The God That Never Was

Dismember - The God That Never Was

The God That Never Was
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Artist: Dismember
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-03-07
Music Label: Candlelight
Soundtracks:
  1. Shadows of the Mutilated
  2. Time has Nothing
  3. Autopsy
  4. Never Forget, Never Forgive
  5. Trail of the Dead
  6. Phantoms (Of the Oath)
  7. Into the Temple of Humiliation
  8. Blood for Paradise
  9. Feel the Darkness
  10. Where No Ghost is Holy

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Free Music Review: Holy old-school Dismember...with MELODY!
Hit: 5 Stars

This was one CD I didn't see coming. Having judged the band pretty much solely based on an average CD (2004's Where Ironcrosses Grow) and their early masterpiece (Like An Ever-Flowing Stream), I settled to place Dismember in the "good but not great" category among a lot of "old timer" bands still releasing CDs and marketing them through the hype of that one special "return album." (Suffocation needs to oil their joints a bit...)

If only this had been Dismember's proverbial return (though, they never really left I guess, just for a couple years, from 2000 to 2004, which I would arguably not even term a "leave"), waves would be abound and people would be a-buzz because of this CD, which contains what is easily their best material since their 1991 debut. Riffs abound, buried in deep, bassy tone and topped off with amazingly competent melodic solo sections (harmonization!). While this may scare some Dismember fans, it has only made me more of a fan, considering the melodic sections in "Shadows Of The Mutilated," "Time Heals Nothing" and "Where No Ghost Is Holy" (the first being a ridiculous melodic thrasher with a fast and interesting gallop in the middle; the second another fast go-ahead with a great couple of verse riffs and an awesome harmonized chorus part; the third the best closing song on a death metal record perhaps ever) are among the most emotional sounding solos/melodic moments penned by this band in their entire career.

Smack in the middle of the CD (well, it's actually track 7 out of 11, but time-wise it fits the criteria) we have an amazing instrumental called "Phantoms (Of The Oath)," utilizing everything from brutal thrash riffs to early In Flames-y romantic guitar interplay (actually the solos and gallops remind me of In Flames' "Dead Eternity" and "Wayfaerer" only with a deeper, more bassy tone). This song alone kills most modern death metal, and it doesn't even have any vocals! From then on, we have a few more tracks, including "Into The Temple Of Humiliation," a huge contrast to the hoppy/happy instrumental, this time opting for doom/death pace loaded with groove and mid-paced sections for the old-schooler in us all. Oh and did I mention the early track "Autopsy," which actually seems like a fantastic tribute to the band of the same name (complete with dismal, plodding approach combined with an insane amount of gloom, and ending with spoken word in a funny, yet strangely fitting, Swedish accent)? I did now, so we can move on. "Blood For Paradise" continues with more fun 80's metal soloing and mid-pace/fast-pace tempo hopping.

But the crowning achievement, I believe, comes in the form of the aforementioned final track, "Where No Ghost Is Holy." Beginning with an unbelievably emotional and gripping slow lead, the song launches into high speed with a catchy riff pulled straight from the "book of melodic yet badass riffage," leading into a slower section later on with a great groove and a slowed-down thrash feel, continuing into an absolutely mindblowing solo section.

Thus, I conclude my review of this amazing CD. Anyone who passes up listening to this because they thought Dismember's last CD was average (since it...y'know, was) is quite frankly completely retarded. After all, I passed it up almost upon seeing the name Dismember: a name I haven't seen as synonomous with anything but "competent" since...oh, I dunno, 1993?

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