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░ ██ ██ Artist: Judecca ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Awakened by an Eternal Death and Beyond █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2013 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2015-04-12 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Death Metal ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Dan's Crypt Records ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Compilation ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ Tracks 01à06 are from 'Scenes of an Obscure Death' █
█ demo (1993). █
█ Tracks 07à09 are from 'Awakened by the Stench of █
█ the Dead' EP (1993). █
█ Tracks 10à18 are from 'Beyond, What the Eyes Can't █
█ See...' album (1996). █
█ Tracks 19à22 are from 'Eternal Rest' demo (1992). █
█ █
█ Comes with a 12-page booklet with full lyrics from █
█ all the recordings, and old pictures. █
█ █
█ Many times I have said that I like the idea of █
█ re-releasing some old, long time unavailable █
█ albums or even better - compilations of old demos, █
█ EPs and whatever else you can find from the old █
█ daysà Great thing is that the labels started to █
█ exhume many less known or sometimes even totally █
█ unknown bands, so this way these re-issues give █
█ them kind of a second life. Hmm, maybe not always █
█ everything from the past is utterly excellent and █
█ perfect, not everything can be called cult and █
█ classic, some bands were more mediocre, but you █
█ knowà we donÆt have to buy everything. And if we █
█ do, then such compilations quickly become a fine █
█ lesson in the history of death metal. I say death █
█ metal, because this genre gets more attention and █
█ travels into the past more than any other around █
█ these days. Here is another such piece of ancient █
█ death metal, a compilation, which will introduce █
█ you to American band called Judecca. █
█ You must admit that this Florida based band, █
█ active between 1991-96 has never been as known as █
█ some other famous Floridian actsà ôAwakened by an █
█ Eternal Death and Beyondö compiles almost all û if █
█ not all? û their recordings, which were "Scenes of █
█ an Obscure Death" demo (1993), "Awakened by the █
█ Stench of the Dead" EP (1993), "Beyond, What the █
█ Eyes Can't See..." album (1996) and finally █
█ "Eternal Rest" demo (1992). I must admit that I █
█ only briefly knew the full length album of Judecca █
█ before, I think I have listened to it several █
█ times in the past, but I remembered completely █
█ nothing from it, so definitely ôAwakened by an █
█ Eternal Death and Beyondö seemed to be a lesson I █
█ needed to get to know Judecca. Am I now happy with █
█ the music of this old band? Well, as I mentioned █
█ there were some killer and more mediocre bands █
█ back in the past and for me Judecca was the █
█ latter, really. I am not saying that they were █
█ bad, oh noà they were OK, but when I listen to █
█ this compilation I truly have a feeling that their █
█ death metal was nothing exceptional, but just █
█ typical and averageà Or letÆs just say that they █
█ had better and worse recordings in their short █
█ discography. █
█ Definitely the best thing, which Judecca has █
█ recorded was their full length album "Beyond, What █
█ the Eyes Can't See...". One of the main reasons █
█ for that is the fact that it has the best █
█ production from all their recordings. Really, most █
█ of Judecca stuff did not sound the best and that █
█ was taking away a lot of goodness from them. The █
█ album also has pretty rough and truly underground █
█ production, it is nothing even close to the clear █
█ and powerful Floridian productions, which you can █
█ find in other, more popular, bandsà It is nothing █
█ similar to Morrisound for exampleà So, in that █
█ case it may lack that powerful, massive sound, █
█ which would nail you to the ground, but as it is, █
█ it sounds fine for me anyway. I am not gonna █
█ complain much about it here. The album is pretty █
█ short, with barely 25 minutes on the clock and █
█ nine songs in total, so each is like a quick punch █
█ in the face. There are some very good tracks here, █
█ and definitely Judecca was getting better and █
█ better, when comparing material from the album to █
█ their demos. Better arrangements, more brutal and █
