Statements of Intent

Haunted House | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 4, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Wicked World
• ASIN: B000009DLA
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #590,856 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Shattered [Demo Version]

2. Deserted [Demo Version]

3. Goliaths Disarm Their Davids

4. Black Earth

5. To Kill Without Emotion [Unmastered Version][Demo Version]

6. Carry the Torch '98

7. Shall They Come Forth Unto Us

8. Nerve

9. Autumn's Ablaze

10. 12th Rising [Demo Version]

11. In Death's Embrace

12. High on Blood [Mix]

13. The Poison

14. Dissolving

15. Razorfever

16. A Traveller of Unknown Plains

Editorial Reviews

2007 compilation from Earache Records' Wicked World imprint, a label that focuses solely on Death and Extreme Metal genre. Features 16 tracks including rare demos and album tracks from The Haunted, Dimmu Borgir, Gandalf, Katatonia, In Flames, Arch Enemy and many more. Wicked World. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent sampling of Death Metal bands, June 28, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Statements of Intent (Audio CD)

I am myself just getting into this genre - I was drawn to this collection because of the track by In Flames, an INCREDIBLE band, and this track is only otherwise available on their difficult-to-find-in-the-USA EP "Black Ash Inheritance."

Needless to say, the In Flames track is jaw-dropping, kick-$hitting metal. These bastards can PLAY. But I was surprised how consistently good most of the other bands are:

The Haunted turn out a great demo called "Shattered," very thrash, super-fast. A great side-project by the In Flames guitarist called Gardenian submits a fantastic track as well, with interesting harmonies in the chorus (surprisingly melodic for this kind of music).

Also featured on this collection is Arch Enemy, apparently a fairly well-known band, and they have an awesome song called "Black Earth" that compliments In Flames' "Goliaths Disarm Their Davids" very well. A band called Thy Serpent have a 9-minute-plus epic at the end of the collection which is very cool, and keeps you interested.

Finally, I am very happy to find a band called Dark Tranquility. I have checked on AMG and the user reviews here on Amazon and between those reviews and the awesome track "Razorfever" on this collection, I will DEFINITELY be checking out some of their other stuff.

There's a lot of more irritating bands on this collection - especially the high-voiced singers, those always seem really out of place among the death growlers, and kinda wussy - and somewhere in the middle I stop paying as much attention, but all told, this is a fantastic CD and if you're looking for a way to let death metal's foot in your door, this is a great option.

4.0 out of 5 stars A great brutal/melodic death & black metal comp!, June 26, 2000

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"khaoswolfkat" (Seattle, Washington, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Statements of Intent (Audio CD)

This CD features a WHOLE lot of music (can't remember for sure how many minutes, but I think over 70) for a pretty low price. It's mostly death metal with a little black metal thrown in for good measure. It's a good cross section of the genre of extreme metal today with several songs from little known or newer bands. The only songs on there I didn't care for were some of the purely brutal death style ones w/little or no melodic content, but that's cause I'm more into melodic death. Everything on the CD is quality stuff! Awesome if you're interested in checking out some bands without investing in an entire CD of a band you may not even care for. Also is great for introducing people to the more extreme metal genres. All in all, this CD will beat you severely over the head with much heaviness and may well cause internal bleeding and brain damage! Not to mention that your neck will be hurtin from the unsuppressable headbanging these tunes will inspire. Any true fan of extreme metal should not be disappointed!