Systematic – 2003 – Pleasure to Burn
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Systematic
Title: Pleasure to Burn
Label: Elektra
Released: Apr 15, 2003
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Not Like You
#Breakable
#Infected
#Right Before You
#Shine
#The Water Cure
#They Say (My Soul Was Lost)
#Pleasure To Burn
#Change
#Where We Live And Die
#Leaving Only Scars
#Jane doe
#I’ll Get By
Review:
The second album didn’t do nearly as much for me as the first one did, but it was still decent. Hardly got any recognition though.
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Systematic – 2001 – Somewhere in Between
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Systematic
Title: Somewhere in Between
Label: The Music Company / Elektra
Released: May 22, 2001
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Dopesick
#Beginning Of The End
#Return To Zero
#Glass Jaw
#Deep Colors Bleed
#Mailbomb
#Bedsores
#Slowburn
#Somewhere In Between
#Of A Lesser God
#Pitch Black
#If Only
#Thick Skin
Review:
I saw them twice opening for Staind and Godsmack, and by the second time they grew on me. Found the album cheap and was pleasantly surprised. Decent hard rock. They were the first band signed to Lars Ulrich’s “The Music Company” label.
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System Of A Down – 2005 – Hypnotize
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: System Of A Down
Title: Hypnotize
Label: American / Columbia
Released: Nov 22, 2005
Packaging: Digipack
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Attack
#Dreaming
#Kill Rock ‘N Roll
#Hypnotize
#Nuguns
#Tentative
#U-Fig
#Holy Mountains
#Vicinity Of Obscenity
#She’s Like Heroin
#Lonely Day
#Soldier Side
Review:
This is the companion half to ‘Mesmerize’, and as I noted with that release, the sound was cleaned up a bit, and the lyrics are both more political and more goofy at the same time. It’s System, but toned down for the mainstream, which is not a bad thing. The one complaint I have is considering that both albums together run 76 minutes, they could have cut some of the less stellar songs and had a really solid single-disc release. To their credit though, the packaging is of very high quality, and Hypnotize was designed to fit together with Mesmerize to form one big package, and it looks pretty cool.
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System Of A Down – 2005 – Mezmerize
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: System Of A Down
Title: Mezmerize
Label: American / Columbia
Released: May 17, 2005
Packaging: Digipack
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Soldier Side Intro
#B.Y.O.B.
#Revenga
#Cigaro
#Radio/Video
#This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I’m On This Song
#Violent Pornography
#Question!
#Sad Statue
#Old School Hollywood
#Lost in Hollywood
Review:
System’s long awaited follow up to Toxicity has the sound cleaning up a bit, and the lyrics getting both more political and more goofy at the same time. It clocks in at 36 minutes, which makes me question why they needed to do a double disc, but whatever. The music is good, but I’m thinking the other 3 releases are still better.
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System Of A Down – 2002 – Steal This Album
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: System Of A Down
Title: Steal This Album
Label: American / Columbia
Released: Nov 26, 2002
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Chic ‘N’ Stew
#Innervision
#Bubbles
#Boom!
#N
#A.D.D.
#Mr. Jack
#I-E-A-I-A-I-O
#36
#Pictures
#Highway Song
#F**k The System
#Ego Brain
#Thetawaves
#Roulette
#Streamline
Review:
A collection of b-sides and songs that didn’t make it to the first two albums. Better than just throwaway songs, they deserved to be released even if they didn’t fit on either of the albums. Part of the reason this was released at all was because demos for the Toxicity sessions were leaked onto the internet, and the band felt that rather than have terrible copies floating around, they may as well release the real things, even though they weren’t complete album worthy.
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Fuel – 2007 – Angels and Devils
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Fuel
Title: Angels and Devils
Label: Epic
Released: Aug 7, 2007
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Gone
#I Should Have Told You
#Forever
#Wasted Time (G-mix)
#Leave the Memories Alone
#Mess
#Not This Time
#Scars in the Making
#Hanging Round
#Again
#Halos of the Son
#Angels Take a Soul
#Wasted Time (S-Mix)
Review:
After four years, and two personnel changes, we finally have a new Fuel album. The biggest and most obvious change is that of the lead singer, as Brett Scallions left the band, and the new singer is Toryn Green. Couldn�t have gotten more of a Brett sound-alike if they tried. He�s alright though, it certainly isn�t bad. A lesser-noticeable change is that drummer Kevin Miller is gone, replaced by former Godsmack / Lo-Pro drummer Tommy Stewart.
