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16.6 (Before the Devil Knows You're Dead)
$8.99
just recieved this album (along with 'nuclear fire') from amazon yesterday. it took me a listen to get into it but i really do like it. as a PF fan i eagerly await their new albums so i can see what the band is offering and to rock my brains out to some new metal. i knew i had to add this to my collection as i own most of the bands albums (DG, BS, SS, NR, GH's, and now NF) and this one didnt disappoint. although when i recieved it from amazon, i realised that my copy didnt come with a cd booklet. a rather odd turn of events but on to the music......

the album starts off with a bunch of great tracks that get you rockin...
BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD is your typical 'death and destruction are coming' heavy metal album intro. then the album kicks off with the fast paced RIDING THE EAGLE. a great song with a rousing chorus. fast paced and rockin. then it leads us into SIX TIMES DEAD(16.6) which is presumably the title track of the album. with its eerie sound and crawling guitar lines this song is a keeper. next up is BLACK RAIN, a slower, middle eastern inspired track. slow it may be but it's still a great track and creates a mood when listening to it. which leads us into a couple more rocking tracks after that. UNDER THE RADAR and 5.0/TORN are rockers that will get your head bobbing up and down. especially the fast paced 'radar'. after these 2 rockers comes the fast paced SOAR. the fast pace of the verses is offset by a slightly slower chorus which works for the song. there's a wierd middle part that soundS like korn but i can overlook that for the rest of the song. the blistering rythm will get you headbanging. next up is KILLBOUND. this song oddly enough has a guitar line that reminds me of another PF song that i cant figure out just yet. maybe it's 'carniwar' or 'demons and angels'. but it definately sounds like they took the same guitar and put it to a new song. the song is pretty good but not one of the highlights. the chorus is kind of blah...
the next track, NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE, is your 'dramatic ballad' of the album. the song's ok but not one of my favs. NIGHT AFTER NIGHT opens with a great guitar intro and proceeds to pound you with some double bass drumming before slowing down for the verse. the chorus picks the faster rythm up again and throws in some helloween-esqe melody. a good song. i could see this one being even better and more dramatic in a live setting. SMITH AND WESSON is another rocker that starts off fast but slows down for the verses. it's a pretty rockin track even if the lyrics are a bit cheesy. it kinda has an 80's metal vibe to it. this is followed by THE EXORCIST. a heavy as hell song that will get you headbanging immediately with it's blistering guitar and double bass drumming mayhem. this song harkens back to the band ACCEPT. i could easily see udo screaming this one out. this one's a keeper. the albums closing song, HANDS OF TIME is definately a highlight of the album. an acoustic song where 4 band members take the vocal reins and deliver a very powerful song about life passing you by without you realizing it. the music, lyrics and vocal performance of this track are all top notch. truly amazing song.
the version of this cd i got is the digipack version which contains 2 extra tracks, CRY HAVOC and SCREAM. both of which are worth the price of admission and are better than a few of the tracks on the regular version of the cd. CRY HAVOC is an up-tempo rocker with a fun chorus and an almost tribal drumming to the verse. the final song, SCREAM, is another up-tempo rocker that will get your blood pumping and head banging. both of these tracks remind me of older PF. they could have easily come off of either of their first 2 albums.

so what is the verdict, you ask? well this album is definately a great rocker and a keeper. despite it's few flaws. pf fans will like it and i think even the casual listener will enjoy this album. i just hope for the next album they go back to the speed/power metal of albums like 'devils ground' and 'nuclear fire'.
will be seeing PF at progpower in a few weeks and i'm sure it will be awesome. cant wait to see the metal commando live!!!!!!!!!!!
KEEP IT METAL!!

