Phantom Limb

Pig Destroyer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 12, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Relapse
• ASIN: B000PGTNF2
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #142,197 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I can't believe this is grindcore, June 17, 2007

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Mr. Ugly "D. Ugly" (Hell, SC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Phantom Limb (Audio CD)

Grindcore is a genre I have avoided like the plague for years now. Typically a grindcore band will play a thirty second song. Composed of 1 crappy riff and a drummer blasting the crap out of the snare drum. I found this genre to be crap in other words. I have known about pig destroyer for years now and never gave them a listen because the were known as a grindcore band. A friend suggested I should gave the band a shot and so I did. This cd just RAGES! I love it. The band blasts through a lot of parts, however they do it with amazing riffs. The vocals match the music perfectly. There is lots of change up in the delivery, and the lyrics are quite intelligent. The energy on this release is higher than anything I have heard before. Do yourself a favor and pick up this disc. I have now purchased their whole back catalog. Which is also fantastic.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Frenetic, Devastating Wall of Fury, June 20, 2007

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Dante Parisi "Tim" (Ok) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Phantom Limb (Audio CD)

If you haven't heard Pig Destroyer before: buy this CD. Now. This is some of the most punishingly heavy music you'll ever hear. Tons of bands play fast and furious just for the sake of being fast and heavy. Pig Destroyer seem to have another agenda on their minds... playing fast, complex, brutal music is just the means for achieving the creepy discomfort their music invokes. This isn't soothing, pretty music. It's no wonder their last album was titled "Terrifyer". Another thing that sets this band apart is the masterful songwriting, memorable riffs, and more riffs stacked on top of riffs. The amount of killer melodies and riffs on one Pig Destroyer cd would keep most sub-par bands in business for a decade. Very few bands can write music that is this aggressive yet is memorable and structured. Most bands end up just playing a bunch of unintelligible noise, Pig Destroyer is something entirely different and you need to hear this NOW.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Phantom Limb" - Pig Destroyer, June 12, 2007

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Mick V. Nicholas (Allentown, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Phantom Limb (Audio CD)

What can be said about Pig Destroyer that isn't obvious? Yes, they are excellent musicians. Yes, they are THE tightest metal band that is around today. Yes, they are messed up and their lyrics would prove that. Yes, this is all a matter of opinion. Finally, yes, you will either LOVE this band or HATE this band. There really is no in between when it comes to Pig Destroyer.

As for "Phantom Limb," it is a bit different from their former releases. I personally have noticed the growth in this band since their debute on the scene and this CD is just one more chapter in the evolution of this band. The album has intensity, heart, violence, and everything that you have come to love about Pig Destroyer. But, the songs are more put together and it sounds as if there is more focus on this album than ever before.

"Phantom Limb" is a huge step forward for this intense group of guys! If you're a fan of them, pick this up, you'll be satisfied. Just be warned, although this IS Pig Destroyer in all its essence, it is a bit more ambitious of a release than what we are used to!