Search - Vehemence :: God Was Created

If not for the vocals, 'twould be a Five Star-er

blackdiamondring | a small city in Oregon | 04/13/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I saw these guys open for Testament in December of '02, and they blew me away(the other two openers were Exhumed and Vio-Lence . . . maybe the only two bands that could ever, _ever_ make me think of WALKING OUT before Testament took the stage . . . well, Limp Bizkit could've done it too). The melodies mated to the horrifying brutality . . . wow. So I rushed out and got this CD. And I was blown away again. The only problem with this band is the vocals- typical Death Metal vomit-growling with no inventiveness at all. Although, it does mask the lyrics, which are also not all that inventive(I hate God, so on and so forth). However, these two aspects do not detract too much from the amazing music, which can go from beautiful to skull-crushing on a dime. Highly recommended, this one. Oh, and Vehemence do have another CD out there . . . even if Amazon[.com] doesn't apparently sell it. I haven't found it, but if you ever see it somewhere, snatch that one up too. If it's even half as good as "God Was Created" it'd be worth the purchase."

Best Death Metal CD i have ever purchased.. no really....

David | Springfield VA | 06/11/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD is incredible. In a nutshell, this is the most fantastic arrangement of brutally melodic death metal i have heard.. ever.. Vehemence - God Was Created, remains and has remained in my CD player for two straight weeks now.. and it keeps getting better.. Vehemence plays a very melodic and epic form of death metal, with extremely low growling and extremely moving guitar passages. Interesting combination in my opinion yet it seems to flow like a stream. The albums concept is incredible, as each song is a different part of a story that is told from start to finish. The lyrics are some of the most blasphemic lyrics i have heard ever, and the vocalist realeases them with such force and power, it is godly. The drumming is one of my favorite parts of this band, because it is extremely audible, extremely technical, and extremely F'ing amazing!! this guy really knows how to mix up a nice little dish of drumming mayhem while keeping an extremely groovy beat. A dash of technicality, a pinch of melody, and Vehemence creates an entree of utter perfection!! Every single track is really really good, but my favorites include "Christ, I F$#%cking hate you", "God Was Created", and "She Never Noticed Me." I recommend this album especially for anyone who is a fan of melodic metal, and groovy death metal.. And if you haven't had the chance to, check out Bloodbath's Resurrection Through Carnage.. Another personal Favorite"

Melodies laced with brutality

JNAbraham | Charlotte, NC | 12/23/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"When I first heard Vehemence, I thought they were a Swedish band, mainly because the music is melodic ...! With a few keyboards here and there, it makes for the perfect origiinal death metal without sounding repetitive and imitative. Fans of Swedish melodic metal and death metal will love this album. Also features some of the most obscene lyrical ideas out there right now. Buy this NOW..!"