Two Feet Stand [EXTRA TRACKS] [IMPORT]

, Gardenian

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 23, 2000)
• Original Release Date: March 23, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Avalon
• ASIN: B00004TF7I
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #474,127 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Japanese Version Featuring A Bonus Track: Ecstacy Of Life.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Debut Album, January 26, 2002

By	Tom (Hartford, CT United States) - See all my reviews

Anybody who is a fan of Gardenian's newer works, (Soulburner and Sindustries) would definately love this album. It has everything those two albums have to offer. For a debut... this album is really, really good seeing as how it is so tight and and has that fairly distinct Gothenburg sound. Granted it isn't as awesome as Soulburner, but this album still deserves the five stars I gave it.

I definately Recommend this cd to anyone who loves metal.

Hail and Kill!

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Snag!, September 17, 2008

By	C. Wicke (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I wasn't expected to get this so soon after Hurricane Ike came through my house. It was a great stress reliever.

4.0 out of 5 stars Fierce Debut, July 30, 2007

By	Justin Gaines "Corporate Rocker" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Two Feet Stand is the 1997 debut album from Swedish melodic death metal band Gardenian. The band debuted a few years after bands like At the Gates, In Flames and Dark Tranquillity put the "Gothenburg sound" on the map, so they don't come across as all that original. Still, if you're into melodic death metal, chances are you'll dig this band.

On Two Feet Stand, Gardenian's sound is a bit raw and very aggressive, owing more to At the Gates and Hypocrisy than Dark Tranquillity or Soilwork. Forget about clean vocals or experiments with keyboards. Their sound might shift a bit on later albums, but here it is all about Maiden-esque guitar riffs drenched with the glorious fury of death metal aggression.

Gardenian is an often overlooked product of the Gothenburg scene. If you're into that type of music, you'd do well to check them out. Start with this album, and if your ears aren't bleeding too much afterwards, move on to Sindustries and then loop back around for the more experimental Soulburner.

NOTE: The Japanese version of Two Feet Stand features the song "Ecstasy of Life" as a bonus track. This song also appears on the band's Soulburner album, so if you have the choice between the basic and Japanese versions of this album, you ought to go with whichever one is cheapest.