What album are you listening to v.8

[hefdaddy42]

Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient

[Bentower]

Pantera - Cowboys from Hell
Stone - No Anaesthesia!
Farmers Market - Surfin' USSR

[hefdaddy42]

Unknown Mortal Orchestra - II

[Glasser]

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).   

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.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

The Alvestam/Nilsson pairing in the first three albums is just untouchable.

[Glasser]

The Alvestam/Nilsson pairing in the first three albums is just untouchable.

100% agree!

[Glasser]

[twosuitsluke]

[EPICVIEW]

 

[wolfking]

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).   

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.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

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. 

[wolfking]

His list of credits is impressive to say the least.

[Glasser]

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).   

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.

[NoseofNicko]

[Glasser]

Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient

Absolute Brilliance! 

[wolfking]

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).   

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.

[Metro]

Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient

Good man

[Buddyhunter1]

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.

[NoseofNicko]

Honestly I really can’t think of a more consistent(ly great) band with a long discography.

[Crow]

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"

[ReaperKK]

311 - Stereolithic

[pfillion]

[Buddyhunter1]

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.

[hefdaddy42]

Janelle Monae - The Electric Lady

Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient

Good man

I do what I can lol

[hefdaddy42]

David Maxim Micic - Who Bit The Moon

[jjrock88]

Kiss- Rock and Roll Over

Rush- Fly By Night

AC/DC- Who Made Who

[Bentower]

Master Musicians of Bukkake - Far West
Nadja - Bodycage
Fates Warning - No Exit
Crimson Glory - Transcendence

[hefdaddy42]

James Brandon Lewis - CLIFFS

[hefdaddy42]

John Williams - Superman: The Movie (Original Motion Picture Score)

[LithoJazzoSphere]

David Maxim Micic - Who Bit The Moon

How did that one go, and did you make it through III?

[hefdaddy42]

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.

[Qrusher14242]

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.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

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. 

[hefdaddy42]

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!

[NoseofNicko]