Review by Anna on March 10, 2010.

Listening to this album is like reading diary accounts of someone's severely fucked up life, and apparently mind... at times humorous, often times sobering, and many times heart-wrenching. Quite frankly, this work of art is honest as fuck. It is only through this level of dignified honesty that one can connect to a work on such an intimate level. "Live At Colonia Dignidad" is a glimpse into a psyche that's trudged through the most putrid cesspits of life, a point where nothing but the raw filth of your unyielding, agonizing existence is felt. It will certainly conjure forth what pain lies deep within you, and if you're anything like me, a most extreme and maternal sympathy. A journey through this mind-altering insanity offers a purifying release in the most enlightening of ways.

This work is first and foremost a free-form emotional outlet of subsequent spiritual cleansing, not something to pick up if you're looking to be entertained. For the sake of the "music" aspect of this review, there is a basis in depressive doom accompanied by a stream of vocalized agony, with elegant yet sparse instrumental utterings in between. Yes Sir Albert does sing a bit, and if you think it's worth it to pick this up for the two tracks of his beautiful voice tugging on your heartstrings then you know what to do. But thou must take heed: you have NOT experienced the true essence of this work if you have not perused the visual art accompanying the music. It is vital to the utterly sublime experience of "Live At Colonia Dignidad".

Categorical Rating Breakdown

Musicianship: 7.2
Atmosphere: 9.5
Production: 10
Originality: 10
Overall: 10

Rating: 9.3 out of 10

Review by Anna on March 10, 2010.

Listening to this album is like reading diary accounts of someone's severely fucked up life, and apparently mind... at times humorous, often times sobering, and many times heart-wrenching. Quite frankly, this work of art is honest as fuck. It is only through this level of dignified honesty that one can connect to a work on such an intimate level. "Live At Colonia Dignidad" is a glimpse into a psyche that's trudged through the most putrid cesspits of life, a point where nothing but the raw filth of your unyielding, agonizing existence is felt. It will certainly conjure forth what pain lies deep within you, and if you're anything like me, a most extreme and maternal sympathy. A journey through this mind-altering insanity offers a purifying release in the most enlightening of ways.

This work is first and foremost a free-form emotional outlet of subsequent spiritual cleansing, not something to pick up if you're looking to be entertained. For the sake of the "music" aspect of this review, there is a basis in depressive doom accompanied by a stream of vocalized agony, with elegant yet sparse instrumental utterings in between. Yes Sir Albert does sing a bit, and if you think it's worth it to pick this up for the two tracks of his beautiful voice tugging on your heartstrings then you know what to do. But thou must take heed: you have NOT experienced the true essence of this work if you have not perused the visual art accompanying the music. It is vital to the utterly sublime experience of "Live At Colonia Dignidad".

Categorical Rating Breakdown

Musicianship: 7.2
Atmosphere: 9.5
Production: 10
Originality: 10
Overall: 10

Rating: 9.3 out of 10

Review by JD on December 10, 2012.

Death Metal seems to have some of the best but clearly unknown musicians in the world. You got to be damned good to play with that much aggression, power, speed and passion and still be able to hold some resemblance of having melody... and most of them do with pride. One such grouping of very great musicians is Holland’s answer to having the equivalent of Death Metal Idols.... Anatomy Of I.

Playing what I would describe as Progressive Death Metal with intense Thrash and boisterously made Neo-Classical angles woven through out the album, Anatomy Of I is a musicians wet dream. Three amazing metal musicians collaborating to make stunningly heavy music that is forward thinking and yet still caustic in nature. With Metal Master Michael Dorrian, Bass God Steve Di Giorgio (Sadus, Ex-Testament, Death) and brutal timekeeper Dirk Verbeuren(Soilwork) unleashing the sonic fury of a atomic bomb and the talent of a master musician... the results are boundlessly good and powerfully delivered.

With ten songs, they offer up over forty minutes of complete technical chaos. It is brilliantly played from beginning to end with rapid time shifts and tempo modulations, showing musicians at the pinnacle of their craft... yet it cannot hide a problem with the music. With all of this happening in the music, seems their was no sense of heart was not put into it.... despite all of the unmatched proficiency. Even to my ear after so many years playing in the business - the whole album of Anatomy Of I comes across as almost machine like.

Anatomy Of I’s album flies along at breakneck speed, but it comes across like if it is more like if it is a showcase for the three stellar musicians rather than a project from brilliant musicians letting it being all about every aspect of the music which is based on feeling and heart... which is sad for me to say. It is a clinic in playing not an album for listening to and enjoying.

How it is all played, it is a dazzling showing of the three, but looking at it from a non musician’s angle - it feels flat and almost lifeless. This is one of those albums that leaves you pondering the question - What if... or even why? Bummer dude!

Categorical Rating Breakdown

Musicianship: 10
Atmosphere: 4
Production: 8
Originality:5
Overall: 7

Rating: 6.8 out of 10