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Second full-length album by Italian Hard Rock band.
Album follows the musical path already travelled by this Italian quartet: engaging Hard Rock and disenchanted irony tell the band stories. "Araba Fenice" contains 12 songs, following a musical path that is well-known for the fans of this Italian quartet: engaging and attractive Hard Rock with anger of Heavy Metal. It tends to the lighter side of the melodic Heavy Metal genre.
All of the songs are sung in Italian, making it hard to understand for most outsiders, but it gives another dimension and emotive approach to their song-writing. The voice of their singer Diego Boschini is very powerful and full of passion, esp. when intertwining with tremendous guitar solos.
The overall sound and atmosphere is attractive and seductive, telling the beautiful story. The album is filled with dynamic, changing melodies and catchy songs, and if you’re into a genuine and original sound - "Araba Fenice" is for your further listen; you won’t be disappointed!
SG Records, 2011 (SGCD037). Made in Italy. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Ardentemente...
2. Identità
3. Crescere
4. Distante
5. Libera
6. Sogni
7. System Failure
8. Sleaze
9. Fuoco
10. Follia
11. Tradito
12. Marcio Funebre
Total playing time: 43:32

SVARROGH, named after the ancient Slavonic sun-god,
is the solo project of Bulgarian musician Dimo Dimov, a.k.a. Knjazz.
The melding of metal and folk, mix of Pagan, Black and Folk Metal,
this is a journey through the forests and mountains.
Heavy Horses Records, 2006 (HR010)


Tracklist:
1.The Pashovi Cliffs 02:46
2.Mourning Mill 07:23
3.Wind Hunters 04:23
4.Kukeri Towards the Sea 01:24
5.My Dinasty 08:59
6.The Solitude of Stara Planina 10:41
7.Rhodopean Winter 07:08
8.Kukeri in the Snow 01:26
9.Somewhere in the Woods 07:57
10.Memories in the Dark of the Ages 07:30
11.Sun, I Pray to Thee 08:02
12.Kukeri of the Sun 01:28

American re-release of the second full-length album from Bulgarian Folk/Black Metal one man band located in Germany.
"Lady Vitosha" features 8 songs written & composed in the best traditions of the pagan Black Metal style. To surprise Dimo handles all the instruments maximally good (except the drums that are synthetic, but were programmed pretty good too) and the variations of different string-based folk inclusions are also remarkable. This guy really knows how to mix the raw guitar sound with sad yet heart-rending harmonies. The folk acoustic parts appear mainly in every song, except the war-like "Kum Vihúr v slamenata gorica" song, which storms like a tornado. The music is very varied so to say. You can find there everything from slow to fast, from sad to melodic, from meditative to depressive, etc. The lyrics (which are in Bulgarian) and the music itself were totally inspired by the ancient Bulgarian culture. Fans of folk-influenced Black Metal should put their hands on this unordinary stuff.
Re-release contains two bonus tracks from "Baxas Xebesheth 1883" album.
Medusa Productions/Khaosmaster Productions, 2004 (KMP 007). Made in USA.


Tracklist:
1. Grohnal Pod Edin Dub 07:31
2. Siromashkite Izvori 06:17
3. Ovchari Na Bezbogg 03:17
4. Nebeto Staro Tiho Pada 03:50
5. Kum Vihur V Slamenata Gorica 02:01
6. Chernomorski, Zaginali Mechti 08:30
7. Mugla Po Balkana 06:38
8. Kruchmata Na Murtviya Chorbadzhiya 09:29
Bonus Tracks:
9. Breathing Kathaarian Dust 04:55
10. Welkes Schwarz 06:11
Total playing time: 58:39

Debut full-length album by Italian Melodic Death Metal band.
Killer Melodic Death Metal with some touches of Old School Thrash, surely one for fans of a band like Darkane. Lyrics in English, Italian and Latin!
Live Tribe Music/Buil2Kill Records, 2011 (B2K_0008)


Tracklist:
1. 100 People
2. Dead Invain
3. Hanging Revolution
4. Raping the Triumph
5. Fired Mark
6. The Final Crusade
7. Invasion!
8. Time for the Punishment
9. Stalingrad
10. My Void

