From Bliss to Devastation

• Artist: Vision of Disorder
• Rating:
• Release Date: June 26, 2001
• Type: Contains explicit content, Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

Vision of Disorder's third release is an aggressive collection of angst-filled lyrics facilitated by a wall of blazing staccato riffing guitars, wailing vocals, and a pounding rhythm section. With producer Machine at the helm, the band occasionally reaches for a melody, as in the chorus of "Southbound" or the opening verse of "Pretty Hate." Most, if not all, of the cuts are based on sped-up pentatonic themes that recall primal Black Sabbath and the gloom and doom of Alice in Chains. An occasional slide or arpeggio guitar phrase creeps in here and there, along with a few haunting tempo changes, but it's the swampy groove on "Overrun" that gives evidence that the ensemble has more in its arsenal than the overt hardcore trappings that are constantly repeated throughout. Though spirited and played from the heart, this disc is strictly for headbangers and genre fans only. ~ Tom Semioli, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Living to Die	Vision of Disorder	Vision of Disorder	(3:58)
Southbound	Vision of Disorder	Vision of Disorder	(4:45)
Itchin' to Bleed	Vision of Disorder	Vision of Disorder	(2:57)
Sunshine	Vision of Disorder	Vision of Disorder	(3:00)
On the Table	Vision of Disorder	Vision of Disorder	(3:51)
From Bliss to Devastation	Vision of Disorder	Vision of Disorder	(6:11)
Downtime Misery	Vision of Disorder	Vision of Disorder	(3:50)
Pretty Hate	Vision of Disorder	Vision of Disorder	(4:14)
Without You	Vision of Disorder	Vision of Disorder	(3:11)
Overrun	Vision of Disorder	Vision of Disorder	(3:43)
Done In	Vision of Disorder	Vision of Disorder	(3:10)
Regurgitate	Vision of Disorder	Vision of Disorder	(3:04)
Walking the Line	Vision of Disorder	Vision of Disorder	(3:44)

Credits

Jeff Juliano (Engineer), Tim Williams (Vocals), Machine (Producer), Machine (Engineer), Mike Fleischmann (Bass), Matt Baumbach (Guitar), Mike Kennedy (Guitar), Brendon Cohen (Drums)

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