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Old thread here:
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=56787.0
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At home/on my phone, I've been spinning early Spock's Beard lately. On Monday, I started with The Light, yesterday was Beware Of Darkness, and today has been The Kindness Of Strangers.
In my car CD player, I've been going through The Tangent's early albums, starting with The Music That Died Alone the last couple of days, and then I popped in The World That We Drive Through this morning on my way to work.
-Marc.
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Gotta christen the new thread with something...
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This has some bangers towards the beginning but I'm not getting into it as much as All We Love We Leave Behind.
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Just released today...debut...
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Gotta christen the new thread with something...
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This has some bangers towards the beginning but I'm not getting into it as much as All We Love We Leave Behind.
Yeah, but I'm amazed by how they can still release some amazing songs to this day, without changing their style substantially. Great band.
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How has it taken me this long to hear this band?
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I bought these when they came out.
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Same! I still have my vinyl, somewhere. Seriously Tim, check out the last 2 Oz albums. :metal
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Same! I still have my vinyl, somewhere. Seriously Tim, check out the last 2 Oz albums. :metal
I will get to them, I promise.
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Ishq - Orchid
Has a two of my all time favorite ambient tracks.
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I bought these when they came out.
Eric Adams never gets mentioned when people talk about the best ever metal singers but for me he’s on the top table with Halford, Dickinson, Tate and DIO.
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I bought these when they came out.
Eric Adams never gets mentioned when people talk about the best ever metal singers but for me he’s on the top table with Halford, Dickinson, Tate and DIO.
Technically his abilities were up there with the greats for sure but sadly no one took them seriously enough.
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Exactly. His downfall was the band he was in. Amazing singer.
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I've got to revisit it but great album :metal
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Deftones - Gore[/i
I'm about halfway through and so far it's kind of disappointing.
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I've got to revisit it but great album :metal
It surely is :metal
Deftones - Gore
I'm about halfway through and so far it's kind of disappointing.
It's actually one of my favorite Deftones. Phantom Bride is just amazing.
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It's not bad but I LOVED Diamond Eyes and Koi No Yokan so it's hard to judge on it's own merits. Funny enough Phantom Bride just finished playing as I type this post and it's easily my favorite track on the album.
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I need to revisit Gore, but as I've gone through their discography, I felt it's their weakest one by far. I even enjoyed their self-titled and debut albums more ;D
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"Prayers / Triangles" and "Hearts / Wires" are some of my absolute favorite Deftones songs. Haven't heard the rest of the album in awhile though.
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Wolves in the Throne Room - "Diadem of 12 Stars"
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I wasn't aware of the background of this (being the bands final album and including recordings from deceased members) but it's really good.
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I bought these when they came out.
Eric Adams never gets mentioned when people talk about the best ever metal singers but for me he’s on the top table with Halford, Dickinson, Tate and DIO.
Technically his abilities were up there with the greats for sure but sadly no one took them seriously enough.
He's great. Hail To England was one of the first metal albums I heard. Their prime days with Ross on guitar were something. Hilarious and mighty at the same time. Such wonderfully ridiculous bravado.
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Today at work...
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WOW! Coincidentally my Alive II cd just showed up last week from Amazon! I needed a new copy of this. You wanted the best, you got the best!
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AK - Facets
If you like downtempo edm this a fantastic album.
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I meant to check out Soen's Atlantis for a bit after seeing it mentioned in the band's thread here, then I kind of forgot. Glad I finally did. Such tasteful renditions of many of their songs. Some of them are just perfect for a small string section...and the background vocals are great. Real nice.
Gloson's album is one I had seen recommended for post-metal this year. The genre is not totally in my wheelhouse, but I do occasionally enjoy some of it. This was very good, I actually spun it a few times this week. It's not like it's doing anything particularly new or groundbreaking, but I found it very engaging (which is not always the case for this kind of records) and it sounds great.
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My favorite black metal band. :metal
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NoseofNicko, I need to revisit that one of these days. I went through a big Sigur Ros phase maybe 15 years ago and saw them once, but never think to listen to them anymore. Seeing Untitled 8 live is something that cannot be explained, only experienced.
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My favorite Christmas listen! :metal
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Still love these dudes! :metal
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Xmas Eve thrashing continues! :metal :metal :metal
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OSI - OSI
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Marcela Bovio - The Patreon cover album
A wonderful little gem that Marcela has been doing for her patreons.
We got to suggest and vote for which songs she would do.
Now it's finally here and was her Christmas precent to us all.
It's a very eclectic collection.
At the moment listening to Dragon On The Sea (Ayreon) next up is Je ne regrette rien.... then we have Cloudbusting (Kate Bush)
Wonderful little gem. Glad I'm a patreon
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The amount of stuff locked behind those sort of paywalls has become really vexing. You can't even find about their existence through most normal channels, so you can't even buy them like you would a normal product, or even find out details about what is being offered. You have to be a mega superfan of a particular artist.
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They do a kick ass cover of Alison Hell (Annihilator) on this one. :metal
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ELO - Face The Music
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Circa Survive - Two Dreams
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Still waiting for a report on those OZ albums....... :tup
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I have actually listened to very little music over the last couple of weeks. Working my way back up to speed. I haven't forgotten. :)
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Awesome! :metal
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I can't get enough of this record, one of the best Melodic Death Metal albums as a whole I think.
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Yeah, they nailed the whole long song thing. Wonderful piece of work.
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Yeah, they nailed the whole long song thing. Wonderful piece of work.
Yes. An excellent album.
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Yeah, they nailed the whole long song thing. Wonderful piece of work.
Yes. An excellent album.
It doesn't feel like 40 minutes plus it keeps your attention right to the climax, so it ticks all the boxes.
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Wait, we’re still talking about the album, right? :lol
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Yeah, they nailed the whole long song thing. Wonderful piece of work.
Yes. An excellent album.
It doesn't feel like 40 minutes plus it keeps your attention right to the climax, so it ticks all the boxes.
Yea it does flow well together. Interesting to know but on the album version it's one track but on spotify it's 7 parts.
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ELO - Time
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Djent is not dead when it's this good. Somewhere in the Jinjer/Spiritbox matrix, but definitely its own thing. "Absorber" has a tremendous build for only 3:31.
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@ Glassah...Blasted this one out tonight. Loved Prison Of Time and The Ritual, which had a fantastic breakdown. Reminded me of King Diamond.
Loved the underlying guitars in these songs. Liar fucking rules, and Driving Into Darkness is incredible!
Classic Heavy Metal that is right in my wheelhouse.
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Today's drive home/lamb cooking music...
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Seeing the Manowar covers in this thread made me go back and listen to Louder than Hell, which is the only one I own. Currently rectifying that situation. :metal
Slayer - Reign in Blood
Slayer - South of Heaven
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Slayer - Decade of Aggression
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Metallica - Garage Inc. (Disc 2)
Iron Maiden - Senjutsu
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@ Glassah...Blasted this one out tonight. Loved Prison Of Time and The Ritual, which had a fantastic breakdown. Reminded me of King Diamond.
Loved the underlying guitars in these songs. Liar fucking rules, and Driving Into Darkness is incredible!
Classic Heavy Metal that is right in my wheelhouse.
Interesting. Never heard of them!
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Rosentwig - A New World
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The New Mastersounds - Shake It
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Queensryche- Greatest Hits
Y&T- Best of 81-85
W.A.S.P- s/t
Dokken- Back for the Attack
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Antimatter - Leaving Eden
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This album! I can't think of the last time an album hit me like this, it's near flawless. My all time favourite band with lyrical content and a concept that is intrinsically linked to my own life experiences this last year. The stars aligned and I can't see an album touching me the way this one has, for a while.
My only complaint is that sometimes it lacks something sonically. I'm not one who picks up on production issues, but sometimes these feels slightly 'off'. Still better than anything since The Dear Hunter's Act IV.
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@ Glassah...Blasted this one out tonight. Loved Prison Of Time and The Ritual, which had a fantastic breakdown. Reminded me of King Diamond.
Loved the underlying guitars in these songs. Liar fucking rules, and Driving Into Darkness is incredible!
Classic Heavy Metal that is right in my wheelhouse.
Nice! I'm glad you like them! :metal :metal :metal :metal
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Onto something a bit more extreme now :metal
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This album! I can't think of the last time an album hit me like this, it's near flawless. My all time favourite band with lyrical content and a concept that is intrinsically linked to my own life experiences this last year. The stars aligned and I can't see an album touching me the way this one has, for a while.
My only complaint is that sometimes it lacks something sonically. I'm not one who picks up on production issues, but sometimes these feels slightly 'off'. Still better than anything since The Dear Hunter's Act IV.
This is a great album indeed. It has this Rush-like quality, not so much in the sound/genre, but in the ability to have lots of cool little details in songs that are catchy and straightforward on the surface. I particularly love Josh Eppard's drumming on this. It really elevates the songs. Anyway, it managed to sneak in my year-end list :)
Still have to do my deep dive into the C&C records I don't know. I have Second Stage through Good Apollo I, then Year of the Black Rainbow...then their last one, of course.
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This album! I can't think of the last time an album hit me like this, it's near flawless. My all time favourite band with lyrical content and a concept that is intrinsically linked to my own life experiences this last year. The stars aligned and I can't see an album touching me the way this one has, for a while.
My only complaint is that sometimes it lacks something sonically. I'm not one who picks up on production issues, but sometimes these feels slightly 'off'. Still better than anything since The Dear Hunter's Act IV.
This is a great album indeed. It has this Rush-like quality, not so much in the sound/genre, but in the ability to have lots of cool little details in songs that are catchy and straightforward on the surface. I particularly love Josh Eppard's drumming on this. It really elevates the songs. Anyway, it managed to sneak in my year-end list :)
Still have to do my deep dive into the C&C records I don't know. I have Second Stage through Good Apollo I, then Year of the Black Rainbow...then their last one, of course.
Josh's drumming is really one of the main highlights, he always seems to be upping his game.
Nick, I'd suggest listening to The Afterman albums. Josh rejoined the band before recording this double album, and Zach also joined on bass, giving them the line up they've had for the last decade.
Both albums are great but I particularly love Descension, it is full of hits and pretty varied. I'd love to hear your take on it. Then hit up Good Apollo II. It’s generally not as well loved as Good Apollo I, but it's a top 5 all time album for me. It also features the late Taylor Hawkins on drums.
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Josh's drumming is really one of the main highlights, he always seems to be upping his game.
Nick, I'd suggest listening to The Afterman albums. Josh rejoined the band before recording this double album, and Zach also joined on bass, giving them the line up they've had for the last decade.
Both albums are great but I particularly love Descension, it is full of hits and pretty varied. I'd love to hear your take on it. Then hit up Good Apollo II. It’s generally not as well loved as Good Apollo I, but it's a top 5 all time album for me. It also features the late Taylor Hawkins on drums.
Thanks for recs, Luke. Yes, I had the Afterman albums on my radar after perusing the C&C thread here and seeing that they are pretty well regarded. I'll report back once I (eventually ;)) get to them.
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Queensryche- Greatest Hits
Y&T- Best of 81-85
W.A.S.P- s/t
Dokken- Back for the Attack
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Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of Town
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@ Glassah...Blasted this one out tonight. Loved Prison Of Time and The Ritual, which had a fantastic breakdown. Reminded me of King Diamond.
Loved the underlying guitars in these songs. Liar fucking rules, and Driving Into Darkness is incredible!
Classic Heavy Metal that is right in my wheelhouse.
Interesting. Never heard of them!
Check them out for sure! Also, check out those Flotsam albums. Curious if you like the original No Place For Disgrace or the re recorded one better. :metal
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dredg - El Cielo
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dredg - El Cielo
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Hey Glasser, have you checked this one out?
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Spiritworld - DEATHWESTERN
Basically Slayer riff-o-rama in crossover/thrash sauce, set in some sort of weird western story concept :biggrin: Sound-wise, think Power Trip if they were more influenced by Slayer.
This kind of vocals is a bit much for me after a while, but the album sure is entertaining (I mean, listen to the manic riffs on "Purafied by Violence", not sure if that's a typo in the title...)
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I like the Slayer analogy and I'm definitely with you on the vocals.
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Chaos Frame - Entropy
US Prog metal from earlier this year. Didn't know this band at all. Pretty good, overall. Some of it sounds like Prog metal from the 90s, but there is a significant power component too. They are certainly not afraid to step on the gas pedal (Voluntary Extinction), as well as go for catchy melodies (Solaire). The third song, Skyscraper, is a very good blend of these elements. The vocals are not super-hefty, but they are good. I enjoyed it!
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Hey Glasser, have you checked this one out?
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Spiritworld - DEATHWESTERN
Basically Slayer riff-o-rama in crossover/thrash sauce, set in some sort of weird western story concept :biggrin: Sound-wise, think Power Trip if they were more influenced by Slayer.
This kind of vocals is a bit much for me after a while, but the album sure is entertaining (I mean, listen to the manic riffs on "Purafied by Violence", not sure if that's a typo in the title...)
Oh hey thanks nick! Never heard this one but I will check it out and post my thoughts. Thanks for the recommendation. :tup :metal
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Hey Glasser, have you checked this one out?
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Spiritworld - DEATHWESTERN
Basically Slayer riff-o-rama in crossover/thrash sauce, set in some sort of weird western story concept :biggrin: Sound-wise, think Power Trip if they were more influenced by Slayer.
This kind of vocals is a bit much for me after a while, but the album sure is entertaining (I mean, listen to the manic riffs on "Purafied by Violence", not sure if that's a typo in the title...)
Oh hey thanks nick! Never heard this one but I will check it out and post my thoughts. Thanks for the recommendation. :tup :metal
Just listening to this now and it's pretty good. If you both like this, you definitely need to check out this album...
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Send More Paramedics are a UK based crossover thrash band and they are really underrated. I'm not sure I've heard them talked about around here. Whereas Spiritworld are Wild West themed, SMP are Zombie Movie themed.
This album is probably their best, songs like Blood Fever, This Crowd is Crushing Me and Flail of God are particularly good. Flail of God has one of my all time favourite riffs :metal
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Lalu - Paint the Sky
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Circa Survive - Two Dreams
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Just listening to this now and it's pretty good. If you both like this, you definitely need to check out this album...
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Send More Paramedics are a UK based crossover thrash band and they are really underrated. I'm not sure I've heard them talked about around here. Whereas Spiritworld are Wild West themed, SMP are Zombie Movie themed.
This album is probably their best, songs like Blood Fever, This Crowd is Crushing Me and Flail of God are particularly good. Flail of God has one of my all time favourite riffs :metal
I sampled a couple of the songs you mentioned, and it sure sounds fun! The vocals have a somewhat "punkier" approach that fits well. Some melodies too! :biggrin: by the way, at first it looked like the album had 30 (!) songs...but then I read tracks 16-30 are actually part of a "soundtrack"...?
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Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
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Just listening to this now and it's pretty good. If you both like this, you definitely need to check out this album...
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Send More Paramedics are a UK based crossover thrash band and they are really underrated. I'm not sure I've heard them talked about around here. Whereas Spiritworld are Wild West themed, SMP are Zombie Movie themed.
This album is probably their best, songs like Blood Fever, This Crowd is Crushing Me and Flail of God are particularly good. Flail of God has one of my all time favourite riffs :metal
I sampled a couple of the songs you mentioned, and it sure sounds fun! The vocals have a somewhat "punkier" approach that fits well. Some melodies too! :biggrin: by the way, at first it looked like the album had 30 (!) songs...but then I read tracks 16-30 are actually part of a "soundtrack"...?
Yea, the second half is basically an atmospheric Zombie Movie soundtrack. I don't listen to it, and haven't for years, the first 15 tracks are awesome though!
I used to have This Crowd is Crushing Me as my ringtone like 15 years ago, it just launches straight into an awesome guitar solo.
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Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
Really?
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Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
Really?
For real! I spun it twice back to back even. Just a great listen, and an especially great guitar record.
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Slayer - Hell Awaits
Kreator - Hate Uber Alles
Manowar - Fighting The World
Manowar - Hail to England
Manowar - Hell on Wheels
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Lalu - Paint the Sky
Absolute gem!
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I'm on a Marduk kick! Spinning their album Wormwood today! :metal
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Vulfpeck - Schvitz
Lalu - Paint the Sky
Absolute gem!
I really enjoyed it!
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Miki Matsubara - Pocket Park
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Today I listened to:
The Who: The Who Sings My Generation
The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds
The Beatles: Revolver
Jefferson Airplane: Jefferson Airplane Takes Off
The Who: A Quick One
Jefferson Airplane: Surrealistic Pillow
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:metal
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Now onto another French band :metal this one's for the fogeys.
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Vulfpeck - Schvitz
I just discovered this album (and them, by extension), I was very pleasantly surprised.
I went through most of my Christmas presents today, and so it was:
James Taylor: JT
James Taylor: Flag
James Taylor: Dad Loves His Work
James Taylor: That's Why I'm Here
James Taylor: Never Die Young
Jamiroquai: Automaton
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Catching up on some of the many new releases I missed this year.
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Catching up on some of the many new releases I missed this year.
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Great stuff! All three made my top 20 for 2022 :)
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Catching up on some of the many new releases I missed this year.
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Great stuff! All three made my top 20 for 2022 :)
Well that's not a coincidence as I was using that thread to remind me of what actually came out this year as I haven't been keeping track at all lol.
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Great stuff! All three made my top 20 for 2022 :)
Well that's not a coincidence as I was using that thread to remind me of what actually came out this year as I haven't been keeping track at all lol.
Makes sense :tup
What did you think of these?
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Great stuff! All three made my top 20 for 2022 :)
Well that's not a coincidence as I was using that thread to remind me of what actually came out this year as I haven't been keeping track at all lol.
Makes sense :tup
What did you think of these?
I was a fan of Sumerlands first album and I loved this one as well. The new vocalist fits perfectly and the album is a lot of fun.
Loud Arriver was a solid album. Love the production on the instruments but I wish the vocals were bumped up more in the mix.
A-Z was pretty much what I expected. Ray Alder is one of my favorite vocalists and I haven't disliked an album with him on it yet.
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I was a fan of Sumerlands first album and I loved this one as well. The new vocalist fits perfectly and the album is a lot of fun.
Loud Arriver was a solid album. Love the production on the instruments but I wish the vocals were bumped up more in the mix.
A-Z was pretty much what I expected. Ray Alder is one of my favorite vocalists and I haven't disliked an album with him on it yet.
I have similar feelings...loved Sumerlands' debut, and I felt that this one, while somewhat different, was pretty much as good. Agreed on the vocalist.
Yep, A-Z sounded more or less as expected, but I have to say the quality of the songwriting itself went beyond my expectations. Excellent stuff.
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:metal
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Now onto another French band :metal this one's for the fogeys.
Oh hell yeah! Sortilege rules! :metal
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Ludovico Einaudi - Divenire
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Today at work..
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61m-cKiYLDL._SY580_.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9a/YngwieJMalmsteen-TrialByFire.jpg)(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/515VHJn7F9L._SY580_.jpg)
On my way home...my 2022 AOTY!
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Tonight..
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Bomber? Do tell......
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Bomber? Do tell......
Think if High n Dry had Pyromania's production...
This album sits right between those two.
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Bomber? Do tell......
Think if High n Dry had Pyromania's production...
This album sits right between those two.
Really? I'm on it tonight!
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Bomber? Do tell......
Think if High n Dry had Pyromania's production...
This album sits right between those two.
Really? I'm on it tonight!
Top three TAComendations are Black Pants Magic, The Tiger, and Aurora.
A Walk Of Titans could've come right off of Pyromania.
The only skippable track is Hungry For Your Heart (WTF? :lol)
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Ludovico Einaudi - Divenire
Cool album
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Big Big Train - Summer Shall Not Fade: Live At Loreley
Truly my band of the year.
"So many words left unsaid
So many deeds left undone
So many tales without an end
The transit of Venus across the sun"
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Ludovico Einaudi - Divenire
Cool album
yea it's been a while since I've heard it, have you heard his Seven Days Walking album?
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Starting off the day reassuring myself that the future of metal is safe and secure..
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Ludovico Einaudi - Divenire
Cool album
yea it's been a while since I've heard it, have you heard his Seven Days Walking album?
I don't think I have, no. Might give it a try soon.
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WOE is probably my favorite of 2022.
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Miss you Mom :heart This album is one of my favorite albums ever. When it came out in 1980, when I was 10, my mother used to play this at home and dance around the living room (I can still see it) and I loved every song. I have been playing this all day thinking of her. I lost her this past Mother's Day and this is my first Holiday season without parents and its extremely difficult. :heart
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I can relate, brother. :heart
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This was my favorite album of 2017! :metal :metal :metal
https://fragarak.bandcamp.com/album/a-spectral-oblivion
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Miss you Mom :heart This album is one of my favorite albums ever. When it came out in 1980, when I was 10, my mother used to play this at home and dance around the living room (I can still see it) and I loved every song. I have been playing this all day thinking of her. I lost her this past Mother's Day and this is my first Holiday season without parents and its extremely difficult. :heart
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41HiC+yEACL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
I'm sorry to hear about the passing but I'm happy that this album can be a comfort. Is that Barry Gibb btw?
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Miss you Mom :heart This album is one of my favorite albums ever. When it came out in 1980, when I was 10, my mother used to play this at home and dance around the living room (I can still see it) and I loved every song. I have been playing this all day thinking of her. I lost her this past Mother's Day and this is my first Holiday season without parents and its extremely difficult. :heart
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41HiC+yEACL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
I'm sorry to hear about the passing but I'm happy that this album can be a comfort. Is that Barry Gibb btw?
Thank you kindly ❤. Yes, Barry wrote most of the songs with Robin. A truly epic album. Check out the last tune "Make It Like A Memory", the dynamics and instrumentation are impressive! Beautiful guitar solo too.
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Presto Ballet - The Lost Art Of Time Travel
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Judith Owen - Come On & Get It
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Gonna sample this based 100% on the cover.
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Ibrahim Maalouf - Capacity to Love
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The War and Treaty - Down to the River
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Bon Jovi- s/t
Rush- A Show of Hands
Kiss- Killers
Aldo Nova- Best of
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Borealis - Illusions -> a 2022 releases I discoverd by going through some yearlists. Instant recommendation for everyone that likes Evergrey
Brutus - Unison Life
Blut Aus Nord - Disharmonium Undreamable Abysses
Blut Aus Nord - Hallucinogen
Blut Aus Nord - Deus Salutis Meae
Cult of Luna - Somewhere Along the Highway
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This is a real quality album, especially taking into account how old the band is. Biff sounds amazing.
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This is a real quality album, especially taking into account how old the band is. Biff sounds amazing.
Hey, thanks man!
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Biff from Back To The Future. :lol
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I KNOW who that is! :lol
Saw that in the movies!
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:lol :rollin :lol :lol :rollin
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I KNOW who that is! :lol
Saw that in the movies!
You gotta go with the odds though dude :lol
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I KNOW who that is! :lol
Saw that in the movies!
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A coworker of mine suggested this to me, and it's been blowing me away so far. :metal :metal
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Working my way through this album currently, a lot of great tunes on here.
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I KNOW who that is! :lol
Saw that in the movies!
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TAC, once a year...
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Working my way through this album currently, a lot of great tunes on here.
Love it! The last tune is pretty epic!
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TAC should be all over this! :metal
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Della Zyr - 모호함 속의 너 Nebulous You
Very nice melodic, summery shoegaze. A bit like a more ambient, instrumentally-diverse Alcest with female vocals and no metal. And kinda shitty production too, but oh well.
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A coworker of mine suggested this to me, and it's been blowing me away so far. :metal :metal
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Della Zyr - 모호함 속의 너 Nebulous You
Very nice melodic, summery shoegaze. A bit like a more ambient, instrumentally-diverse Alcest with female vocals and no metal. And kinda shitty production too, but oh well.
I'd appreciate it if you guys stop adding 2022 albums to my list, I'm trying to finalise my final ranking for the year!
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I'd appreciate it if you guys stop adding 2022 albums to my list, I'm trying to finalise my final ranking for the year!
I think if we give our final '22 rankings before our results we'll be hung, drawn, and quartered. :p It's definitely been harder to concentrate this round.
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I'd appreciate it if you guys stop adding 2022 albums to my list, I'm trying to finalise my final ranking for the year!
It came out last month, not my fault. :lol
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Woahhh! :metal
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The production on this album is outstanding.
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I'd appreciate it if you guys stop adding 2022 albums to my list, I'm trying to finalise my final ranking for the year!
I think if we give our final '22 rankings before our results we'll be hung, drawn, and quartered. :p It's definitely been harder to concentrate this round.
Well as long as I get my results in before you, we're all good :lol
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Matt Slocum - Sanctuary
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The production on this album is outstanding.
Nice choice!
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Antimatter - Fear of a Unique Identity
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Bruce Springsteen - The River
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Peter Rowan - Calling You From My Mountain
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Buddy Guy - The Blues Don't Lie
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Bruce Springsteen - The River
I don't have this one (although I would say I'm a fan of Bruce, if not a diehard), always read it's a good album apparently.
today I listened to: DT: Dramatic Turn
DT: DT12
Porcupine Tree: Closure/Continuation
Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium
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Some old/old-ish things yesterday:
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(https://i.discogs.com/xaJ2ChhpkgQP3XksVw-w7L2nrnalOaEmJG2qxu2p1Lg/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:500/w:500/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTYyNjA1/MDUtMTQxNTAxODk1/OC0xMDIyLmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Avatarium_The-Girl-With-The-Raven-Mask.jpg)
The Redshift is SO good...probably my second favorite from Omnium Gatherum after New World Shadows.
Also - any fans of Tad Morose here? They started out a little more proggy and keyboard-oriented, before shifting into a more epic/doom metal direction (although there was always some of that in their sound). Undead released in 2000 and is very good...They had a new album out in 2022, but I haven't heard it yet.
Plus, I just ran across this EP:
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Ancient Death - Sacred Vessel
This was one of the albums with abysmal artwork that was listed in the other thread :biggrin: Well, surprisingly enough, it's more than a decent EP of doom-y death metal. It has a bit of that mood that brings me back to the 90s...think Edge of Sanity (not Crimson, though) or whereabouts. Not bad at all.
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Ben Harper - Bloodline Maintenance
Bruce Springsteen - The River
I don't have this one (although I would say I'm a fan of Bruce, if not a diehard), always read it's a good album apparently.
Oh yes
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Bruce Springsteen - The River
I don't have this one (although I would say I'm a fan of Bruce, if not a diehard), always read it's a good album apparently.
Oh yes
It sure is. If you haven't heard it and you like The Boss, you should remedy that!
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Lizzy Borden doesn't get the love they deserve. :metal
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Janis Ian - The Light at the End of the Line
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Another fantastic gem! :hefdaddy :hefdaddy :hefdaddy
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Lizzy Borden doesn't get the love they deserve. :metal
This is true, but that new album was absolutely atrocious.
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:rollin
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I can't argue with that Kade. Its not a true Lizzy Borden album at all.
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Lizzy Boredom
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I kinda liked it but it just sounds unfinished. Most of the album sounds like early demo mixes. Which is a shame because I loved the production on appointment with death and this is a step back in nearly every area. I think I read he produced it himself......... and it sounds it.
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Ron Carter & The Jazzaar Festival Big Band directed by Christian Jacob - Remembering Bob Freedman
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I kinda liked it but it just sounds unfinished. Most of the album sounds like early demo mixes. Which is a shame because I loved the production on appointment with death and this is a step back in nearly every area. I think I read he produced it himself......... and it sounds it.
I was really looking forward to it. I thought Appointment with Death was really good and Deal with the Devil is such an underrated gem of an album. This has to be one of my all time biggest disappointments. I can't believe he was allowed to release this. Surely one fucking person heard it beforehand and said to him, 'dude, this is absolute shite, you can't release this turd, WTF are you thinking?' But, didn't seem so.
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Lizzy Boredom
:lol :lol :lol
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One of if not my favorite Maiden album :metal
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Antimatter - The Judas Table
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Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
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The Cure - Disintegration First time listening to this album and it's simply fantastic.
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dredg - Catch Without Arms
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dredg - Catch Without Arms
I think I'll listen to this as well
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Finally gave this one a full listen and it's not bad. Musically it's what I'd expect from K.K & Ripper. Now I don't know who wrote the lyrics whether it be KK or Ripper but I can see why Halford writes pretty much all the songs for priest. Generic at best and cheesy at worst for me it really holds the album back.
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The War and Treaty - Hearts Town
dredg - Catch Without Arms
I think I'll listen to this as well
:metal
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Two great albums that i've been listening to alot lately.
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Diplo - Diplo
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IDLES - CRAWLER
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Two great albums that i've been listening to alot lately.
Indeed. Don't forget the one in the middle, Contingent. Again, a really great album.
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Spoon - Lucifer On The Sofa
IDLES - CRAWLER
Fuck that. Terrible.
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Two great albums that i've been listening to alot lately.
Indeed. Don't forget the one in the middle, Contingent. Again, a really great album.
Yea, haven't explored much of their disco. Another band I stumbled upon on Spotify.
IDLES - CRAWLER
Fuck that. Terrible.
Not really my cup of tea either but I was really captivated by their live performances. Check out their live in studio session, it's captured their energy better than the album.
https://youtu.be/7rdSlshLV9U
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Two great albums that i've been listening to alot lately.
Indeed. Don't forget the one in the middle, Contingent. Again, a really great album.
Yes, Disciples of the Sun is great. Legend of the Bone Carver is very good too. I haven’t heard the other ones yet…
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A hodge podge of albums on my commute today...
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(https://i.discogs.com/En0PmDzqNjlmGzUIBfeUtM8zrYTMlmXO4w5G7P0WUbQ/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTYwMTEw/NDMtMTQwODc2NTY5/Ni00MTk5LmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://i.discogs.com/C0Kzfl8GcZQZMqjNzt-whICIEItA9uQ8yrKo_YNZkB0/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:587/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTc3NTIx/MTUtMTQ0ODA0NjAy/NS03NTE2LmpwZWc.jpeg)
(Above the Weeping World has one of my favorite Insomnium songs, Killjoy. It's so good, that one. And I always enjoy some Lovedrive :biggrin: While this is already the sound of "new", post-Uli Jon Roth Scorpions, I always felt it's still transitional to some extent...and it's very cool because of that)
Also, a couple of newer ones:
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I've already posted about After Lapse in the Frontiers' thread. It's an actual band, not one of their random projects ;) Pretty good prog metal, not much in way of novelty, but I've been enjoying it. Thy Listless Heart is a one-man band from England...came out in November, I believe. It's atmospheric doom that's appropriately sad and morose. Some beautiful melodies in there, and at times the mood is almost "cinematic", especially in the instrumental interludes. Very good debut, imo.
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Two of my fav Insomnium songs come from that album. Last Statement and Devoid of Caring. Both so overlooked.
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Two of my fav Insomnium songs come from that album. Last Statement and Devoid of Caring. Both so overlooked.
Yep, those are two great songs too. Devoid of Caring starts out with more of a melodic death metal vibe...I hear some influence of (good) In Flames in the riffing...and then it finishes you off with that beautiful, melancholic coda...
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Two of my fav Insomnium songs come from that album. Last Statement and Devoid of Caring. Both so overlooked.
Yep, those are two great songs too. Devoid of Caring starts out with more of a melodic death metal vibe...I hear some influence of (good) In Flames in the riffing...and then it finishes you off with that beautiful, melancholic coda...
Yeah, I love the two different sections, works so well and the transition is just really nice. I can understand what you mean with the In Flames vibe too.
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Pleasantly surprised with the new Anti-Flag album, probably their best in over a decade for me. Cramx3, chknptpie, you both heard this?
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My vinyl copy of this just arrived. Fuck me, this album is just godly.
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IQ - Resistance
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Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding - Alive at the Village Vanguard
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Kevin MacLeod - Organic Meditations
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Judas Priest- Screaming for Vengeance
Dio- Holy Diver
Black Sabbath- Heaven and Hell
Iron Maiden- Somewhere in Time
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Judas Priest- Screaming for Vengeance
Dio- Holy Diver
Black Sabbath- Heaven and Hell
Iron Maiden- Somewhere in Time
4 classics!
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Anders Koppel - Chamber Music
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Van Halen- VH1
Kiss- Hot in the Shade
April Wine- Greatest Hits
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Antimatter - Black Market Enlightenment
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On my way home...my 2022 AOTY!
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Saw it at the store and remembered you mentioning it was your 2022 AOTY so I bought it. Will give it a listen soon. :tup
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On my way home...my 2022 AOTY!
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0846277169_10.jpg)
Saw it at the store and remembered you mentioning it was your 2022 AOTY so I bought it. Will give it a listen soon. :tup
Cool! I really love this album. Some old school Def Leppard vibes.
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On my way home...my 2022 AOTY!
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0846277169_10.jpg)
Saw it at the store and remembered you mentioning it was your 2022 AOTY so I bought it. Will give it a listen soon. :tup
Cool! I really love this album. Some old school Def Leppard vibes.
I wish they covered Fly By Night. :biggrin:
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Parannoul - To See the Next Part of the Dream
Between this and the Della Zyr record I posted the other day apparently South Korea is the best place for shoegaze these days.
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I love this album!!
Tonight..
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That reminds me of the Love Gun album cover.
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Great album but, Hungry For Your Heart is 3 1/2 minutes they could've done without. :facepalm:
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That reminds me of the Love Gun album cover.
:rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin
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Great album but, Hungry For Your Heart is 3 1/2 minutes they could've done without. :facepalm:
Yeah, I told you about that song. It blows, but the rest of the album is amazing, even if Fever Eyes is a bit iffy.
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Tonight..
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I finally got to check out the Dark Forest EP...it's great! Overall the songs felt a little more "direct" than in their 2020 album, but they really hit the spot. The guitars are very Maiden-esque. Very curious to see what they do next.
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Great album but, Hungry For Your Heart is 3 1/2 minutes they could've done without. :facepalm:
Yeah, I told you about that song. It blows, but the rest of the album is amazing, even if Fever Eyes is a bit iffy.
I actually don't dislike Hungry for your Heart (silly title aside). But Fever Eyes, yes, it's my least favorite on the record.
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But other that HFYH and Fever Eyes, that album is aces.
Yeah, I really enjoy Dark Forest. So easy on the ears. Love the Maiden/Lizzy influences.
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Matt Slocum - Sanctuary
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The production on this album is outstanding.
Nice choice!
Wild that I just picked that album up this week, and then Rick Beato just did this video today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PT9GdlLZdI
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Marillion - Script For A Jester's Tear
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Ooh, the original Kelly Gray mix and not the Andy Sneap remix? That's rough.
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Ooh, the original Kelly Gray mix and not the Andy Sneap remix? That's rough.
oh no the remix. I just dislike the art on that version.
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Ah, ok. Phenomenal album regardless, just too short.
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Got an early listen to this and its effing EPIC!
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Kiss- Creatures of the Night, Lick it Up, Animalize, Asylum, Crazy Nights, Hot in the Shade
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2023 just started and this one set the prog metal bar pretty high.
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That Lizzy album kicks ass!
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This is interesting to say the least. Faith No More/Mr. Bungle but trippy. Catchy.
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Ummm?! Thoughts please, I'm not sure how I feel about this yet.
https://youtu.be/0Ds0l9DPTUg
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Nice Tim!!!!! Hey, that Dark Forest inspired me to revisit this....
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That Elevenking is quality stuff.
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You know, despite the fact they are fellow countrymen (not that it should matter :)), I have heard very little of their stuff...I suppose I should remedy that...
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You know, despite the fact they are fellow countrymen (not that it should matter :)), I have heard very little of their stuff...I suppose I should remedy that...
I would love to hear your thoughts. I would start with Era and Red Silent Tides. But all of their stuff is great. :metal
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Band is Imperial Circus Dead Decadence...no idea on the album name cause it's in Japanese, but man this is some brutal stuff... just stumbled across it, a really competent blend of various genres all with a death edge. Very promising.
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Band is Imperial Circus Dead Decadence...no idea on the album name cause it's in Japanese, but man this is some brutal stuff... just stumbled across it, a really competent blend of various genres all with a death edge. Very promising.
[img]https://www.sputnikmusic.com/images/albums/243793.jpg/img]
Is this the band nick_z is referring to checking out????
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Band is Imperial Circus Dead Decadence...no idea on the album name cause it's in Japanese, but man this is some brutal stuff... just stumbled across it, a really competent blend of various genres all with a death edge. Very promising.
[img]https://www.sputnikmusic.com/images/albums/243793.jpg/img]
Is this the band nick_z is referring to checking out????
Don't know.. I got them suggested to me from a random dude on Facebook.
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I want to share a very personal and excellent demo. My friend Bill Rogers who briefly sang with DT, rehearsed with them and recorded some demos that Bill and I sadly don't have anymore. The only reason they were never included in the official demo bootleg series is because they couldn't get in touch with Bill for permission. They loved his voice and he totally crushed on Status Seeker, Killing Hand and Fortune in Lies. On Images & Words liner notes they thanked Bill and his then manager Hans. Anyway, one of Bills bands right after this recorded an absolute gem of a demo. I remastered it and would love to share it with all of you. I uploaded it to wetransfer for you. Feedback would be excellent! Traditional power prog metal. Enjoy! :)
https://we.tl/t-UP32BZJ6S3
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Band is Imperial Circus Dead Decadence...no idea on the album name cause it's in Japanese, but man this is some brutal stuff... just stumbled across it, a really competent blend of various genres all with a death edge. Very promising.
[img]https://www.sputnikmusic.com/images/albums/243793.jpg/img]
Is this the band nick_z is referring to checking out????
Don't know.. I got them suggested to me from a random dude on Facebook.
No, not me :)
Although I have been reading of their release from 2022 (not the one lonestar posted, I think), so I've checked out a few songs and they are over-the-top nuts :biggrin: But very impressive (it's 72 minutes long, though!)
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Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love
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dredg - Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy
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This album is so good. I coining the phrase J-eafheaven to describe this band.
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This album is so good. I coining the phrase J-eafheaven to describe this band.
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I want to share a very personal and excellent demo. My friend Bill Rogers who briefly sang with DT, rehearsed with them and recorded some demos that Bill and I sadly don't have anymore. The only reason they were never included in the official demo bootleg series is because they couldn't get in touch with Bill for permission. They loved his voice and he totally crushed on Status Seeker, Killing Hand and Fortune in Lies. On Images & Words liner notes they thanked Bill and his then manager Hans. Anyway, one of Bills bands right after this recorded an absolute gem of a demo. I remastered it and would love to share it with all of you. I uploaded it to wetransfer for you. Feedback would be excellent! Traditional power prog metal. Enjoy! :)
https://we.tl/t-UP32BZJ6S3
Wow, this is excellent. Reminds me of classic (No Exit Era) Fates Warning. On my second listen now.
Bill sounds a lot like Ray Alder in some of those high notes, especially in Apathy. He has quite a range.
Behold The Despair :metal
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On my way home...my 2022 AOTY!
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0846277169_10.jpg)
Saw it at the store and remembered you mentioning it was your 2022 AOTY so I bought it. Will give it a listen soon. :tup
Cool! I really love this album. Some old school Def Leppard vibes.
I loved it on first listen! I think my favorite song so far is Aurora, I just love the chorus. I even liked Hungry for Your Heart though it is clearly the weakest song.
Hysteria is actually the only Def Leppard album I’ve listened to so I guess I’ll check out some of their earlier albums.
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On my way home...my 2022 AOTY!
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0846277169_10.jpg)
Saw it at the store and remembered you mentioning it was your 2022 AOTY so I bought it. Will give it a listen soon. :tup
Cool! I really love this album. Some old school Def Leppard vibes.
I loved it on first listen! I think my favorite song so far is Aurora, I just love the chorus. I even liked Hungry for Your Heart though it is clearly the weakest song.
Hysteria is actually the only Def Leppard album I’ve listened to so I guess I’ll check out some of their earlier albums.
:omg: :omg: :omg: :omg:
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I loved it on first listen! I think my favorite song so far is Aurora, I just love the chorus. I even liked Hungry for Your Heart though it is clearly the weakest song.
Hysteria is actually the only Def Leppard album I’ve listened to so I guess I’ll check out some of their earlier albums.
Aurora is a great tune. Love the breakdown for the solo and haw it rejoins the song.
Yeah, this album sits right between High n Dry and Pyromania.
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I want to share a very personal and excellent demo. My friend Bill Rogers who briefly sang with DT, rehearsed with them and recorded some demos that Bill and I sadly don't have anymore. The only reason they were never included in the official demo bootleg series is because they couldn't get in touch with Bill for permission. They loved his voice and he totally crushed on Status Seeker, Killing Hand and Fortune in Lies. On Images & Words liner notes they thanked Bill and his then manager Hans. Anyway, one of Bills bands right after this recorded an absolute gem of a demo. I remastered it and would love to share it with all of you. I uploaded it to wetransfer for you. Feedback would be excellent! Traditional power prog metal. Enjoy! :)
https://we.tl/t-UP32BZJ6S3
Wow, this is excellent. Reminds me of classic (No Exit Era) Fates Warning. On my second listen now.
Bill sounds a lot like Ray Alder in some of those high notes, especially in Apathy. He has quite a range.
Behold The Despair :metal
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In the car today while running errands:
Megadeth - KIMB
Megadeth - Peace Sells
Megadeth - SFSGSW
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Carmen Lundy - Fade to Black
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Saxon- Destiny
Skid Row- Slave to the Grind
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Edgar Winter - Brother Johnny
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Charlie Musselwhite - Mississippi Son
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Hans Zimmer - No Time To Die (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Morcheeba - The Antidote
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Sixx A.M. - The Heroin Diaries
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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Live 1975-85
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Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction
Obituary - Cause of Death
Obituary - s/t
Asphyx - Necroceros
Death - The Sound of Perseverance
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Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly of Shadows - Architecture of Storms
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I’ve tried Lace and Whiskey and I couldn’t get into it. Those Aerosmith records are excellent! Very underrated.
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Lace And Whiskey is definitely one of his weaker albums. I hadn't spun it in a while and I'm on an Alice binge at the moment.
There's a few excellent tunes though. King Of The Silver Screen, You And Me, Lace And Whiskey.
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On a pony she named wildfire?
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I LOVE that Joe Perry solo album. So catchy!
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controversial take but I think white pony is in the bottom half of the Deftones discog.
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controversial take but I think white pony is in the bottom half of the Deftones discog.
Ha! Really! My take is probably the least controversial, but it's always been my favorite of theirs...one of those cases where critical and fan acclaim converge...great songwriting that's both immediately satisfying and rewarding after repeated listens.
What's your favorite Deftones?
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I really liked it back when it came out but as other Deftones albums came out I never went back, my favorite is Koi No Yoken
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Koi No Yokan is another big favorite of mine. Fantastic album.
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I'm also in the camp of preferring White Pony, though Gore is probably my second favorite.
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Diamond Eyes is their best.
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Deicide - When Satan Lives (Live).
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Lace And Whiskey is definitely one of his weaker albums. I hadn't spun it in a while and I'm on an Alice binge at the moment.
There's a few excellent tunes though. King Of The Silver Screen, You And Me, Lace And Whiskey.
What do you think of Detroit Stories? Blind-bought it the other day and based on what I’ve sampled I’m thinking I won’t like it much. Doesn’t help that it has FOUR covers and I don’t like covers.
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Bruce Springsteen - Human Touch
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Bruce Springsteen - Human Touch
my favourite Bruce album by far
DT: View
Porcupine Tree: Closure/Continuation
Sade: Soldier Of Love
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Bruce Springsteen - Human Touch
my favourite Bruce album by far
DT: View
Porcupine Tree: Closure/Continuation
Sade: Soldier Of Love
Yea, it's a phenomenal album.
Currently listening to Odd Dimension - The Blue Dawn
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Bruce Springsteen - Lucky Town
Bruce Springsteen - Human Touch
my favourite Bruce album by far
Really? That's interesting. I don't hear that very often.
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Bruce Springsteen - Lucky Town
Bruce Springsteen - Human Touch
my favourite Bruce album by far
Really? That's interesting. I don't hear that very often.
Same here, it's usually regarded as one of his weaker albums along with the companion album Lucky Town.
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Remy Le Boeuf - Light as a Word
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John Mayall - The Sun is Shining Down
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One of my favorite albums even if I would've altered the track order a bit. Also how I am I just finding out the album was mixed by Terry Brown. Explains why I've always loved the production. The bass really shines through the mix. I've always wondered if the album would've done better if released a few years earlier. Releasing in 1989 right before the music scene was about to change completely probably did it no favors.
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Eric Gales - Crown
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Michael Giacchino - Marvel Studios' Werewolf By Night (Original Soundtrack)
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One of my favorite albums even if I would've altered the track order a bit. Also how I am I just finding out the album was mixed by Terry Brown. Explains why I've always loved the production. The bass really shines through the mix. I've always wondered if the album would've done better if released a few years earlier. Releasing in 1989 right before the music scene was about to change completely probably did it no favors.
Some great songs on this one. Be One of Us! :metal
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Sixx A.M. - The Heroin Diaries
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You're gonna make me binge watch that show yet again.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/8e04699184f1af599719c30d95f55026/2278840)
Great.
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/cc1a860c1b21773cffc694e1320a1d48/8792118)
Quite decent actually.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/ce269832214de300525e5d95cefdea44/8577884)
Really enjoy this but for a hard rock album it has too many "soft" songs.
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While commuting, over the last couple days:
(https://i.discogs.com/wtuDRT1J_uGpwY2Jq5yH99mJuP996-_RsPzzuNxE76A/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:598/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI1OTg4/NjMtMTM1OTQ5NDMy/Ni0xNTE0LmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://i.discogs.com/zAU6s_T4pu5Rpx_AV1pR5CP6hEANwt4dFLUQuaAkbg0/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:590/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIyMjc5/OTQtMTQwODE0MzQy/My04OTk3LmpwZWc.jpeg)
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Deathwhite_Grave-Image.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/PckXV7QwDzUzjWRvuND4oR7hiAzfBQkseZoGWyOZtqU/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:524/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEyMDE0/MjQ5LTE1MjY1NzU2/MjUtODM0NC5qcGVn.jpeg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b1/Fair_to_Midland_-_Arrows_and_Anchors.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1665272965_10.jpg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1829925031_10.jpg) (https://napalmrecords.com/pub/media/catalog/product/cache/2c98b5dedb058b51317c19b0b945bfc5/7/5/75557_sahg_born_demon_digipak_cd.jpg)
(of the newer listens, the Sahg album was lots of fun!)
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This is really great! Thank you for bringing it to my attention, TAC! :tup :tup
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Jeff Beck - Truth
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311 - Evolver
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Jeff Beck - Beck-Ola
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Jeff Beck - The Jeff Beck Group
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Jeff Beck - Blow By Blow
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Death - Spiritual Healing
Death - Human
Death - Individual Thought Patterns
Death - Symbolic
Death - The Sound of Perseverance
Death - Vivus
Gruesome - Fragments of Horror
Gruseome - Savage Land
Megadeth - United Abominations
Obituary - Dying of Everything
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Jeff Beck - Wired
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Jeff Beck - Jeff Beck With The Jan Hammer Group Live
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ALL JEFF BECK ALL DAY ,,,,ANY ALBUM
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Jeff Beck - There And Back
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I've just realised that no one had this album in their 2022 lists, not even in the honourable mentions!
Who else is a Sigh enjoyer?
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I've just realised that no one had this album in their 2022 lists, not even in the honourable mentions!
Who else is a Sigh enjoyer?
I can’t rank albums for shit but it would probably be in my top 25.
Sigh is one of my favorite bands.
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Diamond Eyes is their best.
My controversial take is that it's on the bottom half of their discography ;D
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I've just realised that no one had this album in their 2022 lists, not even in the honourable mentions!
Who else is a Sigh enjoyer?
I haven't checked this out, actually! I should, as I have read very good things about it (including from you)...
Sigh is one of those bands I should explore more of. I only have one album of theirs (Gallows Gallery), and I don't remember much of it, except that it was kinda weird (which, I guess, is the point :biggrin:) and I did find it interesting
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I've just realised that no one had this album in their 2022 lists, not even in the honourable mentions!
Who else is a Sigh enjoyer?
I haven't checked this out, actually! I should, as I have read very good things about it (including from you)...
Sigh is one of those bands I should explore more of. I only have one album of theirs (Gallows Gallery), and I don't remember much of it, except that it was kinda weird (which, I guess, is the point :biggrin:) and I did find it interesting
Imaginary Sonicscape is a must-listen!
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Diamond Eyes is their best.
My controversial take is that it's on the bottom half of their discography ;D
You're in good company with Fantano then! :lol
I do think White Pony is overrated but it'd still probably be my third favorite behind Diamond Eyes and Koi No Yokan, so definitely not bottom half. My other Deftones hot take is that Gore really isn't considerably worse than the majority of of their albums.
Deftones is a band that I honestly don't love any of their albums, but they have enough highlights across all of them for me to still be a fan. I saw them live last year and they kicked ass.
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My other Deftones hot take is that Gore really isn't considerably worse than the majority of of their albums.
Wow, I didn't realize the aggregate ratings for it were that relatively low. I do remember liking the whole album, but my fondness for it heavily leans on "Prayers/Triangles" and "Hearts/Wires" being probably my second and third favorite songs of theirs.
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My other Deftones hot take is that Gore really isn't considerably worse than the majority of of their albums.
Wow, I didn't realize the aggregate ratings for it were that relatively low. I do remember liking the whole album, but my fondness for it heavily leans on "Prayers/Triangles" and "Hearts/Wires" being probably my second and third favorite songs of theirs.
Those are great songs...
...now you should also tell us your #1 song, though ;)
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"Change (in the House of Flies)".
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I've just realised that no one had this album in their 2022 lists, not even in the honourable mentions!
Who else is a Sigh enjoyer?
Wow, this album is incredible! Thanks for the post!
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I've just realised that no one had this album in their 2022 lists, not even in the honourable mentions!
Who else is a Sigh enjoyer?
I can’t rank albums for shit but it would probably be in my top 25.
Sigh is one of my favorite bands.
I've just realised that no one had this album in their 2022 lists, not even in the honourable mentions!
Who else is a Sigh enjoyer?
I haven't checked this out, actually! I should, as I have read very good things about it (including from you)...
Sigh is one of those bands I should explore more of. I only have one album of theirs (Gallows Gallery), and I don't remember much of it, except that it was kinda weird (which, I guess, is the point :biggrin:) and I did find it interesting
Imaginary Sonicscape is a must-listen!
(https://peaceville.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Shiki-Cover-x1000.jpg)
I've just realised that no one had this album in their 2022 lists, not even in the honourable mentions!
Who else is a Sigh enjoyer?
Wow, this album is incredible! Thanks for the post!
Hell yea guys. Shiki is really good but I think their previous, Heir to Despair, is even better. Imaginary Sonicscape is also well worth a listen.
For anyone unfamiliar, Sigh are basically a Japanese progressive/melodic black metal band. Check it.
As for the Deftones, I also agree that Diamond Eyes is ranked relatively low for me, and Gore is rated higher than average. I did a real deep dive into the band about 2 years ago, it was great.
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twosuitsluke, check this shit out! Coming Feb. 24, but they have another full length and a killer ep!
https://sarcoptesblack.bandcamp.com/album/prayers-to-oblivion-black-metal
New Ashen Horde is out on Jan. 27 but check some of it out. Crushing!!!!
https://ashenhordeband.bandcamp.com/album/antimony-black-death-metal?search_item_id=1775952771&search_item_type=a&search_match_part=%3F&search_page_id=2373242015&search_page_no=0&search_rank=4&logged_out_menubar=true
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twosuitsluke, check this shit out! Coming Feb. 24, but they have another full length and a killer ep!
https://sarcoptesblack.bandcamp.com/album/prayers-to-oblivion-black-metal
New Ashen Horde is out on Jan. 27 but check some of it out. Crushing!!!!
https://ashenhordeband.bandcamp.com/album/antimony-black-death-metal?search_item_id=1775952771&search_item_type=a&search_match_part=%3F&search_page_id=2373242015&search_page_no=0&search_rank=4&logged_out_menubar=true
Nice dude, sounds good! You posted one of their other albums on here before didn't you? Add that release to the 2023 release date calendar thread!
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twosuitsluke, check this shit out! Coming Feb. 24, but they have another full length and a killer ep!
https://sarcoptesblack.bandcamp.com/album/prayers-to-oblivion-black-metal
New Ashen Horde is out on Jan. 27 but check some of it out. Crushing!!!!
https://ashenhordeband.bandcamp.com/album/antimony-black-death-metal?search_item_id=1775952771&search_item_type=a&search_match_part=%3F&search_page_id=2373242015&search_page_no=0&search_rank=4&logged_out_menubar=true
Nice dude, sounds good! You posted one of their other albums on here before didn't you? Add that release to the 2023 release date calendar thread!
Yes, the Ashen Horde is insane too!
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Pestifer! :metal
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Taking my first dive into Gojira today, listening to Fortitude
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Dream Theater - Lost Not Forgotten Archives: Live at Madison Square Garden (2010)
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"Change (in the House of Flies)".
Yep, I think I agree with you on that one...
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Belle and Sebastian - Late Developers
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Jeff Beck - Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop with Terry Bozzio and Tony Hymas
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Diamond Eyes is their best.
My controversial take is that it's on the bottom half of their discography ;D
You're in good company with Fantano then! :lol
I do think White Pony is overrated but it'd still probably be my third favorite behind Diamond Eyes and Koi No Yokan, so definitely not bottom half. My other Deftones hot take is that Gore really isn't considerably worse than the majority of of their albums.
Deftones is a band that I honestly don't love any of their albums, but they have enough highlights across all of them for me to still be a fan. I saw them live last year and they kicked ass.
He hated Ohms tho, while I loved it :lol
Koi No Yokan is my second favorite, so good. I should revisit Gore, maybe it was better than I remember it to be.
I'm kinda on the same boat, but I've really grown to love them a lot, and you may see them soon in my list, which I should update right now...
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Bruce Springsteen - The Ghost of Tom Joad
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Procol Harum - Grand Hotel
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Bruce Springsteen - In Concert/MTV Plugged (Live)
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As much as I don't like live albums pieced together from different shows, I really like this one.
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Classic Metal..reminds me a bit of early Iced Earth, but with some harsh vocals.
Really nice.
7 songs..42 minutes! Perfect!!
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Remy Le Bouf - Assembly of Shadows
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Classic Metal..reminds me a bit of early Iced Earth, but with some harsh vocals.
Really nice.
7 songs..42 minutes! Perfect!!
Sounds interesting...what's the band name again? Not entirely clear from the logo ;) (and it's not even one of those unreadable logos from brutal death metal bands :biggrin:)
EDIT: Found it and gave it a quick listen...pretty tasty indeed!
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I got behind yesterday and didn’t have time to start honoring Jeff Beck, so I’ll start now.
Jeff Beck - Truth
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Yesterday's commute...
(https://i.discogs.com/tXYgEdPV8Ntko6CZkJ0UFij6zkP0DJMUlhL9aV3czJA/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM3Mjg3/MzEtMTM0MzAyMTk0/OC0yMjE0LmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2287052272_65)
(https://i.discogs.com/1wUtULYmzqeUpn8uI63zhHoHpYnJamZdJ5hC_9nnO9Q/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:598/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM4Njcw/NDUtMTQ0NjE3MzA3/MC0xNDc1LmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3371634218_10.jpg)
...speaking of truly unreadable logos...the top/right album...Undeath, Lesions of a Different Kind. One of the most, dare I say it, fun "old school" death metal albums of 2020? I mean, I'm generally not an avid listener of the genre, but this manages to be classic and interesting at the same time. Almost groovy, and with riffs for days (the title-track or Acidic Twilight Visions, for example).
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Jeff Beck - Beck-Ola
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Jeff Beck - Rough and Ready
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Tiago Masseti from Daydream XI is the new vocalist. :metal
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Enchant - A Blueprint of the World
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Dream Theater - Octavarium
An album that I don’t listen to all that much. I tend to rank it low despite how much I love the title track. But honestly, every time I put it on I say “this album is better than I remember”.
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The Cult - Love
The Power Station - The Power Station
Def Leppard - On Through the Night
Yes - Union
Journey - Captured
Gamma - Gamma 2
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Jordan Rudess - Feeding the Wheel
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A couple of early 2023 records:
(http://www.metal-tracker.com/torrents/images/3370430.jpg) (https://distortedsoundmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Kingmaker-Screamer.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3979958164_10.jpg)
(Incidentally - Tim: how did you discover Art of Silence? I'm just checking out their Bandcamp page...looks like their are from my "hometown"...Milan, Italy)
Screamer was a fun listen. I mean, there is literally nothing here that wasn't heard before ;) 80s Judas Priest, some Maiden...but it's in a well-done package. And the track The Traveler is real nice, with a bit of 80s AOR in there too.
Ashen's Ritual of Ash sounds like a pretty good death metal album, mostly traditional but with some nice twists.
Plus a couple of random 2022 leftovers, both pretty cool:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3761604927_10.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2245019816_10.jpg)
...and finally a bit more of an Enslaved revisit, and the Steven Wilson remix of Brave (what an album, man, what an album...)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4123992531_10.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3563412526_10.jpg)
(https://i.discogs.com/C3XFmJRqHdRtO_UjhAQvDOuEl-n21r27bctTgjG7Oz8/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:587/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM5NDE3/My0xMzY4MTc0MTg3/LTI3MjguanBlZw.jpeg) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61VW1pO6niL._AC_SL1425_.jpg)
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Iron Maiden - No Prayer for the Dying
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The Cult - Love
Good stuff. I've enjoyed their 2022 album too (Under the Midnight Sun)
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(Incidentally - Tim: how did you discover Art of Silence? I'm just checking out their Bandcamp page...looks like their are from my "hometown"...Milan, Italy)
I saw them on a torrent tracker and I thought I'd give them a listen. I like it!!
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Billy Sheehan - Compression
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The Power Station - The Power Station
I always loved "Someday, Somehow, Someone's Gotta Pay" (retitled as "We Fight For Love" in Commando) and never managed to check out an album.
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So, this is definitely growing on me...I had checked it out earlier when it came out, and while I found the the band very talented, I was struggling a bit to hold on to memorable moments (similar to what I felt about with their previous records). Now the melodies are starting to stick. Good stuff.
However...why is the last track (The Fall of Constantinople) not available within the album on Amazon music? It's there as a separate "single", although its length is a bit shorter than the album track. It's there on Spotify...I'm confused...
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Steve Vai - Fire Garden
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As much as I don't like live albums pieced together from different shows, I really like this one.
The songs were taken from the locations in which their footage were filmed in the documentary. I saw them three times on that tour. It was great!
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You had me wicked confused! :lol
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As much as I don't like live albums pieced together from different shows, I really like this one.
The songs were taken from the locations in which their footage were filmed in the documentary. I saw them three times on that tour. It was great!
Oh yeah, I know that. Saw the tour as well.
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Tool - 10,000 Days
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Haken - The Mountain
"The hunter snares its prey...."
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Asia- s/t
Harem Scarem- Mood Swings
House of Lords- Demons Down
Toto- Best of
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Sorry about the confusion. I quoted the wrong post and didn't know how to delete it. :lol
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An all-timer right there, in a sequence of great albums. They could have really used Wilder on later albums.
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An all-timer right there, in a sequence of great albums. They could have really used Wilder on later albums.
Agreed.
Speaking of Wilder, what do you think of his Recoil project (if you are familiar with it)? I don't think it's active anymore, but I have a couple of their albums (Unsound Methods and Liquid) and they have a pretty interesting sound/mood throughout. I haven't listened in a while, but I remember enjoying them in the early 00s, when I was more into that kind of sound...
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An all-timer right there, in a sequence of great albums. They could have really used Wilder on later albums.
Agreed.
Speaking of Wilder, what do you think of his Recoil project (if you are familiar with it)? I don't think it's active anymore, but I have a couple of their albums (Unsound Methods and Liquid) and they have a pretty interesting sound/mood throughout. I haven't listened in a while, but I remember enjoying them in the early 00s, when I was more into that kind of sound...
Haven't listened to it in awhile, but I do remember enjoying it. They just had the perfect fit of elements working together in DM, with Gore's songwriting, Gahan's vocals, and Wilder's arrangements.
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I know I've mentioned the Chaos Frame album a couple of weeks ago - I find myself going back to it quite often. Just was a real nice discovery from late last year. Very good prog/power metal. Memory Garden's 1349 is brilliant, imo. Epic, melodic doom metal, slightly proggy. Great songs and, as a bonus, it sounds fantastic (mixed by none other than Dan Swano).
The Missing Link...well, it's my favorite Rage album. Heavy, crunchy and melodic, it's Rage at its "trio" best. Manni Schmidt on guitar is absolutely on fire here. What a record.
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I absolutely love this record. A pleasure to hear Dane in a slightly more melodic context, and the songs are excellent.
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Tool - AEnema
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I absolutely love this record. A pleasure to hear Dane in a slightly more melodic context, and the songs are excellent.
Yeah, I always enjoyed it too. Him and Peter Wichers worked well together.
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I absolutely love this record. A pleasure to hear Dane in a slightly more melodic context, and the songs are excellent.
Yeah, I always enjoyed it too. Him and Peter Wichers worked well together.
Yeah, I think half of The Obsidian Conspiracy makes more sense to listen to if you think of it as additional solo tracks with Nevermore as the backing band.
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Goo Goo Dolls - Superstar Carwash. Don’t know why I ignored this album for so long. Good stuff.
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Opeth - Orchid
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Really enjoying this one (saw it recommended on here a few times).
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Margo Price - Strays
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Really enjoying this one (saw it recommended on here a few times).
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0846277169_10.jpg)
:metal
Really awesome album.
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Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea
IIIII LOOOOVEE YOUUUUU, JESUUUUUSS CHRIIIIIISTTTT
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Perfection
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Daniel Pioro - Saint Boy
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Juni Habel - Carvings
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Nicole Dollanganger - Married in Mount Airy
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Nicole Dollanganger - Married in Mount Airy
Some really good songs there, but her voice is just too much for me.
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Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder - GET ON BOARD
Nicole Dollanganger - Married in Mount Airy
Some really good songs there, but her voice is just too much for me.
Agreed.
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have had 90's post-hardcore in my rotation a lot lately
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Steve Gadd, Eddie Gomez, Ronnie Cuber, & the WDR Big Band - Center Stage
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Haken- Restoration. Love this ep! First demo was so awesome!
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Arrived today. They definitely brought the heavy back. Some nice riffing so far. 4 tracks in and absolutely loving this.
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If that's not my favorite Alice album it's top 3 easily
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This is excellent. :metal
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If that's not my favorite Alice album it's top 3 easily
It's extremely middle of the pack for me. My favorite song is The Quiet Room, which might be a Top 15 Alice track for me.
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Michael Giacchino - The Batman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Moon Tooth - Crux
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Parannoul - To See the Next Part of the Dream
Between this and the Della Zyr record I posted the other day apparently South Korea is the best place for shoegaze these days.
I finally found my 2021 AOTY, just took until 2023 I guess. ;D
Highly recommend this one if you like melodic, bright, but also extremely depressing rock.
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Hell yes! :metal :metal :metal :metal
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Opeth - Morningrise
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(https://assets.boomkat.com/spree/products/142065/large/original.jpg)
Well this was pretty damn good
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(https://dreamtheater.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/budokan.jpg)
This might be my favorite live album of theirs. Maybe my favorite ever.
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I think it's definitely my favorite, it's the best shot and has one of the best setlists.
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(http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/341/cover_553320642009.jpg)
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(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0440/0175/5287/products/Ice-Death---Digital-3K_740x.jpg?v=1662354620)
I've been wanting to check out King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard for a little while now (mainly because I find their name very amusing, to be honest), so last night I tried out one of their newest albums. It sounds quite alright! It was both what I expected and also not what I expected. It sounds kinda weird (in a good way), but I was expecting to sound way weirder. Nothing super-impressive, but good enough that I'd like to give this album more listens. If anyone has any recommendations for other albums from these guys I might like, please let me know.
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(http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/801/cover_3266282009.jpg)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d0/Dixie_Dregs_What_If.jpg)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/528e0ffe92dcbc2ac2f98039c84c6298/10101387)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/6c19494aaabbeebf6a4be0d682403b73/9328092)
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A Winged Victory For The Sullen - Atomos
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/528e0ffe92dcbc2ac2f98039c84c6298/10101387)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/6c19494aaabbeebf6a4be0d682403b73/9328092)
Nice! I love these guys!
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Noseofnicko ! Please check this album out.
https://thisisturin.bandcamp.com/album/cercis
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1483361584_65)
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Fair To Midland - The Carbon Copy Silver Lining
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Over the last couple days...
(https://i.discogs.com/brKpB8Dl9Dc-pQoDlfRcDWzJtCUprpIv7DOhHztuwpw/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTMwMjM1/NjItMTM1NzgwOTE0/MC05MTk2LmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3175924485_10.jpg)
(https://i.discogs.com/D31SaLjV90Nw7AdvMqKkMsfprG9vyLbwZ3HOHV_84ws/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTUxNDcw/NjEtMTU0NzMzMDkx/MC0zNTk1LmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://i.discogs.com/SwXns1w5jvpsNP2gBqWeMFT4y4dz51NYgRPxHCAEtO8/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTcyMDQ4/MjgtMTQzNjExMjc0/Mi04OTc1LmpwZWc.jpeg)
(https://i.discogs.com/R1vM8Qaduygtm03nD2k8pk2YBcTgn8TWjfVLdG0cSfw/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:500/w:500/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM4NjEw/MTYtMTM0ODkzNTA0/Mi03NTcxLmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2649743394_65)
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Shores-of-Null-Beyond-the-Shores-On-Death-and-Dying-01.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/LDYsGoZ7iHaZVMzN1JPYy6sxf9FBgSWnclfRLRR668I/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:596/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTc4OTM0/NjMtMTQ1MTEyMzQy/MS0xMjI4LmpwZWc.jpeg)
Plus a couple more 2022 leftovers...
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0903423240_10.jpg) (https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Wolf_Shadowlands.jpg)
(Luke: are you familiar with Massive Wagons? They are a band from the UK, and they might be somewhat in your wheelhouse...? I don't know, they have a bit of punky attitude in the vocals, maybe a little lightweight for you, I'm not sure. It's all quite polished, but I found the songs in here to be very catchy and fun. Some good riffage too. And the second song, Please Stay Calm, sounds like a mix between Def Leppard and, um, The Cars...or something like that, and it works :))
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Opeth - Ghost Reveries
DT - LNFA MSG
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(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0440/0175/5287/products/Ice-Death---Digital-3K_740x.jpg?v=1662354620)
I've been wanting to check out King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard for a little while now (mainly because I find their name very amusing, to be honest), so last night I tried out one of their newest albums. It sounds quite alright! It was both what I expected and also not what I expected. It sounds kinda weird (in a good way), but I was expecting to sound way weirder. Nothing super-impressive, but good enough that I'd like to give this album more listens. If anyone has any recommendations for other albums from these guys I might like, please let me know.
Check out Omnium Gatherum! Despite the name, it's not a metal album :lol, but a very eclectic record. From there you can pick what sound you like the most and delve deeper into that side of their discography - they're very prolific musicians so you'll have fun for quite a while.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/528e0ffe92dcbc2ac2f98039c84c6298/10101387)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/6c19494aaabbeebf6a4be0d682403b73/9328092)
Love both of these, but Monarchy is still my go to album from this band.
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(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0440/0175/5287/products/Ice-Death---Digital-3K_740x.jpg?v=1662354620)
I've been wanting to check out King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard for a little while now (mainly because I find their name very amusing, to be honest), so last night I tried out one of their newest albums. It sounds quite alright! It was both what I expected and also not what I expected. It sounds kinda weird (in a good way), but I was expecting to sound way weirder. Nothing super-impressive, but good enough that I'd like to give this album more listens. If anyone has any recommendations for other albums from these guys I might like, please let me know.
Check out Omnium Gatherum! Despite the name, it's not a metal album :lol, but a very eclectic record. From there you can pick what sound you like the most and delve deeper into that side of their discography - they're very prolific musicians so you'll have fun for quite a while.
Great to see you taking the dive dude, they are such an incredible band! Sacul's suggestion is a great one,as it does cover many sides of their sound. I'd follow up by suggesting you listen to I'm In Your Mind Fuzz. I've also linked one of the many listening guides that get posted on their reddit page (this one doesn't have their most recent albums on, but has everything up to Omnium Gatherum. I am obsessed with this band so am happy to discuss them at length and give you suggestions on where to go next
https://www.reddit.com/r/KGATLW/comments/uhfbm7/i_updated_my_king_gizzard_flowchart_complete_with/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button (https://www.reddit.com/r/KGATLW/comments/uhfbm7/i_updated_my_king_gizzard_flowchart_complete_with/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/528e0ffe92dcbc2ac2f98039c84c6298/10101387)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/6c19494aaabbeebf6a4be0d682403b73/9328092)
Nice! I love these guys!
These really are great albums, The Work underwhelmed me at first but I dig it more every time I relisten.
Over the last couple days...
(https://i.discogs.com/brKpB8Dl9Dc-pQoDlfRcDWzJtCUprpIv7DOhHztuwpw/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTMwMjM1/NjItMTM1NzgwOTE0/MC05MTk2LmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3175924485_10.jpg)
(https://i.discogs.com/D31SaLjV90Nw7AdvMqKkMsfprG9vyLbwZ3HOHV_84ws/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTUxNDcw/NjEtMTU0NzMzMDkx/MC0zNTk1LmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://i.discogs.com/SwXns1w5jvpsNP2gBqWeMFT4y4dz51NYgRPxHCAEtO8/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTcyMDQ4/MjgtMTQzNjExMjc0/Mi04OTc1LmpwZWc.jpeg)
(https://i.discogs.com/R1vM8Qaduygtm03nD2k8pk2YBcTgn8TWjfVLdG0cSfw/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:500/w:500/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM4NjEw/MTYtMTM0ODkzNTA0/Mi03NTcxLmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2649743394_65)
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Shores-of-Null-Beyond-the-Shores-On-Death-and-Dying-01.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/LDYsGoZ7iHaZVMzN1JPYy6sxf9FBgSWnclfRLRR668I/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:596/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTc4OTM0/NjMtMTQ1MTEyMzQy/MS0xMjI4LmpwZWc.jpeg)
Plus a couple more 2022 leftovers...
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0903423240_10.jpg) (https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Wolf_Shadowlands.jpg)
(Luke: are you familiar with Massive Wagons? They are a band from the UK, and they might be somewhat in your wheelhouse...? I don't know, they have a bit of punky attitude in the vocals, maybe a little lightweight for you, I'm not sure. It's all quite polished, but I found the songs in here to be very catchy and fun. Some good riffage too. And the second song, Please Stay Calm, sounds like a mix between Def Leppard and, um, The Cars...or something like that, and it works :))
That's a great long list I've albums I've never listened to! I've never heard of Massive Wagons, but I'll give them a go for sure! Cheers dude
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Over the last couple days...
(https://i.discogs.com/brKpB8Dl9Dc-pQoDlfRcDWzJtCUprpIv7DOhHztuwpw/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTMwMjM1/NjItMTM1NzgwOTE0/MC05MTk2LmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3175924485_10.jpg)
(https://i.discogs.com/D31SaLjV90Nw7AdvMqKkMsfprG9vyLbwZ3HOHV_84ws/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTUxNDcw/NjEtMTU0NzMzMDkx/MC0zNTk1LmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://i.discogs.com/SwXns1w5jvpsNP2gBqWeMFT4y4dz51NYgRPxHCAEtO8/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTcyMDQ4/MjgtMTQzNjExMjc0/Mi04OTc1LmpwZWc.jpeg)
(https://i.discogs.com/R1vM8Qaduygtm03nD2k8pk2YBcTgn8TWjfVLdG0cSfw/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:500/w:500/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM4NjEw/MTYtMTM0ODkzNTA0/Mi03NTcxLmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2649743394_65)
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Shores-of-Null-Beyond-the-Shores-On-Death-and-Dying-01.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/LDYsGoZ7iHaZVMzN1JPYy6sxf9FBgSWnclfRLRR668I/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:596/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTc4OTM0/NjMtMTQ1MTEyMzQy/MS0xMjI4LmpwZWc.jpeg)
Plus a couple more 2022 leftovers...
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0903423240_10.jpg) (https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Wolf_Shadowlands.jpg)
(Luke: are you familiar with Massive Wagons? They are a band from the UK, and they might be somewhat in your wheelhouse...? I don't know, they have a bit of punky attitude in the vocals, maybe a little lightweight for you, I'm not sure. It's all quite polished, but I found the songs in here to be very catchy and fun. Some good riffage too. And the second song, Please Stay Calm, sounds like a mix between Def Leppard and, um, The Cars...or something like that, and it works :))
I love that Mullmuzzler album
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(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0440/0175/5287/products/Ice-Death---Digital-3K_740x.jpg?v=1662354620)
I've been wanting to check out King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard for a little while now (mainly because I find their name very amusing, to be honest), so last night I tried out one of their newest albums. It sounds quite alright! It was both what I expected and also not what I expected. It sounds kinda weird (in a good way), but I was expecting to sound way weirder. Nothing super-impressive, but good enough that I'd like to give this album more listens. If anyone has any recommendations for other albums from these guys I might like, please let me know.
Check out Omnium Gatherum! Despite the name, it's not a metal album :lol, but a very eclectic record. From there you can pick what sound you like the most and delve deeper into that side of their discography - they're very prolific musicians so you'll have fun for quite a while.
I didn't include twosuitluke's post because it takes up more real estate, but that flow chart he linked to is actually pretty cool and spot on.
I'm also obsessed with them, but it took me a good while actually.
My favorites have to be K.G. and L.W., they're companion albums and are both centered around the use of microtonal instruments. I just love those eastern vibes.
And actually Ice, Death Planets (etc.) is a really great recent album by them. One of my favorites as well. However, I think the renditions of some of these tracks in this KEXP session blow the original versions out of the water: https://youtu.be/Jb8UMmrBlC8 (https://youtu.be/Jb8UMmrBlC8).
The albums are really cool but they tend to play songs with more energy and heaviness in a live setting. Some of my favorites include Live in Sydney, Live in Melbourne and Live at Bonnaroo, all can be found on youtube.
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The National Parks - Sunshine (EP)
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Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse
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Moon Tooth - Violent Grief Sessions
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Steven Feifke, Bijon Watson, and the Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra - Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra
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(https://www.metal-archives.com/images/9/9/0/8/990828.jpg?4743) (https://www.metal-archives.com/images/4/3/6/436.jpg?4954) (https://www.metal-archives.com/images/2/4/8/0/2480.jpg?2446)
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Converge - Jane Doe
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Converge - Jane Doe
Amazing album. Tough listen, but amazing.
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Cat Power - The Greatest
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James Francies - Purest Form
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James Francies - Flight
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/1200/s/5dd07700f3cb8979adf314be56a58478/3296576)
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(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0440/0175/5287/products/Ice-Death---Digital-3K_740x.jpg?v=1662354620)
I've been wanting to check out King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard for a little while now (mainly because I find their name very amusing, to be honest), so last night I tried out one of their newest albums. It sounds quite alright! It was both what I expected and also not what I expected. It sounds kinda weird (in a good way), but I was expecting to sound way weirder. Nothing super-impressive, but good enough that I'd like to give this album more listens. If anyone has any recommendations for other albums from these guys I might like, please let me know.
Check out Omnium Gatherum! Despite the name, it's not a metal album :lol, but a very eclectic record. From there you can pick what sound you like the most and delve deeper into that side of their discography - they're very prolific musicians so you'll have fun for quite a while.
I didn't include twosuitluke's post because it takes up more real estate, but that flow chart he linked to is actually pretty cool and spot on.
I'm also obsessed with them, but it took me a good while actually.
My favorites have to be K.G. and L.W., they're companion albums and are both centered around the use of microtonal instruments. I just love those eastern vibes.
And actually Ice, Death Planets (etc.) is a really great recent album by them. One of my favorites as well. However, I think the renditions of some of these tracks in this KEXP session blow the original versions out of the water: https://youtu.be/Jb8UMmrBlC8 (https://youtu.be/Jb8UMmrBlC8).
The albums are really cool but they tend to play songs with more energy and heaviness in a live setting. Some of my favorites include Live in Sydney, Live in Melbourne and Live at Bonnaroo, all can be found on youtube.
Yea, the flow chart is really well done and a great way to navigate their huge catalogue.
My obsession has come to the point where I am now delving into all the live recordings that are out there, especially from last years shows.
You mentioned that K.G. and L.W. are two of your favourites. Even though for me, I find them to be weaker than the majority of their releases, it's something I love about the band. Firstly, they have so much varied music, that even huge fans would have vastly different opinions on which albums are best. Secondly, the more I listen to this band, the more I come to appreciate everything they do. From month to month, I'll come to have a period of loving a different album and it will move up the rankings, then rinse and repeat. So yea, ask me in a year and K.G./L.W. maybe top of my lists!
Lastly, I second your opinion on the live recordings, especially KEXP and Live at Bonaroo. The love versions of Magenta Mountain where they jam out the end and give it the 'metal' treatment are just glorious.
Maybe we should take this over to the King Gizz thread? :lol
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Today at work...
(https://alicecooper.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Live-at-Montreux.jpg)(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273ad79fc26d3426f6895bb05dd)
(https://alicecooper.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/A-Fistful-of-Alice.jpg)(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51c838j9AhL._UXNaN_FMjpg_QL85_.jpg)
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Today at work...
(https://alicecooper.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Live-at-Montreux.jpg)(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273ad79fc26d3426f6895bb05dd)
(https://alicecooper.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/A-Fistful-of-Alice.jpg)(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51c838j9AhL._UXNaN_FMjpg_QL85_.jpg)
Can Alice BEHOLD THE DESPAIR!?!? :metal
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Today's commute...
(https://i.discogs.com/7rdlfx94mABrmioLXJczWrvamQOMbq0q5W2KAXGEabc/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE3Nzg4/ODI1LTE2MTU0NTY2/OTctNDIwNy5qcGVn.jpeg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1091710310_65)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b3/The_Dear_Hunter_-_Act_IV_Cover_Art.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/1B1Bh09zgOIKBfD0dFwgZCXJ_jq2vXNIw97nEcz8-zI/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTczODc0/NzAtMTQ0MDQxNjg0/OS0zODMwLmpwZWc.jpeg)
Across the Dark is one of my favorite Insomnium records...they really nail the epic/melancholy mood. Down With the Sun is such a great song.
Also revisited this 2022 album:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2656683650_10.jpg)
Mother of Graves - Where Shadows Adorn
The influences are pretty clear on this one (Early Katatonia/Paradise Lost death doom, for the most part), but it's a very good debut. Curious to see what they do next, as they develop more of a personal sound
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Noseofnicko ! Please check this album out.
https://thisisturin.bandcamp.com/album/cercis
Will do tomorrow, thanks.
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/e5e4f7d251c56d251f8c0bf2456b5f85/8288359)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/56bc18369036cd9ce1329c64ae995048/9943204)
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I think you'll dig it, let me know. I love Jungle Rot. Saw them live with Whitechapel about 5 years ago.
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Riverside - ID.Entity
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My album of the year already \m/
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I'm also listening to the new Riverside album, sounds very nice.
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I've never checked out Riverside but I'll give it a spin too.
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I've never checked out Riverside but I'll give it a spin too.
u wot m8 :o
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I think you'll dig it, let me know. I love Jungle Rot. Saw them live with Whitechapel about 5 years ago.
Yeah I really dig it indeed. A lot of great riffs. I rated it 4/5 on Rate Your Music. I’ll probably buy it. Thanks for the rec! :tup
Edit: Bought it! Sucks there’s no CD though.
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I think you'll dig it, let me know. I love Jungle Rot. Saw them live with Whitechapel about 5 years ago.
Yeah I really dig it indeed. A lot of great riffs. I rated it 4/5 on Rate Your Music. I’ll probably buy it. Thanks for the rec! :tup
Edit: Bought it! Sucks there’s no CD though.
I agree. If you bought it on Bandcamp the upside is you can burn a CD from the WAV files at least. Hey check out the band Pac-Man Ate My Donut as well.
https://pacmanatemydonut.bandcamp.com/album/disparity
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(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.KWpxgggyTPi7_OFCA4HTGAHaHa?pid=ImgDet&dpr=1.5)
https://pacmanatemydonut.bandcamp.com/album/disparity
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Pac-Man Ate My Donut
WTF? :lol
I heard they sound a lot like Qbert Drank My Milkshake.
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:rollin :rollin :rollin
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Queen - Queen
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New Riverside
Foreigner- 4
Sammy Hagar - Standing Hampton
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(https://www.metal-archives.com/images/2/4/8/0/2480.jpg?2446)
Nice! I just recently revisited The Missing Link...Black In Mind, for me, doesn't quite reach that level, but it's pretty close. One of their heaviest albums, for sure.
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Presto Ballet - Invisible Places
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Three releases from last Friday:
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Other than Katatonia and Riverside (which are being discussed in the respective threads), I've been quite intrigued by the debut of Tribunal. Pretty heavy doom metal with violin. Harsh male vocals and excellent female vocals...not quite your usual "beauty and the beast" combo, though...her vocals are not the "operatic" kind, really. More like eerie and haunting and they work great with the music. The harshies are a bit buried in the mix. Good stuff, I'll be revisiting this.
EDIT: It's actually cello, not sure if violin as well...
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Hmm, violin, not operatic, eerie, haunting, sold!
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Hmm, violin, not operatic, eerie, haunting, sold!
Yep, you should definitely give it a try :)
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Interesting, it's somewhere inbetween Messa, Windhand, and Lucifer. I suspect people might say something like My Dying Bride, but other than having chamber strings and being doom I'm not there's that much resemblance, at least at first glance. Maybe SubRosa, but I can't recall their sound right offhand. But it'll definitely be a promising one to return to.
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Nice Sunday afternoon/evening listen
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Those tits are very NSFW.
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Riverside - ID.Entity
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Interesting, it's somewhere inbetween Messa, Windhand, and Lucifer. I suspect people might say something like My Dying Bride, but other than having chamber strings and being doom I'm not there's that much resemblance, at least at first glance. Maybe SubRosa, but I can't recall their sound right offhand. But it'll definitely be a promising one to return to.
SubRosa is a band I've seen mentioned a few times and never explored. I have checked out the album by The Otolith (Folium Limina) that came out last year - several members of (now defunct, if I'm not mistaken) SubRosa are in it. It's interesting, but it didn't completely win me over, to be honest.
I tend to agree with your points of comparison, though. I do think there is a bit of that 90s doom/death metal sound in the album, but overall it takes a different direction (most obviously with the female vocals)
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Tina Turner - Simply The Best
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Dream Theater - Lost Not Forgotten Archives: Images and Words Demos (1989-1991)
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Mac DeMarco - Five Easy Hot Dogs
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Mac DeMarco - Five Easy Hot Dogs
To hell with that.
Nuria Graham - Cyclamen
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Talas - 1985
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Mette Henriette - Drifting
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Bruce Springsteen - Tracks
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I tend to agree with your points of comparison, though. I do think there is a bit of that 90s doom/death metal sound in the album, but overall it takes a different direction (most obviously with the female vocals)
Yeah, I agree there's a bit of that in there, I just can't think of the proper influence without hearing it again and thinking about it more. That's why I went for Lucifer, for closer to a traditional doom metal vocal delivery, not so operatic and/or ethereal. Maybe Avatarium or someone similar might be an even better comparison, one of those retro occult/doom rock/metal bands from the past decade or so. The lower range reminded me a bit of Dorthia in Windhand too.
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This one is going to take longer to get into than Queen of the Wave, but "Placebo PCB-1" is a must-hear for any guitarists, it's hilariously loaded with in-jokes.
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Opeth - Still Life
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It was 1972 at work today...
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It was 1972 at work today...
Can I borrow that time machine from you?
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School's Out is one of my all time favorite albums, but 1972 is easily the worst year for music in the 70's.
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It was 1972 at work today...
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IF ONLY!!!!!!!!!!!!! :hefdaddy :hefdaddy :hefdaddy
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Bruce Springsteen - The Rising
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Metallica - Load
Metallica - Reload
Ad Infinitum - Chapter I
Ad Infinitum - Chapter II
Epica - The Quantum Enigma
Epica - The Holographic Universe
Epica - Omega
Myrath - Tales of the Sands
Myrath - Legacy
Myrath - Live in Carthage
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I can't stop listening to this! Live at the House Of Blues in '98. :metal
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Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash
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Karnivool - Sound Awake
Karnivool - Asymmetry
Karnivool - Themata
I saw them live last week. Never heard a single song about one week ago but I love it. Fantastic live performance and I'm really impressed by the catchy songs combined with the technical skills. First discovery of 2023.
Further:
The Ocean - Pelagial
Haken - Vector
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Opeth - Blackwater Park
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I have this on vinyl. Unfortunately the album is not as ferocious as the cover.
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Fifth Angel- s/t, Time Will Tell
Fastway- Trick or Treat
Kick Axe- Vices
Europe- The Final Countdown
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1973 today...
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9f/Led_Zeppelin_-_Houses_of_the_Holy.jpg/220px-Led_Zeppelin_-_Houses_of_the_Holy.jpg)(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273b8a79a64fb08f1ef507c68dc)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3b/Black_Sabbath_SbS.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/03/Queen_Queen.png)
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I have this on vinyl. Unfortunately the album is not as ferocious as the cover.
I don't have this album...I think the only song I've heard off it is Too Scared to Run
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The Way That It Is was the single that was played on MTV. Here's the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr-xzfJp9E8
Lee Kerslake/Bob Daisley!!
Peter Goalby had a great voice.
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Today's commute...
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1157659606_10.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1718300837_10.jpg)
(https://i.discogs.com/M1OaikDXEAwjn9IS4UCg1oAlRnyW_9BrhhbNV0MQqU0/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:589/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEwOTMy/MzgyLTE1MDY3ODYy/MDUtNjkwNS5qcGVn.jpeg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0029692048_10.jpg)
(yep, my train on the way back was stuck for a while because of another disabled train ahead...that meant a longer commute ;))
BTW, What do the good, prog-loving people of DTF think of Andromeda? This is the only album of theirs I own. Hadn't listened in so long, it might well have been the first time ;) Actually, the song Reaching Deep Within I did remember. Clearly talented band, many good moments, but maybe a bit much...
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Listened to them a ton back in the day. Revisited an album or two a few years ago and I think it holds up reasonably well.
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BTW, What do the good, prog-loving people of DTF think of Andromeda? This is the only album of theirs I own. Hadn't listened in so long, it might well have been the first time ;) Actually, the song Reaching Deep Within I did remember. Clearly talented band, many good moments, but maybe a bit much...
The only one I have is Extension Of The Wish. I haven't listened to it in ages, but I remember it being quite excellent.
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I love Andromeda. I have all of their stuff. I do like the first album with the original singer over Dave Fremberg. Maybe its because I got Extension Of The Wish when it came out and got used to it. But after time I loved it with Dave and love everything since. I wish they were still around!
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The Way That It Is was the single that was played on MTV. Here's the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr-xzfJp9E8
Lee Kerslake/Bob Daisley!!
Peter Goalby had a great voice.
Pretty nice song! And you gotta love those videos :biggrin:
A little more AOR-sounding than I'd thought, given the more hard-rocking Too Scared to Run. I guess it makes sense, seeing it was the MTV single.
Might check the album out...
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Yeah, I've read that Extension of the Wish is pretty highly regarded...and you guys are confirming that. I'm going to put it in my queue and listen to it (at some point)
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The Way That It Is was the single that was played on MTV. Here's the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr-xzfJp9E8
Lee Kerslake/Bob Daisley!!
Peter Goalby had a great voice.
Pretty nice song! And you gotta love those videos :biggrin:
A little more AOR-sounding than I'd thought, given the more hard-rocking Too Scared to Run. I guess it makes sense, seeing it was the MTV single.
Might check the album out...
Abominog is nice enough. It's not heavy at all though. The follow up, Head First, with the same lineup is even lighter.
Uriah Heep's new album comes out on Friday. I love modern day Uriah Heep with Bernie Shaw on vocals. Really consistent and solid albums.
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Yeah, I've read that Extension of the Wish is pretty highly regarded...and you guys are confirming that. I'm going to put it in my queue and listen to it (at some point)
Keep in mind that EOTW original version has Lawrence Mackrory on vocals, they later rerecorded the vocals with Dave Fremberg and added bonus tracks and retitled it Extension of the Wish- the final extension. I am used to the original but I would recommend you listening to the second version since you never heard it. I'm pretty sure the second version would be easier to find anyway.
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Duncan Sheik - s/t
A surprisingly rich and thoughtful collection of songs (produced by Rupert Hine even).
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Duncan Sheik - s/t
A surprisingly rich and thoughtful collection of songs (produced by Rupert Hine even).
Barely Breathing is still a great tune.
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Duncan Sheik - s/t
A surprisingly rich and thoughtful collection of songs (produced by Rupert Hine even).
Barely Breathing is still a great tune.
Definitely a great pop song.
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Hmm, violin, not operatic, eerie, haunting, sold!
Yep, you should definitely give it a try :)
Listening right now. Right up my alley. The overall atmosphere of the album is great.
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I love Andromeda. I have all of their stuff. I do like the first album with the original singer over Dave Fremberg. Maybe its because I got Extension Of The Wish when it came out and got used to it. But after time I loved it with Dave and love everything since. I wish they were still around!
Hmmm.....pretty sure I own an album from these guys. I'll have to check.
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Bruce Springsteen - Devils & Dust
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Yeah, I've read that Extension of the Wish is pretty highly regarded...and you guys are confirming that. I'm going to put it in my queue and listen to it (at some point)
Keep in mind that EOTW original version has Lawrence Mackrory on vocals, they later rerecorded the vocals with Dave Fremberg and added bonus tracks and retitled it Extension of the Wish- the final extension. I am used to the original but I would recommend you listening to the second version since you never heard it. I'm pretty sure the second version would be easier to find anyway.
Thank you for the info, Glasser! Is the Lawrence Mackrory you mention the same guy that sings for Darkane?!
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He is. Sweden might have the most incestuous musical scene I know. If you've only been in 6 different bands you're really lazy.
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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu
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Aoife O'Donovan - Fossils
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Good day all round...
(https://i.discogs.com/JklztBOmIt8s8X6yIEyaPg8nObpbUFU8SiPftKDXS2s/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIyODYw/NzMtMTU1MjQyNTM3/Ni0zNjY1LmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/5929bec2eb335119a49ed0ea/1:1/w_600/5810c66a.jpg)
(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b27378fa51000907f87ead152e3d) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71SY1nh2pAL._AC_SX355_.jpg)
(http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/5598/cover_2489972016_r.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1173930551_10.jpg)
I posted in the Thank You Scientist thread last year, but seriously any fan of TYS needs to check out Civilians!
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Greensky Bluegrass - Less Than Supper
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It was 1972 at work today...
(https://alicecooper.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/schools-out-768x768.jpg) (https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273bc9b44e950d5440ff65ea926) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51YJkca+rHL._SY1000_.jpg)
The first two are in my Top Fifty. I gave 'Slayed' a first time listen today. Gawd, those guys are just fun to listen to. 'Move Over' made my eyes go :o Noddy Holder is quite the character, always enjoy that sandpaper voice, but for him to cover Joplin was one hell of a ballsy move. To do it so amazingly well, was a real treat. :tup
School's Out is one of my all time favorite albums, but 1972 is easily the worst year for music in the 70's.
At least '72 had 'Close To The Edge' and Chicago V (two more Top 50 classics)
I'm feeling old now (again? ;))
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Close To The Edge was awful the one time I heard it, and well, I'm not listening to Chicago! ;D
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Close To The Edge was awful the one time I heard it, and well, I'm not listening to Chicago! ;D
???
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Nickel Creek - Nickel Creek
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Love them. Wish they would release more than an album a decade these days, but at least we're supposed to get a new one later this year.
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James Brandon Lewis & Red Lily Quintet - Jesup Wagon
Love them. Wish they would release more than an album a decade these days, but at least we're supposed to get a new one later this year.
Yep. March. Looking forward to it.
I guess Thile is too damn busy to be able to commit more time to this project.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/c69182c9b1bb675e77c486d5efe81265/6441197)
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Mastodon - The Hunter
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Yeah, I've read that Extension of the Wish is pretty highly regarded...and you guys are confirming that. I'm going to put it in my queue and listen to it (at some point)
Keep in mind that EOTW original version has Lawrence Mackrory on vocals, they later rerecorded the vocals with Dave Fremberg and added bonus tracks and retitled it Extension of the Wish- the final extension. I am used to the original but I would recommend you listening to the second version since you never heard it. I'm pretty sure the second version would be easier to find anyway.
Thank you for the info, Glasser! Is the Lawrence Mackrory you mention the same guy that sings for Darkane?!
You're welcome! Yes, from Darkane.
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Love them. Wish they would release more than an album a decade these days, but at least we're supposed to get a new one later this year.
Yep. March. Looking forward to it.
I guess Thile is too damn busy to be able to commit more time to this project.
Yeah, I like his solo material, Punch Brothers, various guest spots and such, but NC just has a certain chemistry that you can't replicate elsewhere. Though I won't complain if he can finish the collaboration with Hilary Hahn, that has the potential to be magical.
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(https://i.imgur.com/sYE7T2M.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/SjnoJH3.jpg)
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ISIS - In The Absence Of Truth
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(https://i.imgur.com/SjnoJH3.jpg)
My favorite live Maiden album!
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Starting my 1974 Thursday listening tonight!
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ab/Kiss_first_album_cover.jpg)(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/513Pa3LGKWL._SY1000_.jpg)
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Tim, I enjoyed some UFO myself, today!
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61butqEjQvL._SY1000_.jpg) (http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/527/cover_255151262010.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2165334854_10.jpg)
(http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/333/cover_431282392017_r.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3328898945_10.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1893181602_10.jpg)
So, the Andromeda album was indeed very good. Lots of cool riffage, and sounds a bit "looser" (in a good way) vs. II=I.
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Tim, I enjoyed some UFO myself, today!
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61butqEjQvL._SY1000_.jpg)
So good! :hefdaddy
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Bruce Springsteen - Magic
Love them. Wish they would release more than an album a decade these days, but at least we're supposed to get a new one later this year.
Yep. March. Looking forward to it.
I guess Thile is too damn busy to be able to commit more time to this project.
Yeah, I like his solo material, Punch Brothers, various guest spots and such, but NC just has a certain chemistry that you can't replicate elsewhere. Though I won't complain if he can finish the collaboration with Hilary Hahn, that has the potential to be magical.
:tup
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311 - Don't Tread On Me
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Opeth - Damnation
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Abominog is nice enough. It's not heavy at all though. The follow up, Head First, with the same lineup is even lighter.
Uriah Heep's new album comes out on Friday. I love modern day Uriah Heep with Bernie Shaw on vocals. Really consistent and solid albums.
I only have Sea of Light and Sonic Origami from the Shaw era. I haven't listened in a long time, but I have good memories of both. Sea of Light, in particular, I remember being particularly hard rocking, for Heep's standards. Against the Odds and Time of Revelation are great songs.
It might be time to do a Uriah Heep's revisit too :) There's a lot of ups and downs, but they have some pretty sweet material...
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Abominog is nice enough. It's not heavy at all though. The follow up, Head First, with the same lineup is even lighter.
Uriah Heep's new album comes out on Friday. I love modern day Uriah Heep with Bernie Shaw on vocals. Really consistent and solid albums.
I only have Sea of Light and Sonic Origami from the Shaw era. I haven't listened in a long time, but I have good memories of both. Sea of Light, in particular, I remember being particularly hard rocking, for Heep's standards. Against the Odds and Time of Revelation are great songs.
It might be time to do a Uriah Heep's revisit too :) There's a lot of ups and downs, but they have some pretty sweet material...
I haven't come close to hearing all of their 25 albums yet but all the ones Ive heard are at least fun. Some are obviously much better than others but I haven't come across any that I've completely disliked so far.
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Crosby, Stills & Nash - CSN
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Katatonia - Sky Void Of Stars
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Aoife O'Donovan - In the Magic Hour
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1973 today...
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9f/Led_Zeppelin_-_Houses_of_the_Holy.jpg/220px-Led_Zeppelin_-_Houses_of_the_Holy.jpg)(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273b8a79a64fb08f1ef507c68dc)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8a/Quadrophenia_%28album%29.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3b/Black_Sabbath_SbS.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/03/Queen_Queen.png)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4d/AerosmithAlternative.jpg/220px-AerosmithAlternative.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d8/The_Rolling_Stones_-_Goats_Head_Soup.jpg/220px-The_Rolling_Stones_-_Goats_Head_Soup.jpg)
Quadrophenia, Side Four: one of my Top Five nonQueen album sides of all time :tup
Why is it, that when I see those covers, they all make me feel 'young'....except Queen I, .... which makes me feel old for some reason? :huh:
It is a great trip down memory lane.
Would Queen's debut album have been listened to before a certain discography? Asking for a friend :lol :biggrin:
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Excellent goregrind! :metal
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Opeth - Damnation
Still my favorite of theirs
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Excellent goregrind! :metal
Excellent cover art too! :lol
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Excellent goregrind! :metal
WTF?!?! :rollin
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1973 today...
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9f/Led_Zeppelin_-_Houses_of_the_Holy.jpg/220px-Led_Zeppelin_-_Houses_of_the_Holy.jpg)(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273b8a79a64fb08f1ef507c68dc)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8a/Quadrophenia_%28album%29.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3b/Black_Sabbath_SbS.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/03/Queen_Queen.png)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4d/AerosmithAlternative.jpg/220px-AerosmithAlternative.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d8/The_Rolling_Stones_-_Goats_Head_Soup.jpg/220px-The_Rolling_Stones_-_Goats_Head_Soup.jpg)
Quadrophenia, Side Four: one of my Top Five nonQueen album sides of all time :tup
Why is it, that when I see those covers, they all make me feel 'young'....except Queen I, .... which makes me feel old for some reason? :huh:
It is a great trip down memory lane.
Would Queen's debut album have been listened to before a certain discography? Asking for a friend :lol :biggrin:
Let your friend know that Queen's first album would not have been played. Your friend should see if Queen made today's 1974 list.
I had never heard Quadrophenia. Other than Who's Next, I have never heard another Who album in its entirety. It was a work listen, so not wicked dedicated, but I'd be up for a dedicated listen. I enjoyed what I heard.
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It was 1974 at work today!
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It was 1974 at work today!
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That was a great year!
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Median-Roc
2023 EP
Melodic Black Metal??
Not bad.
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Excellent goregrind! :metal
WTF?!?! :rollin
Love this album. I only wear that tee shirt when I know I'm going to see my mother-in-law. :lol
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The new King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard live bootleg. It's all three of their Red Rocks Marathon Shows from last year. That's nearly 9 hours of music!
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Excellent goregrind! :metal
WTF?!?! :rollin
Love this album. I only wear that tee shirt when I know I'm going to see my mother-in-law. :lol
Perfection :lol
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Excellent goregrind! :metal
WTF?!?! :rollin
Love this album. I only wear that tee shirt when I know I'm going to see my mother-in-law. :lol
:lol
Currently spinning Lateralus by Tool
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Aoife O'Donovan - The Apathy Sessions
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Complete Mountain Almanac - Complete Mountain Almanac
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Aoife O'Donovan - The Apathy Sessions
Sounds like the soundtrack of my workday.
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Sounds like it was based on her album from last year, which was interesting but I never got back around to it for another look.
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Greensky Bluegrass - Tuesday Letter
Aoife O'Donovan - The Apathy Sessions
Sounds like the soundtrack of my workday.
Sounds like it was based on her album from last year, which was interesting but I never got back around to it for another look.
Amazingly, you're both right.
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Scorpions- Blackout
UFO - The Wild, The Willing & The Innocent
Def Leppard- Pyromania
Night Ranger - Dawn Patrol
Saxon - Power & Glory
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:metal
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:metal
:metal :metal :metal
Scorpions- Blackout
UFO - The Wild, The Willing & The Innocent
Saxon - Power & Glory
Excellence!
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I got into ...And Justice For All at the beginning of this month, and while I haven't listened to it non-stop, it hasn't really left my listening rotation either. This is the kind of album I like to call a perennial classic; I can turn it on no matter how many times I've heard it and I'll still get lots of enjoyment from it. Really good album from start to finish!
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:metal
:metal :metal :metal
Scorpions- Blackout
UFO - The Wild, The Willing & The Innocent
Saxon - Power & Glory
Excellence!
I honestly hadn’t given these albums the attention they deserve. They are all awesome and will be in rotation a lot more.
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I got into ...And Justice For All at the beginning of this month, and while I haven't listened to it non-stop, it hasn't really left my listening rotation either. This is the kind of album I like to call a perennial classic; I can turn it on no matter how many times I've heard it and I'll still get lots of enjoyment from it. Really good album from start to finish!
In high school this was a hands down favorite. I think now I prefer Puppets and Lightning. But this one is so killer. Not a bad spot on it.
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Jakub Zytecki - Nothing Lasts, Nothing's Lost
So stoked to finally see him live in a few months.
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Jakub Zytecki - Nothing Lasts, Nothing's Lost
So stoked to finally see him live in a few months.
Disperse are incredible!
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I've no idea where this recommendation came from but holy shit this album is cool.
So it's progressive death metal but it sounds way more like classic 80s death metal than your usual prog death. It's got the classic old school death metal vocals. It's prog elements include some jazzy break downs and a few bits that are a bit Rush-esque.
Throw in a sci-fi album cover and lyrics and you've pretty much got me by the balls. This is worth checking out.
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It was 1974 at work today!
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Epitaph is the only one I've never heard...owned all the others except the Scorpions.
'Desolation Boulevard': I'll assume its the UK version (minus 'Ballroom Blitz'). Boy, did Capitol butcher their versions over here, just as bad as The Beatles. And it wasn't released outside of Europe until 1975. 'Lady Starlight' is on the UK version, but on the 'Give Us A Wink' North American. Oy.
Oh, and to think that Queen would also release 'Sheer Heart Attack' later that year.
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Traffic - Mr Fantasy
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Quadrophenia, Side Four: one of my Top Five nonQueen album sides of all time :tup
I am not quite old enough to think of albums in terms of "sides," though I do think of albums like Quadrophenia and The Wall in terms of "Discs." That said, it's not my take, but I can get behind your post. I might put Quadrophenia Disc 2 in my Top 10 Discs of all time, definitely Top 20. Pete just reached such an elite level with his songwriting in the period.
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The Sundays - Static & Silence. I’m on a bit of a 90s alt/pop kick.
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thanks to TAC's concert countdown, the favorite singers' countdown, and another suggestion by samsara
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Quadrophenia, Side Four: one of my Top Five nonQueen album sides of all time :tup
I am not quite old enough to think of albums in terms of "sides," though I do think of albums like Quadrophenia and The Wall in terms of "Discs." That said, it's not my take, but I can get behind your post. I might put Quadrophenia Disc 2 in my Top 10 Discs of all time, definitely Top 20. Pete just reached such an elite level with his songwriting in the period.
That was Dragonattack that said that, not me.
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I have recently revisited Underworld myself, and I'm more and more convinced it's my favorite of theirs since V
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I really like Blood. I think it's my favorite of the OSI releases and Gavin Harrison was a great addition on that album.
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Female Infanticide!!!!!! :metal :metal :metal
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I've no idea where this recommendation came from but holy shit this album is cool.
So it's progressive death metal but it sounds way more like classic 80s death metal than your usual prog death. It's got the classic old school death metal vocals. It's prog elements include some jazzy break downs and a few bits that are a bit Rush-esque.
Throw in a sci-fi album cover and lyrics and you've pretty much got me by the balls. This is worth checking out.
Wow, checking this out on Bandcamp (for some reason, it's not streaming on Amazon despite being on Spotify), first song is pretty killer. More like aggressive technical thrash for me...like you say, the vocals are harsh, but not in the modern death metal way. Definitely some Vektor in there too, via Voivod. Coroner as well.
This sounds like it could be right in my wheelhouse...thanks for the rec!
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I have recently revisited Underworld myself, and I'm more and more convinced it's my favorite of theirs since V
Every time I listen, it’s as if I’m surprised at how good it is!
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One of my favorite albums of all time.
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I really like Blood. I think it's my favorite of the OSI releases and Gavin Harrison was a great addition on that album.
It’s great but it’s the only OSI album I’ve listened to, need to change that.
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One of my favorite albums of all time.
So fucking amazing!
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The one and only! :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal
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Just listened to this.
This kind of blew my mind. Interesting collaboration. I had no idea Joe Elliot was a fan of Ghost but apparently they are fans of Def Leppard. Check out this video.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fEll1eM04ds&feature=youtu.be
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Tool - Salival
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I've no idea where this recommendation came from but holy shit this album is cool.
So it's progressive death metal but it sounds way more like classic 80s death metal than your usual prog death. It's got the classic old school death metal vocals. It's prog elements include some jazzy break downs and a few bits that are a bit Rush-esque.
Throw in a sci-fi album cover and lyrics and you've pretty much got me by the balls. This is worth checking out.
Wow, checking this out on Bandcamp (for some reason, it's not streaming on Amazon despite being on Spotify), first song is pretty killer. More like aggressive technical thrash for me...like you say, the vocals are harsh, but not in the modern death metal way. Definitely some Vektor in there too, via Voivod. Coroner as well.
This sounds like it could be right in my wheelhouse...thanks for the rec!
Yea aggressive technical thrash works. It has that crossover that more extreme thrash had with early death metal. I haven't gotten around to giving this a second spin yet but I certainly will soon.
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I’m taking a trip down 1987 today. Starting with these…
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IQ - The Wake
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Madonna is mostly a song artist for me, not an album one, but Ray of Light is her one album that is fantastic from start to finish.
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I have recently revisited Underworld myself, and I'm more and more convinced it's my favorite of theirs since V
Every time I listen, it’s as if I’m surprised at how good it is!
It's a treasure.
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One of my favorite albums of all time.
I take it that means it's also your favorite Thin Lizzy? It's perhaps more predictable, but I prefer the albums in the Fighting through Black Rose run...I haven't revisited Renegade in quite a while, though...
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Van Halen- VH1
Rocky Soundtrack
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Judas Priest - Rocka Rolla
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Joe Satriani- Surfing with the Alien, Not of this Earth
Steve Vai- Passion and Warfare
Tony Macalpine- Edge of Insanity
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Joe Satriani- Surfing with the Alien, Not of this Earth
Steve Vai- Passion and Warfare
Tony Macalpine- Edge of Insanity
Shredtastic!! :metal
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Joe Satriani- Surfing with the Alien, Not of this Earth
Steve Vai- Passion and Warfare
Tony Macalpine- Edge of Insanity
Shredtastic!! :metal
You shredder believe it!
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Joe Satriani- Surfing with the Alien, Not of this Earth
Steve Vai- Passion and Warfare
Tony Macalpine- Edge of Insanity
Shredtastic!! :metal
You shredder believe it!
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Have you ever seen the Wolfster shred?
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Have you ever seen the Wolfster shred?
Seriously, He's incredible! He's still writing "I Still Remember Someone Else"! :metal
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Joe Satriani- Surfing with the Alien, Not of this Earth
Steve Vai- Passion and Warfare
Tony Macalpine- Edge of Insanity
Time for Dragon's Kiss next!
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Have you ever seen the Wolfster shred?
Seriously, He's incredible! He's still writing "I Still Remember Someone Else"! :metal
It's just going to be a 6 hour long song of mindless generic E minor shredding. :metal
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Have you ever seen the Wolfster shred?
Seriously, He's incredible! He's still writing "I Still Remember Someone Else"! :metal
It's just going to be a 6 hour long song of mindless generic E minor shredding. :metal
In 14/8!!
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Have you ever seen the Wolfster shred?
Seriously, He's incredible! He's still writing "I Still Remember Someone Else"! :metal
It's just going to be a 6 hour long song of mindless generic E minor shredding. :metal
:lol :tup
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You really outdid yourself with this submission Tim, fucking stellar stuff. Glasser, you need to get on this!
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I guess results are in, TAC won Luke's fogey roulette, was great playing everyone! :biggrin:
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You really outdid yourself with this submission Tim, fucking stellar stuff. Glasser, you need to get on this!
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Yep, that's good stuff. I had them as candidates to send you earlier in the roulette. Clearly I should have done that :biggrin:
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Opeth - Ghost Reveries
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You really outdid yourself with this submission Tim, fucking stellar stuff. Glasser, you need to get on this!
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I'm on it! Thanks for the recommendation!!! :metal
Edit: Listened to first track and bought it. Its on Bandcamp as "Name Your Price" which is basically free but I donated some cash and can't wait to dive into this. :metal
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You really outdid yourself with this submission Tim, fucking stellar stuff. Glasser, you need to get on this!
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:metal :metal :metal
I guess results are in, TAC won Luke's fogey roulette, was great playing everyone! :biggrin:
Works for me! Yay!!
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Eddie 9V - Capricorn
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You really outdid yourself with this submission Tim, fucking stellar stuff. Glasser, you need to get on this!
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What the fuck does this say? :lol
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:lol Styx?
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You really outdid yourself with this submission Tim, fucking stellar stuff. Glasser, you need to get on this!
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What the fuck does this say? :lol
I had to look it up by album title. But it says Autonoesis. :lol
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You really outdid yourself with this submission Tim, fucking stellar stuff. Glasser, you need to get on this!
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What the fuck does this say? :lol
Autonoesis. :lol
Album is Moon of Foul Magics, if you're struggling.
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Today was the first three records of Red's discography. Decent enough band. Pretty much sounds like they wanted to be Sevendust with some more cinematic elements thrown in.
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Angra - Angels Cry
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You really outdid yourself with this submission Tim, fucking stellar stuff. Glasser, you need to get on this!
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What the fuck does this say? :lol
Autonoesis. :lol
Album is Moon of Foul Magics, if you're struggling.
Thanks. It was the bottom part I was struggling with. :biggrin:
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Shadow Gallery - Shadow Gallery
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Just put on Transatlantic - The Whirlwind
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H.C. McEntire - Every Acre
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Iron Maiden - Senjutsu
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R. Ring - War Poems, We Rested
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Coheed and Cambria - Afterman: Descension
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Chapel Of Disease - ...And As We Have Seen The Storm, We Have Embraced The Eye
Oh fuck, this is good.
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Meg Baird - Furling
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Coheed and Cambria - Afterman: Descension
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An absolute work of art, from start to finish. I think Descension is superior to Ascension in every conceivable way! I'm currently listening to all Coheed on shuffle :heart
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Lately:
Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond
Blind Guardian - The God Machine
Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings
Iced Earth - s/t
Iced Earth - Night of the Stormrider
Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes
Iced Earth - Horror Show
Nightwish - Endless Forms Most Beautiful
Nightwish - Dark Passion Play
Nightwish - Imaginaerum
Nightwish - Decades Live
The Dark Element - s/t
The Dark Element - Songs The Night Sings
Lamb of God - Omens
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Nightwish - HUMAN. :II: NATURE.
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Opeth - Watershed
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Opeth - Watershed
Second favourite Opeth, it's outstanding
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311 - Music
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The Jelly Jam - The Jelly Jam
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mark william lewis - Living
Opeth - Watershed
Second favourite Opeth, it's outstanding
Might be my favorite.
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Bruce Springsteen - Working On A Dream
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Released very early 2023, this apparently is a one man project with guests. It's all guitar based instrumental music, but neither overly riffy or shreddy. Just all around pleasant.
Seems the guy has a number of albums already. Will be checking out.
Really digging this.
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Richie Kotzen.... in Brazil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O70VtFny6Vg&ab_channel=LucasPrognatus
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Jakub Zytecki - Wishful Lotus Proof
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Aether Realm's Tarot is such a neat melodic death metal album...overlong, for sure, but full of ridiculously sharp hooks.
Any fans of Burst here? Lazarus Bird is their (as of today) most recent album, dating all the way back to 2008. From Sweden, by then their sound was not terribly far from Mastodon's proggier songs, but with less sludge and more Northern European "coldness", and a generous sprinkle of post-metal. (We Watched) The Silver Rain is a fantastic song, highly recommended.
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Angra - Angels Cry
Oh, this brings back memories...great debut album...
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Aether Realm's Tarot is such a neat melodic death metal album...overlong, for sure, but full of ridiculously sharp hooks.
I just pulled them up. I have Redneck Vikings From Hell saved in my Spotify library. I haven't checked out any of their other stuff though. I'll have to check it out.
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David Crosby - If I Could Only Remember My Name
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(https://i.discogs.com/7UeJIsedRZ6ABObdsheUbkKrUrH8awaUr0h4F_0T5n8/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:537/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE1ODk4/MjYxLTE1OTk5MjY2/MzQtODQ5Ny5qcGVn.jpeg)
Aether Realm's Tarot is such a neat melodic death metal album...overlong, for sure, but full of ridiculously sharp hooks.
I just pulled them up. I have Redneck Vikings From Hell saved in my Spotify library. I haven't checked out any of their other stuff though. I'll have to check it out.
I think I've listened to Redneck Vikings only once...I actually don't remember disliking it, so I should probably revisit...
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(https://i.discogs.com/7UeJIsedRZ6ABObdsheUbkKrUrH8awaUr0h4F_0T5n8/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:537/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE1ODk4/MjYxLTE1OTk5MjY2/MzQtODQ5Ny5qcGVn.jpeg)
Aether Realm's Tarot is such a neat melodic death metal album...overlong, for sure, but full of ridiculously sharp hooks.
I just pulled them up. I have Redneck Vikings From Hell saved in my Spotify library. I haven't checked out any of their other stuff though. I'll have to check it out.
I think I've listened to Redneck Vikings only once...I actually don't remember disliking it, so I should probably revisit...
Haven't heard this one yet but Redneck Vikings From Hell is excellent.
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Crosby, Stills & Nash - Daylight Again
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Greensky Bluegrass - Five Interstates
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Wayfarer - World's Blood
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Nickel Creek - This Side
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Opeth - Heritage
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The Winery Dogs - The Winery Dogs
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/513jMOvlT-L._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
Total classic! Her latest album, We Are The Chosen, is also great. Love her Chastain stuff!
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/5355a533dee01ae35705e35fb385fb0e/5137263)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/5355a533dee01ae35705e35fb385fb0e/5137263)
Classic. I revisited this at the weekend with the 25th Anniversary Edition :tup
Green Day were huge for me and hold a special place in my heart.
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Yeah, Nimrod was pretty big for me back as a teen when it came out. Great album.
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(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Gazpacho-Demon.jpg)
Lovely album, great band
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(https://i.discogs.com/xfcv3coH57GIehZelMmU8LJ_fsi4uOkbz30yp215PsE/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:500/w:500/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTExMDM2/MTY5LTE1MDg2NzMy/MzItMzYxNi5qcGVn.jpeg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2495256389_65) (https://i.discogs.com/WcO3Xih3yP9TXWQtMDYokqe_Fzh3UWa1lQOXLXF9Y4I/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:599/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE2NTkw/NjktMTMwMTM5MzEz/MS5qcGVn.jpeg)
That Crimfall album is very good...from Finland, came out in 2017, it's power-adjacent metal with a good amount of orchestration and some folk influences. Great, powerful female vocals, some male harsh vocals, but the music never really gets extreme. Beautiful melodies, good amount of drama, and (for the most part) devoid of "cheese" ;)
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(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.w_dRJuhPnJlygR_oFzv5swHaHa?pid=ImgDet&dpr=1.5)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/25/Evanescence_-_Fallen.png)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/5355a533dee01ae35705e35fb385fb0e/5137263)
Classic. I revisited this at the weekend with the 25th Anniversary Edition :tup
Green Day were huge for me and hold a special place in my heart.
Blind-bought the 25th Anniversary Edition 3 CD box set. Glad I did because it’s a very good album. Inspired me to listen to some of their classic albums (Dookie, Insomniac and American Idiot) and I really enjoyed all of them. Of course I already knew a lot of their songs but I had never listened to a full album.
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Total classic! Her latest album, We Are The Chosen, is also great. Love her Chastain stuff!
Yeah, I can't believe how good she still sounds in her 60s.
TAC, if you're reading this, you are banned from listening to Leather or Chastain for the next couple months in case I use them, I've had them on my candidate list for your roulette for months. ;D
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/25/Evanescence_-_Fallen.png)
You know, I'm not sure if at this point that album is underrated or overrated. I guess it depends upon which crowd you're talking to.
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Total classic! Her latest album, We Are The Chosen, is also great. Love her Chastain stuff!
Yeah, I can't believe how good she still sounds in her 60s.
TAC, if you're reading this, you are banned from listening to Leather or Chastain for the next couple months in case I use them, I've had them on my candidate list for your roulette for months.
:lol :lol :lol
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Carolina Chocolate Drops - Genuine Negro Jig
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Raspberry Pie - People, Places and Things
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Bruce Springsteen - The Promise
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(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0348/2704/2955/products/91vOYPVLVsL._AC_SL1500_1024x.jpg?v=1608718473)
This album turns 15 this year :omg:
I got this when it came out, and boy was 25 year old me unprepared to recognise the awesomeness. Even now I feel like I'm only just truly 'getting it'. Great record.
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ManOwaR - Battle Hymns, Into Glory Ride, Hail To England
Marillion - An Hour Before It’s Dark
Saxon - Denim & Leather
Saxon - Blackout
KISS - Lick It Up
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81JtCyi0UiL._SY355_.jpg)
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New Order - Substance
New Order - Technique
The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
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Opeth - Pale Communion
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Last call to grab this! :)
I want to share a very personal and excellent demo. My friend Bill Rogers who briefly sang with DT, rehearsed with them and recorded some demos that Bill and I sadly don't have anymore. The only reason they were never included in the official demo bootleg series is because they couldn't get in touch with Bill for permission. They loved his voice and he totally crushed on Status Seeker, Killing Hand and Fortune in Lies. On Images & Words liner notes they thanked Bill and his then manager Hans. Anyway, one of Bills bands right after this recorded an absolute gem of a demo. I remastered it and would love to share it with all of you. I uploaded it to wetransfer for you. Feedback would be excellent! Dominion, Traditional power prog metal. Enjoy! :)
https://we.tl/t-6ZhsZRR7LL
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(https://i.imgur.com/z9GrWgC.jpg)
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51XxJRQrluL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Rh9HdAvDL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
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^Great albums. :metal
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/65e4ccc63e2ada16e217207e627c7282/1319677)
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Danielle Cordisco & Ron Carter - Bitter Head
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We Came From Space - Overlords
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ISON - HORIZONS (New official video)
https://youtu.be/xvlhCmGpmJA
(https://scontent.fymq2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/317327003_605984808196855_7225039239729886274_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=B_QmVEMnuEMAX8oOSur&_nc_ht=scontent.fymq2-1.fna&oh=00_AfAuRuc6Fi82MWFKSTlUX5w-10XgmcNxQZgCxMTOiFf8xQ&oe=63E2B107)
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Fantastic Negrito - Grandfather Courage (Acoustic)
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Stryper- Against the Law
Van Halen- Best of Volume 1
Iron Maiden- Somewhere in Time
AC/DC- Flick of the Switch
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The Flower Kings - Banks Of Eden
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ISON - HORIZONS (New official video)
https://youtu.be/xvlhCmGpmJA (https://youtu.be/xvlhCmGpmJA)
Ooh, their '21 album was their best yet. This track doesn't hit me yet, but they can tend to be growers. Glad to see him working with Lisa Cuthbert again, as much as I adore Heike, having a variety of vocalists on the last album actually worked out even better.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/ddb85f724a2b03df1b88512fabbf62f5/1988441)
Can’t believe I waited so long to listen to this, it’s absolutely fantastic!
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51SAkfS7u0L._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
An absolute classic! A total fricking gem! :metal :metal :metal
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e9/Black-Sabbath-Headless-Cross.jpg)
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Going through the Jean Luc Ponty discography this morning.
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3798913567_65)
Anyone heard this? Debut s/t album from this Irish band...I have enjoyed it a fair bit. Pretty "modern" prog metal, with an abundance of space-y synths. Derek Sherinian is guesting in one of the songs, doing his typical thing ;)
Very nice vocal melodies and the guitar lead work is impressive too. Among the shorter songs, I really liked Afterglow, with a delicious synthwave-like intro, and a chorus that reminds me of the best Devin Townsend.
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3798913567_65)
Anyone heard this? Debut s/t album from this Irish band...I have enjoyed it a fair bit. Pretty "modern" prog metal, with an abundance of space-y synths. Derek Sherinian is guesting in one of the songs, doing his typical thing ;)
Very nice vocal melodies and the guitar lead work is impressive too. Among the shorter songs, I really liked Afterglow, with a delicious synthwave-like intro, and a chorus that reminds me of the best Devin Townsend.
Excellent album!!!
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d7/Art_of_Partying.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0a/Scream_Bloody_Gore.jpg)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d7/Art_of_Partying.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0a/Scream_Bloody_Gore.jpg)
My mood shifts are weird…
(https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/rO5UwsPF4T7aYTgrrvU2N07bRB1.jpg)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d7/Art_of_Partying.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0a/Scream_Bloody_Gore.jpg)
My mood shifts are weird…
(https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/rO5UwsPF4T7aYTgrrvU2N07bRB1.jpg)
Death and MW are :metal. Its not weird. I can go from Venom to Skid Row back to back. Maybe I'm weird too?
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(https://static.qobuz.com/images/covers/ja/wo/c596nprddwoja_600.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/YULdMqf.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/IBvTf8e.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/sYLNjQK.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/DikwKiI.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/XSnvM3H.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/fwcyPqC.jpg)
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God Is An Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/ab0a0c4392d0905da56d68d179f5ceb4/3287885)
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(https://thedrillmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/operation-ivy-album-cover-sticker__49656.1538826897.jpg)
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James Brandon Lewis - Eye of I
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Sunny War - Anarchist Gospel
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Split Enz - True Colours
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Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball
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Shania Twain - Queen of Me
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Shania Twain - Queen of Me
Anything like her early material? I guess it's supposed to be "guilty pleasure", but I don't really care, it was too fun.
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Shania Twain - Queen of Me
Anything like her early material? I guess it's supposed to be "guilty pleasure", but I don't really care, it was too fun.
That's what it's going for, but thus far, most of these songs aren't good enough to have made it onto her big albums. Same genre, though, just not as strong material. Of course, I'm only through the first third so far.
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Shania Twain - Queen of Me
Anything like her early material? I guess it's supposed to be "guilty pleasure", but I don't really care, it was too fun.
That's what it's going for, but thus far, most of these songs aren't good enough to have made it onto her big albums. Same genre, though, just not as strong material. Of course, I'm only through the first third so far.
Wait, it's picking up steam. Two fairly enjoyable songs in a row.
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I'd love to know the best few tracks by the end.
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(https://www.metal-archives.com/images/4/5/1/3/451318.jpg?1144) (https://www.metal-archives.com/images/4/2/4/9/424960.jpg?3250) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Cinderella_%E2%80%93_Long_Cold_Winter.jpg)
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(https://thedrillmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/operation-ivy-album-cover-sticker__49656.1538826897.jpg)
Oh HELL YES! :tup
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(https://thedrillmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/operation-ivy-album-cover-sticker__49656.1538826897.jpg)
Oh HELL YES! :tup
Was hoping someone would dig this! Just picked it up on vinyl, just an incredible album.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/78c2313c7cac26ff882713b9b5b82c4d/2526729)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/e5141fb5676f3dc3b46aa1e6ee0f224e/9920894)
Terrible vocals aside, I actually kinda like this.
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3792360158_65)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2500150956_65)
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Good lord, is that from Gremlins: The XXX Parody or something? :lol The mushroom phallus says something about the creative inspiration source necessary to craft this.
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Good lord, is that from Gremlins: The XXX Parody or something? :lol The mushroom phallus says something about the creative inspiration source necessary to craft this.
Haha! Yeah definitely from Gremlins but the music is entertaining.
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1644027255_65)
Just discovered these guys. This ep crushes! :metal
https://unholyquest.bandcamp.com/album/inside-a-closed-mind
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Carolina Chocolate Drops - Leaving Eden
I'd love to know the best few tracks by the end.
My favorites were Pretty Liar, Inhale/Exhale AIR, Last Day of Summer, and The Hardest Stone.
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Opeth - Sorceress
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Greensky Bluegrass - Handguns
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Nickel Creek - Why Should The Fire Die?
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Iced Earth - full discography :metal
Metal Church - s/t
Metal Church - The Dark
Metal Church - Blessing in Disguise
Metal Church - XI
Metal Church - Classics Live
Metal Church - Damned If You Do
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(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273883191f08f55327f3b864a25)
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1893181602_10.jpg)(https://muzikercdn.com/uploads/products/4799/479921/e4e6eee0.jpg)
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The Winery Dogs - Hot Streak
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Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors - Passenger Seat
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/22/Virgin_Killer_alternate_cover.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c6/Scorpionsalbum222.jpg)
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I love Taken By Force!
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I love Taken By Force!
It's my personal favorite Scorpions album.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2a/Immortal_%28Pyramaze_album%29.jpg)
It's been a very long time since I've listened to this and it still knocks my socks off.
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Lisa Hilton - Paradise Cove
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/cd9998c0f10a105415d2491c50b66cf1/3134062)
I used to think they were one of the most overrated metal bands of all time, now I think they’re one of the best! :metal
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I love Taken By Force!
It's my personal favorite Scorpions album.
It's in my Top 3 for sure.
I used to think they were one of the most overrated metal bands of all time, now I think they’re one of the best! :metal
I've never considered Motorhead overrated or the best, but I do love them.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/cd9998c0f10a105415d2491c50b66cf1/3134062)
I used to think they were one of the most overrated metal bands of all time, now I think they’re one of the best! :metal
Absolutely! The last time I saw them it was the perfect bill. Motorhead, Dio, and Iron Maiden. :metal
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(https://i.imgur.com/8aEDf7X.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/LbehdVV.jpg)
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Delving - Hirschbrunnen
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Opeth - In Cauda Venenum
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The Winery Dogs - III
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Bruce Springsteen - High Hopes
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Greensky Bluegrass - If Sorrows Swim
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Yes - The Quest
Leprous - Aphelion (Tour Edition)
Delain - Hunter's Moon
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(https://i.imgur.com/FXDjmpg.jpg)
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The Winery Dogs - III
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This is a really good album.
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/817NtWhlyKL._SX425_.jpg)
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Queensryche- Operation Mindcrime
Styx- Greatest Hits
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(https://www.nervegas.com.au/assets/thumbL/5265888.jpg?20200703035659)
(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.vjjmm47qoCNBmupzvUtuzgAAAA?pid=ImgDet&dpr=1.5)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/85/Judas_Priest_Nostradamus.jpg)
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Stryper- to hell with the devil
VH- VH1
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(https://grande-rock.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/InFlames-Foregone-cover-2022.jpg)
Loving this! :metal
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51XBcgzYuYL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
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I'm not sure I ever paid attention to how power metal their covers are.
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(https://i.imgur.com/O5vQFke.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/qicWp17.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/UhL1z56.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/DM0Wo4G.jpg)
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(https://grande-rock.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/InFlames-Foregone-cover-2022.jpg)
Loving this! :metal
Same dude, listened 3 times and loved it more each time.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/623c3ed798d392b864bae3391e49a291/2798617)
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Kaki King - Dreaming Of Revenge
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Queensrÿche - Promised Land
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/85/Judas_Priest_Nostradamus.jpg)
I like this album more every time I hear it but my god is it too long
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Ok, since I’m listening to Sacred Oath I had to share this Polaroid of me from the 80’s in my SO shirt. There’s so many things wrong with this pic on so many levels, I figured you all would get a kick out of it. Fire away! :lol
(https://imgpile.com/images/d0YnCc.jpg)
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No shots fired from here.
The shadows give your hair a Gene Simmons look! :tup
I had a couch with almost the exact same print, and still have the same phone model and color saved in my garage :D
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From the last few days...
A few recent releases:
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/In-Flames-Foregone_web.jpg) (https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Oak_Disintegrate-01.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4278366659_10.jpg)
The middle one is Oak - "Disintegrate"...from Portugal, a (side?) project from members of Gaerea. It's a single, 42-minute song of black-influenced doom. A bit daunting, but on first listen there were a good number of intense moments. The Unto Others release is an EP with outtakes from Strength (I guess they had released this on vinyl last year for Record Store Day and made it available for streaming last week). As usual, this is good stuff, very much in line with the material on that album. There is an interesting Scorpions cover, Passion Rules the Game, which actually works quite well with their style.
Plus some other random listens:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1893181602_10.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3092559726_10.jpg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0103647613_10.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0272226706_65)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3674577647_10.jpg) (http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/846/cover_52215612020_r.jpg)
(https://i.discogs.com/zSRK9wyUxBq68zh2c5NLOI-LDHtugVizwYuwmukwItk/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:595/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTQyMzk4/MC0xMzQ3MzE1MDQw/LTkzNDIuanBlZw.jpeg) (https://i.discogs.com/-SjrmBtixj6SyCLbzhMfDNlyIC8wm1R7r4CoyBy3PiY/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTc3NzYx/MjMtMTQ0ODUzNzk0/NS0yODQ4LmpwZWc.jpeg)
Man, the Katatonia album is so good. Very, very happy with it. Also did a little revisit of Last Fair Day Gone Night - the audio. Excellent live album. My favorite Of theirs played in full, and a tasty selection from their discography. Great growls from Jonas on Brave, by the way :)
I pimped the Ormskrik album on these pages before, and I'm doing it again :biggrin: Such a great blackened thrash record. It has riffs, grooves and it's just so dynamic, with twists and turns even within the songs.
Glasser - I know you do enjoy some thrash - do you know these guys?
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Pink Floyd - The Early Singles
(extra disc that was included on the box set released in the 90s)
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Ok, since I’m listening to Sacred Oath I had to share this Polaroid of me from the 80’s in my SO shirt. There’s so many things wrong with this pic on so many levels, I figured you all would get a kick out of it. Fire away! :lol
(https://imgpile.com/images/d0YnCc.jpg)
I would argue there are a lot of things right with this picture, like the hair :lol
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Ok, since I’m listening to Sacred Oath I had to share this Polaroid of me from the 80’s in my SO shirt. There’s so many things wrong with this pic on so many levels, I figured you all would get a kick out of it. Fire away! :lol
(https://imgpile.com/images/d0YnCc.jpg)
I would argue there are a lot of things right with this picture, like the hair :lol
Glasser is bigfoot, confirmed
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Sadly there are no shadows on my hair. I teased it out to a literal bird nest. No clue what I was thinking😐
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Ok, since I’m listening to Sacred Oath I had to share this Polaroid of me from the 80’s in my SO shirt. There’s so many things wrong with this pic on so many levels, I figured you all would get a kick out of it. Fire away! :lol
(https://imgpile.com/images/d0YnCc.jpg)
I would argue there are a lot of things right with this picture, like the hair :lol
Glasser is bigfoot, confirmed
:lol :lol :lol
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Nice shorts! :lol
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Yeah I know, horrific. My glasses look like huge tinted windows.
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What's that thing on the table by your left arm? Looks beige/pink, and has buttons?
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From the last few days...
A few recent releases:
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/In-Flames-Foregone_web.jpg) (https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Oak_Disintegrate-01.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4278366659_10.jpg)
The middle one is Oak - "Disintegrate"...from Portugal, a (side?) project from members of Gaerea. It's a single, 42-minute song of black-influenced doom. A bit daunting, but on first listen there were a good number of intense moments. The Unto Others release is an EP with outtakes from Strength (I guess they had released this on vinyl last year for Record Store Day and made it available for streaming last week). As usual, this is good stuff, very much in line with the material on that album. There is an interesting Scorpions cover, Passion Rules the Game, which actually works quite well with their style.
Plus some other random listens:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1893181602_10.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3092559726_10.jpg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0103647613_10.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0272226706_65)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3674577647_10.jpg) (http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/846/cover_52215612020_r.jpg)
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Man, the Katatonia album is so good. Very, very happy with it. Also did a little revisit of Last Fair Day Gone Night - the audio. Excellent live album. My favorite Of theirs played in full, and a tasty selection from their discography. Great growls from Jonas on Brave, by the way :)
I pimped the Ormskrik album on these pages before, and I'm doing it again :biggrin: Such a great blackened thrash record. It has riffs, grooves and it's just so dynamic, with twists and turns even within the songs.
Glasser - I know you do enjoy some thrash - do you know these guys?
I love thrash for sure. Never heard Ormskrik but checking it out now. Thanks 😊
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What's that thing on the table by your left arm? Looks beige/pink, and has buttons?
The phone? :lol
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What's that thing on the table by your left arm? Looks beige/pink, and has buttons?
The phone? :lol
Does it get tiktok?
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Ok, since I’m listening to Sacred Oath I had to share this Polaroid of me from the 80’s in my SO shirt. There’s so many things wrong with this pic on so many levels, I figured you all would get a kick out of it. Fire away! :lol
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:lol Tom, you were like a perfect cross between Marching Out era Yngwie AND JSS!!
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Ok, since I’m listening to Sacred Oath I had to share this Polaroid of me from the 80’s in my SO shirt. There’s so many things wrong with this pic on so many levels, I figured you all would get a kick out of it. Fire away! :lol
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:lol Tom, you were like a perfect cross between Marching Out era Yngwie AND JSS!!
:rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin
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What's that thing on the table by your left arm? Looks beige/pink, and has buttons?
The phone? :lol
Does it get tiktok?
Only my rotary phone has tiktok. That one still has MySpace. :lol
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Ok, since I’m listening to Sacred Oath I had to share this Polaroid of me from the 80’s in my SO shirt. There’s so many things wrong with this pic on so many levels, I figured you all would get a kick out of it. Fire away! :lol
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:lol Tom, you were like a perfect cross between Marching Out era Yngwie AND JSS!!
FYI Glasser was also in Armored Saint :metal
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Gonzo was the first person I thought of. :lol
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:lol :lol :rollin :rollin
Now playing: Armored Saint, Raising Fear.
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Brad Mehldau - Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays The Beatles
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Incredible album!! Drummer from Black Dahlia, guitarist from Killswitch, and George from Cannibal Corpse on vocals. :metal :metal :metal :metal
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Narrow Head - Moments of Clarity
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Yvette Young - Acoustics 2 EP
Was really hoping for more instrumental stuff here.
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Seaming To - Dust Gatherers
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Woe was my hands down favorite of 2022 and this is their first release, a 3 song, 30 minute ep. They also have a full length released before Woe which is also excellent.
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Bruce Springsteen - The Ties That Bind: The River Collection
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Greensky Bluegrass - Shouted, Written Down & Quoted
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Can’t stop listening to this, definitely very underrated.
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Can’t stop listening to this, definitely very underrated.
I love this album! :metal
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Nickel Creek - A Dotted Line
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Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors - A Million Miles Away
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Brad Mehldau - The Art of the Trio, Vol. 1
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John Paul White - The Long Goodbye
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Karnivool - Sound Awake
Karnivool - Asymmetry
Brutus- Unison Life
Oak - Disintegrate
Shape of Despair - Return to the Void
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Narrow Head - Satisfaction
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Symphony X - Twilight in Olympus
Evergrey - Solitude, Dominance, Tragedy
Evergrey - Before the Aftermath (Live)
Fates Warning - Darkness in a Different Light
Fates Warning - Live in Europe
Fates Warning - Still Life
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
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I'm not really much of a Soen fan, but I do love this album.
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Esthesis - Watching Worlds Collide
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And another one I've got DTF to thank for.
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Eagles - Eagles
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Sting - The Soul Cages
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I'm not really much of a Soen fan, but I do love this album.
You know, this is the one album of theirs that I don't own/I am the least familiar with. Not even sure why, since I really like the rest ;) I'll need to revisit this...
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Symphony X - Twilight in Olympus
Evergrey - Solitude, Dominance, Tragedy
Evergrey - Before the Aftermath (Live)
Fates Warning - Darkness in a Different Light
Fates Warning - Live in Europe
Fates Warning - Still Life
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
My favorite Evergrey album. I remember being at Powermad festival in 1998 when they played. After their set they cracked open the boxes of that CD and I bought one from Tom directly. Very cool moment!!!
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Over the last couple of days:
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A couple of highlights...the Veni Domine album, I hadn't checked out in SO long. One of those little prog metal gems from the early 90s. Actually, this has more than a subtle doom metal influence. Almost like early Queensryche-meets-Candlemass. And the long suite has a couple of moments that sound like a tribute to parts of Operation: Mindcrime. Good re-discovery.
The album by Excalion I came across in sort of a random way. Power metal from Finland, came out in 2017. Nothing groundbreaking, but very enjoyable. Brainwashed by While She Sleeps is also very cool - it's metalcore-ish, from England...not necessarily something I'd listen to often, but there's great energy and melodies in here.
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Symphony X - Twilight in Olympus
Evergrey - Solitude, Dominance, Tragedy
Evergrey - Before the Aftermath (Live)
Fates Warning - Darkness in a Different Light
Fates Warning - Live in Europe
Fates Warning - Still Life
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
My favorite Evergrey album. I remember being at Powermad festival in 1998 when they played. After their set they cracked open the boxes of that CD and I bought one from Tom directly. Very cool moment!!!
Not necessarily my favorite (that would be In Search of Truth, a mini-classic of "dark" prog metal), but certainly up there...very, very fond of it, and the first Evergrey album I've listened to.
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The National Parks - Trouble (EP)
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And another one I've got DTF to thank for.
:metal
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Bruce Springsteen - Chapter and Verse
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Greensky Bluegrass - All for Money
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This album was huge to me! In my top 25 of all time :metal
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Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors - Chasing Someday
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Brad Mehldau - The Art of the Trio, Vol. 2: Live at the Village Vanguard
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This album was huge to me! In my top 25 of all time :metal
I revisited A7X after a few years and forgot how kick ass they really are. So much music to keep up with and believe me, I try. :metal
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Simon & Garfunkel - Sound Of Silence
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Bruce Springsteen- Greatest Hits
Autograph- Sign in Please
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Hiromi - Blue Giant Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Aberdeen - Held Together
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John Paul White - Beulah
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Out today!!!!!
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:metal :metal :metal
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@TAC
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Working from home on a Friday means some good old cd's because Spotify is occupied by my wife.
Disillusion - Ayam
Draconian - Sovran
Draconian - Under a Godless Veil
Animals as Leaders - Parrhesia
Iamthemorning - Belighted
Brutus - War
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Disillusion - Ayam
Draconian - Sovran
Draconian - Under a Godless Veil
Good stuff! Love me some Draconian!
Brutus - War
I keep going back to Unison Life...one late discovery from last year that was a real surprise. I've checked out Nest too, which I liked but not quite as much. Haven't tried War yet.
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Michael Weiss - Persistence
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Black Star!!!!! :metal
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Black Star!!!!! :metal
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And another one I've got DTF to thank for.
Who is the band and what genre of music?
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Supertramp - Crime Of The Century
"If I can help you, just let me know..."
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I love this album more and more every time I hear it.
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And another one I've got DTF to thank for.
Who is the band and what genre of music?
It's Mantiis by a band called Obsidian Kingdom. Genre? Well I guess it's progressive post-black metal or something. Just give it a spin.
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Brutus - Nest
I keep going back to Unison Life...one late discovery from last year that was a real surprise. I've checked out Nest too, which I liked but not quite as much. Haven't tried War yet.
Correction: The album is Nest. War is the song which is my favorite of that album. Great album but not as consistent compared to Unison Life.
I would say Unison Life is their best yet. It still has the pure and raw energy of the earlier records but has more variety and sounds like they really took the time to find the best approach for each song.
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Brutus - Nest
I keep going back to Unison Life...one late discovery from last year that was a real surprise. I've checked out Nest too, which I liked but not quite as much. Haven't tried War yet.
Correction: The album is Nest. War is the song which is my favorite of that album. Great album but not as consistent compared to Unison Life.
I would say Unison Life is their best yet. It still has the pure and raw energy of the earlier records but has more variety and sounds like they really took the time to find the best approach for each song.
Ah, yes...I didn't pay close enough attention to that myself :) I'd agree with War being the best song on Nest, and also that Unison Life is a better album. I said it before - Unison Life threads that delicate line of "angst", melancholy and energy just right. I agree that Nest sometimes feels a little more monothematic from a musical standpoint (at least for my taste).
The album of theirs I still need to hear is Burst (which I believe is the debut...?)
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From Monument To Masses - On Little Known Frequencies
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Cheesy and I never took this seriously when it came out. Enjoying it lately.
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Yeah there really is no such thing as a bad Motörhead album.
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Yeah there really is no such thing as a bad Motörhead album.
This is very true. :metal
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Transatlantic - The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympia
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Some of today's listening :metal
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Love The Artist in the Ambulance...I listened to that album SO much when it came out. Curious to hear what the revisited version sounds like. What did you think?
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And another one I've got DTF to thank for.
Who is the band and what genre of music?
It's Mantiis by a band called Obsidian Kingdom. Genre? Well I guess it's progressive post-black metal or something. Just give it a spin.
Really liking this on first listen. I think it is a keeper.
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Love The Artist in the Ambulance...I listened to that album SO much when it came out. Curious to hear what the revisited version sounds like. What did you think?
I only really started listening to Thrice about 5 years ago, and only heard The Artist in the Ambulance fairly recently, so the original is still pretty new to me. I was kinda distracted whilst listening but I enjoyed it, I couldn't really tell you what the differences are though :lol I might need to listen to them back to back.
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And another one I've got DTF to thank for.
Who is the band and what genre of music?
It's Mantiis by a band called Obsidian Kingdom. Genre? Well I guess it's progressive post-black metal or something. Just give it a spin.
Really liking this on first listen. I think it is a keeper.
I think I've got all their albums but this is easily my favourite, great record.
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Headlund - That Old Place
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Beautiful day :hat
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This album starts off so amazing then becomes so boring after the first three songs :sadpanda:
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This album starts off so amazing then becomes so boring after the first three songs :sadpanda:
However, compared to their last album, it is a masterpiece!
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Caskets - Lost Souls
The Used - Heartwork
Delain - Dark Waters
The Killers - Pressure Machine
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Narrow Head - 12th House Rock
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Random choices today including some Dutch blackmetal
Anathema - Weather Systems
My Dying Bride - Song of Darkness, Words of Light
Laster - Het Wassen Oog
Walg - III
Terzij de Horde - In One of These, I Am Your Enemy
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Esthesis - The Awakening
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Brad Mehldau - Songs: The Art of the Trio, Vol. 3
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2 of my favorite albums ever and hands down the 2 best KD albums. Fatal Portrait, The Eye, and Conspiracy make top 5! Great listening my friend!!!! :metal
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Really grew on me. Probably my favorite of theirs now. Great album.
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Really grew on me. Probably my favorite of theirs now. Great album.
I just listened to this last a couple of weeks ago. Great album.
100,000 Years :metal
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You guys got me in the mood for it! :hefdaddy
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Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You
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Girl Scout - Real Life Human Garbage (EP)
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Pile - All Fiction
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71HfUemFrQL._AC_SL1400_.jpg) (http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/11670/cover_3230192222021_r.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d4/Elton_John_-_Madman_Across_the_Water.jpg/220px-Elton_John_-_Madman_Across_the_Water.jpg) (https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/587225/b31f66efb3fbfec23d1a92385001f146ec8a857f/original/armoured-man-album-cover.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sicmVzaXplIiwxMDAwXSxbIm1heCJdLFsid2UiXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Bit of a different morning.
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David Lee Roth - Eat 'Em and Smile
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Chatham Rabbits - All I Want From You
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David Lee Roth - Eat 'Em and Smile
I love this one. DLR's first three solo albums are all killer no filler to me.
Peter Gabriel: Us (love everything he does, seriously, one of the very few artists where that applies IMHO. Anticipating the third piece on i/o too on March 6th)
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Big Big Train - Summer Shall Not Fade
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In heavy rotation:
Leprous - THE CONGREGATION
Kalandra - THE LINE
Paramore - THIS IS WHY and s/t
Also checked out the new Caroline Polacheck.
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Kalandra - THE LINE
Great album.
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Great album.
seeing them live with leprous and monuments this sunday, really looking forward to it.
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Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/29/400px-Thelegacy.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8b/Abigail_%28King_Diamond_album%29.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/12/AnthraxAmongTheLiving.jpg)
It’s 1987 over here
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Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors - Good Light
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Darryl Harper - Chamber Made
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The Winery Dogs
Coverdale—Page
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Blue Oyster Cult - Tyranny & Mutation
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Brad Mehldau - The Art of the Trio, Vol. 4: Back at the Vanguard
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81NUG4vq6fL._AC_SL1300_.jpg) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91xy3KDOSCL._AC_SL1425_.jpg)
(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273506902bcbe680255ab979797) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/W/IMAGERENDERING_521856-T2/images/I/81qyRb6YpSL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0293770682_10.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a8/Coc_animosity.jpg)
Another day, another 6 :metal
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Metallica - S&M
Metallica - S&M 2
Mastodon - Leviathan
Mastodon - Blood Mountain
Mastodon - Crack the Skye
Mastodon - Emperor of Sand
Mastodon - Hushed & Grim
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81NUG4vq6fL._AC_SL1300_.jpg) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91xy3KDOSCL._AC_SL1425_.jpg)
(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273506902bcbe680255ab979797) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/W/IMAGERENDERING_521856-T2/images/I/81qyRb6YpSL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0293770682_10.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a8/Coc_animosity.jpg)
Another day, another 6 :metal
Animosity is a total classic!!!!!
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Caroline Polachek - Pang
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DT- Images and Words
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Haken - Restoration (EP)
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(https://i.imgur.com/1eczKGV.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/gZOqSNk.jpg)
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81NUG4vq6fL._AC_SL1300_.jpg) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91xy3KDOSCL._AC_SL1425_.jpg)
(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273506902bcbe680255ab979797) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/W/IMAGERENDERING_521856-T2/images/I/81qyRb6YpSL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0293770682_10.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a8/Coc_animosity.jpg)
Another day, another 6 :metal
Animosity is a total classic!!!!!
I had a feeling Animosity would hook me a Glasser :lol
Metallica - S&M
Metallica - S&M 2
Mastodon - Leviathan
Mastodon - Blood Mountain
Mastodon - Crack the Skye
Mastodon - Emperor of Sand
Mastodon - Hushed & Grim
If I ever get around to completing a top 50 albums thread, a good portion of these would be on the list!
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Metallica - St. Anger
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(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273506902bcbe680255ab979797) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/W/IMAGERENDERING_521856-T2/images/I/81qyRb6YpSL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0293770682_10.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a8/Coc_animosity.jpg)
Another day, another 6 :metal
Animosity is a total classic!!!!!
I had a feeling Animosity would hook me a Glasser :lol
Metallica - S&M
Metallica - S&M 2
Mastodon - Leviathan
Mastodon - Blood Mountain
Mastodon - Crack the Skye
Mastodon - Emperor of Sand
Mastodon - Hushed & Grim
If I ever get around to completing a top 50 albums thread, a good portion of these would be on the list!
Damn straight! :)
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(https://i.imgur.com/1yLv7kv.jpg)
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Metallica - St. Anger
My condolences.
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Over the last few days:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1569051254_10.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/h-KZInAzhGUGFafzEtt9u_fuvvTWJd7TxgAqR_RtucM/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE4MTM2/ODEtMTM5MDc1ODYw/Ni05MjcyLmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Threshold_Legend-of-the-Shrine.jpg)
(https://i.discogs.com/NRz_o0IcYLb3-w_847xxGokwT5XMvvnoQXAmJtz6toY/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:596/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM5MjA1/OTgtMTU1MzE5ODU0/Ny04Mjc0LmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://www.kipwinger.com/images/thumbs/cd_sftof.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8d/The_Metal_Opera.jpg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1313062876_10.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0023550717_10.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f8/Elegy_Labyrinth_Of_Dreams.jpg)
Just because...A few words on Elegy's Labyrinth of Dreams. I found myself in the mood to revisit it today. I love, LOVE this album. I remember, back in 1993, so many bands were popping up after the success of Images and Words, and one reviewer in a magazine was pretty enthusiastic about the debut from this Dutch band, praising it as a fantastic prog-metal record. Of course, as was often the case, this sounded nothing like DT, but it didn't matter. Because fantastic it was :)
A mix of power, some prog (yes - but more in the vein of late 80s Queensryche...a couple of pretty obvious nods in there), some AOR/class metal (they were not shy about their 80s influence that way) and some serious guitar shredding. Great stuff. Brilliant dual guitar attack and phenomenal drumming (Ed Warby was a guest on drums for this record and he delivered his usual flawless performance). I like the vocals, although the singer was a bit polarizing (sometimes trying to reach the stratosphere, but not quite as much as in later albums). I also always felt that this is the kind of debut that likely collected songs that were written over various stylistic phases - you can tell it's the same band throughout, of course, but there is stuff that sounds more "mature" and stuff that has slightly more unbridled youthful enthusiasm ;) The closer, The Guiding Light, could be a Helloween song. And there are a couple of short instrumental that are basically guitar showcases (incidentally, what is Henk van de Laars up to, these days? Such an underrated - as in: not very well known - guitar player). But, my goodness, just the opening trio, The Grand Change, I'm No Fool and Take My Love...love it...
Also, a couple of 2023 releases:
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Crom_The-Era-of-Darkness-01.jpg) (https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/hellripperwarlocks-scaled.jpg)
Crom is pretty good epic metal...Hellripper is a nice slab of blackened/"deathened" thrash metal
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I have a Crom album in my Spotify Library. The Hellripper looks interesting.
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I have a Crom album in my Spotify Library. The Hellripper looks interesting.
I think I read Crom used to be more Bathory-like on previous albums. I haven't checked them out yet. This one is definitely on the power/epic side of things. I have enjoyed it...
Hellripper is certainly fun...just check out the opener, The Nuckelavee, as a good sample.
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I have a Crom album in my Spotify Library. The Hellripper looks interesting.
I think I read Crom used to be more Bathory-like on previous albums. I haven't checked them out yet. This one is definitely on the power/epic side of things. I have enjoyed it...
Hellripper is certainly fun...just check out the opener, The Nuckelavee, as a good sample.
The Crom album I have is When Northmen Die, from 2017. I never followed up with them. It's very easy on the ears.
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Over the last few days:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1569051254_10.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/h-KZInAzhGUGFafzEtt9u_fuvvTWJd7TxgAqR_RtucM/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE4MTM2/ODEtMTM5MDc1ODYw/Ni05MjcyLmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Threshold_Legend-of-the-Shrine.jpg)
(https://i.discogs.com/NRz_o0IcYLb3-w_847xxGokwT5XMvvnoQXAmJtz6toY/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:596/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM5MjA1/OTgtMTU1MzE5ODU0/Ny04Mjc0LmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://www.kipwinger.com/images/thumbs/cd_sftof.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8d/The_Metal_Opera.jpg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1313062876_10.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0023550717_10.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f8/Elegy_Labyrinth_Of_Dreams.jpg)
Just because...A few words on Elegy's Labyrinth of Dreams. I found myself in the mood to revisit it today. I love, LOVE this album. I remember, back in 1993, so many bands were popping up after the success of Images and Words, and one reviewer in a magazine was pretty enthusiastic about the debut from this Dutch band, praising it as a fantastic prog-metal record. Of course, as was often the case, this sounded nothing like DT, but it didn't matter. Because fantastic it was :)
A mix of power, some prog (yes - but more in the vein of late 80s Queensryche...a couple of pretty obvious nods in there), some AOR/class metal (they were not shy about their 80s influence that way) and some serious guitar shredding. Great stuff. Brilliant dual guitar attack and phenomenal drumming (Ed Warby was a guest on drums for this record and he delivered his usual flawless performance). I like the vocals, although the singer was a bit polarizing (sometimes trying to reach the stratosphere, but not quite as much as in later albums). I also always felt that this is the kind of debut that likely collected songs that were written over various stylistic phases - you can tell it's the same band throughout, of course, but there is stuff that sounds more "mature" and stuff that has slightly more unbridled youthful enthusiasm ;) The closer, The Guiding Light, could be a Helloween song. And there are a couple of short instrumental that are basically guitar showcases (incidentally, what is Henk van de Laars up to, these days? Such an underrated - as in: not very well known - guitar player). But, my goodness, just the opening trio, The Grand Change, I'm No Fool and Take My Love...love it...
Also, a couple of 2023 releases:
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Crom_The-Era-of-Darkness-01.jpg) (https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/hellripperwarlocks-scaled.jpg)
Crom is pretty good epic metal...Hellripper is a nice slab of blackened/"deathened" thrash metal
Elegy albums, Labyrinth, Supremacy, and Lost are incredible.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/fd7c7370df9d91646371f6a9b51bbb72/10269724)
Weyes Blood - And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow
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Mogwai - Young Team
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(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7J8I84PPXs4/UPmLTXgrKcI/AAAAAAAAASo/-XTOq0jZ-Ys/s320/GmablingWithTheDevil_Helloween.jpg)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/4a6b201845143675d547f6d6eb4d29d1/2349879)
There’s nothing wrong with this album.
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Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends
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Metallica - St. Anger
My condolences.
It’s appreciated.
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Dire Straits - Love Over Gold
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Christian McBride's New Jawn - Prime
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Chatham Rabbits - The Yoke Is Easy, The Burden Is Full
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Darryl Harper - stories in real time
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Bruce Springsteen - Letter to You
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Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors - Medicine
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Marshall Gilkes - Cyclic Journey
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Insomnium - Anno 1696
:metal
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(https://i.imgur.com/lvAVkgM.jpg)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/4a6b201845143675d547f6d6eb4d29d1/2349879)
There’s nothing wrong with this album.
100% agree! Its a great album!!!
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Marillion - An Hour Before It’s Dark
Frost* - Milliontown
Kip Winger - This Conversation Seems Like A Dream
Toxic - Think This
Queensryche- Digital Noise Alliance
Extreme- Three Sides To Every Story
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Marillion - An Hour Before It’s Dark
Frost* - Milliontown
Kip Winger - This Conversation Seems Like A Dream
Toxic - Think This
Queensryche- Digital Noise Alliance
Extreme- Three Sides To Every Story
Toxik!!!! Fuck yeah man! Check out their latest album Dis Morta. Its incredible!!!! :metal
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(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Insomnium_Anno-1696-01.jpg) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91fhhMwIwAL._AC_SL1500_.jpg)
(https://allabouttherock.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Omega-Infinity-Cover-400x400.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/be/Pink_Floyd_-_The_Endless_River_%28Artwork%29.jpg)
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/A1x6vSR7AAL._AC_SL1500_.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2440025988_10.jpg)
(https://static.qobuz.com/images/covers/cc/7g/h6p9ghddt7gcc_600.jpg) (https://usercontent1.hubstatic.com/13803672.jpg)
Wasn't too impressed with the two new releases I've managed to check out today. The rest of the day was pretty good though.
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Wasn't too impressed with the two new releases I've managed to check out today. The rest of the day was pretty good though.
Huh, do I deduce you didn't like the new Insomnium? I posted my initial thoughts about it on the band's thread. First impressions are VERY good for me.
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Two of today's releases...
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Insomnium_Anno-1696-01.jpg) (https://i0.wp.com/www.ghostcultmag.com/wp-content/uploads/Host-IX-frontcover.jpg?resize=584%2C584&ssl=1)
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(https://i.imgur.com/3k4V9FZ.jpg)
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School of Fish - School of Fish
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Steven Wilson - 4 1/2
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/aa7db056de37d1e159726ae296b5b970/10472334)
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Wasn't too impressed with the two new releases I've managed to check out today. The rest of the day was pretty great.
Huh, do I deduce you didn't like the new Insomnium? I posted my initial thoughts about it on the band's thread. First impressions are VERY good for me.
I wasn't particularly sold on any of the singles and nothing grabbed me on first listen to the album. I'll give it few spins though.
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Rush- Signals
Kiss- Asylum
Night Ranger- Greatest Hits
AC/DC- Jailbreak
Hear n’ Aid- Stars
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Ohhh yeeaahhh...
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51ggQp3mQoL._UXNaN_FMjpg_QL85_.jpg) (https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/5929a5755e6ef95969320ae3/1:1/w_600/48a46623.jpg)
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91sOJCPZ96L._AC_SY355_.jpg) (https://pelagic-records.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/pel226_cover_digital_hires-scaled.jpg)
(https://i.discogs.com/a4LjLWxUCwhImGXUQPEBNhhrOyCu7yMNhDpJybqpA-E/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTYyNTUz/MTMtMTQxNDk1MTYz/My0zODQzLmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2d2b45776efa53c9c497/1550499747563-3V0YK4OGPLBSAT4AUX2I/Children+Of+Bodom+-+Something+Wild+1997)
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Derek Sherinian - Vortex
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/bd71dfb73f0ad5720b55c3d3c3b1de06/3962026)
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Pink Floyd - Animals
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81BWdZnDiXL._AC_UY327_FMwebp_QL65_.jpg)
https://cultusprofano.bandcamp.com/album/accursed-possession
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Ohhh yeeaahhh...
(https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/5929a5755e6ef95969320ae3/1:1/w_600/48a46623.jpg)
:hefdaddy
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Dream Theater - The Astonishing
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/34/Fleetwood_Mac_50_Years_Dont_Stop.jpg)
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(https://pelagic-records.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/pel226_cover_digital_hires-scaled.jpg)
(https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2d2b45776efa53c9c497/1550499747563-3V0YK4OGPLBSAT4AUX2I/Children+Of+Bodom+-+Something+Wild+1997)
Ha! Yesterday I checked out the Hypno5e album myself! I don't know the band at all, and I had read some praise on the interwebz...there is a lot to digest, and I feel like there is potential, but it didn't truly grab me. I liked the more atmospheric, Floyd-ish parts better than the aggressive stuff. A little too djenty for my taste, I guess and sometimes it felt a bit disjointed. I'll probably revisit, though.
As for CoB's debut...well, it might sound a little rougher than what came after, but some days it's still my favorite of theirs. Ferocious and melodic, brings back good memories.
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(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2730a56ef9a3c364c7ccee55e11) (https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273d50c22e2e8026bd60c0c6d36)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ee/In-flames-sounds-of-a-playground-fading.jpg/220px-In-flames-sounds-of-a-playground-fading.jpg) (https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/630f76e78b8ceadf32208b37/1:1/w_450%2Cc_limit/Gorillaz.jpg)
(https://pelagic-records.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/pel226_cover_digital_hires-scaled.jpg)
(https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4f2d2b45776efa53c9c497/1550499747563-3V0YK4OGPLBSAT4AUX2I/Children+Of+Bodom+-+Something+Wild+1997)
Ha! Yesterday I checked out the Hypno5e album myself! I don't know the band at all, and I had read some praise on the interwebz...there is a lot to digest, and I feel like there is potential, but it didn't truly grab me. I liked the more atmospheric, Floyd-ish parts better than the aggressive stuff. A little too djenty for my taste, I guess and sometimes it felt a bit disjointed. I'll probably revisit, though.
As for CoB's debut...well, it might sound a little rougher than what came after, but some days it's still my favorite of theirs. Ferocious and melodic, brings back good memories.
I'm not a huge fan of Hypno5e, but Train of Naught used to post a lot about them, and we had a huge crossover in tastes so I'll always at least check out new releases. I agree that there's a lot to digest, so I'll go back to it in like a week or so.
Something Wild is far from their best, but I also like it way more than anything since Are You Dead Yet? It's another one of those albums where it's crazy to think how young these guys were when they recorded it! Alexi was taken far too young, and his music will always be a huge part of my journey. RIP.
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The Karelian Isthmus is really overlooked. Nothing else really like it, a rather different beast from everything later.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/c84a9dde8158fcc2167d27ca28ae2059/3781905)
No clue why this is considered weak.
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Philip Selway - Strange Dance
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1119993866_10.jpg)
Souldrainer - Departure
Been really enjoying this one. It came out late last year (December, I think) and it's a real hefty slab of (atmospheric?) death metal from Sweden. The pace is mostly mid-tempo and it reminds me of songs from Abducted-era Hypocrisy. This thing can be HEAVY (I mean, check out the opener, Council of Five...that bass!), and only occasionally does the tempo pick up (e.g. Paint the World in Lies). I like how the album is kind of like a journey that gets more and more sad and melancholic as it progresses, culminating with the closer (End of the World). Good stuff!
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The Necks - Travel
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Katrina Krimsky - 1980
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(https://i.imgur.com/iWoHg4C.jpg)
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Amazing EP
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81wtE2pDzQL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
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Another classic! :metal
(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.SUcuxsg8YZtJ5FBaikLN1gHaHa?pid=ImgDet&dpr=1.5)
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Journey- Raised on Radio
Whitesnake- Slide it In
Alice Cooper- Trash
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On a (recent) Paramore kick, today:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d3/Paramore_-_This_Is_Why.png) (https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/5929c54fc0084474cd0c3700/1:1/w_600/aa27976d.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/eb/ParamoreParamore.png)
Any fans here on DTF? :) I've always liked their earlier stuff, but I have to say I've been enjoying the way they have growing their sound too.
I finally got to check out their last album, This Is Why...it's pretty good! It has a nice, warm feeling to it (musically, at least). Lots of interesting ideas in a concise package. I think I like the second half better (Liar is quite a beautiful song, with Hayley Williams channeling her inner, um, Tori Amos? Sounds that way to me...)
With that, I went back to the two albums preceding this...I hadn't spent a lot of time with After Laughter, for some reason, but it's another cool album. Quite different-sounding. As for the self-titled, that one I'm very, very fond of. I guess it wasn't super well-received by long-time fans at the time...? Plus there was a fair amount of band drama surrounding it, but I think it's kind of their magnum opus...not necessarily their best, but it's such a sprawling set of songs, covering a lot of ground...and not always following an obvious direction. Not everything works, but there are so many good tunes. Part II was one of my favorite songs that year, actually. It's SO good combined with its prequel Let the Flames Begin - Williams is truly fantastic.
Oh, and the drumming on here is excellent - Ilan Rubin was guesting and he does an amazing job...maybe I'm crazy, but I always thought I heard some Peart-isms on the song Daydreaming.
Anyway...it was a good revisit....
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For someone who didn't have time for my roulette, you sure are listening to a lot of albums...
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Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
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For someone who didn't have time for my roulette, you sure are listening to a lot of albums...
Ha! Well, a lot of the listening happens either while I work, or during my train commute (the days I have to go into the office)...then sometimes I like to post random thoughts at the end of my day...
But yeah, it's been an especially busy few weeks, more or less starting when you guys all decided to start about 15 roulettes at the same time :biggrin: As much as I would have loved to participate (to yours or Litho's, for example), I was worried I wouldn't be able to keep up and send stuff on time (I tend to overthink which songs to send...maybe to Litho-level overthinking, but still ;))
Hopefully next time around...in the meantime, even if it's outside of a proper roulette, you can just take advantage of all my essential recommendations...especially something like Paramore, which I'm sure would be right up your alley ;)
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You've made some recs this week that have me interested. I don't listen to anything else during my roulettes other than the submissions, but I'll have to scroll back when it's completed.
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I wish I knew what the roulette is. I would have definitely done it. I've been here a year and a half and I'm still a freaking noob. :blush
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I wish I knew what the roulette is. I would have definitely done it. I've been here a year and a half and I'm still a freaking noob. :blush
You really ought to join one of the next ones that comes up when either TAC's or Tomislav95's finishes up in a month or two. Depending upon who is ready, ariich, lonestar, or Crow will be hosting the next one, and you can get in on the ground floor. I used to post here a lot in the 00s, left for over a decade, and didn't come back until a year and a half ago, so it took me quite awhile to orient myself as well to how things work around here. The roulettes seemed overwhelming at first to make sense of, but they're really not that bad to get used to, and I've found them utterly addicting. If you're interested, maybe read along with one of the current ones to get a sense of how they work. And keep an eye on this thread in particular, it's stickied and gives an idea of when roulettes are coming up.
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=43449.0
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I wish I knew what the roulette is. I would have definitely done it. I've been here a year and a half and I'm still a freaking noob. :blush
Sign me up when you host!
On a (recent) Paramore kick, today:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d3/Paramore_-_This_Is_Why.png) (https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/5929c54fc0084474cd0c3700/1:1/w_600/aa27976d.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/eb/ParamoreParamore.png)
Any fans here on DTF? :) I've always liked their earlier stuff, but I have to say I've been enjoying the way they have growing their sound too.
I finally got to check out their last album, This Is Why...it's pretty good! It has a nice, warm feeling to it (musically, at least). Lots of interesting ideas in a concise package. I think I like the second half better (Liar is quite a beautiful song, with Hayley Williams channeling her inner, um, Tori Amos? Sounds that way to me...)
With that, I went back to the two albums preceding this...I hadn't spent a lot of time with After Laughter, for some reason, but it's another cool album. Quite different-sounding. As for the self-titled, that one I'm very, very fond of. I guess it wasn't super well-received by long-time fans at the time...? Plus there was a fair amount of band drama surrounding it, but I think it's kind of their magnum opus...not necessarily their best, but it's such a sprawling set of songs, covering a lot of ground...and not always following an obvious direction. Not everything works, but there are so many good tunes. Part II was one of my favorite songs that year, actually. It's SO good combined with its prequel Let the Flames Begin - Williams is truly fantastic.
Oh, and the drumming on here is excellent - Ilan Rubin was guesting and he does an amazing job...maybe I'm crazy, but I always thought I heard some Peart-isms on the song Daydreaming.
Anyway...it was a good revisit....
I only really listen to their first two albums. When Riot! came out my girlfriend at the time loved it, so I listened tonight a lot. I can only describe the drumming on that album as fun. I still listen tonight fairly regularly.
I've only heard the odd single since then and nothing really interested me.
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El Ten Eleven - Unusable Love
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I only really listen to their first two albums. When Riot! came out my girlfriend at the time loved it, so I listened tonight a lot. I can only describe the drumming on that album as fun. I still listen tonight fairly regularly.