Debut EP by Russian Gothic/Melodic Death Metal band.
The band’s music combines fine melancholic melodies and extreme, energetic yet melodic Metal. Svartstorm participated in some Russian Rock and Metal CD-compilations before this EP, while playing lots of gigs supporting bands like Degradead, Monoscream. Dehydrated, Lost In Alaska, Rarog etc. Original line-up includes Horror, vocalist of Druknrol!!
NitroAtmosfericum Records, 2013 (NRL-038). Made in Russia. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Scars Instead of Wings 04:58
2. The Falling 04:08
3. Cry of the Earth 03:53
4. Endless Oblivion 04:49
5. Lullaby for the Wind 03:49
Total playing time: 21:37

Worldwide re-release of debut full-length studio album, “Svölk”, by Norwegian Heavy/Stoner Metal band.
From the city of Oslo, a new band is shaking things up with their unique brand of Bear Metal. The genre delivers a riff-heavy mix of Stoner Rock and Metal, as well as a generous dose of Nordic redneck attitude.
Svölk has released debut EP in 2005. Three years later the band played at the Sweden Rock Festival. In 2009 the band’s debut album came out and the year after that they joined Annihilator for a European tour. Napalm Records saw hail in the Norwegians’ skills and offered them a contract. The band’s debut album got re-released under the title “Svölk ‘Em All”.
“Svölk ‘Em All” is marked by unrestrained and penetrating power in which the guitar take the lead role. The album catapults Svölk to the scene's forefront, where songs like "52" or "Anchor" will soon become the talk of the town. Knut Erik Solhaug could be easily mistaken for Glenn Danzig, if Glenn were wearing Norwegian flannel, and his vocals encourage his fellow band members to reach for new heights.
A riff-heavy mix of Stoner Rock, Metal, and Nordic redneck attitude. The Norwegians can be proud of what they’ve achieved so far, for the album is definitely worth checking out!
"Svölk'Em All" is a genuine powerhouse of first-class riffs and grooves!!
Napalm Records/Mazzar Records, 2009/2011/2012 (MZR CD 528). Made in Russia. Used (cover/disc): EX+/EX+.


Tracklist:
1. 52 5:26
2. This Is It 4:23
3. Anchor 5:07
4. Sweet Agony 3:29
5. Miss Alcohol 6:20
6. 12 Times the Pain 3:28
7. End of Days 4:44
8. Inferno 5:52
9. Dead 00:30 3:28
Bonus Tracks ("Beast Unleashed" EP):
10. Time For The Dying 5:34
11. Warm Within 5:04
12. Overload 7:03
Total playing time: 60:00 min.

Compilation album by the Greek Black/Death/Thrash Metal band.
Old school Hellenic Metal inspired by Zemial, Varathron and Necromantia, as well as by Heptameron and Nocturnal Vomit.
CD features 3 new exclusive tracks and "Praise the Goat" demo as bonus!
Highly recommended for diehard fans of early Samael, for fans of classic Mediterranean Black Metal in the vein of Varathron, Heptameron, and for fans of other old school evil Metal!!
Time Before Time Records, 2010 (Death 052). Made in Poland. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Darkness Of The Circle Madness 
2. Tank Attack
3. Nuclear Death 
4. Funeral
5. Praise The Goat
6. Big Bang
7. Volts Explosion Your Brain
8. Kamikazze Bomber Angel
Total playing time: 24:48

Tracks 1-3 are a previously unreleased EP.
Tracks 4-8 are from the "Praise The Goat" demo tape.

Third full-length album by the Greek Symphonic Progressive Gothic Metal band.
This album is full with well played Euro Progressive influences & really catchy melodies. The Greek band moves across different fields and mixed heterogeneous genres.
Japanese edition includes bonus track.
If you feel the urge to listen to something fresh and also very, very good, Swan Christy must be your choice!
Recommended for fans of Savatage.
Black Lotus Records, 2001 (BLR/CD 026). Only for Japanese market.


