Year of Desolation

Year of Desolation | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 23, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Prosthetic Records
• ASIN: B000LC5AYS
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #463,020 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Elitist Death Squad 3:30

2. Running The Gauntlet 3:26

3. Suffer Thy Nemesis 2:56

4. Erasing Your Existence 3:42

5. The Economy of Excess 3:50

6. Forged In The Flames of Malcontent 3:10

7. Gorge 3:01

8. 593 3:10

9. The Cleansing 3:54

10. Consume The Destroyer 3:30

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Neo-American Thrash meets the better side of Metalcore..., March 17, 2007

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Daniel Fitzgerald "ThrashMaster" (Santa Cruz, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Year of Desolation (Audio CD)

After the loss of Himsa, Prosthetic wasn't left with many good bands other than All That Remains and Beneath The Massacre. Year of Desolation is the best new addition to the roster! These guys deliver some good ol' neo-American Thrash, tilting toward the Melodic Death side of the scale (as opposed to bands like Trivium), yet don't totally dodge the Metalcore encapsulation. Obviously not as good as their 80s-90s influences, but who can top that without being from that coke-fueled era? These guys have some pretty driving riffs, harmonies, leads, and good range of vocals (which is becoming scarce). I could stand to hear some more solos. And the drumming is a little funny at times. Like mid-tempo rolling double bass, when it should be the classic thrash-punk fast beats (best demonstrated by Dave Lombardo and Vinnie Paul). Contrary to them proclaiming to have no breakdowns in their music, they in fact have breakdowns in every song (hardcore-esque too). However, they are more creative note-changing breakdowns, rather than straight-chug Throwdown breakdowns. The bonus track (Ethereal Syphon) would have been a great mid-way interlude. Sure, it reminds me of early Metallica, but back in the day, they wrote great pretty slow songs. The bonus track is just some sweet acoustic guitar, overdubbed with some beautiful harmonies. Its fitting and really well done. This is one of the few recordings I have heard from Jamie King that doesn't sound terrible (Between The Buried And Me's Alaska, Glass Casket's A Desperate Man's Diary). The sound is still slightly raw, but you can actual hear tone from the guitar amp, the drums don't sound like someone banging on garbage cans.
The music never goes limp on you with those sugar coated choruses written specifically to woo the ladies and label execs. And I raise my pint-glass to that!
Overall, really really cool stuff and I hope to see them on the road soon. Highlight tracks are Suffer Thy Nemesis, The Economy of Excess, and All In Vain.
I think Year of Desolation can prove to be pretty promising with their growth if they keep up the great work.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast paced, brutal Metal., October 17, 2007

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Anthony Cardenas - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Year of Desolation (Audio CD)

Cd is amazing. Its fast, and heavy and should be in every Metal fans music library.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best record I've bought in a long time, August 6, 2007

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Benji Socket "the thinking man's loser" (tempe, az USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Year of Desolation (Audio CD)

this record has it all-- I can't believe they're from indianapolis! I'm dying to see them live. this band is the perfect blend of all my fave influences; from maiden to lamb of god. rock on, YOD!!!