16.6 (Before the Devil Knows You're Dead)
$15.97
just recieved this album (along with 'nuclear fire') from amazon yesterday. it took me a listen to get into it but i really do like it. as a PF fan i eagerly await their new albums so i can see what the band is offering and to rock my brains out to some new metal. i knew i had to add this to my collection as i own most of the bands albums (DG, BS, SS, NR, GH's, and now NF) and this one didnt disappoint. although when i recieved it from amazon, i realised that my copy didnt come with a cd booklet. a rather odd turn of events but on to the music......

the album starts off with a bunch of great tracks that get you rockin...
BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD is your typical 'death and destruction are coming' heavy metal album intro. then the album kicks off with the fast paced RIDING THE EAGLE. a great song with a rousing chorus. fast paced and rockin. then it leads us into SIX TIMES DEAD(16.6) which is presumably the title track of the album. with its eerie sound and crawling guitar lines this song is a keeper. next up is BLACK RAIN, a slower, middle eastern inspired track. slow it may be but it's still a great track and creates a mood when listening to it. which leads us into a couple more rocking tracks after that. UNDER THE RADAR and 5.0/TORN are rockers that will get your head bobbing up and down. especially the fast paced 'radar'. after these 2 rockers comes the fast paced SOAR. the fast pace of the verses is offset by a slightly slower chorus which works for the song. there's a wierd middle part that soundS like korn but i can overlook that for the rest of the song. the blistering rythm will get you headbanging. next up is KILLBOUND. this song oddly enough has a guitar line that reminds me of another PF song that i cant figure out just yet. maybe it's 'carniwar' or 'demons and angels'. but it definately sounds like they took the same guitar and put it to a new song. the song is pretty good but not one of the highlights. the chorus is kind of blah...
the next track, NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE, is your 'dramatic ballad' of the album. the song's ok but not one of my favs. NIGHT AFTER NIGHT opens with a great guitar intro and proceeds to pound you with some double bass drumming before slowing down for the verse. the chorus picks the faster rythm up again and throws in some helloween-esqe melody. a good song. i could see this one being even better and more dramatic in a live setting. SMITH AND WESSON is another rocker that starts off fast but slows down for the verses. it's a pretty rockin track even if the lyrics are a bit cheesy. it kinda has an 80's metal vibe to it. this is followed by THE EXORCIST. a heavy as hell song that will get you headbanging immediately with it's blistering guitar and double bass drumming mayhem. this song harkens back to the band ACCEPT. i could easily see udo screaming this one out. this one's a keeper. the albums closing song, HANDS OF TIME is definately a highlight of the album. an acoustic song where 4 band members take the vocal reins and deliver a very powerful song about life passing you by without you realizing it. the music, lyrics and vocal performance of this track are all top notch. truly amazing song.
the version of this cd i got is the digipack version which contains 2 extra tracks, CRY HAVOC and SCREAM. both of which are worth the price of admission and are better than a few of the tracks on the regular version of the cd. CRY HAVOC is an up-tempo rocker with a fun chorus and an almost tribal drumming to the verse. the final song, SCREAM, is another up-tempo rocker that will get your blood pumping and head banging. both of these tracks remind me of older PF. they could have easily come off of either of their first 2 albums.

so what is the verdict, you ask? well this album is definately a great rocker and a keeper. despite it's few flaws. pf fans will like it and i think even the casual listener will enjoy this album. i just hope for the next album they go back to the speed/power metal of albums like 'devils ground' and 'nuclear fire'.
will be seeing PF at progpower in a few weeks and i'm sure it will be awesome. cant wait to see the metal commando live!!!!!!!!!!!
KEEP IT METAL!!

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead - Movie Poster - 27 x 40
$19.99
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
$3.99
The pacing, cinema style, storyline, acting, cutting, directing and overall look of this are stunning. At age 83, Lumet ("Dog Day Afternoon" etc) makes a movie like a 30-year-old would. Hoffman and Hawke are perfectly dysfunctional brothers here. Finney, the old pro as the father, is stunning. The plot is just convoluted enough and the tactic of replaying scenes through the now-familiar concept of time-shifting works very well. There's an operatic quality to the film, and of course, a Shakespearean tragedy going on as the family implodes after the brothers' decision to rob their parents' bland suburban jewelry store. I'd overlooked this upon release. Don't make the same mistake now. Watch!