Type O Negative - Slow Deep & Hard
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Free Music Review: A very good album
Hit: 5 Stars
Type O Negative shows its metal/hardcore roots on its debut album, Slow Deep & Hard. Although its stripped down production, screeching guitars and raw lyrics will no doubt surprise fans who cut their teeth on the more melodic stylings of Bloody Kisses, October Rust and World Coming Down. SD&H is a highly original and honest album that thrives on pure energy: The 12min+ album opener screams about cheating girlfriends, der untermensh looks at those who subsist on welfare, xero tolerance fantasizes about killing the cheating girlfriend's new boyfriend, Prelude to Agony focuses on killing the ex-girlfriend, Glass Walls is a period of introspection and the album closer deals with suicide. Type O Negative show that they eschew the need for typical arrangements (there are basically 5 songs within a song, and each song exceeds the 7min mark), and the need to be politcally correct (der untermensch was the German word used by the Nazis to describe the Jews ... Everything about this album is built on pure energy, that band leader, Peter Steele, says is not to be taken too seriously. While anger is a common theme in todays hard rock culture, SD&H is one of the very few albums that is actually filled with emotion and pain behind the music. SD&H also is able to combine very catchy melodies with hard and heavy music. Bottom Line: If you need to complete your Type O collection, don't delay in picking up Slow Deep & Hard
Free Music Review: 4 from the sewer
Hit: 5 Stars
On their first release Type O Negative has created a virus of social frustration and discontent to underlay their songs. Basically the concept of the music remains very simple, but the sound is quiet unique. The songs are mostly carried by decent speed-metal riff, but also sink down into some extremely deep, doom-laden riffs. The bass is all distortion, while the guitar makes the music more comprehensive, and the keyboard adds with atmospheric effects to support the riffs. The bad production and the angry vocals of Peter Steele add to the cool underground atmosphere and the rawness of the album. All the songs are very good, but "Unsuccessfully copying with the natural beauty of infidelity," is the gem of the record. The first part of the song is a good collection of catchy speed riffs and deep gothic riffs under the lead of the cool yelling vocals. The song with its theatrical progression takes its culmination in an epic organplay and as the vocal unfolds the music reveals an incredible beauty.
All other song haves their own attractions "Der Untermensch," with its atmospheric empathy, and "Gravitation Constant," for the monk chanting and some very catchy riffs.
The album is very intense and sprawling with all of its creativity. And the album seems musically and lyrically coherently, rather than just being a collecting of separated songs.
Free Music Review: Their heaviest - NOT the band you know & love!
Hit: 5 Stars
I love Type O Negative. Peter Steele, the singer/bassist, is my all-time, biggest hero. If you're a new TON fan, you'll be surprised when you hear this album. But if you've been a fan of Steele's work since he was in Carnivore, this is old news. But this review is mostly for new fans. As the title says, this album isn't like TON, this is a much heavier, angrier album than what they are today. This is what Carnivore would sound like if they had a keyboard player. Read on for the tracks...
1. Unsuccessfully Coping With the Natural Beauty of Infidelity - My favorite Type O Negative song ever! Possibly their heaviest song ever. This is part 1 of the story: The boyfriend finding out his girlfriend cheated on him.
2. Untermensch - 5/5
3. Xero Tolerance - 5/5 Part 2 of the story: The boyfriend killing the guy his girlfriend was dating.
4. Prelude to Agony - 5/5 Part 3 of the story: The boyfriend killing the cheating girlfriend.
5. Glass Walls of Limbo [Dance Mix] - N/A Weird...
6. Misinterpretation of Silence and Its Disastrous Consequences - N/A STUPID! Just one minute of silence!
7. Gravitational Constant - 5/5 Exellent closer.
If you're new to TON, this isn't the place to start - That's what October Rust is there for.
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Free Music Review: Between Carnivore and Bloody Kisses there was...
Hit: 5 Stars
Slow, Deep and Hard, one of the most controversial albums in (what was then) underground metal. Pete was going through a tough time with a female relation and his anger shows through brightly, clearly and explicitly. Unsuccessfully Coping and Xero Tolerance are two of the best break-up songs ever (as long as you don't take an axe to her like in XT). Those pale next to Prelude to Agony with contains a brilliant monastic chant early on. Der Untermensch is all about people who live off the government instead of working for a living and is filled with righteous indignation. The last track Gravitational Constant is about depression and suicide and is brilliant. Interesting notes about this album, Pete had to answer millions of questions about the anti-female slant of the album and he had to answer a million times that is wasn't about women in general, just about one he was very upset with and it came through (in fact provided most of the impetus for) the album. In Germany it was reported that death threats were issued and the right-wing factions accused him of being communist while the left-wingers called him a fascist. This comes through in Bloody Kisses (We Hate Everyone). This is a very strong album and while it is not as technically sound as Negative albums that come after, the raw energy and brutal honesty are captivating.Free Music Review: The quintessential album for those who have been cheated on
Hit: 5 Stars
Before Type O Negative would make a name for themselves with their gloom/goth rock, they released this debut album "Slow, Deep, and Hard", an album which I hold as the quintessential album for those who have ever been cheated on. Opener "Unsuccessfully Coping With the Natural Beauty of Infidelity" is a twelve minute rant from frontman Pete Steele about cheating girlfriends and the heartache that goes with it, while "Xero Tolerance" continues this with killing the girlfriend's new boyfriend, and concludes with "Prelude to Agony" finishes all this up with killing the cheating girlfriend. Other songs like "Untermensch" and "Glass Walls of Limbo" deal with topics of hatred and introspection, and the final track, "Gravitational Constant" sums up the entire album with a tale of suicide. The catchy yet heavy gloom/goth/whatever songs bleed into one another, making "Slow, Deep, and Hard" more than an album and the tracks more than just songs, it makes everything the entire concept of what Type O (and mainly Pete Steele) stand for. All in all, this is an excellent introduction to Type O, and this album would not be topped until the instant classic "Bloody Kisses".