Underworld [Extra tracks, Import]

Adagio | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 4, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Marquee Inc. Japan
• ASIN: B00009VGK1
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #977,438 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Next Profundis

2. Introitus Solvet Saeclum In Fadilla

3. Chosen

4. From My Sleep To Someone Else

5. Underworld

6. Promisses

7. The Mirror Stage

8. Niflheim

9. Missa Aeterna (Bonus Track)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars power, technical skills, darkness, intelligence - buy this!, June 24, 2004

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Inhuman (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Underworld (Audio CD)

What can I say about this album that has not already been said? I think I'd agree with all the positive reviews so far and add something about the atmosphere, because the ambience is albeit an intagible, a very important element in the music. A criticism I have towards a lot of good prog bands these days is that they lack atmosphere. Well look no further than Adagio's sophomore release Underworld and you'll be crushed with atmosphere. The magestic orchestral arrangements, very heavy guitar riffs and powerful vocals give this music an edge few bands have. Multi-coloured arrangements with beautiful soaring harmonies and discordant atonal passages with choirs in the background blend here to form an atmosphere that is in overall pretty damn dark for a prog band. The orchestrations and interplay between guitars vary between a very technical Dream Theatery style to a more sombre and aggressive almost black metal vibe. In overall this album is an epic and multi-faceted pieace of music that will please the fans of Symphony X and Craddle of Filth alike and is a must have for any metalhead or musician.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TRULY PROGRESSIVE TRULY MAJESTIC TRULY SOUNDTRACK-LIKE!!!!!, May 6, 2004

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carlos canales (Santiago, Chile) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Underworld (Audio CD)

First of all, this is music done with passion and dedication.
Why? Because you can hear it.No slouch can make this music.A lot of thought is put in the arrangements of every single instrument, all the musicians shine in their own right, not just the guitar player (and he is the brainchild behind all this).A musician friend of mine told me that the only thing that he misses are more catchy and powerful choruses.Well, in my opinion these qualities are here.
The style is sort of Symphony X (circa Divine Wings era) mixed with Star Wars soundtrack meets Castlevania 3 game soundtrack.The results are awe-inspiring.You just can not find anything else in the music world so classy and tastefully done.How can the band make something as good as this again?
Can't wait.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Neoclassic brilliance, March 10, 2004

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"aiylyn" (Washington, Mi United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Underworld (Audio CD)

It's not that the neo-classical side of metal is bloated or overpopulated. Its just that, like it or not, there is that "you've heard one, you've heard them all" tendency. Fortunately, Stephan Forte understands that just having lush orchestras and choirs doesn't make music good by itself - compositional skill is required. Thus Underworld is an album that offers up some really good, epic songs. The link to Sanctus Ignis is evident, while at the same time two songs feature blast beats and screams, without pounding you over the head with it.

Overall, Underworld is an intensely orchestral experience; I actually have the feeling of being in a concert hall watching a symphony performance accompanied by distorted guitars and drumset, as opposed to the usual formula of metal augmented by strings. The effect is subtle but it leaves its mark on you when you really listen. I can't get enough of the ballad "Promises," and the closing instrumental is fantastic from start to finish as well. There is no filler here. If your diet is neoclassical and metal, this is the main course.