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| CDcame out the 01 October 1990 - Nuclear Blast |
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1. Deep In Your Subconscious
2. Life Is A Long And Silent River
3. Fatal Step
4. Hallucinations
5. Defeated Intellect
6. Abyss Of Addiction
7. Hold Out (To The End)
8. Last Temptation |
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Let's face it, Atrocity will always remain a milestone for me. The German band will make his official debut with the original release of Hallucinations on Roadrunner Records in 1990 (Nuclear Blast will subsequently reedit the lp in 1993). The Dutch label seemed to expect much from these promising new recruits. After successfully releasing legendary albums such as Slowly We Rot or even Beneath the Remains, the flying Dutchmen invested considerably in Atrocity: recording and mixing at the famed Morrissound studios along with (over-rated?) incontrovertible producer Scott Burns and in addition to this a nice cover from a Giger's illustration. For a first full-length, the Teutonic crew got 'la creme de la creme'.
Well enough bullshit. What's with the album dude?
Hallucinations is a concept album. All tracks tell the story of a girl's miserable life. Nothing like the Wizard of Oz more like a la Carrie.. Hence the music transpires these dark atmospheres (hey it's Death Metal not some sweet lullaby...). Tempo breaks happen one after the other resembling a junkie's mood changes giving this first release a rather definite air of technicality and maturity. Tracks pound in and out and Atrocity's music at times reminds listeners of Cynic-like riffs (hey... without the ass-grinding bass lines...) or even of legendary Atheist.
Most reviews have given this album a bad name when it first came out. It was rather hard to pay attention to such a 'complicated' recording when other devastating crews such like Morbid Angel or Obituary were making most of the scene. As Death Metal was crushing its way forward, most technical bands were eclipsed. Yes mixing has been also criticized but I found this a petty objection (alright sleeping it off by loudspeakers during a concert may have caused permanent hearing loss...); I find every instrument is there where it should be and even fine-tuned.
You will go through Halucinations like through a bottle of Vodka. That is in no time. (Oh well sorry, take that off if you have the Nuclear Blast re-release for the addition of Blue Blood EP's tracks just spoil the whole thing). Roadrunner certainly didn't succeed where it wanted to (: compete with Altars of Madness or even Left Hand Path?) because in most aspects the band largely remained 'niche' if compared to the other Monsters of Death. Quite unfortunate according to me for such a lp shall fill the record shelves of every good Death Metal listener. Never say never?
PS: I'll be honest with you guys... I'm not being dispassionate... I once saw Atrocity play live in Paris on the small Gibus stage and I couldn't tell you if it was THE night where all elements converged formidably well or if Atrocity band members are just natural born performers but in my very honest opinion: Atrocity is the best band ever live. One word: monstrosity. Those of you who know the tiny Gibus may as well try and picture 7 or 8 metalheads permanently stage-diving during a 40 minutes gig... ;)
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