I've been noticing lately (call that the last 3 years) than numerous Nuclear Blast discs in my collection have interesting quality issues. The sound quality is usually good (not withstanding the loudness wars), however, here are some examples of what I am talking about:
1) Rage - 21: Three songs have digitial glitches in them and one has the first second of the opening riff cut off.
2) Epica - Requiem For The Indifferent: Wrong version of the 13th track included on the first pressing (no vocals).
3) Epica's live album from 2009: Disc #2 mastered with 2-second pauses between each of the tracks.
4) Symphony X - Iconoclast: Digital noise at the end of each disc right after the last song ends. Same thing on the latest offerings from While Heaven Wept, Therion and Amorphis.
Have other folks on our forum noticed the same thing?
1) Rage - 21: Three songs have digitial glitches in them and one has the first second of the opening riff cut off.
2) Epica - Requiem For The Indifferent: Wrong version of the 13th track included on the first pressing (no vocals).
3) Epica's live album from 2009: Disc #2 mastered with 2-second pauses between each of the tracks.
4) Symphony X - Iconoclast: Digital noise at the end of each disc right after the last song ends. Same thing on the latest offerings from While Heaven Wept, Therion and Amorphis.
Have other folks on our forum noticed the same thing?