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Dead Reckoning [Limited Edition] [Limited Edition]

Threshold Audio CD
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Formed in the late 1980s, British progressive metal frontrunners THRESHOLD combined influences of heavy metal and prog rock to craft their very own trademark style that was a far cry from the typical contemporary sound. Their highly acclaimed debut album 'Wounded Land' was released in 1993, followed-up by 'Psychedelicatessen' (1994), 'Extinct Instinct' (1997), ... Read more in Amazon's Threshold Store

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  • Audio CD (2 July 2012)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Limited Edition
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • ASIN: B000NA7FFU
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 21,930 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Best metal/prog album in a long time 9 April 2007
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Awesome, absolutely sonically spellbinding. For those familiar with Threshold its simply their best album. For those who have never heard of them, if you like metal or prog-metal it's a must buy.

An album full of totally catchy hooks and melodies underpinned by an awesome rythmn section, great keyboards (with contemporary sounds), and virtuoso guitar playing. At times I hear Metallica, Dream Theater, Opeth, 80's power rock, Symphony X,Devin Townsend guitar base riffs, etc. Some of the prog fans out there think its not "proggy" enough and too "metal". Well it is simply lean and mean and not overblown. The brilliant production makes repeated listens an even more rewarding experience.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Prog Bands Around 20 Mar 2007
By P. Geho
Format:Audio CD
I have been a fan of Threshold since the Clone CD. The have consistently provided not only an extremely high standard of musicianship, but of composition also. This CD is darker in sound, but well balanced and shows again that these guys are well deserving of their ratings in Europe's Metal Magazines where they have yearly ranked 9 out of 10 or excellent by the reviewers. I highly recommend them if you're into Dream Theater and would honestly compare this particular CD to Dream Theaters Image and Words CD. THAT's the level of quality these guys have!
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4.0 out of 5 stars United Kingdoms finest! 25 April 2007
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Threshold are one of the best bands coming out of the United Kingdom progressive metal scene at present and are a global force to be reckoned with. This is Threshold's first recording for the Nuclear Blast label, after they jumped ship from Inside Out following the conclusion of their contractual obligations.

Unquestionably, a sad day for Inside Out, as the label has lost one of their pivotal players, but the Nuclear Blast team must be dancing in the streets with their latest signing by this hugely popular band.

After listening to `Dead Reckoning' for the first time, it did not quite capture my attention compared to some of their previous releases. This certainly is not a bad thing, as experience predicts that after repetitive listens then unusually the magical essence of the music will be revealed.

This certainly was the case with `Dead Reckoning' as the Threshold hallmark sound is still stamped all over this release. It strongly resembles their previous work mainly from the `Subsurface' era; however at no stage does it get mind numbing or repetitive with Karl Groom and his cohorts having upped the ante by sharpening their song writing skills. Every song sounds fresh and invigorating and there is not a weak track that can be found on `Dead Reckoning'.

The keyboards of Richard West are still there, softening the heavy guitars of Karl Groom and Andrew `Mac' MacDonald's vocals are reserved, yet possessing very strong and emotive choruses. The stylistic and hypnotic drumming of Johanne James is inspirational along with Steve Anderson's bass work is right up in the mix, delivering right on target. Though musically, this new release seems to be heavier and darker than the previous efforts, the whole atmosphere is very inspiring and full of feeling and just typical of what Threshold are about.

On two of the tracks, `Slipstream' and `Elusive' the band has done something they have never attempted to do previously. They have utilized the services of Swedish musical genius Dan Swanö to incorporate a few death metal vocal lines into the chorus, and this has been done to startling effect. The band Kamelot did a similar thing on the `Black Halo' release by using black metal stalwart, Shagrath to incorporate some rough vocals to the track, `March of Mephisto' and this proved very popular for the band.

Some of the inspirational tracks are the brilliant `Pilot in the Sky of Dreams' with this being the centrepiece of the album and probably also the stand out track. On this track, there are recurring melodies, fantastic vocal harmonies, tasteful riffs, beautiful chorus that repeats throughout, something that many ten-minute epics seem to lack.

The opening track, `Slipstream' has a blinding riff with greatly driven verses adding a slightly more ethereal chorus to add a great dimension to the track. Then there is `Hollow' even brings back memories of Subsurface to an extent, both lyrically and musically.

There is a Muse cover version at the end of the album titled `Supermassive Black Hole' and as Threshold have done the original proud. Another solid release from one of the purveyors of this genre and I would encourage anyone that is a fan of the band to obtain a copy, as there are many musical soundscapes to explore on `Dead Reckoning'.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Threshold will never let you down
Another superb album from the band...worth every penny and must-have in every rockers home without a doubt!!!
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Published 19 days ago by Michal
2.0 out of 5 stars Not Really Metal
In my opinion this is basic rock. I don't really understand how its nothing like everyone said it was. Read more
Published 23 days ago by Jordan
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent
have not stopped playing this cd, every track is excellent, will probably look to buy more of their cds when I can afford them
Published 4 months ago by elflord
5.0 out of 5 stars Album of the Year
Purchased after seeing it recommended elsewhere, great decision. Good selection of songs with a well balanced mix, this has earned a permenant place in my collection.
Published 20 months ago by J Webber
5.0 out of 5 stars straight in at 49
can you belive its february 2011 and ive only just heard this album it was in my local record store at 3.99 and iwas curious but i didnt buy it. Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2011 by Mr. G. Richards
4.0 out of 5 stars A rare thing for me
For some reason, whenever I listen to an album for the first time, I can tell whether I will like it in future, even if on first listen it doesn't appeal. Read more
Published on 16 May 2008 by Steven Baker
5.0 out of 5 stars Another of 2007's great albums
Like Symphony X, I have only recently "found" Threshold, and I'm ever so glad I have because whilst they largely plough the same ,broad, furrow as Dream Theater, Symphony X,... Read more
Published on 27 Nov 2007 by Big Jim
5.0 out of 5 stars In The Same Vein?
Following Threshold for a few years and having acquired all of their albums to date, I came to this one with a little trepidation - one: because Subsurface was such a hard act to... Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2007 by J. M. Green
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Power Metal Album So Far This Year 2007
One of the problems you get on this site is people giving 5 star reviews out like confetie at a wedding to absolutley everyone, even albums that are blatantly only 3 stars. Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2007 by JT
5.0 out of 5 stars superprogithrashalistic
This is quite simply the best album that I have heard in the last 12 months.

I bought this on the back of 10 seconds of "Pilot in the sky of dreams" and i have to say... Read more
Published on 14 April 2007 by Mr. Barry J. Mockett
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