Terrorizer – World Downfall

I cannot fault the pressing.

I think, sometimes, people expect too much of these Earrache repressings. They are a real facsimile of the originals: Thin covers, minimal interior, solid vinyl.

Exactly what I want.

I had the original CD and LP. I bought this re issue like some other later Earache releases.
The music is obviously the best there is in extreme music but the quality of this record is a total let down. First when you listen on the A side there really isn't anything to complain about you might think. The sound seems transparent and clear but later on this side of the record it soon gets horrible. Within the thick distorted sound of the guitars, when listened close enough you'll hear a lot of in the background which get worse. How can anybody release such a monument of a record with this quality is hard to understand. A total insult for the music and first encounter of this record will be a disappointment for some with this quality. A complete and utter shame. Why? The worst of it all isn't the crackling but the mastering. The godly blast beats, normally on the original records are phenomenal, no drummer in the world has topped Pete with this record. With the mastering of the snares (which is possibly the most important part of playing a descent blast), all is wrong. When I listen to the first cd release and the first vinyl version you'll be completely overwhelmed (in a good way) with these blastbeats. It really leaves you with a mouth open listening to em for the first time. Your ears will be completely battered and at the end you are left wit this bleep sound in your ears. On this record it is a complete fail. These blast simply (miraculously) are very hard to hear for some reason. Again if it is your first encounter with this record you will not notice it. Really really bad. Maybe there are different re issue, and hopefully with a good sound. I am completely disgusted by the fact Earcahe turns a godly record into a cheap shitty sounding one. Like said I have other reissues form the label with almost the same issues. For me it is the very last time I will ever buy an Earache re release. What is dynamic range Earache? Waste of time and money! For the ones who plan to listen to "World Downfall" listen to the first CD or LP. I'm not a CD collector but even this CD sounds brilliant compared to this crap. Maybe even CD re issues sound better?
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World Downfall is the greatest Grindcore album of all time. I would even say that, by and large, Terrorizer taught the world to play and understand Grindcore. The point is to express your creative idea in a concise and absolutely understandable form. There is total uncompromising, straightforward and heavyweight music. Every track here is like a knockout blow. These guys do not negotiate and do not take prisoners, if you know what I mean.

The vinyl reissue made a mixed impression. On the one hand, we have one of the most authoritative albums of the genre, which has retained its title for more than three decades. On the other hand, this is a regular press with the ultra economy packaging - the cheapest cardboard, the thinnest paper for insert and thin vinyl. It's hard to say why Earache tries to save money on reissuing cult releases, while many other labels try to make special commemorative editions with bonuses, exclusive materials and serious quality control. Given the historical importance of this release, I would like to see more respect for it from the label. If we talk about the sound on this edition, it is absolutely fine, the idea in the release of the original FDR is really good.

As a result, this great album does not need anyone's rating. However, when buying it for your collection, be prepared for the fact that the quality of the edition doesn't matched to the level of the band.

Decent pressing. Weird scratch marks on Fear of Napalm (not from paper sleeve). Luckily didn’t impact play. Have had bad luck with various copies of this album in the past (even have a cd which goes off the rails on Dead Shall Rise).

This 2017 reissue sounds good to me. Full dynamic range sourced from the original tapes. Includes the printed inner sleeve like the original. The only slight irritation is the cover has a slight yellowish tint (not from aging). It’s obvious the yellow tint is intentional on this release.

I have a 2017 repress of this album, but I can not find the right color variant. My vinyl was purchased directly from Earache and is transparent purple. It says it's from 2017. Any ideas? Maybe this variant just has not been added to Discogs.

Perfect quality of vinyl and it sound. No surface noizes, clean sound, wonderful mastering and dynamic. 10/10

This pressing contains the best sounding grindcore I've ever heard

Sounds great, looks great. Duh, it's an FDR of course it sounds great. One of the greatest (if not the greatest, sorry Napalm Death) Grindcore albums ever! The precision and speed of Sandavol's drumming alone has never been equaled in grindcore even to this day. Pete Sandavol had just been put through a year of intense drumming scrutiny as the new drummer for Morbid Angel which culminated in the brilliant album "Altars Of Madness." So he was physically and mentally at an all time high when he and the rest of Terrorizer prepared to enter Morrissound Studios with Scott Burns to bang out the album as quickly as possible. The end result is a classic Grind/Metal album that stands the test of time and helped launch the careers of Morbid Angel, Scott Burns and resulted in Jesse Pintado being offered the guitar spot in Napalm Death which also quickly resulted in their amazing album "Harmony Corruption" which was also recorded just 1 year later at Morrissound with producer Scott Burns.