Yeah, the drumming is generally good and handled by original member Zac Farro...he had left for a bit when the s/t came out, and they had Ilan Rubin play as a guest on that one. I enjoy his drumming...he's currently a member of Nine Inch Nails live band, I believe.
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Cheap Trick - In Color
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Inspired by some of the recent threads here in the General Music channel...
Blackfield - S/T
OSI - Blood
Pink Floyd - Animals
Pink Floyd -The Division Bell
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I wish I knew what the roulette is. I would have definitely done it. I've been here a year and a half and I'm still a freaking noob. :blush
You really ought to join one of the next ones that comes up when either TAC's or Tomislav95's finishes up in a month or two. Depending upon who is ready, ariich, lonestar, or Crow will be hosting the next one, and you can get in on the ground floor. I used to post here a lot in the 00s, left for over a decade, and didn't come back until a year and a half ago, so it took me quite awhile to orient myself as well to how things work around here. The roulettes seemed overwhelming at first to make sense of, but they're really not that bad to get used to, and I've found them utterly addicting. If you're interested, maybe read along with one of the current ones to get a sense of how they work. And keep an eye on this thread in particular, it's stickied and gives an idea of when roulettes are coming up.
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=43449.0
Thank you for the info Litho! Checking it out.
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Marshall Gilkes Quartet - Edenderry
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Blackfield - Blackfield II
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Can't say it has any of my favorite songs from them on it, but this is easily my favorite album of theirs. Just solid from front to back.
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Blackfield - Blackfield V
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Phantom Elite - Blue Blood.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/2c8782d43c1268256e55ecf156a5937d/1453058)
Sepultura’s worst album according to most people…
I don’t know if I’m just getting easier and easier to please with time, but I really like this.
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Beck - Sea Change
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Phantom Elite - Blue Blood.
How are you listening to this? I don't see it on the major streaming services, and the release date is not for several weeks. Their last album was amazing, but I was underwhelmed with the new singles so far.
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New Galneryus :metal
(https://www.metal-archives.com/images/1/1/1/4/1114896.jpg?5936)
I don't generally check out new power metal releases, but these guys are great.
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Chatham Rabbits - If You See Me Riding By
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Megadeth - The System Has Failed
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Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors - Souvenir
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Dream Theater - Score
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Motley Crue- Shout at the Devil
Yes- 90125
Saxon- Rock the Nations
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Brad Mehldau - Progression: The Art of the Trio, Vol. 5
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Phantom Elite - Blue Blood.
How are you listening to this? I don't see it on the major streaming services, and the release date is not for several weeks. Their last album was amazing, but I was underwhelmed with the new singles so far.
It comes out in 2 weeks. A friend let me hear the stream a few times. Its good but doesn't hit like Titanium.
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2864273845_10.jpg) (https://www.rhino.com/sites/g/files/g2000012691/files/styles/square/public/aod/5099962484510.jpg?itok=p-mk8uHg)
(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273d62bbeeca24c14fd135dd49d) (https://i2.wp.com/www.scienceofnoise.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/city-5e95937086468.jpg)
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OSI - Office of Strategic Influence
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OSI - Blood
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Billy Joel - Cold Spring Harbor
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Anais Mitchell - Hadestown
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Weather Report: Procession
RIP Wayne Shorter. Thank you. Ouch.
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Fear Factory - Demanufacture
Fear Factory - Obsolete
Fear Factory - Archetype
Fear Factory - Mechanize
Fear Factory - Genexus
Rhapsody - Dawn of Victory
Rhapsody - Rain of a Thousand Flames
Rhapsody - Power of the Dragonflame
Powerwolf - Blood of the Saints
Powerwolf - Blessed & Possessed
Powerwolf - The Sacrament of Sin
Powerwolf - Call of the Wild
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Superchunk - Here's Where the Strings Come In
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DT - SDoIT
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Russian Circles - Enter
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81rTUrlKS6L._AC_SL1400_.jpg) (https://distortedsoundmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Visions-Of-Infinihility-Carnosus.jpg)
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71dVbrbyo5L._AC_SY355_.jpg) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71r8vf0j9VL._AC_SX425_.jpg)
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OSI - Office of Strategic Influence
I love this album. It’s been a favorite since it came out.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/6e158e987e28fb0094b5fcca29e0daeb/3074395)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/11a94690ee63607dfcbc6805258e7eb7/10429843)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/313dde7c77110868d648370ec0f9bcf2/9490335)
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(https://distortedsoundmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Visions-Of-Infinihility-Carnosus.jpg)
What did you think of this one, in the end?
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Last Action Hero Soundtrack
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Last couple days' worth of commutes...
(https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Leprous-Pitfalls-cover.jpg) (http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/3330/cover_21311614122016_r.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/CHb1Ri0kdr3eJvvhqMsH35aixRocUkgRDbT9VqMlZbI/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:467/w:462/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTQwMjQx/NTktMTM1MjcxNDA2/MS02NzA3LmpwZWc.jpeg)
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Insomnium_Shadows-of-the-Dying-Son.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2785944540_65) (https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Press_Cover_01.jpg)
Generally prog-oriented sessions...with some melancholy thrown in with Insomnium. I had kinda forgotten how interesting In Mourning's debut was. Proggy, somewhat melodic death metal with more than a bit of early-mid career Opeth influence. Riffy and atmospheric...good stuff.
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Porcupine Tree - Closure/Continuation
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Haken - Fauna
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Haken - Fauna
This
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Willie Nelson - I Don't Know A Thing About Love: The Songs of Harlan Howard
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The National Parks - 8th Wonder
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The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio with Sting - In Celebration: The Piano Trios of Stanley Silverman
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Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon
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Pierrick Pedron & Gonzalo Rubalcaba - Pedron Rubalcaba
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Sun Ra - Ellingtonia (Vol. 2)
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Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
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Lunar - The Illusionist.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/0a03b8eebd6624f7b73d3a8648ef201d/10588171)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/0a03b8eebd6624f7b73d3a8648ef201d/10588171)
This...
Mixed in with this...
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Pink Floyd - Delicate Sound Of Thunder
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(https://i.imgur.com/D9aZvMy.jpg)
One of the greatest metal bands of all time without question.
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I get the feeling there's a new album by a different band that I should really get to listening to, but I'll do that some other time. ;)
I've been listening to The Black Album for a few weeks now, and I've only recently started listening to Load.
I enjoy TBA a lot; it's around #5 in my album rankings overall so far, it's still a very good album. There's a pretty dramatic shift in their sound here, but I think it works. There's also much more variety in this album than any of the first four. "The Unforgiven" and "Nothing Else Matters" are obvious highlights in that regard, but all the heavier and energetic songs sound very distinct from one another. I'm not sure what my favorite song on this album is yet, and I don't know if any of them would make my Top 10 Metallica songs, but this album's consistently enjoyable all around (although the last three songs are the weakest part of the album to me). As someone who probably hasn't ever heard "Enter Sandman" until a couple years ago, I'm enjoying it a lot. "Sad But True" and "Holier Than Thou" have some of Hetfield's most memorable performances. 3:02 on "Don't Tread on Me" is so bizarre but also really funny. This is a very fun album, and I think Metallica deciding to take their music in a somewhat different direction really paid off.
Load seems to take inspiration from TBA in that regard, as the sound is similar to TBA in some ways, but significantly different in other ways. I think it sounds good, though this is easily my least favorite Metallica album so far. There's some pretty enjoyable songs on here, mainly in the first half, like "Until It Sleeps" and "Hero of the Day". There are two problems I have with the album, at least as of right now. One, I feel like it's too long; I don't usually have a problem with how short or long an album is, but I feel like it starts to drag somewhere in the middle. "The Outlaw Torn" is a great song, though. My other problem is that it kind of feels like this was made by a different band, and I don't mean that in a bad way. It just feels a little too different from how Metallica has sounded in the past. Having said that, my thoughts on the different direction this album took besides that are generally positive. Not every song is a hit, but when it's good, it's pretty good. And who knows, maybe I'll enjoy more of the album as I give it more listens.
(Unrelated, but this is my 1,000th post. I'm so glad I joined this site; among many other reasons, I most likely would never have gotten into Metallica had I not. :))
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/0a03b8eebd6624f7b73d3a8648ef201d/10588171)
This...
Mixed in with this...
(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02b3ee9a93ef63c81d919bb80a)
Throw in this! https://oddlogicrock.bandcamp.com/album/penny-for-your-thoughts
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(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2735524f113c97e6623fc906089) (https://grande-rock.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/HOST-IX-cover-2023-300x300.jpg)
(https://i.discogs.com/Y1yp05TznNP0AgEZupW-89Fmf8qSdXprpMHfB--Xll0/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIzNDA0/MzcwLTE2NTU1ODcx/NTAtOTE0MC5qcGVn.jpeg) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81fN6GM78rL._AC_SL1417_.jpg)
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Metallica - Load
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/8eb0c71a9d2367cd3a0cd425f92919d2/10584327)
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Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events
It's been a while since I've listened to this album and the songs are a lot better than I remember while the mix is much worse.
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Yesterday's listens...
(https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/5bef25deb3693510111d3ff6/1:1/w_600/van%20morrison_moondance.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/LzY_gFES6y8D5Adc2ep9ZHi8XtQW1J_aDyPGoODBoqY/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:599/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTMyMDM3/NDctMTM5ODM5Mzkz/Ny00OTk5LmpwZWc.jpeg)
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71fFAQ0f0mL._AC_SX425_.jpg) (https://i.pinimg.com/736x/c4/94/15/c4941527e4b1be97a18cef88306c8913.jpg)
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSZPCQNJXkJZQH4ocxrX1cAlfull9CEWQVdGIDMDtHM_XvBq2Y&usqp=CAc) (https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/60ec7259c4af6519af2bd326/1:1/w_600/Turnstile-Glow-On.jpg)
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Samantha Fox - Samantha Fox
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Yesterday's listens...
(https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/5bef25deb3693510111d3ff6/1:1/w_600/van%20morrison_moondance.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/LzY_gFES6y8D5Adc2ep9ZHi8XtQW1J_aDyPGoODBoqY/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:599/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTMyMDM3/NDctMTM5ODM5Mzkz/Ny00OTk5LmpwZWc.jpeg)
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71fFAQ0f0mL._AC_SX425_.jpg) (https://i.pinimg.com/736x/c4/94/15/c4941527e4b1be97a18cef88306c8913.jpg)
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSZPCQNJXkJZQH4ocxrX1cAlfull9CEWQVdGIDMDtHM_XvBq2Y&usqp=CAc) (https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/60ec7259c4af6519af2bd326/1:1/w_600/Turnstile-Glow-On.jpg)
That Sepultura album absolutely slays!!!!! :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal
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Dream Theater - Dream Theater
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Haken - Fauna
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Civilians - Look Cool!
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I know nothing about is, but queued it up as it's a Glasser rec
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/516TwNFi7nL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
I know nothing about is, but queued it up as it's a Glasser rec
Its a prog shred fest! The guests on this are many!
Guitarists: Roland Grapow, Magnus Henriksson, Pete Lesperance, Mats Haugen, Jeff Kollman, Simone Mularoni, Bill Hudson, Tony Hernando, Marcelo Barbosa, Mike Abdow, Benjamin Ellis, Brendt Allman, Daniel Palmqvist, Max Ostro, Michael Harris, Richard Hallebeek, Chris Brooks, Marcel Coenen, Milan Polak, Markus Sigfridsson, Ponch Satrio, Robert Rodrigo, Blake Scopino, Alberto Barrero, Eddy Gary, Antonio Maties, Mario Jović, Albert Florenza and Carles Salse.
Keyboardists: Derek Sherinian, Diego Tejeida, Gary Wehrkamp, Mikael Blanc, Mistheria, Sergey Boykov, Ariel Perchuk, Kyke Serrano, Eduardo Góngora and Rio Ricardo.
Bassists: Mike Lepond, Philip Bynoe, Randy George, Andreas Blomqvist, Miguel Pereira, Jonas Kuhlberg, Joan Vigo and Alex Romeu.
Singers: Michael Vescera, Marco Basile, Marina LaTorraca, Roger Batlle, Johny Giner and Deo Boko.
Drummer: Abel Sequera.
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/516TwNFi7nL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
I know nothing about is, but queued it up as it's a Glasser rec
Its a prog shred fest! The guests on this are many!
Guitarists: Roland Grapow, Magnus Henriksson, Pete Lesperance, Mats Haugen, Jeff Kollman, Simone Mularoni, Bill Hudson, Tony Hernando, Marcelo Barbosa, Mike Abdow, Benjamin Ellis, Brendt Allman, Daniel Palmqvist, Max Ostro, Michael Harris, Richard Hallebeek, Chris Brooks, Marcel Coenen, Milan Polak, Markus Sigfridsson, Ponch Satrio, Robert Rodrigo, Blake Scopino, Alberto Barrero, Eddy Gary, Antonio Maties, Mario Jović, Albert Florenza and Carles Salse.
Keyboardists: Derek Sherinian, Diego Tejeida, Gary Wehrkamp, Mikael Blanc, Mistheria, Sergey Boykov, Ariel Perchuk, Kyke Serrano, Eduardo Góngora and Rio Ricardo.
Bassists: Mike Lepond, Philip Bynoe, Randy George, Andreas Blomqvist, Miguel Pereira, Jonas Kuhlberg, Joan Vigo and Alex Romeu.
Singers: Michael Vescera, Marco Basile, Marina LaTorraca, Roger Batlle, Johny Giner and Deo Boko.
Drummer: Abel Sequera.
Nice dude, I should get to it tomorrow.
Currently quite liking the new Stoned Jesus album...
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1351360105_10.jpg)
I think part of it is because it reminds me so much of The Alchemist by Witchcraft, which is one of my all time favourite albums :corn
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Not as good as Where Owls Know My Name, but that mostly comes down to the start of the album being so mediocre and all-over-the-place. Get past the first few songs and from Clean onward, it's quite good.
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/516TwNFi7nL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
I know nothing about is, but queued it up as it's a Glasser rec
Its a prog shred fest! The guests on this are many!
Guitarists: Roland Grapow, Magnus Henriksson, Pete Lesperance, Mats Haugen, Jeff Kollman, Simone Mularoni, Bill Hudson, Tony Hernando, Marcelo Barbosa, Mike Abdow, Benjamin Ellis, Brendt Allman, Daniel Palmqvist, Max Ostro, Michael Harris, Richard Hallebeek, Chris Brooks, Marcel Coenen, Milan Polak, Markus Sigfridsson, Ponch Satrio, Robert Rodrigo, Blake Scopino, Alberto Barrero, Eddy Gary, Antonio Maties, Mario Jović, Albert Florenza and Carles Salse.
Keyboardists: Derek Sherinian, Diego Tejeida, Gary Wehrkamp, Mikael Blanc, Mistheria, Sergey Boykov, Ariel Perchuk, Kyke Serrano, Eduardo Góngora and Rio Ricardo.
Bassists: Mike Lepond, Philip Bynoe, Randy George, Andreas Blomqvist, Miguel Pereira, Jonas Kuhlberg, Joan Vigo and Alex Romeu.
Singers: Michael Vescera, Marco Basile, Marina LaTorraca, Roger Batlle, Johny Giner and Deo Boko.
Drummer: Abel Sequera.
Nice dude, I should get to it tomorrow.
Currently quite liking the new Stoned Jesus album...
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1351360105_10.jpg)
I think part of it is because it reminds me so much of The Alchemist by Witchcraft, which is one of my all time favourite albums :corn
Nice, I'll check out the Stoned Jesus tonight.
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Snarky Puppy - Empire Central
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Civilians - Civilians
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Civilians - Civilians
At last someone is checking this out (if it's the same Civilians, I think there's a few bands named Civilians).
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/516TwNFi7nL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
Glasser, this is excellent by the way. Cheers
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Marshall Gilkes - Lost Words
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Newly discovered, great stuff!
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I like the album from last year a bit better, but the high points on that one are crazy, particularly the s/t track.
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I like the album from last year a bit better, but the high points on that one are crazy, particularly the s/t track.
Cool, only heard this one so i'm excited going through their disco.
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Well, they only have two albums and three EPs so far, so it's not exactly huge. They're possibly my favorite of the Tool-inspired alt/prog branch though.
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/516TwNFi7nL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
I know nothing about is, but queued it up as it's a Glasser rec
Its a prog shred fest! The guests on this are many!
Guitarists: Roland Grapow, Magnus Henriksson, Pete Lesperance, Mats Haugen, Jeff Kollman, Simone Mularoni, Bill Hudson, Tony Hernando, Marcelo Barbosa, Mike Abdow, Benjamin Ellis, Brendt Allman, Daniel Palmqvist, Max Ostro, Michael Harris, Richard Hallebeek, Chris Brooks, Marcel Coenen, Milan Polak, Markus Sigfridsson, Ponch Satrio, Robert Rodrigo, Blake Scopino, Alberto Barrero, Eddy Gary, Antonio Maties, Mario Jović, Albert Florenza and Carles Salse.
Keyboardists: Derek Sherinian, Diego Tejeida, Gary Wehrkamp, Mikael Blanc, Mistheria, Sergey Boykov, Ariel Perchuk, Kyke Serrano, Eduardo Góngora and Rio Ricardo.
Bassists: Mike Lepond, Philip Bynoe, Randy George, Andreas Blomqvist, Miguel Pereira, Jonas Kuhlberg, Joan Vigo and Alex Romeu.
Singers: Michael Vescera, Marco Basile, Marina LaTorraca, Roger Batlle, Johny Giner and Deo Boko.
Drummer: Abel Sequera.
Seems a bit light on in the guitars department.
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I know nothing about is, but queued it up as it's a Glasser rec
Its a prog shred fest! The guests on this are many!
Guitarists: Roland Grapow, Magnus Henriksson, Pete Lesperance, Mats Haugen, Jeff Kollman, Simone Mularoni, Bill Hudson, Tony Hernando, Marcelo Barbosa, Mike Abdow, Benjamin Ellis, Brendt Allman, Daniel Palmqvist, Max Ostro, Michael Harris, Richard Hallebeek, Chris Brooks, Marcel Coenen, Milan Polak, Markus Sigfridsson, Ponch Satrio, Robert Rodrigo, Blake Scopino, Alberto Barrero, Eddy Gary, Antonio Maties, Mario Jović, Albert Florenza and Carles Salse.
Keyboardists: Derek Sherinian, Diego Tejeida, Gary Wehrkamp, Mikael Blanc, Mistheria, Sergey Boykov, Ariel Perchuk, Kyke Serrano, Eduardo Góngora and Rio Ricardo.
Bassists: Mike Lepond, Philip Bynoe, Randy George, Andreas Blomqvist, Miguel Pereira, Jonas Kuhlberg, Joan Vigo and Alex Romeu.
Singers: Michael Vescera, Marco Basile, Marina LaTorraca, Roger Batlle, Johny Giner and Deo Boko.
Drummer: Abel Sequera.
Seems a bit light on in the guitars department.
:lol :lol :lol
I'm pretty sure they would have included "I Still Remember Someone Else" if you finished it.
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Civilians - Civilians
At last someone is checking this out (if it's the same Civilians, I think there's a few bands named Civilians).
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/516TwNFi7nL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
Glasser, this is excellent by the way. Cheers
Absolutely my friend! :metal
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Newly discovered, great stuff!
Been waiting for these guys to get mentioned. I love this album!
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/516TwNFi7nL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
I know nothing about is, but queued it up as it's a Glasser rec
Its a prog shred fest! The guests on this are many!
Guitarists: Roland Grapow, Magnus Henriksson, Pete Lesperance, Mats Haugen, Jeff Kollman, Simone Mularoni, Bill Hudson, Tony Hernando, Marcelo Barbosa, Mike Abdow, Benjamin Ellis, Brendt Allman, Daniel Palmqvist, Max Ostro, Michael Harris, Richard Hallebeek, Chris Brooks, Marcel Coenen, Milan Polak, Markus Sigfridsson, Ponch Satrio, Robert Rodrigo, Blake Scopino, Alberto Barrero, Eddy Gary, Antonio Maties, Mario Jović, Albert Florenza and Carles Salse.
Keyboardists: Derek Sherinian, Diego Tejeida, Gary Wehrkamp, Mikael Blanc, Mistheria, Sergey Boykov, Ariel Perchuk, Kyke Serrano, Eduardo Góngora and Rio Ricardo.
Bassists: Mike Lepond, Philip Bynoe, Randy George, Andreas Blomqvist, Miguel Pereira, Jonas Kuhlberg, Joan Vigo and Alex Romeu.
Singers: Michael Vescera, Marco Basile, Marina LaTorraca, Roger Batlle, Johny Giner and Deo Boko.
Drummer: Abel Sequera.
Seems a bit light on in the guitars department.
:lol :lol :lol
I'm pretty sure they would have included "I Still Remember Someone Else" if you finished it.
Bugger. I'm sure they could have fit one more name in that list too!
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The Wolfking would have fit perfectly! :metal
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Eight bass players, only one drummer. (https://i.imgur.com/MX0I5nY.gif)
Good to see Ben Ellis and Marina La Torraca though.
(https://www.emp-shop.se/dw/image/v2/BBQV_PRD/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-master-emp/default/dwa6c5c359/images/4/9/0/6/490660.jpg?sfrm=png)
Newly discovered, great stuff!
Been waiting for these guys to get mentioned. I love this album!
Well, you definitely haven't been following Tomi's roulette. :) They were a hit there last round.
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I loved the Tony Hernando and Dawn albums.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/fd37f8f232f2ca21d6e7855a5000d159/10691438)
Rebecca Black - Let Her Burn
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(https://i.imgur.com/ZsMqz1g.jpg)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/fd37f8f232f2ca21d6e7855a5000d159/10691438)
Rebecca Black - Let Her Burn
How is it?
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/fd37f8f232f2ca21d6e7855a5000d159/10691438)
Rebecca Black - Let Her Burn
How is it?
It’s pretty good. Reminiscent of Charli XCX’s latest album.
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Eight bass players, only one drummer. (https://i.imgur.com/MX0I5nY.gif)
Good to see Ben Ellis and Marina La Torraca though.
(https://www.emp-shop.se/dw/image/v2/BBQV_PRD/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-master-emp/default/dwa6c5c359/images/4/9/0/6/490660.jpg?sfrm=png)
Newly discovered, great stuff!
Been waiting for these guys to get mentioned. I love this album!
Well, you definitely haven't been following Tomi's roulette. :) They were a hit there last round.
I have never followed any roulette yet, sadly. I stumbled on the newest Wheel when it came out a while back over a year ago. Can't wait for a new one.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/cadc7f161fdfba239cd85641e539863b/10489945)
Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
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Tanukichan - GIZMO
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/cadc7f161fdfba239cd85641e539863b/10489945)
Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
What do you think?
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Boston - Boston
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Kali Uchis - Red Moon In Venus
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Silver Lake by Esa Holopainen - S/T
AFI - Sing the Sorrow
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
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The John Irvine Band - Scanning The Dark Horizon
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Nemophila- Seize the Fate
Nemophila- Revive
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Newly discovered, great stuff!
Been waiting for these guys to get mentioned. I love this album!
Same here. Great live band as well.
My albums this week:
Haken - Fauna
Haken - Visions
Karnivool - Sound Awake
Mastodon - Hushed and Grim
And a certain roulette inspired me (snow in March added to that):
Bell Witch and Aerial Ruin - Stygian Bough Volume I
Bell Witch - Mirror Reaper
Clouds - Departe
Draconian - Sovran
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House of Lords- Demons Down
Kiss- Revenge
Megadeth- Greatest Hits
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Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors - Dragons
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OSI - Free
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/cadc7f161fdfba239cd85641e539863b/10489945)
Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
What do you think?
My first Caroline Polachek album and I wasn’t disappointed. Great album. The last song especially is fantastic.
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(https://i.imgur.com/v2g9nZh.jpg)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/b065732d8a7bbec2711839e2130fc599/10644521)
slowthai - UGLY
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Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
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Billy Joel - Piano Man
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/cadc7f161fdfba239cd85641e539863b/10489945)
Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
What do you think?
My first Caroline Polachek album and I wasn’t disappointed. Great album. The last song especially is fantastic.
I liked it as well. Very nice album.
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Pavlos Sidiropoulos - Zorba the Freak
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Superchunk - Indoor Living
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Queensryche - The Warning
Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime
Queensryche - s/t
Queensryche - Condition Human
Queensryche - The Verdict
Queensryche - Digital Noise Alliance
Todd La Torre - Rejoice in the Suffering
Primal Fear - Nuclear Fire
Primal Fear - Best Of
Primal Fear - Angels of Mercy Live
Metallica - Death Magentic
Metallica - Beyond Magnetic
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Rush - A Farewell To Kings
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Russian Circles - Station
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Russian Circles - Station
(https://media.tenor.com/HoY3JzXREk0AAAAC/bh187-bill-and-ted-bogus-journey.gif)
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Ozzy - No More Tears
DT - AVFTTOTW (still meh. DT by numbers)
Marty Friedman - Scenes
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Russian Circles - Station
(https://media.tenor.com/HoY3JzXREk0AAAAC/bh187-bill-and-ted-bogus-journey.gif)
GET OUT
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Tanukichan - Sundays
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The John Irvine Band - Wait & See
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Enter The 5th Dimension. This is the Haken I fell in love with.
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/819HG+BoLmL._AC_SL1425_.jpg) (https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2730de0df48f09853bdae3b203a)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3435759326_10.jpg) (https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273f32368493daa91015a24851e)
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQz3M72HTFUIXis-BwnZU7ACCG-PsTTNaxuE3vsxBGBkYhBkdc&usqp=CAc) (https://i.discogs.com/7azoley0GrCIpsQT07J_Mj5tz769OES2ACFlkircHHg/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTMxMDQy/MDQtMTMxNTkzNjg1/My5qcGVn.jpeg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3815850793_16.jpg)
Enter The 5th Dimension. This is the Haken I fell in love with.
I've still never heard this. I guess it's just because I can't stream it on Spotify. One day I'll get to it.
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Luke, stream it here. https://hakenofficial.bandcamp.com/album/enter-the-5th-dimension
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I didn't know Glasser had an album out!
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I didn't know Glasser had an album out!
It's aptly titled Hobo's Lament.
Luke, stream it here. https://hakenofficial.bandcamp.com/album/enter-the-5th-dimension
Guess I've got no excuse then.
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Snarky Puppy - Empire Central
The opening track starts off a bit odd, but this falls into some of what I would listen to in the 70s (Return To Forever, Stanley Clarke, and throw in some Chicago brass for good measure).
Since I saw this band name, our household name is now the 'Snarky Puppies' for all of our condescending remarks regarding, well, all people and actions that warrant our snarks. ;)
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(https://i.imgur.com/fc6MZJS.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/sCfsAfY.jpg)
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Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet
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(https://i.imgur.com/SStD17h.jpg)
Damn, I'd forgotten about Bruce's Jay and Silent Bob look.
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I didn't know Glasser had an album out!
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
I'm still waiting for Kade to finish "I Still Remember Someone Else" for my next one.
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I'm not crying, you're crying.
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That solo in universal is *chef's kiss*
Currently spinning Yusuf / Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman
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Manchester Orchestra - The Valley of Vision
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Ice Age - Waves of Loss and Power
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/d2ed53c479eea7727387b1db495a83dd/10408860/fvnerals-let-the-earth-be-silent-Cover-Art.jpg)(https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/a00fb9b236d9d38c6add9360102a5201/10579818/bastard-grave-vortex-of-disgust-Cover-Art.jpg)
FVNERALS - Let the Earth Be Silent - Killer ethereal drone doom.
Bastard Grave - Vortext of Disgust. Hits the spot for Swedish death, a bit doomy.
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Pink Floyd - The Final Cut
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Genesis- The Hits
Kiss- Psycho Circus
The Police- Greatest Hits
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(https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.9bfb70eff97fe8c025bbe7355cc86c21?rik=q9%2ffsCpyRvtuhw&riu=http%3a%2f%2fwww.progarchives.com%2fprogressive_rock_discography_covers%2f5695%2fcover_22891312023_r.jpg&ehk=fGnj%2fbu6vF1oIvHD75wtvG5IBY3dMqgKmwbIF5eutbU%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0)
And the new Nemophila...
(https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/335166864_532431095643399_7571545733529681992_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p526x296&_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=ofYlo-ftyWcAX_DuuGV&_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3-1.xx&oh=00_AfD3qfRBEvTufyHNNjMbAwATXCf3K2kej_SSrYFvRLO98Q&oe=64109AB1)
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OSI - Blood
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Ice Age - Waves of Loss and Power
I'm loving it!!!!
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https://isole.bandcamp.com/album/anesidora
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3870928828_10.jpg)
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Ha! You posted this here as well :)
Really enjoying this one. Doom metal that manages to be heavy and "emotional". Sounds pretty great too.
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OSI - Blood
I just put on Fire Make Thunder
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(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Isole_Anesidora-01.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0041913801_10.jpg)
Other than the Isole record (see above), the album from Witch Ripper very much piqued my interest. Very, very cool album. The band describe their own sound as influenced by both heavier bands like Mastodon and Baroness, and more theatrical rock. I can get behind that...the opener, Enter the Loop, sounds like, um, The Dear Hunter-meets-Mastodon. The Mastodon influence is strong on the second track, Madness and Ritual Solitude, but the album has enough of a unique sound to stand out, imo. And it ends super-strong with Icarus Equation and the long closer Everlasting in Retrograde. The progged-up, space rock finale is fantastic.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/a5aeea3f805fefead5b32a7d4ae1804a/4477649)
Title track always makes me cry. One of the most beautiful songs of all time.
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(https://i.ibb.co/HYhhj0P/artrockstore-yes-yessongs-live-album-1024x1024.jpg)
Yes - Yessongs
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/a5aeea3f805fefead5b32a7d4ae1804a/4477649)
Title track always makes me cry. One of the most beautiful songs of all time.
Indeed, I was lucky to see him perform it live and it was amazing.
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Periphery - Periphery V...
Leprous - Pitfalls
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(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Isole_Anesidora-01.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0041913801_10.jpg)
Other than the Isole record (see above), the album from Witch Ripper very much piqued my interest. Very, very cool album. The band describe their own sound as influenced by both heavier bands like Mastodon and Baroness, and more theatrical rock. I can get behind that...the opener, Enter the Loop, sounds like, um, The Dear Hunter-meets-Mastodon. The Mastodon influence is strong on the second track, Madness and Ritual Solitude, but the album has enough of a unique sound to stand out, imo. And it ends super-strong with Icarus Equation and the long closer Everlasting in Retrograde. The progged-up, space rock finale is fantastic.
Queued both up, sound pretty intriguing.
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Queued both up, sound pretty intriguing.
I can definitely see you enjoying that Witch Ripper record...let me know how that goes :)
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Queued both up, sound pretty intriguing.
I can definitely see you enjoying that Witch Ripper record...let me know how that goes :)
A combination of two of my all time favourite bands? I'll probably hate it
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/c9defe4cf0e1594329b32979718c043f/5707002)
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Asia - The Very Best Of Asia: Heat Of The Moment (1982-1990)
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Enter The 5th Dimension. This is the Haken I fell in love with.
Listening now. So this is when they played even MORE Circus music!
So clearly they repurposed a lot the music here for the Restoration EP. I didn't know that and don't know how I've managed to be a fan so long and not pick thar up. So much on here is familiar but I can't place it all. I'm sure there's a youtube video breaking down the whole thing.
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Asia - Alpha
Need I listen further than the two first albums or am I all set?
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Billy Joel - Streetlife Serenade
Ice Age - Waves of Loss and Power
I'm loving it!!!!
I thought it was great!
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/1200/s/ca46ea7f3ef1ec756c94d67b69c6e244/10209503)
New alter-ego of Caro Emerald, a roulette round winner. Been listening to this less over the past month or so than I'd like to given my other current constraints, but it'll certainly be one of the better albums of the year.
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/cadc7f161fdfba239cd85641e539863b/10489945)
Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
Had to check this out before it becomes the Weyes Blood of '23. Pretty good album. I was especially intrigued by the track with Dido and Grimes. Quite a musical span for me, Dido was one of my most listened to artists of the 00s, and Grimes in the 10s. Definitely the best track on it too.
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Novena- Secondary Genesis.
*For those who might not know, this is a Haken side project. Proggy but heavier than Haken.
*The band comprises twin lead singers in Ross Jennings (Haken) and Gareth Mason (Slice The Cake), guitarists Dan Thornton (Ex- HAARP Machine, Ex-No Sin Evades His Gaze) and Harrison White (who also provides keyboards), drummer Cameron Spence (Ravenface) and bassist Moat Lowe (Slugdge, Ex-NSEHG)
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Novena- Secondary Genesis.
*For those who might not know, this is a Haken side project. Proggy but heavier than Haken.
So...it's actually secondary Haken and not Genesis?
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Novena- Secondary Genesis.
*For those who might not know, this is a Haken side project. Proggy but heavier than Haken.
So...it's actually secondary Haken and not Genesis?
:lol Check them out! Phil Collins is a huge fan.
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Novena- Secondary Genesis.
*For those who might not know, this is a Haken side project. Proggy but heavier than Haken.
So...it's actually secondary Haken and not Genesis?
:lol Check them out! Phil Collins is a huge fan.
Yeah well I don't care any more.
No more
No more
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At Face Value, Tim doesn't like anything
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Given his questionable choice of round theme, I'm hoping for a decent score against all odds.
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Dammit Glasser!
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Dammit Glasser!
What did I do now?
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Seems like Tim is the one who brought up Genesis.
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Novena- Secondary Genesis.
*For those who might not know, this is a Haken side project. Proggy but heavier than Haken.
So...it's actually secondary Haken and not Genesis?
:lol Check them out! Phil Collins is a huge fan.
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So...it's actually secondary Haken and not Genesis?
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That's out of context. :lol
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Since it's so triggering, I'm gonna listen to Scar Symmetry's "MorphoGenesis", followed up with Phil Lynott, and then maybe the Rossington Collins Band.
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Phil Lynott rules!!!
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Absolute Priority - Hunter
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Pristine - The Lines We Cross
Man, I have discovered this album a couple of days ago (came out in January), and I'm loving it. From Norway, I guess the general blueprint is retro-sounding rock, but there is more than just that. First off, the singer Heidi Solheim is phenomenal. But more generally, everything is crafted so well. The first couple songs are pretty classic (the groove on Ghost with a Gun is SO good!), then things get "serious" with the long song The Loneliest Fortune, basically a two-part suite. The first part is a slow burner that could easily find a home in one of the Avatarium records. Then it all gets pretty jammy (with a flute too!). Another fantastic song is Carnival - basically a mini, intimate symphony (with an actual string ensemble). Starts out like a Kate Havnevik song (or something that reminds me of her), with beautiful melodies (just vocals and strings), to then turn into a more grandiose finale with the whole band. Some songs have a cool clash of vintage and modern/poppier sound (Sad Sack in a Cadillac, Instant Conclusions Decade). Then the title track...The verse is a Zeppelin-esque stomp with Bjork-like vocals, if you can imagine it, which then flows into an anthemic chorus. Great stuff.
The first real surprise of the year so far for me. I'll have to explore their previous albums too...
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Starts out like a Kate Havnevik song...Bjork-like vocals
Sold!
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That's out of context. :lol
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CBj9joW5Hag/hqdefault.jpg)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/32e685a9eb9144af493314f7cd5c934e/4813843)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/3808a8a1ca4d2c280866252f00918c40/8976682)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/f1e00890b26a0e39db30e7bc339937d7/10309364)
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Since it's so triggering, I'm gonna listen to Scar Symmetry's "MorphoGenesis", followed up with Phil Lynott, and then maybe the Rossington Collins Band.
That Scar Symmetry song is :metal
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Since it's so triggering, I'm gonna listen to Scar Symmetry's "MorphoGenesis", followed up with Phil Lynott, and then maybe the Rossington Collins Band.
That Scar Symmetry song is :metal
It really is.
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Starts out like a Kate Havnevik song...Bjork-like vocals
Sold!
I figured you'd be intrigued :biggrin:
BTW, for the most part, her vocals are more of the "gritty" kind, but she has this wonderful versatility and, yes, there are definitely moments she sounds that way...
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/f1e00890b26a0e39db30e7bc339937d7/10309364)
I'm far from a huge Darkthrone fan, but I really enjoyed this album. It gave me the push to go back through some of their other albums.
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I basically have zero knowledge of Darkthrone and their (long!) catalog...
I remember back in the 90s a friend of mine gave me a tape with Transilvanian Hunger on it...at first I thought there was something wrong with the way he recorded it ;) Then of course I realized it was the production itself and part of the charm of that album...
I know they went through a good number of variations of their sound over the years...any fan here willing to give a brief overview?
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David Brewis - The Soft Struggles
(https://undertheradarmag.com/uploads/review_images/David_Brewis_The_Soft_Struggles_album_cover_artwork_review.jpg)
Good music for a rainy Sunday afternoon.
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Kiss- The Elder.
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Kiss the elder? I mean, I like Stadler plenty, but do I have to kiss him?
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2380598208_10.jpg) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Zog3X5H1L._UXNaN_FMjpg_QL85_.jpg)
(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2732d90350cfe583b3aff6f09a6) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61QbU4zE2XL._AC_SX466_.jpg)
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Imperial-Triumphant-Spirit-of-Ecstasy-01-500x500.jpg) (https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2736dcb7206988880f9750266fc)
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Kiss the elder? I mean, I like Stadler plenty, but do I have to kiss him?
Yes but Thank god Kiss didn't use the band name Blow. :lol
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Kiss the elder? I mean, I like Stadler plenty, but do I have to kiss him?
Yes but Thank god Kiss didn't use the band name Blow. :lol
Eww.. :lol :lol
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Kiss the elder? I mean, I like Stadler plenty, but do I have to kiss him?
Yes but Thank god Kiss didn't use the band name Blow. :lol
:lol
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3687687767_65)
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3687687767_65)
Is this the same Sermon that released Birth of the Marvellous, a few years back? I really liked that one.
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Opeth - In Cauda Venenum
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Bob Seger - Ride Out (EP)
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3687687767_65)
Is this the same Sermon that released Birth of the Marvellous, a few years back? I really liked that one.
Yes it is. Basically a one man project with a few guests. Love this one. It comes out March 31, I heard a stream early. Pre-ordered it from Bandcamp. :metal
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Superchunk - Come Pick Me Up
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(https://i.imgur.com/Y6SMhkT.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/sHPk46y.jpg)
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Goblin Cock. :lol
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a9/Human_Album.jpg)
Had this in the car yesterday, what an amazing piece of art. I always rated this a little lower than most, but it kicked me in the nuts yesterday and I understood it more. Such a beautiful album. Really never paid much attention to some of Chuck's rhythm playing here too, precise and quick.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a9/Human_Album.jpg)
Had this in the car yesterday, what an amazing piece of art. I always rated this a little lower than most, but it kicked me in the nuts yesterday and I understood it more. Such a beautiful album. Really never paid much attention to some of Chuck's rhythm playing here too, precise and quick.
Hard to beat the Human - Individual Thought Patterns - Symbolic run of albums, imo. Incredible stuff.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a9/Human_Album.jpg)
Had this in the car yesterday, what an amazing piece of art. I always rated this a little lower than most, but it kicked me in the nuts yesterday and I understood it more. Such a beautiful album. Really never paid much attention to some of Chuck's rhythm playing here too, precise and quick.
Hard to beat the Human - Individual Thought Patterns - Symbolic run of albums, imo. Incredible stuff.
I'd certainly add ASOP to that run also. But yeah, what a incredible run.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a9/Human_Album.jpg)
Had this in the car yesterday, what an amazing piece of art. I always rated this a little lower than most, but it kicked me in the nuts yesterday and I understood it more. Such a beautiful album. Really never paid much attention to some of Chuck's rhythm playing here too, precise and quick.
Hard to beat the Human - Individual Thought Patterns - Symbolic run of albums, imo. Incredible stuff.
I'd certainly add ASOP to that run also. But yeah, what a incredible run.
The Sound of Perseverance is easily my favourite Death album but they are all amazing. Might need to spin this today, it's been a while.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a9/Human_Album.jpg)
Had this in the car yesterday, what an amazing piece of art. I always rated this a little lower than most, but it kicked me in the nuts yesterday and I understood it more. Such a beautiful album. Really never paid much attention to some of Chuck's rhythm playing here too, precise and quick.
Hard to beat the Human - Individual Thought Patterns - Symbolic run of albums, imo. Incredible stuff.
I'd certainly add ASOP to that run also. But yeah, what a incredible run.
The Sound of Perseverance is easily my favourite Death album but they are all amazing. Might need to spin this today, it's been a while.
Yep, made my top 50. Just an amazing album. I think Symbolic is lined up for tomorrow though.
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Quincy Jones: Basie And Beyond
Happy Birthday Quincy (90 today)
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So. Many. Jams.
Dokken - Under Lock & Key
Dokken - Back for the Attack
:metal
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OSI - Fire Make Thunder
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Asia - Phoenix
I'm exploring the five albums from the original lineup, beyond the classic debut.
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Godcaster - Godcaster
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H. Hawkline - Milk For Flowers
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The Nude Party - Rides On
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Fever Ray - Radical Romantics
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(https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/770x0/98e9decfb4bdd4a8692542d25d82464c.jpg#98e9decfb4bdd4a8692542d25d82464c) (https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/770x0/fdeba83dd91ef78723345551cfae30e3.jpg#fdeba83dd91ef78723345551cfae30e3) (https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/770x0/f85af3be0f434bdebbf2fda29fa8f89b.jpg#f85af3be0f434bdebbf2fda29fa8f89b)
I decided to try a new method of listening to albums, and I think it turned out pretty well. I put all three of these albums onto one playlist, but ordered the songs to alternate between each album and make all three albums flow together from start to finish. It was quite long (about 3.5 hours, I think), but I think I got a great experience out of this particular combination of albums. Has anyone else listened to albums in this way?
Also, all three of these albums are incredible as always, and I have decided to bump up Act V from a 9/10 to a 10/10.
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I decided to try a new method of listening to albums, and I think it turned out pretty well. I put all three of these albums onto one playlist, but ordered the songs to alternate between each album and make all three albums flow together from start to finish. It was quite long (about 3.5 hours, I think), but I think I got a great experience out of this particular combination of albums. Has anyone else listened to albums in this way?
Yep. Usually not for whole albums though. But a fair number of times I've taken a handful of tracks from several different albums that I want to become more familiar with and interspersed them like that.
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Jakub Zytecki - Remind Me
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a9/Human_Album.jpg)
Had this in the car yesterday, what an amazing piece of art. I always rated this a little lower than most, but it kicked me in the nuts yesterday and I understood it more. Such a beautiful album. Really never paid much attention to some of Chuck's rhythm playing here too, precise and quick.
:metal
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(https://i.imgur.com/rSq3XvI.jpg)
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Lonnie Holley - Oh Me Oh My
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Scree - Jasmine on a Night in July
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Lately:
Brainstorm - Midnight Ghost
Brainstorm - Wall of Skulls
Redemption - Long Day's Journey into Night
Redemption - The Fullness of Time
Judas Priest - Angel of Retribution
Adrenaline Mob - Omerta
Metallica - Death Magnetic
Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime
Queensryche - Empire
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Adrenaline Mob - Omerta
There's something you don't see everyday.
I haven't played it in ages, but I never thought it deserved the shit it got.
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Siaseiga- Nostalgia, released today and fucking amazing.
(https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=320x10000:format=jpg/path/s6fce9f79fa753b49/image/i2cd8969844c3d99c/version/1673514158/image.jpg)
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The Midnight - Endless Summer
Kendal - Inferno
On a major synthwave / retrowave kick this morning apparently.
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Adrenaline Mob - Omerta
There's something you don't see everyday.
I haven't played it in ages, but I never thought it deserved the shit it got.
I saw something online about it being the album release anniversary and decided to play it. I haven't listened to it in ages either and I feel the same way - it's a fun little album that got dumped on by prog fans because they expected it would be prog metal. I thought the same, but never felt the need to bash the band over it.
I only liked a handful of songs on the second album and never even felt like listening to the third though.
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The Resonance Project - Ad Astra
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Brad Mehldau - Places
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Marshall Gilkes - Sound Stories
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Tom Petty - Wildflowers & All The Rest
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Billy Joel - Turnstiles
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Russian Circles - Geneva
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The John Irvine Band - Next Stop
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a9/Human_Album.jpg)
Had this in the car yesterday, what an amazing piece of art. I always rated this a little lower than most, but it kicked me in the nuts yesterday and I understood it more. Such a beautiful album. Really never paid much attention to some of Chuck's rhythm playing here too, precise and quick.
Just listened to Human, had to follow it up with The Sound of Perseverance :metal
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a9/Human_Album.jpg)
Had this in the car yesterday, what an amazing piece of art. I always rated this a little lower than most, but it kicked me in the nuts yesterday and I understood it more. Such a beautiful album. Really never paid much attention to some of Chuck's rhythm playing here too, precise and quick.
Just listened to Human, had to follow it up with The Sound of Perseverance :metal
That might be next. Have had Symbolic in the car. What a wonderful sounding album, as is TSOP.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a9/Human_Album.jpg)
Had this in the car yesterday, what an amazing piece of art. I always rated this a little lower than most, but it kicked me in the nuts yesterday and I understood it more. Such a beautiful album. Really never paid much attention to some of Chuck's rhythm playing here too, precise and quick.
Just listened to Human, had to follow it up with The Sound of Perseverance :metal
That might be next. Have had Symbolic in the car. What a wonderful sounding album, as is TSOP.
Crystal Mountain rules! I also love the outro to Perennial Quest!
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Amazing album cover. I still have my jigsaw puzzle.
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Amazing album cover. I still have my jigsaw puzzle.
Really?!?! I would frame it and hang it up! I wish I had it. I Just put this on....
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41E9jilqPnL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
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Crystal Mountain rules! I also love the outro to Perennial Quest!
Those are my favorite two Death songs.
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Crystal Mountain rules! I also love the outro to Perennial Quest!
Those are my favorite two Death songs.
Both classics. Crystal Mountain definitely top 5 for me.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/ea47a0ee1608fcd6323abfca29405803/10674252)
This album fucking kills! :metal
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/ea47a0ee1608fcd6323abfca29405803/10674252)
This album fucking kills! :metal
Fucking blistering!!! :metal :metal :metal
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Porcupine Tree - Lightbulb Sun
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Crystal Mountain rules! I also love the outro to Perennial Quest!
Those are my favorite two Death songs.
Both classics. Crystal Mountain definitely top 5 for me.
Crystal Mountain is unbelievable. But, really, all of Symbolic is full of goodness, wherever you look. To me, it's where Chuck found the perfect mix of death and "classic" metal. I mean, in addition to the songs mentioned above, think for example of the melodic moments and riffs in Sacred Serenity and Without Judgement (the section that starts around 2:50!)...
I still can't quite decide if I like Individual Thought Patterns or Symbolic the best, but in the end it doesn't really matter ;)
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Crystal Mountain rules! I also love the outro to Perennial Quest!
Those are my favorite two Death songs.
Both classics. Crystal Mountain definitely top 5 for me.
Crystal Mountain is unbelievable. But, really, all of Symbolic is full of goodness, wherever you look. To me, it's where Chuck found the perfect mix of death and "classic" metal. I mean, in addition to the songs mentioned above, think for example of the melodic moments and riffs in Sacred Serenity and Without Judgement (the section that starts around 2:50!)...
I still can't quite decide if I like Individual Thought Patterns or Symbolic the best, but in the end it doesn't really matter ;)
I'll easily take ITP over Symbolic, but the production on ITP hurts it a little. LaRocque though and his solos on the first few songs takes the album to another level IMO.
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I'll easily take ITP over Symbolic, but the production on ITP hurts it a little. LaRocque though and his solos on the first few songs takes the album to another level IMO.
Agreed on the production, not Scott Burn's best work, for sure...And yes, LaRocque's solos are magnificent.
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Crystal Mountain rules! I also love the outro to Perennial Quest!
Those are my favorite two Death songs.
Both classics. Crystal Mountain definitely top 5 for me.
Crystal Mountain is unbelievable. But, really, all of Symbolic is full of goodness, wherever you look. To me, it's where Chuck found the perfect mix of death and "classic" metal. I mean, in addition to the songs mentioned above, think for example of the melodic moments and riffs in Sacred Serenity and Without Judgement (the section that starts around 2:50!)...
I still can't quite decide if I like Individual Thought Patterns or Symbolic the best, but in the end it doesn't really matter ;)
When I was lucky enough to spend time with Chuck on the Spiritual Healing tour he told me one of his biggest influences and favorite bands was Watch Tower and he wanted Death to evolve into a more technical band as they were heading. What would Chuck be doing if he was alive today? What an absolutely incredible HUMAN. He's so fucking missed.
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The Resonance Project - The Resonance Project
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/78/Octoberrust.jpg)
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Superchunk - I Hate Music
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/78/Octoberrust.jpg)
One of the best albums of all time.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/78/Octoberrust.jpg)
One of the best albums of all time.
Christmas Mourning rules!!!!
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Loudness - The Law Of Devil's Land.
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Loudness - The Law Of Devil's Land.
:metal
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I'm seeing Loudness in May!
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They put out a good album a few years ago, Rise To Glory.
I thought their last album was weak.
Live Loud Alive is still one of the all time greatest live albums I've ever heard!
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They put out a good album a few years ago, Rise To Glory.
I thought their last album was weak.
Live Loud Alive is still one of the all time greatest live albums I've ever heard!
Rise To Glory is good but for a while they put out some real crap. That live album is excellent! This tour they are supposedly going to be playing mostly early stuff. Rise To Glory is heavy but somewhat back to form, I have to give the newest one a closer listen.
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Italian pride! :biggrin:
Always had a soft spot for this album…
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/f7c9ed5f54ff6b9d1557d1e67dd9001f/10223122)
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Real nice (mildly symphonic) power metal from Finland. I listened to it kind of randomly and I was pretty hooked :) Great vocals (the singer's name, Bruno Proveschi, sounds very Italian, but I have no idea if he actually is) and strong songs. The mix of ingredients varies a bit over the course of the record - some Avantasia (The Ones to Fall - that chorus is impossibly catchy!), some Blind Guardian (Soul Reaver), even some recent Judas Priest (Nighthunter)...and they can get pretty epic too (Dusk of Dawn) - but the whole thing has a nice flow. They certainly don't reinvent the wheel, but I'd recommend this to fans of the genre.
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Just dropped the needle on it. Pretty easy on the ears.
Got it Saved for after my roulette.
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Italian pride! :biggrin:
Always had a soft spot for this album…
A classic! They morphed into Karnya and released a great album, " Coverin' Thoughts". Empty Tremor, Arkhe, Heart Of Sun, Oro Nombro, Dynamic Lights, and Madsword are also great traditional prog metal bands.
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Liquid Tension Experiment - LTE3
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https://rezzzn.bandcamp.com/album/solace
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0389627875_10.jpg)
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ZZ Top- Eliminator
Kiss- Music from the Elder
Fifth Angel- Time Will Tell
Whitesnake- s/t
Van Halen- 1984
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Julian Lage - The Layers (EP)
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(https://i.imgur.com/C9WhheY.jpg)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/afe66c3daab1817a7e315b5c084a8a8f/10681610)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/eb23493493afadb726624e26ce08f3fb/10804056)
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Uriah Heep - Demons And Wizards
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https://samsarabluesexperiment.bandcamp.com/album/end-of-forever
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2522068342_10.jpg)
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(https://static.soundshelter.net/images/covers/acc7cb62-4079-4c89-9c4b-acb8ed589890.jpg)
Incredible album.
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(https://static.soundshelter.net/images/covers/acc7cb62-4079-4c89-9c4b-acb8ed589890.jpg)
Incredible album.
Never heard it and I can't read the logo to check it out. :blush
Edit: Alcest. I had lcest and found it on Bandcamp.
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(https://static.soundshelter.net/images/covers/acc7cb62-4079-4c89-9c4b-acb8ed589890.jpg)
Incredible album.
Never heard it and I can't read the logo to check it out. :blush
The band is Alcest, the album is Kodama.
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(https://static.soundshelter.net/images/covers/acc7cb62-4079-4c89-9c4b-acb8ed589890.jpg)
Incredible album.
Never heard it and I can't read the logo to check it out. :blush
The band is Alcest, the album is Kodama.
Thanks. Checking it out now. :metal
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(https://i.imgur.com/QbZlscl.jpg)
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Katatonia - Night Is The New Day
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(https://static.soundshelter.net/images/covers/acc7cb62-4079-4c89-9c4b-acb8ed589890.jpg)
Incredible album.
Never heard it and I can't read the logo to check it out. :blush
The band is Alcest, the album is Kodama.
Thanks. Checking it out now. :metal
Thoughts dude?
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(https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Outsider.jpg)
Oh, this is nice. I had read about this band before (this just came out and it's their third full-length), but hadn't checked out their music yet. Pretty classic heavy metal with NWOBHM influence. It works great, though, all the way from the build-up in the Prelude to the end. A couple of songs have a bit of Sabbath influence, via newer bands like Spirit Adrift (e.g. Beyond the Grave or The Wrath). Some great dynamics within the songs and the album length is just right. I've enjoyed this one!
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(https://static.soundshelter.net/images/covers/acc7cb62-4079-4c89-9c4b-acb8ed589890.jpg)
Incredible album.
I don't think I've ever listened to this one. I have Souvenirs d'un autre monde, Écailles de Lune and Shelter. I like them but, for some reason, I lost track of the band. I should probably remedy that.
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(https://static.soundshelter.net/images/covers/acc7cb62-4079-4c89-9c4b-acb8ed589890.jpg)
Incredible album.
Never heard it and I can't read the logo to check it out. :blush
The band is Alcest, the album is Kodama.
Thanks. Checking it out now. :metal
Thoughts dude?
This one is interesting/different and a bit meandering. I need to listen more. Nothing really stood out on my first full listen but I'm compelled to spin a few more times before I give it a fair chance. Listening now....
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Judas Priest- Ram it Down
Iron Maiden- Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Recon- Behind Enemy Lines
Bryan Adams- Reckless
The Cars- Greatest Hits
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The Cure - Disintegration
Mammoth WVH - S/T
Now More Than Ever - Creatrix
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Redemption - I Am The Storm
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Yves Tumor - Praise a Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)
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Billy Joel - The Stranger
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Riverside - ID.Entity
Landmine Blast :tup
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Superchunk - On the Mouth
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100 gecs - 10,000 gecs
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(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b27355518fc1febfe67cc17d3dd8)
It's just one of those days...
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Doug Paisley - Say What You Like
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100 gecs - 10,000 gecs
Hah, good luck...
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It's just one of those days...
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It's just one of those days...
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/0127538aad48afd45a31f7dcae8ff854/6494840)
Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase.
Just realized how fantastic this album is.
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Loudness - The Law Of Devil's Land.
:metal
(https://c.tenor.com/aUtw9nE95A4AAAAC/fuck-yeah.gif)
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra - V
100 gecs - 10,000 gecs
Hah, good luck...
I liked it.
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What was the best track or two? I sampled a few and I didn't think it was for me, but maybe they were the wrong ones.
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What was the best track or two? I sampled a few and I didn't think it was for me, but maybe they were the wrong ones.
Hard to say. The album is pretty varied. It sounds like it was recorded by 3 or 4 different bands lol
My faves were Dumbest Girl Alive, Hollywood Baby, Billy Knows Jamie, One Million Dollars, and I Got My Tooth Removed.
Incidentally, I sent One Million Dollars to my youngest (20 years old), and they responded, "100 gecs is the absolute last thing on earth that I expected you to send me." Turns out that's a favorite band of their significant other. So at least I won some cool points yesterday lol
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Kamelot - The Awakening
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Quicksand - Distant Populations
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Kamelot - The Awakening
Well, that's enough of that.
I try power metal again every couple of years. Nope, still don't like it.
Ascher - Beginnings
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Ascher - Beginnings
And that's enough of THAT, as well. Music is OK, but can't stand the singer.
Billy Joel - 52nd Street
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Russian Circles - Empros
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The John Irvine Band - The Machinery of the Heavens
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First two albums are great, but based on the singles for the next one I'm worried they could start slipping.
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Today's commute...
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Mastodon's latest is so good - revisited it after a little while, my favorite since Crack the Skye, no doubt. Also enjoying the rediscovery of In Mourning. Afterglow is another good one from them. Tristania Widow's Weeds is a nice late-90s slab of gothic/doom metal (love the Fields of the Nephilim/Sisters of Mercy 80s fest in Angellore...a bit different than the rest of the album). And Dreamgrave's record is super-cool (have they done anything else after this?)
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And Dreamgrave's record is super-cool (have they done anything else after this?)
Yes, they released an EP a few years ago. In fact, I sent a song from it to Litho in his roulette's current round.
https://open.spotify.com/album/2DRqJlUmnN00va0m9J1qyv?si=6fdia57hSyiZzMiKIlcM8Q
Ooh, gotta check out the Tristiana. I love Fields Of The Nephilim.
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First two albums are great, but based on the singles for the next one I'm worried they could start slipping.
I actually listened to it based on the singer’s looks (🥴🙄) but I really enjoyed it and ordered the CD.
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Ooh, gotta check out the Tristiana. I love Fields Of The Nephilim.
Well, it really is only the one song. The rest is quite different…more like Theatre of Tragedy and the like. Still quite good!
And Dreamgrave's record is super-cool (have they done anything else after this?)
Yes, they released an EP a few years ago. In fact, I sent a song from it to Litho in his roulette's current round.
https://open.spotify.com/album/2DRqJlUmnN00va0m9J1qyv?si=6fdia57hSyiZzMiKIlcM8Q
Nice! I’ll have to check this one out…what do you think of Presentiment?
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Pat Metheny & Brad Mehldau - Metheny Mehldau
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Ooh, gotta check out the Tristiana. I love Fields Of The Nephilim.
Well, it really is only the one song. The rest is quite different…more like Theatre of Tragedy and the like. Still quite good!
And Dreamgrave's record is super-cool (have they done anything else after this?)
Yes, they released an EP a few years ago. In fact, I sent a song from it to Litho in his roulette's current round.
https://open.spotify.com/album/2DRqJlUmnN00va0m9J1qyv?si=6fdia57hSyiZzMiKIlcM8Q
Nice! I’ll have to check this one out…what do you think of Presentiment?
I think it's a really cool album. I wish they had more material. I really like them.
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Dream Theater - Images And Words, Live In Japan 2017
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Marshall Gilkes and the WDR Big Band - Always Forward
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Those bird masks are still such a weird gimmick for them to have, it's not like they're Slipknot.
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Not full albums, but more like recent album teasers:
Another Celebration at the End of the World - Mammoth WVH
Excited to hear more, this is a great tune!
Rise - Extreme
:omg:
I had no idea how much I was missing Extreme, this song is fantastic and Nuno's solo is insane
Winner Takes All - Nita Strauss
Pretty good, I enjoy her playing a lot - this one is no exception
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Excellent release!
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This could be the most ridiculous album cover I've ever seen.
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You're a power metal fan, I know you've seen way worse.
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Another great Motörhead album. Only need to listen to Snake Bite Love and I will have listened to their entire studio discography.
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You're a power metal fan, I know you've seen way worse.
I'll give you that, but at least it's power metal, you expect goofy ass covers. Lost Horizon scoffs at this cover I know but this just makes me laugh. I'll have to check these guys out to see what kind of music this is. I'm intrigued. :lol
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You're a power metal fan, I know you've seen way worse.
I'll give you that, but at least it's power metal, you expect goofy ass covers. Lost Horizon scoffs at this cover I know but this just makes me laugh. I'll have to check these guys out to see what kind of music this is. I'm intrigued. :lol
It's poppy symphonic metal, so I doubt you'll be crazy about it. It's heavier and with above-average guitar playing for the style, but it's still probably not going to be in your wheelhouse. The genre has plenty of other cringey covers as well, so I don't think too much about them. If you want to listen to a single song check out "Unstoppable". If that one doesn't do anything for you I doubt most of the rest will.
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Poppy symphonic metal with those masks? Never would have picked that. I'll check that song tonight regardless.
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Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing
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Probably their worst but still pretty good.
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You're a power metal fan, I know you've seen way worse.
I'll give you that, but at least it's power metal, you expect goofy ass covers. Lost Horizon scoffs at this cover I know but this just makes me laugh. I'll have to check these guys out to see what kind of music this is. I'm intrigued. :lol
It's poppy symphonic metal, so I doubt you'll be crazy about it. It's heavier and with above-average guitar playing for the style, but it's still probably not going to be in your wheelhouse. The genre has plenty of other cringey covers as well, so I don't think too much about them. If you want to listen to a single song check out "Unstoppable". If that one doesn't do anything for you I doubt most of the rest will.
Yeah, nah, that song was shite. They should be signed to Frontiers. This style of music with those masks is even more bizarre.
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The Police - Regatta de Blanc
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This could be the most ridiculous album cover I've ever seen.
A friend has a music review page, and has shown us some uuhhhh interesting stuff to say the least :lol
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100 gecs - 1000 gecs
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Billy Joel - Glass Houses
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Yeah, nah, that song was shite. They should be signed to Frontiers. This style of music with those masks is even more bizarre.
Yeah, unfortunately that's about what I figured you'd think. Napalm Records has plenty of similar artists though, so I think they're fine there. What did you think it was going to sound like based on the cover?
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Images&Words younger sibling. Yes, this album is that good IMO.
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This album is turning out to be quite the beast of an album. Not an instant hit for me but a grower and those albums are usually the ones that stick with you the longest.
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Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
I picked it up cheap because it’s literally the most critically praised and popular jazz album in history. After one spin, I’m not sure I get it. So I watched a video on what “modal jazz” is in hopes I could understand what was happening a little more. I’m going to try a few more spins because after watching that video I find the idea of modal jazz interesting. I’m going to see if I can pick up what they’re talking about on the next couple of spins.
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Yeah, nah, that song was shite. They should be signed to Frontiers. This style of music with those masks is even more bizarre.
Yeah, unfortunately that's about what I figured you'd think. Napalm Records has plenty of similar artists though, so I think they're fine there. What did you think it was going to sound like based on the cover?
Honestly, not too sure, I think that's why I checked it out. Maybe more of a modern alternate Disturbed kind of sound with female vocals perhaps.
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This album is turning out to be quite the beast of an album. Not an instant hit for me but a grower and those albums are usually the ones that stick with you the longest.
Agree. Fantastic album.
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I love early Priest! I had this on cassette as a kid. :metal
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Not sure if I like it as much as the debut yet, but on first listen it sounds pretty good.
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Finally getting round to this. Never has it been more apt for a band to have 'ripper' in their name :metal
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Nickel Creek - Celebrants
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The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta
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Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon (Live at Wembley 1974) [2023 Master]
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Rush - Rush
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Strapping Young Lad - City
Strapping Young Lad - Alien
Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine
Redemption - I Am The Storm
Kamelot - The Awakening
Kamelot - The Black Halo
Kamelot - Ghost Opera
Brainstorm - Wall of Skulls
Brainstorm - Midnight Ghost
Brainistorm - Soul Temptation
Kings of Thrash - Live at the Whisky
Dismember - Like an Everflowing Stream
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Superchunk - What a Time to be Alive
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Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
I picked it up cheap because it’s literally the most critically praised and popular jazz album in history. After one spin, I’m not sure I get it. So I watched a video on what “modal jazz” is in hopes I could understand what was happening a little more. I’m going to try a few more spins because after watching that video I find the idea of modal jazz interesting. I’m going to see if I can pick up what they’re talking about on the next couple of spins.
It's probably just a very nice and chill record, and a pretty accessible entry to jazz, or that kind of style at least. I often feel that jazz is mostly music for other musicians to appreciate rather than a broader public, which is not a bad thing at all, but can leave many puzzled when going into the classics.
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Billy Joel - The Nylon Curtain
Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
I picked it up cheap because it’s literally the most critically praised and popular jazz album in history. After one spin, I’m not sure I get it. So I watched a video on what “modal jazz” is in hopes I could understand what was happening a little more. I’m going to try a few more spins because after watching that video I find the idea of modal jazz interesting. I’m going to see if I can pick up what they’re talking about on the next couple of spins.
Do you listen to much jazz? If not, this is NOT where I would suggest you to start. Definitely a challenging listen.
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There are so many different strategies for getting into unfamiliar genres. The depth one is certainly a possibility, picking a specific album, learning a lot about it, and really trying to explore it. A diversification strategy can work, giving a shot to a number of other highly-regarded classics, say John Coltrane's A Love Supreme, Dave Brubeck's Time Out, and Charles Mingus' Mingus Ah Um. Other times it might work better to pick a specific slant to come in from, for example, there's a history of rock fans getting in through Bitches Brew, since it has more rock energy and guitar, or even fusion albums from Return To Forever, Mahavishu Orchestra and such.
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Billy Joel - The Nylon Curtain
Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
I picked it up cheap because it’s literally the most critically praised and popular jazz album in history. After one spin, I’m not sure I get it. So I watched a video on what “modal jazz” is in hopes I could understand what was happening a little more. I’m going to try a few more spins because after watching that video I find the idea of modal jazz interesting. I’m going to see if I can pick up what they’re talking about on the next couple of spins.
Do you listen to much jazz? If not, this is NOT where I would suggest you to start. Definitely a challenging listen.
I have listened to some jazz, but this is my first dive into “modal jazz”. I definitely get the impression that if you don’t know what’s going on it sounds fairly much like random noodling. But once I watched a video that explains how modal jazz was structured, it started to make a little bit more sense. I am fascinated by the idea, but it will take a few spins to decide if it’s some thing that resonates with me personally.
I basically chose that album because, let’s face it, it is kind of the dark side of the moon of its genre.
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Kind of Blue is fantastic but I'm more of a Bitches Brew guy myself. That kind of jazz fusion where the songs are long jams with an almost progressive feel to them are more interesting to me than the more laid back 'lounge jazz'.
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Been an ugly, rainy day here in STL, good for these albums on the ear buds this afternoon at work:
Opeth - Pale Communion
Storm Corrosion - Storm Corrosion
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Telegraph - Mir
Stumbled onto this on Laser CD's clearance page. Ken gave it his highest praise. Really digging this so far.
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Telegraph - Mir
Stumbled onto this on Laser CD's clearance page. Ken gave it his highest praise. Really digging this so far.
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Love this one. Didn’t know it was available on CD anywhere. I just have the download. Did you get the last copy?
Nevermind! I do have this on CD. Had to go dig it out because I honestly couldn’t remember if I had it or not. Very early Camel-ish.
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Depeche Mode - Memento Mori
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One of the cool things about roulettes is finding songs from bands sent that are even better than the ones submitted in a round. In this case the last three minutes of "No Land Beyond" are some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard. I've been replaying them over and over the last few days in-between other listens.
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One of the cool things about roulettes is finding songs from bands sent that are even better than the ones submitted in a round. In this case the last three minutes of "No Land Beyond" are some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard. I've been replaying them over and over the last few days in-between other listens.
I would love to be a part of these roulettes but I have zero clue how these work. 😡
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One of the cool things about roulettes is finding songs from bands sent that are even better than the ones submitted in a round. In this case the last three minutes of "No Land Beyond" are some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard. I've been replaying them over and over the last few days in-between other listens.
I would love to be a part of these roulettes but I have zero clue how these work. 😡
Just have a read through a few dude, or follow an active one for a little bit. There's lots that has become roulette tradition that you don't HAVE to do. You can make it as simple or as complicated as you want.
I'd take part in yours, definitely!
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TAC's is almost over, so there should be a new one starting up very soon. Assuming it's not something unusual or hyper-specific, I'd just recommend joining it and people will help guide you through. I joined 425's last August without knowing much of anything about how they worked myself, but am so glad I did, to the point where a month or two in I'd decided I was going to run my own. The only requirements really are to actively follow it and not be too thin-skinned about the host's opinions about what music you send. You could also just read along if you want to observe one first. Once Tomislav95's finishes in the next month or so there will be another one coming down the pike as well from someone else.
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Rush - Snakes & Arrows
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Love it! I’m thinking their best since Ultra though I probably need to give Playing the Angel another listen.
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I have that one and several others in my queue to check out next time I have a break, but I actually find Depeche Mode's last few albums quite underrated. They don't reach the heights of the early material partially because they no longer have Alan Wilder's arrangement chops to elevate the songs, and they're probably not as hungry as a band anymore, but Dave is such a great vocalist and Martin a songwriter and backing vocalist that there's still quite a lot to like.
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Ozzy - Bark At The Moon, inspired by me finding this pic of me at 19 which I couldn't help share with you. It was midday why was my hair teased that much? No shadows, all hair. :lol
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Fucking awesome! :metal
That's an awful white hand coming out of that hairy arm. :lol
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Fucking awesome! :metal
That's an awful white hand coming out of that hairy arm. :lol
Now I can't unsee it. Awful. :facepalm:
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Eagles- Greatest Hits Volume 1 & 2
Boston- s/t
Judas Priest- Defenders of the Faith
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Such amazing hair! So envious!
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That's an awful white hand coming out of that hairy arm. :lol
I just assumed he lost it valiantly in battle and had a new cybernetic replacement.
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That's an awful white hand coming out of that hairy arm. :lol
I just assumed he lost it valiantly in battle and had a new cybernetic replacement.
It's like the wolfman applying for a job so he shaved his hand because it was sticking out of his suit sleeve. ;D
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The Bouncing Souls - Ten Stories High
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The Bouncing Souls - Ten Stories High
I'm not the biggest Bouncing Souls fan, but The Gold Record was on repeat a lot back in like 2009. I thought this new album was pretty damn good, for what it was.
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Steve Vai - Sex& Religion
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Morgana Lefay - Sanctified
Morgana Lefay - Maleficiium
Morgana Lefay - Grand Materia
Lefay - The Seventh Seal
Lefay - SOS
Lefay - Symphony of the Damned (Re-Symphonised)
Angel Dust - Bleed
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Morgana Lefay - Sanctified
Morgana Lefay - Maleficiium
Morgana Lefay - Grand Materia
Really underrated band.
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In-between round new album catchup:
Depeche Mode - I enjoy their last few albums more than most, but this probably is a bit closer to their glory days than they've been in awhile
Nickel Creek - they really can do no wrong, some angular stuff on this one, and it'll probably be a grower, but I hope they can speed up this "new album every 9 years cycle" and release another one sooner than 2032. They're better together than in their other projects.
Phantom Elite - a bit underwhelming compared to their previous one, which was incredible, but it could be a sleeper, "Blue Blood" is probably the most noteworthy track on the first listen
Ocean of Grief - ooh, this hits the spot, some great melancholic and atmospheric death/doom, "Undeserving" is a magnificent closer
Elysion - I don't understand why RYM doesn't like this album. It's not especially original, no, but I miss this sort of Lacuna Coil Unleashed Memories-esque sound in modern music. Not quite at that level of quality, but people are snoozing on it, *sigh*
Angerot - gah, maybe RYM is either getting worse over time or just drifting further from my tastes, they're one of the most creative Swedeath-inspired bands around these days and should not be below 3.0 either, ugh
Hanging Garden - I think this one will be a grower, but like Ocean of Grief, this type of sound is so majestic, with "The Song of Spring" being particularly nice and apropos for the season, though it's really more of fall music for me
Thayer Sarrano - I love how she's made "dream country" a long-overdue thing, another excellent album
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BLACK FLAG- Slip It In.
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Morgana Lefay - Sanctified
Morgana Lefay - Maleficiium
Morgana Lefay - Grand Materia
Really underrated band.
Indeed! Pretty unique too.
Ocean of Grief - ooh, this hits the spot, some great melancholic and atmospheric death/doom, "Undeserving" is a magnificent closer
Hanging Garden - I think this one will be a grower, but like Ocean of Grief, this type of sound is so majestic, with "The Song of Spring" being particularly nice and apropos for the season, though it's really more of fall music for me
I liked Ocean of Grief's previous album, but I haven't checked out this one yet. Hanging Garden's latest is very good, at least based on a couple of listens. It doesn't quite go "next level", but it's right in my wheelhouse in terms of sound. I can hear some "lighter" Draconian in there, plus maybe Aegis-era Theatre of Tragedy. Nice one, for sure.
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@Bluefish - Check this album out!
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I will. Thanks!
Edit: I like it so far. Is this their only full length album?
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Pimping the album from Pristine some more - it's so good, and I can't stop listening. Classic rock with all sorts of cool twists and a fantastic vocalist. I spent a good amount of time with the Majesties album...as I mentioned in the Friday release thread a couple of weeks ago, there was a good amount of hype surrounding its release. It didn't quite hit me right away - I didn't (and still don't) love the production on it and wish it had a little more breathing room. But given my love for the sound it's inspired by (early to mid 90s Gothenburg), I gave it some time and I'm appreciating it more and more. The guitar work is excellent. Isole's album is very tasty doom metal (that opening song!). As for Gatekeeper - I only gave it one listen, but it sounded like pretty good epic metal...
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I will. Thanks!
Edit: I like it so far. Is this their only full length album?
Yes. They have a demo with a different vocalist but this album is excellent. Let me know your thoughts.
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Depeche Mode - Memento Mori
Caroline Polacheck - Desire I want to turn into you
Something about popular artists making accessible yet sophisticated music makes me so happy
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Devin Townsend - Infinity
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Something about popular artists making accessible yet sophisticated music makes me so happy
Yup, that's what I crave for the most part these days.
Also hi dude, been a while ;D
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Blondie - Parallel Lines
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Ted Nugent- Greatest Hits
Damn Yankees- s/t
Sword- Metalized
Kick Axe- Vices
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Always nice to see someone spinning the greatest punk band ever! Great album as well :metal some real gems on there.
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Pink Floyd - Live in Tampa, 1977
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Superchunk - Majesty Shredding
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The Police - Ghost In The Machine
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Insomnium - Anno 1696
The Smashing Pumpkins - ATUM Act I & II
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The John Irvine Band - Psychopomp
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The Cult - Under the Midnight Sun
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Caroline Rose - The Art of Forgetting
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Billy Joel - An Innocent Man
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Billy Joel - An Innocent Man
Lovely
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S&M2 was actually yesterday evening, but the rest are today.
Scenes From a Memory, nothing to say other than 'masterpiece'.
The Omar Rodríguez-López was a trip. He's got more albums than I can keep up with, despite my King Gizzard training.
Witness by VOLA is so good, and I really need to revisit it more often.
I've started a bit of an Obituary kick and Frozen in Time is pretty fucking solid :metal
Lastly is Shade Empire, as part of my attempt to listen to full albums featuring songs I liked in my last roulette. Ariich, holy shit, this album is great. I can't remember the overall score I gave to Anti-Life Saviour, but the other songs are so good so far, it feels like it could be the weakest track! Lector (Welcome) and Thy Scent blew me away. I get some Ihsahn vibes at times, which is high praise.
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I should have given these guys a chance sooner. They kick ass!
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I should have given these guys a chance sooner. They kick ass!
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Dude! I posted in the thread the other day about all time favourite song. This right here is it! The Decline is just punk rock perfection. I'm seeing them play one of their final UK shows in a few months and I hope to god they play this. That whole end, starting with 'and so we go, on with our lives...' just rounds the whole thing off perfectly and I've wanted to get those lyrics tattooed on me for the longest time.
NOFX are my favourite punk band. I love pretty much everything they've ever put out.
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I should have given these guys a chance sooner. They kick ass!
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Dude! I posted in the thread the other day about all time favourite song. This right here is it! The Decline is just punk rock perfection. I'm seeing them play one of their final UK shows in a few months and I hope to god they play this. That whole end, starting with 'and so we go, on with our lives...' just rounds the whole thing off perfectly and I've wanted to get those lyrics tattooed on me for the longest time.
NOFX are my favourite punk band. I love pretty much everything they've ever put out.
Nice call man! I usually like my punk less polished and more raw. They have a pop vibe that bands like Black Flag and Government Issue don't but these guys are top of the list for this style, I really love them, this song is fucking brilliant. I bought most of their stuff, all I need is "Liberal Animation".
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Billy Idol- Greatest Hits
W.A.S.P.- s/t
AC/DC- Who Made Who
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Amon Amarth - Once Sent from the Golden Hall
Amon Amarth - With Oden on our Side
Amon Amarth - The Great Heathen Army
Nervosa - Victim of Yourself
Nervosa - Perpetual Chaos
Nervosa - Downfall of Mankind
Six Feet Under - Haunted
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The Police - Synchronicity
The Police are masters of writing a handful of stellar tunes and then surrounding those songs by some terrible, terrible tracks.
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Depeche Mode - Memento Mori
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Kate Davis - Fish Bowl
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The Police - Synchronicity
The Police are masters of writing a handful of stellar tunes and then surrounding those songs by some terrible, terrible tracks.
Hah, that is my impression of this album as well.
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Lana Del Rey - Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd
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Symphony X - Underworld
Jingle's Top 50 thread made me want to dust this one off.
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Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, and Shahzad Ismaily - Love In Exile
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Ben Sloan - muted colors
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Caroline Shaw with Roomful of Teeth - Partita for 8 Voices
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Rush - Test For Echo
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https://youtu.be/4PK7iiMYEwE
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https://youtu.be/4PK7iiMYEwE
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Listened to a track from this and it was pretty cool until the gratuitous growl vocals kicked in.
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Deerhoof - Miracle-Level
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Morgan James - Nobody's Fool
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I love this band. Great symphonic alternative metal with ridiculously catchy pop hooks.
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These 3 keep evolving. Loving this album. Marina is on fire on this. Fantastic vocal performance from her.
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These 3 keep evolving. Loving this album. Marina is on fire on this. Fantastic vocal performance from her.
I'm struggling with it a bit. Titanium set the bar so high. Its not that its bad, it just feels a bit generic but they are worth me giving it some time before giving up on it. I'm glad it you're digging it, such a great band. Her Chariot Awaits and Smackbound are also great bands in that style.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/2d1ac9255d7eafd987cb72ac57e1f712/5173361)
My first serious listen to this band since I blind-bought their new one. Yeah I know I should’ve listened to them seriously a long time ago.
Pretty fantastic.
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JPEGMAFIA x Danny Brown - Scaring the Hoes
Surely will end up being a top 3 hip-hop albums of the year.
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I'm listening to Slipknot, The End So Far. Its great.
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Marshall Gilkes - Waiting to Continue
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One for the punks. This is some great socially conscious ska punk.
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PJ Moore & Co - When a Good Day Comes
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A few newer releases:
(https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/638e25b9050dcbdc83fd7926/master/w_1280%2Cc_limit/Caroline-Polachek.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3687687767_10.jpg)
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Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You: As discussed in the top 2023 thread, I'm liking this very much. I was kinda in the mood for this type of pop record. I knew nothing of her before reading a few posts here on DTF, so this was a nice surprise.
Sermon - Of Golden Verse: I had enjoyed the debut Birth of the Marvellous, this promises to be even better. Early to say, but first impressions are very good. Delicious drumming on it too.
Shakma - On Tenebrous Wings: No-nonsense, relentless thrash metal from Norway. I guess one has to be in the mood, but I overall enjoyed it.
Crown Lands - Fearless: Canadian duo (!)...This is interesting. The 18-minute (!!) opener is basically Rush worship. The Rush influence is generally present throughout the record, but mixed in with more "classic rock" sensibilities. Vocals are a mix of, um, Geddy Lee and maybe some Ozzy? Only one listen, but I was intrigued and will likely revisit.
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Bryan Scary may *finally* starting to click with me. Some crazy fun catchy tunes on this!
https://bryanscary.bandcamp.com/album/daffys-elixir
https://open.spotify.com/album/5APxUovGVRX6M4obFYZ8y8
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One for the punks. This is some great socially conscious ska punk.
I have to check this one out! :tup
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Mighty Poplar - Mighty Poplar
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boygenius - boygenius (EP)
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boygenius - the record
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The Hold Steady - The Price of Progress
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The New Pornographers - Continue as a Guest
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Excellent.
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Remember this being all the rage over at MP's place. Never gave it a spin. Just got the 2 disc edition today. Thinking I should have been on this sooner. Waiting did give it to me at a much better price then back in the day though.
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:metal
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Russian Circles - Memorial
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Lucy Rose - No Words Left
Halfway through this album and it's fantastic. Might be my favorite album this year (album came out in 2019).
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Attacca Quartet - Fellow Traveler - The Complete String Quartet Works of John Adams
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Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
U2 - Songs of Surrender
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Michael League - So Many Me
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Billy Joel - The Bridge
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Bob Reynolds - Live at the Jazz Corner
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Today at work...
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/UFO_walk_on_water_jap.jpg)(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/W/IMAGERENDERING_521856-T1/images/I/61j9SMAWBhL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
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Now that's a beautiful one-two punch.
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Today at work...
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This is a cool batch! Other than the "obvious" highlights, I'm a big, big fan of this record. Heavy, thrashy and melodic. Not sure if I'm in the minority, but I like it way better than Worship Music, if I'm looking at the Belladonna-reunion records. In fact, I might just give it a go tonight :)
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Today at work...
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This is a cool batch! Other than the "obvious" highlights, I'm a big, big fan of this record. Heavy, thrashy and melodic. Not sure if I'm in the minority, but I like it way better than Worship Music, if I'm looking at the Belladonna-reunion records. In fact, I might just give it a go tonight :)
Not sure why I picked it. I pulled up Anthrax on Spotify and just decided on that. As far as it and Worship Music, I think they're both relatively even.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/9629cc985d22da356b4d6b0cfde80c95/10495022)
Beautiful stuff and great movie.
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Today at work...
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This is a cool batch! Other than the "obvious" highlights, I'm a big, big fan of this record. Heavy, thrashy and melodic. Not sure if I'm in the minority, but I like it way better than Worship Music, if I'm looking at the Belladonna-reunion records. In fact, I might just give it a go tonight :)
It's the only Anthrax album I can get into.
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Crown Lands - Fearless: Canadian duo (!)...This is interesting. The 18-minute (!!) opener is basically Rush worship. The Rush influence is generally present throughout the record, but mixed in with more "classic rock" sensibilities. Vocals are a mix of, um, Geddy Lee and maybe some Ozzy? Only one listen, but I was intrigued and will likely revisit.
I see Portnoy mentioned this band and that he liked the album. I gave it a spin. The Rush influence is in your face but it does have a charm. I've now given the album a couple of listens and it is really growing on me. Also Nick, I agree about the vocals, definitely a bit of Ozzy in there.
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The Dwarves- Come Clean.
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The Dwarves- Come Clean.
The Dwarves can be of an awkward listen in 2023, but this is my favourite album of theirs.
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Lucy Rose - Something's Changing
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Judas Priest- Painkiller
Motley Crue- Shout at the Devil
Van Halen- Fair Warning
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Strapping Young Lad - Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing
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Chris Thile - How To Grow A Woman From The Ground
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Crown Lands - Fearless: Canadian duo (!)...This is interesting. The 18-minute (!!) opener is basically Rush worship. The Rush influence is generally present throughout the record, but mixed in with more "classic rock" sensibilities. Vocals are a mix of, um, Geddy Lee and maybe some Ozzy? Only one listen, but I was intrigued and will likely revisit.
I see Portnoy mentioned this band and that he liked the album. I gave it a spin. The Rush influence is in your face but it does have a charm. I've now given the album a couple of listens and it is really growing on me. Also Nick, I agree about the vocals, definitely a bit of Ozzy in there.
This Crown Lands is amazing stuff. Maybe we should create a thread just for this band/album.
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Caroline Shaw and the Attacca Quartet - Orange
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The Dwarves- Come Clean.
The Dwarves can be of an awkward listen in 2023, but this is my favourite album of theirs.
Great band! I would say most old school punk can be offensive but these days it doesn't take much to offend people sadly.
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Pat Metheny & Brad Mehldau - Quartet
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The Dwarves- Come Clean.
The Dwarves can be of an awkward listen in 2023, but this is my favourite album of theirs.
Great band! I would say most old school punk can be offensive but these days it doesn't take much to offend people sadly.
It's not that I'm offended as such. It's just I find it hard now, to listen to overly misogynistic songs/bands, regardless of how good the music is. It's especially difficult if they are also referencing sex with underage girls. It just gives me the ick and ruins the enjoyment I used to get from the band.
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1894668354_65)
The Dwarves- Come Clean.
The Dwarves can be of an awkward listen in 2023, but this is my favourite album of theirs.
Great band! I would say most old school punk can be offensive but these days it doesn't take much to offend people sadly.
It's not that I'm offended as such. It's just I find it hard now, to listen to overly misogynistic songs/bands, regardless of how good the music is. It's especially difficult if they are also referencing sex with underage girls. It just gives me the ick and ruins the enjoyment I used to get from the band.
I just don't take it serious. I love watching slasher flicks but it doesn't mean I would actually enjoy watching people get raped and slaughtered if you get my drift.
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Can the next fucking person to quote this album cover please edit out the midget? :lol
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The Dwarves- Come Clean.
The Dwarves can be of an awkward listen in 2023, but this is my favourite album of theirs.
Great band! I would say most old school punk can be offensive but these days it doesn't take much to offend people sadly.
It's not that I'm offended as such. It's just I find it hard now, to listen to overly misogynistic songs/bands, regardless of how good the music is. It's especially difficult if they are also referencing sex with underage girls. It just gives me the ick and ruins the enjoyment I used to get from the band.
I just don't take it serious. I love watching slasher flicks but it doesn't mean I would actually enjoy watching people get raped and slaughtered if you get my drift.
Oh yea, I get it. Not a knock on you, or anyone who likes what they like, just my personal stance I guess.
Can the next fucking person to quote this album cover please edit out the midget? :lol
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:lol
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Luke, I fully respect your stance my brother. :tup :metal
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Luke, I fully respect your stance my brother. :tup :metal
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Here you go Tim. Best I can do :corn
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:rollin :rollin :rollin
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Luke, I fully respect your stance my brother. :tup :metal
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Here you go Tim. Best I can do :corn
Totally epic! :rollin :rollin :rollin
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:lol :lol
My photoshopping skills suck, but this sort of thing might give me the motivation to get better :lol
The Dwarves have never seen so much action on DTF!
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Selections from last few days' commutes...
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(http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/1495/cover_1436144122016_r.jpg) (http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/253/cover_03986122018_r.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/hC3OJvU66-C2Wr5Hgq-ph-NpiN9AtnhrsUjvSuGoRH8/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIzNTQ0/MTQwLTE2NTQ5OTIy/NTYtODg3Ny5qcGVn.jpeg)
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Enshine_Singularity.jpg) (https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Barren-Earth-cover.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/Vw9t6jLsd25IU_yALUBd9pqI39aguvhM4Gpvh5WZiec/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:599/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEzMDU1/OTEyLTE1NDcyNjk1/ODUtNTMwNC5qcGVn.jpeg)
Man, I hadn't listened to Angra's Angels Cry in so long...really took me back...still so good. Hefty Helloween influence on the speedier songs, but there's more than just that. Excellent debut (and they would go on to do even better with the follow-up!)
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The Tanagra album is awesome, and the Enshine is the first harsh vocal album I ever bought.
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The Tanagra album is awesome, and the Enshine is the first harsh vocal album I ever bought.
Yep to Tanagra...very unique, I like it a lot. And Enshine's record is fantastic. So "lush" in its atmosphere. Jari Lindholm on guitar is great in this genre.
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The Tanagra album is awesome, and the Enshine is the first harsh vocal album I ever bought.
Yep to Tanagra...very unique, I like it a lot. And Enshine's record is fantastic. So "lush" in its atmosphere. Jari Lindholm on guitar is great in this genre.
The Enshine was really my gateway to harsh vocals. It really opened the doors for me. The vocals are less of a lead instrument as most vocals are, but more a part of the sound, and I found that way more accepting.
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Enshine is such a niche band to come in on, and not one I'd think you'd be especially into, but they're fantastic anyway.
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2427219378_65)
The Dwarves Must Die.
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2416561805_65)
The Dwarves Invented Rock & Roll.
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Lucy Rose - Like I Used To
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Billy Joel - Storm Front
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Russian Circles - Guidance
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Attacca Quartet - Haydn: The 7 Last Words of Christ, Hob. XX:2
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Kiss - Off The Soundboard: Live In Poughkeepsie 1984
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Subhumans- Time Flies... but Aeroplanes Crash + Rats.
Black Flag- 1982 Demo Collection.
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Today at work...
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2199896890_10.jpg)(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3308171938_65)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4f/Triumph_Allied_Forces.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1b/Slayer_-_Seasons_in_the_Abyss.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/87/Sign_of_the_Winner.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/31/DioLockUpTheWolves.jpg/220px-DioLockUpTheWolves.jpg)
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Heavenly, wow! I forgot about them. That's a good day of tunes. :metal
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Bill Laurence & Michael League - Where You Wish You Were
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3569294020_10.jpg)
How good would you expect a band called Instant Boner to sound? Coming soon, to a roulette near you.
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3569294020_10.jpg)
How good would you expect a band called Instant Boner to sound? Coming soon, to a roulette near you.
Listening now. Stoner prog? Female vocalist. Sound pretty decent but no Instant Boner for me. :D
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61tWQrknDjL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/ecb07bf722c5525ee72d50b368b0e12f/5374835)
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(https://i.imgur.com/dS1GsuT.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/qQV9q7r.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/XBR7T7r.jpg)
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Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
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Iris Divine - Mercurial.
Album absolutely smokes, love the guitar sounds, so crunchy and full.
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Iris Divine - Mercurial.
Album absolutely smokes, love the guitar sounds, so crunchy and full.
They are a very underrated band for sure. You may want to check out Lufeh "Luggage Falling Down". Excellent progmetal without all the ego masturbation and fluff.
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Iris Divine - Mercurial.
Album absolutely smokes, love the guitar sounds, so crunchy and full.
Agreed, great stuff. Like all their albums, really...
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2PAC - 2Pacalypse Now
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Iris Divine - Mercurial.
Album absolutely smokes, love the guitar sounds, so crunchy and full.
They are a very underrated band for sure. You may want to check out Lufeh "Luggage Falling Down". Excellent progmetal without all the ego masturbation and fluff.
Sounds promising, thanks for the recommendation!
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Crown Lands - Fearless
I'm really liking this. Dreamer Of The Dawn!
Thanks to king for the recommendation :tup Huge Rush vibes galore.
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(https://merchbar.imgix.net/product/43/8074/phcd268/Y5UOEow-PH_GORGE_98.JPG?quality=60&auto=compress,format&w=3840)
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https://ison444.bandcamp.com/album/stars-embers
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3011083338_10.jpg)
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(https://merchbar.imgix.net/product/4/1616/39898937/Toa-S2pmab67616d0000b27310e49eeb071fa0c858dd70b3?quality=60&auto=compress,format&w=256)(https://c-cl.cdn.smule.com/rs-s29/arr/b1/0f/abef4371-5ac9-461f-811a-ab60390f1595.jpg)
(https://merchbar.imgix.net/product/4/1616/28328438/654436053811.jpg?quality=60&auto=compress,format&w=256)(https://merchbar.imgix.net/product/4/1616/19711836/4039053709024.jpg?quality=60&auto=compress,format&w=256)
(https://merchbar.imgix.net/product/4/1616/35526384/4260393740631.jpg?quality=60&auto=compress,format&w=256)(https://merchbar.imgix.net/product/4/1616/31159791/654436071914.jpg?quality=60&auto=compress,format&w=256)
Yeah. It's been raining all day.
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(https://i.imgur.com/P0b8Y0J.jpg)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/679e8e4256b8ae58b9518dea9fa63e9f/9166395)
I think Nighttime Disguise has become one of my favorite songs ever.
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/953e32511d52de6eb82be8a2cd012ed3/9812203)
Pretty good.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/27/Lana_Lane_Secrets.jpg)
First time hearing this. I dig it so far.
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(https://i.imgur.com/pUCyQHq.jpg)
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1253703212_10.jpg)(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2388141715_10.jpg)
(first one is endless revery - carrier)
weirdly good week for some of the best metal albums of 2023 to quietly drop huh
never heard of either of these but i was sold 10 minutes into both
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Def Leppard- Pyromania.
Kiss- Rock and Roll Over.
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(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-93fqudlo844/XETIgO0E-sI/AAAAAAAAxTE/oqGwq3Vn2UE6nK6izmZU8m3mJC3abH3QQCKgBGAs/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/1990%2BWard%2BOne.%2BAlong%2BThe%2BWay%2B-%2BBill%2BWard%2B%2528L.P%2BU.S.A%2BChameleon%2BRecords%2BD1-74816%2529%2B%25281%2529.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/96/When_the_Bough_Breaks_%28Bill_Ward_album%29_cover_art.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/B_L_A_Z_E_-_Blood_And_Belief_cover.jpg/220px-B_L_A_Z_E_-_Blood_And_Belief_cover.jpg)
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(https://www.gratefulweb.com/sites/default/files/61amzqhsqwl._sl500_aa300_.jpg)
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2959013616_10.jpg)
Holy shit, this is bad ass. :metal
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1253703212_10.jpg)(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2388141715_10.jpg)
(first one is endless revery - carrier)
weirdly good week for some of the best metal albums of 2023 to quietly drop huh
never heard of either of these but i was sold 10 minutes into both
The Stormhaven is awesome! Thanks Crow!
I have their 2017 album Exodus Saved in my Spotify Library.
I couldn't find a link for the Endless Revery album on Spotify or Youtube. Do you have it handy?
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This one has Mark St. John as he only played 2 or 3 live shows with Kiss. Marks life and death was so tragic. Posting story in the Kiss thread.
(https://target.scene7.com/is/image/Target/GUEST_842d60d7-5c51-4f6a-8941-aab7028a81e3?wid=573&hei=573&qlt=80&fmt=webp)
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(https://target.scene7.com/is/image/Target/GUEST_842d60d7-5c51-4f6a-8941-aab7028a81e3?wid=573&hei=573&qlt=80&fmt=webp)
Man, the guitars are so low in the mix. It's cool to get the Eric Carr drum track so clearly though.
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ToTo- Best of
Anthrax- Persistence of Time
John Mellencamp- Scarecrow
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/953e32511d52de6eb82be8a2cd012ed3/9812203)
Pretty good.
Really digging this really catchy symphonic/power metal album with a good male singer and a great female singer. Listened to some of their other albums and it seems like it might have taken this band 22 years to finally make a really good album!
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They've had the omnipresent vocal turnover curse, but they seem to have finally struck gold with Clementine. All the other vocalists they've had (including the current guy) are just ok, and the instrumentation has been so-so. That is definitely their best album yet though, "I Will Be Gone" is a fantastic song.
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https://youtu.be/dZmEgHce7u0
(https://metaluniverse.net/wp-content/uploads/340003624_741159394139360_4665452368305730256_nanch.jpg)
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Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3569294020_10.jpg)
How good would you expect a band called Instant Boner to sound? Coming soon, to a roulette near you.
Listening now. Stoner prog? Female vocalist. Sound pretty decent but no Instant Boner for me. :D
I don't even really know how to describe this, but I'm digging it. Wish I'd discovered them before Tim's female vocal round.
Glasser, essentially you are right, it is female fronted stoner prog. There's also a good dose of psychedelia in there as well :hat
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(https://target.scene7.com/is/image/Target/GUEST_842d60d7-5c51-4f6a-8941-aab7028a81e3?wid=573&hei=573&qlt=80&fmt=webp)
Man, the guitars are so low in the mix. It's cool to get the Eric Carr drum track so clearly though.
Annoyingly low. :tdwn
Also Paul's "tongue" skit before Lick It Up is awful/cheesy but he can shit in my face and I'd still love 'em.
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https://amplifier.bandcamp.com/album/hologram-2023
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1321614702_10.jpg)
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https://amplifier.bandcamp.com/album/hologram-2023
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1321614702_10.jpg)
I had no idea they had a new album out! Any good?
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Flaming Row - Elinoire
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(https://www.metal-archives.com/images/5/0/7/4/507441.jpg?1634) (https://www.metal-archives.com/images/2/9/9/1/2991.jpg)
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https://amplifier.bandcamp.com/album/hologram-2023
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1321614702_10.jpg)
I had no idea they had a new album out! Any good?
Yes it's a very good album.
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1253703212_10.jpg)(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2388141715_10.jpg)
(first one is endless revery - carrier)
weirdly good week for some of the best metal albums of 2023 to quietly drop huh
never heard of either of these but i was sold 10 minutes into both
The Stormhaven is awesome! Thanks Crow!
I have their 2017 album Exodus Saved in my Spotify Library.
I couldn't find a link for the Endless Revery album on Spotify or Youtube. Do you have it handy?
i somehow got the name wrong it's Enduring Revery oops :lol
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:facepalm:
:lol
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This is such a great album. Can't wait for the new one!
(https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.a2b0ffe57a53f8082671338013bdba03?rik=7roLA30YARbdzQ&pid=ImgRaw&r=0)
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Dammit Glasser!
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2959013616_10.jpg)
Holy shit, this is bad ass. :metal
Got my copy today. Can't wait to listen to it.
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(https://i.imgur.com/NOyebLy.jpg)
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Nipsey Hussle - Victory Lap
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Dammit Glasser!
You must be out of Ovaltine. Please restock at once. The Balls of the Temple are sacred.
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Deter Gordon - Copenhagen Coda
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(https://merchbar.imgix.net/product/4/1616/36810031/602567750543.jpg?quality=60&auto=compress,format&w=256)
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Fire-Toolz - I am upset because I see something that is not there.
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(https://www.impericon.com/432x624x90/media/catalog/product/c/o/coheed_and_cambria_-_vaxis_ii_-_album_cover.jpg)
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(https://www.impericon.com/432x624x90/media/catalog/product/c/o/coheed_and_cambria_-_vaxis_ii_-_album_cover.jpg)
This album speaks to me on so many levels. Crazy that your favourite band can release an album you can relate to more than any other, 20 years into their career.
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Agreed, Luke. Though it's not my favorite Coheed of all, it's certainly the best in a long time, for me.
Also, now listening to:
(https://merchbar.imgix.net/product/4/1616/36646180/ASFKrafl016861742911.jpg?quality=60&auto=compress,format&w=256)
(https://c-cl.cdn.smule.com/smule-gg-uw1-s-2/arr/cf/c2/c5ad6a2b-102f-4d37-b131-f115ad305509.jpg)
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Dream Theater - Lost Not Forgotten Archives: The Making of Falling Into Infinity (1997)
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Derek Webb - The Jesus Hypothesis
Dream Theater - Lost Not Forgotten Archives: The Making of Falling Into Infinity (1997)
Man, it's been so long since I've heard this that I had forgotten what it actually sounds like. No thanks.
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Judas Priest- Sad Wings Of Destiny.
Judas Priest- Sin After Sin.
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John Regan- Rest In Peace.
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51kL0Be%2BOxL._SY355_.jpg)
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Yaeji - With A Hammer
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(https://i.imgur.com/Jm2yGGb.jpg)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/bc7cedcc2efb662fc9a3410759604ea4/10641868)
You were right, hefdaddy42, this is great! :tup :tup
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ab/Megadeth_SickDyingDead.png)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d9/Ufocovenant.jpg)
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/1000x1000.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/eb/Van_Halen_-_Women_and_Children_First.jpg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0041913801_14.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/ca/Insomnium_-_Anno_1696.png)
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0553821808_5.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3687687767_10.jpg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2258945130_10.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0031066152_10.jpg)
(https://www.frontiers.shop/media/image/c6/da/30/AFTER-LAPSE-face-the-storm-COVER.jpg) (https://i0.wp.com/tuonelamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2023-silver-bullet-shadowfall-album-cover-art-e1672321176145.png?fit=1000%2C1000&ssl=1)
(https://www.metalblade.com/us/covers/Engine-Superholic.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0485521718_10.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/QHu7Ykl.jpg)
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Wednesday - Rat Saw God
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/bc7cedcc2efb662fc9a3410759604ea4/10641868)
You were right, hefdaddy42, this is great! :tup :tup
:djhef:
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The Night Flight Orchestra - Aeromantic I & II
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The worst part of being obsessed with music? Never having enough time in the day/week/month/year to listen to it all!
Today's album that I should make time to listen to more often...
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WhiteWard_FalseLight_01.jpg)
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Double post :facepalm:
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If you only posted it once you’d have more time for that music thing you were talking about.
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If you only posted it once you’d have more time for that music thing you were talking about.
So good, I had to quote myself.
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Brandee Younger - Brand New Life
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Calvin Johnson - Gallows Wine
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Now for an all time favourite, flawless album...
(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273fe31269c720fa015de9e7c89)
RIP Alexi
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America - Holiday
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(https://metal.academy/uploads/releases/98d76cc4ba002ce7ef3ccb6a31ea0aa5.jpg)
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Billy Joel - River of Dreams
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Punch Brothers - Punch
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(https://i.discogs.com/p6dKLZierqTuG99NF_RrkLBuV5i79fUMo5n2KIkyvJA/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI1MjM1/OTMtMTUyMDE3Nzcw/NC0xOTA3LmpwZWc.jpeg)
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Caroline Shaw - Yearning to Breathe Free - Music by Caroline Shaw for Choir and Strings
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(https://metal.academy/uploads/releases/98d76cc4ba002ce7ef3ccb6a31ea0aa5.jpg)
Good album, I definitely prefer Autumn Eternal though.
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Today at work...
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1875519718_16.jpg)(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1225160070_65)
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71QC2Mqh8vL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)(https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music122/v4/34/17/ad/3417ad9f-a097-8a69-b763-1b947d749f10/artwork.jpg/1200x1200bf-60.jpg)
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Manimal_Armageddon-01.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a0/Rc1-cov.jpg)
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/hellripperwarlocks-scaled.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/69/Somewhere_out_in_Space.jpg)
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Russian Circles - Blood Year
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Today at work...
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1225160070_65)
I was spinning this earlier too :metal what did you think?
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Today at work...
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1225160070_65)
I was spinning this earlier too :metal what did you think?
Love it!
I think someone might've sent it to me in my roulette.
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Today at work...
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1225160070_65)
I was spinning this earlier too :metal what did you think?
Love it!
I think someone might've sent it to me in my roulette.
How I felt sending this band to you...
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/10/65/92/106592010c102f3bd53702a36e70079d.gif)
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Today at work...
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1225160070_65)
I was spinning this earlier too :metal what did you think?
Love it!
I think someone might've sent it to me in my roulette.
How I felt sending this band to you...
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/10/65/92/106592010c102f3bd53702a36e70079d.gif)
How I felt listening...
(https://media1.giphy.com/media/6fScAIQR0P0xW/200w.gif?cid=6c09b952k4s9dff2ualuly2eykv39wfn0x0xybvbwp9palgz&rid=200w.gif&ct=g)
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Today at work...
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1225160070_65)
I was spinning this earlier too :metal what did you think?
I enjoyed this one too...pretty cool record...
Today at work...
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1875519718_16.jpg)
What's this one, Tim?
...and as for my listening activity today:
(https://i.discogs.com/UcNOLOnqjuHqwIhh4CKHtwJs7aK-PsGh7FWiCxpzhs4/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEzNTk4/OTYwLTE1NTcyNDUy/NjctNjc4OC5qcGVn.jpeg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2127842211_65)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3397339047_10.jpg) (https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Swallow-The-Sun-Emerald.jpg)
(top right is Sergeant Thunderhoof - This Sceptred Veil...quite a journey of an album...stoner/psych rock/metal that can be heavy and "dreamy". Have to be in a certain mood, but it's really good)
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1875519718_16.jpg)
What's this one, Tim?
[/quote]
It's pretty heavy, yet fairly melodic with harsh vocals. I think you'd dig it, actually.
https://open.spotify.com/album/6qntrFEthTMNqkLKwnZCQt?si=zB4BOi7mQw6tFw1AxEVFqw
Damn quotefail. :facepalm:
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/59/Kd-puppet_master_gr.jpg)
So fucking good.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/59/Kd-puppet_master_gr.jpg)
So fucking good.
Fuck yeah it is. Did you watch the multimedia on the cd with King talking about the story behind the album?
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/48dbc5781eba02f0e21da973c32e292b/10745432)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/59/Kd-puppet_master_gr.jpg)
So fucking good.
Magic is probably my all time favourite King Diamond song :metal
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(https://metal.academy/uploads/releases/98d76cc4ba002ce7ef3ccb6a31ea0aa5.jpg)
Good album, I definitely prefer Autumn Eternal though.
Autumn Eternal is hard to beat! It was my first foray into Panopticon and it might still be my favorite. Although the more I've explored, the more impressed I've been by his consistency. Between Roads to the North, Kentucky, Collapse, Autumn Eternal, and the one above, I've yet to be let down.
I'm really looking forward to the new album this year.
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Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine
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(https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/5e0e2fee3c598c000864e043/1:1/w_600/theundividedfive.jpg)
A Winged Victory for the Sullen The Undivided Five
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(https://www.impericon.com/432x624x90/media/catalog/product/c/o/coheed_and_cambria_-_vaxis_ii_-_album_cover.jpg)
This really is exceptional :heart
Air drumming in the kitchen with my son.
As always with this album, the lyrics hit me. These ones from A Disappearing Act in particular...
How long have you waited here?
For someone to touch you, for someone to hear you scream?
It's okay to be afraid, I'm here with you
My love, we'll make it
My hands, you can leave or take them
We're strong enough to face our fears
Now watch time disappear, ooh ooh ooh oh oh
Time disappear, ooh ooh ooh oh oh
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Are we supposed to know WTF that is?
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R.E.M. - Murmur
Their debut album turns 40 years old today.
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Are we supposed to know WTF that is?
You're supposed to know you don't like the band, yes.
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David Crosby - If I Could Only Remember My Name
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Sofie Royer - Cult Survivor
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Larkin Poe - The Sound of the Ocean Sound
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/59/Kd-puppet_master_gr.jpg)
So fucking good.
Magic is probably my all time favourite King Diamond song :metal
I can't pick a favorite song but "Them" is my favorite album. King Diamond countdown???
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/59/Kd-puppet_master_gr.jpg)
So fucking good.
Magic is probably my all time favourite King Diamond song :metal
I can't pick a favorite song but "Them" is my favorite album. King Diamond countdown???
I'm not a fan of early KD. I can't stand his voice. His last two albums have a more well controlled lowed register performance.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/59/Kd-puppet_master_gr.jpg)
So fucking good.
Magic is probably my all time favourite King Diamond song :metal
I can't pick a favorite song but "Them" is my favorite album. King Diamond countdown???
I'm not a fan of early KD. I can't stand his voice. His last two albums have a more well controlled lowed register performance.
(https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.afa4544eda0cb8758a24acb967693448?rik=tYbP4TyVvq6hRg&riu=http%3a%2f%2fgifimage.net%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2017%2f10%2fnoooo-gif-2.gif&ehk=qFQfukPbR8LRRovH9TTR3LI6KhXprn2aLtUdbc28jsE%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/59/Kd-puppet_master_gr.jpg)
So fucking good.
Magic is probably my all time favourite King Diamond song :metal
I can't pick a favorite song but "Them" is my favorite album. King Diamond countdown???
I'm not a fan of early KD. I can't stand his voice. His last two albums have a more well controlled lowed register performance.
(https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.afa4544eda0cb8758a24acb967693448?rik=tYbP4TyVvq6hRg&riu=http%3a%2f%2fgifimage.net%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2017%2f10%2fnoooo-gif-2.gif&ehk=qFQfukPbR8LRRovH9TTR3LI6KhXprn2aLtUdbc28jsE%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0)
I left two of his shows in the 80's after the opening bands. ;D
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So fucking good.
Magic is probably my all time favourite King Diamond song :metal
I can't pick a favorite song but "Them" is my favorite album. King Diamond countdown???
I'm not a fan of early KD. I can't stand his voice. His last two albums have a more well controlled lowed register performance.
(https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.afa4544eda0cb8758a24acb967693448?rik=tYbP4TyVvq6hRg&riu=http%3a%2f%2fgifimage.net%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2017%2f10%2fnoooo-gif-2.gif&ehk=qFQfukPbR8LRRovH9TTR3LI6KhXprn2aLtUdbc28jsE%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0)
Tim gonna Tim :facepalm:
I'd like an excuse to go through King Diamonds discography with you all :tdwn
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So fucking good.
Magic is probably my all time favourite King Diamond song :metal
I can't pick a favorite song but "Them" is my favorite album. King Diamond countdown???
I'm not a fan of early KD. I can't stand his voice. His last two albums have a more well controlled lowed register performance.
(https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.afa4544eda0cb8758a24acb967693448?rik=tYbP4TyVvq6hRg&riu=http%3a%2f%2fgifimage.net%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2017%2f10%2fnoooo-gif-2.gif&ehk=qFQfukPbR8LRRovH9TTR3LI6KhXprn2aLtUdbc28jsE%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0)
I left two of his shows in the 80's after the opening bands. ;D
You're absolutely killing me. :facepalm:
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Weyes Blood - The Outside Room
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Queensryche - The Warning
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Queensryche - The Warning
:metal :metal :metal
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Catching up on some of the pandemic live-streams that bands released on blu-ray, which I haven't bought until now:
Gamma Ray: XXX Years Live Anniversary
Evergrey - Live Before the Aftermath
Anthrax - XL
Also listening to:
Hammerfall - Glory to the Brave
Hammerfall - Legacy of Kings
Hammerfall - Dominion
Hammerfall - Hammer of Dawn
Vader - Solitude in Madness
Vader - Tibi Et Igni
Vader - The Empire
Vader - Welcome to the Morbid Reich
Testament - Titans of Creation
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Vader - Solitude in Madness
Vader - Tibi Et Igni
Vader - The Empire
Vader - Welcome to the Morbid Reich
I'm not top well versed on Vader, but Litany is my favourite release :metal
(https://i.discogs.com/L0-ywiPOiT29ldFhCHjeRTcuu3DJHGECefZvgVPe5lM/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE2MzU1/ODQtMTYxMjI4NDc2/MC03OTA0LmpwZWc.jpeg)
Spinning this masterpiece.
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Vader - Solitude in Madness
Vader - Tibi Et Igni
Vader - The Empire
Vader - Welcome to the Morbid Reich
I'm not top well versed on Vader, but Litany is my favourite release :metal
(https://i.discogs.com/L0-ywiPOiT29ldFhCHjeRTcuu3DJHGECefZvgVPe5lM/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE2MzU1/ODQtMTYxMjI4NDc2/MC03OTA0LmpwZWc.jpeg)
Spinning this masterpiece.
I'm assuming you have Kiss Alive II up next? :neverusethis:
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Vader - Solitude in Madness
Vader - Tibi Et Igni
Vader - The Empire
Vader - Welcome to the Morbid Reich
I'm not top well versed on Vader, but Litany is my favourite release :metal
(https://i.discogs.com/L0-ywiPOiT29ldFhCHjeRTcuu3DJHGECefZvgVPe5lM/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE2MzU1/ODQtMTYxMjI4NDc2/MC03OTA0LmpwZWc.jpeg)
Spinning this masterpiece.
I'm assuming you have Kiss Alive II up next? :neverusethis:
Just for you, I'll queue it up. It'll be my first time listening.
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So fucking good.
What a underrated gem buried deep in Kings discography. Wonderful album.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/59/Kd-puppet_master_gr.jpg)
So fucking good.
Magic is probably my all time favourite King Diamond song :metal
I can't pick a favorite song but "Them" is my favorite album. King Diamond countdown???
I'm not a fan of early KD. I can't stand his voice. His last two albums have a more well controlled lowed register performance.
(https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.afa4544eda0cb8758a24acb967693448?rik=tYbP4TyVvq6hRg&riu=http%3a%2f%2fgifimage.net%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2017%2f10%2fnoooo-gif-2.gif&ehk=qFQfukPbR8LRRovH9TTR3LI6KhXprn2aLtUdbc28jsE%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0)
Tim gonna Tim :facepalm:
I'd like an excuse to go through King Diamonds discography with you all :tdwn
King Diamond listening party?
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Sign me the fuck up!
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Sign me the fuck up!
Just let me know when you start it up! ;D
Maybe it's something I can have a crack at soon. I'm just so fucking time poor.
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Sign me the fuck up!
Just let me know when you start it up! ;D
Maybe it's something I can have a crack at soon. I'm just so fucking time poor.
Where/how is the best way to host a listening party? Some of us uses to use Plug.dj a lot, but that's no longer a thing. Also, what is the best time that's gonna suit all the different continents? :lol
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Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder, and Kamasi Washington - Dinner Party
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Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau - Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau
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Nipsey Hussle - Victory Lap
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Billy Joel - Fantasies & Delusions (Opus 1-10 Music for Solo Piano)
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(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273667a1f5e6844b4017745172f)
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America - Homecoming
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Today at work...
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b2/Metallica_-_Master_of_Puppets_cover.jpg)(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3339772362_10.jpg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0861416111_10.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/68/Dream_Theater_-_A_View_from_the_Top_of_the_World.jpg)
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Strapping Young Lad - City
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Larkin Poe - Kin
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Strapping Young Lad - City
One of the greatest metal albums ever! :metal
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Bob Reynolds - Can't Wait For Perfect
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I love you man! :tup :tup
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Today at work...
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This is very good. Initially it didn't stick all that much, but it's grown quite bit. Don't know their discography too well, I need to remedy that...
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I love you man! :tup :tup
I've been listening to Athem. Really good guitar work and talent across the board. The vocals are good, but I'm still getting used to the vocal melodies.
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Sign me the fuck up!
Just let me know when you start it up! ;D
Maybe it's something I can have a crack at soon. I'm just so fucking time poor.
Where/how is the best way to host a listening party? Some of us uses to use Plug.dj a lot, but that's no longer a thing. Also, what is the best time that's gonna suit all the different continents? :lol
I was meaning just more like some of what is done here, where you have a thread and just spend a few days or a week on each album discussing it. Might be something fun.
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Over the last couple days...
Some new ones:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1984902094_65) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0578363687_10.jpg)
Raider's album is pretty relentless (death-y) thrash metal. Don't love the drum sound, but the energy and riffage is undeniable. Will probably revisit. We have talked about Crown Lands on these pages recently (it even got MP's nod, apparently)...I have to say, I'm really enjoying this. It has that "Rush tribute" aura that perhaps is a bit of a limit in the long run, but you can feel the enthusiasm is genuine. And there's great playing, sound and melodies in here. Other than the influence of the Canadian greats, I think there's some more direct 70s classic rock sensibilities (see more concise tunes like The Shadow, or the piano-led closer Citadel)
Plus some older stuff:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1926060240_65) (https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Avantasia-Wicked-Symphony.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3643056890_10.jpg)
(https://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/96/cover_4011817112017_r.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2159485788_10.jpg) (https://napalmrecords.com/pub/media/catalog/product/cache/2c98b5dedb058b51317c19b0b945bfc5/7/6/76282_darkane_layers_of_lies_bonus_version_cd.jpg)
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Believe it or not, I have both of these in my Spotify library. I should listen to them. :lol
Actually, the Daylight Dies is pretty good.
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Sign me the fuck up!
Just let me know when you start it up! ;D
Maybe it's something I can have a crack at soon. I'm just so fucking time poor.
Where/how is the best way to host a listening party? Some of us uses to use Plug.dj a lot, but that's no longer a thing. Also, what is the best time that's gonna suit all the different continents? :lol
I was meaning just more like some of what is done here, where you have a thread and just spend a few days or a week on each album discussing it. Might be something fun.
For sure, I'd join in. I am only a fairly casual King Diamond/Mercyful Fate fan, and don't have a great deal of knowledge about the band or album trivia. You volunteering to run it with someone?
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Sign me the fuck up!
Just let me know when you start it up! ;D
Maybe it's something I can have a crack at soon. I'm just so fucking time poor.
Where/how is the best way to host a listening party? Some of us uses to use Plug.dj a lot, but that's no longer a thing. Also, what is the best time that's gonna suit all the different continents? :lol
I was meaning just more like some of what is done here, where you have a thread and just spend a few days or a week on each album discussing it. Might be something fun.
For sure, I'd join in. I am only a fairly casual King Diamond/Mercyful Fate fan, and don't have a great deal of knowledge about the band or album trivia. You volunteering to run it with someone?
Hmm........my next project was a roulette, but if I'd get enough people following along I might. Doesn't have to be pretty or indepth I guess. Not sure how many fans are on here though.
The benchmark is Tim's UFO one and there's no way I'd have the time to invest anywhere near the quality of something like that.
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Believe it or not, I have both of these in my Spotify library. I should listen to them. :lol
Actually, the Daylight Dies is pretty good.
Funny how you comment on those two and not Pyramaze or Darkane, both of which I'd think would be more to your taste. All four are great though. Or even Avantasia.
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I only have Daylight Dies' first two records (No Reply and this one)...Dismantling Devotion is a big step up from the debut, although I always feel they miss some better melodic hooks to get to the next level. It all sounds great, though, with appropriately morose atmosphere a-la early Katatonia.
I have a soft spot for Madder Mortem. They are a bit weird, but not too weird..."unique" is perhaps a better way to describe them. Modern, dark, gothic, "emotional", heavy...all at the same time. Anyway, this is their latest, hope they release something new soon.
Layer of Lies might be my second favorite Darkane after their debut. It's a super-tasty album. The title-track almost has that Testament mid-tempo quality to it. Also some cool choruses very influenced by Devin Townsend (Organic Canvas!). My favorite on this is probably Contaminated. A true beast of a song, thrashy and groovy.
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I will say that Pyramaze album is amazing. I have that Darkane album, plus a couple others but never really given them my attention.
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Believe it or not, I have both of these in my Spotify library. I should listen to them. :lol
Actually, the Daylight Dies is pretty good.
Funny how you comment on those two and not Pyramaze or Darkane, both of which I'd think would be more to your taste. All four are great though. Or even Avantasia.
Well, it's just that I can't remember those two albums ever being referenced before.
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Layer of Lies might be my second favorite Darkane after their debut. It's a super-tasty album. The title-track almost has that Testament mid-tempo quality to it. Also some cool choruses very influenced by Devin Townsend (Organic Canvas!). My favorite on this is probably Contaminated. A true beast of a song, thrashy and groovy.
I'll have to grab the CD out then and give it a spin.
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I will say that Pyramaze album is amazing. I have that Darkane album, plus a couple others but never really given them my attention.
Agreed on Pyramaze...great vocals and melodies on that one.
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I only have Daylight Dies' first two records (No Reply and this one)...Dismantling Devotion is a big step up from the debut, although I always feel they miss some better melodic hooks to get to the next level.
Normally I like more prominent melodies, but honestly in their case I kind of like the subtlety. Even as much as I've listened to their albums, I still feel I don't know them super well and am somewhat surprised by little twists and turns in the songs that I didn't quite recall. I also feel they're a band that has gotten slightly better each album, though the last three are basically all on the same level, you should definitely listen to the ones you haven't heard. And they are seriously way overdue a new album now.
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Gave this a spin tonight for the first time in a long time.
(https://i.discogs.com/aQ8ixr-PeezmxqjiWuqKyMIGmHjHPPdUlF0E1Ahdzdc/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:585/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTU0OTQ4/MjQtMTQzNDU0NTI4/OS0zODg2LmpwZWc.jpeg)
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I love you man! :tup :tup
I've been listening to Athem. Really good guitar work and talent across the board. The vocals are good, but I'm still getting used to the vocal melodies.
The singer is Will Shaw who sang with Heir Apparent and Deadrisen. He also did a lot of DT years ago on YouTube. Great pipes. Check this out.....
https://youtu.be/ImOn7ZgFJRc
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Metallica - 72 Seasons
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Submotion Orchestra - Unplugged ii
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Metallica - 72 Seasons
^ Ditto.
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Greg Koch - Orange Roominations
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Not a name I expected to see on DTF, though if anyone knew his work you'd be one of the strongest candidates. I have a video of him demoing one of my guitars that I purchased at a vendor online.
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Not a name I expected to see on DTF, though if anyone knew his work you'd be one of the strongest candidates. I have a video of him demoing one of my guitars that I purchased at a vendor online.
He's an incredible player. I've listened to all of his stuff I can find. Of course, the genre of stuff he plays isn't my favorite in the world, but definitely cool from time to time.
He actually released 2 separate albums today.
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Shannon Lay - Covers Vol. 1
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/23a1e8344162bbdec94d4666af2df2e4/10467236)
Well I like it.
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Larry Carlton & Steve Lukather - No Substitutions: Live in Osaka (2001)
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Checking out the new Metallica thingie.
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Overkill - Scorched.
Released today,. 20th album by the band. Still going strong.
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Overkill - Scorched.
Released today,. 20th album by the band. Still going strong.
Not gotten to it yet today, but got it queued up
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Metallica - 72 Seasons
^ Ditto.
Checking this out now too
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Punch Brothers - Antifogmatic
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Metallica - 72 Seasons.
(I'm not sure how I feel yet)
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Definitely one of the best things to come out of my roulette. "Totality" has been in heavy rotation, and might be just as good as "Another Sky". I'm really digging the vocal style. Weirdly, it has a super dramatic and theatrical flavor like Lingua Ignota has, but for some reason it works for him and not for her. Go figure.
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Devin Townsend - Infinity
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This is Spinal Tap
Rocky soundtrack
Transformers 86 soundtrack
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Transformers 86 soundtrack
You've inspired me to take a trip down memory lane :metal
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Transformers 86 soundtrack
You've inspired me to take a trip down memory lane :metal
You gonna play with your dolls now?
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If you play Stan Bush, The Touch, its guaranteed to be stuck in your head for approximately 15-20 minutes
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Transformers 86 soundtrack
You've inspired me to take a trip down memory lane :metal
You gonna play with your dolls now?
Action figures dammit!
I was never a huge Transformers kid to be fair, but I did enjoy it. I was all about Thundercats personally.
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Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues
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This is Spinal Tap
:lol
Does that have "Lick My Love Pump"?
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This is Spinal Tap
:lol
Does that have "Lick My Love Pump"?
Still unreleased. Nigel is still working on it, it will be epic.
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Whitesnake- Slide it In, Whitesnake, Slip of the Tongue
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Harshy female vocals, but this album is :metal
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(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273bffb5dc59c062d1dda3e41f8)
Harshy female vocals, but this album is :metal
I thought their vocalist was that Dio clone dude?
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Too clone dude?
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Too clone dude?
I meant DIO , Autocorrect! >:( :censored
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Glasshmegland :lol
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Harshy female vocals, but this album is :metal
Sabina is arguably even the origination of them.
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Harshy female vocals, but this album is :metal
Sabina is arguably even the origination of them.
Never heard of her before, but holy shit that album smokes.
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(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273bffb5dc59c062d1dda3e41f8)
Harshy female vocals, but this album is :metal
That's a kick ass cover.
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(https://www.metal-archives.com/images/1/1/3/0/1130804.jpg?2134)
Gave this a full run through and I like it !!!
Great to hear Iuri Sanson and those pipes. It is a bit melodic in spots, though never soft, but it has tons of teeth.
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This compilation is 4 hours long, but it really showcases all the incredible bands Roadrunner signed over the years...
And Nickelback
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Old school thrash from India of all places. Zero middle eastern flavor.
4 song 16 minute EP that is very easy on the ears.
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Old school thrash from India of all places. Zero middle eastern flavor.
4 song 16 minute EP that is very easy on the ears.
Trying to read the logo..... Kasik? Kislk?.....
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Kasck :metal
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Kasck :metal
Wut? That's awful. Must be a members last name, hopefully.
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I don't even need to listen to this to know that this is Glasser Approved. :lol
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Old school thrash from India of all places. Zero middle eastern flavor.
4 song 16 minute EP that is very easy on the ears.
That scythe is basically a xenomorph tail, that can't just be a coincidence.
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2862289252_10.jpg)
Old school thrash from India of all places. Zero middle eastern flavor.
4 song 16 minute EP that is very easy on the ears.
That scythe is basically a xenomorph tail, that can't just be a coincidence.
And that goblet is basically a coffee mug, that can't be a coincidence either.
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Banged out these two classics from 1978 tonight.
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I don't even need to listen to this to know that this is Glasser Approved. :lol
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0973487347_10.jpg)
Never heard them either but I'm a huge fan already. Good call! Need to hear this. :lol :metal
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Banged out these two classics from 1978 tonight.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bc/Jpstandclass.jpg)(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0551/1056/6043/products/dkfyd1grzkh3wkyho0lt.jpg?v=1633839861)
Nice :tup
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Banged out these two classics from 1978 tonight.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bc/Jpstandclass.jpg)(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0551/1056/6043/products/dkfyd1grzkh3wkyho0lt.jpg?v=1633839861)
Stained Class! :metal
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The Flower Kings - Paradox Hotel (2023 Remaster)
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Fenne Lily - Big Picture
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61ppuEfUqUL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
Good album. I saw them live right around this time. Lenny Kravitz opened up for them, which I thought was an odd pairing, but it was fun.
I actually won tickets to this concert on a radio contest where I had to be the first caller to get a question right. Remember those?
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The Tallest Man On Earth - Henry St.
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Fenne Lily - Big Picture
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61ppuEfUqUL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
Good album. I saw them live right around this time. Lenny Kravitz opened up for them, which I thought was an odd pairing, but it was fun.
I actually won tickets to this concert on a radio contest where I had to be the first caller to get a question right. Remember those?
Very cool, yeah I always got a busy signal when trying to win tickets. This was the album that got me into The Cult, later getting into Electric and Love. Seen Lenny a bunch of times, my favorite show was when Pink opened for him and did a bunch of 4 Non Blondes tunes in her set, she actually stole that show.
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Kara Jackson - Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?
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Disillusion - Ayam
Already one of my favorite 2022 releases and seeing them live this weekend only confirmed that.
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Crown Lands - Fearless
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Crown Lands - Fearless
Well, that's enough of that. If I wanted to listen to someone trying to sound like Rush, I would just listen to Rush.
One Shot - 111
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(https://vinyl-records.nl/death-metal/photo-gallery/death/spiritual-healing-england/death-spiritual-healing-1412-009.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2917426650_10.jpg)
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(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b27327bf26a410e6c0d9a79b635c) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2138315802_10.jpg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1351360105_65) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81NUG4vq6fL._AC_SL1300_.jpg)
(https://vinyl-records.nl/death-metal/photo-gallery/death/spiritual-healing-england/death-spiritual-healing-1412-009.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2917426650_10.jpg)
Spiritual Healing! Fuck yeah bro! Saw them on that tour! :metal
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/f0c8362f24546aaeb75f433065d40ea1/1281396)
I was about to declare this their best but the last 3 songs aren’t as great as the rest unfortunately. Still a fantastic album though.
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61ppuEfUqUL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
That was a solid album for me and my friends when we were in high school, and holds up very well for me today.
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The Flower Kings - Paradox Hotel (2023 Remaster)
I need to give this a spin again, I remember listening to it years ago and it lacked any edge to really grasp onto.
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(https://i.imgur.com/qNIH5BN.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/gL6SwzZ.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/ERjkWuI.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/3k4V9FZ.jpg)
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0249360790_10.jpg)
Such a devastating album.
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Tritop - Rise of Kassandra
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(https://vinyl-records.nl/death-metal/photo-gallery/death/spiritual-healing-england/death-spiritual-healing-1412-009.jpg)
Spiritual Healing! Fuck yeah bro! Saw them on that tour! :metal
Damn, I wish I'd been old enough to see Death at this time!
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Love the Randy Blythe track on this
(https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/ar0/86a823fb21694b04cb67421ce1baf92d.jpg)
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2138315802_10.jpg)
A lovely album to start the day with.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a9/Bigpink.jpg) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/W/IMAGERENDERING_521856-T1/images/I/71QrFHXC-gL._AC_SL1200_.jpg)
(https://www.emp.co.uk/dw/image/v2/BBQV_PRD/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-master-emp/default/dw29e11339/images/4/0/8/1/408142.jpg?sw=1000&sh=800&sm=fit&sfrm=png) (https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b27307239076c67e572af96fdcca)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3563412526_10.jpg) (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/1323/7296/products/0810540034775.jpg?v=1677162171&width=1024)
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Larkin Poe - Reskinned
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1346158170_16.jpg)
The Night Watch — An Embarrassment of Riches
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0249360790_10.jpg)
Such a devastating album.
I tried putting this on while working and was quickly too distracted by my emotions. You did most of my remembering for me is a killer.
I'll need to revisit when I can listen properly.
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(https://vinyl-records.nl/death-metal/photo-gallery/death/spiritual-healing-england/death-spiritual-healing-1412-009.jpg)
Spiritual Healing! Fuck yeah bro! Saw them on that tour! :metal
Damn, I wish I'd been old enough to see Death at this time!
The show I was at is on Bandcamp (audio). I actually watched them soundcheck and was lucky to have the privilege to spend time with Chuck. What an awesome dude.
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Overkill - From the Underground and Below
Overkill - Killbox 13
Overkill - White Devil Armory
Overkill - Scorched
Testament - Titans of Chaos
Testament - The Legacy
Testament - The New Order
Testament - Souls of Black
Metallica - 72 Seasons
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Overkill - Scorched
Firing this up now.
(https://vinyl-records.nl/death-metal/photo-gallery/death/spiritual-healing-england/death-spiritual-healing-1412-009.jpg)
Spiritual Healing! Fuck yeah bro! Saw them on that tour! :metal
Damn, I wish I'd been old enough to see Death at this time!
The show I was at is on Bandcamp (audio). I actually watched them soundcheck and was lucky to have the privilege to spend time with Chuck. What an awesome dude.
(https://media.tenor.com/RKHKaH-zKUUAAAAC/jake-peralta-jake.gif)
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Overkill - From the Underground and Below
Overkill - Killbox 13
Overkill - White Devil Armory
Overkill - Scorched
I listened to Scorched again today, it's got some really good tunes. The crew really knows how to churn these albums out. I also listened to Ironbound today and that album destroys.
I only learned today that Sebastian Marino who played on Killing Kind, From the Underground and Below and Necrshine died earlier this year due to a heart attack. Reminds of the time Blitz had his stroke.
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Brad Mehldau - Finding Gabriel
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(https://i.imgur.com/QHu7Ykl.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/1DLbDp9.jpg)
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Unmaker- Limb From Limb. (kick ass Old school thrash) :metal
https://unmaker1.bandcamp.com/track/limb-from-limb
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(https://t2.genius.com/unsafe/340x340/https%3A%2F%2Fimages.genius.com%2F5ea5a75cbfe258f017cf86be5f2a7dc4.934x915x1.jpg)
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Unmaker- Limb From Limb. (kick ass Old school thrash) :metal
https://unmaker1.bandcamp.com/track/limb-from-limb
Pretty cool.
From Ireland!
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0762949150_65)
Perfect doctors office waiting room music!
Not quite black metal. Not quite death. But quite soothing and cool.
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Devin Townsend - Physicist
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1493894318_10.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/16/Palefolklore.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/49/Agalloch_Serpent_Sphere.jpg)
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Richard Henshall - The Cocoon
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Steve Lukather - All's Well That Ends Well
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Punch Brothers - Who's Feeling Young Now?
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/79fe3d6a4bc14c4bfbdb19ccc3cee74d/7453930)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/e7a63f24eccf059c1e0842018af727c4/5360810)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/d92bc701af878329498c0b8f1dfbcd18/10873909)
death's dynamic shroud - GenoMods
This is a "soundtrack" to a non-existent Sega Genesis game, and it goes pretty fuckin' hard.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/d92bc701af878329498c0b8f1dfbcd18/10873909)
death's dynamic shroud - GenoMods
This is a "soundtrack" to a non-existent Sega Genesis game, and it goes pretty fuckin' hard.
What the hell is that album cover? :lol I'm intrigued though.
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Devin Townsend - Terria
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/d92bc701af878329498c0b8f1dfbcd18/10873909)
death's dynamic shroud - GenoMods
This is a "soundtrack" to a non-existent Sega Genesis game, and it goes pretty fuckin' hard.
What the hell is that album cover? :lol I'm intrigued though.
You're telling me if you saw a video game with that cover back in the 90s you wouldn't have instantly bought it? :neverusethis:
The album's not on YouTube or streaming anywhere but if you wanna hear it send me a DM.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/d92bc701af878329498c0b8f1dfbcd18/10873909)
death's dynamic shroud - GenoMods
This is a "soundtrack" to a non-existent Sega Genesis game, and it goes pretty fuckin' hard.
What the hell is that album cover? :lol I'm intrigued though.
You're telling me if you saw a video game with that cover back in the 90s you wouldn't have instantly bought it? :neverusethis:
The album's not on YouTube or streaming anywhere but if you wanna hear it send me a DM.
Looks like one of the covers to those happy hardcore cassette tape sets from the mid 90s! Like this...
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSrRt8TjHeT0ZVLHB-dz_gFhffMXlYBW2OLTPWsOUC5ii4UTyhv&usqp=CAc)
God, Happy Hardcore was the worst. When I was like 12, every damn kid in my class was listening to this shit. I wasn't really into music back then, but I knew that music was lame as hell.
Anyway, I'd be trying to work out what the fuck sort of game I'd be playing.
I'm always up for listening to new shit and this is intriguing. You think I'll actually like it?
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I'm always up for listening to new shit and this is intriguing. You think I'll actually like it?
The whole album's done in that 16-bit Sega Genesis sound, though there's some mixing techniques and sounds sprinkled throughout that feel a bit more modern than what the system would actually be able to handle. The album's short but utilizes that sound well I think, and the songs hit that balance between sounding like video game music but also being enjoyable listens on their own.
If you have absolutely zero nostalgia for video game music from that era I don't know how much enjoyment you'd get from it, but otherwise I think it's worth a listen!
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I'm always up for listening to new shit and this is intriguing. You think I'll actually like it?
The whole album's done in that 16-bit Sega Genesis sound, though there's some mixing techniques and sounds sprinkled throughout that feel a bit more modern than what the system would actually be able to handle. The album's short but utilizes that sound well I think, and the songs hit that balance between sounding like video game music but also being enjoyable listens on their own.
If you have absolutely zero nostalgia for video game music from that era I don't know how much enjoyment you'd get from it, but otherwise I think it's worth a listen!
Yea definitely worth a go. Some of my favourite soundtracks are from that era! Final Fantasy VI anyone?
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Margo Price - Midwest Farmer's Daughter
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Eddie 9V - Left My Soul in Memphis
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Eddie 9V - Left My Soul in Memphis
:biggrin:
No Mad Season “Above” today? It does, indeed, kick ass! :neverusethis:
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(https://i.imgur.com/EKx0JOp.jpg)
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Rodrigo y Gabriela - In Between Thoughts...A New World
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Rachel Eckroth - One
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Started the day off with Metallica and ended up doing a big 4 theme with these albums
Metallica - Load
Megadeth - Youthanasia
Anthrax - Persistence of Time
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
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Started the day off with Metallica and ended up doing a big 4 theme with these albums
Metallica - Load
Megadeth - Youthanasia
Anthrax - Persistence of Time
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Favourite out of three bunch? For me it's a total no brained, Seasons in the Abyss is far superior to the others in my opinion.
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Started the day off with Metallica and ended up doing a big 4 theme with these albums
Metallica - Load
Megadeth - Youthanasia
Anthrax - Persistence of Time
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Favourite out of three bunch? For me it's a total no brained, Seasons in the Abyss is far superior to the others in my opinion.
Oh man that's hard. Since I started with Load I kinda went the route of "not the clear cut stand out album, but one that's damn great" with all these bands, so I didn't go for my favorite but rather the ones I consider to be pretty strong. Seasons in the Abyss might be the most sort of undeniably great thrash metal albums out of the bunch but I think I've listened to the other 3 more and they are sort of easier to return to, Seasons (and Slayer in general) requires me to be in a certain mood to really enjoy.
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Started the day off with Metallica and ended up doing a big 4 theme with these albums
Metallica - Load
Megadeth - Youthanasia
Anthrax - Persistence of Time
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Favourite out of three bunch? For me it's a total no brained, Seasons in the Abyss is far superior to the others in my opinion.
I love Seasons for sure but Persistence is amazing as well.
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St. Paul & The Broken Bones - Angels In Science Fiction
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Started the day off with Metallica and ended up doing a big 4 theme with these albums
Metallica - Load
Megadeth - Youthanasia
Anthrax - Persistence of Time
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Favourite out of three bunch? For me it's a total no brained, Seasons in the Abyss is far superior to the others in my opinion.
I love Seasons for sure but Persistence is amazing as well.
I'm not an Anthrax fan, and those are two weaker albums by Metallica/Megadeth in my view, so yea Seasons wins out. Damn I love that record.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/eeaeef90a471b90cbdac2f9a9e33383b/10666536)
Freedom is the only song I don’t love on Pirates but it’s much better live.
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Started the day off with Metallica and ended up doing a big 4 theme with these albums
Metallica - Load
Megadeth - Youthanasia
Anthrax - Persistence of Time
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Favourite out of three bunch? For me it's a total no brained, Seasons in the Abyss is far superior to the others in my opinion.
I love Seasons for sure but Persistence is amazing as well.
I'm not an Anthrax fan, and those are two weaker albums by Metallica/Megadeth in my view, so yea Seasons wins out. Damn I love that record.
Definitely Seasons for me. It's probably my favorite Slayer record anyway. And all other others are far from favorites from the respective bands.
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Le Boeuf Brothers - HUSH
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Esther Rose - Safe to Run
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Death Angel - The Ultra Violence
Death Angel - Act III
Testament - The Legacy
Testament - The New Order
Testament - Return to the Apocalyptic City
Testament - Souls of Black
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Overkill - The Killing Kind
Overkill - Bloodletting
Overkill - Scorched
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Death Angel - The Ultra Violence
Death Angel - Act III
Testament - The Legacy
Testament - The New Order
Testament - Return to the Apocalyptic City
Testament - Souls of Black
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Overkill - The Killing Kind
Overkill - Bloodletting
Overkill - Scorched
Nice man! I saw Death Angel, Overkill, and Slayer on the Reign in Blood tour. It was a beast!
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Been a good day for the ear buds at work...
Neal Morse - ?
The Beatles - Sgt Pepper
The Beatles - Abbey Road
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Death Angel - The Ultra Violence
Death Angel - Act III
Testament - The Legacy
Testament - The New Order
Testament - Return to the Apocalyptic City
Testament - Souls of Black
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Overkill - The Killing Kind
Overkill - Bloodletting
Overkill - Scorched
That's a nice Testament batch! Also a big fan of Death Angel's Act III...
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A couple of releases from today:
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I loved their last album. On this right now. :tup
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https://milanku.bandcamp.com/album/laube
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I'm not the biggest Messa fan, but this new live album is probably the best release I've heard by them. It's so good!
Edit: also thanks for the recommendation Crow, this is pretty good.
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I loved their last album. On this right now. :tup
Yeah, this was very nice. Funnily enough, I had discovered their previous album just recently, thoroughly enjoyed it, and found out their new one was coming out very soon, so that worked out pretty good…
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https://bellwitch.bandcamp.com/album/futures-shadow-part-1-the-clandestine-gate
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0239684796_10.jpg)
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https://bellwitch.bandcamp.com/album/futures-shadow-part-1-the-clandestine-gate
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0239684796_10.jpg)
Isn't this a single hour and a half song? Worth a go?
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2818774629_16.jpg)
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61ID55iNKiL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
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Some of today's listening :corn
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/43/Queen_II_%28album_cover%29.jpg/220px-Queen_II_%28album_cover%29.jpg) (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0096/1884/9839/products/pink-floyd-the-final-cut-vinyl_1200x1200.jpg?v=1678116302)
(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2738f592e58514f34cca2f3ffd4) (https://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/1033/cover_173792042023_r.jpg)
(https://s3.amazonaws.com/quietus_production/images/articles/7763/alcest_1326905947.jpg) (https://imagescdn.juno.co.uk/full/CS897597-01A-BIG.jpg)
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https://bellwitch.bandcamp.com/album/futures-shadow-part-1-the-clandestine-gate
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0239684796_10.jpg)
Isn't this a single hour and a half song? Worth a go?
Listened to it twice today. Excellent album \m/
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61ID55iNKiL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
I always loved this one.
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(https://i.imgur.com/P4xfay0.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/YULdMqf.jpg)
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61ID55iNKiL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
I always loved this one.
This is great as well!!!!
(https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.6538d02978d9d0f603046844bcfd8a1c?rik=5qteAfTlfLEs9A&pid=ImgRaw&r=0)
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(https://st.cdjapan.co.jp/pictures/l/10/37/GQCS-91280.jpg)
Nothing groundbreaking, but real easy on the ears.
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Dire Straits - Communique
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(https://st.cdjapan.co.jp/pictures/l/10/37/GQCS-91280.jpg)
Nothing groundbreaking, but real easy on the ears.
Playing it now, digging it. Production is great, the vocalist is great, nice guitar crunch. Love the solo in Wheels Of Fire. :metal
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(https://st.cdjapan.co.jp/pictures/l/10/37/GQCS-91280.jpg)
Nothing groundbreaking, but real easy on the ears.
Playing it now, digging it. Production is great, the vocalist is great, nice guitar crunch. Love the solo in Wheels Of Fire. :metal
Yeah, the guitarist is a beast. The solo in Blood Brothers is fucking ridiculous.
Brent turned us on to these guys years ago I think in one of his early podcasts.
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(https://st.cdjapan.co.jp/pictures/l/10/37/GQCS-91280.jpg)
Nothing groundbreaking, but real easy on the ears.
This is indeed very tasty! Knew nothing of this band and I see they've been around for...40+ years?!
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(https://i.imgur.com/sCfsAfY.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/temK8Zj.jpg)
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(https://st.cdjapan.co.jp/pictures/l/10/37/GQCS-91280.jpg)
Nothing groundbreaking, but real easy on the ears.
This is indeed very tasty! Knew nothing of this band and I see they've been around for...40+ years?!
If you like this check out Vigilante "Chaos Pilgrimage". Excellent album!!!!
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On it!
EDIT: It's the Japanese John Arch! :lol
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On it!
EDIT: It's the Japanese John Arch! :lol
:rollin
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Big Big Train - The Underfall Yard
"The love you never meant to hide..."
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(https://www.rockshop.ro/images/product/178-devin-townsend-retinal-circusjpg.jpg)
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Queensryche- The Warning
Stryper- Yellow and Black Attack
Sammy Hagar- Essential Red Collection
Kiss- Destroyer
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(https://www.rockshop.ro/images/product/178-devin-townsend-retinal-circusjpg.jpg)
What a show :metal
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(https://st.cdjapan.co.jp/pictures/l/10/37/GQCS-91280.jpg)
Nothing groundbreaking, but real easy on the ears.
Playing it now, digging it. Production is great, the vocalist is great, nice guitar crunch. Love the solo in Wheels Of Fire. :metal
Yeah, the guitarist is a beast. The solo in Blood Brothers is fucking ridiculous.
Brent turned us on to these guys years ago I think in one of his early podcasts.
Indeed he did. He sent them to me in a roulette too. I've ended up buying their re-recorded best of a couple years back which was excellent. I'll have to try and get around to this one too.
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Sylosis- Cycle of suffering
Just discovered this band today and wow I’m blown away. British bands really are amazing. It’s heavy yet there’s a lot of emotion in there music which I love on the first spin.
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Our very own Darklord Eduardo Marine - In the Dark (Chroma, Vol. 2) EP
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John Pizzarelli - Stage & Screen
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Jerry Goldsmith - Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director's Edition (Music from the Motion Picture)
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Vai- Sex & Religion.
Teramaze- Sorella Minore.
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Went to Roadburn festival this weekend and saw the new Bell Witch album being played live on the day of the digital release.
One song, 83 minutes, a packed venue with 3.000 people, completely silent. Great to see this is still possible in 2023.
Goosebumps.
So:
Bell Witch - Future's Shadow Part 1 - The Clandestine Gate
Also:
Wayfarer - A Romance With Violence
Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Ad Nauseam - Imperative Imperceptible Impulse - Another Roadburn show. Avantgarde metal a la Ulcerate for those who like dissonance and extremely complicated drum patterns
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0013196970_10.jpg) (https://pure-music.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Ramones-album-cover.jpg)
(https://res.cloudinary.com/epitaph/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,h_925,q_auto,w_925/v1/epitaph/releases/0045778651863.png) (https://www.fiveriserecords.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/nofix-white-trash.jpg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0004162568_10.jpg) (https://ravesfromthegrave.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-made-in-timeland-2022-album-zip.jpg)
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(https://st.cdjapan.co.jp/pictures/l/10/37/GQCS-91280.jpg)
Nothing groundbreaking, but real easy on the ears.
This is indeed very tasty! Knew nothing of this band and I see they've been around for...40+ years?!
Coming back to say I'm REALLY enjoying this. Yes, nothing groundbreaking, but it sounds great. And yes, the guitar work is phenomenal.
If you like this check out Vigilante "Chaos Pilgrimage". Excellent album!!!!
Not seeing this on Amazon...but will check it out on YT :tup
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/7faed18bf0e4f5e28af6b11d4981f412/10468601)
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Dream Theater - The Astonishing
(A buddy and I are reviewing this next Monday, so I am listening in preparation for my marathon review :lol)
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Deftones - Diamond Eyes
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Dream Theater - The Astonishing
(A buddy and I are reviewing this next Monday, so I am listening in preparation for my marathon review :lol)
(https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.2808e7deeb6d811ecf5b6a5cdeed88f2?rik=xId1QmlZ0tPMnQ&riu=http%3a%2f%2fes.web.img2.acsta.net%2fmedias%2fnmedia%2f18%2f86%2f54%2f46%2f20124078.jpg&ehk=KO2e00arGitlZ%2b9JvzOZagLgkHTYj05YoAtkVbg7L84%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0)
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This is without a doubt one of the best albums of all time for me.
(https://i.discogs.com/soBwmgXrHtL-RK47DP9moWXbCI2QKJu0T0gvbuLXq1w/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTc2NTcw/MTUtMTQ0NjA4Njgy/OC02NTQ2LmpwZWc.jpeg)
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I think I've only heard like one thing or two from Helloween, I'll give it a spin tomorrow.
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This is without a doubt one of the best albums of all time for me.
(https://i.discogs.com/soBwmgXrHtL-RK47DP9moWXbCI2QKJu0T0gvbuLXq1w/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTc2NTcw/MTUtMTQ0NjA4Njgy/OC02NTQ2LmpwZWc.jpeg)
Musical life changing.
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Came across this this morning.
(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273121d74a4a7db2147499c4ed0)
Flamenco style guitar covers
Really interesting tracklist
https://open.spotify.com/album/1bOQrBY4jRs5EG3JD93gpU?si=668Qc-xjR1yCQdJ0-Tui-g
I like the Bark At The Moon cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLStKfXqDgk
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Don Flemons - Traveling Wildfire
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Superviolet - Infinite Spring
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Came across this this morning.
(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273121d74a4a7db2147499c4ed0)
Flamenco style guitar covers
Really interesting tracklist
https://open.spotify.com/album/1bOQrBY4jRs5EG3JD93gpU?si=668Qc-xjR1yCQdJ0-Tui-g
I like the Bark At The Moon cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLStKfXqDgk
I dig that a lot.
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Bell Witch - Future's Shadow Part 1: The Clandestine Gate
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Jason Bieler and the Baron Von Bielski Orchestra - Postcards from the Asylum
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(https://i.imgur.com/gZOqSNk.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/ERjkWuI.jpg)
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Jason Bieler and the Baron Von Bielski Orchestra - Postcards from the Asylum
Absolutely amazing album as is Songs from the Apocalypse.
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Bell Witch - Future's Shadow Part 1: The Clandestine Gate
Just getting round to firing this up now.
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Train - Drops Of Jupiter
Say what you will about Train but this album is pretty solid and "Getaway" is a particularly awesome track
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51XgwN55rfL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
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(https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/6440088b3c529221ba17da06/1:1/w_450%2Cc_limit/Bell-Witch.jpg) (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0286/2825/4773/products/The-White-Stripes-Elephant-20th-Anniversary-Edition_1467x.jpg?v=1678462518)
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0677/1323/7296/products/f25336011b0fcb83bd83360bc8f1238e.jpg?v=1679913050&width=1024) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0601354231_10.jpg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2175062476_10.jpg) (https://e.snmc.io/i/600/s/5a7e1bdf8f70f6473d490b95911159fa/2646386/funkadelic-maggot-brain-Cover-Art.jpg)
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ190uc0xXHK4p_bvsrVQcJjaKvMvOuKH9nvKmklVTQbxhmk4QA&usqp=CAc) (https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/feoAAOSwiGtg8K0S/s-l500.jpg)
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Larkin Poe - Peach
Jason Bieler and the Baron Von Bielski Orchestra - Postcards from the Asylum
Absolutely amazing album as is Songs from the Apocalypse.
I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Bell Witch - Future's Shadow Part 1: The Clandestine Gate
Just getting round to firing this up now.
I found it colossally boring.
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Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I
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Bell Witch - Future's Shadow Part 1: The Clandestine Gate
Just getting round to firing this up now.
I found it colossally boring.
Yea, nothing really happens in it's run time. Was hoping for some memorable moments!
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Margo Price - That's How Rumors Get Started
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0689538990_16.jpg)
Goddamn, this album is thrashtastic. :metal :metal
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Eddie 9V - Little Black Flies
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Still thrashing lately:
Slayer - The Repentless Killogy
Slayer - God Hates Us All
Destruction - The Antichrist
Death Angel - The Dream Calls for Blood
Death Angel - Humanicide
Anthrax - XL
Testament - Dark Roots of Thrash
Metallica - 72 Seasons
Overkill - Scorched
Overkill - Ironbound
Overkill - White Devil Armory
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Strapping Young Lad - SYL
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Peter Hollens & Tim Foust - Beautiful Duets Vol. 1
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Punch Brothers - The Phosphorescent Blues
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2654440946_10.jpg)
(birds in row - gris klein)
so this is one of the best hardcore records i've heard in years,
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Bob Reynolds - A Live Life
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Came across this this morning.
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Flamenco style guitar covers
Really interesting tracklist
https://open.spotify.com/album/1bOQrBY4jRs5EG3JD93gpU?si=668Qc-xjR1yCQdJ0-Tui-g (https://open.spotify.com/album/1bOQrBY4jRs5EG3JD93gpU?si=668Qc-xjR1yCQdJ0-Tui-g)
I like the Bark At The Moon cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLStKfXqDgk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLStKfXqDgk)
Thought about them for your acoustic round. Maybe I should have sent them instead. (https://i.imgur.com/jYPvjM1.gif) Seemed too on the nose, but maybe sometimes that's what's necessary. :dunno:
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James Horner - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Came across this this morning.
...
Flamenco style guitar covers
Really interesting tracklist
https://open.spotify.com/album/1bOQrBY4jRs5EG3JD93gpU?si=668Qc-xjR1yCQdJ0-Tui-g (https://open.spotify.com/album/1bOQrBY4jRs5EG3JD93gpU?si=668Qc-xjR1yCQdJ0-Tui-g)
I like the Bark At The Moon cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLStKfXqDgk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLStKfXqDgk)
Thought about them for your acoustic round. Maybe I should have sent them instead. (https://i.imgur.com/jYPvjM1.gif) Seemed too on the nose, but maybe sometimes that's what's necessary. :dunno:
I don't know if I would've accepted it anyway, because I know the songs, and it wasn't a cover song round. And this kind of thing is more of a novelty, and not likely to get repeated listens. But it was still pretty neat.
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They have originals too though. Maybe it would still seem like a novelty to you, but that style of guitar playing I feel is really overlooked. Rodrigo y Gabriela is a similar artist as well that is metal-friendly, having also done various covers.
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Rodrigo y Gabriela is a similar artist as well that is metal-friendly, having also done various covers.
Love their version of Orion. Also the first track on that album (I think) is on the Breaking Bad soundtrack, and I love it.
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They have originals too though. Maybe it would still seem like a novelty to you, but that style of guitar playing I feel is really overlooked. Rodrigo y Gabriela is a similar artist as well that is metal-friendly, having also done various covers.
Well, in a vacuum of a roulette round, anything is possible, but while I respect and admire the flamenco style, that doesn't mean I enjoy it. Romdrums sent me The Bad Plus, and it did pretty well, but I checked out a couple other tracks by them, and let's just say he sent me the right one.
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They have originals too though. Maybe it would still seem like a novelty to you, but that style of guitar playing I feel is really overlooked. Rodrigo y Gabriela is a similar artist as well that is metal-friendly, having also done various covers.
I've never listened to a single thing from them but I've seen the name a lot.
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Journey - Escape
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Dave Matthews Band - Everyday
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Journey - Escape
Neal Schon is one of the best, ever. I'm getting worried if you get my drift.... :facepalm:
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(https://www.classicpopmag.com/wp-content/webpc-passthru.php?src=https://www.classicpopmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/SignoTheTimes.jpg&nocache=1) (https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRIKHg_B6ZdauZDcmEQ9Epkbrx1hPt2yoF7QrQWkUIqFYBAfNc1&usqp=CAc)
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61akNv3zhjL._AC_SX355_.jpg) (https://images.genius.com/57e05ca38ee171cf70fd9486aa6dd40a.1000x1000x1.png)
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Rivers-of-Nihil-Monarchy-01.jpg) (https://www.udiscovermusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/The-Beatles-Revolver-Album-Cover.jpg)
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Devin Townsend Band - Accelerated Evolution
Romdrums sent me The Bad Plus, and it did pretty well, but I checked out a couple other tracks by them, and let's just say he sent me the right one.
The Bad Plus is awesome.
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Larkin Poe - Venom & Faith
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(https://images.genius.com/d6c2cdd37b3603b53e4dad249751c49d.1000x1000x1.jpg)
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/da/37/6d/da376db7f277b0eeb07527a2186fd061.jpg)
:neverusethis:
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Jason Bieler & the Baron Von Bielski Orchestra - Songs for the Apocalypse
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3f/Staying_a_Life.jpg)
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1299788993_10.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2479471420_65)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3368770274_10.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3005071086_10.jpg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3121529005_10.jpg) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/617IhNxm3zL._AC_SX425_.jpg)
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Dio plays the flute?
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Dio plays the flute?
:rollin
Resurrected to play in the greatest psychedelic rock band of this millennia :hat
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Dio plays the flute?
Really, I thought he played the male organ? :neverusethis:
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Dio plays the flute?
Really, I thought he played the male organ? :neverusethis:
After all, it is the penultimate instrument.
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2928438224_10.jpg)
This album fucking slays!! :metal
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3368770274_10.jpg)
I vaguely remember checking this out at some point...I have it saved. I don't have much of a recollection, now I'm curious.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3f/Staying_a_Life.jpg)
This is a great live album!
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/188c862964f7a786c736b66ca72907d7/2611564)
Very good but honestly out of the Delain albums I’ve listened to (this, The Human Contradiction and the new one), the new one is my favorite. Maybe I’m biased because I own it and it was the first I listened to. Also I think I prefer the new singer's voice.
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(https://i.discogs.com/0MngRanVLhWYR9as1F8NvXKUBicRlShot2B4zjHqvvQ/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:595/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIxNzM0/MTgyLTE2NzI0NjE1/OTctNjk2Mi5qcGVn.jpeg) (https://www.bertjansch.com/images/5/e/4/a/c/5e4ac128f0753c31a9467806dcde7399b9e1fb92.jpg)
(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273dd9e0f790b21c8fdaa4d2567) (https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/In-Flames-Foregone_web.jpg)
(https://portalpepper.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ANGRA-ILUMINA-SONASTERIO-1024x1024.png) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0504848772_10.jpg)
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I have that Dimmu Borgir on CD. The only album of theirs I own actually. Such an interesting record.
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I have that Dimmu Borgir on CD. The only album of theirs I own actually. Such an interesting record.
Oh man, you need to check out Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia! Death Cult Armageddon is pretty good as well.
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I have that Dimmu Borgir on CD. The only album of theirs I own actually. Such an interesting record.
Oh man, you need to check out Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia! Death Cult Armageddon is pretty good as well.
For All Tid is very good, but my vote (maybe obvious?) goes to Enthrone Darkness Triumphant. That's their best, imo.
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I have that Dimmu Borgir on CD. The only album of theirs I own actually. Such an interesting record.
Oh man, you need to check out Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia! Death Cult Armageddon is pretty good as well.
For All Tid is very good, but my vote (maybe obvious?) goes to Enthrone Darkness Triumphant. That's their best, imo.
Yea, that's probably my third or fourth favourite. This was actually my first time listening to For All Tid. Dimmu are one of MANY bands, whose whole catalogue I'm unfamiliar with. I've got a playlist of all these sorts of albums by these bands, that I'm working my way through (that was also why I was spinning the Corrosion of Conformity). Expect more Dimmu Borgir coming soon!
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I know Stormblast too but nothing else from them. Another band on the list to really dive into their catalogue in time.
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By the way, that Urne album is VERY good. A bit of "post metal", a bit of thrash, all in an appropriately melancholic package. I don't always love the more shouted hardcore-style vocals, but overall it's a very cool record
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I know Stormblast too but nothing else from them. Another band on the list to really dive into their catalogue in time.
You should definitely check our Enthrone...it's the next one anyway :) I've lost track of Dimmu Borgir more recently, but that album is good stuff. More polished than the first two, but still retaining a certain blackened edge.
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By the way, that Urne album is VERY good. A bit of "post metal", a bit of thrash, all in an appropriately melancholic package. I don't always love the more shouted hardcore-style vocals, but overall it's a very cool record
Yea, I was kinda distracted whilst listening but it was good enough to revisit. There was a post on Metal Hammer about them yesterday, saying they're an exciting band to watch out for, and their album (this one, or upcoming one) is produced by Mario Duplantier. That was enough to spark my interest.
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By the way, that Urne album is VERY good. A bit of "post metal", a bit of thrash, all in an appropriately melancholic package. I don't always love the more shouted hardcore-style vocals, but overall it's a very cool record
Yea, I was kinda distracted whilst listening but it was good enough to revisit. There was a post on Metal Hammer about them yesterday, saying they're an exciting band to watch out for, and their album (this one, or upcoming one) is produced by Mario Duplantier. That was enough to spark my interest.
Yep, I'm seeing that now...just yesterday on Twitter, album #2 done, picture with Duplantier. Very curious to see. Their debut is kinda hard to pin down, genre-wise. I like that they are not afraid to sound "classic", amid the heaviness. Some great solos in there too.
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2928438224_10.jpg)
This album fucking slays!! :metal
Onto this now :metal
EDIT: This makes me want to ride a Goat into battle, or at least to the local shops :metal
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Maxine Funke - River Said
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From one goat-headed album to another :metal
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Tommy Emmanuel - Accomplice Two
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https://ignea.bandcamp.com/album/dreams-of-lands-unseen
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1219259618_10.jpg)
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Brian Blade - Mama Rosa
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Strapping Young Lad - Alien
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5a/Dark_Roots_of_Thrash.jpg)
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Stephen Barton & Frederick Wiedmann - Star Trek: Picard, Season 3 (Original Series Soundtrack)
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71TgChlHw+L._SY355_.jpg)
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MGMT - Little Dark Age
Good synthpop.
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71NxcSOChuL._AC_UY327_FMwebp_QL65_.jpg)
You know, there's a lot of Black Flag I've not heard, including these two. I'll get to them over the weekend (possibly tonight).
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You know, there's a lot of Black Flag I've not heard, including these two. I'll get to them over the weekend (possibly tonight).
These are my personal favorites. My War, In My Head, and Damaged are excellent! Family Man is mostly spoken word and instrumental so I don't listen to it much.
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Getting ready for a concert tomorrow...
(https://www.theprp.com/wp-content/uploads/archive/enslaved.jpg)(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1028453018_65)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0461487050_65)(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3563412526_10.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6e/E_%28Enslaved_album%29.jpg)
Later I'll be listening to a lot of Insomnium.
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Getting ready for a concert tomorrow...
(https://www.theprp.com/wp-content/uploads/archive/enslaved.jpg)(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1028453018_65)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0461487050_65)(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3563412526_10.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6e/E_%28Enslaved_album%29.jpg)
Later I'll be listening to a lot of Insomnium.
Ho boy, that's a great set of albums right there! Swap Utgard out for In Times and that might be my 5 favourite Enslaved albums.
I'm real jealous. I've only seen Enslaved once, and that was in support of Opeth, so not a full set. Enjoy dude, have you seen them before?
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(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Fires-in-the-Distance-Air-Not-Meant-for-Us-011.jpg) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71NxcSOChuL._AC_SX425_.jpg)
(https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/985_AndrewWK_RGB-2-scaled.jpg) (https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b27363b506a911a73d7ad5eb4574)
This evenings listening, brought to you by various DTF threads :metal
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I know Stormblast too but nothing else from them. Another band on the list to really dive into their catalogue in time.
You should definitely check our Enthrone...it's the next one anyway :) I've lost track of Dimmu Borgir more recently, but that album is good stuff. More polished than the first two, but still retaining a certain blackened edge.
Will do mate.
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71TgChlHw+L._AC_SY450_.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2980439601_10.jpg)
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Fires-in-the-Distance-Air-Not-Meant-for-Us-011.jpg) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71NxcSOChuL._AC_SX425_.jpg)
(https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/985_AndrewWK_RGB-2-scaled.jpg) (https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b27363b506a911a73d7ad5eb4574)
This evenings listening, brought to you be various DTF threads :metal
Nice! I can honestly say Black Flag is my favorite band and The Misfits right behind them. Kiss is my favorite childhood band. I have been listening to them since I was 5 and Paul Stanley is a superhero to me but Black Flag is my spirit animal. They are so much fun to listen to and pumps me up. Been listening to Devin Townsend a lot, NO ONE writes music like Devin. I'm all over the place musically and I love it!!!!
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71TgChlHw+L._AC_SY450_.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2980439601_10.jpg)
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Fires-in-the-Distance-Air-Not-Meant-for-Us-011.jpg) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71NxcSOChuL._AC_SX425_.jpg)
(https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/985_AndrewWK_RGB-2-scaled.jpg) (https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b27363b506a911a73d7ad5eb4574)
This evenings listening, brought to you by various DTF threads :metal
Whats the bottom right one say? That's a wicked cover.
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These guys are a mix of Coheed, Periphery, and Protest The Hero.
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1349707031_16.jpg)
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Duuuuude, now you're talking. Coral Throne is pretty cool, but No World For Tomorrow?!?!, now that's a top 5 all time record for me.
@Kade, the thrash record is by a band called Typhus.
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Sweet, I'll have a listen. :metal
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Duuuuude, now you're talking. Coral Throne is pretty cool, but No World For Tomorrow?!?!, now that's a top 5 all time record for me.
@Kade, the thrash record is by a band called Typhus.
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I love every Coheed album. The Suffering, Welcome Home, and Ten Speed are great tunes... Good Apollo is what got me hooked!!!
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Getting ready for a concert tomorrow...
Ho boy, that's a great set of albums right there! Swap Utgard out for In Times and that might be my 5 favourite Enslaved albums.
I'm real jealous. I've only seen Enslaved once, and that was in support of Opeth, so not a full set. Enjoy dude, have you seen them before?
In Times is up there for me too. That was the first of their albums I discovered. Although now, my top 5 would be incomplete without Isa and Axioma Ethica Odini.
And no, I haven't seen them before! I'm really looking forward to it. Did you have a good experience?
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(https://ravesfromthegrave.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/fatboy.jpg)
Taking it back to '98 :hat
Getting ready for a concert tomorrow...
Ho boy, that's a great set of albums right there! Swap Utgard out for In Times and that might be my 5 favourite Enslaved albums.
I'm real jealous. I've only seen Enslaved once, and that was in support of Opeth, so not a full set. Enjoy dude, have you seen them before?
In Times is up there for me too. That was the first of their albums I discovered. Although now, my top 5 would be incomplete without Isa and Axioma Ethica Odini.
And no, I haven't seen them before! I'm really looking forward to it. Did you have a good experience?
Yea, they were great but the set was just to short, I need to see them headlining. It was back when they'd just released E, which is my favourite album, and the set was E heavy, and it was glorious.
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So, I have been mildly obsessed with these two records in past week or so:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1439439709_10.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2619393433_10.jpg)
Both immensely enjoyable...the more recent one (Voyage) perhaps a bit "lighter", but also with slightly more memorable songs. Real nice stuff.
Also catching up with some recs:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0689538990_16.jpg)
Goddamn, this album is thrashtastic. :metal :metal
It sure is! At times it sounds like an angrier version of Testament. Been enjoying this one...
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highly recommend Josh Smith's Bird of Passage for those interest in modern blues guitar. I've been listening to it for a few months now.
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So, I have been mildly obsessed with these two records in past week or so:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1439439709_10.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2619393433_10.jpg)
Both immensely enjoyable...the more recent one (Voyage) perhaps a bit "lighter", but also with slightly more memorable songs. Real nice stuff.
Also catching up with some recs:
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Goddamn, this album is thrashtastic. :metal :metal
It sure is! At times it sounds like an angrier version of Testament. Been enjoying this one...
Yeah, I like the first Tanith a bit more, maybe I'm just more familiar with it. They're like a Thin Lizzy meets Fleetwood Mac mix. Cool stuff.
I'm gonna give the All Against another spin tonight. The first listen blew my doors off.
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Yeah, I like the first Tanith a bit more, maybe I'm just more familiar with it. They're like a Thin Lizzy meets Fleetwood Mac mix. Cool stuff.
I'm gonna give the All Against another spin tonight. The first listen blew my doors off.
The guitar player (the only one remaining now) in Tanith is in Satan as well...you can hear a bit of their sound too (albeit in a much lighter fashion). And yes, the Fleetwood Mac reference is spot on, and not just for the double vocals. Olympus by Dawn has a super-cool Blue Oyster Cult vibe too.
All Against surprised me. Had no idea who they were ;D Excellent, tight riffing, tons of energy and surprisingly varied too (with some good melodic touches, especially in many of the songs' intros)
Oh, and speaking of thrash, I've been enjoying this release from yesterday:
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More on the crossover-thrash side of things - think Power Trip but a bit more "classic". Still, the riffage is undeniable.
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Very good but honestly out of the Delain albums I’ve listened to (this, The Human Contradiction and the new one), the new one is my favorite. Maybe I’m biased because I own it and it was the first I listened to. Also I think I prefer the new singer's voice.
Wow, I hadn't even considered this yet, but I guess there are now going to be a new generation of fans who will have Diana as their first exposure to the band. I'd definitely suggest checking out some of their other earlier albums, but this is certainly a curious thought.
