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...вступает довольно сладкий голос вокалиста, задумчивая мелодия... и всё срывается — вокал в скрим, музыка — в добротный брутально-мелодичный тяжеляк. И так весь альбом. Вы удивлены? А чего тут удивляться? Перед нами свежий альбом американцев Imagika, давно прославившихся такой вот смесью мелодичного пауэра с не менее мелодичным thrash/death металом.
В общем-то, творить музыкальных франкенштейнов из бренных кусков разных жанров — любимое развлечение музыкантов, претендующих на оригинальность, но здесь мы имеем дело с группой, которая знает, что делает. Стилистически альбом тяготеет именно к старому доброму трэшу высшей пробы — упор делается на разнообразную, мощную, скоростную и тяжелую гитарную работу. Градус тяжести остаётся стабильно высоким, а порой происходят «всплески» брутальности в виде бластбитов и плотных бочек, и довольно-таки неплохого гроулинга вокалиста. Впрочем, основную часть альбома вокалист поёт характерным для пауэра красиво поставленным мощным голосом, уверенно переключая его как на фальцет, так и на харш. Этим набор голосов не ограничивается — есть и более нейтральные типы пения, а в последнем треке мы слышим женский вокал.
Сам альбом отлично записан и спродюсирован — каждый инструмент на месте, каждый музыкант знает своё дело. Безусловно, радости любому поклоннику металла доставят разнообразные, скоростные и виртуозные соло-партии. Бас-гитара никогда не теряется на фоне других партий, а во время акустических фрагментов рисует красивые мелодии. Ударник не отстаёт и радует нас мощной и разнообразной игрой, не жалея бочек.
Есть и пара акустических номеров — заглавная "Feast of the Hatred" и завершающая альбом вещь "Succubus". Впрочем, и та и другая, не давая соскучиться, быстро срываются в яростный и мелодичный трэш-метал. В итоге мы получаем отличный альбом для любителей старого доброго трэша с вкраплениями брутальных кусков, разнообразного вокала и просто яркой тяжелой музыки. (Диск предоставлен компанией Mazzar Records) |
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If you really want to feel a rush c’mon let’s take a ride
You’re waking a dead man now
A brave man to be tempting fate,
and I’m not one to let you wait
I know no fear and I’m not about to hesitate
So let’s even up the score.
What, that’s not what you had in store ?
Take a good look, isn’t this what you were asking for ?
If you really want a piece of me you better get in line
If you really want to feel a rush c’mon let’s take a ride
You’re waking a dead man now
You’re waking a dead man now
I’ve awakened
Wipe your eyes, no you’re not dreaming
That’s right, it’s time to begin the screaming
I haven’t the heart to take pity on you
Oh, sweet violence
I know this isn’t what you planned, your visions once so grand
Instead I’ve taken everything you thought you had
I smile as I watch you bleed, just to bring you up to speed
It looks like this dark horse has now taken the lead
If you really want a piece of me you better get in line
If you really want to feel a rush c’mon let’s take a ride
If you really want a piece of me you better get in line
If you really want to feel a rush, feel the rush !
