ALL SHALL PERISH

All Shall Perish's debut, "Hate, Malice, Revenge," was originally released in 2003 on a tiny Japanese label called Amputated Vein. Yes, it is rather convenient timing on Nuclear Blast's part to re-release the album in 2005, when modern heavy metal was peaking in popularity. But the fact of the matter is this isn't metalcore; this is deathcore, darn it! 
All Shall Perish is here to take over the world!! This five-piece "melodic hardcore death-metal" band from Oakland, California have a very fresh and very unique sound. This band is extremely talented and are deadset on reaching their goal to become the first band to really cross over in the hardcore and deathmetal scenes. By blending melodic "Swedish-style" deathmetal riffs with ultra brutal, dancefloor clearing breakdowns and the occassional technical metal guitar part, along with dueling "guttural" and "screaming" vocals, an intricate mix is created that is groove-inducing yet it ignites the flames of anger deep inside the souls of any listener.
Amputated Vein Records, 2003 (AVR005)


Tracklist:
1.Deconstruction 02:52
2.Laid To Rest 04:41
3.Our Own Grave 04:10
4.The Spreading Disease 04:33
5.Sever The Memory 05:12
6.For Far Too Long... 04:03
7.Never Ending War 06:25
8.Herding The Brainwashed 04:15

Third full-length album by the American Deathcore band.
When Metal historians look back on the 2000s, they will no doubt remember the first decade of the 21st century as a time in which Europe dominated Death Metal, Black Metal and Gothic Metal while the United States dominated Metalcore. That said, it isn't as though U.S. Metal bands and European Metal bands are oblivious to one another in the 21st century: American Metalheads are often influenced by European Metalheads, and vice-versa. "On Awaken The Dreamers", California's All Shall Perish maintain a sound that is essentially American but has a definite fondness for European Metal. The material on this 2008 release is Technical Metalcore with elements of Technical Death Metal, specifically the Technical Death Metal coming out of Scandinavia. All Shall Perish sound like an American band, which they are; Technical Metalcore is the primary ingredient, but Nordic Death Metal is a prominent influence. Although "Awaken The Dreamers" has its melodic moments, melody and nuance are really afterthoughts on this 35-minute CD.
Ultimately, "Awaken The Dreamers" is about brute force; nasty, harsh, dense, and unapologetically vicious, All Shall Perish go for the jugular more often than not. "Awaken The Dreamers" isn't a bad album; the material isn't remarkable, but it is generally worthwhile. Countless other U.S. bands have been mining the "Technical American Metalcore meets Technical European Death Metal" waters, and while All Shall Perish aren't the absolute best of the lot, "Awaken The Dreamers" is at least a decent and noteworthy effort from these brutal Northern Californians!
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett listed the album as one of his top 25 favorite albums from 2000 to 2009.
The album sold just under 5000 copies in its first week of release entering the Billboard 200 at number 126.
This Limited Edition release features bonus DVD with Studio Report and Making of "Awaken The Dreamers"!
Nuclear Blast GmbH, 2008 (NB 2170-0). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. When Life Meant More...     3:02 
2. Black Gold Reign     4:37 
3. Never...Again3     3:13 
4. For The Ones We Left Behind     1:08 
5. Awaken The Dreamers     4:38 
6. Memories Of A Glass Sanctuary     2:43 
7. Stabbing To Purge Dissimulation     2:36 
8. Gagged, Bound, Shelved, And Forgotten     3:43 
9. From So Far Away     2:39 
10. Until The End     2:57 
11. Misery's Introduction     1:02 
12. Songs For The Damned     3:38
Total playing time: 35:56

DVD: Studio Report / Making Of Awaken The Dreamers