Resurrection Macabre

Pestilence | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 28, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: R.E.D. Distribution
• ASIN: B001VO7NKY
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,135 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Devouring Frenzy

2. Horror Detox

3. Fiend

4. Hate Suicide

5. Synthetic Grotesque

6. Neuro Dissonance

7. Dehydrated II

8. Resurrection Macabre

9. HangMan

10. Y2H

11. In Sickness And Death

12. Chemo Therapy (Bonus Track)

13. Out Of The Body (Bonus Trackl)

14. Lost Souls (Bonus Track)

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Genre: Popular Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 28-APR-2009

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just awesome Death Metal, November 28, 2009

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Ralf M. Leonhardt (New Haven, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Resurrection Macabre (Audio CD)

This release came really unexpected after so many years and necessarily in such a situation there was the question, whether it would still sound like the "old" Pestilence (whatever that may be, as Pestilence have actually changed their style dramatically even in their earlier years). To me this CD sounds mostly like "Consuming Impulse", which has always been my favorite Pestilence record. That's probably why I like it so much. The tracks are extremely brutal, Patrick Mameli's vocals are great (I actually didn't like them too much on Testimony ...) and the music is technically at the highest possible level. The production of the CD is awesome. You rarely find such good production in this genre. All in all, it's definitely worth to purchase. To me it's the Death Metal release of the year! Oh, and before I forget it, the material includes 3 re-recordings of older songs as bonus tracks, one of which is "Out of the Body" from "Consuming Impulse". This was one of my favorite songs of Pestilence and I was initially very sceptical on whether they should have re-recorded that. However, listening into it, I cannot say anything else, but that it simply rocks, rocks, rocks ... It combines all the brutality of the original track with awesome vocals from Mameli (I actually never thought that I would ever say that ...) and top-sound quality. Alone to have this single track, it would already be worth to buy this CD ...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pestilence making a comeback!, November 12, 2009

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metal Mike (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Resurrection Macabre (Audio CD)

What a surprise this cd was. I honestly didn't expect a whole lot after not hearing a release from them in so long. I never thought I'd say this, but this is actually as good as Consuming Impulse. I thought the vocals were great, even if it wasn't Martin singing. So many bands from the 90's have lost their originality and have gotten boring over the years, but not Pestilence. This sounds more like the Consuming Impulse cd than Spheres and Testimony, which would be good news to a lot of people. Production is good too. A very complete cd with no fillers. It's not too often you hear a cd nowadays where every song is good. It's nice to see Tony Choy back in the band as well. I got this cd the week and came out and back then I said it was the cd of the year and I still feel that way.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Strong, Technical and BRUTAL 3.75, June 15, 2009

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Dons Word "Don C" "D Cavanaugh" (Schenectady, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Resurrection Macabre (Audio CD)

I liked Pestilence back in the 80's. Had the first 2 discs. 'Consuming Impulse' was a blistering and tight death metal album. I really liked it for its intensity. I didnt buy the 2 following discs as of yet, so the review is based less on their experimental sound. Seems as if they went back to the Death metal delivery full force on this, but they did it with many more modern influences.

To tell the truth, it is very well executed, but pretty much what I expected. The sound of the Vocal and Bass drum is great! The songs are avg. Length (4 Min Avg) and Speed intensive, but very controlled. Not too long to bore you and many sick riffs with structure changes. Comes across as a mix of early (Bloody Gore, Leprosy era) Death, Blood Red Throne, Possessed and add touch of Coroner's technicality along with some guttural vocal and toxic waste(literally). I cant say enough about the good quality recording, especially for this style of music which can be hit or miss. It does crank.

The songs themselves are technical but not to the point of overkill. Basic riffs abound and hold your interest long enough to get to the more complex song structures, very 'off' Guitar riffs, good Solo's and incredible Drumming. The blast beats really give this band a kick in the as*.

The music itself isn't groundbreaking, it is just executed well. Has a very fresh/updated sound, but man, the twisted sounding riffs really do get to you. Really dark stuff. The Vocal delivery is what it is, SICK. But perfect for this genre of music. Its more about Brutality than Originality on this comeback disc.

Upon repeated listenings, it only gets better.

Best tracks are 'Hangman'(Brutal), 'Y2H', 'Fiend' (Sick and twisted song with many layers and structures), 'Neuro Dissonance'(intense and blistering blast-beat drumming)'the Title track has a really cool mid-section and 'In Sickness and Death'.

The other tracks are good as well. Really no throw outs and no surprises once 'Devouring Frenzy' kicks in.

'Synthetic Grotesque' is a Drummers track, as they are incredible here. Very intense. In fact, if anything, this disc has brutal drumming throughout and they are more prominent and dominant in the mix than on the bands older material. Maybe its just better technology seeing the older stuff wasn't the best sounding, but they are crystal clear on this disc, and extremely well done.

The Bonus tracks are great! A new version of 'Out of The Body' is on here and sounds much different. I like the updated style and clear production. The vocals are actually clean! Classic track that kills. Probably my favorite overall Pestilence song.

'Lost Souls' sounds a lot like (Scream Bloody Gore style) early Death/Obituary. Its a re-make off of their 'Testimony of the Ancients' disc that I never bought. I may have to pick it up after all.

'Chemo Therapy' is a good as well. Remake from their debut album. Their first disc was good, but lacked in terms of sound quality (like so many albums of that time did). This is a welcome update. Seldom do you find quality with bonus tracks.

A good Disc from a good band. This style of music is really limited, but Pestilence delivers the goods on this. Technically proficient and well executed. Buy it if you like Death Metal. One of the better releases for the Genre this year.