█ aggressive stuff, often faster and more technicalà █
█ take such ôThe Undeadö for example, what a fine █
█ opener! But the whole album is very solid and I █
█ definitely like it. And if you like some sick █
█ stuff, then surely such lyrics as ôThe Stench of █
█ an Undouched Cuntö will be perfect for all you █
█ anal sex lovers hehe! █
█ Sadly, not all stuff, which Judecca recorded was █
█ so goodà Take such "Scenes of an Obscure Death" █
█ demo for example. Not only it is a bad sounding █
█ stuff, but it is so deprived of the powerful █
█ energyà damn! Death metal riffs should crush you, █
█ be damn heavy and brutal, while in case of this █
█ demo it is just completely flat. The drums are █
█ like a rehearsal, guitars have no power and █
█ brutalityà The material on this demo is just █
█ mediocre, to be honest, it is very simple, not to █
█ say it is just primitive, archaic, basic death █
█ metalà Sure, some such old demos grew old really █
█ well, but this is not something what I can say █
█ about "Scenes of an Obscure Death". Not a bad █
█ demo, but not one, which I would really love. █
█ Probably the song called ôEvil Bornö is the best █
█ one here, also ôNecrosisö, with some nice █
█ ôLeprosyö era Death like riffs, but quality wise █
█ far away from the legends. Listen to such songs █
█ like ôLeft to Dieö (oh, these Neanderthal riffs, █
█ simple drums and truly awful guitar solo!!!! █
█ Primitive to the bone!) and tell me if they really █
█ can blow you away. I doubt that. Mediocre, nothing █
█ more than that. █
█ Luckily ôAwakened by the Stench of the Deadö EP is █
█ much better, it is really cool single, with not █
█ bad sounding three songs. I like ôThe Black Blood █
█ of Christö probably the most, as it is so █
█ different to the other songs, with kind of █
█ sorrowful touch in it and lots of acoustic guitar █
█ parts thrown within the whole song structure. On █
█ this EP youÆll find also a new version of ôEvil █
█ Bornö, which obviously sounds even better than on █
█ the demo. And finally thereÆs also ôEternal Restö █
█ demo, which was Judecca debut recording... Again, █
█ very raw and harsh sound, very archaic death █
█ metal, but I think I like this demo more than █
█ "Scenes of an Obscure Death", because it is faster █
█ and more intense, more relentless and the █
█ production is also more what I like... There are █
█ some fine songs here, for example listen to the █
█ title track û what a killer tune it is! And these █
█ keyboardsà damn, that was something unusual for a █
█ Floridian death metal band! █
█ So, this is everything what Judecca has recorded. █
█ As I mentioned already several times before, for █
█ me it was rather average death metal band, not █
█ one, which you could put in your top 50, but on █
█ the other hand they were good enough to be █
█ listened to and have such a tribute, which this █
█ compilation CD is. All in all, we love such █
█ lessons in death metal history, donÆt we? I do, so █
█ I had a lot of joy, when listening to ôAwakened by █
█ an Eternal Death and Beyondö. And even if it is █
█ rather mediocre band, then this compilation is █
█ still worthy to get, for example for the ôBeyond, █
█ What the Eyes Can't See...ö, which is really cool. █
█ The whole CD comes with 12 page booklet, sadly █
█ what I miss here is the bandÆs detailed history, █
█ maybe some words from the band members or an █
█ interviewà maybe also some more old photosà you █
█ know, all the archive, which is essential on such █
█ compilation. But you will find here all the █
█ lyrics, which is also OK, I guess. █
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░ 1. The Realm 5:24 ░
░ 2. Unspeakable Acts 4:09 ░
░ 3. Bodies Found 1:56 ░
░ 4. Evil Born 4:44 ░
░ 5. Left to Die 3:17 ░
░ 6. Necrosis 3:15 ░
░ 7. Forensic Pathology 1:59 ░
░ 8. The Black Blood of Christ 4:40 ░
░ 9. Evil Born 4:16 ░
░ 10. The Undead 2:26 ░
░ 11. The Stench of an Undouched Cunt 2:04 ░
░ 12. Beyond, What the Eyes Can't See 1:43 ░
░ 13. As We Fuck 3:09 ░
░ 14. May You Find Peace 2:40 ░
░ 15. Trauma Induced Coma 2:17 ░
░ 16. Consume the Soul 2:02 ░
░ 17. Forensic Pathology 1:59 ░
░ 18. The Black Blood of Christ 7:02 ░
░ 19. Lifeless 2:41 ░
░ 20. Cannibalistic Urge 2:36 ░
░ 21. Religious Decay 1:57 ░
░ 22. Eternal Rest 2:31 ░
░ 68:47 ░
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