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Oh, and speaking of thrash, I've been enjoying this release from yesterday:
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More on the crossover-thrash side of things - think Power Trip but a bit more "classic". Still, the riffage is undeniable.
I sampled that one yesterday too, but I didn't commit it to my Spotify library.
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Numeron-Road To Valhalla
Sampled this yesterday and gave it a full go tonight while chilling on the couch. Been a bit since I put myself through an entire black metal album. This one was real nice too. But my issue with black metal isn't the glazey riffing, or even the vocals, but it's the drumming. Please stop with the blast beats and when we're not doing blast beats, I don't need a bass drum kick on every note. Parts of this, and in most black metal, it just overpowers the mood. There were still many parts where the drummer did let the song breathe, and overall, this was a nice listen.
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Oh, this is a good one. Grew on me a ton over repeated listens. Wish the production let the songs breathe more, but the guitar work is a true tribute to the early 90s melodic death scene. I hope they do more, I'll be curious to hear how they develop their sound to be a little less derivative.
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Totally agree with you on the production but I do like the old school melodeath sound. It's an enjoyable album.
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Totally agree with you on the production but I do like the old school melodeath sound. It's an enjoyable album.
Yep, definitely enjoyable, I bought this one. You can definitely tell there is genuine love for that sound from the people in the band.
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Really nice.
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OK, I'm on it.
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Really nice.
Suotana, right? I think I saw this mentioned somewhere recently...what are they like?
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Really nice.
Suotana, right? I think I saw this mentioned somewhere recently...what are they like?
A bit like Euphoreon if you're familiar with them. Harsh vocals, Maiden style melodies, but not Maiden style riffing. A little blackish, with some grandiosity. Narrows it down, huh? :lol
Definitely worth a listen.
Got through 7 tracks of the Majesties album. Definitely cool. Tomorrow's selections will have easier on the ears vocals. :lol
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Progressive metal with some harsh vocals and "death-y" moments here and there, from Finland. Bright, prominent keys and very nice melodies. The songwriting is "expansive" without being too complex.
The song The Night Inside is particularly good - the last two and half minutes are pretty glorious!
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Progressive metal with some harsh vocals and "death-y" moments here and there, from Finland. Bright, prominent keys and very nice melodies. The songwriting is "expansive" without being too complex.
The song The Night Inside is particularly good - the last two and half minutes are pretty glorious!
I feel really disappointed with this record. Their previous, False Lights was so good, but after an 8 year wait this just falls short for me. I'll keep going back to it, but currently it's sat at #25 on my albums of the year list. I'm aware it could just be a case of having really high expectations though.
Also, some great looking records above, some I've checked out, some I've yet to. Keep 'em coming guys!
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Really nice.
Suotana, right? I think I saw this mentioned somewhere recently...what are they like?
A bit like Euphoreon if you're familiar with them. Harsh vocals, Maiden style melodies, but not Maiden style riffing. A little blackish, with some grandiosity. Narrows it down, huh? :lol
Definitely worth a listen.
Got through 7 tracks of the Majesties album. Definitely cool. Tomorrow's selections will have easier on the ears vocals. :lol
Did you expect any different from me? :lol
I'll check this one out. That Euphoreon album is fantastic.
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I feel really disappointed with this record. Their previous, False Lights was so good, but after an 8 year wait this just falls short for me. I'll keep going back to it, but currently it's sat at #25 on my albums of the year list. I'm aware it could just be a case of having really high expectations though.
I didn't know the band at all, so I haven't checked out their previous work yet...I'm really liking this one, so I'm excited to hear False Lights now!
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I feel really disappointed with this record. Their previous, False Lights was so good, but after an 8 year wait this just falls short for me. I'll keep going back to it, but currently it's sat at #25 on my albums of the year list. I'm aware it could just be a case of having really high expectations though.
I didn't know the band at all, so I haven't checked out their previous work yet...I'm really liking this one, so I'm excited to hear False Lights now!
False Lights is pretty generic stuff, but really well done. It's got the brutality of Mikael Åkerfeldt's vocals, with Dream Theater's sense of melody and a bit of Soen thrown in for good measure. Far from groundbreaking but really good stuff.
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Banged out four 2023 albums on the couch this morning..
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The Cosmic Jaguar album is cool as shit. Has some slurpy vocals, but there's some great bass playing and some real interesting drumming. Nice guitar work too.
The Enslaved just does nothing for me. Caravans To The Outer Worlds is a great song, but the rest of it just sits there.
Every couple of years, Uriah Heep puts out a classic and solid album which reminds me why I like music in the first place.
The Golden Grass has a real retro 70's feel. Not sure how to classify it.
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Banged out four 2023 albums on the couch this morning..
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The Cosmic Jaguar album is cool as shit. Has some slurpy vocals, but there's some great bass playing and some real interesting drumming. Nice guitar work too.
The Enslaved just does nothing for me. Caravans To The Outer Worlds is a great song, but the rest of it just sits there.
Every couple of years, Uriah Heep puts out a classic and solid album which reminds me why I like music in the first place.
The Golden Grass has a real retro 70's feel. Not sure how to classify it.
Those album covers look the least 'TAC' records imaginable (except maybe Enslaved)! I'm not wholly surprised you're not into Enslaved that much, but maybe it'll grow. How familiar are you with their other releases?
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I'm not familiar at all with Enslaved. And this album doesn't motivate me..
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I'm not familiar at all with Enslaved. And this album doesn't motivate me..
Epic nordic metal doesn't motivate you?
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Sucky Epic Nordic Metal doesn't do all that much for me.
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Sucky Epic Nordic Metal doesn't do all that much for me.
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Banged out four 2023 albums on the couch this morning..
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The Cosmic Jaguar album is cool as shit. Has some slurpy vocals, but there's some great bass playing and some real interesting drumming. Nice guitar work too.
From their Bandcamp page I read "Avant-Garde Technical Thrash from Ukraine"...
...and on top of that, it's Aztec-themed?! :biggrin: That sure is different!
You certainly piqued my interest, so I have it on as we speak...you weren't lying about the bass! This is intriguing. It does have a bit of that late 80s/early 90s technical thrash flavor.
Also - I'm trying to figure out "slurpy vocals"...Might be a language thing for me :lol
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Banged out four 2023 albums on the couch this morning..
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The Cosmic Jaguar album is cool as shit. Has some slurpy vocals, but there's some great bass playing and some real interesting drumming. Nice guitar work too.
From their Bandcamp page I read "Avant-Garde Technical Thrash from Ukraine"...
...and on top of that, it's Aztec-themed?! :biggrin: That sure is different!
You certainly piqued my interest, so I have it on as we speak...you weren't lying about the bass! This is intriguing. It does have a bit of that late 80s/early 90s technical thrash flavor.
Also - I'm trying to figure out "slurpy vocals"...Might be a language thing for me :lol
Sounds like the guy is trying to sing with a milkshake in his mouth. :lol
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Banged out four 2023 albums on the couch this morning..
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The Cosmic Jaguar album is cool as shit. Has some slurpy vocals, but there's some great bass playing and some real interesting drumming. Nice guitar work too.
From their Bandcamp page I read "Avant-Garde Technical Thrash from Ukraine"...
...and on top of that, it's Aztec-themed?! :biggrin: That sure is different!
You certainly piqued my interest, so I have it on as we speak...you weren't lying about the bass! This is intriguing. It does have a bit of that late 80s/early 90s technical thrash flavor.
Also - I'm trying to figure out "slurpy vocals"...Might be a language thing for me :lol
Sounds like the guy is trying to sing with a milkshake in his mouth. :lol
Is the name of that particular song " Bukkakke Tongue Bath"? :lol
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Sounds like the guy is trying to sing with a milkshake in his mouth. :lol
I guess I'll have to try that out and see what it sounds like :lol
So, this morning, obviously inspired by this thread:
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Really enjoyed both. Suotana's album sounds downright..triumphant? Very sharp melodies, coming at you from all directions. And the Pressure Points' record is indeed incredibly well done. The melodies and guitar leads are so good. Luke - there is a lot to digest, but I didn't feel their latest is much of a drop off in quality vs. this one...maybe you were expecting more of a progression? I feel like False Lights maybe is a bit more "classic", with the songs generally having more breathing room (it sounds great, btw), but The Island has more variety...? I don't know, it's early to say. What I know, though, is that this was an excellent new discovery :)
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Glad you liked the Suotana!
Today's 2nd batch of albums..
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Roc by Median is a Melodic (??) Black Metalish EP. The 13 min title track is excellent.
Moonscape is an epic hard rock progressive metal concept album about space travel. Clean vocals. Chad might dig this.
The Redshift is Progressive Metal. 85% clean vocals, 10 % harsh, and 5% female. Better produced Pyramid Theorem-ish. Very technical, but not math-y.
The All Against had harsher vocals than I remembered the first time through, but damn, it is pure METAL!!
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BROJOB - The Heaviest Album Of All Time.
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Some of Per Nilsson's amazing work is on this supergroup release. :metal
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Zierler is criminally underrated on Rate Your Music.
I'm not familiar at all with Enslaved. And this album doesn't motivate me..
I've heard a bunch of Enslaved albums. They're usually good, but rarely great.
They get called the black metal Opeth, but I don't really see it. There are some superficial similarities at times, but nothing I've heard comes near to those heights.
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I'm enjoying the 5.1 mix of Skylarking by XTC on my home theater system. Just glorious.
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Josh Ritter - Spectral Lines
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Joy Oladokun - Proof of Life
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Now that's some good listening brother! :tup
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A lot of good punk today :metal
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The National - First Two Pages of Frankenstein
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I'm not normally that into live albums, but World Wide Live is a great one.
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I have no idea how this band flew under my radar! Heading down the rabbit hole!
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I have no idea how this band flew under my radar! Heading down the rabbit hole!
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Great band! I'll be seeing them in support of NOFX in a few weeks. Hang and Let's Talk About Feelings are my favourites. My first exposure was the song May 16 (which also happens to be my birthday) on the Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2 soundtrack :metal
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I'm not normally that into live albums, but World Wide Live is a great one.
World Wide Live sounds so doctored, it's unlistenable to me.
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Neil Gaiman & FourPlay String Quartet - Signs of Life
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I'm not normally that into live albums, but World Wide Live is a great one.
World Wide Live sounds so doctored, it's unlistenable to me.
Most live albums are doctored, I get what you're saying but its very listenable to me. Ozzy Speak Of The Devil is a great album but its far from live.
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I have no idea how this band flew under my radar! Heading down the rabbit hole!
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Great band! I'll be seeing them in support of NOFX in a few weeks. Hang and Let's Talk About Feelings are my favourites. My first exposure was the song May 16 (which also happens to be my birthday) on the Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2 soundtrack :metal
Its also my Mother's birthday, she passed last year on Mothers Day a week before her 72 bday. On a less somber note, I love these guys now and seeing them with NOFX is absolutely EPIC!!!!! They're not playing near me unfortunately.
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I have no idea how this band flew under my radar! Heading down the rabbit hole!
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Great band! I'll be seeing them in support of NOFX in a few weeks. Hang and Let's Talk About Feelings are my favourites. My first exposure was the song May 16 (which also happens to be my birthday) on the Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2 soundtrack :metal
Its also my Mother's birthday, she passed last year on Mothers Day a week before her 72 bday. On a less somber note, I love these guys now and seeing them with NOFX is absolutely EPIC!!!!! They're not playing near me unfortunately.
Sorry to hear that dude :heart
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So good. I have this version on CD plus the Jerusalem version. What a trip.
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So good. I have this version on CD plus the Jerusalem version. What a trip.
Yea, maybe one day I'll get round to getting it on vinyl
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Worm - Bluenothing
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Animals As Leaders - Weightless
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Larkin Poe - Self Made Man
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Inigo De Souza - All of This Will End
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Genesis- The Hits
Joe Satriani- Surfing with the Alien
Phil Collins- The Hits
Kiss- Asylum
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John Williams - Jaws (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Lately:
Dream Theater - Distant Memories (first blu-ray)
Dream Theater - SFAM
Dee Snider - For the Love of Metal
Dee Snider - For the Love of Metal: Live
Dimmu Borgir - In Sorte Diaboli
Dimmu Borgir - The Invaluable Darkness
Dark Funeral - Where Shadows Forever Reign
Slayer - South of Heaven
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Dream Theater - SFAM
Dimmu Borgir - In Sorte Diaboli
Slayer - South of Heaven
Oh yeah! :metal
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I'll recommend you check out the 2011 issue of the album (with the original drum and bass parts restored) This also applies to the 2011 edition of The Blizzard Of Ozz btw.
Toto: 40 Tours Around The Sun
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Firehouse- s/t
Harem Scarem- Mood Swings
Joe Satriani- Not of This Earth
Kiss- Crazy Nights
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Joy Oladokun - in defense of my own happiness (the beginnings)
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Bob Reynolds - Somewhere in Between
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Black Flag - Slip It In.
Discharge - Anthology.
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John Mayer - Heavier Things
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Can't say I paid a ton of attention to this when it came out. I bought it, saw the tour, but I was in a metal zone at the time. I must say, that this album has aged reasonably well.
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Animals As Leaders - The Joy Of Motion
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Clearly in the mood for some classics today, another inspired by my top drummers list.
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I'm not normally that into live albums, but World Wide Live is a great one.
World Wide Live sounds so doctored, it's unlistenable to me.
Maybe this is why I like it. :lol The raw and loose sound of some live albums doesn't usually appeal to me.
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I'm not normally that into live albums, but World Wide Live is a great one.
World Wide Live sounds so doctored, it's unlistenable to me.
Maybe this is why I like it. :lol The raw and loose sound of some live albums doesn't usually appeal to me.
World Wide Live has a great song selection but yeah, I remember its sound being very...light? Not sure now, I haven't listened to it in a long time. But I'll say I'll take Tokyo Tapes any day over that one (Not being the "old stuff is better" guy here :) I just think Tokyo Tapes is fantastic live album, period)
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That's one's cool as well, but it's Uli and before a bunch of songs I like of theirs. It doesn't even have "Sails of Charon", my favorite early song of theirs. But overall something about Jabs' playing just works better for me in that style.
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Yes, Sails of Charon is fantastic!
I don't disagree that there was a ton of great material that came after that live...in fact, I think my Scorps' "sweet spot" is with the Lovedrive and Blackout albums...
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All their stuff in that era is great, but I'm probably partial to Love At First Sting. "Coming Home" is one of my favorites of theirs, the full version of "Still Loving You" is a fantastic ballad, "Rock You Like a Hurricane" is a top-tier classic rock staple, etc.
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Early 80's Scorps is great. I've always thought Animal Magnetism sucked, but the run from Lovedrive through LAFS otherwise is great.
I saw the LAFS tour (with Bon Jovi opening).
Here's the Montreal show..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxJgOyZtNzQ
I had Tokyo Tapes as a kid, and the Uli Era has some great tunes, but it's a completely different band, really. Matthias Jabs is severely underrated. He has that wonderful German tone (Schenker/Hoffman).
I still love Love At First Sting. I remember the premiere of Rock You Like A Hurricane when my local radio station debuted it. I remember sitting there thinking how much I thought it blew. The sexual lyrics and chorus were/are brutal, but the solo was/is amazing.
I finished up my sophomore year of HS in 1984 and I was a huge Scorps fan at the time.
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New Herod album Iconoclast is off to a good start :metal
A Pelagic Records release that kicks ass, I am not shocked.
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John Patitucci, Victor Feldman, and Trevor Feldman - Live in Las Vegas
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ARTEMIS - In Real Time
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Winger - Seven
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Early 80's Scorps is great. I've always thought Animal Magnetism sucked, but the run from Lovedrive through LAFS otherwise is great.
I saw the LAFS tour (with Bon Jovi opening).
Here's the Montreal show..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxJgOyZtNzQ
I had Tokyo Tapes as a kid, and the Uli Era has some great tunes, but it's a completely different band, really. Matthias Jabs is severely underrated. He has that wonderful German tone (Schenker/Hoffman).
I still love Love At First Sting. I remember the premiere of Rock You Like A Hurricane when my local radio station debuted it. I remember sitting there thinking how much I thought it blew. The sexual lyrics and chorus were/are brutal, but the solo was/is amazing.
I finished up my sophomore year of HS in 1984 and I was a huge Scorps fan at the time.
I was at the Worcester show. (Scorps & Bon Jovi) Bought tees from both bands.
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I'll recommend you check out the 2011 issue of the album (with the original drum and bass parts restored) This also applies to the 2011 edition of The Blizzard Of Ozz btw.
Thanks. Those are the editions that I have.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - I'm with You
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Easily one of the best albums in the last 5 years. I love the whole aesthetic and direction the band went. It's everything.
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Easily one of the best albums in the last 5 years. I love the whole aesthetic and direction the band went. It's everything.
It's a great, great album. And I might like Impera even more - regardless, these guys basically can do no wrong :) I don't necessarily care too much about the schtick, although I agree that the thought that goes in the aesthetic and the "story" is pretty cool. But my point is that the quality of their songs, and the craft that goes into it, absolutely speaks for itself, even if you took away the whole Ghost "lore".
My favorite album of theirs might be Meliora, but I'm not even sure. They always had a "pop" sensibility in their songwriting (although I should probably say "his" in all of this, since it really is Forge...), but I think since they've embraced it more fully they kinda went next level. It's incredibly good and catchy songwriting, from someone that has a genuine love for classic rock and metal (or so it seems to me)
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Deftones - Koi No Yokan
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Easily one of the best albums in the last 5 years. I love the whole aesthetic and direction the band went. It's everything.
It's a great, great album. And I might like Impera even more - regardless, these guys basically can do no wrong :) I don't necessarily care too much about the schtick, although I agree that the thought that goes in the aesthetic and the "story" is pretty cool. But my point is that the quality of their songs, and the craft that goes into it, absolutely speaks for itself, even if you took away the whole Ghost "lore".
My favorite album of theirs might be Meliora, but I'm not even sure. They always had a "pop" sensibility in their songwriting (although I should probably say "his" in all of this, since it really is Forge...), but I think since they've embraced it more fully they kinda went next level. It's incredibly good and catchy songwriting, from someone that has a genuine love for classic rock and metal (or so it seems to me)
Pretty much agree with all this Nick. It's definitely my favourite of theirs, followed by Meliora the Impera. I remember first listening to them 10 years ago, when there was a big hype building round them. I thought they were om back then, but didn't get the hype.
I didn't really listen to them again until Prequelle. Dance Macabre really won me over. It was so poppy and infectious that I had to give them album a shot. I agree that when they really embraced their pop sensibilities was when they kicked it up a notch.
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(Neolia - S/T)
cool & chaotic prog metal that dropped today, digging this a lot even if it's a bit scrappy and overlong
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One of my all time favorite albums. Finally seeing them in a few weeks, though I know 3/5 of the band is switched out. Still, seeing Jaocim Cans will be a real treat that I am really looking forward to.
Hammerfall's first couple of albums really kicked a lot of the classic bands in the ass and I think helped relaunch the movement.
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Night Demon's album is probably my favorite "classic"-adjacent album, along with Tanith's latest, so far in 2023. Just a bunch of very, very good songs with a great sense of dynamics. Danava's Nothing But Nothing is a fun old-school romp. Lots of energy and a healthy dose of early Maiden (I'm hearing some old Scorpions too...Let The Good Times Kill, for example)
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The Danava sounds really interesting. Thank you. I'm on it!
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Finally getting around to it? :P
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Ratt- Reach for the Sky
Dokken- Tooth & Nail
Streetheart- Best of
Harlequin- Best of
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One of my all time favorite albums. Finally seeing them in a few weeks, though I know 3/5 of the band is switched out. Still, seeing Jaocim Cans will be a real treat that I am really looking forward to.
Hammerfall's first couple of albums really kicked a lot of the classic bands in the ass and I think helped relaunch the movement.
I'm not actually too familiar with this one. My introduction to Hammerfall was Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken, in 2005 (another example of why I think 2005 was the most important year in my musical journey. I branched out into power metal as well another sub genres). It was a blond buy that came with an inflatable pink guitar! I ended up getting the guitar signed by the guys from Dragonforce, but that's another story.
I picked up another two Hammerfall albums on the 00s, but Legacy of Kings wasn't one of them. It's definitely a good power metal record and I felt it was high time to revisit. I've added a few more of their albums to my current rotation playlist after listening today :tup
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Finally getting around to it? :P
I'd listened to this multiple times prior to you sending them in my roulette, so it's more of a revisit. Definitely a cool band but not sure how often I'll end up coming back to them. Was quite let down by their latest.
Anyway, on to a bit of Dillinger Escape Plan now...
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Yeah, their first album is definitely their best unfortunately.
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One of my all time favorite albums. Finally seeing them in a few weeks, though I know 3/5 of the band is switched out. Still, seeing Jaocim Cans will be a real treat that I am really looking forward to.
Hammerfall's first couple of albums really kicked a lot of the classic bands in the ass and I think helped relaunch the movement.
My first power metal band. The first 3 albums just blew me away, such a sound I'd never heard before. Nothing they have done touches the first 3 albums. Crimson Thunder almost but the first 3, so good.
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Metallica - Load
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Missed this, but fuck yeah! :metal
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Missed this, but fuck yeah! :metal
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Two great albums!
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Metallica - Load
I love that album as well as Reload. As we speak I'm watching Some Kind Of Monster. I never connected with St. Anger and watching this may help me understand where and why this album happened. I love watching James, Lars, and Kirk so raw and vulnerable, so human..... Ok... Intermission over, back to the movie.... :metal
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Metallica - Load
I love that album as well as Reload. As we speak I'm watching Some Kind Of Monster. I never connected with St. Anger and watching this may help me understand where and why this album happened. I love watching James, Lars, and Kirk so raw and vulnerable, so human..... Ok... Intermission over, back to the movie.... :metal
I watched it once and found it extremely cringey and embarrassing for the band. The only decent part was Rob's audition.
The look on Lars' face when Rob says he wants to try Battery.. :lol
And Lars breathing heavy after.."Do you know anything else?" :lol :lol
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Metallica - Load
I love that album as well as Reload. As we speak I'm watching Some Kind Of Monster. I never connected with St. Anger and watching this may help me understand where and why this album happened. I love watching James, Lars, and Kirk so raw and vulnerable, so human..... Ok... Intermission over, back to the movie.... :metal
I watched it once and found it extremely cringey and embarrassing for the band. The only decent part was Rob's audition.
The look on Lars' face when Rob says he wants to try Battery.. :lol
And Lars breathing heavy after.."Do you know anything else?" :lol :lol
Wasn't Rob extremely hungover for that audition?
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Metallica - Load
I love that album as well as Reload. As we speak I'm watching Some Kind Of Monster. I never connected with St. Anger and watching this may help me understand where and why this album happened. I love watching James, Lars, and Kirk so raw and vulnerable, so human..... Ok... Intermission over, back to the movie.... :metal
I watched it once and found it extremely cringey and embarrassing for the band. The only decent part was Rob's audition.
The look on Lars' face when Rob says he wants to try Battery.. :lol
And Lars breathing heavy after.."Do you know anything else?" :lol :lol
Wasn't Rob extremely hungover for that audition?
Oh, I don't know.
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Ghost - Prequelle
"Because faith is mine!"
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Metallica - Load
I love that album as well as Reload. As we speak I'm watching Some Kind Of Monster. I never connected with St. Anger and watching this may help me understand where and why this album happened. I love watching James, Lars, and Kirk so raw and vulnerable, so human..... Ok... Intermission over, back to the movie.... :metal
I watched it once and found it extremely cringey and embarrassing for the band. The only decent part was Rob's audition.
The look on Lars' face when Rob says he wants to try Battery.. :lol
And Lars breathing heavy after.."Do you know anything else?" :lol :lol
Funny you guys mention Some Kind Of Monster, I was watching it a few days ago, I have to agree it's a bit cringe to watch but still interesting.
As for Load and ReLoad I really like the albums, the band tries something different and it works IMO. I do think they could've trimmed it up and made one great album but isn't as much of a chore to get through like the Use Your Illusion albums.
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Funny you guys mention Some Kind Of Monster, I was watching it a few days ago, I have to agree it's a bit cringe to watch but still interesting.
As for Load and ReLoad I really like the albums, the band tries something different and it works IMO. I do think they could've trimmed it up and made one great album but isn't as much of a chore to get through like the Use Your Illusion albums.
I like the behind-the-scenes stuff for sure, but the psychoanalysis was a bit much.
The Use Your Illusion albums are awesome though. Sure, I have trimmed it to one amazing album as well, but I only get an EP out the Load/Reload material.
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Out of curiosity what are the songs that you'd have on the EP?
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Out of curiosity what are the songs that you'd have on the EP?
Ain't My Bitch
Wasting My Hate
Bleeding Me
Fuel
The Outlaw Torn
Those are the only songs I really like.
I think on the whole, Load is fine. I don't love it, but I respect it and I would never say that Load blows.
ReLoad on the other hand. Useless.
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Out of curiosity what are the songs that you'd have on the EP?
Ain't My Bitch
Wasting My Hate
Bleeding Me
Fuel
The Outlaw Torn
Those are the only songs I really like.
I think on the whole, Load is fine. I don't love it, but I respect it and I would never say that Load blows.
ReLoad on the other hand. Useless.
That's basically the way I feel too. I probably like Load a bit more than you do - I'd easily add The House Jack Built, Until It Sleeps, King Nothing and Hero of the Day to your list (although everything else is a big drop off in quality, imo). But, yes, ReLoad might well be my least favorite Metallica album. I actually revisited it recently and most of it was even worse than I remembered it.
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Out of curiosity what are the songs that you'd have on the EP?
Ain't My Bitch
Wasting My Hate
Bleeding Me
Fuel
The Outlaw Torn
Those are the only songs I really like.
I think on the whole, Load is fine. I don't love it, but I respect it and I would never say that Load blows.
ReLoad on the other hand. Useless.
That's basically the way I feel too. I probably like Load a bit more than you do - I'd easily add The House Jack Built, Until It Sleeps, King Nothing and Hero of the Day to your list (although everything else is a big drop off in quality, imo). But, yes, ReLoad might well be my least favorite Metallica album. I actually revisited it recently and most of it was even worse than I remembered it.
Yeah, the songs you listed are all good. I'd even add 2x4 to that list. I don't have anything real negative to say about them. Push come to shove, I could probably fill out a proper full length album of the tracks, but there's 75-80 other Metallica tracks I'd go to before the ones you listed.
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Out of curiosity what are the songs that you'd have on the EP?
Ain't My Bitch
Wasting My Hate
Bleeding Me
Fuel
The Outlaw Torn
Those are the only songs I really like.
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https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?action=post;quote=2991042;topic=57990.2030# on the whole, Load is fine. I don't love it, but I respect it and I would never say that Load blows.
ReLoad on the other hand. Useless.
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Out of curiosity what are the songs that you'd have on the EP?
Ain't My Bitch
Wasting My Hate
Bleeding Me
Fuel
The Outlaw Torn
Those are the only songs I really like.
I think on the whole, Load is fine. I don't love it, but I respect it and I would never say that Load blows.
ReLoad on the other hand. Useless.
No "Prince Charming"? Shameful, that's probably the best song on either album. I'm also partial to "The Memory Remains" because it was the second Metallica song I ever heard, but in an "objective" sense it's probably not the best if I remove the nostalgic blinders.
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Out of curiosity what are the songs that you'd have on the EP?
Ain't My Bitch
Wasting My Hate
Bleeding Me
Fuel
The Outlaw Torn
Those are the only songs I really like.
I think on the whole, Load is fine. I don't love it, but I respect it and I would never say that Load blows.
ReLoad on the other hand. Useless.
No "Prince Charming"? Shameful, that's probably the best song on either album. I'm also partial to "The Memory Remains" because it was the second Metallica song I ever heard, but in an "objective" sense it's probably not the best if I remove the nostalgic blinders.
To be fair, both songs would make my extended LP.
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Thanks again Tim :metal
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@Luke, you dig these dudes? Top 5 Punk band for me.
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@Luke, you dig these dudes? Top 5 Punk band for me.
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You know, I've never really listened to them. I've heard the odd song over the years, and I know The Badge through the Pantera cover, but never listened to a whole album. I'll queue this up :metal
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Great recommendation Nick, this is some fantastic, melodic, really well executed black metal. Will be diving more into later Dimmu.
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Great recommendation Nick, this is some fantastic, melodic, really well executed black metal. Will be diving more into later Dimmu.
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I revisited it myself a few days ago, after we talked about it. Still enjoyed it very much...
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Do I just keep working forward now? I mean, I know the first three so might as well see their evolvement chronologically.
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You know, I'm not super familiar....I know I have Death Cult Armageddon and even that one I haven't listened to in quite some time...but yeah, chronological order makes sense. I might do that too...
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This one seems to be their highest rated by a long margin though. I'm still keen to hear what else they have come up with.
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From what I heard myself and have read over time, it looks like they struggled to be truly consistent...I mean, they had better and better production/budgets (clearly, at some point, they were a big priority within Nuclear Blast's roster), but the songwriting got a little "emptier".
Again, though, I haven't consistently followed what they've done throughout the years...
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That MF album is so good. I much prefer it over Melissa personally.
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That MF album is so good. I much prefer it over Melissa personally.
It's fucking awesome. It'd be even more fucking awesome if it had someone that could actually sing on it. :lol
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That MF album is so good. I much prefer it over Melissa personally.
It's fucking awesome. It'd be even more fucking awesome if it had someone that could actually sing on it. :lol
Haha, I actually think he sounds fucking awesome on that one. The production really helps the highs in his vocals here for some reason for me.
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That MF album is so good. I much prefer it over Melissa personally.
It's fucking awesome. It'd be even more fucking awesome if it had someone that could actually sing on it. :lol
I thought you liked the Bee Gees? :neverusethis:
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Do I just keep working forward now? I mean, I know the first three so might as well see their evolvement chronologically.
Definitely the best way to go. I said it before but Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia is hands down my favourite, and leagues above the rest. I might work my way through their catalogue over the next few weeks as well.
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(Neolia - S/T)
cool & chaotic prog metal that dropped today, digging this a lot even if it's a bit scrappy and overlong
Yea, I'm digging this. To my ears, the best way to describe this is kinda Cynic meets Dir en Grey with some metalcore/post-hardcore thrown in. Oh also some BTBAM and Dillinger Escape Plan (although not sure that's because I've been spinning them a fair bit recently).
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Sweet Luke. Looking forward to that one then.
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Durand Jones - Wait Til I Get Over
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Rodney Crowell - The Chicago Sessions
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Nanna - How To Start A Garden
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Waldemar - Ruthless
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I'm really digging this one. :metal
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Larkin Poe - Kindred Spirits
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Lately:
Children of Bodom - Hatebreeder
Lamb of God - As The Palaces Burn
Lamb of God - Ashes of the Wake
Lamb of God - Sacrament
Lamb of God - Sturm & Drang
Burning Witches - The Dark Tower
Biomechanical - The Empires of the Worlds
Metallica - 72 Seasons
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John Williams - Star Wars: A New Hope (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Children of Bodom - Hatebreeder
Lamb of God - Ashes of the Wake
Lamb of God - Sacrament
Huge albums for me :metal
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Kick ass Punk from Germany!
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I have Epsitemology in my Spotify library. I'll have to check this out.
Meanwhile, this little EP fucking rips! :metal
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Metallica - Master Of Puppets
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Tim, I just stumbled across one of their videos on YouTube and didn't mind it, especially the solo. I really like this album and their diverse style. I'd never really heard of them before. Will be checking out more.
The solo in Warmonger is just :metal
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Joy Oladokun - in defense of my own happiness
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Disillusion - The Liberation
Disillusion - Ayam
Amazing band, one of my currents favorites
Pink Floyd - The Division Bell
Ocean of Grief - Pale Existence
Amenra - De Doorn
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Disillusion - Ayam
I was listening to this earlier too. Hell of an album.
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Live concert discs while working at home:
Children of Bodom - Stockholm Knockout Live
Epica - Retrospect
Gamma Ray - 30 Years Anniversary Live
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The Devin Townsend Band - Synchestra
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Strapping Young Lad - The New Black
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Tears For Fears - Songs From the Big Chair
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H.C. McEntire - LIONHEART
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R. Ring - Ignite the Rest
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James Brandon Lewis - Moments
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Over this week's commutes so far...
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Some random comments - Spellcaster is (was) the pre Idle Hands/Unto Others band...more classic metal-oriented, but I think I can hear that veil of melancholy in the melodies already...very enjoyable record (and great guitar work). Big fan of the Anubis Gate s/t....nice and crunchy guitars but very melodic too. And the melodies have a little off-kilter quality to them that makes the whole thing pretty unique. Good stuff. Unleash The Archer's Abyss is brilliant. Love the melodic-rock influence on songs like Through Stars and Carry the Flame, and the title-track and Faster Than Light are killer power metal songs. Last but not least, The Wind That Shapes the Land is fantastic and one of my favorite songs of 2020. Finally, shout out to Luke for Droid...can't quite remember how he discovered them, but this is a super-cool slab of Voivod/Coroner-inspired thrash, with a bunch of interesting influences. I pulled the trigger on Bandcamp...
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I think Brent had Spellcaster on one of his earliest podcasts.
I don't get OSI. I just don't.
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Nightingale, Anubis Gate and Unleash the Archers are all especially great.
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I think Brent had Spellcaster on one of his earliest podcasts.
I don't get OSI. I just don't.
I hadn't listened to OSI's debut in a long time, and it's kind of how I remembered from way back then...an ok album, but pretty underwhelming in relation to the expectations I had when I bought it (given who was involved). Not a huge fan in general but, within their discography, I prefer Free - it seems to me they embraced more fully a certain kind sound, instead of straddling the "prog" and whatever else Kevin Moore wanted it to sound like ;) I think the music benefited from it.
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Nightingale, Anubis Gate and Unleash the Archers are all especially great.
Yes, indeed. That Nightingale album is so good. I hope Swano is not done with them.
I need to check out Anubis Gate's more recent albums. I really like Andromeda Unchained, The Detached and the S/T, but for some reason I haven't quite gotten to the records that followed...
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Finally, shout out to Luke for Droid...can't quite remember how he discovered them, but this is a super-cool slab of Voivod/Coroner-inspired thrash, with a bunch of interesting influences. I pulled the trigger on Bandcamp...
Thanks for reminding me of this album, I've probably not listened in a few months. I'm honestly not sure how I discovered it, but I think it way my Spotify 'Discover Weekly' playlist. Either way it is a hell of am album and some real roulette fodder.
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Bohren & Der Club Of Gore - Sunset Mission
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Katrina Krimsky - Stella Malu
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The Contortionist - Clairvoyant
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Threshold - Legends of the Shires
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Anathema - Serenades
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Bohren & Der Club Of Gore - Sunset Mission
Amazing album
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H.C. McEntire - Eno Axis
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@Nick_z, talking about underrated thrash gems, this album is incredible...
(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273ab1e7c9cfb72a29d39fb5c32)
Just a shame the frontman is a POS.
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@Nick_z, talking about underrated thrash gems, this album is incredible...
(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273ab1e7c9cfb72a29d39fb5c32)
Just a shame the frontman is a POS.
All their albums rule
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@Nick_z, talking about underrated thrash gems, this album is incredible...
(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273ab1e7c9cfb72a29d39fb5c32)
Just a shame the frontman is a POS.
All their albums rule
These dudes rule! :metal
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Accept - Restless & Live
Halford - Live at Rock in Rio III
Also:
Radakka - Malice & Tranquillity
Radakka - Requiem for the Innocent
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(https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.ac6df49e20ef0889072ac692cf6eaeb9?rik=YwDxWWDRLNqj4w&riu=http%3a%2f%2fdirect.rhapsody.com%2fimageserver%2fimages%2fAlb.22649124%2f600x600.jpg&ehk=0vm3WOMtBeySiCCKTYNhm2S49p22dQvwMvqB%2fcPmWe8%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0)
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John Williams - Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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@Nick_z, talking about underrated thrash gems, this album is incredible...
(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273ab1e7c9cfb72a29d39fb5c32)
Just a shame the frontman is a POS.
All their albums rule
These dudes rule! :metal
Such great thrash, no doubt.
On with this beauty now...
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/419739-scaled.jpg)
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Yves Tumor - Praise a Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)
listening to this..some of it is pretty good Glitchy/noisy Psych rock with samples/sound clips.
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Yves Tumor - Praise a Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)
listening to this..some of it is pretty good Glitchy/noisy Psych rock with samples/sound clips.
:tup
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@Nick_z, talking about underrated thrash gems, this album is incredible...
(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273ab1e7c9cfb72a29d39fb5c32)
Just a shame the frontman is a POS.
All their albums rule
These dudes rule! :metal
Such great thrash, no doubt.
On with this beauty now...
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/419739-scaled.jpg)
First Fragment rules! Check out these below!
https://uniqueleaderrecords.bandcamp.com/album/annihilation-of-mankind
https://uniqueleaderrecords.bandcamp.com/album/calling-from-a-dream
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@Nick_z, talking about underrated thrash gems, this album is incredible...
(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273ab1e7c9cfb72a29d39fb5c32)
Just a shame the frontman is a POS.
All their albums rule
These dudes rule! :metal
Such great thrash, no doubt.
On with this beauty now...
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/419739-scaled.jpg)
First Fragment rules! Check out these below!
https://uniqueleaderrecords.bandcamp.com/album/annihilation-of-mankind
https://uniqueleaderrecords.bandcamp.com/album/calling-from-a-dream
I'll give them a go. Not heard either.
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@Nick_z, talking about underrated thrash gems, this album is incredible...
(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273ab1e7c9cfb72a29d39fb5c32)
Just a shame the frontman is a POS.
Absolutely yes to Vektor! All three albums are good, but this might be my favorite.
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Black Future is indeed the best Vektor album. :metal
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@Nick_z, talking about underrated thrash gems, this album is incredible...
(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273ab1e7c9cfb72a29d39fb5c32)
Just a shame the frontman is a POS.
Absolutely yes to Vektor! All three albums are good, but this might be my favorite.
Black Future is indeed the best Vektor album. :metal
I have always said Terminal Redux is my favourite, but this was only my third listen to Black Future. I could absolutely see it becoming my favourite though.
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What's the frontmans deal?
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I haven't followed the story super-closely, but it's physical violence/abuse to his wife...
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Ah shit, yeah, what a tosspot.
I tried that band a couple of times and I liked their style but their music didn't stick with me.
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The vocals are a bit much throughout an entire album :) That's probably the biggest "minus" for me...but the riffage is undeniable.
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Terminal Redux is pretty much a masterpiece. I suggest you give it a listen if you haven’t already.
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Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler - Neck and Neck
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I wanted to understand all the fuss so I've been listening to Plini's Handmade Cities. Good player and a nice album, though not really any standout moments in my opinion.
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Agora - Empire.
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I wanted to understand all the fuss so I've been listening to Plini's Handmade Cities. Good player and a nice album, though not really any standout moments in my opinion.
Fascinating, it's loaded with them for me. I'd give "Every Piece Matters" and "Electric Sunrise" another listen, or my favorite tune of his is on an earlier EP, "Paper Moon". He was arguably the primary driver for getting me back into guitar-based instrumental rock music again.
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I wanted to understand all the fuss so I've been listening to Plini's Handmade Cities. Good player and a nice album, though not really any standout moments in my opinion.
Fascinating, it's loaded with them for me. I'd give "Every Piece Matters" and "Electric Sunrise" another listen, or my favorite tune of his is on an earlier EP, "Paper Moon". He was arguably the primary driver for getting me back into guitar-based instrumental rock music again.
Funny you should mention it - those are my two favorite tracks. I think Every Piece is my top. I think it has the most memorable melody and a coherent song structure. Some of the other tracks meander a bit.
He's a great player and it's cool to have a fresh face carry the torch for previous generation. I don't quite get the extent of the hype but I am still listening to it hoping it'll become evident. Don't get me wrong, I like the album, I just don't see it in the same league as the other guitar instrumental classics...yet
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Toy Matinee - Toy Matinee
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Iron Maiden- Fear of the Dark
Dio- Lock Up the Wolves
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The Dirty Guv'nahs - Roots
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Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain, and Edgar Meyer - As We Speak
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/439ea4e299b54b9fafb8f2843ef96dff/10833536)
Love it! Melissa Bonny sounds great as usual, I really liked all of the covers even though I wasn’t familiar with most of them (or maybe that helped, I don’t know) and the 3 original songs are great!
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Sacred Warrior- Classics
The Cars- Greatest Hits
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Kiss- Creatures of the Night
Rush- Moving Pictures
AC/DC- Back in Black
Van Halen- Fair Warning
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Midwife and Vyva Melinkolya - Orbweaving
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I'm not doing very well lately, but this one always helps. Cathartic.
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Pinegrove - Montclair (Live at the Wellmont Theater)
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The new Bugs Life movie soundtrack is legit
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I get a laugh out of all these death metal band name logos..........I've never once been able to make out the name lol
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The new Bugs Life movie soundtrack is legit
:lol
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Love it! Melissa Bonny sounds great as usual, I really liked all of the covers even though I wasn’t familiar with most of them (or maybe that helped, I don’t know) and the 3 original songs are great!
My copy showed up yesterday. Will probably be listening to it this evening.
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James Brandon Lewis & Chad Taylor - Radiant Imprints
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/e5e50677fed9b250b981aa02016f0aa9/10758005)
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Haven't gotten to the whole album yet, but "Free Yourself" was a killer single.
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I get a laugh out of all these death metal band name logos..........I've never once been able to make out the name lol
This one says Beheaded Livestock
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Haven't gotten to the whole album yet, but "Free Yourself" was a killer single.
Well as far as I’m concerned nearly every song there is killer.
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Haven't gotten to the whole album yet, but "Free Yourself" was a killer single.
it is. The record is quite good, and Jazzy at times. A worthy follow-up from What's Your Pleasure? from 2020.
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The new Bugs Life movie soundtrack is legit
Great album of course! I've seen them live a bunch of times and they crush! Tons of energy!
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Moody Blues - To Our Children's Children's Children
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(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Cattle-Decapitation_Terrasite_01.jpg)
The new Bugs Life movie soundtrack is legit
Great album of course! I've seen them live a bunch of times and they crush! Tons of energy!
Yea I enjoyed it. They surprisingly sounded like Gojira in places on this record.
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Aoife O'Donovan - Age of Apathy Solo Sessions
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Bob Reynolds - Deja Vu
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Started re-listening to the Mike Stern & Eric Johnson collaboration album. There is some really cool stuff in there.
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https://deposedking.bandcamp.com/album/one-mans-grief
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1667323358_10.jpg)
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That looks very interesting. I’ll check it out.
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https://deposedking.bandcamp.com/album/one-mans-grief
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1667323358_10.jpg)
Very well done but not my thing, too depressive for me.
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(Spectral Lore - II)
got the remaster on CD since i'm all about them tasty basslines and also actual availability of an album i've been wanting to get for years. this was never gonna live up to III ofc but it's still ambitious and cool in its own right even if some of the production has not aged great lol.
big year for spectral lore, i also got the 11 days EP digitally and it looks like IV might be released later this year so that's gonna be a big deal if so :corn
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/7b72be44991d8ac763c5bde005669792/6161342)
Ok I used to prefer the new singer’s voice but now I prefer Charlotte’s, it’s definitely more unique.
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:tup
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Savannah Conley - Playing the Part of You Is Me
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James Brandon Lewis - An Unruly Manifesto
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Halford - Live Insurrection
Halford - Crucible
Fight - War of Words
Bruce Dickinson - Tyranny of Souls
Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding
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Janelle Monae - Metropolis: The Chase Suite
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51cXNRvNoAL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
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Anathema - A Natural Disaster
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Kali Uchis - Por Vida
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Loving this one big-time! Prog metal beast.
https://nospun.bandcamp.com/album/opus
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2649739936_16.jpg)
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The Nude Party - Hot Tub
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(https://i.imgur.com/OPhadlC.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/5pzqSRb.jpg)
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David Maxim Micic - BILO I
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Ola Englund - The Chug Project, Vol. 1
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John Williams - Raiders of the Lost Ark (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/0ed09c92e386c9ffe61953c6687dfa42/10622506)
I can understand the "it’s boring" criticism but I still really like it.
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fantano isn't real and can't hurt you
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/e7a63f24eccf059c1e0842018af727c4/5360810)
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Devin Townsend - The Hummer
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/0ed09c92e386c9ffe61953c6687dfa42/10622506)
I can understand the "it’s boring" criticism but I still really like it.
I really liked it as well.
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John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman - John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
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Devin Townsend - The Hummer
Well, that's enough of that. Yuck.
James Brandon Lewis Quartet - Molecular
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The Flower Kings - Back In The World of Adventures
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(https://i.imgur.com/D9aZvMy.jpg)
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Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
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David Maxim Micic - BILO II
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John Williams - E.T. the Extraterrestrial (Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Early delivery from Arjen..... :metal
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Vintersea - Woven Into Ashes
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Vintersea - Woven Into Ashes
Well, it's not for me.
Ostura - The Room
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Very underrated album.
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The first one sucked so bad, I'm not sure if I ever gave the second one a chance.
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The first one sucked so bad, I'm not sure if I ever gave the second one a chance.
The first one is better IMO so don't bother. :lol
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:tup
Are Charlotte’s 2 solo albums worth listening to?
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Ghost - Phantomime EP
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Unknown Mortal Orchestra
The first one sucked so bad, I'm not sure if I ever gave the second one a chance.
You're a crazy person. That first Damn Yankess album is awesome.
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Depeche Mode - Violator
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David Maxim Micic - BILO I
Have you heard III or IV? To me they're a significant leap up in variety and quality (III especially is a favorite of a number of people here). The first couple you kind of have to be onboard the djent train to appreciate fully, which I don't know if you are.
Vintersea - Woven Into Ashes
Well, it's not for me.
From the little I understand about your tastes I don't know if their general style is going to be for you, but I will say that I enjoyed their earlier albums and was underwhelmed by the singles for this one (haven't gotten to the whole thing yet), so maybe there's hope. Illuminated at least is worth checking out if you haven't.
:tup
Are Charlotte’s 2 solo albums worth listening to?
Yes, but they're very different and much more subtle than anything from Delain. To be honest I myself need to spend more time with them to really get a better feel for them, it was a bit jarring at first.
Depeche Mode - Violator
One of the best of all time.
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Unknown Mortal Orchestra
The first one sucked so bad, I'm not sure if I ever gave the second one a chance.
You're a crazy person. That first Damn Yankess album is awesome.
Its excellent. What's not to like and what makes it suck so bad? But hey, we like what we like.
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David Maxim Micic - BILO I
Have you heard III or IV? To me they're a significant leap up in variety and quality (III especially is a favorite of a number of people here). The first couple you kind of have to be onboard the djent train to appreciate fully, which I don't know if you are.
Going in order. Just starting BILO III now.
Vintersea - Woven Into Ashes
Well, it's not for me.
From the little I understand about your tastes I don't know if their general style is going to be for you, but I will say that I enjoyed their earlier albums and was underwhelmed by the singles for this one (haven't gotten to the whole thing yet), so maybe there's hope. Illuminated at least is worth checking out if you haven't.
Thanks, I may give it a shot.
Depeche Mode - Violator
One of the best of all time.
Better believe it.
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Leftover Salmon - Grass Roots
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Frost*-Milliontown.
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Sufjan Stevens, Timo Andres, & Conor Hanick - Reflections
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The Funky Knuckles - The Way It Is
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(https://i.imgur.com/ea6KlIz.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/dhAPNd1.jpg)
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Yes - Mirror To The Sky
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Kenny Burrell - Moon and Sand (Live) (EP)
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Sufjan Stevens, Timo Andres, & Conor Hanick - Reflections
Oh didn't know it was out, any good?
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Paul Simon - Seven Psalms
Sufjan Stevens, Timo Andres, & Conor Hanick - Reflections
Oh didn't know it was out, any good?
It's OK for what it is. Straight piano music. Very relaxing, at the very least.
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First time listening to Sleep Token aaaand... look, I'm certainly not against the prospect of mashing up pop and djent (gestures wildly at Destiny Potato) but this... this ain't it, chief. :lol Not for me.
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First time listening to Sleep Token aaaand... look, I'm certainly not against the prospect of mashing up pop and djent (gestures wildly at Destiny Potato) but this... this ain't it, chief. :lol Not for me.
I was actually going to try and listen to them for the first time today as well. I've seen them mentioned a lot. I noticed that their upcoming show at The Palladium is sold out!
EDIT: Checked out the first 3 songs...yeah, I'm good.
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EDIT: Checked out the first 3 songs...yeah, I'm good.
So weak! I made it through six. :biggrin:
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EDIT: Checked out the first 3 songs...yeah, I'm good.
So weak! I made it through six. :biggrin:
TBH, I made it into the 4th one because the 3rd song was so fucking bad, but after the first verse, I shut it down.
The first song started with some cool ass atmosphere though, but then the actual music started. :lol
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/a53a5ebfe4cb406d678f317c92ab8fae/3067614)
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Van Halen- Diver Down
Whitesnake- s/t
House of Lords- s/t
Asia- s/t
Bryan Adams- Reckless
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Van Halen- Diver Down
Whitesnake- s/t
House of Lords- s/t
Asia- s/t
Bryan Adams- Reckless
What? No self titled Van Halen or Bryan Adams albums to round it out? :biggrin:
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That's on deck lol
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(https://i.imgur.com/YtfK3OB.jpg)
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i listened thru two sleep token albums already. i don't think i can handle a third.
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Aerosmith - Rocks Donington 2014
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0648880970_65)
Anyone else enjoyed this recent release? This album is a bomb. The emotion level and the general vibe reminds me of Remedy Lane or TPE1.
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0648880970_65)
Anyone else enjoyed this recent release? This album is a bomb. The emotion level and the general vibe reminds me of Remedy Lane or TPE1.
Nice! Thanks, I'm on this one.
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0648880970_65)
Anyone else enjoyed this recent release? This album is a bomb. The emotion level and the general vibe reminds me of Remedy Lane or TPE1.
Yes, I did! Gave it one listen last week and thought it was very good. Will go back to it, for sure. Very sad and melancholic.
EDIT: Incidentally, it has a cover of Iron Maiden's Only the Good Die Young that's really cool...the song truly gets re-imagined into a much doom-ier number.
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0648880970_65)
Anyone else enjoyed this recent release? This album is a bomb. The emotion level and the general vibe reminds me of Remedy Lane or TPE1.
Yes, I did! Gave it one listen last week and thought it was very good. Will go back to it, for sure. Very sad and melancholic.
EDIT: Incidentally, it has a cover of Iron Maiden's Only the Good Die Young that's really cool...the song truly gets re-imagined into a much doom-ier number.
I like it so far... One man project.
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Glad you guys enjoy this album as well! I actually didn’t know that one of the song was an Iron maiden cover. Only the good die one is definitely one of the high point of the album with the vocals being top notch emotionally.
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Yes - Mirror To The Sky
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Aloud - Apollo 6
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Foyer Red - Yarn the Hours Away
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PONY - Velveteen
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Dave Matthews Band - Walk Around The Moon
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Killswitch end of the heartache. Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inPQm0hnx_c&ab_channel=MOOSEcannoN
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Mandy, Indiana - i've seen a way
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Neal Schon - Journey Through Time (Live)
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Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian
John Arch - A Twist of Fate
Arch / Matheos - Sympathetic Resonance
Arch / Matheos - Winter Ethereal
Nevermore - Dreaming Neon Black
Nevermore - The Politics of Ecstasy
Nevermore - Dead Heart in a Dead World
Nevermore - Enemies of Reality
Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
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Dream Theater- Awake Demos.
Dream Theater- WDADU.
System Addict- Sickness & Wealth.
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PONY - TV Baby
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Lucy Liyou - Dog Dreams
I just found out about this album, and I'm truly amazed. A very interesting mix of weird electroacoustic noises and some heartfelt pianos and ethereal vocals, plus some spoken word sections. Sort of an Experimental Ambient Pop record? I dunno who else might like this here, maybe seneca?
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James Brandon Lewis and Red Lily Quintet - Jesup Wagon
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Periphery
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Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe
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Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe
:metal :metal :metal looking forward to the new album dude?
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I don't know :lol, this is my first exposure to them. I can't remember who or where I read to check them out but giving it a spin now
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Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe
That album is so awesome! It's their last album with their original singer (Christian Alvestam). He was so good at what he does that after he left the band, they had to replace him with two singers (one clean, one growler). :lol
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Cory Henry - Live At The Piano
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Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient
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Pantera - Cowboys from Hell
Stone - No Anaesthesia!
Farmers Market - Surfin' USSR
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra - II
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Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe
That album is so awesome! It's their last album with their original singer (Christian Alvestam). He was so good at what he does that after he left the band, they had to replace him with two singers (one clean, one growler). :lol
A beast of an album and no one or two can replace Alvestam. I do like the albums without him but its not the same. Solution .45 put out 3 killer albums with him.
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The Alvestam/Nilsson pairing in the first three albums is just untouchable.
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The Alvestam/Nilsson pairing in the first three albums is just untouchable.
100% agree!
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Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe
That album is so awesome! It's their last album with their original singer (Christian Alvestam). He was so good at what he does that after he left the band, they had to replace him with two singers (one clean, one growler). :lol
A beast of an album and no one or two can replace Alvestam. I do like the albums without him but its not the same. Solution .45 put out 3 killer albums with him.
Massive fan of both bands. For Aeons Past is as good as any melodic death metal out there. Both Walking State weren't as strong but still loved them.
I really loved the lineup back then though with Alvestam in SS. Per and Jonas were a great guitar duo. Jonas didn't get his dues and Per overshadowed him I felt. he held his own. Not in Per's league but quality solos.
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They had very contrasting styles which worked quite well. He's probably one of the more underrated figures in the Swedish metal scene, at least by outsiders, he's had his hands all over so many great releases in some capacity or another.
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His list of credits is impressive to say the least.
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Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe
That album is so awesome! It's their last album with their original singer (Christian Alvestam). He was so good at what he does that after he left the band, they had to replace him with two singers (one clean, one growler). :lol
A beast of an album and no one or two can replace Alvestam. I do like the albums without him but its not the same. Solution .45 put out 3 killer albums with him.
Massive fan of both bands. For Aeons Past is as good as any melodic death metal out there. Both Walking State weren't as strong but still loved them.
I really loved the lineup back then though with Alvestam in SS. Per and Jonas were a great guitar duo. Jonas didn't get his dues and Per overshadowed him I felt. he held his own. Not in Per's league but quality solos.
100% agree! Aeons set the bar very high, I bought the Japanese version with the song Spirit Side Dreaming which is incredible! I do love both Waking State albums but they fell a little short compared to Aeons.
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Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient
Absolute Brilliance! :tup
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Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe
That album is so awesome! It's their last album with their original singer (Christian Alvestam). He was so good at what he does that after he left the band, they had to replace him with two singers (one clean, one growler). :lol
A beast of an album and no one or two can replace Alvestam. I do like the albums without him but its not the same. Solution .45 put out 3 killer albums with him.
Massive fan of both bands. For Aeons Past is as good as any melodic death metal out there. Both Walking State weren't as strong but still loved them.
I really loved the lineup back then though with Alvestam in SS. Per and Jonas were a great guitar duo. Jonas didn't get his dues and Per overshadowed him I felt. he held his own. Not in Per's league but quality solos.
100% agree! Aeons set the bar very high, I bought the Japanese version with the song Spirit Side Dreaming which is incredible! I do love both Waking State albums but they fell a little short compared to Aeons.
I think Aeons was so good, it was almost impossible to replicate the quality. Especially after such a long lay off.
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Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient
Good man
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The Ocean - Holocene
Pleasantly surprised at how much I ended up liking this - it's one of the best albums they've made imo. It's not as loud or immediately gratifying as their past few albums, but it makes up for that with its moody atmosphere and well-executed electronic production.
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Honestly I really can’t think of a more consistent(ly great) band with a long discography. :metal
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The Ocean - Holocene
Pleasantly surprised at how much I ended up liking this - it's one of the best albums they've made imo. It's not as loud or immediately gratifying as their past few albums, but it makes up for that with its moody atmosphere and well-executed electronic production.
yeah this one's immediately working for me a lot more than the last two which just didn't rlly fresh in any way even if they were "fine"
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311 - Stereolithic
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The Ocean - Holocene
Pleasantly surprised at how much I ended up liking this - it's one of the best albums they've made imo. It's not as loud or immediately gratifying as their past few albums, but it makes up for that with its moody atmosphere and well-executed electronic production.
yeah this one's immediately working for me a lot more than the last two which just didn't rlly fresh in any way even if they were "fine"
I'm not sure if I like it more than Phanerozic I, they feel pretty much tied to me. But yeah, the sound of this one is a lot more creative than on those last two. I'm just glad the band hasn't yet ran out of that Good Album Juice they seemingly acquired for the first time in 2013. :neverusethis:
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Janelle Monae - The Electric Lady
Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient
Good man
I do what I can lol
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David Maxim Micic - Who Bit The Moon
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Kiss- Rock and Roll Over
Rush- Fly By Night
AC/DC- Who Made Who
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Master Musicians of Bukkake - Far West
Nadja - Bodycage
Fates Warning - No Exit
Crimson Glory - Transcendence
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James Brandon Lewis - CLIFFS
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John Williams - Superman: The Movie (Original Motion Picture Score)
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David Maxim Micic - Who Bit The Moon
How did that one go, and did you make it through III?
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David Maxim Micic - Who Bit The Moon
How did that one go, and did you make it through III?
I really liked III.
This one was not as good, to my ears.
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This thing smokes! wow, didn't know they could still put out something like this. The last 2 with Mike were...ok. But this has so much more aggression. Marc Lopes sounds great and the rest of band just sounds so much better on this. Can't believe they put out something so good after what they've been through. Feel like im gonna be listening to this one a lot. :metal :metal
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David Maxim Micic - Who Bit The Moon
How did that one go, and did you make it through III?
I really liked III.
This one was not as good, to my ears.
You seem to be more in line with the rest of the small fanbase for him on DTF, then it seems. Though "Where Is Now?" and "Smile" throw some people for a loop at first. Who Bit the Moon?, IV, and Eco work slightly better for me though. Definitely check out the latter two and Ego sometime if you aren't burned out.
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The Ocean - Holocene
David Maxim Micic - Who Bit The Moon
How did that one go, and did you make it through III?
I really liked III.
This one was not as good, to my ears.
You seem to be more in line with the rest of the small fanbase for him on DTF, then it seems. Though "Where Is Now?" and "Smile" throw some people for a loop at first. Who Bit the Moon?, IV, and Eco work slightly better for me though. Definitely check out the latter two and Ego sometime if you aren't burned out.
Not burned out!
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Aerosmith - Rocks
I've been in an Aerosmith mood all week. That run of albums (Wings/Toys/Rocks) is magnificent, as was mentioned in another thread.
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Wynton Marsalis - The Jungle
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Aerosmith - Rocks
I've been in an Aerosmith mood all week. That run of albums (Wings/Toys/Rocks) is magnificent, as was mentioned in another thread.
Yes for sure.
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The most Lost Horizon-ish album that Danial Heiman has sung on to this point. The music is quite a bit safer than Lost Horizon, but damn, this is hitting the spot. AOTY contender.
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Daniel Heiman, huh? Will probably check it out.
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Daniel Heiman, huh? Will probably check it out.
He's on full display here. Finally.
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Does he still have that incredible range?
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Does he still have that incredible range?
There's really not a lot of miles on his voice. He pops up on an album every few years. The Dimhav album a couple of years ago, for example.
This is easily the most stretched out vocally he's gotten since LH. It's an amazing performance, actually.
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The most Lost Horizon-ish album that Danial Heiman has sung on to this point. The music is quite a bit safer than Lost Horizon, but damn, this is hitting the spot. AOTY contender.
Yep, this is excellent. The band has had this up on their Bandcamp for a couple of weeks now. I maybe wish there was a bit more "memorability" factor to the songs, like the two tunes they released in advance. But maybe that's not a bad thing, and it just means more longevity. Plus, I suspect more of this album will worm its way into my brain with more listens.
Power/epic metal is not my #1 go-to genre but, yes, this is one of those records that hit the spot...
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The music is still pretty decent though. It's more than ..solid. And it's not just that Heiman is on it. He's been on a number of forgettable albums...remember the Warrior Path?
It's the fact that he's wailing on this. Sounds so good.
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Oh, definitely...I'd say way better than decent :) The music stands on its own, but the singing really is crazy good.
I haven't properly listened to Warrior Path...I did check out The Mad King at some point. I remember it was ok, but I guess "forgettable" is a good way to describe it.
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Arlo Parks - My Soft Machine
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Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer
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The new Sirenia isn't doing much for me. Sad, since I love a lot of their albums up through the last one.
Edit - The album seems to get better/heavier as it goes along. The first few songs didn't knock me on my butt, like their albums usually do.
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Nice one Fish! :tup
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The new Sirenia isn't doing much for me. Sad, since I love a lot of their albums up through the last one.
Edit - The album seems to get better/heavier as it goes along. The first few songs didn't knock me on my butt, like their albums usually do.
It’s not great, but I like it. First time listening to the band actually.
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Some of you guys were talking about this band in one of the roulette threads, so I thought I'd give them a go. That solo in Legion :metal
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The Chick Corea Symphony Tribute - Ritmo
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Sounds like a completely different band. Good stuff. I like the new stuff too but this is clearly superior.
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They've always been a rather inconsistent band. Perils of the Deep Blue is a good mid-career one.
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Some of you guys were talking about this band in one of the roulette threads, so I thought I'd give them a go. That solo in Legion :metal
Hell yeah! Reece is a beast!
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Ring of Gyges - Metamorphosis
Prog metal from Iceland. Very cool record - leaning on the modern side of prog, in a way, with more than a bit of Haken influence in there (Cabin Fever, Nautilus, The Face of God...). Sounds really good, with great vocals too. I like how it can be uplifting and heavy at the same time (the opener Dragonflies). Favorite song is probably Holy Water - a bit more mellow, but very "emotional", like the best Pain of Salvation, and with a beautiful ending.
Maybe not quite crossing into "greatness" yet, but this is very good. Anyone else here heard it?
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Ring of Gyges - Metamorphosis
Prog metal from Iceland. Very cool record - leaning on the modern side of prog, in a way, with more than a bit of Haken influence in there (Cabin Fever, Nautilus, The Face of God...). Sounds really good, with great vocals too. I like how it can be uplifting and heavy at the same time (the opener Dragonflies). Favorite song is probably Holy Water - a bit more mellow, but very "emotional", like the best Pain of Salvation, and with a beautiful ending.
Maybe not quite crossing into "greatness" yet, but this is very good. Anyone else here heard it?
I'm on it! Thanks for posting.
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The most Lost Horizon-ish album that Danial Heiman has sung on to this point. The music is quite a bit safer than Lost Horizon, but damn, this is hitting the spot. AOTY contender.
Forgot all about this, will get onto it this weekend.
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The most Lost Horizon-ish album that Danial Heiman has sung on to this point. The music is quite a bit safer than Lost Horizon, but damn, this is hitting the spot. AOTY contender.
Forgot all about this, will get onto it this weekend.
I'm actually giving it a second listen right now. WOW!! He's killing it!
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The most Lost Horizon-ish album that Danial Heiman has sung on to this point. The music is quite a bit safer than Lost Horizon, but damn, this is hitting the spot. AOTY contender.
Forgot all about this, will get onto it this weekend.
I'm actually giving it a second listen right now. WOW!! He's killing it!
I did too!
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The most Lost Horizon-ish album that Danial Heiman has sung on to this point. The music is quite a bit safer than Lost Horizon, but damn, this is hitting the spot. AOTY contender.
Forgot all about this, will get onto it this weekend.
I'm actually giving it a second listen right now. WOW!! He's killing it!
Is there a lot of this going on?? Ok, I'll stop, for now. :lol
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one listen in and i'm prepared to call this the black metal AOTY, holy hell
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Aerosmith - Draw The Line
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David Maxim Micic - BILO IV
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Another prog record, this one from Sweden, came out last year. One of the guitar players is Daniel Magdic, the original guitarist in Pain Of Salvation. I definitely slept on this band, but the record is really good. Very "breezy" and melodic, reminds me a little bit of Anubis Gate at times (maybe some Voyager too, in how pop-oriented some of the vocal melodies are)
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Thanks to Rick Beato.
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They've always been a rather inconsistent band. Perils of the Deep Blue is a good mid-career one.
Will check it out, thanks.
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one listen in and i'm prepared to call this the black metal AOTY, holy hell
bad news besties i gave this a second spin today and it's just straight up my AOTY rn so every black metal song in my roulette has to live up to this standard or else
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What is the artist/band’s name?
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it's at the bottom of the album cover lol
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Aerosmith - Done With Mirrors
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Aerosmith - Done With Mirrors
I love this album. Top 3 Aerosmith for me.
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Accept- Russian Roulette.
Victory- Culture Killed The Native.
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Accept- Russian Roulette.
So good. Unfortunately I cannot see a certain drummer making a certain countdown.
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Accept- Russian Roulette.
So good. Unfortunately I cannot see a certain drummer making a certain countdown.
Probably not. If you're not into the band the drummer won't get recognized, especially Stefan, Chris or Frank. Most people lean towards a flashy skillset.
Unless you're referring to Ken Mary and his brief time with Accept?
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Accept- Russian Roulette.
So good. Unfortunately I cannot see a certain drummer making a certain countdown.
Probably not. If you're not into the band the drummer won't get recognized, especially Stefan, Chris or Frank. Most people lean towards a flashy skillset.
Unless you're referring to Ken Mary and his brief time with Accept?
When did Ken Mary play with Accept?
You seen my pic with Ken Mary?
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Accept- Russian Roulette.
So good. Unfortunately I cannot see a certain drummer making a certain countdown.
Probably not. If you're not into the band the drummer won't get recognized, especially Stefan, Chris or Frank. Most people lean towards a flashy skillset.
Unless you're referring to Ken Mary and his brief time with Accept?
When did Ken Mary play with Accept?
You seen my pic with Ken Mary?
In 1988 Ken Mary was hired to finish the Eat the Heat tour due to Stefan Kauffmann's health problems.
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I would love to see if there's some videos of the Accept shows Ken did. I also would love to find the shows Jason McMaster did when he filled in for Mark on vocals this last tour! Let me know if you come across either please.
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I would love to see if there's some videos of the Accept shows Ken did. I also would love to find the shows Jason McMaster did when he filled in for Mark on vocals this last tour! Let me know if you come across either please.
I'm pretty sure there's some videos with McMaster. I think I watched some. He also filled in for John Bush last year as well.
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Nice one Fish! :tup
Thanks! I enjoyed this one. Definitely going to give it a few more spins.
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Water From Your Eyes - Everyone's Crushed
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Asma Maroof, Patrick Belaga, and Tapiwa Svosve - The Sport of Love
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Devin Townsend Project - Ki
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Nice fucking haul there Tim! :tup
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Did a Senjutsu revisit myself, today! I guess the IM tour chatter was an inspiration...
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Did a Senjutsu revisit myself, today! I guess the IM tour chatter was an inspiration...
I've been meaning to hit it for a couple of weeks now. I finally had the chance at work today. It's such a great album. Really impressive.
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Did a Senjutsu revisit myself, today! I guess the IM tour chatter was an inspiration...
I've been meaning to hit it for a couple of weeks now. I finally had the chance at work today. It's such a great album. Really impressive.
Yep, same here. I listened to this plenty in 2021, of course, buthadn't checked it out in a while. Still very good stuff. The only song that, especially given the length, is kinda "there" for me is Death of the Celts. A bit surprised they picked it for this tour - I mean, I get that it's in the vein of The Clansman, but still. On the other hand, I really enjoy The Time Machine, although it seems to get pretty lukewarm reactions here. It does rehash a few bits here and there, but it goes through a bunch of cool moods. The Writing on the Wall gets better every time. Starts out like Maiden covering Fleetwood Mac's The Chain ;D...and it's just an all around neat tune. The Parchment/Hell on Earth is still a great pair to close things off.
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Did a Senjutsu revisit myself, today! I guess the IM tour chatter was an inspiration...
I've been meaning to hit it for a couple of weeks now. I finally had the chance at work today. It's such a great album. Really impressive.
Yep, same here. I listened to this plenty in 2021, of course, buthadn't checked it out in a while. Still very good stuff. The only song that, especially given the length, is kinda "there" for me is Death of the Celts. A bit surprised they picked it for this tour - I mean, I get that it's in the vein of The Clansman, but still. On the other hand, I really enjoy The Time Machine, although it seems to get pretty lukewarm reactions here. It does rehash a few bits here and there, but it goes through a bunch of cool moods. The Writing on the Wall gets better every time. Starts out like Maiden covering Fleetwood Mac's The Chain ;D...and it's just an all around neat tune. The Parchment/Hell on Earth is still a great pair to close things off.
To me, Time Machine would've been better if it was edited a bit. The intro/outro is not really needed.
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That should have been the official artwork, it's fucking beautiful.
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Did I link the wrong artwork? :lol
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Did I link the wrong artwork? :lol
Yes. :lol
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Wings of Steel - Gates of Twilight
Has anyone heard this? It's quite interesting - not necessarily what you'd expect from the name and cover art. Lots of 80s Queensryche and Crimson Glory, with the occasional oddball tune (e.g. the bluesy hair metal in Leather and Lace). Very well produced and with great vocals and guitar work. I believe it's a debut, so that's promising...
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I had seen the cover but took a pass on a listen. I will hit it now.
Wow, the dude has some pipes!!
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California Breed - California Breed
Whoever the lead singer is he is like a Kmart brand David Lee Roth.
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California Breed - California Breed
Whoever the lead singer is he is like a Kmart brand David Lee Roth.
That's Glenn Hughes!
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California Breed - California Breed
Whoever the lead singer is he is like a Kmart brand David Lee Roth.
What the hell?! Hughes blows DLR out if the water! :lol
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Actually, I've never heard California Breed, so I pulled them up on Spotify and saw Hughes' picture.
The singing style is a bit different for Hughes, and listening, Reaper does have a point. :lol
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The album is pretty good but hughes definitely kills some of the tunes
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Multi-Love
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one listen in and i'm prepared to call this the black metal AOTY, holy hell
Don't know about the music but nice album cover!
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Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
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Brandee Younger - The Brandee Younger 4tet (Live At The Breeding Ground)
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I love this ep!!!!! Still have my cassette somewhere!
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Don Flemons - American Songster
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The National - Trouble Will Find Me
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one listen in and i'm prepared to call this the black metal AOTY, holy hell
Don't know about the music but nice album cover!
yeah i'm sad they're not selling physical copies of this bcuz this is a beautiful cover for a beautiful (citation needed) album
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Cranked this bad boy today. Still love it.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/47/Asia_-_Asia_%281982%29_front_cover.jpg)
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Got one for Glasser!
(https://prodimage.images-bn.com/pimages/0020286240631_p0_v1_s1200x630.jpg)
Leathurbitch!
Actually it's pretty good. Shades of early Lizzy Borden and King Diamond.
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Got one for Glasser!
(https://prodimage.images-bn.com/pimages/0020286240631_p0_v1_s1200x630.jpg)
Leathurbitch!
Actually it's pretty good. Shades of early Lizzy Borden and King Diamond.
Wow! Really? Nice! I'm checking this out tonight, thanks Tim!!!! :metal
Edit: I can't find it. Its not out yet. :huh:
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Chronix - Chronology
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311 - MOSAIC
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Bob Reynolds - Guitar Band
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John Williams - Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Ad Infinitum - Chapter III
Metallica - 72 Seasons
Obituary - Dying of Everything
Concert dvd's:
Iron Maiden - Flight 666
Arch Enemy - Live Apocalypse
Kamelot - I Am the Empire
Within Temptation - Elements/Hydra Live
Volbeat - Lets Boogie
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Sex & Food
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(https://i.imgur.com/1yLv7kv.jpg)
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Lana Del Rey - Paradise
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Got one for Glasser!
(https://prodimage.images-bn.com/pimages/0020286240631_p0_v1_s1200x630.jpg)
Leathurbitch!
Actually it's pretty good. Shades of early Lizzy Borden and King Diamond.
Wow! Really? Nice! I'm checking this out tonight, thanks Tim!!!! :metal
Edit: I can't find it. Its not out yet. :huh:
It's on youtube!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfsQLS7ONOQ&t=1s
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Karmakanic - DOT
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0339585625_10.jpg) (https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273c4efb90524391bca8e87a606)
(https://www.metalblade.com/us/covers/RiversOfNihil-TheWork.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1972702213_65)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e9/Deicidelegion.jpg) (https://www.hengemusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Alpha-Test-4-Artwork-web.jpg)
(https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Haken-Fauna.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/KC0h1mfcbLFJlqihemzKtzUGN8J90CqEQEDXgxP5k34/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE5MTAx/NDcyLTE2Mjg4MzU2/MDQtNDQzMy5qcGVn.jpeg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2854355986_10.jpg) (https://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/646/cover_1024171062016_r.jpg)
Some of today's listens. It's been a grind/death heavy day :metal
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The Wiggles for criminals.
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The Wiggles for criminals.
I'm starting to think either you were in The Wiggles or they're just one of the few pop culture references you know :lol
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(https://static.found.ee/user/1168/res-a242ccd0-fc29-40fb-80de-cb77c779ecb5-PM-Cover-Skull.jpeg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ad/The_Aggrolites_2006.jpg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0339585625_10.jpg) (https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273c4efb90524391bca8e87a606)
(https://www.metalblade.com/us/covers/RiversOfNihil-TheWork.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1972702213_65)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e9/Deicidelegion.jpg) (https://www.hengemusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Alpha-Test-4-Artwork-web.jpg)
(https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Haken-Fauna.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/KC0h1mfcbLFJlqihemzKtzUGN8J90CqEQEDXgxP5k34/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE5MTAx/NDcyLTE2Mjg4MzU2/MDQtNDQzMy5qcGVn.jpeg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2854355986_10.jpg) (https://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/646/cover_1024171062016_r.jpg)
Some of today's listens. It's been a grind/death heavy day :metal
Legion is a DM masterpiece!!! :metal
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Some selections from the last few days' commutes:
(https://i.discogs.com/mnc9O1YLKl8vmFH-4Kvn_SRlHq_tao6kzb4O6Xj7vYg/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTc4Nzkx/MDMtMTQ1MDc3MTYx/Mi02NjQxLmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0947000066_10.jpg)
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Swallow-the-Sun_When-a-Shadow-is-Forced-Into-the-Light.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/qJdEiMow9cMJ0DPlXE3_0_wozF4D6BvV_12iUXhoZU4/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEyNDAy/ODkxLTE1MzQ1Nzc5/NTYtMjU1OS5qcGVn.jpeg)
(https://www.metalblade.com/us/covers/MemoryGarden-Mirage.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/MfpS2iRb7qSwteGDWDqVydBQwigHnGHSPYY2cyt5Qgk/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI2NjU0/NDMtMTU5NDQ0MTcz/Ny05MzA1LmpwZWc.jpeg)
(https://i0.wp.com/tuonelamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2011-within-temptation-the-unforgiving-album-cover-art.jpg?fit=355%2C355&ssl=1) (https://i.discogs.com/0MKjMulFcQAJzqBQwpl9lRnB595pOzy7Wr07q9XwMhc/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:480/w:480/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI0MjY2/MzItMTYwMDM3MzQ2/Ni01Mzc5LmpwZWc.jpeg)
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Soen-Tellurian.jpg) (https://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/2542/cover_17598232021_r.jpg)
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Home to the unforgettable "You Suffer" :biggrin:
It cracks me up that Earache's YT channel posted an official video for this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z1IGjr2cT0
:lol
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I just bought everything Impellitteri on cd. I only had tapes.
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Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - What If I (EP)
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Jimmy Smith - It's All Right With Me (Live) (EP)
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Foo Fighters - But Here We Are
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Rufus Wainwright - Folkocracy
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Ben Harper - Wide Open Light
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Foo Fighters - But Here We Are
This.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/bfa02f1dcd22d4cba28b4ef370b321af/11007527)
Foo Fighters - But Here We Are
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/754482adbf6e449629ce567eafa8d1d7/10797672)
Avenged Sevenfold - Life Is But a Dream
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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - The Darkness Tour '78
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/bfa02f1dcd22d4cba28b4ef370b321af/11007527)
Foo Fighters - But Here We Are
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/754482adbf6e449629ce567eafa8d1d7/10797672)
Avenged Sevenfold - Life Is But a Dream
Doing the exact same thing :) In the middle of the A7X now, trying to figure out what's going on :biggrin:
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Dieth - To Hell and Back
Obituary - Cause of Death
Obituary - s/t
Arch Enemy - The Root of All Evil
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71jWtXhJIbL._SY355_.jpg)
:metal :metal :metal
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Brandee Younger - Wax & Wane
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Brandee Younger - Soul Awakening
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Bob Reynolds - Hindsight
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Darren Korb - Hades: Original Soundtrack
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My favorite!
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(https://i.imgur.com/40xvhSk.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/qM99uNJ.jpg)
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Triumph- Classics
Saga- Defining Moments
Coney Hatch- Best of 3
Aldo Nova- Best of
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/bfa02f1dcd22d4cba28b4ef370b321af/11007527)
Foo Fighters - But Here We Are
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/754482adbf6e449629ce567eafa8d1d7/10797672)
Avenged Sevenfold - Life Is But a Dream
Doing the exact same thing :) In the middle of the A7X now, trying to figure out what's going on :biggrin:
Both of repeat yesterday (moreso A7X), serious AOTY contenders :metal
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Def Leppard- Hysteria
Motley Crue- Dr Feelgood
Bon Jovi- Slippery When Wet
Iron Maiden- Somewhere in Time
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You hit this a lot. :tup
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Ben Babbitt - Kentucky Route Zero
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That did not work for me.
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You hit this a lot. :tup
I like it! :xbones
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Ben Babbitt - Kentucky Route Zero
Loved that game, but haven't listened to the soundtrack yet.
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Now that is a fantastic album. All the neoclassical shred with a level of heaviness Yngwie could never get to.
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Ben Babbitt - Kentucky Route Zero
Loved that game, but haven't listened to the soundtrack yet.
It's really great, I loved the ambient music in the game and it really stands on it's own when just listening.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/8502eab65874eee727bb1bdb990dcb68/6049723)
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Bob Reynolds - Quartet
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Some 80s Carmine Appice love..
King Kobra - Ready to Strike
Blue Murder - s/t
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3285875130_10.jpg)
You doing it all in one sitting? :rollin hell of an experience though.
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You doing it all in one sitting? :rollin hell of an experience though.
Did night 1 yesterday during the day, night 2 during the night and now night 3. :D
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You doing it all in one sitting? :rollin hell of an experience though.
Did night 1 yesterday during the day, night 2 during the night and now night 3. :D
Probably my favorite Haken album. I especially love the keyboards.
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Probably my favorite Haken album. I especially love the keyboards.
Affinity is definitely my favorite Haken album. Amazing melodies and the whole approach on it just works for me.
I have to say Fauna is steadily climbing…in time, it might find itself a spot in second place.
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Tangerine Circus - The Live Conspiracy (Live in Mexico City, 2022)
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Devin Townsend Project - Addicted
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra - IC-01 Hanoi
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Sermon - Of Golden Verse
Decapitated - Cancer Culture
Leprous - The Congregation
Periphery - V: Djent Is Not a Genre
A.A. Williams - As the Moon Rests
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Bully - Lucky For You
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/be/Triumph_Just_a_Game.jpg)(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71JpoNvTmaL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
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Lately:
Arch Enemy - Wages of Sin
Arch Enemy - Anthems of Rebellion
Arch Enemy - War Eternal
Death - Spiritual Healing
Death - Individual Thought Patterns
Death - Symbolic
Miseration - Your Demons-Their Angels
Asphyx - The Rack
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8b/Keeper_of_the_Seven_Keys_Part_1.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/92/Rush_self_titled.jpg/220px-Rush_self_titled.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/be/Triumph_Just_a_Game.jpg)(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71JpoNvTmaL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
Helloween turns me into a tripod. I wanna make sweet love to both Keeper albums.
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Hell yeah, better stock up on your ovaltine.
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Hell yeah, better stock up on your ovaltine.
Ovaltine is plentiful and keeps lead in the old pencil. :lol
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Ben Folds - What Matters Most
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A7X- Life is But a Dream.....
...WTF is going on with this one? I think I like it but I'm still not sure. :huh:
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McStine & Minnemann - McStine & Minnemann
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A7X- Life is But a Dream.....
...WTF is going on with this one? I think I like it but I'm still not sure. :huh:
I couldn't make it past the second song.
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One of the greatest pop rock albums ever recorded!
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51pNEZ+5P9S._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
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back at it again at the krusty krab
rn the opener is probably my SOTY and i really can't think of anything competing with it, actually genuinely the best metal song i've heard this decade
thankfully the rest of this album also slays, thank god for music
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A7X- Life is But a Dream.....
...WTF is going on with this one? I think I like it but I'm still not sure. :huh:
I'd say stick with it and give it a few listens. It's definitely been rewarding on multiple listens for my ears.
Can't promise it'll turn you into a tripod though :lol
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A7X- Life is But a Dream.....
...WTF is going on with this one? I think I like it but I'm still not sure. :huh:
I'd say stick with it and give it a few listens. It's definitely been rewarding on multiple listens for my ears.
Can't promise it'll turn you into a tripod though :lol
No tripod but I'm coming around to it.
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Graham Nash - Now
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Days Of The New - Days Of The New
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gal pal - This and Other Gestures
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Speakers Corner Quartet - Further Out Than The Edge
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John Williams - Jurassic Park (Music From the Motion Picture)
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Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence
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Dream Theater - A Change Of Seasons.
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The Warning - Mayday
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Brandee Younger - Force Majeure
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:metal
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Love this album! :metal
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Excellent!
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Love this album! :metal
I don’t think I’ve ever actually seen that. I do have Live Sentence. Is this the complete show?
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Niko, what style is Einer solo album?
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/be/Triumph_Just_a_Game.jpg)(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71JpoNvTmaL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
Helloween turns me into a tripod. I wanna make sweet love to both Keeper albums.
Oh god, what have I done? :lol
Niko, what style is Einer solo album?
I'd say it falls into a sort of Progressive Pop/Rock area, with some symphonic elements.
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Niko, what style is Einer solo album?
I'd say it falls into a sort of Progressive Pop/Rock area, with some symphonic elements.
Yeah I’d agree with that.
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Niko, what style is Einer solo album?
Er… Yngwie style :neverusethis:
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Love this album! :metal
I don’t think I’ve ever actually seen that. I do have Live Sentence. Is this the complete show?
Not sure, I never saw the shows only heard them. Now I'm curious.
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Van Halen- Women and Children First
Skid Row- s/t
AC/DC- Jailbreak
Autograph- Sign in Please
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Mammoth WVH - Mammoth WVH
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Niko, what style is Einer solo album?
Gangnam style
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Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors - Strangers No More
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Keith Jarrett - Belonging
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gal pal - Girlish
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71uoCC+PfDL._SX355_.jpg)
I'm not the biggest fan of the songs on this album but the production is some of my favorite.
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McStine & Minnemann - II
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Niko, what style is Einer solo album?
Gangnam style
:hefdaddy :hefdaddy :hefdaddy brilliant, thanks for a much needed laugh
Toto: The Seventh One
Tori Amos: American Doll Posse
DT: View
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Brandee Younger - Somewhere Different
Niko, what style is Einer solo album?
Gangnam style
:hefdaddy :hefdaddy :hefdaddy brilliant, thanks for a much needed laugh
:lol
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Avenged Sevenfold - Life Is But a Dream...
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Avenged Sevenfold - Life Is But a Dream...
It's really growing on me.
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Absolutely wonderful. One of my favorites this year so far and (I know it's early) strong candidate for a 2023 top 10
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Excellent album!
If you guys like that, try this one. It's a heavier Tanith. Much more progressive.
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/OK-Goodnight-The-Fox-and-the-Bird-01.jpg)
I discovered it last night and gave it a listen today. It's really cool. I wouldn't recommend it to my metal friends here but it's a really nice listen. Come to find out, they had a record release party concert in Boston last week.
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Excellent album!
If you guys like that, try this one. It's a heavier Tanith. Much more progressive.
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/OK-Goodnight-The-Fox-and-the-Bird-01.jpg)
I discovered it last night and gave it a listen today. It's really cool. I wouldn't recommend it to my metal friends here but it's a really nice listen. Come to find out, they had a record release party concert in Boston last week.
I had seen it mentioned online and it made me curious. I will certainly check it out after your rec!
EDIT: Three songs in...ooh, this is nice...beautiful stuff so far. Have to pause now, but looking forward to finishing this up
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I discovered it last night and gave it a listen today. It's really cool. I wouldn't recommend it to my metal friends here but it's a really nice listen.
I'm not sure if this is reverse psychology or if the target is even me, but you'll probably enjoy me being confused. :lol
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I discovered it last night and gave it a listen today. It's really cool. I wouldn't recommend it to my metal friends here but it's a really nice listen.
I'm not sure if this is reverse psychology or if the target is even me, but you'll probably enjoy me being confused. :lol
Well, it's not metal. I recommend a lot of metal albums and this isn't one of them. It's similar to Tanith, but with an updated Fates Warning type feel with female vocals and male vocals. The males are generally clean and sporadically harsh.
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Sleep Token - Take Me Back to Eden
Imagine Dragons metal. I quite like it though.
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I discovered it last night and gave it a listen today. It's really cool. I wouldn't recommend it to my metal friends here but it's a really nice listen.
I'm not sure if this is reverse psychology or if the target is even me, but you'll probably enjoy me being confused. :lol
Well, it's not metal. I recommend a lot of metal albums and this isn't one of them. It's similar to Tanith, but with an updated Fates Warning type feel with female vocals and male vocals. The males are generally clean and sporadically harsh.
I might look into it down the road if it doesn't make an appearance sooner.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/308383e5a40b3c508a38ec7a05d0905f/8950626)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/4e060d6d803f7c062fbcf3f72a9d2e48/4455785)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/1dccbc5b5d347c4f8207e08ea1339511/4347966)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/f89d3a62a0fd5666a2c2d90ca5873777/4862353)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/754482adbf6e449629ce567eafa8d1d7/10797672)
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I too have been binge listening to these beauts.
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Mountain Holler - Casa Lago
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Today:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8e/Bloodbath-wacken_carnage.jpg)
Always loved the artwork on this one. Simple, yet gruesome.
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Capstan - Restless Heart, Keep Running
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/a784c545532d77c295541823f18e0f17/10966858)
Fun.
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:metal(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d6/SomethingWickedThisWayComes.jpg) :metal
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Bob Reynolds - A Message For Mobley
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sadness // abriction
I've posted about this in the shoegaze thread already but after listening to it more I think this is my album of the year for now. I'm a sucker for this type of bittersweet, bright, nostalgic atmosphere and this album pulls it off super well. And the two 15+ minute epics that close the album out are really something special.
If you check this out make sure you listen past the first three minutes. :biggrin:
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Bob Reynolds - Runaway
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Extreme - Six
Excellent record. Nuno’s solos all over it are crazy.
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John Garcia - The Coyote Who Spoke In Tongues
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Extreme - Six
Excellent record. Nuno’s solos all over it are crazy.
This! :tup
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Clutch - Blast Tyrant
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
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Excellent album!
If you guys like that, try this one. It's a heavier Tanith. Much more progressive.
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/OK-Goodnight-The-Fox-and-the-Bird-01.jpg)
I discovered it last night and gave it a listen today. It's really cool. I wouldn't recommend it to my metal friends here but it's a really nice listen. Come to find out, they had a record release party concert in Boston last week.
I had seen it mentioned online and it made me curious. I will certainly check it out after your rec!
EDIT: Three songs in...ooh, this is nice...beautiful stuff so far. Have to pause now, but looking forward to finishing this up
Wow, this was quite a journey...not quite what I was expecting after the first few songs. There was a lot going on, and the whole thing morphed into something heavier than I thought. Cool stuff. I'll be sure to revisit.
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Clutch - Blast Tyrant
Such a great album. One of my favorite of theirs.
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(https://i.imgur.com/xjcsV44.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/3qa6f1r.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/U3Vpw3V.jpg)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/a784c545532d77c295541823f18e0f17/10966858)
Fun.
Janelle Monae has officially lost me with this album. The ArchAndroid and The Electric Lady were both amazing albums. Dirty Computer was a massive step down and this is just not good at all.
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Shiva - Desert Dreams.
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(https://i.imgur.com/hq9X8iF.jpg)
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Loving this one big-time! Prog metal beast.
https://nospun.bandcamp.com/album/opus
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2649739936_16.jpg)
Getting round to this and yea, it’s pretty damn good. Where did you find these guys Glasser?
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Avenged Sevenfold - Life is But a Dream
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Van Halen- 1984
AC/DC- Let There Be Rock
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Rush- Fly By Night
Kiss- Music from the Elder
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Fleetwood Mac - 50 Years: Don't Stop
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Loving this one big-time! Prog metal beast.
https://nospun.bandcamp.com/album/opus
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2649739936_16.jpg)
Getting round to this and yea, it’s pretty damn good. Where did you find these guys Glasser?
I browse Bandcamp every day. Great album!
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Loving this one big-time! Prog metal beast.
https://nospun.bandcamp.com/album/opus
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2649739936_16.jpg)
Getting round to this and yea, it’s pretty damn good. Where did you find these guys Glasser?
I browse Bandcamp every day. Great album!
Looking for the next Pizza Death I assume. Pity no band will ever be that good again.
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Truth! Pizza Death has crashed the system. First band to get into the Rock n Roll hall of fame AND the Pizza hall of fame!!!
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0032145136_100.png)
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Truth! Pizza Death has crashed the system. First band to get into the Rock n Roll hall of fame AND the Pizza hall of fame!!!
*2nd band. These guys were the first…
(https://d2ycltig8jwwee.cloudfront.net/articles/3201/detail.9052e252.jpg)
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Truth! Pizza Death has crashed the system. First band to get into the Rock n Roll hall of fame AND the Pizza hall of fame!!!
*2nd band. These guys were the first…
(https://d2ycltig8jwwee.cloudfront.net/articles/3201/detail.9052e252.jpg)
I'm pretty sure these dudes were the inspiration that lead to Pizza Death. (Can we get a pizza emoji please?)
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Pizza Death -Slice of Death.
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(https://en.metal-tracker.com/torrents/images/800560.jpg)
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Truth! Pizza Death has crashed the system. First band to get into the Rock n Roll hall of fame AND the Pizza hall of fame!!!
*2nd band. These guys were the first…
(https://d2ycltig8jwwee.cloudfront.net/articles/3201/detail.9052e252.jpg)
I listened to this album a truckload as a kid. It's wildly inconsistent, but it has some surprisingly decent 80s hard rock thanks to Michael Thompson's guitar playing.
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/ff320eaf738e2a6b306b67450b2a9cac/2012674)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywP_81bOUos (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywP_81bOUos)
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BONG RIPS FOR JESUS
The Last Session of the Dopified Apostles.
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Truth! Pizza Death has crashed the system. First band to get into the Rock n Roll hall of fame AND the Pizza hall of fame!!!
*2nd band. These guys were the first…
(https://d2ycltig8jwwee.cloudfront.net/articles/3201/detail.9052e252.jpg)
I listened to this album a truckload as a kid. It's wildly inconsistent, but it has some surprisingly decent 80s hard rock thanks to Michael Thompson's guitar playing.
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/ff320eaf738e2a6b306b67450b2a9cac/2012674)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywP_81bOUos (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywP_81bOUos)
I was obsessed with the Ninja Turtles as a kid, how have I not heard of this? :lol
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It's a long way for turtles to swim to Australia. (https://i.imgur.com/GVpS0rU.gif)
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It's a long way for turtles to swim to Australia. (https://i.imgur.com/GVpS0rU.gif)
:facepalm: :lol
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Truth! Pizza Death has crashed the system. First band to get into the Rock n Roll hall of fame AND the Pizza hall of fame!!!
*2nd band. These guys were the first…
(https://d2ycltig8jwwee.cloudfront.net/articles/3201/detail.9052e252.jpg)
I listened to this album a truckload as a kid. It's wildly inconsistent, but it has some surprisingly decent 80s hard rock thanks to Michael Thompson's guitar playing.
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/ff320eaf738e2a6b306b67450b2a9cac/2012674)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywP_81bOUos (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywP_81bOUos)
I was obsessed with the Ninja Turtles as a kid, how have I not heard of this? :lol
Me too dude, and I’ve also never heard it. Queued it up for later though :corn
Avenged Sevenfold - Life is But a Dream
On this again. Apparently I’m addicted.
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Vicente Archer - Short Stories (with Gerald Clayton and Bill Stewart)
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Over the weekend:
Ashes of Ares - Emperors and Fools
Iced Earth - Horror Show
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38 Special- best of
Loverboy- best of
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Extreme - SIX
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Saxon- Power and the Glory
Journey- Frontiers
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Iron Maiden- Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Rush- Hold Your Fire
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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Weathervanes
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Janelle Monae - The Age of Pleasure
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51cCjMDz+CL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
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Rush - Test for Echo
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I love this album and all its cheesiness!
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Ace is back and he told you so! :metal
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Ace is back and he told you so! :metal
:lol
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Yngwie Malmsteen- Marching Out
Armored Saint- March of the Saint
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Yngwie Malmsteen- Marching Out
Armored Saint- March of the Saint
Two absolute classics! :metal :metal
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You're absolutely right! :metal
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Yngwie Malmsteen- Marching Out
Armored Saint- March of the Saint
Fuck yeah they are! :metal
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Jeff Scott Soto turns in one of the all time Top 5 vocal performances on Marching Out.
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Yes it was stunning :metal
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I've never really gotten into Scar Symmetry, but I'm liking this a lot.
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I've never really gotten into Scar Symmetry, but I'm liking this a lot.
You might like Holographic Universe and Singularity part 1.
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51vFENRfLWL._SX355_.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/E5FMdQZ.jpg)
Love this album! :metal
I don’t think I’ve ever actually seen that. I do have Live Sentence. Is this the complete show?
Yes. And you can get it with a Blu Ray too.
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Devin Townsend Project - Ghost
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Listening to Dream Wife's new album, Social Lubrication. It's good but I think I prefer its predecessor.
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0939812546_10.jpg)
Also listening to Rosalie Cunningham's Two Piece Puzzle.
(https://www.cherryred.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/rosalie_cunningham___qJpYD.jpg)
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King Krule - Space Heavy
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Jesse Cook - Libre
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Kostnatění - Úpal
Damn, I normally don't like my black metal to be this aggressive, but there's just so much energy here, the riffs are memorable, and there's enough slower and more melodic bits sprinkled throughout to keep things engaging. And the production doesn't suck!
Luke, if for whatever reason you've ever wanted to hear that style of microtonal guitar King Gizzard employs but over black metal, this is the album for you! :biggrin:
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Kostnatění - Úpal
Damn, I normally don't like my black metal to be this aggressive, but there's just so much energy here, the riffs are memorable, and there's enough slower and more melodic bits sprinkled throughout to keep things engaging. And the production doesn't suck!
Luke, if for whatever reason you've ever wanted to hear that style of microtonal guitar King Gizzard employs but over black metal, this is the album for you! :biggrin:
I’ll give it a shot. To be honest, King Gizz’s microtonal stuff is some of my least favourite Gizz, but I’ll spin it. Let’s hope it’s better than that Sadness/Abriction split :neverusethis:
The album wasn’t terrible but it was a bit of a slog. I checked out Sadness before, possibly recommended for fans of Deafheaven, but I could be wrong. I’ll queue this one up dude.
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Let’s hope it’s better than that Sadness/Abriction split :neverusethis:
The album wasn’t terrible but it was a bit of a slog. I checked out Sadness before, possibly recommended for fans of Deafheaven, but I could be wrong. I’ll queue this one up dude.
I checked out one other Sadness album and didn't really like it, it was way more noisy and blackgaze-focused than the split. I dunno, albums with both "shoegaze" and "emo" in the genre tags just seem to be a winning combination for me. :biggrin: It's a very long album yeah, and the song structures are a bit... freeform, but they click eventually!
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Let’s hope it’s better than that Sadness/Abriction split :neverusethis:
The album wasn’t terrible but it was a bit of a slog. I checked out Sadness before, possibly recommended for fans of Deafheaven, but I could be wrong. I’ll queue this one up dude.
I checked out one other Sadness album and didn't really like it, it was way more noisy and blackgaze-focused than the split. I dunno, albums with both "shoegaze" and "emo" in the genre tags just seem to be a winning combination for me. :biggrin: It's a very long album yeah, and the song structures are a bit... freeform, but they click eventually!
Yea it definitely wasn’t a write off, just a lot to digest. Plus, I just keep wanting to listen to the new Avenged Sevenfold, so every other 2023 release feels a little underwhelming at the moment.
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Plus, I just keep wanting to listen to the new Avenged Sevenfold, so every other 2023 release feels a little underwhelming at the moment.
I need to give that a listen, if just to satisfy my morbid curiosity (I've never been an A7X fan). I predict I'll neither love it nor hate it. :lol
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Plus, I just keep wanting to listen to the new Avenged Sevenfold, so every other 2023 release feels a little underwhelming at the moment.
I need to give that a listen, if just to satisfy my morbid curiosity (I've never been an A7X fan). I predict I'll neither love it nor hate it. :lol
Well most people seem to love it or hate it, it’s one of those sort of albums. Don’t watch Melon’s review until after you’ve heard it :biggrin:
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Plus, I just keep wanting to listen to the new Avenged Sevenfold, so every other 2023 release feels a little underwhelming at the moment.
I need to give that a listen, if just to satisfy my morbid curiosity (I've never been an A7X fan). I predict I'll neither love it nor hate it. :lol
Well most people seem to love it or hate it, it’s one of those sort of albums. Don’t watch Melon’s review until after you’ve heard it :biggrin:
Oh I've seen it, that's part of the morbid curiosity. :lol Kinda sounds like a Deconstruction or Empath-type album (he even used Devin Townsend as a negative comparison in there), so hey, maybe I'll actually like it!
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Plus, I just keep wanting to listen to the new Avenged Sevenfold, so every other 2023 release feels a little underwhelming at the moment.
I need to give that a listen, if just to satisfy my morbid curiosity (I've never been an A7X fan). I predict I'll neither love it nor hate it. :lol
Well most people seem to love it or hate it, it’s one of those sort of albums. Don’t watch Melon’s review until after you’ve heard it :biggrin:
Oh I've seen it, that's part of the morbid curiosity. :lol Kinda sounds like a Deconstruction or Empath-type album (he even used Devin Townsend as a negative comparison in there), so hey, maybe I'll actually like it!
Looking forward to your review :corn
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Amaarae - Fountain Baby
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@Buddy listen to victory over the sun or else :corn
kostnatění and thantifaxath are getting a lot of the acclaim and like, yeah, they're good
but victory over the sun absolutely clears both of them
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Decisive Pink - Ticket to Fame
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@Buddy listen to victory over the sun or else :corn
kostnatění and thantifaxath are getting a lot of the acclaim and like, yeah, they're good
but victory over the sun absolutely clears both of them
I gave it like, 80% of a listen, my main reaction was "yup this definitely sounds like something Crow would love" :lol The guitar work on it was certainly interesting but maybe not my style - I like my RIFFS. But I might revisit it at some point.
Anyways, if you've heard Úpal guess I gotta send something else for your 2023 round. :P
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yeah i'm not exactly stopping checking out 2023 albums just bcuz i have a 2023 round but i have definitely not heard everything so
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Amplifier - The Old Forge Sessions Vol. 1
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Devin Townsend Project - Deconstruction
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Cinderella- Night Songs
Savatage- Hall of the Mountain King
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Lana Del Rey - Honeymoon
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King Krule - Space Heavy
Thoughts? I would understand if you found it boring but I think the atmosphere is fantastic.
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Michael Kelsey - Gruvency
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City and Colour - The Hurry And The Harm
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The Dukes of September (Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs) - The Dukes of September Live (New York 2012)
King Krule - Space Heavy
Thoughts? I would understand if you found it boring but I think the atmosphere is fantastic.
I get what they are going for, but it didn't resonate with me.
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Foals - Total Life Forever
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Avenged Sevenfold - City of Evil
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Devin Townsend Project - Ghost
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/66fca32a4e48ca849f4a00a505edbb46/10797672/avenged-sevenfold-life-is-but-a-dream%E2%80%A6-Cover-Art.jpg)
Looking forward to your review :corn
Better than Sleep Token / 10
Definitely not the worst thing I've heard but I probably won't be listening to it again. :lol The first five songs were at least... engagingly weird but after that I kinda just wanted to turn it off.
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Lana Del Rey - Lust For Life
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Sun’s shining. Melodic rock time!
Harem Scarem - Mood Swings, Weight of the World, Higher
East Temple Avenue - Both Sides of Midnight
Journey - Arrival
Stan Bush - Every Beat of my Heart
Nelson - Lightning Strikes Twice
Danger Danger - Resolve, Cockroach
Extreme - Six
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/66fca32a4e48ca849f4a00a505edbb46/10797672/avenged-sevenfold-life-is-but-a-dream%E2%80%A6-Cover-Art.jpg)
Looking forward to your review :corn
Better than Sleep Token / 10
Definitely not the worst thing I've heard but I probably won't be listening to it again. :lol The first five songs were at least... engagingly weird but after that I kinda just wanted to turn it off.
Man, I think the second half is where the album gets really good. At least we can agree it’s better than Sleep Token.
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^^ great album! Took a few spins to lock in. :metal
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Rodney Crowell - Super Hits
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(https://www.thesleepingshaman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Johnny-The-Boy-You.jpg)
New black metal-ish side project from current and past members of Crippled Black Phoenix. Definitely worth a spin :metal
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hmm. tempting. i can't put my finger on why, though.
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:lol
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Alice in Chains - Jar Of Flies
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/56a3d29a9fcc42e597c10693a4d10b40/11030060)
Morten Løwe Sørensen is a lucky man…
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Jarvis Cocker - Jarvis
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hmm. tempting. i can't put my finger on why, though.
I mean, anything associated with Crippled Black Phoenix has to be good, they did well for Luke in an earlier round for me. (https://i.imgur.com/9Po5i1a.gif)
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Anyways, if you've heard Úpal guess I gotta send something else for your 2023 round. :P
if it's any consolation, relistening to this one and yeah this would not score particularly well, this specific brand of avant black metal isn't quite as much my thing :lol idk it's all just an indistinguishable wall of dissonant riffing to my ears. all sounds the saaaaame
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@Buddy listen to victory over the sun or else :corn
kostnatění and thantifaxath are getting a lot of the acclaim and like, yeah, they're good
but victory over the sun absolutely clears both of them
I'm actually really enjoying that Thantifaxath album. It's nothing groundbreaking, but it is good.
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Anyways, if you've heard Úpal guess I gotta send something else for your 2023 round. :P
if it's any consolation, relistening to this one and yeah this would not score particularly well, this specific brand of avant black metal isn't quite as much my thing :lol idk it's all just an indistinguishable wall of dissonant riffing to my ears. all sounds the saaaaame
Don’t worry, I’m sure whatever I send instead won’t score particularly well either. :neverusethis:
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hmm. tempting. i can't put my finger on why, though.
(https://i.imgflip.com/7pes7t.jpg)
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@Buddy listen to victory over the sun or else :corn
kostnatění and thantifaxath are getting a lot of the acclaim and like, yeah, they're good
but victory over the sun absolutely clears both of them
I'm actually really enjoying that Thantifaxath album. It's nothing groundbreaking, but it is good.
it's neat and kinda spooky, i am also digging it
victory over the sun is the black metal aoty tho so, it has competition oops
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Postmodern Jukebox - The Fourth Tuning
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Oceans Ate Alaska - Hikari
This is...interesting.
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Fair to Midland - Arrows & Anchors
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Rush - Roll The Bones
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Earthside - A Dream in Static
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Fair to Midland - Arrows & Anchors
(https://media.giphy.com/media/Jpv9Siby42bD9gDxH9/giphy.gif)
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The Ocean - Pelagial
Fair to Midland - Arrows & Anchors
(https://media.giphy.com/media/Jpv9Siby42bD9gDxH9/giphy.gif)
:lol
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The Ocean - Pelagial
(https://media.giphy.com/media/Jpv9Siby42bD9gDxH9/giphy.gif)
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It's me, spreading the love
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation
How much of the album tops the Dragon intro so far? That intro is the best thing about the two latest singles, hands down.
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I have not heard Dragon yet, I’m in the middle of Witchcraft right now.
Really digging it so far. It’s a blur of ripping fast riffs and time signatures that I cannot follow. Definitely veers more into progressive metal than thrash for the most part.
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It’s a blur of ripping fast riffs and time signatures that I cannot follow. Definitely beers more into progressive metal than thrash for the most part.
This is good to hear, I’d rather that than Infest 2.0. I’ve heard it’s more like Polygonwanaland meets Infest. Bring it :metal
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It’s a blur of ripping fast riffs and time signatures that I cannot follow. Definitely beers more into progressive metal than thrash for the most part.
This is good to hear, I’d rather that than Infest 2.0. I’ve heard it’s more like Polygonwanaland meets Infest. Bring it :metal
That's the Pizza Death influence.
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81qp7lbgPQL._SX355_.jpg)
Braindance - Master of Disguise.
*Absolute masterpiece!!!
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Dream Theater - A Change of Seasons
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation
Listening now :metal
Motor Spirit kicks off like You Think I Ain’t Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire by Queens of the Stone Age!
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Cynic - ReFocus
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Mercury Rev - Deserter's Songs. Really interesting album.
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Cynic - ReFocus
I honestly didn’t feel this album needed a remaster or whatever. This was fine but as someone who is definitely no audiophile, I didn’t notice much difference. Still a great album though!
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Rush - Counterparts
Cynic - ReFocus
I honestly didn’t feel this album needed a remaster or whatever. This was fine but as someone who is definitely no audiophile, I didn’t notice much difference. Still a great album though!
Agreed.
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April Wine- Greatest Hits
Europe- The Final Countdown
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/095ccea2aff2560cf000fd8c6c6f9bfe/10883726)
King Krule - Space Heavy
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The B-52's - Cosmic Thing
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King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation
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Gov't Mule - Peace...Like A River
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Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead
"Come hear Uncle John's band..."
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John Mellencamp - Orpheus Descending
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/0d3b7d0f47e045a035d74c7cfe5834d1/10785545)
WTF I really like this! Everyone else thinks it’s crap! Am I way too easy to please or what?
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I didn't think it was crap. But I didn't LOVE it. It was pretty OK, IMO.
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Kostnatění - Úpal
Damn, I normally don't like my black metal to be this aggressive, but there's just so much energy here, the riffs are memorable, and there's enough slower and more melodic bits sprinkled throughout to keep things engaging. And the production doesn't suck!
Luke, if for whatever reason you've ever wanted to hear that style of microtonal guitar King Gizzard employs but over black metal, this is the album for you! :biggrin:
This album keeps getting better the more I listen to it. Pretty much the definition of all killer no filler, not a dull moment for all 38 minutes. The most chaotic tracks make more sense with repeated listens, and the slower, more melodic tracks prevent the whole thing from being a convoluted mess. We'll see how I feel about this at the end of the year but right now it could be my AOTY (yes I know I just said that about sadness // abriction, sometimes it's feast and famine for the AOTY contenders :lol).
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Sonny Rollins - Live at Finlandia Hall, Helsinki 1972
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This week:
Candlemass - King of the Grey Islands
Candlemass - Death Magic Doom
Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
Candlemass - Nightfall
Solitude Aeturnus - Beyond the Crimson Horizon
Solitude Aeturnus - Through the Darkest Hour
Fifth Angel - s/t
Fifth Angel - The Third Secret
Fifth Angel - When Angels Kill
Megadeth - The Sick, The Dying, The Dead
Iced Earth - Dystopia
Meshuggah - Chaosphere
Meshuggah - Destroy Erase Improve
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This week:
Candlemass - King of the Grey Islands
Candlemass - Death Magic Doom
Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
Candlemass - Nightfall
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Kostnatění - Úpal
Damn, I normally don't like my black metal to be this aggressive, but there's just so much energy here, the riffs are memorable, and there's enough slower and more melodic bits sprinkled throughout to keep things engaging. And the production doesn't suck!
Luke, if for whatever reason you've ever wanted to hear that style of microtonal guitar King Gizzard employs but over black metal, this is the album for you! :biggrin:
This album keeps getting better the more I listen to it. Pretty much the definition of all killer no filler, not a dull moment for all 38 minutes. The most chaotic tracks make more sense with repeated listens, and the slower, more melodic tracks prevent the whole thing from being a convoluted mess. We'll see how I feel about this at the end of the year but right now it could be my AOTY (yes I know I just said that about sadness // abriction, sometimes it's feast and famine for the AOTY contenders :lol).
Ok, I gave it a shot. :lol
Got through half of the second song. I didn't even know the songs changed. :lol
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Well, well, well. You’re still getting them I your next roulette :lol this is about as metal as they get so hopefully you’ll enjoy something here!
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Well, well, well. You’re still getting them I your next roulette :lol this is about as metal as they get so hopefully you’ll enjoy something here!
I'll post in a bit in the Gizz Thread.
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Well, well, well. You’re still getting them I your next roulette :lol this is about as metal as they get so hopefully you’ll enjoy something here!
I'll post in a bit in the Gizz Thread.
Ok, just don’t be a slacker about it.
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I'll post in 48 hours. :P
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I'll post in 48 hours. :P
That’s a perfectly normal amount of time friend.
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Busted out a few good ones today...
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Ok, I gave it a shot. :lol
Got through half of the second song. I didn't even know the songs changed. :lol
Yup, the second song is the most chaotic. :lol
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Beck - Morning Phase
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Beck - Morning Phase
Last school year I played this album every morning before the kids came in. I think it was my top Spotify album played.
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This week:
Candlemass - King of the Grey Islands
Candlemass - Death Magic Doom
Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
Candlemass - Nightfall
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Messiah Marcolin! :metal
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Haken - Fauna
First listen in quite a while.
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Son Volt - Day of the Doug
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Pat Metheny - Dream Box
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Steve Lukather - Bridges
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Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings
Dream Theater - Lost Not Forgotten Archives: Live at Wacken (2015)
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https://youtu.be/0M3d-BuTf4o
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https://youtu.be/0M3d-BuTf4o
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Was listening to this yesterday! Though it was very good
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Ok Goodnight - The Fox and the Bird
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Fleetwood Mac - Tango In The Night
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Some very interesting recent prog (broadly defined), lots of it from DTF recs/posts:
(https://progreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/AVKRVST_THE_APPROBATION_Album_1000.jpg) (https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/OK-Goodnight-The-Fox-and-the-Bird-01.jpg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0032422772_10.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3403205839_65)
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As mentioned by Pfillion in the Friday releases thread, fans of Porcupine Tree and Opeth (the latter mostly for general "mood" and some riffs) should definitely give AVKRVST a listen. I'd say even those who are not fans of those bands, but generally like prog...yes, there are spots where the influence is strong, but the album is very good beyond that influence. They could probably do away with the harsh vocals (not that there's much of it)
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I listened to the Anubis Gate at work on Friday so it was more background music, but it didn't do much for me. Seemed a bit mellow (boring). I could've missed something so I'll check it out a bit deeper since it's getting recommendations.
For some reason the AVKRVST wasn't available on Spotify Friday, just the singles. I listened to them but I'll give the album a listen to tonight hopefully.
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Yep, Anubis Gate's music doesn't necessarily jump at you, but it does find a way eventually...at least this was my experience with the albums I've heard (the s/t especially). Early to say with this one, but I found it intriguing on first listen.
Curious to see what you think of AVKRVST (I have to check every time I type this)...part of me thinks you it might not totally appeal to you, but then again who knows...after listening to OK Goodnight I wouldn't have thought that either, and you are the one that recommended it :)
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You never know what's gonna hit you. I like plenty of stuff a bit to the side. The OK Goodnight I thought was really interesting. It's not like it's some really whacked out music that I'd never get into. It incorporates plenty of what I like.
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@Buddy listen to victory over the sun or else :corn
kostnatění and thantifaxath are getting a lot of the acclaim and like, yeah, they're good
but victory over the sun absolutely clears both of them
I'm actually really enjoying that Thantifaxath album. It's nothing groundbreaking, but it is good.
it's neat and kinda spooky, i am also digging it
victory over the sun is the black metal aoty tho so, it has competition oops
I gave that Victory Over the Sun album a listen and it didn't really grab me. I'll have to give it another listen soon.
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I listened to the Anubis Gate at work on Friday so it was more background music, but it didn't do much for me. Seemed a bit mellow (boring). I could've missed something so I'll check it out a bit deeper since it's getting recommendations.
On the flip side, the new Anubis Gate really jumped out at me from the first listen. Really enjoy the album so far.
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Yeah, I'll have to give a listen here at home.
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Yep, Anubis Gate's music doesn't necessarily jump at you, but it does find a way eventually
Or makes one. :p
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Bonny Doon - Let There Be Music
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Fust - Genevieve
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Meshell Ndegeocello - The Omnichord Real Book
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You never know what's gonna hit you. I like plenty of stuff a bit to the side. The OK Goodnight I thought was really interesting. It's not like it's some really whacked out music that I'd never get into. It incorporates plenty of what I like.
Yep, agreed...it's just the "right" amount of weird
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WOW!!!
:hefdaddy :metal :hefdaddy :metal
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So far today...
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Sigur Ros - ATTA
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John Coltrane Quartet - Crescent
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This album came up in my feed on YouTube, and it might be the worst album cover I've ever seen. :lol
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Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell
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Rodney Crowell - Keys To The Highway
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Ayreon - Into The Electric Castle
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Rush - A Farewell to Kings
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Gave a re-listen to this one. Still my favorite Maiden album
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Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare
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Fair To Midland - Fables From A Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True
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Sigur Rós - ÁTTA
:corn :corn :corn
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The Ocean - Aeolian
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Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare
Fair To Midland - Fables From A Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True
The Ocean - Aeolian
Great run there Hef. I’ve just had the urge to stick on Pelagial by The Ocean, such a killer album.
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/48744c2708ab445797430ddd4c6ca254/11060648)
Sigur Rós - ÁTTA
:corn :corn :corn
Had this on this morning driving my kiddo to nursery, seemed fitting for a morning drive, very peaceful.
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On today's commute:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2691833209_10.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/G8EhdapZSddXCBpa7SrKRBxR77LtEZtvHnWbIeAiNGw/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEzMjI2/ODYzLTE1NTAzMTc3/OTAtMjY5Ni5qcGVn.jpeg)
(https://i0.wp.com/yourlastrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Hammers-Of-Misfortune-The-August-Engine.jpg?fit=700%2C700&ssl=1&w=640) (https://i.discogs.com/WImXelmpdj3f9mXdda5KoLPumnnH6nVTPr4NtpLidcI/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM4NzE2/MDgtMTM0NzU4MzY0/MC0xNTA5LmpwZWc.jpeg)
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This album came up in my feed on YouTube, and it might be the worst album cover I've ever seen. :lol
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3022657293_10.jpg)
Oh my, that's.....not good :lol
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Triumph- Allied Forces
ZZ Top- Eliminator
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Kick Axe- Vices
Fastway- Trick or Treat
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The new Anchoret album is my favorite of the year so far, and it is set to be released this Friday.
https://theprogspace.com/the-anchoret-premiere-debut-it-all-began-with-loneliness/
https://theanchoretofficial.bandcamp.com/album/it-all-began-with-loneliness
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Bill Evans - Undercurrent
Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare
Fair To Midland - Fables From A Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True
The Ocean - Aeolian
Great run there Hef. I’ve just had the urge to stick on Pelagial by The Ocean, such a killer album.
Yeah, yesterday was a good music day!
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/48744c2708ab445797430ddd4c6ca254/11060648)
Sigur Rós - ÁTTA
:corn :corn :corn
Had this on this morning driving my kiddo to nursery, seemed fitting for a morning drive, very peaceful.
I listened to this one also. Might have been the day before. Lovely.
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House of Lords- Demons Down
Rush- Signals
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Margaret Glaspy - Emotions and Math
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Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
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OK Goodnight - The Fox and the Bird
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The new Anchoret album is my favorite of the year so far, and it is set to be released this Friday.
https://theprogspace.com/the-anchoret-premiere-debut-it-all-began-with-loneliness/
https://theanchoretofficial.bandcamp.com/album/it-all-began-with-loneliness
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I have to agree with you on this! Extremely well done.
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Nospun - Opus
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Lately:
Rush - 2112
Soulfly - Enslaved
Killer Be Killed - s/t
Killer Be Killed - Reluctant Hero
Candlemass - s/t
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The Oracle Machine - Homecoming
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....aaand for today's commute:
(https://hakenmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/visions.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2823669224_65)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/7c9a540e2b6fe3cf9d8eeab2f08ff8f5/4980319)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/ffbb00d31261b29e879fceb9ff4aea94/10976450)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/44b27da372e0035e5a3df19b8980326a/11033391)
Great stuff! Possibly better than any album with Angela or Alissa.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/ffbb00d31261b29e879fceb9ff4aea94/10976450)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/44b27da372e0035e5a3df19b8980326a/11033391)
Great stuff! Possibly better than any album with Angela or Alissa.
Couldn't agree more! Love Arch Enemy's first three records, and Burning Bridges in particular. My favorite albums of theirs. Such a great combo of melodic death and classic metal...(and even classic rock! There's a pretty clear nod to BOC's Astronomy in there too :))
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Stigmata for me. All three albums though are criminally overlooked.
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This album came up in my feed on YouTube, and it might be the worst album cover I've ever seen. :lol
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3022657293_10.jpg)
Woah! I'm Youtubing this right now.
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Holy shit! :rollin :lol
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Holy shit! :rollin :lol
Yup. :lol
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Lana Del Rey - Blue Banisters
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One of my all time favourite live albums :metal
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Rodney Crowell - Life Is Messy
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On to this slab of nostalgia now…
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Pat Matheny Group - Pat Matheny Group
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Margaret Glaspy - Devotion
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Oh FUCK YEAH! I must have seen Hades live 100 times! I still keep in contact with Ed Fuhrman.
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Squid - O Monolith
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Today...
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Today's commute:
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/79/Vola_Witness_cover.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/uSdYxaFNyQs16MOLvXu0rfaKLnVk18iWyuOUTDe1PgY/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTUzMTQ5/NTYtMTM5MDMzNTIx/NC01MzYwLmpwZWc.jpeg)
(the top right is Panegyrist - Hierurgy...pretty cool "weird" black metal from 2018, with more than a bit of Arcturus influence and some great clean vocals)
That VOLA album is so enjoyable...every melody is a winner...
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panegyrist rocks, shame they haven't put out anything since then :metal
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Stigmata for me. All three albums though are criminally overlooked.
Are they though? Arch Enemy is generally one of the first half-dozen or so bands brought up when melodeath comes up, and the first three often seem regarded as the best. I guess it depends on what crowds you're around. I agree that they're great, but there are dozens and dozens of other bands who don't much attention at all.
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Stigmata for me. All three albums though are criminally overlooked.
Are they though? Arch Enemy is generally one of the first half-dozen or so bands brought up when melodeath comes up, and the first three often seem regarded as the best. I guess it depends on what crowds you're around. I agree that they're great, but there are dozens and dozens of other bands who don't much attention at all.
I agree they are one of the most successful melodeath band....but didn't they become so after Liiva left and Angela Gossow came on board? It seems to me they became much more of a "phenomenon" (relatively speaking, of course) at that point, while before they were very much a niche band (with "famous" members, sure, but still within the metal scene). My guess is if you ask fans now, they probably don't know much about the first three albums, but I might be wrong...
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Stigmata for me. All three albums though are criminally overlooked.
Yeah I think Stigmata is my favorite too.
Anyway I’ve always had the impression that Angela’s debut, Wages of Sin, was their most popular/liked album.
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Stigmata for me. All three albums though are criminally overlooked.
Are they though? Arch Enemy is generally one of the first half-dozen or so bands brought up when melodeath comes up, and the first three often seem regarded as the best. I guess it depends on what crowds you're around. I agree that they're great, but there are dozens and dozens of other bands who don't much attention at all.
I agree they are one of the most successful melodeath band....but didn't they become so after Liiva left and Angela Gossow came on board? It seems to me they became much more of a "phenomenon" (relatively speaking, of course) at that point, while before they were very much a niche band (with "famous" members, sure, but still within the metal scene). My guess is if you ask fans now, they probably don't know much about the first three albums, but I might be wrong...
Maybe my perspective is skewed, but discovering the style in the early 00s, the big names were In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, At The Gates, Soilwork, Carcass, and Arch Enemy. Maybe throw a couple bands like Amon Amarth and Children of Bodom in there as slightly more distant ones. Those are still the most common names you see on recommendation lists, with a few newer bands sprinkled in sometimes. I was probably reading discussions from too many elitists, but it seemed that everyone was blasting Anthems of Rebellion and beyond and talking about how much better they were in the 90s, and if you look at most aggregation sites, those all tend to have lower ratings than the first four albums. Perhaps we are at the point where we're distant enough from them now that newer fans neglect them, but at least they're still a pretty big name and that will get some people looking into the early albums. But then there are so many other great bands that didn't even get much attention when they were more current, Satariel, Ebony Tears, Callenish Circle, Nonexist, Torchbearer, etc.
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Stumbled upon this on Bandcamp today. Features Jakko Jakskyk, who apparently has a long running association with this artist. If you’re familiar with Jakko’s music it’s sort of in that vein, but it’s really quite beautifully produced. Certainly a candidate for album cover of the year.
https://stefanopanunzi1.bandcamp.com/album/pages-from-the-sea
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I haven’t got round to this yet but wish me luck when I do, it’s over 2 hours! How is it?
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I haven’t got round to this yet but wish me luck when I do, it’s over 2 hours! How is it?
I had high expectations (they're in my top5 bands) and was afraid that hoping it would be AOTY would be putting too much pressure on it, but honestly it even topped those thoughts. I would say it's my AOTY so far without a doubt and I'm not even at the 43 minute song yet. :D But damn it's really beautiful. Feels like it summarizes a 40 year career of the band with nods to different eras. If you're a fan of the band overall and not just the last few albums, there's nods to Soundtracks for the Blind, The Great Annihilator and White Light (among others) and it's really great. Overall it's a bit on the softer side but it really captures the beauty that some of their music over the years has shared, also the Michael Gira side project Angels of Light that was active during the Swans hiatus.
Can't wait to listen to it again, and again, and again! :metal
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But then there are so many other great bands that didn't even get much attention when they were more current, Satariel, Ebony Tears, Callenish Circle, Nonexist, Torchbearer, etc.
Love Ebony Tears' debut, Tortura Insomniae!
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Dave Matthews Band - Come Tomorrow
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Dan Tyminski - God Fearing Heathen
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Jason Mraz - Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride
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Ambrose Akinmusire - Beauty is Enough
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Bobbie Nelson & Amanda Shires - Loving You
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Kurt Rosenwinkel - Undercover (Live at the Village Vanguard)
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Stigmata for me. All three albums though are criminally overlooked.
Are they though? Arch Enemy is generally one of the first half-dozen or so bands brought up when melodeath comes up, and the first three often seem regarded as the best. I guess it depends on what crowds you're around. I agree that they're great, but there are dozens and dozens of other bands who don't much attention at all.
I agree they are one of the most successful melodeath band....but didn't they become so after Liiva left and Angela Gossow came on board? It seems to me they became much more of a "phenomenon" (relatively speaking, of course) at that point, while before they were very much a niche band (with "famous" members, sure, but still within the metal scene). My guess is if you ask fans now, they probably don't know much about the first three albums, but I might be wrong...
Maybe my perspective is skewed, but discovering the style in the early 00s, the big names were In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, At The Gates, Soilwork, Carcass, and Arch Enemy. Maybe throw a couple bands like Amon Amarth and Children of Bodom in there as slightly more distant ones. Those are still the most common names you see on recommendation lists, with a few newer bands sprinkled in sometimes. I was probably reading discussions from too many elitists, but it seemed that everyone was blasting Anthems of Rebellion and beyond and talking about how much better they were in the 90s, and if you look at most aggregation sites, those all tend to have lower ratings than the first four albums. Perhaps we are at the point where we're distant enough from them now that newer fans neglect them, but at least they're still a pretty big name and that will get some people looking into the early albums. But then there are so many other great bands that didn't even get much attention when they were more current, Satariel, Ebony Tears, Callenish Circle, Nonexist, Torchbearer, etc.
I think you are right - I had a similar experience to yours. I was just noting how Arch Enemy have basically become a "trendy" band over time (whatever that means), even more so with Alissa White-Gluz. I mean that their target audience is perhaps a bit different than it used to be (I am not really following the band myself, anymore).
Oh, and I'm going to play the elitist card in this case - the first three albums are objectively better than anything released subsequently :lol
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Avenged Sevenfold - Life is But a Dream
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Yeah, they have morphed over time into optimizing for the live larger venue experience, which has its positive and negative qualities. I think they were more consistent early on, but I consider their highest highs to have come with Angela in the 00s, and I never cared that much for Johan's vocals, but the guitar work was always fantastic, and if anything is truly underrated, it's Peter Wildoer's guest drumming on Stigmata.
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The Ocean - Heliocentric
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Yeah, they have morphed over time into optimizing for the live larger venue experience, which has its positive and negative qualities. I think they were more consistent early on, but I consider their highest highs to have come with Angela in the 00s, and I never cared that much for Johan's vocals, but the guitar work was always fantastic, and if anything is truly underrated, it's Peter Wildoer's guest drumming on Stigmata.
Absolutely yes to Wildoer's drumming on that one! So good. I do, however, really like Daniel Erlandsson's work too (he's really good on the Eucharist records he played on)
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Yeah, Eucharist is another band that never got their due, the first two albums were really unique (and unfortunately the one last year seemed really generic from my single listen to it).
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I haven’t got round to this yet but wish me luck when I do, it’s over 2 hours! How is it?
I had high expectations (they're in my top5 bands) and was afraid that hoping it would be AOTY would be putting too much pressure on it, but honestly it even topped those thoughts. I would say it's my AOTY so far without a doubt and I'm not even at the 43 minute song yet. :D But damn it's really beautiful. Feels like it summarizes a 40 year career of the band with nods to different eras. If you're a fan of the band overall and not just the last few albums, there's nods to Soundtracks for the Blind, The Great Annihilator and White Light (among others) and it's really great. Overall it's a bit on the softer side but it really captures the beauty that some of their music over the years has shared, also the Michael Gira side project Angels of Light that was active during the Swans hiatus.
Can't wait to listen to it again, and again, and again! :metal
Oh that sounds quite intriguing, wasn't that big on their last few albums, but I'll give it a shot for sure.
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Nick, this album caught my eye yesterday. I'm giving it a spin right now. Wow, this is really nice.
Seems they haven't released anything in the last 7 years?
I'm liking this. Very tasty!
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This morning at work, I hit the two leaders in the clubhouse for my AOTY..
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Nick, this album caught my eye yesterday. I'm giving it a spin right now. Wow, this is really nice.
Seems they haven't released anything in the last 7 years?
I'm liking this. Very tasty!
Rapture are great! This is their third (and last) album. It's probably the catchiest of the three. If you like it, you should give the other two a shot too, though, as they are all very good.
As far as I know, they are no more...however, one of the guitar players teamed up with some other miserable souls from the Finnish scene and formed the band Counting Hours. They put out a great album in 2020 (The Will), quite similar in sound. Highly recommended too.
This morning at work, I hit the two leaders in the clubhouse for my AOTY..
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Out of curiosity, did you end up getting the physical cd for this? Wondering about the packaging...it was supposed to have a nice booklet with the story and all...
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I haven’t got round to this yet but wish me luck when I do, it’s over 2 hours! How is it?
I had high expectations (they're in my top5 bands) and was afraid that hoping it would be AOTY would be putting too much pressure on it, but honestly it even topped those thoughts. I would say it's my AOTY so far without a doubt and I'm not even at the 43 minute song yet. :D But damn it's really beautiful. Feels like it summarizes a 40 year career of the band with nods to different eras. If you're a fan of the band overall and not just the last few albums, there's nods to Soundtracks for the Blind, The Great Annihilator and White Light (among others) and it's really great. Overall it's a bit on the softer side but it really captures the beauty that some of their music over the years has shared, also the Michael Gira side project Angels of Light that was active during the Swans hiatus.
Can't wait to listen to it again, and again, and again! :metal
Oh that sounds quite intriguing, wasn't that big on their last few albums, but I'll give it a shot for sure.
This was a long listen and one that I can’t see myself sitting through more than once more. I still definitely don’t ‘get’ Swans, though not through lack of trying. At times this felt like Johnny Cash taking on post-rock/drone, in his old age. More power to you guys for enjoying it but it’s not for me.
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Nick, this album caught my eye yesterday. I'm giving it a spin right now. Wow, this is really nice.
Seems they haven't released anything in the last 7 years?
I'm liking this. Very tasty!
Rapture are great! This is their third (and last) album. It's probably the catchiest of the three. If you like it, you should give the other two a shot too, though, as they are all very good.
As far as I know, they are no more...however, one of the guitar players teamed up with some other miserable souls from the Finnish scene and formed the band Counting Hours. They put out a great album in 2020 (The Will), quite similar in sound. Highly recommended too.
This morning at work, I hit the two leaders in the clubhouse for my AOTY..
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Out of curiosity, did you end up getting the physical cd for this? Wondering about the packaging...it was supposed to have a nice booklet with the story and all...
I'll definitely check out Counting Hours! :tup
I did not get the physical copy of Sacred Outcry. It wasn't available on Amazon at first, but it is now, but it's $24 and not Prime. Holding off for now. I'd get it if it was more affordable.
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A stone cold classic :metal
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I did not get the physical copy of Sacred Outcry. It wasn't available on Amazon at first, but it is now, but it's $24 and not Prime. Holding off for now. I'd get it if it was more affordable.
Yep, saw that too...
Bandcamp has the CD too, and it comes to be around that much when you include shipping..
The digital-only version does however say "Includes full 24-page booklet in high quality!"...I might pull the trigger on that...
https://sacredoutcry.bandcamp.com/album/towers-of-gold
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Yeah, Eucharist is another band that never got their due, the first two albums were really unique (and unfortunately the one last year seemed really generic from my single listen to it).
Yeah, I was kinda excited about it, and it sure was a letdown. Don't remember anything from it.
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The new Anchoret album is my favorite of the year so far, and it is set to be released this Friday.
https://theprogspace.com/the-anchoret-premiere-debut-it-all-began-with-loneliness/
https://theanchoretofficial.bandcamp.com/album/it-all-began-with-loneliness
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I have to agree with you on this! Extremely well done.
Consider me impressed too! Finishing up my first listen and this is good stuff...very tasteful all around, and not afraid of being riffy from time to time. It's shaping up to be a pretty good year for prog!
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even from what i sampled earlier this morning that one seemed pretty neat even tho i'm not wild for the vocals
plan to check it out when i get the chance though :lol
edit: yeah wow this isn't, like, the freshest sound in the world but it's both just weird enough and just heavy enough to work for me, digging it :metal
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even from what i sampled earlier this morning that one seemed pretty neat even tho i'm not wild for the vocals
plan to check it out when i get the chance though :lol
edit: yeah wow this isn't, like, the freshest sound in the world but it's both just weird enough and just heavy enough to work for me, digging it :metal
Yep, agree with this - I'll revisit, for sure...
EDIT: Random observation alert. So, the singer's voice sounded vaguely familiar...I checked and read he (Sylvain Auclair) was one of the vocalists (and bass player) of Heaven's Cry, a Canadian prog metal band with a couple of very tasty records that came out around the turn of the century (their 1997 debut, Food for Thought Substitute, was particularly good and highly recommended)
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Rush - Moving Pictures
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So I said after my roulette that I would try and circle back to some of my old roulette submissions.
I followed up on two epics that were sent to me and spun the whole albums.
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In my 2nd Roulette, LordCost sent Legacy Of Hate Pt. 3 in my final Epic Round, and basically won the roulette because of it. Still a great song, but the album on the whole is a bit power metal-y which is to say that it was very easy on the ears even though it was fairly standard.
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Big Hath sent me Aftermath in my final Epic Round in my very first roulette. This song always intrigued me, and this album turns out to be quite amazing.
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Billie Eilish - Guitar Songs
Finally listened to this. Two very good songs.
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The new Anchoret album is my favorite of the year so far, and it is set to be released this Friday.
https://theprogspace.com/the-anchoret-premiere-debut-it-all-began-with-loneliness/
https://theanchoretofficial.bandcamp.com/album/it-all-began-with-loneliness
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I have to agree with you on this! Extremely well done.
Consider me impressed too! Finishing up my first listen and this is good stuff...very tasteful all around, and not afraid of being riffy from time to time. It's shaping up to be a pretty good year for prog!
Oh wow, this band has Andy Tillison from The Tangent. Interesting. I'll need to check it out.
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I got to go through my neighbours vinyl that belonged to her late mother. Most of it was not my thing at all, but I came away with about 8 records that either me, my wife or my son would like.
The Carpenters Singles Collection was one of them, and it is SUCH a good album. I never considered myself a fan as such, but actually I was singing along to pretty much every song. Great record.
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I got to go through my neighbours vinyl that belonged to her late mother. Most of it was not my thing at all, but I came away with about 8 records that either me, my wife or my son would like.
The Carpenters Singles Collection was one of them, and it is SUCH a good album. I never considered myself a fan as such, but actually I was singing along to pretty much every song. Great record.
That's one of my moms favorite bands.
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Larry Young - Unity
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Rush - Counterparts
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Rush - Counterparts
So, so good. I revisited it myself a few days ago.
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So good. Might put it on next...
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Saw them within days of each of these shows.
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Swans - The Beggar
Let's see how this goes :corn
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On my various travels today...
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XTC - Nonsuch
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Wilt-Huginn
Cover reminds me of a certain someone around here.
Blackish metal EP. Not bad.
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Cover reminds me of a certain someone around here.
Me right? :biggrin:
Actually that cover is really cool.
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Cory Henson - Western Cum
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Geese - 3D Country
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Swans - The Beggar
Let's see how this goes :corn
I kept waiting for this to get good, and it just... didn't happen for like 2/3 of the album and had to drop it there lol.
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https://miserereluminis.bandcamp.com/album/ordalie
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Militarie Gun - Life Under The Gun
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Pardoner - Peace Loving People
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Portugal. The Man - Chris Black Changed My Life
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Iron Maiden - Senjutsu
Jag Panzer - The Hallowed
Jag Panzer - Mechanized Warfare
Fear Factory - Re-Industrialized
Pyramaze - Bloodlines
Metallica - 72 Seasons
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Ocean's Edge - The Voyager
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(Thanks to Litho for Kingfisher Sky! This is excellent. Love the production too.)
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Yep, the new Wytch Hazel is really good. Maybe not quite as good as III, but not too far...
What's the other one up there?
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The one you quoted is Hwaino-Ashes Of The World Tree.
I think it's fantastic. Is melodic black metal a thing? :lol
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Black Violin - Black Violin (Rediscovered)
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(Thanks to Litho for Kingfisher Sky! This is excellent. Love the production too.)
:tup That and the next one especially are some of my favorite albums. They never really managed to find the right audience, but it really works for me.
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(Thanks to Litho for Kingfisher Sky! This is excellent. Love the production too.)
:tup That and the next one especially are some of my favorite albums. They never really managed to find the right audience, but it really works for me.
Yeah, you would think there had to be a market/audience...despite the fact they have their own identity, there's no reason why fans of bands like The Gathering or Within Temptation wouldn't also gravitate around them. I'd assume there wasn't a ton of promotion when they came out with their first album? I can tell you I didn't know the band at all until you posted about them. I guess back in 2007 I wasn't keeping track of new bands the same way as a few years prior (or now, for that matter!), so I wasn't quite as aware, but still.
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(Thanks to Litho for Kingfisher Sky! This is excellent. Love the production too.)
:tup That and the next one especially are some of my favorite albums. They never really managed to find the right audience, but it really works for me.
Yeah, you would think there had to be a market/audience...despite the fact they have their own identity, there's no reason why fans of bands like The Gathering or Within Temptation wouldn't also gravitate around them. I'd assume there wasn't a ton of promotion when they came out with their first album? I can tell you I didn't know the band at all until you posted about them. I guess back in 2007 I wasn't keeping track of new bands the same way as a few years prior (or now, for that matter!), so I wasn't quite as aware, but still.
Well, I didn't discover them right when they came out, but it was less than a year after that, and they were either marketed as being "the next Within Temptation", because their drummer used to be in that band, or "the next Evanescence", because, well, back then every rock/metal band with a female vocalist that wasn't Arch Enemy or Kittie was pitched as being like those two or Nightwish. And sure, they have aspects that might appeal to some WT or Evanescence fans, but there's a lot more to them, a subtle progginess sometimes close to some neo-prog bands, or even Porcupine Tree, a Tool-like brooding atmosphere and rhythmic complexity to some of the heavier riffs, drumming, and buildups to them. And on the opposite end, a rich and beautiful folky acoustic side that's challenging to even come up with the proper comparison for. The issue is that they touch on all those different elements, but don't really have enough of any particular one of them for people looking for a clone of any of those artists.
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Been enjoying this since it came out. They basically never disappoint. I wouldn't say they break any particularly new ground, or deviate from their blueprint too much across albums, and yet they always deliver. Their music is catchy but has "depth", and it manages to be groovy, atmospheric and emotional. Yes, it's "retro", but it doesn't feel stale.
Any fans here? Thought I remember maybe Stadler is...?
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Been enjoying this since it came out. They basically never disappoint. I wouldn't say they break any particularly new ground, or deviate from their blueprint too much across albums, and yet they always deliver. Their music is catchy but has "depth", and it manages to be groovy, atmospheric and emotional. Yes, it's "retro", but it doesn't feel stale.
Any fans here? Thought I remember maybe Stadler is...?
Nick, I know I do this a lot, but I literally put this on this morning. I couldn't make it halfway through the first song..
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Nick, I know I do this a lot, but I literally put this on this morning. I couldn't make it halfway through the first song..
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Ha! That bad, huh?
I've always enjoyed them, since their Pressure & Time album (2011)....and I'm not normally even THAT much into this kind of retro-sounding rock.
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Today...
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XTC - English Settlement
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XTC - Apple Venus Volume 1
I was long overdue for some XTC until the last few days. :hat :hat
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Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius - Behind The Curtain (Live at ProgStock)
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The one you quoted is Hwaino-Ashes Of The World Tree.
I think it's fantastic. Is melodic black metal a thing? :lol
Indeed it is!
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Been enjoying this since it came out. They basically never disappoint. I wouldn't say they break any particularly new ground, or deviate from their blueprint too much across albums, and yet they always deliver. Their music is catchy but has "depth", and it manages to be groovy, atmospheric and emotional. Yes, it's "retro", but it doesn't feel stale.
Any fans here? Thought I remember maybe Stadler is...?
I am. I listened to this the other day and quite enjoyed it.
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Awesome
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Indeed, a true classic.
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Pete Townshend - White City: A Novel
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Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - Weathervanes
I've been listing to this one a lot since it was released.
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Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - Weathervanes
I've been listing to this one a lot since it was released.
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Yep, it's pretty damn solid from top to bottom. My track-by-track thoughts:
“Death Wish” – The definition of a ‘grower,’ this initially made for an underwhelming introduction. Still, the minor-key song has grown on me tremendously, and when heard within the context of the album, it feels like an obvious album opener.
“King of Oklahoma” – Where “Death Wish” revels in somewhat experimental waters, “King of Oklahoma” is vintage Isbell, a mid-tempo slice of Americana that would be right at home on any of his prior releases.
“Strawberry Woman” – A case could be made that Isbell should carve out more space (or perhaps dedicate an entire album) for his low-key, fingerpicked ballads. The man is aces on his instrument, and it’s on tracks like this where his playing (and vocals) really shine.
“Middle Of The Morning” – With lyrical references to the pandemic, Isbell nails that difficult-to-describe mix of boredom and dread that accompanied lockdowns (something that most of us would rather forget). “Middle Of The Morning” is a fine song (and an obvious single), but if I had to cut one from the album, this would probably be the first to go.
“Save The World” – At first glance, this up-tempo number finds Isbell in his comfort zone, but once you zero in on the thought-provoking lyrics, you can’t help but notice the pure emotion blanketing each and every line. The only thing working against this song is the painfully ‘real’ subject matter.
“If You Insist” — Another understated number, this song is a classic example of an excellent mix elevating an already ‘good’ song to great. From the quasi-shuffle rhythm to the judicious use of strings (Shires for the win!) and organ, there’s a lot going on here. Somehow, Isbell’s vocal floats above it all, preserving the potency of yet another fabulous lyric.
“Cast Iron Skillet” – My favorite of the pre-album singles, this is vintage Isbell and features some of the singer’s best lyrical wordplay to date–instant classic.
“When We Were Close” – Presumably a tribute to Justin Towne Earl (who died in 2020), this floor-stomper is in contention for the album’s loudest moment, and fittingly so, given the subject matter.
“Volunteer” – A mid-tempo gem in six/eight that feels like the spiritual successor to “Stockholm,” “Volunteer” features one of the album’s strongest choruses.
“Vestavia Hills” – A massive-sounding ballad that’s drenched in tasteful leads, this track is yet another example of why Weathervanes features Isabell’s best vocal performance to date.
“White Beretta” – A common theme for this album, “White Beretta” is a prime example of Isbell’s ability to offer a vivid, almost voyeuristic glimpse into someone else’s story via a three-minute pop song.
“This Ain’t It” – A six-minute rocker in the vein of “Anxiety” that features some incredible lead work and some pretty brilliant lyrical sass, “This Ain’t It” has ‘stage-ready-anthem’ written all over it.
“Miles” – A tremendous album-closer that feels like a lost track from Neil Young’s Zuma sessions, “Miles” is an emotionally-charged epic that explores the seemingly inevitable slide that seems to confront all long-term relationships. Tucked away at the end of an hour-long album, this is just the sort of gem that will likely fly under the radar for most casual listeners. For this writer, however, when it comes to the ‘epics’ “Miles” is up there with “Children of Children.”
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https://stevelukather.bandcamp.com/album/bridges
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Rodney Crowell - Let the Picture Paint Itself
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - Weathervanes
I've been listing to this one a lot since it was released.
(https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/63f4ff90a1ac14135e7d2867/1:1/w_600/Jason-Isbell-Weathervanes.jpg)
Great album. One of my favorites of the year so far.
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The Ocean - Anthropocentric
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Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - Weathervanes
I've been listing to this one a lot since it was released.
(https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/63f4ff90a1ac14135e7d2867/1:1/w_600/Jason-Isbell-Weathervanes.jpg)
Yep, it's pretty damn solid from top to bottom. My track-by-track thoughts:
“Death Wish” – The definition of a ‘grower,’ this initially made for an underwhelming introduction. Still, the minor-key song has grown on me tremendously, and when heard within the context of the album, it feels like an obvious album opener.
“King of Oklahoma” – Where “Death Wish” revels in somewhat experimental waters, “King of Oklahoma” is vintage Isbell, a mid-tempo slice of Americana that would be right at home on any of his prior releases.
“Strawberry Woman” – A case could be made that Isbell should carve out more space (or perhaps dedicate an entire album) for his low-key, fingerpicked ballads. The man is aces on his instrument, and it’s on tracks like this where his playing (and vocals) really shine.
“Middle Of The Morning” – With lyrical references to the pandemic, Isbell nails that difficult-to-describe mix of boredom and dread that accompanied lockdowns (something that most of us would rather forget). “Middle Of The Morning” is a fine song (and an obvious single), but if I had to cut one from the album, this would probably be the first to go.
“Save The World” – At first glance, this up-tempo number finds Isbell in his comfort zone, but once you zero in on the thought-provoking lyrics, you can’t help but notice the pure emotion blanketing each and every line. The only thing working against this song is the painfully ‘real’ subject matter.
“If You Insist” — Another understated number, this song is a classic example of an excellent mix elevating an already ‘good’ song to great. From the quasi-shuffle rhythm to the judicious use of strings (Shires for the win!) and organ, there’s a lot going on here. Somehow, Isbell’s vocal floats above it all, preserving the potency of yet another fabulous lyric.
“Cast Iron Skillet” – My favorite of the pre-album singles, this is vintage Isbell and features some of the singer’s best lyrical wordplay to date–instant classic.
“When We Were Close” – Presumably a tribute to Justin Towne Earl (who died in 2020), this floor-stomper is in contention for the album’s loudest moment, and fittingly so, given the subject matter.
“Volunteer” – A mid-tempo gem in six/eight that feels like the spiritual successor to “Stockholm,” “Volunteer” features one of the album’s strongest choruses.
“Vestavia Hills” – A massive-sounding ballad that’s drenched in tasteful leads, this track is yet another example of why Weathervanes features Isabell’s best vocal performance to date.
“White Beretta” – A common theme for this album, “White Beretta” is a prime example of Isbell’s ability to offer a vivid, almost voyeuristic glimpse into someone else’s story via a three-minute pop song.
“This Ain’t It” – A six-minute rocker in the vein of “Anxiety” that features some incredible lead work and some pretty brilliant lyrical sass, “This Ain’t It” has ‘stage-ready-anthem’ written all over it.
“Miles” – A tremendous album-closer that feels like a lost track from Neil Young’s Zuma sessions, “Miles” is an emotionally-charged epic that explores the seemingly inevitable slide that seems to confront all long-term relationships. Tucked away at the end of an hour-long album, this is just the sort of gem that will likely fly under the radar for most casual listeners. For this writer, however, when it comes to the ‘epics’ “Miles” is up there with “Children of Children.”
I love your appreciation (you too, Hef), and I totally agree with most of your thoughts. For me, the standouts so far are King of Oklahoma, If You Insist, Cast Iron Skillet, When We Were Close, White Beretta, This Ain't It, and Miles. I'm especially fond of If You Insist. Fantastically economical songwriting.
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This morning at work, I hit the two leaders in the clubhouse for my AOTY..
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I gave this a listen earlier in the year and just finishing up a second spin. Yea, it’s really pretty good and the keys give me real Children of Bodom vibes. CoB had such a unique sound that I don’t think I’ve ever really heard any band get close to what they were doing. This is actually one of the closest things I’ve heard, whilst also sounding like Dimmu Borgir. Good stuff.
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Black Violin - Classically Trained
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found an affordable vinyl copy on discogs last week.
I have been meaning to make a video about The Tea Party on YouTube the last few years and was revisiting their catalog, but never finished it. Picking this up on Vinyl may finally get me to do that.
I haven't listened to this album in probably 15 years, although I always liked it, but always focus on how different it is at times from their previous albums.
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found an affordable vinyl copy on discogs last week.
I have been meaning to make a video about The Tea Party on YouTube the last few years and was revisiting their catalog, but never finished it. Picking this up on Vinyl may finally get me to do that.
I haven't listened to this album in probably 15 years, although I always liked it, but always focus on how different it is at times from their previous albums.
Gyroscope is my favorite Tea Party song.
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That is a fantastic album, and they seem to be slowly slipping from the collective consciousness, so they would certainly be worth a video.
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Pretty album (especially the first song) but definitely not on the same level as Bath / LYBM.
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Pretty album (especially the first song) but definitely not on the same level as Bath / LYBM.
Agreed but still better than most of what I’ve listened to this week.
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found an affordable vinyl copy on discogs last week.
I have been meaning to make a video about The Tea Party on YouTube the last few years and was revisiting their catalog, but never finished it. Picking this up on Vinyl may finally get me to do that.
I haven't listened to this album in probably 15 years, although I always liked it, but always focus on how different it is at times from their previous albums.
This album is incredible. It was my first of theirs so I was actually taken aback when I heard their other work. :lol
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I think if Soundscape, Glasser, wolfking and I agree on an album, it's gotta be great. That's quite a spread of tastes there.
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I think if Soundscape, Glasser, wolfking and I agree on an album, it's gotta be great. That's quite a spread of tastes there.
Seems legit.
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Geese - Projector
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eMolecule - The Architecht
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Yardbirds - Little Games
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:hat
Oh how I wish Crumbling Castle wasn't the only good song on this album. :sadpanda:
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Katatonia - Sky Void of Stars
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:hat
Oh how I wish Crumbling Castle wasn't the only good song on this album. :sadpanda:
You give me the perspiration
You give me the nausea
You make me sick
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Aloud - Fan the Fury
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I think if Soundscape, Glasser, wolfking and I agree on an album, it's gotta be great. That's quite a spread of tastes there.
Seems legit.
I've often felt The Tea Party could and should appeal to a wider demographic than they do, even just among people who just listen to Rock music. I think being stuck in Canada often was their biggest obstacle.
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Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming
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Katatonia - Sky Void of Stars
How'd that go? I can't recall whether you've listened to them before.
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Dream Theater - Live Scenes From NY
AC/DC - If You Want Blood....
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This album continues to be an absolute favourite of mine. 6 years down and I am yet to tire of it and it easily ranks in the top half of their discography for me.
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this isn't bringing the heat their best albums do but it's definitely a step up from the really underwhelming 2019 album. definitely interested to spin this one another dozen times this year
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Damn Yankees- s/t
Sword- Metalized
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Always enjoyed Slash's solo record. Yes, it's a bit frontloaded and yes, it has a bit of that karaoke feel with songs that tend to be written in the style of the guest vocalists...but it has some of my favorite Slash's playing (and songs) outside of GnR. Favorite tunes, Ghost (with Ian Astbury) and Beautiful Dangerous (with Fergie - wish he had done more with her...this song is really good)
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Little Simz - NO THANK YOU
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Little Simz - NO THANK YOU
Judging by the album art I feel like this is going to be similar to Kendrick Lamar......to which I say, no thank you... :biggrin:
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Little Simz - NO THANK YOU
Judging by the album art I feel like this is going to be similar to Kendrick Lamar......to which I say, no thank you... :biggrin:
Well, (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/51/Kendrick_Lamar_-_Damn.png), bro
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Always enjoyed Slash's solo record. Yes, it's a bit frontloaded and yes, it has a bit of that karaoke feel with songs that tend to be written in the style of the guest vocalists...but it has some of my favorite Slash's playing (and songs) outside of GnR.
Have you heard the Slash's Snakepit albums? I especially love the second one Ain't Life Grand with Rod Jackson, it really doesn't get better in that style for me.
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Always enjoyed Slash's solo record. Yes, it's a bit frontloaded and yes, it has a bit of that karaoke feel with songs that tend to be written in the style of the guest vocalists...but it has some of my favorite Slash's playing (and songs) outside of GnR.
Have you heard the Slash's Snakepit albums? I especially love the second one Ain't Life Grand with Rod Jackson, it really doesn't get better in that style for me.
Yep, they are both very good and I, too, prefer Ain't Life Grand. Great vocals on that one. In fact, I might just put it in my list to revisit soon :)
Love Myles Kennedy, but I'll take the Slash's Snakepit albums over The Conspirators ones, for sure.
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While watching my son I listened to Nickel Creek - Celebrants
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While watching my son I listened to Nickel Creek - Celebrants
Have you heard any of their earlier albums?
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I have not, only listened to this because of my dad
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I have not, only listened to this because of my dad
Ah, ok. They've had a decent amount of evolution over the years, but I'd definitely recommend working backwards through their discography if you enjoyed it at all. Why Should the Fire Die? is one of my all-time favorite albums.
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Added it to my Spotify!
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Really like this. Thinking of checking out Maiah Wynne (the singer)’s solo career.
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Tortoise - Millions Now Living Will Never Die
This is really cool. Never listened to these guys before but this is an instrumental album that is like post-rock meets jazz meets trip-hop. Definitely going to revisit and also check out some of their other records.
Sacul, this strikes me as something you might like.
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The Yardbirds - Roger The Engineer
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Turnstile - GLOW ON
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Turnstile - GLOW ON
Gotta be over a year since I spun this. Might blast it on my way home later :metal
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Rodney Crowell - Jewel of the South
Katatonia - Sky Void of Stars
How'd that go? I can't recall whether you've listened to them before.
It was fine, but I didn't love it. Clearly a talented group, but not sure I liked it enough to do a deep dive on their catalog or anything.
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Turnstile - GLOW ON
Gotta be over a year since I spun this. Might blast it on my way home later :metal
First time listening to it and I really enjoyed it.
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Tortoise - Millions Now Living Will Never Die
This is really cool. Never listened to these guys before but this is an instrumental album that is like post-rock meets jazz meets trip-hop. Definitely going to revisit and also check out some of their other records.
Sacul, this strikes me as something you might like.
That's a great album. Too bad they get progressively worse on each album after that.
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The Ocean - Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic
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Tortoise - Millions Now Living Will Never Die
This is really cool. Never listened to these guys before but this is an instrumental album that is like post-rock meets jazz meets trip-hop. Definitely going to revisit and also check out some of their other records.
Sacul, this strikes me as something you might like.
That's a great album. Too bad they get progressively worse on each album after that.
I remember quite liking TNT, a lot more than this one, but yeah, they haven't got that many decent albums.
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I felt like I needed an ear cleanse today, so I hit some old classics.
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81qGanQ8zRL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/85/Iron_Maiden_-_Piece_Of_Mind.jpg)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/94/Metal_Heart.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2b/Aerosmith_Done_With_Mirrors.jpg)
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I felt like I needed an ear cleanse today, so I hit some old classics.
Nice! Another Perfect Day is a super-cool Motorhead album...I don't see it mentioned often...maybe because it has a pretty different vibe than the rest of their records...
...and Fire Down Under is fantastic!
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https://youtu.be/0M3d-BuTf4o
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Just got around to this and very impressed. Can hear some early Opeth in those harsh vocals :metal
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The Fierce & The Dead - Shake The Jar (EP)
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Black Violin - Stereotypes
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Number Girl - Sappukei
Quite fun and interesting mix of J-Rock and Post-Hardcore from Japan.
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Megadeth - Peace Sells
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Megadeth - Cryptic Writings
Megadeth - Warchest (Live disc)
Megadeth - The Big 4
Rob Zombie - Hellbilly Deluxe
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Aloud - Exile
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Fractures - Shift
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Aerosmith- best of
Rolling Stones- best of
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Dave Matthews Band - Crash
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Blood, Sweat & Tears - Child Is Father To The Man
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Well this is pretty beautiful so far :heart
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Well this is pretty beautiful so far :heart
This looks interesting, I'll give it a spin this weekend.
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Well this is pretty beautiful so far :heart
This looks interesting, I'll give it a spin this weekend.
Yea, I’m a sucker for this sort of thing, as I love all the Distant Worlds Final Fantasy albums. This is basically the same but Studio Ghibli :heart
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The Who - Face Dances
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Big Big Train - Ingenious Devices
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Pimping this one again...it's such an enjoyable slab of prog. Even in its heavier moments, it has a "breeziness" to it that's quite, um, refreshing (sorry :biggrin:). Some of the melodies and synth/keys' sounds have a Nightingale vibe to my ears, which is always a good thing.
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New album from Mexico's finest djent prog metal band. :metal
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Whitesnake- s/t
Twisted Sister- Under the Blade
Kiss- Dressed to Kill
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Listened to these Dream Theater shows at work today:
Boston 7-16-12
San Fransisco 3-11-06
Helsinki 9-23-09
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Marillion - Afraid of Sunlight.
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Gentle Giant - Free Hand
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I really don’t know why I don’t revisit this So Hideous album more, it’s really damn good!
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I really don’t know why I don’t revisit this So Hideous album more, it’s really damn good!
I had a great tune for my EP for Crow and the flow was excellent. When I double checked, it was banned. That led me to replace it with another song, which I used in the Loud Round and it tanked.
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I really don’t know why I don’t revisit this So Hideous album more, it’s really damn good!
Was listening to the Tenacious D album yesterday, it's crazy how well it holds up and sounds.
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I really don’t know why I don’t revisit this So Hideous album more, it’s really damn good!
Was listening to the Tenacious D album yesterday, it's crazy how well it holds up and sounds.
Ah yes, Tenacious D, the best So Hideous album.
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:lol
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/fe509e351e19704df32ae00c5504f95b/10758029)
I should’ve listened to this band earlier.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/fe509e351e19704df32ae00c5504f95b/10758029)
I should’ve listened to this band earlier.
Check out III Sides To Every Story. Its my personal favorite.
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OK Goodnight - The Fox and the Bird
Practically on an endless loop. I can’t believe how amazing album is.
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OK Goodnight - The Fox and the Bird
Practically on an endless loop. I can’t believe how amazing album is.
Still need to check this one out and you just sold it completely. My thoughts on it soon. Thanks!
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It's literally been years since I listened to this, it's even better than I remember :metal
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I never really understood why Human seemed to be more favoured than the other Death albums around that time. I spun it a couple of months ago and it kinda clicked. I was blown away by it.
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The one-two punch of Individual Thought Patterns and Symbolic will always be my favorite Death, but Human is not too far behind, for sure
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(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cover-SO-HIDEOUS-None-But-a-Pure-Heart-Can-Sing-e1638569066960.jpg)
I really don’t know why I don’t revisit this So Hideous album more, it’s really damn good!
I had a great tune for my EP for Crow and the flow was excellent. When I double checked, it was banned. That led me to replace it with another song, which I used in the Loud Round and it tanked.
What was your original EP for Crow dude? You’ll have to share it, so your hard work wasn’t for nothing.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/52/Tenacious_D_album_cover.jpg/220px-Tenacious_D_album_cover.jpg)
I really don’t know why I don’t revisit this So Hideous album more, it’s really damn good!
Was listening to the Tenacious D album yesterday, it's crazy how well it holds up and sounds.
Ah yes, Tenacious D, the best So Hideous album.
:lol
But yes, the album does hold up, it’s great.
(https://i0.wp.com/yourlastrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Death-Human.jpg?fit=720%2C716&ssl=1)
It's literally been years since I listened to this, it's even better than I remember :metal
Not quite my favourite, but all Death albums are top tier anyway.
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I was always gravitating towards Symbolic and The Sound of Perseverance as well, just remembered I should revisit Human (and Individual Thought Patterns soon probably), really enjoyed it.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/64/SystemofaDownToxicityalbumcover.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0062212826_14.jpg)
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I was always gravitating towards Symbolic and The Sound of Perseverance as well, just remembered I should revisit Human (and Individual Thought Patterns soon probably), really enjoyed it.
I certainly prefer The Sound of Perserverance, but the whole latter half of their work, once they became more progressive, is just so consistently epic.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/64/SystemofaDownToxicityalbumcover.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0062212826_14.jpg)
Another two great records :metal
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Eagle Eyed Tiger - Feathers
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Rodney Crowell - The Houston Kid
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Aloud - It's Got to Be Now
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2114015391_10.jpg)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/e40e986db26af807bb8aa9c8051abc84/10639257)
Ava Max - Diamonds & Dancefloors
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Dave Matthews Band - Before These Crowded Streets
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/513fVrUFoML._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91d-WxGYk9L._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3808898918_65)
So, yes, The Outer Limits is my favorite Voivod record. Every time I revisit it I'm reminded of how much I love it. It didn't "forget" some lessons learned on Angel Rat in terms of catchier songwriting, but it mixes them up with some of their, um, typical weirdness in a way that just reaches the perfect balance. The best Snake performance on vocals in any Voivod album, and everyone is on fire. And the 17+ minutes of Jack Luminous totally lives up to the hype. Shame this album didn't really do much for them.
As for the rest - I'd like to highlight the Black Soul Horde album. I've praised it before...it's a good one. Power/Classic metal that's more on the darker end of the spectrum, with some really tasty melodies and atmosphere. Vocals are not stellar, but they do a fine job carrying the tunes.
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As for the rest - I'd like to highlight the Black Soul Horde album. I've praised it before...it's a good one. Power/Classic metal that's more on the darker end of the spectrum, with some really tasty melodies and atmosphere. Vocals are not stellar, but they do a fine job carrying the tunes.
Looks interesting.
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3479688639_16.jpg)
Ah, Wayfarer. Not their best album though. I'm much more partial to Children of the Iron Age and Old Souls.
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(https://i.imgur.com/MNNg3Lq.jpg)
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(https://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/363/cover_517171252012_r.jpg)
The funkier, chunkier alter ego of Enchant.
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(https://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/363/cover_517171252012_r.jpg)
The funkier, chunkier alter ego of Enchant.
Oh, I haven't listened to this in forever! Yep, that's a good description...the melodies are not as memorable, in general, but it's a pleasant album.
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The Mayfield Four - Second Skin
I'm kind of surprised this album is over 20 years, it feels pretty modern, especially in the context of modern Alter Bridge.
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Gentle Giant - Edge Of Twilight
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The Mayfield Four - Second Skin
I'm kind of surprised this album is over 20 years, it feels pretty modern, especially in the context of modern Alter Bridge.
Agreed! Always liked this one...White Flag, in particular, is such a good song...
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Hayden Pedigo - The Happiest Times I Ever Ignored
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Sweeping Promises - Good Living Is Coming For You
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Bully - Feels Like
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Between last night and today at work, hit these Dream Theater shows..:
Boston 2-25-22
Manchester 2-13-14
New York City 3-28-02
San Diego 7-28-05
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/513fVrUFoML._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91d-WxGYk9L._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3808898918_65)
So, yes, The Outer Limits is my favorite Voivod record. Every time I revisit it I'm reminded of how much I love it. It didn't "forget" some lessons learned on Angel Rat in terms of catchier songwriting, but it mixes them up with some of their, um, typical weirdness in a way that just reaches the perfect balance. The best Snake performance on vocals in any Voivod album, and everyone is on fire. And the 17+ minutes of Jack Luminous totally lives up to the hype. Shame this album didn't really do much for them.
As for the rest - I'd like to highlight the Black Soul Horde album. I've praised it before...it's a good one. Power/Classic metal that's more on the darker end of the spectrum, with some really tasty melodies and atmosphere. Vocals are not stellar, but they do a fine job carrying the tunes.
That's my absolute favorite Voivod album!!!! :metal
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First time listen to these and they're fine. One of those cases where I feel like a double album would've been better as one album instead of two.
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1589831876_10.jpg) (https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Anubis-Gate-Interference-01.jpg)
...the new Anubis Gate is starting to click big time!
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That's my absolute favorite Voivod album!!!! :metal
:tup :tup
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...the new Anubis Gate is starting to click big time!
Yeah, that album is really great!
On the other hand the new Pyramaze might be the most boring album I've heard all year.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/35/W.A.S.P._-_The_Neon_God%2C_Pt._1.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/24/W.A.S.P._-_The_Neon_God%2C_Pt._2_The_Demise.jpg)
First time listen to these and they're fine. One of those cases where I feel like a double album would've been better as one album instead of two.
They are solid indeed. Correct though, a condensed 80 minute effort would have been quite killer.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4a/W.A.S.P._-_Kill_Fuck_Die.jpg)
I love this album.
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...the new Anubis Gate is starting to click big time!
Yeah, that album is really great!
On the other hand the new Pyramaze might be the most boring album I've heard all year.
Thank you! I agree, it's fucking tripe. So disappointing.
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...the new Anubis Gate is starting to click big time!
Yeah, that album is really great!
On the other hand the new Pyramaze might be the most boring album I've heard all year.
Thank you! I agree, it's fucking tripe. So disappointing.
And let's be honest, Pyramaze hasn't been good since Immortal.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/35/W.A.S.P._-_The_Neon_God%2C_Pt._1.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/24/W.A.S.P._-_The_Neon_God%2C_Pt._2_The_Demise.jpg)
First time listen to these and they're fine. One of those cases where I feel like a double album would've been better as one album instead of two.
They are solid indeed. Correct though, a condensed 80 minute effort would have been quite killer.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4a/W.A.S.P._-_Kill_Fuck_Die.jpg)
I love this album.
Yeah I haven't disliked an album by Blackie yet......note that I haven't gotten around to listening to Helldorado.
Such a shame that he didn't really hit his stride as a songwriter until 1989 which is really the worst timing for an 80s metal band. I like all the albums prior but Headless Children/Crimson Idol is where things really get interesting. This was also my first listen to KFD in full. I had heard The Horror and My Tortured Eyes off it before but that was about it. Really solid and unique album in his discography. I'm glad he only did the industrial stuff once as it's usually not my thing but it really works with the angry subject matter of the album.
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...the new Anubis Gate is starting to click big time!
Yeah, that album is really great!
On the other hand the new Pyramaze might be the most boring album I've heard all year.
Thank you! I agree, it's fucking tripe. So disappointing.
And let's be honest, Pyramaze hasn't been good since Immortal.
Oof! Can't agree with you on that one though!
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Yeah, Immortal might be their best (having Barlow is the main reason for me), but I thought that Epitaph was great.
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The Who - Live At The Fillmore East 1968
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Barren Cross- State of Control
Accept- Restless & Wild
Rush- Power Windows
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Well this is pretty beautiful so far :heart
Finally getting around to this album, it's fantastic.
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I recall Steven Wilson being a big fan of this album, and how excited he was to be able to remix it. So far sounds quite interesting.
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(https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/5ba52220b5a62d2d54af5c13/1:1/w_600/viagara%20boys_street%20worms.jpg) (https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/625f62a29511368ded707f42/1:1/w_600/viagra-boys-cave-world.jpg)
Damn, only now getting on the Viagra Boys hype train, and wow, these albums are fucking rad. So much energy, weird and original ideas and sounds, yet extremely catchy. Guess I've found a new band to spam in roulettes from now on ;D
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(https://www.normanrecords.com/artwork/large/17/197267-joe-hisaishi-a-symphonic-celebration.jpg)
Well this is pretty beautiful so far :heart
Finally getting around to this album, it's fantastic.
Listened to it twice this week and you are so right.
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(https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/5ba52220b5a62d2d54af5c13/1:1/w_600/viagara%20boys_street%20worms.jpg) (https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/625f62a29511368ded707f42/1:1/w_600/viagra-boys-cave-world.jpg)
Damn, only now getting on the Viagra Boys hype train, and wow, these albums are fucking rad. So much energy, weird and original ideas and sounds, yet extremely catchy. Guess I've found a new band to spam in roulettes from now on ;D
I've heard Cave World, sorry. :biggrin:
It's a mixed bag for me but it's very fun, and probably the funniest album I've heard in a while.
