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For those of you who need not mind- lessly bang their head, who can allow things like atmosphere and intelligence to occasionally enter into your realm, you will really appreciate this just as well. But still, we would not justify what Phlebotomized delivers on this great album, because there is so much more to hear and discover. Something that is rare these days, an album that grows, an album that reveals something new with each spin. Perhaps it is again an album ahead of its time, although it is definitely looking back in time just as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTRACKLIST\u003cbr\u003e\n1. Bury my Heart\u003cbr\u003e\n2. Alternate Universe\u003cbr\u003e\n3. Lachrimae\u003cbr\u003e\n4. Desolate Wasteland\u003cbr\u003e\n5. Destined to be Killed\u003cbr\u003e\n6. Pillar of Fire\u003cbr\u003e\n7. Bury my Heart Reprise\u003cbr\u003e\n8. Death will Hunt you Down\u003cbr\u003e\n9. A Unity your Messiah Pre Claimed\u003cbr\u003e\n10. Dawn of Simplicity\u003cbr\u003e\n11. 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But like true artists, they managed to overcome this and made several key albums in the progressive death metal history.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis limited edition reisue contains their demo “Devoted to God” as it was released in 1992. It is a crushing and unique release that should be checked out by the band’s fans and newcomers both alike. For listeners who are familiar with Phlebotomized and are looking for more material to listen to, this release sounds much closer to “Immense Intense Suspense” than to “Skycontact” which should come as no surprise due to its chronological date of release. What makes it different is that the production is of a different quality than those two masterpieces and the fact that there is little to no violin. Instead, a keyboard fills in where the listener would expect a violin if it was “Immense Intense Suspense”.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIt definitely sounds full of wonder and darkness, something that most modern death metal lacks. The performances from all the members are very good and they are full of energy and emotion, in a very juvenile way. The vocals are also very good and fun to growl along with. As always Phlebotomized varies in tempo from very doomy slow sections to some blast-beating from the kit and squealing from the lead guitars. This demo and the rest of group’s catalog is essential listening for metal fans who want something both kvlt and of a high quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv id=\"tab-label-tab.tab\" class=\"data item title\"\u003e\r\n\u003ch3 id=\"tab-label-tab.tab-title\" class=\"data switch\"\u003eTRACKLIST\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e1. In Search of Tranquillity \/ Subtle Disbalanced Liquidity\u003cbr\u003e2. Desecration of Alleged Christian History\u003cbr\u003e3. Fate of a Devotee \/ Devoted to God\u003cbr\u003e4. Tragic Entanglement\u003cbr\u003e5. 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In some ways their ideas were not always as well served as could have been, limited by the budget that they had to deal with on all of their recordings before they made a comeback with “Deformation of Humanity” in 2018. But like true artists, they managed to overcome this and made several key albums in the progressive death metal history.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis limited edition reisue contains their demo “Devoted to God” as it was released in 1992. It is a crushing and unique release that should be checked out by the band’s fans and newcomers both alike. For listeners who are familiar with Phlebotomized and are looking for more material to listen to, this release sounds much closer to “Immense Intense Suspense” than to “Skycontact” which should come as no surprise due to its chronological date of release. What makes it different is that the production is of a different quality than those two masterpieces and the fact that there is little to no violin. Instead, a keyboard fills in where the listener would expect a violin if it was “Immense Intense Suspense”.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIt definitely sounds full of wonder and darkness, something that most modern death metal lacks. The performances from all the members are very good and they are full of energy and emotion, in a very juvenile way. The vocals are also very good and fun to growl along with. As always Phlebotomized varies in tempo from very doomy slow sections to some blast-beating from the kit and squealing from the lead guitars. This demo and the rest of group’s catalog is essential listening for metal fans who want something both kvlt and of a high quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv id=\"tab-label-tab.tab\" class=\"data item title\"\u003e\r\n\u003ch3 id=\"tab-label-tab.tab-title\" class=\"data switch\"\u003eTRACKLIST\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e1. In Search of Tranquillity \/ Subtle Disbalanced Liquidity\u003cbr\u003e2. 