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The Execution of America

Zachary A. Hanson | Tallahassee, FL United States | 09/06/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This album is as disturbing as disturbing can be. While not as captivating as their previous schizophonic masterpiece _Sadness Will Prevail_, it is more brutal, a bloodbath of sound. Starting with the pictures in the CD alone, you receive the unequivocal message that these guys are insane with rage at the world and WILL do something about it. Pictures of Steve & Co. aiming guns from his arsenal at targets, targets including you. Worst of all, the words "Sadness Will Prevail" scarified into Steve's (?) back, dripping fresh blood.



With all these visual testaments to the real-life guns & blood in their lives, you hear the grossly morbid words and music and begin to wonder if these guys are turning cult on all of us, a blood-cult like Koresh's Branch Davidians. Read the lyrics closely and you are really no closer to the answer. This is just disturbing from the endless bottom to the endless high-end of Steve's brashly and innovatively recorded grind guitars. Oh!!! And superb blast beats. Gut-rumbling bass from Chris DeBarri a la Mastodon. And one hell of a scary death trip. Whatever psychological malfunctions any of these gentlemen have, it is a truly sobering and serious look at all the worst things in the world (especially Iraq, but you can apply to any number of world fiascoes), making it like the extreme-metal version of the schizophrenic Surrealist Antonin Artaud (inventor of the theater of cruelty). He would have approved of this sick s**t--you will, too, if you have as much tolerance for terroristic and mind-numbingly wrong-feeling sounds and words."

Not the Best Today is the Day

Bob | Philadelpha, PA | 07/14/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I just wanted to say to the guy who thought that the new Today is the Day album, "Kiss the Pig" was horrible. He said he threw it out. Well, this isn't the the Today is the Day album to get started on. If you never had heard them before, try the albums "Temple of the morning star," "In the eyes of God," and their two disc, incredible release, "Sadness will prevail." I was a little dissapointed with this album myslef, and i'm a big fan. You have to see them live, though, there's nothing like it. This album is also very short. But, coming off a two disc set like they did must be hard. You mentioned their lyrics being horrible, and to be honest, i've never been "in love" wiht TITD lyrics. Some are good, some seem generic. But, the reason I love this band is the vocals of Steve Austin. I don't know what kind of stuff he uses to get all of those sounds. And i saw them live, right in front of them, and he is an incredible guitar player. He also has his own studio and records all TITD albums and has recorded bands like Lamb of God. Well, give them a shot, like i said, pick up, "Temple of the morning star," "IN the eyes of God," and "Sadness will prevail." I think you'll have a differnt opinion of them."

GEEEEEEEEEENIUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSS!

Andre Guerreiro | Brasil | 07/26/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Beautiful! I bought an imported CD and it was expensive but, boy was it worthy! Amazing! I just can't believe what I'm hearing as I write this review. Kiss The Pig is one of the greatest things I've heard. Its pure orchestrated madness will make you ask for more when it's over. I'm so excited with this release. Because of this I'm intending to buy all Today Is The Day CDs. They are this good.



Songs are intentionally creepy at times. The only flaw I see is the production. It sounds like a demo. But I guess that's why it's so intense. A must have for any metalcore (or hardcore or whatever) fan!!!!"