Dehumanizer Love it? Hate it?

[sixxswine]

What do you guys think of this Sabbath outing with Dio?!
Dehumanizer... Love it? Hate it?

 

[SoundMaster]

Being that "Heaven and Hell" is my all time fav record, i was very disappointed upon the first few listens way back in '92.

It wasn't a carbon copy of said masterpiece and I couldn't accept that. Of course, after more listens, the greatness of this record made itself apparent. It's easily one of Sab's best records:

- it doomy (Letters from Earth has such a doom-groove riff)
- it's got an awesome, modern sound (LOVE the drum sound, particularly)
- I also slowly began to appreciate the modern lyrics. No need for Dio to keep on with the rainbows & dragons, etc.

The track "Too Late" is immense, powerful, doom-filled, angry, it's got it all.

9/10


the cover-art is trash, however.


To be honest, the only Sab record that I think is below par is Forbidden. Every other record is top-notch.

 

[Mxgonzo]

I thought it was a bit disappointing. Not a bad album but not something that did not thrill me either. I suppose I was expecting more.

 

[T_man357]

I thought it was a bit disappointing. Not a bad album but not something that did not thrill me either. I suppose I was expecting more.

My thoughts exactly!

 

[ElectricWiz]

I'm a Sabbath diehard, but for whatever reason have not heard one note of this album. Weird.

 

[Break Zero]

Probably one of my top 3 Sabbath albums, with "Computer God" easily being among my favorite Sabbath songs.

THERES ANOTHER SIDE OF HEEEAAAVVEEEN!

 

[Eternal Decadent]

Love it !!

Dio singing about evil , excellent \m/

 

[Wheezer]

Love it! There's a ton of good stuff on that disc.

I am anger
Under pressure
Left in cages
A prisoner
The first to escape

I am wicked
I am legion
Strength in numbers
A lie
The number is one

Chorus:
I - I - I
Everything that I see is for me

Yes, I am giant
I'm a monster
Breaking windows
In houses
Buildings of glass
Rebel rebel
Holy outlaw
Ride together
Don't try it
The power's in one

Chorus:
I - I - I
I am standing alone
But I can rock you
I - I - I

On the edge of the blade
But the knife can't cut the hero down

I am virgin
I'm a whore
Giving nothing
The taker
The maker of war
I'll smash your face in
But with a smile
All together
You'll never
Be stronger than me

Chorus:
I - I - I
Right here on my own
But I still rock you
I - I - I
Don't follow behind
Just leave me on the outside

I - I - I
I am standing alone
But I can shock you
I - I - I
On the edge of the blade
But no one makes the hero bleed (No no no)
(No no no)

I am hunger (No no no)
Feed my head (No no no)
All together
You'll never
Never make the hero bleed (No no no)

 

[Fangface]

Strong Sabbath songwriting and Dio sounds great on this one!

The live renditions of "I" and "After All" on the japanese version of Dio's Inferno are worth checking out too

 

[wdiv]

It's very different from other Sabbath and other Dio albums... almost harsh at times. It took me a while to get into it, but now I think it's a good album.

 

[Walter_Langkowski]

Being that "Heaven and Hell" is my all time fav record, i was very disappointed upon the first few listens way back in '92.

It wasn't a carbon copy of said masterpiece and I couldn't accept that. Of course, after more listens, the greatness of this record made itself apparent. It's easily one of Sab's best records:

- it doomy (Letters from Earth has such a doom-groove riff)
- it's got an awesome, modern sound (LOVE the drum sound, particularly)
- I also slowly began to appreciate the modern lyrics. No need for Dio to keep on with the rainbows & dragons, etc.

The track "Too Late" is immense, powerful, doom-filled, angry, it's got it all.

9/10


the cover-art is trash, however.


To be honest, the only Sab record that I think is below par is Forbidden. Every other record is top-notch.

I agree with all of the above (except the artwork-never thought it was that bad actually...)

And Dio is so snarling and agressive on that album he almost DOESN'T sound like Dio. Extremely heavy. Different but great.

 

[Walter_Langkowski]

Probably one of my top 3 Sabbath albums, with "Computer God" easily being among my favorite Sabbath songs.

THERES ANOTHER SIDE OF HEEEAAAVVEEEN!

Fuck yeah.





"THIS WAYYY...TO TECHNICAL PARADISE...FIND IT ON THE OTHER SIDE..."


Goddammit, I have to headbang now with no music...



Awesome song!

 

[Wyvern]

Love it. Not that I dismiss Martin era, as a matter of fact the onl;y thing that makes me unconfortable about "Dehumanizer" is that's stuck in the middle of Martin albums.
If "Dehumanizer" would have come after "Mob Rules" or just before "Reunion" it would have fir perfect in the discography.

Said that as an albums it smokes, it's heavy, it's energetic, it's very metal and with songs like 'Computer God', 'TV Crimes', 'Time Machine', and 'I' how can you miss?

NP: Dali's Dilemma - 'Miracles In Yesteryear'

 

[SoundMaster]

I also appreciate the fact that Dio continued down this road with the criminally under-rated and panned releases "Strange Highways" and "Angry Machines". Great, modern, angry, heavy-as-hell records.

 

[desert_demon]

I'm a Sabbath die-hard and I own all their discography. Having said that, I consider Dehumanizer one of the weaker discs in their catalog. It seems that Sabbath and Dio in particular were trying too hard to be heavy and evil. The songs are forgettable and don't come even close to Heaven and Hell or Mob Rules. It's obvious that Dio was trying to change his sound into something darker and more mechanical sounding instead of the melodious songs on the aforementioned Sabbath albums and his early solo discs.
You can hear this trend in Dio's Strange Highways and Angry Machines, though he later went back to his "classic" sound.
Also Dehumanizer follows what I consider the best Tony Martin era album, Tyr, so it was a hard act to follow.

 

[Electronicoil]

I'm a Sabbath die-hard and I own all their discography. Having said that, I consider Dehumanizer one of the weaker discs in their catalog. It seems that Sabbath and Dio in particular were trying too hard to be heavy and evil. The songs are forgettable and don't come even close to Heaven and Hell or Mob Rules. It's obvious that Dio was trying to change his sound into something darker and more mechanical sounding instead of the melodious songs on the aforementioned Sabbath albums and his early solo discs.
You can hear this trend in Dio's Strange Highways and Angry Machines, though he later went back to his "classic" sound.
Also Dehumanizer follows what I consider the best Tony Martin era album, Tyr, so it was a hard act to follow.

These are good observations, even though I actually enjoy Dehumanizer a lot more than you do. I'm a big fan of Dio's voice and think everything on Dehumanizer clicks just right, except that only about half of the songs are actually "great" and the rest are "Ok."

I don't disagree with you about their experimentations with their sound, however. It was the late '80's and Sabbath was groping for "relevance" in some ways.

 

[SoundMaster]

I don't disagree with you about their experimentations with their sound, however. It was the late '80's and Sabbath was groping for "relevance" in some ways.

As was Dio in the mid 90s. Although I really love Dio's last two studio records, I do miss the experimentation and utter heaviness of "Strange Highways" and "Angry Machines".

 

[zeppelin]

love it