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Acts of the Unspeakable

Autopsy Format: Audio CD
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 71 ratings
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  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 273 g
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000024M4Z
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 71 ratings

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Remas
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 April 2015
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hypnos@pathwaytodarkness.com
5.0 out of 5 stars Autopsy- Acts Of The Unspeakable
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 December 2000
This was the first Autopsy album that I owned, and, although the subsequent Mental Funeral I picked up was better, I think this is still a great album. This one has 18 songs, and again, the riffs are magnificant. There is a slight change of pace, with a few more faster songs, but the style is the same. The enclosed lyrics are very horrible to say the least, and I'm glad that there's even some humour in it, as there's one point in the album where he grunts like a pig!
Overall, it's not as good as Mental Funeral, plainly because the songs have a tendency to whizz by, and only through lots of play time do they really get to you. As before though, the musicianship on show is again excellent, as are the songs.
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A. Hughes
3.0 out of 5 stars Unspeakable Yes, But Not Autopsy's Best
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 December 2010
It was a monumental task to follow up the death metal classic that was Mental Funeral and unfortunately Acts of the Unspeakable (1992) does not better that aforementioned groundbreaker. Now that's not to say that this album is all bad but one must accept that it does come a firm third in terms of quality i.e. Mental Funeral, Severed Survival and then Acts of the Unspeakable (in that order). I remember eagerly awaiting this release at the time and I don't think Autopsy knew just how popular (or appreciated) they were back then, in an admittedly crowded but still very underground death metal scene. Viewing the album as a whole, it's hard not to see this record as Autopsy experimenting a bit in terms of song structures. Lyrically, the depravity continues unabated but musically many of the tracks boast increasingly strange and unfamiliar arrangements.

The death/doom hybrid, perfected on Mental Funeral, is expanded further on this release but it is far less refined than its illustrious predecessor. One will not find any of the charm and vitality of Severed Survival (1989) or indeed the ambition and musicianship of Mental Funeral (1991). Put simply, the songs are just not as good. The slower doom metal parts do not sit as comfortably with the bludgeoning death grind as they should. That said, if you're looking for some of Autopsy's shortest and fastest songs, they are to be found here. In addition, Chris Reifert produces probably his most `death metal' vocal performance on this album, mixed of course with his usual plethora of top class grunts and squeals. Standout tracks include the title track and `Your Rotting Face' with truly some of the most perverse lyrics that Reifert has ever wretched forth.

However it is perhaps because of the extras that this album is worth picking up. And this includes the amazing artwork of Kent Mathieu (he of `Forbidden Evil' fame). The visual sickness he concocts here is easily the best artwork of any Autopsy release to date. This expanded edition also includes the previously difficult to find `Fiend for Blood EP' (1991) which was the last recording they did with bass godfather extraordinaire Steve DiGiorgio of Sadus. This EP includes one of their most underrated and anguished (almost heartfelt!!) tracks ever in the form of `Dead Hole'. Also included are some very well recorded live tracks (four in total from Severed Survival and five from Mental Funeral). There's currently huge excitement in the metal community as these legends have re-formed as of June this year (due in huge part to fan requests over the years). Their new EP The Tomb Within (2010) is a very welcome slab of the Autopsy we all know and love. Roll on the new album (early next year). All in all, while this album is not their finest moment it's still a million times better than much of the `core' ending drivel that passes for death metal these days. And if (amazingly) your new to Autopsy, then start off where it all began; Severed Survival.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!
Reviewed in Canada on 4 March 2024
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Davieboy
5.0 out of 5 stars Keep away from children
Reviewed in the United States on 1 June 2021
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Great sounding repress, I was thoroughly impressed. The gatefold artwork is pretty trippy as well, even though I definitely wouldn't leave it lying around if you have little one's...
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Viejesaurus ex inferis
5.0 out of 5 stars Obligatorio...
Reviewed in Spain on 14 October 2014
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Para todo aquel al que le guste el Death Metal, con todo lo que ello lleva acarreado, este disco es un infaltable!
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Daniel Banovic
5.0 out of 5 stars Klasse !!!!!!!
Reviewed in Germany on 8 January 2014
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wenn mann hier was bestellt weiss mann das mann sich drauff verlassen kann was hier angeboten wird entspricht immer zu 100%der wahrheit und keine lange wartezeit,bin sehr zufrieden....
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Fritz Overbeck
2.0 out of 5 stars Achtung! Von Amz wird eine Jewel-Case Version geliefert!
Reviewed in Germany on 19 September 2023
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Album is top! Aber es kommt nicht das beschriebene Digipack, wenn bei Amazon bestellt wird. Dagegen kommt die standart Jewel-Case Version. Trotz der vielen Bonus Tracks schade :(
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