The Great Collapse

1. Abomination

2. Label Ate Man

3. Capitol City Child

4. Radiator

5. Ultimo

6. Rise Above the Rest

7. Sample of the Bastards

8. Murder One

9. Numerals

10. Dredger

Tracks:

Velvet
Great Collapse
Rituals
Sirens Singing
Hollow Inside
Architect
Challenge
Mission Immortality
Norm Ad
Reign

Customer Reviews:

Good, but not perfect........2005-02-08

This CD is great! Each track is about 5 minutes long except maybe 2 tracks. There is plenty of intricate drumming and guitar work here. And what really impresses me is the noticable bass guitar. There are possibly two or more tracks with bass break downs! The vocals are harsh and but the music is melodic. Occasionally their guitar player or drummer come in for some backup vocals which adds somewhat to the songs. The lyrics are great! Dealing with the human mind and also politics today. My only gripe, and this is me as a analytical person, but in track 10, Reign, there is an error in the production and it skips briefly. It's noticable but to the casual listener it may not be noticable. Maybe it's just my copy...who knows. Anyways, there is plenty here to keep things interesting so I would recommend this to anyone that enjoys hardcore/trash metal.

Its still in my cd player!.......2005-02-01

Straight up, get this album. I was blown away by this!
We can only hope that they will get to come to America.

A solidly built effort.......2004-06-19

According to the promotional writing on the back, this band is considered to be part of the European metalcore genre. However, the first four or five tracks sound more like your standard death metal with haunting growls, distorted guitars and the required crushing drum beats. This area of the CD was interchangeable with most death metal works of late but there was a definite shift in their policy of music making that just might give them an edge over the competition. As the CD progresses, you may hear hints of SHADOWS FALL and HEAVAN SHALL BURN as they engaged in using more identifiable melodies blended with voices that were more human like instead of the animalistic cries. For a comparison you could look to the singer of THE BLED as a starting point. Musically, they become more melody driven with each passing song and by the end of the record, you feel as though you are listening to an entirely different band. This could either prove that they have diversity in their music or it could prove that they are teetering on the brink of being directionless. Irrespective of that perception, this complex record could appeal to a wide variety of fans from the metalcore enthusiasts to the staunch death metal followers. It was nice to hear something else form Europe that didn't sound like a rehash of Iron Maiden or the thousands of other "power metal" bands.

simply awesome.......2004-06-02

Oh man, if you like hardcore, then this is for you. Simply amazing. Hard, fast, and melodic. This CD just never gets old. Buy this now!

Average customer rating:

FINGERSTYLE GUITAR AT IT'S BEST!

Synapse Collapse
Richard Gilewitz
Manufacturer: Gillazilla Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Folk | Styles | Music

General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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ASIN: B000051ZNY
Release Date: 1997-09-01

Tracks:

Embryonic Journey
Dirt to Dust
Minuet for the Backroads
Dance
Bilingual Fantasy
Synapse Collapse
Steve Talbot on the Keddie Wye
The Sailor's Grave on the Prairie
Prelude
St. Louis Blues
Gove's Tune
Echoing Wilderness
Jeannie Sleeping

Album Description

Synapse Collapse shouts of influences from Memphis to the Mediterranean, introduces Richard's 12-string, slide playing, and features two classical pieces composed by his mentor, David Walbert. Also includes the entire original Echoing Wilderness, recorded in part by Leo Kottke as Echoing Gilewitz on the 1986 release, A Shout Toward Noon. Special guest sounds by pianist David Webb on Embryonic Journey and St. Louis Blues, and percussionist Gumbi Ortiz on Richard's original Latin-rhythm-driven Bilingual Fantasy and the haunting Dirt to Dust.

Customer Reviews:

FINGERSTYLE GUITAR AT IT'S BEST!.......2000-12-17

WOW! What an incredible album. This is definitely Fingerstyle Guitar at it's best!

Richard Gilewitz's original piece called "Dirt to Dust" makes the listener feel emotionally like he is a participant in an old Clint Eastwood western. His ethereal piece, "Synapse Collapse", will transport the listener out into the stratosphere and then brings you back down to earth!

Richard Gilewitz is joined by famed percussionist, Gumbi Ortiz and pianist David Webb on several cuts. This album is definitely a must have on the Christmas list of any amateur or professional guitarist. I would highly reccomend this album.

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Before the Great Collapse
Average customer rating:

Metalcore fans do not over look this band!

2 years and no review?

Before the Great Collapse
Wings of Scarlet
Manufacturer: Life Sentence
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00029RT4O
Release Date: 2003-08-19

Tracks:

Sacred Ground
Set the Air Afire
Cast Carbon Lies
We Scream Hope
Before the Great Collapse
Killing Tomorrow

Customer Reviews:

Metalcore fans do not over look this band!.......2005-12-07

Wings of Scarlet is a mix between Misery Signals and Beloved (us), without the singing. Its heavy as well as soft. Full with deep throated vocals, breakdowns and some melodic parts. They keep it interesting and had me begging for more.

2 years and no review?.......2005-10-19

This is definitely one of the better records of 2003. These guys fill this cd with technique, intelligence and just plain heavyness that many metalcore/hardcore bands just aren't producing. I haven't found a band that I liked as much since 7 Angels 7 Plagues(RIP). If you like quality metalcore/hardcore you owe it to yourself to check this band out.

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The Great Collapse
Kevlar
Manufacturer: Sticksister Holland
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

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Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00005Y3K3
Release Date: 2003-04-29

Tracks:

Abomination
Label Ate Man
Capitol City Child
Radiator
Ultimo
Rise Above the Rest
Sample of the Bastards
Murder One
Numerals
Dredger

Average customer rating:

Destroying By Design
Collapse
Manufacturer: Great White North
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000PY15YG

Product Description

Collapse was formed in August of 2001 from the ruins of former local bands Spur, Dusthead and Burden. Before it's inception, guitarist Jason Mackenzie (formerly of Spur) and vocalist / guitarist Shane Forsyth (formerly of Dusthead) spent most of the waking hours jamming and searching for competent band members to complete the circle. It wasn't long before they recruited former Spur drummer Chad Mitchell to take over the percussive elements of Collapse. With the drummer intact, they acquired former Burden bassist Howie Young to add the low end of musical spectrum.

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