2. Your Creator
Into the dark, contain your shock
Feeling no shame, embrace the pain
I can feel your body trembling
All that you crave, playing the slave
Touching the fire, wet with desire
I can see your eyes are wanting more
I’ll tease you and break you
You’ll call me your creator
You come to me in innocence
And leave here soaking in my sin
I’ll bleed you and please you
You’ll call me your creator
Each time you’re crawling back again
To let my demons do you in
Filling your need, submit to me
Oh how you yearn, waiting your turn
I can feel your lips quivering
Put to the test, quickening breath
Heavenly thighs, tightening eyes
I can see you getting closer
Your body before marked red and bright
Contain your climax till I say it’s time
Now kneel before me and worship me tonight
Feel no pain… embrace the shame
I’ll tease you and break you
You’ll call me your creator
You come to me in innocence
And leave here soaking in my skin
I’ll bleed you and please you
You’ll call me your creator
Each time you’re crawling back again
To let my demons do you in
You’ll feel pleasure when you submit
Playing the slave again
I’ll bleed you and please you
I’m your creator
3. Bleed as One... Appease the Gods
Early morn the alarms are sounding
The call to arms is made
Fifty thousand men
Many armies they’ve decimated
Now they approach our walls
Die with honor
It’s glorious, fire and blood
Stand your ground
Let us all bleed as one
Until our foes are overrun
We shall remember the fallen
Appease the Gods
The ground shakes as the enemy charges
Blood will be shed this day
The final order
Glory is yours for the taking
Now men hear my words
None left alive
It’s glorious, fire and blood
Stand your ground
Let us all bleed as one
Until our foes are overrun
We shall remember the fallen
Appease the Gods
The enemy is eradicated
The scent of death fills the air
The Gods are smiling
It’s glorious, fire and blood
Stand your ground
Let us all bleed as one
Until our foes are overrun
We shall remember the fallen
Appease the Gods
4. Behind Immortal Eyes
Branded as heartless, what a cold thing to say
I’ve got a hunger; it’s your sex that I crave
Take my hand darling and let me lead the way
I’m entrenched in fantasy and set in my ways
You call me liar but it’s where my blood is bound
Sinner, no saint here can be found
Looking for answers but lost in the game
I’ll play you over and over until you’re cursing my name
Then find another because I’m bored all the same
Who knows my appetite would so easily change
You call me liar but it’s where my blood is bound
Sinner, no saint here can be found
I can’t feel what you despise
I’ll never see it behind immoral eyes
You’re feeling betrayed I sympathize
But I’ll never see it behind immoral eyes
Liar but it’s where my blood is bound
Sinner, no saint here can be found
I can’t feel what you despise
I’ll never see it behind immoral eyes
You’re feeling betrayed I sympathize
But I’ll never see it behind immoral eyes
Liar, Sinner
Behind immoral eyes
5. Feast for the Hated
You tell me that you’re waiting
But I’m not waiting on you
To fire that first shot in anger
Like a stranger
You know I’ll always love you
And the way you hate me too
You still bear the scars left by me
A parting gift for two
But I’ve put that all behind me
Selective memory
Your eyes stare up at me
You’re craving me more every moment
You could never see that I am not the one
You’ll never know
That inside my heart is breaking
Or why I go
And offer myself up for the taking
I wonder will I remember ?
This moment
This feast for the hated
You’re mine, though you hate to be
You’re hating yourself more for being here
You could never see that I am not the one
You’ll never know
That inside my heart is breaking
Or why I go
And offer myself up for the taking
I wonder will I remember ?
This moment
This feast for the hated
Another moment together
Creating this feast for the hated
We try to stay apart
Result’s the same in the end
When our tears have all dried out
We’ll find ourselves here again
You’ll never know
That inside my heart is breaking
Or why I go
And offer myself up for the taking
I wonder will I remember ?
This moment
This feast for the hated
Another moment together
Creating this feast for the hated
6. Thinning out the Herd
Lord, I can’t breathe until the screams are whispers
My only peace is to send them into
Black dire black
It’s the only answer to soothing my soul
Bleed, go violently
To the here after bullet riddled with laughter
There is no confusion, it’s called evolution
I’m thinning out the herd my way
Natural selection modern day
My own revolution ends in execution
I’m thinning out the herd my way
Natural selection modern day
Lord, you know I can’t breathe until the screams are whispers
My only peace is to send them into
Black dire black
It’s the only answer to soothing my soul
Bleed, go violently
To the here after bullet riddled with laughter
There is no confusion, it’s called evolution
I’m thinning out the herd my way
Natural selection modern day
My own revolution ends in execution
I’m thinning out the herd my way
Natural selection modern day
Black dire black
It’s the only answer to soothing my soul
Bleed, go violently
To the here after bullet riddled with laughter
There is no confusion, it’s called evolution
I’m thinning out the herd my way
Natural selection modern day
My own revolution ends in execution
I’m thinning out the herd my way
Natural selection modern day
7. The Sick Sense
Is this a bad dream ?
Forgive me for I can’t tell
The lights blind my eyes
And nothing around me seems to be real
Awake to a mystery
A turn of events gone wrong
Why can’t I move my arms ?
The voices telling me to remain calm
Suddenly a veil is lifted
This world seems strange and twisted
Has reality escaped me ?
Or was all I knew just fantasy ?
