Roadrunner "Vision of Disorder/Imprint" - Vision Of Disorder

Vision Of Disorder

Vision of Disorder/Imprint

Artist: Vision Of Disorder
Release Date: February 24, 2004

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Vision of Disorder never took the easy route. Dedicated to doing things THEIR way from their very inception, the Long Island natives employed six-string hatchets to carve a highly distinctive (and sonically destructive) swathe through the glut of shameless copycats dominating the late-'90's alternative rock landscape. Into this putrid swamp of mediocrity, Vision of Disorder unleashed two stunning albums, which, even if they didn't dent the charts, or go on to sell millions of copies, struck a profound chord in the underground. As proof, both 1996's self-titled Vision of Disorder and 1998's hallowed follow-up Imprint have continued to grow in stature and influence every year since their release. For this and numerous other reasons (errrr, they rock!) this pair of albums has been marked as prime real estate – perfectly suited for inclusion in Roadrunner Records' Two From The Vault series.

Disc: 1
1. Element
2. Watering Disease
3. Through My Eyes
4. Viola
5. Liberation
6. Divide
7. Ways to Destroy One's Ambition
8. Suffer
9. Zone Zero
10. D.T.O.
11. Excess
12. Gloom

Disc: 2
1. What You Are
2. Twelve Steps to Nothing
3. Landslide
4. By the River
5. Imprint
6. Colorblind
7. Rebirth of Tragedy
8. Locust of the Dead Earth
9. Up in You
10. Clone
11. Jada Bloom

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Red Tape

Five Pointe O

Earth Crisis

Mutiny Within

05.06.2009 Bruiser wrote...

classic

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11.07.2008 Psychic Joshua wrote...

the self-titled disc is cool, but "imprint" is nothing short of devestating and scary.

This is a really good purchase.

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10.27.2008 Mike Gitter wrote...

Let's set the wayback to what we can call the dawn of "metalcore"...those days when the likes of Unbroken, Acme, Overcast and Starkweather started to change the face of the increasingly one-dimensional hardcore beast. Vision of Disorder took the reins and brought it to a whole new level. Were they the first real "metalcore" band to break through? Truth be told; yes.
The first self-titled album is anthem after anthem from the kick off track: "Element". Tim Williams alternates between bark and croon that would later become a genre staple -- see Killswitch, From Autumn to Ashes, Glassjaw -- while the band twists and churns unlike anything out there at the time.
The follow-up album, "Imprint" is probably one of the rawest and ugliest records you're going to hear. It's also the better of the two records. Producer Dave Sardy took a real vision of disorder (pun fully intended) on this one. Five guys going beserk and not playing with a full deck. The title track is an ugly scar of a song inspired by Williams' facial slashing. He's pissed and not taking it anymore. These Long Islanders have tossed more then their share of battery acid and hot piss in their Ice Tea for maximum damage.
"By The River" drafts pal Phillip Anselmo for a vocal trade-off that is nothing short of pulverizing. Sure some lunkheaded fans were somewhat put off by the intensity and personal introspection on view here. Compared to the more "grunge-inspired" follow-up on TVT entitled "From Bliss to Devestation", "Imprint" is an aptly titled career highpoint that deserves to be labeled "uncomprimising". Oh, holy muscle of hate.

Edited by: Mike Gitter on 12/14/2008 @ 4:17 PM

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