened to. The album, as an entirety, should definitely not be listened to. Bad flavor. And Wolves was so good. Pity.

Deadlock took two steps back with this one. I really like their sound, so I hope they make some wiser choices the next time around.

Sharkchild
Author of The Dark Verse, Volume I: From the Passages of Revenants (Imitation Leather)