Rock, Metal The best music site on the web there is where you can read about and listen to blues, jazz, classical music and much more. This is your ultimate music resource. Tons of albums can be found within. http://theblues-thatjazz.com/rock/1538-misery-index.feed 2024-11-23T03:30:05Z Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management Misery Index - The Killing Gods (2014) 2018-08-08T10:23:42Z 2018-08-08T10:23:42Z http://theblues-thatjazz.com/en/rock/1538-misery-index/23899-misery-index-the-killing-gods-2014.html bluesever administration@theblues-thatjazz.com <p><strong>Misery Index - The Killing Gods (2014)</strong></p> <p><img src="http://theblues-thatjazz.com/ObrMuz/Rock/MiseryIndex/gods.jpg" border="0" alt="Image could not be displayed. Check browser for compatibility." /></p> <pre><em> 1 Intro: Urfaust 2 The Calling 3 The Oath 4 Conjuring The Cull 5 The Harrowing 6 The Killing Gods 7 Cross To Bear 8 Gallows Humor 9 The Weakener 10 Sentinels 11 Colony Collaspe 12 Heretics 23 Thieves Of The New World Order </em> Bass, Vocals – Jason Netherton Drums – Adam Jarvis Guitar, Vocals – Mark Kloeppel Lead Guitar, Guitar [Guitar Solos] – Darin Morris </pre> <p> </p> <p>I've read a lot of lukewarm reactions to this album, but it's simply solid Misery Index. The Killing Gods is a bit more refined, melodic, and more grandiose in scale compared to their first LP Retaliate. This album is not as good as their previous two albums, which in my house have achieved all-time classic status, but it's different enough to stand on its own.</p> <p>This is definitely more on the death metal side of the fence than grind, and the production shows that too. My singular complaint with Heirs to Thievery was the production was lacking that punch that Retaliate and Traitors had. They found it again on this release, as all the instruments hit hard and can all be heard clearly. If you've ever heard Misery Index before, you know exactly what to expect as far as instrumentation goes; savage vocals, masterful death and grind riffs and drum patterns, socio-political lyrics, incredible replay value, and enough headbanging to last you a lifetime. A previous reviewer brought up the lack of classic songs on here, and I have to agree. That being said, this works best as a complete album, but there are a few songs I find myself playing the most such as Conjuring the Cull and Gallows Humor.</p> <p>The Killing Gods has really grown on me as time has gone on, which is why I waited so long to review it. Misery Index is one of my absolute favorite bands so I wasn't entirely sure how much I liked the new direction and progressive passages. I'm probably 30-40 listens in now and I love it at least as much or more than Retaliate and Discordia. Even if you didn't like this album at first, I would suggest listening again because it really is a grower. ---Death_Welder, metal-archives.com</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>O sile i nielichym potencjale Misery Index mogliśmy się już nieraz przekonać, ale to, czego dokonali na najnowszym krążku to kompletna masakra. "The Killing Gods" dla Amerykanów jest w moich oczach i uszach albumem równie ważnym co "All Guts, No Glory" dla — nie tak przecież odległego muzycznie — Exhumed. Chodzi mi o to, że oba zespoły na tych płytach stylistycznie nie odeszły zbytnio od tego, co robiły wcześniej, ale podały swój materiał nieco inaczej (jedynie rozszerzając środki wyrazu), z większym polotem i przede wszystkim z zakurwistą świeżością, o którą można by podejrzewać jedynie debiutantów. Naprawdę, chylę czoła, bo w pewnym wieku wykrzesanie z siebie takiej ilości skumulowanej energii nie należy do zadań prostych. Panowie z Misery Index może poczuli drugą młodość, może nachlali się enerdżidrinków, może coś tam jeszcze – faktem jest, że jakoś tego dokonali, dzięki czemu prawie każdy (o tym za moment) kawałek na "The Killing Gods" to urywająca dupę petarda. Powiadam wam, jeśli już mieszać death metal nowej daty z wpływami grind i hard core to tylko w ten sposób! Tak piękna intensywność w połączeniu z technicznym zaawansowaniem budzi uznanie, a jeśli dołożymy do tego pełną czytelności struktur – opad kopary gwarantowany. Brzmi to wszystko strasznie rajcownie, bo i realizacja to prawdziwy wypas – napierdalają niemal non stop, a nic nie tracą z dynamiki (szczególnie mocno uwypuklono pracę perkusji), przez co każdy dźwięk wali prosto w pysk. Wspomniane wcześniej 'inaczej' w kontekście modyfikowania narzędzi death-grindowej zbrodni oznacza oczywiście większą niż zwykle dawkę wpadających w ucho melodii, które udanie ubarwiają utwory i czynią je bardziej rozpoznawalnymi, choć na pewno nie mniej