The Official Vanden Plas Thread

[wolfking]

I gotta be honest, this album is quite tough to get into.  I like what I'm hearing but it just hasn't clicked yet.

[wolfking]

Man, for some reason I'm really loving VP at the moment.  I think they just clicked with me that little bit more.  I never really realized how incredible Christ 0 is.  I pulled it out after not really listening to it for years, but have been spinning it repeatedly in my car and it's amazing.  Killer production, amazing guitar tones and the songs are top notch.  It could be on its way to being my fav VP disc.

Gonna revisit the new one next.

[jingle.boy]

Gonna revisit the new one next.

Do it!  Do it!  Do it!.  Still my AOTY at this point.  Though I haven't listened to it recently... these damned discog threads, and Brent's top 50 are dominating my listening habits!     

VP has done no wrong in my ears.  Everything is 4 and 5 star material.

[wolfking]

Gonna revisit the new one next.

Do it!  Do it!  Do it!.  Still my AOTY at this point.  Though I haven't listened to it recently... these damned discog threads, and Brent's top 50 are dominating my listening habits!     

VP has done no wrong in my ears.  Everything is 4 and 5 star material.

I'm listening to it right now, already a lot better and clicking with me a lot more than at teh time of the release.  Funny how sometimes bands and albums just open up to you more with no reason.  This bad boy is going in the car tomorrow morning.

[wolfking]

VP has done no wrong in my ears.  Everything is 4 and 5 star material.

After finishing my collection with the amazing debut a couple of weeks ago, I think this statement is more than fair.

[jingle.boy]

Funny how sometimes bands and albums just open up to you more with no reason. 

I hear ya... for years, Redemption and Angra did nothing for me.  Then one day (not the same day) both of them finally clicked.

[wolfking]

Loving this new album.  New Vampyre is easily one of the best things they have done.

[goo-goo]

Loving this new album.  New Vampyre is easily one of the best things they have done.

Love The Godmaker as well. Killer riffs and very catchy chorus

[Evermind]

These are my middle-tier songs. I love Soul Alliance, Inside, Misery Affection and The Black Knight. 

Oh, and the intro is gorgeous.

[jingle.boy]

Loving this new album.  New Vampyre is easily one of the best things they have done.

Love The Godmaker as well. Killer riffs and very catchy chorus

Godmaker is my fav on the album.  Just listened to it this morning. Still kicking all kinds of ass.

[krands85]

Gonna revisit the new one next.

Do it!  Do it!  Do it!.  Still my AOTY at this point. 

WTF, I could have sworn I quoted this post the other day saying it was also my album of 2014 so far, along with Kaleidoscope by Transatlantic 

It didn't immediately click with me (like most albums TBH), but after a few listens I really started to love it. Godmaker and New Vampyre are probably my favourites too.

Pity they're so underrated 

[wolfking]

Yeah, it's on repeat in the car at the moment, just loving this band and album at the moment.  The recurring piano themes throughout the entire record is just brilliant and my fav would be still Dark Vampyre.  Godmaker probably would be second, but really the whole thing is on another level. 

Gotta mention the guitar solo section of Godmaker and how fucking simple but brilliant it is.  The melodies and just the whole way it's constructed it unreal and the way it climaxes back into the chorus is incredible.

Oh, and how about the main riff of Lost World?! 

[wolfking]

Fuck, Chronicles could be their best album.

It's now in my top 5 of the year, maybe top 3.

[jingle.boy]

Fuck, Chronicles could be their best album.

It's now in my top 5 of the year, maybe top 3.

Atta boy.  Keep spinning it!

[bl5150]

I haven't had time to play it much but after a listen or two I' rate it as clearly the best of their more proggy era and about equal with Colour Temple, which is a different style.

[wolfking]

Fuck, Chronicles could be their best album.

It's now in my top 5 of the year, maybe top 3.

Atta boy.  Keep spinning it!

It just keeps growing.  I think I said form the moment it was released that it had massive potential but just needed the time to click with me, well boom!