Tracklist:
1.Because a Motherfucker Said So 04:14
2.Cast in Tears 05:23
3.8 04:02
4.Enough of White 03:45
5.Seven is Enough 04:48
6.Salt Penetration 03:58
7.Fuck Them 04:45
8.I Am in Hate With an Alien 03:11
9.Wish You Were Dead 04:11
10.Love It or Hate Me 03:29
Total playing time: 41:46

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The second full-length album by cult Greek Symphonic Gothic Metal band.
Under the title "Today Died Yesterday" Swan Christy's new album was released in early May.
If there's something that should be made clear about this Athenian band, is that unlike many others of the scene, theirs is a characteristic sound which in no case repeats the standard cliche's; there certainly are influences, such as the piano-based musical forms by Iraklis (piano, synths) that take a bit after Savatage, as well as a few Progressive guitar solos that might as well remind you of Dream Theater. But Swan Christy has their own personal sound - something fundamental for a band nowadays - a sound that could be described as "Symphonic Metal"...
The music of "Today Died Yesterday" is supreme, like in the previous album. With orchestral parts performed by synths, instruments like violin and oboe, additional female vocals and the dominating piano, alternating with heavy, at times harsh guitar riffs and an exceptional bass-playing Swan Christy prove that they are particularly skillful musicians.
The album was among the top Greek releases of the year. Swan Christy has something new to give to the European scene, something out of the ordinary!
Black Lotus Records, 1999 (BLR/CD 008). Made in Greece. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Today Died Yesterday 5:20
2. Resurrection If Possible 8:44
3. One Foot In The Grave 4:50
4. Here Comes ...I 7:26
5. My Home (Away From Home) 5:16
6. No More Everything 5:44
7. Night Flower 6:14
8. The Benefactor 8:10
Total playing time: 51:44


Samples: http://www.last.fm

The debut full-length studio album by British Black/Doom Metal band.
Enigmatic Blackened Doom Metal, as beautiful as it is wretched. 9 hymns of Atmospheric, unnerving, Progressive mysticism, always hovering on the verge of collapse before leading into the cataclysm.
Slithering, fierce, tribal percussion, idiosyncratic dissonant guitars, spellbinding dark spiritual textures instill dread and vocal paroxysms professing dire warnings of a dark prophecy invoked in intelligently rendered, layered psalms of jarring counterpoint that invoke visions of pandemonium and discomfort.
Insidious Voices, 2013 (IV001). Made in UK.


Tracklist:
1. The Dominance of Pathos 04:10
2. Fane of the Lost 04:37
3. Even Angels Bleed 04:31
4. Labyrinth 05:27
5. In the Shadow of Eight 01:51
6. Gracing the Palace of Forgotten Words 04:42
7. Tides of Malediction 05:28
8. Starless Depths 02:34
9. Torn and Suffering 05:26
Total playing time: 38:48 min.


Samples: https://swordsofdis.bandcamp.com​​​​​​

Debut full-length album by Melodic Black Metal band from Germany.
Epic but agressive and Progressive as well as Technical Black Metal.
For fans of Dimmu Borgir, Arcturus, Katatonia and Borknagar.
Black Attakk, 2004 (BA 026)


Tracklist:
1.Preludium 02:15
2.Erased by Light 04:15
3.Creations of Mine 05:38
4.Paths (...of a Forgotten Time) 06:41
5.In Silence I Die 05:58
6.Durch das Geast 05:00
7.Vampiric Dances 08:55
8.Something from the North 08:01
9.Lost 04:24
10.The Sound of Horns 11:22
Total playing time: 01:02:29

