Hatebreed – 2002 – Perseverance
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Hatebreed
Title: Perseverance
Label: Universal
Released: Mar 12, 2002
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Proven
#Perserverance
#You’re Never Alone
#I Will Be Heard
#A Call For Blood
#Below The Bottom
#We Still Fight
#Unloved
#Bloodsoaked Memoreis
#Hollow Ground
#Final Prayer
#Smash Your Enemies
#Healing To Suffer Again
#Judgment Strikes (Unbreakable)
#Remain Nameless
#Outro
Review:
The ‘major label’ debut from the band (Satisfaction’ was released by Victory Records) cleans up the sound and the production a bit, but eliminates none of the agression and hostility. Most songs have the scream-along choruses, and Jamey has some positive things to say. I like this a lot more than Satisfaction (which is blasphemy to most Hatebreed fans).
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Hatebreed – 2003 – The Rise of Brutality
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Hatebreed
Title: The Rise of Brutality
Label: Universal
Released: Oct 28, 2003
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Tear It Down
#Straight To Your Face
#Facing What Consumes You
#Live For This
#Doomsayer
#Another Day, Another Vendetta
#A Lesson Lived Is A Lesson Learned
#Beholder Of Justice
#This Is Now
#Voice Of Contention
#Choose Or Be Chosen
#Confide In No One
Review:
Straight-up hardcore from one of the masters of the genre. Jamey is pissed, but he puts a positive spin on it. The riffs are heavy as hell, and the songs all go at breakneck speed. This is a tad off from their previous two albums, but that’s not to say this one isn’t good in its own right. It sounds just like Perseverence and Supremacy do.
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Hater – 1993 – Hater
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Hater
Title: Hater
Label: A&M
Released: Sep 21, 1993
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Mona Bone Jakon
#Who Do I Kill’
#Tot Finder
#Lion and Lamb
#Roadside
#Down Undershoe
#Circles
#Putrid
#Blistered
#Sad McBain
Review:
A side project from Ben Sheppard, bassist from Soundgarden. It’s kinda weird, but okay for a once in awhile listen.
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Hatebreed – 2006 – Supremacy
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Hatebreed
Title: Supremacy
Label: Roadrunner
Released: Aug 29, 2006
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Defeatist
#Horrors Of Self
#Mind Over All
#To The Threshold
#Give Wings To My Triumph
#Destroy Everything
#Divine Judgment
#Immortal Enemies
#The Most Truth
#Never Let It Die
#Spitting Venom
#As Diehard As They Come
#Supremacy Of Self
Review:
The Connecticut hardcore kings’ latest offering follows in the footsteps of their last two discs, with clean, tight production, and the metallic riffs. The crunch is still there, and the yell-alongs throughout the disc still make it distinctly Hatebreed. The only thing is, there isn’t a whole lot of growth from the last two discs either. If you like Hatebreed, you’ll like it. If you’re just getting into them, get Perseverance first. Standout tracks include Defeatist, Destroy Everything, and Never Let It Die.
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Hatebreed – 1997 – Satisfaction Is The Death Of Desire
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Hatebreed
Title: Satisfaction Is The Death Of Desire
Label: Victory
Released: Nov 11, 1997
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Empty Promises
#Burn The Lies
#Before Dishonor
#Conceived Through An Act Of Violence
#Puritan
#Afflicted Past
#Prepare For War
#Betrayed By Life
#Not One Truth
#Mark My Words
#Last Breath
#Burial For The Living
#Worlds Apart
#Driven By Suffering
Review:
The first and still classic Hatebreed record. The production is a bit rougher than the discs that follow this, but it is here that the band gained their underground following and laid out their ‘hardcore meets metal’ sound. I’ve actually known about these guys since 1998 when I got two songs from this album (Before Dishonor and Last Breath) off of a tape sampler from the Warped Tour. Even though its a classic, I like the sound of the later albums a bit more.
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Guns N’ Roses – 1999 – Live Era: ’87-’93
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Guns N’ Roses
Title: Live Era: ’87-’93
Label: Geffen
Released: Nov 23, 1999
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Nightrain
#Mr. Brownstone
#It’s So Easy
#Welcome To The Jungle
#Dust N’ Bones
#My Michelle
#You’re Crazy
#Used to Love Her
#Patience
#It’s Alright
#November Rain
#Out Ta Get Me
#Pretty Tied Up
#Yesterdays
#Move To The City
#You Could Be Mine
#Rocket Queen
#Sweet Child O’ Mine
#Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
#Don’t Cry
#Estranged
#Paradise City
Review:
This is a great compilation, because when Axl actually decided to show up GNR was a top notch live band, and this shows it. Almost reads like a Greatest Hits tracklist.
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Guns N’ Roses – 1993 – The Spaghetti Incident’
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Guns N’ Roses
Title: The Spaghetti Incident’
Label: Geffen
Released: Nov 23, 1993
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Since I Don’t Have You
#New Rose
#Down On The Farm
#Human Being
#Raw Power
#Ain’t It Fun
#Bick Makane
#Hair Of The Dog
#Atttitude
#Black Leather
#You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory
#I Don’t care About You
Review:
I picked this up for $3, and other than Hair of the Dog and the Buick Makane / Big Dumb Sex covers. I never really listened to this, and I still don’t. Some of the songs are interesting, and some of them are just kinda crappy.
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Guns N’ Roses – 1991 – Use Your Illusion II
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Guns N’ Roses
Title: Use Your Illusion II
Label: Geffen
Released: Sep 17, 1991
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Civil War
#14 Years
#Yesterdays
#Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
#Get In The Ring
#Shotgun Blues
#Breakdown
#Pretty Tied Up
#Locomotive (Complicity)
#So Fine
#Estranged
#You Could Be Mine
#Don’t Cry (Alt. Lyrics)
#My World
Review:
My mom bought these two for me at Christmas in 1991. I don’t think she knew what she was getting into. I damn near wore these tapes out, and I still listen to these two. Obviously this was GNR at the height of their popularity, and despite what critics and fans have said, I really don’t think there’s too much filler on these at all.
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Guns N’ Roses – 1991 – Use Your Illusion I
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Guns N’ Roses
Title: Use Your Illusion I
Label: Geffen
Released: Sep 17, 1991
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Right Next Door To Hell
#Dust N’ Bones
#Live And Let Die
#Don’t Cry (Original)
#Perfect Crime
#You Ain’t The First
#Bad Obsession
#Back Off Bitch
#Double Talkin’ Jive
#November Rain
#The Garden
#Garden Of Eden
#Don’t Damn Me
#Bad Apples
#Dead Horse
#Coma
Review:
My mom bought these two for me at Christmas in 1991. I don’t think she knew what she was getting into. I damn near wore these tapes out, and I still listen to these two. Obviously this was GNR at the height of their popularity, and despite what critics and fans have said, I really don’t think there’s too much filler on these at all.
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Greenwheel – 2002 – Soma Holiday
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Greenwheel
Title: Soma Holiday
Label: Island
Released: Jun 25, 2002
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Shelter
#Sustain You
#Breathe
#Louder Than Words
#Strong
#Drowning Man
#Faces
#Identity
#Disappear
#Dim Halo
#Radiance
#The End
Review:
I saw these guys for free at Water Street opening for Injected, and was very impressed by them (How could you not be after seeing Velour play first’). The album is just as impressive, and is a fine piece of pop-rock work. “Breathe” was a very minor hit for them, but then was re-done by Melissa Etheridge, and became a huge hit for her.
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