"This cd changed my entire opinion of Hardcore music...
The first time I heard this cd it blew me away. So much agression and anger yet so complex.
I actually heard "ZoneZero" on a snowboard compilation cd and my jaw dropped... I had to buy it.
The album starts with "Element" and it is quite possibly my fav. hardcore song of all time. There is something like nine riffs before they repeat one. There are so many highlights on this album the formentioned "Element" and "ZoneZero" but also "Through my Eyes", "D.T.O", and "Excess" are all highlights of this Magnum Opus.
Everything the Vocals,(and Lyrics)Guitars,and espeshilly the bass and Drum work is stunning.
Get this cd you will not be sorry.
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True essences of a hardcore masterpiece.
RafaelDsilva | massachusetts | 06/23/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"In the mid 90's you seem hardcore acts like snapcase,candiria,earthcrisis etc... But none of those bands can touch vod's ability if they tried!I bought this selftitle album the day it was release exect and i still pretty much listing to it and still enjoy it very much so and more then i enjoyed it before---Every track sounds perfect and crystal clear production as well. Strictly for pure hardcore lovers out there. Top hardcore bands in the mids 90's are "candiria", "vod" , and,"earth crisis" can't get any better then that right there!"
Vision Of Disorder...Through My Eyes
Bryant Ward | L.P., Washington | 11/23/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Lets see...This album is a masterpiece. Its uncut, raw hardcore heavy metal. If you do not like hardcore screaming and raw music sadly this is not the album for you. The album starts off with "Element," an extremely hardcore track with awesome vocals and amazing guitar-work. I've seen this track become very popular after I've let a few of my friends hear it. Another great song is "Through My Eyes," as above mentioned in my title. I chose this title, because this is one of my favorite tracks from this album, or better yet this band. I don't know why this track appeals so much to me. But the day I bought it I was hooked worse then a withdrawn junkie with 20 dollars and no dealer. This track includes the lyric "Pull the fukking trigger watch your head combust." Thats enough said right there!
"Divide". What can't I say about "Divide"? Its a short, fast and angry track. If you love deep screams you'll crank this one up.
And to my favorite and ending track of the album. Gloom. Its simply beautiful. I'm breathless when I hear it. Breathless...I can't even put it in words.......
In Conclusion. This is definitely real music. Its not Nu-Metal. Its not even Metal. Its just Real Music. This album or any other album by them will never die. Its powerful and raw, hardcore and angry. Real emotions...Real musicianship...Its beautiful...Plain and simple...
Bry-Bry(Gangsta Style)"
Awesome hardcore
Whitby | NJ | 04/22/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Is there another album with a more memorable beginning? RISE! This is my favorite VOD album. Tims banshee screams kill, and his singing voice adds a harsh contrast. The vocals are alittle jacked up, but the guitars are still heavy. This album has lots of awesome, smooth, distorted riffs. The drums are good, with a few creative beats. My favorite tracks are Element, Viola, and Zone Zero. Definitly check this out."
THIS is hardcore
Jay, from long island. | 04/09/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"If you wanna know what hardcore is, you have to go to where hardcore lives- NY. The NYHC scene has been kickin' total a$$ for quite some time now, and it won't go away. This album basically defines that sound; the sound that wanna-be's like 'corn' and 'lamp baskets,' or whatever they're called, are trying to touch upon and exploit so they can sell to a mass audience. It's the sound of a thriving, perpetual, angst-ridden youth with the power and clarity that so many 'hardcore' bands simply cannot achieve. If you have a lack of ripping and screaming, and heaviness and moshability in your CD collection, this will fill that void for a while until you think you're ready for some more NYHC, the ONLY HC. (...by the way, they're live show is one of the best out there.)"