Second full-length album by the Salvadorean Power/Thrash Metal band.
Symbolic from El Salvador launching "Portraits of Chaos" are a fine example of what is real gems of Underground.
The last full-length work by these Salvadorans up until today is clear, precise, modern and unconventional in an area in which nobody happens to come up with anything that’s strictly not within the so called Extreme genres, and of course according to most fuckos playing around here, when it comes to Extreme music, the more badass, the better. But the fuct that this release makes it rather refreshing.
These guys play in two teams at the same time: first, the main themes and riffs in almost all songs are based on rapidly picked rhythmic figures inherent in easy to listen Thrash Metal. On the other hand and at the same time, melodies resembling 90s Heavy and Power Metal guitar melodies are also integrated. Take “Shout of Freedom” for instance; it takes off with a furious guitar picking, only to slowly derive into hyper melodic and almost sweet chorus. Make no mistake, everything is well brought together. The guitar solo in this song is a full surrender to melodic metal and it displays a few virtuosity flashes. As it’s almost mandatory for number 2 tracks, the aforementioned song conveys clearly and elegantly the whole concept behind this record.
"Portraits Of Chaos" justifies itself, you don’t need to have a huge name supporting a release for it to have some value. The music is well composed and performed. The final product has been flawlessly made and it sounds great. El Salvador has now an export band in all sense, and for those who can appreciate Melodic Metal as an expression having much to offer, it’s time to restart building up your personal collection as this beast is loudly claiming its place in it!!
Concreto Records, 2012 (CDCR47). Made in Mexico. First press.


Tracklist:
1. The Eternal 01:16
2. Shout of Freedom 04:54
3. Massive Destruction 04:07
4. Scars of War 04:43
5. Souls in Damnation 06:15
6. Gallows Pole 05:33
7. Decreased Humanity 04:09
8. Shadows of Temptation 05:31
9. Corrosive 08:03
Total playing time: 44:34

The debut and only full-length album by Finnish Power Metal superband.
Timo Tolkki, a name is written in golden pages in the history of Metal. He was the guitarist, main composer for Stratovarius and also sung on their first three albums. Released two personal albums, one Rock Opera named “Saana - Warrior Of Light” and three more with the band Revolution Renaissance not to mention that he is a killer producer capable of creating killer sound. His name is connected with the dawn and rise of Power Metal in the mid to early 90's. Tolkki tried to start from scratch with Revolution Renaissance recruiting musicians that weren't very well known but after three albums this band too came to an abrupt end.
So this time Tolkki decided to recruit some powerful names for his next band (project?). Andre Matos (ex-Angra, Shaman, Viper), the legendary Brazilian singer that sung in monumental albums like “Theater of Fate”, “Angels Cry” and “Holy Land”. The awesome drummer Uli Kusch, who has played and recorded with bands like Mekong Delta, Helloween, Gamma Ray, Masterplan, Holy Moses, etc. Keyboardist Mikko Härkin (ex- Sonata Arctica, Kenziner, etc.). And bass-guitarist Jari Kainulainen, former Tolkki's partner in Stratovarius, and also Masterplan, Devil's Train, Shadowquest, ex- Evergrey, Kotipelto etc. As you can imagine, this is a Power Metal super-group we have before us with names that carry a very successful past yet this also can become a burden when it comes releasing new music.
The album was written by vocalist Andre Matos and guitarist Timo Tolkki (ex-Stratovarius), with the former focusing on lyrics and the latter focusing on the music, and both having some input on each other's parts. The drums were recorded in two days in a separate studio, with the guitars, bass and keyboards being recorded in Helsinki. Work on vocals started on the first day of 2011 in a cabin on top of a mountain where Matos and Tolkki kept isolated with no internet or telephone.
Regarding the music of the album, Matos said: "Symfonia is not supposed to be a band or a project that was meant to reinvent the style. What we wanted was to get all those famous musicians together who somehow had their highlights in this specific musical field and see what comes out of it. See when those people are together, and if they deliver their best, what kind of Power Metal comes out of it.' So this was the proposal of the album, and we never denied it. So if someone came with some criticism like, "But it's more of the same, and it brings nothing new. It just sounds like Stratovarius and Angra". Well, that's exactly what we wanted"...
...And this is the main problem with Symfonia's debut, the band sticks to the same formula that worked wonders for Stratovarius in the past, it gives the impression that the songs sound that way because this is what people would expect from a guy like Timo Tolkki. The songs vary from mid to fast tempo and while there are plenty of anthemic and sing along choruses good leads and fast double base there is absolutely nothing that a fan of Tolkki's work hasn't heard before. In fact, one could characterize the music as Stratovarius with Aangra vocals, but this would be unfair since this album packs a couple of surprises. Songs like “Rhapsody in Black” sounds like an Avantasia composition especially in the chorus. But the real gem i a “In Paradisum” that manages to sound powerful, sad, depressive and at the same time mesmerizing. Andre really shines on this one hitting his famous insane high notes yet at the same time sounds expressive and haunting, bringing to mind his chilling performances from Viper and Angra days. Clearly, a song worthy of these Power Metal pioneers legacies.
Musicianship is up to the high standards one would expect from a band like this, Tolkki's guitar work sounds impressive as ever (just check “In Paradisum” solo) and Uli Kusch gives another powerful performance behind the kit.
The same thing can be said about the production - crystal clear sound crisp and powerful, exactly what one would expected from an experienced producer like Timo Tolkki.
This album isn't a return to the golden days nor it will spark another Power Metal fire like these guys did with their own bands many years ago. It sounds close to their roots but at the same time has a more of the same feel and falls short in inspiration, especially if one would bring the masterpieces of the past to mind. But it's a good album if you're unaware of the previous albums that Tolkki, Matos and Kusch have created, if you're just getting into Metal and will definitely ignite a spark to search for these guys earlier works!
Edel Germany GmbH/Soyuz Music, 2011 (SZCD 7256-11). Made in Russia.


