School is over and I have plenty of time with my forum duties... bullshit.
Anyway.
ROUND 5 RESULTSobscure - Ihsahn - The Pain Is Still MineWell, this is theatrical, but not over the top... very much. Prog metal with some black metal influences. The vocals are pouring with emotion. Great faster middle section. A very powerful track, but maybe slightly too long.
9? - Katatonia - The Racing HeartNot so theatrical, but emotional nevertheless. Nice use of keyboards and electronica. Very good chorus, sounds radio-friendly, but not generic.
9,1Nekov - Tool - The GrudgeI have clearly been missing out something by never hearing them before
. Slowly growing track, with a strong very rhythm. The energy is released little by little, then it calms down a bit only to come out with a massive surge in the outro (great scream!).
9,8WindMaster - The Ocean - Demersal: Cognitive DissonanceThe newest song so far, the album has been out for just over a month. And probably the heaviest this round, at least production-wise. Vocals are between growl and clean, they fit the music well. Loving the doomy outro.
9,2lonestar - THE DEADSTATION. - Drugs for the Pain InsideBest word to describe this song is: manic. The drummer must be in great physical condition
. The band has rather interesting concept; each album is an episode of fictional TV series and one song is one scene. So far they've released one EP. Interesting us of keyboards and a good vocalist, though I don't like the electronically manipulated parts very much. Hmmm... I wouldn't change the station if this were on
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9,2MoraWintersoul - OSI - KickingYou know, after three very heavy and rather lengthy tracks this feels almost soothing. At first I didn't really like Kev's vocals, but they're growing on me. I've begun to like electronic music, so this suits it well. And maybe for the first time in this roulette I'm singing along. "Don't start telling love is a symphony..."
9Scorpion - Swallow the Sun - Out of This Gloomy LightAnd here is probably the darkest song I've recieved. Very beautiful melodies, but there is one thing I don't like: vocals. No, I don't want to hear this with clean vocals, but I'd rather hear less staccato growls (here it is ROAR-ROAR-ROAR, I prefer ROAAAAR-ROAAAAR-ROAAAAR). The lyrics are very beautiful, but I can't really hear them without reading them simultaneously. Anyway, I don't want to focus on things I don't like, because there are only little of them. You'll get a high score too.
9Lolzeez - Van Der Graaf Generator - A Plague of Lighthouse KeepersNo sweat, this stuff really needs to be heard! A prog epic with multiple sections, and the longest track in the roulette so far (23:13). Whereas some prog epics don't feel like a one whole song, this works quite well. So far I don't really like Pictures/Lighthouse-movement, but maybe it'll open with more time. I really like the vocalist.
9,5And I don't usually like dark music that much
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Standings:
obscure 46,1
WindMaster 45,1
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lonestar 45
Nekov 45
MoraWintersoul 44,7
Scorpion 43,4
Lolzeez 43
So Nem is still rockin' the party, but there's something bubbling under...
Round 6: High voltage!Send me something energetic, after all this darkness.
Deadline 4th JuneAnd once again:
And one thing of which I have been bitching for some of you individually: please send the submissions to the e-mail address mentioned in the opening post. I don't like it when the subs are scattered around Internet. Thanks!
My PM inbox is starting to fill up and I don't want to delete stuff. Please use the e-mail (ilee.parkkinen@gmail.com), it has worked so far. If the things aren't going to change, sanctions might follow.