length of time - how good the world could be... again

another belgian band from that furtile time-period of the late 90's and early 00's. another goodlife record. another ebay bargain. these records always seem to go for pretty low on ebay germany. i got it for 12 bucks. good for me, i'd say. it was the first time that it showed up on ebay as long as i'm looking for it. considering that there are pretty pricey options on discogs, for black vinyl only, i don't really get why i snag these things for such slim money.

does really nobody gives a fuck about them jolly good records, except me? ok whatever, this baby looks fantastic. from the musical point of view, 'how good the world could be... again' is a sharp bastard mixing metallic 90's hardcore ala merauder with life of agony -like melody parts. it's really good stuff. the sound is of high quality, tight all the way through. can't get enough of it! check 'losing my heaven' from these holy terror church worshippers.

the presentation is special too. the cover artwork depicts a painting by german artist franz von stuck (1863-1928). it's called 'the wild chase' and shows the northern god odin on horseback. von stuck painted it in 1880. it is said that adolf hitler was a big admirer of franz von stuck's work, of this painting in particular. rumour has it that hitler even copied odin's hair style and mustache from the picture. i don't know about that. it makes a strange pick for the cover. what did the band intend with it? i'm interested why they chose it for the cover. anyone knows? apart from that, this picture really looks kind of menacing.

like other goodlife records i wrote about in the past, this lovely red vinyl reveals a nice marble effect hold up to the light. the yellow gleam is just the sun. it looks different in reality but i couldn't make it visible properly with my cam. but it gives you an idea. 200 made on red vinyl. the black vinyl version is still available. goodlife recprdings. 2000.