Classic US speed metal
David Godfrey - Vocals
Lee Altus - Guitar
Doug Piercy - Guitar
Mike Jazstremski - Bass
Carl Sacco - Drums

2003 reissue of 1988 release on Noise Records which features a surprising cover of Hendrix's 'Purple Haze'. 10 tracks in all.

by Steve Huey
Guitarist Erik Rutan joins the fold on Morbid Angel's Domination and contributes several of his own compositions. The group's sound is better than ever and perhaps a bit more groove-oriented, but this is mostly standard Morbid Angel, with the typical problems: the bass drums are played too fast to be recorded properly and end up sounding like a fast clicking underneath the songs. There is also very little variation on the band's signature sound, and since they rarely give themselves or the audience a rest, their intensity often borders on self-caricature. This will either be just what you want or will strike you as irritating and comically overdone.

当年曾与Dark Tranquillity的「The Gallery」、In Flames的「The Jester Race」、At The Gates的「Slaughter of the Soul」一同带动瑞典金属新浪潮运作，叱吒风云的哥德堡死天王之一的Dissection，成军於1989年，1990年与瑞典死金属先锋Entombed演出Dissection的处女秀，同一年发行了纪念挪威黑金属首脑乐团Mayhem主唱Dead的demo「The Grief Prophecy」，91年在法国的Corpsegrinder Records旗下发行了首张EP「Into Infinite Obscurity」，1993年在No Fashion Records发行首张完整专辑「The Somberlain」，该作品石破天惊的表现引起了德国金属大本营Nuclear Blast的青睞，1994年在其下发表了该团的传奇专辑「Storm of the Light's Bane」，凄美旋律融入在腥风血雨的黑暗肃杀氛围，在黑金属与死亡金属已开始划清界线之际还能够成功游走在两种乐派之间，完美掌握运用两大元素，Dissection实为箇中翘楚! 但在1997年Jon Nodtveidt因协助谋杀一名38岁同性恋男子而身陷囹圄，乐团运作停摆，Dissection的传奇也就此打住。

Swedish edition of the U.S. progressive metal act's 1988 album. Roadrunner.

非常的中肯，不娇不躁。

Originally released in 1986, now features a 16 page booklet with liner notes and rare photos.

95 年是令人兴奋的一年，正是在这一年Suffocation发行了他们以及在世界死亡金属界都都堪称精典的《Pierced From Within》，这张专辑把Suffocation引向事业的高峰。厚重清晰的音色，灵活多变的拍子进行，华丽不失扭曲色彩的Solo，在音乐中，乐队更大胆的尝试更怪的拍子结合，2/4与3/4，5/4和3/4，太多的新元素让这张专辑成为乐迷手中的宠儿。

Released at a time when Nightwish's future appeared uncertain because of the shocking departure of charismatic frontwoman and de facto band calling card Tarja Turunen, Highest Hopes is a comprehensive greatest-hits collection spanning the chart-topping Finnish pop-metal act's entire first decade. Summarized in one convenient CD at last, the 16-song set proves that Nightwish were nothing if not consistent — both in terms of quality and overall style — throughout the five and a half studio albums recorded during that period. Yes, enduring early numbers like the Tolkien-esque "Elvenpath," the somewhat preposterous, narration-embellished "The Kinslayer," and the neoclassical metal-by-numbers of "Stargazers" eventually gave way to slightly more refined (and restrained) pop-metal singles like "Ever Dream," "Wish I Had an Angel," and "Nemo" (which, one presumes, was about the submarine captain, not the fish), but the relatively seamless transition between them all is made abundantly clear by the non-chronological order in which they are presented here. Likewise, with the exception of their still tentative (and therefore, on this collection, mostly ignored) first album, Nightwish showed equal mastery at composing potent power metal ("Sacrament of Wilderness," "Wishmaster," "Dead to the World") and tear-jerking ballads ("Walking in the Air," "Dead Boy's Poem," "Sleeping Sun") in all phases of their career. They even took Gary Moore's generally forgotten '80s nugget "Over the Hills and Far Away" for their own, recording a debatably definitive version that is wisely included in this disc, alongside a brand new recording of Pink Floyd's "High Hopes." Also keep in mind the band's immaculate instrumental execution through the years, and what this collection proves above all else is that, though they've inspired quite literally dozens of imitators, Nightwish's groundbreaking fusion of melodic power metal, symphonic orchestration, theatrical lyrics, and (of course) Turunen's classically trained, operatic soprano, has arguably yet to be equaled. Whatever becomes of the group's trajectory following its popular singer's exit, you can at least take this statement to the bank.