ekstremalnymi. Najlepsze przykłady to mój ulubiony 'The Calling' oraz 'The Harrowing' i 'Gallows Humor'. Rozmieszczono je tak zmyślnie, że "The Killing Gods" nie nudzi i prawie (chodzi o to samo 'prawie', co wyżej) nie traci rozpędu. Główny i zasadzie jedyny problem tej płyty to instrumentalny 'The Oath'. Pewnie przesadnie dramatyzuję i jest to tylko mój problem, bo numer nie trwa nawet półtorej minuty, ale zupełnie mi nie pasuje do zajebistej reszty – nic nie wnosi, niczym nie intryguje, niepotrzebnie rozprasza uwagę i zamula. Ale luz, najważniejsze, że zawartość "The Killing Gods" jest naprawę klasowa i robi porządne spustoszenie między uszami. ---considered-dead.pl</p> <p>download (mp3 @320 kbs):</p> <p><a href="https://yadi.sk/d/N3UYF3IC3ZtcD6" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">yandex </a> <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/3f8znaoq7mil9ib/MsrIndx-TKG14.zip/file" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">mediafire</a> <a href="https://ulozto.net/!9enZMU2dsQ4y/msrindx-tkg14-zip" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">ulozto </a> <a href="https://cloud.mail.ru/public/2fJA/2GLNCZqmb" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">cloudmailru </a> <a href="http://ge.tt/2LAx7uq2" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">gett</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://theblues-thatjazz.com/javascript:history.back();">back</a></p> <p><strong>Misery Index - The Killing Gods (2014)</strong></p> <p><img src="http://theblues-thatjazz.com/ObrMuz/Rock/MiseryIndex/gods.jpg" border="0" alt="Image could not be displayed. Check browser for compatibility." /></p> <pre><em> 1 Intro: Urfaust 2 The Calling 3 The Oath 4 Conjuring The Cull 5 The Harrowing 6 The Killing Gods 7 Cross To Bear 8 Gallows Humor 9 The Weakener 10 Sentinels 11 Colony Collaspe 12 Heretics 23 Thieves Of The New World Order </em> Bass, Vocals – Jason Netherton Drums – Adam Jarvis Guitar, Vocals – Mark Kloeppel Lead Guitar, Guitar [Guitar Solos] – Darin Morris </pre> <p> </p> <p>I've read a lot of lukewarm reactions to this album, but it's simply solid Misery Index. The Killing Gods is a bit more refined, melodic, and more grandiose in scale compared to their first LP Retaliate. This album is not as good as their previous two albums, which in my house have achieved all-time classic status, but it's different enough to stand on its own.</p> <p>This is definitely more on the death metal side of the fence than grind, and the production shows that too. My singular complaint with Heirs to Thievery was the production was lacking that punch that Retaliate and Traitors had. They found it again on this release, as all the instruments hit hard and can all be heard clearly. If you've ever heard Misery Index before, you know exactly what to expect as far as instrumentation goes; savage vocals, masterful death and grind riffs and drum patterns, socio-political lyrics, incredible replay value, and enough headbanging to last you a lifetime. A previous reviewer brought up the lack of classic songs on here, and I have to agree. That being said, this works best as a complete album, but there are a few songs I find myself playing the most such as Conjuring the Cull and Gallows Humor.</p> <p>The Killing Gods has really grown on me as time has gone on, which is why I waited so long to review it. Misery Index is one of my absolute favorite bands so I wasn't entirely sure how much I liked the new direction and progressive passages. I'm probably 30-40 listens in now and I love it at least as much or more than Retaliate and Discordia. Even if you didn't like this album at first, I would suggest listening again because it really is a grower. ---Death_Welder, metal-archives.com</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>O sile i nielichym potencjale Misery Index mogliśmy się już nieraz przekonać, ale to, czego dokonali na najnowszym krążku to kompletna masakra. "The Killing Gods" dla Amerykanów jest w moich oczach i uszach albumem równie ważnym co "All Guts, No Glory" dla — nie tak przecież odległego muzycznie — Exhumed. Chodzi mi o to, że oba zespoły na tych płytach stylistycznie nie odeszły zbytnio od tego, co robiły wcześniej, ale podały swój materiał nieco inaczej (jedynie rozszerzając środki wyrazu), z większym polotem i przede wszystkim z zakurwistą świeżością, o którą można by podejrzewać jedynie debiutantów. Naprawdę, chylę czoła, bo w pewnym wieku wykrzesanie z siebie takiej ilości skumulowanej energii nie należy do zadań prostych. Panowie z Misery Index może poczuli drugą młodość, może nachlali się enerdżidrinków, może coś tam jeszcze – faktem