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Indeed, this seems to be the only thing that can come close to an auditory form of Cthulhu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe full length debut for this doom\/avant-garde metal act, serves up both originality, and integrity and is seen as a classic album.Phlebotomized started out as a grindcore-ish Death Metal band, releasing their early demos sounding like this. Somewhere along the line, the band decided to change their style, as “Immense, Intense, Suspense” values melodies, and symphonic passages. This did not take away from the evil, depressing mood that swims through the music. This takes what Demilich wrote on ‘Nespithe’ and builds on it. They take what Nocturnus wrote on ‘The Key’, and add their own little twist. It’s got the twisting and amorphous song structures of ‘The Red in the Sky is Our’s’, and then some. They create the atmosphere Portal merely dreams of creating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first thing one will notice hovering above the pounding guitar riffs, is the violin and keyboard passages that serve as the rhythm section. Melancholic, yet brutal, the songs present a story, with lyrics wrapped around the theme of religion. The music does not really have one true form. You hear mixtures of clean, and growl vocals, as well as the occasional clean vocal passage. Acoustic guitars open songs, while the violin and keyboards are ever-present. A gloomy atmosphere is placed, while a violin dances with violent, death metal guitar riffs. The melodic breaks throughout the album hinder the progression of the brutal parts, while the violin almost diminishes, and remains in limbo, only to pick up alongside the blasting guitar riffs. Phlebotomized gives homage to their early roots, with much of the heavier parts of the drumming focused on speed and progression. The full band occasionally comes through, yelling lines in unison. The majority of this album is rather doomy and mid-paced, and actually creates a great atmosphere, thereby putting the keyboards (and even a fucking violin!) to proper use. Seriously, listen to ‘Barricade’ the recurring soft section. It sounds very inspiring and atmospheric.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Immense, Intense, Suspense” seems to have gotten lost somewhere in time. An album that contains so many different elements, from brutal, riff-filled structures, to meloncholic, and bittersweet melodies, is hard to imagine being so unheard of. Perhaps it is just another album ahead of it’s time. This is a death metal album, is it not?” Yes it is! But those of you who needn’t mindlessly bang your head, (as necessary as it is), who can allow things like atmosphere and intelligence to occasionally permeate into your realm will really appreciate this\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTRACKLIST\u003cbr\u003e\n1. 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Gone...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phlebotomized","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43595552489532,"sku":"HHR2023-23","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/8122\/0924\/files\/52246c7f0ea6bdb75ac4ec66c1a5d605.jpg?v=1760742579"},{"product_id":"phlebotomized-phlebotomized-immense-intense-suspense-limited-edition-orange-red-marbled-vinyl-lp-12","title":"Phlebotomized \"PHLEBOTOMIZED - Immense Intense Suspense \/ Limited Edition Orange Red Marbled Vinyl LP\" 12\"","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e#html-body [data-pb-style=LMY8X8H]{justify-content:flex-start;display:flex;flex-direction:column;background-position:left top;background-size:cover;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-attachment:scroll}\u003c\/style\u003e\u003cdiv data-content-type=\"row\" data-appearance=\"contained\" data-element=\"main\"\u003e\u003cdiv data-enable-parallax=\"0\" data-parallax-speed=\"0.5\" data-background-images=\"{}\" data-background-type=\"image\" data-video-loop=\"true\" data-video-play-only-visible=\"true\" data-video-lazy-load=\"true\" data-video-fallback-src=\"\" data-element=\"inner\" data-pb-style=\"LMY8X8H\"\u003e\u003cdiv data-content-type=\"text\" data-appearance=\"default\" data-element=\"main\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited orange red marbled vinyl gatefold\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e”Immense Intense Suspense” was and still is a milestone album within Death Metal, as relevant now as it was in 1994! What do you get when you put Demilich, At The Gates’ first album\/EP and Nocturnus into a blender to transform them into a hulking, abominable monster that makes the major sciences weep and wonder why you created something that defies them so? Well… this. Indeed, this seems to be the only thing that can come close to an auditory form of Cthulhu. The full length debut for this doom\/avant-garde metal act, serves up both originality, and integrity and is seen as a classic album.Phlebotomized started out as a grindcore-ish Death Metal band, releasing their early demos sounding like this. Somewhere along the line, the band decided to change their style, as “Immense, Intense, Suspense” values melodies, and symphonic passages. This did not take away from the evil, depressing mood that swims through the music. This takes what Demilich wrote on ‘Nespithe’ and builds on it. They take what Nocturnus wrote on ‘The Key’, and add their own little twist. It’s got the twisting and amorphous song structures of ‘The Red in the Sky is Our’s’, and