Storm of the Light's Bane (Bonus CD) [Extra tracks]

Dissection | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 27, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Extra tracks
• Label: The End Records
• ASIN: B000FP2ZPI
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,701 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #77 in Music > World Music > Europe > Scandinavia > Sweden

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. At the Fathomless Depths

2. Night’s Blood

3. Unhallowed

4. Where Dead Angels Lie

5. Retribution - Storm of the Light’s Bane

6. Thorns of Crimson Death

7. Soulreaper

8. No Dreams Breed In Breathless Sleep

Disc: 2

1. At the Fathomless Depths

2. Night’s Blood

3. Unhallowed

4. Where Dead Angels Lie

5. Retribution - Storm of the Light’s Bane

6. Feathers Fell

7. Thorns of Crimson Death

8. Soulreaper

9. No Dreams Breed In Breathless Sleep

10. Night’s Blood

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Did I hear "Reign in Blood"? Get real..., August 5, 2001

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Martin Gustafsson (Uppsala, Sweden) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Storm of the Light's Bane (Audio CD)

I regard myself as somewhat eclectic when it comes to music. I listen to electronic music, such as Aphex Twin and Amon Tobin and there are pop and rock bands such as the Velvet Underground, The Beatles and Led Zeppelin (to name but a very few) that I simply love, and what Beethoven and Rachmaninov have meant for me would be vain to try to express here. I would estimate to have around 400-500 cd's in my collection, out of which probably give or take 50 would be labeled extreme metal. My point, ladies and gentlemen, is that out of all the cd's I've ever heard - and once again, there's a lot out there other than metal I listen to - "Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane" is the one I hold as the best ever made. I don't know if it's the intricate and sometimes insanely beautiful and expressive guitar work, or if it's Nödtveidt's furious yet balanced vocal attack, the intense although never over the top drumming, the epic ambience conjured on tracks like 'Thorns of Crimson Death', the chilly production that goes glove in hand with the music, or maybe even the artwork, I do not know what it is, or if it is all these things in combination, but I do know that there is something in this that, after five years of listening to it at least once a week, some periods a lot more, still sends chills down my spine and gives me goosebumps. This record is just beyond comprehension. Sheer beauty. If I would have to choose one record to bring to a desert island it would not be Rachmaninovs third piano concerto, nor would it be Beatles' Abbey Road. It would be this one. Buy now.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Truly Innovative Masterpiece Of Epic Proportions, December 22, 2001

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Ken (Youngsville, LA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Storm of the Light's Bane (Audio CD)

The ominous, foreboding intro that is "At The Fathomless Depths" is a chilling sign that you are about to bear witness to something dark, frightening, and downright violent. But mind you, if you're a fan of Black Metal, Death Metal, or anything in between, this is a very, very good thing. For those who can handle the sheer brutality of "Storm Of The Light's Bane", there are compositions and currents that will impress even the most discriminating Black/Death enthusiast.
Looking back, Dissection was one of the Swedish bands that helped developed a particular metallic sound and style in the early 90's that many felt compelled to call the "Gothenberg sound". While most of the other acts in that particular time and place maintained a strictly Death Metal flavor, Dissection wasn't afraid to dabble into the dark arts sufficiently enough to incorporate elements of Black Metal, which was also being developed at about the same time in Norway. And while both of these musical styles were still fledging, Dissection saw that it was worthwhile to join the two. As peculiar as it may seem, they were intent on calling themselves a Death Metal band in interviews, but parts of "Storm Of The Light's Bane" that can only be described as undeniably Black. Still, "Storm..." was singular proof that they were masters in both fields. There's even clear evidence within certain tracks that Dissection were not afraid to utilize elements of good old Thrash where they saw it was necessary to bludgeon listeners into submission.
Once you're able to make grasp the weight of the album's introduction, you're transported to a dimension where "melodic brutality" actually makes perfect sense. Within the first minute of "Night's Blood" alone, "Death" and "Black" give you no concern - you just fall prey to the fierce aggression that won't let up. And to make matters more complicated, by the third minute of the very same track you're experiencing one of the most engaging and haunting acoustic passages as it weaves through its quiet melodic dynamics, only to have it cyclically progress back to the same brutal tendencies that made your head spin moments before. Just imagine this roller-coaster ride on every song, because that's what you have here.
But before I make it seem that things are too disjointed for its own good, it should be known that Dissection were talented enough at this point to make such compositions genuinely flawless and completely natural-sounding. They were masters at taking so many complex riffs, varied tempos, and lead guitar melodies and putting them together into perfect form that simply made sense by the time you were able to reflect on its entirety. Dissection's gift was finding ways to make seemingly unrelated song structures fit together, especially when pulling those structures from no less than three (or more) genres, as perfectly demonstrated on "Night's Blood", the slower and more deliberate yet monstrous sterling epic "Where Dead Angels Lie", or the superb bludgeoning thrash of "Retribution-Storm Of The Light's Bane". Even after hearing the album countless times, it's still difficult to imagine where each song is going to go next. That sort of unpredictability is a lost art among most Metal acts, but not here. And yet, there is a sense of completeness with this album, as well. Book-ended by two melodic passages at the beginning and end, and having so many epic and grand musical and lyrical themes, from start to finish this is one of the most COMPLETE albums I've heard. Perhaps that's why so many have speculated that this was a concept album, although the band was always quick to deny that.
Looking back on Dissection's brief but immense legacy, It's difficult to imagine that this was only Dissection's second album. Although "The Somberlain" was a great album as well, I personally think this follow-up was far superior in its writing, performance, and aforementioned completeness. Whether or not fans think they were ahead of their time or just taking Metal to the next level that they saw fit, there is no denying that "Storm Of The Light's Bane" is a classic album that should be in every Metal fan's collection.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blackened death metal? Deathened black metal? Who cares?, June 22, 2002

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Wheelchair Assassin (The Great Concavity) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Storm of the Light's Bane (Audio CD)

It seems like there's some debate regarding how to classify this album, and I'll agree that it is pretty tricky to pin down. What I do know is that "Storm of the Light's Bane" commands my attention in a way that few albums have. Dissection's haunting, melodic assault often borders on trance-inducing. Perhaps it's the album's defiance of classification that makes it so potent, as the band managed to combine diverse influences and somehow get the best from each.
After a brief (and effective) melodic intro, "Night's Blood" starts off the meat of the album. Right from the start one thing becomes apparent: when it comes to Dissection, "melodic" means anything but "wimpy." If anything, the ethereal, rhythmically driven melodies and expert playing make "SOTLB" more haunting than the typical black metal album. Perhaps, then, the secret to Dissection's greatness lay in their ability to take the dark spirit of black metal and inject the clean production and musicianship of melodic death metal. Just listen to masterworks like "Where Dead Angels Lie" and "Soulreaper." The raspy vocals, insistent rhythm section, and icy guitars create the perfect dark atmosphere. In Flames, At the Gates, Soilwork, and the like are good bands, but I don't think they could create anything with the sinister intensity and epic mood that Dissection conjure up so easily.