Tracklist:
1. Fields Of Avalon 5:09
2. Come By The Hills 5:01
3. Santiago 5:54
4. Alayna 6:17
5. Forevermore 5:32
6. Pilgrim Road 3:37
7. In Paradisum 9:36
8. Rhapsody In Black 4:34
9. I Walk In Neon 5:45
10. Don't Let Me Go 3:57
Total playing time: 55:24 min.

The third full-lenght studio album by Hungarian Progressive Death Metal band.
The album contains five long Death Metal tracks which has short links between them. The songs consist of several riffs often without recurrence, but you can find themes which outcrop in the whole album.
The digital specifies were ignored in the album, keeping it away from the musical trends.
"Historiocriticism" is a conceptual album. It shows the covered up archeologial finds, ancient draws and the contexts, references between them, and shows why the backpower adulterate the history and why is important to keep this unconscious condition up.
Hightly recommended for fans of Suffocation, Morbid Angel, Massacra, Cannibal Corpse, Nile, Necrophagist, and Zyklon!
Metal Scrap Records, 2018 (MSR147/CD). Made in Ukraine. First press.
 

Tracklist:
1. Flood 01:14
2. Dispersion 09:26
3. Gates 02:12
4. Pyramid Cities 07:52
5. Rings 01:08
6. Verity in the Legends 09:05
7. Giant Signs 01:14
8. Beyond Earth 09:15
9. In the Serve of Evil 01:39
10. The First Natoin, the Last Survivor 10:18
11. Everything Reveals 06:40
Total playing time: 60:07 min.

 

Second full-length album of Death Metal band from Hungary.
Uncompromising oldschool heavy Death Metal for fans of Morbid Angel, Bolt Thrower and Suffocation!!
Metal Scrap Records, 2012 (MSR042/CD). Made in Ukraine. First press.

Tracklist:
1.Cold Season 1. 01:10
2.Time Has Come 10:41
3.Cold Season 2. 01:00
4.The End Of Material Life 08:11 
5.Cold Season 3. 00:42
6.Fire For The Body 08:23
7.Cold Season 4. 01:02
8.The Fire Of Revenge 06:51
9.Cold Season 5. 00:52
10.Roaming 10:28
11.Cold Season 6. 00:43
12.Things That Only The Magus Knows 11:10
13.Cold Season 7. 01:15
Total playing time: 62:34 min.

 

The split release by two Heavy Metal bands from São Paulo, Brazil.
Originally self-released in 2012, as well as by the Brazilian Die Fight Records at the same time, “Men Against Men” is the debut full-length studio album of Symptomen. Heavy/Thrash Metal for fans of Megadeth!
“Ancient Bloody Europe” is the first EP of Pethallian, and it’s the second release of the band. It’s the original and only release of the this EP. Amazing Gothic Metal for all dark souls!
Metal Soldiers Records.Metal Underground Records, 2013 (MSR / MUR 002). Made in Portugal. Pressed in Spain. First press.


