Customer Reviews

Out of Misery

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comming from a veteran god forbid fan who owns everything theyve released this is by far their worst album, but thats not saying this album is bad. you have to be a very huge fan of GF to appreciate where they started at. some people are ignorant and give it a 1, others are even more ignorant and give it a 5...but i give it a three because most people will not like it but for those diehards out there this album is pure gold.

2005 is a great time to re-release God Forbid's sophomore EP. The band are at the height of their popularity, and so is metalcore. But I don't think of this as a cash-in; I prefer to think that God Forbid are one of those bands who want their fans to be happy, and don't want them to spend a billion dollars to find their rare C.D.'s. Aside from Bryan's rather unoriginal (and sometimes annoying) vocals, "Out of Misery" is quite a bit better than God Forbid's debut album, "Determination." The main reason for this is that the production and sound quality are much improved. The opening song, "N2," doesn't groove very fluidly, but it has a pounding rhythm with a fast double bass, and the next two tracks, "Mind Eraser" and "Habeeber," have heavy, almost blistering chug and churn guitars. "Madman" is kind of grating to listen to, because it's dominated by Bryan's heavy bellows and primal screams, but the next song, "Nosferatu," makes up for it with catchy, machine gun riffs and evil, Morbid Angel-like vocals. The last studio ("Inside") track is my personal favorite because it's very thrashy, with blowtorch riffs, pounding drums, and some high-pitched yells. The last five tracks on here are live, which were recorded at CBGB's club in New York, but they sound like they were recorded in someone's garage, because the sound quality is so wretched. Once you get past that, however, most fans should enjoy these songs because they are so heavy, they're borderline hardcore. "Out of Misery" is definitely not this band's best work, so it's not really worth owning for every metalcore/New Wave of American Heavy Metal collection. But it is essential for every God Forbid collection, so no fan should skip picking this up.

this album is very good. quality isnt the best but trust me, this album is heavy and very pit worthy.

Terrible sound quality. Incoherent vocals along with an almost total absence of harmony leads make this album a big load of crap. I gave it one star because I think that they deserve at least that for their effort.Don't get me wrong I like God forbid but if you would like to purchase one of their albums please either get Get Determination or Gone Forever because this album will leave you wondering how could their debut album suck so much .

More kooky junk with a singer trying to sound "evil" when he really sounds like he's being impaled with a fire hydrant. Bad, terrible, awful, nothing of redeeming value. -1 Stars