Wildhoney / Gaia [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Tiamat | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1994)
• Original Release Date: October 24, 1994
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Century Media
• ASIN: B000005HM2
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #229,716 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, Touching and very Wild !1!, March 1, 2002

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Hilton Anderson (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wildhoney / Gaia (Audio CD)

This is truly one of the best progressive gothic metal from Europe. I have more than 500 CDs of rock, but this is always one of my favorite 10. I must say that I completely agree with the guy saying "Gothic (or death) metal meets Pink Floyd". This is not Reign in blood or Master of puppets. But this album has something that they do not have.
Simpler than MOP, more elegant and diverse than RIB and, of course, more progressive and sentimental than both of them. Rich melody!!!! They are from Sweden!
Get this CD, put it on your cd player and close your eyes. Do not skip any song from the start. You will know why. Because this album is just worth it.

P.S. More sentimental than RIB??? This expression is as silly as "faster than turtle". You know what I mean.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A dose of something different., February 22, 2000

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sauerkraut - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wildhoney / Gaia (Audio CD)

I'm not used to being challenged that often when it comes to listening to music these days. Wildhoney is a welcome surprise to my ears and senses. After initially listening to it, I likened it to being a cross between Queensryche, new age music, and metal. I don't think of it so much like that now. Tiamat really struck upon something unique and unusual on this album. This release sounds very European and gothic (the guys are Swedish to my knowledge). One of the aspects of Wildhoney that I'm most impressed with are the use of keyboards throughout. The song that I think best represents the album would be "Gaia." It has a very gothic atmosphere and is awash with lush keyboards--the best song in my opinion. The album also has some heavy moments (guitar and vocal-wise), but a lot of the music is not in that vein though. The vocalist only sings aggressively on a small fraction of the album (that's not a minus). The second best tune would be "Whatever that Hurts." That song and "The Ar" are basically the same song. The guitar riffs of those songs are very heavy along with the cool vocals. The guitar work throughout the album is great. There's quite a bit of acoustic guitar used (check out "A Pocket Size Sun" for example). Wildhoney needs to be listened to in its entirety (the songs are very cohesive). I actually rate this sonic experience 3.5 stars. Quite original and worthy of a listening. This is a good one to add to your collection. Atmospheric, gothic, instrumental, heavy, aggressive, and soothing all rolled into one.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mystical depth and spiritual love..., November 21, 1999

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Martijn Flamman and Bas (Middelburg, the Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wildhoney / Gaia (Audio CD)

I am without a doubt the greatest Tiamat-fan in the world...OK, I can't say that since I don''t know whether it is true or not. But I can say that this album is the greatest album within the atmospherical doom/ death- and gothic-genre for years to come. This album is so fascinating, mystical and spiritual...Words are not enough to express my feelings. It may be strange to read, but this metalband (!) can let you seek for, explore and get to know your deepest emotions and feelings...Try to listen to this cd, and you will be caught in your most unknown emotions. Fear, love, depression... it will come out of your mind and let you behind with nothing more than a glimpse of paradise. That is what this music is: the soundtrack for the apocalypse embrazing the beautiful paradise...