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Listening to the debut album from WITHERING SCORN, the new proggy thrash metal band from the Drover Brothers, Fates Warning's Joe DiBiase from Fates Warning, and Henning Basse on vocals. Pretty good stuff. Worth a listen. :metal
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(https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/5ba52220b5a62d2d54af5c13/1:1/w_600/viagara%20boys_street%20worms.jpg) (https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/625f62a29511368ded707f42/1:1/w_600/viagra-boys-cave-world.jpg)
Damn, only now getting on the Viagra Boys hype train, and wow, these albums are fucking rad. So much energy, weird and original ideas and sounds, yet extremely catchy. Guess I've found a new band to spam in roulettes from now on ;D
I've heard Cave World, sorry. :biggrin:
It's a mixed bag for me but it's very fun, and probably the funniest album I've heard in a while.
Their debut album has Sports, which is just an amazing song. I'm just glad I've finally found a band that's making me excited to listen to music actively again, it's been a while.
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Triumph- Allied Forces
Asia- s/t
Meat Loaf- Bat out of Hell
Kiss- Killers
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Listening to the debut album from WITHERING SCORN, the new proggy thrash metal band from the Drover Brothers, Fates Warning's Joe DiBiase from Fates Warning, and Henning Basse on vocals. Pretty good stuff. Worth a listen. :metal
Brian, thanks for reminding me of this. I liked the single or two that they put out. I'm on this now!
EDIT: :metal :metal :metal
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/13a3575837cc63f474d6e3ed0b721022/8912626)
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...the new Anubis Gate is starting to click big time!
Yeah, that album is really great!
On the other hand the new Pyramaze might be the most boring album I've heard all year.
Thank you! I agree, it's fucking tripe. So disappointing.
And let's be honest, Pyramaze hasn't been good since Immortal.
Oof! Can't agree with you on that one though!
I will say Epitaph was alright, but Disciples of the Sun and Contingent were both almost as bad as Bloodlines.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/a36aa16fa28592e5c04f133c59aa6887/2582040)
Pretty great but the second half is definitely weaker than the first.
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Brian Landrus - Red List
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Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go
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https://blackbraid.bandcamp.com/album/blackbraid-ii
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1273102375_10.jpg)
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Listening to the debut album from WITHERING SCORN, the new proggy thrash metal band from the Drover Brothers, Fates Warning's Joe DiBiase from Fates Warning, and Henning Basse on vocals. Pretty good stuff. Worth a listen. :metal
Brian, thanks for reminding me of this. I liked the single or two that they put out. I'm on this now!
EDIT: :metal :metal :metal
Oh, yes, this is good! Thank you indeed, Brian, for mentioning this, I had no idea the band existed...reminds me of what thrash bands were doing at the beginning of the 90s, slowing things down a bit. I like that it sounds quite chunky, but still with a lot of dynamism. I maybe wish they would stretch their legs a little more with the riffing (as they threaten to do in some spots), but I have enjoyed my first listen. Great vocals and great playing, and it's so good to hear DiBiase again!
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Listening to the debut album from WITHERING SCORN, the new proggy thrash metal band from the Drover Brothers, Fates Warning's Joe DiBiase from Fates Warning, and Henning Basse on vocals. Pretty good stuff. Worth a listen. :metal
Brian, thanks for reminding me of this. I liked the single or two that they put out. I'm on this now!
EDIT: :metal :metal :metal
Shit, is this out now. I forgot too. I love Eidolon so I'm all over this.
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Last few days:
Lorna Shore - Pain Remains
Anubis Gate - Interference
Karnivool - Sound Awake
Vildhjarta - Masstaden Under Vatten
Periphery - V Djent Is Not a Genre
Disillusion - Ayam
Brutus - Unison Life
Fvnerals - Let the Earth be Silent
Bell Witch - Future Shadows Part 1: The Clandestine Gate
Redemption - I Am the Storm
Some 2023 material which reminds me this year is really good on new releases
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(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/IegAAOSwrzxbNe6m/s-l1600.jpg) (https://e.snmc.io/i/1200/s/83b3d5a5a4253d8101e0318cafc0610c/7729716)
(https://i.discogs.com/G2YbIijmHKbSU6nZBiUHkuLZio3z5CEtvj5Jnh3w1_4/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:596/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTExMDIw/NzUtMTY0NjA2MjA3/My0yMzQxLmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://metal-digest.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/paradise-lost.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a5/WakingTheFallen.jpg) (https://e.snmc.io/i/1200/s/c029f2f6e80480508db9f9ebd2e9e021/2945782)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/75/Waspcrimsonidol.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3a/Iron_Maiden_-_Virtual_XI.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d8/AngelOfRetributionJPG.jpg)
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(https://metal-digest.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/paradise-lost.jpg)
Ah! Some good old school Paradise Lost! What sparked it? Doing a PL marathon? If so, let me know, I'm on board :biggrin:
As for the last few listens:
(https://static.spin.com/files/2023/07/700d265f97f8faf0a41ecad2f5250431.1000x1000x1.jpg) (https://frontiers-us.shop/cdn/shop/products/20000000210094_1200x1200.jpg?v=1681833204)
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Already commented on Taylor Swift and Withering Scorn elsewhere...
The Twisted Tower Dire album is excellent...I had read about it a few times, and finally got around to hearing it. Great US power metal. And the last one is Vaelmyst - Secrypts Of The Egochasm...very good (melodic) death metal record from 2021...I wouldn't say "melodeath" (as in the "codified" definition of the genre), but simply, um, death metal that's quite melodic :biggrin:
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(https://metal-digest.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/paradise-lost.jpg)
Ah! Some good old school Paradise Lost! What sparked it? Doing a PL marathon? If so, let me know, I'm on board :biggrin:
I knew this was Nick bait and you wouldn’t be able to resist commenting. Basically I have smart playlists on my iPod which will auto fill with songs I’ve not listened to in a good while. That’s what sparked it. I went through a bit of a Paradise Lost phase like 5 or 6 years ago but only spin the odd album every now and then now.
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I knew this was Nick bait and you wouldn’t be able to resist commenting. Basically I have smart playlists on my iPod which will auto fill with songs I’ve not listened to in a good while. That’s what sparked it. I went through a bit of a Paradise Lost phase like 5 or 6 years ago but only spin the odd album every now and then now.
Well played, sir, you know me well :biggrin:
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Cake - Fashion Nugget
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Today at work..
(https://dreamtheater.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/livescenes.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/23/Budokan_cd.jpg/220px-Budokan_cd.jpg)
Tonight..
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:metal :metal :metal
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/3fe3859de816642955b305fd300d7a87/6443621)(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/d1e1bedeeb68ba5388a8c27b3848c6d9/9199338)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/3d251a667c81717f6728db1a3e75f90f/2346346)(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/fcbeeed84e9582a77553646aa7345020/1562089)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/f48957fe0589d5ab66983d341da2baaf/6796915)(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/4bfc0d661c740a0d5fb7f0615dc5c0c1/10892483)
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Tonight..
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:metal :metal :metal
:metal indeed!
This is really good. It's grown on me a ton. The guitars' interplay is brilliant, my favorite thing about the record. By the way, if you are in the mood for something along these lines, maybe a little folk-ier in the melodies, check out Inexorum - Equinox Vigil, from last year. The guys in it are also part of Majesties.
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1589831876_10.jpg)
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Cool. I will!
...sounds really nice. I like this Carl Skildum guy. .
It doesn't list a drummer. They must be programmed?
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Cool. I will!
...sounds really nice. I like this Carl Skildum guy. .
It doesn't list a drummer. They must be programmed?
Yep, they are definitely programmed on the Inexorum album. I'm pretty sure they are on the Majesties record too, but I haven't found a definitive statement on that ;)
The other musician in Majesties is Tanner Anderson (he is credited with vocals, guitars and drums), who's also the main guy behind the band Obsequiae, which is super-cool too - check out, for example, their album Aria Of Vernal Tombs
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Kenny Barron - The Source
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Man, this thing is relentless...maybe a little too relentless, in that by the end (40 minutes or so, not loo long really) it all starts to blend a bit, with the constant pummeling. Still, it's thrash metal with some great riffing and more extreme vocals (not too much, think along the lines of Lamb of God's Randy Blythe). Very good guitar solos too.
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Earlier today:
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91eP-zjKRqL._AC_UY218_.jpg)
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Now:
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Carole King - Tapestry
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(https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/ar0/75e12700edfd92a7abc3f0e0c60c1668.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/48/SleepTokenTMBTE.jpg)
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ANOHNI and the Johnsons - My Back Was A Bridge For You to Cross
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GROUPLOVE - I Want It All Right Now
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Julie Byrne - The Greater Wings
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Jack White - Boarding House Reach
Never checked it out back in the day due to the negative reaction it received, but gave it a try after seeing Fantano put it as one of the past decade's most underrated albums. Wtf this is really good so far, melon was right for once???
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1705233719_10.jpg)
Mid-Air Thief - Crumbling
Tried revisiting it after a few years, and yeah, this is just mid.
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Guess he was right for twice, then. :neverusethis:
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Local Natives - Time Will Wait For No One
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Guess he was right for twice, then. :neverusethis:
If I had a nickel for every time melonhead was right... I'd have 2 nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
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https://fenuk.bandcamp.com/album/monuments-to-absence
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Blasting this at the gym. Fuck.
(https://assets.bigcartel.com/product_images/358945759/PIZZA+DEATH+ALBUM+COVER.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&w=650)
Now to finish off my workout with this! Holy shit, there’s a Mighty Boosh sound bite in here :lol
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Guess he was right for twice, then. :neverusethis:
That's pretty close to accurate. :lol
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This is just a single (a 16 minute long one, though), but it sounds awesome. :metal
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(https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/625f62a29511368ded707f42/1:1/w_600/viagra-boys-cave-world.jpg)
Yup, can't stop listening to this one, it's so fucking great. Some of the best music I've come across in a long time.
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https://fenuk.bandcamp.com/album/monuments-to-absence
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0108338702_10.jpg)
Yeah, this one is gooood. :metal
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Stryper- In God We Trust
Sacred Warrior- Classics
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1213790671_10.jpg)
https://open.spotify.com/album/7vvBi82gL5PHB4En1HUYMj?si=UKY6wTwXSUufQo8_b-lLxg
Very thrashy, kind of punky. Vocals are harsh but this has a great sound and vibe.
It's a 6 song 17 minute EP and in this small dose it's pretty :metal
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/2561e0f00884878bab0e88ea322231a1/8511230)
Viagra Boys - Wellfare Jazz
I don't understand the low scores for this record - it's their most experimental so far, and while not every song is a banger (though many slap hard), it's such a creative album. Plenty of sax too.
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Isato Nakagawa - Dream Catcher
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Not sure if this is an official EP or just that the band have released 3 new singles at once, alongside the one they released in April.
(https://images.ams-prd.blv.cloud/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJpbWFnZXMtcHJkLTFvNHV6OXpieHd6cDF1Ym0iLCJrZXkiOiJjZTQ3NWFiZS1jMDgyLTRiZmUtYTZkNC0zOGExYzUyNDZhNTciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJ0b0Zvcm1hdCI6ImpwZWciLCJyZXNpemUiOnsid2lkdGgiOjEyMDB9fX0=)
Better Lovers may be a terrible name for a band like this, but the music is kicking my ass. The band consists of former members of Dillinger Escape Plan, Every Time I Die and Fit for an Autopsy.
Specifically…
Jordan Buckley
Greg Puciato
Will Putney
Steve Micciche
Clayton Holyoak
The EP is called God Made Me an Animal.
https://open.spotify.com/album/5BhklHDhaR6bzbELNrNKU2?si=kLmNO7IoQ-e2GMBbeVF3BA (https://open.spotify.com/album/5BhklHDhaR6bzbELNrNKU2?si=kLmNO7IoQ-e2GMBbeVF3BA)
I’m not necessarily a super fan of any of the bands these guys used to be in, but I dig Dillinger and think Puciato is a hell of a vocalist. I like pretty much every band he’s been a part of and he’s easily the member that sells this band for me.
Original single 30 Under 13 was already an instant hit back in April, and the other three songs here are equally as good after one listen. Sacrificial Participant was probably the weakest, but I know I’ll be spinning this a lot, so that’s bound to change. I need to do a bit of research to see if they are following this up with an actual album, because these 15 minutes are not enough.
For those of you who know what’s up, get on it.
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John Entwistle - Smash Your Head Against The Wall
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(https://cdx.monstercat.com/?encoding=webp&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.monstercat.com%2Frelease%2F742779548009%2Fcover%3F7e906817-2769-4585-a0bc-68e75bb87a13&width=600)
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Rodney Crowell - Fate's Right Hand
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Aloud - Sprezzatura
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Not sure if this is an official EP or just that the band have released 3 new singles at once, alongside the one they released in April.
(https://images.ams-prd.blv.cloud/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJpbWFnZXMtcHJkLTFvNHV6OXpieHd6cDF1Ym0iLCJrZXkiOiJjZTQ3NWFiZS1jMDgyLTRiZmUtYTZkNC0zOGExYzUyNDZhNTciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJ0b0Zvcm1hdCI6ImpwZWciLCJyZXNpemUiOnsid2lkdGgiOjEyMDB9fX0=)
Better Lovers may be a terrible name for a band like this, but the music is kicking my ass. The band consists of former members of Dillinger Escape Plan, Every Time I Die and Fit for an Autopsy.
Specifically…
Jordan Buckley
Greg Puciato
Will Putney
Steve Micciche
Clayton Holyoak
The EP is called God Made Me an Animal.
https://open.spotify.com/album/5BhklHDhaR6bzbELNrNKU2?si=kLmNO7IoQ-e2GMBbeVF3BA (https://open.spotify.com/album/5BhklHDhaR6bzbELNrNKU2?si=kLmNO7IoQ-e2GMBbeVF3BA)
I’m not necessarily a super fan of any of the bands these guys used to be in, but I dig Dillinger and think Puciato is a hell of a vocalist. I like pretty much every band he’s been a part of and he’s easily the member that sells this band for me.
Original single 30 Under 13 was already an instant hit back in April, and the other three songs here are equally as good after one listen. Sacrificial Participant was probably the weakest, but I know I’ll be spinning this a lot, so that’s bound to change. I need to do a bit of research to see if they are following this up with an actual album, because these 15 minutes are not enough.
For those of you who know what’s up, get on it.
I love Greg's The Black Queen project, such great synthpop stuff. No clue about this, will give it a try.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7f/Devo_-_Duty_Now.jpg)
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(https://superdeluxeedition.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cover-10.jpg)
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Dave Matthews Band - Everyday
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Twisted Sister- Stay Hungry
Bon Jovi- s/t
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Christopher Cross - Another Page
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Blood, Sweat & Tears - Blood, Sweat & Tears
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Venom - Welcome to Hell
Venom - Black Metal
Venom - At War With Satan
Venom Inc. - Ave
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/1200/s/f4726b08f82c97dc7dafa8570b762a48/2801059)
I fucking love the Finnish :lol Ariich, I’m getting stuff ready for your kiddo’s next roulette :tup
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Jakub Zytecki - Remind Me
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So I finally got around to listening to this:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0578363687_65)
I think I'm going to let this one go. The Rushisms are way too distracting. And throw mid to late 70's Ozzy vocals on top of the music, and it's just plain...weird.
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(https://i.imgur.com/Y6SMhkT.jpg)
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So I finally got around to listening to this:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0578363687_65)
I think I'm going to let this one go. The Rushisms are way too distracting. And throw mid to late 70's Ozzy vocals on top of the music, and it's just plain...weird.
While I don't disagree with the above, I find myself enjoying it a fair bit. As I said before, paying such an obvious tribute to a band is always going to be a limitation...but I'm curious to see where they go next. If they manage to build on this and develop their sound, there might be something interesting in store...
As for my commute today:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0692839493_10.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4253380815_65)
(https://theheadbangingmoose.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/walls-of-jericho1.jpg) (https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Killing-Joke_Pylon.jpg)
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Balmorhea - Pendant World
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Van Halen- Fair Warning
AC/DC- Who Made Who
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(https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/625f62a29511368ded707f42/1:1/w_600/viagra-boys-cave-world.jpg)
Yup, can't stop listening to this one, it's so fucking great. Some of the best music I've come across in a long time.
LEAVE SOCIETY, BE A MONKEY
LEAVE SOCIETY, BE A MONKEY
LEAVE SOCIETY, BE A MONKEY
LEAVE SOCIETY, BE A MONKEY
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(https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/625f62a29511368ded707f42/1:1/w_600/viagra-boys-cave-world.jpg)
Yup, can't stop listening to this one, it's so fucking great. Some of the best music I've come across in a long time.
LEAVE SOCIETY, BE A MONKEY
LEAVE SOCIETY, BE A MONKEY
LEAVE SOCIETY, BE A MONKEY
LEAVE SOCIETY, BE A MONKEY
THAT'S NOT BABY HAIR, THAT'S ANIMAL HAIR! YOU CAN TELL IF YOU TOUCH IT!
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Plini - Sweet Nothings (EP)
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Brian Landrus - Mirage
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seeing them tonight
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2395872474_65)
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Rodney Crowell - Ain't Living Long Like This
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2b/Queensryche_-_Rage_for_Order_cover_2.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/db/The_Headless_Children_%28W.A.S.P._album_-_cover_art%29.jpg)
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Journey- Greatest Hits
Boston- Greatest Hits
Foreigner- Best of
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Van Halen - VH1
Styx- Greatest Hits
W.A.S.P.- s/t
Joe Satriani- Surfing With the Alien
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So I finally got around to listening to this:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0578363687_65)
I think I'm going to let this one go. The Rushisms are way too distracting. And throw mid to late 70's Ozzy vocals on top of the music, and it's just plain...weird.
I agree. I couldn't really enjoy because it just seemed so unoriginal.
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Christopher Cross - Every Turn of the World
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Slowly Rolling Camera - Where The Streets Lead
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Christopher Cross - Every Turn of the World
Not sure if you already saw but Christopher Cross did a cool interview with Rick Beato: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nljarzFg1Qs
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Rodney Crowell - The Outsider
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Heat Automatica - Decadence
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Dave Matthews Band - Busted Stuff
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Blood, Sweat & Tears - Blood, Sweat And Tears 3
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Jakub Zytecki - Wishful Lotus Proof
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Over the last couple days:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2081255879_10.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1019720461_10.jpg)
(https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/5929b3f513d197565213aa1d/1:1/w_600/624653ff.jpg) (https://www.maddermortem.com/RITAC_WP/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Desiderata_600_02.jpg)
(https://i.discogs.com/Fey7Eqx72Cu71CYFg7ZMhpY7BRkn3vwBG69AVZni5L4/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTc1MzEy/OC0xNDYxNTA1NTU0/LTUwNzYuanBlZw.jpeg) (https://i.discogs.com/eFxsnEGR335oVJ33kI2dlqs-2BlsN1vmilFwyZkiD9U/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:593/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM2Mjc0/NjktMTY1NjMyMzQ5/OS00MDc3LmpwZWc.jpeg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1249605630_10.jpg) (https://porcupinetree.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/lightbulbsun.jpg)
(https://www.biffyclyro.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/BC_ACOE_Pack-sml.jpg) (https://readdork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Biffy-Clyro-The-Myth-of-the-Happily-Ever-After.jpg)
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John Coltrane - Evenings At The Village Gate: John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy (Live)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5d/The_New_Order.jpg)
In a bit of a Testament kind of mood at the moment :metal
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Balmorhea - Clear Language
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5d/The_New_Order.jpg)
In a bit of a Testament kind of mood at the moment :metal
My favorite Testament!
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5d/The_New_Order.jpg)
In a bit of a Testament kind of mood at the moment :metal
My favorite Testament!
Definitely wouldn’t say it’s my favourite but weirdly for a classic thrash band, I prefer their latter output, from the late 90s onwards.
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The Neal Morse Band - An Evening of Innocence & Danger: Live in Hamburg
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Cavalera Conspiracy - Bestial Devastation (re-recorded)
Cavalera Conspiracy - Morbid Visions (re-recorded)
Venom Inc. - Ave
Queensryche - DNA
Queensryche - Condition Human
Queensryche - The Verdict
Queensryche - s/t
Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime
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Fifth Angel- s/t, Time Will Tell
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Boston- Don't Look Back
Whitesnake- Slide it In
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Whitesnake- s/t
Asia- s/t
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(https://napalmrecords.com/media/catalog/product/cache/2c98b5dedb058b51317c19b0b945bfc5/8/1/81124_the_night_eternal_fatale_slipcase_cd.jpg)
The Night Eternal - Fatale
Came out today, it's the second full-length from this German band. Think Tribulation with clean vocals, Idle Hands/Unto Others or In Solitude's last album (Sister). They do kinda commit to one mood for the duration of the record, but the whole thing has a dark, catchy metal energy to it that I enjoyed. Fans of the bands above might want to check it out.
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(https://napalmrecords.com/media/catalog/product/cache/2c98b5dedb058b51317c19b0b945bfc5/8/1/81124_the_night_eternal_fatale_slipcase_cd.jpg)
The Night Eternal - Fatale
Came out today, it's the second full-length from this German band. Think Tribulation with clean vocals, Idle Hands/Unto Others or In Solitude's last album (Sister). They do kinda commit to one mood for the duration of the record, but the whole thing has a dark, catchy metal energy to it that I enjoyed. Fans of the bands above might want to check it out.
Fucking A Nick! I sampled this earlier and planned on hitting more of it tonight. I even thought of you!
That's too funny.
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Here's one I committed to my Spotify library.
Blackbraid-Blackbraid II
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/868475.jpg)
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(https://napalmrecords.com/media/catalog/product/cache/2c98b5dedb058b51317c19b0b945bfc5/8/1/81124_the_night_eternal_fatale_slipcase_cd.jpg)
The Night Eternal - Fatale
Came out today, it's the second full-length from this German band. Think Tribulation with clean vocals, Idle Hands/Unto Others or In Solitude's last album (Sister). They do kinda commit to one mood for the duration of the record, but the whole thing has a dark, catchy metal energy to it that I enjoyed. Fans of the bands above might want to check it out.
Fucking A Nick! I sampled this earlier and planned on hitting more of it tonight. I even thought of you!
That's too funny.
Same here :biggrin: I guess we know taste overlap and such!
Here's one I committed to my Spotify library.
Blackbraid-Blackbraid II
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/868475.jpg)
This one intrigues me, but I haven't checked it out yet
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John Petrucci & Jordan Rudess - An Evening With
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(https://i.imgur.com/CGiKuy8.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/4Kptb4q.jpg)
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A couple more releases from today:
(https://wonderboxmetal.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/eleine-we-shall-remain.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0330968849_10.jpg)
I've commented on the new Voyager in the relevant thread...just wanted to say that it's growing on me even more. Cool, catchy and quintessentially Voyager.
I checked out the Eleine album based on a couple of good reviews, and I have to say it was a nice surprise. I mean, the easy categorization is female-fronted symphonic metal, but it's way heftier than the genre average. Very nice vocals (plus very limited amount of male vocals from the guitar player, both clean and harsh), musically quite straightforward, but very well produced. Quite heavy in the drumming department too. Also, short and sweet (under 40 minutes).
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3569294020_10.jpg)
How good would you expect a band called Instant Boner to sound? Coming soon, to a roulette near you.
Listening now. Stoner prog? Female vocalist. Sound pretty decent but no Instant Boner for me. :D
I don't even really know how to describe this, but I'm digging it. Wish I'd discovered them before Tim's female vocal round.
Glasser, essentially you are right, it is female fronted stoner prog. There's also a good dose of psychedelia in there as well :hat
Listening to this album again, and honestly so good!
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3569294020_10.jpg)
How good would you expect a band called Instant Boner to sound? Coming soon, to a roulette near you.
Listening now. Stoner prog? Female vocalist. Sound pretty decent but no Instant Boner for me. :D
I don't even really know how to describe this, but I'm digging it. Wish I'd discovered them before Tim's female vocal round.
Glasser, essentially you are right, it is female fronted stoner prog. There's also a good dose of psychedelia in there as well :hat
Listening to this album again, and honestly so good!
I missed this back in April. LoL at the band name...
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(https://napalmrecords.com/media/catalog/product/cache/2c98b5dedb058b51317c19b0b945bfc5/8/1/81124_the_night_eternal_fatale_slipcase_cd.jpg)
The Night Eternal - Fatale
Came out today, it's the second full-length from this German band. Think Tribulation with clean vocals, Idle Hands/Unto Others or In Solitude's last album (Sister). They do kinda commit to one mood for the duration of the record, but the whole thing has a dark, catchy metal energy to it that I enjoyed. Fans of the bands above might want to check it out.
Fucking A Nick! I sampled this earlier and planned on hitting more of it tonight. I even thought of you!
That's too funny.
Same here :biggrin: I guess we know taste overlap and such!
I played this at work today, so I made it through the whole thing. I don't know...It didn't really deliver on my first impression. I found the singer to be a bit offputting after a while. As much as I liked the Idle Hands debut, that guy's voice would eventually wear on me as well. Musically, it felt tad too slow in places.
(https://maximumvolumemusic.com/wp-content/uploads/844640.jpg)
This has potential as it was really solid, but I have the same issue with this as I do with the latest Metal Church, which is the singer is just way oversinging. I think I'd rather just listen to Painkiller.
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Fifth-Angel_When-Angels-Kill-01.jpg.webp)
This album is excellent!!
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3569294020_10.jpg)
How good would you expect a band called Instant Boner to sound? Coming soon, to a roulette near you.
OK, it's more of a grower, but...I don't know. Luke, keep it in your pants. :lol
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(https://napalmrecords.com/media/catalog/product/cache/2c98b5dedb058b51317c19b0b945bfc5/8/1/81124_the_night_eternal_fatale_slipcase_cd.jpg)
The Night Eternal - Fatale
Came out today, it's the second full-length from this German band. Think Tribulation with clean vocals, Idle Hands/Unto Others or In Solitude's last album (Sister). They do kinda commit to one mood for the duration of the record, but the whole thing has a dark, catchy metal energy to it that I enjoyed. Fans of the bands above might want to check it out.
Fucking A Nick! I sampled this earlier and planned on hitting more of it tonight. I even thought of you!
That's too funny.
Same here :biggrin: I guess we know taste overlap and such!
I played this at work today, so I made it through the whole thing. I don't know...It didn't really deliver on my first impression. I found the singer to be a bit offputting after a while. As much as I liked the Idle Hands debut, that guy's voice would eventually wear on me as well. Musically, it felt tad too slow in places.
I actually found the music pleasingly "urgent", but I'm not 100% sold on the singer either. That's sometimes the trouble with this kind of overly "theatrical" (for lack of better term), gothic singing...anything more than small doses, it becomes a bit much. Anyway, I liked the album enough that I will revisit it, but who knows if it'll stick...
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I agree on the Fifth Angel. I found it really really good.
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Kaki King - Everybody Loves You
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3569294020_10.jpg)
How good would you expect a band called Instant Boner to sound? Coming soon, to a roulette near you.
OK, it's more of a grower, but...I don't know. Luke, keep it in your pants. :lol
No containing it I’m afraid. It needs to be shared with those who would appreciate it most, which happens to be a bunch of dudes on the internet.
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3569294020_10.jpg)
How good would you expect a band called Instant Boner to sound? Coming soon, to a roulette near you.
OK, it's more of a grower, but...I don't know. Luke, keep it in your pants. :lol
No containing it I’m afraid. It needs to be shared with those who would appreciate it most, which happens to be a bunch of dudes on the internet.
I'm all over this.... Oh wait, not what I meant :lol
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(https://i.imgur.com/3k4V9FZ.jpg)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/b63e60afdd054ccf429173f3157beba6/5392812)
Masakatsu Takagi - Kagayaki
Damn, this album is just so... gentle, kind, and full of life. Story goes that the author moved to a small village in the mountains, and after getting involved with the local community, he invited many folks, from kids to old people, to collaborate on this record. It really does feel like the work of a small community, and makes you crave for that. Some tracks are just incredibly beautiful and powerful. I'll definitely revisit this soon.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/b63e60afdd054ccf429173f3157beba6/5392812)
Masakatsu Takagi - Kagayaki
Damn, this album is just so... gentle, kind, and full of life. Story goes that the author moved to a small village in the mountains, and after getting involved with the local community, he invited many folks, from kids to old people, to collaborate on this record. It really does feel like the work of a small community, and makes you crave for that. Some tracks are just incredibly beautiful and powerful. I'll definitely revisit this soon.
Sounds interesting. I’ve come for evening walk to watch the sunset and was thinking I need something suitable. Firing this up now, could be perfect for it.
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Kikimora - For A Broken Dime. Nicolo Kotzev”s band. Good stuff
Y&T - ten
Great White - Hooked
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/9407512414dbb6be94f4f508ccd88b1e/2274152)
This is great stuff!
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/b63e60afdd054ccf429173f3157beba6/5392812)
Masakatsu Takagi - Kagayaki
Damn, this album is just so... gentle, kind, and full of life. Story goes that the author moved to a small village in the mountains, and after getting involved with the local community, he invited many folks, from kids to old people, to collaborate on this record. It really does feel like the work of a small community, and makes you crave for that. Some tracks are just incredibly beautiful and powerful. I'll definitely revisit this soon.
Sounds interesting. I’ve come for evening walk to watch the sunset and was thinking I need something suitable. Firing this up now, could be perfect for it.
Let me know how it goes! It can get a little strange at times, but it's got a lot of charm
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/b63e60afdd054ccf429173f3157beba6/5392812)
Masakatsu Takagi - Kagayaki
Damn, this album is just so... gentle, kind, and full of life. Story goes that the author moved to a small village in the mountains, and after getting involved with the local community, he invited many folks, from kids to old people, to collaborate on this record. It really does feel like the work of a small community, and makes you crave for that. Some tracks are just incredibly beautiful and powerful. I'll definitely revisit this soon.
Sounds interesting. I’ve come for evening walk to watch the sunset and was thinking I need something suitable. Firing this up now, could be perfect for it.
Let me know how it goes! It can get a little strange at times, but it's got a lot of charm
Yea, it was a bit of a different listen, and long too. It fitted nicely for my walk and then it was still going whilst I came home and did some yoga. Good shit. I’m not sure how often I’d revisit but I think it’s good for a certain mood.
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2913571032_10.jpg)
1476 - In Exile
Quite a bit different than what I normally go for, this ended up being intriguing. As the band describe themselves, there's some folk, some punk, some, um, occult-ish rock/metal...all sprinkled with a good dose of melancholy, which hits the right notes. The overarching theme is kinda cool too. The vocals are somewhat of an acquired taste, but they actually work for what they are going for.
Luke - you might enjoy this. Ever heard of them?
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There's a really cool instrumental album from earlier this year bay a band called June 1974, and when I saw you post an album by a band with a year in the name, I thought this was it..
I'll check this out too.
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Nick, that 1476 album sounds cool as shit. I hear a little Michael Monroe in the singer, oddly.
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Nick, that 1476 album sounds cool as shit. I hear a little Michael Monroe in the singer, oddly.
Yeah, I can hear that, actually.
I agree it sounds pretty cool...a tad long, maybe (although the last song is great, so it leaves you with a good taste :))
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2913571032_10.jpg)
1476 - In Exile
Quite a bit different than what I normally go for, this ended up being intriguing. As the band describe themselves, there's some folk, some punk, some, um, occult-ish rock/metal...all sprinkled with a good dose of melancholy, which hits the right notes. The overarching theme is kinda cool too. The vocals are somewhat of an acquired taste, but they actually work for what they are going for.
Luke - you might enjoy this. Ever heard of them?
Nope, never heard of ‘em but I’ve lined them up :tup sounds like the sort of mix I could get on board with.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/5cbde1e3638a3b924bb6b9b2d2dc3da2/1922330)
Consider me a new fan of this band.
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Saga is one band I've never explored, for some reason...
Suggestions on where to start?
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/5cbde1e3638a3b924bb6b9b2d2dc3da2/1922330)
Consider me a new fan of this band.
I'll consider it. Just give me some time to make sure ;)... Seriously tho, they are excellent.
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Saga is one band I've never explored, for some reason...
Suggestions on where to start?
My favorite.
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Early 90s Electro-Industrial that goes HARD.
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Saga is one band I've never explored, for some reason...
Suggestions on where to start?
My favorite.
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Thanks Glasser :tup I'll check this out
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Early 90s Electro-Industrial that goes HARD.
It goes so hard it broke the image link. Checking the URL for it though, I see the album has the Weyland-Yutani logo, which immediately has me interested. Have to add it to my post-roulette list of things to look into.
Edit: Ohhhh, it's :wumpscut: I haven't heard that one, but some of their others are quite good. I wonder if that cover has been photoshopped or something then.
Edit 2: Looks like there are numerous versions of that cover. I would think 20th Century Fox would have had issues with that particular one.
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Yeah for some reason fanart.tv links seems to be broken here :lol. Seems that album has had way too many different releases and versions to keep track of. It was pretty good, kinda gets a bit boring towards the end, but the first half is excellent. And speaking of industrial...
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/5cadfd41fc0a348d54822b64254eb0e6/5955379) (https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/11ddb942bc4e728f5638b485a77a594e/2653805)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/c4e87f500b6590de4b1a330f827983ab/5887293) (https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/cd801e868b9b5c666172d19f23b91b1c/9946533)
I really wanted to like Ministry but these albums leaned heavily on Thrash with some Industrial tendencies, and they got pretty annoying quite fast. The Skinny Puppy was the one I was looking forward to the most, and I just had to drop it halfway through - it's a big, noisy, incomprehensible mess, and not in a good way :lol. The Front Line Assembly is pretty good tho, feels closer to Synthpop a la Depeche Mode, and it's not aggressive at all. Quite pleasing.
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Skinny Puppy is my kind of noise.
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All great stuff there.
Tactical Neural Implant is really good. Haven't listened to it in forever.
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Yeah, that's also a great one, most of their stuff is.
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Skinny Puppy is my kind of noise.
I love noise, but this was just confusing and weird, and not in a good way for me. I'm more of a dreamcrusher noise guy :neverusethis:
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We only live on the same planet on alternating days. ;D
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Stortregn - Evocation of Light
The band's second album (came out in 2013), compared to their more recent stuff this is way more influenced by 90s Gothenburg melodic death metal, with abundant doses of Dissection's mixture of death and black. More straightforward, perhaps, but this is REALLY good. Love the occasional acoustic work, and the "icy" melodies truly bring me back, what, almost three decades (!!)
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1476 - In Exile
Quite a bit different than what I normally go for, this ended up being intriguing. As the band describe themselves, there's some folk, some punk, some, um, occult-ish rock/metal...all sprinkled with a good dose of melancholy, which hits the right notes. The overarching theme is kinda cool too. The vocals are somewhat of an acquired taste, but they actually work for what they are going for.
Luke - you might enjoy this. Ever heard of them?
Just getting to this Nick. It sounds like folky post-black metal sung by a combo of Davey Havok and Shane MacGowan! I was not prepared for this but interesting so far.
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1476 - In Exile
Quite a bit different than what I normally go for, this ended up being intriguing. As the band describe themselves, there's some folk, some punk, some, um, occult-ish rock/metal...all sprinkled with a good dose of melancholy, which hits the right notes. The overarching theme is kinda cool too. The vocals are somewhat of an acquired taste, but they actually work for what they are going for.
Luke - you might enjoy this. Ever heard of them?
Just getting to this Nick. It sounds like folky post-black metal sung by a combo of Davey Havok and Shane MacGowan! I was not prepared for this but interesting so far.
I guess that's what I was trying to convey with my description :biggrin: I thought the folky-punky-whatever else combo might intrigue you...
It did me, actually. Have been enjoying this.
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1476 - In Exile
Quite a bit different than what I normally go for, this ended up being intriguing. As the band describe themselves, there's some folk, some punk, some, um, occult-ish rock/metal...all sprinkled with a good dose of melancholy, which hits the right notes. The overarching theme is kinda cool too. The vocals are somewhat of an acquired taste, but they actually work for what they are going for.
Luke - you might enjoy this. Ever heard of them?
Just getting to this Nick. It sounds like folky post-black metal sung by a combo of Davey Havok and Shane MacGowan! I was not prepared for this but interesting so far.
I guess that's what I was trying to convey with my description :biggrin: I thought the folky-punky-whatever else combo might intrigue you...
It did me, actually. Have been enjoying this.
Yea man. I’m always up for a splicing of genres that on paper shouldn’t work. That being said, the vocals could be a sticking point.
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Avenged Sevenfold - Life is but a Dream...
Yeah, I don't know about this one. If anything it makes me want to listen to Mr. Bungle, but nothing more. It's weird how it manages to sound both all over the place and predictable at the same time. I liked "Cosmic" and the title track a lot, though.
Doves - Lost Souls
Holy shit, where has this band been all my life? "The Cedar Room" might be one of my favorite British rock songs of all time.
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The Clientele - I Am Not There Anymore
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Classic thrash metal day :metal
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I have that Vio-lence album on vinyl upstairs in my attic!
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I have that Vio-lence album on vinyl upstairs in my attic!
Nice! I’d love to see all the classic Ed Repka album covers up close on vinyl.
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Saxon- Destiny
Ted Nugent- best of
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Eagles- Hotel California
Harem Scarem- Mood Swings
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Judas Priest- Screaming for Vengeance
Queensryche- EP
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Classic thrash metal day :metal
ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!!!! :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal
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Talking of perfect, I literally just finished listening to your EP. Good lord, this is the EP flow we all need :lol
You better be entering more roulettes moving forwards…
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Classic thrash metal day :metal
Good stuff, Luke!
I have never checked out Forbidden's Green...with the comments I'm reading here, I guess I need to amend that.
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Today's commute:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b5/S-D-T.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/C7FUf--aqkQurlPn8WLu1otVV8KapgH9lGzNQroGDzw/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM3MDA2/MS0xNDI4MjU2MjAx/LTUyNDMuanBlZw.jpeg)
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/witherscapecd2013.jpg) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71eFYmV4pzL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
Man, I hadn't listened to Theatre of Tragedy's debut in a long while. It certainly sounds a bit of its time, but I think its influence on the genre is hard to deny...
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Today:
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I think just following Jamesman's roulette has 2015-17 on my mind :lol
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Gipsy Kings - Gipsy Kings
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Thank you for reminding me of an album I've not heard in a while.
(https://i.discogs.com/MMpNgiuMsvQe8Mt8mA4P0tKD-pzuPmQgJZOfK3YVPyw/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEyNTIy/NjYxLTE1MzY5MzI0/MTYtNzI1NS5qcGVn.jpeg)
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Talking of perfect, I literally just finished listening to your EP. Good lord, this is the EP flow we all need :lol
You better be entering more roulettes moving forwards…
(https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/788/250/813.jpg)
Bloody fucking fun! I will do another roulette for sure.
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Bloody fucking fun!
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I've been really hyped to get this since they announced this. It's really good. I initially had some trouble getting into it because I've been listening to the singles for so long, but now I'm getting into the overall flow of the album, and it's really solid from beginning to end. I hope this album sells millions!
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Yesterday and today:
Rush - A Farewell to Kings
Rush - Clockworks Angels
Gave Rush another try but it's not for me. Great music but I can't get past the vocals on the earlier albums. Clockwork Angels works better with a more matured voice.
Further:
Haken - Fauna
Converge - The Dusk In Us
Evergrey - In Search of Truth
Archspire - Bleed the Future
Baroness- The Red Album
Mastodon - Leviathan
Riverside - ID.Entity
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Bloody fucking fun!
(https://media.tenor.com/T2HvUBQ1_nMAAAAC/amy-santiago-gotcha.gif)
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Yesterday and today:
Rush - A Farewell to Kings
Rush - Clockworks Angels
Gave Rush another try but it's not for me. Great music but I can't get past the vocals on the earlier albums. Clockwork Angels works better with a more matured voice.
As one last attempt, may I suggest the Counterparts album (from 1993), if you haven't heard it yet? If you prefer Geddy's more mature voice, that's probably his peak, on top of hard hitting, guitar driven, but still deliciously melodic Rush music :)
Further:
Haken - Fauna
Converge - The Dusk In Us
Evergrey - In Search of Truth
Archspire - Bleed the Future
Baroness- The Red Album
Mastodon - Leviathan
Riverside - ID.Entity
Lots of good stuff, and that one is my favorite Evergrey album. A mini-classic, if you ask me.
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Today's commute:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3113339614_10.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4094034369_10.jpg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2042503530_65) (https://i.discogs.com/-9Wp5dIs0i-xvzD2I7BEdrKto8ycVp4AOae0Zl1WrTw/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:530/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIwNjg0/NTI3LTE2MzUyNzAx/MzQtNTI4Mi5qcGVn.jpeg)
Plus a recent discovery, from a totally random recommendation:
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Martriden - Cold and Silence
2015 album, band is from the US (I think this is their second or third?). Proggy, vaguely extreme metal (mostly because of the harsh vocals), very much in the vein of mid-to-late career Enslaved (especially in the riffing approach of the guitars). The playing is very tasty and overall the album is cool.
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For some reason I never checked out George Clanton's debut album, and tbh I'm not missing out on much. Slide is just way better in every sense, and I'm quite hyped for the new album, which drops next week.
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For some reason I never checked out George Clanton's debut album, and tbh I'm not missing out on much. Slide is just way better in every sense, and I'm quite hyped for the new album, which drops next week.
Is this a selfie of you listening to the album or is that the actual album cover? :lol
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Parody is no longer distinguishable from actual art.
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Ernesto Schnack - Spirit: Covers, Vol. 2
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For some reason I never checked out George Clanton's debut album, and tbh I'm not missing out on much. Slide is just way better in every sense, and I'm quite hyped for the new album, which drops next week.
Is this a selfie of you listening to the album or is that the actual album cover? :lol
lmao that's the album cover, and I don't look even remotely like him, but more like this
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:metal :metal :metal @TAC
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Hah! You're the second person to send it my way, but it just doesn't do it for me.
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Looks cheesy.
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Today...
(https://i.discogs.com/FJcUN8ysxT-yGZ86otL18Zu1xZtIrwI-fKCM9oYVzL0/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:599/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM5NDE1/OTEtMTU2OTc4Mzk2/NC0xNjUwLmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/45/SylosisMonolithAlbumCover.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/03/Russian_Roulette_%28album%29.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0330968849_10.jpg)
Just a comment on Heaven's Cry...I love, LOVE this album. Such a little gem of 90s prog metal. This came out in 1997 and it's such a cool take on the genre. They are from Canada, and they bring just the right amount of weirdness to the table. Very prominent bass - one part Voivod, one part Geddy Lee? (Speaking of Voivod- interestingly, the vocalist/guitar player here played bass as a guest on Voivod's Outer Limits album). Very interesting riffs and textures from the guitars, certainly not afraid to hit hard (Cruel Disguise!), but also able to create moods that sound almost...serene. Cool vocals too (Face sounds vaguely King's X-esque towards the end).
The production is not perfect, but ain't too bad either. I know this has been reissued more recently, but I haven't heard the (Remastered? Remixed?) version...all I know is the CD I have from 1997.
Any fans of the band among the good people here?
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I have the Heavens Cry in my Spotify library. Couldn't tell you the last time I listened to it.
Russian Roulette!! :metal
Accept is a Top 10 band for me.
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Kaki King - Legs To Make Us Longer
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For some reason I never checked out George Clanton's debut album, and tbh I'm not missing out on much. Slide is just way better in every sense, and I'm quite hyped for the new album, which drops next week.
Is this a selfie of you listening to the album or is that the actual album cover? :lol
lmao that's the album cover, and I don't look even remotely like him, but more like this
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ux5cQbO_ybw/maxresdefault.jpg)
That's the same person, just one has a beard. :)
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lmao that's the album cover, and I don't look even remotely like him, but more like this
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Holy shit, we're twins!
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:rollin
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Daniel Tompkins - Ruins
I never get tired of this. Absolutely brilliant album.
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Two killer albums. Ruins might be even better than the last two TesseracT albums, and Sons of Northern Darkness was my first black metal album and still one of my favorites.
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Continuing thrash week :metal
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Rannoch has a new release titled Conflagrations. I am listening now and sounds like a great follow up to the previous release Reflections Upon Darkness
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Two killer albums. Ruins might be even better than the last two TesseracT albums, and Sons of Northern Darkness was my first black metal album and still one of my favorites.
Sons is a riff monster from start to finish. Sounds amazing too.
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Rannoch has a new release titled Conflagrations. I am listening now and sounds like a great follow up to the previous release Reflections Upon Darkness
Love all their stuff so far, will definitely be digging into it when I have some time.
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Two killer albums. Ruins might be even better than the last two TesseracT albums, and Sons of Northern Darkness was my first black metal album and still one of my favorites.
Sons is a riff monster from start to finish. Sounds amazing too.
Yeah, that one and At the Heart of Winter are particularly tasty
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I haven't listened to this since 2020. It's so bound up with my emotions of that time that I've been reluctant to revisit it. But this is the right album at the right time for me right now, just as it was then. Retroactively my AOTY for that year.
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Looks cheesy.
That's what I love about it, the more cheese the better, add pepperoni and BONZER!. :biggrin:
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Unfortunately the album isn't out yet but I snagged one of the 300 7 inch vinyl singles of MAER's Sister.
Such a beautiful single and great content
Well it's Marjana Semkina and Anna Murphy who are behind it so it figures...
Can't get enough of these two songs at the moment
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Fish - Weltschmerz
This is really growing on me. Some really fine songwriting on display here.
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Yes - Fly From Here: Return Trip
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The other day I was thinking of how fucking great the 2010s were for music, so I went through Rateyourmusic's charts for that decade, and listened to a bunch of records I had missed out on. So far I got...
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death's dynamic shroud.wmv I'll Try Living Like This
I don't get this at all, thought it was going to be an interesting album, but it really does feel like a random collection of cool sounds. Guess that's just vaporwave in a nutshell :P
D'Angelo and The Vanguard Black Messiah
Quite disappointed with this, maybe it's just not my style but I found it quite flat and repetitive.
The Brave Little Abacus Just Got Back From the Discomfort—We're Alright
Midwest Emo is very hit or miss for me, and this is more of the latter tbh. Perhaps it could grow on me with time, but I don't know if I even like their sound lol
Ok, now onto the good stuff...
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Oneohtrix Point Never Garden of Delete
Ok this is quite a surprise - very weird, experimental Electronic / Ambient music, that sometimes might be a bit too much for me, but also has some amazing moments. Quite the mixed bag to me, but I'll certainly revisit it. What surprises me the most is how freaking popular this guy is despite how inaccessible his work is.
Oneohtrix Point Never Replica
I don't remember much from this one, other than it was interesting lol. I'll revisit it as well.
Jamie xx In Colour
I've known about this album's existence for almost 8 years now, yet I'm only listening to it right now. Damn, wished I had done it sooner - not sure I'd have appreciated back in the day, but somewhere in between, when I was really getting into electronic music. Very fun yet elegant dance music, some tracks are instrumental, others have vocals, and it's all produced marvelously. Digging it a lot (except for the song with Young Thug, I hate those vocals lol).
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death's dynamic shroud.wmv I'll Try Living Like This
I don't get this at all, thought it was going to be an interesting album, but it really does feel like a random collection of cool sounds. Guess that's just vaporwave in a nutshell :P
This one's a grower. It's weird as fuck but it has such a surreal dystopian atmosphere to it, and it's actually got some solid tunes on it once you get used to all the weird noises. You were totally going to get Loving Is Easy from me in your next roulette. :lol
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Yeah if you wanted to get minus one trillion points :neverusethis:
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/0fb00b802618f5f6f650bab960ad1adf/9110331)
I have realized that most of my music collection is from many parts of the world but Latin America, so I'm gonna be catching up with some cool releases from now on. This one is, at least on the first half, banger after banger. Amazing Synthpop tunes, very catchy and elaborate, love it.
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Yeah if you wanted to get minus one trillion points :neverusethis:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4uJGa2lqgA
You
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lmao so true bestie
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Machine Girl - WLFGRL
Yeah this is pretty nuts, some tracks are a bit forgettable, but the ones that stand out are fucking bangers :2metal:. I'll def revisit.
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I’m attempting a Neal Morse career listen.
Spock’s Beard - The Light
Spock’s Beard - Beware of Darkness
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Machine Girl - WLFGRL
Yeah this is pretty nuts, some tracks are a bit forgettable, but the ones that stand out are fucking bangers :2metal:. I'll def revisit.
Jeez, I probably would have sent you them too. :lol
Definitely give this album (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXOcXLbrfgk) a try... it's even more nuts.
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Machine Girl - WLFGRL
Yeah this is pretty nuts, some tracks are a bit forgettable, but the ones that stand out are fucking bangers :2metal: . I'll def revisit.
Jeez, I probably would have sent you them too. :lol
Definitely give this album (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXOcXLbrfgk) a try... it's even more nuts.
Time for a roulette where you're the only participant amirite :neverusethis:
Yeah I had that one too on my list, will give it a try soon.
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Ok so these are some of the things I've jammed in the last 24 hours, plus a few I listened to the other day. Part 1:
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Left at London t.i.a.p.f.y.h.
Forgot I had listened to it shortly after my last roulette ended, and gave it another try. Pills & Good Advice is an amazing song, but the rest of the album is quite not my thing tbh. Still curious about their new album which should drop this year.
Ghost Meliora
For some reason I had never listened to an album of these guys, and I can't really see the fuzz about them - it's just generic Hard Rock / Heavy Metal with Scooby Doo chase music / spooky vibes mixed in :P
Metá Metá MetaL MetaL
Quite intriguing Avant-Garde music from Brazil, with mixes of Art Rock and Jazz and some traditional music. Quite overwhelming tbh, but I'll revisit.
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Fabulosos Calavera
Legendary Argentinian band, famed for doing very eclectic and varied albums that mixed a lot of genres, try their hard at making a Mexican themed album... and the result is quite not my thing I'll be honest, but I appreciate the creativity and wild mix of styles here.
yeule Serotonin II
Hmnnnn kinda interesting Ambient Pop, but kinda boring tbh.
Ecco2k E
Don't even remember how it sounded tbh, I just recall every song sounding like each other, and they were all mid.
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A few more I had forgotten I gave a listen to during the last week or so. Part 2.
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Everything Everything Get to Heaven
Took me ages to get to this, and I'm not sure I missed out on much tbh. It's quite inventive Art Pop for sure, but the melodies? I ain't feeling them.
Café Tacvba Re
Very fun Mexican album, goes from some Traditional Folk music to Rock, to Ska, to Thrash Metal, to uhhhh.... yeah. But it flows quite nicely! Gonna revisit this and their other more experimental album Revés / Yosoy, which for some reason is not on Spotify.
Phoebe Bridgers Punisher
Hmnnn I might revisit, I found it had a very interesting and lovely sound, but the actual songs were just OK to me. Except the closing track, that was amazing.
Sneaker Pimps Splinter
Classic late 90s Trip Hop, I love the first song (Half Life), but the rest of the album is kinda forgettable tbh.
Deftones Adrenaline
Quite rough around the edges as is their debut, but it has some legit tracks here and there. The jump in quality to Around the Fur is just amazing.
Lana del Rey Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd
Second listen, and I'm not sure about it. The atmosphere is wonderful but it's just way too long, and the mix of genres doesn't work that well for me.
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Ok, last batch for now (I hope). Part 3.
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Grouper Ruins
I think I've listend to a few Grouper records at this point, and they're all nice ambient stuff, but I kinda fail to vibe with them. This one was lovely for sure, but not very memorable.
blur Parklife
Hmnnnn not digging this tbh, it's quite annoying even :lol
Japanese Breakfast Jubilee
It saddens me when I listen to an album so well written and lovely, but I just don't connect with it.
Queens of the Stone Age ...Like Clockwork
Quite intriguing album, not your usual Alternative rock effort. I need to listen to this band a bit more.
Susanne Sundfor Blómi
I had completely forgotten she released an album this year! Yeah this is very nice, quite soft and laid back, with hints of jazz here and there. I'll revisit.
65daysofstatic The Fall of Math
It's fine I guess, I prefer their No Man's Sky soundtrack, but not by much tbh.
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Benjamin Koppel, Scott Colley, and Brian Blade - PERSPECTIVE
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Today’s listening…
Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Tarkus
Wang Wen - 7 Objects in Another Infinite Space
Fishmans - 8月の現状 (Live)
Deftonres - Gore
Omar Rodríguez-López - Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fungus
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Yanqui U.X.O.
Any Wang Wen fans in here?
Also, @Sacul some great picks here.
Fave 3 from the last few posts are Ghost, Blur and Deftones. No real surprises there. I’ve sampled close to half of the albums from your last three posts, which is pretty good going since most of them aren’t really my thing.
I’ve listened to a bit of Blur this week as the new album dropped. The new one was pretty boring and underwhelming, but I have a special fondness and nostalgia for Parklife. It was the first CD my older sister ever owned. She got a CD player and the album for her 14th birthday and as you can imagine, played it to death! I wasn’t interested in music at all at that age but my sis was massively into grunge and Britpop so a lot of her taste influenced me, even if I didn’t realise it. The album just transports me back, great album.
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Randy Brecker - Live in Amazonas
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Yanqui U.X.O.
I like all the Godspeed releases up to this album but I've listened to it a few times and can't remember what a single moment of it sounds like.
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Yanqui U.X.O.
I like all the Godspeed releases up to this album but I've listened to it a few times and can't remember what a single moment of it sounds like.
I’ll be honest, the only album that’s really clicked with me is G_d’s Pee at State’s End. I enjoy Lift Your Skinny Fists to a degree but I don’t adore like many seem to. Obviously they are a band that reward you on repeated plays of these albums so maybe one day it will click.
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Such a nice run. It was a pleasure to live through all of these releases in real time. Dream Evil, which I thought was a precipitous step down at the time, has actually aged pretty nicely. But you could tell something was awry in the band.
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I've always liked Sacred Heart the most personally. Underrated album.
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I've always liked Sacred Heart the most personally. Underrated album.
I think if you go back, yeah, it goes right along with the run. All I know is when it came out, I was like WTF is this? But it has really aged gracefully.
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I've always liked Sacred Heart the most personally. Underrated album.
I think if you go back, yeah, it goes right along with the run. All I know is when it came out, I was like WTF is this? But it has really aged gracefully.
Huh, that's interesting. Was it really such a departure from the two before it?
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I just felt like there was a general lack of quality throughout. I think Vivian basically checked out halfway though. I saw them in September of '85 with Vivian, and then after Craig Goldie joined, Dio did a short run of East Coast dates in April or June of '86. Best part about that show was Accept opened!!
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I can definitely see the dips in quality through the album. I always though most of his albums had a few filler songs anyway.
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I can definitely see the dips in quality through the album. I always though most of his albums had a few filler songs anyway.
Oh they do.
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I can definitely see the dips in quality through the album. I always though most of his albums had a few filler songs anyway.
Yeah it had been a long time since I've listened to these albums all the way through and I forgot about that. Like this entire run was solid but all of his albums have 2-3 throw away forgettable tracks on them.
I was reminded why I usually just listen to my favorites from them.
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Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway - City of Gold
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Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway - City of Gold
How do you like this album? Im a fan of Molly Tuttle and I saw this pop up on Spotify.
Currently spinning:
Days Of The New - Days Of The New III
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Sól án varma - Sól án varma one of the best atmospheric black metal releases I've heard in a while
Cellar Darling - The Spell
Terzij de Horde - In One of These, I Am Your Enemy
And further I may have gotten myself into something which might take a little while
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation
That title deserves to be named in full. Love it!
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Omnium Gatherum
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard- Infest the Rats' Nest
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Sketches of Brunswick East
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I can definitely see the dips in quality through the album. I always though most of his albums had a few filler songs anyway.
Yeah it had been a long time since I've listened to these albums all the way through and I forgot about that. Like this entire run was solid but all of his albums have 2-3 throw away forgettable tracks on them.
I was reminded why I usually just listen to my favorites from them.
What is also clear is just how much of a step down it was from going to Vivian to Goldie.
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And further I may have gotten myself into something which might take a little while
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation
That title deserves to be named in full. Love it!
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Omnium Gatherum
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard- Infest the Rats' Nest
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Sketches of Brunswick East
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Which is your favourite dude, and how much have you heard by them previously?
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The "young and hip" club now has four members!
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Chuck Owen and the WDR Big Band - Renderings
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway - City of Gold
How do you like this album? Im a fan of Molly Tuttle and I saw this pop up on Spotify.
I loved it! I am also a big fan of hers.
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I am too, though I haven't had time to get to that album yet. The one last year was very good though.
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Chuck Owen and the WDR Big Band - Renderings
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway - City of Gold
How do you like this album? Im a fan of Molly Tuttle and I saw this pop up on Spotify.
I loved it! I am also a big fan of hers.
Not sure if you're a podcast fan but she was on "No Guitar Is Safe" podcast and it was pretty fantastic: https://soundcloud.com/guitar-player-magazine/122-molly-tuttle
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Today's commute...
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John Mellencamp- Scarecrow
Alice Cooper- Trash
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And further I may have gotten myself into something which might take a little while
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation
That title deserves to be named in full. Love it!
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Omnium Gatherum
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard- Infest the Rats' Nest
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Sketches of Brunswick East
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Which is your favourite dude, and how much have you heard by them previously?
Favorites so far are the new one and Omnium Gatherum.
I haven't heard too much of them previously besides the occasional song.
Any recommendations?
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Creed - My Own Prison
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Any recommendations?
Luke trying not to list all 21 albums you haven't heard
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Any recommendations?
Luke trying not to list all 21 albums you haven't heard
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:lol I mean yea, my recommendation is to listen to every album, but we’ll get you there.
Omnium Gatherum was the album that really won me over as a fan, and it’s a great starting place as it covers many styles of Gizz. I guess the first question is, which are your favourite songs off OG?
My ‘go to’ albums to recommend for beginners are the following, in this order…
I’m In Your Mind Fuzz
Nonagon Infinity
Polygonwanaland
Murder of the Universe
Paper Mache Dream Balloon
Butterfly 3000
Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava
This covers pretty much covers everything (style wise), before you delve even deeper into the rest of the albums. The only style not covered on the below albums is the microtonal stuff, but I’m not the biggest fan of that personally, but if you are definitely also try Flying Microtonal Banana!
After listening to the first four albums on this list, I’d also suggest watching these videos (at least the first three on the playlist) on the Gizzverse…
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLluo87o05TIGLPcsQ6ZZj-AZtSqEeHY0n (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLluo87o05TIGLPcsQ6ZZj-AZtSqEeHY0n)
They explain how all these albums are tied together, greater connections to other albums and theories on how the Gizzverse ties together all the albums (pretty much).
Hell, I want to host a listening party now just to listen to all these with you now!
Oh, lastly I created a playlist, emphasising flow, that covers many many of their best songs…
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1FMmAVVl3bc58AVsrFksFj?si=U0dPMqFQS26kg2eEPk_OTA (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1FMmAVVl3bc58AVsrFksFj?si=U0dPMqFQS26kg2eEPk_OTA)
It’s currently 8 hours long, so give that a go as well.
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I just felt like there was a general lack of quality throughout. I think Vivian basically checked out halfway though. I saw them in September of '85 with Vivian, and then after Craig Goldie joined, Dio did a short run of East Coast dates in April or June of '86. Best part about that show was Accept opened!!
I’ve always loved Dream Evil. 2nd behind Holy Diver for me. Last In Line next, Sacred Heart and then DIO essentially retired for me.
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I just felt like there was a general lack of quality throughout. I think Vivian basically checked out halfway though. I saw them in September of '85 with Vivian, and then after Craig Goldie joined, Dio did a short run of East Coast dates in April or June of '86. Best part about that show was Accept opened!!
I’ve always loved Dream Evil. 2nd behind Holy Diver for me. Last In Line next, Sacred Heart and then DIO essentially retired for me.
I've always liked it as well. I don't know if it was the production or not, but there's no bite or personality to the guitars on that album.
Compare it to Rowan Robertson's wicked nasty tone on Lock Up the Wolves, or even Traci G's style on Strange Highways/Angry machines. Say what you want about those albums, but at least they had a distinct style when it came to the guitars.
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Litho - do you know the Orphanage album (By Time Alone), by any chance? I'm only asking because it has that mid-90s Dutch "sound" that you seem to appreciate. This came out in 1996 - now, it doesn't really sound like, say, early Within Temptation...yes, there's harsh vocals (not that great), female vocals and some pretty unique choral chants/harmonies from other members of the band...but while the atmosphere gets a bit doom-y at times, there are no gothic overtones, really. It's rhythmically quite interesting (sometimes they do modern Meshuggah-lite, before Meshuggah even did it ;)) and it was quite ahead of its time. Oh, and I'm seeing that the bass player ended up in the first couple Kingfisher Sky's records - so there's a more specific connection for you! :biggrin:
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Fireworks :heart
The new Hanabie, The Future is Here dropped today...really intense and fun metalcore stuff, very well executed.
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Litho - do you know the Orphanage album (By Time Alone), by any chance? I'm only asking because it has that mid-90s Dutch "sound" that you seem to appreciate. This came out in 1996 - now, it doesn't really sound like, say, early Within Temptation...yes, there's harsh vocals (not that great), female vocals and some pretty unique choral chants/harmonies from other members of the band...but while the atmosphere gets a bit doom-y at times, there are no gothic overtones, really. It's rhythmically quite interesting (sometimes they do modern Meshuggah-lite, before Meshuggah even did it ;) ) and it was quite ahead of its time. Oh, and I'm seeing that the bass player ended up in the first couple Kingfisher Sky's records - so there's a more specific connection for you! :biggrin:
Yeah, I've heard it, though I don't know it particularly well. I tend to like though not quite fully love a lot of similar stuff of that era. It's often conceptually quite intriguing but the production is often not there yet, and I like once the influence pool broadens a bit. Obviously that Draconian album is a much more fully realized version of it.
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Creed - My Own Prison
Start to finish this a fantastic album
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Fireworks :heart
:)
Soundscape had brought it up a couple weeks ago in the release milestones thread...
Hadn't revisited it in a long time. I still maintain it's a significant drop off in quality vs. the first two, but I have to say listening to it today brought back lots of good memories. Not all of it is great, but there are some really good songs in there.
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Excellent.
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Creed - My Own Prison
Start to finish this a fantastic album
Still easily their best IMO.
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It might be the best as an album, but I'd say the later ones have some better individual songs.
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I can definitely see the dips in quality through the album. I always though most of his albums had a few filler songs anyway.
Yeah it had been a long time since I've listened to these albums all the way through and I forgot about that. Like this entire run was solid but all of his albums have 2-3 throw away forgettable tracks on them.
I was reminded why I usually just listen to my favorites from them.
What is also clear is just how much of a step down it was from going to Vivian to Goldie.
Not even close, Viv is the guy. I do like Dream Evil though. Killing The Dragon with Doug is excellent.
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I can definitely see the dips in quality through the album. I always though most of his albums had a few filler songs anyway.
Yeah it had been a long time since I've listened to these albums all the way through and I forgot about that. Like this entire run was solid but all of his albums have 2-3 throw away forgettable tracks on them.
I was reminded why I usually just listen to my favorites from them.
What is also clear is just how much of a step down it was from going to Vivian to Goldie.
Not even close, Viv is the guy. I do like Dream Evil though. Killing The Dragon with Doug is excellent.
Killing The Dragon is OK, I'll give you that, but my Dio standards were at virtually zero for that. I still don't think it has a lot of character, and Doug Aldrich is about as boring as Craig Goldie.
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All Viv albums are leaps above anything that came after, no argument there.
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I can definitely see the dips in quality through the album. I always though most of his albums had a few filler songs anyway.
Yeah it had been a long time since I've listened to these albums all the way through and I forgot about that. Like this entire run was solid but all of his albums have 2-3 throw away forgettable tracks on them.
I was reminded why I usually just listen to my favorites from them.
What is also clear is just how much of a step down it was from going to Vivian to Goldie.
Not even close, Viv is the guy. I do like Dream Evil though. Killing The Dragon with Doug is excellent.
Killing The Dragon is OK, I'll give you that, but my Dio standards were at virtually zero for that. I still don't think it has a lot of character, and Doug Aldrich is about as boring as Craig Goldie.
I hope Brent doesn't see this. ;D
Doug represented all the old stuff really well. I kind of agree though. For me, he's a stock standard hard rock guitarist but can definitely let rip and is still enjoyable to listen to. His work Killing the Dragon I did think was quite good and I agree with Tom on that album.
Who am I though, I thought Magica was quite excellent too. Can't remember much on the guitar work though.
I'll put a controversial opinion out there too and say that I for one LOVE what Tracy G did with the solos live during his time. I really liked the Inferno live album. He completely changes everything and the solos are so self indulgent and off the wall, I dug it.
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Viv's solos are so freaking tasty but I do enjoy what Craig, Rowen, and Tracy G did I just think Doug has been badass since the Lion and Hurricane days and was the best replacement. But that's just me.
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Well, Nachtmerrie’s post the other day has inspired me to run through the King Gizzard albums I recommended to him…
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I’m In Your Mind Fuzz
Nonagon Infinity
Polygonwanaland
Murder of the Universe
Paper Mache Dream Balloon
Butterfly 3000
Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava
You can’t deny the quality of their album art. Jason Galea :hefdaddy
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That’s a lot of of King Gizzard in one sitting :lol
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That’s a lot of of King Gizzard in one sitting :lol
Nah, the first 6 average at about 40 minutes per album, and Ice, Death is the only one over an hour. Bite size Gizz.
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Being Dead - When Horses Would Run
Creed - My Own Prison
Start to finish this a fantastic album
Still easily their best IMO.
Not for me. But it's really good, for sure.
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Alaska Reid - Disenchanter
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Well, Nachtmerrie’s post the other day has inspired me to run through the King Gizzard albums I recommended to him…
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/600/s/21dfbc7d06e8eddfbe021f5e1f6368ce/9411389/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-polygondwanaland-but-reversed-Cover-Art.png) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ad/Murder_Of_The_Universe.jpg)
(https://www.fiveriserecords.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/paper-mache-dream-balloon.png) (https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/60c0d735cefa438adaeb6b54/1:1/w_600/cover%20King%20Gizzard%20The%20Lizard%20Wizard%20-%20Butterfly%203000.jpg)
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I’m In Your Mind Fuzz
Nonagon Infinity
Polygonwanaland
Murder of the Universe
Paper Mache Dream Balloon
Butterfly 3000
Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava
You can’t deny the quality of their album art. Jason Galea :hefdaddy
Going to give those a few spins over the coming days. Thanks mate!
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Today:
Devin Townsend Project - Transcendence
Cellar Darling - The Spell
King Gizzard - Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava
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Colter Wall - Little Songs
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Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
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Cellar Darling - The Spell
King Gizzard - Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava
I love Cellar Darling, but of course find KGLW a bit bewildering. But given that you seem to have more similar tastes to me than most here, you might have to be the brave soul to churn through their discography and figure out which songs of theirs aren't vomit-inducing. :)
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Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
Hot take but this is a bottom tier Dire Straits album, it's a fantastic record but almost all their other releases top it.
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Cellar Darling - The Spell
King Gizzard - Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava
but of course find KGLW a bit bewildering. But given that you seem to have more similar tastes to me than most here, you might have to be the brave soul to churn through their discography and figure out which songs of theirs aren't vomit-inducing. :)
I mean, did you even listen to the playlist I made?
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Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
Hot take but this is a bottom tier Dire Straits album, it's a fantastic record but almost all their other releases top it.
It’s only the second one I’ve heard, and I’m just listening to it for the first time today. But I am quite enjoying it.
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Palehound - Eye On The Bat
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Cellar Darling - The Spell
King Gizzard - Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava
but of course find KGLW a bit bewildering. But given that you seem to have more similar tastes to me than most here, you might have to be the brave soul to churn through their discography and figure out which songs of theirs aren't vomit-inducing. :)
I mean, did you even listen to the playlist I made?
The 8-hour long one? :p In all honesty I will probably at least listen to the first hour or two sometime after my roulette ends. They have enough variety and volume that I imagine something is bound to at least hit somewhat. I have listened to some of the other songs you've sent in other rounds though and they didn't really connect either, though at least they were cyborg-free. ;)
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Cellar Darling - The Spell
King Gizzard - Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava
but of course find KGLW a bit bewildering. But given that you seem to have more similar tastes to me than most here, you might have to be the brave soul to churn through their discography and figure out which songs of theirs aren't vomit-inducing. :)
I mean, did you even listen to the playlist I made?
The 8-hour long one? :p In all honesty I will probably at least listen to the first hour or two sometime after my roulette ends. They have enough variety and volume that I imagine something is bound to at least hit somewhat. I have listened to some of the other songs you've sent in other rounds though and they didn't really connect either, though at least they were cyborg-free. ;)
Yes, the 8 hour one! You will go from bewilderment to enlightenment. I refuse to submit an EP to you until you’ve listened.
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The Who - Tommy
Also for the first time. I got a big Discogs dump of cheap CDs today (7 for $22 including shipping!).
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The Who - Tommy
Also for the first time. I got a big Discogs dump of cheap CDs today (7 for $22 including shipping!).
What did you get, if I may ask? :)
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Lindstrom - Everyone Else is a Stranger
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The Who - Tommy
Also for the first time. I got a big Discogs dump of cheap CDs today (7 for $22 including shipping!).
What did you get, if I may ask? :)
The aforementioned Tommy and Brothers in Arms, and:
Al DiMeola - Elegant Gypsy
Sting - The Dream of the Blue Turtles
Sting - Nothing Like The Sun
Tony Banks - Still
U2 - Best of 1990-2000 & B-Sides (a double, so technically 8 CDs!)
Mostly a grab bag to round out some collections, but I figured Tommy and Brothers in Arms were notable albums I should own.
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Good stuff!
Makes me want to do a little shopping on Discogs myself ;)
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Today...
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4002294437_10.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4125605178_65)
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Leprous - Aphelion
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Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah - Bark Out Thunder Roar Out Lightning
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Carly Rae Jepsen - The Loveliest Time
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Carly Rae Jepsen - The Loveliest Time
How is it?
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The Fierce & the Dead - News From The Invisible World
Carly Rae Jepsen - The Loveliest Time
How is it?
Not bad, I guess. On first listen, I think I liked her last release better. But a couple of cool tunes at least.
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3178646287_10.jpg)
(Fleshvessel - Yearning: Promethean Fates Sealed)
well i can't say this is the coolest metal album i've heard all year but it's immediately striking prog/avant-garde black metal and i am digging the hell out of it. i voidhanger is the best metal label out there i s2g :lol
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3178646287_10.jpg)
(Fleshvessel - Yearning: Promethean Fates Sealed)
well i can't say this is the coolest metal album i've heard all year but it's immediately striking prog/avant-garde black metal and i am digging the hell out of it. i voidhanger is the best metal label out there i s2g :lol
This kinda was on my radar when I was looking at today's releases. Not because I had any idea or knowledge of the band, but it sounded intriguing. Now that you are confirming, I'll check this out :)
(btw, are these teeth, or nails at the edge of that chasm? :biggrin:)
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91l0EaA1B6L._SY355_.jpg)(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81QIjfawVyL._SY355_.jpg)
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I actually listened to these in the last couple of weeks.
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@TAC ^^ I have been on a major DT binge and being reminded that they are truly the best band on the planet.
Edit: After Pizza Death obviously. :lol
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@TAC ^^ I have been on a major DT binge and being reminded that they are truly the best band on the planet.
Hell yes!! I did the same right after the show. Listened to a bunch of boots, and live albums.
God, the crowd fluctuations in Luna Park and BTFW are vomit inducing. Who fucking mixes these?
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@TAC ^^ I have been on a major DT binge and being reminded that they are truly the best band on the planet.
Hell yes!! I did the same right after the show. Listened to a bunch of boots, and live albums.
God, the crowd fluctuations in Luna Park and BTFW are vomit inducing. Who fucking mixes these?
BTFW reminds me of Rush In Rio. They sound like shitty audience recordings.
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@TAC ^^ I have been on a major DT binge and being reminded that they are truly the best band on the planet.
Hell yes!! I did the same right after the show. Listened to a bunch of boots, and live albums.
God, the crowd fluctuations in Luna Park and BTFW are vomit inducing. Who fucking mixes these?
BTFW reminds me of Rush In Rio. They sound like shitty audience recordings.
The boot is actually really good. The official version I think sounds excellent. It's just the constant fucking around with the crowd levels is fucking annoying as hell, and simply not realistic.
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@TAC ^^ I have been on a major DT binge and being reminded that they are truly the best band on the planet.
Hell yes!! I did the same right after the show. Listened to a bunch of boots, and live albums.
God, the crowd fluctuations in Luna Park and BTFW are vomit inducing. Who fucking mixes these?
BTFW reminds me of Rush In Rio. They sound like shitty audience recordings.
The boot is actually really good. The official version I think sounds excellent. It's just the constant fucking around with the crowd levels is fucking annoying as hell, and simply not realistic.
Both DT were mixed by Richard Chycki.
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@TAC ^^ I have been on a major DT binge and being reminded that they are truly the best band on the planet.
Hell yes!! I did the same right after the show. Listened to a bunch of boots, and live albums.
God, the crowd fluctuations in Luna Park and BTFW are vomit inducing. Who fucking mixes these?
BTFW reminds me of Rush In Rio. They sound like shitty audience recordings.
The boot is actually really good. The official version I think sounds excellent. It's just the constant fucking around with the crowd levels is fucking annoying as hell, and simply not realistic.
Both DT were mixed by Richard Chycki.
The band is mixed fine for me. It's the crowd fuckage that blows.
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@TAC ^^ I have been on a major DT binge and being reminded that they are truly the best band on the planet.
Hell yes!! I did the same right after the show. Listened to a bunch of boots, and live albums.
God, the crowd fluctuations in Luna Park and BTFW are vomit inducing. Who fucking mixes these?
BTFW reminds me of Rush In Rio. They sound like shitty audience recordings.
The boot is actually really good. The official version I think sounds excellent. It's just the constant fucking around with the crowd levels is fucking annoying as hell, and simply not realistic.
Both DT were mixed by Richard Chycki.
The band is mixed fine for me. It's the crowd fuckage that blows.
Well he's responsible for the crowd fuckage. So fuck him! (Just kidding)
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0512453405_10.jpg)
interesting one. starts off like, really mellow ambient djent-prog and then the longer it goes on the heavier it gets, a lotta straight-up death metal on the last track :lol intrigued by this for sure
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3178646287_10.jpg)
(Fleshvessel - Yearning: Promethean Fates Sealed)
well i can't say this is the coolest metal album i've heard all year but it's immediately striking prog/avant-garde black metal and i am digging the hell out of it. i voidhanger is the best metal label out there i s2g :lol
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0512453405_10.jpg)
interesting one. starts off like, really mellow ambient djent-prog and then the longer it goes on the heavier it gets, a lotta straight-up death metal on the last track :lol intrigued by this for sure
Definitely both sound interesting, I’ll queue them up.
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oh this is some primo luke/train-core. techy prog sludge, kinda intronaut-y with less focus on basslines i guess? liked it more than i would've expected tho idk if i LOVED it
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oh this is some primo luke/train-core. techy prog sludge, kinda intronaut-y with less focus on basslines i guess? liked it more than i would've expected tho idk if i LOVED it
I’ll check it. It’s on Pelagic so that’s always a good sign.
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Blur - The Ballad Of Darren
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I'm loving the Voyager record more with each listen. It's so well-crafted and catchy, and they are still totally doing their thing. Mutoid Man, as I mentioned in the Friday thread - cool record, I'm enjoying it. And the Nuclear Power Trio! Wow. How much fun was that? :) The performances are stellar!
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I'm loving the Voyager record more with each listen. It's so well-crafted and catchy, and they are still totally doing their thing. Mutoid Man, as I mentioned in the Friday thread - cool record, I'm enjoying it. And the Nuclear Power Trio! Wow. How much fun was that? :) The performances are stellar!
The Voyager didn’t do a great deal for me at all. I have sampled 4 Voyager albums now but nothing has stuck, I guess they’re just not for me. Mutoid Man is pretty fun for what it is, nothing game changing but a fun jaunt.
I didn’t realise NPT’s new one was out already, I’ll get on that tonight!
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The Voyager didn’t do a great deal for me at all. I have sampled 4 Voyager albums now but nothing has stuck, I guess they’re just not for me. Mutoid Man is pretty fun for what it is, nothing game changing but a fun jaunt.
I didn’t realise NPT’s new one was out already, I’ll get on that tonight!
Yeah, all the Voyager's albums I've heard really hit the spot for me. I guess, especially now, they are not the only ones to combine that kind of chunky riffage with 80s-style synths and vocals but, man, they do it so well (and they were early movers anyway ;)). I still have to explore their pre-Meaning of I records.
Yep, NPT is out! I had read the occasional reference here on DTF but hadn't checked out their previous EP. Again - the album is a ton of fun, for sure.
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That penultimate track, In The Heavens Above, You Will Become A Monster...holy fuck what an unbelievable song.
(https://images.genius.com/71812c4680363c320720eb07b3453907.1000x1000x1.jpg)
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That penultimate track, In The Heavens Above, You Will Become A Monster...holy fuck what an unbelievable song.
YES! Couldn't agree more. It's just one amazing section after another.
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Spencer Elliott - Some Forgotten Color
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That penultimate track, In The Heavens Above, You Will Become A Monster...holy fuck what an unbelievable song.
(https://images.genius.com/71812c4680363c320720eb07b3453907.1000x1000x1.jpg)
Easily one of the greatest songs I've heard in a long long time. This whole album is a masterpiece.
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That penultimate track, In The Heavens Above, You Will Become A Monster...holy fuck what an unbelievable song.
(https://images.genius.com/71812c4680363c320720eb07b3453907.1000x1000x1.jpg)
Glad you are enjoying it. An Abstract Illusion is one of the best Proggy Technical Death Metal bands to come out in the last 10 years. Definitely give their first album a listen as well, it's my favorite of the two, but really they are both basically 5/5 albums.
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The first album is indeed awesome!
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the first album isn't quite as good IMO but skeletons of light is probably the best song between the two, love that one so much
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I actually just spun it for the first time about a week ago. I like Woe better but the first album was amazing also. Gotta check the EP next.
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the first album isn't quite as good IMO but skeletons of light is probably the best song between the two, love that one so much
Skeletons of Light is the song I wanted to send, but it's quite a bit too long.
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the first album isn't quite as good IMO but skeletons of light is probably the best song between the two, love that one so much
Skeletons of Light is the song I wanted to send, but it's quite a bit too long.
Ah....I see Lonestar was sent Slaves from this album and he's just discovered it. He's in for a wild few months with this piece of art.
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A bunch of different things for a variety of moods today...
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Porta-Nigra-Weltende-01-scaled.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2448513705_10.jpg)
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That Shadecrown album I know was recommended by a couple of DTFers at various points. It's sneakily good. Every time I revisit it, I really enjoy it. They don't reinvent the wheel, but they do nail that heavy melancholic sound.
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Finally gave these 2 a listen
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/93637bddb6cecb504214426cc0899524/11058486)(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/d5ef7af67c064a5c5a77c6abd222b676/10997356)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/a9de0836abe708161803a9af0ea99ea4/3700084)
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Far Caspian - The Last Remaining Light
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Allegra Krieger - I Keep My Feet on the Fragile Plane
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Andrew Bird - Outside Problems
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Overkill - Scorched
Sevendust - s/t
Sevendust - Alpha
Opeth - Still Life
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Strange Ranger - Pure Music
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Georgia - Euphoric
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Bethany Cosentino - Natural Disaster
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Circus Maximus- Isolate.
Dream Theater- Live At Budokan.
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Circus Maximus- Isolate.
Whatever happened to them??
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Circus Maximus- Isolate.
Whatever happened to them??
Done, sadly. After the 2 song ep, Isolated Chapters they faded away. I think they are/were the best melodic prog metal band next to DT. Saw them twice, absolutely amazing!
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Arch Echo - Final Pitch
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(https://i.imgur.com/9n16mLA.jpg)
Dream Theater's funnest album.
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Circus Maximus- Isolate.
Whatever happened to them??
Done, sadly. After the 2 song ep, Isolated Chapters they faded away. I think they are/were the best melodic prog metal band next to DT. Saw them twice, absolutely amazing!
They are technically still an active band. There's been no official split up or anything. I think they are all just busy with separate projects.
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(https://i.imgur.com/9n16mLA.jpg)
Dream Theater's funnest album.
One of DT's top 3 albums
Currently spinning Submerged by Michael Kelsey
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Dream Theater's funnest album.
One of DT's top 3 albums
That's a hot take!
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Circus Maximus- Isolate.
Whatever happened to them??
They realised no one gave a shit about them anymore.
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Circus Maximus- Isolate.
Whatever happened to them??
They realised no one gave a shit about them anymore.
I guess they decided to....isolate.
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Circus Maximus- Isolate.
Whatever happened to them??
They realised no one gave a shit about them anymore.
I still give a shit about them. Their last album was their weakest but I still liked it a lot and would definitely love a new album.
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Genesis- best of
Night Ranger- best of
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Genesis- best of
Night Ranger- best of
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/0563550702001b00b25f47a6e9453412/2522105)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/ba7bba554cd5d45d8f0bbba9568926ab/1597908)
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Circus Maximus- Isolate.
Whatever happened to them??
They realised no one gave a shit about them anymore.
Ah come on Kade!, great band, cool dudes too. I know you're still playing new Pizza Death a lot and nothing compares to that but CM are great as well.
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Circus Maximus- Isolate.
Whatever happened to them??
They realised no one gave a shit about them anymore.
Ah come on Kade!, great band, cool dudes too. I know you're still playing new Pizza Death a lot and nothing compares to that but CM are great as well.
Nah, all good, was just in a crabby mood this morning. I guess my tastes have just significantly changed since I was into them. Just sounds so poppy and light to me these days.
I never really got into the first two as much as others did but I loved Nine. That one was a great blend of prog, melodic rock and a little metal. Havoc also I thought wasn't as bad as it was made out to be. Definitely wasn't up to Nine, but was pretty enjoyable. I never checked the EP though. Didn't even know about it.
Actually, I'm kinda shocked that Nine is 11 years old!!
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Circus Maximus- Isolate.
Whatever happened to them??
They realised no one gave a shit about them anymore.
Ah come on Kade!, great band, cool dudes too. I know you're still playing new Pizza Death a lot and nothing compares to that but CM are great as well.
Nah, all good, was just in a crabby mood this morning. I guess my tastes have just significantly changed since I was into them. Just sounds so poppy and light to me these days.
I never really got into the first two as much as others did but I loved Nine. That one was a great blend of prog, melodic rock and a little metal. Havoc also I thought wasn't as bad as it was made out to be. Definitely wasn't up to Nine, but was pretty enjoyable. I never checked the EP though. Didn't even know about it.
Actually, I'm kinda shocked that Nine is 11 years old!!
Just go spin some more An Abstract Illusion and all will be well. :metal
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Circus Maximus- Isolate.
Whatever happened to them??
They realised no one gave a shit about them anymore.
Ah come on Kade!, great band, cool dudes too. I know you're still playing new Pizza Death a lot and nothing compares to that but CM are great as well.
Nah, all good, was just in a crabby mood this morning. I guess my tastes have just significantly changed since I was into them. Just sounds so poppy and light to me these days.
I never really got into the first two as much as others did but I loved Nine. That one was a great blend of prog, melodic rock and a little metal. Havoc also I thought wasn't as bad as it was made out to be. Definitely wasn't up to Nine, but was pretty enjoyable. I never checked the EP though. Didn't even know about it.
Actually, I'm kinda shocked that Nine is 11 years old!!
Just go spin some more An Abstract Illusion and all will be well. :metal
I like the way you think mate! :tup
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Probably my favorite Metal Church! What a fantastic album.
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Dream Theater's funnest album.
One of DT's top 3 albums
That's a hot take!
A hot take from a hot man
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The Shivas - Covers Vol. 2
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High Pulp - Days In The Desert
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An Abstract Illusion - Woe
Albums like this make me love this thread. Listened to it last year but if disappeared of my radar.
Rannoch - Conflagrations
First listen and it sounds like another homerun after Reflections Upon Darkness. This has all everything I'm looking for in a progressive death album. Technical as hell, brutal riffs, great melody and a lot of variety.
Further:
Leprous - Maline
Meshuggah - ObZen
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Rannoch - Conflagrations
First listen and it sounds like another homerun after Reflections Upon Darkness. This has all everything I'm looking for in a progressive death album. Technical as hell, brutal riffs, great melody and a lot of variety.
Oh cool, I wasn’t aware they had a new one out. I quite liked their last, so will get on this.
Also, King Gizzard update please good sir.
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Rannoch - Conflagrations
First listen and it sounds like another homerun after Reflections Upon Darkness. This has all everything I'm looking for in a progressive death album. Technical as hell, brutal riffs, great melody and a lot of variety.
Also, King Gizzard update please good sir.
Spinning your list tomorrow while working from home. A lot of driving with unexpected traffic jams today. Death metal works better for me then :metal
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Rannoch - Conflagrations
First listen and it sounds like another homerun after Reflections Upon Darkness. This has all everything I'm looking for in a progressive death album. Technical as hell, brutal riffs, great melody and a lot of variety.
Also, King Gizzard update please good sir.
Spinning your list tomorrow while working from home. A lot of driving with unexpected traffic jams today. Death metal works better for me then :metal
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did not care for conflagrations as much tbh :lol it's alright but doesn't feel as ambitious as the last one & the riffs got a bit djentier it feels like. not bad but i won't be returning to it much
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Hiatus Kaiyote - Tawk Tomahawk
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I have loved that Decoryah album since 1995. It's a rough, imperfect gem. The production is what it is, but it's such a unique record. It's like Spleen and Ideal/Within the Realm of a Dying Sun-era Dead Can Dance played by a gothic/doom band.
On a different note - any fans of Jimmy Eat World here? I have been for a few years, and I have always found their 2019 album (latest, as of today) Surviving to be very good, continuing a solid return to form after Integrity Blues (imo)
Also: The Enigma Division is one of the prog-adjacent albums I've enjoyed the most this year, so far. I don't know that the closer needs to be that long, but this is very tasty nonetheless.
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Dan Swano binge today:
Dan Swano - Moontower
Nightingale - The Closing Chronicles
Nightingale - Invisible
Nightingale - Retribution
Witherscape - The Inheritance
Edge of Sanity - Crimson
Edge of Sanity - Crimson II
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Bought a ticket to these girl's show in a few weeks, and finally got around to digging into their new album. Very, very impressive hard rock, should be a solid show.
Voice of Baceprot- RETAS
(https://www.gbhbl.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Voice-of-Baceprot-1.jpeg)
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Dan Swano binge today:
Dan Swano - Moontower
Nightingale - The Closing Chronicles
Nightingale - Invisible
Nightingale - Retribution
Witherscape - The Inheritance
Edge of Sanity - Crimson
Edge of Sanity - Crimson II
Music win right here.
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Bought a ticket to these girl's show in a few weeks, and finally got around to digging into their new album. Very, very impressive hard rock, should be a solid show.
Voice of Baceprot- RETAS
(https://www.gbhbl.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Voice-of-Baceprot-1.jpeg)
idk about the music at all but that's a sick album cover
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On a different note - any fans of Jimmy Eat World here? I have been for a few years, and I have always found their 2019 album (latest, as of today) Surviving to be very good, continuing a solid return to form after Integrity Blues (imo)
I really like JEW, my favorite albums of theirs are the run of Clarity, Bleed American, and Futures. Their new one didn't really do much for me.
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On a different note - any fans of Jimmy Eat World here? I have been for a few years, and I have always found their 2019 album (latest, as of today) Surviving to be very good, continuing a solid return to form after Integrity Blues (imo)
I really like JEW, my favorite albums of theirs are the run of Clarity, Bleed American, and Futures. Their new one didn't really do much for me.
Yes, Bleed American and Futures are fantastic. For me, they only hit a bit of a lull with Invented and Damage (not bad at all, just not as many highlights as in other records).
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Beverly Glenn-Copeland - The Ones Ahead
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On a different note - any fans of Jimmy Eat World here? I have been for a few years, and I have always found their 2019 album (latest, as of today) Surviving to be very good, continuing a solid return to form after Integrity Blues (imo)
I really like JEW, my favorite albums of theirs are the run of Clarity, Bleed American, and Futures. Their new one didn't really do much for me.
Damage is the only post Clarity album I'm not so keen on.
Yes, Bleed American and Futures are fantastic. For me, they only hit a bit of a lull with Invented and Damage (not bad at all, just not as many highlights as in other records).
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Bought a ticket to these girl's show in a few weeks, and finally got around to digging into their new album. Very, very impressive hard rock, should be a solid show.
Voice of Baceprot- RETAS
(https://www.gbhbl.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Voice-of-Baceprot-1.jpeg)
idk about the music at all but that's a sick album cover
Loved the music, good unapologetic hard rock. Should make for an awesome small club show
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Ludwig Goransson - Oppenheimer (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Mutoid Man - Mutants
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Mutoid Man - Mutants
I liked it a bit more on second spin. Call of the Void and Unborn are my faves.
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Today:
Edge of Sanity - Crimson
Edge of Sanity - Crimson II
Down - Nola
The Halo Effect - Days of the Lost
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Plini - Handmade Cities (EP)
Mutoid Man - Mutants
I liked it a bit more on second spin. Call of the Void and Unborn are my faves.
Same on the favorite songs. I liked the album a lot. It was fun.
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Mutoid Man - Mutants
I liked it a bit more on second spin. Call of the Void and Unborn are my faves.
Setting Sun and Siren Song are great too!
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Kate Bush: Before The Dawn
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Styx- Greatest Hits
Kansas- Greatest Hits
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Creed - Human Clay
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Jellyfish - Spilt Milk
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Creed - Human Clay
I think it was my freshman year of high school when this came out. I listened to it everyday for months.
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Creed - Human Clay
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Good album.
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Jakub Zytecki - Nothing Lasts, Nothing's Lost
Creed - Human Clay
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Good album.
indeed. /
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Blood, Sweat & Tears - B,S&T; 4
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Dave Matthews Band - Stand Up
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Rainbow- Rising
Journey- Infinity
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Creed - Human Clay
*Crooning voice…
”What if, what if, what if, what if, what if I?”
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Rainbow- Rising
Journey- Infinity
Two bangers right there! :metal
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Blind-bought their new album so…
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/d0c02f0b1c6deef93728f7e20fd65b28/10206746)
This is fantastic! Has to be one of the best alternative metal albums I’ve listened to!
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Last couple days...
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81CoB1Bws7L._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/NA0zbkRmGagyUbJ7QCM11GWJEZNMBnvO2AN91CtBn6A/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIwMDc0/NzktMTMzNjg0NzU3/My0xOTAyLmpwZWc.jpeg)
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(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Witherscape_The-Northern-Sanctuary.jpg) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41Ok8ZpBxGL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
(How good is Call of the Void from Lightwork, by the way?!?)
Oh, and the very last one is a special rec for Tim :biggrin:
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Last couple days...
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2386188901_65) (https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Cover-scaled.jpg)
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81CoB1Bws7L._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/NA0zbkRmGagyUbJ7QCM11GWJEZNMBnvO2AN91CtBn6A/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIwMDc0/NzktMTMzNjg0NzU3/My0xOTAyLmpwZWc.jpeg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2661101842_65) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3354779083_65)
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Witherscape_The-Northern-Sanctuary.jpg) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41Ok8ZpBxGL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
(How good is Call of the Void from Lightwork, by the way?!?)
Oh, and the very last one is a special rec for Tim :biggrin:
I had to reverse image it, and well..no! ;D
I do like Witherscape and Secrets Of The Moon though, and that's the only Teramaze I listen to.
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Creed - Human Clay
*Yarling voice…
”What if, what if, what if, what if, what if I?”
FTFY.
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Foo Fighters - But Here We Are
A lot better than I expected
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Foo Fighters - But Here We Are
A lot better than I expected
I think it’s their best album.
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Funeral Rape - Spermetery.
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Wolfgang Van Halen: Mammoth II (he did a brilliant job of it, again, as he did with the first album IMHO)
before that was DT: View
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Foo Fighters - But Here We Are
A lot better than I expected
I think it’s their best album.
It's up there, I gotta give a few more spins.
Change of pace today, currently listening to Simulation by Virtual Riot. Halfway through and the album is fantastic so far.
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Rodney Crowell - Tarpaper Sky
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Alaska Reid - Big Bunny
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Plini - Impulse Voices
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Al Dimeola - Elegant Gypsy
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Tyler Childers - Bottles and Bibles
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I should go back to this. I haven’t listened to it in at least 10 years.
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4033729666_10.jpg) (https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Skindred-Smile.jpg)
(https://i.discogs.com/sMraHjDe2iX7thdhmGxjl2O1_dQ0rsKry5rcvqyU1sA/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTQ5OTI3/OS0xMzQyMDU4Mjc0/LTYwNTMuanBlZw.jpeg) (https://cdn.albumoftheyear.org/album/a-bustle-in-your-hedgerow.jpg)
Two old, and two new.
The Toehider EP is a lot of fun and real infectious in places. New Skindred is better than their last few on first listen. Some strong hooks and I found myself singing along on first listen, can’t be a bad sign. Christ on Parade, some good ol’ crossover thrash, and finally Down II. It’s been years since I’ve spun this but I love it. Those first two Down albums were something special to me.
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finally Down II. It’s been years since I’ve spun this but I love it. Those first two Down albums were something special to me.
I haven't listened to Down II in a long time. When it came out, I wasn't into it at all - it wasn't as heavy as Nola. I really like the third album and the two EP's that the band put out more than II.
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Jellyfish - Bellybutton
Jellyfish - Spilt Milk
Big Star - #1 Record
It's been a power pop weekend over here.
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Emma Ruth Rundle - Some Heavy Ocean
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finally Down II. It’s been years since I’ve spun this but I love it. Those first two Down albums were something special to me.
I haven't listened to Down II in a long time. When it came out, I wasn't into it at all - it wasn't as heavy as Nola. I really like the third album and the two EP's that the band put out more than II.
I dunno man, I always felt Down III was the weak link. I do think each album was worse than the one that proceeded it. However, the first Down IV EP was really good, but I realised that I never got around to checking out Part II, so I’ll give that a spin today or tomorrow.
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Yes - Yessongs
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Emma Ruth Rundle - Some Heavy Ocean
How did you like this?
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Porcupine Tree: Closure/Continuation (the 10 track version)
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Emma Ruth Rundle - Some Heavy Ocean
How did you like this?
Not a question for me, I know, but it's such a great album :)
finally Down II. It’s been years since I’ve spun this but I love it. Those first two Down albums were something special to me.
I haven't listened to Down II in a long time. When it came out, I wasn't into it at all - it wasn't as heavy as Nola. I really like the third album and the two EP's that the band put out more than II.
I dunno man, I always felt Down III was the weak link. I do think each album was worse than the one that proceeded it. However, the first Down IV EP was really good, but I realised that I never got around to checking out Part II, so I’ll give that a spin today or tomorrow.
I think I might like III more than II myself, although I haven't listened to either record in a while, so I maybe should.
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Emma Ruth Rundle - Some Heavy Ocean
How did you like this?
Not a question for me, I know, but it's such a great album :)
Yeah, I'm curious to see if her fanclub is expanding here. :)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/74907a85944589c27f5dbdadeb111f07/2377569)
Not as good as Animosity but still very good.
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I'm saying it again...this is SO good. Not a bad song in the bunch. And the final run from Twisted to the end truly takes it next level for me. The closer, Gren, almost brings Mystic Rhythms vibes in the beginning, as the vocals start.
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I'm saying it again...this is SO good. Not a bad song in the bunch. And the final run from Twisted to the end truly takes it next level for me. The closer, Gren, almost brings Mystic Rhythms vibes in the beginning, as the vocals start.
Listened to this again today great stuff...
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/74907a85944589c27f5dbdadeb111f07/2377569)
Not as good as Animosity but still very good.
Then listened to this this afternoon! Agree wasn't up to Animosity and remember being quite disappointed with it back when but the title track remains one of their finest and Gone is a great singalong. Plenty to enjoy...
Then tonight it was back to spinning Truth Killer which I'm starting to think so far as the reformation with Clint albums is going best All I See Is War already. Truth Killer, incredibly strong record the guys have outdone themselves \m/
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Chris Farren - Doom Singer
Emma Ruth Rundle - Some Heavy Ocean
How did you like this?
I liked it a lot. I heard another song of hers on a react video over the weekend and was struck by her vibe. I know this is just her first album, so I'm looking forward to exploring the rest.
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Van Halen- VH1
Kiss- s/t
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Girl Ray - Prestige
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M.A.G.S. - Destroyer
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Stolen Jars - I Won't Let Me Down
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Florry - The Holey Bible
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Dream Theater- Live At Wacken.
I played this over and over to Cape Cod, while we were there, and on the ride home.
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Mipso - Dark Holler Pop
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Very beautiful melancholic calming music. FFO cigarettes after sex, Sigur ros.
I also love the album cover.
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Robert Linton - Within The Outline
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Not as good as Animosity but still very good.
Then listened to this this afternoon! Agree wasn't up to Animosity and remember being quite disappointed with it back when but the title track remains one of their finest and Gone is a great singalong. Plenty to enjoy...
Then tonight it was back to spinning Truth Killer which I'm starting to think so far as the reformation with Clint albums is going best All I See Is War already. Truth Killer, incredibly strong record the guys have outdone themselves \m/
Yeah I’m really digging the new one too. I’d actually never listened to the band before blind-buying it but after listening to it and 4 of their other albums I’m definitely a fan of the band now.
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The girl who cuts my hair has been trying to get me into My Chemical Romance. So she burned me the first 3 albums.
The first two were good. Some fun stuff, and some I could take or leave. But today I moved on to The Black Parade and this album hit me like a brick! I freaking LOVE this album.
I’ll probably go back and have the other albums click. I mean, once you wrap your head around it, it’s pretty much just a macabre version of Cheap Trick.
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The girl who cuts my hair has been trying to get me into My Chemical Romance. So she burned me the first 3 albums.
The first two were good. Some fun stuff, and some I could take or leave. But today I moved on to The Black Parade and this album hit me like a brick! I freaking LOVE this album.
I’ll probably go back and have the other albums click. I mean, once you wrap your head around it, it’s pretty much just a macabre version of Cheap Trick.
Welcome aboard, they are a great band and yes The Black Parade is everything.
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Crooked Still - Hop High
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Doctor Butcher - s/t
Savatage - Power of the Night
Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King
Pantera - Official Live: 101 Proof
Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill
Pantera - Donnington 1994
Down - NOLA
Down - II
Down - III
Down - IV EP's
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Rodney Crowell - Close Ties
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Down - IV EP's
Actually listening to the second one myself as we speak :metal
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Dave Matthews Band - Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
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Creed - Weathered
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Herbie Hancock - River: The Joni Letters
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Creed - Weathered
Where would you rank Weathered among the first three releases?
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Creed - Weathered
Where would you rank Weathered among the first three releases?
I know you weren’t asking me, but I’d put it at the top. It was the first Creed album I ever heard and the album has some significant memories and emotions attached to it.
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Blood, Sweat & Tears - New Blood
Creed - Weathered
Where would you rank Weathered among the first three releases?
# 1 for me.
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Tyler Childers - Purgatory
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Emma Ruth Rundle - Electric Guitar: One
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I made a playlist to the Extreme show last Saturday night. What a great setlist. Well constructed.
Mowed the lawn and trimmed listening to it.
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Yes - Relayer
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Mipso - Old Time Reverie
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Rannoch - Conflagrations
First listen and it sounds like another homerun after Reflections Upon Darkness. This has all everything I'm looking for in a progressive death album. Technical as hell, brutal riffs, great melody and a lot of variety.
Oh cool, I wasn’t aware they had a new one out. I quite liked their last, so will get on this.
Also, King Gizzard update please good sir.
Bought a few albums to start: Nonagon Infinity, I'm in Your Mind Fuzz and Polygondwanaland.
So far Nonagon Infinity, Omnium Gatherum and the new one are the standouts. This will take a while to give each album a few spins and get a really good view of what I like most about them. Overall everything is fun to listen which is a good start.
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Crooked Still - Shaken By A Low Sound
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The Anchoret - It All Began With Loneliness
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Emma Ruth Rundle - Electric Guitar: One
Aha, so since your last post on it you've discovered her actual first album. Be prepared if you get to the sequel to it that it sounds nothing like this one or her other music.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/2636bfadc04926cbdb7073d0fd87d0c5/9214919)
Excellent album but I think their previous one had more memorable riffs/melodies.
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Emma Ruth Rundle - Electric Guitar: One
Aha, so since your last post on it you've discovered her actual first album. Be prepared if you get to the sequel to it that it sounds nothing like this one or her other music.
This one was pretty much mostly seemingly random guitar-generated noise. But I liked it a lot.
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The Anchoret - It All Began With Loneliness
This is very good
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(https://i.discogs.com/DFHT-X9-C2iIjF7R_2S1Y-7oompaUiccjCkt2IQIx50/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:564/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE0MTY0/OTc2LTE1NjkwNjcx/MDctNzcxOC5qcGVn.jpeg) (https://i.discogs.com/vHYtQEcy4q-h3RXCPyW4ixA6mTPyfQBXGjWl28M3X-c/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:592/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE2OTQ5/NTQtMTM2MDE0MjAw/MS01NTQ0LmpwZWc.jpeg)
Couple of random comments...Purgatory Afterglow is such an awesome album. All of Dan Swano's genius definitely there already. It's a different kind of record, for sure, but I like it every bit as much as Crimson. The opener, Twilight, is SO good (and with a nod to Marillion's Bitter Suite right in the middle!)
And speaking of random - I mentioned it recently (I think it was Sacul's album thread?), but it's so bizarre that Rage's song A Pilgrim Path was sampled in Unkle's Psyence Fiction (trip-hop project with DJ Shadow and James Lavelle). I actually heard the latter first :) The intro to an 80s song from a German metal band - and a relatively "obscure" album on top of it! - for a 90s electronica/trip-hop album. Who would've thunk it? :biggrin:
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Purgatory Afterglow is such an awesome album. All of Dan Swano's genius definitely there already. It's a different kind of record, for sure, but I like it every bit as much as Crimson.
In ways I like it more than Crimson, it's the most melodeath-y of the EoS albums.
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Dave Matthews Band - Away From The World
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IQ - Frequency
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Rodney Crowell - Triage
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Blood, Sweat & Tears - No Sweat
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Blood, Sweat & Tears - No Sweat
So..just Blood & Tears?
Instead of A Dramatic Turn Of Events, Dream Theater could've called the album No Portnoy.
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Blood, Sweat & Tears - No Sweat
So..just Blood & Tears?
Great Sentenced tune.
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Haven't posted in a while here.
Spent some time going mostly old school today.
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Sacred Warrior never got enough attention, I oughta revisit theirs at some point.
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Tyler Childress - Country Squire
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Sacred Warrior never got enough attention, I oughta revisit theirs at some point.
Ray Parra was amazing. Still sounds good, actually.
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I hadn't listened to the Shaman's debut in a looong time. I've always liked it, but I have to say it aged REALLY well. I mean, I just revisited the Matos-era Angra records, and I think I might like this one better than Fireworks. The one obvious step down is, well, no Loureiro/Bittencourt on guitars, but other than that this is some delicious (proggy) power metal, with lots of great melodies and cool ideas. Stylistically kinda in between Angels Cry and Holy Land. The only song that's a little out of place is the closer, Pride...it's more standard power metal with Tobias Sammet guesting on vocals, and it ends the record on a slightly meh note.
Also - a bit surprised the Ashes Divide album wasn't more successful. It's another one I always greatly enjoyed. As one would expect, there's a lot of A Perfect Circle in there. Billy Howerdel on vocals is certainly no Maynard Keenan, but the music here is a bit darker, almost 80s gothic/wave-ish at times, which really hits the spot for me. And Josh Freese on drums is great, as usual.
Haven't posted in a while here.
Spent some time going mostly old school today.
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Ha! Transcendence is in my queue for next week commutes...and I have F&J's High lined up...although Cuatro is quite tasty too.
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Jungle - Volcano
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Khruangbin & Men I Trust - Live at RBC Echo Beach
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(https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Breakfast_in_America#Media/File:Supertramp_-_Breakfast_in_America.jpg)Supertramp - Breakfast In America
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Urne - A feast on sorrow
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Sabaton - Attero Dominatus
Sabaton - The Great War
Sabaton - The War to End All Wars
Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King
Savatage - Edge of Thorns
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I sampled the one song that was available on Spotify yesterday. Their stuff is pretty good, so I do look forward to hearing the rest of the album.
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...and I have F&J's High lined up...although Cuatro is quite tasty too.
I was actually going to go with High, but for some reason, I hit Cuatro. I love High big time. Played it today instead!
F&J is a Top 10 band for me.
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Tim, the Hemina is one long track at about 35 minutes. Its also available in 6 parts. Very well done!
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Tim, the Hemina is one long track at about 35 minutes. Its also available in 6 parts. Very well done!
The only thing up on Spotify so far is a song called Revelations.
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Tim, the Hemina is one long track at about 35 minutes. Its also available in 6 parts. Very well done!
The only thing up on Spotify so far is a song called Revelations.
Its out, not sure why its not there, but check it out here!
https://hemina.bandcamp.com/track/romancing-the-ether
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Tim, the Hemina is one long track at about 35 minutes. Its also available in 6 parts. Very well done!
The only thing up on Spotify so far is a song called Revelations.
Its out, not sure why its not there, but check it out here!
https://hemina.bandcamp.com/track/romancing-the-ether
Cool. I will!
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LTE3
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Post Malone - Austin
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One of today's releases:
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Commented on it in the Friday's releases thread...
And a couple of more power-oriented albums:
(https://i.discogs.com/VTyFX6gbabkt7yBZTxu7KVqSMfyTjj4edcQ6PuYCg28/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:591/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE1Mzgw/MTIxLTE2MDg4OTMy/NjktNjIwOC5qcGVn.jpeg) (https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Triosphere_The-Heart-of-the-Matter.jpg)
I have little to no knowledge of Firewind, despite seeing them mentioned all the time, of course. I went with their latest s/t and I really enjoyed it. Killer guitar work and vocals, unsurprisingly (given who's involved)
And - Triosphere! This is excellent! Why wasn't I told about them before ?? :biggrin: I think Jingle sent them in Ariich's roulette...goodness, this is a very, very tasty album. I did a search here on DTF after listening, and it looks like there's quite a bit of appreciation for them. I should check out their other records too.
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Yeah, when I sent Triosphere to 425 I was told it was a too obvious choice. I guess they're one of those bands a lot of people know about but don't talk about for some reason.
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Yeah, when I sent Triosphere to 425 I was told it was a too obvious choice. I guess they're one of those bands a lot of people know about but don't talk about for some reason.
Interesting...yeah, I'm enjoying this a ton. The vocals are super-strong, and the guitar work is very tasteful.
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I almost listened to Triosphere today, but I went with Vandroya instead.
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Listening (and watching) Delicate Sound of Thunder by Pink Floyd
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(https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Breakfast_in_America#Media/File:Supertramp_-_Breakfast_in_America.jpg)Supertramp - Breakfast In America
A damn near perfect album there. :metal
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Yeah the first Machine Girl album rules, even if it's a bit too chaotic at times for me. The other album is just too much, except for the last song, which is amazing.
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Yeah the first Machine Girl album rules, even if it's a bit too chaotic at times for me. The other album is just too much, except for the last song, which is amazing.
Come on, you listen to literal noise albums and can't handle this? :lol
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It's about the pace, that album is just too fast and rarely has rests so it just loses me quickly :P WLFGRL is better balanced, even if it gets too intense near the end.
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It's about the pace, that album is just too fast and rarely has rests so it just loses me quickly :P WLFGRL is better balanced, even if it gets too intense near the end.
I’m not a huge fan of the album as a whole either, but that’s less to do with the intensity / pacing and more there just being too many songs that aren’t memorable or interesting enough. The next album has that same problem too, probably even more so, but the ten minute closer A Decent Man is definitely worth listening to.
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Ringo Starr - Time Takes Time
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GWAR - War Party
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Neal Morse - The Dreamer - Joseph, Pt. 1
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Hermann Szobel - Szobel
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Armistice-This Forgotten Soul
This is a nice listen at only 31 minutes. Blackish Metal but with a strong goth influence. The last song, Falling Snow clocks in at 9+ minutes, but it's very cool.
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George Clanton - Ooh Rap I Ya
Second listen, yeah I feel this is quite a grower and a slow burn for sure. But it's quite good, I'll keep coming back to it.
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Armistice-This Forgotten Soul
This is a nice listen at only 31 minutes. Blackish Metal but with a strong goth influence. The last song, Falling Snow clocks in at 9+ minutes, but it's very cool.
Will have to check this out. Is that a cover of the Agalloch song?
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Laura Groves - Radio Red
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Laura Groves - Radio Red
Wow, that was one of the best new albums I've heard this year!
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Bonnie Prince Billy - Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You
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Hurry - Don't Look Back
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Toto - Isolation
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Rob Moose - Inflorescence
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Toto - Turn Back
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A couple of records from the 1981 thread:
(https://i.discogs.com/ie8rPWCiCjHgehBaSg0LGZxQbH1A3o3iggMQ4VWo-ZY/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:482/w:480/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM2NTc0/NjUtMTMzOTE2Mzcw/MC04OTU4LmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://officialtriumphmerch.com/cdn/shop/products/71VJQ8yXnqL._SX425_480x480.jpg?v=1636675720)
Plus over the last couple of days:
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Finally got around to watching some of the video content on the Seasons End's deluxe edition. Good stuff. And the recent live performance of the album is great too (including The Release!)
The Dymna Lotva album (bottom left) is quite interesting. A duo from Belarus (who have left the country) plus guest musicians, this is black metal with some intriguing moods and atmospheres. Very well produced too. It's not necessarily an easy listen - not the music per se (which is actually plenty melodic), but the vocals can be a bit much at times. They convey the grimness of the theme, I suppose (lyrics are in Belarusian, so I can't claim to understand them anyway ;)), but I wish they went more with the cleans.
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Edsel Axle - Variable Happiness
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Toto - Kingdom of Desire
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That's a lot of damn Toto! :lol
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Too much, eh? I get on my kicks ... ;D
Anyway, Kingdom of Desire almost sounds like a Steve Lukather solo album.
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Happy Birthday, Croz. You are missed. :heart
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Skid Row- s/t
Fifth Angel- s/t
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(hakushi hasegawa - air ni ni)
was sent a song off this album for a recent video and was curious to check out the whole thing and i'm glad i did 'cause most of the rest is even cooler/weird :lol
like, uhh, what if you slammed piano jazz straight into glitch pop & breakcore? that's the album. it's fascinating
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(https://i.discogs.com/AFO7b43nYikByLjtMhP1kqrFOQXjzyyuayZM-Py6tQ0/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:594/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTQwOTAx/Ny0xNDY1NzU2NjAy/LTIyNTcuanBlZw.jpeg) (https://boonesoverstock.com/cdn/shop/products/Flots_High_1025x1025_c8a243d2-8f42-4f44-9052-a08a576bc95c_1200x1200.jpg?v=1647007627)
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How is it? Blind-bought it yesterday but haven’t listened to it yet.
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How is it? Blind-bought it yesterday but haven’t listened to it yet.
Very, very enjoyable. Nothing shocking vs. the debut, style-wise, but it's not afraid to hit a little harder at times.
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I haven't gotten to that one yet, but Planet Her has a few great singles.
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Anyone heard of this band Anvil Chorus?
(https://i.discogs.com/fk8hI2feJGnXBqkqbdnfym7jiLavViIXrhjRxjtTce4/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:597/w:599/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTMyMTgw/NjQtMTMyMDk0Mjcx/MC5qcGVn.jpeg)
I bet Brent knows them if no one else does.
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Osi And The Jupiter - Uthuling Hyl
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Creed - Full Circle
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I've been on a German power metal binge lately:
Grave Digger - Tunes of War
Grave Digger - Excalibur
Grave Digger - The Grave Digger
Grave Digger - Ballads of a Hangman
Grave Digger - The Clans Will Rise Again
Blind Guardian - The God Machine
Blind Guardian - Imaginations from the Other Side
Blind Guardian - Tales from the Twilight World
Running Wild - Port Royal
Running Wild - Black Hand Inn
Powerwolf - Metallium Nostrum
Also:
Sabaton - Heroes
Sabaton - Carolus Rex
Sabaton - The Great War
Sabaton - War to End All Wars
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Dave Matthews Band - Come Tomorrow
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(hakushi hasegawa - air ni ni)
was sent a song off this album for a recent video and was curious to check out the whole thing and i'm glad i did 'cause most of the rest is even cooler/weird :lol
like, uhh, what if you slammed piano jazz straight into glitch pop & breakcore? that's the album. it's fascinating
Neat, sounds cool, will give it a go.
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Tyler Childers - Long Violent History
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Emma Ruth Rundle - Marked for Death
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Emma Ruth Rundle - Marked for Death
I guess you're going chronologically now? I'm definitely curious how the most recent two come across, they're quite different in various ways.
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Emma Ruth Rundle - Marked for Death
I guess you're going chronologically now? I'm definitely curious how the most recent two come across, they're quite different in various ways.
i thoroughly enjoyed this one. She is rapidly climbing my list.
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Mipso - Coming Down the Mountain
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I personally love this one as well!
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Colors II - BTBAM
Parallax II - BTBAM
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Anyone heard of this band Anvil Chorus?
(https://i.discogs.com/fk8hI2feJGnXBqkqbdnfym7jiLavViIXrhjRxjtTce4/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:597/w:599/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTMyMTgw/NjQtMTMyMDk0Mjcx/MC5qcGVn.jpeg)
I bet Brent knows them if no one else does.
Not me but I'm checking it out later!
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I know A Twist in the Myth is not the most beloved entry in Blind Guardian's discog but, while it's not top-tier BG material, I find it has more memorable songs/moments than, say, At the Edge of Time or Beyond the Red Mirror. Otherland and Fly are my favorite songs in there. Always an enjoyable listen.
And whenever I listen to Puzzle, I'm more and more convinced it's one of my favorite (pop?) rock albums this side of the year 2000. So, so good. From the Rush influence (the opener Living is a Problem Because Everything Dies), to simple-but-not-really songs (The Conversation is...), tasty proggy material (the instrumental section of Now I'm Everyone), cool interludes (the various 15ths), via marvelous radio-friendly songs (Love Has a Diameter, Folding Stars), this is a Biffy Clyro at their best (imo)
Also - what do the Renkse fans here on DTF think of the Wisdom of Crowds album? I enjoy it quite a bit. Interesting setting for his voice.
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I personally love this one as well!
I saw them thrice on that tour.
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I haven't listened to this in a long time. The crowd noise is so damn fake and if I don't trust the "liveness" of the band, it's hard to get excited about this.
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Excellent album.
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I haven't listened to this in a long time. The crowd noise is so damn fake and if I don't trust the "liveness" of the band, it's hard to get excited about this.
I remember you telling me this and its definitely valid. I still like it though.
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And whenever I listen to Puzzle, I'm more and more convinced it's one of my favorite (pop?) rock albums this side of the year 2000. So, so good. From the Rush influence (the opener Living is a Problem Because Everything Dies), to simple-but-not-really songs (The Conversation is...), tasty proggy material (the instrumental section of Now I'm Everyone), cool interludes (the various 15ths), via marvelous radio-friendly songs (Love Has a Diameter, Folding Stars), this is a Biffy Clyro at their best (imo)
These two are amazing albums. I agree with most of what you are saying about Puzzle. I listened to it loads back in like ‘09/10, but even though I don’t revisit much nowadays it’s still my favourite Biffy album. Autonoesis are obviously amazing and this album is a force to be reckoned with.
That Sevendust album, I don’t know it but Derek Hess really got a lot of mileage out of his work with metal bands :lol
I’m spinning my vinyl copy of the new Gizzy, which just arrived. Excited to hear the vinyl only bonus track :corn
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Blood, Sweat & Tears - Mirror Image
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deadmau5 - Polar
deadmau5 really does ambient/down tempo stuff really well.
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Armistice-This Forgotten Soul
This is a nice listen at only 31 minutes. Blackish Metal but with a strong goth influence. The last song, Falling Snow clocks in at 9+ minutes, but it's very cool.
Will have to check this out. Is that a cover of the Agalloch song?
Indeed it is. I'm trying to remember if anyone has sent Agalloch to Tim in his roulettes. It's possible I have.
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Van Halen- Women and Children First
AC/DC- Flick of the Switch
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Crooked Still - Still Crooked
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Mystery - Destiny?
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Khruangbin - The Universe Smiles Upon You
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Alter Bridge - Pawns and Kings
Alter Bridge - The Last Hero
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AC/DC- Flick of the Switch
This will never be confused with being great AC/DC album, but I have to say that this has aged fairly well.
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AC/DC- Flick of the Switch
This will never be confused with being great AC/DC album, but I have to say that this has aged fairly well.
I didn't like FotS until recently. I wrote it off when it came out.
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AC/DC- Flick of the Switch
This will never be confused with being great AC/DC album, but I have to say that this has aged fairly well.
I didn't like FotS until recently. I wrote it off when it came out.
Yeah, it was very disappointing when it came out, but I really enjoy it now. The title track is one of my favorite AC/DC tracks, especially from the Brian Era.
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Also - what do the Renkse fans here on DTF think of the Wisdom of Crowds album? I enjoy it quite a bit. Interesting setting for his voice.
Love this album! Picked it up on vinyl recently. I only do that for special albums. I wish they would do a follow-up.
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Men I Trust - Men I Trust
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Nate Smith - Workday, Waterbaby Music, Vol. 1.0
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I’m sure I listened to these guys back around ‘09-11. Can’t remember any songs, but the name is definitely familiar.
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I’m sure I listened to these guys back around ‘09-11. Can’t remember any songs, but the name is definitely familiar.
Very talented dudes, they released 3 quality albums then disappeared. Melodic technical DM.
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I’m sure I listened to these guys back around ‘09-11. Can’t remember any songs, but the name is definitely familiar.
Very talented dudes, they released 3 quality albums then disappeared. Melodic technical DM.
I actually picked this up on a whim years ago as it was in the clearance bin for like 3 bucks. I was pleasantly surprised. Really enjoyable album this.
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I remember digging that album when it came out. Haven’t listened to it in ages. A lot of really talented guys in the band, shame they never really took off.
I friended a few of the guys on FB around that time, and the singer turned out to be a big 9/11 conspiracist.
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dredg - Catch Without Arms
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dredg - Catch Without Arms
Top 10 album for me.
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Friday releases…
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dredg - Catch Without Arms
Top 10 album for me.
Same, it's been a suprisingly long time since I last heard it.
This morning starts off with Jean-Luc Ponty - Cosmic Messenger
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Foo Fighters - The Colour And The Shape
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Foo Fighters - The Colour And The Shape
An all time favourite!
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Grace Potter - Mother Road
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Cory Wong - The Lucky One
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Margaret Glaspy - Echo The Diamond
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Morphine - Cure For Pain
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UFO - No Place to Run
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UFO - No Place to Run
I approve!!
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Jamie xx - In Colour
Yeah this one is still keeping me entranced. Just an all-around fantastic electronic album. The one song with Young Thug is kinda meh tho.
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Rhiannon Giddens - You're The One
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Eddie Higgins Trio - Bewitched
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Zebra - Live
Triumph - Allied Forces
Triumph - Never Surrender
Triumph - Thunder Seven
Megadeth - Killing Is My Business...And Business is Good!
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UFO - No Place to Run
I approve!!
Good songs.
Flat, lifeless production. George Martin didn't get UFO, a different animal from The Beatles. He neutered UFO by making them sound methodical.
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Jon Batiste - World Music Radio
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Rumors - Fleetwood Mac
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Is this my Cult of Luna redemption arc? Mariner is so good, and I'm curious about the rest of their work now. I recall being quite put off by Salvation a few years ago (back in 2016), but I'm willing to give it another chance now. Let's see how this other album holds up.
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Cygnus is still one of the best closers I've heard in recent memory. :metal :metal :metal
Wasn't really able to get into Somewhere Along The Highway. Vertikal has some really good songs on it - I'd recommend giving that a shot.
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Cygnus is still one of the best closers I've heard in recent memory. :metal :metal :metal
Wasn't really able to get into Somewhere Along The Highway. Vertikal has some really good songs on it - I'd recommend giving that a shot.
Oh yeah Cygnus is just :2metal: :2metal: :2metal:
Yeah I wasn't really feeling it so I went with A Dawn to Fear midway through it lol. I'll give Vertikal a chance soon, thanke.
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Mipso - Edges Run
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Crooked Still - Some Strange Country
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@Luke - this ones for you man!
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@Luke - this ones for you man!
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3546316976_10.jpg)
Epic band name AND 8-bit artwork, I’m fucking in dude!
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IQ - Dark Matter
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Friday releases…
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1017187966_10.jpg) (https://www.noizze.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/THE-MOMENT-YOU-FIND-YOUR-FLAME.jpg)
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You know, I haven't had a chance to check out the new stuff yet. Anything that you particularly liked in this batch?
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Bat Sabbath covers were fine but nothing special, Spirit Adrift was some solid classic metal and will definitely spin again, Thee Oh Sees was one of their better recent releases but still a fair bit of filler (which seems par for the course for them), Atreyu is not worth the time, total skip fest, Horrendous was really good and has a chance of cracking my top 30 of the year, Skálmöld is some pretty standard Icelandic Viking metal, suitably epic in places.
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Bat Sabbath covers were fine but nothing special, Spirit Adrift was some solid classic metal and will definitely spin again, Thee Oh Sees was one of their better recent releases but still a fair bit of filler (which seems par for the course for them), Atreyu is not worth the time, total skip fest, Horrendous was really good and has a chance of cracking my top 30 of the year, Skálmöld is some pretty standard Icelandic Viking metal, suitably epic in places.
:tup
Yeah, I'll definitely check out Spirit Adrift and Horrendous. I particularly enjoy SA's Divided by Darkness and Enlightened in Eternity (the former a touch more than the latter)...their earlier, doom-ier records are good too. I think they might be just missing that "spark" to push them into "great" territory, but they are very good. Curious to hear the new one.
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@Luke - this ones for you man!
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3546316976_10.jpg)
Epic band name AND 8-bit artwork, I’m fucking in dude!
Dude, this was like one of those mid 90s Napalm Death albums where they went all Fear Factory. It wasn’t bad but was hoping for some 8-bit music in there. Definitely keep these recommendations coming though, if for no other reason than it’s worth the look on my wife’s face when I tell her I’m listening to Maggot Twat :lol
Oh, it also made me want to play Super Metroid.
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@Luke - this ones for you man!
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3546316976_10.jpg)
Epic band name AND 8-bit artwork, I’m fucking in dude!
Dude, this was like one of those mid 90s Napalm Death albums where they went all Fear Factory. It wasn’t bad but was hoping for some 8-bit music in there. Definitely keep these recommendations coming though, if for no other reason than it’s worth the look on my wife’s face when I tell her I’m listening to Maggot Twat :lol
Oh, it also made me want to play Super Metroid.
Thats classic! Check out Ovid's Withering!
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All brutal, all night!!!
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Blood, Sweat & Tears - New City
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Mipso - Mipso
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Heart - Dreamboat Annie
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I probably never would have given this album a chance were it not for hearing The News in Litho's playlist, and yeah, the rest of the album is pretty good too! Good enough for me to now own a Paramore album. :lol
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/b8d4118961459df47b4a472e043d0888/10297048)
I probably never would have given this album a chance were it not for hearing The News in Litho's playlist, and yeah, the rest of the album is pretty good too! Good enough for me to now own a Paramore album. :lol
Yes, it's a really neat album. I actually enjoy most of Paramore's stuff, and I feel they have been bringing some interesting/different ideas to the table with their more recent albums (I enjoy their old material too, though). Not sure what you have heard outside of this record, but you should give their s/t and After Laughter a whirl too.
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Incubus - Drive
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/b8d4118961459df47b4a472e043d0888/10297048)
I probably never would have given this album a chance were it not for hearing The News in Litho's playlist, and yeah, the rest of the album is pretty good too! Good enough for me to now own a Paramore album. :lol
I have more thoughts surrounding this to get out sometime later since I've now heard their whole discography, but they seem to have arguably at least four distinctive eras, and I can certainly see some people liking one or two of them and not the others as much. I enjoy all of them for various reasons. This will be somewhere on my year-end list for sure. I've always been curious about them since their emergence was just in the wrong timeframe for me musically, so I'm glad Tomi took me up on them on my list for that round.
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Some leftovers from last week's Thursday commute:
(https://i.discogs.com/JiTmLHPmr6hn3cn3grlZ8b2mOHUakRIA7cpzLsom3r8/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIxOTUy/MTMtMTQ3MDkxNTI2/OS0yMjY4LmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5e/Welcometotheball.JPG)
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And finally some of last Friday's releases:
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All pretty good stuff. Godthrymm is a little less Paradise Lost-y and more classic doom. It's a long album with a lot to digest so I'll have to revisit. Spirit Adrift was enjoyable, as usual. Horrendous was a bit different than expected, I guess, but I liked what I heard...I mean, you can obviously tell it's them, but they brought in some new elements to their sound...will see where that goes with further listens. And "Of Awakening" by The Circle was rather intriguing. A lot packed in about 35 minutes. Some black, some gothic, a little over the top.
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dredg - El Cielo
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Arnold Dreyblatt - Resolve
dredg - El Cielo
:heart
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Diners - DOMINO
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Gregory Alan Isakov - Appaloosa Bones
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Fuck You And Die- Elements of Instability.
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Home Video - Lucy Dacus
Lucy is from my hometown. I've never met her, but I knew her younger brother in high school. I've never listened to her music until now, and I didn't realize how big she had gotten in recent years. She was on the cover of Rolling Stone, if that still means anything in 2023.
The music is ok. Not really my thing, but glad to see she's successful.
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Home Video - Lucy Dacus
Lucy is from my hometown. I've never met her, but I knew her younger brother in high school. I've never listened to her music until now, and I didn't realize how big she had gotten in recent years. She was on the cover of Rolling Stone, if that still means anything in 2023.
The music is ok. Not really my thing, but glad to see she's successful.
I like her a lot, both her solo material and with boygenius.
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Billionaire - Ascension
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Nate Smith - KINFOLK: Postcards from Everywhere
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Crooked Still - Friends of Fall
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Mistland (song) by IOTUNN
Anyone else enjoys their new song as much as I do? Their last album is good but damn that song is just monstrous. It might be my song of the year at the moment. I’m very excited for the next album although I think it only releases in 2024:(
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Yes, it's a fantastic song. If it's any representation of what's to come, I'm pretty excited :)
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Great stuff!
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:tup
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Leaning hard into trying to become familiar with more Michael Schenker albums. He has a LOT of them. Listened to several this weekend including The Unforgiven which is really great and I also loved the purely instrumental one Dreams and Expressions. Need to catch up on his UFO stuff.
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Khruangbin - Con Todo El Mundo
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Tyler Childers - Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven?
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Emma Ruth Rundle - On Dark Horses
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Mystery - One Among The Living
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Nate Smith - Pocket Change
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Mystery - One Among The Living
Good stuff!
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Vertical Horizon - Everything You Want
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As I mentioned in the other thread, this has been a super-tasty discovery...hitting all the right notes, I guess I was really in the mood for something like this
...and then I felt like listening to this one:
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Of the synthwave records I know (admittedly, not a ton), this one best captures that nostalgic feeling of 80s music for me. Some of the moods really manage to bring me back to that time. Might not be particularly "adventurous", but it's brilliant. And Endless Summer is a perfect title for it.
Vertical Horizon - Everything You Want
Nice!
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Yeah, this is my kind of page, Emma Ruth Rundle, Vertical Horizon, The Birthday Massacre, The Midnight.
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Yeah, this is my kind of page, Emma Ruth Rundle, Vertical Horizon, The Birthday Massacre, The Midnight.
And then Glasser comes with his death metal :P
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311 - Voyager
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Tom Petty - Wildflowers & All The Rest
"Confusion Wheel" is a great tune, it should've made the album cut.
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Queen of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
You can't even hear it!
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Blind Guardian - Live
Orbit Culture - Descent
Crimson Glory - Transcendence
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
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Emma Ruth Rundle - On Dark Horses
Such a great album
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Urne - A Feast On Sorrow / progressive sludge with some post elements. Produced by Gojira's Joe Duplantier so that also gives some hints about the sound of this band.
I really liked this on first listen. Anybody who likes band like Gojira, Mastodon should give it a try.
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Urne - A Feast On Sorrow / progressive sludge with some post elements. Produced by Gojira's Joe Duplantier so that also gives some hints about the sound of this band.
I really liked this on first listen. Anybody who likes band like Gojira, Mastodon should give it a try.
I’ve only had one listen but thought it was a step up from their last :tup
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Blood, Sweat & Tears - More Than Ever
Mystery - One Among The Living
Good stuff!
Glad you liked it, but I don't think they are my cup of tea.
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Kiss- Love Gun
Rush- Power Windows
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Rush- Power Windows
I think you've just summoned an eldritch demon.
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Emma Ruth Rundle and Thou - May Our Chambers Be Full
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Rush- Power Windows
I think you've just summoned an eldritch demon.
TAC:
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Emma Ruth Rundle and Thou - May Our Chambers Be Full
Aha, I wasn't even sure you were going to venture into the collaborations.
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Nate Smith - Kinfolk 2: See the Birds
Emma Ruth Rundle and Thou - May Our Chambers Be Full
Aha, I wasn't even sure you were going to venture into the collaborations.
:biggrin:
Man, that was something else.
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Yeah, this is my kind of page, Emma Ruth Rundle, Vertical Horizon, The Birthday Massacre, The Midnight.
And then Glasser comes with his death metal :P
With a side of punk!!!! :)
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Heart - Little Queen
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Blood, Sweat & Tears - Nuclear Blues
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Emma Ruth Rundle - Engine of Hell
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Scorpions - Lovedrive
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elliot smith - xo
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Viagra Boys - Cave World (Deluxe)
Oh boy, just realized there exists this version of the album with 4 bonus songs. They're pretty cool, but most of all, they're loose :coolio
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Viagra Boys - Cave World (Deluxe)
Oh boy, just realized there exists this version of the album with 4 bonus songs. They're pretty cool, but most of all, they're loose :coolio
viagra boys rule, saw them live earlier this year :metal
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(https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/63ee991ab3d7ca8546e1970c/1:1/w_600/Ulthar-Anthronomicon.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3235609975_10.jpg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1003933073_65) (https://propermusic.com/cdn/shop/products/0673405006016.jpg?v=1677048171&width=1200)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0020443601_71.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/BkuN5byjK3lKysssPS4SJe5niLV1VgabGnQGX0Y0_bY/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTUxMjc1/NDQtMTM4NTQyNTUz/NC00MDMwLmpwZWc.jpeg)
Barry Adamson - Moss Side Story
Terra Atlantica - Age of Steam
Ulthar - Anthronomicon
Moron Police - A Boat on the Sea
The Bar Stool Preachers - Above the Static
Damien Marley & Nas - Distant Relatives
Midnight Odyssey - Funerals from the Astral Sphere
King Prawn - Surrender to the Blender
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Queen- Greatest Hits
Cheap Trick- Greatest Hits
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Bonny Doon - Bonny Doon
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viagra boys rule, saw them live earlier this year :metal
Damn, that must have been one hell of a show, wished they'd come to my country one day.
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Cannibal Corpse- Live Cannibalism.
Deicide- Legion.
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Just knocked back Disc 1 of this. Fucking nice live album. I'd buy it, but it's not on Amazon yet.
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Circuital - My Morning Jacket
Recovering from some (very minor) surgery today. When I woke up from the surgery, the opening track was stuck in my head.
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Bill Frisell - Four
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Catching up, and man, this was really easy on the ears. Lots of tasty groovy parts.
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This showed up in my youtube feed today. I gave it a spin, and it has some interesting history apparently.
Released in 1972, this is the second album of New York City band Dust.
The trio consists of..
Bass: Kenny Aaronson, who I'm sure most people recognize.
Drums: Marc Bell, who in 1978 became known as Marky Ramone
Guitars/vocals: Richie Wise, who along with Kenny Kerner (who produced this album) would go on to produce the first two Kiss albums
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51bojGz2e0L._SX300_SY300_QL70_FMwebp_.jpg)
Another youtube feed find.
Murphy Blend is a German progressive rock band. This 1970 release is a mix of Deep Purple Mk1 and Lucifer's Friend's first album, though not quite has heavy as Lucifer's Friend. Kind of reminds me of Alice Cooper's Love It To Death a little as well, but again, not as heavy.
I'm guessing that pipe on the cover got a lot of use. :lol
Here's a song called Past Has Gone.
https://youtu.be/zW1VUKSg4VY?si=HNia0TsB8kGVCRAO&t=644
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The Mayan Factor - IN Lake' Ch
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(https://i.discogs.com/Tb4thQ0-j7MnS_lHVl_3rqA-FqyBITo3qD5yLanwqkk/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTkyMTY4/MzEtMTQ5MzYzMDc0/NC0xMDc3LmpwZWc.jpeg)
Listening online tonight to WOMR online (https://womr.org/).
The guy that does the Thursday 9pm-mid show plays a UFO block at 10pm to start the 2nd hour of the show. The rest of the show is old school rock and hard rock. I even got a shout out on last week's show!!!
Tonight, instead of the UFO block, he's playing Making Contact in its entirety!
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This album is SO DAMN EXCELLENT!!!! Its heavy, dark and catchy!
FALL- The Insatiable Weakness.
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Recovering from some (very minor) surgery today.
Same here, had a hernia surgery two days ago. The pain is real.
I'm listening to the 2023 remix of Life On Other Planets by Supergrass (their best album). Excellent britpop.
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This album is SO DAMN EXCELLENT!!!! Its heavy, dark and catchy!
FALL- The Insatiable Weakness.
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I’ll get on it.
Currently spinning the new Riskee and the Ridicule album, Platinum Statue…
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(https://i.discogs.com/Tb4thQ0-j7MnS_lHVl_3rqA-FqyBITo3qD5yLanwqkk/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTkyMTY4/MzEtMTQ5MzYzMDc0/NC0xMDc3LmpwZWc.jpeg)
Listening online tonight to WOMR online (https://womr.org/).
The guy that does the Thursday 9pm-mid show plays a UFO block at 10pm to start the 2nd hour of the show. The rest of the show is old school rock and hard rock. I even got a shout out on last week's show!!!
Tonight, instead of the UFO block, he's playing Making Contact in its entirety!
Top 5, maybe top 3 UFO album. Probably top 3.
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Persefone - Spiritual Migration
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This album is SO DAMN EXCELLENT!!!! Its heavy, dark and catchy!
FALL- The Insatiable Weakness.
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0994432675_10.jpg)
Really enjoying this album!
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Pearl Jam - No Code
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Soft Machine - Other Doors
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AMC Trio & Randy Brecker - Following The Light
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Iron Savior - s/t
Iron Savior - Unification
Iron Savior - Reforged / Reforged Ironbound
Dream Theater - ACOS
Dream Theater - Awake
Dream Theater - Train of Thought
James Labrie - Static Impulse
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This album is SO DAMN EXCELLENT!!!! Its heavy, dark and catchy!
FALL- The Insatiable Weakness.
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0994432675_10.jpg)
Really enjoying this album!
A total unknown gem! :metal
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Danger Mouse/Jemini The Gifted One - Born Again
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Recovering from some (very minor) surgery today.
Same here, had a hernia surgery two days ago. The pain is real.
I'm listening to the 2023 remix of Life On Other Planets by Supergrass (their best album). Excellent britpop.
Quick healing vibes sent you both! :heart
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That's an amazing album!
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That's an amazing album!
It really is! Check out the Fall album I posted. I think you'll dig it.
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That's an amazing album!
It really is! Check out the Fall album I posted. I think you'll dig it.
I will. I dropped the needle on one song last night...I must've picked the wrong song. ;D
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Mipso - Book of Fools
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Black Sabbath Volume 4
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listening to steven wilson's "the raven that refused to sing" for the first time. this is a bit of an adventure for me. the overall atmosphere is quite something. it's a departure from what i usually listen to, but i'm genuinely enjoying the experience. can't help but feel a bit spooked by the album cover – it kind of reminds me of the moon from majora's mask. that game gave me the creeps as a kid!
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Same :metal
Say what you want about this album, but it has some classic songs that only Slayer could pull off (looking at you Dittohead).
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listening to steven wilson's "the raven that refused to sing" for the first time. this is a bit of an adventure for me. the overall atmosphere is quite something. it's a departure from what i usually listen to, but i'm genuinely enjoying the experience. can't help but feel a bit spooked by the album cover – it kind of reminds me of the moon from majora's mask. that game gave me the creeps as a kid!
Wait until you get to the last song and then tells us how you're feeling ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/85/Wilson_Steven_2013_Raven_cover.jpg)
listening to steven wilson's "the raven that refused to sing" for the first time. this is a bit of an adventure for me. the overall atmosphere is quite something. it's a departure from what i usually listen to, but i'm genuinely enjoying the experience. can't help but feel a bit spooked by the album cover – it kind of reminds me of the moon from majora's mask. that game gave me the creeps as a kid!
Wait until you get to the last song and then tells us how you're feeling ;D
can't help but be reminded of radiohead's kid a – that kind of haunting and atmospheric tone. both tracks seem to share a certain depth that's hard to describe. i've got to admit, while i respect the song, it's a bit too slow for my usual taste. it's like the pacing is deliberate, which i understand, but it doesn't quite match my energy level. i still appreciate it though. cheers!
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Been a while since I spun this, it’s even better than I remembered :metal
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maan tomu - s/t (2023)
new finnish psych band! super good stuff :hat
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Same :metal
Say what you want about this album, but it has some classic songs that only Slayer could pull off (looking at you Dittohead).
I love every Slayer album. :metal
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Same :metal
Say what you want about this album, but it has some classic songs that only Slayer could pull off (looking at you Dittohead).
I love every Slayer album. :metal
I love almost every Slayer album. Dude, you need to check out the Hooded Menace album I posted above, if you’ve not heard it.
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First half absolutely slaps, amazing Sythpop song after another. Second half is more experimental and laid back, will take some time to digest it.
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listening to steven wilson's "the raven that refused to sing" for the first time. this is a bit of an adventure for me. the overall atmosphere is quite something. it's a departure from what i usually listen to, but i'm genuinely enjoying the experience. can't help but feel a bit spooked by the album cover – it kind of reminds me of the moon from majora's mask. that game gave me the creeps as a kid!
The best non-PT SW release IMO. Everyone is firing on all cylinders on this album.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/24/Slayer-DivineIntervention.jpg)
Same :metal
Say what you want about this album, but it has some classic songs that only Slayer could pull off (looking at you Dittohead).
I love every Slayer album. :metal
I love almost every Slayer album. Dude, you need to check out the Hooded Menace album I posted above, if you’ve not heard it.
I'm on it man, never heard it.
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Luke, that album sounds great.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/24/Slayer-DivineIntervention.jpg)
Same :metal
Say what you want about this album, but it has some classic songs that only Slayer could pull off (looking at you Dittohead).
I love every Slayer album. :metal
I love almost every Slayer album. Dude, you need to check out the Hooded Menace album I posted above, if you’ve not heard it.
I'm on it man, never heard it.
Luke, that album sounds great.
Yea it’s some great death doom. I just realised it’s already been 2 years since it came out. I know Nick and I pimped it a bit when it came out.
Sunday morning. Making pancakes. Dancing round the kitchen. This album.
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Perfection.
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Been a while since I spun this, it’s even better than I remembered :metal
It is indeed a great album. The previous one is very tasty too. Haven’t explored the rest yet, but I should…
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Same :metal
Say what you want about this album, but it has some classic songs that only Slayer could pull off (looking at you Dittohead).
Yeah, can’t deny I was a bit disappointed when this came out, after the close-to-perfect Seasons, but in retrospect there’s plenty of good Slayer stuff in here. They sure sounded angry ;)
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Been a while since I spun this, it’s even better than I remembered :metal
It is indeed a great album. The previous one is very tasty too. Haven’t explored the rest yet, but I should…
I’ve checked out all their albums at least once, but none have hit like The Tritonus Bell.
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Wynton Marsalis - Live at the House of Tribes
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Been a while since I spun this, it’s even better than I remembered :metal
Wow, I had no idea that Skeletor had dropped his debut album. Nice!
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The String Cheese Incident - Ain't I Been Good To You
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The String Cheese Incident - Into the Blue
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Karina Rykman - Joyride (2023)
incredible new music from a strong up and coming artist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYP0iuzj4UE
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listening to steven wilson's "the raven that refused to sing" for the first time. this is a bit of an adventure for me. the overall atmosphere is quite something. it's a departure from what i usually listen to, but i'm genuinely enjoying the experience. can't help but feel a bit spooked by the album cover – it kind of reminds me of the moon from majora's mask. that game gave me the creeps as a kid!
The best non-PT SW release IMO. Everyone is firing on all cylinders on this album.
Drive Home has one of my all time favorite guitar solos. Great album. Did the shirt for the album cover glow in the dark?
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Luke, this is really good!!
Thanks bro!
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Luke, this is really good!!
Thanks bro!
Any chance you’ll have forgotten that you liked it by the time your next roulette starts?
It is cool though. Gonna spin it again this week.
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Sunday morning. Making pancakes. Dancing round the kitchen. This album.
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Perfection.
Really tried giving this album a chance, but it just ain't for me :sadpanda:
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Sunday morning. Making pancakes. Dancing round the kitchen. This album.
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Perfection.
Really tried giving this album a chance, but it just ain't for me :sadpanda:
Just not a fan of this style of music in general? Songs in the Key holds a lot of memories for me. Stevie Wonder was one of my Dad’s favourite artists and he will always make me think of him. I’ll admit I think the album is pretty front loaded, and with it being a double I mean the whole first disc. I think with some trimming it could be one of my favourite all time records, but it is a little overlong. Still a beautiful, soulful singalong.
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Yeah, that style ain't quite for me, I've even tried other Soul / Funk albums, old and new, and haven't been able to dig into them. Glad it brings you back memories of your father tho, sometimes a piece of art is more relevant to us for such reasons than what it actually express.
Dunno if I've got any albums like that, I began listening to music seriously in my late teens with DT (hence why I'm still here lol). There are a handful of records that I loosely associate with a time period in my life, but that's about it.
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Wynton Marsalis Quartet - The Magic Hour
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DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ - Destiny
Ok, let's try this, 4 hours of House music, could be awesome, could be meh. Let's go.
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DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ - Destiny
Ok, let's try this, 4 hours of House music, could be awesome, could be meh. Let's go.
Sounds like torture!
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d5/The_Beggar_%282023%29_cover.jpg)
I feel that given enough listens I could come to appreciate this more. Problem is, at 2 hours I have no real inclination to revisit it.
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Genesis - From Genesis To Revelation
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DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ - Destiny
Ok, let's try this, 4 hours of House music, could be awesome, could be meh. Let's go.
Sounds like torture!
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d5/The_Beggar_%282023%29_cover.jpg)
I feel that given enough listens I could come to appreciate this more. Problem is, at 2 hours I have no real inclination to revisit it.
It's actually pretty good so far! I'm digging it, and works wonderfully as background music.
The Swans album really bored me tbh, it's too uneventful and couldn't finish it tbh. I prefer them at their more intense and insane, like on The Seer.
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The only Swans album I've tried is To Be Kind. That album was an exercise in patience and I don't get the appeal at all, and this is coming from someone who thinks Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven! is a top 3 album of all time.
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I know everybody hypes that record, but I've never been able to get into it myself. The Seer is just excellent, and begins with one of their very best songs, Lunacy, give that track a chance. I also like Soundtracks for the Blind, and while it's a very diverse album, it can be quite hard to digest for newcomers.
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Well according to my last.fm I’ve only been able to make through two other Swans albums. This new one is kinda hypnotic, but at the same time can be quite tedious. I’m sure on repeated listens more would stick in my brain but I’ve got enough to listen to without devoting that much time to a band that probably aren’t just wholly for me.
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swans is the kind of band where you either do not get it or never shut up about how
delicious michael gira's cock is good they are
...swans fans are annoying, is what i'm trying to say :lol never gotten them and never will and i don't really want to at this point
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swans is the kind of band where you either do not get it or never shut up about how delicious michael gira's cock is good they are
...swans fans are annoying, is what i'm trying to say :lol never gotten them and never will and i don't really want to at this point
Yep. Put me in the "absolutely do not get" camp. And I like some weird stuff that most other people don't get :dunno:
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Same :metal
Say what you want about this album, but it has some classic songs that only Slayer could pull off (looking at you Dittohead).
One of my favorite Slayer albums. Dittohead, Circle of Beliefs, SS-3, and Mind Control SLAY, pun intended. 213 also gives off a magnificently creepy vibe.
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I couldn't tell you the last time I listened to Divine Intervention. Decades.
Actually, I bought it when it came out and saw them on this tour, the last time I saw Slayer.
My feeling back then was that I really thought they missed Lombardo. I thought Bostaph was excellent, but Lombardo's sound was integral to Slayer. Listening again (I gave it a 2nd spin!), the drums parts are very Lombardo-ish, but it still lacks his sound. Still, this has been a great rediscovery!!
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Misfits- Walk Among Us and Earth A.D.
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I couldn't tell you the last time I listened to Divine Intervention. Decades.
Actually, I bought it when it came out and saw them on this tour, the last time I saw Slayer.
My feeling back then was that I really thought they missed Lombardo. I thought Bostaph was excellent, but Lombardo's sound was integral to Slayer. Listening again (I gave it a 2nd spin!), the drums parts are very Lombardo-ish, but it still lacks his sound. Still, this has been a great rediscovery!!
Bostaph is too technical a drummer for Slayer. Forbidden suits him much better. Lombardo's looser feel just works better for Slayer.
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I couldn't tell you the last time I listened to Divine Intervention. Decades.
Actually, I bought it when it came out and saw them on this tour, the last time I saw Slayer.
My feeling back then was that I really thought they missed Lombardo. I thought Bostaph was excellent, but Lombardo's sound was integral to Slayer. Listening again (I gave it a 2nd spin!), the drums parts are very Lombardo-ish, but it still lacks his sound. Still, this has been a great rediscovery!!
Bostaph is too technical a drummer for Slayer. Forbidden suits him much better. Lombardo's looser feel just works better for Slayer.
Kind of like Portnoy vs Mangini where with one, you can just feel the groove.
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DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ - Destiny
Ok, let's try this, 4 hours of House music, could be awesome, could be meh. Let's go.
I'm listening to this in short batches, so rn I'm in song 16 out of 41, and it's pretty good actually! Some tracks could be a little shorter, but so far it's quite a varied and fun album.
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I couldn't tell you the last time I listened to Divine Intervention. Decades.
Actually, I bought it when it came out and saw them on this tour, the last time I saw Slayer.
My feeling back then was that I really thought they missed Lombardo. I thought Bostaph was excellent, but Lombardo's sound was integral to Slayer. Listening again (I gave it a 2nd spin!), the drums parts are very Lombardo-ish, but it still lacks his sound. Still, this has been a great rediscovery!!
Bostaph is too technical a drummer for Slayer. Forbidden suits him much better. Lombardo's looser feel just works better for Slayer.
Kind of like Portnoy vs Mangini where with one, you can just feel the groove.
Portnoy. I love Mangini but MP is my preference.
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Dire Straits - On Every Street
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Dire Straits - On Every Street
I love this album.
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Dire Straits - On Every Street
I love this album.
It’s pretty low key, but there are some really nice moments on it.
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Wynton Marsalis - Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
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White Stripes - Greatest Hits
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Wynton Marsalis - From the Plantation to the Penitentiary
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One for the fogeys…
(https://i.discogs.com/vncTKyxuL6rtAECPjHEbCowyUSiHZLCkNGYJaGXA33g/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:400/w:400/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTUwNzMw/NS0xNjAwMjgyODg4/LTQwMzAuanBlZw.jpeg)
Who has heard Tapping Into the Emotional Void, and it’s striking similarity to Enter Sandman (well the intro at least)?
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Dream Theater - Distance Over Time
Dream Theater - Live as MSG
Dream Theater - And Beyond 2017
Vanden Plas - The God Thing
Vanden Plas - Far Off Grace :metal
Circus Maximus - The 1st Chapter
I guess prog metal sounds good to me today.
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Mark Lettieri - Out by Midnight: Live at the Iridium
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Blut Aus Nord / Disharmonium - Nahab
On first listen this sounds more agressive and blackened compared to the last one and somehow comparable with Deus Salutis Meae.
Unique band.
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One for the fogeys…
(https://i.discogs.com/vncTKyxuL6rtAECPjHEbCowyUSiHZLCkNGYJaGXA33g/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:400/w:400/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTUwNzMw/NS0xNjAwMjgyODg4/LTQwMzAuanBlZw.jpeg)
Who has heard Tapping Into the Emotional Void, and it’s striking similarity to Enter Sandman (well the intro at least)?
Oh HELL YES!
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One for the fogeys…
(https://i.discogs.com/vncTKyxuL6rtAECPjHEbCowyUSiHZLCkNGYJaGXA33g/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:400/w:400/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTUwNzMw/NS0xNjAwMjgyODg4/LTQwMzAuanBlZw.jpeg)
Who has heard Tapping Into the Emotional Void, and it’s striking similarity to Enter Sandman (well the intro at least)?
Oh HELL YES!
Knew I’d be able to rely on you to know it.
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Dio - The Last in Line
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Dio - The Last in Line
:metal
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Some classics faves tonight.
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Lots of VERY tasty albums! Of the newer ones, the latest Spirit Adrift confirms how consistently good they are and the Tanith, well, as you know it's one of my favorites of the year so far. Come An' Get It and Ready An' Willing are among my favorite Whitesnake records.
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This is their first EP, right? I don't think I've ever checked it out...
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A few recent releases (more than a bit of randomness):
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Other than Horrendous, it's one listen for each, so these are just first impressions...(the Horrendous album is growing on me, by the way...it's a bit "messy" but there's some pretty amazing stuff on it)
Orbit Culture - Descent: Kinda modern and groovy, with some heavy, cinematic synths. Great vocals, both aggressive and more melodic (in an almost Heltfeld-ian way). Not generally my go-to, but I've enjoyed it
Horrendous: see above
Bottomless - The Banishing: Real nice classic doom from Italy. The singer from Messa, um, doesn't sing here but she plays bass. Vocals are not super-impressive, but they work ok and the songs move along great. Will definitely revisit.
Course of Fate - Somnium: classic prog metal here. Not mindblowing, but well done. And I thought the closer sounded quite good.
Asphodelus - Sculpting from Time: this sounds straight from early to mid-90s...that more..."ethereal"... gothic doom sound. Vocally it reminds me of Clouds-era Tiamat at times
Vision Master - Sceptre: This has a bit of an old school feel. They sure have some manic energy going. Like (very) early Blue Oyster Cult mixed with Voivod (?). Kinda cool, but need to revisit to see if it sticks.
Spanish Love Songs - No Joy: I enjoyed this one. It's this earnest, almost indie, at times new-wavish pop sound I need to be in the mood for, but first impression is really good. Sometimes they remind me of early Gaslight Anthem with less Springsteen influence.
Triple Kill - Blackened Dawn: Thrashy power? I found it to be a fun listen, will probably revisit.
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The Triple Kill piques my interest. Thrashy Power? Sign me up!!
I actually dropped the needle on the Vision Master, but I couldn't get past the production.
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so good old malmsteen live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s4x2Sz8qp0
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Always hear the guy is a total prick but Marching Out is an excellent album.
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Always hear the guy is a total prick but Marching Out is an excellent album.
Ive met him a few times ,, early tours with JSS, but he actually was super nice back then, I think after the car accident he changed
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Gave this a listen on the drive home from work. Great stuff.
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Triple Kill - Blackened Dawn: Thrashy power? I found it to be a fun listen, will probably revisit.
This is excellent. :tup
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Triple Kill - Blackened Dawn: Thrashy power? I found it to be a fun listen, will probably revisit.
This is excellent. :tup
Went to sample and got this;
https://youtu.be/ksNGNGqp5nw?si=b53BHdRqHodnJEZE
:lol Aussie band too! Not bad at all.
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About halfway through Filter's - The Algorithm, it's going to be a chore to get through the other half.
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Triple Kill - Blackened Dawn: Thrashy power? I found it to be a fun listen, will probably revisit.
This is excellent. :tup
Went to sample and got this;
https://youtu.be/ksNGNGqp5nw?si=b53BHdRqHodnJEZE
:lol Aussie band too! Not bad at all.
I’ll check ‘em out. If any of you are looking for more thrashy power, these guys kinda fit the bill.
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Venus - Project Lamda
https://open.spotify.com/album/5vjSI0T5nY3FGwkKKPWzdL?si=3OzgGTUZTVWivwwYJK8BUw (https://open.spotify.com/album/5vjSI0T5nY3FGwkKKPWzdL?si=3OzgGTUZTVWivwwYJK8BUw)
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Adia Victoria - Beyond The Bloodhounds
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Kiss- Revenge
The Cars- Greatest Hits
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Devin Townsend Project - Epicloud
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Martin Stig Andersen - Limbo Soundtrack
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Whitesnake- s/t
Dio- Holy Diver
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Fust - Evil Joy
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Meshell Ndegeocello - Plantation Lullabies
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Today at work...
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Trooper- Hot Shots
Blue Oyster Cult- Best of
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All day, every day!
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The song Violet Dream is excellent, but I love the entire album.
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I've made a choice - I'll listen to King Gizz' albums from this one and go backwards to their first release. Will take me quite some time, and I only properly know like 2 of their records, so it will be a fun endeavor.
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I've made a choice - I'll listen to King Gizz' albums from this one and go backwards to their first release. Will take me quite some time, and I only properly know like 2 of their records, so it will be a fun endeavor.
Your tastes just got significantly better.
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This mornings listens…
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The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones
Coheed and Cambria - Afterman: Ascension
Cavelera Conspiracy - Morbid Visions
Sonata Arctica - Winterheart’s Guild
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Himsa - Summon in Thunder
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Post Malone - AUSTIN
I'm just a few songs in but this album slaps hard.
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Post Malone - AUSTIN
I'm just a few songs in but this album slaps hard.
Yea this is easily the album of the year for me, incredible pop record with some great acoustic tracks.
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father john misty - fear fun
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I've made a choice - I'll listen to King Gizz' albums from this one and go backwards to their first release. Will take me quite some time, and I only properly know like 2 of their records, so it will be a fun endeavor.
Your tastes just got significantly better.
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I'm afraid to disappoint you, but I didn't really enjoy that King Gizz album, I'm just not into Thrash :lol. The calmer sections were pretty cool tho.
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I've made a choice - I'll listen to King Gizz' albums from this one and go backwards to their first release. Will take me quite some time, and I only properly know like 2 of their records, so it will be a fun endeavor.
Your tastes just got significantly better.
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I'm afraid to disappoint you, but I didn't really enjoy that King Gizz album, I'm just not into Thrash :lol. The calmer sections were pretty cool tho.
It’s ok, I think it’s far from their best. As much as I think it is an improvement on their other straight up metal album, Infest the Rats Nest, I still think their metal material is some of their weakest. I love Stu, but I don’t think his vocals fit with the metal songs, and they suffer a bit because of it.
As you’re working backwards chronologically I think you’ll like the next three records (Gizztober was a fucking trip). If there’s one thing I’m confident of, it’s that you’ll find an album you do like, I just hope it’s Murder of the Universe.
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father john misty - chloe and the next 20th century
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circus maximus - isolate :metal :metal
can you forget all the promises, is the truth too hard to take
now i know there must be time to forgive, we will be one again
these lyrics hit hard for personal reasons but music is so cathartic man
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Post Malone - AUSTIN
I'm just a few songs in but this album slaps hard.
Yea this is easily the album of the year for me, incredible pop record with some great acoustic tracks.
Yeah I really like it too. It’s probably my favorite of his albums.
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circus maximus - isolate :metal :metal
can you forget all the promises, is the truth too hard to take
now i know there must be time to forgive, we will be one again
these lyrics hit hard for personal reasons but music is so cathartic man
One of my favorite albums.
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i want to get vaporized by this death star :metal :metal :xbones
circus maximus - isolate :metal :metal
can you forget all the promises, is the truth too hard to take
now i know there must be time to forgive, we will be one again
these lyrics hit hard for personal reasons but music is so cathartic man
One of my favorite albums.
excellent taste brother
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:heart :heart :heart :heart
new petey gabey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us5JFGeKRQo
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This mornings listens…
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White Ward - Love Exchange Failure
Astriferous - Pulsations from the Black Orb
Hozier - Unreal Unearth
The Dear Hunter - The Colour Spectrum
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moon safari - blomljud
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shocked they can get away with such blatant plagiarism, i wonder if dream theater can sue ???
shinedown - planet zero
hip hip hip hooray hooray
yeah the world is a stage
where you can act out loud and rattle the cage
and remove any doubt that you're enraged
like a fool i guess, at the end of the day
you might be woke but not awake :metal
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, i wonder if dream theater can sue ???
dream theater might not have grounds to sue based on just wondering. for a successful lawsuit, they'd need to prove some form of infringement or violation of their intellectual property rights. simply wondering about something doesn't usually lead to a lawsuit. it's essential to have concrete evidence of wrongdoing. so, while it's interesting to think about, legal actions typically require more substance.
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Today at work...
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Not as evocative as Woe but still pretty good.
Also, Steven Wilson should sue for Talvatis. :lol
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shocked they can get away with such blatant plagiarism, i wonder if dream theater can sue ???
shinedown - planet zero
hip hip hip hooray hooray
yeah the world is a stage
where you can act out loud and rattle the cage
and remove any doubt that you're enraged
like a fool i guess, at the end of the day
you might be woke but not awake :metal
Both albums were released in 1999, assuming you're referring to SFaM. LV was released in June of 99 and Scenes was released in October. Just coincidence.
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So gorgeous and amazing!
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So gorgeous and amazing!
I'll have to check it out!
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So gorgeous and amazing!
I'll have to check it out!
Nomination for SOTY..
Under The Beast's Sun (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWCBQ3V_ozM)
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Soen - Memorial
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Royal Blood - Back To The Water Below
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Soen - Memorial
Same. I wasn’t too into their last two, I personally thought they were a huge step down from Lykaia. This one sounds more to my liking so far though :metal Fortress and Hollowed (Elisa) are already better than anything on the last two albums as far as I’m concerned.
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Michael Bilcher, Dan Hemmer, and Steve Gadd - It Will Be Alright
Soen - Memorial
Same. I wasn’t too into their last two, I personally thought they were a huge step down from Lykaia. This one sounds more to my liking so far though :metal
I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Soen - Memorial
Same. I wasn’t too into their last two, I personally thought they were a huge step down from Lykaia. This one sounds more to my liking so far though :metal
Listened to this one too. Different opinions here ;) I loved Lotus and Imperial. And one listen in, Memorial seems to confirm the worries I had - the band is a bit stuck in basically one mode. Imperial was quite "streamlined" already, and at the time I noted certain, um, repetitions in song structures and the like, but I found the hooks to be so strong that it didn't matter (yet).
Memorial actually sounds better to me (I wasn't a huge fan of the production on Imperial), but in many cases the songs, riffs, drum patterns and vocal melodies tend to blur. I reserve to change my opinion, though :biggrin:
One thing I surely wasn't expecting is the duet with Elisa on Hollowed. She is an Italian singer and she's fantastic - I just didn't think I'd hear her collaborate with Soen. I wonder how that came to be.
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Soen - Memorial
Same. I wasn’t too into their last two, I personally thought they were a huge step down from Lykaia. This one sounds more to my liking so far though :metal
Listened to this one too. Different opinions here ;) I loved Lotus and Imperial. And one listen in, Memorial seems to confirm the worries I had - the band is a bit stuck in basically one mode. Imperial was quite "streamlined" already, and at the time I noted certain, um, repetitions in song structures and the like, but I found the hooks to be so strong that it didn't matter (yet).
Memorial actually sounds better to me (I wasn't a huge fan of the production on Imperial), but in many cases the songs, riffs, drum patterns and vocal melodies tend to blur. I reserve to change my opinion, though :biggrin:
One thing I surely wasn't expecting is the duet with Elisa on Hollowed. She is an Italian singer and she's fantastic - I just didn't think I'd hear her collaborate with Soen. I wonder how that came to be.
I definitely agree with the band being stuck in a certain sound over the last three releases. Memorial definitely sounds better to my ears though. I think the solos connected more with me emotionally, the hooks were stronger than the last two and the heavier sections were much more appealing.
I’ll go back and listen to the previous two before listening to the latest again, to see if I can better articulate what I liked better (I probably won’t be able to articulate it well though).
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Listened to this one too. Different opinions here ;) I loved Lotus and Imperial. And one listen in, Memorial seems to confirm the worries I had - the band is a bit stuck in basically one mode. Imperial was quite "streamlined" already, and at the time I noted certain, um, repetitions in song structures and the like, but I found the hooks to be so strong that it didn't matter (yet).
Memorial actually sounds better to me (I wasn't a huge fan of the production on Imperial), but in many cases the songs, riffs, drum patterns and vocal melodies tend to blur. I reserve to change my opinion, though :biggrin:
One thing I surely wasn't expecting is the duet with Elisa on Hollowed. She is an Italian singer and she's fantastic - I just didn't think I'd hear her collaborate with Soen. I wonder how that came to be.
I definitely agree with the band being stuck in a certain sound over the last three releases. Memorial definitely sounds better to my ears though. I think the solos connected more with me emotionally, the hooks were stronger than the last two and the heavier sections were much more appealing.
I’ll go back and listen to the previous two before listening to the latest again, to see if I can better articulate what I liked better (I probably won’t be able to articulate it well though).
I think if I had heard Memorial first, I might feel differently...although I'm not even sure, as I still maintain basically every chorus on Imperial is a winner. Such good melodies, all around. Lotus was kind of the sweet spot between the proggier, more Tool-influenced sound, and the simpler approach of the last couple records. It's not like I expect them to push the envelope with every release...but now it's the third in a row where they keep using these patterns, and the vocal melodies tend to all sound similar.
Like I said, I was noticing these things when Imperial came out...take the songs Deceiver and Dissident (the latter one of my favorites, btw)...how close are those opening riffs/drums? Or Lumerian vs. Opponent (the opener on Lotus). I liked Imperial so much that I gave them a pass, so to speak. But Memorial, no doubt well done and pleasing to the ears, seems to be going down the same road.
I like Soen very much, so I'm sure I'll give this one more chances and enjoy it. I was just hoping a talented bunch like these guys are would surprise me a bit more.
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the new frankie and the witch fingers absolutely FUCKS
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the new frankie and the witch fingers absolutely FUCKS
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the new frankie and the witch fingers absolutely FUCKS
Oh yea, I gave that a spin earlier, the album art was enough to grab my attention. Good stuff but I’d need a second listen.
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the new frankie and the witch fingers absolutely FUCKS
Oh yea, I gave that a spin earlier, the album art was enough to grab my attention. Good stuff but I’d need a second listen.
:marriageanalogy:
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New album by Empire State Bastard, featuring Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro), Mike Vennart (Oceansize, Vennart) and Dave Lombardo (Slayer). Neil and Vennart are by no means old, but this was way more frenetic than I was expecting from them. There is melody and clean vocals in here, but there is also a lot of aggression. I preferred the more intense side of their sound and will come back to it in a few days. I’d never have imagined Lombardo in a band with these guys, but apparently they just asked him thinking he’d turn them down, but here we are.
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the new frankie and the witch fingers absolutely FUCKS
Oh yea, I gave that a spin earlier, the album art was enough to grab my attention. Good stuff but I’d need a second listen.
:marriageanalogy:
i've got it on again :angel:
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New album by Empire State Bastard, featuring Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro), Mike Vennart (Oceansize, Vennart) and Dave Lombardo (Slayer). Neil and Vennart are by no means old, but this was way more frenetic than I was expecting from them. There is melody and clean vocals in here, but there is also a lot of aggression. I preferred the more intense side of their sound and will come back to it in a few days. I’d never have imagined Lombardo in a band with these guys, but apparently they just asked him thinking he’d turn them down, but here we are.
This is relevant to my interests. Listening now.
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Today at work..
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Now...
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Love that Rainbow album.
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Love that Rainbow album.
Yup, I remember getting it.
I still maintain that you can hear Tearin' Out My Heart in ITPOE.
Tite Squeeze is awful though.
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Triple Kill - Blackened Dawn: Thrashy power? I found it to be a fun listen, will probably revisit.
This is excellent. :tup
Went to sample and got this;
https://youtu.be/ksNGNGqp5nw?si=b53BHdRqHodnJEZE
:lol Aussie band too! Not bad at all.
Pretty awesome video :lol
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Love that Rainbow album.
Yup, I remember getting it.
I still maintain that you can hear Tearin' Out My Heart in ITPOE.
Tite Squeeze is awful though.
Saw them on the next tour with Aldo Nova opening. They still had the eyes on stage. Big spotlights.
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Not as evocative as Woe but still pretty good.
Also, Steven Wilson should sue for Talvatis. :lol
Wow, now that you said that I can't unhear it. It's basically Collapse the Light Into Earth without vocals.
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Holy shit, that is literally the exact same chord progression, but down one half step. :lol
Collapse: Bm - C - G - Dsus - D
Talvatis: Bbm - B - Gb - Dbsus - Db
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New album by Empire State Bastard, featuring Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro), Mike Vennart (Oceansize, Vennart) and Dave Lombardo (Slayer). Neil and Vennart are by no means old, but this was way more frenetic than I was expecting from them. There is melody and clean vocals in here, but there is also a lot of aggression. I preferred the more intense side of their sound and will come back to it in a few days. I’d never have imagined Lombardo in a band with these guys, but apparently they just asked him thinking he’d turn them down, but here we are.
This is relevant to my interests. Listening now.
