Ripping Corpse
Dreaming With the Dead


5.0
classic

Review

by grungethrash91 USER (9 Reviews)
May 20th, 2010 | 300 replies


Release Date: 1991 | Tracklist

Review Summary: *Great album *Very Inticate and technical *Way ahead of it's time *far superior in terms of speed to ANY other Thrash metal band *And yes, this is a thrash metal album. Well, Death/Thrash would be more accurate, but certainly not full death metal

In 1991, the thrash scene was on the decline, and death metal was starting to gain some popularity. While there were many good albums realesed in this period, it was clear that the thrash movement was coming to an end. For a band called Ripping Corpse, from New Jersey, this would be their shining moment, as they released one of the best death/thrash albums of all time.

This band has enough speed and aggression to beat any other band from their period and beyond. And this is more than just death metal. This band is in fact Death/Thrash of the highest caliber in terms of speed, and complexity. With numerous tempo changes, and technical thrash riffs, you can see why the band was so dynamic. first off, let me try to describe the ferocity of this band, even though that is a nearly impossible feat, as this band occasionally plays at speeds that are beyond comprehension.

Anybody who likes the chaos that is heard on Terrorizer's World Downfall, will like the speed of this band, who match and even surpass the band I just mentioned. This is the first and so far only Thrash metal band I have ever heard flat-out defeat grindcore bands in the speed category. When not blast-beating away at what I believe to be record holding tempos, even their thrash beats are fast as ****, and easily over 380BPM. Take for example the song glorious depravity. This band makes everything from Sadus, to Kreator and everything in between sound SLOW!!!!!!!!!

In addition the extreme speed, the band has a profound technical, and even progressive side. Songs might start out extremly fast, but then slow down to a midpaced groove, and then speed up again, so this album is far from one dimentional.In addition, it also makes the album much more intersting, becuse it changes tempos at random, when one would least expect it, meaning this album is never predictable, or boring. This also shows the great diversity of the band. The oppening track, Sweetness, is very progressive in nature, starting off very slow, with a blasting section in the middle, while the title track is in many ways, Grindcore influenced, but also has a couple thrash breaks. Technical gutair riffs are heard all throughout the album, but honestly the technicality is more prevalent on the secound half of the album. The last song on the album, Seduction Of The Innocent, has riffs that are easily technical enough to fit on Erosion of Sanity from Gorguts. Its is a crime that hardly anyone knows about this band.

For anybody who wants to hear the very fastest that Death/Thrash has to offer, while still being technical and progressive all at the same time, this is for you. Make no mistake about it this band has absolutely no competition in terms of speed, except Attomica and Incubus (opprobrium), maybe. And the fact that they were able to make it so complex at the same time is amazing. I gave this album a 5 for its innovation, mastery, and speed, but honestly, I believe this deserves an even higher rating. It's no wonder one of the members of this band would later join Morbid Angel, because of his mastery at the gutair. This band was very unique compared to many other other Death/Thrash bands from the same era, and was just as good as Death, Atheist, Gorguts, and many other technical Death Metal bands at the time, although much more extreme. The only thing i didnt like was the production, which could have been a little bit better, but the muscial value is so high that it makes up for this. Althought this band is unsung, and hardly known by anyone, they easily prove why metal should be taken seriously as a genre



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buckfutter
May 21st 2010


2164 Comments


God, I feel like I just entered a teenage metalhead's journal after reading this. Needs a helluva alotta work, more than I can put in just one post.

NeutralThunder12
May 21st 2010


8742 Comments


"If you realy think� that metallica and salyer" (from his soundoff on "Master of Puppets"). Who the fuck is Salyer. And sorry bro, i haven't even heard this and can tell you that Metallica rapes it. Haha you don't know shit about thrash.

NeutralThunder12
May 21st 2010


8742 Comments


"When not blast-beating away at what I believe to be record holding tempos, even their thrash beats are fast as ***, and easily over 380BPM"- omfg dis must be da best album eva. 380 BPM ftw.

buckfutter
May 21st 2010


2164 Comments


^ nowhere to talk. What just happened to you in the Axe to Fall thread?

NeutralThunder12
May 21st 2010


8742 Comments


Ummm, I was having a friendly debate with Sniper01 and chatting with some others and than was made fun of by Mordecai.

Foxhound
May 21st 2010


4573 Comments


Right on reviewer, this shit's raw, good first.

NeutralThunder12
May 21st 2010


8742 Comments


how is this a good first. I'm listening to a song from this...

kount
May 21st 2010


1301 Comments


wat are u expecting acoustic and clean singing or somethin

NeutralThunder12
May 21st 2010


8742 Comments


no. Im expecting it not to suck dick, which it does. bleh

Motiv3
May 21st 2010


9175 Comments


so the only reasons to give this a 5 is that it is extremely fast it seems...u mentioned a little bit about it being progressive and how technical it is but you never really seem to expand on the points you make. Truth be told, this sounds more like a soundoff than a review. Ignore Progmaster, he can tend to be a douche at times :P but id seriously read the staff/contributor reviews on this site and rethink your points and expand on them before trying to review again. Im not the biggest fan of thrash metal anyway.

kount
May 21st 2010


1301 Comments


needs more 10 minutes songs

Wizard
May 21st 2010


20564 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Was this written by a five year old discovering thrash for the first time?

sniper
May 21st 2010


19075 Comments


I think he's probably 18 or 19, judging by the 91 in his username. This review really isn't that bad for a first. I've seen a lot worse. I've seen a lot better too, but still...

combustion07
May 21st 2010


12822 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This album rules... I've been meaning to write a review for awhile now, I probably still will.

bloozclooz
May 21st 2010


1770 Comments


pls do

vanderb0b
May 21st 2010


3473 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Based on the review, this seems like generic thrash metal, but played very very fast. Either way, rather well written, so pos'd.

buckfutter
May 21st 2010


2164 Comments


If you want something fast that's really an excellent listen, check out Cryptic Slaughter

combustion07
May 21st 2010


12822 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Cryptic Slaughter rules as well but I wouldn't compare them to Ripping Corpse, two totally different styles imo

buckfutter
May 21st 2010


2164 Comments


Well, I'm not really comparing bands, I was just comparing speed. However, Cryptic Slaughter incorporates everything from punk to thrash to death metal to grind, so really, who compares to them anyway?

rasputin
May 21st 2010


14968 Comments


album's pretty good, not a 5



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