ROYAL CARNAGE MASTERPIECE: Gorguts "Obscura"

[Papa Josh]

So, who else has lost their fucking mind to this monumental release? I would think that peeps like npearce and Dreamlord would love this one if they don't already.

What a cd on headphones!

 

[Nate The Great]

I'll have to check it out. I don't think I've ever heard Gorguts.

 

[Nate The Great]

I noticed Willowtip has Obscura, but they also have From Wisdom To Hate. Is Gorguts grind? What's From Wisdom To Hate Like?

 

[J.]

Gorguts is death metal. Obscura is extremely technical stuff kinda like Theory in Practice but a million times better. From Wisdom to Hate, from what I've heard, is less technical and more straight forward death metal.

That being said, I didn't like Obscura. THe vocalist is horrible, and I'm just not into the technical stuff. Sorry. But I will admit, those mofos can straight up play those gee-tars.

 

[JayKeeley]

Yeah, Gorguts were big around the time of Deicide, Obituary, Sepultura, Pestilence, Sadus etc. You know, all those Roadracer bands.

 

[bloodfiredeath]

So, who else has lost their fucking mind to this monumental release?

Me. I haven't listened to it in ages. I need to bust it out.

 

[Papa Josh]

Apparently their first two albums are the lastest to get the Roadrunner re-issue butchering..

 

[Under a Stone]

I don't see what was wrong with re-issuing both albums separately. It would of been better.

Obsurca is pretty inaccessible since it has some really bizzare structures and chords but it's an excellent album to these ears.

 

[J.]

yeah,. I saw the two-on-one disc thing. Looks stupid. If it's money Roadrunner is after, wouldn't it be more logical to re-release the albums on separate CDs?

As for Obscura, I still stand by my previous statement.

 

[Under a Stone]

The vocals on Obscura can be at times irritating but i've heard worse.

 

[JayKeeley]

I don't care about the '2 for the price of 1' thing at all, but if they're going to re-release this stuff, they should use the original art (not a shoddy color photocopy), and keep the lyrics intact etc. Apparently, these releases are cheap as hell - just a couple of pages on the inlay. This stuff is really bargain bin quality, otherwise I would have happily bought the Pestilence re-releases a while back.

 

[Under a Stone]

I think i shall go hunt the original copies.

 

[BenMech]

I've been known to describe Oscura as "The audio equivalent to a serving of the Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster".

Plus I love how Luc screams his vocals as if he's being murdered violently by being stabbed with a twisted burning hot knife

 

[Papa Josh]

I've been known to describe Oscura as "The audio equivalent to a serving of the Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster".

Plus I love how Luc screams his vocals as if he's being murdered violently by being stabbed with a twisted burning hot knife

Absolutely.

Brilliant.

 

[J.]

i still dont like those vocals at times, but i can certainly appreciate what Lemay is doing here. this thing makes atheist look like unleashed in terms of technicality

 

[swizzlenuts]

Yep. I dig this album a lot.

I still need to check out the last album they put out.

 

[J.]

i actually enjoy their last album more than obscura.

 

[Divine Victim]

I only have Considered Dead and Erosion of Sanity - pretty enjoyable DM, but didn't feel compelled to buy Obscura too. Is it quite a different sounding album to the previous two then?

 

[swizzlenuts]

,

Ironicaly, Obscura sounds like nothing else in Death Metal.

 

[Divine Victim]

Ok, I'm listening to some tracks now and I think it's pretty tedious. The sort of album I would never listen to if I bought it, it's just annoying. But then I don't even enjoy Atheist much...

I prefer Asphyx!