Trackllist:
1. Symptomen - Back to the 80's 04:24
2. Symptomen - Army of the Children 03:46
3. Symptomen - Bad Choices 05:07
4. Symptomen - Demean 04:12
5. Symptomen - Poisoned World 04:12
6. Symptomen - Maybe 06:03
7. Symptomen - Symptom Men 04:24
8. Symptomen - Living in Danger 03:46
9. Pethallian - Madam Guillotine 05:25
10. Pethallian - Whitechapel 03:56
11. Pethallian - Reincarnation of the Ripper 05:33
12. Pethallian - Rasputin (Alternative Version) 05:10
13. Pethallian - Theban Alphabet (Alternative Version) 04:28
Total playing time: 60:28 min.


Samples: https://pettalom.bandcamp.com

Debut full-length album by Ukrainian Pagan Blackened Death Metal band.
Black Metal aggression, atmosphere, heaviness and dismality make tough unity with fast technical Death Metal and deep dark Pagan lyrics. All of this is hardened with low and harsh guitars, blastbeats, growling vocals and hell of a screaming and makes it splendid album for all of the Metal fans!
Recommended for fans of: Zyklon, Belphegor, Behemoth, Amon Amarth and Dark Funeral.
Release includes 8-pages booklet.
Metal Scrap Records, 2012 (MSR045/CD). Made in Ukraine. First press.
 

Tracklist:
1. Pessimizm 05:29 
2. The Firegod 04:37
3. Rise of Helheim's Bonehands 05:05
4. Dead 04:18 
5. The Night Will Fall Down Again 03:29
6. Under The Runes of The Sun 05:51 
Total playing time: 28:51 min.

 

The third full-length studio album by legendary American Thrash/Punk/Rap/Nu Metal band.
In most cases, bands put out these odds and sods collections for die-hard fans, to fulfill a record deal, or to stall while they're taking seven years to record a follow-up. "Steal This Album!", on the other hand, definitely does not fit any of those ideals. System Of A Down has managed to make tracks from a seven-year period sound cohesive without having to embellish or sacrifice. "Steal This Album!" has everything that a "normal" album release would have; it's heavy without being a burden, political without being condescending, and in some cases, downright beautiful.
The best thing about System Of A Down is their sound. The best way to describe it would be to say that they simply do not sound like any other band on this planet. They take Metal, Punk, Pop and just about every other genre ever and fuse them together in a perfect mix to create a Metal album like no other. Serj's powerful voice is fantastic and the amount of vocal techniques he can throw into one song is ridiculous. Daron's guitar playing has been rated by many guitar magazines to be some of the best ever, as for bass player Shavo and drum player John they are also superb veterans of their field. Their sound is unique, incredible, inspiring and as catchy as hell!
The thing about this album, in fact SOAD in general is that they don't compare to any other band on the planet, ever! Focusing on this album which is made up of tracks that System Of A Down decided not to release but in the end did (thank the almighty they did to) it's just the same old System - purely incredible. All the tracks are pretty damn brilliant.
A superb album yet again! It's been mentioned that this is the link to what they've done and what they're moving towards. If that turns out to be true, the next one should be a monster!!
The album was produced by Rick Rubin and Daron Malakian, and reached #15 in the Billboard Top 200.
American Recordings/Sony Music Entertainment Inc./Columbia, 2002 (COL 510248 2). Used (cover/disc): NM/NM.


Tracklist:
1. Chic 'n' Stu 2:23 
2. Innervision 2:33 
3. Bubbles 1:56 
4. Boom! 2:14 
5. Nüguns 2:30 
6. A.D.D. (American Dream Denial) 3:17 
7. Mr. Jack 4:09 
8. I-E-A-I-A-I-O 3:08 
9. 36 0:46 
10. Pictures 2:06 
11. Highway Song 3:13 
12. F*** The System 2:12 
13. Ego Brain 3:21 
14. Thetawaves 2:36 
15. Roulette 3:21 
16. Streamline 3:37
Total playing time: 43:33 min.