then some. They create the atmosphere Portal merely dreams of creating. The first thing one will notice hovering above the pounding guitar riffs, is the violin and keyboard passages that serve as the rhythm section. Melancholic, yet brutal, the songs present a story, with lyrics wrapped around the theme of religion. The music does not really have one true form. You hear mixtures of clean, and growl vocals, as well as the occasional clean vocal passage. Acoustic guitars open songs, while the violin and keyboards are ever-present. A gloomy atmosphere is placed, while a violin dances with violent, death metal guitar riffs. The melodic breaks throughout the album hinder the progression of the brutal parts, while the violin almost diminishes, and remains in limbo, only to pick up alongside the blasting guitar riffs. Phlebotomized gives homage to their early roots, with much of the heavier parts of the drumming focused on speed and progression. The full band occasionally comes through, yelling lines in unison. The majority of this album is rather doomy and mid-paced, and actually creates a great atmosphere, thereby putting the keyboards (and even a fucking violin!) to proper use. Seriously, listen to ‘Barricade’ the recurring soft section. It sounds very inspiring and atmospheric. “Immense, Intense, Suspense” seems to have gotten lost somewhere in time. An album that contains so many different elements, from brutal, riff-filled structures, to meloncholic, and bittersweet melodies, is hard to imagine being so unheard of. Perhaps it is just another album ahead of it’s time. This is a death metal album, is it not?” Yes it is! But those of you who needn’t mindlessly bang your head, (as necessary as it is), who can allow things like atmosphere and intelligence to occasionally permeate into your realm will really appreciate this.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e1. Immense Intense Suspense \/ Barricade\u003cbr\u003e2. Desecration of Alleged Christian History\u003cbr\u003e3. Dubbed Forswearer\u003cbr\u003e4. In Search of Tranquility \/ Subtle Disbalanced Liquidity\u003cbr\u003e5. Devoted to God\u003cbr\u003e6. Mellow are the Reverberations\u003cbr\u003e7. Gone...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Phlebotomized","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43595552620604,"sku":"HHR86547","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/8122\/0924\/files\/e72e98873b927aaa5c6b22505cb09e3e.jpg?v=1760742582"},{"product_id":"phlebotomized-phlebotomized-immense-intense-suspense-limited-edition-translucent-clear-gold-marbled-vinyl-lp-12","title":"Phlebotomized \"PHLEBOTOMIZED - Immense Intense Suspense \/ Limited Edition Translucent Clear Gold Marbled Vinyl LP\" 12\"","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e#html-body [data-pb-style=HP482I5]{justify-content:flex-start;display:flex;flex-direction:column;background-position:left top;background-size:cover;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-attachment:scroll}\u003c\/style\u003e\u003cdiv data-content-type=\"row\" data-appearance=\"contained\" data-element=\"main\"\u003e\u003cdiv data-enable-parallax=\"0\" data-parallax-speed=\"0.5\" data-background-images=\"{}\" data-background-type=\"image\" data-video-loop=\"true\" data-video-play-only-visible=\"true\" data-video-lazy-load=\"true\" data-video-fallback-src=\"\" data-element=\"inner\" data-pb-style=\"HP482I5\"\u003e\u003cdiv data-content-type=\"text\" data-appearance=\"default\" data-element=\"main\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited translucent clear gold marbled vinyl gatefold\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e”Immense Intense Suspense” was and still is a milestone album within Death Metal, as relevant now as it was in 1994! What do you get when you put Demilich, At The Gates’ first album\/EP and Nocturnus into a blender to transform them into a hulking, abominable monster that makes the major sciences weep and wonder why you created something that defies them so? Well… this. Indeed, this seems to be the only thing that can come close to an auditory form of Cthulhu. The full length debut for this doom\/avant-garde metal act, serves up both originality, and integrity and is seen as a classic album.Phlebotomized started out as a grindcore-ish Death Metal band, releasing their early demos sounding like this. Somewhere along the line, the band decided to change their style, as “Immense, Intense, Suspense” values melodies, and symphonic passages. This did not take away from the evil, depressing mood that swims through the music. This takes what Demilich wrote on ‘Nespithe’ and builds on it. They take what Nocturnus wrote on ‘The Key’, and add their own little twist. It’s got the twisting and amorphous song structures of ‘The Red in the Sky is Our’s’, and then some. They create the atmosphere Portal merely dreams of creating. The first thing one will notice hovering above the pounding guitar riffs, is the violin and keyboard passages that serve as the rhythm section. Melancholic, yet brutal, the songs present a story, with lyrics wrapped around the theme of religion. The music does not really have one true form. You hear mixtures of clean, and growl vocals, as well as the occasional clean vocal passage. Acoustic guitars open songs, while the violin and