jest, że jakoś tego dokonali, dzięki czemu prawie każdy (o tym za moment) kawałek na "The Killing Gods" to urywająca dupę petarda. Powiadam wam, jeśli już mieszać death metal nowej daty z wpływami grind i hard core to tylko w ten sposób! Tak piękna intensywność w połączeniu z technicznym zaawansowaniem budzi uznanie, a jeśli dołożymy do tego pełną czytelności struktur – opad kopary gwarantowany. Brzmi to wszystko strasznie rajcownie, bo i realizacja to prawdziwy wypas – napierdalają niemal non stop, a nic nie tracą z dynamiki (szczególnie mocno uwypuklono pracę perkusji), przez co każdy dźwięk wali prosto w pysk. Wspomniane wcześniej 'inaczej' w kontekście modyfikowania narzędzi death-grindowej zbrodni oznacza oczywiście większą niż zwykle dawkę wpadających w ucho melodii, które udanie ubarwiają utwory i czynią je bardziej rozpoznawalnymi, choć na pewno nie mniej ekstremalnymi. Najlepsze przykłady to mój ulubiony 'The Calling' oraz 'The Harrowing' i 'Gallows Humor'. Rozmieszczono je tak zmyślnie, że "The Killing Gods" nie nudzi i prawie (chodzi o to samo 'prawie', co wyżej) nie traci rozpędu. Główny i zasadzie jedyny problem tej płyty to instrumentalny 'The Oath'. Pewnie przesadnie dramatyzuję i jest to tylko mój problem, bo numer nie trwa nawet półtorej minuty, ale zupełnie mi nie pasuje do zajebistej reszty – nic nie wnosi, niczym nie intryguje, niepotrzebnie rozprasza uwagę i zamula. Ale luz, najważniejsze, że zawartość "The Killing Gods" jest naprawę klasowa i robi porządne spustoszenie między uszami. ---considered-dead.pl</p> <p>download (mp3 @320 kbs):</p> <p><a href="https://yadi.sk/d/N3UYF3IC3ZtcD6" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">yandex </a> <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/3f8znaoq7mil9ib/MsrIndx-TKG14.zip/file" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">mediafire</a> <a href="https://ulozto.net/!9enZMU2dsQ4y/msrindx-tkg14-zip" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">ulozto </a> <a href="https://cloud.mail.ru/public/2fJA/2GLNCZqmb" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">cloudmailru </a> <a href="http://ge.tt/2LAx7uq2" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">gett</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://theblues-thatjazz.com/javascript:history.back();">back</a></p> Misery Index – Heirs to Thievery (2010) 2010-05-15T20:05:54Z 2010-05-15T20:05:54Z http://theblues-thatjazz.com/en/rock/1538-misery-index/4585-misery-index-heirs-to-thievery-2010.html bluesever administration@theblues-thatjazz.com <p><strong>Misery Index – Heirs to Thievery (2010)</strong></p> <p><img src="http://theblues-thatjazz.com/ObrMuz/Rock/MiseryIndex/heirstothievery.jpg" border="0" alt="Image could not be displayed. Check browser for compatibility." /></p> <pre><em><br />1. Embracing Extinction 01:49<br />2. Fed to the Wolves 03:47<br />3. The Carrion Call 03:46<br />4. Heirs to Thievery 02:53<br />5. The Spectator 03:04<br />6. The Illuminaught 03:54<br />7. The Seventh Cavalry 04:44<br />8. Plague of Objects 03:08<br />9. You Lose 02:30<br />10. Sleeping Giants 02:56<br />11. Day of the Dead 01:50<br /></em> Drums – Adam Jarvis Guitar – Sparky Voyles Vocals, Bass – Jason Netherton Vocals, Guitar – Mark Klöppel </pre> <p> </p> <p>This is so it. Misery Index just owned pretty much all the brutal metal releases of 2010. All the rest can go back to picking out blue belly button fluff with your crappy albums. You might be brutal, but you'll never be Misery Index brutal.</p> <p>The winning lottery ticket is called Heirs To Thievery, the blazing successor of Traitors, the pinnacle of all that was filthy and ruthless in 2008.</p> <p>Heirs To Thievery has every ingredient to kick all kinds of ass. Vocals that are barbarian yet so pleasing you might very well label them as the Morgan Freeman vocals of savage death metal. Riffs that are so primal and overpowering they probably fight crime at night in some kickass costume. Drumming that is so relentless and unmerciful it can kill Ebola on the spot. This isn't a rocket science formula, but because of their maturity, Misery Index know how to bring it in an intelligent and authentic way.</p> <p>In some sense, Misery Index is the Godfather of grindcore. Their presence is so overwhelming, pulverizing and skull-crushing they demand a great deal of respect and several repeated loud listens. And they most certainly ain't to be fucked with. Heirs To Thievery is their proper version of the horse head warning sign.