Listening to this now. Huge Biffy fan and Lombardo sealed the deal. Yeah, Simon and Vennart were talking about drummers and their dream was Lombardo. Thankfully, he said yes. Very frenetic album so far. Really liking it.
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The Clientele - Suburban Light
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Ween - Quebec
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Twisted Sister- You Can't Stop Rock n Roll
Dokken- Tooth and Nail
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Today at work..
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Now...
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Bastard Sons kick ass! Just fun, in your face rock n roll!
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say she she - prism
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Bastard Sons kick ass! Just fun, in your face rock n roll!
I've not really checked them out before, but I enjoyed this. Not reinventing the wheel or anything.
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Oops, forgot to continue my journey into King Gizz, let's see how this one holds up.
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Oops, forgot to continue my journey into King Gizz, let's see how this one holds up.
:corn
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Oops, forgot to continue my journey into King Gizz, let's see how this one holds up.
Which one is Luke?
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:corn
That was pretty cool, didn't blow me away, but I definitely enjoyed it more than Petrodragonic.
Which one is Luke?
All of them, just takes turns every day to choose a different tee (not a suit sadly)
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Oops, forgot to continue my journey into King Gizz, let's see how this one holds up.
Which one is Luke?
I’m the scouse looking one.
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IYKYK
:corn
That was pretty cool, didn't blow me away, but I definitely enjoyed it more than Petrodragonic.
Which one is Luke?
All of them, just takes turns every day to choose a different tee (not a suit sadly)
I think Changes is a cool album, but it doesn’t have any real standout songs. Change is the best of the bunch, and the whole thing is a nice listen, it just stays in a comfortable zone throughout.
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Bastard Sons kick ass! Just fun, in your face rock n roll!
I've not really checked them out before, but I enjoyed this. Not reinventing the wheel or anything.
Exactly, just fun rock
N roll. I’m in on your roulette as well.
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:corn
That was pretty cool, didn't blow me away, but I definitely enjoyed it more than Petrodragonic.
Which one is Luke?
All of them, just takes turns every day to choose a different tee (not a suit sadly)
I think Changes is a cool album, but it doesn’t have any real standout songs. Change is the best of the bunch, and the whole thing is a nice listen, it just stays in a comfortable zone throughout.
Yeah although I quite enjoyed No Body and Gondii.
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:corn :corn :corn
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I’m in on your roulette as well.
:metal :metal
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Yeah although I quite enjoyed No Body and Gondii
A great song about a parasite taking control of your body with toxoplasmosis :metal
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:corn :corn :corn
I caught that hypertension
In another dimension
Inside my time invention
I laminated denim
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:corn :corn :corn
I caught that hypertension
In another dimension
Inside my time invention
I laminated denim
That was neat, had some cool moments, but I felt it kinda didn't go anywhere, and that's fine.
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Jeremy Enigk - OK Bear
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David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World
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helloween's "keeper of the seven keys: part II" is a classic that never gets old. the dueling guitars are hotter than a jalapeno eating contest, and the energy is off the charts. if this album were a car, it'd be a ferrari on the autobahn! 🚗💨
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helloween's "keeper of the seven keys: part II" is a classic that never gets old. the dueling guitars are hotter than a jalapeno eating contest, and the energy is off the charts. if this album were a car, it'd be a ferrari on the autobahn! 🚗💨
One of my all time favorite albums. Keeper Pt. 1 was musical life changing. Pt.2 might be better. Top 3 vocal performance on any album for me.
You're new here, but there is a Helloween Thread that was pretty active during their tour. Have you seen them?
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Revisiting this album whilst ranking my ‘23 albums and it’s better than I recalled. I can hear a Devin Townsend influence, especially in songs like Spore.
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Werewolves - My Enemies Look and Sound Like Me
Glasser! Do you know these guys? They are Australian and they play some absolutely manic (and I guess slightly demented) death metal :biggrin:
The drumming is pretty insane on this! Not sure I'll revisit, but it was fun nonetheless.
A cool recent release:
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VAK - The Islands
They describe themselves as progressive sludge. I'd probably add "noisy", but it's a good description. Difficult to define anyway, and maybe a bit different than what I normally go for, but it's quite intriguing.
Luke - have you heard them? I have a sense you might enjoy this (or I could be completely wrong ;))
Also giving the new Soen more listens. It's growing a bit - as I said before, the talent is there as usual, but I still stand by my statement that a lot of it sounds like they are revisiting old ideas. It might be their best produced album, though.
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Werewolves - My Enemies Look and Sound Like Me
Glasser! Do you know these guys? They are Australian and they play some absolutely manic (and I guess slightly demented) death metal :biggrin:
The drumming is pretty insane on this! Not sure I'll revisit, but it was fun nonetheless.
A cool recent release:
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VAK - The Islands
They describe themselves as progressive sludge. I'd probably add "noisy", but it's a good description. Difficult to define anyway, and maybe a bit different than what I normally go for, but it's quite intriguing.
Luke - have you heard them? I have a sense you might enjoy this (or I could be completely wrong ;))
Also giving the new Soen more listens. It's growing a bit - as I said before, the talent is there as usual, but I still stand by my statement that a lot of it sounds like they are revisiting old ideas. It might be their best produced album, though.
Not heard of either but I’ll give them a shot. Cheers dude :tup
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Not heard of either but I’ll give them a shot. Cheers dude :tup
I'm thinking more the VAK album for you but the Werewolves are kinda nuts in a fun way so, who knows... ;)
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Slowdive - everything is alive
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Slowdive - everything is alive
I don’t know much Slowdive but I was impressed with this on Friday.
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So far it's a lovely album - I wasn't too keen on their previous record, but all of their releases have at least some amazing songs, and the live versions (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1DkfphhRFw&pp=ygUZc2xvd2RpdmUgZ29sZGVuIGhhaXIgbGl2ZQ%3D%3D) are outstanding.
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helloween's "keeper of the seven keys: part II" is a classic that never gets old. the dueling guitars are hotter than a jalapeno eating contest, and the energy is off the charts. if this album were a car, it'd be a ferrari on the autobahn! 🚗💨
One of my all time favorite albums. Keeper Pt. 1 was musical life changing. Pt.2 might be better. Top 3 vocal performance on any album for me.
You're new here, but there is a Helloween Thread that was pretty active during their tour. Have you seen them?
no, i havent seen them live :'( i wish i could though. their live shows must be epic. the energy from the crowd and the band together, must be like a volcano eruption. i'll check out that helloween thread, thanks for the tip tac!
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The Final Cut - Pink Floyd
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The Final Cut - Pink Floyd
One of the Pink Floyd albums I like.
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The Final Cut - Pink Floyd
One of the Pink Floyd albums I like.
Interesting. It's very mellow... one of the least rocking of their albums.
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The Final Cut - Pink Floyd
One of the Pink Floyd albums I like.
What are the other ones?
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The Final Cut is probably the biggest grower for me. I'm not a fan of Rogers solo work and it's essentially a RW solo album. That said Gilmour brings enough PF sensibilities so it's still enjoyable.
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The only Pink Floyd album I really love is Wish You Were Here, and even then it’s only for Shine On.
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The music in The Final Cut is not as fantastic or memorable as any of their previous albums, but the subject/concept is what keeps it together for me.
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The only Pink Floyd album I really love is Wish You Were Here, and even then it’s only for Shine On.
Believe it or not I wasn't a fan until I heard The Division Bell. How lame am i ?
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The Final Cut - Pink Floyd
One of the Pink Floyd albums I like.
What are the other ones?
Wish You Were Here and Animals.
I don't mind The Division Bell either.
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The Final Cut - Pink Floyd
One of the Pink Floyd albums I like.
What are the other ones?
Wish You Were Here and Animals.
I don't mind The Division Bell either.
I like Dark Side Of The Moon more than Animals. But that, Wish You Were Here and Animals are my top 3.
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Def Leppard- Pyromania
Journey- Raised on Radio
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Rest In Peace!
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Taking a break from roulette stuff, getting my Band Maid on...
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VAK - The Islands
They describe themselves as progressive sludge. I'd probably add "noisy", but it's a good description. Difficult to define anyway, and maybe a bit different than what I normally go for, but it's quite intriguing.
Luke - have you heard them? I have a sense you might enjoy this (or I could be completely wrong ;))
Got round to spinning this earlier and it was pretty good. I heard some Crack the Skye era Mastodon on Speed of Images :metal
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Kiss- Lick it Up
Alice Cooper- Raise Your Fist and Yell
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VAK - The Islands
They describe themselves as progressive sludge. I'd probably add "noisy", but it's a good description. Difficult to define anyway, and maybe a bit different than what I normally go for, but it's quite intriguing.
Luke - have you heard them? I have a sense you might enjoy this (or I could be completely wrong ;))
Got round to spinning this earlier and it was pretty good. I heard some Crack the Skye era Mastodon on Speed of Images :metal
Yep, I can totally hear Crack the Skye vibes in that song. Maybe a little less riffy...Even in the proggiest songs on that record, Mastodon would bust out some amazing riff (e.g. The Czar and The Last Baron)
But I do enjoy the mood they bring to the table...the use of synths, in particular, is kinda cool
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Rest In Peace!
Absolutely
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lana del rey - norman fucking rockwell!
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Taking a break from roulette stuff, getting my Band Maid on...
Ouch, sick of our songs already. :lol
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Taking a break from roulette stuff, getting my Band Maid on...
Ouch, sick of our songs already. :lol
I needed a musical palate cleanser, which Band Maid is always perfect for.
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Jeremy Enigk - OK Bear
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Not as evocative as Woe but still pretty good.
I take this back kinda, after listening to it more I actually like this album more than Woe. Woe does have a more unique and emotional sound to it, as well as the one-two punch of the last two songs which nothing on here quite measures up to, but this one's more consistent and for a 70 minute album it just flies by. The sound is more typical prog metal riffs and keyboards, but I feel like it's not often these days where that sound's actually done well, so I'll gladly take it when it is!
Here's hoping it's not another six years before their next album.
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Sometimes all can be put right with a spin of an all time top 5 record.
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thee oh sees - intercepted message
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Bell Witch - Mirror Reaper
Slowly becoming one of my favorite and most impressive albums ever
Soen - Memorial
Psychonaut - Violate Consensus Reality
Brutus - Unison Life
Blut Aus Nord - Disharmonium Nahab
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I've always meant to check out Bell Witch, but never gotten around to it. What's a good song to sample?
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I've always meant to check out Bell Witch, but never gotten around to it. What's a good song to sample?
Wouldn't you just be listening to an entire album at that point? :lol
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Well, I just looked at their track times, and they literally have two individual songs which are both too long even for my EP round. :lol They do have a lot of "short" 10 minute-ish songs though.
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I've always meant to check out Bell Witch, but never gotten around to it. What's a good song to sample?
The last albums both are essentially one 83 minute (and 15 seconds) long song.
The honest answer is their isn't really a good sample song to check them out and it certainly doesn't work during work or transportation.
One of the parts of the Stygian Bough album might work a little because it's a little more accessible.
The best advice is something like: be alone, take your time, pour yourself a good glass of something (I suggest red wine or a barrel aged stout), turn out the lights and try to get into it.
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Oh, I do love a good stout.
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Cool, I'll have to add it to my cue for a few days from now.
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Enjoy and be impressed. Once you get into it it's a pretty intense experience.
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Frozen Soul - Glacial Domination
Blaze Bayley - Alive in Poland
Repentance - The Process of Human Demise
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The only Pink Floyd album I really love is Wish You Were Here, and even then it’s only for Shine On.
Believe it or not I wasn't a fan until I heard The Division Bell. How lame am i ?
This is the best Pink Floyd album by a significant margin.
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A very moody, introspective kind of day.
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The only Pink Floyd album I really love is Wish You Were Here, and even then it’s only for Shine On.
Believe it or not I wasn't a fan until I heard The Division Bell. How lame am i ?
This is the best Pink Floyd album by a significant margin.
Sounds to me like we need to have a Pink Floyd album countdown list.
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Slowdive - everything is alive
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country roads
take me home
to the place
i belong
west virgina
mountain mama
take me home
country roads
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George Clanton - Ooh Rap I Ya
Yeah this is quite the slow burner tbh. The first half is just amazing, the second half loses me a bit, but it's still a solid record. One of my favorites of the year.
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Witherfall - Nocturnes & Requiems
Witherfall - A Prelude to Sorrow
Deicide - The Stench of Redemption
Deicide - Scars of the Crucifix
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Great album!
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George Clanton - Ooh Rap I Ya
Yeah this is quite the slow burner tbh. The first half is just amazing, the second half loses me a bit, but it's still a solid record. One of my favorites of the year.
I wasn't that into it. The two songs you sent me are still the best things I've heard from this guy unfortunately. :lol
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black midi - Cavalcade
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black midi - Cavalcade
Fantastic album!
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Great album!
I agree. Bridges the gap between the more southern styled Maurauder and the shlock of Vertical Smiles. A perfect balance.
Continuing with more 1983 today..
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Purge
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black midi - Cavalcade
Fantastic album!
Very much agreed! I think I prefer Hellfire though.
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black midi - Cavalcade
Fantastic album!
Very much agreed! I think I prefer Hellfire though.
Oh yeah Hellfire is a masterpiece imo.
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Of Monsters And Men - My Head Is An Animal
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plank! - Future of the Sea
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Dark The Suns - Raven And The Nightsky.
Edit: Listening to the 4 singles on Bandcamp. Dark and beautiful. I love it!
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Those are both incredible.
Of Monsters And Men - My Head Is An Animal
Apparently this is the hipster album that other hipsters hate, but I love it.
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black midi - Cavalcade
Fantastic album!
Very much agreed! I think I prefer Hellfire though.
Oh yeah Hellfire is a masterpiece imo.
black midi is one of the greatest bands of our age
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Can’t believe this album is nearly 8 years old! Yea, it’s far from their best but it’s a lot of fun and has some great songs.
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That's such a fascinating early experiment in trying to work out how that approach should sound.
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Adia Victoria - Silences
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That's such a fascinating early experiment in trying to work out how that approach should sound.
Primal but excellent! For me it was the first album I heard when it was released not knowing how they would evolve. Mandylion and Nighttime Birds are easily my favorites.
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Yep, same.
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Devin Townsend - Casualties of Cool
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lana del rey - did you know that there's a tunnel under ocean blvd
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The Gathering- Mandylion.
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Took the time machine back to 1983 today!
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jockstrap - wicked city [ep]
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Weezer - Self titled
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Those are both incredible.
All Thoughts Fly might be my favorite of hers now, I just love how much emotion that pipe organ can pull off. And the production is so creative.
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Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Black Label Society - Alcohol Fueled Brewtality Live!
Pomegranate Tiger - All Input is Error
Kvelertak - Endling
Anachronism - Meanders
Ningen Isu - 色即是空
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Tyler Childers - Rustin' In The Rain
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Weezer - Self titled
All of them? ;D
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The String Cheese Incident - Lend Me A Hand
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This record is awesome! :metal
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First impression was pretty positive. A little "colder" (even production-wise) than Civilisation, and not all melodies were quite as striking (at least for now). Also not sure I like the new vocalist as much (although he's good)
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irreversible entanglements - protect your light
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This record is awesome! :metal
Is it actually out?
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kvelertak - endling
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kvelertak - endling
It sounds like a Kvelertak album right. A good solid listen that perfectly met expectations to be honest.
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This record is awesome! :metal
Where did you find the album?
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Steep Canyon Rangers - Morning Shift
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Allison Russell - The Returner
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The Flower Kings - Look At You Now
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Did you ever check out Hanging Garden's prior album?
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Did you ever check out Hanging Garden's prior album?
I didn't. In fact, I hadn't listened to this one since I did when it came out. It's a cool album. Kind of chill.
I'll hit it now.
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I'll hit it now.
Well, there goes one potential roulette submission :biggrin:
Jokes aside, Skeleton Lake is very good. Although I have to say The Garden grew on me a lot. At first I thought it was inferior to their previous one, now I'm not so sure. It doesn't reinvent the wheel in the genre, but it does what it does very well. Yep, chill is a good way to describe it.
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sparklehorse - bird machine
a nice posthumous release :(
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romy - mid air
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Total classic!
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Never heard of Radlands before.
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Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS
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Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS
Any good? I really liked the first album.
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I think this is an under appreciated live album. The performances are killer and the setlist is fantastic!
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the string cheese incident - lend me a hand
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The Coral - Sea Of Mirrors
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Never heard of Radlands before.
:lol
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Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS
Any good? I really liked the first album.
Not bad, but I think I prefer the first one.
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The Flower Kings - Look At You Now
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This album art is cool as hell, what album is it? It looks vaguely familiar.
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Nospun - Opus. First listen and I'm really digging it!
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This album art is cool as hell, what album is it? It looks vaguely familiar.
It looks like something you would've made.
The album is Nyktophobia-What Lasts Forever
You'd like this.
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This album art is cool as hell, what album is it? It looks vaguely familiar.
It looks like something you would've made.
The album is Nyktophobia-What Lasts Forever
You'd like this.
But does it sound like something I would have made? :neverusethis:
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What a killer album.
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What a killer album.
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I liked it too - posted about it a couple of days ago. It didn’t quite wow me as much as Civilisation on first listen, but I can’t wait to revisit…good stuff…
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Lana Del Ray - Did you know there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd
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Nospun - Opus. First listen and I'm really digging it!
There you go!
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Irreversible Entanglements - Protect Your Light
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Tinashe - BB/ANG3L
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Ratboys - The Window
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Rush - Hold Your Fire
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What a killer album.
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I liked it too - posted about it a couple of days ago. It didn’t quite wow me as much as Civilisation on first listen, but I can’t wait to revisit…good stuff…
I really liked that song you sent in my roulette Joe, I’ll be giving this a spin, definitely.
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Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS
Any good? I really liked the first album.
Not bad, but I think I prefer the first one.
100% agree
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KOAN Sound - Led By Ancient Light
Goddamn this a fantastic album, might be album of the year material for me. For anyone curious check out Temple Of Fervor https://open.spotify.com/track/0mC5gcj4CooTlw5KY2Z3us?si=hc0Zi6E6TQmwRemzkbE51Q
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This album is cool as shit!
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'Age of the Rocketeers.' :lol
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'Age of the Rocketeers.' :lol
Yeah, but it's awesome! Metal with harsh/clean vocals. Really well done.
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'Age of the Rocketeers.' :lol
Yeah, but it's awesome! Metal with harsh/clean vocals. Really well done.
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The other thing I'll say is that it had kind of a modern feel to it. Normally that comment would make me skeptical, but it's not in a nu metal kind of way. It just felt kind of fresh.
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The other thing I'll say is that it had kind of a modern feel to it. Normally that comment would make me skeptical, but it's not in a nu metal kind of way. It just felt kind of fresh.
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Be Your Own Pet - Mommy
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romy - mid air :metal
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Styx- Greatest Hits
Metallica- And Justice for All
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Scorpions- best of
Golden Earring- best of
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origami angel - the brightest days
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Buck Meek - Haunted Mountain
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Crooks & Nannies - Real Life
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Katatonia - Dead End Kings
Witherfall - Curse of Autumn
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Buck Meek - Haunted Mountain
Is that worth listening to? I’m a big fan of his band Big Thief.
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Both solid new releases from these bands with some great highlights, though I'm not super wowed by either of them.
I also watched the Metalocalypse movie the other day, and I'm just happy that series finally got a conclusion after all these years.
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Bob Seger- Ultimate Hits
Asia- s/t
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ryo fukui - scenery
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Timechild - Blossom & Plague
Pretty cool album from this Danish band. It's kinda classic-sounding, but not necessarily easy to describe. The base is hard rock that's not afraid of sounding "current", but also very happy to be traditional. Some great vocals (and harmonies! Check out the ending of the The Dying Tide, Pt.III for proof) and very nice, dynamic drumming too. The closer in particular, Only Our Shadows Remain, is fantastic. Almost like Alter Bridge if they sounded more, um, European (?) and were more influenced by 70s hard rock. There's a section towards the end that's like heavier Rainbow.
It comes and goes a little fast (it's 34 minutes long), but it's tasty.
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Cannibal Corpse - Bloodthirst.
**** Also qued up Hooded Menace The Tritonus Bell.
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What an album.
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Just learned of this band and checking out their Bandcamp. Holy Moses! This lead singer is a freaking powerhouse. What a voice. Loving the music as well. I sense some purchases in my future.
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Cannibal Corpse - Bloodthirst.
**** Also qued up Hooded Menace The Tritonus Bell.
Yes mate! :metal
Also, I’m listening to something you’ll likely appreciate (which I’ve not heard before)…
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ryley walker - course in fable
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Cannibal Corpse - Bloodthirst.
**** Also qued up Hooded Menace The Tritonus Bell.
Yes mate! :metal
Also, I’m listening to something you’ll likely appreciate (which I’ve not heard before)…
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The Watchtower dudes! Love this!!!!
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Yea dude!
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Some of todays listens.
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Yea dude!
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Some of todays listens.
Helm and Pestilence!!!! :metal :metal :metal
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First time listening to Brocas Helm :metal Pestilence on the other hand, are fast becoming one of my all time favourite death metal bands.
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Genesis - Calling All Stations
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Yea dude!
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Some of todays listens.
Helm and Pestilence!!!! :metal :metal :metal
Two bands that aren't on the Banned List!
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@Glasser, not sure if Air by Astronoid will really be your thing, but give them a listen. They’ve been described as kinda dreamy blackgaze, but it doesn’t really do the album justice, you just need to hear it.
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@Glasser, not sure if Air by Astronoid will really be your thing, but give them a listen. They’ve been described as kinda dreamy blackgaze, but it doesn’t really do the album justice, you just need to hear it.
Air is a great album, and I agree it's pretty hard to describe. Dreamy music with blastbeats, I guess? :biggrin:
Also good pick with that Destrage album. Kinda nuts but catchy at the same time.
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@Glasser, not sure if Air by Astronoid will really be your thing, but give them a listen. They’ve been described as kinda dreamy blackgaze, but it doesn’t really do the album justice, you just need to hear it.
Air is a great album, and I agree it's pretty hard to describe. Dreamy music with blastbeats, I guess? :biggrin:
Also good pick with that Destrage album. Kinda nuts but catchy at the same time.
Air is indeed great! Their self titled wasn't so great, but Radiant Bloom was a step in the right direction.
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@Glasser, not sure if Air by Astronoid will really be your thing, but give them a listen. They’ve been described as kinda dreamy blackgaze, but it doesn’t really do the album justice, you just need to hear it.
I'm on it! :metal
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Bloodbath - Breeding Death EP
Bloodbath - Resurrection Through Carnage
Bloodbath - Nightmares Made Flesh
Bloodbath - The Wacken Carnage
Bloodbath - Unblessing the Purity EP
Bloodbath - The Fathomless Mastery
Bloodbath - Grand Morbid Funeral
Novembers Doom - The Novella Reservoir
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Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (Scratch)
Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (Melt)
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Buck Meek - Haunted Mountain
Is that worth listening to? I’m a big fan of his band Big Thief.
It didn't resonate with me.
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Strawberry Runners - Strawberry Runners
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Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (Scratch)
Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (Melt)
ended up doing Security too and then Plays Live
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I keep forgetting to listen to these, I think it's because they're mostly just fine so far. I'm enjoying these records but I'm not loving any of them yet. I think I even listened to this one before but can't recall a single thing from it :lol
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Just learned of this band and checking out their Bandcamp. Holy Moses! This lead singer is a freaking powerhouse. What a voice. Loving the music as well. I sense some purchases in my future.
Gave this a listen earlier. Loved it. Parts of it felt like Jethro Tull meets 70’s Judas Priest.
(Jethro Priest? Judas Tull?)
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Drab Majesty - An Object In Motion
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I keep forgetting to listen to these, I think it's because they're mostly just fine so far. I'm enjoying these records but I'm not loving any of them yet. I think I even listened to this one before but can't recall a single thing from it :lol
Yeah this one was mid I'm afraid.
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Now THIS is more like it. I had already listened to it but this was even better when revisiting it. Great record, very varied and fun. Easily my favorite so far.
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Operation Mindcrime - Queensrÿche
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Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS
Very good but I think I prefer SOUR.
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I've always enjoyed this album, it does feel like a continuation and also an interesting take of what Talk Talk did on their last records.
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I keep forgetting to listen to these, I think it's because they're mostly just fine so far. I'm enjoying these records but I'm not loving any of them yet. I think I even listened to this one before but can't recall a single thing from it :lol
Yeah this one was mid I'm afraid.
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Now THIS is more like it. I had already listened to it but this was even better when revisiting it. Great record, very varied and fun. Easily my favorite so far.
In one fell swoop you broke my heart and redeemed yourself. Ice, Planets is anything but mid, wash your mouth out, but I can agree that Omnium Gatherum is the better album. I was only a casual fan until I heard OG. That was the album (and The Dripping Tap was the song) that turned me into a rabid fan. It’s good that you like it because it covers many of their signature sounds, so it may be easier to work out which albums you’ll love, moving forwards.
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Field Medic - light is gone 2
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Speedy Orbitz - Rabbit Rabbit
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One of the best roulette discoveries so far :angel:
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Robert Fripp - Exposure
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Anjimile - The King
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One of the best roulette discoveries so far :angel:
I guess that makes two of us. :)
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Haven't really had the time or been in the right mindset for my usual seasonal playlists, so it's a good time to put this classic on before I start thinking about fall really soon.
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Coach Party - KILLJOY
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Jonathan Wilson - Eat the Worm
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Nick Shoulders - All Bad
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Obituary - Slowly We Rot
Obituary - Cause of Death
Machine Head - Of Kingdom and Crown
Nile - Ithyphallic
Entombed - Left Hand Path
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Grindcore? Looks like it could be Grindcore.
Obituary - Slowly We Rot
Obituary - Cause of Death
Machine Head - Of Kingdom and Crown
Nile - Ithyphallic
Entombed - Left Hand Path
That is a damn good set of albums right there!
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In one fell swoop you broke my heart and redeemed yourself. Ice, Planets is anything but mid, wash your mouth out, but I can agree that Omnium Gatherum is the better album. I was only a casual fan until I heard OG. That was the album (and The Dripping Tap was the song) that turned me into a rabid fan. It’s good that you like it because it covers many of their signature sounds, so it may be easier to work out which albums you’ll love, moving forwards.
I think I'm just not really into their songs that tend to feel like long jams, and the Psychedelic Pop songs are just ok to me. So that leaves the crazy Rock tunes, and some of the metal-ish tracks that veer towards Stoner rather than Thrash. And the random Hip Hop stuff, dunno if they've done more of that.
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Grindcore? Looks like it could be Grindcore.
Obituary - Slowly We Rot
Obituary - Cause of Death
Machine Head - Of Kingdom and Crown
Nile - Ithyphallic
Entombed - Left Hand Path
That is a damn good set of albums right there!
Attitude Adjustment is old school hardcore.
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Laufey - Bewitched
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The Doors- Greatest Hits
David Lee Roth- Best of
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Haven't really had the time or been in the right mindset for my usual seasonal playlists, so it's a good time to put this classic on before I start thinking about fall really soon.
So, so good. The bonus tracks on the 5-yr anniversary edition are very tasty too.
What are your favorite songs on it?
BTW - I just realized the new Timecop1983 album came out at the beginning of September. Night Drive is another favorite of mine in the genre
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Sorry for double post...Over the last couple days' commutes:
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The ones with no visible title/artist (assuming you see two per row): second row, right is Hammers of Misfortune - 17th Street (very cool album, like most of theirs), then the row below is Baroness - Purple (production issues aside, I love it...excited about the new one tomorrow) and Horrendous - Anareta (brilliant death metal)
The new Southern Empire is worming its way into my brain. Really good.
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Poison- best of
Warrant- best of
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Taking up Stadler’s challenge and listening to Pink Floyd - Obscured by Clouds.
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So, so good. The bonus tracks on the 5-yr anniversary edition are very tasty too.
What are your favorite songs on it?
BTW - I just realized the new Timecop1983 album came out at the beginning of September. Night Drive is another favorite of mine in the genre
I've heard four Timecop albums, and they're fine, but haven't really stood out yet. I definitely want to check the new one though, maybe I'll like it more and it'll unlock the earlier ones.
My favorite tracks are the title track, "Memories", "Vampires", and "Jason". "Lonely City" would be up there, but it's just too heavy-handed on the pitch-shifted vocals (the title track is just barely tolerable in that regard as well). I love that they have real saxophone, some of their peers try and program saxophone lines like they would synthesizer lines, and that rarely works.
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Sorry for double post...Over the last couple days' commutes:
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The ones with no visible title/artist (assuming you see two per row): second row, right is Hammers of Misfortune - 17th Street (very cool album, like most of theirs), then the row below is Baroness - Purple (production issues aside, I love it...excited about the new one tomorrow) and Horrendous - Anareta (brilliant death metal)
The new Southern Empire is worming its way into my brain. Really good.
Great selection Nick. Particularly like the Baroness, Edge of Sanity, Frost*, Horrendous and Southern Empire. The new Horrendous is particularly awesome and I’ve been listening back through their whole catalogue the last couple of weeks. I’ve been meaning to ever since Buddy sent them in my roulette. Shout out to King for sending Southern Empire in my roulette as well, as I’m digging the new one.
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So, so good. The bonus tracks on the 5-yr anniversary edition are very tasty too.
What are your favorite songs on it?
BTW - I just realized the new Timecop1983 album came out at the beginning of September. Night Drive is another favorite of mine in the genre
I've heard four Timecop albums, and they're fine, but haven't really stood out yet. I definitely want to check the new one though, maybe I'll like it more and it'll unlock the earlier ones.
My favorite tracks are the title track, "Memories", "Vampires", and "Jason". "Lonely City" would be up there, but it's just too heavy-handed on the pitch-shifted vocals (the title track is just barely tolerable in that regard as well). I love that they have real saxophone, some of their peers try and program saxophone lines like they would synthesizer lines, and that rarely works.
All great picks. Vampires and Jason are fantastic. I love The Comeback Kid too - another one that captures that 80s mood so well. In an alternate universe where those songs actually came out in the 1980s, they probably would've been hits ;)
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Only one thing on my listening agenda today.... TesseracT- War of Being.
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Count Basie Orchestra - Basie Swings The Blues
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Joshua Redman - where are we
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Explosions in the Sky - End
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Baroness - Stone
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Baroness - Stone
Left a really good first impression on me. I was pretty disappointed with Gold & Grey, so it feels like a bit of a return to form for me.
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Really liked it after one listen. Definitely gonna spin it a few more times today.
I thought Gold and Grey Orange was fine, but the production is just too noisey. Glad they finally toned that down significantly with Stone.
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English Dogs- Where Legend Began.
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TesseracT - War Of Being
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TesseracT - War Of Being
Round 2 for me. So fucking good.
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Baroness - Stone
Left a really good first impression on me. I was pretty disappointed with Gold & Grey, so it feels like a bit of a return to form for me.
Really liked it too on first listen
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Chick Corea & Orchestra da Camera della Sardegna - Sardinia (Live)
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Three new releases from today:
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As discussed in their thread, the new Baroness sounds pretty good on the first couple of listens. Some new things/approaches in it and overall sounding quite inspired.
Then a couple of death metal monsters...I am not very familiar with Tomb Mold's previous output, although I did hear lots of praise for their 2019 album, Planetary Clairvoyance. This latest one is rather impressive. Kind of proggy, but very heavy throughout. Will of Whispers has some really cool clean guitars too and it's probably the song that stood out the most. The guitar player's side project is the doom/death band Dream Unending, and some of those moods/atmospherics show up here as well.
Finally, Fabricant's Drudge to the Thicket was quite the surprise. Same guys as the band Mefitis (which you should check out, if you don't know them), but the Voivod influence (among many other things) on that band's death metal gets more or less replaced by a tech-death approach. There's still plenty of weirdness and the playing is phenomenal. Lots to digest so, while it all seems interesting, I have to figure out how I feel about it ;)
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Dream Theater - Score
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The Grays - Ro Sham Bo
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@Nick, I’ve added that Fabricant album to my rotation :tup
Currently on the new Alkaloid. It’s got a lot of stiff competition from yesterdays other releases, but it’s pretty solid so far.
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currently listening to the new TesseracT album. my first time ever listening to this band
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Mitski - TheLand is Inhospitable And So Are We
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Mitski - TheLand is Inhospitable And So Are We
on first listen i didn't love it and feared it might be her Chloe and the Next 20th Century, but after a second spin i think it's just a bit subdued - which is fine! really enjoying it now
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Dream Theater - Score
Love it!
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This kicks so much ass!!!!! A top 10 of 2023.
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This kicks so much ass!!!!! A top 10 of 2023.
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Yea, it’s good right?! It’s very unlikely to make my top 10, but possibly top 30. I’ll give it a second listen later but I throughly enjoyed it :metal
This year I’ve checked out more new death metal than any other year ever.
Edit: Couple of Sunday morning listens…
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Every Sound Has A Color In The Valley Of Night: Part One
https://nightverses.bandcamp.com/album/every-sound-has-a-color-in-the-valley-of-night-part-one
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Pink Floyd - More
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Underrated album. I just had the urge to spin this tonight, it really takes me back to a great time in my life.
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Underrated album. I just had the urge to spin this tonight, it really takes me back to a great time in my life.
For me, it's their best album. :metal
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Underrated album. I just had the urge to spin this tonight, it really takes me back to a great time in my life.
For me, it's their best album. :metal
It’s definitely top 3 for me.
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Underrated album. I just had the urge to spin this tonight, it really takes me back to a great time in my life.
For me, it's their best album. :metal
It’s definitely top 3 for me.
My top 3 are:
One by One
The Colour and the Shape
Wasting Light
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Underrated album. I just had the urge to spin this tonight, it really takes me back to a great time in my life.
For me, it's their best album. :metal
It’s definitely top 3 for me.
My top 3 are:
One by One
The Colour and the Shape
Wasting Light
Nice, it’d be the following for me…
The Colour and the Shape
Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace
One by One
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I need to revisit their other albums. The Colour and the Shape is incredible, but the others never really hooked me, though it's been ages since I've heard them.
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Pharoah Sanders - Pharoah
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Mitski - TheLand is Inhospitable And So Are We
on first listen i didn't love it and feared it might be her Chloe and the Next 20th Century, but after a second spin i think it's just a bit subdued - which is fine! really enjoying it now
Definitely a different vibe than her recent output, but I liked it a lot.
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Willie Nelson - Bluegrass
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Nice surprise this one, I went in with zero expectations but it might be the best Alkaloid album I’ve heard. It covers a surprising amount of metal sub genres, whilst still predominantly remaining progressive metal.
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Give it a go :metal
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Every Sound Has A Color In The Valley Of Night: Part One
https://nightverses.bandcamp.com/album/every-sound-has-a-color-in-the-valley-of-night-part-one
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The album cover caught my eye so I gave this a go. I’m not super into fully instrumental bands but this had enough variety in there to keep my interest. I’ll probably give it another go in a weeks time or something :tup
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romy - mid air
probably followed by the new national record that just dropped today
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”Freeze without an answer
Free from all the shame
Then I'll hide
'Cause I'll never, never sleep alone”.
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Veronica Swift - Veronica Swift
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kglw - petrodragonic apocalypse
baroness - STONE
thee oh sees - intercepted message
frankie and the witch fingers - data doom
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Lately:
Behemoth - The Satanist
Behemoth - Demigod
Behemoth - I Loved You At Your Darkest
Behemoth - Opvs Contra Natvram
Primal Fear - Code Red
Vader - The Empire
Vader - Tibi Et Igni
Helstar - Nosferatu
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Lately:
Behemoth - The Satanist
Behemoth - Demigod
Behemoth - I Loved You At Your Darkest
Behemoth - Opvs Contra Natvram
Primal Fear - Code Red
Vader - The Empire
Vader - Tibi Et Igni
Love me some Behemoth! :metal
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I haven't listened to Behemoth for a while. It's been fun to go through a handful of their albums over the last week.
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James LaBrie - Beautiful Shade of Grey
James LaBrie - Impermanent Resonance
I forgot how great these are, and how great James sounds on them. Static Impulse is next.
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Vagif Mustafa Zadeh - Caz Kompozisiyaları
I periodically promote his daughter Aziza, but he essentially created the style of jazz she plays in and surpassed him in, yet his own albums are masterful and just feel right for this time of the year.
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Kingshmegland - Caz Kompozisiyaları
I periodically promote his daughter Aziza, but he essentially created the style of jazz she plays in and surpassed him in, yet his own albums are masterful and just feel right for this time of the year.
Hmm..
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I'm not sure what the joke is unless it's just that it all looks like gibberish to you. :p
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It looks just like him. ;D
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Didn't realize he was Azerbaijani. :biggrin:
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Second listen in and I’m liking this album a lot. If you enjoy beautiful metal music, I recommend this one. I would qualify them as shoegaze although they don’t use this tag.
Artist: Deadly carnage
Album: Endless blue
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Can’t stop spinning this. I loved it when they first released it on Pillar, I love it now it’s on streaming services. This is the definitive version of Act I for me now. Casey sounds great and think the whole band just did a great job. I’m not sure how much post production work went into this, and how ‘live’ it is (anyone know?), but everyone needs to hear it, Dear Hunter fan or not.
What with the reissue of Migrant coming out soon as well I can feel a Dear Hunter kick coming on.
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Second listen in and I’m liking this album a lot. If you enjoy beautiful metal music, I recommend this one. I would qualify them as shoegaze although they don’t use this tag.
Artist: Deadly carnage
Album: Endless blue
Blind_Faith, have you listened to Air by Astronoid? I posted it the other week, they are very similar in sound to this. They have that blackgaze sound with more ethereal vocals. This album is really cool so far and definitely scratches the Astronoid itch. I’ve not been too big a fan of their last two albums, and to be honest, this already sounds better. Cheers.
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The Beths - Expert In A Dying Field
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Can’t stop spinning this. I loved it when they first released it on Pillar, I love it now it’s on streaming services. This is the definitive version of Act I for me now. Casey sounds great and think the whole band just did a great job. I’m not sure how much post production work went into this, and how ‘live’ it is (anyone know?), but everyone needs to hear it, Dear Hunter fan or not.
What with the reissue of Migrant coming out soon as well I can feel a Dear Hunter kick coming on.
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Second listen in and I’m liking this album a lot. If you enjoy beautiful metal music, I recommend this one. I would qualify them as shoegaze although they don’t use this tag.
Artist: Deadly carnage
Album: Endless blue
Blind_Faith, have you listened to Air by Astronoid? I posted it the other week, they are very similar in sound to this. They have that blackgaze sound with more ethereal vocals. This album is really cool so far and definitely scratches the Astronoid itch. I’ve not been too big a fan of their last two albums, and to be honest, this already sounds better. Cheers.
Thanks for the suggestion, I've never heard of them, but I'll check that this week :tup
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YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA - Solid State Survivor
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The Dear Hunter - Act I: The Lake South, The River North (Live from Seattle, WA)
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The Dear Hunter - Act I: The Lake South, The River North (Live from Seattle, WA)
Let us know your thoughts dude.
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Gonzalo Rubalcaba - Borrowed Roses
The Dear Hunter - Act I: The Lake South, The River North (Live from Seattle, WA)
Let us know your thoughts dude.
My thoughts are that it's pretty fantastic. Casey sounds amazing. Loved it.
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mitski - the land is inhospitable and so are we
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The Dear Hunter - Act I: The Lake South, The River North (Live from Seattle, WA)
Let us know your thoughts dude.
My thoughts are that it's pretty fantastic. Casey sounds amazing. Loved it.
Yea, Casey really does sound great.
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Jobi Riccio - Whiplash
mitski - the land is inhospitable and so are we
Thoughts?
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mitski - the land is inhospitable and so are we
Thoughts?
really liking it on second listen. it feels a bit all over the place and scattered but i think the way it kind of ebbs and flows between the confessional songs and the noisey ones works well after spinning it a few times.
currently spinning 100 gecs - 10,000 gecs
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mitski - the land is inhospitable and so are we
Thoughts?
really liking it on second listen. it feels a bit all over the place and scattered but i think the way it kind of ebbs and flows between the confessional songs and the noisey ones works well after spinning it a few times.
Nice.
currently spinning 100 gecs - 10,000 gecs
Hell yeah
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That's way too many gecs
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That's way too many gecs
:lol
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:metal
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Kade, it doesn't get much better than those 2. I love Fatal Portrait and Conspiracy but these two are classics.
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Kade, it doesn't get much better than those 2. I love Fatal Portrait and Conspiracy but these two are classics.
I never rated Them anywhere nearly as high as Abigail. I'd take Conspiracy and The Eye over it. I'd take a lot of the later albums over it too but that's another story again. Fatal Portrait is underrated.
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Kade, it doesn't get much better than those 2. I love Fatal Portrait and Conspiracy but these two are classics.
I never rated Them anywhere nearly as high as Abigail. I'd take Conspiracy and The Eye over it. I'd take a lot of the later albums over it too but that's another story again. Fatal Portrait is underrated.
I love FP. I met them on that tour, I have Polaroids I need to post. Everything after Conspiracy bored me until I revisited Spider's Lullaby, Puppet Master and House Of God and they hit me! I love everything King.
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Abigail was my first King Diamond, and easily my fave. Them is top 5 but I think I prefer Conspiracy (I always liked At the Graves). I only heard The Spider’s Lullaby for the first time recently and thought it was great, some killer riffs. I have a real soft spot for The Puppet Master, as it features my favourite KD song, Magic. Not sure why I love that song so much, or how it ended up on my MP3 player years ago, but I love it.
Glasser, get those pics up!
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That's way too many gecs
haha we love them tho!
now playing origami angel - the brightest days
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Converge - Jane Doe
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Abigail was my first King Diamond, and easily my fave. Them is top 5 but I think I prefer Conspiracy (I always liked At the Graves). I only heard The Spider’s Lullaby for the first time recently and thought it was great, some killer riffs. I have a real soft spot for The Puppet Master, as it features my favourite KD song, Magic. Not sure why I love that song so much, or how it ended up on my MP3 player years ago, but I love it.
Glasser, get those pics up!
I'm so fucking pissed! I have a photo album with all my old pics and it may have gotten tossed in a move. I met them at Mad Platters record store when Fatal Portrait came out. I'm hoping I can find it. I did find some pics from Prog Power ( I think 2004) with me and Pain of Salvation, Dreamscape and Michael from Circus Maximus.
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This album man, it still gets better with every listen.
I thought I’d post the full album art this time, as it deserves to be gazed upon. I can’t imagine a time in my life where Coheed won’t be my favourite band, they are just too good. Josh’s drumming still gets me beyond pumped.
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Me and Michael from Circus Maximus.
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After Breakfast with Pain of Salvation.
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Dreamscape, they all stayed at my house for a few days before flying to Prog Power. I don't have pics from my house but the band took video.
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Love it dude. I have absolutely zero physical photos of me with any band members, ever :lol keep ‘em coming!
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Adia Victoria - A Southern Gothic
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Awesome pics Tom.
And yes, I'm a KD fanboy, any King album is a good album IMO.
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Awesome pics Tom.
:metal
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Awesome pics Tom.
:metal
I kept the hands shaved. :lol
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goose - autumn crossing
good late night vibes and it's only a 18 min EP :millahhhh
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Stone - Baroness
Gets better with every listen. Don't think this gonna beat my favorite (Purple) but it's solid.
And since we're sharing pics with band members, here's me with John Baizley from Baroness in 2019.
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Just two Virginia boys hangin' out
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Stone - Baroness
Gets better with every listen. Don't think this gonna beat my favorite (Purple) but it's solid.
And since we're sharing pics with band members, here's me with John Baizley from Baroness in 2019.
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Just two Virginia boys hangin' out
Nice! I want that Black Flag shirt.
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Gandalf’s Fist - The Clockwork Fable
Anyone heard this? I got the recommendation from r/progmetal, when someone mentioned it was basically The Astonishing if it was a good album :lol
It’s actually more like an Ayreon album (and even features Arjen on one of the songs). It’s a really long concept record, and we know that we all love those. Full disclosure though, it’s over 3 hours long!
https://spotify.link/zCKt6xjhfDb (https://spotify.link/zCKt6xjhfDb)
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The new Tesseract album has been on constant rotation since Friday. What a magnificent beast of an album!
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Black Sabbath- Heaven & Hell, Mob Rules
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peter gabriel - us
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Southern Empire - Another World
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peter gabriel - secret world live
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war - war
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Alien Weaponry - Tangaroa
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Cool live album! They do a few Motorhead tunes.
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Baroness - Stone
Definitely like this more than their last.
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god thy will is hard... but you hold every card... i will drink your cUP OF POISON!!!
NAIL ME TO YOUR CROSS AND BREAK ME!!!
BLEED ME BEAT ME KILL ME TAKE ME NOW
before i change my mind
BEFOOORE I CHANGE MY MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIND :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal
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Following yesterdays King Diamond conversation, I thought I’d end the night with The Spider’s Lullabye.
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animal collective - merriweather post pavilion
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animal collective - merriweather post pavilion
I think it's been years since I last listened to that record, but I recall it being so annoying :lol
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animal collective - merriweather post pavilion
I think it's been years since I last listened to that record, but I recall it being so annoying :lol
haha, i love animal collective!
now playing the national - last two pages of frankenstein
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Yeah I've really only been listening to Baroness the last few days.
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They're one of those bands whos too consistent for me to choose a favorite album.
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I’d listened to Red Album years ago but not enough to remember anything about it, blind-bought STONE 2 days ago and decided to go through the band’s discography and I’m really enjoying it so far. I don’t find STONE amazing but Red and Blue are both great, especially Blue.
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I’d listened to Red Album years ago but not enough to remember anything about it, blind-bought STONE 2 days ago and decided to go through the band’s discography and I’m really enjoying it so far. I don’t find STONE amazing but Red and Blue are both great, especially Blue.
If you like those 3, you'll like the rest. :tup
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Following yesterdays King Diamond conversation, I thought I’d end the night with The Spider’s Lullabye.
That's my dude!!!! :metal
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damn we can post pubes here?? AWESOME
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Following yesterdays King Diamond conversation, I thought I’d end the night with The Spider’s Lullabye.
That's my dude!!!! :metal
One of his most underrated, easily. What a beast of an album.
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I love that album.
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I love that album.
I was possibly the KD album that took the longest to grow on me given how high I rate it now. Monster of an album.
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I love that album.
I was possibly the KD album that took the longest to grow on me given how high I rate it now. Monster of an album.
I’d say it’s the opposite for me, I thought it was great from first listen. I think we can all agree that the 80s albums (and we’ll include The Eye in that) are the best, but The Spider’s Lullabye and The Puppet Master are easily my favourite post 1990 albums.
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KOAN Sound - Led By Ancient Light
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Corey Taylor - CMF2
This has been on repeat since it came out last week.
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sufjan stevens - so you are tired / will anyone ever love me? :heart
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sufjan stevens - so you are tired / will anyone ever love me? :heart
Amazing singles, I'm so hyped for the new album.
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sufjan stevens - so you are tired / will anyone ever love me? :heart
Amazing singles, I'm so hyped for the new album.
me too. and equally devastated to hear of his health emergency :'(
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baroness - STONE
really enjoying this one a lot. the run from beneath the rose -> Choir -> The Dirge is one of my favorite musical moments from 2023 so far
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Margo Cilker - Valley of Heart's Delight
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I love that album.
I was possibly the KD album that took the longest to grow on me given how high I rate it now. Monster of an album.
I’d say it’s the opposite for me, I thought it was great from first listen. I think we can all agree that the 80s albums (and we’ll include The Eye in that) are the best, but The Spider’s Lullabye and The Puppet Master are easily my favourite post 1990 albums.
House of God still possibly my fav.
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Alan Palomo - World of Hassle
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Alan Palomo - World of Hassle
Well, that's enough of that.
Piotr Kurek - Smartwoods
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Rammstein - Herzeleid
Eisbrecher - Schock
Eisbrecher - Sunde
Eisbrecher - Eiszeit
Mercenary - The Hours that Remain
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Weather Report - Weather Report
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Mercenary - The Hours that Remain
That's one of my favorite albums. Hard to find much like it anymore these days.
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Weather Report - Weather Report
The first self-titled or second one?
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haken - fauna
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peter gabriel - up
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Last couple days' commutes...
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(I had kinda forgotten how tasty that Textures album is...not a genre I go for super-often but, I mean, they were doing it in 2006, so they were relatively early movers. And there's some genuintely good riffage besides the more djenty stuff. Also, revisiting Blind Guardian's Beyond the Red Mirror confirmed it is probably my least favorite of their records...by no means "bad", of course...just largely devoid of the memorable moments I love in BG. Plus I just don't like the way it sounds)
...and, just tonight, inspired by Litho's thread:
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Man, what an album this is.
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@Nick, that Green Lung album is really cool, haven’t spun it in a while :metal
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This scratches an itch I didn't know I had
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@Nick, that Green Lung album is really cool, haven’t spun it in a while :metal
Yep, I like that one. They have a new one coming soon, I believe.
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Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
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Devin Townsend Project - Transcendence
Weather Report - Weather Report
The first self-titled or second one?
The first one. OG
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soccer mommy - karaoke night
she speaks to my soul. karaoke is one of my favorite things to do! i've gone twice this week already haha
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Unitopia - More Than A Dream
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Van Halen- Fair Warning, Diver Down
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Been hitting this one a lot. I've fallen hard for this band.
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doja cat - scarlet
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Margo Cilker - Pohorylle
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follakzoid - v :yarr
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rush - s/t
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doja cat - scarlet
If the first half was as good as the second half it would be a very good album.
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doja cat - scarlet
If the first half was as good as the second half it would be a very good album.
yeah it really picks up in the latter half. i agree it's spotty upfront tho. a shame!
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romy - mid air
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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook, Volume2
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olivia rodrigo - GUTS
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olivia rodrigo - GUTS
Love this. Thought Sour was better at first but after multiple listens I think this is much better.
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olivia rodrigo - GUTS
Love this. Thought Sour was better at first but after multiple listens I think this is much better.
i'm trying to form my opinion presently! it took SOUR a while to grow on me and GUTS feels like a grower too. i kinda take issue with how obvious the influences on her are. i know she's like 16 and a prodigy and should be considered in that context but some of the songs (on both records) really come off like taylor or st vincent or caroline polachek songs and it's hard to overlook that when it happens as often as it does.
at the very least i'll say both records are very enjoyable throughout. just trying to put my critic hat on a bit tho lol
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Incubus - S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
While I don't think they'll ever return to their heavier and funkier roots I really wish they would at least bring more of the songs back into rotation.
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TesseracT War Of Being.
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AC/DC -Blow Up Your Video
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AC/DC - Who Made Who
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I can't lovecthis album enough. As soon as I heard the thr 1st singer. "Coming Up Roses" I went out and bought it.
Oh No, The Radio is an excellent opener.
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I can't lovecthis album enough. As soon as I heard the thr 1st singer. "Coming Up Roses" I went out and bought it.
Oh No, The Radio is an excellent opener.
The story of how I found this album is I was listening to a live interview of Kip Winger on a Nashville radio station (mainly about his classical work) via their website. When the interview ended, the next thing they played was “Sonny Boy,” and I was like “what’s that?” Thankfully the media player showed the track and artist they were playing so I looked up the album and was hooked.
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WASP - Neon God parts 1&2.
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Some of their music around that era is central to a playlist I want to post and discuss sometime, essentially 90s/00s acoustic/light electric alt rock. Depending on my mood it's often summer or fall music.
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peter gabriel - growing up live
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A great and underrated album.
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Pink Floyd - Meddle
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back on the mitski grind. the land is indeed inhospitable
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we stan david bowie forever
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I’ve listened to most of Bowie’s discography, but literally the only album that I think is worth a damn is Hunky Dory. That album is so good, but I haven’t found much to like on the others I’ve heard.
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I’ve listened to most of Bowie’s discography, but literally the only album that I think is worth a damn is Hunky Dory. That album is so good, but I haven’t found much to like on the others I’ve heard.
just posted my full ranking in the most recent bowie thread i could find. there are so many gems in his catalog from all eras
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My favorites of his that I've heard are Low, Let's Dance, and Earthling.
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A great and underrated album.
First album I ever bought. It still holds up today. Some really subtle but great guitar work on it.
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Really feeling this record at the moment. It never fully clicked (outside of The Widow and L’via L’viaquez) but it’s getting closer and I keep getting the urge to go back to it.
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peter gabriel - scratch my back and i'll scratch yours
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Is that similar to the other Silent Hill game soundtracks? I've heard a few of them and quite liked them for the most part.
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Yeah, feels like a continuation of some of the ideas Yamaoka had on SH3 and SH4. So far it's pretty nice.
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Bud Shank - New Groove
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John Coltrane - Lush Life
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Bon Jovi - Keep The Faith
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Bon Jovi - Keep The Faith
That’s a good record that doesn’t seem to get talked about much.
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"I drank three six-packs just so I can look at your face"
:lol :metal
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"I drank three six-packs just so I can look at your face"
:lol :metal
:metal
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steely dan - aja
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WASP- Double Live Assasins.
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Dio- Holy Diver, The Last in Line
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WASP - Neon God parts 1&2.
WASP- Double Live Assasins.
Nice later day WASP cuts. Neon God is no Crimson Idol but still enjoyable. DLA is a really great live album. Great production and performances.
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Skid Row- s/t, Slave to the Grind
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Thank You Scientist - Stranger Heads Prevail
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Charly García - Clics Modernos
Although I'm not a huge fan of New Wave in general, this album is pretty good. In particular Los Dinosaurios, such a powerful and beautiful song, with very strong and brave lyrics considering the incredibly dark and disturbing time period in which it was released.
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Mogwai - As The Love Continues
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peter gabriel - flotsam and jetsam
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Sigur Ros - Von
Bon Jovi - Keep The Faith
That’s a good record that doesn’t seem to get talked about much.
:tup
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Devin Townsend - Empath
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Can’t stop spinning this. I loved it when they first released it on Pillar, I love it now it’s on streaming services. This is the definitive version of Act I for me now. Casey sounds great and think the whole band just did a great job. I’m not sure how much post production work went into this, and how ‘live’ it is (anyone know?), but everyone needs to hear it, Dear Hunter fan or not.
What with the reissue of Migrant coming out soon as well I can feel a Dear Hunter kick coming on.
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Second listen in and I’m liking this album a lot. If you enjoy beautiful metal music, I recommend this one. I would qualify them as shoegaze although they don’t use this tag.
Artist: Deadly carnage
Album: Endless blue
Blind_Faith, have you listened to Air by Astronoid? I posted it the other week, they are very similar in sound to this. They have that blackgaze sound with more ethereal vocals. This album is really cool so far and definitely scratches the Astronoid itch. I’ve not been too big a fan of their last two albums, and to be honest, this already sounds better. Cheers.
Thanks for the suggestion, I've never heard of them, but I'll check that this week :tup
Listened to them this week end, they do have a nice vibe. I like this style. The vocals are pretty good too.
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Weather Report - I Sing The Body Electric
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i'm still listening to flotsam and jetsam... it's 3 freaking discs but it's all sooooo good
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i'm still listening to flotsam and jetsam... it's 3 freaking discs but it's all sooooo good
I was like, what three Flotsam discs are you listening to, and then I scrolled up....nevermind. :lol
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Weather Report - I Sing The Body Electric
I'm way overdue for another binge on them. I've tended to neglect a lot of the essentials in more recent years.
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i'm still listening to flotsam and jetsam... it's 3 freaking discs but it's all sooooo good
I was like, what three Flotsam discs are you listening to, and then I scrolled up....nevermind. :lol
I'd take 3 F&J albums over Peter Gabriel anyday! ;D
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rush - fly by night
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Gustavo Cerati - Bocanada
Seems this has finally reached a 4.0 on RYM, and has cracked into the top 300, so time to listen to it again, it's been a while. What a masterpiece tbh.
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Civillians - Civillians
someone recommended this in the thank you scientist thread so i'm giving it a spin
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Civillians - Civillians
someone recommended this in the thank you scientist thread so i'm giving it a spin
Sounds like a swell guy.
Today’s sounds…
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The Carpenters - The Singles 1969-1973
Einstürzende Neubauten - Kollaps
Galneryus - Advance to the Fall
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Sephiroth - Draconian Poetry
Coheed and Cambria - Neverender: Children of the Fence
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Al Menne - Freak Accident
Weather Report - I Sing The Body Electric
I'm way overdue for another binge on them. I've tended to neglect a lot of the essentials in more recent years.
Been a while for me as well.
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Another Michael - Wishes to Fulfill
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Subsignal - A Poetry of Rain
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Subsignal - A Poetry of Rain
These guys need more love!!!
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Silent Skies- Nectar.
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Baroness - STONE
Subsignal - A Poetry of Rain
These guys need more love!!!
I enjoyed it.
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father john misty - off-key in hamburg
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Sam Bush - Radio John: Songs of John Hartford
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Everything Yes - Volume 1
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Margaret Glaspy - Echo The Diamond
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Matthew Hall all - An Ever Changing View
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Michael Cleveland - Lovin' Of The Game
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Lately:
Cannibal Corpse - All
Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God
Corpsegrinder - s/t
Carcass - Heartwork
Carcass - Surgical Steel
Carcass - Torn Arteries
Tesseract - Altered State
Soilwork - Overgivenheten
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Jason Carter - Lowdown Hoedown
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Foo Fighters - But Here We Are
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Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway - Crooked Tree
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Bud Shank and Bob Cooper - Blowin' Country
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Yup! :metal :metal :metal
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mahavishnu orchestra - live at the berkeley community theater 1972
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Over the last few days' commutes...
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Couple of random comments...11 Dreams is such a great album. Hadn't revisited it in a while, and it's such cool mix of things: modern, melodic, heavy. The title-track is fantastic. Also, Burning Bridges is my favorite Arch Enemy album...to be fair, I have stopped following them for many years now, but no song I listened to in a while has truly enticed me to explore more. Doesn't matter...This particular record is so tasty in the way it incorporates a ton of classic rock/metal influences, especially in the choruses. I mean, the chord progression in Pilgrim's chorus is basically BOC's Astronomy. The solo section in The Immortal is totally Zakk-era Ozzy. Plenty more fun "nods" scattered here and there. And Michael Amott is on fire here (his brother Chris too, but I have a particularly soft spot for Michael's soloing...in Carcass and Spiritual Beggars as well)
Lizzy Borden's Master of Disguise was fun too. I didn't know it super-well, and it was a nice listen. A bit theatrical, not too much cheese ;)
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@Nick - that's one of the better 8-album listens you've ever put here. The only one I haven't heard is Lizzy Borden. BWP and 11D are all-time favorites and This Is the Sound is a relatively newer favorite.
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I'm only familiar with a few Mercenary albums - I am a big fan of Everblack, 11 Dreams and, to a slightly lesser extent, The Hours That Remain, but for some strange reason, I've lost track of them after that. Anything specific you recommend?
As for This is the Sound, yeah, that's very good. Although I like The Spell even better.
Oh, and this specific Blackwater Park revisit was actually inspired by a fun video from The Prog Report, ranking Opeth albums (MP is in it too):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOGvJeyxo1o
(Not a bad ranking, btw...except I disagree with the placement of Morningrise...I get it's almost a "different" band, but I really like that one)
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First Breath is before Everblack. A bit less polished, but that might not bother you. Great songs anyway. Architect of Dreams is more streamlined, but still pretty great with most of the classic lineup. After that they lose half the band and while still quite good, don't have quite the same spark anymore.
I agree on The Spell being superior.
Ranking Opeth albums is a perpetual nightmare for me. I saw that video pop up in my feed some time ago, but I haven't gotten to it yet.
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I'm only familiar with a few Mercenary albums - I am a big fan of Everblack, 11 Dreams and, to a slightly lesser extent, The Hours That Remain, but for some strange reason, I've lost track of them after that. Anything specific you recommend?
Through Our Darkest Days.
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mahavishnu orchestra - live at the berkeley community theater 1972
Excellent!
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Grails - Anches En Maat
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Sigur Rós - Ágætis byrjun
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King Diamond- Them.
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new rolling stone song with stevie wonder and lady gaga
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@Glasser, you’ve inspired me to watch some of the classic King Diamond music videos, as I’ve never seen them. Man, they are so ridiculously 80s, I love it. Boy, there is lots of spinning round from guitarists and flailing the instrument like it’s possessed by the ghost of grandma herself :lol
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The City Champs - Luna '68
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Invisible - Nick D’Virgilio
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mahavishnu orchestra - live at the berkeley community theater 1972
Excellent!
I've watched Mahavishnu Orchestra videos and listened to most if not all their studio albums, but I'm not sure I've heard any of their live albums. I'll have to do that sometime.
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First Breath is before Everblack. A bit less polished, but that might not bother you. Great songs anyway. Architect of Dreams is more streamlined, but still pretty great with most of the classic lineup. After that they lose half the band and while still quite good, don't have quite the same spark anymore.
I agree on The Spell being superior.
Ranking Opeth albums is a perpetual nightmare for me. I saw that video pop up in my feed some time ago, but I haven't gotten to it yet.
I'll check these out...
and, yep, the Wheel of Prog video on Opeth was quite entertaining...I saw there are others, for Rush, DT and Porcupine Tree...
Through Our Darkest Days.
Will queue this up too.
King Diamond- Them.
One of my favorites of his
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Real nice to have (most of) Katatonia's b-sides in one place. I already had a few scattered here and there, but this is a nice package. Revisited it today, inspired by The Fall of Hearts' writeups from Lethean and Litho and the mention of the bonus tracks there.
Any fans of Pharaoh here? I enjoy all they have done, and this might be my favorite of their albums.
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I like the few albums I've heard from Pharaoh, but I don't know them that well. I might have to look into that one.
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Check out The Year of the Blizzard from it...great, great song.
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I cannot stop listening to this band.
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@Glasser, you’ve inspired me to watch some of the classic King Diamond music videos, as I’ve never seen them. Man, they are so ridiculously 80s, I love it. Boy, there is lots of spinning round from guitarists and flailing the instrument like it’s possessed by the ghost of grandma herself :lol
When Mercyful Fate Melissa came out I was hooked! Kim Ruzz played the fuck out of the drums on it. Listen to KD Abigail please. I want your thoughts. Abigail came out the year I graduated high school and was played non stop all Summer!
"Nobody's inside the church but the bell is ringing.. For no reason, the flowers are dying!!! DEADLY OMENS!!!! "
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Thrice - Vheissu
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@Glasser, you’ve inspired me to watch some of the classic King Diamond music videos, as I’ve never seen them. Man, they are so ridiculously 80s, I love it. Boy, there is lots of spinning round from guitarists and flailing the instrument like it’s possessed by the ghost of grandma herself :lol
The Family Ghost and Welcome Home are fucking incredible.
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@Glasser, you’ve inspired me to watch some of the classic King Diamond music videos, as I’ve never seen them. Man, they are so ridiculously 80s, I love it. Boy, there is lots of spinning round from guitarists and flailing the instrument like it’s possessed by the ghost of grandma herself :lol
The Family Ghost and Welcome Home are fucking incredible.
Yea, those two were the best but good lord was Give Me Your Soul bad :lol
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@Glasser, you’ve inspired me to watch some of the classic King Diamond music videos, as I’ve never seen them. Man, they are so ridiculously 80s, I love it. Boy, there is lots of spinning round from guitarists and flailing the instrument like it’s possessed by the ghost of grandma herself :lol
The Family Ghost and Welcome Home are fucking incredible.
Yea, those two were the best but good lord was Give Me Your Soul bad :lol
Huh....I don't remember that one being anywhere near as classic as the old ones. Will have to revisit.
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@Glasser, you’ve inspired me to watch some of the classic King Diamond music videos, as I’ve never seen them. Man, they are so ridiculously 80s, I love it. Boy, there is lots of spinning round from guitarists and flailing the instrument like it’s possessed by the ghost of grandma herself :lol
The Family Ghost and Welcome Home are fucking incredible.
Yea, those two were the best but good lord was Give Me Your Soul bad :lol
Huh....I don't remember that one being anywhere near as classic as the old ones. Will have to revisit.
Prepare yourself, it’s really bad, and in some ways feels more dated than the 80s videos.
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Steven Wilson - The Harmony Codex
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Steven Wilson - The Harmony Codex
Also just put this on.
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Steven Wilson - The Harmony Codex
Also just put this on.
SAME
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Jorja Smith - falling or flying
Steven Wilson - The Harmony Codex
Also just put this on.
Quite good. Much better IMO than the previous album.
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Skid Row- s/t, Slave to the Grind
Fifth Angel- s/t, Time Will Tell
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Steven Wilson - The Harmony Codex
Yup this is excellent. Really dig the electronics and the way it blends many styles and genres. Definitely on the top half of his solo work so far.
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Giving it a first spin now.
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Modern Nature - No Fixed Point In Space
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animal collective - isn't it now?
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Obsidian Tide - The Grand Crescendo
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Nervosa - Jailbreak
KK's Priest - The Sinner Rides Again
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I really love this album.
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say she she - silver
great new release!
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taylor swift - pale folklore
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taylor swift - pale folklore
Great Agalloch album. :lol
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lespecial - Odd Times
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Shining - V - Halmstad
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Much better than their first album imo.
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Incubus - Wish You Were Here
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boris - heavy rocks (2002)
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romy - mid air
surprise AOTY contender for me. it's very good! she's from the xx
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Shining - Shining
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Journey- Greatest Hits
Foreigner- Greatest Hits
Night Ranger- Greatest Hits
Thin Lizzy- Greatest Hits
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warren zevon - learning to flinch
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Today:
Blut aus Nord:
777 Sects
777 The Desanctification
777 Cosmosophy
Deus Salutis Meae
Disharmonium - Undreamable Abysses
Disharmonium - Nahab
Fvnerals - Let the Earth be Silent
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warren zevon - warren zevon
perfect LA album
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I know many really disliked the first album but I loved it. Thought it was a perfect vehicle for Ripper. Just got the new one and, again, it's nothing groundbreaking but it sounds fantastic and Ripper sounds amazing. They got a proper label and Jacob Hansen did the mixing/mastering so it sounds excellent.
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^I wasn’t a big fan of the first one but I really dig this one!
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^I wasn’t a big fan of the first one but I really dig this one!
On track 7 and just was thinking this is better than the first. Solid, solid record.
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that looks like an album i would very much like
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April Wine- Best of
Saga- Defining Moments
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Fvnerals - Let the Earth be Silent
Just had another listen to this last night. It's absolutely perfect for fall evenings, such incredible gloomy atmosphere.
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Wow, the Chair! This was always my fav of theirs. Such a vibe and atmosphere. I probably haven't listened to it in around 20 years though!
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Screw Loveless, this is peak Shoegaze.
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Obsidian Tide - The Grand Crescendo
Discovered this band in the Friday release thread. Lots to digest, but liking this so far.
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Fvnerals - Let the Earth be Silent
Just had another listen to this last night. It's absolutely perfect for fall evenings, such incredible gloomy atmosphere.
I haven't listened to this one. Sounds like I should queue it up.
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Filter - The Amalgamut
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Fvnerals - Let the Earth be Silent
Just had another listen to this last night. It's absolutely perfect for fall evenings, such incredible gloomy atmosphere.
I haven't listened to this one. Sounds like I should queue it up.
You'd probably like it. TAC would hate it. :biggrin:
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A couple of this week's releases:
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A couple of listens for SW's new record, and I'm really enjoying it. I agree with some of the comments I've read here that he certainly hasn't regened the sound he explored on TFB, but this one feels like a "grander" statement. And this thing sounds excellent (no surprise there)
The Maggot Heart, from what I understand, has members from Grave Pleasures (the guitar player there also sings here - female vocals). The sound is a bit post-punky/gothy (e.g. This Shadow), but with some interesting twists (e.g. the brass section in LBD). Intriguing enough that I'll probably revisit. (Litho - there is a chance you might find them intriguing too ;))
And then this:
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On Saturday, I spent some time in a used CD store (yes, I still do that occasionally :)), and I found the original CD pressing for 3 bucks. So I snatched it. I always only had the 1995 remaster, which was fine, but somehow didn't sound as good to my ears as the tape a friend had recorded me back in the late 80s (still better than the 2002 remaster, I guess). Anyhoo...of course this is the US version (what I had on that tape was the European version, starting with Rock' n' Roll Rebel), but it was so nice to put the CD on...on most days, this my my third favorite Ozzy, after the first two. Love it.
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..on most days, this my my third favorite Ozzy, after the first two. Love it.
My gut tells me the same, however, I have listened to Bark At The Moon far more as an adult than I have the first two albums. It is my go-to album when I want to hear some Ozzy.
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This was one of the very first prog albums I listened to shortly after becoming a DT fan. Wasn't that big on this one, so I sort of forgot about it. But in recent times, I've come to reappreciate a lot of 70s music from my country, now as a more mature listener. And wow, this album is so lovely. While many of the British albums of the time were quite hectic and grandiose, this one is quite atmospheric and spacey, despite the super simple production. Very mellow and easy to follow along yet extremely intricate from a harmonic POV. It's more of an Art Rock record with hints of Jazz and Tango.
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The Maggot Heart, from what I understand, has members from Grave Pleasures (the guitar player there also sings here - female vocals). The sound is a bit post-punky/gothy (e.g. This Shadow), but with some interesting twists (e.g. the brass section in LBD). Intriguing enough that I'll probably revisit. (Litho - there is a chance you might find them intriguing too ;) )
Hmm, it is intriguing. It was a bit messy for me on the first go though, I guess it's the noise rock slant of it. There's definitely potential there though, and aggregation sites seem to think the earlier albums are better, so I might give one of those a shot later. Curiously, I've been wanting to listen to the new Grave Pleasures too, and just put that on, this is hitting the spot much more instantaneously.
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Younger Brother - Vaccine
This album is shaping to be one of those records that has one really great song and the rest is pretty terrible. I feel bamboozled
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I really like the new KK's Priest as well.
Recently:
KK's Priest - Sermons of the Sinner
Nervosa - Jailbreak
Sabaton - The Art of War
Sabaton - Coat of Arms
Sabaton - Heroes
Sabaton - The Great War
Sabaton - The War to End All Wars
Blind Guardian - At the Edge of Time
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The Maggot Heart, from what I understand, has members from Grave Pleasures (the guitar player there also sings here - female vocals). The sound is a bit post-punky/gothy (e.g. This Shadow), but with some interesting twists (e.g. the brass section in LBD). Intriguing enough that I'll probably revisit. (Litho - there is a chance you might find them intriguing too ;) )
Hmm, it is intriguing. It was a bit messy for me on the first go though, I guess it's the noise rock slant of it. There's definitely potential there though, and aggregation sites seem to think the earlier albums are better, so I might give one of those a shot later. Curiously, I've been wanting to listen to the new Grave Pleasures too, and just put that on, this is hitting the spot much more instantaneously.
I tend to agree, but I need to listen again. Yep, I’ve read the previous ones are pretty good. As for Grave Pleasures, I enjoyed their latest, but thought the previous one (their second) is slightly better. Incidentally- if you don’t know them already, I highly recommend Beastmilk (the previous “incarnation” of Grave Pleaures)
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In the words of hefdaddy, "well, that's enough of that". :lol
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Fvnerals - Let the Earth be Silent
Just had another listen to this last night. It's absolutely perfect for fall evenings, such incredible gloomy atmosphere.
Totally agree. Another album that goes perfect with a red wine, barrel aged stout, whiskey or cognac.
Which makes me wonder if you have listened to any of those Bell Witch albums ;)
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Today:
Tideless - Eye of Water
A very atmospheric blend of death and doom with some post elements. Five songs with a total of 75 minutes. The usual suspects will probably like this.
Baroness - Stone
I'm not sold on this one yet. Besides the better production it's more straightforward compared to the last one. Probably more consistent as well but so far I think Gold & Grey has the better songs.
TesseracT - War of Being
This will be very high in my yearlist. A perfect blend of everything they have done in the past. Fantastic production, incredible rhytmic section and the best vocal performance I've heard in a while.
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mitski - the land is inhospitable and so are we
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Mercyful Fate- The Beginning.
*Includes the Nuns Have No Fun e.p. and bonus tracks including Black Masses and some BBC sessions.
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"World's Forgotten Boy" is such a killer opener.
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What is the artist and album title?
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Vulkan - Technatura
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Wolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley, Brian Blade - Dance of the Elders
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John Patitucci - Scenes From An Imaginary Film
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Fear Factory - Demanufacture
Fear Factory - Obsolete
Fear Factory - Soul of a New Machine
Fear Factory - Mechanize
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AJ Lee & Blue Summit - Like I Used To
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Leftover Salmon - Euphoria
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Bud Shank and Clare Fischer - Bossa Nova Jazz Samba
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God damn, it’s good to revisit classics like this every now and then.
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This is such an underrated record.
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God damn, it’s good to revisit classics like this every now and then.
It's amusing to look at larger resolution covers of albums I've been accustomed to seeing as mostly thumbnails recently.
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God damn, it’s good to revisit classics like this every now and then.
Indeed! Such a great album.
On my last couple days' commutes...a bit of a bag of randomness:
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I've always maintained Puzzle and Only Revolutions are my favorite Biffy Clyro records, with the former having a tiny edge...but some days I think Opposites might be even superior. Just an incredibly tasty set of punchy, unique and creative tunes. Minus the Bear's Menos el Oso is an album I listened to a fair bit when it came out...hadn't revisited it in a while. Still very enjoyable, quite "chill" (maybe too chill?)...not sure I'm into it as much these days, but nice listen nonetheless (and Drilling is a great tune!).
Another one I hadn't heard in a while is the Psycho Motel album. Gotta say, I didn't remember much of it. In part it's because...um...it's not very memorable? :biggrin: There isn't much to distinguish it from other 90s album with that grunge-y sound. Maybe it's the vocals, I don't know. But Adrian doesn't put much of his stamp on it. Performances are very good, and it's well produced, but...it's kinda there. I feel Bruce got way more flak for Skunkworks going in a direction that was outside his norm...many were screaming "grunge album!!", but I never thought of it that way. I guess he just was/is a "higher profile" character, so people were watching his moves more closely and generating stronger opinions/reactions?
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Heard 5/8, all solid, don't know the December Noire, Biffy Clyro, and Psycho Motel ones.
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December Noir is very solid death/doom...it's depressive/sad, but quite heavy. The opener is not the best, but maybe check out the second song Hope/Renaissance...or the vaguely Katatonia-influenced Streets of Transcience.
Biffy Clyro is absolutely brilliant. You should give this album a try :)
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Slow Pulp - Yard
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Molly Burch - Daydreamer
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talking heads - more songs about buildings and food
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Wilco - Cousin
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Ann Wilson & Tripsitter - Another Door
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Wilco - Cousin
i tried and immensely disliked this one :lol
for me, warren zevon - warren zevon
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A few recent jams, I feel I should start sending some of these to roulettes soon ;D
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Hmmnnnn yeah Jardín de los Presentes is fantastic, wow. Such a subtle and delicate record, with lots of emotion and wonderful textures despite having a super simple production.
Durazno Sangrando is more of a typical 70s prog album also by Invisible, which is fine, but not something I'm quite interested into right now. Might revisit it at some point tho.
The self-titled La máquina de Hacer Pájaros is also a revisit after many many years, and it surprised me a bit. A tad too "proggy" here and there, but overall a very nice album.
Películas, on the other hand, is less "proggy" and more focused on wonderful melodies and layered harmonies. It has some absolutely gorgeous tracks, damn.
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The City Champs - The Safecracker
Wilco - Cousin
i tried and immensely disliked this one :lol
I didn't care for it very much either.
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Steven Wilson: The Harmony Codex
(including the audiodrama that tells its story by itself, the album is a concept album after all. Yes, I like it quite a bit)
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King Diamond - House of God
King Diamond - Them
King Diamond - Voodoo
Fear Factory - Archetype
Fear Factory - Genexus
Fear Factory - Aggression Continuum
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Seems to be a lot of King Diamond getting posted at the moment (I’m obviously all for it), I assume it’s because we’re coming into spooky season.
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Baroness - The Red Album
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Seems to be a lot of King Diamond getting posted at the moment (I’m obviously all for it), I assume it’s because we’re coming into spooky season.
I'm going to do a spooky playlist thread towards the end of this month. I probably need to revisit a couple of his albums, I remember there being some stuff on them that would work for it.
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Seems to be a lot of King Diamond getting posted at the moment (I’m obviously all for it), I assume it’s because we’re coming into spooky season.
I'm going to do a spooky playlist thread towards the end of this month. I probably need to revisit a couple of his albums, I remember there being some stuff on them that would work for it.
Some stuff?
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Weather Report - Sweetnighter
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Seems to be a lot of King Diamond getting posted at the moment (I’m obviously all for it), I assume it’s because we’re coming into spooky season.
I'm going to do a spooky playlist thread towards the end of this month. I probably need to revisit a couple of his albums, I remember there being some stuff on them that would work for it.
Some stuff?
Creepier, Halloween-y sections.
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Nick, between this and Sentenced you've sent me back down this spiral. ;D I've known this was my favorite of theirs, but I haven't listened to either in a few years now and I'm really enjoying this nostalgia. I wish this specific sort of sound was still around, but it seems to have mostly vanished.
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Finally got my last Wucan album to round out my collection. This one came from Switzerland in 7 days!
Have heard some of these on the live album and finally getting to hear the studio versions. Can't stop listening to this band.
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Nick, between this and Sentenced you've sent me back down this spiral. ;D I've known this was my favorite of theirs, but I haven't listened to either in a few years now and I'm really enjoying this nostalgia. I wish this specific sort of sound was still around, but it seems to have mostly vanished.
I hear ya…wish that was the case too. As I mentioned a few times here, records like this one were just part of the sheer joy of musical discovery around that mid-90s period…good stuff…
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Seems to be a lot of King Diamond getting posted at the moment (I’m obviously all for it), I assume it’s because we’re coming into spooky season.
No, it's because they kick ass.
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Jeff Beck - Live At Ronnie Scotts
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Metal Church's first 3 albums. Major kick-ass stuff.
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Sigur Rós - ()
Jeff Beck - Live At Ronnie Scotts
That's a great live album.
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Metal Church's first 3 albums. Major kick-ass stuff.
Indeed! Especially the first and the third (I like The Dark too, but it's a notch below for me...)
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talking heads - fear of music
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Sigur Rós - ()
Jeff Beck - Live At Ronnie Scotts
That's a great live album.
Yea I'm really digging it. It's my first time ever exploring Jeff Beck. I love the guests too.
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Subsignal - Beautiful & Monstrous
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Subsignal - Beautiful & Monstrous
What did you think of their last one (if you heard it, that is)?
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Primordial - How It Ends
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Slow Pulp - Moveys
Subsignal - Beautiful & Monstrous
What did you think of their last one (if you heard it, that is)?
I liked their most recent one (A Poetry of Rain) very much. This one, not AS much, but still enjoyable.
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AJ Lee & Blue Summit - I'll Come Back
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Evil Wings- Kite.
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So many of the best bands start out as doom/death of some kind and this helps them make mellower, beautiful music later on.
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Yeah, and that album is just incredible :hefdaddy
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The Beatles - Rubber Soul
The Beatles - Revolver
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So many of the best bands start out as doom/death of some kind and this helps them make mellower, beautiful music later on.
Yes, this is a great one. I don't love it quite as much as Alternative 4 (which is my favorite Anathema), but it's up there. The loss of Duncan Patterson as a songwriter was felt a bit, I think (things didn't sound as...desperate, after he left ;)). Deep is a top, top song.
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Evarusnik - High Collar Dark Sky
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Trevor Rabin - Rio
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talking heads - remain in light
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Yes, this is a great one. I don't love it quite as much as Alternative 4 (which is my favorite Anathema), but it's up there. The loss of Duncan Patterson as a songwriter was felt a bit, I think (things didn't sound as...desperate, after he left ;) ). Deep is a top, top song.
I actually somewhat prefer the most recent albums, at least partially because I really like the Vincent/Lee vocal dynamic, but the mid-era is my second favorite, and Alternative 4 is definitely on the same level as Judgment for me.
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sufjan stevens - javelin
probably not the only time i spin this one today :(
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Hiromi - Sonicwonderland
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orions belte - women
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Essence of Datum - Radikal Rats
Random new release of the day :biggrin: (for me, at least)
This was a lot of fun. Instrumental proggish metal from Belarus. I read their previous material is a little more extreme but I haven't heard any of that. This one is very melodic. Think Nuclear Power Trio, but with slightly less guitar pyrotechnics (although the playing is GREAT) and a healthy serving of synthwave influence (check out the opener Supersonic Soul Injector and Universe 25, for example!). The closer, Rodent Rebellion is so good too.
Nothing groundbreaking, but thoroughly enjoyable.
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sufjan stevens - javelin
probably not the only time i spin this one today :(
I'm about to give it a listen, really liked the singles, time to cry I guess
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Evil Wings- Kite.
Wow, going deep in some Italian prog rock/metal, I see! Haven't listened to them in a while, but I remember enjoying their second album, "Brightleaf"
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sufjan stevens - javelin
probably not the only time i spin this one today :(
I'm about to give it a listen, really liked the singles, time to cry I guess
i wept hard at Shit Talk. this was sufjan's post this morning about the record
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Sufjan Stevens - Javelin
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dopelord - songs for satan
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the dear hunter - migrant returned
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Leftover Salmon - Bridges to Bert
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The City Champs - The Set-Up
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sufjan stevens - javelin
probably not the only time i spin this one today :(
I'm about to give it a listen, really liked the singles, time to cry I guess
i wept hard at Shit Talk. this was sufjan's post this morning about the record
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Oh no, that sucks, and explains a lot of the lyrics, damn. He's gone through a lot in the last few years, he doesn't deserve all this pain. The album is so beautiful and heartwrenching, I wished I could hug him.
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sufjan stevens - javelin
probably not the only time i spin this one today :(
I'm about to give it a listen, really liked the singles, time to cry I guess
i wept hard at Shit Talk. this was sufjan's post this morning about the record
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Oh no, that sucks, and explains a lot of the lyrics, damn. He's gone through a lot in the last few years, he doesn't deserve all this pain. The album is so beautiful and heartwrenching, I wished I could hug him.
i agree. he doesn't deserve all this pain. :( i definitely need to give this album more spins after i get through the rest of the new stuff. i think it's an instant short lister for me for this year
i'm listening to Umphrey's Mcgee - Hall of Fame: Class of 2021 now
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Got my Kickstarter swag today. Listening to this and the alternate versions disc as well. Prepping to see them at the official release show on 10/20.
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I've been listening to this obscure band called The Pulse Theory a lot. Their debut came out in August and it's been in non-stop rotation. It's a great 90s styled progressive metal album with soulful vocals and lots of melodic leads that just get me.
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Duke Ellington and Coleman Hawkins - Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins
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Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - Weathervanes
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talking heads - the name of this band is talking heads
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(https://i.discogs.com/mnIDIro-JMnmizhUNRV4DhzAEcgBlNYrHkdsuoyC7Eo/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:593/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEyNDI4/NTYtMTYxMTY5MjYy/Ny0zMDc1LnBuZw.jpeg)
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Age Of Nemesis- Save Yourself Now.
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spinning javelin again
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(https://i.discogs.com/glhSA8y-NapkoLLtFgCNFfnqpa7p9QrXoPhH9R9dmsw/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE0MDYz/NTc0LTE1NjcxMzQ2/MzYtMzEyOS5qcGVn.jpeg)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/bc7241aab75ce3421fa8e10dd72e0fab/6408253)
First time listening to this band seriously. Great album.
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/c78064689ef985419e4135d7948f6232/11191833)
This is very good too.
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(https://i.discogs.com/glhSA8y-NapkoLLtFgCNFfnqpa7p9QrXoPhH9R9dmsw/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE0MDYz/NTc0LTE1NjcxMzQ2/MzYtMzEyOS5qcGVn.jpeg)
I wonder how long it will take for people to freshly reevaluate this album. It seems like when it came out there were some rave reviews from a few establishments, but overall it was considered a massive disappointment. It doesn't touch the heights they've reached, but I personally like it more than the early material and it's a toss-up between it and Aenima, which tends to be a blasphemous position.
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I wonder how long it will take for people to freshly reevaluate this album. It seems like when it came out there were some rave reviews from a few establishments, but overall it was considered a massive disappointment. It doesn't touch the heights they've reached, but I personally like it more than the early material and it's a toss-up between it and Aenima, which tends to be a blasphemous position.
I’m in that reevaluation stage now. I’m loving a lot more now than when it came out. Same thing with 10,000 Days. I remember everyone on the old Portnoy forum ripping that to shreds when it came out. Now it’s a classic, to me at least. But it took a couple of years for me to feel that way about it.
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I think because of the long wait, people built it up in their mind that the next Tool album would be the best Tool album. And then were disappointed when we got...just another Tool album.
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Still listening to nothing but King Diamond, Mercyful Fate and Fear Factory.
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(https://i.discogs.com/KrDHwnqVYY-yFbjOL4oGPdjw_6IIC7tUS2voyzoSa1M/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:595/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEwNjYz/NTUtMTQ0MDUxODY3/Ny04MTAwLmpwZWc.jpeg)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/bc7241aab75ce3421fa8e10dd72e0fab/6408253)
First time listening to this band seriously. Great album.
I tried to get into this album a couple of times and it never really did anything for me, I didn't really get the hype. That was years ago now, I should give it a relisten.
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Thumpaverse - Thumpaverse
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/fed23af86240628da58ed555a16f8710/6506523)
Yeah this album is just masterful, a very interesting blend of Art Rock with some Jazz, hints of Tango and Prog, and a very mellow, atmospheric approach. Lots of emotion as well - Doscientos Años just gives me chills, so fucking beautiful, in particular the end.
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A couple Friday releases...
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Have to thank HOF for the Advent Horizon rec...first listen was really good. It's saved and I'll revisit soon. The Prong record sounded solid. Nothing new (obviously), but first impressions are of a more effective and meaner beast than the last few (and it has a Working Man cover to boot!)
Then a couple of death metal records
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Blood Oath are from Chile and they play that technical (in an old-school, end of 80s/early 90s way) death metal I'm a sucker for. Pleasantly thrashy at times too. The Ominvortex album (I think this came out on Friday too, actually) is a little more "difficult"...I very much enjoyed their 2020 debut (Diagrams of Consciousness) and this seems to be as good. Lots of cool riffage and moods. Not something I'd listen to all the time, but I'm going to revisit for sure.
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They all look good. I'll have to check them out after the roulette.
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Sufjan Stevens - Javelin, again
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Sufjan Stevens - Javelin, again
I'm gonna give it another listen now, such a powerful record.
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(https://i.discogs.com/jIvUza83EqLIKI8eo1H22QprohCcd-Hn8n_aaz2d0j0/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:589/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE0MTQ4/MDQ2LTE1NzIwOTA1/NzMtMjk0MS5qcGVn.jpeg)
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hiromi - sonicwonderland
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I know this has been discussed when it came out earlier this year...but, man, it's such an enjoyable record! Very consistent quality throughout, nice hooks and just the right amount of heavy. Maybe it didn't need to be more than an hour long, but can't complain too much. Also - didn't realize one of the guitarists from Flotsam and Jetsam is on it!
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(https://i.discogs.com/D4zBZuyN5G43sH34kGwfwuRBgD8_cKiau6wjt1YHnF0/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:598/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE0MDIy/MjAtMTUxMTI2NTYx/OC05NjE5LmpwZWc.jpeg)
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talking heads - speaking in tongues
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TesseracT:
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/e040804b033a4a0255ff54f4f314996a/3646365)
One
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/f0d411e4988fb7735b58195668c690c8/4794168)
Altered State
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/a1fe4abd3c8f088ad8cc70a7abf86d82/11245751)
War of Being
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steven wilson - the harmony codex
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talking heads - true stories
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/fed23af86240628da58ed555a16f8710/6506523)
Yeah this album is just masterful, a very interesting blend of Art Rock with some Jazz, hints of Tango and Prog, and a very mellow, atmospheric approach. Lots of emotion as well - Doscientos Años just gives me chills, so fucking beautiful, in particular the end.
We have lot of musical taste overlap and your description has me super intrigued. I'm going to give this a spin later today.
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Adeline Hotel - Hot Fruit
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talking heads - naked
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Van Halen- 1984
AC/DC- Back in Black
Bon Jovi- Slippery When Wet
Bad Company- 10 from 6
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(https://i.discogs.com/UUBBhkA5WzXOy7XhknGIvmv2KcS1kkrl8AeaoL_M3J0/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI4NTA2/OTY3LTE2OTY1MzY0/NDEtMzMxMC5qcGVn.jpeg)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/fed23af86240628da58ed555a16f8710/6506523)
Yeah this album is just masterful, a very interesting blend of Art Rock with some Jazz, hints of Tango and Prog, and a very mellow, atmospheric approach. Lots of emotion as well - Doscientos Años just gives me chills, so fucking beautiful, in particular the end.
We have lot of musical taste overlap and your description has me super intrigued. I'm going to give this a spin later today.
Let me know what you think! Some tracks are quite direct, while others are a slow burn for sure, but it's such a rewarding album overall.
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Asia- s/t, Alpha, Astra
Yes- 90125
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Mutual Benefit - Growing at the Edges
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Leo Takami - Next Door
hiromi - sonicwonderland
What did you think? I'm seeing her perform it live next week.
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TesseracT - Altered State
Cellar Darling - The Spell
Alkaloid - Numen
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Another one that came out on Friday but I'm just now giving it a listen. New solo album from Field Music's Peter Brewis. Electronic instrumental avant-garde/prog/art rock.
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https://daylightsavingrecords.bandcamp.com/album/blowdry-colossus
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Dogstar - Somewhere Between The Power Lines And Palm Trees
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Age Of Nemesis- G581c. (The Demo Sessions).
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Sufjan Stevens - Javelin, again
I'm gonna give it another listen now, such a powerful record.
As someone that doesn’t know any Surfjan Stevens, is there a must-listen place to start?
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Dogstar - Somewhere Between The Power Lines And Palm Trees
I’m loving this one.
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Alice Cooper- Trash
Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon
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Dogstar - Somewhere Between The Power Lines And Palm Trees
I’m loving this one.
I thought it was pretty good!
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Weather Report - Mysterious Traveller
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Sufjan Stevens - Javelin, again
I'm gonna give it another listen now, such a powerful record.
As someone that doesn’t know any Surfjan Stevens, is there a must-listen place to start?
Depends on what interests you - if you're into folk and chamber pop, then Illinois is a great album. If you prefer more electronic stuff, Age of Adz. Prefer more minimalist singer-songwriting music with heartwrenching lyrics? Carrie & Lowell. A mix of everything? Javelin.
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Sufjan Stevens - Javelin, again
I'm gonna give it another listen now, such a powerful record.
As someone that doesn’t know any Surfjan Stevens, is there a must-listen place to start?
Depends on what interests you - if you're into folk and chamber pop, then Illinois is a great album. If you prefer more electronic stuff, Age of Adz. Prefer more minimalist singer-songwriting music with heartwrenching lyrics? Carrie & Lowell. A mix of everything? Javelin.
Thank you! :tup
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Since I kinda chose to abandon my exploration of King Gizard's discography (sorry luke), I'm investing my time into finally delving deep into the works of 3 giants of latinamerican (and overall hispanic) rock: Spinetta, Charly García, and Gustavo Cerati. I'm going in mostly chronological order, and although I've got *a lot* to cover, the little I've sampled has impressed me enough to finally do this. Plus, I want enough material to start spamming them in roulettes ;D
Anyway, so far I've got...
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/6d5d9b764d0013b2b5d77fd695be41f9/6965018)
Almendra Almendra
Spinetta's first band, formed with his high school friends when they were 15! He must have been 19 when they recorded and released their debut, and damn, it's extremely impressive for such young kids to pull off this kind of stuff. Although it's a bit dated in terms of production (it's a mono recording after all), the songs are quite fun and varied - you've got some lovely ballads and many rocking tunes. It's quite interesting to see how his poetic lyrics where beginning to form.
Sui Generis Vida
Very lovely record, a very interesting first album by Charly and his friend. Quite a heartwarming Folk album, excellent melodies and although the harmonies are simple, they are very effective. Excellent use of reverb, it gives this a lot of space to breathe. I'll definitely revisit it and I'm looking forward to the next album, which I already know a song from.
Pescado Rabioso Desatormentándonos
Fun album by El Flaco, it's mainly a Blues Rock effort with some Hard Rock and Psychedelic elements. Feels a bit repetitive for my taste though, and considering I'm not a huge fan of said styles, I still enjoyed it.
La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros
Now this is an interesting one - Charly had set out on a mission to make "Symphonic Rock", which today we'd call Progressive Rock, but back then he had a different vision from the British artists like Yes or Genesis. There are many different sounds here - from lovely quiet moments, almost ballads, to fierce drumming, intricate instrumental passages, many layers of vocal harmonies, and more. In particular the closing track is just amazing, with a very emotional and beautiful ending.
Invisible Invisible
What was up back then with titling your debut album after your band name? :P Anyway, I'm sort of revisiting this album, and I'm still unsure of what to think about it. It's not bad at all, in fact is very well-written, and varied, but I'm not digging many of the songs I'm afraid. I'll eventually revisit it I guess.
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What the hell man?! Abandoned?..
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I'm listening to
better stuff anyway some artists from my country that I had long neglected to listen to. Quite a lot of stuff I've missed, but I'm making it up now. So far I feel these guys have absolutely nothing to envy the British prog artists of back then, and in some cases, they just surpassed them tbh.
Also, I wasn't that big on most of the King Gizz records I listened to, but I might resume that exploration once I'm done with this one, who knows.
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(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/DarkTranquillityWeAretheVoid.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/HJWXxvhCho6RZReW43yXGu9RGtTy9aLIav0JoFfGRos/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:480/w:480/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTUzMzgx/Mi0xMTI4NTM1NzA5/LmpwZWc.jpeg)
First one is Omnivortex - Diagrams of Consciousness...A couple of days ago I checked out their second album, which I liked. But I revisited the debut today and, for now, I find it superior. It's pretty relentless too, but it's more varied (even in the vocal approach), with influences that range from death, thrash and also a bit of sludge (the "cleaner" vocals are a bit Mastodon-esque).
Also a quick comment on Skunkworks - I always, always enjoy it. Such a good album. Bruce is in fantastic shape and the band is excellent. I recently re-listened to Adrian Smith's Psycho Motel - speaking of Maiden-related forays in slightly more "alternative" territories - and as much as I love Smith's playing, there really is no competition here (imo). Skunkworks has so many more memorable moments and great tunes.
Plus, other than in a couple of songs, the "grunge-y" influence everyone was talking about when this came out is really not that prevalent. Just one of many ingredients. Oh, and Back from the Edge is one of my favorite Bruce solo-songs.
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I should relisten to We Are the Void again sometime. I remember being disappointed when it came out, but I also wasn't in the mood for it at the time, and I don't even remember if I've listened to it since then.
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I should relisten to We Are the Void again sometime. I remember being disappointed when it came out, but I also wasn't in the mood for it at the time, and I don't even remember if I've listened to it since then.
It's one of those DT records I don't revisit very often...there's some good stuff, but overall bottom tier, I'd say.
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DT - A View...
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Serú Girán Serú Girán
I quite liked this one, the opener is absolutely gorgeous, and Seminare is a classic at this point. Looking forward to the next one.
Spinetta Kamikaze
For an album consisting mostly of B-sides and scrapes from other records, it doesn't feel like so. It's mostly driven by an acoustic guitar and his vocals, with some other instruments here and there. And it's quite lovely and sentimental.
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sufjan stevens - a sun came
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Haven't listened to this in a good while. Still epic slug metal.
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"Slug metal"? As in Nine Inch Snails?
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Haven't listened to this in a good while. Still epic slug metal.
It’s a great album! Super-fun and riffs for days!
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"Slug metal"? As in Nine Inch Snails?
More like Salt Thrower (which is actually a song title on the record).
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Sui Generis Confesiones de Invierno
Yeah this one was just lovely and wonderfully arranged. Excellent vocal harmonies, easy to follow melodies, quite diverse instrumentation, what's not to like?
Almendra Almendra II
A bit more of a progressive approach than their debut, but still pretty much a Psychedelic Rock album. It's fine.
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sufjan stevens - enjoy your rabbit
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Sigur Rós - Takk...
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Svalbard - The Weigth Of The Mask
Svalbard - When I Die, Will I Get Better?
I like the new one a lot. This is not my favorite genre but this band has some catchy songs & interesting guitar playing I really like. Looking forward to seeing them live this Saturday.
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Svalbard - The Weigth Of The Mask
Svalbard - When I Die, Will I Get Better?
I like the new one a lot. This is not my favorite genre but this band has some catchy songs & interesting guitar playing I really like. Looking forward to seeing them live this Saturday.
Yea, I'm digging the new one but it's not as good as When I Die, for me. I need to try and catch them live as well, I bet their tickets would be pretty cheap
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Haven't listened to this in a good while. Still epic slug metal.
Absolutely LOVE these dudes.
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Haven't listened to this in a good while. Still epic slug metal.
Absolutely LOVE these dudes.
Just be careful you don't give yourself a slug overdose.
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Svalbard - The Weigth Of The Mask
Svalbard - When I Die, Will I Get Better?
I like the new one a lot. This is not my favorite genre but this band has some catchy songs & interesting guitar playing I really like. Looking forward to seeing them live this Saturday.
Yea, I'm digging the new one but it's not as good as When I Die, for me. I need to try and catch them live as well, I bet their tickets would be pretty cheap
Probably. They're playing on a festival with bands like Cult of Luna, Enslaved, Ahab, Fvnerals. It's gonna be a great day, the day after probably not.
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Svalbard - The Weigth Of The Mask
Svalbard - When I Die, Will I Get Better?
I like the new one a lot. This is not my favorite genre but this band has some catchy songs & interesting guitar playing I really like. Looking forward to seeing them live this Saturday.
Yea, I'm digging the new one but it's not as good as When I Die, for me. I need to try and catch them live as well, I bet their tickets would be pretty cheap
Probably. They're playing on a festival with bands like Cult of Luna, Enslaved, Ahab, Fvnerals. It's gonna be a great day, the day after probably not.
Yea that's a great line up. Ahab's latest is pretty dope. Are you an Enslaved fan, I can't remember? They would be my highlight for sure. I've only seen them once, and that was in support of Opeth so a short set.
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Baroness - Blue Record
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Haven't listened to this in a good while. Still epic slug metal.
It annoys me endlessly that this band isn't sludge metal. :lol
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Haven't listened to this in a good while. Still epic slug metal.
It annoys me endlessly that this band isn't sludge metal. :lol
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Heilung - Ofnir
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Holy fucking shit the riffs on this…
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Ok these are too many for me to be arsed to individually comment on, so I'll just say that Artaud is 50 years old now and it's still a banger. Also the Serú Girán records are very good so far, even when they go a bit pop.
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Leftover Salmon - Aquatic Hitchhiker
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Subsignal - Paraiso
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Svalbard - The Weigth Of The Mask
Svalbard - When I Die, Will I Get Better?
I like the new one a lot. This is not my favorite genre but this band has some catchy songs & interesting guitar playing I really like. Looking forward to seeing them live this Saturday.
Yea, I'm digging the new one but it's not as good as When I Die, for me.
I haven't heard the older ones enough to fairly compare yet, but on first listen to the new one it seems to be on a similar level. Definitely going to be one of my higher contenders on my year-end list.
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sufjan stevens - the age of adz
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Evergrey - Hymns for the Broken
Evergrey - The Storm Within
Evergrey - The Atlantic
Evergrey - The Orphean Testament
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Ann Wilson - Hope & Glory
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Jerry Douglas - Everything Is Gonna Work Out Fine
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Tomorrow's Eve- Mirror Of Creation.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/27cf68e814fb5b2f8e7d5fb013f22072/6432916)
What a band!
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Geese - Projector
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/27cf68e814fb5b2f8e7d5fb013f22072/6432916)
What a band!
Absolutely incredible! Great to see you're enjoying them! :metal
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I’ve listened to thousands of metal albums but I swear that album has some of the best riffs I’ve ever heard! :metal
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I’ve listened to thousands of metal albums but I swear that album has some of the best riffs I’ve ever heard! :metal
I agree with you! Descend into Depravity and Reign Supreme are my personal favorites.
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Almendra El valle interior
I don't really know what they were trying to accomplish here, it feels like the same song being repeated for a whole album, and it's not even that good.
Invisible El jardín de los presentes
Can't get enough of this one, it's just so carefully crafted and balanced. Pretty atmospheric and mellow, feels quite ahead of its time. I feel that this is, so far, Spinetta's finest moment - not a single boring song, and the highs are just so high it's ridiculous. No wonder it's my country's highest rated album on RYM.
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I’ve listened to thousands of metal albums but I swear that album has some of the best riffs I’ve ever heard! :metal
I agree with you! Descend into Depravity and Reign Supreme are my personal favorites.
I’m gonna get to it eventually. :tup
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Charly García Yendo de la cama al living
Cool early 80s pop album, has some hints of his more elaborate previous work, but still nice.
Spinetta A 18' del sol
The album he made right after El jardín de los presentes, this time as a solo effort. Feels kinda similar to that album (good thing), with a very melodic, mostly mellow approach (great thing), but also fused with some strong Jazz-Rock elements (hmnnn...). Very interesting album anyway.
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Portugal. The Man - Waiter: "You Vultures!"
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Serú Girán Peperina
Definitely their most pop album, and I feel they got a bit better at that here than in the previous one. The last few songs get a bit more experimental tho, and are quite interesting.
Spinetta Jade Alma de Diamante
Definitely a very Jazz-Rock album, with some Prog and Jazz Fusion elements, at least on the first song. The title track is quite mellow and very lovely.
Can't believe how freaking consistent these 2 guys are, and I'm almost halfway through their massive discography so far. I definitely regret not having paid attention to these national treasures all these years, but I'm making up for that now - this has certainly reinvigorated my love for music.
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Robert Glasper - Black Radio
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Over the last couple days...
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2071580201_65) (https://i.discogs.com/09IvBio-8gWlHfSOXj1VaO8eCcuWwCK9rMTbJS2uDTE/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTQxMjY5/OTQtMTM2MDYwNDEx/My0zNjM2LmpwZWc.jpeg)
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(https://www.metal-archives.com/images/2/3/9/239.jpg?2951) (https://i.discogs.com/e4iC-edVpqdWMozguj7YGkwySngCeG_BJQ08eGdv5jM/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:598/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTY2MzUz/MS0xMjMyNjM5NTU4/LmpwZWc.jpeg)
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Just some good time rock ‘n’ roll tonight…
(https://i.discogs.com/dyhzR9V5l7yJUZeCG6YDZql0u_QTEp2YLUoYYKN2flc/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE2NTAy/ODAtMTI1MjA4ODcy/Ny5qcGVn.jpeg)
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Just some good time rock ‘n’ roll tonight…
(https://i.discogs.com/dyhzR9V5l7yJUZeCG6YDZql0u_QTEp2YLUoYYKN2flc/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE2NTAy/ODAtMTI1MjA4ODcy/Ny5qcGVn.jpeg)
(https://i.discogs.com/cga6oqHB6qDhbV3v_Rh9Oo0bvhtg08d0RPttNTL_w4c/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:597/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEyNjk3/Njk3LTE1NDAyNDQz/MzctNzQxMS5qcGVn.jpeg)
Fun albums!
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(https://i.imgur.com/iR8oSKF.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/ENmK2yj.jpg)
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Charly García Clics Modernos
I feel I need to give this album a bit of time to sink in and, ironically, click with me. Los Dinosaurios is amazing of course, and the rest of the record is wonderfully written for sure, but I'm sure it'll eventually make sense in my head and I'll love it all. Kinda weird that I'm finding it easier to get into his previous projects considering this one is a very straightforward New Wave album.
Ástor Piazzolla Tango: Zero Hour
The more I listen to this one closely, the more I warm up to it and I feel I could end up loving it as well. Many of these songs do feel like a journey, with many different sections and ideas that go back and forth and mutate.
Spinetta Spinettalandia Y Sus Amigos
A bit better than expected - it's his most (and only) hippie album, and it shows. Production is fairly lo-fi and the arrangements are fine, but it's kinda forgettable tbh.
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I was supposed to be listening to the new Stortregn but got the urge to listen to these classics back to back. New Stortregn next.
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So good. :metal
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So good. :metal
A flawless run of metal! I've got zero work done as I needed to keep stopping to air guitar/keyboard.
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Fired this up following the latest 'guess the album cover' game. It's not disappointing so far, cheers Tomi :metal
OK... NOW I'm on to this.
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Fired this up following the latest 'guess the album cover' game. It's not disappointing so far, cheers Tomi :metal
OK... NOW I'm on to this.
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2378573490_65)
The Demolition Hammer is relentless. Great stuff.
Stortregn is definitely in my queue for later today...
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Fired this up following the latest 'guess the album cover' game. It's not disappointing so far, cheers Tomi :metal
OK... NOW I'm on to this.
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2378573490_65)
The Demolition Hammer is relentless. Great stuff.
Stortregn is definitely in my queue for later today...
Well, it is excellent so far :metal
Nick, what is that album you posted above with the fucking winged squid thing?
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Margo Price - Strays II
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Nick, what is that album you posted above with the fucking winged squid thing?
It's Sulphur Aeon - the scythe of cosmic chaos (their most recent album until, well, today :))
Love the description of the cover, by the way :lol
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Geese - 4D Country (EP)
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Jason Bieler And The Baron Von Bielski Orchestra - Zombies & Black Swans (EP)
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boygenius - the rest (EP)
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Storefront Church - Episodes (EP)
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Nick, what is that album you posted above with the fucking winged squid thing?
It's Sulphur Aeon - the scythe of cosmic chaos (their most recent album until, well, today :))
Love the description of the cover, by the way :lol
Sweet, I have the new one on my shitlist, but I'll check that one out as well. Also gonna sample that Restless Spirit album, purely based on the cover.
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Steven Wilson - The Harmony Codex
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Oceansize - Effloresce
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Amorphis - Queen of Time (Live At Tevastia 2021)
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Another one that came out on Friday but I'm just now giving it a listen. New solo album from Field Music's Peter Brewis. Electronic instrumental avant-garde/prog/art rock.
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https://daylightsavingrecords.bandcamp.com/album/blowdry-colossus
This one again.
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Sweet, I have the new one on my shitlist, but I'll check that one out as well. Also gonna sample that Restless Spirit album, purely based on the cover.
That Restless Spirit album is very tasty. I can hear some mid-period Corrosion of Conformity in there...lots of great riffs and energy.
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Sweet, I have the new one on my shitlist, but I'll check that one out as well. Also gonna sample that Restless Spirit album, purely based on the cover.
That Restless Spirit album is very tasty. I can hear some mid-period Corrosion of Conformity in there...lots of great riffs and energy.
That'll go down well if we're talking Wiseblood era. Love that album.
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(https://i.imgur.com/zsl0PaF.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/ZLHXFnM.jpg)
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Spinetta Kamikaze
Quite a lovely record, first song is a little weird and dissonant, but the rest of the album feels lot more mellow and easier on the ears. Very lovely album, perfect for late-night listening.
Charly García Piano Bar
A bit less adventurous in terms of songwriting and instrumentation than Clics Modernos, but a also a bit catchier. Plenty of sax on some of these tracks, it's a fun album.
Soda Stereo Soda Stereo
Hmnnn I can see why this is kinda forgettable in their discography, it does feel like a clone of The Police certainly, and the songwriting is nothing like their later records. Still a nice debut album.
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Baroness - Yellow & Green
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Baroness - Yellow & Green
Easily my favourite Baroness.
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Robert Glasper - Black Radio 2
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Extol new songs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo3mdS29l9I&t
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BYRSNKnWq0
:metal
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Spent my between roulette rounds Free Listening to these two monster albums. Gave them each two spins at work, and then each a dedicated headphone listen after work.
The Theocracy is my most anticipated album this year and it did not disappoint. It usually take a few listens to dig into their albums to let the hooks take hold, but I'm already loving this. This is music right in my sweet spot with vocals the same.
The Stortregn...holy shit what a beast. The harsh vocals are...harsh. They push it for me, but the payoff musically is well worth it. There are so many amazingly aggressive and beautiful passages here. A truly incredible album.
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I can't give exact odds, but I'm betting that about half the ones on the last few page are fake.
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Mine are real, and they're spectacular.
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The Stortregn...holy shit what a beast. The harsh vocals are...harsh. They push it for me, but the payoff musically is well worth it. There are so many amazingly aggressive and beautiful passages here. A truly incredible album.
I gave it only one listen and it wasn’t a truly dedicated one, so it’s early to say…I just don’t remember much of what I heard ;) Impermanence felt maybe more memorable right away, but I can see this being a grower. Finitude sounded more “extreme” and blast-happy but, yes, the band is incredibly talented. I’ll certainly spend more time with this.
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The Stortregn...holy shit what a beast. The harsh vocals are...harsh. They push it for me, but the payoff musically is well worth it. There are so many amazingly aggressive and beautiful passages here. A truly incredible album.
I gave it only one listen and it wasn’t a truly dedicated one, so it’s early to say…I just don’t remember much of what I heard ;) Impermanence felt maybe more memorable right away, but I can see this being a grower. Finitude sounded more “extreme” and blast-happy but, yes, the band is incredibly talented. I’ll certainly spend more time with this.
I've only listened once so far, and I was working at the time, but it left a really good impression (like potential top 10 of the year good). I was going to give it a second spin earlier but I was distracted with other stuff and I decided I want to give it a proper dedicated headphones listen this evening.
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Yep, same here. Need to find some time for a proper headphone listen.
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Yea, I want to get myself a nice beer for later and enjoy them both together.
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Back to this one this morning. Still loving it.
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The Stortregn...holy shit what a beast. The harsh vocals are...harsh. They push it for me, but the payoff musically is well worth it. There are so many amazingly aggressive and beautiful passages here. A truly incredible album.
I gave it only one listen and it wasn’t a truly dedicated one, so it’s early to say…I just don’t remember much of what I heard ;) Impermanence felt maybe more memorable right away, but I can see this being a grower. Finitude sounded more “extreme” and blast-happy but, yes, the band is incredibly talented. I’ll certainly spend more time with this.
I've only listened once so far, and I was working at the time, but it left a really good impression (like potential top 10 of the year good). I was going to give it a second spin earlier but I was distracted with other stuff and I decided I want to give it a proper dedicated headphones listen this evening.
I need to check this out!
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I'm about to fire it up Glasser! This is why I wish we still had the Plug.dj listening sessions, we could've hosted a listening party!
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I'm about to fire it up Glasser! This is why I wish we still had the Plug.dj listening sessions, we could've hosted a listening party!
Lots of fun. I even figured it out. :lol
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I'm about to fire it up Glasser! This is why I wish we still had the Plug.dj listening sessions, we could've hosted a listening party!
Lots of fun. I even figured it out. :lol
I'm just looking into a viable option now Plug.dj is gone.
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That would be awesome!!!! :metal
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I'm about to fire it up Glasser! This is why I wish we still had the Plug.dj listening sessions, we could've hosted a listening party!
Lots of fun. I even figured it out. :lol
I'm just looking into a viable option now Plug.dj is gone.
Make sure it has a Foger Friendly option.
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OK, I'm gonna start the album in this room. See if you can join and chat? (You have to make an account to be able to chat hough I think).
https://turntable.fm/metal (https://turntable.fm/metal)
I'll keep.trying in this room dude. Let me know if you are able to hear what I'm playing.
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I'm about to fire it up Glasser! This is why I wish we still had the Plug.dj listening sessions, we could've hosted a listening party!
Lots of fun. I even figured it out. :lol
I'm just looking into a viable option now Plug.dj is gone.
Make sure it has a Fogey Friendly option.
:lol
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OK, looks like I had the same problem Evermind had with this site earlier in the year. It stops playing the music for me after about 30 seconds.
I'm also unsure how to set up my own 'DTF Room'. I'll keep try9ng, see what I can uncover.
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OK, looks like I had the same problem Evermind had with this site earlier in the year. It stops playing the music for me after about 30 seconds.
I'm also unsure how to set up my own 'DTF Room'. I'll keep try9ng, see what I can uncover.
I created an account, trying to find your room.
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https://turntable.fm/metal (https://turntable.fm/metal)
I'll keep.trying in this room dude. Let me know if you are able to hear what I'm playing.
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https://turntable.fm/metal (https://turntable.fm/metal)
I'll keep.trying in this room dude. Let me know if you are able to hear what I'm playing.
We need to figure this out. Everything just cuts off.
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https://turntable.fm/metal (https://turntable.fm/metal)
I'll keep.trying in this room dude. Let me know if you are able to hear what I'm playing.
We need to figure this out. Everything just cuts off.
Join me in this thread dude, we'll work it out.
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=48646.msg2988652#msg2988652 (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=48646.msg2988652#msg2988652)
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Oceansize - Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up
I've been a fan of their other albums for over a decade at this point, but I never bothered to really check this one out because I kept hearing people saying it's not on the level as their other albums and I... don't agree with that! It's quite good, I might like it a bit better than Everyone Into Position, actually. Wish I had gotten into it sooner.
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(https://i.discogs.com/UKfttGtXzixKcWg0sYFeR35dwXQlzwYa0G7ZuikiadU/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:592/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEzNTg4/ODEtMTIxMjYxMzM5/Ny5qcGVn.jpeg)
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ELP - Brain Salad Surgery
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ELP - Brain Salad Surgery
I love that album. I always get a laugh from the last line of ‘Benny the Bouncer’…
They tried to stick together all the bits that would fit but some of him was missing and "part of him" arrived too late, so now he works for Jesus as the bouncer at St. Peter's Gate
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Rorcal - Silence
Saw these guys live yesterday @Soulcrusher festival. Brutal performance. A crushing blend of post, black and doom.
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Rorcal - Silence
Saw these guys live yesterday @Soulcrusher festival. Brutal performance. A crushing blend of post, black and doom.
Listened to a couple of songs from their latest album and I was intrigued...this reminds me I need to go back to it.
As for the last couple of days, a few Friday releases:
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As mentioned in the other thread, I'm really liking the Vanishing Kids' album (Miracle of Death)
...and a random pick from 2022 - Hell Fire, "Reckoning":
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Vaguely thrashy classic metal...quite an entertaining listen, actually.
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Iron Maiden- Somewhere In Time.
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Bryce Dessner, James McAlister, Nico Mulhy, Sufjan Stevens - Planetarium
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/bc3457469961ae5bc73ef6324afe6980/4126237)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/8c9724ac0a6f897ffdf8175e282ed430/10714082)
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(https://i.discogs.com/4NSdtIloYOlXQFyxE5ikWvymzHOO3khjhVfURHrjIzU/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:592/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEwMzEy/NjIxLTE0OTUzMzIz/MTQtODQxNC5qcGVn.jpeg)
Super pumped for new Blink-182 this week, so spinning a lot of their music and side projects. Man, this album holds so much nostalgia for me and takes me right back to 2004. Such a great record and has some of my favorite Travis drumming.
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sufjan stevens & lowell brams - aporia
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Natalie Haas & Brittany Haas - HAAS
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Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
"Man turns his back on his family, he ain't no friend of mine..."
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Yeah I'm just more and more convinced that Argentinian Prog was something else - these albums are quite old at this point yet they feel fresh to my ears. Although Charly's output has been extremely consistent so far, I feel that Spinetta has had higher highs, but also lower lows. No bad albums, just records that I didn't vibe with. It is now my duty to educate y'all on this awesome music and send it on roulettes and such ;D
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It is now my duty to educate y'all on this awesome music and send it on roulettes and such ;D
I think I got enough of that last night :lol
Nah, some of it was alright to be fair.
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I couldn't get to play some of the best stuff due to the blocking issues, but don't worry, I'll find a way to make y'all listen to this, like you make everyone try King Gizz ;D
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I couldn't get to play some of the best stuff due to the blocking issues, but don't worry, I'll find a way to make y'all listen to this, like you make everyone try King Gizz ;D
Damn straight! You also made me reconsider Talk Talk. Might check out that album.
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Do so! Spirit of Eden is wonderful, and very different to their previous Pop sound you love so much.
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sufjan stevens - convocations
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Courtney Bryan - Quest For Freedom
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Heilung - Futha
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sufjan stevens & angelo de augustine - a beginner's mind
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sufjan stevens & angelo de augustine - a beginner's mind
A perfect album.
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sufjan stevens & angelo de augustine - a beginner's mind
A perfect album.
So good
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thirded. not my first spin but every spin is rewarding
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(https://static.stereogum.com/uploads/2022/09/Up-1663620686-870x870.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2856100258_10.jpg)
High-quality album for Sentenced to finish their run, for sure...and what a "final" song with End of the Road (good pick, Litho!)...shame what happened to Miika Tenkula, though.
Quick note on the Threnody album - I kinda forgot how much I like this one. Dutch band, this album is from 1995. It has a sound that vaguely resembles Erase-era Gorefest. Some late-career Death vibes too. Really cool. It's generally death metal, but the tempo is never particularly fast. The drumming is excellent, very tasteful. In fact, speaking of Gorefest, I'd say it's very Ed Warby-like. The guitar work too...never flashy, but lots of good, melodic leads, and the two guitars have a neat way of working off each other in the riffs.
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Serú Girán Grasa de las Capitales
Yeah this record is just so original and fresh, real good late 70s prog.
Spinetta Kamikaze
Damn, it keeps growing with each listen - despite it being an acoustic album, with mostly a guitar and vocals, and the occasional piano, it's exceptionally well-written. So beautiful.
Soda Stereo Nada Personal
Hmmnn a slight improvement over their debut for sure, but still not that memorable to me.
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(https://distortedsoundmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Seven-Crowns-And-Seven-Seals-Sulphur-Aeon.jpg)
The title track on this thing fucks.
This rest of the day so far...
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(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2730fe2fb9181184e0069308741) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2151331964_10.jpg)
(https://synthbucket.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/08202630/TheMenzingers16895843840635341.jpg) (https://cdn.myonlinestore.eu/93c76940-6be1-11e9-a722-44a8421b9960/image/cache/full/a182ff748792ccc543ae327456a0ed929bfb3633.jpg?20230830133151)
Nocturnus - Paradox
Capdown - Wind Up Toys
Himsa - Hail Horror
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound
The Menzingers - Some of it Was True
Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden
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Sacul that Spinetta album seems right up my alley, I'm going to give it a spin.
Currently listening to Battles - Mirrored and this album isn't for me. I'm about halfway through and I really don't dig it.
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Sacul that Spinetta album seems right up my alley, I'm going to give it a spin.
Currently listening to Battles - Mirrored and this album isn't for me. I'm about halfway through and I really don't dig it.
Sure! Let me know if you dig it - it's a slow burn for sure, but a rewarding one.
Yeah I wasn't into that band either, can't seem to enjoy any of their records.
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Courtney Bryan - This Little Light Of Mine
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Weather Report - Tale Spinnin'
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Inspired by the favorite album of 1991 thread. Listening to my favorite from that year.
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Couldn't fit it on my list, but I definitely thought about it. Excellent album.
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Inspired by the favorite album of 1991 thread. Listening to my favorite from that year.
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I bought this one when it came out. Love it.
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Today's commute:
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Cleansing is peak Prong for me. Catchy, heavy and riffy, it's just SO good. Always loved it since it came out...
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Today's commute:
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Cleansing is peak Prong for me. Catchy, heavy and riffy, it's just SO good. Always loved it since it came out...
How long is your commute?
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How long is your commute?
From door to door, if trains cooperate, 1:45/1:50 each way...
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How long is your commute?
From door to door, if trains cooperate, 1:45/1:50 each way...
So you spend 3.5-4 hours a day on a train?? Wow!
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Inspired by the favorite album of 1991 thread. Listening to my favorite from that year.
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I love them, great album.
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How long is your commute?
From door to door, if trains cooperate, 1:45/1:50 each way...
So you spend 3.5-4 hours a day on a train?? Wow!
Well, the train part is only about an hour each way…then there’s the driving to the station and the walking to the office when I’m in in NYC. It’s when you add everything up that it gets long :)
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:metal
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How long is your commute?
From door to door, if trains cooperate, 1:45/1:50 each way...
So you spend 3.5-4 hours a day on a train?? Wow!
Well, the train part is only about an hour each way…then there’s the driving to the station and the walking to the office when I’m in in NYC. It’s when you add everything up that it gets long :)
Damn, that's a lot. I wouldn't mind this every once in a while, but not all the time! I won't say how long my commute is :lol
So, inspired by the 'top albums from 1991' thread, I'm listening to a lot of death metal today, starting with this...
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Whitesnake- Slide it In, s/t, Slip of the Tongue
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Widek - Hidden Dimension
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Boston- s/t, Don't Look Back, Third Stage
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Ann Wilson - Fierce Bliss
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Jerry Douglas - Slide Rule
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Boston- s/t, Don't Look Back, Third Stage
Nice.
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Pearl Jam - Vs.
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Joe Satriani- Not of This Earth, Surfing With the Alien
Genesis- Greatest Hits
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Yesterday and today:
Riverside - ID.Entity
Riverside - Second Life Syndrome
Riverside - Rapid Eye Movement
Rannoch - Conflagrations
Silent Skies - Dormant
Dopelord - Songs for Satan
Shape of Despair - Return to the Void
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sufjan stevens - carrie & lowell live
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How long is your commute?
From door to door, if trains cooperate, 1:45/1:50 each way...
So you spend 3.5-4 hours a day on a train?? Wow!
Well, the train part is only about an hour each way…then there’s the driving to the station and the walking to the office when I’m in in NYC. It’s when you add everything up that it gets long :)
Damn, that's a lot. I wouldn't mind this every once in a while, but not all the time! I won't say how long my commute is :lol
So, inspired by the 'top albums from 1991' thread, I'm listening to a lot of death metal today, starting with this...
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Autopsy! Oh FUCK YEAH! Check out Siege Of Power, Chris' new band. Awesome stuff! :metal
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Dude, we've got the listening party room thing sorted now. You need to come join in for a full on death metal party.
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(https://i.discogs.com/4ZKkMDCMLB62U_IUIcubC0FyMxJ46jxK6uNmyw5fbgM/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTYyMTc2/NTgtMTQxMzk3OTQ4/Mi03NzI4LmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61y-vMcmp+L._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
What do the good people at DTF - that are also At the Gates fans - think of their comeback album, At War With Reality? I've always enjoyed it. Nothing particularly groundbreaking, to be sure. They played it relatively safe and it was always bound to be bit anti-climatic after so many years (and given Slaughter of the Soul - like it or not - turned out to be a scene-setter of sorts). But, for the most part, the tunes are there.
And Beneath the Remains - nothing new here, but what a beast of an album. LOVE Kisser's guitar on this one.
Also, one from this year:
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Sludgy metal with some twists. I had checked this out back when it came out a few months ago, and it didn't really stick. For some reason, I went back to it and I'm quite enjoying it now. It can be pretty heavy at times, but it also has some interesting forays into "alternative" territory. A good example is the song "What a Way to Go"...it even has blastbeats, and the vocals can be quite harsh, but then it opens up to an excellent melodic chorus. The final run of songs is great too, with a(n almost) ballad to close the proceedings. Luke - this might have potential for you (might :))
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Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns
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What do the good people at DTF - that are also At the Gates fans - think of their comeback album, At War With Reality?
It's fine, it just pales in comparison to SotS. Surgical Steel was the better comeback album.
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What do the good people at DTF - that are also At the Gates fans - think of their comeback album, At War With Reality?
It's fine, it just pales in comparison to SotS. Surgical Steel was the better comeback album.
I haven't listened to it in a few years, but I completely agree with Litho about Surgical Steel and Slaughter of the Soul. Tbf though Slaughter is the only AtG album I really dig. It's head and shoulders above the rest.
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Yes to Surgical Steel! That was a satisfying comeback for sure.
I have a fondness for early AtG too but, yes, Slaughter is where it’s at. Although the studio tracks on Terminal Spirit Disease make for an excellent companion set. Some of my favorite songs from the band in there.
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Rishloo - Living As Ghosts With Buildings As Teeth
I like their other albums but this one just isn't doing it for me.
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Rishloo - Living As Ghosts With Buildings As Teeth
I like their other albums but this one just isn't doing it for me.
:eek their best IMO
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sufjan stevens - carrie & lowell live
Such an incredible performance
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Speaking of Sufjan, I've been spinning his most recent album Javelin lately. It's a really powerful record.
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Lately:
Slayer - Reign in Blood
Slayer - South of Heaven
Slayer - Haunting the Chapel
Slayer - Decade of Aggression
Slayer - God Hates Us All
Slayer - Repentless
Kobra and the Lotus - Prevail I and II
Exodus - Bonded by Blood
Tony Martin - Thorns
Black Sabbath - Live Evil 2023 Remix
Black Sabbath - Headless Cross
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The entire Radiohead catalog, in chronological order.
Man, talk about about a band with multiple high-water marks.
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DT - Black Clouds & Silver Linings
I forgot how much I enjoyed that album when it came out. Listening to the The Count of Tuscany it feels easy to say the MP-era ended on a very high level.
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DT - Black Clouds & Silver Linings
I forgot how much I enjoyed that album when it came out. Listening to the The Count of Tuscany it feels easy to say the MP-era ended on a very high level.
When we do the top 100 DT songs ranking, the songs from this album are gonna be pretty high. Love this record.
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Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds
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Quite a good batch here over the past few days, revisiting these: Clics Modernos is starting to grow on me, what a fascinating record; the Sui Generis album is a bit more elaborate than their previous records, this time introducing synths, and it works quite well; Signos kind of disappointed me, I know it's a classic, but I'm just not that big into that 80s Rock sound; Los Niños que Escriben en el Cielo was fine, a few cool songs, but it's just too Jazzy for me. The rest are quite interesting.
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the rolling stones - hackney diamonds
blink-182 - ONE MORE TIME...
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Loving this!
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Loving this!
Yea, I thought it was really good. A real good mix of classic and modern prog.
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Foo Fighters - In Your Honor
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The new split record by Worm/Dream Unending. This is a must listen for all the extreme metal fans kicking around here.
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The new split record by Worm/Dream Unending. This is a must listen for all the extreme metal fans kicking around here.
I saw that on youtube last night, and I couldn't figure out what the hell. It's two bands??
I dropped the needle on it and a lot of it seemed kind of doomy.
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The new split record by Worm/Dream Unending. This is a must listen for all the extreme metal fans kicking around here.
I saw that on youtube last night, and I couldn't figure out what the hell. It's two bands??
I dropped the needle on it and a lot of it seemed kind of doomy.
Yea, two separate bands (who both released epic albums last year). It's a death/doomy release but with some great melodic guitar work as well. I personally love it.
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It's a split, with several tracks by each bands separately, but packaged together.
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Yep, that's a split.
Really cool album. I prefer the Worm tracks, but the whole thing is really good. I sent Worm to Ariich in his last roulette, but they didn't go over as well as I'd hoped.
Glasser, I need your opinion on this one, dude.
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I have never heard of two bands putting out a "split" album before. I guess they maybe save on production costs that way? Or is it even a physical product? If not, why would you do something like that I wonder.
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Have you guys forgotten to add green text to your posts?
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Yep, that's a split.
Really cool album. I prefer the Worm tracks, but the whole thing is really good. I sent Worm to Ariich in his last roulette, but they didn't go over as well as I'd hoped.
Glasser, I need your opinion on this one, dude.
Never heard either band so I'm on it now! Thanks man! :metal
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I have never heard of two bands putting out a "split" album before. I guess they maybe save on production costs that way? Or is it even a physical product? If not, why would you do something like that I wonder.
It's pretty common for underground metal acts. It's a cross-promotion thing, the idea is for fans of one band to get exposed to the other.
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I have never heard of two bands putting out a "split" album before. I guess they maybe save on production costs that way? Or is it even a physical product? If not, why would you do something like that I wonder.
It's way more common in metal and punk than in most other genres.
Sometimes the songs are exclusive to the split as well, at least at that time, which adds collectability.
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I have never heard of two bands putting out a "split" album before. I guess they maybe save on production costs that way? Or is it even a physical product? If not, why would you do something like that I wonder.
It's pretty common for underground metal acts. It's a cross-promotion thing, the idea is for fans of one band to get exposed to the other.
I have never heard of two bands putting out a "split" album before. I guess they maybe save on production costs that way? Or is it even a physical product? If not, why would you do something like that I wonder.
It's way more common in metal and punk than in most other genres.
Sometimes the songs are exclusive to the split as well, at least at that time, which adds collectability.
Interesting. In the words of Travis Kelce, "two things at once!" I guess it's not too much different than having an opening act who is sort of playing for exposure.
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Yeah, I believe that used to be a more common thing in the past? There were some pretty classic splits in metal, I kinda remember...
One that comes to mind is the Emperor/Enslaved split in the early 90s.
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There were definitely a ton of them in the 90s. They seemed to go away for awhile, but I've seen an uptick in them again in recent years.
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Interesting. In the words of Travis Kelce, "two things at once!" I guess it's not too much different than having an opening act who is sort of playing for exposure.
Yep, except as far as I can remember, typically the bands doing the split were more or less at the same level of popularity...
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It's really popular in the punk scene. Basically every one of my favourite punk bands has made a split record (usually the bands cover each others songs). The best one is the NOFX/Rancid split, that shit is pure fire.
Before spinning the Dream Unending/Worm one I was actually listening to an Alkaline Trio/Hot Water Music split, so yea they're super popular.
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Wonderful.
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@Twosuits LUKE! Loving this. Nice introduction to both bands. Both excellent! So dark and beautiful! When I'm in the mood for old Amorphis, this fits right in. :metal
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dennis wilson - pacific ocean blue
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dennis wilson - bambu
RIP
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@Twosuits LUKE! Loving this. Nice introduction to both bands. Both excellent! So dark and beautiful! When I'm in the mood for old Amorphis, this fits right in. :metal
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Yea dude, it's really good. Make sure you check out Bluenothing by Worm and Songs of Salvation by Dream Unending.
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@Twosuits LUKE! Loving this. Nice introduction to both bands. Both excellent! So dark and beautiful! When I'm in the mood for old Amorphis, this fits right in. :metal
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Yea dude, it's really good. Make sure you check out Bluenothing by Worm and Songs of Salvation by Dream Unending.
I'm all in! Thanks for turning me on to them! :metal
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My first listen to this. Great album.
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@Twosuits LUKE! Loving this. Nice introduction to both bands. Both excellent! So dark and beautiful! When I'm in the mood for old Amorphis, this fits right in. :metal
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Yea dude, it's really good. Make sure you check out Bluenothing by Worm and Songs of Salvation by Dream Unending.
Have to check this out, for sure...
Glasser, I'd also add "Foreverglade", by Worm (it's their most recent album "proper", as Bluenothing is, I think, considered an EP). Great death/doom with some killer lead guitar.
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Gave Ram it Down a re-listen for the first time in a long time. While not a bad album in my opinion it's totally their cheesiest.
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Gave Ram it Down a re-listen for the first time in a long time. While not a bad album in my opinion it's totally their cheesiest.
Without a doubt.
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A few from the workweek...
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(DT's The Gallery really is one of those lightning-in-a-bottle type albums for me. Always felt the band pushed themselves to their limits on this at the time. There's so much beautiful, melodic fury here. Fantastic stuff)
...and a couple of Friday releases:
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The second one is Afterbirth - "In But Not Of". The gurgling vocals are, well, an acquired taste. Once you view them as just an additional element, though, musically these guys are so cool. It's generally quite brutal but, like on their previous album (Four Dimensional Flesh), there are so many twists and turns. Not something I'd listen to every day...super-interesting nonetheless. Curious if anyone in the DTF's death metal "gang" has heard this? :biggrin:
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Not heard of them Nick, but always up for new death metal for sure. I'll report back later on.
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Honestly my least favorite kind of death metal vocal and it's why I avoided the genre for so long because I thought that's what every band would sound like lol.
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father john misty - i love you, honeybear
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Honestly my least favorite kind of death metal vocal and it's why I avoided the genre for so long because I thought that's what every band would sound like lol.
Yeah, I mean, this particular style is admittedly a bit hard to stomach :biggrin:
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A couple more:
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Speaking of (more classic) death metal, the Begravement album came out a couple of months ago (I think). Came across it and it's an impressive slab of death metal that seems to conjure all of sorts of cool influences from the classics into a neat package. A bit long, maybe, but the impression after a listen is pretty high quality.
Ural's Psychoverse is thrash metal from Italy. Fun listen too. There's a bit of that crossover influence especially in the vocals, but then as the album goes on, it becomes a little more classic. There's one song, "Uncanny Valley", that sounds like a slightly thrashified version of Armored Saint, or maybe a Belladonna-era Anthrax song if it was sung by John Bush...? Something like that :biggrin:
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There's one song, "Uncanny Valley", that sounds like a slightly thrashified version of Armored Saint, or maybe a Belladonna-era Anthrax song if it was sung by John Bush...? Something like that :biggrin:
Now this I had to hear!
The guy does sound like a mix between Joey's voice and John's phrasings.
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@Twosuits LUKE! Loving this. Nice introduction to both bands. Both excellent! So dark and beautiful! When I'm in the mood for old Amorphis, this fits right in. :metal
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Yea dude, it's really good. Make sure you check out Bluenothing by Worm and Songs of Salvation by Dream Unending.
Have to check this out, for sure...
Glasser, I'd also add "Foreverglade", by Worm (it's their most recent album "proper", as Bluenothing is, I think, considered an EP). Great death/doom with some killer lead guitar.
Nick, I'm absolutely looking into all of their stuff for sure! Thanks! :tup
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I played the living shit out of this when it came out, so good! Still revisit it from time to time. No Better Than Hell and Hold On kick ass! And Stick it, of course.
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I played the living shit out of this when it came out, so good! Still revisit it from time to time. No Better Than Hell and Hold On kick ass! And Stick it, of course.
Agreed!
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It’s a shame that Hats was never a hit, but it also would have been a shame if it were. It’s hard to imagine being confronted by these songs in the wild. It seems inappropriate to even listen to it in the daytime. You carve out a place to hear Hats; you confide it in other people. An oft-repeated legend about the band involves Paul Buchanan at a Glasgow bar shortly after the release of their debut album. As he downs a few pints among the locals, the conversation turns to music, and someone recommends him a great new band from the area. They’re called the Blue Nile, they say. You’ll love them, I’ve got their tape in my car.
The anecdote illustrates the overarching philosophy for Buchanan’s art, to be removed from it completely. “[Y]ou hope that someday in the future some kid will be walking along the beach and find a little piece of green glass that has been worn down by the waves,” he once explained to The Sydney Morning Herald. “He’ll pick it up and put it in his pocket, take it home and love it. He won’t necessarily know why he loves it, but he’ll love it. Those are the kind of records we try to make.” In another version of this metaphor, he relates a boy and a girl watching a film on their first date: “They are much more important to each other, hopefully, than the movie is to either one of them.”
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-blue-nile-hats/
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Yeah Artaud is fucking awesome, such a great Folk Rock album - imagine making a record like this at age 23 wtf. Also for some reason it's been gaining lots of traction lately in some circles, as in, there are like 10 new ratings for this on RYM every day now. Despite it being half a century old now, it's still relevant and I just love that.
The other two records are mid tbh. I know Canción Animal is legendary and such, but it's not grabbing me - seems I just like Soda's last 2 records, which are very good.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/4bdb475e85d974a47127b137b4165fa4/6209230)
Wardruna - Runaljod – Ragnarok. Been meaning to check out more of their work for awhile, given that they're a huge inspiration for some other bands I like, particularly Chelsea Wolfe. It's inspired by Lethean sending Einar Selvik's collaboration with Ivar Bjørnson in my roulette. Could be manifold reasons why, but this hit me much more immediately than Runaljod – gap var Ginnunga, which I heard a few years ago. I like the atmosphere of this better than more typical pagan/tribal neofolk/dark folk sort of bands. "Isa", "MannaR - Drivande" and "Runaljod" were instant standouts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMVuiCNPJiU
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If I were to remake my top 50 now, this would be somewhere in the top 30, at least. Just gets better with each listen.
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Looks like Death from Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey...
(https://uploads.jovemnerd.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/bill-ted-1210x540.png)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/8547d43c5031590ad4950ab25daaf1b4/8530462)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/ec000938a870f37c2bf2122b5cd26f17/11433637)
Blink-182's self-titled album was one of the most important albums to me. I loved the music, the videos, the bands look/style, it was the full package for me and I still adore it.
I've given the new one about 4 spins so far. It's good, and I'm enjoying it way more than their last. I do hear the issues with the mix, but in the whole it's better than I expected a year ago.
What did you think dude?
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Lol kinda, but like 15 years before.
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The Doors - Waiting For The Sun
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I bought a handpan of sorts a few years ago to add to my collection of instruments, but for some reason haven't systematically looked for artists specializing in them. This is a great addition, very hypnotic and relaxing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78tFMDk9apg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78tFMDk9apg)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/8547d43c5031590ad4950ab25daaf1b4/8530462)
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/ec000938a870f37c2bf2122b5cd26f17/11433637)
Blink-182's self-titled album was one of the most important albums to me. I loved the music, the videos, the bands look/style, it was the full package for me and I still adore it.
I've given the new one about 4 spins so far. It's good, and I'm enjoying it way more than their last. I do hear the issues with the mix, but in the whole it's better than I expected a year ago.
What did you think dude?
Not a big fan of the vocals due to the autotune but outside of that I really like it. Most of the songs are really catchy.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/66/Purpendicular_-_Deep_Purple.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/41/Rapture_of_the_Deep_-_Deep_Purple.jpg)
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(Dreamwell - In My Saddest Dreams, I Am Beside You)
disgustingly good screamo, AOTY contender for sure
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Julie London - About The Blues
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Julie London - About The Blues
Finally someone else besides Elite and I that know her.
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gotta respect the classics!
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Lalu - The Fish Who Wanted To Be King
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acid mothers temple and the melting paraiso UFO - paralyzed genius brain
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Thumpasaurus - Hard
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Jennifer Wharton's Bonegasm - Grit & Grace
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acid mothers temple and the melting paraiso UFO - paralyzed genius brain
Looks interesting enough to warrant a listen :corn
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(Dreamwell - In My Saddest Dreams, I Am Beside You)
disgustingly good screamo, AOTY contender for sure
This cover art looks eerily similar to the Victory over the Sun album…?
Read good things about this…not a genre that’s normally in my wheelhouse, but I’m curious to check this out
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Same visual artist as Victory Over the Sun's current album. Definitely a unique and eye-catching style.
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ASTERISM - IGNITION
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Kevin Hays, Ben Street, and Billy Hart - Bridges
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acid mothers temple and the melting paraiso UFO - paralyzed genius brain
Looks interesting enough to warrant a listen :corn
absolutely classic band from Japan circa 1995. i saw them live last weekend, absolute legends
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Ozric Tentacles - Lotus Unfolding
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caroline polachek - pang
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Helena Deland - Goodnight Summerland
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caroline polachek - desire, i want to turn into you
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Disillusion - Ayam
This one keeps growing with each listen. Might be my favorite 2022 release in retrospect.
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Squirrel Flower - Tomorrow's Fire
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Disillusion - Ayam
This one keeps growing with each listen. Might be my favorite 2022 release in retrospect.
It's a banger for sure.
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Duff McKagan - Lighthouse
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/e35a92f2f8db786abe8c60aca4218838/11350776)
R.I.P. Atsushi Sakurai. :'(
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caroline polachek - desire, i want to turn into you
This is very good!
Today...
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0182257820_10.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/Er4F4NWcMPDS4XG1Z-h-sKTYgN07EqXhr6TNqgnuRBA/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:594/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIzMzkz/MzEtMTYxNDgzODc2/NS0yMDcwLmpwZWc.jpeg)
(https://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/433/cover_3948122452017_r.jpg) (https://i0.wp.com/yourlastrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Agalloch-Ashes-Against-The-Grain.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000&ssl=1)
Agalloch tonight...clearly inspired by the bands' countdown thread...
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caroline polachek - desire, i want to turn into you
This is very good!
Today...
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0182257820_10.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/Er4F4NWcMPDS4XG1Z-h-sKTYgN07EqXhr6TNqgnuRBA/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:594/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIzMzkz/MzEtMTYxNDgzODc2/NS0yMDcwLmpwZWc.jpeg)
(https://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/433/cover_3948122452017_r.jpg) (https://i0.wp.com/yourlastrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Agalloch-Ashes-Against-The-Grain.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000&ssl=1)
Agalloch tonight...clearly inspired by the bands' countdown thread...
Excellent listening there! That VR album is underrated probably because it has some grunge undertones but I dig it! :metal
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caroline polachek - desire, i want to turn into you
This is very good!
Today...
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0182257820_10.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/Er4F4NWcMPDS4XG1Z-h-sKTYgN07EqXhr6TNqgnuRBA/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:594/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIzMzkz/MzEtMTYxNDgzODc2/NS0yMDcwLmpwZWc.jpeg)
(https://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/433/cover_3948122452017_r.jpg) (https://i0.wp.com/yourlastrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Agalloch-Ashes-Against-The-Grain.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000&ssl=1)
Agalloch tonight...clearly inspired by the bands' countdown thread...
Excellent listening there! That VR album is underrated probably because it has some grunge undertones but I dig it! :metal
Absolutely! I LOVE Word of Mouth. Yes, it had some of that early 90s influence, but it was still very much Vicious Rumors. Maybe Thinking of You is the only song that's a bit of a slog, but songs like Against the Grain, the Thunder & Rain mini-suite, Ministry of Fear...so good. And the production is excellent.
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A whole lot of thrash:
Testament - The Legacy
Testament - The New Order
Testament - Low
Testament - The Gathering
Testament - The Formation of Damnation
Testament - Dark Roots of Earth
Death Angel - The Dream Calls for Blood
Death Angel - Humanicide
Exodus - Blood In, Blood Out
Exodus - Persona Non Grata
Black Sabbath - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/62393ad4af77976223b835ae6dca19d9/5595939)
Pretty underrated to say the least.
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Squirrel Flower - Tomorrow's Fire
found this one a bit meh
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Listening to this for the first time ever. Not sure how "Live" it is, but it's really good, regardless.
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Listening to this for the first time ever. Not sure how "Live" it is, but it's really good, regardless.
Agreed. Fantastic stuff.
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Shout to Litho for this one. This is really fucking good :metal
It's black metal, but it's melodic, synthy and epic, just how I prefer black metal.
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Listening to this for the first time ever. Not sure how "Live" it is, but it's really good, regardless.
Agreed. Fantastic stuff.
I LOVE Thin Lizzy, but I can't listen to this.
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Oh really, how come?
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Katie Von Schleicher - A Little Touch of Schleicher in the Night
Squirrel Flower - Tomorrow's Fire
found this one a bit meh
I thought it was OK.
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - You're Gonna Get It!
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Lost Girls - Selvutsletter
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Maria BC - Spike Field
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DT-ADTOE
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War Curse - "Confession"
Well, I'm quite enjoying this one! Melodic thrash metal from the US. Hearing a lot of Testament (The Ritual album, in particular), and generally the kind "slower" thrash sound of the early 90s (definitely some Black Album vibes too). Nothing here reinvents the wheel, but the songs really work, imo. Very good vocals and the album sounds great. A couple of listens in, Fortress of Agony (is that Chuck Billy singing?! ;)) and Power of the Powerless stood out right away. It has a cool cover of Grip Inc's Rusty Nail too (great band, btw).
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Sun June - Bad Dream Jaguar
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thee oh sees - intercepted message
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I'm cranking Six Degrees right now, in tribute of that lineup being back together. ARE YOU JUSTIFIED?
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Crocodile - The Tale of Otter, Thorn Eater, and the Colored Coyotes of Hidden City
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Goat - Medicine
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Weather Report - Black Market
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What are you listening to?
FUCKING DREAM THEATER BRO!!
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/96/Dream_Theater_-_Octavarium.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/68/Dream_Theater_-_A_View_from_the_Top_of_the_World.jpg)
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Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
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Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
I heard they got their old drummer back...
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new antlers singles
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Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/96/Dream_Theater_-_Octavarium.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/68/Dream_Theater_-_A_View_from_the_Top_of_the_World.jpg)
Nice! Its interesting knowing MP has to learn DT music he never played.
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All DT for the last 24 hours. :metal
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The Silver Cord - King Gizzard
It’s interesting, the synths.
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KGLW - The Silver Cord
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Dream Theater - Train of Thought
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The Silver Cord - King Gizzard
It’s interesting, the synths.
KGLW - The Silver Cord
I think we can agree the extended mixes > normie versions right?
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Dream Theater - Octavarium
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I'm sorry for posting this here but I can't stop listening to it. It's an old man playing Wasted Years and its excellent! :metal
https://youtu.be/SkMNrOsTuRU?si=h_fH20V7YmdMXiHB
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Sky Passage - The Gathering
Very solid prog rock/metal debut EP from earlier this year. I think plenty of folks here would dig this one.
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Stryper- To Hell with the Devil
Angelica- s/t
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/782d6469320c078dcbc88c379b1caa13/11298712)
The Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds
Mick Jagger still sounds exactly like he did 50 years ago, impressive…
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The Rolling Stones are awesome and actually today when hearing song from Hackney Diamonds, I actually thought would people in the 70's think twice if they heard these songs.
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Rush- Power Windows
Queensryche- Promised Land
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Rush- Power Windows
Queensryche- Promised Land
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haha obviously the two most hated TAC albums of all time. :lol
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Rush- Power Windows
Queensryche- Promised Land
I, on the other hand, fully support this listening session :lol
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Oh yeah, its amazing music. A small minority of people despise it.
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ToTo- The Essential
The Eagles- Greatest Hits 1&2
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Jahari Stampley - Still Listening
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Oh yeah, its amazing music. A small minority of people despise it.
By small minority, you mean Tim? :biggrin:
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Baroness - STONE
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Today...(it was one of those days...commute was terrible, took me three hours just to get in...hence the larger amount of music):
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(https://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/284/cover_3422162552016_r.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/68/DT-Construct2013.jpg)
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One Hour By the Concrete Lake, for me, is absolutely part of PoS top three (alongside The Perfect Element I and Remedt Lane). Fantastic stuff.
Also enjoyed revisiting Dark Tranquillity's Construct. I don't think it's held in particularly high regard...I guess it's not quite as energetic as their usual...to me it's a bit like their "gothic metal" album. They always have melancholic undertones, but in this one the mood is almost consistently somber.
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Also enjoyed revisiting Dark Tranquillity's Construct. I don't think it's held in particularly high regard...I guess it's not quite as energetic as their usual...to me it's a bit like their "gothic metal" album. They always have melancholic undertones, but in this one the mood is almost consistently somber.
Interesting, I would give that title to Projector, my favorite of theirs. I guess it's time to revisit this one. The "other" DT were one of my favorite bands in the 00s, but I kind of overplayed Fiction, as much as I loved it, and burned out on them for awhile. Combined with a change in life circumstances, and I wasn't in the right mood for WATV and Construct when they came out. I heard more positive things about Atoma, so I spent a bit more time with that one, but the early 10s material has been the black hole in their discography that remains underexplored.
Edit: Just finished listening to Construct for the first time in quite awhile. Definitely better than I remembered. I don't think the atmosphere is as thick as Projector, with fewer of those shimmering clean guitars and clean vocals from Stanne, but "Uniformity", "The Silence In Between", and "Photon Dreams" stood out in particular and I should probably come back to it more often.
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king gizzard and the lizard wizard - the silver cord
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ariich you'd like this one probably
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Also enjoyed revisiting Dark Tranquillity's Construct. I don't think it's held in particularly high regard...I guess it's not quite as energetic as their usual...to me it's a bit like their "gothic metal" album. They always have melancholic undertones, but in this one the mood is almost consistently somber.
Interesting, I would give that title to Projector, my favorite of theirs. I guess it's time to revisit this one. The "other" DT were one of my favorite bands in the 00s, but I kind of overplayed Fiction, as much as I loved it, and burned out on them for awhile. Combined with a change in life circumstances, and I wasn't in the right mood for WATV and Construct when they came out. I heard more positive things about Atoma, so I spent a bit more time with that one, but the early 10s material has been the black hole in their discography that remains underexplored.
Edit: Just finished listening to Construct for the first time in quite awhile. Definitely better than I remembered. I don't think the atmosphere is as thick as Projector, with fewer of those shimmering clean guitars and clean vocals from Stanne, but "Uniformity", "The Silence In Between", and "Photon Dreams" stood out in particular and I should probably come back to it more often.
Yep, agree with it all. Always though that Constuct's closer comparison, stylistically, is Projector (which is obviously better, and coming from a younger, "hungrier" band).
My DT "lull" kind of happened around the time Character came out. I had really liked Haven and Damage Done, and Character felt like a bit of a retread of the older stuff, but without the same magic. It was good of course, but it didn't excite me. Then I lost track of them for some time, just checking out the releases, but not much more.
I have to say, despite the fact that they are now quite literally a different band, I'm enjoying their most recent run of albums (including Moment). Nothing that blew my mind, but very good stuff.
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Amendfoil - Skyline Escape
Second song in and it's kicking ass so far
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That's a great 1-2 combo right there.
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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - The Silver Cord
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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - The Silver Cord
That's enough of that? :neverusethis:
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Black Pumas - Chronicles of a Diamond
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - The Silver Cord
That's enough of that? :neverusethis:
:lol
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The Doors - LA Woman
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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - The Silver Cord
That's enough of that? :neverusethis:
What's your excuse for not listening?
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Sampling appetizers...
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Pattern-Seeking Animals - Spooky Action at a Distance
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kglw - the silver cord (extendeds)
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Balance Of Power- Ten More Tales Of Grand Illusion.
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That's a great 1-2 combo right there.
First listen for both and didn't like them that much sadly :-\
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That's a great 1-2 combo right there.
First listen for both and didn't like them that much sadly :-\
Ffs Tomi :lol you were supposed to be one of the good ones!
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Getting wild on a Friday night, second full listen.
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Ffs Tomi :lol you were supposed to be one of the good ones!
For what's worth, I don't like anything on the first listen ;D
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Lydia Luce - Florida Girl
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This is so stupid and ridiculous that it loops around to maybe being great. :lol
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This is so stupid and ridiculous that it loops around to maybe being great. :lol
I think it's pretty great :) I mean, yes, it's kind of ridiculous but it's highly entertaining too.
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The new Sorcerer sounded pretty good on first listen. They are still doing their epic/power doom thing, with fantastic vocals and guitar work. Nothing too new, but the songs are strong.
The other album is "Sickened Seed" by A Flourishing Scourge. Released today, came across it randomly. It wasn't a super-dedicated listen but it certainly piqued my interest...it's proggy stuff, and I heard some Enslaved (there's a blackened influence in there), some Opeth... and even some Steven Wilson in the quieter moments? I'll have to listen again.
EDIT: The album doesn't seem to be on streaming services, but it's on their Bandcamp page:
https://aflourishingscourge.bandcamp.com/album/sickened-seed
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Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn of Events
Besides 2 songs, what a fantastic album.
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What two songs are a miss for you James?
I'm currently listening to Foo Fighters - One By One
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Build Me Up, Break Me Down and Lost Not Forgotten. Both have cool parts but are overall misses for me.
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yeah new closure in moscow did nothing for me, way closer to their second album which i'm less fond of
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Kiss- Revenge
Black Sabbath- Dehumanizer
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Duran Duran - Danse Macabre
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Saxon- Best of
Dokken- Beast from the East
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Just heard about this artist today. Instrumental 12 string guitarist doing some really captivating drone/ambient/folk not sure what else you’d call it.
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4006816372_65)
https://jamesblackshaw.bandcamp.com/album/litany-of-echoes
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That sounds awesome and I will try to listen to it tonight after the kids are in bed.
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(https://i.imgur.com/Wmk3vtq.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/l7U0FKe.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/hxYGVvO.jpg)
Spinetta Mondo di Cromo
Surprisingly decent, expected worse - maybe 5 instrumentals were too much for some people but I don't mind. Got some lovely tunes, and some redundant ones. I'll revisit.
Spinetta / Paez La La La
Hmnnn yeah I'm not feeling this one much, second half has some better songs, but most of these are quite mid.
Gustavo Cerati Siempre es Hoy
Probably his most electronic album of his solo work, mixed with some Art Rock and hints of Folklore here and there even. First full listen in like 3 or 4 years I think, had forgotten how good the first couple of tracks are. Buddy, I think you'd enjoy this.
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caroline polachek - desire, i want to turn into you
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/52/Dreamafterdream.jpg?20110529153059)
Took me way too long to buy this album. It's really fantastic. Probably the most prog thing Journey ever did.
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The new Pattern-Seeking Animals album.
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steely dan - katy lied
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That sounds awesome and I will try to listen to it tonight after the kids are in bed.
Listening to this one now, and it is really good too (he’s got a large number of releases, all with a fairly similar sound from what I can tell, but these two have a little more instrumentation than some of the others).
https://jamesblackshaw.bandcamp.com/album/the-cloud-of-unknowing
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That sounds awesome and I will try to listen to it tonight after the kids are in bed.
Listening to this one now, and it is really good too (he’s got a large number of releases, all with a fairly similar sound from what I can tell, but these two have a little more instrumentation than some of the others).
https://jamesblackshaw.bandcamp.com/album/the-cloud-of-unknowing
Thanks for the rec! I am on Past Has Not Passed and it is really something else, also pretty high and this is hitting the spot :lol
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(https://i.discogs.com/9wWv4bz6vQs2m6ZloOd_e9uOSBmr5BFiLyOUP5BCSvg/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI2NzAy/ODctMTMxNDE5NDcx/OS5qcGVn.jpeg)
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steely dan - gaucho
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Leftover Salmon - Leftover Salmon
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Leftover Salmon - Leftover Salmon
I was going to check this out, but I heard there was something fishy about it.
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Toto - The Seventh One
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51qoM9rStDL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
That guitar solo in "S & M" is so tasty!
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That's a nice album.
Gary Moore!!!
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Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy
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Weather Report - Heavy Weather
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mitski - the land is inhospitable and so are we
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Weather Report - Heavy Weather
incredible record. i fucking love weather report
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Weather Report - Heavy Weather
incredible record. i fucking love weather report
:tup
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mitski - the land is inhospitable and so are we
Very nice.
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Heilung - Drif
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CASIOPEA - CASIOPEA
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/32d2a2d2952f56410f47f467bccd1ca6/11438871)
Really enjoying this despite the autotune and production. Disappointed by the sub-3.00 rating on RYM.
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(https://i.discogs.com/YWYEKbrpL3pHcrPXOWWylfosmBfWF8MOjOnII4DDOQQ/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:594/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM4NDA4/MS0xNDkzMTk2NTYy/LTcyNzcuanBlZw.jpeg) (https://i.discogs.com/vufe8hL2eeZlTU1cZqDRHMhayCNo9DRdimXVxxx1lXs/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:497/w:511/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEyNTMw/Nzc1LTE1MzcwOTM1/NTItMjcwMC5qcGVn.jpeg)
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71HakDRnYdL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61KGqeewnFL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1921981863_65)
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Kiss- Dynasty
Rush- Signals
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Triumph- Classics
AC/DC- Jailbreak
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CASIOPEA - CASIOPEA
That one takes me back.
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Haruomi Hosono - Hosono House
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(https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/770x0/ee04aa627455ededebf65aee5c0b87cf.jpg) (https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/770x0/5ab9931d77ecc8b9ab218662d34272ac.jpg)
(https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/770x0/e0dc74ddb7f413c86a04e8d2ef74e7a2.jpg) (https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/770x0/8825bb16c376478bc7fd8b88be8b3b93.jpg)
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Listening to Van Halen’s The Collection II box set. One of my best purchases in a while. All of these albums (5150, OU812, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge and Balance) are excellent. :metal
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Haruomi Hosono - Philharmony
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Transatlantic - The Whirlwind
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Transatlantic - The Whirlwind
great album
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Transatlantic - The Whirlwind
great album
I can't get into other TA albums, but The Whirlwind is one of my favorite albums ever.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/3643d2a1d37369f5348ecd4284cafeff/2551799)
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Anathema - Weather Systems
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(https://i.imgur.com/Es21tj1.jpg)
Charly García Say no more
Definitely his weirdest, most experimental effort, yet still being quite a pop record. A very dark one tho.
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damien jurado - passing the giraffes
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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Hard Promises
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(https://i.imgur.com/hzlddRR.jpg)
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(https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.6679a474c355a7b0acfaaab0b7419e52?rik=bpoielBaBFVwgQ&riu=http%3a%2f%2fgreenandblackmusic.com%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2016%2f03%2fDefenders-of-the-Faith.jpg&ehk=AognGuE1nQT2ED8lH8z7FQxohJnsgUcoqEA26w8nWaM%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0)
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Kostnatění - Úpal
Still my AOTY and one of the best black metal albums I've heard. :hat
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What a fantastic record. On certain days, it might well be my favorite JP...
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Last couple of days...
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81Zf4FZTS0L._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51lOn7E2qcL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
(https://i.discogs.com/52_B2yJrs9UPf2o89JJrtl0TJudpF6MybAJyUYZZZ2s/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:591/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE5NjMx/ODY2LTE2Mjc4NTAw/NDEtNjYyNC5qcGVn.jpeg) (https://i.discogs.com/GZz3eVGdVFOTHZ7L5da6DB-8AMjP9BwnrBY-N9c8hm0/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTkwODAw/Ni0xMTc0OTIyMTcy/LmpwZWc.jpeg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3d/Ulver_shadowsofthesun_cover_large.jpg) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51AAlX7Qh3L._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
(https://theprogmind.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/subsignal-por-2400-x-2400-px-rgb.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3181360927_10.jpg)
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Best Ulver album, and Spiritual Beggars don't get nearly enough attention.
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Yeah, Spiritual Beggars are pretty great...Michael Amott's playing is so freakin' good...The Mantra III/Ad Astra/On Fire run is excellent.
So, Shadows of the Sun is your favorite Ulver? I prefer when they are a little more "song-oriented", but it's a fascinating listen, for sure. I find it very..."elegant", for lack of a better descriptor. Different from anything else they've done, even within their non-metal phase.
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Yeah, it had a pretty immense effect on my tastes, where I really started to seek atmosphere in music.
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Kostnatění - Úpal
Still my AOTY and one of the best black metal albums I've heard. :hat
Never heard it or of it but that's high praise, it's going to my list!
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1250554031_65)
Finally coming to this. :metal from the first second
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That's a great album cover
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Kostnatění - Úpal
Still my AOTY and one of the best black metal albums I've heard. :hat
Never heard it or of it but that's high praise, it's going to my list!
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1250554031_65)
Finally coming to this. :metal from the first second
New Cave In is great! I tried that Kostnatění album but it didn't click for me.
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Kostnatění - Úpal
Still my AOTY and one of the best black metal albums I've heard. :hat
Never heard it or of it but that's high praise, it's going to my list!
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1250554031_65)
Finally coming to this. :metal from the first second
And that's my second-favorite album from last year! So many great songs.
I've admittedly tried getting into more Cave In albums and none of them have appealed to me anywhere near as much as this one did. White Silence definitely came closest, there's some absolute ragers on there, but it's very short and the last three songs are... bizarre. :lol Mutoid Man has some good stuff too and they honestly sound closer to Heavy Pendulum than some other Cave In albums.
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Karuomi Hosono - Hosono House
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The Beatles - Now And Then
https://youtu.be/AW55J2zE3N4?si=957_BX2HJBF3yqB2
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Cradle of Filth - Midian
Cradle of Filth - Dusk and Her Embrace: The Original Sin
Cradle of Filth - Cruelty & The Beast: Remisstressed
Cradle of Filth - Nymphetamine
Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses
Type O Negative - October Rust
Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time
Iron Maiden - Senjutsu
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The Beatles - Now And Then
https://youtu.be/AW55J2zE3N4?si=957_BX2HJBF3yqB2
Same, and it's getting increasingly dusty in here ...
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KNOWER FOREVER
Sounds a bit like Clown Core. :neverusethis:
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(https://i.discogs.com/t8lp_1vU0jKq0ToQA6TmF5942q9Y7Up31-stGBNTvxs/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTMxMDAy/NzUtMTMyNjk4NTk3/NS5qcGVn.jpeg)
Doing a Neal marathon.
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Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind
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frankie and the witch fingers - data doom :metal
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2871198697_10.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/xn5tZVp.jpg)
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Genesis - self-titled
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(https://i.discogs.com/P-d7xplhsAB54M91USpbou0FMqvsPBvynQuI4R3K5GM/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI1MjM1/NzItMTI5ODU5NTAz/MC5qcGVn.jpeg)
(https://i.discogs.com/xhxSEmxCExW4RB-JmvlWaKy_Uhap7DHy5_zf_X2MxWI/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTQyODQ3/NTAtMTUwNTEyOTYx/OS0yOTk0LmpwZWc.jpeg)
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It was all Sweden for the "oldies" today...
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/19/Katatonia_-_The_Fall_of_Hearts_2016.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b3/Opeth_Morningrise.jpg)
(https://i.discogs.com/NYLgOcwnCjB4KtNDYAtkGQggvn2keQw0Ch3B9VWbxIU/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:598/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEyOTg3/MDAtMTIwNzU1NjUx/NS5qcGVn.jpeg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2343677140_65)
Plus a couple of 2023 releases:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1487982330_65) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3470865956_65)
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Oz Noy, Dennis Chambers, and Jimmy Haslip - Triple Play
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(https://i.discogs.com/P-d7xplhsAB54M91USpbou0FMqvsPBvynQuI4R3K5GM/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI1MjM1/NzItMTI5ODU5NTAz/MC5qcGVn.jpeg)
(https://i.discogs.com/xhxSEmxCExW4RB-JmvlWaKy_Uhap7DHy5_zf_X2MxWI/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTQyODQ3/NTAtMTUwNTEyOTYx/OS0yOTk0LmpwZWc.jpeg)
So good, overdue for a listen on these.
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satoshi suzuki - distant travel companion
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0297097933_65) (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81m6F2nNF5L._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2737cbd1f54b69ab76f79d3427a) (https://rockposer.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/follow-the-blindman.jpeg)
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jockstrap - I<3UQTINVU
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2977809576_10.jpg)
Came out today...I had quite enjoyed their previous record, and this new one sounds good on first listen. A little less heavy, maybe (with the exception of One for Sorrow, which is quite doomy), but engaging throughout. In places, dare I say it has some Ghost vibes...?
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camel - the snow goose (2023 remaster)
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2977809576_10.jpg)
Came out today...I had quite enjoyed their previous record, and this new one sounds good on first listen. A little less heavy, maybe (with the exception of One for Sorrow, which is quite doomy), but engaging throughout. In places, dare I say it has some Ghost vibes...?
It's in my playlist for today, as I really enjoyed their last, but I've not gotten to it yet.
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(https://images.genius.com/ad4293e2a9bdad5396f627fd2a677de6.600x600x1.jpg)
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That's a bad ass cover!
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That's a bad ass cover!
I guess much like your discovery approach that you explained to me, the cover instantly made me click on it. Obviously I was not disappointed.
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That's a bad ass cover!
I guess much like your discovery approach that you explained to me, the cover instantly made me click on it. Obviously I was not disappointed.
Ohhhhhh, that's a good idea for a thread. Incredible albums you stumbled upon purely because you liked the album art.
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That's a bad ass cover!
I guess much like your discovery approach that you explained to me, the cover instantly made me click on it. Obviously I was not disappointed.
Ohhhhhh, that's a good idea for a thread. Incredible albums you stumbled upon purely because you liked the album art.
Kinda is hey.
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3975665552_65)
Xoth - Exogalactic
Another release from today. Tech-y (but fun!) death metal album. Great guitar work coming at you from all directions. It's a little over the top, but it's just about the right length.
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Now that my roulette is over, I have to catch back up on my 2023 listening and relistening.
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71b48ndPQfL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2352800789_10.jpg)
(https://i5.walmartimages.com/seo/Silver-Bullet-Shadowfall-CD_68b053a7-fa5c-4b52-b3a3-597218b79c47.04682e01b8498095f3da064a38edb1b1.jpeg?odnHeight=2000&odnWidth=2000&odnBg=FFFFFF)(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1225160070_65)
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Now that my roulette is over, I have to catch back up on my 2023 listening and relistening.
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71b48ndPQfL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2352800789_10.jpg)
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Nice! What did you think of the whole Silver Bullet?
I'm giving the Sworn album a (re)listen as we speak. It's really good. I had checked it out a few months ago, liked it but sort of forgot about it. Kade's final exam in the roulette of course sparked the re-listen. Other than the songs that were picked, I love Calamity Sea - it's very simple (almost early Katatonia-like) but incredibly effective. And Monumental has such an epic ending!
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I was at work, so while I was listening, it really wasn't dedicated, but my impression is that it might not stick, but my impression of Timechild is that it will stick. In fact, I'm sitting listening to the Timechild right now. I dig it.
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The Timechild album is real nice, although it almost comes and goes too fast. I mean, I'm ok with short albums, but I wish they had a couple more tunes in there, exploring more of their sound...
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The Timechild album is real nice, although it almost comes and goes too fast. I mean, I'm ok with short albums, but I wish they had a couple more tunes in there, exploring more of their sound...
There seems like there's been a ton of 30-35 minute albums this year.
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Incubus - Trust Fall Side A
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Incubus - Trust Fall Side B
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Masayoshi Takanaka - SEYCHELLES
Masayoshi Takanaka - TAKANKAKA
Masayoshi Takanaka - AN INSATIABLE HIGH
just an incredible run of city pop records <3
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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu
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(https://i.imgur.com/0ONcrSS.jpg)
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I was at work, so while I was listening, it really wasn't dedicated, but my impression is that it might not stick, but my impression of Timechild is that it will stick. In fact, I'm sitting listening to the Timechild right now. I dig it.
A shame mate, hopefully another listen down the track. Might have to check the Timechild and Edu.
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I was at work, so while I was listening, it really wasn't dedicated, but my impression is that it might not stick, but my impression of Timechild is that it will stick. In fact, I'm sitting listening to the Timechild right now. I dig it.
A shame mate, hopefully another listen down the track. Might have to check the Timechild and Edu.
