Consuming Impulse/Testimony Of The Ancients

Consuming Impulse, Spheres, Testimony of the Ancients, this is a classic band with classic albums. Especially Consuming Impulse, that's an all time classic.However, these roadrunner reissues are garbage. The Dynamic Range is extremely low because of the loudness war. Every instrument is pushed up to 11. This in turn causes horrible distortion, and makes these editions essentially unlistenable. It's truly difficult to understand what is going on with these two from the vault reissues, the music sounds confused and choked by loudness. If you have original editions keep those. Luckily Roadrunner went out of business and got bought by Warner Bros. Perhaps WB will think of reissuing these early albums from the label again with a good remaster with dynamic range. Heck, they did it for the Grateful Dead, why not Death Metal and Roadrunner's early thrash albums?I bought these two from the vault reissues but had a terrible time with them. I spent money on ORIGINALS just to be able to hear how these albums should actually sound. I'd've much rather been cheap. But my curiosity got the better of me.I leave it up to the consumer to decide, but be forewarned. There's a karmic reason Roadrunner records was shut down. They prop up their bad music and forsake the stuff that made them great. They must have spent hardly a minute on these two from the vaults. Bad sound (the worst I've heard in pretty much any remaster I've encountered), no lyrics, no notes, these are cheap crap. Whoever had a hand in doing these back in the day should be ashamed of themselves.The remaster will give you an idea of the album, but if you end up really enjoying these (it could happen) you may end up just splurging for an original anyways. The originals have a clean uncompressed sound that is unbeatable, except perhaps by a real remaster done with actual care. This record label truly lost their way after the early days. It would be cool to see the same treatment for their early albums that Earache does, remastering and reissuing every 5-6 years in a new way and with demos and bonus tracks. Some may think that's a label who's only trying to get your money, but I call it a label that cares.Consider the number of albums Roadrunner had early:Gorguts--Erosion of Sanity, Considered DeadImmolation--Dawn of PossessionObituary--Slowly we rot/ Cause of DeathMalevolent Creation--Ten Commandments, RetributionSuffocation, Pestilence. Spheres, Consuming Impulse.Along with all the bands from these two from the vault reissues.You can find good reissues of Sepultura and Deicide but not these other great bands. It's a complete and total shame.What about a boxset with adequate remasters of these two-from-the-vaults issues with liner notes or a booklet about the history of metal in the late 80s early 90s, an essay about the history of the label, about their involvment in these various movements? I just spent good money on the deluxe edition of Another Self Portrait which contained demos, a remastered album, a booklet, a book of photos, essays, a live album, and classy sound all around for Bob Dylan's 1969-1971 period. I spent a hundred dollars. Now I'm not saying you'd have to do ALL of that, but something nice with good sound for all these forgotten albums in a boxset I would buy in an instant. Do you know how much these albums go for on ebay? Sometimes a hundred dollars! And the record label (Roadrunner records) is still around! WARNER BROTHERS, if ever a stack of cash was knocking on your front door, this is it.I am a consumer of music, I would buy all of these albums with adequate sound (like you did for Deicide's first two albums, they sound great). I'd like to hear the thrash as well as the death metal albums. Heck you've been around for 30 years plus, I think there's an anniversary there waiting to happen. I buy different issues of Earache albums, they're reissuing all kinds of stuff, where are you on this? They're reissuing vinyl versions of albums and remasters and Full Dynamic Range reissues to great fanfare, while you sit on the sidelines making nothing on royalties. You could be making Boo-Koo bucks! Stop being lame, remaster these albums like you did Deicide and Sepultura (perhaps not QUITE so loud this time) and put them in a boxset or release them individually.And then just watch the sea of green roll in.

I am an audiophile. I have owned both the original print and this re-master and there's no comparison. I am talking strictly the merits of the audio quality here. If you want the best - this is the best this album has ever sounded. Trust the old man.

If metal is your thing, or if you are interested about getting into death metal, you cant do any better than these two discs right here. I can almost guarantee anyone that likes metal will find something to dig on. Consuming Impulse is a classic, no denying that. The guitars by Mameli and Uterwijk are chock full of groovy death riffs, and they sound bad ass. I cant pick any faves on these two, they are both solid start to finish listeners if you like death metal. Highly Recommended.

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I purchased this product because I wanted to hear the albums as the artist intended, at the highest available quality. I was dismayed to discover that this reissue desecrated the dynamics of the original mix; clipping and distortion abound. Avoid this reissue if you care about your listening experience.

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Consuming Impulse- A pinnacle in death and thrash, this 1989 release, however dated it may be, is one of the strongest efforts by any band in the genre. Every track is killer and will tear the heads from the unsuspected. My personal favorites are "The Process Of Suffocation", "The Trauma", "Chronic Infection", "Defy Thy Master", and "Reduced To Ashes".Testimony Of The Ancients- A solid, albeit dissimilar in many ways, follow-up to 1989's Consuming Impulse. This album is very similar to Atheist's Unquestionable Presence. The instrumental intros to each song are somewhat unnecessary but those can easily be skipped. A very different album than most in the genre and a true case of Pestilence's constant ability to push the envelope and redefine what metal is and can sound. Not for everybody but those with the right kind of ears will be pleasantly surprised with what they hear. Out of print for too long, this along with its predecessor, was reissued in a two-disc set by Roadrunner in 2003.

If you don't own both of these already, you need to buy this right now. Pestilence was one of the best, and most brutal Death / Thrash Metal outfits to ever be created. The pure brutality displayed here cannot be measured. It's incredible....The early 90's spawned some of the best Death Metal we've ever heard, and Pestilence was one of the best IMO. "Consuming Impulse" is raw, and down right terrifying at times. This is also one of my favorite releases back in the day, and to hear it now, over 10 years later, I still get chills. BRUTAL TO THE CORE!!!"Testimony" is yet another excellent offering by Pestilence. It's cleaner, and more mature than "Consuming Impulse". It's also a different singer. That's by no means a bad thing either, it packs one ferocious punch. The truth be told, "Testimony" may be a more favorable listen, but "Consuming Impulse" is where it all started, and it's still my favorite Pestilence rlease....You get them both here!!!...If you enjoy the best that Death / Thrash Metal has to offer, and you don't but this immidiately, you need serious help...

Pestilence are a brilliant Death Metal band the best from Europe in my opinion they combine jazz progressive rock into death metal they remind me of the American death metal band Death who are a massive influence on many death metal bands this double cd is really great value for money with Pestilence,s best two albums

Many Thanks

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