But on to the CD. Um, it�s a Fuel CD. After four years, and after how so-so Natural Selection was, I kinda thought they�d go big or go home on this one. Well, they went medium. It sounds just like Natural Selection did, nothing really stands out, but nothing really sucks either. I thought maybe Carl would have something awesome off his sleeve, but it�s the same old thing. I really want to love this CD as a longtime Fuel fan, but I�m not sure I can do anything more than just �like� it.
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Limp Bizkit – 2005 – The Unquestionable Truth Pt. 1
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Limp Bizkit
Title: The Unquestionable Truth Pt. 1
Label: Flip / Geffen
Released: May 3, 2005
Packaging: Digipack
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#The Propaganda
#The Truth
#The Priest
#The Key
#The Channel
#The Story
#The Surrender
Review:
Go ahead and laugh. It cost me $3. After the disaster that was Results May Vary, Fred recruited Wes Borland again for another go-around, and this was the result, a 7 song EP released in April of 2005 that was probably better than anything they�d done since Three Dollar Bill. Gone was the retarded hip-hop stuff, and Fred actually learned how to talk about something other than himself. Of course, it still comes across as sounding like a 7th grader trying to be Zack de la Rocha, so you can�t have everything, and naturally, despite Wes, it wasn�t good enough for anyone to have actually heard any of the songs, let alone know that this even got released. Wes got out while the getting was good (again), and went to work on what became Black Light Burns. Fred keeps claiming that Part II is going to come out, but I have a feeling it’s going to be a Chinese Democracy-type of wait for that.
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Trivium – 2006 – The Crusade
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Trivium
Title: The Crusade
Label: Roadrunner
Released: Oct 10, 2006
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Ignition
#Detonation
#Entrance of the Conflagration
#Anthem (We Are The Fire)
#Unrepentant
#And Sadness Will Sear
#Becoming the Dragon
#To The Rats
#This World Cna’t Tear Us Apart
#Tread the Floods
#Contempt Breeds Contamination
#The Rising
#The Crusade
Review:
After hearing how good Ascendancy was, I had high hopes for this record. Suffice to say I was let down a bit. Apparently all the low screaming wasn�t good for Matt Heafy�s voice, so most of the screaming from the first two albums is gone. Not that I mind clean singing, but there are definitely times here where I miss it. Most of the songs are well crafted, but at times, instead of sounding like an homage to bands, it sounds like a direct rip-off. Case in point, the whole opening sequence of �Unrepentant� is a cover of Metallica�s �Through The Never�, and then the intro for �The Rising� sounds like it�d be more at home on a Tesla record. Having said all that, there are songs that I like, including The Rising, and Contempt Breeds Contamination. Some of the lyrics sound like attempts at creating fantasy worlds, ala the British metal bands of the early 80�s. All in all, it�s not a bad record, but Ascendancy was much better.
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Daughtry – 2006 – Daughtry
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Daughtry
Title: Daughtry
Label: RCA
Released: Nov 21, 2006
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#It’s Not Over
#Used To
#Home
#Over You
#Crashed
#Feels Like Tonight
#What I Want (featuring Slash)
#Breakdown
#Gone
#There And Back Again
#All These Lives
#What About Now
Review:
I only ever watch American Idol during the first couple weeks, when they�re weeding out all the idiots, so I only ever saw Chris Daughtry on the show one week. I kept hearing about him, however, and especially when it came out that Fuel asked him to be their new lead singer. Unfortunately for Fuel, and fortunately for Chris, he declined in order to make his own album. As everyone knows, Chris didn�t win on Idol, but he certainly did with this CD, as it�s sold like gangbusters. And why not, it�s a regular rock record in the vein of 3 Doors Down or a Nickelback, but somehow comes off just a bit less contrived than those two. It�s a solid record, and having bought it on it�s merits as opposed to just because he was on Idol, I have no qualms saying it�s a fun listen when I�m in the mood for something not-so-heavy.
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Korn – 2005 – See You on the Other Side
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Korn
Title: See You on the Other Side
Label: Virgin
Released: Dec 6, 2005
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Twisted Transistor
#Politics
#Hypocrites
#Souvenir
#10 Or A 2-Way
#Throw Me Away
#Love Song
#Open Up
#Coming Undone
#Getting Off
#Liar
#For No One
#I’ve Seen It All
#Tearjerker
Review:
Uh, why did I buy this again’ Obviously, with Head off finding religion, this isn�t the same Korn I knew and loved. Then again, even with Head, they hadn�t been the same band since Issues, at least. On this album, they almost go industrial, and while it�s okay, it�s still not vintage Korn, and I still don�t think it�s all that great. The radio singles (Twisted Transistor and Coming Undone) to me are the best songs on here, and the rest just are �meh�. I guess I keep getting these CD�s, albeit used, out of some bizarre loyalty to a band that I was very interested for a number of years, but has continued to disappoint me as of late.
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