</p> <p>The degree of ferocious violence on the album is near unseen - in such matter that my furniture practically started smashing itself. Seriously, my living room looks like downtown Baghdad because of these guys. Anyone who has a hard-on for the heavier stuff should check this out. If you don't, you might as well chop off your balls while you're at it. You're obviously not using those and therefore don't deserve to have them in the first place. The album is a bit short though... but so is your penis. The repeat button. Use it.</p> <p>Dear Misery Index, for this A++ review you owe me a string of live shows... and a new living room. ---Thryce, metalstorm.net</p> <p>download (mp3 @320 kbs):</p> <p><a href="https://yadi.sk/d/JGZXxnAi3ZtUd7" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">yandex </a> <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/zdy9t6hc2rjj22y/MsrIndx-HTT10.zip/file" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">mediafire</a> <a href="https://ulozto.net/!n3azQ7CD1MUW/msrindx-htt10-zip" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">ulozto </a> <a href="https://cloud.mail.ru/public/DCTF/va3AQKmfz" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">cloudmailru </a> <a href="http://ge.tt/6e2d2uq2" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">gett</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://theblues-thatjazz.com/javascript:history.back();">back</a></p> <p><strong>Misery Index – Heirs to Thievery (2010)</strong></p> <p><img src="http://theblues-thatjazz.com/ObrMuz/Rock/MiseryIndex/heirstothievery.jpg" border="0" alt="Image could not be displayed. Check browser for compatibility." /></p> <pre><em><br />1. Embracing Extinction 01:49<br />2. Fed to the Wolves 03:47<br />3. The Carrion Call 03:46<br />4. Heirs to Thievery 02:53<br />5. The Spectator 03:04<br />6. The Illuminaught 03:54<br />7. The Seventh Cavalry 04:44<br />8. Plague of Objects 03:08<br />9. You Lose 02:30<br />10. Sleeping Giants 02:56<br />11. Day of the Dead 01:50<br /></em> Drums – Adam Jarvis Guitar – Sparky Voyles Vocals, Bass – Jason Netherton Vocals, Guitar – Mark Klöppel </pre> <p> </p> <p>This is so it. Misery Index just owned pretty much all the brutal metal releases of 2010. All the rest can go back to picking out blue belly button fluff with your crappy albums. You might be brutal, but you'll never be Misery Index brutal.</p> <p>The winning lottery ticket is called Heirs To Thievery, the blazing successor of Traitors, the pinnacle of all that was filthy and ruthless in 2008.</p> <p>Heirs To Thievery has every ingredient to kick all kinds of ass. Vocals that are barbarian yet so pleasing you might very well label them as the Morgan Freeman vocals of savage death metal. Riffs that are so primal and overpowering they probably fight crime at night in some kickass costume. Drumming that is so relentless and unmerciful it can kill Ebola on the spot. This isn't a rocket science formula, but because of their maturity, Misery Index know how to bring it in an intelligent and authentic way.</p> <p>In some sense, Misery Index is the Godfather of grindcore. Their presence is so overwhelming, pulverizing and skull-crushing they demand a great deal of respect and several repeated loud listens. And they most certainly ain't to be fucked with. Heirs To Thievery is their proper version of the horse head warning sign.</p> <p>The degree of ferocious violence on the album is near unseen - in such matter that my furniture practically started smashing itself. Seriously, my living room looks like downtown Baghdad because of these guys. Anyone who has a hard-on for the heavier stuff should check this out. If you don't, you might as well chop off your balls while you're at it. You're obviously not using those and therefore don't deserve to have them in the first place. The album is a bit short though... but so is your penis. The repeat button. Use it.</p> <p>Dear Misery Index, for this A++ review you owe me a string of live shows... and a new living room. ---Thryce, metalstorm.net</p> <p>download (mp3 @320 kbs):</p> <p><a href="https://yadi.sk/d/JGZXxnAi3ZtUd7" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">yandex </a> <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/zdy9t6hc2rjj22y/MsrIndx-HTT10.zip/file" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">mediafire</a> <a href="https://ulozto.net/!n3azQ7CD1MUW/msrindx-htt10-zip" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">ulozto </a> <a href="https://cloud.mail.ru/public/DCTF/va3AQKmfz" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">cloudmailru </a> <a href="http://ge.tt/6e2d2uq2" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">gett</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://theblues-thatjazz.com/javascript:history.back();">back</a></p>