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Awesome Metal Compilation

Brad | 01/20/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I don't really look at this album for the movie. But if I did I would give this album 3 stars. There are some really good tracks on this compilation though. Very hard to find on the computer. But to think I paid 17 bucks for this at Strawberries. I could have gotten it at Best Buy for much less. But it is very good for any metal head and for anyone who is a fan of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It's very angry and has great songs. There are a few songs that I don't like though. And a thing that got me laughing was how the producers of the album screwed up tracks 15 and 16. On the back it's listed as 15. Lamb of God - Ruin
16. Finger Eleven - Stand In Shadow That's really crappy producing because it's the other way around and the song by Finger Eleven is called Stay In Shadow not Stand In Shadow. 1. Pantera - Immortally Insane (4/5)
2. Hatebreed - Below the Bottom (2.5/5)
3. Soil - Pride (4.5/5)
4. Static X - Deliver Me (4/5)
5. Mushroomhead - 43 (2/5)
6. Seether - Pig (4/5)
7. Nothingface - Down In Flames (3.5/5)
8. 40 Below Summer - Self Medicate (3/5)
9. Motograter - Suffocate (3/5)
10. Shadows Fall - Destroyer of Senses (3.5/5)
11. Meshuggah - Rational Gaze (4/5)
12. Fear Factory - Archetype (Remix) (2/5)
13. Morbid Angel - Enshrined By Grace (0/5)
14. Index Case - Listen (3.5/5)
15. Finger Eleven - Stay In Shadow (5/5)
16. Lamb of God - Ruin (3.5/5)
17. Sworn Enemy - As Real As It Gets (2.5/5)
18. Core-Tez - Five Months (3.5/5)Overall, this album is good. You just gotta listen to it with a set of fresh ears."

Good compilation, not in tune with the movie

Andrew Estes | Maine | 11/11/2003

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I've always been a firm believer in the old cliche that heavy metal and horror make good bed-fellows. It seems to me that any good horror movie should be accompanied by a good heavy metal soundtrack. And while 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Album' is a solid collection of new metal tunes, it just does not have any connection to the movie. The movie was hands down, brutal. There wasn't any comic relief. It was unrelenting and cruel. And while many critics hated it (Roger Ebert gave it zero stars) and many question the minds behind it, (Michael Bay as producer and a music video veteran as a director) it was a piece of art. This soundtrack seems to be more of an after-thought than anything (heck, it was released three weeks after the movie). None of the music was featured in the movie and none of the songs were written with the movie in mind -- which isn't always a bad thing as long as the songs fit in with the movie -- but these don't. I know when Morgan had the gun in his mouth at the hands of the sheriff or when Andy was on the hook, Hatebreed wasn't the first thing that came to my mind, but I digress. As a stand alone compilation, it fares pretty well. Pantera's "Immortally Insane" makes it's second soundtrack appearance (first surfacing on 'Heavy Metal: 2000'). Fear Factory delivers a new remix of an unreleased song ('Archetype') and plenty of metal's upcoming stars make appearances (Messhugah, Shadows Fall, Lamb of God). Finger Eleven's "Stay In Shadow" seems oddly out of place, or maybe it's just because the track-listing got it wrong. On the back of the case, it has Finger Eleven's and Lamb of God's tracks mixed up (another sign of low quality, aside from the severe lack of movie art-work). So I guess it's a good disc to pick up if you dig the bands on it, but if you try to connect it with the movie, it's useless."

They don't give it enough credit

Charita Gunter | APO, AE United States | 04/12/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have never seen the movie (either version) so I can write a review with out being biased towards it. This CD rocks! There is a good mix of styles going from almost mellowish rock to making your ears bleed. I give it 5 Stars!"