Tracklist
01
Fall of a False God (Intro)
09
The Better God (Outro)
album info:
Verified yes
Discs1
Rank−
Released1992-06-01
Record labelIndependent
Charts
AddedAugust 5th, 2017
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AboutGod's Death = Absurd
Type: Demo
Release date: June 1992
Label: Independent
Format: Cassette
''God's Death'' by Absurd is a perfect example of how metal should not sound. The songwriting is as bad as the performance, and though I usually don't find bad production problematic, the production is absolutely terrible. It sounds like it was recorded in a garage with a phonautograph from the 19th century. And besides the bad production, the guitar tone is horrible, it sounds both very rubbery and sour, and the guitars sound quite out of tune.
The production does actually fit with the riffs, as the riffs are as bad as the production. The riffs are just so forgettable, I genuinely couldn't tell the different songs apart, because they sounded so similar. It's just a few couple of power chords played in a basic and predictable progression. And words simply can't describe how bad the guitar tone is, and they ruin any chance of the guitar riffs being even slightly interesting.
The drums are quite obnoxious. Not because of the performance is bad, necessarily, but because the sound and mixing is horrible. The drumming itself is mostly quite basic, with a few blast beats here and there, however the snare drum sound quite flat, yet is so loud it creates a sort of bulk in the sound, and the drums are as loud, if not a little bit louder than the guitars.
The biggest issue I have with ''God's Death'', is the bad vocal performance. The growls sound unrehearsed and weak, and the vocalist is too close to the microphone. It sounds more like the vocalist is talking while trying to simulate a cartoon villain. You can also hear what the lyrics quite easily, which I assure is not a good thing. The lyrics consist of edgy, satanic bullshit, and they try way to hard to appear ''evil'' and ''dark''. The clean vocals are even worse, as they are very sour and flat, and the vocalist seems to struggle quite a bit with hitting the notes.
Something else about the album that I find weird and pointless is the fact that the intro is just three minutes of a German church sermon, which takes up about 15% of the album. While this isn't a major complaint, I just don't see the point in filling up an already short release with unnecessary intro that doesn't add anything to the ''music''.
''God's Death'', whilst not as bad as their follow-up ''Death from the Forest'', is a terrible release, and I'd never thought I'd say this about an album, but I will; It's just a bunch of noise. Pointless noise with no originality.
Type: Demo
Release date: June 1992
Label: Independent
Format: Cassette
''God's Death'' by Absurd is a perfect example of how metal should not sound. The songwriting is as bad as the performance, and though I usually don't find bad production problematic, the production is absolutely terrible. It sounds like it was recorded in a garage with a phonautograph from the 19th century. And besides the bad production, the guitar tone is horrible, it sounds both very rubbery and sour, and the guitars sound quite out of tune.
The production does actually fit with the riffs, as the riffs are as bad as the production. The riffs are just so forgettable, I genuinely couldn't tell the different songs apart, because they sounded so similar. It's just a few couple of power chords played in a basic and predictable progression. And words simply can't describe how bad the guitar tone is, and they ruin any chance of the guitar riffs being even slightly interesting.
The drums are quite obnoxious. Not because of the performance is bad, necessarily, but because the sound and mixing is horrible. The drumming itself is mostly quite basic, with a few blast beats here and there, however the snare drum sound quite flat, yet is so loud it creates a sort of bulk in the sound, and the drums are as loud, if not a little bit louder than the guitars.
The biggest issue I have with ''God's Death'', is the bad vocal performance. The growls sound unrehearsed and weak, and the vocalist is too close to the microphone. It sounds more like the vocalist is talking while trying to simulate a cartoon villain. You can also hear what the lyrics quite easily, which I assure is not a good thing. The lyrics consist of edgy, satanic bullshit, and they try way to hard to appear ''evil'' and ''dark''. The clean vocals are even worse, as they are very sour and flat, and the vocalist seems to struggle quite a bit with hitting the notes.
Something else about the album that I find weird and pointless is the fact that the intro is just three minutes of a German church sermon, which takes up about 15% of the album. While this isn't a major complaint, I just don't see the point in filling up an already short release with unnecessary intro that doesn't add anything to the ''music''.
''God's Death'', whilst not as bad as their follow-up ''Death from the Forest'', is a terrible release, and I'd never thought I'd say this about an album, but I will; It's just a bunch of noise. Pointless noise with no originality.