keyboards are ever-present. A gloomy atmosphere is placed, while a violin dances with violent, death metal guitar riffs. The melodic breaks throughout the album hinder the progression of the brutal parts, while the violin almost diminishes, and remains in limbo, only to pick up alongside the blasting guitar riffs. Phlebotomized gives homage to their early roots, with much of the heavier parts of the drumming focused on speed and progression. The full band occasionally comes through, yelling lines in unison. The majority of this album is rather doomy and mid-paced, and actually creates a great atmosphere, thereby putting the keyboards (and even a fucking violin!) to proper use. Seriously, listen to ‘Barricade’ the recurring soft section. It sounds very inspiring and atmospheric. “Immense, Intense, Suspense” seems to have gotten lost somewhere in time. An album that contains so many different elements, from brutal, riff-filled structures, to meloncholic, and bittersweet melodies, is hard to imagine being so unheard of. Perhaps it is just another album ahead of it’s time. This is a death metal album, is it not?” Yes it is! But those of you who needn’t mindlessly bang your head, (as necessary as it is), who can allow things like atmosphere and intelligence to occasionally permeate into your realm will really appreciate this.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e1. Immense Intense Suspense \/ Barricade\u003cbr\u003e2. Desecration of Alleged Christian History\u003cbr\u003e3. Dubbed Forswearer\u003cbr\u003e4. In Search of Tranquility \/ Subtle Disbalanced Liquidity\u003cbr\u003e5. Devoted to God\u003cbr\u003e6. Mellow are the Reverberations\u003cbr\u003e7. 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During the the 90’s the band released released\u003cbr\u003eseveral demos, EP’s and full length albums full of brutal yet melodic Death Metal laced with keyboards and violins. On the live-front the band also\u003cbr\u003esucceeded in convincing the most skeptic fans of all, of their quality. After disbanding in 1997 the band reformed in 2013 and started playing shows\u003cbr\u003eagain. The band re-released some of their older material again through Hammerheart Records and started working on new material. In 2019 the\u003cbr\u003eband released their album ‘Deformation Of Humanity’ and this comeback hit home hard! Phlebotomized’s unique blend of aggression and melody\u003cbr\u003emakes them a stand-out band in the scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e1. It Will Pass...\u003cbr\u003e2. Pain, Resistance, Suffering\u003cbr\u003e3. No Surrender\u003cbr\u003e4. Beheaded Identity\u003cbr\u003e5. You Have No Idea\u003cbr\u003e6. 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Only three years separate this release from the band’s debut album but the differences are perfectly evident.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBrutality has drastically decreased (if we consider “Immense, Intense, Suspense” brutal) although heavy, dense and muddy guitar riffs are still present as growled vocals do. But this time emphasis is put on melodies and mood, as the ever present keyboard or the presence of clean vocals indicate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis clearly isn’t your typical album by any stretch of imagination, as you’ll witness the band rapidly changing from upbeat rocking grooves into quasi-ambient psychedelia, inter-mixed with a forlorn death metal riff here and there. Yes, death metal still exists in this album, although it’s the different influences that make it special.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe album’s genre is quite difficult to define because of its heterogeneous composition. In a way this album verges a bit on Edge Of Sanity’s mid-nineties work and this influence is best witnessed in the four part suite that closes the album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou could easily find passages that could be described as: ambient, death metal (without blast beats), fusion, grunge, rock, doom... although not every song features all these influences, (thrashy) death metal and ambient part are what you will come across more often than not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis album is clearly for the open-minded who enjoys savoring his\/her metal best with “eclectic-sauce”. It’s not an easy album to digest, not when it reminds me of Edge Of Sanity, In The Woods..., Faith No More or Genesis! Nope, it isn’t going to be an easy one for sure, and even when it comes to avant-garde metal this is very much over-the-top in its pretentiousness. Leave those expectations waiting in the backyard for a while, crack up a bottle of your best distilled flavour, and just kick back and enjoy the relaxing and soothing nature of this album. It’s definitely worth your time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis one is just different from even the non-normative ones, and while therein lies its downfall so does its brilliance and sheer beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTRACKLIST\u003cbr\u003e\n1. StoleShowSoul\u003cbr\u003e\n2. Achin’\u003cbr\u003e\n3. Sometimes\u003cbr\u003e\n4. I Lost My Cookies In The Disco\u003cbr\u003e\n5. Dizz-tance (bonustrack)\u003cbr\u003e\n6. 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