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Sweet Vengeance Audio CD – CD, July 29, 2003

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0000A4G6E
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Century Media (July 29, 2003)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Audio CD ‏ : ‎ 0 pages
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.73 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.5 x 5 inches

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Not as "super" as I'd hoped.

Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2010

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A friend of mine suggested that I check out Nightrage, on the grounds that I play guitar and therefore would certainly enjoy hearing Gus G. alongside a couple of my favorites, those being Tomas Lindberg and Per Moller Jensen. Unfortunately, after 4+ listens through this album, I can't find anything to warrant spinning it again when bands like Darkane and Dimension Zero are doing a better job of combining aggression and melody. Tomas sounds as full of venom as ever, and the clean vocals are fine in the context of these songs . . . but the songs themselves aren't very creative.

In terms of guitar wizardry, all I really got out of this was Gus wanking over some very repetitive underlying riffs. I do appreciate good guitar solos, especially since a lot of bands that I like are ignoring the art of soloing more and more, but nothing here held my attention. The drumming is good, the bass is about par for the course, and the vocals provide the few high points for me.

It's not that "Sweet Vengeance" is actually a bad album, but it's far from what it should be.

Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2013

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Scary album cover but soon I found myself digging into nightrage.
The first album I bought and this turned me around.

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Lumazu

So Much Better Than Descent Into Chaos

Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2005

This album makes it seem like Gus G. had a brain fart for his next project. I saw one reviewer for Descent say that the riffs reminded him of Arch Enemy. Well, that's true...for Sweet Vengeance. The tracks are kind of boring on Descent, and the guitarwork just does not vary as much as it does on this one.

I'm not a fan of Englund's singing style, nor am I fan of Lindberg. I could have done without Englund's presence on this album entirely, but luckily he does not get that annoying except on "Circle of Pain". Luckily, Gus G. and, yes, Lindberg save this track. Lindberg is necessary for this album. He doesn't sound very good on Descent, but he has never sounded better than he does on Sweet Vengeance. His vocals just fit here. And the guitarwork is interesting enough that you can just ignore him most of the time anyway if you want to.

Highlights on this album include the absolutely magnificent "The Glow of the Setting Sun", "Elusive Emotion", and "Ethereal". I don't really like "The Tremor" much for some reason...I think Gus G. is capable of so much more than that.

But all in all, this is worth your time and money. Considering Descent is more expensive, this would definitely be the right choice between the two.

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Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2004

When guitarist Marios Iliopoulos was forced out of his band of ten years, Greece's highly acclaimed death metal outfit EXHUMATION, perhaps he got mad, but he certainly got even. Relocating to Sweden, he began his quest of finding like-minded musicians interested in being a part of what would shortly become NIGHTRAGE.

Answering Marios' call was fellow shredder and long-time confidant Gus G. (known for his outstanding work in DREAM EVIL, MYSTIC PROPHECY, and FIREWIND.), legendary screamer Tomas Lindberg (AT THE GATES, THE CROWN, GREAT DECEIVER, and LOCK UP), drummer Per M. Jensen (THE HAUNTED), clean vocalist Tom S. Englund (EVERGREY), and rounding out the line-up, the as of yet known French bassist, Brice Leclercq. Now, with his battalions assembled, Marios prepares for "Sweet Vengeance".

Recorded at the famous Studio Fredman with producer extraordinaire Fredrik Nordstrom (ARCH ENEMY, IN FLAMES, OPETH, etc.), "Sweet Vengeance" overflows with bombastic bursts of enraged melodic death coercion, a la DIMENSION ZERO, with tranquil acoustic passages here and there. Each song blasts forth with memorable riffing and stellar drum work, topped off with vicious shrieks of retribution and pain.

"Sweet Vengeance" is a promising beginning for NIGHTRAGE, with essential moments being the punishing opener "The Tremor", "Hero", "At The Ends Of The Earth" (both of which feature impeccable vocal interplay between Tomas and Tom), and the savage "Macabre Apparition".

The albums' closing track, "The Howls Of The Wolves", is a serene instrumental that may be metaphorically stating that Marios is now at ease within himself after finally unleashing the elusive emotions that had been tormenting him for far too long. Certainly, vengeance is his.

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2005

Don't get me wrong. I like this cd. I really do. But I really wanted to like it more. I downloaded the Tremor mp3, and was blown away by it. Unfortunately, this is probably the best track on the cd. That's not to say that the other tracks are bad, but they just don't live up to my expectations.

To be perfectly honest, the clean vocals dropped this from a solid 4 star release to the three and a half that I feel that it deserves. I really think that if you have the great talent of Tomas Lindberg at your disposal, you really shouldn't be having somebody jump in and do clean vocals. I've seen a lot of reviews saying that it's great to have the clean vocals, and maybe I'm completely wrong, but for whatever reason, I just can't get past them. I'd rather hear Lindberg screaming. With that said, the rest of this album is really good.

In addition to the tremor, glow of the setting sun is another standout track. The rest of the CD is good, but those tracks are, in my opinion, truly great.

I would recommend this album, but there are many cds that are better that you should get before this. Another reviewer has listed several bands, and that's pretty much a good list, but add Callenish Circle, because they rock.

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Reviewed in Japan on September 12, 2003

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　ドリームバンドとはこういうことを言うのだろうか？ギターにガス・G、ドラムにペル・モーラー・ヤンセン、ヴォーカルにトーマス・リンドバーグ、キーボード・プロデューサーにフレドリック・ノルドストームである。面子だけを見ても、やってる音が目に浮かぶが、中心人物は、EXHUMENTIONのマリオス・イリオポリス。数曲で、EVERGRAYのトム・エングルンドのクリーン・ヴォーカルが聴ける。トーマス・リンドバーグが歌えば、全てAT THE GATESに聴こえる。それくらいに存在感があるのだ。が、先述したトムの歌声も適度に主張しており、８曲目等は元ARCHのエリック・ホークを彷彿させる。
　曲調は、正統派メタル寄りのメロディック・デスメタルで簡単に言えば初期IN FLAMESをアグレッシブにした感じ。２曲目、３曲目はまさにIN FLAMESで、１１曲目はDIMENSION ZEROのEVERLASTING NEVERNESSといった趣。
　又、忘れてはならないのが、平然とブラストビートをかますペル・モーラー・ヤンセンの仕事ぶり。
　一時、飽和状態だったメロディック・デスメタル界だったが、それが淘汰され、またイキの良いバンドが誕生（新人ではないが）した。しかし、このバンドに次作があるのか心配だ。

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