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Eve of the Apocalypse isn't bad' date=' though I wouldn't say the band in general is too good... I discovered them a while ago. Not really my thing.[/quote'] It's really just their first 2 albums that are worth a shit, everything else I've heard from them has been boring 3rd tier death metal. Those two albums are good though.
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It's really just their first 2 albums that are worth a shit' date=' everything else I've heard from them has been boring 3rd tier death metal. Those two albums are good though.[/quote'] Kind of like a Kataklysm thing going on then?
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Kind of like a Kataklysm thing going on then?
No, kind of like nearly every old school death metal band. VERY few old school death metal bands released more than two good albums before changing styles, breaking up, descending into mediocrity, or a combination of those things. But yes, Kataklysm would be a great example of this, as their first few recordings with Sylvain Houde were insane, before turning into boring and tepid pseudo-death metal after his departure. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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The three Malevolent Creation albums are their best. The first two are particularly outstanding. It's the same thing with Cancer. Their first two albums are fucking killer. Their third is about half good but that's it.

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Greatest hits are kinda strange for bands without any "hits". My all time favorite of this band is Premature Burial. In 2009 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Very last song that night:

0rtC6OZorZo edit: watching it myself and I just realize that the blond headbanging dude in the front row is also a lost friend... Also died in the 30s...
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Been like 2 or 3 years I've seen them I guess' date=' so I'm really looking forward to see them again at Party San this year![/quote'] This band hasn't been worth a shit in over 20 years, just really played out boring death metal. They were really unimpressive live too, the only song that sounded decent was Multiple Stab Wounds. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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Greatest hits are kinda strange for bands without any "hits". My all time favorite of this band is Premature Burial. In 2009 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Very last song that night:
0rtC6OZorZo edit: watching it myself and I just realize that the blond headbanging dude in the front row is also a lost friend... Also died in the 30s...
yeah I agree. Roadrunner did the roots. Series. They callied it the best of malevolent creation. And crash did the same thing. That is a good song as well sorry about your friend
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This band hasn't been worth a shit in over 20 years' date=' just really played out boring death metal. They were really unimpressive live too, the only song that sounded decent was Multiple Stab Wounds.[/quote'] I always like to see them live though and yes their cds are boring for a long time. That goes for pretty much every band existing for over 10 years.
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I always like to see them live though and yes their cds are boring for a long time. That goes for pretty much every band existing for over 10 years.
You're right, it's not uncommon to stagnate, they just didn't seem at all interested in what they were doing when I saw them. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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