Retribution

Malevolent Creation

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 30, 1992)
• Original Release Date: June 30, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Roadrunner Records
• ASIN: B000008I1U
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #149,951 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description
Swedish edition of the Florida bred death metal act's 1992 album. Roadrunner.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars retribution, November 5, 2000

By	oddity - See all my reviews

after ROADRUNNER RECORDS realized that sales of MALEVOLENT CREATION'S first 3 records had reached their peak and tapered off, the now-big time label decided to discontinue them in the U.S.. fortunately, "RETRIBUTION", released in 1992 is not only offered here on amazon as an import, but the new MALEVOLENT-owned ARCTIC MUSIC GROUP label has imminent plans to re-release all 3 cd's including "RETRIBUTION"...and for good reason...the first thing that comes to mind when i listen to this record is HELL. the best word used to describe this record is also HELL. this meaty, chunky, technical and brutally executed recording is a pure masterpiece. recorded in their heyday, this cd is MALEVOLENT CREATION at their finest. the highlight of the LP is murder master brett hoffmans sick ability to get his point across without sounding forced, unlike the overrated and tired sounding bands deicide and cannibal corpse. hoffman, on this album, has the unique ability of making a tired subject such as murder sound so fresh and beautifully intelligent lyrically. vocally, he spews forth a display of anger so powerful that i started to believe that this guy would really actually kill someone if he felt like it. this guy was making glen benton of deicide look like strawberry shortcake. standout tracks: the whole damned record, with the exception of track 4 "coronation of our domain" which is a little slow and musically not as impressive. my personal faves are "slaughter of innocence" "eve of the apocalypse" and "monster". the writing and arrangments on this record are very unique for the band. the only real downside i can think of is scott burns' mix of the guitars, which are a tad to bottomy to make out the riffs sometimes. this record has also been criticized for having a lack of catchy hooks unlike their debut "THE TEN COMMANDMENTS"...i disagree...this album needs to be listened to over and over to fully appreciate it, like METALLICA's "master of puppets". order this now, or wait for the re-release with bonus tracks. a sick classic.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars devastating death, July 23, 2000

By	Joey from the Bronx (Bronx, New York USA) - See all my reviews

As a metal music fan for the past 18 years, I've seen my fair share of bands come and go. I've also seen my share of undeserving bands get notoriety and undue popularity. Malevolent Creation though, fall into a different category; bands that put every ounce of talent and energy they have and not reap well deserved acclaim. "Retribution", the band's 2nd cd, is absolutely one of the top 5 death metal albums ever produced.

What makes this record stand out above the rest of the heap is the absolutely murderous intentions exhibited. Playing with a ferocity and fire rarely achieved in the death metal genre, the Malevolent Ones go on a rampage of technically proficient, razor sharp death. Annihilating just doesn't do justice as a description.

Kicking things off with a reworking of the theme from "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer", "Eve of the Apocalypse" opens and just shreds your ears. Prototypical Malevolent Creation, with plenty of stop and go riffage, unbelievably brutalizing drumming (from the now disappeared Alex Marquez) and, in my opinion, the best death metal vocalist I've heard, Brett Hoffman. Not only does Hoffman NOT do those annoying, gurgling vomit vocals (ie Cannibal Corpse, Suffocation), he gives a unique, individual and by all accounts, terrifying vocal performance. Listen to the shrieks, screams and howls on "The Coldest Survive", "Slaughter of Innocence", and "Mindlock". This is how a death metal vocalist should vocalize. Coupled together with the murderous compositions here,this makes for a seriously damaging listening.

I know I might have gone a bit far with the praise in this review, but for me, there will never be another band like prime time Malevolent Creation (forget the followup "Stillborn", as it is a horrible cd). In a field where immitation is not only commonplace, it is expected, this band stamped out their own identity and made an impact not felt since death metal reared its head as a genre. This might arguably be death metal's answer to "Reign In Blood". This is the one cd that at ANY cost, is absolutely worth every penny spent on it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of those rare albums you hardly find nowadays. BRILLIANT, January 29, 2003

By	Frank (Bronx, Ny , USA) - See all my reviews

I've always owned most Malevolent albums but I could never find this one in stores. I heard it was hailed as a death metal classic. I couldn't wait to hear it so i figured why not download it. Once I downloaded all the songs I took my first listen. I began to see why this was a classic instantly. The riffing (just like every malevolent creation album) is awesome. "Slaughter of Innonence" has one of the greatest headbanging riffs of all time in my opinion... just listen to the intro riff. I cannot stop listening to this album. Once it comes back on shelves, here in the states, i'll definately be sure to pick this up. Brilliant album all the way through. I can't name one bad song on this album. This is easily Hoffman's best work vocally. He is awesome and he was awesome on "Envenomed" and "The Fine Art of Murder" but this is his best work. Every metal fan, including non death metallers, should pick this classic up because the technicality, the vocals and just about everything else about this album are incredible. ENOUGH ENOUGH... JUST GET IT ALREADY!