Telepathic Last Words

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Total Tracks: 13   Total Length: 69:01

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Great band

pmoney

Awesome band, but save your money and check out their website. They are giving their music away

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Highly under-rated album

Trollsmacker

This album is extraordinary for many qualities. Both the performance and production of this album are astonishingly good. The songs transport you to another place, and there are honestly no throwaway tracks on this album. Would you like solid proof that some of the greatest acts of all time never achieved the recognition they deserved from a mass audience? Listen to this album. My wife and I both will not go on any long trip without loading this album onto the iPod.

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Great record

CracketyJones

Course of Empire were really one of a kind. If you're into industrial metal with tons of percussion this is the album for you. I highly recommend it if for noting other than the first 3 tracks.

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Aside from Queensryche and Rage Against the Machine, there aren’t many politically conscious metal bands left nowadays, but Course of Empire may be the leaders of a resurgence. Their latest release, Telepathic Last Words, is a throwback of sorts to past Queensryche classics like Operation Mindcrime and Empire, yet C.O.E. updates the approach and sound (samples, Middle Eastern melodies, etc.). Almost all of the album’s tracks have a specific lyrical message, such as “Automatic Writing #17″ and “Houdini’s Blind,” which both deal with the media’s negative focus. And although the band always keeps heavy metal as its musical foundation, they’re not afraid to experiment. “The Information” is straight-ahead metal with a dance beat, while “Ride the Static” does creates waves of dreamy sonic textures. The album’s highlight may very well be “Persian Song,” due to its irresistible guitar hook and loud/quiet/loud song structure. Since it took them so long to follow up Initiation, some thought the band had broken up. But with Telepathic Last Words, Course of Empire will be able to silence the rumors once and for all, offering their best album to date. – Greg Prato

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