Saturday, July 14, 2012

Dismember - Like an Everflowing Stream

Title: Like an Everflowing Stream
Artist: Dismember
Released: 1991                                            RATING: 4/5

The Good: It's amazing how many debut albums end up being such awesome and definitive works, like The Legacy, Altars of Madness, In the Nightside Eclipse, Black Future, and this, the first album by Dismember. Like an Everflowing Stream sounds stripped down and basic compared to more complex works by bands such as Morbid Angel, Death, and Atheist, among others. This, however, does not take away from the quality of the album, which is strong. Unlike their American counterparts, these Swedes wrote more digestible, yet still brutal and technical, songs. The overall result is something like Obituary, harsh vocals and all. Memorable songs include "Dismembered", "Overide of the Overture", and "Skin Her Alive", but the whole album is a treat for the heavy music lover.

The Bad: The vocals sometimes sound like they are not mixed completely above the instruments, so they aren't always intelligible in the normal sense. Listen to the album, and you'll see what I mean. And on that topic, if you have the bonus track version, the vocals on a few of the songs are, well, not quite what they are on the original eight tracks, which in this case is not good. Still, this album is a winner, and deserves a listen for sure.

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