A RE-RELEASE ACTUALLY WORTH THE PLASTIC IT’S MANUFACTURED ON
Thursday, June 18th, 2009 at 4:00pm by Vince NeilsteinAxl’s gotten his panties all up in a bunch (and justifiably so) several times in the past about bands re-recording, re-mixing and re-releasing their classic albums (see: Exodus, Arch Enemy, etc) as a gluttonous cash-grab. But After the Burial, one of my favoritest Sumeriancore bands, might be the one rare case in which I fully support their decision to re-record, re-release and re-master one of their prior albums.
For one, it’s a bit too early to be calling 2008’s Rareform classic, great as it may be; it’s only the band’s second album, and first for Sumerian Records. Since the album’s release they’ve added new vocalist Anthony Notarmaso and grown leaps and bounds as a band; so why not capitalize on the “new vocalist” opportunity by also beefing up the small and artificial-sounding production job on Rareform’s original iteration? In addition to the new vocal tracks, the record’s been remixed and remastered and now sounds a whole lot better. As an added bonus, the CD also includes 3 pro-shot live videos filmed at a sold-out show in their hometown of Minneapolis, MN.
No word on when the Rareform reissue will be available in stores and online, but it’s currently available at the band’s merch table on the MetalSucks co-sponsored Summer Slaughter tour.
-VN
[Thanks: Pete A.]
this band fucking rules! great to hear that they have a new vocalist, as from the second i heard ‘Rareform’ i saw him as a weak link.
I’ll def pick up this re-release.
+1
excited to hear if the new guy can add some dynamics to the vocals, instead of the monotous (sp?) vocals of rareform….
I don’t really remember too much about Rareform, but from what I’ve heard the new vocalist is a great improvement, so this gives me a good excuse to check them out again.
the fillmore is too small of a venue for this tour
Rareform is okay. I saw them live at summer slaughter in MD and I was pretty dissapointed. Maybe it was just the annoying crowd and their windmills, but the band just seems to be all about the breakdown when they could do a lot more with their music
I really REALLY liked Rareform. I hope they don’t fuck it up.
shit man, i agree. This makes me nervous, as i thought the album sounds fucking AWESOME. hell, i actually ENJOY the breakdowns on it!
I agree.
I think their breakdowns are sick. Although on the original recording it sounds like their bassist decided to not play his instrument. I am excited to hear this
I love this band. They played a show back in March at the University of Minnesota Duluth and it was one of the best times I have ever had at a show. The energy and the mosh pit were awesome. If you guys haven’t heard their first album Foging a Future Self, check it out. Sick shit!
TWIN CITIES CRUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Forging….sorry.
That show was pretty good, and Forging a Future Self completely blows Rareform away, honestly I thought Rareform was shit compared to the first cd, but that UMD show was good.
on a side note your ass better be at the rafters 7/17 for IWABO, cause lets face we dont get shit for shows here in Duluth
word.
Can’t get into this band, don’t know why. Same thing with mastodon.
No sir, I don’t like it.
I don’t like the new singer that much. He sounds just way to hardcore at some points :/
Not a good thing for their style. My oppinion.
I’m more excited about remix/remaster than the new vocals. The drums actually sound like drums. I thought they sounded way too compressed and mechanical before, and there wasn’t much of a human element to the recording. I’m looking forward to this.
their drummer likes high velocity in his drums, that was what you heard on the last 2 albums
I actually liked Nick’s vocals on Forging a Future Self…he hits highs like none other. Granted, I’m listening to this music for the music, so vocals seem like just an added bonus on top of insane musicianship. Or something like that.
anthony is a great vocalist, waaay better than grant. the new version of berzerker is on the sampler of the new decibel issue, and if it’s any indication of the rest of the album, it’s gonna e fucking killer. more audible bass, less artificial sounding drums, much better, more expressive vocals, and overall superior production. wiki says this is dropping 8/18.
also, for any ATB fans, another great minneapolis progressive/technical deathcore band worth checking out is Your Memorial (they opened for them at the show from the promo vid).
http://www.myspace.com/yourmemorial
They most definatly don’t have the CD on Summer Slaughter. Not even at the MN show last thrusday. The merch guy said that hadn’t had any and didn’t know when they were going to get it or when it came out.
The show at Station 4 was a great show, hopefully the DVD shows how fun it was. To bad they don’t have Your Memorial and Veil of Maya’s sets on there as well. GAH! That was a great show. The Duluth show didn’t hold a torch to it, snow storm or not.