Return to a familiar scene
Like taking part in a madman’s dream
They tell me it’ll be alright
But everything seems all wrong
All wrong…
They speak in lies none of this is true
A force fed life they’re trying to hand you
Keep asking if I remember
But but there’s nothing, there’s nothing
They’re using words like dementia
Paranoid and schizophrenia
Keep asking if I remember
But but there’s nothing, there’s nothing at all
Strapped to a bed
Eyes wide open
My body burns from the medication
Look in their eyes they’re all against you
Scream as I try but I can not break loose
Still asking if I remember
But there’s nothing, there’s nothing at all
Strapped to a bed
Eyes wide open
My body burns from the medication
Then reality sets in
I begin screaming
God, this isn’t happening… not again
Suddenly a veil is lifted
The pieces finally make sense
I now realize, I am truly sick
8. New Power Rises
Cries overhead, many angels have fallen
as the divine ones made their stand
Lost souls of a demonic nation
retreat to the fires below
We grieve for the memories of loved ones
Lost during the dark one’s siege
Behold the power surrounds us and onto the earth it flows
Some say the end is coming
Some swear the war is over
I believe it all begins right now
Even a blind man will see what become
Bred on the blood of immortals
A new power rises
Red on the land, a somber sky reflects crimson pools of
the slaughtered damned
We see the fragile remains of our hero’s destinies
The light casts down from heaven a gift carried in disguise
Reborn, a new world created from an angelic war
Some say the end is coming
Sone swear the war is over
I believe it all begins right now
Even a blind man will see what will become
Bred on the blood of immortals
A new power rises
Even a blind man will see what become
Bred on the blood of immortals
A new power rises now
Now cast in sin, evil-minded and dark but bearing a
light deep within
Some seek to slaughter their brothers while others
defend the weak
Some say the end is coming
Sone swear the war is over
I believe it all begins right now
And a new power rises
Even a blind man will see what become
Bred on the blood of immortals
A new power rises
Even a blind man will see what become
Bred on the blood of immortals
A new power rises now
New power rises
9. Held Beneath
This was our last shot
I always knew it
You tried your best to save me
You should’ve left me buried
For the last time you gave all you could offer
And now those dreams are swept beneath the water
You could never understand
You led me to the water
But I would never drink
In frustration I held you beneath
You gave it all you got
Though the changes weren’t many
You tried to hold onto me
I’d bite the hand that feeds me
For the last time you gave all you could offer
And now those dreams are swept beneath the water
Fight at any cost
We both went through it
You’d walk through fire to be with me
Would you burn in hell to keep me ?
For the last time you gave all you could offer
And now those dreams are swept beneath the water
You could never understand
You led me to the water
But I could never drink
In frustration I held you beneath
You led me to the water
But I would never drink
I held you beneath
10. Succubus
Darling close your eyes
You knew our time was fleeting
Tonight we say goodbye
Promise me no tears
No don’t go
Why so mysterious
If you must leave
Please take me with you
One last kiss good night
You know not what you ask me
A Hell of modern cries
Is all that awaits you
Don’t turn away
For our love’s eternal
If you must leave
I will follow you
An Angel’s face, eyes of a demon
An unnatural glow
Just one of many reasons
Why I can’t let you go
Remember back, I swore I’d follow you
Even to heaven
But that’s not where we will go, I know
So if it must end tonight, I will follow you
Before you my life had no meaning
My world dead and cold
You showed me a world of wonders
So many that I feel reborn
Remember back I swore I’d follow you
Even to heaven
But that’s not where we will go, I know
So if it must end tonight, I will follow you
Succubus
If it must end tonight take me with you
Succubus
Promise that you’ll burn me slowly
Succubus
If it must end tonight I welcome the flames
At least in the end we’ll be together
If it must end tonight
I swear I’ll follow you ever willing
If it must end tonight
I’d give my soul to you
I would die for you tonight
Your siren’s voice calls me towards evil
How could it be wrong ?
I’d embrace the fire forever
Just keep singing that sweet, sweet song
Remember back I swore I’d follow you
Even to heaven
But that’s not where we will go, I know
So if it must end tonight, I will follow you
Succubus
If it must end tonight take me with you
Succubus
Promise that you’ll burn me slowly
Succubus
If it ends tonight I welcome the flames
At least in the end we’ll be together