Second full-length album by the American Nu Metal band.
System Of A Down's 1998 debut was initially overlooked by the mainstream Hard Rock audience, as well as the specialized press. But Heavy Metal cognoscenti in both camps quickly realized that in their hands was a potentially crucial stepping stone for the future development of Heavy Metal. Sure enough, so challenging and groundbreaking were its contents that the album soared over most everyone's unsuspecting heads, its eventual gold sales status only achieved via Columbia Records' massive promotional muscle and nearly three years of intensive touring on the band's part. Consequently, early believers were pleasantly surprised when 2001's long awaited follow-up, "Toxicity" met with instant popular acceptance, skyrocketing up the charts toward multi-Platinum success. Yet, for the most part, it also managed to retained System Of A Down's unorthodox signature sound: so-called "Nu-Metal" uniquely infused with remarkable originality, including angular riffs, jagged rhythms, and oblique lyrics splattered all over the place. Like its predecessor, "Toxicity" seems utterly chaotic upon first listen, but things quickly begin falling into place, thanks to a number of small refinements, not least of which is a more generous melody, obviously pre-meditated, but rarely overdone. In turn, this immediacy greatly improved the album's chances at radio - case in point, first single "Chop Suey!", a track so potent not even September 11, nor mainstream radio's ensuing self-imposed, politically correct attempt at self-censorship, could tear from the airwaves (despite its none-too-discreet lyrics about suicide), the song's surprising success was reminiscent of another left-field hit from a decade earlier, Faith No More's "Epic". And sure enough, from the unexpected false starts of "Prison Song" to the relatively mellow conclusion, the band's heightened commercial sensibility continues to joust with their inherently quirky songwriting. The excellent title track, "Forest," and "Science" are among the most accessible standouts from an incredibly diverse set, the likes of which System Of A Down's inferior Nu-Metal peers could only hope to emulate. Lyrically, it's simply no contest. Whether tackling typical Rock subject matter like drug abuse ("Needles") and groupies ("Psycho"), or embarking on inscrutable Dadaist gems like "Jet Pilot" and "Shimmy," co-songwriters Daron Malakian and Serj Tankain sound like are the bastard children of Frank Zappa and Slayer. And while sub-Rage Against The Machine political invective (unfairly attributed to their Armenian heritage) remains an integral part of the band's creative makeup (e.g. "Deer Dance," "Atwa"), "Toxicity"'s approach is much more cautious in this regard than that of their incendiary debut.
When a band takes this many left turns, you'd expect them to start going in circles sooner rather than later, but this is not the case with System Of A Down. Hands down one of 2001's top Metal releases, "Toxicity" may well prove to be a lasting Heavy Metal classic to boot!!
American Recordings/Columbia/Sony Music Entertainment, 2001 (COL 501534 2). Made in Austria. Used: like new.


Tracklist:
1. Prison Song     3:21 
2. Needles     3:14 
3. Deer Dance     2:55 
4. Jet Pilot     2:06 
5. X     1:58 
6. Chop Suey!     3:30 
7. Bounce     1:54 
8. Forest     4:00 
9. Atwa     2:56 
10. Science     2:43 
11. Shimmy     1:51 
12. Toxicity     3:39 
13. Psycho     3:46 
14. Aerials     3:56 
15. Arto (Hidden Track)    2:15 
Total playing time: 44:04

The fifth full-length studio album by legendary American Alternative Metal band.
"Hypnotize" opened at number 1 on the Billboard 200, with 320,000 copies sold in the first week. The album also debuted at number 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 47,000 copies in its first week. The album was certified Gold and Platinum by the RIAA on December 13, 2005. Since its release, "Hypnotize" has sold 8 million copies worldwide.
American Recordings/Columbia, 2005 (8-2796-93871-2). Russian bootleg. Used (cover/disc): EX+/EX+.


Tracklist:
1. Attack 3:06
2. Dreaming 3:59
3. Kill Rock'n Roll 2:27
4. Hypnotize 3:09
5. Stealing Society 2:58
6. Tentative 3:36
7. U-Fig 2:55
8. Holy Mountains 5:28
9. Vicinity Of Obscenity 2:51
10. She's Like Heroin 2:44
11. Lonely Day 2:47
12. Soldier Side 3:40
Total playing time: 39:40 min.

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