I believe Tim was referring to the Silver Bullet record...Kade, did you check that one out?
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I was at work, so while I was listening, it really wasn't dedicated, but my impression is that it might not stick, but my impression of Timechild is that it will stick. In fact, I'm sitting listening to the Timechild right now. I dig it.
A shame mate, hopefully another listen down the track. Might have to check the Timechild and Edu.
I was talking about the Silver Bullet, not the Sworn.
The Edu is nothing special.
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Masayoshi Takanaka - SEYCHELLES
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2977809576_10.jpg)
Came out today...I had quite enjoyed their previous record, and this new one sounds good on first listen. A little less heavy, maybe (with the exception of One for Sorrow, which is quite doomy), but engaging throughout. In places, dare I say it has some Ghost vibes...?
Finally getting round to this. Fuck, what a riff this thing kicks off with!
Edit: yea, Nick this is fully Ghost! I'm loving it.
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(https://i.imgur.com/GJ39qpl.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/kMfuzOy.jpg)
Neutral Milk Hotel In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Had to listen to this while on a plane the other day, I just had to.
Spinetta Don Lucero
Hmnnn kind of a weird album, it's a late 80s Art Rock / Progressive Pop sound, with a strong New Wave influence. The latter isn't quite my thing yet, but the songs sound interesting. Will revisit it.
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Masayoshi Takanaka - An Insatiable High
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Oops I forgot about a few from the other day, so...
(https://i.imgur.com/pTaNI1G.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/eJBKgK1.jpg)
Gustavo Cerati Ahí Vamos
More of an Alt Rock / Pop Rock album, kinda similar to the latter output of Soda Stereo - seems he had gotten tired of the electronics. Might not be my favorite of his solo records, but still has plenty of great tunes, like Crimen and Adiós.
Gustavo Cerati Fuerza Natural
Revisiting this after so long, and it's better than what I remembered! More of a mystical vibe, with cool and subtle synths, and some... Country influence? I dig it.
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Last days:
Dream Theater - A View From the Top of the World
Draconian - A Rose for the Apocalypse
Svalbard - The Weight of the Mask
Rorcal - Silence
Myrkur - Spine
Svalbard and Rorcal keep growing on me. New Myrkur is quite addicting as well. Another artist I have to check out.
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I was at work, so while I was listening, it really wasn't dedicated, but my impression is that it might not stick, but my impression of Timechild is that it will stick. In fact, I'm sitting listening to the Timechild right now. I dig it.
A shame mate, hopefully another listen down the track. Might have to check the Timechild and Edu.
I was talking about the Silver Bullet, not the Sworn.
The Edu is nothing special.
Ah, gotcha.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/b02558d55bff3e3103c16a1d183f6ae4/10792184)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/b02558d55bff3e3103c16a1d183f6ae4/10792184)
What an awesome album.
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A lot of Insomnium:
Winter's Gate
Anno 1696
Heart Like a Grave
Shadows of the Dying Sun
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/b02558d55bff3e3103c16a1d183f6ae4/10792184)
What an awesome album.
Indeed. :tup
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Styx - The Grand Illusion
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(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Fires-in-the-Distance-Air-Not-Meant-for-Us-011.jpg)
Today's TACommendation:
Fires In The Distance-Air Not Meant For Us
Was going through some of the harsh vocal albums that I had Saved but had not had a chance to circle back to. This album is fantastic. Long sweeping instrumental passages that are so soothing.
Check it out!!
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(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Fires-in-the-Distance-Air-Not-Meant-for-Us-011.jpg)
Today's TACommendation:
Fires In The Distance-Air Not Meant For Us
Was going through some of the harsh vocal albums that I had Saved but had not had a chance to circle back to. This album is fantastic. Long sweeping instrumental passages that are so soothing.
Check it out!!
Think I only spun it twice. I'll give it another go :tup
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Another new discovery, another new heavy prog album to hit me out of nowhere in the last month. This one is a female fronted band with some amazing performances and outstanding production values (mixed by Rob Aubrey who does Big Big Train and just keeps outdoing himself). Really fresh and exciting stuff with a lot of diversity.
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1996896487_65)
https://vamoosery.bandcamp.com/album/moving-forward
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Another new discovery, another new heavy prog album to hit me out of nowhere in the last month. This one is a female fronted band with some amazing performances and outstanding production values (mixed by Rob Aubrey who does Big Big Train and just keeps outdoing himself). Really fresh and exciting stuff with a lot of diversity.
[imgwidth=250]https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1996896487_65[/img]
https://vamoosery.bandcamp.com/album/moving-forward
This is really nice!
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/536d24e3e9b8500f155e05d84601f475/9092894)
Angels & Airwaves - Lifeforms
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Another new discovery, another new heavy prog album to hit me out of nowhere in the last month. This one is a female fronted band with some amazing performances and outstanding production values (mixed by Rob Aubrey who does Big Big Train and just keeps outdoing himself). Really fresh and exciting stuff with a lot of diversity.
[imgwidth=250]https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1996896487_65[/img]
https://vamoosery.bandcamp.com/album/moving-forward
This is really nice!
:metal
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/536d24e3e9b8500f155e05d84601f475/9092894)
Angels & Airwaves - Lifeforms
But only two breasts?? ;D
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(https://newalbumreleases.net/pic/getmetal-65943982023-11_6594398.jpg)
Graven Sin-Veil Of the Gods
Clean vocal classic metal
Not reinventing the wheel, but very easy on the ears.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/270a22a7f3a7730a2b1ae42bfb6b3086/1701239)
Just stumbled upon this amazing proggy folk album, Mundi Domini's self-titled. Largely instrumental, but some light vocals here and there. Very intricate and beautiful, some unusual flavors here and there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd4T7neQSLw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd4T7neQSLw)
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(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Fires-in-the-Distance-Air-Not-Meant-for-Us-011.jpg)
Today's TACommendation:
Fires In The Distance-Air Not Meant For Us
Was going through some of the harsh vocal albums that I had Saved but had not had a chance to circle back to. This album is fantastic. Long sweeping instrumental passages that are so soothing.
Check it out!!
I enjoyed it when it came out, but didn't end up getting super-excited about it. It has some lovely atmosphere, with those swirling keys/synths, but it almost feels like one long song. Or so I remember. I know it was very well received here on DTF. And now that it has a TACcommendation too, I guess I need to revisit ;)
Another new discovery, another new heavy prog album to hit me out of nowhere in the last month. This one is a female fronted band with some amazing performances and outstanding production values (mixed by Rob Aubrey who does Big Big Train and just keeps outdoing himself). Really fresh and exciting stuff with a lot of diversity.
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1996896487_65)
https://vamoosery.bandcamp.com/album/moving-forward
Oh, this sounds nice. After your Advent Horizon rec, I need to check this out too...
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/270a22a7f3a7730a2b1ae42bfb6b3086/1701239)
Just stumbled upon this amazing proggy folk album, Mundi Domini's self-titled. Largely instrumental, but some light vocals here and there. Very intricate and beautiful, some unusual flavors here and there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd4T7neQSLw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd4T7neQSLw)
...and this too :)
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(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Fires-in-the-Distance-Air-Not-Meant-for-Us-011.jpg)
Today's TACommendation:
Fires In The Distance-Air Not Meant For Us
Was going through some of the harsh vocal albums that I had Saved but had not had a chance to circle back to. This album is fantastic. Long sweeping instrumental passages that are so soothing.
Check it out!!
I enjoyed it when it came out, but didn't end up getting super-excited about it. It has some lovely atmosphere, with those swirling keys/synths, but it almost feels like one long song. Or so I remember. I know it was very well received here on DTF. And now that it has a TACcommendation too, I guess I need to revisit ;)
Huh. I don't remember seeing it here, but I probably wasn't paying attention. I'm just circling back to things I sampled and saved. Gave it a second spin tonight. I like it.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/270a22a7f3a7730a2b1ae42bfb6b3086/1701239)
Just stumbled upon this amazing proggy folk album, Mundi Domini's self-titled. Largely instrumental, but some light vocals here and there. Very intricate and beautiful, some unusual flavors here and there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd4T7neQSLw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd4T7neQSLw)
...and this too :)
Me too!
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WOBBLER Afterglow & Demo 2003.
** getting my prog on!
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Pattern-Seeking Animals - Spooky Action At A Distance
Another fine album by them.
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(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Fires-in-the-Distance-Air-Not-Meant-for-Us-011.jpg)
Today's TACommendation:
Fires In The Distance-Air Not Meant For Us
Was going through some of the harsh vocal albums that I had Saved but had not had a chance to circle back to. This album is fantastic. Long sweeping instrumental passages that are so soothing.
Check it out!!
I enjoyed it when it came out, but didn't end up getting super-excited about it. It has some lovely atmosphere, with those swirling keys/synths, but it almost feels like one long song. Or so I remember. I know it was very well received here on DTF. And now that it has a TACcommendation too, I guess I need to revisit ;)
Huh. I don't remember seeing it here, but I probably wasn't paying attention. I'm just circling back to things I sampled and saved. Gave it a second spin tonight. I like it.
I sampled this one too for the 2023 round. It was decent but I need to go back to it.
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Vast - Turquoise & Crimson
Only a few songs in but the vocals sound a lot like Bono in some spots.
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Vast - Turquoise & Crimson
Only a few songs in but the vocals sound a lot like Bono in some spots.
This is not a new album, is it?
I was a pretty big fan of the debut and, to a slightly lesser extent, their third album Nude. They had a pretty cool sound.
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Don't think it's their new album. Spotify has it listed as a 2006 release.
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Masayoshi Takanaka - Jolly Jive
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(https://i.imgur.com/0Xa2HVK.jpg)
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The Mountain Goats - Jenny From Thebes
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Angie McMahon - Light, Dark, Light Again
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The Mountain Goats - Jenny From Thebes
wasn't crazy about this one but i should relisten
Masayoshi Takanaka - Super Takanaka Live!
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Badge Epoque Ensemble - Air, Light & Harmony
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Yellow Magic Orchestra - Yellow Magic Orchestra USA
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/1f4f738209a5eafd3246c2a1cddfaf41/5501915)
Quite like their latest one but this one is definitely better and actually pretty great.
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(https://i.imgur.com/5WjU6Vy.jpg)
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3251543800_10.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0532705310_65)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3450522832_65) (https://www.blind-guardian.com/wp-content/uploads/1998/04/1989-follow-the-blind.jpg)
Time Machine (the opener to Royal Thunder's Crooked Doors) would probably make a top-something songs from the last ten years for me. An incredible song (I sent it in 2 out of 3 roulettes I participated in so, yeah, I like it ;)). But the whole album is really great.
Any fans of Sahg? I have a couple of their albums, and this is from 2013. Kinda doomy, classic sound (but very dynamic)...some Sabbath, for sure (some shades of Ozzy in the vocals), maybe a dash of Crack the Skye-era Mastodon (the opener has Oblivion vibes)...neat little album.
Then this:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0858585450_65)
Somehow I've slept on it until now despite the few mentions here on DTF (and having liked their previous stuff). Well, one listen in and I thought it was great. Let's see if it sticks (it's kinda long) but wow there are some bangers in here (Monster in Paradise!)
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You didn't send me Royal Thunder did you? I'll check it out.
Continuing to visit/revisit some 2023 albums..
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Fires-in-the-Distance-Air-Not-Meant-for-Us-011.jpg)(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1820786674_65)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3996439206_65)(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0041913801_10.jpg)
(https://www.outofseasonlabel.com/cdn/shop/files/a0306071627_65_1200x1200.jpg?v=1686342581)(https://www.nuclearblast.com/media/catalog/product/1/0/1069321-1.jpg?optimize=medium&bg-color=255,255,255&fit=bounds&height=700&width=700&canvas=700:700)
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4133899070_10.jpg)
KNOWER FOREVER
Yeah this is really good. Would definitely recommend if you like jazz, funk, or just fun groovy music in general.
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You didn't send me Royal Thunder did you? I'll check it out.
No, you are the one I didn't send it to :biggrin: Not sure, it could go either way. But do check the opener at least, it's especially special.
Continuing to visit/revisit some 2023 albums..
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1820786674_65)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0041913801_10.jpg)
(https://www.nuclearblast.com/media/catalog/product/1/0/1069321-1.jpg?optimize=medium&bg-color=255,255,255&fit=bounds&height=700&width=700&canvas=700:700)
I have to give the Moonlight Sorcery a proper listen. Witch Ripper is super-tasty. I don't think I've listened to Blackscape. Does it come with a TACcommendation?
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Yeah this is really good. Would definitely recommend if you like jazz, funk, or just fun groovy music in general.
...or mug shots.
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Yeah this is really good. Would definitely recommend if you like jazz, funk, or just fun groovy music in general.
...or mug shots.
Arrested for arson. Cuz this shit is fire. :hat
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I don't think I've listened to Blackscape. Does it come with a TACcommendation?
Yes!
The vocals are...fine, but musically, it's pretty :metal
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Masayoshi Takanaka - On Guitar
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Michael Weiss - Homage
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Kiss - Sonic Boom
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James and the Shame - Nothing Left to Love (EP)
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Baroness - STONE
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(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Fires-in-the-Distance-Air-Not-Meant-for-Us-011.jpg)
Today's TACommendation:
Fires In The Distance-Air Not Meant For Us
Was going through some of the harsh vocal albums that I had Saved but had not had a chance to circle back to. This album is fantastic. Long sweeping instrumental passages that are so soothing.
Check it out!!
I enjoyed it when it came out, but didn't end up getting super-excited about it. It has some lovely atmosphere, with those swirling keys/synths, but it almost feels like one long song. Or so I remember. I know it was very well received here on DTF. And now that it has a TACcommendation too, I guess I need to revisit ;)
So, I revisited this today. It was really piano I was thinking - not synths :biggrin: I mean, that's something that makes the sound of the album very distinct and quite beautiful. The flip side, as I remembered it, is that it makes the mood a bit similar across a few songs (I'm thinking the opener, the instrumental Adrift, Beneath the Listless Waves and Psalm of the Merciless in particular). It is a cool listen, though.
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wax machine - the sky unfurls, the dance goes on
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So, I revisited this today. It was really piano I was thinking - not synths :biggrin: I mean, that's something that makes the sound of the album very distinct and quite beautiful. The flip side, as I remembered it, is that it makes the mood a bit similar across a few songs (I'm thinking the opener, the instrumental Adrift, Beneath the Listless Waves and Psalm of the Merciless in particular). It is a cool listen, though.
Cool. I just loved the long instrumental bits.
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sufjan stevens - javelin
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The Police- Greatest Hits
Billy Idol- Greatest Hits
Barren Cross- State of Control
Led Zeppelin- Mothership
Deep Purple- Best of
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Ran through some more 2023 releases at work today.
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2663635773_16.jpg)(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1269994485_16.jpg)
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Angra-Cycles-of-Pain-01.jpg)(https://i0.wp.com/tuonelamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-psychework-spark-of-hope-album-cover-art.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&ssl=1)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0441721962_65)(https://img.grooves.land/images/cover/762/653/cw2uktq3.j31)
At the gym tonight...
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/62/Mot%C3%B6rhead_-_Another_Perfect_Day_%281983%29.jpg)
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Masayoshi Takanaka - Alone
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(https://img.grooves.land/images/cover/762/653/cw2uktq3.j31)
Checked out this one fairly recently, it was pretty cool, kind of in the intersection of our interests.
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(https://img.grooves.land/images/cover/762/653/cw2uktq3.j31)
Checked out this one fairly recently, it was pretty cool, kind of in the intersection of our interests.
Yeah, and I think Nick would like it too.
The singer sounded a bit like the guy from Idle Hands, but without the annoying wolf howls.
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(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Fires-in-the-Distance-Air-Not-Meant-for-Us-011.jpg) (https://images.genius.com/a1d189ddd5dde7188cb259edd4a5a8be.1000x1000x1.jpg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3165264968_65) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1201003373_10.jpg)
Some 2023 re-listens for me too...
The Horrendous album gets better with every listen. So many cool ideas. Caroline Polachek does that kind of pop I really enjoy. Eclectic but not pretentious, with lots of interesting twists and always catchy.
Sodomisery, not-so-great bandname aside, was a nice surprise this year. Epic, melodic black-ish metal from Sweden. Great riffs (not always an obvious thing in this genre), pretty prominent keyboards/orchestration and pretty good vocals (clean too). Nice production. The opener Coming Home is a good sample of what they offer, including a lush acoustic interlude. Same for A Storm Without a Wind. Very, very enjoyable.
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I need to get to the Horrendous album.
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(https://img.grooves.land/images/cover/762/653/cw2uktq3.j31)
Checked out this one fairly recently, it was pretty cool, kind of in the intersection of our interests.
Yeah, and I think Nick would like it too.
The singer sounded a bit like the guy from Idle Hands, but without the annoying wolf howls.
:lol at the bolded. So true.
Yep, Tim and I talked about this when it came out.
I went back and forth for a bit on how much I enjoyed it, and I ended up pulling the trigger in the end, on Bandcamp. It's very enjoyable, imo. The vocals are good, although they tend to be a dominant thing that perhaps makes the song a tad too uniform. Overall, I still prefer Idle Hands/Unto Others, but the band has potential.
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I need to get to the Horrendous album.
Yep, especially if you liked the song Luke sent you. I can see the vocals being a bit of an obstacle, but they vary them more on this album.
Also, you should check out the Sodomisery record, when you have time. It's pretty good stuff.
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With a name like Sodomisery, it has to be good! ;D
I thought The Night Eternal looked familiar.
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I was never able to get into the new Horrendous as much as their last one. But I think I'm in the minority on that. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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(https://img.grooves.land/images/cover/762/653/cw2uktq3.j31)
Checked out this one fairly recently, it was pretty cool, kind of in the intersection of our interests.
Incidentally, Tim needs to get us some comments on your gothic/prog playlist thread :)
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I was never able to get into the new Horrendous as much as their last one. But I think I'm in the minority on that. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I'm actually not sure yet where this one will place in their discography...After a good number of listens, I think I might like it more than Idol. It almost feels they let loose a bit more here (in the best possible way). However, I'll say that, overall, Anareta might still be my favorite.
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(https://img.grooves.land/images/cover/762/653/cw2uktq3.j31)
Checked out this one fairly recently, it was pretty cool, kind of in the intersection of our interests.
Incidentally, Tim needs to get us some comments on your gothic/prog playlist thread :)
I'm glad you reminded me. I have the day off tomorrow. I'll see what I can do.
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Supertramp - Even in the Quietest Moments
Earlier today:
Emerson Lake & Palmer - Emerson Lake & Palmer
Steven Wilson - The Harmony Codex
Taylor Swift - Red (Taylor's Version) - From the Vault tracks only
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Another new discovery, another new heavy prog album to hit me out of nowhere in the last month. This one is a female fronted band with some amazing performances and outstanding production values (mixed by Rob Aubrey who does Big Big Train and just keeps outdoing himself). Really fresh and exciting stuff with a lot of diversity.
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1996896487_65)
https://vamoosery.bandcamp.com/album/moving-forward
This was pretty cool. "Listen" was a particular standout.
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Another new discovery, another new heavy prog album to hit me out of nowhere in the last month. This one is a female fronted band with some amazing performances and outstanding production values (mixed by Rob Aubrey who does Big Big Train and just keeps outdoing himself). Really fresh and exciting stuff with a lot of diversity.
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1996896487_65)
https://vamoosery.bandcamp.com/album/moving-forward
This was pretty cool. "Listen" was a particular standout.
:tup
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(https://img.grooves.land/images/cover/762/653/cw2uktq3.j31)
Checked out this one fairly recently, it was pretty cool, kind of in the intersection of our interests.
I had to do a double take. When I scrolled past it on my phone, it almost looked like Raw Power by Iggy and the Stooges.
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(https://i.imgur.com/5WjU6Vy.jpg)
Never heard of it.
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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Southern Accents
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Chick Corea Elektric Band - The Future Is Now (Live)
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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Southern Accents
Ooh good one, especially the title track.
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Bright Eyes - Letting Off The Happiness
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Bruce Springsteen- Greatest Hits
Savatage- Hall of the Mountain King
Ratt- Invasion of Your Privacy
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Bright Eyes - Lifted, or, The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground
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Lespecial - Odd Times
I'll be seeing them in a few days, so pretty stoked.
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lespecial rules, have fun!
Ohio Players - Fire
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Iron Maiden - Brave New World
Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time
Iced Earth - Night of the Stormrider
Iced Earth - Something Wicked this Way Comes
Into Eternity - The Scattering of Ashes
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Spiritbox - The Fear of Fear (EP)
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Jimmy Buffett - Equal Strain on All Parts
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Masayoshi Takanaka - SEYCHELLES
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A View from the Top of the World
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Masayoshi Takanaka - AN INSATIABLE HIGH
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A Prison Called Earth- Rise of the Octopus.
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Masayoshi Takanaka - BRASILLIAN SKIES
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(https://i.imgur.com/O1dKS6k.jpg)
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Today:
Heart - Dreamboat Annie
Taylor Swift - Speak Now
Supertramp - Crime of the Century
Steven Wilson - The Harmony Codex
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Masayoshi Takanaka - Saudade
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Hotline TNT - Cartwheel
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Masayoshi Takanaka - Ocean Breeze
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Jeffrey Martin - Thank God We Left The Garden
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Marnie Stern - The Comeback Kid
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memorytown - It Takes Forever
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Empty Country - Empty Country II
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Dream Theater - Distance Over Time
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Ethan Tasch - Got Him!
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Myrkur - Spine
Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou - May Our Chamber Be Full
The Hirsch Effekt - Urian
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Marillion - Afraid of Sunlight
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The Hirsch Effekt - Urian
What's the best song on this?
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Masayoshi Takanaka - Brasilian Skies
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/02afb3361b9ff9ca8e257b6a69fb89f2/11262286)
Karkwa - Dans la seconde
Highly recommended if you’re a fan of Radiohead.
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don't tell stadler, lol
Masayoshi Takanaka - Takanaka
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3485828532_65) (https://cdn.fonotecaparadis.ro/4980-large_default/spiderland-lp.jpg)
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Green-Lung-Black-Harvest-01.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3563412526_10.jpg)
(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5ebd04f6baaaef891d52afed836) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/61/Coheed_and_cambria_year_of_the_black_rainbow.png)
This mornings spins...
Gama Bomb - Bats
Slint - Spiderland
Green Lung - Black Harvest
Enslaved - Below the Lights
Xerath - The Covers
Coheed and Cambria - Year of the Black Rainbow
New Gama Bomb is nothing new, but a fun thrasher to start the day.
Been on a bit of a Green Lung kick since the new album came out, and Black Harvest is every bit as excellent.
The Enslaved discography thread has got me digging through their albums, and what a place to start, I love this record.
Xerath were a band that had a bit of traction round here when I first joined, but I haven't heard anything from them in years. This litte EP is all covers (Michael Jackson, Peter Gabriel, Steve Vai and Rush) and it's a lot of fun.
Lastly, Coheed just because.
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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)
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De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising
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Over the past few days...
(https://i.discogs.com/usXGBDLjvC3VdTjM99DJtg4UhUHGCZ8rg_NWvM_Wvr0/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:591/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTQ4MDY0/OTAtMTU2MTU4NTYw/OS0xODU1LmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://i.discogs.com/-4RmhmXc8ZEvp0J-q9jccZ7S6qnwky1cd_DAeUEePWQ/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:529/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEyMjk2/ODg4LTE1MzIzODM4/NzctNjIyOC5qcGVn.jpeg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/78/ClosureFirstTemple.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3088714416_65)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0458713861_65) (https://i.discogs.com/RIV_BChxPV-xvkFLH3FFyiFz8qChhl2E2uYgWN3JaL8/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:400/w:400/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTUzNzk5/MTQtMTM5MTk0Njc3/OC00MTIxLmpwZWc.jpeg)
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Borealis-Purgatory-01.jpg) (https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91V38sE4krL._AC_UL600_SR600,600_.jpg)
(That Borealis album is really neat. It's a band I've read about - on these pages too - but I hadn't properly checked out yet.)
...and some 2023 stuff:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4002294437_65) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0557074154_65)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2323345095_65) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0237564445_65)
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Gama Bomb - Bats
Don't really know much about Gama Bomb. They do thrash, correct? Is this a good place to start?
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Over the past few days...
(https://i.discogs.com/usXGBDLjvC3VdTjM99DJtg4UhUHGCZ8rg_NWvM_Wvr0/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:591/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTQ4MDY0/OTAtMTU2MTU4NTYw/OS0xODU1LmpwZWc.jpeg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0458713861_65)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4002294437_65)
Warning: You have now entered The TAC Zone!!
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Sunwatchers - Music Is Victory Over Time
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(https://i.imgur.com/BJIl7sM.jpg)
Amazing from beginning to end.
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D'Virgilio, Morse & Jennings - Sophomore
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Over the past few days...
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Warning: You have now entered The TAC Zone!!
:lol
Just for fun - IF you had to pick between Keepers I and II...which one would it be?
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Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - Fronzoli
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Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - Fronzoli
Same.
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Gama Bomb - Bats
Don't really know much about Gama Bomb. They do thrash, correct? Is this a good place to start?
I'm far from an expert Nick, this is only the second Gama Bomb album I've heard. The first was Tales from the Grave in Space (which came free with a Metal Hammer magazine back in 2009), and that one is pretty good, so try both of them.
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Chris Stapleton - Higher
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Cat Power - Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert
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Night Crowned - Tales
Sounded very good on first listen...
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D'Virgilio, Morse & Jennings - Sophomore. Just landed on my doorstep!
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Baroness - STONE
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Another good one from today. Pretty epic classic metal from Greece.
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Another good one from today. Pretty epic classic metal from Greece.
Excellent! Check out new Sky Empire. :metal
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Masayoshi Takanaka - The Rainbow Goblins
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Another good one from today. Pretty epic classic metal from Greece.
Excellent! Check out new Sky Empire. :metal
Will do!
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Another new discovery, another new heavy prog album to hit me out of nowhere in the last month. This one is a female fronted band with some amazing performances and outstanding production values (mixed by Rob Aubrey who does Big Big Train and just keeps outdoing himself). Really fresh and exciting stuff with a lot of diversity.
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1996896487_65)
https://vamoosery.bandcamp.com/album/moving-forward
Oh, this sounds nice. After your Advent Horizon rec, I need to check this out too...
...aaandd it's another win! Very cool album, I really like the mood. HOF, how did you come across it? :)
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Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You
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D'Virgilio, Morse & Jennings - Sophomore. Just landed on my doorstep!
How is it?
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Caroline Polachek - Pang
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D'Virgilio, Morse & Jennings - Sophomore. Just landed on my doorstep!
How is it?
Gave it two listens, and I think it's actually a step up from the first one. Songs seem to have a little more depth, and the overall sound of everything is really nice. I think the first preview track they released, Anywhere the Wind Blows, might be the weakest track on the album.
Another new discovery, another new heavy prog album to hit me out of nowhere in the last month. This one is a female fronted band with some amazing performances and outstanding production values (mixed by Rob Aubrey who does Big Big Train and just keeps outdoing himself). Really fresh and exciting stuff with a lot of diversity.
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1996896487_65)
https://vamoosery.bandcamp.com/album/moving-forward
Oh, this sounds nice. After your Advent Horizon rec, I need to check this out too...
...aaandd it's another win! Very cool album, I really like the mood. HOF, how did you come across it? :)
There's a connection to Big Big Train through Rob Aubrey who mixed and mastered the album, so this got shared onto their FB group last week. Only way I'd have heard it.
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Darshan Ambient - A Day Within Days
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The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Jazz at Oberlin (Live At Oberlin College/1953)
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Acoustic Labs - DroneCast
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Moonchild - Reflections (EP)
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Just getting to the Horrendous album, and man, it's a crusher!! :metal
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(https://i.imgur.com/YAouryH.jpg)
Like 5 times today.
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Just getting to the Horrendous album, and man, it's a crusher!! :metal
What album is that?
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Anne-Sophie Mutter & Mutter's Virtuosi - Bach, Bologne, Previn, Vivaldi, Williams
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Just getting to the Horrendous album, and man, it's a crusher!! :metal
What album is that?
Horrendous-Ontological Mysterium
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Like 5 times today.
Love this album and every other one by them!
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Anne-Sophie Mutter & Mutter's Virtuosi - Bach, Bologne, Previn, Vivaldi, Williams
Oh wow, didn't think anyone else here knew her work. And I didn't know she had a new one out. I'll have to give this a listen.
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Anne-Sophie Mutter & Mutter's Virtuosi - Bach, Bologne, Previn, Vivaldi, Williams
Oh wow, didn't think anyone else here knew her work. And I didn't know she had a new one out. I'll have to give this a listen.
:tup
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Yes and yes to Horrendous and Moron Police!
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Kiss - Dynasty
Kiss - Unmasked
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Kiss - Dynasty
Kiss - Unmasked
Dynasty is one of my favorite Kiss albums, and while I think Unmasked kind blows, it has a handful of excellent songs.
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MANGINI - Invisible Signs
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Wes Montgomery - The Complete Full House Recordings (Live At Tsubo/1962)
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Shintaro Sakamoto - How To Live With A Phantom
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MANGINI - Invisible Signs
Same
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The Hirsch Effekt - Urian
What's the best song on this?
Can´t tell you yet. Listened it in the car and didn´t really pay attention to the individual songs.
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MANGINI - Invisible Signs
Same
Really liking the short songs and the sound is great even on you tube.
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Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You
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Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You
Love this album!
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Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You
Love this album!
I took him three tries to get someone to comment on it. ;D Great album, but I haven't had time to listen to it again in the last few months so I have nothing new to say about it.
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Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You
Love this album!
it's definitely going to be one of my top picks for AOTY i think!! been listening to it a lot lately
Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
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A few more 2023 releases:
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Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You
Love this album!
I took him three tries to get someone to comment on it. ;D Great album, but I haven't had time to listen to it again in the last few months so I have nothing new to say about it.
:biggrin:
I just did, a few days ago, and it's as good as I remembered it. Definitely a favorite among the pop/easy listening records of 2023.
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We seem to be on a two-man mission to get DTF hooked on Anubis Gate.
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We seem to be on a two-man mission to get DTF hooked on Anubis Gate.
;)
Their latest quite literally gets better every time I listen to it. Among (many) other things, the melodic theme in The Phoenix after the first chorus, and then again to close out the song is just beautiful. Simple but stunning.
I have also recently revisited Andromeda Unchained and The Detached, and they are SO good.
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They are one of those bands that have very strong hooks, but they don't seem to sink in until a number of plays.
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Haruomi Hosono - Cochin Moon
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Dream Theater - A View From The Top Of The World
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Baroness - Purple
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Leftover Salmon - High Country
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Suede - Singles
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John Cougar Mellencamp - Scarecrow
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo’s Factory
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks
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Goddess Nemesis- The Play Is The Thing.
(http://<a href="https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_goddess_nemesis_project/the_goddess_nemesis_project/"><img src="//e.snmc.io/i/300/w/1e48096ba8da124a43768575f6d1e54a/1674613" alt="The Goddess Nemesis Project - The Goddess Nemesis Project"></a>)
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S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe - Aqua City
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Daneshevskaya - Long Is The Tunnel
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Beirut - Hadsel
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Vyva Melinkolya - Unbecoming
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Christian Lee Hutson - Beginners
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Getting to some post roulette albums today and this is really good...
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Borealis-Purgatory-01.jpg)
I don't reach for music like this often, and bands like Seventh Wonder usually satisfy me, but no denying this is damn good. Speaking of Seventh Wonder, this guy sounds very much like Tommy Karevik.
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Weather Report - Mr. Gone
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jizue - biotop
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Getting to some post roulette albums today and this is really good...
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Borealis-Purgatory-01.jpg)
I don't reach for music like this often, and bands like Seventh Wonder usually satisfy me, but no denying this is damn good. Speaking of Seventh Wonder, this guy sounds very much like Tommy Karevik.
Great band! Their album Fall From Grace is easily my favorite.
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I like Purgatory the best. I didn't take to the new one though but most of their old stuff is enjoyable.
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Subsignal - Touchstones
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Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon
IMO, the greatest album ever recorded
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Subsignal - Touchstones
This band is excellent! They definitely need more love.
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Subsignal - Touchstones
This band is excellent! They definitely need more love.
I like what I've heard so far. Their recent album was really good.
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Jerry Douglas - Traveler
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Bright Eyes - A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/b441568be0b446e9f7dcb14a7aadbe27/11279047)
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DreamPeace - Snow Day
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bright eyes - cassadaga
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Portugal. The Man - It's Complicated Being A Wizard (EP)
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Portugal. The Man - Church Mouth
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GROUPLOVE - Big Mess
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Dream Theater - Images and Words
Evergrey - In Search of Truth
Draconian - Turning Season Within
Draconian - Sovran
As good as Lisa is, I prefer Heike. Such a unique voice
Primordial - How It Ends
Myrkur - Spine
I love this album. Probably going to be top 10 in my yearlist.
Rising Tide - Reflections
One of my friends is playing drums in this Dutch metalcore band. They just released an EP and while it's not my favorite genre I like it, especially the guitars.
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Robert Glasper - Black Radio III
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Yura Yura Teikoku - Hollow Me
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Dream Theater - Images and Words
Evergrey - In Search of Truth
Draconian - Turning Season Within
Draconian - Sovran
Pretty good batch you have here :)
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Sachiko Kanenobu - Fork in the Road
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(https://www.vinylexchange.co.uk/cdn/shop/products/image_2086614_d40e99b8-a6f6-4e39-bcb4-0fef98fb3363_grande.jpeg?v=1578613304)
:metal
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Today:
Trevor Rabin - Rio
Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (Disc 1)
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Marco Sfogli - There's Hope
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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Into The Great Wide Open
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Slipknot - Iowa
Slipknot - Vol. 3
Slipknot - All Hope is Gone
Radakka - Malice & Tranquillity
Radakka - Requiem for the Innocent
Slick - s/t
Sirenia - 1977
Sirenia - Riddles, Rules & Destinations
Sirenia - Nine Destinies and a Downfall
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Black Sabbath - Paranoid
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Silkroad Ensemble - Phoenix Rising (EP)
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Crocodile - His Name Is Stan and He's a Bad Motherf**ker
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Steve Morse - High Tension Wires
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Weather Report - Weather Report
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Masayoshi Takanaka - Jolly Jive
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:metal Fuck Yea!
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:metal Fuck Yea!
You know, I don’t think I’ve ever checked this out. Is it along the same lines as “old” Nocturnus?
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:metal Fuck Yea!
You know, I don’t think I’ve ever checked this out. Is it along the same lines as “old” Nocturnus?
Oh yea, total old school vibe. It's not as good as the classics but it definitely holds it's own.
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A Lukeamendation....
I think the song he played on the DJ Thingy the other night was the best song. Kind of masked the fact that this has a big stoner vibe. There's some cool moments though. The first two and the last two tracks are pretty cool.
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A Lukeamendation....
I think the song he played on the DJ Thingy the other night was the best song. Kind of masked the fact that this has a big stoner vibe. There's some cool moments though. The first two and the last two tracks are pretty cool.
Yep, this is good. I'd recommend their previous album too, Black Harvest. A mix of Sabbath and...Boston? Cool stuff.
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Keiichi Sokabe - 瞬間と永遠
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Over the last few days...
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51uIUbofdEL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg) (https://i.discogs.com/pU_s_OSY5tjUT1cP6PliuK2zbIn-L8jBn6gAQaJJnVA/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:582/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIwODI1/MDEtMTYxNTI3NTQ2/OS0xMzIwLmpwZWc.jpeg)
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Some random thoughts...Always amazed at how different North from Here sounds from the stuff that came right after. I mean, even Amok was basically a different beast. Hadn't listened to The Puppet Master in a long time...some nifty riffage in there, for sure. And Obsolete - another one I haven't revisited in ages. It was always going to be hard to follow Demanufacture (one of the top metal records of the 90s, as far as I'm concerned), and I always felt Fear Factory basically exhausted so much of their greatness on it. Indeed, this is not nearly as good but, honestly, with the perspective of many years now, it's a good one. The opening duo of Shock/Edgecrusher is truly, um, crushing. And the more experimental/melodic stuff is tasty (Descent, Freedom of Fire, Resurrection)
Some 2023 albums:
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(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Diviner_Avaton-01.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2517776311_10.jpg)
That Diviner album really is a good slab of epic metal...
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Would you recommend Sirius B? I heard Lemuria a lot in recent years but never that one.
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Would you recommend Sirius B? I heard Lemuria a lot in recent years but never that one.
Back in the day I got the version that had both albums...
Yes, it's a good album. I will say, for my taste, Therion peaked with Theli...while the production values got better and better, the music has become less interesting. But Lemuria/Sirius B are still overall an entertaining listen. Lemuria is a bit shorter and "punchier", Sirius B is more symphonic and mid-tempo, so they complement each other quite well.
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Would you recommend Sirius B? I heard Lemuria a lot in recent years but never that one.
Back in the day I got the version that had both albums...
Yes, it's a good album. I will say, for my taste, Therion peaked with Theli...while the production values got better and better, the music has become less interesting. But Lemuria/Sirius B are still overall an entertaining listen. Lemuria is a bit shorter and "punchier", Sirius B is more symphonic and mid-tempo, so they complement each other quite well.
Thanks for your answer. Will have to check it out then.
I also think they peaked with Theli.. and Vovin maybe.
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Subsignal - Paraiso
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Keiichi Sokabe - 瞬間と永遠
this again, it's so good! :metal
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Baroness - Gold & Grey
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Leftover Salmon - Something Higher
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Jerry Douglas, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, and Edgar Mayer - Bourbon & Rosewater
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Mortemia - The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions
Cavalera Conspiracy - Morbid Visions
Cavalera Conspiracy - Bestial Devastation
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Portugal. The Man - Censored Colors
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2977809576_65)
A Lukeamendation....
I think the song he played on the DJ Thingy the other night was the best song. Kind of masked the fact that this has a big stoner vibe. There's some cool moments though. The first two and the last two tracks are pretty cool.
Yep, this is good. I'd recommend their previous album too, Black Harvest. A mix of Sabbath and...Boston? Cool stuff.
Yep, I'd echo this, Black Harvest is also great. Not as good as the latest though. The Heathen Land may end up cracking my top 10 of the year, it's that fucking good!
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Some random listening over the last few days;
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Awesome batch. :metal :metal
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The Serpentine and Allen/Olzen are the obvious odd ones out but I did feel like breaking it up. The Serpentine album is pretty cheesy but has some nice melodic tunes. First listen to the Stortregn too, fucking nice, as expected. Oh shit, I forgot one I also listened to this morning;
(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.1ZVoB_d49W3YDfAgAFxviQHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)
You know what...........I have no expectations for this anymore when going into it, but I'm warming to it. It was a pleasant listen. Still lost focus in some places but ATC, TT and the title track especially are pretty good. I don't really know what the chatter was with the title track when it came out as I dismissed it but I love the climax of it. Quite original.
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The Serpentine and Allen/Olzen are the obvious odd ones out but I did feel like breaking it up. The Serpentine album is pretty cheesy but has some nice melodic tunes. First listen to the Stortregn too, fucking nice, as expected. Oh shit, I forgot one I also listened to this morning;
(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.1ZVoB_d49W3YDfAgAFxviQHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)
You know what...........I have no expectations for this anymore when going into it, but I'm warming to it. It was a pleasant listen. Still lost focus in some places but ATC, TT and the title track especially are pretty good. I don't really know what the chatter was with the title track when it came out as I dismissed it but I love the climax of it. Quite original.
I love this album. It's heavy, dense, technical. There's really no let up on it. There's a lot to digest, but the payoff is worth it.
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Your high opinion of it has always made me try and go back to it from time to time. Definitely not a DT highlight but I can start to see why people do enjoy it.
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Awesome batch. :metal :metal
Fucking preach! I don't know all of these, but those I do are :metal
Starting off today's new releases with the new Mariusz Duda album...
(https://www.plaidroomrecords.com/cdn/shop/files/AFR_AI_D_be3aa756_thumbnail_1024.webp?v=1699892190)
I've never really connected with his solo work, but this is off to a really good start. I've been watching a lot of X-Files recently and this synthy vibe really gives sci-fi energy. Good stuff.
Edit: Next up are these two...
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It's weird to hear what feels like the closest I've heard to a classic Children of Bodom release, in like 15 years or something. Digging it, it really keeps Alexi's legacy living on.
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I had high expectations fir the Warmen but for me it fell flat, hard.
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I had high expectations fir the Warmen but for me it fell flat, hard.
It's the first Warmen I've actually listened to, but so far I think it sounds way better than the last few Bodom albums. Those albums really fell flat for me.
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I haven't compared it to Bodom truthfully. It just had nothing memorable for me at all. So disappointed.
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I haven't compared it to Bodom truthfully. It just had nothing memorable for me at all. So disappointed.
Really? But it sounds just like Bodom?
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I haven't compared it to Bodom truthfully. It just had nothing memorable for me at all. So disappointed.
Really? But it sounds just like Bodom?
Every other Warmen album is different to this one. They purposely went the way to sound like Bodom, no doubt but I just mean I've judged it on its own merit and it kinda sucks IMO.
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I haven't compared it to Bodom truthfully. It just had nothing memorable for me at all. So disappointed.
Really? But it sounds just like Bodom?
Every other Warmen album is different to this one. They purposely went the way to sound like Bodom, no doubt but I just mean I've judged it on its own merit and it kinda sucks IMO.
Yea, I'll have to go back and check out some of their other albums. Best album to start with?
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None of them are really spectacular but the first two have some instrumental goodness.
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Mo Troper - Troper Sings Brion
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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - She's The One
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Home Free - As Seen On TV
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Some random listening over the last few days;
(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.kHRw3GXRy0QWYZF17bCMGwHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)
Nice batch indeed! That last Obscura album is very good too. The right mix of technical and catchy. I might give it a listen today...
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Starting off today's new releases with the new Mariusz Duda album...
(https://www.plaidroomrecords.com/cdn/shop/files/AFR_AI_D_be3aa756_thumbnail_1024.webp?v=1699892190)
I've never really connected with his solo work, but this is off to a really good start. I've been watching a lot of X-Files recently and this synthy vibe really gives sci-fi energy. Good stuff.
I love Mariusz, but he REALLY has to be stopped with these awful puns :lol
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Starting off today's new releases with the new Mariusz Duda album...
(https://www.plaidroomrecords.com/cdn/shop/files/AFR_AI_D_be3aa756_thumbnail_1024.webp?v=1699892190)
I've never really connected with his solo work, but this is off to a really good start. I've been watching a lot of X-Files recently and this synthy vibe really gives sci-fi energy. Good stuff.
I love Mariusz, but he REALLY has to be stopped with these awful puns :lol
You are not wrong there :biggrin:
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TEMIC - Terror Management Theory
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Earthside - Let The Truth Speak
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The Delta Riggs - The Real Electric
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WDADU earlier for Charlie.
Now listening to Michael McDonald - Blink of an Eye.
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The Polyphonic Spree - Salvage Enterprise
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(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Sadus-The-Shadow-Within-01-scaled.jpg)
Decent new thrash release that borders on death in places.
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(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Sadus-The-Shadow-Within-01-scaled.jpg)
Decent new thrash release that borders on death in places.
DiGiorgio not part of the lineup anymore, correct?
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The Polyphonic Spree - Salvage Enterprise
I didn't know those guys were still around. Haven't heard their name bandied about in a long time.
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Some random listening over the last few days;
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Nice batch indeed! That last Obscura album is very good too. The right mix of technical and catchy. I might give it a listen today...
I'm just getting into them actually. The mix of styles certainly is up my alley. I'm going to work my way backwards.
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The Polyphonic Spree - Salvage Enterprise
I didn't know those guys were still around. Haven't heard their name bandied about in a long time.
it was their first record in a while, i think!
Kurt Vile - Back to Moon Beach
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Today so far:
Queen - Queen
Taylor Swift - Speak Now (Taylor's Version) - Vault tracks only
Riverside - ID.Entity
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The new Earthside album is freaking amazing! After just two spins, it's already one of my top picks this year. And can we talk about the drummer? He's on another level, totally giving me Gavin Harrison vibes.
https://earthside.bandcamp.com/album/let-the-truth-speak
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2389434154_10.jpg)
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Deafheaven - Sunbather (10th Anniversary Remix)
:metal one of the all-time great metal releases
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MJ Lenderman - And The Wind (Live And Loose!)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/13b24d42ad8b82f2b552a447d10b2243/4778827)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/13b24d42ad8b82f2b552a447d10b2243/4778827)
great release, we love Mussorgsky
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Dolly Parton - Rockstar
The new Earthside album is freaking amazing! After just two spins, it's already one of my top picks this year. And can we talk about the drummer? He's on another level, totally giving me Gavin Harrison vibes.
https://earthside.bandcamp.com/album/let-the-truth-speak
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2389434154_10.jpg)
I agree. I only got one listen in so far, but for me it's definitely a contender for album of the year.
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Kiss- Unmasked
Rush- Grace Under Pressure
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Some 2023 stuff:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4136274789_65) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0165333254_65)
(https://manofmuchmetal.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Cover-scaled.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4222397338_65)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0204019901_65) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2606218519_10.jpg)
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Bob Dylan - The Complete Budokan (other half)
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I'm revisiting this album after many years, and damn, what a beast of a record. Now this is some fierce, epic 70s prog straight from Argentina.
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I'm revisiting this album after many years, and damn, what a beast of a record. Now this is some fierce, epic 70s prog straight from Argentina.
You're going to have to share a playlist of all this Argentinian prog you're vibing with. It seems a lot to get into.
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Ya know what, that's not a bad idea at all. I might even make a thread for it or something :metal. And boi, you've got no idea how much quality prog we made back in the day :lol
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Ya know what, that's not a bad idea at all. I might even make a thread for it or something :metal. And boi, you've got no idea how much quality prog we made back in the day :lol
Well I do try and listen to music outside of the obvious western countries, so I'd be up for diving in.
That reminds me, I've been working my way through this list of albums (one from every country in the world) and need to continue on with it.
https://www.200worldalbums.com/post/200worldalbums-taking-stock (https://www.200worldalbums.com/post/200worldalbums-taking-stock)
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Ya know what, that's not a bad idea at all. I might even make a thread for it or something :metal. And boi, you've got no idea how much quality prog we made back in the day :lol
Well I do try and listen to music outside of the obvious western countries, so I'd be up for diving in.
That reminds me, I've been working my way through this list of albums (one from every country in the world) and need to continue on with it.
https://www.200worldalbums.com/post/200worldalbums-taking-stock (https://www.200worldalbums.com/post/200worldalbums-taking-stock)
Oh, that's cool!
Incidentally, the pick from Italy is a good one. You might actually have heard of Zucchero? He was one of the few Italian artists with some degree of international success at the end of the 80s/beginning of the 90s, at least in Europe. He always surrounded himself with impressive guest musicians too. That one record has, among others, Eric Clapton one one song, Clarence Clemons on another...I mean, he liked to "borrow" some vibes from Joe Cocker and the like, but the music is rather entertaining.
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Ya know what, that's not a bad idea at all. I might even make a thread for it or something :metal. And boi, you've got no idea how much quality prog we made back in the day :lol
Well I do try and listen to music outside of the obvious western countries, so I'd be up for diving in.
That reminds me, I've been working my way through this list of albums (one from every country in the world) and need to continue on with it.
https://www.200worldalbums.com/post/200worldalbums-taking-stock (https://www.200worldalbums.com/post/200worldalbums-taking-stock)
Oh, that's cool!
Incidentally, the pick from Italy is a good one. You might actually have heard of Zucchero? He was one of the few Italian artists with some degree of international success at the end of the 80s/beginning of the 90s, at least in Europe. He always surrounded himself with impressive guest musicians too. That one record has, among others, Eric Clapton one one song, Clarence Clemons on another...I mean, he liked to "borrow" some vibes from Joe Cocker and the like, but the music is rather entertaining.
No, I've not gotten to.Italy yet, and I've never heard of Zucchero. Looks like I got as far as France, but I'll add some more albums into my daily rotation playlist.
Sacul, the Argentinian artist is Charley Garcia. Is this an album you're familiar with?
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Eddie Money- Greatest Hits
Billy Squire- Greatest Hits
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Counting Crows - Across a Wire (Live in New York)
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Ya know what, that's not a bad idea at all. I might even make a thread for it or something :metal . And boi, you've got no idea how much quality prog we made back in the day :lol
Well I do try and listen to music outside of the obvious western countries, so I'd be up for diving in.
That reminds me, I've been working my way through this list of albums (one from every country in the world) and need to continue on with it.
https://www.200worldalbums.com/post/200worldalbums-taking-stock (https://www.200worldalbums.com/post/200worldalbums-taking-stock)
Oh, that's cool!
Incidentally, the pick from Italy is a good one. You might actually have heard of Zucchero? He was one of the few Italian artists with some degree of international success at the end of the 80s/beginning of the 90s, at least in Europe. He always surrounded himself with impressive guest musicians too. That one record has, among others, Eric Clapton one one song, Clarence Clemons on another...I mean, he liked to "borrow" some vibes from Joe Cocker and the like, but the music is rather entertaining.
No, I've not gotten to.Italy yet, and I've never heard of Zucchero. Looks like I got as far as France, but I'll add some more albums into my daily rotation playlist.
Sacul, the Argentinian artist is Charley Garcia. Is this an album you're familiar with?
Yeah, I've even played a few songs from it on the deepcut sessions :lol. Great record. And that site looks so cool, I think I'll dive into that once I'm done with my current interests.
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Ya know what, that's not a bad idea at all. I might even make a thread for it or something :metal . And boi, you've got no idea how much quality prog we made back in the day :lol
Well I do try and listen to music outside of the obvious western countries, so I'd be up for diving in.
That reminds me, I've been working my way through this list of albums (one from every country in the world) and need to continue on with it.
https://www.200worldalbums.com/post/200worldalbums-taking-stock (https://www.200worldalbums.com/post/200worldalbums-taking-stock)
Oh, that's cool!
Incidentally, the pick from Italy is a good one. You might actually have heard of Zucchero? He was one of the few Italian artists with some degree of international success at the end of the 80s/beginning of the 90s, at least in Europe. He always surrounded himself with impressive guest musicians too. That one record has, among others, Eric Clapton one one song, Clarence Clemons on another...I mean, he liked to "borrow" some vibes from Joe Cocker and the like, but the music is rather entertaining.
No, I've not gotten to.Italy yet, and I've never heard of Zucchero. Looks like I got as far as France, but I'll add some more albums into my daily rotation playlist.
Sacul, the Argentinian artist is Charley Garcia. Is this an album you're familiar with?
Yeah, I've even played a few songs from it on the deepcut sessions :lol. Great record. And that site looks so cool, I think I'll dive into that once I'm done with my current interests.
I do pay attention to what you play, honest :lol
Yea it's a cool site, and although most of the music isn't fully my thing, I've discovered a few good albums.
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A friend recommended this album to me, and it's pretty cool. More 70s prog here, pretty chill with some beautiful arrangements. I'll revisit.
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Frank Zappa - Over-Nite Sensation (50th Anniversary Edition) Disc 3 (Live in Hollywood 1973)
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A friend recommended this album to me, and it's pretty cool. More 70s prog here, pretty chill with some beautiful arrangements. I'll revisit.
Are the lyrics related to Cortázar?
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GTR - GTR
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(https://i.imgur.com/xRUkxuG.jpg)
A friend recommended this album to me, and it's pretty cool. More 70s prog here, pretty chill with some beautiful arrangements. I'll revisit.
Are the lyrics related to Cortázar?
The lyrics I'm not so sure, maybe, but the band and album names definitely are.
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Advent Horizon - A Cell to Call Home
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(https://i.imgur.com/GWOdVcJ.jpg)
Gustavo Santaolalla's former prog band, with a very folk and jazzy feel. I'm revisiting it now and it sounds better than what I remember.
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(https://i.imgur.com/GWOdVcJ.jpg)
Gustavo Santaolalla's former prog band, with a very folk and jazzy feel. I'm revisiting it now and it sounds better than what I remember.
Sounds interesting! I am familiar with Santaolalla only from his (relatively) more recent work on soundtracks. I think the first time I’d heard something of his was on The Insider soundtrack.
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Jerry Douglas, Mike Auldridge, and Rob Ickes - Three Bells
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Dolly Parton - Rockstar
The new Earthside album is freaking amazing! After just two spins, it's already one of my top picks this year. And can we talk about the drummer? He's on another level, totally giving me Gavin Harrison vibes.
https://earthside.bandcamp.com/album/let-the-truth-speak
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2389434154_10.jpg)
I agree. I only got one listen in so far, but for me it's definitely a contender for album of the year.
Great album! The track Watching the Earth Sink is epic :hefdaddy
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Yes, I agree the new Earthside is epic! Spinning this today.
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I gave it a listen Friday but was distracted with work so nothing really stuck out. I'll give it a second spin tonight or tomorrow. It'll have to be pretty damn special to beat the debut.
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Portugal. The Man - The Satanic Satanist
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Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
Genesis - Invisible Touch
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Frank Zappa - Over-Nite Sensation (50th Anniversary Edition) Disc 3 (Live in Hollywood 1973)
Disc 4 now (Live in Michigan 1973)
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GROUPLOVE - Healer
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Marco Sfogli -reMarcoble
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The lyrics I'm not so sure, maybe, but the band and album names definitely are.
:tup
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Crocodile - Howling Mad Black Music Under Hot Stars
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Solid Vision- The Hurricane.
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The Blue Nile - A Walk Across The Rooftops
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/884594813a9c8e5a1bb9f5feaddf22e3/11431275)
Another really good album.
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Banging out some albums that'll likely be in my 11-20 range for 2023.
(https://www.nuclearblast.com/media/catalog/product/1/0/1069321-1.jpg?optimize=medium&bg-color=255,255,255&fit=bounds&height=700&width=700&canvas=700:700)(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0306071627_65)
(https://www.frontiers.shop/media/image/28/2f/65/WITHERING-SCORN-prophets-of-demise-COVER-HI_600x600@2x.jpg)(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4046787159_65)
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I keep forgetting about this one. I'll listen now.
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It's an awesome album. Finally a heavy as shit album, but with clean vocals.
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Charly García - Clics Modernos
Bleak times ahead of me, and the ones I love.
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It's an awesome album. Finally a heavy as shit album, but with clean vocals.
Second song in, and it's just like Eidolon, but maybe heavier, and better suited vocals. I love Glen Drover man, he's fucking solid as shit. His solos are always classy and super smooth.
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What's this one? I assume it's TACommended, since it has the potential to be in your top 20 :)
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It's an awesome album. Finally a heavy as shit album, but with clean vocals.
Second song in, and it's just like Eidolon, but maybe heavier, and better suited vocals. I love Glen Drover man, he's fucking solid as shit. His solos are always classy and super smooth.
I think you might've recommended this in the first place!
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0306071627_65)
What's this one? I assume it's TACommended, since it has the potential to be in your top 20 :)
Horn-20.
It's a really cool album. heavy...folky melodies, and sung in German.
Definitely TAComended.
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It's an awesome album. Finally a heavy as shit album, but with clean vocals.
Second song in, and it's just like Eidolon, but maybe heavier, and better suited vocals. I love Glen Drover man, he's fucking solid as shit. His solos are always classy and super smooth.
I think you might've recommended this in the first place!
I think he mentioned that he had to get to this about a half dozen times. :lol
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It's an awesome album. Finally a heavy as shit album, but with clean vocals.
Second song in, and it's just like Eidolon, but maybe heavier, and better suited vocals. I love Glen Drover man, he's fucking solid as shit. His solos are always classy and super smooth.
Damn, the last song is heavy as fuck!
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(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.bJiI1VbyKzqbialjiZWEHAHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)
This is really nice. Easy listening, great atmosphere.
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(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.bJiI1VbyKzqbialjiZWEHAHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)
This is really nice. Easy listening, great atmosphere.
Oh hell yes!!!
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Yeah, it was excellent. Will be going back to it for sure.
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Gutevolk - めざめる惑星
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:metal
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Pacífico - La Bella Época
Very nice sort of Prog / Folk album. Quite melodic and easy to listen to.
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Gatecreeper - An Unexpected Reality
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:metal
Arguably Slayer at the absolute peak of their powers!
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Trespasser - ἈΠΟΚΆΛΥΨΙΣ
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Audrey Assad - Be Still (EP)
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Andre 3000 - New Blue Sun
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I'm on a Rush binge since I got Geddy Lee's autobiography last week.
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:metal
Arguably Slayer at the absolute peak of their powers!
Yeah, I saw them 3 times on the Seasons tour. They were amazing.
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I'm on a Rush binge since I got Geddy Lee's autobiography last week.
Never a bad thing to be on a Rush binge!
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Rush - Exit... Stage Left
I have to remember to order the Geddy book.
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Daniel Bachman - When The Roses Come Again
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:metal
Arguably Slayer at the absolute peak of their powers!
Yeah, I saw them 3 times on the Seasons tour. They were amazing.
Yea that must've been so good! What a great time to see them!
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Modder - The Great Liberation Through Hearing
Instrumental sludge from Belgium. It's heavy and agressive with enough variation for the entire album. Recommended.
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Frog - GROG
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Modder - The Great Liberation Through Hearing
Instrumental sludge from Belgium. It's heavy and agressive with enough variation for the entire album. Recommended.
Sounds interesting enough and I trust your tastes somewhat, so I'll give it a go.
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Steve Morse Band - Southern Steel
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Shadow Gallery- Carved In Stone.
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Sweet Billy Pilgrim - Somapolis. Hadn't listened to this in a while, but it's so good.
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This evenings listening...
(https://metalinvader.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/king-diamond-them.jpg) (https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Fascination-Street.jpg)
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/816FycyZ64L._UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0633921866_10.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/30/Star_wars_and_galactic_funk.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3500258699_10.jpg)
Starting off with a fairly regular rotation King Diamond album.
Followed by the latest Ihsahn EP. The new single has sparked an Ihsahn kick, which is of course never a bad thing (also see angL).
Kraftwerk, honestly not a band I've spent deal of time with, but listening to this (specifically Spacelab) I think it's clear Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu was a fan.
Checking out Nachtmerrie's recommendation and it's pretty damn good.
Lastly, I just discovered this Star Wars funk album from.1977 exists :lol it's so perfectly 70s.
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(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.cxZ3ROIdNyV5rFkrT9QAXgHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)
Holy shit! This fucker rips!!! :metal
it's like Crimson Glory and Queensryche got cryogenically frozen from 1986 and defrosted this year!! :metal
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(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.cxZ3ROIdNyV5rFkrT9QAXgHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)
Holy shit! This fucker rips!!! :metal
it's like Crimson Glory and Queensryche got cryogenically frozen from 1986 and defrosted this year!! :metal
Really? I'm all over this!
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This evenings listening...
(https://metalinvader.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/king-diamond-them.jpg) (https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Fascination-Street.jpg)
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/816FycyZ64L._UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0633921866_10.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/30/Star_wars_and_galactic_funk.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3500258699_10.jpg)
Starting off with a fairly regular rotation King Diamond album.
Followed by the latest Ihsahn EP. The new single has sparked an Ihsahn kick, which is of course never a bad thing (also see angL).
Kraftwerk, honestly not a band I've spent deal of time with, but listening to this (specifically Spacelab) I think it's clear Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu was a fan.
Checking out Nachtmerrie's recommendation and it's pretty damn good.
Lastly, I just discovered this Star Wars funk album from.1977 exists :lol it's so perfectly 70s.
The King! Fuck yeah man! :metal
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Lacey Sturm - Kenotic Metanoia
CD arrived today. Man, can she still scream when she wants to. Album is fantastic so far. Nice and heavy. Just way too long since the last one.
(https://i0.wp.com/www.indievisionmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Lacey.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
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(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.cxZ3ROIdNyV5rFkrT9QAXgHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)
Holy shit! This fucker rips!!! :metal
it's like Crimson Glory and Queensryche got cryogenically frozen from 1986 and defrosted this year!! :metal
Yep, this is really good, one nice surprise from earlier this year!
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More from 2023...
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1172529359_10.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0858585450_65)
The first is Krigsgrav - Fires in the Fall...from Texas, atmospheric/melodic black metal with more than a sprinkle of melancholic death/doom. I have been enjoying this over the last couple months. The one-two punch of An Everflowing Vessel and The Black Oak is really good. Maybe the album is a tad long, but it's powerful stuff.
And Gunship, well, I'm LOVING it. A few days ago, I was wondering if it would stick, and it most certainly is. 80s synth worship that manages to sound fresh, even though nothing here reinvents the wheel.
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Hung Christmas lights up outside today with this CRANKED for all of the neighbors to enjoy.
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That's the Frampton Comes Alive of Heavy Metal!
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Yep, one of metals finest live albums.
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More from 2023...
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1172529359_10.jpg)
The first is Krigsgrav - Fires in the Fall...from Texas, atmospheric/melodic black metal with more than a sprinkle of melancholic death/doom. I have been enjoying this over the last couple months. The one-two punch of An Everflowing Vessel and The Black Oak is really good. Maybe the album is a tad long, but it's powerful stuff.
Just dropped the needle on The Black Oak before I go to bed. Very nice. I made a note to hit it at work in the morning. The sound is great.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/88/Metanoia_%28Persefone_album%29.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1250554031_65)
2022 was a really weak year in music for me so I'm still trying to find gems I missed.
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Rush - Fly By Night
Rush - Caress Of Steel
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Steely Dan - Gaucho
released on this day in 1980 :metal
one of the greatest records ever
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Weather Report - PROCESSION
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Some more 2023...
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The Graven Sin album came out earlier this month and this was the first listen...they are from Finland, but they enrolled the singer from Arrayan Path. Heavy metal towards the epic end of things, think a slightly less polished and a bit more uptempo/power-oriented Sorcerer. Very good vocals. Could use some trimming on runtime, but it was highly enjoyable.
Also was in the mood for some thrash and went for this one:
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51l2-8SchbL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
I feel this is not talked about all that much, but it's a very tasty slab of Slayer-like aggression. The drumming is great on this one!
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Nick, I hit the Graven Sin a couple of weeks ago and I thought it was pretty good.
I put the Krigsgrav on at work today, but it was a bit harsh and hard to really gauge. I owe it some alone time though.
Today, went a little old school at work..
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I only made it through half of the AC/DC. The vocals were so awful on it.
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Nick, I hit the Graven Sin a couple of weeks ago and I thought it was pretty good.
Ha! I must've missed it. Yep, I enjoyed it. I thought the singer was very good.
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Nick, I hit the Graven Sin a couple of weeks ago and I thought it was pretty good.
Ha! I must've missed it. Yep, I enjoyed it. I thought the singer was very good.
Pretty much in line with my impression.
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Graven Sin-Veil Of the Gods
Clean vocal classic metal
Not reinventing the wheel, but very easy on the ears.
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Pretty much in line with my impression.
(https://newalbumreleases.net/pic/getmetal-65943982023-11_6594398.jpg)
Graven Sin-Veil Of the Gods
Clean vocal classic metal
Not reinventing the wheel, but very easy on the ears.
Tim - speaking of classic metal...have you checked out this one?
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1874089468_65)
Came out a couple of weeks ago, I've actually pimped it on this thread already. A little more power metal-leaning, with (very) Dio-esque vocals.
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I saw your post on it when I was looking for my Graven Sin post. I have not checked it. I'm on it!!!
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Good day for some PG.
Peter Gabriel - Melt
Peter Gabriel - Security
Peter Gabriel - Up
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Tim - speaking of classic metal...have you checked out this one?
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1874089468_65)
Came out a couple of weeks ago, I've actually pimped it on this thread already. A little more power metal-leaning, with (very) Dio-esque vocals.
Listening now. Very nice!
Apparently I have their 2019 album Realms Of Time Saved in my Spotify Library. Who knew? :lol
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Good day for some PG.
Peter Gabriel - Melt
Peter Gabriel - Security
Peter Gabriel - Up
Some excellent PG in there :) Throw in So and you have all of my favorites!
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Good day for some PG.
Peter Gabriel - Melt
Peter Gabriel - Security
Peter Gabriel - Up
Let me tweak my nipples with this post.
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Gee, thanks Kev..
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(https://i.imgur.com/ebgSMUG.jpg)
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Gee, thanks Kev..
:lol
Ok, I swear this wasn't, um, inspired by King's post...but I just checked this one out
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2806779044_10.jpg)
From Finland, I have very little idea of who these guys are, but this was a ton of fun. I guess I'd say it's "melodic metal" (Litho won't be happy ;))...very synth-y/bass-driven production (although there's some killer guitar in there!), a bit of Eurovision-metal vibe and, importantly, great melodies all around. Incredibly catchy stuff.
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I'm looking forward to some technical prog, some acoustic folk, twangy country, and epic classical next. :)
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81+EevFBT+L._UF350,350_QL50_.jpg)
Love Dino. On first listen now. This is more Prog Metal than I expected. Keyboard solos and whatnot in this first track.
Also saw he and the same guitarist had a band on Frontier called Animal Drive. Sampled the first track from that and holy crap did the opening slay. Gonna track that down as well.
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I'm looking forward to some technical prog, some acoustic folk, twangy country, and epic classical next. :)
:biggrin:
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81+EevFBT+L._UF350,350_QL50_.jpg)
Love Dino. On first listen now. This is more Prog Metal than I expected. Keyboard solos and whatnot in this first track.
Also saw he and the same guitarist had a band on Frontier called Animal Drive. Sampled the first track from that and holy crap did the opening slay. Gonna track that down as well.
Nice, that's a cool album. I think Follow the blind man should've been their second album and he announced it 2 years ago but due to changes in the lineup, name and whatnot they postponed it. Didn't listen to Bite! that much but from what I remember it's similar to this album but a bit simpler.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/88/Metanoia_%28Persefone_album%29.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1250554031_65)
2022 was a really weak year in music for me so I'm still trying to find gems I missed.
What is the band name on the second album? Cover is cool.
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Good day for some PG.
Peter Gabriel - Melt
Peter Gabriel - Security
Peter Gabriel - Up
Some excellent PG in there :) Throw in So and you have all of my favorites!
So is on my agenda for today. :tup :tup
Good day for some PG.
Peter Gabriel - Melt
Peter Gabriel - Security
Peter Gabriel - Up
Let me tweak my nipples with this post.
:lol :lol
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/88/Metanoia_%28Persefone_album%29.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1250554031_65)
2022 was a really weak year in music for me so I'm still trying to find gems I missed.
What is the band name on the second album? Cover is cool.
Cave In, the album is Heavy Pendulum
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a8/Foo_Fighters_-_But_Here_We_Are.png)(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71hX0hB+zfL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/74/Inside_out_album.jpg)
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81+EevFBT+L._UF350,350_QL50_.jpg)
Love Dino. On first listen now. This is more Prog Metal than I expected. Keyboard solos and whatnot in this first track.
Also saw he and the same guitarist had a band on Frontier called Animal Drive. Sampled the first track from that and holy crap did the opening slay. Gonna track that down as well.
Nice, that's a cool album. I think Follow the blind man should've been their second album and he announced it 2 years ago but due to changes in the lineup, name and whatnot they postponed it. Didn't listen to Bite! that much but from what I remember it's similar to this album but a bit simpler.
Yeah, I knew he had lawsuits going with Frontiers and I found the story on it. They were ready for their second album but Frontiers just stopped helping them so they broke up and then Frontiers sued them. Dino has spent years bagging on the label as crooks. Now I know the story. Really enjoyed this album.
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Bright Eyes - A Christmas Album
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c9/Rush_2112.jpg)
"Truth is false and logic lost
Now the fourth dimension is crossed"
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Today so far:
Peter Gabriel - So
Peter Gabriel - Secret World Live
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Kara Jackson - Why Does The Earth Give Us People To Love?
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/5a54a275e9cd70edb8cc2eb34d7b1110/6807170)
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Iced Earth - Dystopia
Iced Earth - Incorruptible
Iced Earth - Night of the Stormrider
Orbit Culture - Descent
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(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.GFUVV9prURbvIsDdXfEQEwHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)
This band is amazing.
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Man, whoever is posting images from metalinvader, it keeps freaking out my anti-virus. They appear to have blacklisted the site so these pages have not been loading well. Not sure what the deal is, but hopefully it's not doing anything bad.
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Man, whoever is posting images from metalinvader, it keeps freaking out my anti-virus. They appear to have blacklisted the site so these pages have not been loading well. Not sure what the deal is, but hopefully it's not doing anything bad.
That's a strange one mate.
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Yeah this album has really grown on me through the years. Such a weird and beautiful record.
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Throwback zombie thrash :metal
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Throwback zombie thrash :metal
OK, I'll bite :neverusethis:
Did you ever check out the zombie thrash album The Awakening by Send More Paramedics (I sent a song in your roulette I think)?
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Yeah this album has really grown on me through the years. Such a weird and beautiful record.
I've always really enjoyed this record. I should spin it today!
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Did you ever check out the zombie thrash album The Awakening by Send More Paramedics (I sent a song in your roulette I think)?
I did not. I will since you asked and report back. Checking out albums post roulettes for me is actually not very common. No idea why.
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Did you ever check out the zombie thrash album The Awakening by Send More Paramedics (I sent a song in your roulette I think)?
I did not. I will since you asked and report back. Checking out albums post roulettes for me is actually not very common. No idea why.
I'm not sure this album is gonna change your stance :lol
Oh, also that Send More Paramedics album is half atmospheric zombie movie soundtrack. Ignore that, just listen to the first half of the album.
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Masayoshi Takanaka - The Rainbow Goblins
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(https://mvdshop.com/cdn/shop/products/MDD269_800x.jpg?v=1694517955)
Throwback zombie thrash :metal
OK, I'll bite :neverusethis:
Did you ever check out the zombie thrash album The Awakening by Send More Paramedics (I sent a song in your roulette I think)?
Damn, this actually has some decent songs :metal
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Yeah, it's pretty good! :metal :metal
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Yeah, it's pretty good! :metal :metal
Don't judge an album by it's cover, even when it looks like a mid 00s xbox game.
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Yeah this album has really grown on me through the years. Such a weird and beautiful record.
Incredibly underappreciated and legitimately one of the best albums Steven Wilson or Mikael Akerfeldt have made. It became an all-time favorite of mine back in 2012 and it still is today.
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I really need to relisten to it. I never hear good things about it elsewhere, which makes me disinterested in coming back to it, but sometimes the consensus is wrong. Although, the RYM average isn't bad at all, maybe it's just that people's expectations were sky-high and those are almost always impossible to meet.
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I really need to relisten to it. I never hear good things about it elsewhere, which makes me disinterested in coming back to it, but sometimes the consensus is wrong. Although, the RYM average isn't bad at all, maybe it's just that people's expectations were sky-high and those are almost always impossible to meet.
It just wasn't what a lot of people wanted. An Opeth-meets-Porcupine Tree sounding album might have happened if they had made it around a decade earlier, but by 2012, there was no way that was going to happen. Porcupine Tree was on hiatus and Opeth had changed sounds completely. People should have expected something completely different, and that's what we got. But the identity of both musicians is still very clearly there - if anything this album is so great because both musicians are excellent at crafting very evocative atmospheres in their music, and that's what this album has as its main focus. Every single song is just so damn vivid in the mental imagery it creates, which is especially impressive because each song has a very different mood and atmosphere. Some darker stuff, some prettier stuff, all done amazingly.
If there's one other album it reminds me of, it's Comus's First Utterance (especially the song The Herald), which is a cult classic and also a very good album in my opinion. I would hope Storm Corrosion gets its rightful place as a cult classic eventually, but if the cult is just me and like, ten other people, so be it. :lol
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Opeth and PT increasingly sounded more like each other as the 00s went along anyway.
And I like Heritage way more than most people seem to, so maybe I'm already primed for it. It's kind of weird that I remember absolutely nothing about what it sounds like. It must have been a really distracted listen when it came out.
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And I like Heritage way more than most people seem to, so maybe I'm already primed for it.
Same. It's my clear favorite of the post-Watershed Opeth albums. Pale Communion was the one I really didn't like, and the last two were good but nothing amazing.
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And I like Heritage way more than most people seem to, so maybe I'm already primed for it.
Same. It's my clear favorite of the post-Watershed Opeth albums. Pale Communion was the one I really didn't like, and the last two were good but nothing amazing.
When I revisited Pale Communion it clicked with me a lot and I didn't like it at first. Heritage is actually brilliant when I stopped expecting Still Life or Blackwater Park. It took time for me to come around to the new version of Opeth and it makes the early albums that more special.
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Sorceress is the one that moves me the least.
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Hessian Peel is off the charts incredible!!!
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41NJ6g2aWhL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
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Sorceress is the one that moves me the least.
Same but I still like it.
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watershed is an underrated opeth album IMO
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Sorceress is the one that moves me the least.
I really like Heritage and Pale Communion, but Sorceress was much less interesting.
I never heard the last album they released.
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of the post Heritage records i find PC to be the weakest, and their newest one to be the strongest. Sorceress is fine
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Dream Theater - A View From the Top of the World (3rd listen)
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Junko Yagami - Communication
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OK, let's get into this...
Storm Corrosion, I think I've only listened to it two or three times, but I'll give it another go tonight. I remember liking it, but not enough to revisit it, obviously.
With Opeth *These are purely my opinions, and not the opinions of DTF. Take them with a pinch of salt, or tell me to go fuck myself*...
- Heritage is the weakest of the post-Watershed albums.
- Watershed is actually the second best Opeth album so everything that has come after it, Heritage in particular, is sub par.
- Pale Communion is leagues ahead of Heritage and restored my faith in the band.
- Sorceress is better still, it has the one heavy riff (you know, the one they marketed the whole album on, teasing a return to heavy Opeth) as well as a song that could be on a freaking Final Fantasy game. Great album.
- In Cauda Venenum is the best post-Watershed album and is this weirdly dark and ominous record, whilst also being really quirky, plus you can listen to the whole thing in Swedish.
- My Arms, Your Hearse is actually the overrated album and Demon of the Fall isn't even that good.
- Morningrise is better than MAYH.
- Orchid is better than Morningrise.
- Still Life is an incredible album, which we can all agree on.
- Blackwater was a stepping stone to the greatness to come on Ghost Reveries and Watershed.
- Deliverance is mid.
- Damnation is the best post-Watershed album that isn't post-Watershed.
- Ghost Reveries? More like GOAT Reveries.
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OK, let's get into this...
Storm Corrosion, I think I've only listened to it two or three times, but I'll give it another go tonight. I remember liking it, but not enough to revisit it, obviously.
With Opeth *These are purely my opinions, and not the opinions of DTF. Take them with a pinch of salt, or tell me to go fuck myself*...
- Heritage is the weakest of the post-Watershed albums.
- Watershed is actually the second best Opeth album so everything that has come after it, Heritage in particular, is sub par.
- Pale Communion is leagues ahead of Heritage and restored my faith in the band.
- Sorceress is better still, it has the one heavy riff (you know, the one they marketed the whole album on, teasing a return to heavy Opeth) as well as a song that could be on a freaking Final Fantasy game. Great album.
- In Cauda Venenum is the best post-Watershed album and is this weirdly dark and ominous record, whilst also being really quirky, plus you can listen to the whole thing in Swedish.
- My Arms, Your Hearse is actually the overrated album and Demon of the Fall isn't even that good.
- Morningrise is better than MAYH.
- Orchid is better than Morningrise.
- Still Life is an incredible album, which we can all agree on.
- Blackwater was a stepping stone to the greatness to come on Ghost Reveries and Watershed.
- Deliverance is mid.
- Damnation is the best post-Watershed album that isn't post-Watershed.
- Ghost Reveries? More like GOAT Reveries.
- Wrong.
- Correct on Watershed being their second-best album, everything else is wrong.
- Wroooooong.
- Sorceress is better than Pale Communion, yes.
- It's good, but no.
- Nope.
- *pukes*
- Maybe. Low bar.
- Overrated.
- No.
- No.
- It's good, but no.
- No, also overrated.
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OK, let's get into this...
Storm Corrosion, I think I've only listened to it two or three times, but I'll give it another go tonight. I remember liking it, but not enough to revisit it, obviously.
With Opeth *These are purely my opinions, and not the opinions of DTF. Take them with a pinch of salt, or tell me to go fuck myself*...
- Heritage is the weakest of the post-Watershed albums.
- Watershed is actually the second best Opeth album so everything that has come after it, Heritage in particular, is sub par.
- Pale Communion is leagues ahead of Heritage and restored my faith in the band.
- Sorceress is better still, it has the one heavy riff (you know, the one they marketed the whole album on, teasing a return to heavy Opeth) as well as a song that could be on a freaking Final Fantasy game. Great album.
- In Cauda Venenum is the best post-Watershed album and is this weirdly dark and ominous record, whilst also being really quirky, plus you can listen to the whole thing in Swedish.
- My Arms, Your Hearse is actually the overrated album and Demon of the Fall isn't even that good.
- Morningrise is better than MAYH.
- Orchid is better than Morningrise.
- Still Life is an incredible album, which we can all agree on.
- Blackwater was a stepping stone to the greatness to come on Ghost Reveries and Watershed.
- Deliverance is mid.
- Damnation is the best post-Watershed album that isn't post-Watershed.
- Ghost Reveries? More like GOAT Reveries.
I'll bite:
- Agreed
- I like Watershed, but definitely not second-best for me
- I like Pale Communion better than Heritage, yes
- I'm fond of Sorceress. It's not an unbelievably great album or anything, bit it's good. More or less same level as PC, although quite different style-wise
- Overall, I think I can agree with that
- Kinda agree. I like but don't love MAYH
- Many many many times yes to this. LOVE Morningrise
- Not for me. Morningrise was a big step up, imo
- Yep, probably my #1
- Mmmh, not sure. It's not even about which one I like best. I just feel BwP was already very much a "point of arrival", if that makes any sense
- A few years ago I'd have said the same thing. Turns out it's one of their albums that has grown on me the most
- I only know I love Damnation :)
- Certainly in the running for my favorite Opeth album too, with BWP and SL
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I actually love Blackwater Park and it is only a hair behind Ghost Reveries and Watershed. I was being provocative for the sake of it :lol
Nick, you are mainly right. Buddy, you, like Luke Skywalker in the Last Jedi, are a huge disappointment.
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I actually love Blackwater Park and it is only a hair behind Ghost Reveries and Watershed.
Swap Ghost Reveries with MAYH and that'd be my top three as well, so hey, your opinion could be worse. :biggrin:
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Damnation is the best album
Correct.
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Damnation is the best album
Correct.
(https://media.tenor.com/ld5tk9ujuJsAAAAC/doubt-press-x.gif)
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OK, let's get into this...
Storm Corrosion, I think I've only listened to it two or three times, but I'll give it another go tonight. I remember liking it, but not enough to revisit it, obviously.
With Opeth *These are purely my opinions, and not the opinions of DTF. Take them with a pinch of salt, or tell me to go fuck myself*...
- Heritage is the weakest of the post-Watershed albums.
- Watershed is actually the second best Opeth album so everything that has come after it, Heritage in particular, is sub par.
- Pale Communion is leagues ahead of Heritage and restored my faith in the band.
- Sorceress is better still, it has the one heavy riff (you know, the one they marketed the whole album on, teasing a return to heavy Opeth) as well as a song that could be on a freaking Final Fantasy game. Great album.
- In Cauda Venenum is the best post-Watershed album and is this weirdly dark and ominous record, whilst also being really quirky, plus you can listen to the whole thing in Swedish.
- My Arms, Your Hearse is actually the overrated album and Demon of the Fall isn't even that good.
- Morningrise is better than MAYH.
- Orchid is better than Morningrise.
- Still Life is an incredible album, which we can all agree on.
- Blackwater was a stepping stone to the greatness to come on Ghost Reveries and Watershed.
- Deliverance is mid.
- Damnation is the best post-Watershed album that isn't post-Watershed.
- Ghost Reveries? More like GOAT Reveries.
Won't comment on everything now but basically agree on almost everything. Especially on PC and In Cauda Venenum, love those.
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OK, let's get into this...
Storm Corrosion, I think I've only listened to it two or three times, but I'll give it another go tonight. I remember liking it, but not enough to revisit it, obviously.
With Opeth *These are purely my opinions, and not the opinions of DTF. Take them with a pinch of salt, or tell me to go fuck myself*...
- Heritage is the weakest of the post-Watershed albums.
- Watershed is actually the second best Opeth album so everything that has come after it, Heritage in particular, is sub par.
- Pale Communion is leagues ahead of Heritage and restored my faith in the band.
- Sorceress is better still, it has the one heavy riff (you know, the one they marketed the whole album on, teasing a return to heavy Opeth) as well as a song that could be on a freaking Final Fantasy game. Great album.
- In Cauda Venenum is the best post-Watershed album and is this weirdly dark and ominous record, whilst also being really quirky, plus you can listen to the whole thing in Swedish.
- My Arms, Your Hearse is actually the overrated album and Demon of the Fall isn't even that good.
- Morningrise is better than MAYH.
- Orchid is better than Morningrise.
- Still Life is an incredible album, which we can all agree on.
- Blackwater was a stepping stone to the greatness to come on Ghost Reveries and Watershed.
- Deliverance is mid.
- Damnation is the best post-Watershed album that isn't post-Watershed.
- Ghost Reveries? More like GOAT Reveries.
Won't comment on everything now but basically agree on almost everything. Especially on PC and In Cauda Venenum, love those.
Good man!
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Every fan of extreme metal on the forum needs to here this record, especially the Worm tracks. They have such a weird, spacey, atmospheric yet melodic feel that I can't really describe. I just love the guitar tone. Yea, just check it out.
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If I could read who they are or the title, I might. :lol
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If I could read who they are or the title, I might. :lol
Fair point. It's Starpath by Dream Unending/Worm
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If I could read who they are or the title, I might. :lol
:rollin
Taking advantage of the hook:
This is common around here.
I have often seen album covers that are not easily identifiable because:
1) The band logos are illegible (very common in extreme metal bands).
2) The cover art does not show the name of the band and/or album (example: Harmony Codex by SW*).
If the intention is to share what you are listening to as a form of suggestion to others, it would be interesting to practice writing the names of artists/albums when this is not clear from the cover alone.
* I know that most people here know how to recognize that it is a SW album, it is just one example!
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If I could read who they are or the title, I might. :lol
Fair point. It's Starpath by Dream Unending/Worm
I hadn't even noticed it was a split album! :lol
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If I could read who they are or the title, I might. :lol
:rollin
Taking advantage of the hook:
This is common around here.
I have often seen album covers that are not easily identifiable because:
1) The band logos are illegible (very common in extreme metal bands).
2) The cover art does not show the name of the band and/or album (example: Harmony Codex by SW*).
If the intention is to share what you are listening to as a form of suggestion to others, it would be interesting to practice writing the names of artists/albums when this is not clear from the cover alone.
* I know that most people here know how to recognize that it is a SW album, it is just one example!
Yeah I personally share the album name if it's not clear on the cover itself
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Oh, I know I'm terrible for it :lol
I do often post artist and title, but just as often I assume people will recognise the cover.
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Jack O' The Clock - The Warm, Dark Circus
great modern prog band!
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Demon of the Fall isn't even that good.
(https://i.giphy.com/media/WrNfErHio7ZAc/giphy.webp)
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Ok I'm almost done with Spinetta's discography...
(https://i.imgur.com/WSLO6kT.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/SXJBGvz.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/HZkMVfN.jpg)
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Oh, I know I'm terrible for it :lol
I do often post artist and title, but just as often I assume people will recognise the cover.
But then again, it's cool when you post something so obscure that others need to ask :P
(https://dreamtheater.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/astonishing.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/89/Camel-Mirage.jpg)
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Camel - Camel 2023 re-release
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Oh, I know I'm terrible for it :lol
I do often post artist and title, but just as often I assume people will recognise the cover.
But then again, it's cool when you post something so obscure that others need to ask :P
(https://dreamtheater.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/astonishing.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/89/Camel-Mirage.jpg)
The one on the left, Space Balls?
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Glasser, you on this yet?..
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Camel - Mirage 2023 release
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Stryper- Soldiers Under Command
Ratt- Out of the Cellar
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Haruomi Hosono - S-F-X
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https://ripplemusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-infinite-mirror
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Rolling Stones- Greatest Hits
Aerosmith- Greatest Hits
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Other than waaaaay to much Christmas music for most of Thanksgiving yesterday ;)...some more 2023 stuff:
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2695580430_65) (https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Mutoid-Man-Mutants01.jpg)
The Final Gasp is a pretty cool slab of Killing Joke-sque music...
Dyssebeia are from Switzerland...nothing too groundbreaking, but neat melodeath album
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1601685606_10.jpg) (https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/a87e2739b222e0bd531081469fde7e58/11151288) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2575559421_10.jpg)
Had the opportunity to spin a few of my all-time favorites while traveling for Thanksgiving. :metal
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Dream Theater - A View From the Top of the World (3rd listen)
To follow up on this - there are some good moments on this album. I think that would be true of any DT album. My favorite song was Transcending Time, I felt it had the most unique stuff going on.
The rest is still a blur, and I tried to listen with intent on each song. I will probably give it more chances when I have more time for it, but I am still labeling this as mediocre for now.
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Taeko Onuki - Sunshower
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Rainbow- Long Live Rock n Roll
Queensryche- Hear in the Now Frontier
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I listened to this yesterday too! Such a good album :metal
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Pathology- Prelude To Destruction.
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Rush - All The World's A Stage
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David Lee Roth- Best of
Night Ranger- Greatest Hits
Aldo Nova- Best of
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The debut album from Deposed King is undoubtedly one of my highlights of 2023. It's a definite contender for my top 10 albums of the year. I highly recommend this gem to fans of Steven Wilson, Lunatic Soul, and Radiohead. Give it a spin! 🎶
https://deposedking.bandcamp.com/album/one-mans-grief
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David Bowie - Let's Dance
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Don't mind me, I'm just vibing to more Argentine prog. This one is pretty nice.
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Journey- Greatest Hits
Foreigner- Greatest Hits
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bright eyes - the people's key
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Some recent releases:
Mayfire - Cloudscapes & Silhouettes
This is really good. Progressive, a lot of variation, mostly vocals and great vocal melodies, a few great riffs and Baard Kolstad on one of the songs.
Fans of TesseracT will love this.
Morne - Engraved With Pain
Post/sludgemetal with some doomy leads. First listen followed by two more. I like it a lot. Some Cult of Luna influences mainly in the vocals and tribal drumming.
TesseracT - War of Being
This one still gets better which each listen. Can't wait to see them live in February.
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We lost a giant today. RIP Geordie.
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Opeth- Watershed.
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porcupine tree - in absentia
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Polyphia - Live at the Factory in Deep Ellum
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Oops, I had missed a few records from Charly, let's see...
(https://i.imgur.com/SsnRmhs.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/bVrjYSD.jpg)
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Charly García Parte de la Religión
Very good album, quite pop but feels more refined than the previous albums in the production, and some songs are simply epic.
Charly García Cómo conseguir chicas
Wasn't expecting much given the title ("How to get ladies"), but I'm quite pleased - another great, great pop album. Influences of Funk and Synthpop, pretty spacey and somewhat atmospheric.
Charly García / Pedro Aznar Tango
A short collab with his good friend Pedro, of Serú Girán. And no, it's not tango music, but a very good Synthpop EP instead. I already knew Hablando a tu corazón from the radio and whatnot, but rediscovering it here was a pleasant surprise.
Spinetta Un Mañana
Hmnnn in some regard his final studio album is a step above the previous efforts, which I had found a bit dull tbh, and I'll prob need to revisit it a few times, but I liked the diverse use of synths, and string and piano arrangements.
Charly just couldn't be stopped back in the 70s when he made Prog, and in the 80s his shift to New Wave only gave us many amazing, very memorable records. What a legend. Spinetta had higher highs in my opinion, but after the 80s his work was all over the place, not always in a good way. Still, for such a massive catalogue, the amount of iconic tunes he made is staggering. I'm close to finishing my way through his discography, and although it's been a bit rough at times, it's just been a very rewarding experience. I think I definitely need to make a thread or something about Latin American music with all of these discoveries, from a native's perspective. Once I'm done with my roulette (which should begin this week), that is :P
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Rush - Grace Under Pressure
My deep dive continues.
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Going through the Rush discography from the first album to CA.
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Kurt Rosenwinkel and Geri Allen - A Lovesome Thing
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I think I definitely need to make a thread or something about Latin American music with all of these discoveries, from a native's perspective. Once I'm done with my roulette (which should begin this week), that is :P
I'd definitely be up for it. I have a bit, but it's not one of the deeper areas of my collection, so I can always use more.
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Subsignal - The Beacons of Somewhere Sometime
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Leftover Salmon - Brand New Good Old Days
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Currently doing a listen to all the Mangini DT albums. I've not really spent the same amount of time with them that I did with the Portnoy ones, particularly AVFTTOTW. I don't think I could even hum any of the parts from memory.
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Another very good album. Yes I really liked First Two Pages of Frankenstein and I’m not ashamed of it.
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Portugal. The Man - American Ghetto
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Rose City Band - Garden Party
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A mixture of a bunch of (very) different moods today...
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What did you think of Foxtrot, Luke? Watcher of the Skies is such a great opener...
Also, Das Seelenbrechen is the only Ihsahn record I've never checked out. Not sure why. I need to remedy that.
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soft machine - bundles
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Black Sabbath- 13.
Black Sabbath- Dehumanizer.
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What did you think of Foxtrot, Luke? Watcher of the Skies is such a great opener...
Also, Das Seelenbrechen is the only Ihsahn record I've never checked out. Not sure why. I need to remedy that.
I've heard the album a few times before but I definitely enjoyed it more yesterday. I think I was paying attention more than I had done with previous listens. Supper's Ready in particular caught my attention. I know it's regarded as a great prog epic but yea, I definitely dug it. I left the album on my regular rotation playlist, so will circle back to it this week or next.
As for Das Seelenbrechen, it's not the strongest Ihsahn, but it does have some really standout songs. Definitely worth checking out.
Kudos for Worm above as well. Have you checked out the split with Dream Unending yet?
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Hiromi - Sonicwonderland
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Kiss- Animalize
AC/DC- For Those About to Rock
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Asia- s/t
House of Lords- s/t
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Palle Mikkelborg, Jakob Bro, Marilyn Mazur - Strands (Live at the Danish Radio Concert Hall)
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Sampha - Process
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O. - SLICE (EP)
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Some recent releases:
Mayfire - Cloudscapes & Silhouettes
This is really good. Progressive, a lot of variation, mostly vocals and great vocal melodies, a few great riffs and Baard Kolstad on one of the songs.
Fans of TesseracT will love this.
Morne - Engraved With Pain
Post/sludgemetal with some doomy leads. First listen followed by two more. I like it a lot. Some Cult of Luna influences mainly in the vocals and tribal drumming.
Quoting yourself is always a good idea ::)
These albums are in standard rotation over the last few days. Might end up in my top 10 this year.
Also:
Psychonaut - Violate Consensus Reality
Aeonian Sorrow - Katara
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Aeonian Sorrow - Katara
This one is good, but a step back from their previous EP. Rutanen had a much more unique growl that I miss.
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Aeonian Sorrow - Katara
This one is good, but a step back from their previous EP. Rutanen had a much more unique growl that I miss.
Picked this one from a review that mentioned them similar to bands like Clouds and Shape of Despair.
Will check their earlier releases. Perfect time of year for some (funeral) doom.
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Tried giving Milliontown by Frost* a spin again and while I enjoyed I still can't get behind the vocals.
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When was the last time you checked out an album based purely on the album artwork?
This is my latest...
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Czech Republic metal band Master's Hammer. I mean, look at it!
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GROUPLOVE - This Is This
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Marco Sfogli - Homeland
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When was the last time you checked out an album based purely on the album artwork?
This is my latest...
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Czech Republic metal band Master's Hammer. I mean, look at it!
A few months ago :lol, ill almost always check out an album if it has some awesome cover art
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Yea, I'm probably once every few months as well. But if something catches me eye, I gotta hear it.
One of my favourites I discovered that way was Meta by Thy Catafalque.
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Kudos for Worm above as well. Have you checked out the split with Dream Unending yet?
I have not…it’s on my list to get to, at some point ;)
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Mgla - Groza.
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Since we recently discussed covers that are not easily identifiable...first row is Blood Incantation (left) and Kauan - Ice Fleet (right)
Oh, and I have to say the Helloween s/t is not losing an ounce of its charm...if anything, it's getting better with time for me. I don't disagree that, overall, it's not a huge stylistic departure from other Deris-era album, but the songwriting is very, very inspired. To me, it's way better than, say, 7 Sinners, Straight Out of Hell and My God-Given Right (which I all generally enjoy, btw), to mention some recent ones. Even the "lesser" track are much more enjoyable than the typical Helloween throwaway songs.
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Today at work...by sheer coincidence.
(https://www.ironmaiden.com/media/images/teddy.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1b/Iron_Maiden_-_The_Book_of_Souls.png)
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:metal :metal :metal
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Today at work...by sheer coincidence.
WOW :biggrin: :metal
Didn't have the time to throw Brave New World in? ;)
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Today at work...by sheer coincidence.
WOW :biggrin: :metal
Didn't have the time to throw Brave New World in? ;)
My shift ended! ;D
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Hell yeah! Local boys did good!
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Local Natives - Gorilla Manor
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Mutoid Man - Helium Head
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Yuma Abe - Fantasia
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Queen II
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Steve Morse Band - Coast To Coast
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The Marshall Tucker Band - The Marshall Tucker Band
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Iced Earth - Everything
Demons & Wizards - s/t
Demons & Wizards - Touched by the Crimson King
Symphony X - The Odyssey
Symphony X - The Divine Wings of Tragedy
Blind Guardian - The God Machine
Metallica - 72 Seasons
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Masayoshi Takanaka - The Rainbow Goblins
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Rush - Signals
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Grand Funk Railroad - On Time
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Subsignal - La Muerta
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Portugal. The Man - In the Mountain in the Cloud
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Marco Sfogli - Welcome to Ooglyworld
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Prime Evil- Evilution X.
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Masterpiece.
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Ekcle - Yoja
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The first is Timeghoul - Discography and the second is Vertebrae by Enslaved.
I haven't spun Vertebrae in a while, and I forgot how stacked it is. I'd say it's one of their best, but that's the same as just saying "it's an Enslaved album".
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Tom Petty and The Heartbreaks - Echo
So far it's kind of forgettable.
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Donald Fagen - Kamakiriad
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Thy Catafalque - Geometria
This one is too electronic for my tastes, so I do rate it lower than some of their others, but it's still pretty decent.
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The EarRegulars - Live At The Ear Inn
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Collapse Under The Empire - Recurring
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Fear Within- Internal Conflict.
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New Panopticon's out, and I'm really enjoying it. It's got a pretty slow start but once you get past the first two tracks it picks up momentum and never really lets it drop. And that closer... god damn. That song's a must-listen.
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New Panopticon's out, and I'm really enjoying it. It's got a pretty slow start but once you get past the first two tracks it picks up momentum and never really lets it drop. And that closer... god damn. That song's a must-listen.
OK, my interest is piqued, I'll give it a go. I've heard three of their (his?) albums before, but none have particularly wowed me. Let's hope this one does with that high praise.
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Eldritch- Innervoid.
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What's this like?
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Well this is better than I remembered.
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What's this like?
It's pretty good, actually. The singer sounds a bit like Bernie Shaw. Classic hard rock, really.
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Mostly Autumn - Studio 2
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What's this like?
It's pretty good, actually. The singer sounds a bit like Bernie Shaw. Classic hard rock, really.
I'm on it!
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Wow, this is interesting. Digging it! :metal
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Wow, this is interesting. Digging it! :metal
So unique and interesting. It held my attention for the entire 80 minutes. Didn't feel long at all with many different wonderful sections. One man band too from Australia! :metal
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Wow, this is interesting. Digging it! :metal
So unique and interesting. It held my attention for the entire 80 minutes. Didn't feel long at all with many different wonderful sections. One man band too from Australia! :metal
I listened to the first song. All 14 minutes..lol
If my computer is fixed at work tomorrow, I'll spin the rest of it.
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What's this like?
It's pretty good, actually. The singer sounds a bit like Bernie Shaw. Classic hard rock, really.
This was on my list last Friday and I didn't get to it yet. It's one of the (many) projects from Chris Black (I believe he literally does everything here). He is also the drummer in Pharaoh and the main guy behind the band Dawnbringer (very cool stuff from them). He does all sorts of different things and yes, this is his "classic rock" band. I've heard a couple of their previous records and really enjoyed them.
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Today:
Queen - Innuendo
Taylor Swift - Midnights
Opeth - Still Life
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Nice Kade! I'm on this now. :tup
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Wow, this is interesting. Digging it! :metal
So unique and interesting. It held my attention for the entire 80 minutes. Didn't feel long at all with many different wonderful sections. One man band too from Australia! :metal
I listened to the first song. All 14 minutes..lol
If my computer is fixed at work tomorrow, I'll spin the rest of it.
Definitely try and put aside a whole 80 minutes to spin it, it was really good.
Tom, nice. :metal
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Wow, this is interesting. Digging it! :metal
So unique and interesting. It held my attention for the entire 80 minutes. Didn't feel long at all with many different wonderful sections. One man band too from Australia! :metal
I listened to the first song. All 14 minutes..lol
If my computer is fixed at work tomorrow, I'll spin the rest of it.
Definitely try and put aside a whole 80 minutes to spin it, it was really good.
Tom, nice. :metal
I haven't checked out this one yet, but I think I listened to their more recent album, Bellum I. I remember it was quite a journey. I'll have to queue this one up too :)
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I'll be checking that one next Nick. Yes, a journey is a great word for this one for sure.
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Meh, I'm a casual fan of these guys and Simone is a beast but it's just hard to see a point to this generic prog metal style anymore, for me anyway. I mean, there's simply nothing new or exciting here. What's the point? Especially after coming off something so extraordinary, big and unique like the Aquilus, it just seems so superficial and bland.
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Spock’s Beard - Feel Euphoria
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Meh, I'm a casual fan of these guys and Simone is a beast but it's just hard to see a point to this generic prog metal style anymore, for me anyway. I mean, there's simply nothing new or exciting here. What's the point? Especially after coming off something so extraordinary, big and unique like the Aquilus, it just seems so superficial and bland.
That's like saying "what's the point of even eating pizza ever again"!!! Sure, we've ostensibly heard a variation of this album dozens of times before. But it's still pretty damned fine. I'm on the fence about buying it, just because (again) there's nothing terribly 'new' about it.
I'm spinning that Aquilus album. Musically, it's starting nice. I have a feeling the vocals will be a disapp.... yup, there they are.
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Wow, this is interesting. Digging it! :metal
So unique and interesting. It held my attention for the entire 80 minutes. Didn't feel long at all with many different wonderful sections. One man band too from Australia! :metal
I listened to the first song. All 14 minutes..lol
If my computer is fixed at work tomorrow, I'll spin the rest of it.
Definitely try and put aside a whole 80 minutes to spin it, it was really good.
Tom, nice. :metal
I haven't checked out this one yet, but I think I listened to their more recent album, Bellum I. I remember it was quite a journey. I'll have to queue this one up too :)
I spun this for the first time a few weeks ago. Someone posted a collage of their favourite albums on the progmetal sub reddit, and this was literally the only album I didn't know on the person's list so I thought "it's gotta be good".
I left it on my daily rotation playlist to circle back to, so I guess today is a good a day as any. It was pretty good from what I remember.
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Meh, I'm a casual fan of these guys and Simone is a beast but it's just hard to see a point to this generic prog metal style anymore, for me anyway. I mean, there's simply nothing new or exciting here. What's the point? Especially after coming off something so extraordinary, big and unique like the Aquilus, it just seems so superficial and bland.
That's like saying "what's the point of even eating pizza ever again"!!! Sure, we've ostensibly heard a variation of this album dozens of times before. But it's still pretty damned fine. I'm on the fence about buying it, just because (again) there's nothing terribly 'new' about it.
I'm spinning that Aquilus album. Musically, it's starting nice. I have a feeling the vocals will be a disapp.... yup, there they are.
Exactly! :lol
Kudos for trying the Aquilus album too haha.
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Another great '91 release :metal
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Now we're talking!
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Plini - Mirage (EP)
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https://giantskyband.bandcamp.com/album/giant-sky-ii
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Plini - Mirage (EP)
Same.
Now we're talking!
I don't like his vocal timbre :neverusethis:
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The main thing I care about with those bands is the guitar timbre. :)
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The main thing I care about with those bands is the guitar timbre. :)
It was my first time listening. Very Entombed, I liked it.
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The National Parks - Christmas Magic
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The main thing I care about with those bands is the guitar timbre. :)
Dismember! That's some classic Swedish death metal :)
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Lisa Hilton - Coincidental Moment
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Very Entombed, I liked it.
Shaaaaaaaaaapesss and coloooors are aaaaaaaall IIIII seeeeeeee...
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Looking-Glass Lantern - A Victorian Christmas Compendium
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Panzerballett - X-Mas Death Jazz
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Peter Gabriel - I/O
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I've always liked this band, but haven't been able to listen enough to put them into my upper tiers of favorites lists. A couple runthroughs of their discography last month and now I'm feeling like I should have put them on my honorable mentions list for the top 50 thread. Oh well, with them being ascendant, maybe they'll be there next year.
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I love Novembers Doom - hometown guys from here in Chicago.
Lately:
Kiss Alive IV (in honor of tomorrow night's final concert ever, supposedly)
Symphony X - The Divine Wings of Tragedy
Symphony X - Twilight in Olympus
Symphony X - V
Symphony X - The Odyssey
Symphony X - Paradise Lost
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Acolyte - Entropy.
Anubis Gate - Andromeda Unchained.
Anubis Gate - The Detached.
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Xystus - Equilibrio. (This is so underappreciated)
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Acolyte - Entropy.
Nice album!
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Today so far:
Opeth - In Cauda Venenum
Queen - II
Queensryche (EP)
Steven Wilson - The Harmony Codex
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Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
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Acolyte - Entropy.
Anubis Gate - Andromeda Unchained.
Anubis Gate - The Detached.
All three are very tasty!
I was actually able to finally find these two AG albums at a reasonable price…
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Geddy Lee - My Favourite Headache
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Starting to run thru Glenn Harveston's Top 50 (he's the PPUSA promoter - his annual Top 50 list always has a gem or a few that I didn't already check out). It's starting out nice.
(https://www.sputnikmusic.com/images/albums/467971.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3458095289_65)
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Peter Gabriel - i/o
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Dave Brubeck - A Dave Brubeck Christmas
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3740457984_5.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0024400624_71.jpg)
(https://i.discogs.com/Ecc583Sb_0y4FLdyPl6pJgvk_qst3F8QrKKG4MciV0c/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIyMzQ0/NTItMTYzMTM3NTEy/Ny03ODkxLmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1b/Machine_Head_-_Through_the_Ashes_of_Empires.jpg)
Plus some 2023...
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0033869944_71.jpg) (https://www.sputnikmusic.com/images/albums/448681.jpg)
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Megadeth- Greatest Hits
Motorhead- Best of
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Elephant Gym - Angle
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(https://hakenmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/aquarius.jpg)
After listening to Celestial Elixir, I had to spin the whole album.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/31/Oliva-Rasie_the_Curtain.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b6/Avenged_Sevenfold_-_Life_Is_But_a_Dream_cover_art.jpg) (https://www.metal-archives.com/images/1/1/5/9/1159895.jpg?4625) (https://www.metal-archives.com/images/1/1/6/1/1161563.jpg?5221)
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ToTo- Greatest Hits
David Bowie- Greatest Hits
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Rush - Clockwork Angels
"I wish that I could live it all again..."
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b6/Avenged_Sevenfold_-_Life_Is_But_a_Dream_cover_art.jpg) (https://www.metal-archives.com/images/1/1/5/9/1159895.jpg?4625)
Both in my top 10 of the year :metal
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My AOTY!!
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My AOTY!!
I best give it a spin then.
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Kiss- Rock and Roll Over
Rush- Power Windows
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b6/Avenged_Sevenfold_-_Life_Is_But_a_Dream_cover_art.jpg) (https://www.metal-archives.com/images/1/1/5/9/1159895.jpg?4625)
Both in my top 10 of the year :metal
yeah I like to visit the Top albums of *insert year here* threads every year because I'm not good at keeping up with new stuff lol
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https://orbitculture.bandcamp.com/album/the-forgotten
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A Great Big Pile of Leaves - Have You Seen My Prefrontal Cortex?
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(https://i.discogs.com/BCG-3h8FUv6hDVjFjQHiRoTfiw_-YmJgv5c5gete728/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEyODgz/MS0xNTU3Nzk0NDYx/LTY0OTIuanBlZw.jpeg)
Just discovered this proto-Rammstein band/album. Pretty cool stuff, and what an album cover.
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Such a good album. Gets such a bad wrap.
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Such a good album. Gets such a bad wrap.
So disappointing after Bark At The Moon.
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TUS >>> BATM. And not even close. ;D
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TUS >>> BATM. And not even close. ;D
I like TUS, but I’ll have to disagree with this :biggrin:
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(https://i.imgur.com/pVOUq8u.jpg)
Huh, dunno why the relatively lower ratings on this one, it's great so far.
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Tried giving Milliontown by Frost* a spin again and while I enjoyed I still can't get behind the vocals.
Do you like Hyperventilate?
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This week, I listened to:
Avenged Sevenfold - Life is But a Dream...
The Warning - Error
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This week, I listened to:
Avenged Sevenfold - Life is But a Dream...
Good man. You enjoy it?
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(https://hakenmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/aquarius.jpg)
After listening to Celestial Elixir, I had to spin the whole album.
Still my favorite.
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My AOTY!!
I best give it a spin then.
Excellent album. It should've been included in my top 10. I'll fix that.
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Acolyte - Entropy.
Nice album!
Its a pleasant listen, not heavy for a nice change though it has moments of metal throughout. An overall kick ass prog album. I hope they do a follow up album.
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https://theresonanceproject.bandcamp.com/album/ad-astra
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0558318112_10.jpg)
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Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan
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(https://i.imgur.com/ACGqWOx.jpg)
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(https://hakenmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/aquarius.jpg)
After listening to Celestial Elixir, I had to spin the whole album.
Still my favorite.
Doesn't quite beat the next three, but it's pretty damn close. I've been pretty disappointed with everything since Affinity though, so it's nice to go back to their roots.
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My AOTY!!
I best give it a spin then.
Excellent album. It should've been included in my top 10. I'll fix that.
I thought it was alright. Nothing really wowed me, but I think it's just not my vibe.
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My AOTY!!
I best give it a spin then.
Excellent album. It should've been included in my top 10. I'll fix that.
I thought it was alright. Nothing really wowed me, but I think it's just not my vibe.
I didn't expect you to like it.
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My AOTY!!
I best give it a spin then.
Excellent album. It should've been included in my top 10. I'll fix that.
I thought it was alright. Nothing really wowed me, but I think it's just not my vibe.
I didn't expect you to like it.
I always try to go in with an open mind and like to give new releases a shot. You win some, you lose some but I can see what you guys like about it.
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Evergrey - Glorious Collision
Night Verses - Every Valley Has A Color In The Valley Of Night
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Jon-Erik Kellso, Harry Allen, James Chirillo - Lush Life - Christmas in New York
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I have this lined up for the coming week's commute listens on my good ol' Ipod :) Good stuff...
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I have this lined up for the coming week's commute listens on my good ol' Ipod :) Good stuff...
Yep, currently listening on my iPod as well :heart the Enslaved thread got me digging through some black metal classics.
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My AOTY!!
I best give it a spin then.
Excellent album. It should've been included in my top 10. I'll fix that.
I thought it was alright. Nothing really wowed me, but I think it's just not my vibe.
I didn't expect you to like it.
I always try to go in with an open mind and like to give new releases a shot. You win some, you lose some but I can see what you guys like about it.
I've struggled each time I've tried these guys. I will give this new one a listen though since it's Tim's AOTY.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/397e1da774355cf36dbf7fb73460237d/11405527)
PinkPantheress - Heaven Knows
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My AOTY!!
I best give it a spin then.
Excellent album. It should've been included in my top 10. I'll fix that.
I thought it was alright. Nothing really wowed me, but I think it's just not my vibe.
I didn't expect you to like it.
I always try to go in with an open mind and like to give new releases a shot. You win some, you lose some but I can see what you guys like about it.
I've struggled each time I've tried these guys. I will give this new one a listen though since it's Tim's AOTY.
To me, Theocracy is everything I like the most in my music. Fantastic vocals. Melodic half power/half thrash metal. The title track is music perfection to me.
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I'm listening to it right now.......hmm.....this is actually pretty damn good. I didn't expect or remember them being this power metal though. There are some cracking riffs here. There is a good mix of balls out metal and power metal. I'd like a little less of the power metal, but I think that's more about me not expecting it.
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Eww.....just as I typed that, I'm up to The Greatest Hope.
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Eww.....just as I typed that, I'm up to The Greatest Hope.
Skip that one. :lol
There's a song like that on each of their albums.
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Damn, half way through Red Sea, this is badass!
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Foo Fighters - But Here We Are
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Compass - A Silent Symphony.
Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith.
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Damn, half way through Red Sea, this is badass!
:metal
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April Wine- Greatest Hits
Thank you Myles and April Wine for the music :metal :metal :metal :metal
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Damn, half way through Red Sea, this is badass!
:metal
I'm definitely gonna spin it again tomorrow. I had in on in the background while doing some emails and shit but multiple times it caught my ear.
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Stryper- In God We Trust
Kiss- Crazy Nights
AC/DC- Blow Up Your Video
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/132f16b31b48d8ab7ad931469ec9aa3f/9362821)
PinkPantheress - To Hell With It
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/cd07731ecb05ac4c8bc20e00a4748c36/10516780)
PinkPantheress - Take Me Home
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Guided By Voices - Nowhere To Go But Up
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(https://i.imgur.com/fbpoo9M.jpg)
Quite lovely so far, far more electronic and synth-driven than the very hard rock first album. I dig it.
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Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
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Portugal. The Man - Evil Friends
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Galimatias - Renaissance Boy
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Steve Morse Band - Structural Damage
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A couple on the more extreme end of the spectrum, to round off the working day.
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Moody Blues - To Our Children's Children's Children
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Over the weekend:
Soilwork - A Whisp of the Atlantic
Soilwork - Overgivenheten
Act of Denial
In Flames - Foregone
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Head With Wings - Without Intervention.
OK Goodnight - The Fox And The Bird.
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Local Natives - Hummingbird
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Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin'
Bob Dylan - Another Side of Bob Dylan
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Mutoid Man - Bleeder
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Mutoid Man - War Moans
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Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series Volume 6. Bob Dylan Live at Philharmonic Hall 1964
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The Marshall Tucker Band - A New Life
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Today at work...some 2023 action!
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Fires-in-the-Distance-Air-Not-Meant-for-Us-011.jpg)(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4136274789_65)
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Roulette Round 1
Wow this sucks and blows :neverusethis:
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The Marshall Tucker Band - A New Life
The good old days of being a teenager in the 70’s. I still listen to Where We All Belong.
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Today at work...some 2023 action!
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Fires-in-the-Distance-Air-Not-Meant-for-Us-011.jpg)(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4136274789_65)
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That FITD is incredible. Certainly would make a top 10 of mine. I'll have to check the others.
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So good!!!
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(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.NvcfjTtjEoMGImA09eqDhAHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)
This is quality IS.
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Roulette Round 1
Wow this sucks and blows :neverusethis:
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Have listened to this most of today and tonight. Mesmerizing music.
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3651663202_16.jpg)
https://harpband.bandcamp.com/album/albion
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Hell yeah! That is my favorite Classic Van Halen album :)
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Fair to Midland - Fables from a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True
This album is excellent. Highly recommend giving it a shot. Unfortunately, the band broke up around 2013 after never quite breaking through. What a shame. I'd post the cover art if I could figure out how to, I'm not the most tech savvy person in the world.
I came upon this album when at a record store in Gainesville, Florida. They had a bargain bin special where you could buy 3 albums for a dollar. I chose this as one of my three because I liked the cover art and odd title. I'd never heard of the group before. Turned out to be a great purchase :)
Nice retrospective regarding Fair to Midland and this album - https://everythingisnoise.net/features/a-scene-in-retrospect-fair-to-midland-fables-from-a-mayfly/
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Fair to Midland - Fables from a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True
This album is excellent. Highly recommend giving it a shot. Unfortunately, the band broke up around 2013 after never quite breaking through. What a shame. I'd post the cover art if I could figure out how to, I'm not the most tech savvy person in the world.
I came upon this album when at a record store in Gainesville, Florida. They had a bargain bin special where you could buy 3 albums for a dollar. I chose this as one of my three because I liked the cover art and odd title. I'd never heard of the group before. Turned out to be a great purchase :)
Nice retrospective regarding Fair to Midland and this album - https://everythingisnoise.net/features/a-scene-in-retrospect-fair-to-midland-fables-from-a-mayfly/
Welcome aboard friend. This is indeed a great album and The Wife, The Kids and The White Picket Fence remains one of my favourite songs.
To post an album image you type...
[img ]http://copy the image url into this space[/img ]
(minus the spaces after img, I had to put them in so the text would show). I hope that makes sense :tup
This is how my morning has started off, much to my wife's dismay :lol
(https://www.udiscovermusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/The-Beatles-Revolver-Album-Cover.jpg) (https://www.emp.co.uk/dw/image/v2/BBQV_PRD/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-master-emp/default/dw2cfdcd92/images/4/4/5/2/445252a.jpg?sfrm=png)
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So you were basically setting her up with "turn off your mind relax and float downstream" while secretly preparing the Mayhem shock?
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So you were basically setting her up with "turn off your mind relax and float downstream" while secretly preparing the Mayhem shock?
Yea, I like to subvert expectations as much as possible. We need contrast in life, it's what it's all about!
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Welcome aboard friend. This is indeed a great album and The Wife, The Kids and The White Picket Fence remains one of my favourite songs.
To post an album image you type...
[img ]http://copy the image url into this space[/img ]
(minus the spaces after img, I had to put them in so the text would show). I hope that makes sense :tup
Thank you! That is an awesome song and probably my favorite from the album as well.
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Fightstar - Behind The Devil's Back
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Grand Funk Railroad - Red Album
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Charli XCX - CRASH
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The EarRegulars - In the Land of Beginning Again
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Wellwater Conspiracy - Self Titled
One of Matt Cameron's side projects, this was the fourth and final album. Albums 2-4 are all pretty equal to me, but the 1st has some good tracks as well.
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Roulette Round 1
Wow this sucks and blows :neverusethis:
This again. Can't help but cringe at every song smh my head.
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Roulette Round 1
Wow this sucks and blows :neverusethis:
This again. Can't help but cringe at every song smh my head.
You only have yourself to blame. Everything sent is a product of your taste (or a skewed perception of your tastes). I will be exclusively sending the latter :rollin
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You've literally listened to the stuff I'm into lately so you better not excuse yourself :lol
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You've literally listened to the stuff I'm into lately so you better not excuse yourself :lol
Yea, that doesn't me any better equipped to understand what you like! You can leave that to Litho, he's replaced his brain with a roulette algorithm database.
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You've literally listened to the stuff I'm into lately so you better not excuse yourself :lol
Yea, that doesn't me any better equipped to understand what you like! You can leave that to Litho, he's replaced his brain with a roulette algorithm database.
Smoke came pouring out of it after Vmad's roulette, and it's been in the shop ever since.
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Eleine - We Shall Remain
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Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
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Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
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Have listened to this most of today and tonight. Mesmerizing music.
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3651663202_16.jpg)
https://harpband.bandcamp.com/album/albion
Just finishing this up, it's a really nice listen.
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Still holding up!
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Have listened to this most of today and tonight. Mesmerizing music.
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3651663202_16.jpg)
https://harpband.bandcamp.com/album/albion
Just finishing this up, it's a really nice listen.
:tup
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Still holding up!
Yes! Excellent stuff.
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Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 Bob Dylan Live At "Royal Albert Hall" 1966
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Eleine - We Shall Remain
This is pretty good...I stumbled upon it kinda randomly when it came out, and I like how it's a take on the genre that is not afraid of some heft in the guitars :)
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Still holding up!
Yes! Excellent stuff.
Yep, very enjoyable
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Jennifer Wharton - Bonegasm
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Moon Safari - Himlabacken Vol. 1
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Athena - a New Religion?
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/5c95e9e91d279de7d2fc029e74049238/11423909)
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Moon Safari - Lover's End
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https://open.spotify.com/album/3qWkL17gQBEOyLzENHeXlU
some of this super heavy space rock i'm gettiung totally lost in.
20 years from their last album, this might be their best.
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Eleine - We Shall Remain
This is pretty good...I stumbled upon it kinda randomly when it came out, and I like how it's a take on the genre that is not afraid of some heft in the guitars :)
It seems part of a trend this year of bands that I liked their previous work for that reason, but their releases this year just seemed lukewarm. Ad Infinitum, Phantom Elite, and Blackbriar in particular. But maybe additional plays at some point will bring more out of them.
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Moon Safari - Blomljud
what a masterpiece :hefdaddy
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Groove Armada - Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)
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Two really enjoyable clean vocal classic heavy metal styled 2023 albums.
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(https://www.loudandheavy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/external-content.duckduckgo.jpg)
Such a great emotional melodeath album. Sweet album cover as well.
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Moon Safari - A Doorway to Summer
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Moon Safari - A Doorway to Summer
I've never given Moon Safari a listen, what's a good album to spin?
Currently listening to Gran Riserva by Dzihan & Kamien.
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Tons of great stuff today!
dredg - The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion
Lana Del Rey - Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd
Queen - Innuendo
Taylor Swift - Folklore
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Swedish MDM day:
Soilwork - Overgivenheten
Darkane - Demonic Art
Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe
Scar Symmetry - Pitch Black Progress
Solution.45 - For Aeons Past
Also:
Disarmonia Mundi - Fragments of D-Generation
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Swedish MDM day:
Always a good day.
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Swedish MDM day:
Soilwork - Overgivenheten
Darkane - Demonic Art
Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe
Scar Symmetry - Pitch Black Progress
Solution.45 - For Aeons Past
Also:
Disarmonia Mundi - Fragments of D-Generation
All good shit right here.
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Moon Safari - A Doorway to Summer
I've never given Moon Safari a listen, what's a good album to spin?
Currently listening to Gran Riserva by Dzihan & Kamien.
their magnum opus is definitely Blomljud but i'm sure the new one coming out on Friday is gonna be solid too!
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Moon Safari - A Doorway to Summer
I've never given Moon Safari a listen, what's a good album to spin?
Currently listening to Gran Riserva by Dzihan & Kamien.
their magnum opus is definitely Blomljud but i'm sure the new one coming out on Friday is gonna be solid too!
Blomljud is my favorite as well, but I might say Lovers End might be a little more your style and it's a single so might be a better starting place.
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Joni Mitchell - Blue
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Various Artists - The Crow - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Moon Safari - A Doorway to Summer
I've never given Moon Safari a listen, what's a good album to spin?
Currently listening to Gran Riserva by Dzihan & Kamien.
their magnum opus is definitely Blomljud but i'm sure the new one coming out on Friday is gonna be solid too!
Blomljud is my favorite as well, but I might say Lovers End might be a little more your style and it's a single so might be a better starting place.
Don't start with Blomljud. It's glorious, but it's a LOT.
Jump into the shallow end of the pool. Lovers End is a good choice.
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Moon Safari - A Doorway to Summer
I've never given Moon Safari a listen, what's a good album to spin?
Currently listening to Gran Riserva by Dzihan & Kamien.
their magnum opus is definitely Blomljud but i'm sure the new one coming out on Friday is gonna be solid too!
Blomljud is my favorite as well, but I might say Lovers End might be a little more your style and it's a single so might be a better starting place.
It's a full album?
Do you mean Lover's End Pt 3?
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Steve Morse Band - Structural Damage
Is there a more goose bump inducing song than "Just Out of Reach"? Love all the SMB discs. I'm partial to High Tension Wires...but technically that's a solo album. And if you haven't checked out Southern Steel, Coast to Coast, and Stressfest from that era in the 90's....they are all just amazing albums.
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April Wine- Greatest Hits
Thank you Myles and April Wine for the music :metal :metal :metal :metal
Yeah, man....RIP Myles. Great musician and band. My first concert in 1979. I will never forget that feeling.
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Mostly Autumn - Passengers
Steve Morse Band - Structural Damage
Is there a more goose bump inducing song than "Just Out of Reach"? Love all the SMB discs. I'm partial to High Tension Wires...but technically that's a solo album. And if you haven't checked out Southern Steel, Coast to Coast, and Stressfest from that era in the 90's....they are all just amazing albums.
Oh yeah, I'm aware. :biggrin:
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Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series Volume. 11 The Basement Tapes Complete
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Joe Satriani- Surfing with the Alien, Not of this Earth
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Mostly Autumn - Passengers
Great band. Haven’t listen to this one but White Rainbow is awesome. Such amazing guitar solos.
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Van Halen- Fair Warning
Kiss- Dressed to Kill
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Portugal. The Man - Woodstock
Mostly Autumn - Passengers
Great band. Haven’t listen to this one but White Rainbow is awesome. Such amazing guitar solos.
Yeah, first time in a LOOONG time for me. I was spurred to revisit them by their recent release Studio 2.
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Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon
Yes- 90125
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Ryuichi Sakamoto - 12
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(https://i.postimg.cc/GppM4xgm/Extreme-III-Sides-to-Every-Story.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
I absolutely love this album!
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Tritonus - Shadowland.
St. John - Mad At The World.
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Kiss- Creatures of the Night
Rush- Hold Your Fire
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Chris Farren - Like a Gift from God or Whatever
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Girl Ray - Earl Grey
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(https://i.imgur.com/3qMUKGv.jpg)
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Sacred Warrior- Classics
Neon Cross- s/t
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Bob Dylan - Self Portrait (yikes)
Bob Dylan - New Morning
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Stryper- Soldiers Under Command
AC/DC- Who Made Who
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Masayoshi Takanaka - The Rainbow Goblins
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Over the last couple days...
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(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Armored-Saint_Punching-the-Sky-01.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1693188766_65)
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81clEpDFcxL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/18/Nightwish_imaginaerum_cover.jpg)
(https://i0.wp.com/yourlastrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/01/Green-Carnation-The-Acoustic-Verses.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2077633186_65)
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I think it's just a matter of time before I end up giving this album a 5 out of 5. Just the best (re)discovery of the year for me.
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Moon Safari - A Doorway to Summer
I've never given Moon Safari a listen, what's a good album to spin?
Currently listening to Gran Riserva by Dzihan & Kamien.
their magnum opus is definitely Blomljud but i'm sure the new one coming out on Friday is gonna be solid too!
Blomljud is my favorite as well, but I might say Lovers End might be a little more your style and it's a single so might be a better starting place.
It's a full album?
Do you mean Lover's End Pt 3?
Meant it’s a single CD album, as opposed to Blomljud which is a double.
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That's a good one.
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2407931348_10.jpg)
That's a good one.
Agreed, I really like it. I enjoy the subtly new influences he brought in for this one.
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This is pretty damn nice.
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This is pretty damn nice.
Hell fucking yes it is! :metal
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God damn you're quick. :lol
I've been working on a 2023 list. I wasn't kidding when I was struggling for a decent 10 I was happy with. Late stumblings like this though certainly may make it easier to fill. It's hard, even the Theocracy, that's pretty damn good but I just need more time with these albums to see if they have the right to fill out a top 10.
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Yeah, I've been on the Suotana since it came out. I've posted it a bunch of times in this thread, even just the other day. It hasn't fallen off at all. It's a Top 5 album for me this year.
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Yeah, I've been on the Suotana since it came out. I've posted it a bunch of times in this thread, even just the other day. It hasn't fallen off at all. It's a Top 5 album for me this year.
I'm actually just going back through the 2023 thread and seeing peoples list and have seen yours. I actually forgot about the Hellripper. Could have a top 10 sorted.
I sampled the Tanith, not my thing but it sounded solid, I can see why a few of you like it. The Sacred Outcry didn't stick for some reason, I'll try that one again. Gotta sample the Kalmah and I'll check Celestial Wizard and Hanging Garden too.
This Suotana is really nice. A lot of old school Children of Bodom vibes mixed with more power metal, folkish elements too.
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Yeah, I've been on the Suotana since it came out. I've posted it a bunch of times in this thread, even just the other day. It hasn't fallen off at all. It's a Top 5 album for me this year.
I'm actually just going back through the 2023 thread and seeing peoples list and have seen yours. I actually forgot about the Hellripper. Could have a top 10 sorted.
I sampled the Tanith, not my thing but it sounded solid, I can see why a few of you like it. The Sacred Outcry didn't stick for some reason, I'll try that one again. Gotta sample the Kalmah and I'll check Celestial Wizard and Hanging Garden too.
This Suotana is really nice. A lot of old school Children of Bodom vibes mixed with more power metal, folkish elements too.
One album that has been gaining steam, and may bump the Hanging Garden is Smoulder-Violent Creed Of Vengeance. It has sone strong female vocals, but the music is fucking kick ass.
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Yeah, I've been on the Suotana since it came out. I've posted it a bunch of times in this thread, even just the other day. It hasn't fallen off at all. It's a Top 5 album for me this year.
I'm actually just going back through the 2023 thread and seeing peoples list and have seen yours. I actually forgot about the Hellripper. Could have a top 10 sorted.
I sampled the Tanith, not my thing but it sounded solid, I can see why a few of you like it. The Sacred Outcry didn't stick for some reason, I'll try that one again. Gotta sample the Kalmah and I'll check Celestial Wizard and Hanging Garden too.
This Suotana is really nice. A lot of old school Children of Bodom vibes mixed with more power metal, folkish elements too.
One album that has been gaining steam, and may bump the Hanging Garden is Smoulder-Violent Creed Of Vengeance. It has sone strong female vocals, but the music is fucking kick ass.
Uhhh......I'll still check it out. :biggrin:
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(https://images.kerrangcdn.com/images/Sleep-Token-Take-Me-Back-To-Eden-album-cover.png?auto=compress&fit=max&w=1080)
I'm up to track 5 on this one and to say I'm confused is an understatement.
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I'm up to track 5 on this one and to say I'm confused is an understatement.
You will be even more confused when/if you reach track 9.
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I'm up to track 5 on this one and to say I'm confused is an understatement.
Yea, I can't see this being your thing at all dude.
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(https://images.kerrangcdn.com/images/Sleep-Token-Take-Me-Back-To-Eden-album-cover.png?auto=compress&fit=max&w=1080)
I'm up to track 5 on this one and to say I'm confused is an understatement.
You will be even more confused when/if you reach track 9.
I had to go out so stopped around track 7. I'll finish this tomorrow.
Luke, I mean the heavier songs were nice with some nice melodies. I mean the other songs......were fine for the style. I didn't flat out hate them. Listened to it as Chad said he liked it and it had growls. I mean, technically he's right I guess.
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Moon Safari - Lover's End
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I'm up to track 5 on this one and to say I'm confused is an understatement.
You will be even more confused when/if you reach track 9.
I had to go out so stopped around track 7. I'll finish this tomorrow.
Luke, I mean the heavier songs were nice with some nice melodies. I mean the other songs......were fine for the style. I didn't flat out hate them. Listened to it as Chad said he liked it and it had growls. I mean, technically he's right I guess.
I dunno... there's something about them I find appealing. The prior release was something that clicked with me.
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Can't say the Sleep Token did anything for me.
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I'm up to track 5 on this one and to say I'm confused is an understatement.
You will be even more confused when/if you reach track 9.
I had to go out so stopped around track 7. I'll finish this tomorrow.
Luke, I mean the heavier songs were nice with some nice melodies. I mean the other songs......were fine for the style. I didn't flat out hate them. Listened to it as Chad said he liked it and it had growls. I mean, technically he's right I guess.
I dunno... there's something about them I find appealing. The prior release was something that clicked with me.
Second album is the darkest and my favorite IMO ( Less R&B). In all cases their album are all great. They do have screams but I feel like the clean vocals are the stand outs. Also they have very effective melodies for the most part. I recommend you give this album more than one spin because you can’t get the full experience with one.
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Can't say the Sleep Token did anything for me.
Did you ask them with a "please"? ;D
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Bob Dylan - Dylan
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I'm up to track 5 on this one and to say I'm confused is an understatement.
You will be even more confused when/if you reach track 9.
I had to go out so stopped around track 7. I'll finish this tomorrow.
Luke, I mean the heavier songs were nice with some nice melodies. I mean the other songs......were fine for the style. I didn't flat out hate them. Listened to it as Chad said he liked it and it had growls. I mean, technically he's right I guess.
I dunno... there's something about them I find appealing. The prior release was something that clicked with me.
Second album is the darkest and my favorite IMO ( Less R&B). In all cases their album are all great. They do have screams but I feel like the clean vocals are the stand outs. Also they have very effective melodies for the most part. I recommend you give this album more than one spin because you can’t get the full experience with one.
The latest hasn't really connected with me. Sundowning is my favourite and I've unfortunately liked each subsequent release a little less than the last.
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This was released in November
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2236508404_65)
The band's name is Shylmagoghnar (I know...). It actually is one guy (credited with everything, including drums it seems). Intriguing melodic/atmospheric death/black metal. Kinda long, expansive in scope but not particularly complex. What's interesting is that there are many fully instrumental tracks (case in point, the over 10-minute long opener - which, incidentally, is pretty great)
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Steve Morse Band - StressFest
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This was released in November
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2236508404_65)
The band's name is Shylmagoghnar (I know...). It actually is one guy (credited with everything, including drums it seems). Intriguing melodic/atmospheric death/black metal. Kinda long, expansive in scope but not particularly complex. What's interesting is that there are many fully instrumental tracks (case in point, the over 10-minute long opener - which, incidentally, is pretty great)
It's really enjoyable music.
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It's really enjoyable music.
Did you know this already? I'm seeing they have a couple more albums before it...
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It's really enjoyable music.
Did you know this already? I'm seeing they have a couple more albums before it...
I've seen them around these parts. When the new album came out, I played it at work. Seemed really nice.
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Christian Sands - Christmas Stories
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Chiemi Manabe – 不思議・少女
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Local Natives - Sunlit Youth
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41P-HiTWFxL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
Alright, I'm checking this out....
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Alright, I'm checking this out....
:corn
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damn, its been ages since I listened to this and remember why I loved it. The energy is off the charts.
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Alright, I'm checking this out....
:corn
Ok?.... WOW? So that's what a Jonas Brothers, Type O Negative, and Immortal collaboration would sound like? It's fucking BRILLIANT! I can see why people would love it or hate it. I love it.
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damn, its been ages since I listened to this and remember why I loved it. The energy is off the charts.
Yes, this and Silent Alarm are so good!
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41P-HiTWFxL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
Alright, I'm checking this out....
:corn
Ok?.... WOW? So that's what a Jonas Brothers, Type O Negative, and Immortal collaboration would sound like? It's fucking BRILLIANT! I can see why people would love it or hate it. I love it.
Immortal!? Ease up Tom. :lol
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Watching the Blu-ray of Killing Joke's concert from last year. Never been able to see Big Paul play before. The man is an absolute machine. Unreal that he could still keep up with those rhythms that he played so long ago. Love the hi-hat camera angle. Awesome to see him in action. Jaz sounds like he never aged. His voice has stayed so pristine after all these years. RIP Geordie.
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2218818871_16.jpg)
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(https://images.kerrangcdn.com/images/Sleep-Token-Take-Me-Back-To-Eden-album-cover.png?auto=compress&fit=max&w=1080)
I'm up to track 5 on this one and to say I'm confused is an understatement.
You will be even more confused when/if you reach track 9.
I had to go out so stopped around track 7. I'll finish this tomorrow.
Luke, I mean the heavier songs were nice with some nice melodies. I mean the other songs......were fine for the style. I didn't flat out hate them. Listened to it as Chad said he liked it and it had growls. I mean, technically he's right I guess.
I dunno... there's something about them I find appealing. The prior release was something that clicked with me.
You know, I can totally see that and respect that. This is quite impressive music really. It's not my thing at all bar some of what's going on in the heavier tracks and probably something I won't really go back to, but I'm respecting what I'm listening to. Nice band.
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(https://i.imgur.com/PoJJQBI.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/DikwKiI.jpg)
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41P-HiTWFxL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
Alright, I'm checking this out....
:corn
Ok?.... WOW? So that's what a Jonas Brothers, Type O Negative, and Immortal collaboration would sound like? It's fucking BRILLIANT! I can see why people would love it or hate it. I love it.
Immortal!? Ease up Tom. :lol
I'm not being literal. Its poppy, dark and heavy. The comparisons were for effect. :) I'm enjoying it.
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41P-HiTWFxL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
Alright, I'm checking this out....
:corn
Ok?.... WOW? So that's what a Jonas Brothers, Type O Negative, and Immortal collaboration would sound like? It's fucking BRILLIANT! I can see why people would love it or hate it. I love it.
Sounds ... interesting, but what is it?
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41P-HiTWFxL._UX500_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg)
Alright, I'm checking this out....
:corn
Ok?.... WOW? So that's what a Jonas Brothers, Type O Negative, and Immortal collaboration would sound like? It's fucking BRILLIANT! I can see why people would love it or hate it. I love it.
Sounds ... interesting, but what is it?
Sleep Token "Take me back to Eden"
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Love these guys!
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I had never heard those guys before but stumbled across this album the other day. It's excellent, I was damn impressed.
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Love these guys!
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0198984477_16.jpg)
Yes! They are so good. Their comeback album was pretty tasty too.
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Moon Safari - Himlabacken Vol. 2
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(https://i.imgur.com/Wmk3vtq.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/iR8oSKF.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/BJIl7sM.jpg)
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This morning jams.
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Moon Safari - Himlabacken Vol. 2
Same
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Easily my favourite Cult of Luna :metal
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I've tried some of their other albums but they did very little to me. This one is just a great atmosphere and amazing riffs :metal
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Still on a big MDM/Swedish thrash kick:
Darkane - Inhuman Spirits
Dark Tranquillity - The Mind's I
Dark Tranquillity - Projector
Dark Tranquillity - Haven
Dark Tranquillity - Fiction
Dark Tranquillity - Character
The Halo Effect - Days of the Lost
At The Gates - Slaughter of the Soul
In Flames - Clayman
In Flames - Colony
In Flames - Whoracle
Dimmu Borgir - Inspiratio Profanus
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At The Gates - Slaughter of the Soul
In Flames - Clayman
In Flames - Colony
Dimmu Borgir - Inspiratio Profanus
Perfection!
I listened to the new Dimmu Borgir album this morning. It was fine as far as cover albums go, but not something I'll revisit often. It's nice though, as it's really short.
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Loved the new Moon Safari. This one has the same kind of vibes, just a little edgier.
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0033516247_71.jpg)
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damn, its been ages since I listened to this and remember why I loved it. The energy is off the charts.
Yes, this and Silent Alarm are so good!
yeah I like Silent Alarm a lot too, although not quite as much as AWITC.
I stumbled on this mini documentary about them the other day was reminded of that. I like how they mentioned both Foals and Everything Everything at the end, who are 2 bands who I always associated with them, but I now prefer to them overall.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGbHwkpb45g
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Bob Dylan - Slow Train Coming
Bob Dylan - Saved
Bob Dylan - Shot of Love
Bob Dylan - Infidels
Bob Dylan - Real Live
phew, got through his worst period lol. only Infidels is good in that list, i think
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Loved the new Moon Safari. This one has the same kind of vibes, just a little edgier.
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0033516247_71.jpg)
I'm on this one!
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Porcupine Tree - CLOSURE / CONTINUATION. LIVE. AMSTERDAM 07/11/22
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Two releases from today:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0033667496_71.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0074928970_65)
The Inculter sounds great. Already listened twice and it's more varied than their previous. First song proper is more classically thrashy (and there are others too, of course), but they definitely do more mid-tempo stuff here. I'm saying this not in a bad way, to be clear. It's all very dynamic. Early Slayer/Kreator/Sepultura influences are still there, for sure, but there's a lot of interesting (and melodic!) guitar work too (see Age of Reprisal, Extinction, or the title-track, Morbid Origin)...almost old-school Metallica in some of the harmonies.
The new Health (RAT WARS) is a ton of fun. I know they have become more and more popular in the scene in the recent years, but I had only given cursory listens to their stuff. This one is almost an industrial metal album, and it's really catchy.
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I'll have to check out the Inculter..
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The Inculter sounds great. Already listened twice and it's more varied than their previous. First song proper is more classically thrashy (and there are others too, of course), but they definitely do more mid-tempo stuff here. I'm saying this not in a bad way, to be clear. It's all very dynamic. Early Slayer/Kreator/Sepultura influences are still there, for sure, but there's a lot of interesting (and melodic!) guitar work too (see Age of Reprisal, Extinction, or the title-track, Morbid Origin)...almost old-school Metallica in some of the harmonies.
Halfway through this and your description is apt. I get some mid to late 80's Anthrax riffing and a some Suicidal too.
Whatever it is, it's fucking awesome! :metal
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Baby Cool - Earthling On The Road To Self Love
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(https://i.imgur.com/SjnoJH3.jpg)
:metal
That's my favorite Maiden live album.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9c/Angry_Machines.jpg)
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Kiss - Dynasty
Kiss - Unmasked
Love both! Hey I sought you out to get your thoughts on the new album by Head With Wings. Very avant-garde alternative prog rock that's been growing on me a lot. I remember you selling me on Ross Jennings solo album and I showed you the band Nothing In Writing. Ironically Ross gave his endorsement on new Head With Wings on their Bandcamp page. I hope you like it! Let me know either way.
https://headwithwings.bandcamp.com/album/without-intervention
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Is that good? Recently bought a Dio box set with his last 4 albums, still haven’t listened to that one.
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Is that good? Recently bought a Dio box set with his last 4 albums, still haven’t listened to that one.
It has its moments. I generally regard it as his worst album. It's either this or Master Of The Moon. I haven't listened to it in YEARS, but I was riding along a stretch of road today, also for the first time in a very long time, where I associate this album with, so I thought I'd spin it.
It's one of the two albums he did with Tracy G as his guitarist (the other is Strange Highways which is excellent). A tad grungy but he definitely has way more character in his playing that both Craig Goldie and Doug Aldrich combined.
I have to say that I really enjoyed my listen tonight. Ronnie sounds great on it.
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0033667496_71.jpg)
The Inculter sounds great. Already listened twice and it's more varied than their previous. First song proper is more classically thrashy (and there are others too, of course), but they definitely do more mid-tempo stuff here. I'm saying this not in a bad way, to be clear. It's all very dynamic. Early Slayer/Kreator/Sepultura influences are still there, for sure, but there's a lot of interesting (and melodic!) guitar work too (see Age of Reprisal, Extinction, or the title-track, Morbid Origin)...almost old-school Metallica in some of the harmonies.
Halfway through this and your description is apt. I get some mid to late 80's Anthrax riffing and a some Suicidal too.
Whatever it is, it's fucking awesome! :metal
:tup
And yes, I can hear your references too...there's that chugging riffage that could totally be from those bands
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Bob Dylan - Empire Burlesque
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Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
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Moody Blues - Days Of Future Passed
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Bob Dylan - Down In The Groove
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Moody Blues - Days Of Future Passed
Look up a few posts... :)
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Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 Rare and Unreleased
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The first three albums from Dio are amazing and mandatory. The next two are really good but not completely required. Angry Machines I believe is the worst of his cataloge.
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Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind
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What a great album,,Tim.
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What a great album,,Tim.
I actually have the vinyl upstairs and haven't heard it in yeurs, but an online radio show I listened to played I Don't Need No Doctor from this and I thought I'd hit the whole thing. Peter Frampton rips on this.
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Moody Blues - Days Of Future Passed
Look up a few posts... :)
Ah, I missed that. I'll try to remember to check them out :)
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Thanks for putting this in the "guess the album cover" thread Kade, it's pretty damn good...
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Yeah mate, it rips! :metal
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https://moonsafari.bandcamp.com/album/himlabacken-vol-2-24-bit-audio
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Bryan Adams - Waking Up The Neighbors - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
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Hot damn. I haven't listened to that Fastway album in decades!
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Hot damn. I haven't listened to that Fastway album in decades!
I bust it out every now and then. They opened for Iron Maiden on that tour.
I remember being disappointed with the album when it came out, but I enjoy it a lot more now.
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Continuing my revisit of KJ since Geordie's passing. I think I am finally ready to call this my favorite of theirs. Huge props to Dave Grohl for channeling Big Paul on this record. Fantastic drumming from Dave.
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Hot damn. I haven't listened to that Fastway album in decades!
I bust it out every now and then. They opened for Iron Maiden on that tour.
I remember being disappointed with the album when it came out, but I enjoy it a lot more now.
They opened for Rush on the GUP tour.
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Random question thought I’d ask here. Anyone knows why certain songs are being used by a bunch of bands like if it was their creation without ever referring to the og song whereas most of the songs when they are being used they will state in the song that it’s a cover. Is it due to a bad legal protection of the song made by the artist in the first place?
For instance, this year I heard the song Army of me by three different bands (The anix, In this moment, Klone). On Spotify, there is no mention whatsoever that the song is a cover.
After checking on Spotify I think I just answered my own question. It’s mostly about Spotify once again not being to strong on artist’s rights and just not mentioning anywhere that the song is a cover.
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While painting my basement:
Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done
Nightwish - End of an Era
Nightwish - Showtime, Storytime
Sepultura - Arise
Sepultura - Roots
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After checking on Spotify I think I just answered my own question. It’s mostly about Spotify once again not being to strong on artist’s rights and just not mentioning anywhere that the song is a cover.
I'm not sure what you're looking for. For it to say "(Bjork cover)" in the song title? That might be considered clunky. If you go to the song credits she's listed as the writer. I checked Youtube and Tidal and they do it the same way.
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After checking on Spotify I think I just answered my own question. It’s mostly about Spotify once again not being to strong on artist’s rights and just not mentioning anywhere that the song is a cover.
I'm not sure what you're looking for. For it to say "(Bjork cover)" in the song title? That might be considered clunky. If you go to the song credits she's listed as the writer. I checked Youtube and Tidal and they do it the same way.
I wouldn’t consider it clunky (putting it in the title). Normally, I remember seeing it that way in the past.
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Bryan Adams - Into The Fire - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
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Bryan Adams - Into The Fire - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Again?? That good, eh?
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Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series Vol 13: Trouble No More 1979 - 1981
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After checking on Spotify I think I just answered my own question. It’s mostly about Spotify once again not being to strong on artist’s rights and just not mentioning anywhere that the song is a cover.
I'm not sure what you're looking for. For it to say "(Bjork cover)" in the song title? That might be considered clunky. If you go to the song credits she's listed as the writer. I checked Youtube and Tidal and they do it the same way.
I wouldn’t consider it clunky (putting it in the title). Normally, I remember seeing it that way in the past.
I don't know if I'd say it's the normal way to do it. It's certainly been done that way at times, but I have tons of CDs, plenty from long before the age of Spotify, and from my recollection and checking a number of them, it's more common just to make note of it in the credits than in the track list itself. Would have to have a far larger sample size to say more definitively, but I don't think it inherently hasn't anything to do with anything unique to Spotify.
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Porcupine Tree - CLOSURE/CONTINUATION.LIVE.AMSTERDAM 07/11/22
Bryan Adams - Into The Fire - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Again?? That good, eh?
Different album. He released two live album performances. This one was not as good as the first one I listened to (Waking Up The Neighbors). Probably just a Spotify thing.
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Bob Dylan - Rough and Rowdy Ways
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Back at it again. Closure in Moscow - Soft Hell
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https://vanishingkids.bandcamp.com/album/miracle-of-death-2
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https://vanishingkids.bandcamp.com/album/miracle-of-death-2
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This is a great album!
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(https://i.discogs.com/goMcxJ5pKyBZLZQmfZWwlrt9myBEz4wuP3NWM2-DDNA/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEwODUx/ODAzLTE1MDUzNjIx/MjgtMTc5My5qcGVn.jpeg) (https://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/433/cover_3610132452017_r.jpg)
I always enjoy Evergrey's MMA...I mean, yes, it's not among their best, but it's a interesting one-off in their catalog, and it's catchy as hell. It's for sure more bare-bones than usual for them, but it is unmistakably Evergrey (plus it sounds GREAT...I like how the guitars are crunchy but well-defined, as opposed to their more recent productions, where they sound kinda muddy)
Plus some 2023 stuff over the weekend
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Just discovered that Aortha album...I guess it came out in September. Kinda fun - pretty aggressive, somewhat thrashy power metal with a bunch of vocalists (including Christian Alvestam, ex Scar Symmetry and Kyle Thomas from Exhorder). All clean vocals. Not sure if it was talked about here. Anyway, nothing groundbreaking, but nice riffage.
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Nick, MMA is so underrated. Such a killer album.
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The new Health (RAT WARS) is a ton of fun. I know they have become more and more popular in the scene in the recent years, but I had only given cursory listens to their stuff. This one is almost an industrial metal album, and it's really catchy.
Yeah this might be their best album yet. It’s still not amazing, their songwriting still feels a bit undercooked at times, but there’s a lot more highlights here than I was expecting and the production is awesome as always. I agree there’s more metal elements this time around, and I’d extend that to darksynth as well. I think a handful of the collaborators from the DISCO4 albums rubbed off on them a bit.
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Warren Haynes, among others - Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert, Vol. 20
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Fuck yea! Love these two!!
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This is my Dad's copy of Tales from Topographic Oceans. It would've been his 71st birthday today, so he received this as a present 50 years ago today! Kinda mind blowing.
Spinning this over dinner.
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https://thetwentycommittee.bandcamp.com/album/the-cycle-undone
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Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furious Five - The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furious Five
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One last 2023 release that was too good not to purchase. Anyone who loved/loves Nuclear Power Trio will love this.
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I'll check it out, Chad!
Didn't start out as the plan, but it was 1991 at work today.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f8/Tesla_Psychoticsupper.jpg)(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/W/MEDIAX_792452-T2/images/I/41lGAI+k5cL._SY300_.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/98/Parallels_album.jpg/220px-Parallels_album.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e4/MetalChurchTheHumanFactor.jpg/220px-MetalChurchTheHumanFactor.jpg)
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At the gym tonight...
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Testament at the gym!! :metal :metal :metal
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One last 2023 release that was too good not to purchase. Anyone who loved/loves Nuclear Power Trio will love this.
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I have no idea who the Nuclear Powe Trio are, but I'm about to load this up.
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This album is truly… scary but in an amazing way. It holds so much weight that it feels scary at times. Just raw pure distress emotions mixed with great melodies (at least musically since I don’t have access to the lyrics of all songs). Be careful putting the volume to high, you’ll basically feel like ur becoming insane with emotions haha
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:metal
This album is easy on the ears.
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Just finished it. I enjoyed it. I know you pimped it and Brent mentioned it too and it definitely didn't disappoint.
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Yeah.....I'm really liking this.
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I have no idea who the Nuclear Powe Trio are, but I'm about to load this up.
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Click now (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmuiAuDmB_g); thank me later. A Clear and Present Rager is just an EP; and Wet Ass Plutonium is only 37 minutes long.
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Alright, I'll check that later. That one you linked was some pretty easy listening instrumental. Nice guitar work.
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Trans Siberian Orchestra- Christmas Eve and Other Stories, The Christmas Attic, The Lost Christmas Eve
Merry Axemas- V1&2
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Metallica: And Justice for Jason playlist:
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-6D3uVSacJhI2swNvFYPQOTRmaerYVGz&si=RBHUIfP44T_2Tyfm
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Testament at the gym!! :metal :metal :metal
So if I go to my gym tonight I can hear Testament? Back and Bi's it is! :)
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Testament at the gym!! :metal :metal :metal
So if I go to my gym tonight I can hear Testament? Back and Bi's it is! :)
I wish hey! man, I love my gym but some of the music, I just can't stand it. Awful.
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Yeah.....I'm really liking this.
Finding myself spinning this again this morning.
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Yeah.....I'm really liking this.
Finding myself spinning this again this morning.
Same, this one is head and shoulders above everything they've done.
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Yeah.....I'm really liking this.
Finding myself spinning this again this morning.
Same, this one is head and shoulders above everything they've done.
That's kind of disappointing as I was looking forward on working my way backwards. I still will though.
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Didn't start out as the plan, but it was 1991 at work today.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f8/Tesla_Psychoticsupper.jpg)(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/W/MEDIAX_792452-T2/images/I/41lGAI+k5cL._SY300_.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/98/Parallels_album.jpg/220px-Parallels_album.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e4/MetalChurchTheHumanFactor.jpg/220px-MetalChurchTheHumanFactor.jpg)
(https://www.metalkingdom.net/album/cover/2018/02/5/605-Helloween-Pink-Bubbles-Go-Ape.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/35/Ozzy_Osbourne_-_No_More_Tears.JPG)
This is a great batch! Not a fan of Pink Bubbles, personally, but other than that it's fantastic stuff.
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This album is truly… scary but in an amazing way. It holds so much weight that it feels scary at times. Just raw pure distress emotions mixed with great melodies (at least musically since I don’t have access to the lyrics of all songs). Be careful putting the volume to high, you’ll basically feel like ur becoming insane with emotions haha
You are not wrong here ;) Pretty "heavy" stuff. I gave this one a listen a few weeks back. I guess one needs to be in the right mood for it, but it is interesting...
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Last couple days...
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Confirming that Hushed and Grim is, no doubt, my favorite Mastodon post-Crack the Skye. What a wonderful album.
Incidentally - the album to its left (which also happens to have a tree on its cover, although in a much more, um, terrifying shape ;)) is Ulthar - Providence.
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Confirming that Hushed and Grim is, no doubt, my favorite Mastodon post-Crack the Skye. What a wonderful album.
I couldn't finish it. I have no idea what all the hubbub is about.
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One last 2023 release that was too good not to purchase. Anyone who loved/loves Nuclear Power Trio will love this.
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I hit this last night. Not bad. Reminded me of a proggier TSO.
Oh, and I hit the Steel Rhino this morning. It earned a second listen. Reminded me of a rounded off Accept.
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Didn't start out as the plan, but it was 1991 at work today.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f8/Tesla_Psychoticsupper.jpg)(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/W/MEDIAX_792452-T2/images/I/41lGAI+k5cL._SY300_.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/98/Parallels_album.jpg/220px-Parallels_album.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e4/MetalChurchTheHumanFactor.jpg/220px-MetalChurchTheHumanFactor.jpg)
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This is a great batch! Not a fan of Pink Bubbles, personally, but other than that it's fantastic stuff.
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/569423.jpg)
This album is truly… scary but in an amazing way. It holds so much weight that it feels scary at times. Just raw pure distress emotions mixed with great melodies (at least musically since I don’t have access to the lyrics of all songs). Be careful putting the volume to high, you’ll basically feel like ur becoming insane with emotions haha
You are not wrong here ;) Pretty "heavy" stuff. I gave this one a listen a few weeks back. I guess one needs to be in the right mood for it, but it is interesting...
:tup
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Last couple days...
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Confirming that Hushed and Grim is, no doubt, my favorite Mastodon post-Crack the Skye. What a wonderful album.
Incidentally - the album to its left (which also happens to have a tree on its cover, although in a much more, um, terrifying shape ;)) is Ulthar - Providence.
Nice albums Nick. I do like Hushed and Grim but it's too bloated to be my favourite post-CTS. It is easily Emperor of Sand for me. I do however think that Gigantium is their best song since CTS.
I've not listened to that Ulthar as I only discovered them this year and have mainly been hitting their current releases. I'll get to this today :tup
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Hished is the second best Mastodon album for me after Leviathan.
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Hished is the second best Mastodon album for me after Leviathan.
Well, now you have Spotify you should probably listened to Blood Mountain and Crack the Skye :neverusethis:
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Hished is the second best Mastodon album for me after Leviathan.
Well, now you have Spotify you should probably listened to Blood Mountain and Crack the Skye :neverusethis:
Blood Mountain is third. CTS is further down the list......
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Hished is the second best Mastodon album for me after Leviathan.
I still remember the moment I first listened to Leviathan–bought it on a whim back in the day (because of the amazing cover), and could not believe my ears as I drove around listening to it.
To this day, I get goosebumps every time I listen to "Hearts Alive"
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Oh, and I hit the Steel Rhino this morning. It earned a second listen. Reminded me of a rounded off Accept.
That was exactly what I thought. Herbie has crafted his sound to be very Udo.
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Nate Smith - Pocket Change 2: Mad Currency
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Sons Of The Sea - Sons Of The Sea
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Symphony North - The Bell Ringer
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Roulette Round 2
:natalieportman: :facepalm: ???
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Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
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Gregory Porter - Christmas Wish
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New Mick Mars... Its pretty good, better than Motley for sure IMO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onhdroC-PM0&pp=ygUdbWljayBtYXJzIHJpZ2h0IHNpZGUgb2Ygd3Jvbmc%3D
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New Mick Mars... Its pretty good, better than Motley for sure IMO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onhdroC-PM0&pp=ygUdbWljayBtYXJzIHJpZ2h0IHNpZGUgb2Ygd3Jvbmc%3D
Yeah, I wasn't sold at first on the singer, but I'm beginning to warm to him.
I think my issue with Mars is that I was expecting a blue-rock album, and instead, I've gotten some modern-sounding edgy hard-rock.
That all said, regardless of my expectations, the man can clearly still play, and I think I dig what I've heard.
Oh, and that tone... :hefdaddy
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Steve Morse - Major Impacts
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Local Natives - Violet Street
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New Mick Mars... Its pretty good, better than Motley for sure IMO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onhdroC-PM0&pp=ygUdbWljayBtYXJzIHJpZ2h0IHNpZGUgb2Ygd3Jvbmc%3D
Yeah, I wasn't sold at first on the singer, but I'm beginning to warm to him.
I think my issue with Mars is that I was expecting a blue-rock album, and instead, I've gotten some modern-sounding edgy hard-rock.
That all said, regardless of my expectations, the man can clearly still play, and I think I dig what I've heard.
Oh, and that tone... :hefdaddy
Glad you enjoyed it Will... I liked it also
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Chris Farren - Can't Die
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Girl Ray - Girl
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Grand Funk Railroad - Closer To Home
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Today at work..
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(https://i.discogs.com/zFX0bM9uzJQptYVcD6cUyFQ6BKvUX6jbONGRCVI_SZY/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:597/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEzOTU2/MzUtMTU3NjgxMDQy/MC02NjQzLmpwZWc.jpeg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/96/Dream_Theater_-_Octavarium.jpg)
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Yeah.....I'm really liking this.
Finding myself spinning this again this morning.
And I'm spinning it again this morning. Wonderful album.
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I haven't listened to Divine Wings in so long. Should get a couple of those old SX CD's out.
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Today at work..
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(https://i.discogs.com/zFX0bM9uzJQptYVcD6cUyFQ6BKvUX6jbONGRCVI_SZY/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:597/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEzOTU2/MzUtMTU3NjgxMDQy/MC02NjQzLmpwZWc.jpeg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/96/Dream_Theater_-_Octavarium.jpg)
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Nice batch! The Divine Wings, perhaps uncontroversially, is my favorite Symphony X album. Are you a fan of the band? Can't quite remember.
Here are my listens on today's commute:
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I haven't listened to Divine Wings in so long. Should get a couple of those old SX CD's out.
Damnation Game, Divine Wings, Twilight and V are such an incredible run.
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Yeah.....I'm really liking this.
Finding myself spinning this again this morning.
And I'm spinning it again this morning. Wonderful album.
Yes, it's great album. A couple of softies towards the end, but whatever. All of their albums are great.
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Nice batch! The Divine Wings, perhaps uncontroversially, is my favorite Symphony X album. Are you a fan of the band? Can't quite remember.
I'm not really a fan per se. I don't often listen to Sym x, but when I do, it's Divine Wings. lol
I really don't connect with Russell Allen, especially latter day Russ. On Divine Wings, he's amazing. Reminds me of how good and versatile Jeff Scott Soto was on Marching Out but somehow turned into a one dimensional singer. I feel the same about Russ. Plus early Sym X is a nice listen and I prefer it over the low tuned razorblade riffs of their last few albums.
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There are a heap of Edguy nods in this album which certainly works for me on the power metal side. Liar, Fool and Messiah could easily be ripped from any Tobi album.
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I'm not really a fan per se. I don't often listen to Sym x, but when I do, it's Divine Wings. lol
I really don't connect with Russell Allen, especially latter day Russ. On Divine Wings, he's amazing. Reminds me of how good and versatile Jeff Scott Soto was on Marching Out but somehow turned into a one dimensional singer. I feel the same about Russ. Plus early Sym X is a nice listen and I prefer it over the low tuned razorblade riffs of their last few albums.
I agree with most of this, although I do still enjoy latter day Allen (but yes, earlier-day Allen was more in tune with my taste as well). Sym X latest (last?) album, Underworld, is very, very good though. My personal favorite of the post-V material.
My favorite Sym X song might however be Edge of Forever (from The Damnation Game)...I assume you are familiar...if not, do yourself a favor and go listen ;)
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I'm not really a fan per se. I don't often listen to Sym x, but when I do, it's Divine Wings. lol
I really don't connect with Russell Allen, especially latter day Russ. On Divine Wings, he's amazing. Reminds me of how good and versatile Jeff Scott Soto was on Marching Out but somehow turned into a one dimensional singer. I feel the same about Russ. Plus early Sym X is a nice listen and I prefer it over the low tuned razorblade riffs of their last few albums.
I agree with most of this, although I do still enjoy latter day Allen (but yes, earlier-day Allen was more in tune with my taste as well). Sym X latest (last?) album, Underworld, is very, very good though. My personal favorite of the post-V material.
My favorite Sym X song might however be Edge of Forever (from The Damnation Game)...I assume you are familiar...if not, do yourself a favor and go listen ;)
I have every S-X CD I think. I don't know. I can't put my finger on it, but there's just something that doesn't compel me like they should. Even though I have everything by them pretty much, I'm not so familiar that I can hum a tune by name. I'm planning on playing something else by them tomorrow at work.
There are a heap of Edguy nods in this album which certainly works for me on the power metal side. Liar, Fool and Messiah could easily be ripped from any Tobi album.
I feel like if I could build the perfect band, Theocracy would be it. It's a perfect mixture or power, thrash, and melodic, along with amazing soaring vocals. And I don't mind the positive, even Christian lyrics.
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I'm planning on playing something else by them tomorrow at work.
Go one step back and do The Damnation Game. I don't see it mentioned often, as it's not quite as polished as subsequent material, but there's some great stuff on it. Some songs are very Malmsteen's Rising Force, but the good kind ;) (the initial one-two of the title track and Dressed to Kill, for example). And, like I said before, The Edge of Forever is one of the best things they've done.
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I'm planning on playing something else by them tomorrow at work.
Go one step back and do The Damnation Game. I don't see it mentioned often, as it's not quite as polished as subsequent material, but there's some great stuff on it. Some songs are very Malmsteen's Rising Force, but the good kind ;) (the initial one-two of the title track and Dressed to Kill, for example). And, like I said before, The Edge of Forever is one of the best things they've done.
Yeah, DWOT and TDG are the ones that I typically play once every three years..lol
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There are a heap of Edguy nods in this album which certainly works for me on the power metal side. Liar, Fool and Messiah could easily be ripped from any Tobi album.
I feel like if I could build the perfect band, Theocracy would be it. It's a perfect mixture or power, thrash, and melodic, along with amazing soaring vocals. And I don't mind the positive, even Christian lyrics.
I forgot that they were a Christian band. I haven't taken any notice of the lyrics so not really an issue for me.
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Sepultura - Arise
Sepultura - Beneath The Remains
Sepultura - Roots
Sepultura - Against
Sepultura - Dante XXI
Sepultura - Quadra
Sepultura - Live in Sao Paolo
Sepultura - SepulQuarta
Cavalera Conspiracy - Blunt Force Trauma
Soulfly - Enslaved
Soulfly - Ritual
Soulfly - Totem
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One last 2023 release that was too good not to purchase. Anyone who loved/loves Nuclear Power Trio will love this.
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I hit this last night. Not bad. Reminded me of a proggier TSO.
Yea this was pretty dope. It hits the spot as it's also video game music :metal
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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Mojo
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Anyone else getting on this new Children of Bodom live album today? This is one (possibly actually the last?) of the bands final performances. I adore this band but it is obviously bittersweet due to Alexi's untimely passing. I'll raise a beer to this though...
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Ambrose Akinmusire - Owl Song
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Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra - Big Band Holidays III
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Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced?
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Therion - Leviathan I, II and III
It seems Rate Your Music doesn’t allow posting cover arts anymore. :-\
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Anyone else getting on this new Children of Bodom live album today? This is one (possibly actually the last?) of the bands final performances. I adore this band but it is obviously bittersweet due to Alexi's untimely passing. I'll raise a beer to this though...
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i just listened to it. Great listening as always. A bit sloppy but that's uncommon for COB live but for the most part it was pretty good and Alexi sounds solid. Nice setlist too.
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I listened to the first few tracks. It sounds awesome. I really don't know the songs, and the vocals are still rough, but these live vocals are more digestible than the studio albums. Because of the vocals, I don't think I could get through the entire thing in one go, but I enjoyed what I heard.
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I listened to the first few tracks. It sounds awesome. I really don't know the songs, and the vocals are still rough, but these live vocals are more digestible than the studio albums. Because of the vocals, I don't think I could get through the entire thing in one go, but I enjoyed what I heard.
Alexi really had a 'no fucks given' approach to his vocals. They were one of the very first (if not the first) band I discovered with growls that I took to, so I'm probably biased there but he was just such an interesting individual. Even coming up with lyrics in the process of recording backs up that 'no fucks given' approach.
If you liked the first few songs, there's more classic stuff as you go along so well worth listening to the full thing when you have time.
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I listened to the first few tracks. It sounds awesome. I really don't know the songs, and the vocals are still rough, but these live vocals are more digestible than the studio albums. Because of the vocals, I don't think I could get through the entire thing in one go, but I enjoyed what I heard.
Alexi really had a 'no fucks given' approach to his vocals. They were one of the very first (if not the first) band I discovered with growls that I took to, so I'm probably biased there but he was just such an interesting individual. Even coming up with lyrics in the process of recording backs up that 'no fucks given' approach.
If you liked the first few songs, there's more classic stuff as you go along so well worth listening to the full thing when you have time.
Yeah, after you sent me them in my roulette, I actually bought a bunch of their CDs. But man, the vocals are a real sticking point for me. I definitely plan on listening to the rest of it.
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John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon - Imagine
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The Marshall Tucker Band - Where We All Belong
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Riot is one of my favorite bands!
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Moon Duo - Circles
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Dreamless Night - Spokojnych snow
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FFO Rush
https://crownlandsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/fearless
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A few 2023 listens...
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The Genus Ordinis Dei came out this December and it's pretty cool...almost like a Gojira with death/symphonic elements. And the Begravement record is really good death metal.
For a softer listen...very happy with the new Peter Gabriel, although I need to spend more time with it. And Subsignal never disappoint.
Plus one inspired by this very thread:
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I'll say it again - The Edge of Forever is an incredible song.
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The Edge of Forever always stood out to me as one of the best SX songs.
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The Edge of Forever always stood out to me as one of the best SX songs.
Couldn’t agree more!
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Yeah.....I'm really liking this.
Finding myself spinning this again this morning.
Same, this one is head and shoulders above everything they've done.
That's kind of disappointing as I was looking forward on working my way backwards. I still will though.
Dont go by me on this, its only my opinion, I know Tim is a huge fan of all their stuff. That said, all of their albums are great but the new as a starting point sets the bar high. :metal
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Zero Hour- Metamorphosis.
Power Of Omens- Eyes Of The Oracle.
Dreamscape- Trance-Like State. ( This is album I was listening to on the way to the Hospital at 2am on October 8, 1998 when my wife went into labor with our first son)
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Same, this one is head and shoulders above everything they've done.
That's kind of disappointing as I was looking forward on working my way backwards. I still will though.
Dont go by me on this, its only my opinion, I know Tim is a huge fan of all their stuff. That said, all of their albums are great but the new as a starting point sets the bar high. :metal
All of their albums are pretty consistently similar. This one is awesome, but they all are.
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Same, this one is head and shoulders above everything they've done.
That's kind of disappointing as I was looking forward on working my way backwards. I still will though.
Dont go by me on this, its only my opinion, I know Tim is a huge fan of all their stuff. That said, all of their albums are great but the new as a starting point sets the bar high. :metal
All of their albums are pretty consistently similar. This one is awesome, but they all are.
Yeah but I think Matt is on top of his game writing wise on this one. But yeah, style wise I agree with you 100%. I'm curious what Kade thinks of Ghost Ship as that was released 6 years ago.
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Same, this one is head and shoulders above everything they've done.
That's kind of disappointing as I was looking forward on working my way backwards. I still will though.
Dont go by me on this, its only my opinion, I know Tim is a huge fan of all their stuff. That said, all of their albums are great but the new as a starting point sets the bar high. :metal
All of their albums are pretty consistently similar. This one is awesome, but they all are.
Yeah but I think Matt is on top of his game writing wise on this one. But yeah, style wise I agree with you 100%. I'm curious what Kade thinks of Ghost Ship as that was released 6 years ago.
As the World Bleeds is pretty great too!
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PinkPantheress - Heaven Knows
Honestly one of my favorite albums of the year.
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The Aristocrats - Culture Clash
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Merciless Law-Grimoire For The Ultimate Sinner
This is pretty good classic heavy metal. Reminds me of Hibria, especially the vocals.
Now what cracks me up is that supposedly this band is from Chile, and is made up of two guys.
Pancho Ireland and Cederick Forsberg. WTF? :lol
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Now what cracks me up is that supposedly this band is from Chile, and is made up of two guys.
Pancho Ireland and Cederick Forsberg. WTF? :lol
Brilliant :biggrin:
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Now what cracks me up is that supposedly this band is from Chile, and is made up of two guys.
Pancho Ireland and Cederick Forsberg. WTF? :lol
Brilliant :biggrin:
This actually kicks ass!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3_GuCKE75E
New album from Viper (Andre Matos' first band). It's not Theatre of Fate but the new CD is really good and this is my favorite from it.