I think Godmaker has clearly become my fav too.  Wow, that solo.

[Art]

Listening to Far Off Grace right now...i love this album!

[wolfking]

Wasn't Part 2 suppose to be only 6 months after Part 1 or something, or I possibly could be getting confused with another band.

[Evermind]

Wasn't Part 2 suppose to be only 6 months after Part 1 or something, or I possibly could be getting confused with another band.

I thought it was going to be released in 2015. Might be mistaken though.

[wolfking]

Wasn't Part 2 suppose to be only 6 months after Part 1 or something, or I possibly could be getting confused with another band.

I thought it was going to be released in 2015. Might be mistaken though.

You're probably right, I think I'm probably thinking of something else.

[Evermind]

Chronicles of the Immortals: Netherworld Part 2 will be released at 6th of November this year.

Tracklist:

VISION 11even * In My Universe
VISION 12elve * Godmaker's Temptation
VISION 13teen * Stone Roses Edge
VISION 14teen * Blood Of Eden (* All love must die) (* The rite)(* This is the night)
VISION 15teen * Monster
VISION 16teen * Diabolica Comedia
VISION 17teen * Where Have The Children Gone
VISION 18teen * The Last Fight
VISION 19teen * Circle Of The Devil

This one is a blind buy for me and if it's as brilliant as the first one, it might be a serious contender for Album of the Year for me too.

Edit: oh, right, the trailer for the album is here.

[krands85]

 

[wolfking]

Hell fucking yes, about time.  I got so excited when I saw the thread with new posts. The first one I think is their best album and these samples sound great.  Man, the back half of this year is looking pretty good for releases.

Chad's gonna blow his load when he sees this.

[jingle.boy]

My god when I saw a FB post this morning about them shooting a vid I got excited. This warms my cauckles. And other things that rhyme.

[T-ski]

new song...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usyk875uMBM

[jingle.boy]

Yeah... loving it.  I made the mistake of posting it in the 'Power Metal' thread.

[wolfking]

Yeah... loving it.  I made the mistake of posting it in the 'Power Metal' thread.

Should be posted in every thread it's so good.

[Destiny Of Chaos]

Chronicles of the Immortals: Netherworld Part 2 will be released at 6th of November this year.

Tracklist:

VISION 11even * In My Universe
VISION 12elve * Godmaker's Temptation
VISION 13teen * Stone Roses Edge
VISION 14teen * Blood Of Eden (* All love must die) (* The rite)(* This is the night)
VISION 15teen * Monster
VISION 16teen * Diabolica Comedia
VISION 17teen * Where Have The Children Gone
VISION 18teen * The Last Fight
VISION 19teen * Circle Of The Devil

This one is a blind buy for me and if it's as brilliant as the first one, it might be a serious contender for Album of the Year for me too.

Edit: oh, right, the trailer for the album is here.

Every Vanden Plas release has been a blind buy for me since I discovered the band in 2006. They are that good. However, I've yet to explore any of the albums earlier than Beyond Daylight, so I may have to get with it.

[wolfking]

Get the debut man, it's incredible.

[jingle.boy]

Get the debut everything man, it's all incredible.

fix'd

[wolfking]

Get the debut everything man, it's all incredible.

fix'd

I just checked their discography and I thought Beyond Daylight was ealier than it was.  God Thing and Far Off Grace were before, so yeah, check everything definitely.

[wolfking]

Chad, what's your favourite out of the ealier albums?  I find it hard to split FOG, TGT and BD, all so solid.

[jingle.boy]

Beyond Daylight, then FOG. Despite the fact that The God Thing has my hands down favorite song by them, it's middle of the pack for me.

[wolfking]

I'm guessing You Fly, or Rainmaker?

Christ 0 is a fav of mine too, some of the riffs on that one are magic.  Just freaking solid across the whole park with this band. 

[TAC]

What's the name of the VP singer? Have they had the same one always?