Comments on: Anacrusis "Manic Impressions" CD

By: d

Thu, 01 May 2008 01:47:22 +0000

Check out this band. They had some elements that were somewhat similar to late period Anacrusis, but they came a few years later.

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By: Birkir

Birkir — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:51:06 +0000

So good. Reminds me of thinking mans dark thrash like Coroner and some Forbidden moments. Not in style but more in the feel of the song. Like they were more serious about the art. Dare I say, more deep than their contemporaries.
Defiance's Beyond Recognition also comes to mind when talking about said group of "deep" bands.

By: Invisible Oranges

Invisible Oranges — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:04:32 +0000

NICE! Another band I never got into back in the day – evidently I missed out. This stuff is like a more melodic version of Beg to Differ-era Prong. Will have to check out more!

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:30:11 +0000

Great band, the last two albums were awesome. I'd give the edge to Screams and Whispers though.

By: justin

justin — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:32:39 +0000

One of my absolute favories since "Reason". I rarely meet anyone that knows of this band.

By: gordeth

gordeth — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:19:23 +0000

I got Screams and Whispers many years ago and "Sound the Alarm" has remained one of my favorite songs ever. But, I never bothered to check out the rest of their catalog. I guess I'll have to remedy that.

By: johnnyx

johnnyx — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:05:10 +0000

These guys are a St. Louis classic. pretty cool because i think they get more exposure outside of StL now than when they were around. they didn't release a bad album, and almost everyone put Screams and Whispers at the top. But i've always preferred Suffering Hour. Manic definitely comes in second. but hey, to each his own. And their website appears to finally be down, but they had every album available for free download on there for a long time. Oh, and these guys indeed were WAAAAAY ahead of their time.

By: Adriano

Adriano — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:00:10 +0000

I've heard this band in eternal loop after I found them with the "I love the world" track on a metal radio show back in 91. Still I think they were ahead of their time and made some brilliant stuff, and Manic Impressions is for sure their best effort.

Andrew, now that Anacrusis and Only Living Witness reviews came out, the #1 podium is still for Holy Terror :D REVIEW IT! I think those are my 3 most underated bands in metal.

Keep up the good work.

By: davehazard

davehazard — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:22:20 +0000

Thanks! As much as the new releases you review I enjoy these "classics" I've never heard of even more. Speaking of "criminally underrated," I noticed Holy Terror in your weekly top artists a while back. Mind Wars is an amazing album that somehow gets very little attention.

By: L.Ron

L.Ron — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:55:18 +0000

thanks Andrew for another great band i never knew about. i think they were a bit ahead of there time. if they were out now they would flourish.