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Raphael Wressnig & Alex Schultz - Soulful Christmas (With A Funky Twist)
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Therion - Leviathan I, II and III
It seems Rate Your Music doesn’t allow posting cover arts anymore. :-\
I don't like I & II that much but Leviathon III is very good. Easily my favorite.
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Temple of Angels - Endless Pursuit
Released earlier this year, I came across it a couple of days ago as I was perusing some end-of-year lists online. I've seen it described as dreampop, but more rocking and I don't disagree. Think a mixture of Cocteau Twins, Wish-era The Cure and maybe some All About Eve? It has that real nice, soothing guitar work typical of the genre, and just the right amount of goth-y melancholy. Very good lead female vocals too. I can see some DTFers potentially enjoying this (Litho?). Not something I'd want to listen to all the time, but I was in the mood for it now...
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Same, this one is head and shoulders above everything they've done.
That's kind of disappointing as I was looking forward on working my way backwards. I still will though.
Dont go by me on this, its only my opinion, I know Tim is a huge fan of all their stuff. That said, all of their albums are great but the new as a starting point sets the bar high. :metal
All of their albums are pretty consistently similar. This one is awesome, but they all are.
Yeah but I think Matt is on top of his game writing wise on this one. But yeah, style wise I agree with you 100%. I'm curious what Kade thinks of Ghost Ship as that was released 6 years ago.
I sampled that one the other day but was doing other things so didn't really listen. Seemed fine but nothing as quality as the new one but I'll run through it again.
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The new one is excellent, especially through the first 5 or 6 tracks. It's also probably the heaviest on the whole. I mean, they are all relatively heavy, but I think Mosaic has a bit more oomph.
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Temple of Angels - Endless Pursuit
Released earlier this year, I came across it a couple of days ago as I was perusing some end-of-year lists online. I've seen it described as dreampop, but more rocking and I don't disagree. Think a mixture of Cocteau Twins, Wish-era The Cure and maybe some All About Eve? It has that real nice, soothing guitar work typical of the genre, and just the right amount of goth-y melancholy. Very good lead female vocals too. I can see some DTFers potentially enjoying this (Litho?). Not something I'd want to listen to all the time, but I was in the mood for it now...
Haven't had time to keep up with this thread lately, but as soon as you mentioned the bands my ears perked up, then to get name-dropped a few sentences later. :biggrin: Guess I need to give this one a go.
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NMB- Innocence & Danger.
Jonas Lindberg- Miles From Nowhere.
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NMB- Innocence & Danger.
Jonas Lindberg- Miles From Nowhere.
Couple of beauties there.
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Dreamscape- Trance-Like State.( This is album I was listening to on the way to the Hospital at 2am on October 8, 1998 when my wife went into labor with our first son)
Nice :tup I remember seeing reviews of this album, back in the 90s, but I don't think I ever got a chance to listen to it. I do own Very, though (the one after it). Solid prog metal...it also had a cool cover of Ultravox's Dancing With Tears in My Eyes.
Temple of Angels - Endless Pursuit
Released earlier this year, I came across it a couple of days ago as I was perusing some end-of-year lists online. I've seen it described as dreampop, but more rocking and I don't disagree. Think a mixture of Cocteau Twins, Wish-era The Cure and maybe some All About Eve? It has that real nice, soothing guitar work typical of the genre, and just the right amount of goth-y melancholy. Very good lead female vocals too. I can see some DTFers potentially enjoying this (Litho?). Not something I'd want to listen to all the time, but I was in the mood for it now...
Haven't had time to keep up with this thread lately, but as soon as you mentioned the bands my ears perked up, then to get name-dropped a few sentences later. :biggrin: Guess I need to give this one a go.
:)
Curious to hear your thoughts, if you get to it
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James Brown - Soulful Christmas
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Various Artists - The Alligator Records Christmas Collection
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While finishing work in my basement:
Powerwolf - Call of the Wild
Powerwolf - Best of the Blessed
Hammerfall - Legacy of Kings reissue
Hammerfall - Hammer of Dawn
Hammerfall - Live Against the World
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Lisa Biales - At Christmas
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David Ian - Vintage Christmas Trio Melody
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Got to hear this one early. Excellent as expected.
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George Gee Swing Orchestra - Winter Wonderland
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More 2023 listening...
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Temple of Angels - Endless Pursuit
Released earlier this year, I came across it a couple of days ago as I was perusing some end-of-year lists online. I've seen it described as dreampop, but more rocking and I don't disagree. Think a mixture of Cocteau Twins, Wish-era The Cure and maybe some All About Eve? It has that real nice, soothing guitar work typical of the genre, and just the right amount of goth-y melancholy. Very good lead female vocals too. I can see some DTFers potentially enjoying this (Litho?). Not something I'd want to listen to all the time, but I was in the mood for it now...
Haven't had time to keep up with this thread lately, but as soon as you mentioned the bands my ears perked up, then to get name-dropped a few sentences later. :biggrin: Guess I need to give this one a go.
:)
Curious to hear your thoughts, if you get to it
Just finished the third song. Wow, this is exactly the sort of thing I'm always on the hunt for. The description is spot-on. Doesn't have the folky or harder rock elements (so far) of All About Eve, but the vocalist is in the Julianne Regan ballpark, a slightly hazier Cocteau Twins haze to everything, but with a bit more of a The Cure drive to the feel. The guy that pops in later doesn't have the distinctiveness of Robert Smith, but he's fine enough, he could grow on me. This is gonna skyrocket up my end of the year list if it can keep any semblance of this level of quality throughout the rest of the album.
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Just finished the third song. Wow, this is exactly the sort of thing I'm always on the hunt for. The description is spot-on. Doesn't have the folky or harder rock elements (so far) of All About Eve, but the vocalist is in the Julianne Regan ballpark, a slightly hazier Cocteau Twins haze to everything, but with a bit more of a The Cure drive to the feel. The guy that pops in later doesn't have the distinctiveness of Robert Smith, but he's fine enough, he could grow on me. This is gonna skyrocket up my end of the year list if it can keep any semblance of this level of quality throughout the rest of the album.
Nice :tup Let's see how the rest goes...my impression is that the middle of the album amps up the melancholy a bit, which is fine by me..
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Just finished the third song. Wow, this is exactly the sort of thing I'm always on the hunt for. The description is spot-on. Doesn't have the folky or harder rock elements (so far) of All About Eve, but the vocalist is in the Julianne Regan ballpark, a slightly hazier Cocteau Twins haze to everything, but with a bit more of a The Cure drive to the feel. The guy that pops in later doesn't have the distinctiveness of Robert Smith, but he's fine enough, he could grow on me. This is gonna skyrocket up my end of the year list if it can keep any semblance of this level of quality throughout the rest of the album.
Nice :tup Let's see how the rest goes...my impression is that the middle of the album amps up the melancholy a bit, which is fine by me..
I didn’t get that far.
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Just finished the third song. Wow, this is exactly the sort of thing I'm always on the hunt for. The description is spot-on. Doesn't have the folky or harder rock elements (so far) of All About Eve, but the vocalist is in the Julianne Regan ballpark, a slightly hazier Cocteau Twins haze to everything, but with a bit more of a The Cure drive to the feel. The guy that pops in later doesn't have the distinctiveness of Robert Smith, but he's fine enough, he could grow on me. This is gonna skyrocket up my end of the year list if it can keep any semblance of this level of quality throughout the rest of the album.
Nice :tup Let's see how the rest goes...my impression is that the middle of the album amps up the melancholy a bit, which is fine by me..
I didn’t get that far.
I'm not THAT surprised :biggrin:
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I didn’t get that far.
You just love randomly checking out albums that should have absolutely no reason to appeal to you at all. :lol There's 0 chance you successfully navigate my top 25 year-end song list. :p
Nice :tup Let's see how the rest goes...my impression is that the middle of the album amps up the melancholy a bit, which is fine by me..
Weirdly I kind of like their "happier" tracks more at least on first listen. Could be the way they execute them, or that I've been listening to somewhat less heavier and darker music in general this month. The other tracks might stand out more after additional listens though. It's a bit front-loaded, but there's strong material throughout.
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Sexyy Red - Hood Hottest Princess (Deluxe)
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I just can't help myself
I'm feeling like I'm going out of my head
Uncanny, strange deja vu
But I don't mind
I hope to find the truth
More 2023 listening...
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Giving this a second listen now, and it really is very good!
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More 2023 listening...
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Giving this a second listen now, and it really is very good!
Agreed. It's thrashy and urgent (even when they are not going super-fast), but it also has cool melodic moments going on.
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Ulver - The Assassination of Julius Caeser
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More 2023 listening...
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Giving this a second listen now, and it really is very good!
Agreed. It's thrashy and urgent (even when they are not going super-fast), but it also has cool melodic moments going on.
I spun this the other day too. Was indeed enjoyable.
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More 2023 listening...
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3393370791_65)
Giving this a second listen now, and it really is very good!
Agreed. It's thrashy and urgent (even when they are not going super-fast), but it also has cool melodic moments going on.
I spun this the other day too. Was indeed enjoyable.
Yes it is! :metal
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Last couple of days at work...
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7f/SymphonyXTheDamnationGame.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/02/HelloweenWallsofjericho.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/15/QueensrycheConditionHuman.png)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bb/MetalChurchXI.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a2/Punchingtheskyalbumart.jpg/220px-Punchingtheskyalbumart.jpg)(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2361283425_10.jpg)
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No wonder you picked Mythika, it even looks like a Helloween cover. :biggrin:
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No wonder you picked Mythika, it even looks like a Helloween cover. :biggrin:
It's a great album!!! :metal
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Last couple of days at work...
Another nice batch! XI is a pretty solid Metal Church album, I'd say my favorite of the post-Hanging in the Balance period. Condition Human is good too - maybe the La Torre album where the band tried to branch out a little bit more. And Punching the Sky is such a good Armored Saint record!
Some more 2023 listens for me today:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1478840461_10.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1551273955_10.jpg)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0330968849_65) (https://www.nuclearblast.com/media/catalog/product/1/0/1059364-1.jpg?optimize=medium&bg-color=255,255,255&fit=bounds&height=700&width=700&canvas=700:700)
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I was disappointed when I got XI, but it's aged pretty well.
I like The Night Eternal, but the Voyager is a big miss.
Tonight...
(https://getmetal.club/uploads/posts/2023-12/getmetal-86078742023-12_8607874.jpg)(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4078950739_65)
A couple of 2023 releases..
Fjordlands-The Elderwoods....I'd say it's generally in the atmospheric black metal vain, but not totally. I enjoyed my listen to it.
Ablaze My Sorrow-The Loss Of All Hope...a four song EP. Harsh and clean, melodic and not! Definitely worth the 16 minute listen though.
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Yeah, I remember I was super excited about Howe's return and the expectations weren't quite met...I still think it's nowhere near Blessing in Disguise/Human Factor/Hanging, but I overall enjoy it...aged well it is a good way to put it.
The Voyager is fantastic, Tim ;)
Ablaze My Sorrow...I remember them from...the 90s, I think? I didn't realize they were still around...
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I'm a very casual Metal Church fan but I picked up XI when it came out and in isolation as a metal album, I thought it was really enjoyable.
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No wonder you picked Mythika, it even looks like a Helloween cover. :biggrin:
It's a great album!!! :metal
I'll get onto this after A View.
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No wonder you picked Mythika, it even looks like a Helloween cover. :biggrin:
It's a great album!!! :metal
I'll get onto this after A View.
I think you'll like it.
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No wonder you picked Mythika, it even looks like a Helloween cover. :biggrin:
It's a great album!!! :metal
I'll get onto this after A View.
I think you'll like it.
I'm loading it up now.
Edit: Nice vocals.
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This is nice Tim. Really easy listening and melodic.
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This is nice Tim. Really easy listening and melodic.
:metal
Yeah, it's excellent.
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This is nice Tim. Really easy listening and melodic.
:metal
Yeah, it's excellent.
Just wrapping up the last track. If Chad has standards your quality score should improve this round. ;D Actually gotta go and see which track you sent, after one listen I know which one I'd send.
EDIT: Yeah, Soulpaths had a nice chorus, my fav was actually Cross and the Crown on first listen, super melodic, but really, can't go wrong with any of them.
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This is nice Tim. Really easy listening and melodic.
:metal
Yeah, it's excellent.
Just wrapping up the last track. If Chad has standards your quality score should improve this round. ;D Actually gotta go and see which track you sent, after one listen I know which one I'd send.
EDIT: Yeah, Soulpaths had a nice chorus, my fav was actually Cross and the Crown on first listen, super melodic, but really, can't go wrong with any of them.
I sent a should've been 7.5 last round, so maybe I'll inch up to a 7 this round.
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:lol
This closer fucking rips too. I see this is their only album. Hopefully another one in the works. Cool shit.
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Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon
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:lol
This closer fucking rips too. I see this is their only album. Hopefully another one in the works. Cool shit.
No wait, they had an album back in 2011.
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:lol
This closer fucking rips too. I see this is their only album. Hopefully another one in the works. Cool shit.
Yes, the last song is epic.
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The band is called Eldprov. Not bad, it's more melodic black metal but with some power metal and even folkish elements sprinkled in there. I'm liking it.
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The band is called Eldprov. Not bad, it's more melodic black metal but with some power metal and even folkish elements sprinkled in there. I'm liking it.
Dropped the needle on this and ended up listening to the whole thing.
Eldprov-Rift
(https://kronosmortusnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ELDPROV_cover220524.jpg)
https://open.spotify.com/album/44l4D4qfos8J3BqW7wiUUW?si=KCxHMzOlSXqVEccVHefZYA
I didn't love every second of it, but lots of it were really good, particularly Third Crow and Hunt.
Only 35 minutes.
SOTY Michael Monroe-Everybody's Nobody
2. Megadeth-We'll Be Back
3. Bomber-Aurora
4. Ardarith-Enter The Void
5. Riverwood-Dying Light
6. Eldprov-Third Crow
7. An Abstract Illusion-Prosperity
8. Trial-Snare Of The Fowler
9. Disillusion-Abide The Storm
10. Lords Of The Tyrant-Acolyte
YES!!!!!!!
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Ha! :metal I'm just up to Third Crow now. Yep, this one fucking rips! I agree with you that not every minute is brilliant but the short length and the overall vibe seems really nice.
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Ha! :metal I'm just up to Third Crow now. Yep, this one fucking rips! I agree with you that not every minute is brilliant but the short length and the overall vibe seems really nice.
The last song, Hunt, has a Tribulation feel.
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Brainstorm - Wall of Skulls
Primal Fear - Code Red
Primal Fear - Metal Commando
Primal Fear - 16.6
Judas Priest - '98 Live Meltdown :metal
Burning Witches - Hexenhammer
Burning Witches - Dance with the Devil
Burning Witches - The Witch in the North
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Ha! :metal I'm just up to Third Crow now. Yep, this one fucking rips! I agree with you that not every minute is brilliant but the short length and the overall vibe seems really nice.
The last song, Hunt, has a Tribulation feel.
Sweet. I feel Third Crow had a real Netherbird vibe too actually.
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Ha! :metal I'm just up to Third Crow now. Yep, this one fucking rips! I agree with you that not every minute is brilliant but the short length and the overall vibe seems really nice.
The last song, Hunt, has a Tribulation feel.
Sweet. I feel Third Crow had a real Netherbird vibe too actually.
Yeah, definitely. It's a cool little album.
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Ha! :metal I'm just up to Third Crow now. Yep, this one fucking rips! I agree with you that not every minute is brilliant but the short length and the overall vibe seems really nice.
The last song, Hunt, has a Tribulation feel.
Sweet. I feel Third Crow had a real Netherbird vibe too actually.
Yeah, definitely. It's a cool little album.
The old Spotify hey.....who would have thought. ;D
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Over the last couple of days while driving;
(https://img.discogs.com/_NCUJXZcIOh7iCgMGJ-p9dt_RAQ=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-14769004-1581241013-5319.jpeg.jpg)(https://grande-rock.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OnThornsILay-ST-cover-2023.jpg)
(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.RrWlX_ksHNPB6dngnjeXIAHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)(https://www.metal-archives.com/images/2/6/8/2/268256.jpg?1645)
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Over the last couple of days while driving;
(https://img.discogs.com/_NCUJXZcIOh7iCgMGJ-p9dt_RAQ=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-14769004-1581241013-5319.jpeg.jpg)(https://grande-rock.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OnThornsILay-ST-cover-2023.jpg)
(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.RrWlX_ksHNPB6dngnjeXIAHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)(https://www.metal-archives.com/images/2/6/8/2/268256.jpg?1645)
Doomy, melancholic mood, Kade? :biggrin:
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Chappel Roan - The Rise And Fall of a Midwest Princess
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Doomy, melancholic mood, Kade? :biggrin:
Yeah......I guess you could say that a bit lately.
Really getting into Thorns though. Really great band.
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Crown Lands- Fearless. (The album Rush never released)
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Crown Lands- Fearless. (The album Rush never released)
:) Just inspired by the other thread?
Speaking of, um, being "inspired" by classic bands...I was in the mood for some well-done Maiden worship today:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4222178536_10.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2386188901_65)
I really enjoy these. I know there's an inescapable aura of "tribute band" here, but I think they have just enough of their own flair to stand on their own feet. In fact, they seem to have enough talent that I hope they'll spread their wings a bit more in the future. Or maybe that's not something they are interested in, who knows ;)
(Abel & Cain from Olympus is SO good, though! Punchy and catchy)
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That Olympus album was great. I might spin that again later.
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More like Stray Maiden.
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Sukey Molloy - Snow Is Falling! Songs for Christmas, Hanukkah & Kwanzaa with Sukey Molloy
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Sukey Molloy - Snow Is Falling! Songs for Christmas, Hanukkah & Kwanzaa with Sukey Molloy
Well, that's enough of that.
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Nils Landgren - Christmas With My Friends VIII
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Drivin N Cryin - Scarred But Smarter
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Supertramp - Breakfast in America
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Xerosync - 4dot8
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Sukey Molloy - Snow Is Falling! Songs for Christmas, Hanukkah & Kwanzaa with Sukey Molloy
Well, that's enough of that.
8 minutes was enough :lol
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Charli XCX - CRASH
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Ray Alder - II
Judas Priest - Jugulator
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The Twenty Committee - A Lifeblood Psalm
Sukey Molloy - Snow Is Falling! Songs for Christmas, Hanukkah & Kwanzaa with Sukey Molloy
Well, that's enough of that.
8 minutes was enough :lol
Yes
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Sadistics - WE ARE JUST TAKING OFF
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Pat Metheny - Question and Answer
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Sieges Even- Steps.
Sieges Even- A Sense Of Change.
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Mostly Autumn - Heart Full of Sky
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Eric Clapton - Unplugged
My dad had this on LaserDisc but I don't ever remember listening to all of it.
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Grand Funk Railroad - Survival
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The Marshall Tucker Band - Searchin' for a Rainbow
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Steve Morse Band - Split Decision
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Sieges Even- Steps.
Sieges Even- A Sense Of Change.
Nice! A Sense of Change is probably my favorite Sieges Even. Steps is a tough nut to crack, but it’s a pretty fascinating listen.
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The Twenty Committee - The Cycle Undone
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Drivin N Cryin - Whisper Tames The Lion
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(https://i.imgur.com/O1dKS6k.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/W9Tk2QH.jpg)
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Crown Lands- Fearless. (The album Rush never released)
:) Just inspired by the other thread?
Speaking of, um, being "inspired" by classic bands...I was in the mood for some well-done Maiden worship today:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4222178536_10.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2386188901_65)
I really enjoy these. I know there's an inescapable aura of "tribute band" here, but I think they have just enough of their own flair to stand on their own feet. In fact, they seem to have enough talent that I hope they'll spread their wings a bit more in the future. Or maybe that's not something they are interested in, who knows ;)
(Abel & Cain from Olympus is SO good, though! Punchy and catchy)
I know you said it was Maiden Worship but I wasn't expecting one of the best Bruce impersonators I've ever heard lol.
As you said definitely talented but I would love to see them mix it up a bit more.
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I know you said it was Maiden Worship but I wasn't expecting one of the best Bruce impersonators I've ever heard lol.
:)
A couple of recent (2021 and 2022) albums today:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0769948684_65) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0762121401_65)
They are both SO good. Different, in a way, but both great examples of how you can play classic metal and be fresh and inventive. And thanks to Tim for introducing Seven Sisters here (as far as I know, at least). This is my favorite albums of theirs, so I'm really curious what they cook up next.
(The CD version of the Trial album is nicely rounded off by a couple of cool covers, Fleetwood Mac's Sister of the Moon and Sabbath's Die Young. I guess they were part of a separate EP)
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A couple of recent (2021 and 2022) albums today:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0769948684_65) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0762121401_65)
They are both SO good. Different, in a way, but both great examples of how you can play classic metal and be fresh and inventive. And thanks to Tim for introducing Seven Sisters here (as far as I know, at least). This is my favorite albums of theirs, so I'm really curious what they cook up next.
(The CD version of the Trial album is nicely rounded off by a couple of cool covers, Fleetwood Mac's Sister of the Moon and Sabbath's Die Young. I guess they were part of a separate EP)
I was pimping Trial for a bit too. I think they're really unique. Their album, 2017's Motherless is awesome and it's the one where I got into them.
And that Seven Sisters album is amazing.
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I love this album!!
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Bela Fleck & the Flecktones - Jingle All the Way
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I love this album!!
I only know their 2020 album (Surrender), and really like it. I should check the rest out...
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Never heard of them. I'll make a note to check this.
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Strong Thin Lizzy influence, at least in what I've heard. Good stuff.
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(https://www.metal-archives.com/images/1/1/4/2/1142528.jpg?5531) (https://www.metal-archives.com/images/1/1/3/5/1135133.jpg?1953) (https://www.metal-archives.com/images/2/9/0/1/2901.jpg) (https://www.metal-archives.com/images/7/5/2/752.jpg?1801) (https://www.metal-archives.com/images/3/9/9/7/3997.jpg?0453)
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Never heard of them. I'll make a note to check this.
Yeah, like Nick said, heavy on the Thin Lizzy.
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Today at work..
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/W/MEDIAX_792452-T2/images/I/71EQkKlIBlL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/34/Two_Steps_From_The_Move.jpg)
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Never heard of them. I'll make a note to check this.
Yeah, like Nick said, heavy on the Thin Lizzy.
Hey, that's cool with me.
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Trowsholm-s/t
Real folky metal. Somewhat harsh vocals, but more viking like. Kind of jokey in parts.. Really melodic solos and a smattering of female vocals in the back half of the album. Really easy on the ears and enjoyable.
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Obituary - Cause of Death
Obituary - s/t
Obituary - Dying of Everything
Cannibal Corpse - Chaos Horrific
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Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
Billions is a masterpiece.
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Sigh, I can't believe it but I may have to move to another country in the near future. The situation here is gonna get quite ugly soon.
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(https://i.imgur.com/VVz2N6x.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/inbdwKm.jpg)
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Kiss- Rock and Roll Over
Bryan Adams- Reckless
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Stryper- To Hell with the Devil
Van Halen- VH1
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(https://www.opethblackwaterpark.com/img/ogimg.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1086990962_10.jpg)
Two of the best metal albums to ever do it
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The Police - Synchronicity
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Sumner McKane - What A Great Place To Be
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That is a bitchin cover. I think I've heard Majestica in the past, but I'll fire this bad boy up later today.
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(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/W/MEDIAX_792452-T2/images/I/711ekX9jAtL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
That is a bitchin cover. I think I've heard Majestica in the past, but I'll fire this bad boy up later today.
It's a Tommy Johansson band. Sympho styled power metalish, but it's really well done.
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That is a bitchin cover. I think I've heard Majestica in the past, but I'll fire this bad boy up later today.
FFS! Stop checking out bands while you're running roulettes. Especially when you know just about every clean vocal band ever too! :lol
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(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Crepuscle-Heavenly-Skies-01.jpg)
What a great band!
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Crapsicle? ;D
Checking it out. It's like Blind Guardian with harsh vocals.
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Crapsicle? ;D
Checking it out. It's like Blind Guardian with harsh vocals.
Stupid name hey! :lol
I just finished it, I loved it. Stumbled across them last night. It's very Wintersun influenced but yes, definite BG vibes.
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(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.RV9Jo9UhwNoR8T4AEWY85QHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)
This rips!! Great modern sounding thrash. Kind of a mix between modern Testament and Machine Head. Maybe more Machine Head actually. Slight Orbit Culture vibes too.
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(https://www.metal-archives.com/images/1/1/9/4/1194280.jpg?3613)
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Chaos Divine - The Human Connection
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Steve Morse - Major Impacts 2
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Jonathan Blake - Passage
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The Marshall Tucker Band - Long Hard Ride
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FFS! Stop checking out bands while you're running roulettes. Especially when you know just about every clean vocal band ever too! :lol
Ok, ok, ok. Fair point. I WON'T check the bands in those last three posts you made. They're all fair game. :lol :lol
Kind of a mix between modern Testament and Machine Head. Maybe more Machine Head actually. Slight Orbit Culture vibes too.
All of them too. :rollin
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Grand Funk Railroad - E Pluribus Funk
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Mostly Autumn - Glass Shadows
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FFS! Stop checking out bands while you're running roulettes. Especially when you know just about every clean vocal band ever too! :lol
Ok, ok, ok. Fair point. I WON'T check the bands in those last three posts you made. They're all fair game. :lol :lol
Kind of a mix between modern Testament and Machine Head. Maybe more Machine Head actually. Slight Orbit Culture vibes too.
All of them too. :rollin
You're pretty safe with what's on this page. ;D
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the more i listened to this the more i'm convinced it's quietly one of the best metal albums of the year, def one of the highlights of my last roulette lol
'tis like if that cleric album from a while back was a bit more cohesive and half as long, which is all i ever really wanted that album to be anyways
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the more i listened to this the more i'm convinced it's quietly one of the best metal albums of the year, def one of the highlights of my last roulette lol
'tis like if that cleric album from a while back was a bit more cohesive and half as long, which is all i ever really wanted that album to be anyways
It's definitely different, which is generally enough to get a good rating. I personally love it!
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(https://i.imgur.com/1DLbDp9.jpg)
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I have this on vinyl upstairs. Bought it when it came out.
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Motörhead - Another Perfect Day
Underrated. One of their best actually imo.
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Motörhead - Another Perfect Day
Underrated. One of their best actually imo.
Oh without a doubt.
Shine :metal
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Motörhead - Another Perfect Day
Underrated. One of their best actually imo.
Oh without a doubt.
Shine :metal
Indeed! It's a really cool Motörhead album, and Brian Robertson is great on it.
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Drivin N Cryin - Mystery Road
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Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
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Can't quite recall if this was mentioned here:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4274139196_5.jpg)
Released a few months ago, NWOBHM-influenced album from this German duo. Clearly old-school, and a very nice listen (and just a touch of "dark" that works for me)
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M.A.G.S. - M.A.G.S.
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M.A.G.S. - Say Things That Matter
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Make America Great Sometime??
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:lol
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Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop - a real gem of an album and a good choice for guitar nerds or guitar-curious people. It's easy to listen to and is a great example of Jeff's unique voice on the instrument.
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Stolen Jars - Stolen Jars
Make America Great Sometime??
Maybe
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Hurry - Hurry
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/67/Foo_Fighters_8LP_Sonic_Highways.jpg)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/67/Foo_Fighters_8LP_Sonic_Highways.jpg)
Always enjoyed this one. It was a drop in quality after Wasting Light (but that one is, for me, one of Foo's best records, period) and it was a little too wrapped up in its each-song-a-different-city concept, but overall it rocks.
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Diners - Throw Me a Ten
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Diners - Always Room
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Gregory Alan Isakov - songs for October
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Elvis Costello - This Year's Model
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Some 2023 releases which should result in some decisions for my year list. Working from home in these weeks results in at least 6-8 hours of music a day which is a good thing.
Yesterday and today:
Blut Aus Nord - Disharmonium - Nahab
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Petrodragonic Apocalypse
Marianas Rest - Auer
Myrkur - Spine
Orbit Culture - Descent
Morne - Engraved with Pain
Mayfire - Cloudscapes & Silhouettes
Hexvessel - Polar Veil
Night Verses - Every Sound Has A Color In The Valley Night: Part 1
Modder - The Great Liberation Through Hearing
Still recommend that Mayfire album for this forum.
Night Verses and Hexvessel are late discoveries for me that I really enjoy.
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Gregory Alan Isakov - That Sea, The Gambler
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Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness sent me to Van Morrison - Common One. Pretty good!
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Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden
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Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden
Love it.
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Bill Laurance - Flint
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Les Cowboys Fringants - Les Antipodes
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Joe Chambers - Dance Kobina
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Total Refreshment Centre - Transmissions From Total Refreshment Centre
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Kendrick Scott - Corridors
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(https://i.imgur.com/Q5CU8W4.jpg)
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Today at work. Not a lot of time...
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c0/Saxon_Battering_Ram.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/91/SonicOrigami%28album%29.jpg/220px-SonicOrigami%28album%29.jpg)
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John Lenehan - The Piano Music of Ludovico Einaudi
Some of his renditions are better than the original IMO.
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The Alan Parsons Project - Eye In The Sky
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/867761458c13ad6b1d01c0ac3f9cb931/11129603)
I'm normally super-picky about this sort of dissonant/avant-garde extreme metal. Somehow this just hits the right spot. This is part of why you run roulettes, to find things that you otherwise might have overlooked. Hat tip to Nachtmerrie for sending a track from the album from the prior year. Definitely in the same vein, kind of Lovecraftian-sounding stuff.
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My ears are on vacation this week. Not really listening to anything new or harsh...just some classics.
Today at work..
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/44/Ozzy_Osbourne_Diary_of_a_Madman.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/91/No-parole-from-rock-n-roll_large.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d4/Misdemeanor_albumcover.jpg/220px-Misdemeanor_albumcover.jpg)(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/IzQAAOSwHzplRLWF/s-l1600.png)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8b/Keeper_of_the_Seven_Keys_Part_1.jpg/220px-Keeper_of_the_Seven_Keys_Part_1.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/50/DioTheLastInLine.jpg)
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/58dd03dd6f89798206080ae913034590/11060005)
Another really solid late year contender. Probably not enough time to give it its due, but this was surprisingly good. Someone described it as being black metal with hints of Viva Emptiness-era Katatonia, and wow, they're not wrong. Moreso the 10th anniversary expanded version with a fuller sound and lusher instrumentation.
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Alan Parsons Project - I Robot
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Styx - The Grand Illusion
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Sprain - The Lamb As Effigy
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(https://i.imgur.com/MPFx1Qr.jpg)
Peter Gabriel - i/o
In all my years on this forum, for some reason nobody's ever sent me a Peter Gabriel song in a roulette, thus I gave his last album a chance. Interesting stuff, Playing for Time is great, and the rest of the album is cool so far.
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(https://i.imgur.com/MPFx1Qr.jpg)
Peter Gabriel - i/o
In all my years on this forum, for some reason nobody's ever sent me a Peter Gabriel song in a roulette, thus I gave his last album a chance. Interesting stuff, Playing for Time is great, and the rest of the album is cool so far.
I didn’t realize you were unacquainted with his work. You’ve got a lot to look forward to.
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Darcy James Argue's Secret Society - Dynamic Maximum Tension
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It's been cold here in FL for a few days, and the house is still really cold. So, it's time for my yearly ritual to listen to Frost* - Milliontown. My favorite "winter" album.
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It's been cold here in FL for a few days
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Kikagaku Moyo - Mammatus Clouds
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It's been cold here in FL for a few days
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/86/e3/a1/86e3a1d163ff031c122bac547c8efb56.gif)
:lol
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Chilling today...
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ae/Strong_Arm_of_the_Law.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ef/Narita_Riot_cover.jpg)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ef/Narita_Riot_cover.jpg)
Who thought this would make a good album cover, and why did they hate the band so much?
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ef/Narita_Riot_cover.jpg)
Who thought this would make a good album cover, and why did they hate the band so much?
:biggrin:
Riot have a thing for great cover art :)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ef/Narita_Riot_cover.jpg)
Who thought this would make a good album cover, and why did they hate the band so much?
:biggrin:
Riot have a thing for great cover art :)
And great music.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ef/Narita_Riot_cover.jpg)
Who thought this would make a good album cover, and why did they hate the band so much?
:biggrin:
Riot have a thing for great cover art :)
And great music.
Well nothing gets me in the mood for good music like a shaved, sumo wrestling primate, shitting on skulls, before fighting off a plane with an axe... in Japan.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ef/Narita_Riot_cover.jpg)
Who thought this would make a good album cover, and why did they hate the band so much?
:biggrin:
Riot have a thing for great cover art :)
And great music.
Well nothing gets me in the mood for good music like a shaved, sumo wrestling primate, shitting on skulls, before fighting off a plane with an axe... in Japan.
Oh, I know! Gets me everytime.
Narita fun fact..
In 1983, I bought Piece Of Mind when it was released along with another tape. The other tape...Riot's Narita.
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I'll have to give it a listen just out of pure curiosity, as I've never heard it.
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I'll have to give it a listen just out of pure curiosity, as I've never heard it.
It's 1979 music...so..it's old. But the first two songs are awesome so it definitely starts off strong. The first song has such a great guitar solo in the outro.
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(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.QgvQmIwydO81snopfFHtNAHaHW?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.JDn_2HGoSUpVSRfy37tYRQHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.nz-UuskbH5GtnzLi4sBxnAHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)(https://images.genius.com/b564ac5a0db97bfa648233b064fc5d0f.500x500x1.png)
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Fuck yeah!!!!!! :metal :metal :metal
I don't know the Japanese guitarist, but three 10 out of 10's right there.
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Check it out, I think you'd dig it. Has a song with Daniel Heiman (albeit, it's pretty modern sounding and not normally his style). Also has songs with Ripper, Mark Boals and Goran Edman.
I'm just getting into Hibria. You sent me Millennial Quest in a roulette many many years ago. I always meant to follow up on them but things slip by, yet as you know with Spotify you get random playlists after an album has played (or I do anyway), so after Lost Horizon on the weekend a playlist started and decided to skip through it and Steel Lord on Wheels came up and I almost crashed my car it was so badass. :metal
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Steel Lord on Wheels came up and I almost crashed my car it was so badass. :metal
:lol :metal
Those first two albums are really where it's at with them. They started changing band members and shit after that, so now the Hibria band doesn't actually have anyone from these first two albums, but those two albums fucking rule. The bass playing is sick, and Iuri Sanson fucking kills it with his pipes.
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It's been cold here in FL for a few days
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/86/e3/a1/86e3a1d163ff031c122bac547c8efb56.gif)
I would die in real cold :lol :lol
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Steel Lord on Wheels came up and I almost crashed my car it was so badass. :metal
:lol :metal
Those first two albums are really where it's at with them. They started changing band members and shit after that, so now the Hibria band doesn't actually have anyone from these first two albums, but those two albums fucking rule. The bass playing is sick, and Iuri Sanson fucking kills it with his pipes.
Involuntary headbanging while driving is a serious risk. There should be public service announcements around it.
Yeah, I've read a little about them, and the reviews on the albums seem to drop as the albums go on. First album is amazing. Just onto the second one now actually but interested to see where they end up in the later albums. Yeah, this dude's vocals are fucking incredible. Guitars are good but vocals and bass are definitely where it is at here.
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Sanson showed up on two albums last year..
Ashrain...
https://open.spotify.com/album/6aYVjeFEfcYLBmGipYBFNr?si=n27jKUgqSCGBrLLKcNUF7Q
...and Majustice
https://open.spotify.com/album/5X2IWngUVkuWcX6k5aTi8q?si=gYlywtd_Reez3oR_oFdbbQ
Neither album is that great though.
The best thing he's done post Hibria is Eternity's End - Unyielding
https://open.spotify.com/album/6aYVjeFEfcYLBmGipYBFNr?si=n27jKUgqSCGBrLLKcNUF7Q
This album is worth a listen! :metal
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Eternity's End - Unyielding
https://open.spotify.com/album/6aYVjeFEfcYLBmGipYBFNr?si=n27jKUgqSCGBrLLKcNUF7Q
This album is worth a listen! :metal
Shit, this is another album you recommended to me a couple of years ago. I listened to it once and was impressed but for some reason never went back to it. I actually saw the name in Spotify also on the weekend and made a note to go back to it. I had no idea it was the same singer. Will check all these out too. :metal
Edit: Holy shit, just saw that Christian Munzner from Obscura is in this band too. Alright, will check all their albums!!
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Eternity's End - Unyielding
https://open.spotify.com/album/6aYVjeFEfcYLBmGipYBFNr?si=n27jKUgqSCGBrLLKcNUF7Q
This album is worth a listen! :metal
Shit, this is another album you recommended to me a couple of years ago. I listened to it once and was impressed but for some reason never went back to it. I actually saw the name in Spotify also on the weekend and made a note to go back to it. I had no idea it was the same singer. Will check all these out too. :metal
Edit: Holy shit, just saw that Christian Munzner from Obscura is in this band too. Alright, will check all their albums!!
Well, Iuri Sanson is only on their last two albums, Unyielding and Embers Of War. Ian Parry sings on their first album.
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Eternity's End - Unyielding
https://open.spotify.com/album/6aYVjeFEfcYLBmGipYBFNr?si=n27jKUgqSCGBrLLKcNUF7Q
This album is worth a listen! :metal
Shit, this is another album you recommended to me a couple of years ago. I listened to it once and was impressed but for some reason never went back to it. I actually saw the name in Spotify also on the weekend and made a note to go back to it. I had no idea it was the same singer. Will check all these out too. :metal
Edit: Holy shit, just saw that Christian Munzner from Obscura is in this band too. Alright, will check all their albums!!
Well, Iuri Sanson is only on their last two albums, Unyielding and Embers Of War. Ian Parry sings on their first album.
Saw that, that's cool, I like Parry.
Listening to this now;
(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.gYiDoIqsKCleWGqJDFJxNAHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)
This indeed fucking rips! :metal
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Two more classics tonight...
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Y8wAAOSwFOBjoAW7/s-l400.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b4/Iron_Maiden_Killers.jpg)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ef/Narita_Riot_cover.jpg)
Who thought this would make a good album cover, and why did they hate the band so much?
:biggrin:
Riot have a thing for great cover art :)
And great music.
Indeed!
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Two more classics tonight...
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Y8wAAOSwFOBjoAW7/s-l400.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b4/Iron_Maiden_Killers.jpg)
Killers is such a fun listen.
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Two more classics tonight...
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Y8wAAOSwFOBjoAW7/s-l400.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b4/Iron_Maiden_Killers.jpg)
Killers is such a fun listen.
Steve Harris was born with a bass guitar.
(https://uglybass.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/baby_and_bass.jpg)
Not really Steve Harris..
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Les Cowboys Fringants - La grand-messe
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What a cool album. The closer is amazing.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/08/Ocean_Avenue_-_Yellowcard.jpg)
If I do get around to my Top 50 Albums of all time, then this will certainly be making an appearance :heart
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Casiopea - Make Up City
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I'll have to give it a listen just out of pure curiosity, as I've never heard it.
It's 1979 music...so..it's old. But the first two songs are awesome so it definitely starts off strong. The first song has such a great guitar solo in the outro.
Fire Down Under is my favorite of the Speranza-fronted albums. Yes, they do sound somewhat "old", but their sound lands right in between proto-metal and hard rock, and it's plenty fun (I know you don't need any convincing, Tim). And Mark Reale is (was :sad:) great.
Oh, and for Luke's benefit, this is the album cover art :biggrin:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/50/RiotFDUnder.jpg)
...and see if the main riff of the opener, Sword and Tequila, reminds you of something...
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I guess that gnome-seal is their mascot.
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I guess that gnome-seal is their mascot.
Yes, he's on all of their albums, and his name is The Mighty Tior.
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Yep, I guess you can say that. Maybe not the smartest choice, but it is what it is. However, Tim recently posted the cover art of Riot V's upcoming new album and it's sheer brilliance:
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/W/MEDIAX_792452-T2/images/I/81Btzc83gCL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
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Tior's iteration on Restless Breed's cover is glorious.
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I guess that gnome-seal is their mascot.
Yes, he's on all of their albums, and his name is The Mighty Tior.
I have so many questions, but I fear there will be no logical answers to be found.
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I guess that gnome-seal is their mascot.
Yes, he's on all of their albums, and his name is The Mighty Tior.
I have so many questions, but I fear there will be no logical answers to be found.
Everything you need to know is right here!
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=54957.0
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I guess that gnome-seal is their mascot.
Yes, he's on all of their albums, and his name is The Mighty Tior.
I have so many questions, but I fear there will be no logical answers to be found.
Everything you need to know is right here!
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=54957.0
Can't tell if you were being serious when you said they chose the weird seal mascot because of all the seals that mankind has cruelly clubbed to death.
Either way, it doesn't explain why it has extreme sunburn, or wears a nappy, or has a fucking humanoid body for that matter!
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I guess that gnome-seal is their mascot.
Yes, he's on all of their albums, and his name is The Mighty Tior.
I have so many questions, but I fear there will be no logical answers to be found.
Everything you need to know is right here!
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=54957.0
Can't tell if you were being serious when you said they chose the weird seal mascot because of all the seals that mankind has cruelly clubbed to death.
That's what the band said in the documentary. ;D
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I guess that gnome-seal is their mascot.
Yes, he's on all of their albums, and his name is The Mighty Tior.
I have so many questions, but I fear there will be no logical answers to be found.
Just go and listen to Privilege of Power. It won't answer any of your questions, but it will definitely kick your ass! :metal
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Black Label Society - Grimmest Hits
Black Label Society - 1919 Eternal
Lord of the Lost - Weapons of Mass Seduction
Disturbed - The Lost Children
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Walter Smith III - return to casual
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Steve Morse Band - Out Standing in Their Field
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Casiopea - Cross Point
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0884431876_16.jpg)
This is really good!!
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58834.0
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Why was the scarecrow given a promotion?
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Stryper- Best of
Van Halen- Best of Volume 1
The Rocky Soundtrack
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Alan Parsons - One Note Symphony (Live In Tel Aviv)
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Eternity's End - Unyielding
https://open.spotify.com/album/6aYVjeFEfcYLBmGipYBFNr?si=n27jKUgqSCGBrLLKcNUF7Q
This album is worth a listen! :metal
Shit, this is another album you recommended to me a couple of years ago. I listened to it once and was impressed but for some reason never went back to it. I actually saw the name in Spotify also on the weekend and made a note to go back to it. I had no idea it was the same singer. Will check all these out too. :metal
Edit: Holy shit, just saw that Christian Munzner from Obscura is in this band too. Alright, will check all their albums!!
Well, don't check out the link, because he indavertently pasted the Ashrain album (which was a decent enough album). I'm a big Ian Parry fan, and have The Fire Within ... but was a little let down from the two that followed it. I'll be re-listening this year, since they're playing PPUSA.
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The Marshall Tucker Band - Carolina Dreams
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Eternity's End - Unyielding
https://open.spotify.com/album/6aYVjeFEfcYLBmGipYBFNr?si=n27jKUgqSCGBrLLKcNUF7Q
This album is worth a listen! :metal
Shit, this is another album you recommended to me a couple of years ago. I listened to it once and was impressed but for some reason never went back to it. I actually saw the name in Spotify also on the weekend and made a note to go back to it. I had no idea it was the same singer. Will check all these out too. :metal
Edit: Holy shit, just saw that Christian Munzner from Obscura is in this band too. Alright, will check all their albums!!
Well, don't check out the link, because he indavertently pasted the Ashrain album (which was a decent enough album). I'm a big Ian Parry fan, and have The Fire Within ... but was a little let down from the two that followed it. I'll be re-listening this year, since they're playing PPUSA.
Oh did I fuck that up?
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Grand Funk Railroad - Phoenix
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Covet - Catharsis
Amenra - De Doorn
Tomb Mold - The Enduring Spirit
Orbit Culture - The Forgotten
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The Circle of Wonders - III: The Sparrow & the Architect
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(https://i.imgur.com/PU3OqNY.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/NkYCjhz.jpg)
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I go for the live set that came with the Deluxe version. I can't listen to the studio version with the programmed drums.
(https://i.imgur.com/NkYCjhz.jpg)
Hit this just a couple of days ago.
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Mostly Autumn - Go Well Diamond Heart
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Mostly Autumn - Go Well Diamond Heart
I like this micro-binge you've been doing. One of many micro-goals of mine this year is to familiarize myself more with their discography, particularly the Sparnenn albums, which I've listened to less.
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Drivin N Cryin - Fly Me Courageous
Mostly Autumn - Go Well Diamond Heart
I like this micro-binge you've been doing. One of many micro-goals of mine this year is to familiarize myself more with their discography, particularly the Sparnenn albums, which I've listened to less.
:tup
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Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - Flight of the Cosmic Hippo
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Lovebites - Judgement Day
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Gregory Alan Isakov - This Empty Northern Hemisphere
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Darcy James Argue's Secret Society - Infernal Machines
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The Circle of Wonders - I: Welcome to the Circle...
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(https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.a87ad8e687e0eaa5c9886ea3b4c312b1?rik=TsIQXEUnM9fgRA&riu=http%3a%2f%2fwww.metal-archives.com%2fimages%2f3%2f5%2f0%2f9%2f350956.jpg%3f2352&ehk=YdhAQqsQEP5PhdZYVce%2fpHvns9fGW5fO%2bE9hNlHIfZI%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0)(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.Y1E18AyG3-pxvCugGg9vegHaHW?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.RjlmWJets3OgGViW1lFZyQHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.o2X_ngXbajnisrsxbB0eVwHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.z5aAnK0y33gLB7L0dMidawHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.EgzM-2fqqcQtWgVHD5zlJgHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.h2RiKqzI3JYoT-ED4Uh_zwHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.2myWtbNv1XOIYsP27CMb9AHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)
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The Warning - Error
Tool - Lateralus
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Nice!! Love this band!
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(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.RjlmWJets3OgGViW1lFZyQHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.o2X_ngXbajnisrsxbB0eVwHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)
Nice!! Love this band!
Shadows was solid but The Offering was fucking amazing. What tremendous melodic metal. I dunno, I thought these guys were more power/goofy type metal but this is just solid as fuck.
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(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.RjlmWJets3OgGViW1lFZyQHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.o2X_ngXbajnisrsxbB0eVwHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)
Nice!! Love this band!
Shadows was solid but The Offering was fucking amazing. What tremendous melodic metal. I dunno, I thought these guys were more power/goofy type metal but this is just solid as fuck.
The thing is, if you listen to them, they're amazing, but if you watch their goofy ass videos, well, yeah, they're goofy as shit. But they have great chops and the singer has some fucking pipes. I've been on them for a long time.
My favorite song by them is Shattered Skies https://open.spotify.com/track/4dPf7yBif8FtFazHiu22Ym?si=dcc408ad10fc4c0f
off their Frostburn album.
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(https://i.imgur.com/L86lcrT.jpg)
:metal :metal :metal
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Nice!! Love this band!
Shadows was solid but The Offering was fucking amazing. What tremendous melodic metal. I dunno, I thought these guys were more power/goofy type metal but this is just solid as fuck.
The thing is, if you listen to them, they're amazing, but if you watch their goofy ass videos, well, yeah, they're goofy as shit. But they have great chops and the singer has some fucking pipes. I've been on them for a long time.
My favorite song by them is Shattered Skies https://open.spotify.com/track/4dPf7yBif8FtFazHiu22Ym?si=dcc408ad10fc4c0f
off their Frostburn album.
Ah, so they do dress up, I knew there was something novelty about them. I'll check that tune now.
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Nice, awesome chorus and great solo buildup. I'll check that whole album too. Great band.
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(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.RjlmWJets3OgGViW1lFZyQHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.o2X_ngXbajnisrsxbB0eVwHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)
Nice!! Love this band!
Shadows was solid but The Offering was fucking amazing. What tremendous melodic metal. I dunno, I thought these guys were more power/goofy type metal but this is just solid as fuck.
The thing is, if you listen to them, they're amazing, but if you watch their goofy ass videos, well, yeah, they're goofy as shit. But they have great chops and the singer has some fucking pipes. I've been on them for a long time.
My favorite song by them is Shattered Skies https://open.spotify.com/track/4dPf7yBif8FtFazHiu22Ym?si=dcc408ad10fc4c0f
off their Frostburn album.
Ah, so they do dress up, I knew there was something novelty about them. I'll check that tune now.
yeah, and he's the guy that does those How _____ orders a coffee videos.
Here's the newest one...Beast In Black.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0xSiQnsdlQ
I assume you've seen the Queensryche one..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6_Qfffs0Yc
and Sabaton..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwNX4JC_mD0
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(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.RjlmWJets3OgGViW1lFZyQHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.o2X_ngXbajnisrsxbB0eVwHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)
Nice!! Love this band!
Shadows was solid but The Offering was fucking amazing. What tremendous melodic metal. I dunno, I thought these guys were more power/goofy type metal but this is just solid as fuck.
The thing is, if you listen to them, they're amazing, but if you watch their goofy ass videos, well, yeah, they're goofy as shit. But they have great chops and the singer has some fucking pipes. I've been on them for a long time.
My favorite song by them is Shattered Skies https://open.spotify.com/track/4dPf7yBif8FtFazHiu22Ym?si=dcc408ad10fc4c0f
off their Frostburn album.
Ah, so they do dress up, I knew there was something novelty about them. I'll check that tune now.
yeah, and he's the guy that does those How _____ orders a coffee videos.
Here's the newest one...Beast In Black.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0xSiQnsdlQ
I assume you've seen the Queensryche one..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6_Qfffs0Yc
and Sabaton..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwNX4JC_mD0
You posting that video is what made me remember them and check them out actually. :metal
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Black Label Society - Order of the Black
Black Label Society - Stronger than Death
Cannibal Corpse - Gallery of Suicide
Arch Enemy - War Eternal
Meshuggah - Nothing
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Drivin N Cryin - Fly Me Courageous
Wow. There was a minute back in high school where Fly Me Courageous was one of my favorite songs. That song hasn't crossed my mind in years.
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hiromi - sonicwonderland
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hiromi - sonicwonderland
Meant to get to it much earlier, but I'm glad I finally did in the past couple weeks. She has a long and consistent discography by this point.
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Darius Jones - fLuXkit Vancouver (
its suite but sacred)
Drivin N Cryin - Fly Me Courageous
Wow. There was a minute back in high school where Fly Me Courageous was one of my favorite songs. That song hasn't crossed my mind in years.
Great album by a great band. REVISIT
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Allison Miller - Rivers In Our Veins
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John Zorn - Homenaje A Remedios Varo
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The Circle of Wonders - II: Tribes & Oddities
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/08/Ocean_Avenue_-_Yellowcard.jpg)
If I do get around to my Top 50 Albums of all time, then this will certainly be making an appearance :heart
Classic of my teenage years. Great album that I bought back then but lost it.
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Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
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Sullivan Fortner - Solo Game
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Recon- Behind Enemy Lines
Killer Dwarfs- Dirty Weapon
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(https://i.imgur.com/3sWdn7x.jpg)
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Casiopea - Sun Sun
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(https://i.imgur.com/PWzIljY.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/50i3YiU.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/3Joltak.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/50i3YiU.jpg)
This album was musically life altering for me. Great album!!!
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(https://i.imgur.com/3Joltak.jpg)
So good.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/9b027f58fb920c1c48c7df1b172954cc/10997356/ok-goodnight-the-fox-and-the-bird-Cover-Art.jpg) (https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/cab354195f7ad5a5575c06202ee4e380/6976327/graham-bonnet-band-meanwhile-back-in-the-garage-Cover-Art.jpg)
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Rush - 2112, A Farewell to Kings, and now Vapor Trails, with a stop off to hear La Villa Strangiato in between.
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Creeper- Sanguivore
The more I listen to this album, the more I’m thinking it might legitely be the best album of 2023. Fact is I’m not really a fan of weird gothic/horror rock and still I absolutely love this album. The melodies are so catchy I’m sure fans of any genre could love this album which shows the quality of the album over, for example, a release that I totally love but that just fits perfectly into my favorite music genre.
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Mendoza Hoff Revels - Echolocation
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Van Halen- Diver Down
Judas Priest- Defenders of the Faith
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(https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.4769454747.0955/st,small,507x507-pad,600x600,f8f8f8.jpg)
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Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
Followed by
Sting - The Hounds of Winter (from Mercury Falling of course)
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Ludovico Einaudi - Seven Days Walking
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Not sure why, but listening to;
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/52/7a/73/527a73a423a021b81c7109ec29d4c15d.jpg)
I thought this was much better than it actually is when it came out.
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The only song I go back to from that album is The Mower. :metal
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The only song I go back to from that album is The Mower. :metal
What a vocal delivery from Rob. Wish there was more of this. Looking at the album, it would have been a decent album if it was maybe an 8 or 9 track album. The title track is just awful. If I cut out the real poor songs;
1. Undisputed
2. Fire and Ice
3. Speed of Sound
4. Like There's No Tomorrow
5. Heartless
6. Hell Razor
7. Thunder and Lightning
8. Matador
9. The Mower
10. We Own the Night (Bonus Track)
That would be okay and make it 40 odd minutes with the bonus track.
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Nils Frahm - Spaces
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Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Buyd Powell, Max Roach, Charles Mingus - The Quintet: Jazz at Massey Hall
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Nils Frahm - Spaces
One of my favorite live albums ever.
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Yea, I got a couple tracks left but it's fantastic! I think I saw you mention him a while back so made a note to check him out.
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It is quite a toss between that one and Felt as for my favorite of his releases. Such a great artist.
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Kris Davis - Diatom Ribbons (Live at the Village Vanguard)
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Taking a break from my 2023 album ranking for this beauty...
(https://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/4673/cover_332782522019_r.jpg)
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Dee Snider - For the Love of Metal
Dee Snider - Leave a Scar
Twisted Sister - You Can't Stop Rock and Roll
Arch Enemy - Wages of Sin
Arch Enemy - Anthems of Rebellion
Arch Enemy - Doomsday Machine
Arch Enemy - Rise of the Tyrant
Arch Enemy - Khaos Legions
Arch Enemy - The Root of All Evil
Arch Enemy - War Eternal
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Pile - Hot Air Balloon (EP)
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Taking a break from my 2023 album ranking for this beauty...
(https://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/4673/cover_332782522019_r.jpg)
Great one! As is the one following it…
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The Marshall Tucker Band - Together Forever
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Grand Funk Railroad - We're An American Band
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A few older things as I was traveling over the last few days...
(https://www.emp-online.com/dw/image/v2/BBQV_PRD/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-master-emp/default/dwd3135cd4/images/4/0/7/2/407294.jpg?sw=1000&sh=800&sm=fit&sfrm=png) (https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/ar0/c0c8c728ca0c2cf817b9c7443008c445.jpg)
(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2736c58452e7749ca44ba649a86) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2686744568_10.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/56/Prong-proveyouwrong.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Porcupine_Tree_-_Deadwing_%28album_cover%29.jpg)
A few not quite as old...
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Green-Lung-Black-Harvest-01.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0999622748_65)
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3623508339_65) (https://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/9680/cover_3253171832020_r.jpg)
(I always enjoy that Paralydium album. I mean, it's as classic prog(gish) power as it gets, but everything works so well. I like that it combines a Symphony X influence with Nothern European melodic rock sensibilities...great vocals too)
...and a couple of recent ones:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1871049781_5.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0782063981_10.jpg)
At the Plates is the first (and only) 2024 album I sampled so far...we briefly discussed it in the Friday Releases thread. Yes, the concept is silly (although it does make me chuckle), but musically this is...not silly :biggrin: I've already given it a couple of listens. Highly enjoyable death metal.
Helga is a 2023 release, only found out about it at the VERY end of it, and it was probably the most listened-to album of the last week of the year ;) From Sweden, the band name is from the singer. Think maybe a more "rock" Sylvaine, at times driven by guitars, at times more folky/ethereal. The ending of Burden is not terribly far from, say, The Cranberries. Only a couple of spots with black-ish vocals. To be honest, it's almost like she wanted to do a "token" thing with those...it's really maybe 1 minute total over a couple of songs - Farval is the one tune that overall has more of an extreme metal influence. The ending of Sum en Trumma is the other one. The album is VERY good, imo. The usual suspects (yes, Litho, I'm looking at you :biggrin:) might enjoy this one.
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(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Stallion-Slaves-of-Time-01.jpg)(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.AYzfMKGcecCtknljOTxO2AAAAA?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)
(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.6z-VGgI_6vUBjyCy5OVfhQHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.z3wNuVMymvbe_312wuB0zgHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)
Stallion are like an old school thrash speed metal kind a thing with old school ACDC rock bits thrown in here and there. Ripping vocals, really cool stuff.
This Blade Killer sounds like the album that would have come after Killers if Dianno stayed on, really impressive. Hopefully another album at some point.
Dust Bolt are some modern thrash which I really enjoyed a lot. Will be following up on their other albums.
I'm really liking this Satan's Fall album too. Another one I'll have to follow up on their debut.
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I'll have to check those out. Been in a real classic mood lately.
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(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.6z-VGgI_6vUBjyCy5OVfhQHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)
Dust Bolt are some modern thrash which I really enjoyed a lot. Will be following up on their other albums.
I've seen albums from them here and there, but never checked them out. I'll have to...
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I'll have to check those out. Been in a real classic mood lately.
I think you'd dig all of them to be honest. Was going to at least PM you them if you didn't see the post.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/60e534844a7aea2df4c366efc9293ed3/6304123)
This has been kind of a holy grail album find for me. Every time I'd hunt for it I couldn't find it in the past, but I got lucky this time. The ratings on it are unreasonably unfair. It's Ayreon-lite, with corny lyrics (but perhaps apropos given the theme) but is still a delight to hear three of my favorite vocalists (Marjan Welman, Damian Wilson, Marcela Bovio) interact, also with appearances from Marcel Coenen and Arjen himself.
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Damian Wilson and Holy Grail should never be used in the same post. :P
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Your taste is hindering your quality score. :)
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Taking a break from my 2023 album ranking for this beauty...
(https://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/4673/cover_332782522019_r.jpg)
Awwww yisssssssssssssss!!!!!
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The Lemon Twigs - Everything Harmony
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Helga is a 2023 release, only found out about it at the VERY end of it, and it was probably the most listened-to album of the last week of the year ;) From Sweden, the band name is from the singer. Think maybe a more "rock" Sylvaine, at times driven by guitars, at times more folky/ethereal. The ending of Burden is not terribly far from, say, The Cranberries. Only a couple of spots with black-ish vocals. To be honest, it's almost like she wanted to do a "token" thing with those...it's really maybe 1 minute total over a couple of songs - Farval is the one tune that overall has more of an extreme metal influence. The ending of Sum en Trumma is the other one. The album is VERY good, imo. The usual suspects (yes, Litho, I'm looking at you :biggrin:) might enjoy this one.
Haha, you have a way of name-dropping the right words to pique my interest, and then if that was too subtle, just flat out sent the bat signal. Definitely have to check this out it sounds like.
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Revisiting my pop punk years with Destination Unknown by MEST.
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Drivin N Cryin - Smoke
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Gregory Alan Isakov - The Weatherman
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I was in the mood for riffs today:
Mutoid Man - Mutants
Meshuggah - The Violent Sleep of Reason
Meshuggah - ObZen
Cult of Luna & Julie Christmas - Mariner
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I was in the mood for riffs today:
Mutoid Man - Mutants
Meshuggah - The Violent Sleep of Reason
Meshuggah - ObZen
Cult of Luna & Julie Christmas - Mariner
Pretty great fucking selection there dude :metal
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(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.z3wNuVMymvbe_312wuB0zgHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)
I played this today at work. I'll have to hit it with headphones, but my first impression is that it reminded me of modern day Accept.
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(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b27388f43dfa46119115be9712dc)
Sometimes you've just got to listen to one your all time top 10s.
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/4980a8580e5f207c41250de3b6fda38d/1559336/twisted-sister-under-the-blade-Cover-Art.jpg) (https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/7c7421f292d89d52738ba5061fae8bb5/10714082/cattle-decapitation-terrasite-Cover-Art.jpg) (https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/e79db1bc3f938b77a0e034f9ccdf088d/2941832/redemption-snowfall-on-judgment-day-Cover-Art.jpg)
and R.I.P James Kottak
(https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/3e3ac575072f7a062df53d8d0658047e/2661758/scorpions-humanity-hour-i-Cover-Art.jpg)
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Helga is a 2023 release, only found out about it at the VERY end of it, and it was probably the most listened-to album of the last week of the year ;) From Sweden, the band name is from the singer. Think maybe a more "rock" Sylvaine, at times driven by guitars, at times more folky/ethereal. The ending of Burden is not terribly far from, say, The Cranberries. Only a couple of spots with black-ish vocals. To be honest, it's almost like she wanted to do a "token" thing with those...it's really maybe 1 minute total over a couple of songs - Farval is the one tune that overall has more of an extreme metal influence. The ending of Sum en Trumma is the other one. The album is VERY good, imo. The usual suspects (yes, Litho, I'm looking at you :biggrin:) might enjoy this one.
Haha, you have a way of name-dropping the right words to pique my interest, and then if that was too subtle, just flat out sent the bat signal. Definitely have to check this out it sounds like.
Definitely a bat signal :biggrin: Yep, this one is very tasty. Like I said I found myself coming back to it often over the last couple of weeks.
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(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.z3wNuVMymvbe_312wuB0zgHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)
I played this today at work. I'll have to hit it with headphones, but my first impression is that it reminded me of modern day Accept.
i can hear a little bit of that, in an old school kinda way.
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Last couple of days..
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0884431876_2.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5c/Metallica_-_Kill_%27Em_All_cover.jpg)(https://i.discogs.com/lAY53UPY8z72V2j47GvhWqZpRchzlIA8FA1XBbt-q38/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:599/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEyOTc4/OTg1LTE1NDU3NzM1/NTItMjg3NS5qcGVn.jpeg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/94/Metal_Heart.jpg)(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/W/MEDIAX_792452-T2/images/I/51M6ngRCcSL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d9/Ufocovenant.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/03/Russian_Roulette_%28album%29.jpg)(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2937358521_65)(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/1000x1000.jpg)
(http://)(http://)(http://)
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I played this today at work. I'll have to hit it with headphones, but my first impression is that it reminded me of modern day Accept.
i can hear a little bit of that, in an old school kinda way.
Yeah, that impression may not stick, but it's what I thought of. It wasn't a real dedicated sit down listen though, which I will do.
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I've made a note on Heavy Pettin. I know you've mentioned them, just never got around to checking them out. Lots to like in there too.
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I've made a note on Heavy Pettin. I know you've mentioned them, just never got around to checking them out. Lots to like in there too.
So, that Heavy Pettin' album came out in 1983. I'd say it sits squarely between High n Dry and Pyromania. It's a real gem. I bought it way back then when it came out.
Their follow up, Rock Ain't Dead is awful though.
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I've made a note on Heavy Pettin. I know you've mentioned them, just never got around to checking them out. Lots to like in there too.
So, that Heavy Pettin' album came out in 1983. I'd say it sits squarely between High n Dry and Pyromania. It's a real gem. I bought it way back then when it came out.
Their follow up, Rock Ain't Dead is awful though.
How ironic. :lol
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(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273b5f6ed67863e42100f56182f) (https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/ar0/53945cb07e78519cd75ce9340b735f4d.jpg) (https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273824e44daaf498113899c4256) (https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273a5c0691f8080f3cdd9581fb9)
Lemm - Arkhē - Simply gorgeous music, I continue to be fascinated by this album when I listen to it and when I'm just thinking about it. I've given this album a decent amount of listens over the past couple years but I am in need of listening to this much more frequently.
Devin Townsend - Terria - This album feels like a successor to Ocean Machine, which is great because I love Ocean Machine and I didn't care for the two albums in-between being all loud and chaotic with not much else happening from what I remember. With Terria, there's a good variety of sounds, and even on my first listen there's some memorable stuff here. The highlights for me were Earth Day and Deep Peace, the latter I suspect I will fall in love with at some point in the future.
Meshuggah - Catch Thirtythree - It's so heavy and aggressive and... honestly kind of boring. I've enjoyed a few Meshuggah songs but this album/song did nothing for me. It felt like the same couple of riffs over and over again. The only interesting parts were the quiet clean guitar sections, but that's really only because it was something different from the monotony of the heavy stuff. By the halfway point I'd mostly tuned this one out. Maybe I should try a different album, this one just didn't interest me in any meaningful way.
Riverside - Out of Myself - This was another album I couldn't stay focused on, but there were more interesting parts here even if it wasn't as captivating as other Riverside albums like Second Life Syndrome and Anno Domini High Definition.
Not to stray too far from the topic of the thread, but I've had trouble staying focused when doing full listens of albums lately. It's always been a problem but feels especially noticeable lately. I want to give the music my full attention but just wind up getting distracted by my own thoughts. If anyone has any advice or insight on this, I would appreciate it.
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My ADHD doesn't help tbh, so I mostly listen to stuff on the background while doing something that doesn't require much mental thought, like cleaning or washing dishes.
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The La's - Self Titled. Too bad it was their only studio album.
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Lemm - Arkhē - Simply gorgeous music, I continue to be fascinated by this album when I listen to it and when I'm just thinking about it. I've given this album a decent amount of listens over the past couple years but I am in need of listening to this much more frequently.
Devin Townsend - Terria - This album feels like a successor to Ocean Machine, which is great because I love Ocean Machine and I didn't care for the two albums in-between being all loud and chaotic with not much else happening from what I remember. With Terria, there's a good variety of sounds, and even on my first listen there's some memorable stuff here. The highlights for me were Earth Day and Deep Peace, the latter I suspect I will fall in love with at some point in the future.
Meshuggah - Catch Thirtythree - It's so heavy and aggressive and... honestly kind of boring. I've enjoyed a few Meshuggah songs but this album/song did nothing for me. It felt like the same couple of riffs over and over again. The only interesting parts were the quiet clean guitar sections, but that's really only because it was something different from the monotony of the heavy stuff. By the halfway point I'd mostly tuned this one out. Maybe I should try a different album, this one just didn't interest me in any meaningful way.
Riverside - Out of Myself - This was another album I couldn't stay focused on, but there were more interesting parts here even if it wasn't as captivating as other Riverside albums like Second Life Syndrome and Anno Domini High Definition.
Not to stray too far from the topic of the thread, but I've had trouble staying focused when doing full listens of albums lately. It's always been a problem but feels especially noticeable lately. I want to give the music my full attention but just wind up getting distracted by my own thoughts. If anyone has any advice or insight on this, I would appreciate it.
Earth Day and Deep Peace are definitely early favorites from Terria for most people! It's not quite as immediate but Canada is another really fantastic song.
All Meshuggah albums are pretty monotonous tbh, but that album especially so because it's all basically the same tempo and it doesn't really have any distinct songs to latch onto. Maybe give Chaosphere or obZen a try - those are a bit more varied and have some of the band's best songs.
As for focusing on albums, it's easiest for me when I'm taking a walk or on public transportation, because there's not much else to focus on other than the music, but it's still doing something. If I'm just sitting down listening to music and doing literally nothing else, it's actually easier for me to get distracted.
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(https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273b5f6ed67863e42100f56182f) (https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/ar0/53945cb07e78519cd75ce9340b735f4d.jpg) (https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273824e44daaf498113899c4256) (https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273a5c0691f8080f3cdd9581fb9)
Lemm - Arkhē - Simply gorgeous music, I continue to be fascinated by this album when I listen to it and when I'm just thinking about it. I've given this album a decent amount of listens over the past couple years but I am in need of listening to this much more frequently.
Devin Townsend - Terria - This album feels like a successor to Ocean Machine, which is great because I love Ocean Machine and I didn't care for the two albums in-between being all loud and chaotic with not much else happening from what I remember. With Terria, there's a good variety of sounds, and even on my first listen there's some memorable stuff here. The highlights for me were Earth Day and Deep Peace, the latter I suspect I will fall in love with at some point in the future.
Meshuggah - Catch Thirtythree - It's so heavy and aggressive and... honestly kind of boring. I've enjoyed a few Meshuggah songs but this album/song did nothing for me. It felt like the same couple of riffs over and over again. The only interesting parts were the quiet clean guitar sections, but that's really only because it was something different from the monotony of the heavy stuff. By the halfway point I'd mostly tuned this one out. Maybe I should try a different album, this one just didn't interest me in any meaningful way.
Riverside - Out of Myself - This was another album I couldn't stay focused on, but there were more interesting parts here even if it wasn't as captivating as other Riverside albums like Second Life Syndrome and Anno Domini High Definition.
Not to stray too far from the topic of the thread, but I've had trouble staying focused when doing full listens of albums lately. It's always been a problem but feels especially noticeable lately. I want to give the music my full attention but just wind up getting distracted by my own thoughts. If anyone has any advice or insight on this, I would appreciate it.
Nice selection dude. Terria is easily a top 5 Devin for me, and I too (like many others) love Earth Day and Deep Peace.
When it comes to Meshuggah I'm kinda with you. I have to be in the right mood, and even then one album can feel like too much. There are elements I enjoy buy the monotony can become kinda boring. Catch Thirtythree was the first album by the band I heard, and I remember picking it up second hand in my local record store for about £3 nearly 20 years ago. Fuck.
Lastly, Riverside. Out of Myself is actually my favourite album by the band. I vividly remember it clicking when my wife and I stayed in this funky tree house accommodation, back when we first got together. She'd gone to bed and I was still up, with my headphones on and a nice glass of red, it just washed over me and I fell in love.
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Chad, I know you said this was like Nuclear Power Trio but honestly they are so much better! This is just epic as fuck in so many ways. If I was familiar with the games this would probably be a top 10 of the year.
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Ben Levin - The Light Is On You Return
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Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - UFO Tofu
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Eric Truffaz - Clap!
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Eric Truffaz - Rollin'
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Chad, I know you said this was like Nuclear Power Trio but honestly they are so much better! This is just epic as fuck in so many ways. If I was familiar with the games this would probably be a top 10 of the year.
:tup
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It is almost 18 years to the day since I first heard this!
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My ADHD doesn't help tbh, so I mostly listen to stuff on the background while doing something that doesn't require much mental thought, like cleaning or washing dishes.
As for focusing on albums, it's easiest for me when I'm taking a walk or on public transportation, because there's not much else to focus on other than the music, but it's still doing something. If I'm just sitting down listening to music and doing literally nothing else, it's actually easier for me to get distracted.
Thank you both! I am noticing that I focus a little better if I'm doing something else as opposed to doing nothing else, so going forward I will keep doing that.
Earth Day and Deep Peace are definitely early favorites from Terria for most people! It's not quite as immediate but Canada is another really fantastic song.
All Meshuggah albums are pretty monotonous tbh, but that album especially so because it's all basically the same tempo and it doesn't really have any distinct songs to latch onto. Maybe give Chaosphere or obZen a try - those are a bit more varied and have some of the band's best songs.
I also remember enjoying Canada on my first listen, as well as the last three songs (Nobody's Here, Tiny Tears, Stagnant).
I will keep that in mind about Meshuggah. I was also considering listening to obZen as I liked the song Blood, so maybe I'll have better luck with that one.
Lastly, Riverside. Out of Myself is actually my favourite album by the band. I vividly remember it clicking when my wife and I stayed in this funky tree house accommodation, back when we first got together. She'd gone to bed and I was still up, with my headphones on and a nice glass of red, it just washed over me and I fell in love.
I'll have to return to Out of Myself sooner than later, then! I've noticed our tastes line up pretty well, so if I already like Riverside then there's probably something on Out of Myself that will click with me.
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I feel like I need to rehear Catch Thirtythree again, since it's been eons since I've heard it, but I can just never bring myself to want to do it, because I just remember it feeling monotonous and embodying everything people who dislike djent say the style is. DRI and Chaosphere are kind of interesting in being like a more abstract version of what Fear Factory had been doing, but most of their work since then has tended to leave me cold. Obzen was probably the most interesting release of the past couple decades. Otherwise I just prefer most other bands who took their ideas and developed them more melodically and texturally.
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The last two tracks of Catch ThirtyThree are pretty great though - there's not many other times when the band sound as grand and apocalyptic as they do there. Though Behind The Sun and Demiurge off of Koloss have a similar vibe.
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For me, Destroy Erase Improve is truly where it's at. I know the Meshuggah sound we now know wasn't fully formed yet, but for me that's part of why I like it so much. They still had some thrashy influence in there, and took it to new "mechanical"/technical heights. Future Breed Machine is such a monster of a song.
Chaosphere is such an absurd album, it's almost funny. I remember being a bit disappointed at the time because it wasn't quite what I wanted after DEI, but I've learned to appreciate it in time.
I still enjoy some "modern" Meshuggah from time to time, but more recently they've lost me a bit.
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Morcheeba - The Antidote
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This Genus Ordini Dei album really is quite good. Strong Gojira influence as the main skeleton, tasteful symphonic flourishes and great melodies. The aggressive vocals are very effective too.
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This couldn't be any more :metal
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Coney Hatch- Best of Three
Rush- Moving Pictures
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Darcy James Argue's Secret Society - Brooklyn Babylon
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Culprite - Deliverance
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I love this record. Chainsaw Charlie is :metal
Also:
Savage Messiah - Demons
Arch Enemy - Deceivers
Accept - Too Mean to Die
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This couldn't be any more :metal
Still their best album. Also, pretty much exactly how I like my metal guitars and drums to sound in a mix!
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Kenny Barron - The Source
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Charles Lloyd - Trio of Trios
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I feel like I need to rehear Catch Thirtythree again, since it's been eons since I've heard it, but I can just never bring myself to want to do it, because I just remember it feeling monotonous and embodying everything people who dislike djent say the style is. DRI and Chaosphere are kind of interesting in being like a more abstract version of what Fear Factory had been doing, but most of their work since then has tended to leave me cold. Obzen was probably the most interesting release of the past couple decades. Otherwise I just prefer most other bands who took their ideas and developed them more melodically and texturally.
I generally prefer bands that are influenced by them just like you. But sometimes I just like the uncompromising, relentless and brutal approach Meshuggah has.
Can´t wait to see them live for the first this March.
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Currently this dark masterpiece...
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I feel like I need to rehear Catch Thirtythree again, since it's been eons since I've heard it, but I can just never bring myself to want to do it, because I just remember it feeling monotonous and embodying everything people who dislike djent say the style is. DRI and Chaosphere are kind of interesting in being like a more abstract version of what Fear Factory had been doing, but most of their work since then has tended to leave me cold. Obzen was probably the most interesting release of the past couple decades. Otherwise I just prefer most other bands who took their ideas and developed them more melodically and texturally.
I generally prefer bands that are influenced by them just like you. But sometimes I just like the uncompromising, relentless and brutal approach Meshuggah has.
Can´t wait to see them live for the first this March.
I agree with points that both of you have made, and I think I'll spin Catch Thirtythree after Triptykon. It's far and away my favourite Meshuggah but I very rarely spin it. They are one band I've never gotten around to seeing live though, so I should try and rectify that.
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Currently this dark masterpiece...
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:tup
Giger and metal go so well together.
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I'll save that album for later. Never heard it.
Today:
Sermon - Of Golden Verse
Morne - Engraved with Pain
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Morne - Engraved with Pain
So damn good.
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I'll save that album for later. Never heard it.
It's one of Tommy G Warrior's (Celtic Frost) bands.
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I'll save that album for later. Never heard it.
Oh wow, you are in for a treat.
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Just finished listening to Catch Thirtythree. For all I say about Meshuggah about being monotonous (and for me, they are), it's ironic that my favourite album by them is this one, as it features many "songs" that are just the same riff repeating over and over. That being said, this is an album that is all about the full experience, and there are very few actual songs, the whole thing flows together and that's how it should be experienced.
It's kind of a hypnotic album, and I think that the main reason I like it. Those sections repeating over and over, whilst Jens barks at you, send you into a bit of a trance. The other thing I like about it is that it has these little musical 'breathers', in which the intensity let's up for a bit, like at the end of In Death - Is Death and Sum.
I might come back to it in a few days actually.
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Ulysses OwensJr. Big Band - Soul Conversations
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It's a Jr. Big Band? That's like Jumbo Shrimp.
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Just finished listening to Catch Thirtythree. For all I say about Meshuggah about being monotonous (and for me, they are), it's ironic that my favourite album by them is this one, as it features many "songs" that are just the same riff repeating over and over.
The explanation used to be things like, like "no, actually they aren't the same, they might sound similar, but this one is in 17/32, and that's one's in 19/32." Still sounds the same to me. (https://i.imgur.com/0O1HMkD.gif)
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Just finished listening to Catch Thirtythree. For all I say about Meshuggah about being monotonous (and for me, they are), it's ironic that my favourite album by them is this one, as it features many "songs" that are just the same riff repeating over and over.
The explanation used to be things like, like "no, actually they aren't the same, they might sound similar, but this one is in 17/32, and that's one's in 19/32." Still sounds the same to me. (https://i.imgur.com/0O1HMkD.gif)
Well, if it sounds the same to you, it's DEFINITELY going to sound the same to me.
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Night Ranger- Greatest Hits
Loverboy- Super Hits
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Foo Fighters - Medicine At Midnight
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Twisted Sister- Stay Hungry
Autograph- Sign In Please
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Helga is a 2023 release, only found out about it at the VERY end of it, and it was probably the most listened-to album of the last week of the year ;) From Sweden, the band name is from the singer. Think maybe a more "rock" Sylvaine, at times driven by guitars, at times more folky/ethereal. The ending of Burden is not terribly far from, say, The Cranberries. Only a couple of spots with black-ish vocals. To be honest, it's almost like she wanted to do a "token" thing with those...it's really maybe 1 minute total over a couple of songs - Farval is the one tune that overall has more of an extreme metal influence. The ending of Sum en Trumma is the other one. The album is VERY good, imo. The usual suspects (yes, Litho, I'm looking at you :biggrin: ) might enjoy this one.
Just finished this. It was enjoyable throughout, with some tracks standing out more than others, but wow did it end strong with the last two tracks, especially the title track. The Rate Your Music primary genre tag for this is so unhelpful. I think "post-metal" has become one of the biggest "we don't know where else to put it" tags, because this is nothing like Isis, Neurosis and such.
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Getting a bit ahead of myself with the Enslaved albums as we've got a few to go before we get to this one in the discography thread, but spinning this beast...
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A power metal masterpiece, and my favorite Blind Guardian album.
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Helga is a 2023 release, only found out about it at the VERY end of it, and it was probably the most listened-to album of the last week of the year ;) From Sweden, the band name is from the singer. Think maybe a more "rock" Sylvaine, at times driven by guitars, at times more folky/ethereal. The ending of Burden is not terribly far from, say, The Cranberries. Only a couple of spots with black-ish vocals. To be honest, it's almost like she wanted to do a "token" thing with those...it's really maybe 1 minute total over a couple of songs - Farval is the one tune that overall has more of an extreme metal influence. The ending of Sum en Trumma is the other one. The album is VERY good, imo. The usual suspects (yes, Litho, I'm looking at you :biggrin: ) might enjoy this one.
Just finished this. It was enjoyable throughout, with some tracks standing out more than others, but wow did it end strong with the last two tracks, especially the title track. The Rate Your Music primary genre tag for this is so unhelpful. I think "post-metal" has become one of the biggest "we don't know where else to put it" tags, because this is nothing like Isis, Neurosis and such.
Yeah, I agree..."post-metal", at least the way it's normally used as a genre, makes zero sense here. Also agreed on the last two tracks being particularly good. I enjoy the second song, Burden, a ton too. Really like the album. As I said above, I don't even think they really "need" the more extreme bits...not that there are many, anyway.
Getting a bit ahead of myself with the Enslaved albums as we've got a few to go before we get to this one in the discography thread, but spinning this beast...
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It sure is a beast! Which reminds me...the Enslaved stuff...I need to get on it
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Yeah, I agree..."post-metal", at least the way it's normally used as a genre, makes zero sense here. Also agreed on the last two tracks being particularly good. I enjoy the second song, Burden, a ton too. Really like the album. As I said above, I don't even think they really "need" the more extreme bits...not that there are many, anyway.
I had a second runthrough of the album and also watched a few of the music videos. At this point I do like some of the more extreme elements when they're present, it gives the album a broader scope. The comparison I thought of more the second time around particularly due to some of the folkier elements was some of Myrkur's material, and maybe The Keening.
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Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials
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Spinning the vinyl copy I got for Christmas :metal
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Steven Feifke - The Role of the Rhythm Section
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Spinning the vinyl copy I got for Christmas :metal
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Can't go wrong with that! Man, this album always takes me back. My first Metallica was the Black Album, but this is where I went next. Blackened is basically as close as it gets to a perfect opener.
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Spinning the vinyl copy I got for Christmas :metal
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Can't go wrong with that! Man, this album always takes me back. My first Metallica was the Black Album, but this is where I went next. Blackened is basically as close as it gets to a perfect opener.
Couldn't agree more. As much as I prefer Ride and Master (slightly) over Justice, I prefer Blackened to Fight Fire with Fire and Battery.
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Miles Davis - A Tribute To Jack Johnson
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Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials
I really like Seven Devils on that album, and like 2 other songs. The rest of her discography I've tried and no luck.
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Can't go wrong with that! Man, this album always takes me back. My first Metallica was the Black Album, but this is where I went next. Blackened is basically as close as it gets to a perfect opener.
Couldn't agree more. As much as I prefer Ride and Master (slightly) over Justice, I prefer Blackened to Fight Fire with Fire and Battery.
Yep, it's Master, Ride and Justice in that order for me, as albums...as for the openers, I will never be able to decide between Battery and Blackened. Fight Fire with Fire (which I like too, to be clear) is a step below for me, but those two...just thrash perfection.
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Spinning the vinyl copy I got for Christmas :metal
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Wow, I also got a vinyl of this for Christmas! I got a record player along with it, too (I've gotten a few vinyl records before this one, but they were just used as wall art more than anything since I already had those albums on CD). I tried it out and was surprised to hear that music sounds a little different on vinyl compared to CD, but the sound quality is amazing.
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Modern vinyls are good, and you can't compress sound nearly as much as on a CD, so it tends to sounds "better", but it's just more dynamic range - loud sections sound louder, quiet sections are quieter, etc. That's why I tend to opt for vinyl versions of records I love, despite being an inferior format to CD purely in terms of sound fidelity.
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Folly Group - Down There!
^^ new Post Punk from the Windmill scene (black midi, Black Country, New Road, Squid, etc)
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The Faceless.
I mostly burned out on tech death awhile ago, but I just popped this back in and wow is it even better than I remembered. I wish the cleaner guitar passages were a bit longer and more frequent though.
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The Faceless.
I mostly burned out on tech death awhile ago, but I just popped this back in and wow is it even better than I remembered. I wish the cleaner guitar passages were a bit longer and more frequent though.
Autotheism is the only one I really love, the others never really wow'd me like that one did.
Here are my other listens for today...
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Pulp - Different Class
Der Weg einer Freiheit - Agonie
The Sword - Age of Winters
Boris - Akuma No Uta
Haken - Restoration
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation
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Great Boris album
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Great Boris album
First time listening to it, and it really was cool. Definitely gonna come back to it soon.
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So, Thursday at work was 1984 albums that haven't aged all that well..
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Friday's 1984 albums were much better!
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No rhyme or reason today..
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So, Thursday at work was 1984 albums that haven't aged all that well..
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Friday's 1984 albums were much better!
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No rhyme or reason today..
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I stumbled across a Helix video the other night. I knew the name but never heard them. Fuck it was shit, had a great laugh. :lol
Holy shit! That Shadecrown sounds fucking awesome. Will be spinning that full thing tomorrow! :metal
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Charles Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
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Emmet Cohen - Uptown in Orbit
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Kali Uchis - Orchideas
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Listened to more albums for the first time, I've ordered these from most to least impressive (I liked all of them).
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Neal Morse - The Restoration: Joseph Pt. 2
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Listened to more albums for the first time, I've ordered these from most to least impressive (I liked all of them).
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I’m flattered since that third album is mine (thank you so much for listening), but those Coheed albums are top tier man. :angel:
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I’m flattered since that third album is mine (thank you so much for listening), but those Coheed albums are top tier man. :angel:
You're welcome! I wanted to give it a try, I saw your thread about it and how other users here seemed to really enjoy it. I thought it was pretty cool, and I could definitely hear some influences from the FFO list you made (particularly The Dear Hunter). My main takeaway is that I'm very impressed that you did all of this by yourself. If I didn't have any context of the album's production, I'd have no idea that was the case. I'm not an expert on all the technical bits of music production, but every aspect of it sounded very professional. It was a couple days ago that I first listened to it so my memory's a little hazy on individual songs, but I know I'll be coming back for more listens sooner or later and will try to give some more detailed thoughts about it then.
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Haha, I could hear the Coheed albums just fine. ;) IKSOSE3 felt a little samey until the last few songs, but other than that, no complaints from either album. Certainly better than Catch Thirtythree, in any case. Right now my plan is to listen to a bunch of albums I'm not familiar with at all, and then once my list is clear, I'll go back and look through which albums I want to get to know more. As far as Coheed and Cambria goes, I have four more albums on the list, so I think the odds are favorable that I'll get around to absorbing their albums more.
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Haha, I could hear the Coheed albums just fine. ;) IKSOSE3 felt a little samey until the last few songs, but other than that, no complaints from either album. Certainly better than Catch Thirtythree, in any case. Right now my plan is to listen to a bunch of albums I'm not familiar with at all, and then once my list is clear, I'll go back and look through which albums I want to get to know more. As far as Coheed and Cambria goes, I have four more albums on the list, so I think the odds are favorable that I'll get around to absorbing their albums more.
To be fair, even though Coheed are now my all time favourite band, I wasn't overly impressed with Good Apollo I the first time I heard it. It took time to fully get what they were doing, but when they clicked, boy did they click!
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Band name is Vargrav. Really interesting black metal. I liked it, but need another listen.
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Helix is 100% better than Vargrav :)
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Helix is 100% better than Vargrav :)
I dunno......Helix were pretty shit. ;D
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:lol
I love them
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:lol
I love them
Back in 84/85, my friend wrote the band a letter, and Helix's bass player replied with a handwritten note. Pretty cool shit, but it probably goes to show how little fan mail they got. :lol
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Deep Cuts The Knife is an A+ ballad. But the battle within the Trailer Park Boys as to who is better- Rush or Helix..........Bubbles isn't giving anybody a fuckin R.
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Deep Cuts The Knife is an A+ ballad.
GREAT TUNE!!!!!
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Alright, give me a Helix album......
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Alright, give me a Helix album......
I can't do it, honestly. Gun to my head, I'd say their debut, No Rest For The Wicked. The title track is a good one. I only followed them through their third album Long Way To Heaven. It has a few good songs including their best song, Deep Cuts The Knife.
I don't know anything else they did after that.
Their singer has a cool voice, but there were way to many juvenile songs and lyrics.
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I've said before, but to me this is one of the absolute best "comeback" records.
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I've said before, but to me this is one of the absolute best "comeback" records.
It really is. The whole Tornillo run is excellent.
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Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia
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I think as far as old school rock/metal bands releasing new songs that are kick ass in the last 15 years, Teutonic Terror has to be near the top.
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I think as far as old school rock/metal bands releasing new songs that are kick ass in the last 15 years, Teutonic Terror has to be near the top.
No Shelter :metal
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Alright, give me a Helix album......
I can't do it, honestly. Gun to my head, I'd say their debut, No Rest For The Wicked. The title track is a good one. I only followed them through their third album Long Way To Heaven. It has a few good songs including their best song, Deep Cuts The Knife.
I don't know anything else they did after that.
Their singer has a cool voice, but there were way to many juvenile songs and lyrics.
Lol, this doesn't bode well for me then.
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I've said before, but to me this is one of the absolute best "comeback" records.
It really is. The whole Tornillo run is excellent.
It's true. 5 albums of quality metal.
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CHVRCHES - Screen Violence
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Not bad at all.
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Thanks Tim. Really good stuff here. :metal
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Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia
If you removed the last 2 songs this would be a perfect pop album.
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Charles Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
Miles Davis - A Tribute To Jack Johnson
Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia
CHVRCHES - Screen Violence
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This is quite a nice spread of things here.
In particular, I don't think I realized until the last few months that you and TAC both like some slower, doomier stuff. That's become more of my mood in the past decade, though I don't quite understand the aspects of what you like in those enough to send them in roulettes yet.
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I think it just comes down to what clicks. I do like doomy stuff, but it's not really something I have gone out and searched for, it just pops up but I guess my moods lately lead towards that direction. I mean, On Thorns I Lay, Morne and Fires in the Distance all ended high on my top 10 of 2023, so I guess you're correct but there's a fine line where doom is beautiful and atmospheric to being too plodding and boring. Again, for me just what clicks. I can't speak for Tim but I think he'd somewhat relate to that statement. We're pretty close on our tastes too, so no surprise here.
Is Shadecrown classed as doom? Listening to the album I would have just thought they were melodic death metal.
Speaking of melodic death metal, onto this;
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Is Shadecrown classed as doom? Listening to the album I would have just thought they were melodic death metal.
They're in the intersection of death/doom and melodeath, in a similar way to say Daylight Dies or October Tide, or a band I know that TAC also likes, Enshine.
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Well, they have a great sound indeed!
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Just been listening to this EP (Aegis) by new band Notochord.
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The band features the original vocalist from The Contortionist, Jonathan Carpenter, and also gives off some Cynic vibes. It's only 22 minutes long, so well worth a go.
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Leonard Cohen - Ten New Songs
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Alice Cooper- Constrictor
AC/DC- Jailbreak
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Some stuff I've been jamming lately alongside roulette songs, the kind of thing I'm almost certain nobody will send me anyway:
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Real glad that Rock Nacional has revived my love for music overall. Lots of great, great songs here, for almost all tastes.
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Van Halen- Fair Warning
Rush- Hold Your Fire
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Sleep - Dopesmoker
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Is Shadecrown classed as doom? Listening to the album I would have just thought they were melodic death metal.
They're in the intersection of death/doom and melodeath, in a similar way to say Daylight Dies or October Tide, or a band I know that TAC also likes, Enshine.
Shadecrown is really nice. I shouldn't have posted that so I could use it in the Wolfking roulette.
They're a band that I had sampled and Saved, but for some reason forgot about them. Arrich sent them to me in my roulette last spring so I started really checking them out.
I definitely wouldn't think doom when I think of Shadecrown.
Enshine was my gateway to harsh vocals. I wouldn't classify them as doom either, as I really don't care for doom style. I do find Enshine...moody...which is quite different from doom.
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Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
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Damn Yankees- s/t
Kick Axe- Vices
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Is Shadecrown classed as doom? Listening to the album I would have just thought they were melodic death metal.
They're in the intersection of death/doom and melodeath, in a similar way to say Daylight Dies or October Tide, or a band I know that TAC also likes, Enshine.
Shadecrown is really nice. I shouldn't have posted that so I could use it in the Wolfking roulette.
They're a band that I had sampled and Saved, but for some reason forgot about them. Arrich sent them to me in my roulette last spring so I started really checking them out.
I definitely wouldn't think doom when I think of Shadecrown.
Enshine was my gateway to harsh vocals. I wouldn't classify them as doom either, as I really don't care for doom style. I do find Enshine...moody...which is quite different from doom.
I was going to make the comment that you should have kept them quiet. ;D
I think moody is a good alternate word when we're talking about doom.
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Aerosmith- Greatest Hits
Boston- Don't Look Back
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Is Shadecrown classed as doom? Listening to the album I would have just thought they were melodic death metal.
They're in the intersection of death/doom and melodeath, in a similar way to say Daylight Dies or October Tide, or a band I know that TAC also likes, Enshine.
Shadecrown is really nice. I shouldn't have posted that so I could use it in the Wolfking roulette.
They're a band that I had sampled and Saved, but for some reason forgot about them. Arrich sent them to me in my roulette last spring so I started really checking them out.
I definitely wouldn't think doom when I think of Shadecrown.
Enshine was my gateway to harsh vocals. I wouldn't classify them as doom either, as I really don't care for doom style. I do find Enshine...moody...which is quite different from doom.
I was going to make the comment that you should have kept them quiet. ;D
I think moody is a good alternate word when we're talking about doom.
I can definitely get behind the "moody". To me, it's all about the melancholy...some of my favorite bands/albums are those that nail that combination goosebumpy sadness in the music. Not to say that I want to listen to sad music all the time :biggrin: but it's certainly something I tend to connect to as a musical expression.
That Shadecrown album is very good. There are also some traces of mid-career Sentenced in there (Slivers!), which is always a good thing in my book.
As for me, a mixed bag of genres over the last few days...
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Anyone familiar with Operus? They are a Canadian band, and this is, I believe, their second album (came out in 2020). Pretty interesting "theatrical" power metal. It's a bit over-the-top at times, but not to the point of excess cheese. And it can be (relatively) heavy and fast-paced too. Enjoyable, for sure.
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2 of my favorite albums of all time. :tup :tup
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2 of my favorite albums of all time. :tup :tup
nice :tup
Kate Bush really is going for it on that album, for sure. Crazy what she does with her voice...
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Anyone familiar with Operus? They are a Canadian band, and this is, I believe, their second album (came out in 2020). Pretty interesting "theatrical" power metal. It's a bit over-the-top at times, but not to the point of excess cheese. And it can be (relatively) heavy and fast-paced too. Enjoyable, for sure.
Not familiar. Will check out.
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Is Shadecrown classed as doom? Listening to the album I would have just thought they were melodic death metal.
They're in the intersection of death/doom and melodeath, in a similar way to say Daylight Dies or October Tide, or a band I know that TAC also likes, Enshine.
Shadecrown is really nice. I shouldn't have posted that so I could use it in the Wolfking roulette.
They're a band that I had sampled and Saved, but for some reason forgot about them. Arrich sent them to me in my roulette last spring so I started really checking them out.
I definitely wouldn't think doom when I think of Shadecrown.
Enshine was my gateway to harsh vocals. I wouldn't classify them as doom either, as I really don't care for doom style. I do find Enshine...moody...which is quite different from doom.
Doom has a pretty massive variety of different approaches to it. Even though it's occupied a sizeable chunk of my listening in recent years, there are large swathes of it that are popularly associated with it that I either find good but unremarkable, or that I find quite uninteresting.
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Anyone familiar with Operus? They are a Canadian band, and this is, I believe, their second album (came out in 2020). Pretty interesting "theatrical" power metal. It's a bit over-the-top at times, but not to the point of excess cheese. And it can be (relatively) heavy and fast-paced too. Enjoyable, for sure.
Not familiar. Will check out.
Hmmm...sounds good. Must try and resist some new stuff from now on though I think...
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Toke - Toke Discography
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At the gym tonight...
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I love Kelly David Smith's drumming. So groovy!
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Voices in the Sky is great. So epic and catchy. Strangely enough, given how much I enjoyed it (my first encounter with Brymir), I haven't gotten around to checking out their other albums yet.
At the gym tonight...
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I love Kelly David Smith's drumming. So groovy!
Yep, this is a tasty groove/thrash album. Within the wave of albums in that vein that came out in the early 90s, this is one that hits the mark. Not one for the history books, but very enjoyable.
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Leonard Cohen - Ten New Songs
Leonard Cohen - Dear Heather
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I love Kelly David Smith's drumming. So groovy!
Yep, this is a tasty groove/thrash album. Within the wave of albums in that vein that came out in the early 90s, this is one that hits the mark. Not one for the history books, but very enjoyable.
I remember being so disappointed with it when it came out. When The Storm Comes Down was so awesome, and this was such a huge step down. But time has been kind to Cuatro.
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I remember being so disappointed with it when it came out. When The Storm Comes Down was so awesome, and this was such a huge step down. But time has been kind to Cuatro.
I guess most 80s thrash bands took some version of the Black Album route around that time. I know there were variations around that theme, but it's undeniable most of these guys felt like slowing down the tempo then. I only started seriously getting into music in 1992, so I didn't quite "live" through that change. In many cases, these were my first album experiences for some of the bands, and going backwards to discover their previous sound wasn't quite as shocking.
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At the gym tonight...
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I love Kelly David Smith's drumming. So groovy!
F&J and the gym is a great combo. :metal
I'll check this one. Still haven't made my way through all their stuff yet.
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At the gym tonight...
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I love Kelly David Smith's drumming. So groovy!
F&J and the gym is a great combo. :metal
I'll check this one. Still haven't made my way through all their stuff yet.
Other than the bass players, they had the same lineup for their first 6 albums. Cuatro is the 4th of the original 6 album run.
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Earlier today at work..
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At the gym tonight...
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I love Kelly David Smith's drumming. So groovy!
F&J and the gym is a great combo. :metal
I'll check this one. Still haven't made my way through all their stuff yet.
Other than the bass players, they had the same lineup for their first 6 albums. Cuatro is the 4th of the original 6 album run.
Nice, I'll try and get onto this one tomorrow.
Earlier today at work..
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Lionheart was my introduction to Saxon. Such a good album and the start of a dream run.
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Ploughing through my 2023 album rankings and this album really is great. Definitely for fans of Between the Buried and Me, Devin Townsend and older Leprous. Omnerod - The Amensal Rise.
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Marika Hackman - Big Sigh
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Nailah Hunter - Lovegaze
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Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas
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Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Leo Genovese, Esperanza Spalding - Live at the Detroit Jazz Festival
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Lynch Mob - Lynch Mob
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Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Leo Genovese, Esperanza Spalding - Live at the Detroit Jazz Festival
hell yeah wayne shorter :tup
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John Scofield - Uncle John's Band
Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Leo Genovese, Esperanza Spalding - Live at the Detroit Jazz Festival
hell yeah wayne shorter :tup
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Matteo Mancuso - the Journey
Chris Poland - Return To Metalopolis
JoeyTafolla - Out of the Sun, Infra Blue
Joe Satriani - The Extremist
Magnum - Here Comes the Rain, Chase The Dragon, Wings of Heaven
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Stryper - In God We Trust
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James Brandon Lewis Quartet - MSM Molecular Systematic Music (Live)
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Ploughing through my 2023 album rankings and this album really is great. Definitely for fans of Between the Buried and Me, Devin Townsend and older Leprous. Omnerod - The Amensal Rise.
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Sounds like I have to give it a try.
Yesterday and today:
Lowest Creature - Witch Supreme / Recommended by a friend. Some eighties trash vibes, lots of energy and very good open production. The genre isn't my cup of tea but I liked this one. Might work even better in a live setting
Sermon - Of Golden Verse
This one is in heavy rotation since I've made my 2023 ranking. One of those albums that keeps growing with each listen and might top them all in the long run. Songwriting is fantastic both on melodies and hooks. It's packed with great riffs and creative drums. Add the overall atmosphere which I find hard to describe and you end up with a near perfect progmetal album.
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Sermon - Of Golden Verse
This one is in heavy rotation since I've made my 2023 ranking. One of those albums that keeps growing with each listen and might top them all in the long run. Songwriting is fantastic both on melodies and hooks. It's packed with great riffs and creative drums. Add the overall atmosphere which I find hard to describe and you end up with a near perfect progmetal album.
It's a great, great album, I agree. I love how it manages to be moody and expansive (in a Tool-like way, if you will), but it doesn't do that at the expense of memorable melodies and hooks, as you said. And yes, the drumming is phenomenal, very tasteful. I had enjoyed their debut too, but this one is a step up, imo.
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Ploughing through my 2023 album rankings and this album really is great. Definitely for fans of Between the Buried and Me, Devin Townsend and older Leprous. Omnerod - The Amensal Rise.
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Sounds like I have to give it a try.
Sermon - Of Golden Verse
This one is in heavy rotation since I've made my 2023 ranking. One of those albums that keeps growing with each listen and might top them all in the long run. Songwriting is fantastic both on melodies and hooks. It's packed with great riffs and creative drums. Add the overall atmosphere which I find hard to describe and you end up with a near perfect progmetal album.
Yea, definitely give Omnerod a go, I've spun it twice today! I've had that Sermon album on my radar, but decided I'd hit my quota of 2023 albums. Well I guess I'm gonna have to spin it now.
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I've had that Sermon album on my radar, but decided I'd hit my quota of 2023 albums. Well I guess I'm gonna have to spin it now.
You most definitely should!
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At the gym tonight...
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I love Kelly David Smith's drumming. So groovy!
I'm listening to this now. I give it a strong solid. A bit laid back for them? yeah, groovy I guess. But damn they have a lot of albums I still need to get through.
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At the gym tonight...
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I love Kelly David Smith's drumming. So groovy!
I'm listening to this now. I give it a strong solid. A bit laid back for them? yeah, groovy I guess. But damn they have a lot of albums I still need to get through.
Like I said, I was really disappointed with it when it came out. It was a big change in style and I was not on board. But it has aged really well. It's classic Flots!
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I enjoyed it. Had it on in the background but had some real nice and cool moments. I can certainly see though how you'd be let down upon release but certainly seems like one of those albums that over time earns appreciation back after the dust settles.
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I enjoyed it. Had it on in the background but had some real nice and cool moments. I can certainly see though how you'd be let down upon release but certainly seems like one of those albums that over time earns appreciation back after the dust settles.
It's so groovy and riffy. I think the drumming is amazing. I mean there's way more flashy guys out there, but I love Kelly's use of stops and starts, and he has a real groove/swing to his playing.
He and Stefan Kaufman (80's Accept) are two of my favorite drummers for that reason. Their drumming has some musicality to it.
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I admit the drumming in places stood out to me too!
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Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence.
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Tonight at the gym..
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Watchtower- Control and Resistance.
Malpractice- Triangular.
Zierler- ESC.
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The Marshall Tucker Band - Running Like The Wind
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Fleetwood Mac - Tango In The Night
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T. Rex - Electric Warrior
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Grand Funk Railroad - Shinin' On
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Wobbler - Dwellers of the Deep (fun norway prog)
Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker
Miles Davis - Porgy & Bess
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Drivin N Cryin - Wrapped In Sky
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Still can't get over the loss of Tony Clarkin just days before this was released....
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Dixie Dregs - Free Fall
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In preparation for seeing Tool this Sunday I'm listening to 10,000 Days
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Leonard Cohen - Popular Problems
Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen - Thanks For the Dance
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Just finished up this underrated gem from Alkaline Trio.
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Big Head Todd & The Monsters - Sister Sweetly
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Nice!!! One of my favorite bands ever!!!! :metal
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Bruce Hornsby - Harbor Lights
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Release day!!!
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Big Head Todd & The Monsters - Beautiful World. This album has an amazing drum sound.
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Band of Horses - Acoustic at the Ryman Vol. 2 (Live)
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Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - Three Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
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Yanni - Live At The Acropolis
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Darcy James Argue's Secret Society - Real Enemies
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Yanni - Live At The Acropolis
This is a crazy good album, and hardly anyone seems to know about it anymore.
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This past week:
Ad Infinitum - Chapter 1
Ad Infinitum - Chapter 3
Visions of Atlantis - Pirates
Visions of Atlantis - The Deep and the Dark
Within Temptation - Bleed Out
Xandria - Reborn
Accept - Blood of the Nations
Accept - Blind Rage
Accept - Stalingrad
Accept - The Rise of Chaos
Accept - Too Mean to Die
Scorpions - Humanity Hour 1
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John Zorn - Redbird for Agnes Martin
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Dixie Dregs - What If
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Beartooth - The Surface
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Laufey - Everything I Know About Love
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Oceans of Slumber - Oceans of Slumber
Such a beautiful voice
Convocation - No Dawn for the Caliginous Night
Omnerod - The Amensal Rise
I totally get it. Great descpription by Luke. There's definitely a lot of BTBAM and Devin Townsend influence. I'll spin it again.
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George Colligan - King's Dream
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This is simply a fucking cracking album! it gets more enjoyable each time. Funny as I never rated these guys before hand. Ghost Ship when I tried a few weeks back was just solid. I'm listening to As the World Bleeds right now though and this one is sounding really nice.
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This is simply a fucking cracking album! it gets more enjoyable each time. Funny as I never rated these guys before hand. Ghost Ship when I tried a few weeks back was just solid. I'm listening to As the World Bleeds right now though and this one is sounding really nice.
:metal :metal
A tremendous band.
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I am on a little bit of a Subsignal kick more recently. They are such a good band. Their music might not be the kind the blows you away, but they are so classy...great melodies, not particularly heavy but very dynamic and a singer that's just perfect for this stuff. A sweet spot where Sieges Even (obviously), melodic Dream Theater, Fates Warning, a touch of Rush, plus some neo-prog, all converge.
And for a completely different mood, that Inculter record really is fire! :metal
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This is simply a fucking cracking album! it gets more enjoyable each time. Funny as I never rated these guys before hand. Ghost Ship when I tried a few weeks back was just solid. I'm listening to As the World Bleeds right now though and this one is sounding really nice.
:metal :metal
A tremendous band.
I'm interested in how you rank their albums?
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Don't know the other two, but these 4 are all excellent :metal
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Don't know the other two, but these 4 are all excellent :metal
:tup
Well, one I talk about above...and the other (Wytch Hazel) is a delicious slab of vaguely retro-sounding hard rock from the UK. You should give it a shot if you are in mood for something a bit more relaxed...
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James Taylor - Walking Man (1974)
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Yanni - Live At The Acropolis
This is a crazy good album, and hardly anyone seems to know about it anymore.
I haven't heard it in at least 20 years. My dad had it on laser disc back in the day and I'd watch it a ton. It held up really well and I really enjoyed the record.
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2 monster live albums at work today..
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And a rec from a friend tonight..
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And a rec from a friend tonight..
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How'd that turn out for ya? ;D
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And a rec from a friend tonight..
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How'd that turn out for ya? ;D
Honestly...much better than expected. It had more heavier moments than expected. I really enjoy latter day Bernie Shaw Era Uriah Heep and this reminded me of it. Even Covenent/Sharks Era UFO.
Some of it was pretty weak, but overall, I was pleasantly surprised.
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The newer Night Ranger albums are very good.
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The newer Night Ranger albums are very good.
Interesting.
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And a rec from a friend tonight..
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/57/Night_Ranger_-_Somewhere_in_California%2C_2011.jpg)
How'd that turn out for ya? ;D
Honestly...much better than expected. It had more heavier moments than expected. I really enjoy latter day Bernie Shaw Era Uriah Heep and this reminded me of it. Even Covenent/Sharks Era UFO.
Some of it was pretty weak, but overall, I was pleasantly surprised.
Pretty sure I have this one on CD. I think I listened to the title track or something and wrote it off.....can't remember. Maybe I'll dig it out at some point.
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This is simply a fucking cracking album! it gets more enjoyable each time. Funny as I never rated these guys before hand. Ghost Ship when I tried a few weeks back was just solid. I'm listening to As the World Bleeds right now though and this one is sounding really nice.
:metal :metal
A tremendous band.
I'm interested in how you rank their albums?
That's tough...they're all amazing.
Probably ..
Mosaic/Mirror Of Souls
As The World Bleeds
Ghostship
Theocracy
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This is simply a fucking cracking album! it gets more enjoyable each time. Funny as I never rated these guys before hand. Ghost Ship when I tried a few weeks back was just solid. I'm listening to As the World Bleeds right now though and this one is sounding really nice.
:metal :metal
A tremendous band.
I'm interested in how you rank their albums?
That's tough...they're all amazing.
Probably ..
Mosaic/Mirror Of Souls
As The World Bleeds
Ghostship
Theocracy
From what I've heard, I can see it falling this way. ATWB was very good. I just ran through MOS and I liked World better, seemed heavier. I'll need to listen again though. The debut is yet to come.
Mosaic though is next level, holy shit. If I were to redo my top 10 for 2023 this would be in the top 5 at least. Also, off topic the Satan's Fall probably makes the 10 too.
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As The World Bleeds is a bit heavier..riffier than Mirror Of Souls, which has more power metal leanings. Mirror Of Souls and Laying The Demon To Rest are still my two favorite songs by them. I mean, I like them pretty much all equally.
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As The World Bleeds is a bit heavier..riffier than Mirror Of Souls, which has more power metal leanings. Mirror Of Souls and Laying The Demon To Rest are still my two favorite songs by them. I mean, I like them pretty much all equally.
Indeed. It's cool when a band opens up to you finally after time.
I will say, the other thing that seems to have stepped up on Mosaic are the solos, so many creative memorable solos here, wonderful.
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Saxon - Hell Fire and Damnation :metal :metal :metal
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And a rec from a friend tonight..
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/57/Night_Ranger_-_Somewhere_in_California%2C_2011.jpg)
How'd that turn out for ya? ;D
Honestly...much better than expected. It had more heavier moments than expected. I really enjoy latter day Bernie Shaw Era Uriah Heep and this reminded me of it. Even Covenent/Sharks Era UFO.
Some of it was pretty weak, but overall, I was pleasantly surprised.
Pretty sure I have this one on CD. I think I listened to the title track or something and wrote it off.....can't remember. Maybe I'll dig it out at some point.
I liked it but it does "reference" earlier songs from their catalogue a bit.
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Haven't listened to them in awhile. Man, this is pretty rockin'. A bit front-loaded, but a hell of a punch in the opening trio.
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Do Make Say Think - Do Make Say Think
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Haven't listened to them in awhile. Man, this is pretty rockin'. A bit front-loaded, but a hell of a punch in the opening trio.
Oh wow, that's quite a trip to earlier times :) Pretty cool record, this one.
Started the day kinda randomly with this release from today:
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Sovereign - Altered Realities
Thrash/Death from Norway. On first listen, I quite enjoyed it. It's vaguely technical in an early 90s way (meaning, nothing to do with recent tech-death). More thrash than death, but some of the moods/atmospheres are death-y. Good guitar leads too.
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Haven't listened to them in awhile. Man, this is pretty rockin'. A bit front-loaded, but a hell of a punch in the opening trio.
Oh wow, that's quite a trip to earlier times :) Pretty cool record, this one.
Started the day kinda randomly with this release from today:
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Sovereign - Altered Realities
Thrash/Death from Norway. On first listen, I quite enjoyed it. It's vaguely technical in an early 90s way (meaning, nothing to do with recent tech-death). More thrash than death, but some of the moods/atmospheres are death-y. Good guitar leads too.
Wow, probably haven't listened to Skunk Anansie in over 20 years!
Nick, your description and the album cover were enough for me, I'm on it.
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Ada Rovatti - The Hidden World of Piloo
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SLIFT - ILION
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This one popped up in a metalcore meme group, genre was described as Japanese blackgaze/death metal, so yeah, had to take a chance. Very....interesting, but it's definitely drawing me in.
Kokeshi- 冷刻
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This one popped up in a metalcore meme group, genre was described as Japanese blackgaze/death metal, so yeah, had to take a chance. Very....interesting, but it's definitely drawing me in.
Kokeshi- 冷刻
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Japanese blackgaze?! I am 100% in. The only other artist I listen to that is Japanese blackgaze is Asunojokei. Check them out dude.
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Will do...just finished with this one, very good. Lead singer has some serious growling talents.
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Peter Erskine and the Jam Music Lab All-Stars - Bernstein in Vienna
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Paul McCartney/Wings - Wingspan.
There are some songs I think are really good (Band on the Run, Maybe I'm Amazed, Jet, Junior's Farm), but in general I'm trying to decide if I find McCartney's music interesting or annoying. There's kind of a fine line there.
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John Zorn - THE HERMETIC ORGAN VOLUME 11 - FOR TERRY RILEY
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Another release from today:
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Not bad, it has potential and I will likely revisit. Prog metal from Denmark. Instrumentally, a bit more on the "complex" side, vocally not quite your typical prog metal singer...maybe a grittier Mariusz Duda? And the very occasional growly bit. On first listen, the middle one-two of "Star Formation" and "Cut Loose" struck me the most, with very good melodies.
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@ Nick...
You might find this one interesting. Real gothy.. It's pretty cool.
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@ Nick...
You might find this one interesting. Real gothy.. It's pretty cool.
(https://newalbumreleases.net/pic/getmetal-92763222024-01_9276322.jpg)
Noted :tup
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Fifth Angel- s/t
Sword- Metalized
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This is a really good album.
It's Saxon and there are no surprises, so if you don't like Saxon, don't bother...
But if you do like Saxon, this does not disappoint. Great tunes throughout.
24 albums in, and they're still bringing it!
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This is a really good album.
It's Saxon and there are no surprises, so if you don't like Saxon, don't bother...
But if you do like Saxon, this does not disappoint. Great tunes throughout.
24 albums in, and they're still bringing it!
AMAZING!
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This is a really good album.
It's Saxon and there are no surprises, so if you don't like Saxon, don't bother...
But if you do like Saxon, this does not disappoint. Great tunes throughout.
24 albums in, and they're still bringing it!
I managed a run through of it this morning. It smokes. I loved a lot of these solo sections too. Looking forward to another spin.
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When was the last time Saxon released an album that didn’t smoke? Even Rock the Nations has a bit of smoke to it
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Another release from today:
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Not bad, it has potential and I will likely revisit. Prog metal from Denmark. Instrumentally, a bit more on the "complex" side, vocally not quite your typical prog metal singer...maybe a grittier Mariusz Duda? And the very occasional growly bit. On first listen, the middle one-two of "Star Formation" and "Cut Loose" struck me the most, with very good melodies.
Will check out.
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Another release from today:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0034632480_10.jpg)
Not bad, it has potential and I will likely revisit. Prog metal from Denmark. Instrumentally, a bit more on the "complex" side, vocally not quite your typical prog metal singer...maybe a grittier Mariusz Duda? And the very occasional growly bit. On first listen, the middle one-two of "Star Formation" and "Cut Loose" struck me the most, with very good melodies.
Will check out.
Yeah, this looks interesting. I'll hit it tomorrow.
Today...
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Total music win right there.
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Another couple from Friday:
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Just one listen each, so it's really first impressions...both sound quite interesting, though.
The first is Sgàile - Traverse the Bealach, one-man band from Scotland. I read he also collaborated with Saor. It sure is an album that "takes its time", and it's quite long at over an hour for 7 songs. But there are some real nice, epic melodies all over. It has a bit of a folky feel to it, but not overly so. The vocals are not necessarily super-impressive per se, but I think they work well here (all cleans, unless I missed something)...they absolutely remind of me of someone/something, but I can't quite put my finger on it. The way the album ends is quite beautiful and it sure leaves you with a nice feeling.
The other one is Lord Dying - Clandestine Transcendence. Again, it's a bit early to say, but on first listen it's probably the first record in 2024 that truly had my ears perk up. It has an overall proggy sludge feel that's not totally dissimilar from the Witch Ripper's album from last year, but the more over-the-top Queen/Muse influences on that one are replaced by a dark/gothic approach (case in point, a song like Unto Becoming). Also a bit on the long side, but some really cool songs and moods in here...a variety of vocal approaches, from the gothic to the harsher (never too harsh, though). Dancing on the Emptiness kinda jumped out as a particularly remarkable tune. What I believe to be the "single", I AM NOTHING I AM EVERYTHING, is not particularly representative of the overall sound.
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Nick, the Lord Dying is one of the albums I sampled and Saved on Spotify. I haven't gone back to give it a full listen, but I thought that it sounded really interesting.
The Sgaile sounds nice.
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Nick, the Lord Dying is one of the albums I sampled and Saved on Spotify. I haven't gone back to give it a full listen, but I thought that it sounded really interesting.
Yeah, I just finished a second listen...there are a few spots here and there where it gets a little too "shouty", but overall the sound is real cool.
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@ Nick...
You might find this one interesting. Real gothy.. It's pretty cool.
(https://newalbumreleases.net/pic/getmetal-92763222024-01_9276322.jpg)
Noted :tup
This was indeed pretty cool. Tempestarius is such a catchy song. Interesting how the album takes a turn towards a slightly less immediate approach after that. The closer is quite bleak.
This is saved :tup
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Chicago brings back such good memories.
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Dropping the needle on this and it sounds really cool. I'm on it!!!
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Not bad, it has potential and I will likely revisit. Prog metal from Denmark. Instrumentally, a bit more on the "complex" side, vocally not quite your typical prog metal singer...maybe a grittier Mariusz Duda? And the very occasional growly bit. On first listen, the middle one-two of "Star Formation" and "Cut Loose" struck me the most, with very good melodies.
I have it Saved. Not sure how I feel about the vocals, but it has some intriguing bits.
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Dropping the needle on this and it sounds really cool. I'm on it!!!
Yeah, pretty tasty and melodic black metal. I thought you wouldn't mind it.
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Dropping the needle on this and it sounds really cool. I'm on it!!!
Yeah, pretty tasty and melodic black metal. I thought you wouldn't mind it.
I’ll check this out too. You might want to give that Sgaile album I posted earlier a shot. Feels like you might enjoy it :)
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(https://www.metal-archives.com/images/1/2/0/4/1204765.jpg?4848)
Dropping the needle on this and it sounds really cool. I'm on it!!!
Yeah, pretty tasty and melodic black metal. I thought you wouldn't mind it.
I’ll check this out too. You might want to give that Sgaile album I posted earlier a shot. Feels like you might enjoy it :)
I'll do that right now Nick.
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(https://www.metal-archives.com/images/1/2/0/4/1204765.jpg?4848)
There is zero chance of me accurately making out the name of this band.
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Dzhatinga.
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I'll do that right now Nick.
I did check out that album Nick. It was a nice listen. I liked the vocals. A bit samey throughout but really enjoyable.
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Another Sky - I Slept On The Floor
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I'll do that right now Nick.
I did check out that album Nick. It was a nice listen. I liked the vocals. A bit samey throughout but really enjoyable.
Yep, that’s basically how I feel about it too. Could’ve used some trimming, for sure, but there are some real nice melodies.
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Eliza McLamb - Going Through It
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glass beach - plastic death
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Weekend Listening:
Rush - 2112
Rush - Moving Pictures 40th Anniversary
Delain - Lucidity
Delain - April Rain
Delain- The Human Contradiction
Delain - Dark Waters
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Weekend Listening:...
Delain - Lucidity
Delain - April Rain
Delain- The Human Contradiction
Delain - Dark Waters
You skipped some great albums inbetween. Maybe next weekend?
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Weekend Listening:...
Delain - Lucidity
Delain - April Rain
Delain- The Human Contradiction
Delain - Dark Waters
You skipped some great albums inbetween. Maybe next weekend?
I'm sure I'll get to them this week. I haven't listened to them for a while and wanted to start with the first two, my favorite (Human Contradiction) and the new one. I'm not a big fan of We Are the Others, despite how popular that album is with fans.
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My favorite is actually Apocalypse & Chill, which seems to be the fan consensus/rating aggregation least favorite. Go figure.
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1249605630_10.jpg)
Yeah I certainly didn't give this album enough of a chance the first time I checked it out. It's good.
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I felt like it was getting overhyped here for awhile and I kind of resisted it, but it actually is quite good.
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Sleater-Kinney - Little Rope
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Yeah, I've spun that Saxon each day too. :metal
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Spun this one yet again for this mornings run;
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Didn't realise this thing was over an hour long. Doesn't feel anywhere near that. Had me doing a couple of extra kms.
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Spun this one yet again for this mornings run;
(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.rfMDUHHxnedBG3xLCuMB1wAAAA?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)
Didn't realise this thing was over an hour long. Doesn't feel anywhere near that. Had me doing a couple of extra kms.
:metal
At the gym tonight...
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(https://i.discogs.com/CDw1VX1OexZA6Vy41h_27hM1Uzv8paAL7xBnhCEiquM/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM0MjA2/MDgtMTMyOTczMzg4/OS5qcGVn.jpeg) (https://www.rush.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/myfavouriteheadache-600x600.jpg)
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At the gym tonight...
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You were the one that made me finally appreciate Endgame making it fly up my rankings. Would be a perfect gym album!! :metal
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Yes, it's Grade A Megadeth! :metal
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I love this album!
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I love this album!
Yeah, it’s a good one…the more uptempo songs have always made me think of a more “metallic” version of 80s Rainbow. Reale was so good…and the Out in the Fields cover is great!
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The Marshall Tucker Band - Tenth
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At the gym tonight...
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81nmfeG1kqL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
You were the one that made me finally appreciate Endgame making it fly up my rankings. Would be a perfect gym album!! :metal
Endgame is so damn good (equally as good as United Abominations for me) and yes, a perfect gym album. Those two albums are better than anything post Rust in Peace, as far as I'm concerned.
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Grand Funk Railroad - All The Girls In The World Beware!!!
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Drivin N Cryin - Great American Bubble Factory
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Telegraph Road :hefdaddy
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The best King Gizzard album that isn't King Gizzard, that I've ever heard...
(https://www.nme.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/lazy-eyes-songbook.jpeg)
But also channelling more Beatles.
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A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
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Saxon - He’ll, Fire & Damnation
Winger - s/t
Andy Timmons - Ear Ecstasy
Rik Emmett - Absolutely
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Dixie Dregs - Night Of The Living Dregs
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/b925ba3b750850ca2a62108593bc176e/2448043/michale-graves-illusions-live-viretta-park-Cover-Art.jpg) (https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/dacd0cdb5b935607b80b69c132468f5e/2247043/oz-fire-in-the-brain-Cover-Art.jpg) (https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/df399b5bf1698f23c3ce08120198438a/1435247/belladonna-belladonna-Cover-Art.jpg) (https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/be2871addbe0b5a3fee777785eb3f809/9698246/saxon-carpe-diem-Cover-Art.jpg) (https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/b87450eaedae7a02d0982c516e5bc795/1617641/fifth-angel-time-will-tell-Cover-Art.jpg)
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Kind of mystified at the low aggregated ratings for this. It might be my favorite of theirs, even above Fallen. The simple but heavy riffs and gargantuan production underneath the melancholic melodies are a perfect sweet spot there.
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At the gym tonight...
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81nmfeG1kqL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
You were the one that made me finally appreciate Endgame making it fly up my rankings. Would be a perfect gym album!! :metal
Endgame is so damn good (equally as good as United Abominations for me) and yes, a perfect gym album. Those two albums are better than anything post Rust in Peace, as far as I'm concerned.
TSHF was always my fav of the later stuff but these days, I dunno.....Endgame may be better. UA is pretty underrated too, I'll give you that.
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TSHF has the best solos with Poland guesting.
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At the gym tonight...
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81nmfeG1kqL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
You were the one that made me finally appreciate Endgame making it fly up my rankings. Would be a perfect gym album!! :metal
Endgame is so damn good (equally as good as United Abominations for me) and yes, a perfect gym album. Those two albums are better than anything post Rust in Peace, as far as I'm concerned.
TSHF was always my fav of the later stuff but these days, I dunno.....Endgame may be better. UA is pretty underrated too, I'll give you that.
TSHF is also better than any 90s Megadave album that isn't called Rust in Peace.
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It has higher highs than the others, but I don't think it's as consistent as CTE or Youthanasia.
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Kind of mystified at the low aggregated ratings for this. It might be my favorite of theirs, even above Fallen. The simple but heavy riffs and gargantuan production underneath the melancholic melodies are a perfect sweet spot there.
100% agree. REALLY like this album and I remember listening to it a ton when it came out. So many good, catchy songs (The Change, My Heart is Broken, Erase This...). I think it's instrumentally (as relatively "simple" as it is) more interesting than Fallen, although that one might still have the edge due to the enormous amount of hits ;) Good stuff. I might revisit it tonight
TSHF was always my fav of the later stuff but these days, I dunno.....Endgame may be better. UA is pretty underrated too, I'll give you that.
TSHF is almost surely my favorite post, um, Countdown, I think. Or Youthanasia...maybe on the same level as that one. It's a bit of a Dave & friends kinda album, but there's a lot of great tunes on it. UA starts great then peters out. Endgame I like but don't love. I have to say the last two records are quite tasty, though.
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100% agree. REALLY like this album and I remember listening to it a ton when it came out. So many good, catchy songs (The Change, My Heart is Broken, Erase This...). I think it's instrumentally (as relatively "simple" as it is) more interesting than Fallen, although that one might still have the edge due to the enormous amount of hits ;) Good stuff. I might revisit it tonight
Interesting, the standouts for me are completely different. "Made of Stone", "The End of the Dream", "What You Want", "Never Go Back", and "The Other Side". I like the lower keys. Then "Lost In Paradise" and "Swimming Home" are nice ballads. I should replay the others and see if they pop out more.
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Ola Englund - The Chug Project, Vol. 1
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An enjoyable batch today...
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100% agree. REALLY like this album and I remember listening to it a ton when it came out. So many good, catchy songs (The Change, My Heart is Broken, Erase This...). I think it's instrumentally (as relatively "simple" as it is) more interesting than Fallen, although that one might still have the edge due to the enormous amount of hits ;) Good stuff. I might revisit it tonight
Interesting, the standouts for me are completely different. "Made of Stone", "The End of the Dream", "What You Want", "Never Go Back", and "The Other Side". I like the lower keys. Then "Lost In Paradise" and "Swimming Home" are nice ballads. I should replay the others and see if they pop out more.
Oh, I like all of the ones you list too...I was just going by memory. I particularly love the piano parts in those I mentioned above. Erase This is a bit of a "dark horse" of the album for me...such an urgent song with a real cool riff and drum beat too.
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Today's theme was mid to latter stage albums by classic bands..
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(https://i.discogs.com/764ZkcxAUxo3nEsBaWB-qG-j8TuBHDQMsnxnBKfoVYI/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:595/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE2NDc3/ODItMTU5MTQ1MjY3/Ny03NTYxLmpwZWc.jpeg)(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81VHXMmRPgL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
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At the gym tonight...
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Good stuff! Gambling with the Devil ranks pretty high for me in the Deris era. Stalingrad was a bit of a drop vs. Blood of the Nations, but still good. And the Testament and Anthrax (especially the latter) are very good late-career albums for both.
I haven't really checked out the Riot V incarnation...is this a good starting point?
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I haven't really checked out the Riot V incarnation...is this a good starting point?
Yes. This is the first of the two albums that they have done.
They actually have a new album coming out in April.
Todd Michael Hall is the vocalist and he is amazing!
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Todd Michael Hall is the vocalist and he is amazing!
And damn hard to solve in a roulette! :biggrin:
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Today's theme was mid to latter stage albums by classic bands..
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(https://i.discogs.com/764ZkcxAUxo3nEsBaWB-qG-j8TuBHDQMsnxnBKfoVYI/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:595/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE2NDc3/ODItMTU5MTQ1MjY3/Ny03NTYxLmpwZWc.jpeg)(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81VHXMmRPgL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
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At the gym tonight...
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Fucking beautiful.
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Good stuff! Gambling with the Devil ranks pretty high for me in the Deris era. Stalingrad was a bit of a drop vs. Blood of the Nations, but still good. And the Testament and Anthrax (especially the latter) are very good late-career albums for both.
I haven't really checked out the Riot V incarnation...is this a good starting point?
I wish Biff did a song with Andi on that album, not just the intro.
I actually think I'd prefer Stalingrad over Bations. It's close though.
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I waited many years for this record but only now am I listening to it: Chinese Democracy by Guns N' Roses
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Stephan Micus - Thunder
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Sebastian Rochford & Kit Downes - A Short Diary
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Steve Lehman - Ex Machina
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I waited many years for this record but only now am I listening to it: Chinese Democracy by Guns N' Roses
What sparked it today, of all days, after all of this time? :)
And, even more crucially, was it worth the wait? :biggrin:
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I've never heard a lick of it.
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I've never heard a lick of it.
Me neither
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Jamiroquai - Emergency on Planet Earth
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glass beach - the first glass beach album
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(https://www.metal-archives.com/images/6/9/6/9/696905.jpg?2607)
Really like the newest album, and been listening to some of the other albums. I really dig the double album format of this one.
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Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - Left of Cool
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I waited many years for this record but only now am I listening to it: Chinese Democracy by Guns N' Roses
What sparked it today, of all days, after all of this time? :)
And, even more crucially, was it worth the wait? :biggrin:
I have a list of albums I want to listen to and this one came up today. It wasn't bad, there were a few solid tracks on it but it felt largely forgettable.
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Good stuff! Gambling with the Devil ranks pretty high for me in the Deris era. Stalingrad was a bit of a drop vs. Blood of the Nations, but still good. And the Testament and Anthrax (especially the latter) are very good late-career albums for both.
I haven't really checked out the Riot V incarnation...is this a good starting point?
I wish Biff did a song with Andi on that album, not just the intro.
I actually think I'd prefer Stalingrad over Bations. It's close though.
It's hard to differentiate those later Accept albums. They're all awesome.
Listening to this one right now, and it's awesome!
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a8/AcceptBlindRage.jpg)
This one feels the most like 80's Accept to me I think.
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glass beach - plastic death
whaddya think?
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Just finished this one off..
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This is easily my least fave of the 5 Tornillo albums.
1. Blind Rage
2. Blood Of The Nations
3. Too Mean To Die
4. Stalingrad
5. The Rise Of Chaos
..and because I'm in a mood and haven't heard this in decades, I thought I'd throw this on.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/60/Eat_the_Heat.jpg)
Holy shit does this album blow. It sucked when it came out. I may likely never hear this album again in my life. :lol
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Just finished this one off..
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81mhAMFlF0L._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
This is easily my least fave of the 5 Tornillo albums.
1. Blind Rage
2. Blood Of The Nations
3. Too Mean To Die
4. Stalingrad
5. The Rise Of Chaos
..and because I'm in a mood and haven't heard this in decades, I thought I'd throw this on.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/60/Eat_the_Heat.jpg)
Holy shit does this album blow. It sucked when it came out. I may likely never hear this album again in my life. :lol
I’d probably go:
1. Blood of the Nations
2. Blind Rage
3. Stalingrad
4. Too Mean to Die
5. The Rise of Chaos
…and I’ve never even listened to Eat the Heat, it turns out
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It's awful. I remember getting it when it came out. It doesn't even sound like Accept. The production sucked and Accept was a band that had personality in its playing that had nothing to do with Udo, and this album lacks all of it.
There's ONE song, D-Train, that is half decent. That's it. Avoid this album! :lol
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Just finished this one off..
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81mhAMFlF0L._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
This is easily my least fave of the 5 Tornillo albums.
1. Blind Rage
2. Blood Of The Nations
3. Too Mean To Die
4. Stalingrad
5. The Rise Of Chaos
What fascinating and shows the strength of this 5 album run is that TROC is my fav and Blind Rage is easily my least fav. Might need a run through of them all next week.
I've seen Eat the Heat discussed here. Honestly, my knowledge on older Accept is surprisingly spotty. I may have listened to this one but I'll check again.
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It's awful. I remember getting it when it came out. It doesn't even sound like Accept. The production sucked and Accept was a band that had personality in its playing that had nothing to do with Udo, and this album lacks all of it.
There's ONE song, D-Train, that is half decent. That's it. Avoid this album! :lol
I used to skip to the last couple - I also liked Break The Ice back in the day but it really sounds nothing like Accept. The only reason I got the album (much later than release) was that I liked Bangalore Choir at the time and wanted to see how David Reece had done in Accept.
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Started listening through the Steven Wilson discography, I'm onto Grace For Drowning today.
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Mary Halvorson - Cloudward
glass beach - plastic death
whaddya think?
Good stuff. Me gusta
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Started listening through the Steven Wilson discography, I'm onto Grace For Drowning today.
Prob my fav album of his solo career. Amazing record.
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John Zorn - Locus Solus
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Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man
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Now that's my kind of day. I haven't heard Replicant, and dissodeath isn't what I gravitate towards very often, but I might have to check it out. Any particular song to try first?
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Drivin N Cryin - Songs From The Laundromat (EP)
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Drivin N Cryin - Songs About Cars, Space and The Ramones (EP)
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Drivin N Cryin - Songs From The Psychedelic Time Clock (EP)
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Drivin N Cryin - Songs for the Turntable (EP)
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Which did you do more of today? :neverusethis:
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Which did you do more of today? :neverusethis:
Cryin for sure
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Dixie Dregs - Dregs Of The Earth
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A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3618233982_65)
Now that's my kind of day. I haven't heard Replicant, and dissodeath isn't what I gravitate towards very often, but I might have to check it out. Any particular song to try first?
Yeah, the Replicant is quite good. Not my go-to either, but this particular record has some interesting groovy stuff to go with the dissonant
As for songs to try…
The opener, Caverns of insipid reflection, does a good job representing their sound. Plus it has a very cool atmospheric section towards the end.
Then I’d say Coerced to be and Chassis of deceit, maybe…great groove/riffage there, amidst the madness.
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Continuing my theme of mid to latter albums by classic bands..
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8f/Yngwie_perpetual_flame.jpg/220px-Yngwie_perpetual_flame.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cd/DioKillingTheDragon.jpg)
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71pieDW+cwL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
Kind of a lot of suckage today..
I do like the Yngwie though.
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Started listening through the Steven Wilson discography, I'm onto Grace For Drowning today.
Prob my fav album of his solo career. Amazing record.
I liked it a lot, it's been a few years since I've sat through the whole thing. I think I still might prefer Raven but we'll see when I give that a listen in a few days.
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Continuing my theme of mid to latter albums by classic bands..
Kind of a lot of suckage today..
I do like the Yngwie though.
Angel of Retribution is pretty good
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Continuing my theme of mid to latter albums by classic bands..
Kind of a lot of suckage today..
I do like the Yngwie though.
Angel of Retribution is pretty good
The song is. The album blows. ;D
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Continuing my theme of mid to latter albums by classic bands..
Kind of a lot of suckage today..
I do like the Yngwie though.
Angel of Retribution is pretty good
Nah :) far from being upper-tier JP, of course, but there’s some reasonably good stuff in it. And the is not from someone that was holding his breath for Halford’s return, at the time.
Out of curiosity, how close to a hypothetical JP bottom of the barrel would you put it?
The song is. The album blows. ;D
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Continuing my theme of mid to latter albums by classic bands..
Kind of a lot of suckage today..
I do like the Yngwie though.
Angel of Retribution is pretty good
Nah :) far from being upper-tier JP, of course, but there’s some reasonably good stuff in it. And the is not from someone that was holding his breath for Halford’s return, at the time.
The song is. The album blows. ;D
Out of curiosity, how close to a hypothetical JP bottom of the barrel would you put it?
Bottom 5 easy. Not counting the Ripper albums.
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The opener, Caverns of insipid reflection, does a good job representing their sound. Plus it has a very cool atmospheric section towards the end.
Hmm, just listened to that one. There's definitely potential there. The vocals threw me initially, but it's more promising than a lot of vaguely similar things. Getting the style right is really a razor's edge. With a lot of bands a bunch of it sounds like even less tuneful and wanky tech death, and some of it is just this swirling vortex of chaos that you can hardly make any sense of. There's a sweet spot of Lovecraftian intrigue that I occasionally stumble upon, but it's a small target. I'll definitely go a bit further on this one though.
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Listening to this now. I'm really liking it. Kind of in the NWOTHM vain. Reminds me a little of Seven Sisters..it has a vibe like that.
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The opener, Caverns of insipid reflection, does a good job representing their sound. Plus it has a very cool atmospheric section towards the end.
Hmm, just listened to that one. There's definitely potential there. The vocals threw me initially, but it's more promising than a lot of vaguely similar things. Getting the style right is really a razor's edge. With a lot of bands a bunch of it sounds like even less tuneful and wanky tech death, and some of it is just this swirling vortex of chaos that you can hardly make any sense of. There's a sweet spot of Lovecraftian intrigue that I occasionally stumble upon, but it's a small target. I'll definitely go a bit further on this one though.
The vocals are a bit tough…especially the occasional…I guess I’d call it “howling”? ;) not super-familiar, but I think I read they were going for a Gorguts-like approach to the vocals.
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Hmm, interesting. Gorguts is one of those bands that usually lands in the sweet spot. But many of the bands that are inspired by them don't.
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Continuing my theme of mid to latter albums by classic bands..
Kind of a lot of suckage today..
I do like the Yngwie though.
Angel of Retribution is pretty good
Nah :) far from being upper-tier JP, of course, but there’s some reasonably good stuff in it. And the is not from someone that was holding his breath for Halford’s return, at the time.
The song is. The album blows. ;D
Out of curiosity, how close to a hypothetical JP bottom of the barrel would you put it?
Bottom 5 easy. Not counting the Ripper albums.
(Apologies for messing up quoting a couple of posts up…on my phone and I tapped in the wrong spot)
I’m thinking what I’d rank lower…probably
Rocka Rolla, Point of Entry, Turbo (probably), Ram it Down, Jugulator, Demolition, Nostradamus (probably) and Redeemer of Souls
So I guess excluding the Ripper albums, not terribly different (don’t know about your specific bottom 5, of course). Except I definitely don’t think it blows ;)
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Continuing my theme of mid to latter albums by classic bands..
Kind of a lot of suckage today..
I do like the Yngwie though.
Angel of Retribution is pretty good
Nah :) far from being upper-tier JP, of course, but there’s some reasonably good stuff in it. And the is not from someone that was holding his breath for Halford’s return, at the time.
The song is. The album blows. ;D
Out of curiosity, how close to a hypothetical JP bottom of the barrel would you put it?
Bottom 5 easy. Not counting the Ripper albums.
(Apologies for messing up quoting a couple of posts up…on my phone and I tapped in the wrong spot)
I’m thinking what I’d rank lower…probably
Rocka Rolla, Point of Entry, Turbo (probably), Ram it Down, Jugulator, Demolition, Nostradamus (probably) and Redeemer of Souls
So I guess excluding the Ripper albums, not terribly different (don’t know about your specific bottom 5, of course). Except I definitely don’t think it blows ;)
All candidates for a Bottom 5 for sure.
Yeah, Turbo and Ram It Down for sure. Point Of Entry does indeed suck, and I don't hate Rocka Rolla, but yeah, it's probably the weakest of the 70's albums. Redeemer isn't great, but the production is awful.
I like and respect Nostradamus. It's their The Astonishing I guess. It's a left turn that works to me. I think Angel is really weak, and as a comeback album, it's quite disappointing.
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Continuing my theme of mid to latter albums by classic bands..
Kind of a lot of suckage today..
I do like the Yngwie though.
Angel of Retribution is pretty good
The song is. The album blows. ;D
Wait, there's no song of that name on the album. I haven't listened to it since shortly after it came out. There is "Angel" though. I can't help but hear 3 Doors Down's "Kryptonite" in that intro though. :lol
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Continuing my theme of mid to latter albums by classic bands..
Kind of a lot of suckage today..
I do like the Yngwie though.
Angel of Retribution is pretty good
The song is. The album blows. ;D
Wait, there's no song of that name on the album. I haven't listened to it since shortly after it came out. There is "Angel" though. I can't help but hear 3 Doors Down's "Kryptonite" in that intro though. :lol
Yeah, that's it.
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Outside of Demonizer, Judas Rising and Hellrider, the album is pretty weak. Lochness is a fun novelty with an incredible Tipton solo, but it's hard to take it seriously.
Redeemer is their worst for me. Nostradamus I've grown to appreciate a lot. There's some cracking songs on there but probably still finds itself in the bottom 5. Rocka Rolla would be bottom 5 and probably Demolition too. RID has some of Glenn's best playing but is very spotty in quality, and Turbo is......Turbo. POE is an interesting and enjoyable album but probably down there also.
So, AOR is probably middle to bottom tier for me.
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for me JP is one of those bands that none of their albums are "bad" to me. Worst they get is mediocre. Which certainly describes Angel of Retribution. 3 or 4 songs that I really like and the rest sounds like filler.
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For as much as a metal fan as I am, I am an extremely casual listener to Judas Priest, other than a handful of 4 or 5 albums.
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Killer album!
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for me JP is one of those bands that none of their albums are "bad" to me. Worst they get is mediocre. Which certainly describes Angel of Retribution. 3 or 4 songs that I really like and the rest sounds like filler.
This would describe me also.
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Excellent live album and ...what a tour!!
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Excellent live album and ...what a tour!!
I saw them thrice on that tour. Looking forward to seeing them again this fall.
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Excellent live album and ...what a tour!!
I saw them thrice on that tour. Looking forward to seeing them again this fall.
Only saw them once on that tour...and seeing them again this fall as well. Might be the last time...
It will be 41 years from my first Maiden show to this next one.
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Killer album!
Yep, this is very good. And I might like The Sick…even more.
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Killer album!
Yep, this is very good. And I might like The Sick…even more.
I do too, but I love Dystopia as well.
Been a while since I hit Thirteen and Supercollider so I'm going to try and hit those soon. They're probably the two weakest points of their 2000's run. But man, what a run it has been.
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I hadn't revisited the Madder Mortem debut album in quite a while, and it's better than I remembered it. Not quite as unique/distinct sounding as what would come later - to some extent, this is more in line with the melancholic/gothic female-fronted sound of that period. But there was already something about them. Some real nice moods and songs in here, for sure.
Excited about their new one tomorrow.
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Killer album!
Yep, this is very good. And I might like The Sick…even more.
I do too, but I love Dystopia as well.
Been a while since I hit Thirteen and Supercollider so I'm going to try and hit those soon. They're probably the two weakest points of their 2000's run. But man, what a run it has been.
Dystopia edges out their last album based almost purely on the strength of the title track (even if it is a bit of a Hanger 18 rehash) and The Threat is Real. Those two songs are among the best they've released this century.
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2024 coming straight out of the gates with some album of the year contenders...
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2024 coming straight out of the gates with some album of the year contenders...
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First spin and have to agree, this is shaping up to be a great album :metal
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Listening to this now. I'm really liking it. Kind of in the NWOTHM vain. Reminds me a little of Seven Sisters..it has a vibe like that.
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I missed this...sounds super-intriguing based on the name drop alone :) Will check it out!
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Sarah Jarosz - Polaroid Lovers
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Sarah Jarosz - Polaroid Lovers
I had been on a self-imposed moratorium on checking out new releases so far this year, but I'm gonna have to do a faceplant on that today, too many interesting releases coming out.
This one is quite good so far.
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COMPASS - A Silent Symphony
Sarah Jarosz - Polaroid Lovers
I had been on a self-imposed moratorium on checking out new releases so far this year, but I'm gonna have to do a faceplant on that today, too many interesting releases coming out.
This one is quite good so far.
Yep, I'm a big fan of hers. And this one is very nice.
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2024 coming straight out of the gates with some album of the year contenders...
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Listened to both and liked them both. Great stuff.
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Jamiroquai - The Return of the Space Cowboy
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Listening to this now. I'm really liking it. Kind of in the NWOTHM vain. Reminds me a little of Seven Sisters..it has a vibe like that.
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91vDVdsdVQL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
I missed this...sounds super-intriguing based on the name drop alone :) Will check it out!
Wow, this was definitely a winner! Great melodies and great riffs all around...early-year surprise, for sure. WHO are these guys, by the way?
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Listening to this now. I'm really liking it. Kind of in the NWOTHM vain. Reminds me a little of Seven Sisters..it has a vibe like that.
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91vDVdsdVQL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
I missed this...sounds super-intriguing based on the name drop alone :) Will check it out!
Wow, this was definitely a winner! Great melodies and great riffs all around...early-year surprise, for sure. WHO are these guys, by the way?
Looks like they're from North Carolina, of all places.
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Dixie Dregs - Unsung Heroes
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The Cars - Candy-O
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Magnum - Here Comes The Rain
Cobra Spell - 666 the cheesiest ball of cheese I’ve listened to in a while but it was fun!
Pat Metheny - Travels
Frank Gambale - The Great Explorers
John Notum - Face The Truth
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Jim McNeeley and the Frankfurt Radio Big Band featuring Chris Potter - Rituals
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Sean Mason - The Southern Suite
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DT - Images & Words
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Some from today...
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(https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Devin-Townsend-Empath-1.jpg) (https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e024b94d2d1a8f5451199ac2d00)
Mr. Bungle - California
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - G_d's Pee at State's End!
Devin Townsend - Empath
Pan.Thy.Monium - Dawn of Dream & Khaooohs
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Ooh, didn't realize you were a Pan.Thy.Monium fan. Their stuff is nuts in the kind of way I like.
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Ooh, didn't realize you were a Pan.Thy.Monium fan. Their stuff is nuts in the kind of way I like.
I'm not. I heard about them somewhere recently, this is my first listen to them, but it's good stuff. Thought I'd get a response out of you with this one :lol
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Today at work...
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Ooh, didn't realize you were a Pan.Thy.Monium fan. Their stuff is nuts in the kind of way I like.
I'm not. I heard about them somewhere recently, this is my first listen to them, but it's good stuff. Thought I'd get a response out of you with this one :lol
Dan Swano for the win! :)
Today at work...
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I’m really enjoying the Mega Colossus
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I saw that Mega Colossus pop up in my youtube feed. I'll have to check it out.
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I saw that Mega Colossus pop up in my youtube feed. I'll have to check it out.
It's pretty good. Very easy on the ears.
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I'll give it a crack.
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DT - Awake
I'm doing a discography run, I should've done it before the countdown but oh well :lol
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Listening to this gem at the gym today....
Thanks to the DT top 100 reigniting my love for the band.
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Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - Outbound
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Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve - Through the Fire
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Over the weekend:
First 2024 releases:
Caligula's Horse - Charcoal Grace / a lot to like on first impression. Casual listen but I already like this one a lot more then the last one.
Vipassi - Lightless / Progressive, atmospheric metal with really good songwriting. Band includes Benjamin Baret and Dan Presland from Ne Obliviscaris.
Further:
Shape of Despair - Monotony Fields
Shape of Despair - Return to the Void
Disillusion - The Liberation
TesseracT - War of Being
Oceans of Slumber - Starlight and Ash
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Vipassi - Lightless
I sampled this and Saved it in my Spotify library. I detected a Katatonia influence, which I hope isn't too prevalent when I give this a full listen.
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Vipassi - Lightless
I sampled this and Saved it in my Spotify library. I detected a Katatonia influence, which I hope isn't too prevalent when I give this a full listen.
You stop it :biggrin: When is a Katatonia influence ever a bad thing?
In all seriousness, this sounds intriguing...
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Vipassi - Lightless
I sampled this and Saved it in my Spotify library. I detected a Katatonia influence, which I hope isn't too prevalent when I give this a full listen.
I hope it's extremely prevalent.
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I'm sorry I said anything. :lol
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No you're not. :p
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I'm sorry I said anything. :lol
I'm glad you did, you saved me from checking it out :neverusethis:
Currently listening to this...
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For fans of Studio Ghibli Soundtracks.
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Who thought this would make a good album cover, and why did they hate the band so much?
Just getting round to this. It was way better than I expected! The title track, in particular, was a belter.
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Who thought this would make a good album cover, and why did they hate the band so much?
Just getting round to this. It was way better than I expected! The title track, in particular, was a belter.
I was surprised how good most of Riot's stuff was when Tim did his listening party thread.
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This is decent enough. Not blowing me away and I feel myself drifting while listening, but it's definitely easy listening.
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This is decent enough. Not blowing me away and I feel myself drifting while listening, but it's definitely easy listening.
It's definitely enjoyable. Nothing to really go crazy over, but January has been brutal for new releases, save for the Saxon.
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I should start making a 2024 list for fun since I have more time currently.
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Finished my listen to the recent Megadeth releases.
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I'd rate their last five releases like this:
1. Endgame
2. TSTD&TD
3. Dystopia
4. Supercollider
5. Thirteen
Gonna hit the TWNAH-TSHF-UA run this week.
The System Has Failed was the one that really made me take notice of Megadeth again.
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13 is terrible. SC is for me, okay. Not great, but some decent stuff in there.
TSHF is amazing.
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Such a lovely album, very gentle and a bit of a slow burner. Cinema Verité in particular is delightful.
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glass beach - plastic death
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Rainbow- Rising
Judas Priest- Rocka Rolla
John Mellencamp- Scarecrow
Bryan Adams- Reckless
Ozzy Osbourne- Bark at the Moon
Killer Dwarfs- Dirty Weapons
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Finished my listen to the recent Megadeth releases.
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I'd rate their last five releases like this:
1. Endgame
2. TSTD&TD
3. Dystopia
4. Supercollider
5. Thirteen
Gonna hit the TWNAH-TSHF-UA run this week.
The System Has Failed was the one that really made me take notice of Megadeth again.
My list would be pretty much the same Tim, but I'd put Dystopia above TSTD&TD. Out of curiosity, where would you place United Abominations? I ask as it's personally my favourite post-2000 release from Megadeth.
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The Smile - Wall of Eyes
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TORRES - What an enormous room
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Fabiano do Nascimento & Sam Gendel - The Room
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Neil Young - Live Rust
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Caligula's Horse - Charcoal Grace
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The new album from The Smile is soooooo good it's literally breaking my brain.
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Drivin N Cryin - Live the Love Beautiful
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Yuhan Su - Liberated Gesture
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Caligulas Horse - Charcoal Grace
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Today...
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Neil Young - Life
going through the NY disco again for the first time in a while and boy is the 80s a rough period for him
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Neil Young - This Note's For You
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Neil Young - Life
going through the NY disco again for the first time in a while and boy is the 80s a rough period for him
I love the guy. Might I suggest Bluenote Café to you then? Great 1980s era live album by him. Might make you enjoy that material.
Ok.
Peter Gabriel: i/o (brilliant as ever)
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Today...
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That's a solid deep MF cut! And my first Helloween album! :metal
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I didn't even know that Rick Altzi did a solo album. It's fucking fantastic, perfect melodic rock, how it used to be done. His voice is perfect for this style, dare I say better than everything else he's done.
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New In Flames is desperately reaching for that old Clayman sound, but can't get there.
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New In Flames is desperately reaching for that old Clayman sound, but can't get there.
I like it lot more than I did when it came out. I thought it was bullshit and really, it's aged really well but the whole 'old In Flames is back' is a fucking crock. it's new In Flames but better. I can look past my expectations and quite enjoy it now.
That listen to Clayman also made me stand up a lot more. Again, I never really understood the love but holy shit it took on a whole new life on this listen. Quality, start to finish.
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Yeah, though for me their peak is Colony. Similar sound, but I like the songs even more.
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Never got into In Flames for some reason.
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I worry their best stuff has the sort of guitar tuning and tone you don't like.
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That's a solid deep MF cut!
I'm really not all that familiar with the later albums. They've just never stuck. Kind Diamond is an obstacle. :lol
I'm going to try and run through them if I can.
For 9, the music and riffs are :metal
The vocals are bearable, but holy shit, this has the stupidest fucking lyrics I've ever heard.
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Yeah, though for me their peak is Colony. Similar sound, but I like the songs even more.
Jester Race for me, by far.
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Never got into In Flames for some reason.
I've sent you Moonshield before in a roulette which did pretty well. I feel The Jester Race is probably the one you'd like the most truthfully. It has more of that black metal style you'd dig over all their later stuff I think.
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That's a solid deep MF cut!
I'm really not all that familiar with the later albums. They've just never stuck. Kind Diamond is an obstacle. :lol
I'm going to try and run through them if I can.
For 9, the music and riffs are :metal
The vocals are bearable, but holy shit, this has the stupidest fucking lyrics I've ever heard.
The Church of Saint Anne?! :lol Very clever King!
9 is probably the weakest of the later ones I think. I haven't listened to it for so long though, I might dig it out.
In the Shadows is the best of the bunch IMO. Into the Unknown is solid too. Dead Again was a bit hit and miss but the title track is a real trip. Time was one I never really got into either.
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Never got into In Flames for some reason.
I've sent you Moonshield before in a roulette which did pretty well. I feel The Jester Race is probably the one you'd like the most truthfully. It has more of that black metal style you'd dig over all their later stuff I think.
Lunar Strain I think is the closest they were to black metal to my ears. A lot of commonality in the more melodic and folkier bands in both the death and black scenes of the time.
Yeah, though for me their peak is Colony. Similar sound, but I like the songs even more.
Jester Race for me, by far.
It's superb as well, but Gelotte just doesn't give the rhythmic heft that Svensson did, and I prefer the chunkier guitar tones on Colony and Clayman.
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It was my first exposure to IN Flames and one of my first albums with harsh vocals, so I'm probably a bit biased there.
Actually, Nick made me listen to Subterranean also a little while back, that's fucking fantastic.
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Yeah, totally understandable.
And it certainly is. "Stand Ablaze" is one of their best.
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Yeah, though for me their peak is Colony. Similar sound, but I like the songs even more.
Jester Race for me, by far.
Yep, no doubt. I know we discussed this before but for me, throw in the Subterranean EP too, and you have close to perfection.
Love Whoracle too…then Colony a bit of a step down for me but still great. Clayman another little step down, but also very good. Reroute to Remain hasn’t aged fantastically well, but I enjoy it well enough and it’s a fun album overall. Then things start getting shaky. It’s not just the change in style…I’ve tried many times and failed to connect with the material. Even Come Clarity, which gets a good amount of praise, I rarely revisit.
As for the latest one - I agree that there isn’t much of a return of old In Flames, except for a few riffs and a couple of acoustic breaks. I do however find it to be ok. Overall more enjoyable songwriting.
Tim:I’m surprised you don’t like Jester Race at least. I’d think it’d be right up your alley. The guitar riffs and melodies are as good as it gets.
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I do like Jester race. I don't know it well enough to discuss it, and In Flames is in general a hole in my experience.
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I do like Jester race. I don't know it well enough to discuss it, and In Flames is in general a hole in my experience.
:tup Got it
Well, if I’m honest, by now there’s a much larger chunk of their discography I don’t care for vs. the albums I like, so…
But the Subterranean EP Kade is mentioning above is definitely one to check out if you haven’t already. And Whoracle too - not too different from Jester, although not as good.
Then, like Litho said, the stuff immediately following has guitar tones/tunings you probably don’t enjoy as much…
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XTC - Nonsuch
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Just listened to the new Saxon album for the first time. I was impressed. Such a fun listen.
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XTC - Nonsuch
:heart
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Just listened to the new Saxon album for the first time. I was impressed. Such a fun listen.
:metal
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Salvatore Bonafede, Eddie Gomez, and Billy Hart - Don't Stop Believing
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This is about as close to Native Construct's critically acclaimed album, Quiet World, as I've ever heard...
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Rototypical - Volume I: The Tactician
Basically check it out if you liked that album.
Also, the weigh in on the In Flames discussion. Come Clarity was my introduction to the band, but Clayman will always be the pinnacle of their career as far as I'm concerned.
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Rush - Test for Echo
Rush - Vapor Trails
Rush - Clockwork Angels
Sabaton - The Art of War
Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys 1
Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys 2
Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy
Gamma Ray - 30 Years Live Anniversary
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Gabriel Guerrero & Quantum - Equilibrio
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Had the urge to play this at volume, as I realised it's turning 20 this year (fuck I'm old)...
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Edit: Fuck! That bit at 1:25 of Megalodon :hefdaddy
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Neil Young - Lucky Thirteen
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Genesis: Nursery Cryme
Happy Birthday Phil
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Neil Young - Unplugged
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DT - A Chance Of Seasons
"I said I love you... Goodbye".
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Christie Dashiell - Journey In Black
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Had the urge to play this at volume, as I realised it's turning 20 this year (fuck I'm old)...
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Edit: Fuck! That bit at 1:25 of Megalodon :hefdaddy
Twenty years! :o Can't be :biggrin: I loved this one since the day I've bought it, right when it came out. Still ranks very high.
And :metal to the bit you mention. That's some fantastic old-school Metallica tribute
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Had the urge to play this at volume, as I realised it's turning 20 this year (fuck I'm old)...
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Edit: Fuck! That bit at 1:25 of Megalodon :hefdaddy
Twenty years! :o Can't be :biggrin: I loved this one since the day I've bought it, right when it came out. Still ranks very high.
And :metal to the bit you mention. That's some fantastic old-school Metallica tribute
I remember hearing I Am Ahab on a Kerrang cover CD in late 2004, which was my first exposure to the band. There was a hell of a buzz around the band but honestly I wasn't in love at first listen with Leviathan. I got it in early 2005 (a year that was honestly so stacked), but it wasn't until Blood Mountain came out that I really started to love them.
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Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio - A Shade of Blue
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At work today...
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Last couple of days..
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At work today...
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6/6, glorious.
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Sacul's Roulette - Round 4
:sadpanda: :millahhhh :justjen
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Now there's a classic.
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Now there's a classic.
Yep, I love it. And to end it that way, with the Reflections/Slippin' Away/Drained sequence...kind of a weird but genius thing to do.
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Now there's a classic.
Yep, I love it. And to end it that way, with the Reflections/Slippin' Away/Drained sequence...kind of a weird but genius thing to do.
I mean, they kind of stole the idea from Dan Swano :p , but yeah, it's a cool and underused gear shift, particularly back then.
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Neil Young - Year of the Horse
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Caligula’s Horse - Last 4 albums
Amazing band!
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I might not finish it tonight but:
Caligula's Horse - Charcoal Grace
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Now there's a classic.
Yep, I love it. And to end it that way, with the Reflections/Slippin' Away/Drained sequence...kind of a weird but genius thing to do.
I mean, they kind of stole the idea from Dan Swano :p , but yeah, it's a cool and underused gear shift, particularly back then.
Love this album!
Abducted - The Final Chapter - Hypocrisy S/T is one of my all-time, favorite 3 album runs.
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Billy Cobham & the Frankfurt Radio Big Band - Broad Horizon
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Dixie Dregs - Industry Standard
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A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
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Now there's a classic.
Yep, I love it. And to end it that way, with the Reflections/Slippin' Away/Drained sequence...kind of a weird but genius thing to do.
I mean, they kind of stole the idea from Dan Swano :p , but yeah, it's a cool and underused gear shift, particularly back then.
Love this album!
Abducted - The Final Chapter - Hypocrisy S/T is one of my all-time, favorite 3 album runs.
It’s a fantastic run, no doubt!
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(Last one is Dissimulator - Lower Form Resistance, came out on Friday last week. Very tight, technical thrash metal from Canada. A bit more on the extreme side, there's plenty of great riffage to enjoy here. Vocals are death-ier, except for some "robotic" portions not too dissimilar from Cynic)
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@Nick, always good to see Dream Unending make an appearance on this thread :metal also my favourite album by The Faceless, and Crack the Skye is a Top 50 all time album. Leviathan started a Mastodon kick then?
@WebRaider, that Turnstile album is so damn good!
A few from this morning...
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Omnerod - Arteries
David Maxim Micic - Bilo 4.0
Omnerod are becoming one of my new favourite bands, and this one may be even better than their latest.
Bilo 4.0 doesn't reach the highs of 3.0 but is easily my second favourite releases from DMM. I love the string arrangements on this album, they mix in a Studio Ghibli-esque feel to his music. Just glorious.
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@Nick, always good to see Dream Unending make an appearance on this thread :metal also my favourite album by The Faceless, and Crack the Skye is a Top 50 all time album. Leviathan started a Mastodon kick then?
It sure did! :tup Crack the Skye is my #1 Mastodon. Just fantastic.
I hadn’t listened to Autotheism in a while, and I had kinda forgotten how (relatively) melodic it is, especially the first half. The “suite” even has some Opeth vibes in the riffing, from time to time.
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Jeff Beck: Performing This Week Live At Ronnie Scott's
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Jeff Beck: Performing This Week Live At Ronnie Scott's
Enjoying that Colaiuta, aren't you?
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Jeff Beck: Performing This Week Live At Ronnie Scott's
Enjoying that Colaiuta, aren't you?
Yes very much so, as he is one of my two greatest inspirations (Jeff Porcaro is the other one), but truthfully, I do enjoy everyone who was on stage with Jeff Beck that day (barring Eric Clapton :D )
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Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - Little Worlds
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Checking out a band I haven't listened to since high school: NOFX - Wolves in Wolves' Clothing
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Checking out a band I haven't listened to since high school: NOFX - Wolves in Wolves' Clothing
Holy shit yes! My all time favourite punk band and (controversial opinion) Wolves in Wolves Clothing is actually my favourite album of theirs. From the first tike I heard Seeing Double at the Triple Rock I knew I'd love this album. El Hefé has some amazing riffs, and songs like USA-Holes, The Man I Killed, Leaving Jesusland, Cool and Unusual Punishment, You Will Lose Faith and Doornails are all time favourites of mine.
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I'm on the second to last song and this album kicks all sorts of ass, looks like I'm going to relieve the glory days and do a NOFX discography listen after my Steven Wilson discography listen.
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I'm on the second to last song and this album kicks all sorts of ass, looks like I'm going to relieve the glory days and do a NOFX discography listen after my Steven Wilson discography listen.
Hell yea dude, keep me updated. Make sure you don't miss out the EPs, they have some real hidden gems, as well as the obligatory listen to The Decline.
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Bilo 4.0 doesn't reach the highs of 3.0 but is easily my second favourite releases from DMM. I love the string arrangements on this album, they mix in a Studio Ghibli-esque feel to his music. Just glorious.
Great album, and one hell of an emotional trip if you're aware of the concept.
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Bilo 4.0 doesn't reach the highs of 3.0 but is easily my second favourite releases from DMM. I love the string arrangements on this album, they mix in a Studio Ghibli-esque feel to his music. Just glorious.
Great album, and one hell of an trip if you're aware of the concept.
I am not. Is it about him becoming a Dad?
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Bilo 4.0 doesn't reach the highs of 3.0 but is easily my second favourite releases from DMM. I love the string arrangements on this album, they mix in a Studio Ghibli-esque feel to his music. Just glorious.
Great album, and one hell of an trip if you're aware of the concept.
I am not. Is it about him becoming a Dad?
That's part of it, but that comes after the death of his mother, which is why the whole middle of the album is as dark as it is.
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Bilo 4.0 doesn't reach the highs of 3.0 but is easily my second favourite releases from DMM. I love the string arrangements on this album, they mix in a Studio Ghibli-esque feel to his music. Just glorious.
I'm not as hopelessly in love with 3.0 as people here seem to be (though it is still fantastic), so 4.0 is my favorite of the Bilos. Not quite sure if I prefer it to Who Bit the Moon? or Eco. None are quite on the level of LUN in the DMM broader universe though.
I hadn’t listened to Autotheism in a while, and I had kinda forgotten how (relatively) melodic it is, especially the first half. The “suite” even has some Opeth vibes in the riffing, from time to time.
Hmm, I just listened to that album again last month, after posting about how their earlier work is even better than I recalled. Didn't notice any Opeth vibes, but I might have to relisten with an ear for that.
I'm on the second to last song and this album kicks all sorts of ass, looks like I'm going to relieve the glory days and do a NOFX discography listen after my Steven Wilson discography listen.
Now that's what we call a balanced diet.
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I should prob revisit Bilo 4.0, I recall being quite underwhelmed by it.
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Jamiroquai - Travelling Without Moving
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Caligula's Horse - Moments from Ephemeral City
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Sometime in February - There Goes
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The new album from The Smile is soooooo good it's literally breaking my brain.
Finally listened to it. You’re not wrong.
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Earthside - Let The Truth Speak
Great album!
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Finished my listen to the recent Megadeth releases.
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I'd rate their last five releases like this:
1. Endgame
2. TSTD&TD
3. Dystopia
4. Supercollider
5. Thirteen
Gonna hit the TWNAH-TSHF-UA run this week.
The System Has Failed was the one that really made me take notice of Megadeth again.
OK, I hit these in the last two days..
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I seem to be going backwards...
Updated rankings
1. Endgame
2. TSTD&TD
3. Dystopia
4. The System Has Failed
5. United Abominations
6. Supercollider
7. The World Needs A Hero
8. Thirteen
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This mornings listens...
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INANNA - Converging Ages
The Stooges - Raw Power
Persefone - Lingua Ignota: Part I
Thy Catafalque - Microcosmos
Vennart - Forgiveness & The Grain
Black Flag - Everything is Broken
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Steven Wilson - Hand Cannot Erase
About half-way through and my feelings for this album this album haven't really changed. It was the first solo record of Steven's that I thought took a dip in quality. The only real saving grace here is Guthrie, I stand by that some of Guthrie's best work was with Steven. That solo in Regret #9 is phenomenal.
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Cool album but I've always preferred Fun House - such an intense, but also fun record.
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Holy Sh*t! Early Album of the Year contender right here. Awesome death-thrash with some Cynic and Voivod influence mixed in. Some really great riffs all over this album.
Update: I saw nick_z posted this one a page back, but I didn't think to check this out until a friend told me about it yesterday. So freaking good! Give this a listen!
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Neil Young - A Letter Home
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Holy Sh*t! Early Album of the Year contender right here. Awesome death-thrash with some Cynic and Voivod influence mixed in. Some really great riffs all over this album.
Update: I saw nick_z posted this one a page back, but I didn't think to check this out until a friend told me about it yesterday. So freaking good! Give this a listen!
Props to both of you. Definitely checking this out.
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Persefone - Lingua Ignota Pt. 1 (EP)
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Julian Arguelles & the Frankfurt Radio Big Band - The Behemoth
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Neil Young - Storytone
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Steven Wilson - Hand Cannot Erase
About half-way through and my feelings for this album this album haven't really changed. It was the first solo record of Steven's that I thought took a dip in quality. The only real saving grace here is Guthrie, I stand by that some of Guthrie's best work was with Steven. That solo in Regret #9 is phenomenal.
Man, I also re-listened to this one recently and I couldn't disagree more - it's his peak as a solo artist. It graciously cuts back on the "nostalgia act" isms of his previous two, and amps up the atmosphere and emotional impact, which is a win-win for me. One thing that surprised me is how good most of the lyrics on it are. Steven's lyrical abilities aren't always that... consistent, but there's some lines on here that hit fucking hard, especially now that I'm older and can relate to the themes of social isolation in adult life more. If Fear Of A Blank Planet resonated with me as an angsty, overtly-depressed teenager, HCE resonates with me where I'm at now. Higher-functioning, but dealing with more complex emotions and experiences that don't have as clear of a source or direction.
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Holy Sh*t! Early Album of the Year contender right here. Awesome death-thrash with some Cynic and Voivod influence mixed in. Some really great riffs all over this album.
Update: I saw nick_z posted this one a page back, but I didn't think to check this out until a friend told me about it yesterday. So freaking good! Give this a listen!
Props to both of you. Definitely checking this out.
Yep, it's a good one! I can see it being up your alley...
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Neil Young - Earth
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Holy Sh*t! Early Album of the Year contender right here. Awesome death-thrash with some Cynic and Voivod influence mixed in. Some really great riffs all over this album.
