Gateways to Annihilation

Artist: Morbid Angel
Label: Earache Records
Category: Music

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Format: Limited Edition
Media: Audio Cassette
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 745316023540
EAN: 0745316023540
ASIN: B00004YLFK

Release Date: 2000-10-17

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Tracks:

Kawazu
Summoning Redemption
Ageless, Still I Am
He Who Sleeps
To the Victor the Spoils
At One With Nothing
Opening of the Gates
Secured Limitations
Awakening
I
God of the Forsaken

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Customer Reviews:

Excellent, Just Excellent .......2007-02-21

Morbid Angel are without a shadow of a doubt, one of the greatest and most legendary death metal bands of all time, and I love them to death. Their 2000 release "Gateways to Annihilation, the band's second album with vocalist/bassist Steve Tucker, and my first MA album I bought with Tucker, and I just love it, I can't get enough of it. Yeah I know this album may not be an all out speedfest like most of their previous outings, but this is STILL Morbid Angel all the way, and of course if you're an open minded metalhead like me, I guarantee you'll love this album. GTA still has a few fast tracks including "Opening of the Gates", and "God of the Foresaken" which both have some very fast intense drumming and crazy riffs. Other favorite songs on here including "Summoning Redemption", "To the Victor the Spoils", "Secured Limitations", "He Who Sleeps" and my personal favorite track "Ageless, Still I Am" which has some of the best guitar solos will stay stuck in your head for days and never get old. Steve Tucker's vocals are just dark and brutal, and like Comrade Ren "Altarboy of Madness" said you can actually understand what he is saying. He also has great bass lines that you can hear as well. Trey Azagthoth and Erik Rutan are an excellent guitar team. They both deliver lots of great riffs and awesome virtuoistic solos that will put a big smile on your face. Pete Sandoval's drumming may not be the fastest on here, but it's still great nonetheless, and ohhhh man, his double bass kicks are just absolutely god like.
Jeremy's song ratings:
1. Kawazu (0:35) - N/A
2. Summoning Redemption (7:16) - 5/5
3. Ageless, Still I Am (5:18) - 5/5
4. He Who Sleeps (4:04) - 5/5
5. To the Victor the Spoils (3:43) - 5/5
6. At One With Nothing (4:33) - 5/5
7. Opening of the Gates (5:15) - 5/5
8. Secured Limitations (4:39) - 5/5
9. Awakening (1:21) - N/A
10. I (3:50) - 5/5
11. God of the Foresaken (3:51) - 5/5

Like I said before, "Gateways to Annihilation" may not be an all out speedfest, but if you're an open minded metalhead, you'll love this album. Highly recommended to all Morbid Angel fans overall.
MORBID ANGEL RULES!!

Mediocre, unfortunately.......2007-02-12

It's mostly the same style as Formulas Fatal to the Flesh. However, the music simply isn't as good as even that album. The first song is pretty good, the rest are average.

Jumping the "modern-metal" band-wagon? Ha!! .......2006-11-26

That's a really funny joke, because Morbid Angel has NOTHING in common with nu-metal s*** like Korn, the Deftones, Slipknot, and SOAD. Sure, if you're expecting this to be a non-stop speedfest like Altars', then you might be disappointed but if you're open-minded, you'll surely love this.

"Gateways to Annihilation" is my first MA album with Steve Tucker behind the mic and abusing the bass, and even though I still prefer David Vincent, Steve is surely a great DM frontman. Thanks to the superb production, you can actually hear his bass, and his vocals are very good, you can actually understand what he's saying!! Trey Azagthoth and Erik Rutan are a great guitar duo, their unique styles and virtuous riffs and solos go together perfectly. Pete Sandoval, that's all I gotta say. For those of you complaining about the lack of speed, it seems like you only listened to "At One With Nothing," "Opening of the Gates," and "Secured Limitations." Everything else on here is really fast (except for the instrumentals "Kawazu" and "Awakening").

All killer, no filler. My favorites on here are "Summoning Redemption," "Ageless, Still I Am," "I," and "God of the Forsaken."

If you're a MA fan, pick this up now.

No Good.......2006-10-01

Morbid Angel is way past their prime on this one. In fact, even when they were in their prime they weren't that great. Sure, Alters... through Domination were good records but they were highly overrated. As for the Gateways record, its just plain boring. There aren't any songs on here that stand out or even get the listener interested. On top of that, there is a creative shift on this album in the form of slow and groove oriented sections in the music that seem tacked on and make it seem that Morbid Angel has jumped on the "modern metal" band wagon. If you are checking out Morbid Angel for the first time, listen to Abominations of Desolation (if you can find a copy), Altars of Madness, Blessed Are The Sick, Covenant, or Domination. These are decent enough records and a better representation of the band than what is on Gateways.

Very different...But good.......2006-07-16

This was my first Morbid Angel album. I was and still am impressed by it. Compared to most other death metal (including other Morbid Angel albums), this is very slow and has a kinda doomy, cold atmosphere to it. But they manage to pull off this new sound and they have created a very refreshing and intelligent album. This isn't an agressive, flat-out headbanging sort of CD. But if you're in the mood for something different and original, then give this a listen. It's a winner in my book.

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