Lazarus AD

Metal novice Number of posts : 23 Age : 47

I'm halfway through the new one, and the aforementioned description is unfortunately true. I'm extremely disappointed so far, as I loved their debut. The vocals on that kind of reminded me of Tony Benjamins from Forced Entry.

Metal is Forever Number of posts : 6719 Age : 53

New Lazarus A.D. SUCKS!!! Boring as crap...no intensity, no fire...and they have definitely moved away from the Thrash thing...just more modern, paint-by-numbers Metal trying to be intense and failing...

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Metal is Forever Number of posts : 5704 Age : 49

I heard a good riff here and there from what I heard but this band doesn't do much for me. I can see the appeal but they are not good enough for the hype.

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I sampled some of the songs online and wasn't interested enough to explore any further. A shame, because their debut showed promise.

Metal is Forever Number of posts : 6719 Age : 53

The debut is 1000x better than this new one...ugh. The new one would probably hit me better if it didn't sound like they were asleep while recording...it comes off as soulless and uninspired to me...no fire...no vibe.

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Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 53

That's disappointing to read. I love their debut. Oh well, maybe if I find it cheap.

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MetalGuy71 wrote:: That's disappointing to read. I love their debut. Oh well, maybe if I find it cheap.

My sentiments (sic?) exactly.

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 4272 Age : 65

Maybe they rushed into making this to fast!

Wargod51

Subject: Re: Lazarus AD Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:23 am

Thats a shame because the debut was some good stuff.

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Dang man, this is a huge dissapointment. I love their debut.

Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 53

The new one got a pretty decent review over at Blabbermouth too. Ah well, I'd much sooner take opinions from here than that joint.

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Metal is Forever Number of posts : 6719 Age : 53

Yeah, it's just not good, IMO. It just sounds so flat and "aggression by numbers"...

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Metal is my Life Number of posts : 26449 Age : 55

Shawn Of Fire wrote:: New Lazarus A.D. SUCKS!!! Boring as crap...no intensity, no fire...and they have definitely moved away from the Thrash thing...just more modern, paint-by-numbers Metal trying to be intense and failing...

That sucks!!

Metal Conspiracist Number of posts : 410 Age : 53

I saw em live yesterday and left 10 minutes into their set. Boring and derivative.

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Wow - What a difference a year can make, I guess? They slayed the two times I saw them. I have to believe all this has be coming from some Metal Blade brain-wizards. Oh well - At least Metal Blade put out ONE good album in the last 15 years.

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I wonder too, bands have a long time to develop the sound of the first album, then if they get signed they have to hurry and do the next one. Does that have an affect?

Metal graduate Number of posts : 372 Age : 38

maybe theyre showing their true colors after trying way too hard to be thrash on their earlier material. theyve always sounded completely modern (as in post-thrash).

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rawr! wrote:: maybe theyre showing their true colors after trying way too hard to be thrash on their earlier material. theyve always sounded completely modern (as in post-thrash).

Still, why go out of your way to get thrash fans into your music just to piss them off by taking it out with your next album?

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Thrash fans aren't exactly the most "flexible" bunch in the first place. just kidding

Metal is Forever Number of posts : 6719 Age : 53

I could hear modern influences in the debut, but it had A- more Thrash and B- more fire/life in it...this new one is just really boring.

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Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1862 Age : 50

I think I only liked about half of the first album anyway. As most have stated, they sounded great live when I saw them. It's a shame that the new one isn't good.

Metal graduate Number of posts : 372 Age : 38

DallasBlack wrote:

rawr! wrote:: maybe theyre showing their true colors after trying way too hard to be thrash on their earlier material. theyve always sounded completely modern (as in post-thrash).

Still, why go out of your way to get thrash fans into your music just to piss them off by taking it out with your next album?

eh, no publicity is bad publicity as the saying goes. maybe they felt like trying to be thrash and it was about self-fulfillment, and now they feel like being as they are. i certainly wouldnt discount the influence of being on a new label, but i never saw them as having integrity anyway, as has been discussed in this thread from time to time. it surprised me a lot that people on this board, more than not, seem to enjoy their early material when it immediately struck me as offensive, so perhaps they werent even aiming to appeal to thrash fans in the stricter sense---just fans of modern sounding metal, which all of their material so far seems constructed to do.

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offensive?

Metal graduate Number of posts : 372 Age : 38

im sure ill sound like an elitist in saying so, but an affront to "true thrash" or whatever youd want to call it.

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Quote :: an affront to "true thrash"

That's intense. Christ on a crutch, it's just music. Summer Donna.

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