Update: I saw nick_z posted this one a page back, but I didn't think to check this out until a friend told me about it yesterday. So freaking good! Give this a listen!
Props to both of you. Definitely checking this out.
Yep, it's a good one! I can see it being up your alley...
If it's got Cynic vibes then I'm always down, for future reference. Gonna check it out, after Sgùrr by Thy Catafalque...
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Junkyard - Junkyard
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Tattoo Rodeo - Rode Hard - Put Away Wet
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Neil Young - Peace Trail
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Holy Sh*t! Early Album of the Year contender right here. Awesome death-thrash with some Cynic and Voivod influence mixed in. Some really great riffs all over this album.
Just finishing this. Gotta admit, I didn't hear much Cynic in there personally, but it was still damn good, and I'll be coming back to it.
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Stanley Clarke - School Days
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quuer house/trance
really good stuff
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Holy Sh*t! Early Album of the Year contender right here. Awesome death-thrash with some Cynic and Voivod influence mixed in. Some really great riffs all over this album.
Just finishing this. Gotta admit, I didn't hear much Cynic in there personally, but it was still damn good, and I'll be coming back to it.
Agreed - I had originally mentioned Cynic only for some of the vocal effects. But it's super-tasty technical death/thrash, so it's all good! :)
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quuer house/trance
really good stuff
love this album, it was in my top 5 last year
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The Heavenwood album was a nice trip down memory lane...it's one of those (arguably) second-tier gothic metal album from the mid-90s (1996), mixing in influences from Moonspell, Icon-era Paradise Lost, Cemetary, early Crematory, maybe some Cathedral too. A bit long, but lots of nice melodies and moods. And the obligatory Sisters of Mercy-gone-metal song (Moonlight Girl - so catchy, by the way)!
And today, a release from last Friday:
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Acerus - The Caliginous Serenade
The classic metal project of Daniel Corchado, mastermind of death metal band The Chasm (some great death from these guys, btw). Didn't know about Acerus until, well, today. VERY cool vibe on this one. It's pretty epic, with lots of riffs and a generally darker atmosphere.
Incidentaly - not on streaming services (yet, at least). I checked it out on Bandcamp...
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I checked out the Acerus either last week or the week before and it didn't do anything for me.
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I checked out the Acerus either last week or the week before and it didn't do anything for me.
I thought you might be one of the DTFers who'd like it...but I guess not this time :biggrin:
I'm giving it a second listen as we speak, and it's hitting the spot for me! We'll see if it "sticks", but for now I'm enjoying it
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I checked out the Acerus either last week or the week before and it didn't do anything for me.
I thought you might be one of the DTFers who'd like it...but I guess not this time :biggrin:
I'm giving it a second listen as we speak, and it's hitting the spot for me! We'll see if it "sticks", but for now I'm enjoying it
I had to check my 2024 Releases Document, and Nope, I didn't save it. I can give it another shot on your word.
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I had to check my 2024 Releases Document, and Nope, I didn't save it. I can give it another shot on your word.
You shouldn't feel like you have to ;)
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I had to check my 2024 Releases Document, and Nope, I didn't save it. I can give it another shot on your word.
You shouldn't feel like you have to ;)
No, he absolutely has to.
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I had to check my 2024 Releases Document, and Nope, I didn't save it. I can give it another shot on your word.
You shouldn't feel like you have to ;)
No, he absolutely has to.
:lol
Just about to finish my Risk-Cryptic Writings run through. I'll hit it after.
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I know why I didn't save it....it's not on Spotify!
I'll give it another spin when it is streaming. The Youtube link I'm listening to kinda sucks. Yeah, this is pretty decent, but I need to hear it under better sound.
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I know why I didn't save it....it's not on Spotify!
I'll give it another spin when it is streaming. The Youtube link I'm listening to kinda sucks. Yeah, this is pretty decent, but I need to hear it under better sound.
I've checked it out on their Bandcamp page
https://luxinframundisproductions.bandcamp.com/album/the-caliginous-serenade-2
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Oh, OK. I always forget about Bandcamp. I have an account.
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I always forget about this album when I listen to Immoral/Abbath/Demonaz's records. The Storm I Ride still kicks ass. :metal
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Holy Sh*t! Early Album of the Year contender right here. Awesome death-thrash with some Cynic and Voivod influence mixed in. Some really great riffs all over this album.
Update: I saw nick_z posted this one a page back, but I didn't think to check this out until a friend told me about it yesterday. So freaking good! Give this a listen!
Dissimuiator?
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Blood Incantation - Luminescent Bridge
This EP features 2 tracks, one is heavy and one is some sort of ambient piece.
This ‘death metal’ band is quite special. They’ve released three albums thus far, one of which is a full-on ambient record which is amazingly good even within that genre itself.
These two tracks though, can’t get enough. The atmosphere on both tracks is impeccable. The way ‘Obliquity of the Ecliptic’ kicks off gets my blood pumping like nothing else. In fact as a moderate death metal enjoyer this is really one of the best and most beautiful death metal songs I’ve heard outside of Opeth’s classic albums.
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Burial - Dreamfear / Boy Sent From Above
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Steven Wilson - Hand Cannot Erase
About half-way through and my feelings for this album this album haven't really changed. It was the first solo record of Steven's that I thought took a dip in quality. The only real saving grace here is Guthrie, I stand by that some of Guthrie's best work was with Steven. That solo in Regret #9 is phenomenal.
Man, I also re-listened to this one recently and I couldn't disagree more - it's his peak as a solo artist. It graciously cuts back on the "nostalgia act" isms of his previous two, and amps up the atmosphere and emotional impact, which is a win-win for me. One thing that surprised me is how good most of the lyrics on it are. Steven's lyrical abilities aren't always that... consistent, but there's some lines on here that hit fucking hard, especially now that I'm older and can relate to the themes of social isolation in adult life more. If Fear Of A Blank Planet resonated with me as an angsty, overtly-depressed teenager, HCE resonates with me where I'm at now. Higher-functioning, but dealing with more complex emotions and experiences that don't have as clear of a source or direction.
Tastes! How do the other solo works compare?
Stanley Clarke - School Days
Great album!
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stanley clarke is so so so good!!
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Have you listened to The Rite Of Strings?
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i don't think i have, no
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I always forget about this album when I listen to Immoral/Abbath/Demonaz's records. The Storm I Ride still kicks ass. :metal
Indeed! Also, can't go wrong with Ice Dale on guitar...
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Is this a remixed version? :biggrin:
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Eyedress - FULL TIME LOVER
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Strawberry Machine - Girl Friend
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i don't think i have, no
Check it out if you have some time, it's great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhTYsBT1WOU
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ooh, i will! thanks! love all three of these people haha
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It's a great album, my only gripe is that godawful Chilean pipe effects pedal di meola has.
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Stanley Clarke - School Days
Great album!
I have this on vinyl, and am definitely overdue for spinning it again.
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Hakushi Hasegawa - Somoku Hodo
Stanley Clarke - School Days
Great album!
I have this on vinyl, and am definitely overdue for spinning it again.
:metal
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Eitrin - Eitrin
A project with Vindsval, the genius behind Blut Aus Nord. Expect the typical Blut Aus Nord dissonant riffs with female vocals and a lot of ambient keys.
This one will be in heavy rotation over the next week or so.
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Tacocat - Lost Time
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Two from today...
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First time ever listening to Tommy and I enjoyed it a fair bit. I do quote like a bit of The Who every now and then.
Mr Bungle. Well I've listened to three Mr Bungle albums this week and they just don't do anything for me. I like my fair share of "weird" music, but they just aren't my jam. I've heard many times that the new Avenged Sevenfold is them trying to release a Mr Bungle style record, but honestly if that's the case then Avenged Sevenfold do Mr Bungle better than Mr Bungle do.
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paul mccartney & wings - band on the run (underdubbed version)
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Atomic Rooster - Death Walks Behind You
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It's a great album, my only gripe is that godawful Chilean pipe effects pedal di meola has.
i'm checking it out now!
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for me, wall of eyes failed to live up to the anticipation. maybe it's a grower, but on first listen, it felt like a collection of ideas that never fully materialized into a cohesive and engaging album. disappointing, to say the least.
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Loverboy- best of
Steve Miller Band- best of
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Dixie Dregs - Full Circle
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for me, wall of eyes failed to live up to the anticipation. maybe it's a grower, but on first listen, it felt like a collection of ideas that never fully materialized into a cohesive and engaging album. disappointing, to say the least.
I get that, it's a lot to take in at once. "Wall of Eyes" really landed for me though, especially after a couple of listens when the layers started to meld together. Maybe it'll grow on you too, it's got some subtle hooks that sneak up on you.
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Junkyard - Sixes, Sevens & Nines
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Blood Incantation - Luminescent Bridge
This EP features 2 tracks, one is heavy and one is some sort of ambient piece.
This ‘death metal’ band is quite special. They’ve released three albums thus far, one of which is a full-on ambient record which is amazingly good even within that genre itself.
These two tracks though, can’t get enough. The atmosphere on both tracks is impeccable. The way ‘Obliquity of the Ecliptic’ kicks off gets my blood pumping like nothing else. In fact as a moderate death metal enjoyer this is really one of the best and most beautiful death metal songs I’ve heard outside of Opeth’s classic albums.
Yea, I love Blood Incantation for their ability to fuse Death metal with eerie, atmospheric, sci-fi soundscapes. I love that shit, and their latest EP is a good mix of Timewave Zero and Hidden History of the Human Race.
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Styx- best of
April Wine- best of
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Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
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(Last one is Dissimulator - Lower Form Resistance, came out on Friday last week. Very tight, technical thrash metal from Canada. A bit more on the extreme side, there's plenty of great riffage to enjoy here. Vocals are death-ier, except for some "robotic" portions not too dissimilar from Cynic)
Finally getting to this.
The vocals are a definitely iffy, but this album fucking rocks. :metal
Really thrashy and riffy, and a little punkish as well.
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DT - The Majesty Demos
I'm kinda digging Your Majesty.
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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms, And Lava
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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms, And Lava
Have you seen the video for Iron Lung?
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i have!
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Transit Method - Othervoid
First February release I'm lending my ears to and...well, this was a very pleasant surprise. Certainly sounds different than one would expect from the cover art. From Texas, this is heavy rock with a vaguely proggy influence thrown in, plus sprinkles of other flavorings. At times some early 90s rock influence, some punkish energy, and vocals that remind me of a more lively Perry Farrell. Although in a different context, this made me think a bit of the Timechild album last year, in how it mixes a hard rock approach with more expansive songwriting.
Everything is extremely concise - the album is 35 minute long. The closer is almost 9 minutes (and really cool!), but the rest of the songs are generally short and to the point. Great rhythm section too, very punchy and dynamic, with a hefty bass presence (that groove opening Nightmare Machines! The whole song is really good). Another Wasted Life is a good representation of their sound, I think - it starts kinda groovy and slower, and it builds up to a more aggressive finale. Same with Savage Creatures, very smooth at first and significantly heavier later, with a great riff (and the one spot with more aggressive vocals).
I will definitely revisit!
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(Last one is Dissimulator - Lower Form Resistance, came out on Friday last week. Very tight, technical thrash metal from Canada. A bit more on the extreme side, there's plenty of great riffage to enjoy here. Vocals are death-ier, except for some "robotic" portions not too dissimilar from Cynic)
Finally getting to this.
The vocals are a definitely iffy, but this album fucking rocks. :metal
Really thrashy and riffy, and a little punkish as well.
The Cynic reference perked my ears up, but it's mostly just in those vocoder vocals that their influence can be felt. It's a pretty solid album, though it didn't overwhelm me really. The title track is probably the one I'm most likely to return to, though there were a few cool bass breaks in other tracks.
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Casiopea - Sun Sun
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Random Spotify click;
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Pretty damn enjoyable.
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Charles Mingus - The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
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Random Spotify click;
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Pretty damn enjoyable.
Listening. This is pretty good. Can't say I'm totally on board with these vocals. :lol
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The vocals are one of the best parts of it. :p
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Random Spotify click;
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Pretty damn enjoyable.
Listening. This is pretty good. Can't say I'm totally on board with these vocals. :lol
Lol. I thought it was a good mix all round. I know the band name bit never heard anything until now.
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You should definitely listen to their late 90s and mid-00s albums.
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Yeah mate, I'll check them out for sure.
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The vocals are one of the best parts of it. :p
Yeah, Tägtgren is one of the best death metal vocalists around. Hypocrisy themselves I usually find pretty good if not exceptional, but he's always top-notch. I like a lot of the weird electric poppy metal he does with his side project, Pain, too.
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I LOVE THIS ALBUM!!!!!!!!!!
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It also popped up on my Spotify recs and i was like, '........yep, let's fucking go!' :metal
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You should definitely listen to their late 90s and mid-00s albums.
Indeed! Abducted is essential listening, for starters. After their more classic death metal beginnings, The Fourth Dimension (1994) is where they start being a different beast (the opener of that album, Apocalypse, is a fantastic song)…then Abducted (1996) really put them on the map at the time (the single Roswell 47 even had some decent rotation with its video). Great stuff. Then Final Chapter and the s/t after that too, for sure.
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Meanstreak - Blood Moon (EP)
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Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, and Tyshawn Sorey - Compassion
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Oingo Boingo - Oingo Boingo EP
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Ariel Kalma, Jeremiah Chiu, and Marta Sofia Honer - The Closest Thing to Silence
Oingo Boingo - Oingo Boingo EP
Oingo Boingo is fun
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(Last one is Dissimulator - Lower Form Resistance, came out on Friday last week. Very tight, technical thrash metal from Canada. A bit more on the extreme side, there's plenty of great riffage to enjoy here. Vocals are death-ier, except for some "robotic" portions not too dissimilar from Cynic)
Finally getting to this.
The vocals are a definitely iffy, but this album fucking rocks. :metal
Really thrashy and riffy, and a little punkish as well.
I just can't put this album down. I listened to it 5 times over the weekend. Love the riffs. Good production too. Definitely will grab a physical copy of this one.
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The Last Dinner Party - Prelude to Ecstasy
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Patti Austin and Gordon Godwin's Big Phat Band - For Ella 2
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Lakecia Benjamin - Phoenix
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Bon Jovi- s/t
Saxon- s/t
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Oingo Boingo - Only A Lad
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I don't give a fuck, I love the new Green Day album...
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Today:
Caligula's Horse - Charcoal Grace --- Not feeling this album yet. But I will give it more spins.
Neal Morse - The Restoration - Joseph Part 2 --- It's pretty okay, some cool stuff and nothing bad.
Persefone - Lingua Ignota: Part 1 --- Brutal in a good way.
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Today:
Caligula's Horse - Charcoal Grace --- Not feeling this album yet. But I will give it more spins.
Basically the same dude. Currently it's just "solid" for me.
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I don't give a fuck, I love the new Green Day album...
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I’m not sure I love it, but I atleast really like it.
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Ulver's Blood Inside is by far their wackiest album, I think. Very...unsettling in mood, but for the most part intriguing. At times it's like DJ Shadow in an asylum, or something ;) It's not one of theirs I return to the most, but it's a worthy listen nonetheless.
And that Transit Method album I pimped yesterday...I keep going back to it. VERY cool album.
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Ulver's Blood Inside is by far their wackiest album, I think. Very...unsettling in mood, but for the most part intriguing. At times it's like DJ Shadow in an asylum, or something ;) It's not one of theirs I return to the most, but it's a worthy listen nonetheless.
It's my second-favorite of theirs behind The Assassination Of Julius Caesar. Such a weird, dark, cool album.
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It's my second-favorite of theirs behind The Assassination Of Julius Caesar. Such a weird, dark, cool album.
Yep, no doubt!
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I should revisit it. Shadows of the Sun is the one that really hit me.
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I should revisit it. Shadows of the Sun is the one that really hit me.
Shadows of the Sun is much more "chill"...this one is kinda nuts :biggrin:
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Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - The Hidden Land
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Vince Mendoza and Metropole Orkest - Olympians
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Phantasma - Deviant Hearts.
Maestrick - Unpuzzle!
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Caligula's Horse - The Tide, The Thief & River's End
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DT - SFAM
Womp Womp!
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John Zorn and Bar Kokhba - Lucifer: Book of Angels, Vol. 10
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A Tribe Called Quest - Beats, Rhymes & Life
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Earlier today:
Oak: The Quiet Rebellion of Compromise
Omnerod: The Amensal Rise
Persefone: Lingua Ignota Pt 1
DT: SDOIT
Steven Wilson: The Harmony Codex
Currently playing: Tears For Fears- The Seeds of Love
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Oingo Boingo - Nothing To Fear
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Junkyard - Old Habits Die Hard
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Phantasma - Deviant Hearts.
I need to give this one another listen sometime, I recall not getting as much out of it as I wanted to.
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Stryper- Yellow and Black Attack
Van Halen- VH1
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Megadeth - Endgame
Megadeth - Dystopia
Megadeth - Thirteen
Megadeth - The System Has Failed
Megadeth - Killing is My Business
Metallica - Kill Em All
Metallica - 72 Seasons
Metallica - S&M
Loreena McKennitt - The Book of Secrets
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Comus - First Utterance
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Tears for Fears - The Tipping Point
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Solid set there, though I don't know Ricochet.
Tears for Fears - The Tipping Point
Not at the heights they were at in the 80s, but quite good, particularly "Break the Man".
Loreena McKennitt - The Book of Secrets
This is becoming a favorite over the past year. I mostly overlooked her work for far too long.
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Solid set there, though I don't know Ricochet.
Tears for Fears - The Tipping Point
Not at the heights they were at in the 80s, but quite good, particularly "Break the Man".
It’s funny because on one hand I find it a bit derivative of their earlier stuff, and musically it’s pretty simplicitic, yet the songs just hit the right spot for me. It’s had a really high replay value.
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Phantasma - Deviant Hearts.
I need to give this one another listen sometime, I recall not getting as much out of it as I wanted to.
Same for me at first then I revisited it and it clicked in a big way.
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Solid set there, though I don't know Ricochet.
Tears for Fears - The Tipping Point
Not at the heights they were at in the 80s, but quite good, particularly "Break the Man".
It’s funny because on one hand I find it a bit derivative of their earlier stuff, and musically it’s pretty simplicitic, yet the songs just hit the right spot for me. It’s had a really high replay value.
They can really nail the "simple on the surface, but actually far more complex than you think it is" vibe. One of my all-time favorite songs, "Everybody Wants To Rule the World", is a quintessential example. I found the original stems for it awhile ago and would spend hours muting and soloing particular blocks of them, and the amount of detail buried is crazy for that era, though there's modern stuff that's even more bonkers.
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Solid set there, though I don't know Ricochet.
Tears for Fears - The Tipping Point
Not at the heights they were at in the 80s, but quite good, particularly "Break the Man".
It’s funny because on one hand I find it a bit derivative of their earlier stuff, and musically it’s pretty simplicitic, yet the songs just hit the right spot for me. It’s had a really high replay value.
They can really nail the "simple on the surface, but actually far more complex than you think it is" vibe. One of my all-time favorite songs, "Everybody Wants To Rule the World", is a quintessential example. I found the original stems for it awhile ago and would spend hours muting and soloing particular blocks of them, and the amount of detail buried is crazy for that era, though there's modern stuff that's even more bonkers.
And I assume that record was all recorded to tape, which means mixing all of those tracks took some real work (and skill).
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Today:
Caligula's Horse - Bloom (1st listen but I may have skipped a few songs by accident)
Persefone - Lingua Ignota: Part 1 (second listen)
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Loreena McKennitt - The Book of Secrets
This is becoming a favorite over the past year. I mostly overlooked her work for far too long.
I have a thing for certain new-age music, mostly Enigma, the first Pure Moods collection and a little Loreena McKennitt. It's my relaxing, nap-time music. :)
I'm so addicted to Skellig - her vocals on that song are incredible and I love the mood the song sets with lyrics about monks writing their books on the skellig islands. The Mummer's Dance is another highlight on that album too.
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Solid set there, though I don't know Ricochet.
They are a German prog band…this is from 1996, one of the many albums in that wave following DT’s success. I am somewhat fond of it, although it’s nothing that will knock your socks off ;) it’s all very melodic, and there isn’t much heft in the production even in the “heavier” parts. But there are some good songs and melodies.
I thought this was the only thing they ever did, but I’m seeing there was a follow up, and then a new one last year (!)
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Miles Davis - Decoy
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Jamiroquai - Synkronized
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Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, and Shahzad Ismaily - Love In Exile
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House of Waters - On Becoming
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Oingo Boingo - Good For Your Soul
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Brandy Clark - Brandy Clark
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What's this? Looks interesting.
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Molly Burch - Please Be Mine
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What's this? Looks interesting.
The (as of now) last full-length album from The Foreshadowing, a gothic/doom metal band from Italy. Pretty talented bunch, the music is not something that blows you away, but there’s some real well-orchestrated gloomy atmosphere in here. All clean vocals, and the singer is quite good too, if you like the style. Not the over-the-top baritone voice that you normally hear in the genre. More like a refined version of the cleans from Stanne (Dark Tranquillity).
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What's this? Looks interesting.
The (as of now) last full-length album from The Foreshadowing, a gothic/doom metal band from Italy. Pretty talented bunch, the music is not something that blows you away, but there’s some real well-orchestrated gloomy atmosphere in here. All clean vocals, and the singer is quite good too, if you like the style. Not the over-the-top baritone voice that you normally hear in the genre. More like a refined version of the cleans from Stanne (Dark Tranquillity).
Gee Nick...checking this out. It sounds pretty nice, but it's way too mid tempo. These songs need some giddy up.
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0847250767_10.jpg)
What's this? Looks interesting.
The (as of now) last full-length album from The Foreshadowing, a gothic/doom metal band from Italy. Pretty talented bunch, the music is not something that blows you away, but there’s some real well-orchestrated gloomy atmosphere in here. All clean vocals, and the singer is quite good too, if you like the style. Not the over-the-top baritone voice that you normally hear in the genre. More like a refined version of the cleans from Stanne (Dark Tranquillity).
Gee Nick...checking this out. It sounds pretty nice, but it's way too mid tempo. These songs need some giddy up.
Can’t say I disagree ;) although I probably enjoy it more than you do.
But yeah, their music could use some more dynamics…
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What's this? Looks interesting.
The (as of now) last full-length album from The Foreshadowing, a gothic/doom metal band from Italy. Pretty talented bunch, the music is not something that blows you away, but there’s some real well-orchestrated gloomy atmosphere in here. All clean vocals, and the singer is quite good too, if you like the style. Not the over-the-top baritone voice that you normally hear in the genre. More like a refined version of the cleans from Stanne (Dark Tranquillity).
Gee Nick...checking this out. It sounds pretty nice, but it's way too mid tempo. These songs need some giddy up.
It's doom, not power metal. :lol
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Van Halen- Diver Down
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0847250767_10.jpg)
What's this? Looks interesting.
The (as of now) last full-length album from The Foreshadowing, a gothic/doom metal band from Italy. Pretty talented bunch, the music is not something that blows you away, but there’s some real well-orchestrated gloomy atmosphere in here. All clean vocals, and the singer is quite good too, if you like the style. Not the over-the-top baritone voice that you normally hear in the genre. More like a refined version of the cleans from Stanne (Dark Tranquillity).
Gee Nick...checking this out. It sounds pretty nice, but it's way too mid tempo. These songs need some giddy up.
It's doom, not power metal. :lol
I'll check it out after the Accept but yeah that sounds like classic doom territory but doom is one of those things where it could be slow as fuck but something about it makes it just amazing and magical, yet there's other times the same kind of tempo just makes you fall asleep.
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Kiss- Rock and Roll Over
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0847250767_10.jpg)
What's this? Looks interesting.
The (as of now) last full-length album from The Foreshadowing, a gothic/doom metal band from Italy. Pretty talented bunch, the music is not something that blows you away, but there’s some real well-orchestrated gloomy atmosphere in here. All clean vocals, and the singer is quite good too, if you like the style. Not the over-the-top baritone voice that you normally hear in the genre. More like a refined version of the cleans from Stanne (Dark Tranquillity).
Gee Nick...checking this out. It sounds pretty nice, but it's way too mid tempo. These songs need some giddy up.
It's doom, not power metal. :lol
I'll check it out after the Accept but yeah that sounds like classic doom territory but doom is one of those things where it could be slow as fuck but something about it makes it just amazing and magical, yet there's other times the same kind of tempo just makes you fall asleep.
Man, this is dreary. The vocals don't help either, they are so fucking boring.
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Man, that Kvaen album ("The Funeral Pyre") is so much fun...the base is melodic black metal, but there's a very "classic" approach, with so many great riffs, melodies and guitar leads. First half of the album tends to be a bit faster, then the tempo slows down a bit (relatively speaking). The Wolves Throne has some tasty solos too.
And Audrey Horne too, always enjoy them. Here on their debut they were a bit less focused and hadn't quite developed their unique sound, which would truly emerge in Le Fol and the self-titled (and which would further change down the road to a more classic rock/metal approach). But there are already traces of their quirkiness. Maybe a little long, but it's a super-enjoyable ride.
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What's this? Looks interesting.
The (as of now) last full-length album from The Foreshadowing, a gothic/doom metal band from Italy. Pretty talented bunch, the music is not something that blows you away, but there’s some real well-orchestrated gloomy atmosphere in here. All clean vocals, and the singer is quite good too, if you like the style. Not the over-the-top baritone voice that you normally hear in the genre. More like a refined version of the cleans from Stanne (Dark Tranquillity).
Gee Nick...checking this out. It sounds pretty nice, but it's way too mid tempo. These songs need some giddy up.
It's doom, not power metal. :lol
I'll check it out after the Accept but yeah that sounds like classic doom territory but doom is one of those things where it could be slow as fuck but something about it makes it just amazing and magical, yet there's other times the same kind of tempo just makes you fall asleep.
Man, this is dreary. The vocals don't help either, they are so fucking boring.
Safe to say, not a hit with Tim and Kade :lol
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What's this? Looks interesting.
The (as of now) last full-length album from The Foreshadowing, a gothic/doom metal band from Italy. Pretty talented bunch, the music is not something that blows you away, but there’s some real well-orchestrated gloomy atmosphere in here. All clean vocals, and the singer is quite good too, if you like the style. Not the over-the-top baritone voice that you normally hear in the genre. More like a refined version of the cleans from Stanne (Dark Tranquillity).
Gee Nick...checking this out. It sounds pretty nice, but it's way too mid tempo. These songs need some giddy up.
It's doom, not power metal. :lol
I'll check it out after the Accept but yeah that sounds like classic doom territory but doom is one of those things where it could be slow as fuck but something about it makes it just amazing and magical, yet there's other times the same kind of tempo just makes you fall asleep.
Man, this is dreary. The vocals don't help either, they are so fucking boring.
Safe to say, not a hit with Tim and Kade :lol
Needed some growls I reckon!
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Man, this is dreary. The vocals don't help either, they are so fucking boring.
The vocals are arguably the best part. :lol
Safe to say, not a hit with Tim and Kade :lol
Well, I guess we have us and Evermind. :D
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I thought it was fine, but it just needed a bit more pace.
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Brand X - Moroccan Roll
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I thought it was fine, but it just needed a bit more pace.
It seems that a number of people here have issues with the tempo of songs. That's not a thought that comes into my mind that often, but I certainly have my own share of sticking points, with vocal timbre, guitar tone, production, and key, which can be vexing to me and totally opaque to others, so I get it.
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I thought it was fine, but it just needed a bit more pace.
It seems that a number of people here have issues with the tempo of songs. That's not a thought that comes into my mind that often, but I certainly my share of sticking points, with vocal timbre, guitar tone, production, and key, which can be vexing to me and totally opaque to others, so I get it.
Yeah, we all do, and sometimes it's not necessarily across the board either.
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Periphery - HAIL STAN
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Metallica - Live Shit: Binge & Purge
Powerwolf - Best of the Blessed
Unleash the Archers - Abyss
Unleash the Archers - Apex
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Unleash the Archers - Abyss
Unleash the Archers - Apex
They're one of those bands that seems to get better and better each album, although it's going to be a challenge to improve significantly from where they're at now though.
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Unleash the Archers - Abyss
Unleash the Archers - Apex
They're one of those bands that seems to get better and better each album, although it's going to be a challenge to improve significantly from where they're at now though.
Agreed. I have high expectations after the last two albums, but they will be hard to top.
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Man, this is dreary. The vocals don't help either, they are so fucking boring.
The vocals are arguably the best part. :lol
I'll happily argue that point.
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Well, I guess we have us and Evermind. :D
:)
Litho, speaking of Italian gothic/doom-adjacent bands, what do you think of Shores of Null and Klimt 1918? The former are heavier, and the singer is very good with both harsh and clean vocals. Their second to last album, Beyond the Shores, is one (almost) 40-minute song and is very good. Their debut is too. Klimt 1918 were pretty quick to move to a more new-wavish (then even shoegazey) sound after their beginnings. Their second full length, Dopoguerra, is excellent.
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Danny Elfman - So-Lo
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Sunny Kim, Vardan Ovsepian, and Ben Monder - Liminal Silence
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Got most of Ihsahn's solo work in rotation in anticipation of his new album, but this one is easily my favourite.
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Ron Blake - Mistaken Identity
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Well, I guess we have us and Evermind. :D
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Litho, speaking of Italian gothic/doom-adjacent bands, what do you think of Shores of Null and Klimt 1918? The former are heavier, and the singer is very good with both harsh and clean vocals. Their second to last album, Beyond the Shores, is one (almost) 40-minute song and is very good. Their debut is too. Klimt 1918 were pretty quick to move to a more new-wavish (then even shoegazey) sound after their beginnings. Their second full length, Dopoguerra, is excellent.
I've heard a few songs from each, but no full albums yet to my recollection, but I'll bump them up on my list.
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Two more things about The Foreshadowing. Nick, did you hear the EP they released last year? And for TAC, wolfking, or anyone else who hasn't heard them and/or was underwhelmed with that particular album, I notice on RYM it's the lowest rated album of theirs by a decent margin, so it's possible you'd like something else of theirs more. Their debut Days of Nothing has the best rating ratio.
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Jeremy Udden - Wishing Flower
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Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - Rocket Science
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You post something of his fairly regularly. It's a much needed reminder that while I've heard and enjoyed some of his work, there's much I still need to get to. He also might make a "blink and you'll miss it" guest appearance somewhere else fairly soon.
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You post something of his fairly regularly. It's a much needed reminder that while I've heard and enjoyed some of his work, there's much I still need to get to. He also might make a "blink and you'll miss it" guest appearance somewhere else fairly soon.
I've just been doing a re-listen through his stuff with the Flecktones.
He has loads and loads of music both solo and with other artists as well. Not to mention his foundational work with New Grass Revival.
He has a new album coming out soon - his renditions of Rhapsody in Blue.
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Hah, I just looked at my RYM for his work. Turns out I actually own Rocket Science on CD, but I either hadn't gotten to it yet, or possibly only heard it once or twice and forgot to rate it (or didn't feel comfortable doing so yet).
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T. Rex - Tanx
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Molly Burch - First Flower
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Danny Elfman - So-Lo
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Two more things about The Foreshadowing. Nick, did you hear the EP they released last year? And for TAC, wolfking, or anyone else who hasn't heard them and/or was underwhelmed with that particular album, I notice on RYM it's the lowest rated album of theirs by a decent margin, so it's possible you'd like something else of theirs more. Their debut Days of Nothing has the best rating ratio.
I didn't hear the EP, actually - they are "leftover" songs, correct? I'll have to check it out. Days of Nothing is probably my favorite album of theirs. And yes, it's a little more "dynamic", so it might be (marginally) more of a hit ;)
Today...
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Man, Depeche Mode's Ultra...so many good memories. Such a good album. Yes, the first half has the "hits" and the second is much more intimate/less immediately appealing, but I love this version of the band. Incidentally, when I think of Paradise Lost and their Depeche Mode-influenced records (One Second/Host in particular), Songs of Faith and Devotion and Ultra really are where they got inspired, even more so than the 80s stuff. It's No Good, Useless, Freestate...they have a lot of that gloomy atmosphere (and the ending of Home, with the strings...I mean, PL might have built a song or two off that ;))
Also, I was in the mood to revisit Slaughter of the Soul...still a classic.
And Tim - you kinda opened up a whole thing with Mega Colossus! I've been exploring their previous record and their are a ton of fun. Classic metal, yes, but with enough quirkiness to make it always interesting.
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the national - high violet
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I didn't hear the EP, actually - they are "leftover" songs, correct? I'll have to check it out.
It's some unreleased material (including one previewing the upcoming album), a rerecorded song or two, and a cover, I believe. Interestingly it has the highest RYM rating of their works so far, which is unusual for B-sides sorts of compilations, though easily the fewest ratings, so that could change.
Man, Depeche Mode's Ultra...so many good memories. Such a good album. Yes, the first half has the "hits" and the second is much more intimate/less immediately appealing, but I love this version of the band. Incidentally, when I think of Paradise Lost and their Depeche Mode-influenced records (One Second/Host in particular), Songs of Faith and Devotion and Ultra really are where they got inspired, even more so than the 80s stuff. It's No Good, Useless, Freestate...they have a lot of that gloomy atmosphere (and the ending of Home, with the strings...I mean, PL might have built a song or two off that ;) )
Also, I was in the mood to revisit Slaughter of the Soul...still a classic.
I swear, half your collection is the same as mine, and the other half is either stuff I want, or fits more with TAC, or maybe wolfking or Puppies. :)
Ultra is kind of inconsistent for me, as much of their post-Wilder work is, but "It's No Good" is easily one of their best songs.
AS is more of a fan and forum favorite than mine, but it's still great.
SotS never gets old.
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I swear, half your collection is the same as mine, and the other half is either stuff I want, or fits more with TAC, or maybe wolfking or Puppies. :)
Yep, probably not far off :lol
Ultra is kind of inconsistent for me, as much of their post-Wilder work is, but "It's No Good" is easily one of their best songs.
AS is more of a fan and forum favorite than mine, but it's still great.
SotS never gets old.
Yeah, Ultra is a bit inconsistent, but I always enjoy it. Agreed on It's No Good. And the part starting around 1:45 (and then returning around 3:50) with the synth and the descending bass...man oh man, it's goosebumps.
I can't say I'm a huge fan of Tesseract but yes, Altered State is very good. I do prefer Tompkins to O'Hara as a vocalist (if anything, because of the versatility), but AS might be my favorite of theirs. Although I have to say, Tompkins' performance on their most recent is so good that it almost "makes" the album.
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Got most of Ihsahn's solo work in rotation in anticipation of his new album, but this one is easily my favourite.
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Definitely up there, yes. I might give an edge to angL, but not by much.
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MICHELLE - GLOW (EP)
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Got most of Ihsahn's solo work in rotation in anticipation of his new album, but this one is easily my favourite.
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Definitely up there, yes. I might give an edge to angL, but not by much.
Yea, saying it's easily my favourite was probably a bit of an exaggeration. His solo work is so consistently good though, and I've got high hopes for the new album, as I love metal when it is also orchestral.
One of the better new releases I've checked out so far today...
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Chapel of Disease - Echoes of Light
Buddy, I know you're a fan. I thought this was better than the previous album, but it didn't have my full attention at the time. Definitely moments my ears pricked up though, and I know I'll be coming back to it.
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Yea, saying it's easily my favourite was probably a bit of an exaggeration. His solo work is so consistently good though, and I've got high hopes for the new album, as I love metal when it is also orchestral.
Did I read it right that the new record will be released in two versions, one "metal" and the other fully orchestral?
One of the better new releases I've checked out so far today...
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Chapel of Disease - Echoes of Light
It's on my list to check out...I actually don't know the band/their previous work at all, but what I've read about this sounded intriguing...
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Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She
Great stuff so far. Very electronic and dark, with some noisy guitars here and there.
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Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party
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Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party
Who could ask for more?
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Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She
Great stuff so far. Very electronic and dark, with some noisy guitars here and there.
I've seen this one bandied about several places. I will check it out when I get a chance.
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I'm almost done with it, and I really like it. Early AOTY contender for me.
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Chapel of Disease - Echoes of Light
Buddy, I know you're a fan. I thought this was better than the previous album, but it didn't have my full attention at the time. Definitely moments my ears pricked up though, and I know I'll be coming back to it.
Just putting it on now. I'm literally only familiar with And As We Have Seen The Storm We Have Embraced The Eye, but that's a really fucking high bar to clear. Their first two albums are on streaming now so I'll probably check those out at some point too.
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The Pineapple Thief - It Leads To This
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Chapel of Disease - Echoes of Light
Buddy, I know you're a fan. I thought this was better than the previous album, but it didn't have my full attention at the time. Definitely moments my ears pricked up though, and I know I'll be coming back to it.
Just putting it on now. I'm literally only familiar with And As We Have Seen The Storm We Have Embraced The Eye, but that's a really fucking high bar to clear. Their first two albums are on streaming now so I'll probably check those out at some point too.
Really digging this!
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Kali Malone - All Life Long
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Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She
Great stuff so far. Very electronic and dark, with some noisy guitars here and there.
Never heard of her.
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Joel Ross - nublues
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Chapel of Disease - Echoes of Light
Buddy, I know you're a fan. I thought this was better than the previous album, but it didn't have my full attention at the time. Definitely moments my ears pricked up though, and I know I'll be coming back to it.
Just putting it on now. I'm literally only familiar with And As We Have Seen The Storm We Have Embraced The Eye, but that's a really fucking high bar to clear. Their first two albums are on streaming now so I'll probably check those out at some point too.
Really digging this!
Me too! Really intriguing listen.
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Joel Ross - nublues
BTW, jazz fans: this is one of the best new jazz albums I've heard in a while.
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Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She
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Chapel of Disease - Echoes of Light
Buddy, I know you're a fan. I thought this was better than the previous album, but it didn't have my full attention at the time. Definitely moments my ears pricked up though, and I know I'll be coming back to it.
Just putting it on now. I'm literally only familiar with And As We Have Seen The Storm We Have Embraced The Eye, but that's a really fucking high bar to clear. Their first two albums are on streaming now so I'll probably check those out at some point too.
Yeah this probably won't top their last album for me (not like I was expecting it to), but this is still really great. I see some people on RYM are disappointed it's not as heavy, which I kind of understand, but it's not that much of a departure - the awesome riffs and old-school lead guitars are still here in full force and that's all I wanted, really. I suppose it has a bit more variety than their last album too, though the clean, spacey stuff isn't as interesting as the heavy-metal-meets-death-metal-meets-rock-n-roll stuff to me. The title track's also giving me some Pale Folklore era Agalloch vibes, which is always a plus.
But yeah to anyone who's digging this, you owe it to yourself to check out their last album if you haven't heard it already.
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Yeah this probably won't top their last album for me (not like I was expecting it too), but this is still really great. I see some people on RYM are disappointed it's not as heavy, which I kind of understand, but it's not that much of a departure - the awesome riffs and old-school lead guitars are still here in full force and that's all I wanted, really. I suppose it has a bit more variety than their last album too, though the clean, spacey stuff isn't as interesting as the heavy-metal-meets-death-metal-meets-rock-n-roll stuff to me. The title track's also giving me some Pale Folklore era Agalloch vibes, which is always a plus.
But yeah to anyone who's digging this, you owe it to yourself to check out their last album if you haven't heard it already.
I will definitely check it out.
So, apparently these guys were full-blown death metal in the beginning? Meaning, in the albums before And As We Have Seen...? Hard to fathom, but it makes me curious to check those out too :)
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The concept of death metal + rock and roll intrigues me, but I'm probably more used to the Entombed Wolverine Blues version of it. I might have to at least sample a track on the latest CoD one to see if it works better this time around though.
Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She
I'm definitely curious how this goes.
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Field Music - Plumb
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The concept of death metal + rock and roll intrigues me, but I'm probably more used to the Entombed Wolverine Blues version of it. I might have to at least sample a track on the latest CoD one to see if it works better this time around though.
Yep, VERY different kind of combo on this album. The "rock and roll" part of the equation is much lighter in sound, and there's a ton of nice, melodic guitar leads. And there's basically no death metal (on the latest - like I said, I don't know the previous one), except for some raspier vocals (think more like Tribulation). But it's an intriguing sound, for sure.
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The concept of death metal + rock and roll intrigues me, but I'm probably more used to the Entombed Wolverine Blues version of it. I might have to at least sample a track on the latest CoD one to see if it works better this time around though.
Yep, VERY different kind of combo on this album. The "rock and roll" part of the equation is much lighter in sound, and there's a ton of nice, melodic guitar leads. And there's basically no death metal (on the latest - like I said, I don't know the previous one), except for some raspier vocals (think more like Tribulation). But it's an intriguing sound, for sure.
Just relistening to the previous Chapel of Disease album before giving the new one another shot. It definitely has some death metal vocals but reminds me more of Kvelertak than Wolverine Blues era Entombed (but with more extreme vocals). I'll report back again after hitting the new album again.
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Yeah, maybe it wasn't clear, but I don't think they were trying to go for a Wolverine Blues sound at all, which might be why I only liked it mildly.
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Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She
Great stuff so far. Very electronic and dark, with some noisy guitars here and there.
Jamming it again, yeah it's fantastic. Love the mix of her dark sound with elements of Industrial and Trip Hop. Between this and the new Beth Gibbons record (when it drops), this is gonna be a great year for music. Oh and NIls Frahm will release a new piano album, hell yeah.
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Yeah, maybe it wasn't clear, but I don't think they were trying to go for a Wolverine Blues sound at all, which might be why I only liked it mildly.
No, I got it. I was just saying with my limited knowledge of death n roll, it was more Kvelertak for me. I like that they really jam out quite a lot of their instrumental sections on this previous album as well.
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Jamming it again, yeah it's fantastic. Love the mix of her dark sound with elements of Industrial and Trip Hop. Between this and the new Beth Gibbons record (when it drops), this is gonna be a great year for music. Oh and NIls Frahm will release a new piano album, hell yeah.
People are comparing SROt... to Third, so it's probably time to revisit that one again as well.
Yeah, maybe it wasn't clear, but I don't think they were trying to go for a Wolverine Blues sound at all, which might be why I only liked it mildly.
No, I got it. I was just saying with my limited knowledge of death n roll, it was more Kvelertak for me. I like that they really jam out quite a lot of their instrumental sections on this previous album as well.
I quite frequently like genre combinations, sometimes even unexpected ones, but for some reason Mark Knopfler joining Death wasn't exactly what I wanted.
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People are comparing SROt... to Third, so it's probably time to revisit that one again as well.
I can totally see that comparison in some songs. Certainly not a bad idea to revisit Third, regardless. It might well be my favorite Portishead.
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Killers. :metal
Never really looked into Ted Nugent.
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Really good, but a complete Mgla rip off band.
Now this;
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This absolutely fucking rips!! :metal
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2024 today...
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Never really looked into Ted Nugent.
You're not missing anything. His live stuf from the 70's and early 80's is pretty good though.
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This absolutely fucking rips!! :metal
Indeed!
2024 today...
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What do you have here Nick? I'm going to try to do some quick 2024 hits tonight.
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LTE 3 - just because I’m imagining DT in the studio right now.
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2024 today...
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What do you have here Nick? I'm going to try to do some quick 2024 hits tonight.
The first is Chelsea Wolfe...great album, but probably not one you'd enjoy (not that I want to assume anything but, you know :biggrin:). Second is Chapel of Disease...we discussed it today on this thread. Quite tasty. You might like it...the vocals are very Tribulation-like, the music is quite interesting...nice guitar solos, and overall a sound that's both dynamic and "relaxed", if that makes any sense. I'd check it out. Sgaile - you already gave it a listen, I think. Scottish band (guy)...a bit too long, but epic stuff with very compelling melodies. The last is Hulder, one-woman black metal...I checked it out after reading good reviews, but honestly it left me pretty cold.
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One woman black metal. :lol
I'm good.
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One woman black metal. :lol
I'm good.
:lol Yep, cross that one off the list for sure.
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One woman black metal. :lol
I'm good.
:lol Yep, cross that one off the list for sure.
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:lol
Awesome gif!
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Haha, it is. Kermit! :metal
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Circuital - My Morning Jacket
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Second is Chapel of Disease...we discussed it today on this thread. Quite tasty. You might like it...the vocals are very Tribulation-like, the music is quite interesting...nice guitar solos, and overall a sound that's both dynamic and "relaxed", if that makes any sense. I'd check it out. Sgaile - you already gave it a listen, I think. Scottish band (guy)...a bit too long, but epic stuff with very compelling melodies.
I didn't remember the Sgaile. I had to check my list. Yeah, its interesting, but not for very long. :lol
The CoD, yeah, I can see the Tribulation reference. It's ok.
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Second is Chapel of Disease...we discussed it today on this thread. Quite tasty. You might like it...the vocals are very Tribulation-like, the music is quite interesting...nice guitar solos, and overall a sound that's both dynamic and "relaxed", if that makes any sense. I'd check it out. Sgaile - you already gave it a listen, I think. Scottish band (guy)...a bit too long, but epic stuff with very compelling melodies.
I didn't remember the Sgaile. I had to check my list. Yeah, its interesting, but not for very long. :lol
The CoD, yeah, I can see the Tribulation reference. It's ok.
Somehow I'm not convinced to check it out. :lol
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Second is Chapel of Disease...we discussed it today on this thread. Quite tasty. You might like it...the vocals are very Tribulation-like, the music is quite interesting...nice guitar solos, and overall a sound that's both dynamic and "relaxed", if that makes any sense. I'd check it out. Sgaile - you already gave it a listen, I think. Scottish band (guy)...a bit too long, but epic stuff with very compelling melodies.
I didn't remember the Sgaile. I had to check my list. Yeah, its interesting, but not for very long. :lol
The CoD, yeah, I can see the Tribulation reference. It's ok.
Somehow I'm not convinced to check it out. :lol
Do it, don't listen to Tim. :P
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i am once again listening to Dead Man's Party :dance
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T. Rex - Zinc Alloy And The Hidden Riders Of Tomorrow
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i am once again listening to Dead Man's Party :dance
Who could ask for more?
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i am once again listening to Dead Man's Party :dance
Who could ask for more?
it's so good, i could listen to it on repeat
np: Oingo Boingo - Boi-Ngo (much less good lol)
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Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill
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Carole King - Tapestry
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Caligula's Horse - Bloom
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CAN - Tago Mago
RIP Damo
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Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill
My personal favorite Dan, though Aja/Gaucho are probably the "best"
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King Crimson - In The Wake Of Poseidon
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T. Rex - Bolan's Zip Gun
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Today at work..
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Leo Takami - Tree of Life
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Oingo Boingo - Boingo Alive
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Today at work..
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Classic Slayer, such a good album. Been a long time since I've spun that CD actually.
I have listened to that particular F&J album a few times, it's very very good.
New Saxon is as we both know, solid as fuck.
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Yeah, I’ve said it more than once, but that’s my favorite Slayer…
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Yeah, I’ve said it more than once, but that’s my favorite Slayer…
Easily.
Saw them three times on that tour.
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I think I'd put myself in that camp too. The holy trilogy of RIB, SOH and Seasons is close to untouchable though, so any of the three is gold.
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Peter Gabriel - Us
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Decided to load this up in the car today. :metal
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People used to rave about this album back in the day, but I never tracked down a copy back then and then just stumbled upon one on Discogs the other day. Pretty good stuff. A bit like John Arch (but a better singer) singing better recorded Mullmuzzler material (this was Matt Guillory's original band). Kind of is too bad they disappeared after one album.
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People used to rave about this album back in the day, but I never tracked down a copy back then and then just stumbled upon one on Discogs the other day. Pretty good stuff. A bit like John Arch (but a better singer) singing better recorded Mullmuzzler material (this was Matt Guillory's original band). Kind of is too bad they disappeared after one album.
Excellent album. They did demo a second album but nothing came of it.
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I'm just starting a full Queen discography run (studio albums), so I'm cranking the debut now.
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The Milk Carton Kids - I Only See The Moon
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The Pineapple Thief - It Leads to This
First listen, definitely coming back for more.
Caligula's Horse - Charcoal Grace
I think it's starting to click!
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Frontrunner for death metal album of the year...
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French death metallers Exocrine - Legend.
Only one listen in, but I'm gonna hit this again with my headphones later. Really good Progressive Death Metal with plenty of melodic parts without ever becoming full on melodeath.
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https://vennart.bandcamp.com/album/forgiveness-the-grain
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https://vennart.bandcamp.com/album/forgiveness-the-grain
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Oh yea, I need to go back to this, I thought it was damn good.
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Frontrunner for death metal album of the year...
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French death metallers Exocrine - Legend.
Only one listen in, but I'm gonna hit this again with my headphones later. Really good Progressive Death Metal with plenty of melodic parts without ever becoming full on melodeath.
I sampled this, but didn't end up saving it on Spotify.
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From the same Discogs order as Dali's Dilemma, another album I never tracked down way back when. For some reason I have a negative impression of John Mitchell's music, but I quite like this. Loses a little steam towards the end of the album though.
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This is a mixed bag for sure.
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T. Rex - Futuristic Dragon
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3 songs into this one which I randomly picked on Spotify. I'll pick the rest up tomorrow but so far off to interesting and positive start. Really heavy too.
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With news of a new Eidola album coming in a few months, I'm relistening to their discography this week. Great band...
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Eidola - The Architect
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What a fucking ridiculous album cover.
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What a fucking ridiculous album cover.
Sorry, accidentally posted the wrong picture. This is actually me on my wedding day.
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It reminds me of the last time I went to an optician.
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What a fucking ridiculous album cover.
Sorry, accidentally posted the wrong picture. This is actually me on my wedding day.
Well, you make a beautiful looking bride.
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It reminds me of the last time I went to an optician.
Haha, yeah, I was expecting the album title to be, 'what's the smallest line of letters you can read here?'
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All big talk from a guy who had Kip Winger as his avatar for half a decade.
What a fucking ridiculous album cover.
Sorry, accidentally posted the wrong picture. This is actually me on my wedding day.
Well, you make a beautiful looking bride.
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Oingo Boingo - Boingo
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What a fucking ridiculous album cover.
It's the best one on this page so far. :lol
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What a fucking ridiculous album cover.
It's the best one on this page so far. :lol
And still will be, once Tim gets in and posts some more Riot covers :lol
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Alice Cooper- Greatest Hits
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Rush- 2112
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Miles Davis - Miles in Tokyo
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AC/DC- Powerage
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Rush- Signals
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This album is seriously one of the best I've heard this year!
https://albionofficial.bandcamp.com/album/lakesongs-of-elbid
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Oingo Boingo - Boingo
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Bela Fleck - Rhapsody in Blue
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T. Rex - Dandy In The Underworld
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This album is seriously one of the best I've heard this year!
https://albionofficial.bandcamp.com/album/lakesongs-of-elbid
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That's a beautiful cover. I'll give it a shot.
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Today at work...
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The Last Dinner Party - Prelude to Ecstasy
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Today at work...
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I love Ozzmosis, so much great stuff on there. Music win all round though. I just listened to that Maiden one about 2 days ago too. That F&J is a good one you recommended too. Tim, what did you think of the one I posted earlier, the Cold?
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Tim, what did you think of the one I posted earlier, the Cold?
It's pretty good, actually. Some real nice tunes. Better Off Dead is great! It's the 4th and final album from "that" lineup, and it's a way underlistened part of their discography for me.
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oingo boingo - farewell
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The Last Dinner Party - Prelude to Ecstasy
i didn't like it. thought it sounded like the industry plant it is
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abriction - Banshee
This was a surprise drop last Friday. Atmospheric, kinda lo-fi, clean and screamed female vocals. Jumps between blackgaze and moody but melodic electronic songs. Gotta love zoomers and their complete disregard for genre boundaries on albums. :lol It's pretty damn long but surprisingly consistent for its runtime.
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What a fucking ridiculous album cover.
Sorry, accidentally posted the wrong picture. This is actually me on my wedding day.
I really dig the album cover. Luke was it you who sent me Eidola when I did my roulette? I checked out the album a little bit ago and enjoyed it but it's grown on me a lot more in the past year.
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Tim, what did you think of the one I posted earlier, the Cold?
It's pretty good, actually. Some real nice tunes. Better Off Dead is great! It's the 4th and final album from "that" lineup, and it's a way underlistened part of their discography for me.
Yeah nice, I'll finish it off this arvo in the car. Seems like one that is never mentioned from what I do see mentioned of the band.
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Oingo Boingo - Farewell: Live From The Universal Amphitheatre Halloween 1995
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Moon Tooth - Phototroph
Man I love this band.
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never heard of them but the name alone sounds intriguing
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They're a prog metal band, I found them a couple years. They have some monster chops, here are a few of my favorites:
The I That Never Dies (https://open.spotify.com/track/0aP9kRGGmcFTFaDEDAy44w?si=2f102c0b50c14d03)
Grimothy (https://open.spotify.com/track/1uveyYoYkmp05mP4gyZVbS?si=4f4f37d3169b478e) (their newest single)
I Revere (https://open.spotify.com/track/6kyupo744ZL7GtTFr4r4Xy?si=f207010199644eb9)
If you check them out let me know what you think.
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They're a prog metal band, I found them a couple years. They have some monster chops, here are a few of my favorites:
The I That Never Dies (https://open.spotify.com/track/0aP9kRGGmcFTFaDEDAy44w?si=2f102c0b50c14d03)
Grimothy (https://open.spotify.com/track/1uveyYoYkmp05mP4gyZVbS?si=4f4f37d3169b478e) (their newest single)
I Revere (https://open.spotify.com/track/6kyupo744ZL7GtTFr4r4Xy?si=f207010199644eb9)
If you check them out let me know what you think.
will do! i'm gonna check Phototroph soon!
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abriction - Banshee
This was a surprise drop last Friday. Atmospheric, kinda lo-fi, clean and screamed female vocals. Jumps between blackgaze and moody but melodic electronic songs. Gotta love zoomers and their complete disregard for genre boundaries on albums. :lol It's pretty damn long but surprisingly consistent for its runtime.
Sounds intriguing at least, will prob check it out once the roulette is over.
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awesome blackened hardcore album i'm not going to tell you the name of unless "blackened hardcore" sounds like something you'd enjoy
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The Last Dinner Party - Prelude to Ecstasy
i didn't like it. thought it sounded like the industry plant it is
Well I really liked it. If that’s what an "industry plant" sounds like then there should be more industry plants.
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Weekend tunes and today:
Testament - The New Order
Testament - Low
Testament - The Gathering
Iron Maiden - Killers
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
Kreator - London Apocalypticon
Eisbrecher - Sunde
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I've always loved Velvet Waltz a lot here, but didn't really care for the rest of the album for so long. Felt like revisiting it and I think some of these could be growers. Very lovely late 90s Indie Rock with hints of Midwest Emo, Post-Rock, and Psychedelic Rock.
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A Tribe Called Quest - The Love Movement
The Last Dinner Party - Prelude to Ecstasy
i didn't like it. thought it sounded like the industry plant it is
WTF does that mean?
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A Tribe Called Quest - The Love Movement
The Last Dinner Party - Prelude to Ecstasy
i didn't like it. thought it sounded like the industry plant it is
WTF does that mean?
the band had a deal opening for the rolling stones and was giving vanity fair magazine interviews before their debut album came out, you tell me what it means :)
Childish Gambino - "Awaken, My Love!"
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A Tribe Called Quest - The Love Movement
The Last Dinner Party - Prelude to Ecstasy
i didn't like it. thought it sounded like the industry plant it is
WTF does that mean?
the band had a deal opening for the rolling stones and was giving vanity fair magazine interviews before their debut album came out, you tell me what it means :)
No, you tell me what you think it means. Otherwise it doesn't mean shit.
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Jamiroquai - A Funk Odyssey
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Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
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Caligula's Horse - In Contact
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A Tribe Called Quest - The Love Movement
The Last Dinner Party - Prelude to Ecstasy
i didn't like it. thought it sounded like the industry plant it is
WTF does that mean?
the band had a deal opening for the rolling stones and was giving vanity fair magazine interviews before their debut album came out, you tell me what it means :)
No, you tell me what you think it means. Otherwise it doesn't mean shit.
it was a rhetorical question. the answer was given with the two facts prior to me saying it :) clearly someone in the band has a connection in the business which is why they were tapped to open for the Rolling Stones before they even had an album. that doesn't just happen
The Mars Volta - De-Loused In The Comatorium
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Last night / today:
Iron Maiden - Maiden Japan
Iron Maiden - BBC Archives Disc 2
Kreator - Coma of Souls
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A Tribe Called Quest - The Love Movement
The Last Dinner Party - Prelude to Ecstasy
i didn't like it. thought it sounded like the industry plant it is
WTF does that mean?
the band had a deal opening for the rolling stones and was giving vanity fair magazine interviews before their debut album came out, you tell me what it means :)
No, you tell me what you think it means. Otherwise it doesn't mean shit.
it was a rhetorical question. the answer was given with the two facts prior to me saying it :) clearly someone in the band has a connection in the business which is why they were tapped to open for the Rolling Stones before they even had an album. that doesn't just happen
So it doesn't mean shit.
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Chelsea Wolfe - Pain Is Beauty
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Chelsea Wolfe - Pain Is Beauty
Are some of the tracks close enough to what you liked about the newer one? Personally I find it somewhere halfway between that one and Abyss, with a few newer elements as well.
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Chelsea Wolfe - Pain Is Beauty
Are some of the tracks close enough to what you liked about the newer one? Personally I find it somewhere halfway that one and Abyss, with a few newer elements as well.
Yeah, I think so. I don't like it as much as the new one, but it's quality stuff.
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Warming up for TesseracT this sunday:
TesseracT - War of Being
Also:
Draconian - Under a Godless Veil
Rorcal - Silence
Bipolar Architecture - Metaphysicize
Last one is a new release with some really cool elements. Post, death, black and shoegaze influences. Guitars really stand out with some interesting drumming as well. Vocal aren't really my style but might click after a few listens.
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Frontrunner for death metal album of the year...
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French death metallers Exocrine - Legend.
Only one listen in, but I'm gonna hit this again with my headphones later. Really good Progressive Death Metal with plenty of melodic parts without ever becoming full on melodeath.
I should check it out...
Speaking of technical death metal, I've been getting some enjoyment out of this one:
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Cognizance - Phantazein
From the UK, nothing particularly new under the sun, but it's got some tasty riffing and it sounds pretty great.
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Steely Dan - Countdown To Ecstasy
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Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke - Lean In
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Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke - Lean In
Pretty solid album.
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Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke - Lean In
Pretty solid album.
Really enjoying it so far!
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AC/DC- Who Made Who
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Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
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Journey- Evolution
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Toshiki Kadomatsu - Inherit The Life II
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Night Ranger- Greatest Hits
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King Crimson - Beat
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Luke, do you know these London boys? I've heard about them for years and never got around to checking them out. The vocals aren't exactly my thing, but damn the music is such a blast I don't mind terribly much. Seems like a possible intersection of some of our interests, an exact middle ground between a variant of my root/influence section of the day and a few other things and some of the stuff on your EP in my final round, makes me wanna listen to it again.
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^ Top 50 act for me. Try "Rum,Sodomy, and the Leash" as well.
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Luke, do you know these London boys? I've heard about them for years and never got around to checking them out. The vocals aren't exactly my thing, but damn the music is such a blast I don't mind terribly much. Seems like a possible intersection of some of our interests, an exact middle ground between a variant of my root/influence section of the day and a few other things and some of the stuff on your EP in my final round, makes me wanna listen to it again.
Everyone in the UK knows The Pogues, as Fairy Tale of New York is always played to death at Christmas. I assume this isn't a thing in the States? I can't say I've ever listened to a whole album of theirs though. I'll give this a go, just for you :tup
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^ Top 50 act for me. Try "Rum,Sodomy, and the Leash" as well.
Already on it!
Everyone in the UK knows The Pogues, as Fairy Tale of New York is always played to death at Christmas. I assume this isn't a thing in the States? I can't say I've ever listened to a whole album of theirs though. I'll give this a go, just for you :tup
It could be a thing in some big cities likely more amenable to the sound such as Boston, but nowhere I've heard personally. There's a decent amount of variety on the album, and most are much more lively than that one.
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David Bowie - Let's Dance
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Miles Davis - Porgy & Bess
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Fink - Biscuits For Breakfast
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Moon Tooth - Phototroph
Man I love this band.
This album is great - and the title-track is fantastic!
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Iron Maiden - A Real Dead One
Iron Maiden - No Prayer for the Dying
Kreator - Hate Uber Alles
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Miguel Atwood-Ferguson - Les Jardins Mystiques Vol. 1
Miles Davis - Porgy & Bess
Good stuff
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Today at work...
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Nice Tim! Do you get paid to listen to music?
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Nice Tim! Do you get paid to listen to music?
Hah! I wish. I have it on while I work. If I'm at my work station for most of the day, I can get some good amounts of music in, but it's really all background music while I work.
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Porcupine Tree - Stupid Dream
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Two of my favorites from 2024 so far...Chelsea Wolfe delivered, and then some. And that Transit Method album is so incredibly tasty (I know, I already pimped it twice...it's hitting the spot, what can I say)
And the Avantasia album...hadn't revisited it in a while, and I really enjoyed it. Lots of fun.
Finally, the Stormruler...a bit of a random revisit too, just came across it again. Waaaay too long (and, what, ten or so interludes?), but it's well-done melodic black metal with more than a bit of Dissection influence. Also, it sounds great (not quite used to such nice, audible bass in this genre)
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Amendfoil - Skyline Escape
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Never really given Eidolon a good listen. I need to change that.
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Withering Scorn is really just another Eidolon album, with better vocals (compared to these two albums anyway). Nothing spectacular but I just love Glen's heavy thick guitar tone.
Their last album (Parallel Otherworld) actually has Nils from Pagans Mind which was really good Eidolon with a class vocalist.
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I don’t think I even knew about this album!
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I don’t think I even knew about this album!
Yeah, came out in 2005. It's the 3rd of the 4 albums that came out in the Neilson/Simpson (drummer and guitarist who replaced original members Kelly Smith and Michael Gilbert after the High album) era.
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Monuments - In Stasis
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Kikagaku Moyo - Kikagaku Moyo
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Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
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Today at work..
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Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
my guy
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Another solid outing. Although I think The Cold wins the battle between the two easily!
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Caroline Polacheck - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You: Everasking Edition
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Another solid outing. Although I think The Cold wins the battle between the two easily!
Easily? Interesting.
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Caroline Polacheck - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You: Everasking Edition
This was one of my favorites of last year, and it looks like the special edition has a bunch of bonus tracks, so I'll have to check those out.
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Another solid outing. Although I think The Cold wins the battle between the two easily!
Easily? Interesting.
The Cold felt more......I dunno, organic? Heavy? Original? It kinda had a 90's feel in some songs but heavier which I liked. I'll have to spin DOD in the car but yeah, based on a listen to each, The Cold wins.
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Caroline Polacheck - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You: Everasking Edition
This was one of my favorites of last year, and it looks like the special edition has a bunch of bonus tracks, so I'll have to check those out.
i agree! it was #2 in my 2023 list, incredible record
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Caroline Polacheck - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You: Everasking Edition
This was one of my favorites of last year, and it looks like the special edition has a bunch of bonus tracks, so I'll have to check those out.
Yep, really liked that one, will have to give these a listen.
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Another solid outing. Although I think The Cold wins the battle between the two easily!
Easily? Interesting.
The Cold felt more......I dunno, organic? Heavy? Original? It kinda had a 90's feel in some songs but heavier which I liked. I'll have to spin DOD in the car but yeah, based on a listen to each, The Cold wins.
Like I said, I have never heard Dreams of Death...I haven't listened to The Cold in a long time but I, too, remember it being quite good. It's probably time for some F&J revisits.
Some listens from today:
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That Ritual Dictates album (from 2022) is very intriguing. Goth-y, but in a slightly different way.
And, man, I love FII. I loved it back then (yes, it was different and a step down from Awake, but it still felt so full of cool and unexpected ideas) and I love it now.
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The Replacements - Tim
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On an ELP kick today.
Brain Salad Surgery
Pictures at an Exhibition
Trilogy
Self Titled
Tarkus
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The Replacements - Tim
Great name for an album
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The Replacements - Tim
Great name for an album
lol, it's a good one!
David Bowie - Heathen
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IDLES - TANGK
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South Penguin - South Penguin
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Excellent albums! Nice Kade!!! :metal
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Same dude. I've listened through both versions twice today and I am fully on board. It's not his best songwriting ever but I'm a sucker for any mixture of metal and orchestral. Pilgrimage to Oblivion and At the Heart of All Things Broken are early favourites, and I'm enjoying all the interludes.
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Excellent albums! Nice Kade!!! :metal
Yeah mate! I'm on a bit of a Drover run. This was playing yesterday.
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K'mono - Mind Out Of Mind
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Spectral Voice - Eroded Corridors Of Unbeing
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Plini - Mirage
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Opeth - In Cauda Venenum
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Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell
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Opeth - In Cauda Venenum
How'd you like this record?
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Caligula's Horse - Charcoal grace
The Pineapple Thief - It Leads To This
Dream Theater - Scenes from a Memory
Kyros - Mannequin
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Opeth - In Cauda Venenum
How'd you like this record?
I really dig it. Been my favorite post-Watershed album of theirs since it came out!
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Caligula's Horse - Charcoal grace
So has it finally clicked?
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Opeth - In Cauda Venenum
How'd you like this record?
I really dig it. Been my favorite post-Watershed album of theirs since it came out!
Speaking of Watershed, that's what I'm listening to now.
Caligula's Horse - Charcoal grace
So has it finally clicked?
I've seen the name Caligula's Horse thrown around a lot, is that a good album to start with if I wanted to check them out?
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Opeth - In Cauda Venenum
How'd you like this record?
I really dig it. Been my favorite post-Watershed album of theirs since it came out!
Speaking of Watershed, that's what I'm listening to now.
Caligula's Horse - Charcoal grace
So has it finally clicked?
I've seen the name Caligula's Horse thrown around a lot, is that a good album to start with if I wanted to check them out?
Not sure. I’d definitely recommend listening to it but I’m not sure if it’s their best album to start with as I’m not that familiar with their other albums yet. It’s quite dense with a lot of unpredictable chord progressions so might require a few listens but I think it’s absolutely fantastic.
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Caligula's Horse - Charcoal grace
So has it finally clicked?
It's getting there, it feels like a slow grower.
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Opeth - In Cauda Venenum
How'd you like this record?
I really dig it. Been my favorite post-Watershed album of theirs since it came out!
Speaking of Watershed, that's what I'm listening to now.
Caligula's Horse - Charcoal grace
So has it finally clicked?
I've seen the name Caligula's Horse thrown around a lot, is that a good album to start with if I wanted to check them out?
"Bloom" had two songs from my first roulette and I still adore those songs, and having heard a bit of the rest of that album, it seems solid.
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So far so cool, a Prog Rock Opera with some Blues Rock vibes, like Zeppelin.
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James Brandon Lewis - Transfiguration
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K'mono - Return To The "E"
Thank you to SoundscapeMN for mentioning this band the other day, i am really digging both this one and the new one! Yes/Moon Safari vibes are always good. These guys are just a trio though so it's a bit more down to earth than those other two. really enjoying it, though; love the way the bass player totally does the Squire thing where the bass sounds like a lead guitar riffing
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Moon Safari - Blomljud
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Spectral Voice - Sparagmos
A pretty intense combination of death and doom by a band with 3 members of Blood Incantation.
Right up my alley.
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Queen - The Game
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Spectral Voice - Sparagmos
A pretty intense combination of death and doom by a band with 3 members of Blood Incantation.
Right up my alley.
it's great
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Yup, it finally happened: I just bumped this album to 5 stars. Best (re)discovery of the past few years for me.
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The Flower Kings - Banks of Eden
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Didn't have a ton of listening time over the last few days, but I got to check out these two releases from last Friday:
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Positive impressions from both, but also more listening required to properly digest...
Same dude. I've listened through both versions twice today and I am fully on board. It's not his best songwriting ever but I'm a sucker for any mixture of metal and orchestral. Pilgrimage to Oblivion and At the Heart of All Things Broken are early favourites, and I'm enjoying all the interludes.
Similar feelings for me. On a first pass, sounds like the songs themselves might not reach the highs of his best, but there's a lot of cool stuff in here.
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I love that Fair To Midland album
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I love that Fair To Midland album
Me too! Can never decide if I like that one or Arrows and Anchors better. I guess it's a good thing we have both ;)
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Oooh, nice! I have a very soft spot for this one. I know it's a combination of old and new (at the time), but even the older songs have a special charm to them.
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The Flower Kings - Waiting For Miracles
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St. Vincent - Marry Me
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that'salottadeth
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The Flower Kings - Islands
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I still remember frequently seeing a copy of Youthanasia in a used bookstore as a kid and thinking it must have some really disturbing music on it, lol.
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I still remember frequently seeing a copy of Youthanasia in a used bookstore as a kid and thinking it must have some really disturbing music on it, lol.
in the Y(outhan)A(sia) section, next to the books about romance vampires and the lizard wizards
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This was me two weeks ago!
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So this was so much better tonight on headphones. My first listen as background music was a bit rough. Yeah, the vocals are harsh and all, but at work, that's all I felt that I heard. There's so much more space in these songs. Still, it's a lot to take in, this album. There hasn't been a lot to write home about so far this year, but this is one of the best things so far.
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So this was so much better tonight on headphones. My first listen as background music was a bit rough. Yeah, the vocals are harsh and all, but at work, that's all I felt that I heard. There's so much more space in these songs. Still, it's a lot to take in, this album. There hasn't been a lot to write home about so far this year, but this is one of the best things so far.
Absolutely agree on headphones enhancing the enjoyment of the album…I mean, it sounds quite nice regardless, but there are lots of layers, instrumentally, and I did appreciate them more that way
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Listening to an album I haven't put on in ages: God Is An Astronaut - All If Violent, All Is Bright
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Listening to an album I haven't put on in ages: God Is An Astronaut - All If Violent, All Is Bright
good one
The Flower Kings - By Royal Decree (not a very good one)
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This was me two weeks ago!
Yep, you're deep dive is what enticed me to do the same.
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St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
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Friko - Where we've been, Where we go from here
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The Flower Kings - Look At You Now
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IDLES - TANGK
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St. Vincent - St. Vincent
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Molly Lewis - On The Lips
EDIT: Wow, talk about a one-trick poney. I mean, she's very good at what she does, but I can't listen to a whole fucking album of that.
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Caligula's Horse - Rise Radiant
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The Flower Kings - Alive On Planet Earth (Live)
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Unprocessed - ...And Everything in Between
Saw them opening for TesseracT yesterday and that was the best opener I've seen in a while. Great album with a really good combination of chops, energy, melody and good songs.
Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk
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Clifford Brown and Max Roach - Brown and Roach Incorporated
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I love that Fair To Midland album
Yeah I had never heard of them before but after one of The Dear Hunter albums Spotify does that thing where they play recommended suggestions and April Fools and Eggmen came on. I immediately knew I had to listen to the full album.
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Roine Stolt - The Flower King
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Grails - Burning Off Impurities
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Yes - The Yes Album
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Limp Bizkit - Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water
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King Crimson - Three of a Perfect Pair
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Massimo Farao & Bud Shank - Live in Trieste 1994
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Frost* - Experiments In Mass Appeal
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Jamiroquai - Dynamite
Frost* - Experiments In Mass Appeal
Great album
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Frost* - Others EP
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Yep, the Eternal Storm is really good. It's growing on me with every listen.
The second one is the full-length debut from Ponte Del Diavolo, an Italian band. Very cool mix of, um, esoteric doom, black influences, some post-punky vibes (especially the bass), and generally dark stuff. Female-fronted, the vocals are certainly a focal point - a bit Siouxsie (and the Banshees), a bit Sara Bianchin (Messa)...at times sounding somewhat "possessed", as if conjuring some sort of ritual. I have to be in a certain mood, I suppose, but this is pretty cool. The second song, Covenant, is a good example of the style. The album closes with an excellent cover of Nick Cave's The Weeping Song - a good example of a cover that captures the spirit of the original and at the same time could be taken for the band's own.
Finally, from Finland, the second album from Byron (Chapter II: The Lotus Covenant). Broadly speaking, classic metal, also female-fronted. Nothing revolutionary, of course, but very enjoyable (also very short!). Musically, it's quite simple, but the guitar work is super-tasty (not flashy, but with excellent melodic leads), and there's some cool 70s undertones, especially from the keyboards (at times the mood is kinda Uriah Heep-like). The vocalist reminds me a little bit of Lost Domain's singer. Again, simple but with very effective progressions (e.g. Return to Celephais - basically an instrumental, save for some narration, has this real nice vibe throughout that almost sounds inspired by the finale of Metallica's Fade to Black)
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Frost* - Day and Age
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Queen - The Miracle
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Nicole Zuraitis - How Love Begins
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Adam Blackstone - Legacy: The Instrumental Jawn
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Kaipa - Notes From The Past
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Owen Pallett - Island
Very cool stuff. Hard to categorize, but kind of ambient indie type music.
Also really dark subject matter (I think!)
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Pure Reason Revolution - The Dark Third
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Pure Reason Revolution - Amor Vincit Omnia
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Pure Reason Revolution - Hammer And Anvil
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Periphery - Periphery III: Select Difficulty
Really becoming a big fan of this band.
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Mogwai - Come On Die Young
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(https://i.imgur.com/MXW1gyD.jpg)
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Black Light Burns - Cover Your Heart
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Limp Bizkit - Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water
I fucking love the song Hot Dog.
Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time
Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
Iron Maiden - Various songs / live B-sides from 1999
Asinhell - Impi Hora
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Mastodon - Leviathan
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Bad Company- 10 from 6
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Steven Wilson - The Future Bites
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Nospun - Opus
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Iron Maiden- Somewhere in Time
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Mingus Big Band - The Charles Mingus Centennial Sessions
Nospun - Opus
Hell yeah :metal :metal
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Judas Priest- Sin After Sin
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Porcupine Tree: Stars Die-The Delirium Years
Porcupine Tree: Closure/Continuation Live
I recently joined a Porcupine Tree tribute band and I've been spending a lot of time getting back into their music.
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Mingus Big Band - The Charles Mingus Centennial Sessions
Nospun - Opus
Hell yeah :metal :metal
I think i like that mingus record you're spinning more haha. This kind of prog needs some spins to digest though
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Kiss- Lick it Up
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Kurt Elling and Charlie Hunter - SuperBlue: The Irridescent Spree
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Death Angel - The Dream Calls for Blood
Bruce Dickinson - Tyranny of Souls
Queensryche - Operation: Livecrime
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Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
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Kevin Gilbert - Thud
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Barren Cross- State of Control
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Bob James - Jazz Hands
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Beardfish - Sleeping In Traffic Pt. 1
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Some of today's listens...
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(https://i.discogs.com/sJl6zFS_uMdIFZmDpS5CwSQeJkF9b1ok0SDKX7PIQKs/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:595/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTQxMzgx/Mi0xNjkxNTAxNTIw/LTg4ODAuanBlZw.jpeg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1858643588_65)
(https://andjusticeforreviews.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/amorphis-queen-of-time.jpg?w=640) (https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Ihsahn-Ihsahn.jpg)
Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Primus & Ween - South Park 25th Anniversary Show
Enslaved - Frost
Dimmu Borgir - Spiritual Black Dimensions
Somali Yacht Club - The Sun
Amorphis - Queen of Time
Ihsahn - Ihsahn
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Billy Childs - The Winds of Change
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Van Halen- 1984
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Chelsea Wolfe - Abyss
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Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - Land of Sleeper
still reeling from how good the show was last night!
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Steely Dan - Katy Lied
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Steely Dan - Katy Lied
i think perhaps the most underrated Dan
Haken - The Mountain
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Kyle Tuttle - Labor of Lust
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Yep, the Eternal Storm is really good. It's growing on me with every listen.
I enjoyed my first spin as well. Great prog death métal. I have the feeling this album will grow on me a lot.
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Rainbow - Rising
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God Is An Astronaut - Far From Refuge
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A kinda doomy morning...
(https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DJ-Shadow-album-entroducing-1.jpg) (https://s3.amazonaws.com/quietus_production/images/articles/19725/nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds-murder-ballads-560x560_1455570662_crop_550x550.jpg)
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1521092476_65) (https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e0260e84d5f6bca5b9cd3c90bc2)
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads
Acid King - Middle of Nowhere, Center of Everywhere
Jimi Hendrix - Axis: Bold as Love
Paul Chain Violet Theatre - In the Darkness
Electric Wizard - We Live
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A kinda doomy morning...
(https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DJ-Shadow-album-entroducing-1.jpg) (https://s3.amazonaws.com/quietus_production/images/articles/19725/nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds-murder-ballads-560x560_1455570662_crop_550x550.jpg)
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DJ Shadow - Endtroducing
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads
Acid King - Middle of Nowhere, Center of Everywhere
Jimi Hendrix - Axis: Bold as Love
Paul Chain Violet Theatre - In the Darkness
Electric Wizard - We Live
Looks like it ;) That DJ Shadow album is so good. I'm certainly no expert in the genre, but I always thought it was one of those cases of hype well-deserved.
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American Patchwork Quartet - American Patchwork Quartet
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Peter Gabriel - So
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Peter Gabriel - So
Amazing record
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate
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Peter Gabriel - So
Amazing record
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate
Even more amazing
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Our Native Daughters - Songs of Our Native Daughters
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Peter Gabriel - So
Amazing record
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate
Even more amazing
I agree, I love LC
Pure Reason Revolution - Eupnea
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Deicide - Overtures of Blasphemy
Bruce Dickinson - Accident of Birth
Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding
Slayer - Reign in Blood
Slayer - God Hates Us All
Slayer - Repentless
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3397887158_10.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2895147029_10.jpg)
As I mentioned on the other thread, excited about the new Counting Hours tomorrow...I need a good dose of well-done melancholy ;) And the Aeternam album is always a pleasure.
The other two are releases from last week...Illumishade are a Swiss band, with two members from Eluveitie (singer and guitar player). I read this is their second album. I put it on more out of curiosity for some of the influences and ended up enjoying it more than I expected. There's definitely a symphonic metal flavor, but not in a bombastic way - synths and orchestration are overall tasteful. It's all pretty clean-sounding, as one would expect. Vocals are very good, as is the lead guitar work. The ingredients are all familiar, but the way they are put together is quite nice. First couple of songs remind me a bit of Cellar Darling. Then there are some "extremes" like the weird Meshuggah-like detour in CYCLONE and the almost-Disney musical number Fairytale, which are not my favorites, honestly. Then there's a song like HYMN that could almost pass for a very melodic Dream Theater tune - the solo is very Petrucci-esque too. TWILY is another good one - the chorus melody is lovely.
The Elettra Storm (!?) album is an even more, um, unlikely pick...Italian, female-fronted power metal...again, a bit random, but I gotta say it was enjoyable enough. A few songs are full-on speedy, double-kick marathons with bright keys and leads, reminding me a bit of early Sonata Arctica. Overall, good, catchy melodies and decent riffage. Probably not one I'll revisit often, but I'd recommend a listen to those that enjoy the genre.
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Scorpions - Taken By Force
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Looks like it ;) That DJ Shadow album is so good. I'm certainly no expert in the genre, but I always thought it was one of those cases of hype well-deserved.
Yeah, so good.
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The Mountain Goats - Tallahassee
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Angie McMahon - Salt
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Clifford Brown and Max Roach - Clifford Brown and Max Roach
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Frankie & The Witch Fingers - Monsters Eating People Eating Monsters
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Elephant Gym - World
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Clifford Brown and Max Roach - Clifford Brown and Max Roach
Hell yes
Elephant Gym - World
Excellent
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Opeth - In Cauda Venenum (Connoisseur Version)
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Well, if you like your metal sung in Spanish, and by a Female, this album might be for you. Lots of tasty bits throughout.
(https://i.imgur.com/9rifgFp.jpg)
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Well, if you like your metal sung in Spanish, and by a Female, this album might be for you. Lots of tasty bits throughout.
(https://i.imgur.com/9rifgFp.jpg)
Might have to give it a try :)
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It's not a major Rec. I was just jumping around on it and some of it was pretty good, and the rest was...solid.
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Elephant Tree - Habits
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Pat Matheny - Secret Story
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Pat Matheny - Secret Story
oooo that's a good one
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Well, if you like your metal sung in Spanish, and by a Female, this album might be for you. Lots of tasty bits throughout.
(https://i.imgur.com/9rifgFp.jpg)
Holy shit, the album I've been waiting for!!
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Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She
What a record.
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Steely Dan - The Royal Scam
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new Alcest single <3
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1641367249_10.jpg)
SALAMANDERRRRRRRR
IN TWO WOOOOORLDS
WAAAAATER AND FIIIIIIIIRE
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Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - of the Last Human Being :metal
just wrapped up MGMT - Loss of Life, as well
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Cory Henry - Live At The Piano
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Ben Wendel - All One
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Kyros - Mannequin
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The Body / Dis Fig - Orchards of a Futile Heaven
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Spock's Beard - The Light
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The John Irvine Band - The Starships Are Gathering
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(https://i.imgur.com/Ox27OCN.jpg)
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Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - of the Last Human Being
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Bruce Hornsby - Hot House (more Pat Matheny on this one too).
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Three new releases today:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0035148509_10.jpg) (https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Traveler_PrequelToMadness_01.jpg) (https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Borknagar-Fall-01.jpeg)
I've definitely enjoyed all three. For my taste, and as I expected, the new Counting Hours hit the spot. I was maybe hoping for more obvious "goosebump" moments, but this is REALLY good on first listen. Can't wait to dig in some more. The Traveler seems better than their previous. Lots of energy and great attitude (the song Rebels of Earth stood out right away). The new Borknagar sounds pretty great too - not quite as immediate as True North, maybe. The ending of the opener (Summit), though! Glorious!
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CAN - Live in Paris 1973
Timely for this to come out a few days after Damo's passing. RIP Legend. This music is timeless and fucks so hard
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Three new releases today:
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0035148509_10.jpg) (https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Traveler_PrequelToMadness_01.jpg) (https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Borknagar-Fall-01.jpeg)
I've definitely enjoyed all three. For my taste, and as I expected, the new Counting Hours hit the spot. I was maybe hoping for more obvious "goosebump" moments, but this is REALLY good on first listen. Can't wait to dig in some more. The Traveler seems better than their previous. Lots of energy and great attitude (the song Rebels of Earth stood out right away). The new Borknagar sounds pretty great too - not quite as immediate as True North, maybe. The ending of the opener (Summit), though! Glorious!
I'll have to put all three on my list for this weekend.
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Charli XCX - Crash
the best pop album in forever
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Transatlantic - Bridge Across Forever
Charli XCX - Crash
the best pop album in forever
Wait till you hear my mixtape
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Charli XCX - Crash
the best pop album in forever
But but but How I'm Feeling Now is much better!
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Toundra - (II)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/77/The_Clientele_Music_for_the_Age_of_Miracles.jpg/220px-The_Clientele_Music_for_the_Age_of_Miracles.jpg)
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Charli XCX - Crash
the best pop album in forever
But but but How I'm Feeling Now is much better!
i've actually not listened to this one, embarrassingly. i should correct that
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Transatlantic - Bridge Across Forever
Charli XCX - Crash
the best pop album in forever
Wait till you hear my mixtape
👀
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Gerald Cannon - Live at Dizzy's Club - The Music of Elvin & McCoy
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One of those mornings...
(https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/5d0a8a4517fa5ec343e51918/1:1/w_3000,h_3000,c_limit/cover%20art-Miles%20Davis_The%20Complete%20Birth%20of%20the%20Cool.jpg)
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One of those mornings...
(https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/5d0a8a4517fa5ec343e51918/1:1/w_3000,h_3000,c_limit/cover%20art-Miles%20Davis_The%20Complete%20Birth%20of%20the%20Cool.jpg)
(https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000066436445-wu4120-t500x500.jpg)
What kind of morning is it, combining Miles Davis and Final Fantasy? :)
As for me, another one release from yesterday:
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Autumnblaze - auf zerfetzten schwingen
I gave this one a shot, as I have one of their albums from the early 00s, Mute Boy Sad Girl, where they had an almost pop-rock feel to their melancholic sound. Didn't expect much, but I'm glad I gave this one a listen! Definitely heavier, with harsh vocals too (and all sung in German), but quite good indeed. Lots of appropriately dreary melodies and atmospheres.
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Charli XCX - Sucker
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One of those mornings...
(https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/5d0a8a4517fa5ec343e51918/1:1/w_3000,h_3000,c_limit/cover%20art-Miles%20Davis_The%20Complete%20Birth%20of%20the%20Cool.jpg)
(https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000066436445-wu4120-t500x500.jpg)
What kind of morning is it, combining Miles Davis and Final Fantasy? :)
Yea, I had a rare weekend morning where my son was with his grandparents and my wife was out for brunch with friends, so I could cook breakfast, and listen to these.
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Charli XCX - Number 1 Angel
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Charli XCX - Pop 2
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Charli XCX - Charli
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(https://i.imgur.com/sNW3i9i.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/G2c5N7Q.jpg)
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Charli XCX - how i'm feeling now
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Beat - King Crimson
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(https://i.imgur.com/wgj47jg.png)
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(https://i.imgur.com/EDh0QXU.jpg)
A compilation Devin Townsend put together and released on his label back in 1997 showcasing some bands from the Vancouver metal scene back then. Found a copy on eBay recently. Some great stuff here.
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Caligua's Horse - Charcoal Grace
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(https://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/1521/cover_10291031122023_r.jpg)
I tried...
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Caligua's Horse - Charcoal Grace
never listened to these guys before but i just put on the debut
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Caligua's Horse - Charcoal Grace
Thoughts?
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First off, the Ace Frehley fucking blows monkey chunks. Holy shit what a piece of garbage. He is so fucking cringey with his throwback lyrics and shit. And his voice sounds more processed than fucking Cher.
And then there's Blaze. I'm not going to tell you this is his best album, but it is damn nice. It gets much stronger in the second half for me which includes the amazing title track.
Such contrast in these two albums. Blaze performs with such passion and dignity, while Ace sounds like a hokey piece of shit.
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Steven Wilson - Last Day Of June
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First off, the Ace Frehley fucking blows monkey chunks. Holy shit what a piece of garbage. He is so fucking cringey with his throwback lyrics and shit. And his voice sounds more processed than fucking Cher.
while Ace sounds like a hokey piece of shit.
I take it you didn't like it all that much :lol
Never was a huge fan of "classic" Kiss to start with, so I've never really checked out any of the Ace solo stuff.
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Kiss- Hot in the Shade
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Kyros - Mannequin
This album is now my favorite of 2024 so far, beating out The Pineapple Thief's "It Leads to This".
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ZZ Top- Eliminator
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Virus by Haken - randomly put it on the other day and the Messiah Complex has meed hooked. This and Visions are the only two album that do that for me from their catalog.
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Ihsahn - Ihsahn
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Mohini Day - MOHINI DAY
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0722252126_10.jpg)
(Dreamwell - In My Saddest Dreams, I Am Beside You)
listening to this album makes me physically ill and it's the best album of the decade so far
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DarWin - Origin of Species
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First off, the Ace Frehley fucking blows monkey chunks. Holy shit what a piece of garbage. He is so fucking cringey with his throwback lyrics and shit. And his voice sounds more processed than fucking Cher.
And then there's Blaze. I'm not going to tell you this is his best album, but it is damn nice. It gets much stronger in the second half for me which includes the amazing title track.
Such contrast in these two albums. Blaze performs with such passion and dignity, while Ace sounds like a hokey piece of shit.
haha, I enjoyed this post. I've never heard anything from Ace but tempted to have a listen based on this.
I just pressed play on the Blaze.
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(https://img.grooves.land/images/cover/412/401/k74zc5cg.j31)(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61P3rPNMWmL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
First off, the Ace Frehley fucking blows monkey chunks. Holy shit what a piece of garbage. He is so fucking cringey with his throwback lyrics and shit. And his voice sounds more processed than fucking Cher.
And then there's Blaze. I'm not going to tell you this is his best album, but it is damn nice. It gets much stronger in the second half for me which includes the amazing title track.
Such contrast in these two albums. Blaze performs with such passion and dignity, while Ace sounds like a hokey piece of shit.
haha, I enjoyed this post. I've never heard anything from Ace but tempted to have a listen based on this.
I just pressed play on the Blaze.
This gave me a good laugh, I'm going to have to check this album out.
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New Blaze was pretty damn good. Nice short songs, no bloat, really good.
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New Blaze was pretty damn good. Nice short songs, no bloat, really good.
Yeah, the last handful of songs really hits. So much feeling.
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Air - Le voyage dans la lune
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0722252126_10.jpg)
(Dreamwell - In My Saddest Dreams, I Am Beside You)
listening to this album makes me physically ill and it's the best album of the decade so far
incredible record
Caligulas Horse - Rise Radiant
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The Pineapple Thief - It Leads to This
VOLA - Applause of a Distant Crowd
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The Pineapple Thief - It Leads to This
I really liked this album...
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The Pineapple Thief - It Leads to This
I really liked this album...
I'm still warming up to the latter half, the first four songs are excellent though.
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New Blaze was pretty damn good. Nice short songs, no bloat, really good.
Yeah, the last handful of songs really hits. So much feeling.
I listened to half of it with a black screen so I'll need to revisit to focus a bit more on it. There was one late song that really hit the spot.
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Caligula's Horse - Charcoal Grace
first spin! :metal
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0832186522_10.jpg)
Slope - Freak Dreams
Well, this was some throwback to late 80s/early 90s funk metal :biggrin: I guess some good, obnoxious energy for a Monday morning? Influences from early RHCP, Beastie Boys, a bit of Suicidal Tendencies when the guitars get heavier (some decent riffage, by the way) and definitely some Turnstile vibes, to look at more recent stuff. Not bad if you are in this kind of mood!
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That sounds like it'd be right up my ally. I'll give it a listen.
Currently spinning The Harmony Codex by Steven Wilson
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Glitterer - Rationale
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Caligula's Horse - Charcoal Grace
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MGMT - Loss of Life
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Toto - The Essential
Where should I start with the albums if I want to check out more? Just go chronologically?
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Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy
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Rafael Toral - Spectral Evolution
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Rafael Toral - Spectral Evolution
Well that's enough of THAT.
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Hurray For The Riff Raff - The Past Is Still Alive
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Toto - The Essential
Where should I start with the albums if I want to check out more? Just go chronologically?
I guess it depends on what "flavor" of Toto you are going for. Personally, I really enjoy the classics Toto (the debut) and Toto IV, but then I have a slight preference for the albums where Lukather has a bigger role on lead vocals (Kingdom of Desire, the last one with Porcaro on drums, and Tambu, the first with Simon Phillips on drums). Albums like Hydra, Turn Back (the second and third) and Fahrenheit get a bit lost in the shuffle for me (although there's always good stuff to be found), while other favorites of mine are Isolation (the only one with Fergie Frederiksen as the main vocalist) and The Seventh One.
Of the more "recent" ones (relatively speaking!), Mindfields is too long, but the playing on it is delicious. Falling in Between is almost "prog metal" at times. Toto XIV, weirdly, is not as good production-wise (I say weirdly because, sonically, Toto albums tend to be quite pristine - Tambu, in particular, sounds absolutely fantastic), but it has good tunes.
What did you enjoy the best on the compilation album?
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Toto - The Essential
Where should I start with the albums if I want to check out more? Just go chronologically?
I guess it depends on what "flavor" of Toto you are going for. Personally, I really enjoy the classics Toto (the debut) and Toto IV, but then I have a slight preference for the albums where Lukather has a bigger role on lead vocals (Kingdom of Desire, the last one with Porcaro on drums, and Tambu, the first with Simon Phillips on drums). Albums like Hydra, Turn Back (the second and third) and Fahrenheit get a bit lost in the shuffle for me (although there's always good stuff to be found), while other favorites of mine are Isolation (the only one with Fergie Frederiksen as the main vocalist) and The Seventh One.
Of the more "recent" ones (relatively speaking!), Mindfields is too long, but the playing on it is delicious. Falling in Between is almost "prog metal" at times. Toto XIV, weirdly, is not as good production-wise (I say weirdly because, sonically, Toto albums tend to be quite pristine - Tambu, in particular, sounds absolutely fantastic), but it has good tunes.
What did you enjoy the best on the compilation album?
I only sampled some songs like Hold The Line, I'll Supply The Love, 99, Africa (of course), Rosanna, Stranger In Town, and Stop Loving You. So I'm guessing the early stuff then?
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Erika de Cashier - Still
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Toto - The Essential
Where should I start with the albums if I want to check out more? Just go chronologically?
I guess it depends on what "flavor" of Toto you are going for. Personally, I really enjoy the classics Toto (the debut) and Toto IV, but then I have a slight preference for the albums where Lukather has a bigger role on lead vocals (Kingdom of Desire, the last one with Porcaro on drums, and Tambu, the first with Simon Phillips on drums). Albums like Hydra, Turn Back (the second and third) and Fahrenheit get a bit lost in the shuffle for me (although there's always good stuff to be found), while other favorites of mine are Isolation (the only one with Fergie Frederiksen as the main vocalist) and The Seventh One.
Of the more "recent" ones (relatively speaking!), Mindfields is too long, but the playing on it is delicious. Falling in Between is almost "prog metal" at times. Toto XIV, weirdly, is not as good production-wise (I say weirdly because, sonically, Toto albums tend to be quite pristine - Tambu, in particular, sounds absolutely fantastic), but it has good tunes.
What did you enjoy the best on the compilation album?
I only sampled some songs like Hold The Line, I'll Supply The Love, 99, Africa (of course), Rosanna, Stranger In Town, and Stop Loving You. So I'm guessing the early stuff then?
Yep, those are, chronologically, from the debut (Hold the Line and I'll Supply The Love), Hydra (99), Toto IV, (Africa and Rosanna), Isolation (Stranger in Town) and The Seventh One (Stop Loving You)...so the latest you have there is from 1988...
EDIT: I would add that the earlier stuff, especially the ballads, do tend go get a little, um, schmaltzy (for lack of a better term). I mean, the musicianship is stellar throughout, but your mileage might vary depending on much you like that kind of approach. Later albums, while being, you know, still "Toto", I feel they've left behind some of the "cheese" (a little bit, at least)
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(https://i.imgur.com/ZLHXFnM.jpg)
Such an amazing pop record.
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Real Estate - Daniel
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Mary Timony - Untame the Tiger
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You can't deny this...
(https://images.45worlds.com/f/cd/creed-weathered-5-cd.jpg)
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Warren Zevon - Transverse City
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You can't deny this...
(https://images.45worlds.com/f/cd/creed-weathered-5-cd.jpg)
Yep, always enjoyed it.
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You can't deny this...
(https://images.45worlds.com/f/cd/creed-weathered-5-cd.jpg)
Yep, always enjoyed it.
Pure nostalgia and some great riffage.
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Heart - Dreamboat Annie
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Heart - Magazine
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Black Midi - Cavalcade
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The Police- Greatest Hits
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Ozric Tentacles - Arborescence
One of my absolute favorite bands for over 20 years now (my username is actually the title of one of their tracks).
Celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, and psyched to see them live again this year for the first time in quite a while.
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OK, I've got these lined up for tomorrow. I've heard you mention this Counting Hours album a few times, so I'll bite. Talking of biting, how could I pass up on a band called At the Plates?! I think the band name tells me everything I need to know about them, without hearing a note :lol
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OK, I've got these lined up for tomorrow. I've heard you mention this Counting Hours album a few times, so I'll bite. Talking of biting, how could I pass up on a band called At the Plates?! I think the band name tells me everything I need to know about them, without hearing a note :lol
Some of us briefly talked about At the Plates here when the record came out in January...I mean, don't stop at the band name and just take a look at those song titles :biggrin: They are all takes on death metal songs, but with a diet/culinary reinterpretation. Punish my Waistline might be my favorite (from the Dark Tranquillity song) :lol. Anyway - the concept is very silly, but the music is anything but. Not mind blowing, to be clear, but some tasty (ha!) death metal, for sure.
I'm really enjoying Counting Hours, not sure if it's entirely up your alley....maybe too depressing? ;) Awaiting your report!
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Luke, At The Plates should be your kind of album!
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Slayer - Reign in Blood
Slayer - South of Heaven
Slayer - Show No Mercy
Slayer - Decade of Aggression
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Slayer - Show No Mercy
Underrated album
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You can't deny this...
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Yep, always enjoyed it.
Pure nostalgia and some great riffage.
My least favorite of the first three Creed albums but it's still a great album.
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Slayer - Show No Mercy
Underrated album
Agreed! I got into it quite late in the game myself...neglected it for a long time. Crionics is such a great song, almost "classic metal".
Luke, At The Plates should be your kind of album!
Absolutely!
Among more recent releases, I checked this out as well:
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Back in the day, I had liked their Undoing Ruin and Deliver Us albums...good slabs of Swedish-style melodic death metal seen through American lenses...then I lost track of them a bit. This sounds very much like a Darkest Hour album and it's quite enjoyable.
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I checked that out this weekend as well, but...man those vocals are tough to get through.
I gave harsh vocals a shot back in in the late 2000's and Darkest Hour was one of the bands that I tried. Musically I liked it, but I couldn't get through more than 2-3 songs at a time. :lol
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Black Midi - Cavalcade
my AOTY 2022. bmbmbm is my shit!!
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Warren Zevon - The Wind
RIP. i miss him so much
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Podunk - Throwin' Bones.
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Luke, At The Plates should be your kind of album!
Absolutely!
Well, you know I love a food based parody band. I'll report back later.
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This pretty good so far! Fuck me, I'm on Terminal Filet Disease :rollin
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Laura Karpman - American Fiction (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Charli XCX - Charli
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This pretty good so far! Fuck me, I'm on Terminal Filet Disease :rollin
Yeah, that might be my other favorite title :lol
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Slayer - Divine Intervention
Amon Amarth - Berserker
Amon Amarth - The Great Heathen Army
Bruce Dickinson - Scream for Me Brazil (I really wish this included the full show....and had better cover art.)
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Kikagaku Moyo - Stone Garden
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Elliott Smith - Roman Candle
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I checked that out this weekend as well, but...man those vocals are tough to get through.
I gave harsh vocals a shot back in in the late 2000's and Darkest Hour was one of the bands that I tried. Musically I liked it, but I couldn't get through more than 2-3 songs at a time. :lol
I don't disagree...some of the bands I listen to have vocals that are technically more "extreme" than these, and yet often I have an easier time with them...nothing about this specific vocalist (in fact, he seems pretty effective at what he does), it's just this kind of -core, hyper-aggressive, full-throated style that I found a bit exhausting after a while.
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Jamiroquai - Rock Dust Light Star
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Chelsea Wolfe - Hiss Spun
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I checked that out this weekend as well, but...man those vocals are tough to get through.
I gave harsh vocals a shot back in in the late 2000's and Darkest Hour was one of the bands that I tried. Musically I liked it, but I couldn't get through more than 2-3 songs at a time. :lol
I don't disagree...some of the bands I listen to have vocals that are technically more "extreme" than these, and yet often I have an easier time with them...nothing about this specific vocalist (in fact, he seems pretty effective at what he does), it's just this kind of -core, hyper-aggressive, full-throated style that I found a bit exhausting after a while.
Yeah, I'm much pickier about those types of vocalists. Even the most abrasive of death/black vocalists, while not always to my liking, can often be more easily tuned out. Some of the -core ones just get on my nerves more easily, though there are some I like. Darkest Hour's don't bother me, and musically they're one of the closest to the Gothenberg bands (even having Nordstrom produce one of their albums), so I'm more fond of them.
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OK, I've got these lined up for tomorrow. I've heard you mention this Counting Hours album a few times, so I'll bite. Talking of biting, how could I pass up on a band called At the Plates?! I think the band name tells me everything I need to know about them, without hearing a note :lol
OK, so At the Plates wasn't quite as ridiculous as I'd hoped (they're no Pizza Death), but solidly decent with some cracking song titles.
Half way though Counting Hours now and this is pretty good nick/lizzo-core. If only Katatonia sounded half as good as this :neverusethis:
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It's taken 2.5 years, but one of my aliases finally gets the -core affixment. Looks like I've made it. ;D
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It's taken 2.5 years, but one of my aliases finally gets the -core affixment. Looks like I've made it. ;D
It's truly a special time. Enjoy this, and remember who posted this when you're picking overtake targets in Indy's roulette.
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My fireballs, hedgehogs, and bombs know not the difference.
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INXS- Greatest Hits
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Genesis- The Hits
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U.K. - U.K.
Finally found a copy of this on CD after looking for a while.
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U.K. - U.K.
Finally found a copy of this on CD after looking for a while.
The follow-up album was pretty good as well, but this one was magic.
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It's taken 2.5 years, but one of my aliases finally gets the -core affixment. Looks like I've made it. ;D
sphere-core is real and it could happen to you
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I think it's already a genre. Spheric Universe Experience, Linear Sphere, Secret Sphere...
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Also..
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Half way though Counting Hours now and this is pretty good nick/lizzo-core.
Love it! :biggrin:
If only Katatonia sounded half as good as this :neverusethis:
You stop it!
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So, I'm actually listening to the Counting Hours album now, just about done. The Katatonia influence really comes out in the second half where the album seems to slow down a bit. I enjoyed the first half much more.
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Spinning this tonight:
Defenent-Blind Guides Of The Blind
Clean vocal high energy classic metal. Has a NWOTHM feel to it. Young band from Finland. They look like kids, but I'm really enjoying this. Not sure if the hooks are strong enough but this album rocks.
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Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
Pantera - Far Beyond Driven
Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill
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On a Kyros binge right now, including
Mannequin (stunning!)
Recover
Four of Fear
Celexa Dreams
Planning on delving into the new Sleepytime Gorilla Museum later.
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Remembrance Quintet and Daniel Carter - Do You Remember
INXS- Greatest Hits
Man, I love that shit.
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So, I'm actually listening to the Counting Hours album now, just about done. The Katatonia influence really comes out in the second half where the album seems to slow down a bit. I enjoyed the first half much more.
Yeah, even when the Katatonia influence is more obvious, it's earlier-day rather than latter-day...not so much because of the harsh vocals - those weren't part of Katatonia's approach for very long anyway - rather from the interplay of guitars and those "cascading" riffs (e.g. A Mercy Fall).
Actually, I think the pacing of the album is pretty good. Yes, there are a couple of longer, more "languid" pieces in the second half but, again, a song like A Mercy Fall breaks it up nicely.
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Micah Thomas - Reveal
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So, I'm actually listening to the Counting Hours album now, just about done. The Katatonia influence really comes out in the second half where the album seems to slow down a bit. I enjoyed the first half much more.
Yeah, even when the Katatonia influence is more obvious, it's earlier-day rather than latter-day...not so much because of the harsh vocals - those weren't part of Katatonia's approach for very long anyway - rather from the interplay of guitars and those "cascading" riffs (e.g. A Mercy Fall).
Actually, I think the pacing of the album is pretty good. Yes, there are a couple of longer, more "languid" pieces in the second half but, again, a song like A Mercy Fall breaks it up nicely.
No wonder Mercy is in the title. ;D
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No wonder Mercy is in the title. ;D
Well played, Sir, well played :biggrin:
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David Gibson - Fellowship
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Spinning this tonight:
Defenent-Blind Guides Of The Blind
Clean vocal high energy classic metal. Has a NWOTHM feel to it. Young band from Finland. They look like kids, but I'm really enjoying this. Not sure if the hooks are strong enough but this album rocks.
I gave this album a couple of listens based on this write up and agree! Spot on TAC. Feels like it is from the 80s..
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Nice. I spun it again today in the doctor's waiting room. I'm really liking this. What Could Have Been starts out a little too close to The Unforgiven, but other than that, this is a fun listen.
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Yeah, definitely a strong Metallica influence creeping in for that song. Trying to put my finger on what else this band reminds me of.
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Elliott Smith - Elliott Smith
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The Darkness - Permission to Land
Surprised by how much I like this.
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Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
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That Firewind S/T is really nice. Any recommendations from the good people here on other good albums of theirs to check out? I see they've been around for a minute...
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Slope - Freak Dreams
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Slope - Freak Dreams
What did you think?
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I love it! I got a few more songs left but it's a great album. It sounds like it belongs in the early to mid 90's
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Slope - Freak Dreams
What did you think?
I love it! I got a few more songs left but it's a great album. It sounds like it belongs in the early to mid 90's
I had a listen through twice this week, being the 'new music' whore that I am. It is pretty much exactly as you described Nick. Not exactly breaking new ground but definitely enjoyable. I don't really listen to music in this style anymore, I just go back and hit the classics if I want this sound.
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MAMOGI - MAMOGI
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That Firewind S/T is really nice. Any recommendations from the good people here on other good albums of theirs to check out? I see they've been around for a minute...
Nice, I listened to the Dissimulator album again yesterday too. I freaking love that album!
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Nice, I listened to the Dissimulator album again yesterday too. I freaking love that album!
Yep, it's a good one! The one-two opening shot of Neural Hack and Warped, in particular, is a blast.
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Steely Dan - Aja
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From vocalist of Polish band Rosk (not really familiar with them, I believe they are post-metal/rock or something), this is quite beautiful. Not breaking much new ground, in the vein of melancholic singer/songwriter music, the instrumentation is pretty sparse, mostly piano and some strings, plus the occasional beat - see the title track, one of my favorite tunes in here, btw...the main piano theme reminds me of Weather System-era Anathema.
Other than that, I can hear some Yann Tiersen influence here and there. Obviously not the right thing if you are looking for some energetic music ;) but, honestly, this is actually very engaging and just the right length.
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Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
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Clifford Brown and Max Roach - Study in Brown
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Almost done with Charly's main discography, and can't believe I haven't encountered a bad album yet - weakest ones so far have been a 3.5 out of 5 at most. Truly one of the world's greatest musicians, barely known outside my country and some places of Latin America.
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That Firewind S/T is really nice. Any recommendations from the good people here on other good albums of theirs to check out? I see they've been around for a minute...
Allegiance is my favorite album of theirs, and others seem to like the follow up (The Premonition). They have a new album out tomorrow with the same singer as the self-titled.
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That Firewind S/T is really nice. Any recommendations from the good people here on other good albums of theirs to check out? I see they've been around for a minute...
Allegiance is my favorite album of theirs, and others seem to like the follow up (The Premonition). They have a new album out tomorrow with the same singer as the self-titled.
Thank you! Yes, I saw there's a new coming, with Herbie Langhans on vocals...he's great on the S/T. I'm seeing there's been quite the revolving door of singers throughout their history...
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That Firewind S/T is really nice. Any recommendations from the good people here on other good albums of theirs to check out? I see they've been around for a minute...
Allegiance is my favorite album of theirs, and others seem to like the follow up (The Premonition). They have a new album out tomorrow with the same singer as the self-titled.
Thank you! Yes, I saw there's a new coming, with Herbie Langhans on vocals...he's great on the S/T. I'm seeing there's been quite the revolving door of singers throughout their history...
Haha yeah, Apollo Papathanasio was their longest tenured singer, appearing on 4 albums (including those I mentioned). I think they're a pretty consistent band, but my favorites are definitely Allegiance and the self-titled.
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Big Big Train - The Likes of Us
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Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Of Natural History
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Big Big Train - The Likes of Us
How is it? :)
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In a power/power-related mood...
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That Excalion album is really good. I had enjoyed their 2017 album, Dream Alive, then saw they released something last year (maybe I checked it out, maybe not, I had it saved...), finally I gave it a proper shot. Melodic power, but with some decent crunch and some prominent keyboards as well. More on the "dramatic" than the "happy" side. Maaaybe a little bit of Angel Dust, although not as heavy. Real nice vocals and melodies. Even the slower, more ballad-y tracks work. Definitely recommended.
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Big Big Train - The Likes of Us
How is it? :)
Sounds great. Need more listens to give a deeper opinion, but enjoyed it on first spin!
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elliott smith - either/or
one of the best songwriters names his album in inspiration of one of the best philosophers
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Never heard of these before but this is pretty great. Instrumental psychedelic prog rock/metal. Super atmospheric, melodic prog music. Kali Yuga is a probably my favourite on the album so far.
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Fink - Distance And Time
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Yard Act - Where's My Utopia?
not in love with it
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Faye Webster - Underdressed at the Symphony
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BrhyM, Bruce Hornsby, and yMusic - Deep Sea Vents
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Jacob Collier - Djesse Vol. 4
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Big Big Train - The Likes Of Us
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Clouds Taste Satanic - 79 A.E.
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Ledisi - Good Life
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Bruce Dickinson - Accident of Birth - The Chemical Wedding - The Mandrake Project
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Big Big Train - The Likes of Us
first time ever listening to this band
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Big Big Train - The Likes of Us
first time ever listening to this band
Welcome to the forum!
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it kinda has neal morse vibes, but not as good, is my immediate impression.
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doing bruce mandrake now
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All today's releases
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I've commented on Bruce's album and the Big Big Train on the respective threads (let me just say again how wonderful the BBT is, though). The new Firewind seems super-enjoyable. So is Hand of Goro - a trio with members of Spirit Adrift and Slough Feg. Hard Rock/Proto-metal with a nice, loose energy, with a bunch of influences, but all coming together nicely. Not mind blowing, to be clear, but fun.
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Faye Webster - Underdressed at the Ceremoney
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Big Big Train - The Likes of Us. All day.
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Big Big Train - The Likes of Us. All day.
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elliott smith - XO
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All today's releases
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I've commented on Bruce's album and the Big Big Train on the respective threads (let me just say again how wonderful the BBT is, though). The new Firewind seems super-enjoyable. So is Hand of Goro - a trio with members of Spirit Adrift and Slough Feg. Hard Rock/Proto-metal with a nice, loose energy, with a bunch of influences, but all coming together nicely. Not mind blowing, to be clear, but fun.
I can't keep up with you, Nick!
I'm giving the Bruce a second listen right now.
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I can't keep up with you, Nick!
I'm giving the Bruce a second listen right now.
:biggrin:
Been working from home more recently, so have more of a chance to have albums in the background. Doesn't mean they are always super-focused listens, but I do go back and try to comment on them meaningfully (somewhat ;)). If I may, I'd recommend the Excalion album I posted about yesterday. I have a feeling you might enjoy it.
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. If I may, I'd recommend the Excalion album I posted about yesterday. I have a feeling you might enjoy it.
I have their Dream Alive album saved in my Spotify library. That said, I couldn't tell you the first thing about it, but when I sampled it, I must've liked it. :lol
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Dream Alive is the one I own, and I really like it. This might be better. I know they have a few more, but I haven't checked them out yet.
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Ok, being that this was under 20 minutes, I figured I'd give this a shot.
yeah....I'm good. This was awful. Sorry Lonestar. :-\
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Elliott Smith - Figure 8
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All today's releases
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I've commented on Bruce's album and the Big Big Train on the respective threads (let me just say again how wonderful the BBT is, though). The new Firewind seems super-enjoyable. So is Hand of Goro - a trio with members of Spirit Adrift and Slough Feg. Hard Rock/Proto-metal with a nice, loose energy, with a bunch of influences, but all coming together nicely. Not mind blowing, to be clear, but fun.
Hands of Goro! Awesome! :metal :lol
The few Firewind songs released are pretty good. Didn't realise this was out already too.
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Elliot Smith - XO
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Re: Darkest Hour's Perpetual | Terminal, on first listen this seems even better than their last few. The title track is just the perfect 90s-style melodeath track I'm always on the hunt for, with acoustic breaks and all.
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I've been hooked on the new Monkey3 album for the past few days. It's hands down one of the best instrumental albums I've come across in the last couple of years, and it's likely my album of the year so far!
https://monkey-3.bandcamp.com/album/welcome-to-the-machine
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Kiss- Asylum
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Kiss- Asylum
Big fan of this album.
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Van Halen- Diver Down
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One of the best songs of the year so far...
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Toehider - Toad Hirer
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David August - D’ANGELO
I’ve only heard a few tracks because I came across this artist through a playlist but his productions sound insanely good and enveloping. Ambient electronic moody downtempo indie pop with lots of wonderful sounds. Really enjoying this.
Job for a Cowboy - Moon Healer
The album cover drew my attention because it looked so psychedelic. Never checked this band out because I thought they were a hyped up deathcore band (well, they were). This stuff and their previous record Sun Eater (which was released 10 years ago) seem like killer prog tech death albums. Awesome stuff.
Going to check out that Monkey3 album, this is second time I’m seeing someone rave about it on the internet.
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These two next...
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Vennart - Forgiveness and the Grain
Bolt Gun - The Tower
Anyone check out The Tower last year. It's a post/drone-metal album featuring some sweet sax. It's a bit of a claustrophobic listen at times but really good.
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The Slight Lie is interesting. It's as if King Diamond wrote an album for Vanden Plas. There's some modern metal-corish vocals sprinkled throughout but they're not really all that harsh. Lots of energy!
The Hands Of Goro...yeah. I almost tapped out after the second song, but it really started to grow on me. The singer is kind of Mike Muir-ish and has a Motorhead feel to it.
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The Slight Lie is interesting. It's as if King Diamond wrote an album for Vanden Plas. There's some modern metal-corish vocals sprinkled throughout but they're not really all that harsh. Lots of energy!
The Hands Of Goro...yeah. I almost tapped out after the second song, but it really started to grow on me. The singer is kind of Mike Muir-ish and has a Motorhead feel to it.
That is an interesting combination. I'll add it to the list
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Started my prog playlist earlier today so I'm spinning Rush - 2112
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This is a total Prog metal beast! It has Sean from Odd Logic on it.
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This is a total Prog metal beast! It has Sean from Odd Logic on it.
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Yea dude, this is a good 'un right. I've given this a couple of listens and it's currently in my top 10 of the year.
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First spin now.
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Big Big Train - The Likes of Us
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Anyone check out The Tower last year. It's a post/drone-metal album featuring some sweet sax. It's a bit of a claustrophobic listen at times but really good.
Haven't heard of it but sounds cool.
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First spin now.
I’m waiting on this out of fear. I’m hearing horrible things about his voice being shot. Thoughts so far?
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I’m waiting on this out of fear. I’m hearing horrible things about his voice being shot. Thoughts so far?
I really enjoy the album, can't say I've noticed his voice being shot at all. Plenty of standout tracks.
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I’m waiting on this out of fear. I’m hearing horrible things about his voice being shot. Thoughts so far?
I really enjoy the album, can't say I've noticed his voice being shot at all. Plenty of standout tracks.
Great to hear, I trust my peeps on this forum over outside sources. I’m on it!
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Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsys
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Soen - Tellurian
Lost Domain - In the waiting room of death
Obsidian Kingdom - Mantis
An Abstract Illusion ~ Woe
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Obsidian Kingdom - Mantis
Killer album.
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Goddamn is this one impressive...
Dawn of Ouroboros - Velvet Incandescence
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Elliott Smith - Elliott Smith
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2 excellent posts!!
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2 excellent posts!!
You must have missed the Primal Fear images. ;D
These Astral Doors albums are rippers, not sure if you know them?
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I have them in my Spotify library. I've heard them but really just casually. Not really familiar with them.
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I have them in my Spotify library. I've heard them but really just casually. Not really familiar with them.
Really good power metal. Recommended.
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Man, that Defiatory album is a ripper! From Sweden, this came out in 2022, and it's Bay Area-influenced thrash (think Testament/Forbidden), with some great riffage and lead guitar work (almost power-oriented at times - quasi title-track and opener Apocalypse is a case in point, where the thrash turns into a super-cool melodic ending with neoclassical solos). Some more classic metal influences too (Knives) as well as melodic death metal (Let Them Burn). Really enjoyed this one (I had it saved from back then, and kinda forgot to check it out until, well, today)
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The Slight Lie is interesting. It's as if King Diamond wrote an album for Vanden Plas. There's some modern metal-corish vocals sprinkled throughout but they're not really all that harsh. Lots of energy!
The Hands Of Goro...yeah. I almost tapped out after the second song, but it really started to grow on me. The singer is kind of Mike Muir-ish and has a Motorhead feel to it.
That Slight Lie certainly sounds intriguing. I'll have to check it out. I have to re-listen to Hands of Goro for that Mike Muir reference. I'm generally with you on the way I feel about it...it's grabbing me more as it goes along. Last tune is very good. Overall, nothing to go too crazy about, but enjoyable enough.
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Amaro Freitas - Y'Y
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Jimmy Montague - Tomorrow's Coffee
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Buckethead - Healing Inside Outside Every Side
What a lovely album so far
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Split Enz - Dizrythmia
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Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites
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Firewind - Immortals
Firewind - Stand United
Machine Head - The Blackening
Machine Head - The More Things Change
Machine Head - Of Kingdom and Crown
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Fallensun - The wake of the fall
Rannoch - Reflections upon darkness
Burden of Life - The makeshift conquerer
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Fallensun - The wake of the fall
Burden of Life - The makeshift conquerer
These are two great albums!!!!
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Hatchie - Giving the World Away
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Everything Everything - Mountainhead
Not as catchy as Raw Data Feel (but then again what is?) but still an excellent album.
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Mean Messiah - In Infinite Illusion
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Basically, if you miss Strapping Young Lad then give this a listen.
Onto this now, Yin Yin - Mount Matsu...
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HoveringSojourn, I'm sure you've heard this, what dya reckon? I'm digging it.
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Eric Thielemans and Billy Hart - Talking About the Weather
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Julian Lage - Speak To Me
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Matt Bianco - Whose Side Are You On?
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Ark Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Caravan (Remastered 2024)
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Taylor Eigsti - Plot Armor
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Today so far:
Stryper - Soldiers Under Command
Bruce Dickinson - The Mandrake Project
Stryper - To Hell With the Devil
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Charles Chen - Charles, Play!
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Bruce Dickinson overload
Skunkworks
Chemical Wedding
Accident of Birth
Mandrake project
Iron Maiden - Killers
Isole - anesidora
Judas Priest- Point Of Entry
Thin Lizzy- Chinatown
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Peter Martin - Generation S
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Elliott Smith - Elliott Smith
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Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings
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Ace Frehley - 10 000 Volts
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First spin now.
I’m waiting on this out of fear. I’m hearing horrible things about his voice being shot. Thoughts so far?
I’m not in love with the album yet but no issue with his voice, he sounds great.
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Steely Dan - Gaucho
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Steely Dan - Gaucho
we stan the dan
elliot Smith - Either/Or
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Earthside - Let the truth
Allegaeon - Damnum
Persefone - Truth inside the shades
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Over the last couple days...a bit of a hodgepodge
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Isole - anesidora
Really like this one!
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death's dynamic shroud - American Candy
I didn't expect this to be an AOTY contender but here we are. :o If typical vaporwave is sampling pop songs and making them more sedated and atmospheric, this is the opposite, pumping them up to extreme Devin Townsend-esque walls of sound.
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Dream Theater - The Astonishing
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Elliott Smith - XO
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Blind Melon - Blind Melon
A big 'meh' from me so far.
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Michael Jackson - Off The Wall
Blind Melon - Blind Melon
A big 'meh' from me so far.
That's because it's not very good.
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Blind Melon - Blind Melon
A big 'meh' from me so far.
That's because it's not very good.
Yep, I would agree with that. Other than No Rain, which you couldn't really escape, it's one of those albums of that era I've never got into...
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Blind Melon - Blind Melon
A big 'meh' from me so far.
That's because it's not very good.
Yep, I would agree with that. Other than No Rain, which you couldn't really escape, it's one of those albums of that era I've never got into...
What's funny is that I just finished No Rain and it was jarring to hear a bunch of songs I've never heard before and then BAM, a song I've heard countless times :lol
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hef is usually right - especially in this case about blind melon
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Chelsea Wolfe - Birth of Violence
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Blind Melon - Blind Melon
A big 'meh' from me so far.
That's because it's not very good.
Yep, I would agree with that. Other than No Rain, which you couldn't really escape, it's one of those albums of that era I've never got into...
What's funny is that I just finished No Rain and it was jarring to hear a bunch of songs I've never heard before and then BAM, a song I've heard countless times :lol
I picked this one up recently to round out a Discogs order, and yep, it is as forgettable as they come outside of No Rain and Tones of Home (which were the two I knew from the radio growing up).
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King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic
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DarWin - DarWin 2: A Frozen War
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DarWin - DarWin 3: Unplugged
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Lately ?
The first O.S.I.
The Carpenters (Best of)
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Deafheaven - Ordinary Corrupt Human Love
First half is very strong. Second half not so much.
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Deafheaven - Ordinary Corrupt Human Love
First half is very strong. Second half not so much.
Glint is one of the best songs on it though.
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Deafheaven - Ordinary Corrupt Human Love
First half is very strong. Second half not so much.
I dunno man, I think it's pretty great from start to finish. It has no competition as my favourite Deafheaven album.
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Heart - Little Queen
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Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Grand Opening And Closing
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Deafheaven - Ordinary Corrupt Human Love
First half is very strong. Second half not so much.
I dunno man, I think it's pretty great from start to finish. It has no competition as my favourite Deafheaven album.
Solid album. I liked how they had a couple of songs with clean vocals.
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Anciients - Voice of the void
Avantasia - The Scarecrow
Haken - Affinity
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Michael McDonald - If That's What It Takes
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The Very Best Of Jackson Browne
I'm checking out his stuff, seems to be good singer/songwriter type music.
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"Somebaby's Baby" has been one of my favorites since Fast Times.... Especially that organ and sliding guitar riff in the intro.
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Deafheaven - Infinite Granite
I like the style they’re trying to emulate on this album, but their interpretation of it just falls flat for me. Especially the vocals. He’s a great screamer, but a weak singer. Mombasa is fantastic and is really the only track I ever come back to.
Despite my feelings about it, the album artwork has been my phone wallpaper for the last 2.5 years.
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Michael McDonald - If That's What It Takes
it's funny because I just listened to this one myself today (although I don't own it yet, but I will at some point)
Jeff Beck: Performing This Week Live At Ronnie Scott's (I love this one, barring Eric Clapton's appearance :D, Jeff's best band ever here IMHO)
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Michael Jackson - Thriller
The Very Best Of Jackson Browne
I'm checking out his stuff, seems to be good singer/songwriter type music.
I love Jackson Browne.
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Justice - Audio, Video, Disco.
There's some good songs here but a lot of them are held back by some of the most horrendous synth sounds I've ever heard. :lol I don't know why they sound like that, especially considering the production on their first album was basically perfect.
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Ulysses Owens Jr. and Generation Y - A New Beat
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"Somebaby's Baby" has been one of my favorites since Fast Times.... Especially that organ and sliding guitar riff in the intro.
Love that song! I play guitar in a cover band, and that is one of my favorites that we play.
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The Ruins of Beverast - The Thule Grimoires
Enslaved - Heimdal
Borknagar - Fall
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Fink - Sort Of Revolution
Not as strong as the previous 2 albums.
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Deafheaven - Infinite Granite
I like the style they’re trying to emulate on this album, but their interpretation of it just falls flat for me. Especially the vocals. He’s a great screamer, but a weak singer. Mombasa is fantastic and is really the only track I ever come back to.
Despite my feelings about it, the album artwork has been my phone wallpaper for the last 2.5 years.
I liked it when it came out but kind of lost interest after a few spins. Saw them performing the whole album live on Roadburn Festival last year and wasn't impressed at all. If am looking for that style there's a ton of other bands doing it better.
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Mean Messiah - In Infinite Illusion
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Basically, if you miss Strapping Young Lad then give this a listen.
Yea, this is really good. Check it out guys.
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Will report back later with my thoughts.
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Mean Messiah - In Infinite Illusion
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Basically, if you miss Strapping Young Lad then give this a listen.
Yea, this is really good. Check it out guys.
Will do :)
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Tima Volozh - Jubilee
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Currently listening to the collection of Opeth bonus tracks that I put on to one album on my iPod...
1. Derelict Hands
2. Still Day Beneath the Sun
3. Bridge of Sighs (Robin Trower cover)
4. Mellotron Heart
5. Patterns In the Ivy II
6. Den ständiga resan (Marie Fredriksson cover)
7. Would? (Alice In Chains cover)
8. Throat of Winter
9. Soldier of Fortune (Deep Purple cover)
10. Solitude (Live)
11. Circle of the Tyrant (Celtic Frost cover)
12. Var Kommer Barnen In (Live)
13. Remember Tomorrow (Iron Maiden cover)
This really is a great selection of songs that I should play more often. I never really think of Opeth when I think of great covers but they really did a great job picking these. Great songs and I feel they really do them justice. The non cover tracks are pretty damn good too.
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Gui Duvignau - Live in Red Hook
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Pat Bianchi - Three
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Currently listening to the collection of Opeth bonus tracks that I put on to one album on my iPod...
1. Derelict Hands
2. Still Day Beneath the Sun
3. Bridge of Sighs (Robin Trower cover)
4. Mellotron Heart
5. Patterns In the Ivy II
6. Den ständiga resan (Marie Fredriksson cover)
7. Would? (Alice In Chains cover)
8. Throat of Winter
9. Soldier of Fortune (Deep Purple cover)
10. Solitude (Live)
11. Circle of the Tyrant (Celtic Frost cover)
12. Var Kommer Barnen In (Live)
13. Remember Tomorrow (Iron Maiden cover)
This really is a great selection of songs that I should play more often. I never really think of Opeth when I think of great covers but they really did a great job picking these. Great songs and I feel they really do them justice. The non cover tracks are pretty damn good too.
"Yeah, "Derelict Herds", "Still Day Beneath the Sun", "Patterns in the Ivy Pt. II", and then "Den Standiga Resan", "Would?", those are some of their better songs, period.
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Mean Messiah - In Infinite Illusion
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Basically, if you miss Strapping Young Lad then give this a listen.
Yea, this is really good. Check it out guys.
Definitely hear SYL at times. I really only enjoyed a couple of songs though.
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Love this one! Nice pick!
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TAC approved? I really dig this one!
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Mainly on the new releases today...
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The Beatles - Rubber Soul
Alkaline Trio - Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs
Slimelord - Chytridiomycosis Relinquished
Sonata Arctica - Clear Cold Beyond
Exhorder - Defectum Omnium
Myrath - Karma
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Glasser, ignore what I said in the other thread. This is kicking my ass, and I'm only 2 songs in! How can a band that have been going this long, write riffs this good? Fuck! The production is fucking beefy, the drums are pounding and I am banging my goddamn head :metal
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Ed Sheeran - +
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Turbulence - Binary Dream
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Norah Jones - Visions
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Chris Potter - Eagle's Point
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No one does witty banter like Mikael Åkerfeldt :lol
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WDR Big Band - Small Group Sessions - Pure Imagination
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Jamiroquai - Automaton
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No one does witty banter like Mikael Åkerfeldt :lol
Was going through some boxes the other day and I found this DVD. I have no memory of buying it or watching it :lol
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No one does witty banter like Mikael Åkerfeldt :lol
Was going through some boxes the other day and I found this DVD. I have no memory of buying it or watching it :lol
I remember Mikael's growls being absolutely shot on it, from the little I had listened to. He didn't sound good.
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I’ll give it a listen this weekend. Blackwater Park is the only Opeth album I care for.
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Glasser, ignore what I said in the other thread. This is kicking my ass, and I'm only 2 songs in! How can a band that have been going this long, write riffs this good? Fuck! The production is fucking beefy, the drums are pounding and I am banging my goddamn head :metal
Agreed Luke, this one is a monster! :metal
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Judas Priest- Invincible Shield.
Judas Priest- Firepower.
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Norah Jones - Visions
Totally missed putting this one on my new release radar. It's gonna take a few plays for the whole thing to sink in, but "That's Life" and "I'm Awake" are killer standouts on the first listen.
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Transatlantic - Bridge Across Forever
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Judas Priest - Invincible Shield
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Justice - Audio, Video, Disco.
There's some good songs here but a lot of them are held back by some of the most horrendous synth sounds I've ever heard. :lol I don't know why they sound like that, especially considering the production on their first album was basically perfect.
Yeah it's not very good :lol. Hope their new record is half decent at least.
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death's dynamic shroud - American Candy
I didn't expect this to be an AOTY contender but here we are. :o If typical vaporwave is sampling pop songs and making them more sedated and atmospheric, this is the opposite, pumping them up to extreme Devin Townsend-esque walls of sound.
I saw these guys play live several months ago and it was really cool. They were crammed on a tiny stage amidst all of their gear and were still going all out, headbanging, swinging guitars around - it was awesome.
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Black Dresses - Forever in Your Heart
I thought I burnt myself out on this album last year, but I guess I will never get tired of it. Heavy, melancholy, heartfelt, absurdly cute at times. I love it.
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Eagles - On the border
Fates Warning - Theories of flight
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
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The new Judas Priest album is kicking my ass so hard, I'm having trouble sitting down in my chair.
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death's dynamic shroud - American Candy
I didn't expect this to be an AOTY contender but here we are. :o If typical vaporwave is sampling pop songs and making them more sedated and atmospheric, this is the opposite, pumping them up to extreme Devin Townsend-esque walls of sound.
Hmnnn guess I should check this out once my roulette is over.
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Yeah it's not very good :lol. Hope their new record is half decent at least.
It's not bad, I love the production on the debut but the songs are hit-or-miss for me, so I don't think this one's considerably worse. The production's a huge step back though. And yeah, I'll definitely check out the new one when it comes out.
I saw these guys play live several months ago and it was really cool. They were crammed on a tiny stage amidst all of their gear and were still going all out, headbanging, swinging guitars around - it was awesome.
They were opening for George Clanton and Frost Children right? I was at the Boston show for that tour - they were honestly the main reason I went. :lol But George Clanton has some nice stuff too and Frost Children ended up being a great surprise, they put on one hell of a show.
I was probably one of the youngest people in the audience and I'm 28. :lol
Hmnnn guess I should check this out once my roulette is over.
Well we'll see what you get the next couple rounds, if I manage to hang in there until the end :corn
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New Priest album has got me on a Priest kick
Right now, Painkiller
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I saw these guys play live several months ago and it was really cool. They were crammed on a tiny stage amidst all of their gear and were still going all out, headbanging, swinging guitars around - it was awesome.
They were opening for George Clanton and Frost Children right? I was at the Boston show for that tour - they were honestly the main reason I went. :lol But George Clanton has some nice stuff too and Frost Children ended up being a great surprise, they put on one hell of a show.
I was probably one of the youngest people in the audience and I'm 28. :lol
Yes! And same, I went for dds, but Frost Children actually ended up being my favorite performance of the night! They had so much energy and I realized that I'm getting old...my neck and back were so sore the next day from dancing and headbanging.
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I saw these guys play live several months ago and it was really cool. They were crammed on a tiny stage amidst all of their gear and were still going all out, headbanging, swinging guitars around - it was awesome.
They were opening for George Clanton and Frost Children right? I was at the Boston show for that tour - they were honestly the main reason I went. :lol But George Clanton has some nice stuff too and Frost Children ended up being a great surprise, they put on one hell of a show.
I was probably one of the youngest people in the audience and I'm 28. :lol
Yes! And same, I went for dds, but Frost Children actually ended up being my favorite performance of the night! They had so much energy and I realized that I'm getting old...my neck and back were so sore the next day from dancing and headbanging.
Are you in the DDS mixtape club Discord?
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New Priest album has got me on a Priest kick
Right now, Painkiller
Yea, it's got me spinning some of their albums too. The new one hit me hard yesterday, holy shit.
Currently spinning Firepower, and it just isn't doing it for me. There's something about the riffs and the production on Invincible Shield, man.
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New Priest album has got me on a Priest kick
Right now, Painkiller
Yea, it's got me spinning some of their albums too. The new one hit me hard yesterday, holy shit.
Currently spinning Firepower, and it just isn't doing it for me. There's something about the riffs and the production on Invincible Shield, man.
Huh, that's interesting. It's early for me to say how I'll rank Invisible Shield vs. Firepower, but my feeling was if you like one, you probably enjoy the other too. Anyway...I love Firepower, and I'm kinda shocked that they were able to, once again, deliver so much goodness with Invisible Shield, so I'm happy we have both :)
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New Priest album has got me on a Priest kick
Right now, Painkiller
Amazing avatar mate.
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New Priest album has got me on a Priest kick
Right now, Painkiller
Amazing avatar mate.
Yep, that's brilliant :lol
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Max Roach - Members Don't Git Weary
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New Priest album has got me on a Priest kick
Right now, Painkiller
Yea, it's got me spinning some of their albums too. The new one hit me hard yesterday, holy shit.
Currently spinning Firepower, and it just isn't doing it for me. There's something about the riffs and the production on Invincible Shield, man.
Huh, that's interesting. It's early for me to say how I'll rank Invisible Shield vs. Firepower, but my feeling was if you like one, you probably enjoy the other too. Anyway...I love Firepower, and I'm kinda shocked that they were able to, once again, deliver so much goodness with Invisible Shield, so I'm happy we have both :)
I can't even really explain it myself, but I know it's predominantly about the fucking riffs! A good barometer for me is how much I air guitar to a riff/solo.
Well let me tell you, this thing has had me air guitaring whilst cooking, in the shower and whilst I'm taking a shit. That says it all. Invincible Shield just makes me want to bang my head and shred my air guitar.
:metal :metal :metal
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Paramore - This is Why
Very out of character for me, but I am liking it very much.
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Paramore - This is Why
Very out of character for me, but I am liking it very much.
This album seems to have sold a number of people who were previously not into them.
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Heart - Dog & Butterfly
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Listening to Kansas, Leftoverture. How the fuck have I never heard this before?!?!?! Carry On Wayward Son is one of my favourite songs of all time (I got to know it through Guitar Hero years ago) but I never thought of listening to this album until now. And it was inspired by someone here saying part of one song on the album was lifted for Octavarium the other night. Anyway, WOW! This album is BRILLIANT! :lol
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Jolly - The Audio Guide To Happiness
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Deafheaven - Sunbather
10th anniversary remaster on vinyl
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So. Much. Priest.
Or just Invincible Shield on repeat for a day.
Iced Earth - Dante's Inferno
:metal :metal
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Dream Theater - Awake
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Teramaze- Sorella Minore.
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Camel - Mirage
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I saw these guys play live several months ago and it was really cool. They were crammed on a tiny stage amidst all of their gear and were still going all out, headbanging, swinging guitars around - it was awesome.
They were opening for George Clanton and Frost Children right? I was at the Boston show for that tour - they were honestly the main reason I went. :lol But George Clanton has some nice stuff too and Frost Children ended up being a great surprise, they put on one hell of a show.
I was probably one of the youngest people in the audience and I'm 28. :lol
Yes! And same, I went for dds, but Frost Children actually ended up being my favorite performance of the night! They had so much energy and I realized that I'm getting old...my neck and back were so sore the next day from dancing and headbanging.
Are you in the DDS mixtape club Discord?
I am not, what is it?
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https://innerspace1.bandcamp.com/album/the-village
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Are you in the DDS mixtape club Discord?
I am not, what is it?
Ah, was just curious. The vast majority of the group's albums between 2020 and present day aren't available on streaming or their public Bandcamp because they're exclusive to their mixtape club, where on a usual schedule they release one album every month. It's a monthly fee to join the club, but if you're in it you get to download any album of theirs for free, which given the size of their discography, ends up being kind of a good deal. :lol You also get access to their discord, which is a pretty chill place.
It's worth joining if you like the group, I joined just to get one of their albums (Transcendence Bot) and figured I'd cancel my subscription if I didn't need it for anything else, but I kept finding stuff I liked, so I'm still a member!
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Charles Mingus - Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus
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Camel - Mirage
Camel - The Snow Goose
Camel - Moonmadness
I've been kicked by a Camel today.
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Would that be better than being humped by one? (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/Smileys/default/rimshot.gif) Great band though.
(https://i.postimg.cc/jS55ZJBJ/sonataarcticaclearcoldbeyond.png)
Sonata Arctica were one of my favorite bands in the early-mid 00s, but they lost me on Unia, and the limited amount I've heard since then never restored my confidence. This actually feels like the recurring "back to our roots" album that everybody says they're doing when it really isn't. Quite impressed on the first play.
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https://hypnoticdirgerecords.bandcamp.com/album/echoes
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Brian Jackson - This is Brian Jackson
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Sonata Arctica were one of my favorite bands in the early-mid 00s, but they lost me on Unia, and the limited amount I've heard since then never restored my confidence. This actually feels like the recurring "back to our roots" album that everybody says they're doing when it really isn't. Quite impressed on the first play.
Yep, I'm basically coming from the exact same place with this album. It's prompted me to go back and check out some of the other albums as well though.
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Nine Inch Nails - Add Violence
Spinning vinyl, I got gifted this one years ago. Finally in the mood for some NIN. I really don’t like all his albums but I’m really enjoying this EP.
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Anyone familiar with Gísli Gunnarsson? I'd never heard of him, but he's just released a single featuring Alcest, which I really enjoyed...
https://open.spotify.com/track/7fVxHLURIbfZReiWfBKZ4V?si=Z9B8diAPTyq7-ISx16vvsA&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A116t0bcX8Drqx38DNXzkQZ (https://open.spotify.com/track/7fVxHLURIbfZReiWfBKZ4V?si=Z9B8diAPTyq7-ISx16vvsA&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A116t0bcX8Drqx38DNXzkQZ)
I'm just checking out his album from last year, Mementos, and it's pretty damn good...
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3623697281_10.jpg)
His Bandcamp page describes him as: Musician and multi-instrumentalist from Iceland. Mixing modern classical and orchestral sounds with ambient electronic production.
It's a really nice atmospheric, post-rock album with lots of guest performances. Check it out, especially if you dig the song with Alcest.
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Camel - Mirage
Camel - Mirage
Camel - The Snow Goose
Camel - Moonmadness
I've been kicked by a Camel today.
Really like this band, and these are all great albums (though I’m less fond of The Snow Goose than the others).
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Anyone familiar with Gísli Gunnarsson? I'd never heard of him, but he's just released a single featuring Alcest, which I really enjoyed...
https://open.spotify.com/track/7fVxHLURIbfZReiWfBKZ4V?si=Z9B8diAPTyq7-ISx16vvsA&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A116t0bcX8Drqx38DNXzkQZ (https://open.spotify.com/track/7fVxHLURIbfZReiWfBKZ4V?si=Z9B8diAPTyq7-ISx16vvsA&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A116t0bcX8Drqx38DNXzkQZ)
I'm just checking out his album from last year, Mementos, and it's pretty damn good...
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3623697281_10.jpg)
His Bandcamp page describes him as: Musician and multi-instrumentalist from Iceland. Mixing modern classical and orchestral sounds with ambient electronic production.
It's a really nice atmospheric, post-rock album with lots of guest performances. Check it out, especially if you dig the song with Alcest.
Wow. Really beautiful build-up, though the ending kind of threw me for a loop. I guess I should have been on guard for it with the Alcest guest appearance, but it definitely gets more post-metal/blackgaze at the end rather than just post-rock. Great track anyway.
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King Crimson - Islands
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Low - HEY WHAT
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Low - HEY WHAT
Great album
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Thomas Dolby - The Flat Earth
Thanks to Steve Hogarth for the tip.
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Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
Wilderun - Veil of imagination
Wolverine - Communication Lost
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James LaBrie - Beautiful Shade Of Grey
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Low - HEY WHAT
Great album
It was!
Now
Big Big Train - The Likes of Us
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Low - HEY WHAT
Great album
It was!
Now
Big Big Train - The Likes of Us
Great album
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Low - HEY WHAT
Great album
It was!
Now
Big Big Train - The Likes of Us
Great album
It was!
Now
Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time
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Firehouse- s/t
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(https://i.imgur.com/tDpfHSy.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/iR8oSKF.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/ZLHXFnM.jpg)
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Probably the greatest run of pop albums ever made - just banger after banger, this guy was absolutely unstoppable in the 80s.
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Kansas- best of
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Asia- s/t
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Kahil El'Zabar and the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble - Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit
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Honeymoon Suite- The Singles
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TURQUOISEDEATH - Se Bueno
A really nice atmospheric drum 'n' bass album with some great vibes and songs that are actually pretty memorable. The shoegaze elements definitely give it some character, too.
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Moor Mother - The Great Bailout
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Moor Mother - The Great Bailout
That's enough of THAT.
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Haux - Blue Angeles
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Kicking it old school :hat
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Big Big Train - The Likes of Us
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Big Big Train - The Likes of Us
Great album
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Last few days:
Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She
This one is really growing with each listen. The electrical oriented sound is not something I prefer but the overall vibe of this album is just great.
Illumishade - Another Side of You
Just a great voice combined with above average songwriting makes this a really enjoyable album.
Suldusk - Anthesis
A blend of folk and black with clean female vocals. Songwriting goes all over the place which makes it a bit messy. I will relisten.
Further:
Sermon - Of Golden Verse
Svalbard - The Weight of the Mask
Wayfarer - American Gothic
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Big Big Train - The Likes of Us
Great album
Lot to like here so far.
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Michael Jackson - Bad
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Heart - Bebe Le Strange
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Myrath - Karma
Didn’t think much of it on first listen but really digging it now.
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Stumbled upon this tonight and it's pretty :metal
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1544628589_10.jpg)
Clean vocals, but the singer is a bit...I can't describe him. Sounds European but not quite Kotipelto. Sounds a bit like the guy from Trial(swe).
Fucking kick ass music though.
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King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic
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About as contrasting as two albums back to back can be...
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/818ocqj7ovL._UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg) (https://www.wepluggoodmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Pyromania-Album-Review.jpg)
Dødheimsgard - A Umbra Omega
Def Leppard - Pyromania
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Santana - Abraxas
I have been expanding my musical horizons lately. Very enjoyable album, this.
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Humble Pie - Town and Country
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Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - In Glorious Times
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Last few days:
Illumishade - Another Side of You
Just a great voice combined with above average songwriting makes this a really enjoyable album.
Yeah, I mentioned this one a few days ago too and I enjoyed it a fair bit. Vocals are very good. The music sometimes does veer a little too much in “musical” territory, but as you say the songwriting is interesting.
Stumbled upon this tonight and it's pretty :metal
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1544628589_10.jpg)
Clean vocals, but the singer is a bit...I can't describe him. Sounds European but not quite Kotipelto. Sounds a bit like the guy from Trial(swe).
Fucking kick ass music though.
You got my attention with this one. I’m a little behind over the last few days with new listens (work is pretty crazy and I just got one tooth extracted so I’m a little loopy ;) might be a good time to give some albums a shot
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John Zorn - Virtue
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https://thehangingstars.bandcamp.com/album/on-a-golden-shore
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Volbeat - Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies
Volbeat - Beyond Heaven / Above Hell
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Halford - Live in Anaheim
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Steely Dan - Two Against Nature
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AM Radio
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(https://i.imgur.com/Q5CU8W4.jpg)
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Charles Mingus, Max Roach - The Charles Mingus Quintet Plus Max Roach (Live)
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Stumbled upon this tonight and it's pretty :metal
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1544628589_10.jpg)
Clean vocals, but the singer is a bit...I can't describe him. Sounds European but not quite Kotipelto. Sounds a bit like the guy from Trial(swe).
Fucking kick ass music though.
You got my attention with this one. I’m a little behind over the last few days with new listens (work is pretty crazy and I just got one tooth extracted so I’m a little loopy ;) might be a good time to give some albums a shot
I spun this all day at work. They're from Montreal, and the singer...you can hear the French in him. His voice is....acquired. The solo in Flaming Rage :metal
This is musically pretty excellent metal.
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Big Big Train - Gathering Speed
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Big Big Train - Gathering Speed
Underrated gem. Powder Monkey was the first thing by the band to hook me.
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Big Big Train - Gathering Speed
Underrated gem. Powder Monkey was the first thing by the band to hook me.
Very nice, indeed.
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Heart - Heart
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Last few days:
Illumishade - Another Side of You
Just a great voice combined with above average songwriting makes this a really enjoyable album.
Yeah, I mentioned this one a few days ago too and I enjoyed it a fair bit. Vocals are very good. The music sometimes does veer a little too much in “musical” territory, but as you say the songwriting is interesting.
Listened to this a few times recently and it's rapidly moving up my favorites list of the year. The whole orbit around them has been pretty prominent in my listening over the past few months. I'm not sure I caught the "musical" qualities, and that's not something that normally appeals to me much, though there are a few artists who make it work, so perhaps they're another.
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Striker- Ultrapower.
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I was getting worried that not a lot of new albums were sticking for me, or even much I thought was any good, but then BAM back to back, I get the Noor album that I am definitely loving and this one, Lord Goblin's s/t.
This has kind of a retro feel, and feels influenced by Byron Era Uriah Heep, BUT, it's much heavier. Really loving this album as well.
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Last few days:
Illumishade - Another Side of You
Just a great voice combined with above average songwriting makes this a really enjoyable album.
Yeah, I mentioned this one a few days ago too and I enjoyed it a fair bit. Vocals are very good. The music sometimes does veer a little too much in “musical” territory, but as you say the songwriting is interesting.
Listened to this a few times recently and it's rapidly moving up my favorites list of the year. The whole orbit around them has been pretty prominent in my listening over the past few months. I'm not sure I caught the "musical" qualities, and that's not something that normally appeals to me much, though there are a few artists who make it work, so perhaps they're another.
I'm thinking especially of a song like Fairytale...that approach doesn't appeal that much to me either, and indeed that song, while by no means bad, is one of my least favorites for that very reason...
Stumbled upon this tonight and it's pretty :metal
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1544628589_10.jpg)
Clean vocals, but the singer is a bit...I can't describe him. Sounds European but not quite Kotipelto. Sounds a bit like the guy from Trial(swe).
Fucking kick ass music though.
You got my attention with this one. I’m a little behind over the last few days with new listens (work is pretty crazy and I just got one tooth extracted so I’m a little loopy ;) might be a good time to give some albums a shot
I spun this all day at work. They're from Montreal, and the singer...you can hear the French in him. His voice is....acquired. The solo in Flaming Rage :metal
This is musically pretty excellent metal.
Well, this was a big YES for me. Really enjoyed it, including the vocals. I think they work here. Where did you even find these guys?? They are not on Amazon music, I checked them out on their Bandcamp page. Pretty amazing how well everything flows, considering it's a debut (?). Riffy, urgent...great US (well, Canadian) metal...and "quirky" enough to make it extra-interesting. Great find.
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I'm thinking especially of a song like Fairytale...that approach doesn't appeal that much to me either, and indeed that song, while by no means bad, is one of my least favorites for that very reason...
Yeah, I guess that's sort of the "Disney princess" song on the album. The heavier and/or moodier ones are the sweet spot.
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I'm thinking especially of a song like Fairytale...that approach doesn't appeal that much to me either, and indeed that song, while by no means bad, is one of my least favorites for that very reason...
Yeah, I guess that's sort of the "Disney princess" song on the album. The heavier and/or moodier ones are the sweet spot.
Absolutely. This was a nice surprise of an album, for sure. As I mentioned here already, the song HYMN almost sounds like a very melodic Dream Theater tune. Something about the melody (and the solo too!)
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Did check out some recent releases..
(https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/JP.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1595959929_10.jpg)
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Skeletal-Remains_Fragments-of-the-Ageless-01.jpg) (https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3974317484_65)
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Invincible Shield is another win, after the surprise of Firepower. I'm happy to consider the "actual" album, in terms of it closing with the epicness of Giants in the Sky, but I have to say I like all the bonus tracks too. So, I proceeded to get myself the Target exclusive ;)
Oh, and that Ecclesia album is pretty good! The basis is doomy metal like Candlemass/Sorcerer etc., but the pace is generally briskier. Nice injections of US metal (sometimes they remind me of a more straightforward version of Witherfall...maybe it's the vocals...). First two songs proper (after the intro), If She Floats and Et Cum Spiritu Tuo are good samples.
Enjoyed the classic death metal of Skeletal Remains too. VERY solid. And I will definitely revisit Grey Skies Fallen. There's quite a bit that piqued my interest in there.
Commented on Noor a couple of posts above :)
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King Crimson - Lizard
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(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.NyWq02AxtJtvP4aR3U_0vgAAAA?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)
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Stumbled upon this tonight and it's pretty :metal
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1544628589_10.jpg)
Clean vocals, but the singer is a bit...I can't describe him. Sounds European but not quite Kotipelto. Sounds a bit like the guy from Trial(swe).
Fucking kick ass music though.
You got my attention with this one. I’m a little behind over the last few days with new listens (work is pretty crazy and I just got one tooth extracted so I’m a little loopy ;) might be a good time to give some albums a shot
I spun this all day at work. They're from Montreal, and the singer...you can hear the French in him. His voice is....acquired. The solo in Flaming Rage :metal
This is musically pretty excellent metal.
Well, this was a big YES for me. Really enjoyed it, including the vocals. I think they work here. Where did you even find these guys?? They are not on Amazon music, I checked them out on their Bandcamp page. Pretty amazing how well everything flows, considering it's a debut (?). Riffy, urgent...great US (well, Canadian) metal...and "quirky" enough to make it extra-interesting. Great find.
Urgent is a great descriptor. The songwriting is really strong, and musically it all feels so intentional if that makes any sense. It has the kind of vibe that separated Lost Horizon from other power metal bands. Not that this is power metal by any stretch, but there's a fullness to it.
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Cleansing your ears between rounds?
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Did someone say Lost Horizon?!
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Did someone say Lost Horizon?!
Do not listen to this album for at least two more weeks!
It's not Lost Horizon or anything like that, but well, you'll see soon enough..
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Cleansing your ears between rounds?
I just totally forgot it was out two weeks ago and liked what I heard on the songs released so yeah, breaking things up between rounds. I'm in two minds to check albums from round 1 yet or not as I won't have time to delve into them, but this was an easy click for today.
It's generic melodic power metal, but I can't hate it, and Gus G has some absolutely ripping solos on here. The titled track is fantastic.
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Did someone say Lost Horizon?!
Do not listen to this album for at least two more weeks!
It's not Lost Horizon or anything like that, but well, you'll see soon enough..
I won't I promise lol. I haven't clicked anything new the last few weeks, so all good.
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Dredg - El Cielo
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King Crimson - Red
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Striker- Ultrapower.
Just finally spun this yesterday. :metal Very much looking forward to seeing them at PPUSA
Stumbled upon this tonight and it's pretty :metal
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1544628589_10.jpg)
Clean vocals, but the singer is a bit...I can't describe him. Sounds European but not quite Kotipelto. Sounds a bit like the guy from Trial(swe).
Fucking kick ass music though.
You got my attention with this one. I’m a little behind over the last few days with new listens (work is pretty crazy and I just got one tooth extracted so I’m a little loopy ;) might be a good time to give some albums a shot
I spun this all day at work. They're from Montreal, and the singer...you can hear the French in him. His voice is....acquired. The solo in Flaming Rage :metal
This is musically pretty excellent metal.
Well, this was a big YES for me. Really enjoyed it, including the vocals. I think they work here. Where did you even find these guys?? They are not on Amazon music, I checked them out on their Bandcamp page. Pretty amazing how well everything flows, considering it's a debut (?). Riffy, urgent...great US (well, Canadian) metal...and "quirky" enough to make it extra-interesting. Great find.
Urgent is a great descriptor. The songwriting is really strong, and musically it all feels so intentional if that makes any sense. It has the kind of vibe that separated Lost Horizon from other power metal bands. Not that this is power metal by any stretch, but there's a fullness to it.
I'm intrigued
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Fink -Hard Believer
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Last few days:
Illumishade - Another Side of You
Just a great voice combined with above average songwriting makes this a really enjoyable album.
Yeah, I mentioned this one a few days ago too and I enjoyed it a fair bit. Vocals are very good. The music sometimes does veer a little too much in “musical” territory, but as you say the songwriting is interesting.
Listened to this a few times recently and it's rapidly moving up my favorites list of the year. The whole orbit around them has been pretty prominent in my listening over the past few months. I'm not sure I caught the "musical" qualities, and that's not something that normally appeals to me much, though there are a few artists who make it work, so perhaps they're another.
I gave this a listen this morning, but I had to stop during the third song. It's definitely decent enough, but it has that low guitar tuning that I really don't like. Not sure why they'd go in that direction because the voice seems more than versatile enough.
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Jeffrey Martin - Gold in the Water
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TORRES - TORRES
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Brittany Howard - Jaime
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Fastway- Trick or Treat
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Humble Pie - As Safe As Yesterday Is
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Boston- Don't Look Back
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Eagles- Hotel California
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New Priest album has got me on a Priest kick
Right now, Painkiller
Yea, it's got me spinning some of their albums too. The new one hit me hard yesterday, holy shit.
Currently spinning Firepower, and it just isn't doing it for me. There's something about the riffs and the production on Invincible Shield, man.
Huh, that's interesting. It's early for me to say how I'll rank Invisible Shield vs. Firepower, but my feeling was if you like one, you probably enjoy the other too. Anyway...I love Firepower, and I'm kinda shocked that they were able to, once again, deliver so much goodness with Invisible Shield, so I'm happy we have both :)
When I heard Firepower I liked it, but have never been in the mood to revisit it. I'm halfway through Invincible Shield and already feeling like I'm going to want to return to it again much sooner. I have no idea how Rob still sounds this good at 72.
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I mean, isn't Firepower and Invincible Shield basically the same album?
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FP sounded quite similar from what I remember, but I just might be in the right mood today. Or they struck the right combination of notes for melodies this time.
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I mean, isn't Firepower and Invincible Shield basically the same album?
As someone who for the first time is digging Judas Priest, on a whole new level, I would say Invincible Shield is infinitely better than Firepower. It's all in the production and the riffs for me.
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The production sounds very similar to me, and the style is the same, but you just never know which riffs and melodies are going to hit and which aren't.
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I’d say the riffs on Firepower were a lot more simple.
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Cleansing your ears between rounds?
I just totally forgot it was out two weeks ago and liked what I heard on the songs released so yeah, breaking things up between rounds. I'm in two minds to check albums from round 1 yet or not as I won't have time to delve into them, but this was an easy click for today.
It's generic melodic power metal, but I can't hate it, and Gus G has some absolutely ripping solos on here. The titled track is fantastic.
It's a real pleasant album, I agree. Lots of ear-candy. And Fallen Angel has one of the catchiest riffs I've heard this year so far.
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Dream Theater - Octavarium
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Witherfall - Curse of Autumn
Vanden Plas - Christ 0
Rivers of Nihil - where Owls Know My Name
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Witherfall - Curse of Autumn
Vanden Plas - Christ 0
Rivers of Nihil - where Owls Know My Name
Nice!! New VP and Witherfall soon!
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(https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.gIcGFB-dkC36u1nxXjKTGQHaHa?w=182&h=182&c=7&r=0&o=5&cb=10&dpr=1.5&pid=1.7)
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Cleansing your ears between rounds?
I just totally forgot it was out two weeks ago and liked what I heard on the songs released so yeah, breaking things up between rounds. I'm in two minds to check albums from round 1 yet or not as I won't have time to delve into them, but this was an easy click for today.
It's generic melodic power metal, but I can't hate it, and Gus G has some absolutely ripping solos on here. The titled track is fantastic.
It's a real pleasant album, I agree. Lots of ear-candy. And Fallen Angel has one of the catchiest riffs I've heard this year so far.
Yeah, nothing new but great playing, great production, great melodies, nothing not to like here.
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I guess I need to spin new Firewind some more.
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Kayo Dot - Hubardo
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Kayo Dot - Hubardo
Nice! I haven't listened to them in a while, need to revisit that.
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KD and motW are/were two incredibly underrated metal acts!
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KD and motW are/were two incredibly underrated metal acts!
Agreed and now Maudlin of the Well needs a revisit!! :)
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Fink - Hard Believer
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Yngwie Malmsteen- Alchemy.
Yngwie Malmsteen- War To End All Wars.
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Bruce Dickinson - The Mandrake Project
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Ariana Grande - eternal sunshine
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Ariana Grande - eternal sunshine
i was kind of excited for this one but it didn't really do much for me. i should revisit it tho!
The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
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Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos
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Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time
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Over the last few days, for older stuff...
(https://i.discogs.com/tNBpNcWcTiOERdcwgA_iqQHzZdzW3kbErahdEG5Z6MQ/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTkwMDQx/NC0xMzM1MjIzNDIw/LmpwZWc.jpeg) (https://i.discogs.com/gnouaHBmZMeUt5YjPCwojjoFK4v580y54xIJraYL-BY/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:595/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI1NzA3/NzMtMTI5MDk5NzA3/Mi5qcGVn.jpeg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/03/The_Chemical_Wedding.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d7/Opeth_stilllife.jpg)
(https://i.discogs.com/Ih0O4GMM_A9w0U4MOm5eaG_MoGZGHVwfFBvx_ENlxqY/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:593/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTg3Nzcw/MC0xMzQ1ODQ2Mzk3/LTU2NjcuanBlZw.jpeg) (https://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/3139/cover_12401110112009.jpg)
That Three album...I tend to forget about it, and when I revisit I always enjoy it a ton. Such a unique approach, especially the guitarwork. Good stuff.
And the Forbidden/Flotsam & Jetsam debut albums...they might (maybe?) lack that little something to propel them into the top tier of the genre but, man, this is some good (and original!) thrash metal.
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Been on Shiki by Sigh. Such an interesting band, Heir to Despair was one of my favorites of last decade too. Really no other band that sounds like them. I was driving home from work one day though, and asked my car to play Sigh. It heard "Psy" and next thing I know I'm ploughing down I-85 listening to Gangnam Style. Surprisingly nostalgic.
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Thin Lizzy- Wild One
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Deafheaven - New Bermuda
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Meat Loaf- Bat out of Hell
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Big Big Train - The Difference Machine
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Bryan Adams- Reckless
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Humble Pie - Humble Pie
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Judas Priest - Invincible Shield
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ToTo- Essential
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Frank Zappa - Sheik Yerbouti
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K'mono - Mind Out Of Mind
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Dire Straits- best of
Journey- greatest hits
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Halford - Resurrection
Fight - War of Words
Fight - Mutations
Volbeat - Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Infest the Rats' Nest
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Jerskin Fendrix - Poor Things (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Excellent album!
(https://getmetal.club/uploads/posts/2024-03/getmetal_20240314_132059_43043.jpg)
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Big Big Train - The Likes of Us
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Went on a little Ripper Owens trip today:
Charred Walls of the Damned - s/t
Charred Walls of the Damned - Cold Winds on Timeless Days
Spirits of Fire
Tourniquet - Gazing at Medusa
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Ed Sheeran - X
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(https://theprogressivesubway.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/a0373765597_10.jpg)
I think I posted this before, but if you are missing Native Construct, then check this album out.
Rototypical - Volume I: The Tactitian
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Whom Gods Destroy - Insanium
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Rasmus Sorensen, Alexander Claffy, Kendrick Scott - Balancing Act
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Beans - Boots N Cats
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Camel - Breathless
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(https://theprogressivesubway.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/a0373765597_10.jpg)
I think I posted this before, but if you are missing Native Construct, then check this album out.
Rototypical - Volume I: The Tactitian
I'm on it! Thanks! :tup
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Charles Mingus - Incarnations
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(https://theprogressivesubway.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/a0373765597_10.jpg)
I think I posted this before, but if you are missing Native Construct, then check this album out.
Rototypical - Volume I: The Tactitian
LOVING this one! Thanks Luke! Check this one out! Released today! :metal
https://almomusic.bandcamp.com/album/reconciliation
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(https://theprogressivesubway.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/a0373765597_10.jpg)
I think I posted this before, but if you are missing Native Construct, then check this album out.
Rototypical - Volume I: The Tactitian
LOVING this one! Thanks Luke! Check this one out! Released today! :metal
https://almomusic.bandcamp.com/album/reconciliation
Nice one dude. When I first joined DTF it seemed everyone was talking about Native Construct (well, all the young 'uns anyway). Rototypical really scratch that itch. I'll give ALMO a listen tomorrow :tup
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Some more from today...
(https://imagescdn.juno.co.uk/full/CS997222-01A-BIG.jpg) (https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Vault-of-Horrors.jpg)
(https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/729/0810137309729.jpg?dragonforce-2024-warp-speed-warriors-lp&class=scaled&v=1698826051) (https://images.genius.com/60e69b1a2aa0b42e304219c5ae0e0b07.1000x1000x1.jpg)
(https://www.azcentral.com/gcdn/presto/2020/10/01/PPHX/df1d7ab8-8635-472a-ac6e-e1be319ccf49-Flotsam.jpg?width=700&height=700&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp) (https://i.discogs.com/Jok_TvhWYsZ9nggAmyaCPaMCblmy51EB9fklNjLncfg/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:592/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEyNzA1/NTYtMTI1NjM5MDQ2/OS5qcGVn.jpeg)
The Mad Caddies - Arrows Room 117
Aborted - Vault of Horrors
Dragonforce - Warp Speed Warriors
Devin Townsend - Ki
Flotsam and Jetsam - Doomsday the Deceiver
Seance - Fornever Laid to Rest
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i tried listening to the elmo album after seeing it hyped up a bunch and it just confirms that the modern prog metal scene is decisively not for me :lol
wasn't bad or anything i was mostly just bored by it
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i tried listening to the elmo album after seeing it hyped up a bunch and it just confirms that the modern prog metal scene is decisively not for me :lol
wasn't bad or anything i was mostly just bored by it
Elmo! :lol Being that it's modern Prog Metal, I enjoy it for what it is. Nothing earth shattering by any means but I think it's worth a spin as it is very well done.
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Dragonforce - Warp Speed Warriors
I’m one of the few people who really enjoyed Extreme Power Metal but this is pretty lame.
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The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis - The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis
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Infinity - Devin Townsend
Physicist - Devin Townsend
Terria - Devin Townsend
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King Crimson - Beat
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Charles Mingus - Incarnations
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Muse: The 2nd Law (one of my very favourites by them)
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King Crimson - Beat
I'm wheels :hat
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Opeth - Folklore
That closing section on the title track is sublime.
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Maestrick- Unpuzzle!
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The Devin Townsend Band - Accelerated Evolution
The Devin Townsend Band - Synchestra
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(https://i.imgur.com/msICp9z.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/sHPk46y.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/xn5tZVp.jpg)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/08/Halford_Live_Insurrection.jpg)
I haven't listened to this in full for years, usually just hitting up my favorite tunes. I'm halfway through disc 2 now and forgot how awesome this album is. His band on the Resurrection tour was amazingly good, and Halford sounds amazing. He was so godly during that era (and yeah, I know this album has plenty of studio magic too).
I love that they included 3 songs from Fight and studio/soundcheck takes of Light Comes out of Black and The One You Love to Hate, but the best part is definitely on disc 2 when they rip through a bunch of Priest songs.
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The ReconstruKction of Light - King Crimson
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Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly of Shadows - Heartland Radio
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/5f552a4f6bbe895fc752560f8c0bb2f4/8591146/hellripper-the-affair-of-the-poisons-Cover-Art.jpg) (https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/4d6fa71c6ec4fb1156f04d45b249fb17/11292174/judas-priest-stained-class-Cover-Art.jpg) (https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/b376fe35d03c6752e72f9e5270d08e02/1786614/yngwie-j-malmsteen-trilogy-Cover-Art.jpg) (https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/4fd29ce88168de9000216356d9e23792/4882457/carcass-heartwork-Cover-Art.jpg)
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Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient
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Oasis - Definitely Maybe
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K'mono - Mind out of Mind
i keep spinning this. someone here recommended it (i think it was SoundscapeMN) but thank you so much, it rules!
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/08/Halford_Live_Insurrection.jpg)
I haven't listened to this in full for years, usually just hitting up my favorite tunes. I'm halfway through disc 2 now and forgot how awesome this album is. His band on the Resurrection tour was amazingly good, and Halford sounds amazing. He was so godly during that era (and yeah, I know this album has plenty of studio magic too).
I love that they included 3 songs from Fight and studio/soundcheck takes of Light Comes out of Black and The One You Love to Hate, but the best part is definitely on disc 2 when they rip through a bunch of Priest songs.
The version of the bonus track Sad Wings (live or not), is one of my fav ever halford performances. Absolutely rips!
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Big Big Train - The Likes of Us
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K'mono - Return to the 'E'
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1641367249_16.jpg)
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The Devin Townsend Project - Ki, Addicted, Deconstruction, and Ghost
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(Roxy Radclyffe - The Median's Ark)
i think i'm becoming the joker (complimentary)
idk man this tickles my brain just right and the lyrics are the right kind of unhinged queer i feel all the damn time :lol
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(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0001839930_71.jpg)
God, I love the epicness of this album.
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Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well
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Godspeed You! Blacke Emperor - U.X.O.
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Stryper- Yellow & Black Attack
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AC/DC- Jailbreak
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Rush- Grace Under Pressure
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Charles Lloyd - The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow
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Judas Priest- Point of Entry
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i tried listening to the elmo album after seeing it hyped up a bunch and it just confirms that the modern prog metal scene is decisively not for me :lol
wasn't bad or anything i was mostly just bored by it
Elmo! :lol Being that it's modern Prog Metal, I enjoy it for what it is. Nothing earth shattering by any means but I think it's worth a spin as it is very well done.
Finally getting round to this. It's as you've both pretty much described, but man they are blatantly ripping off Haken at times. It scratches that itch with a Haken sound the band hasn't had for a good while though. Solid stuff.
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Kiss- s/t
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Van Halen- Women & Children First
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David Bowie - Scary Monsters & Super Creeps
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i tried listening to the elmo album after seeing it hyped up a bunch and it just confirms that the modern prog metal scene is decisively not for me :lol
wasn't bad or anything i was mostly just bored by it
Elmo! :lol Being that it's modern Prog Metal, I enjoy it for what it is. Nothing earth shattering by any means but I think it's worth a spin as it is very well done.
Finally getting round to this. It's as you've both pretty much described, but man they are blatantly ripping off Haken at times. It scratches that itch with a Haken sound the band hasn't had for a good while though. Solid stuff.
I can't stop listening to it now! I'm addicted to it.
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https://suncaged.bandcamp.com/album/the-lotus-effect-2
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2128670211_10.jpg)
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King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black
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https://suncaged.bandcamp.com/album/the-lotus-effect-2
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2128670211_10.jpg)
Great album!
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Been ages since I've heard it.
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Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
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U2 - Zooropa
This album is as uninspiring as its reputation suggests.