What album are you listening to v.8

[Bluefish]

[Bluefish]

[Zydar]

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.

[hefdaddy42]

Wynton Marsalis - The Jungle

[NoseofNicko]

[TAC]

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.

[TAC]

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.

[NoseofNicko]

Daniel Heiman, huh? Will probably check it out.

[TAC]

Daniel Heiman, huh? Will probably check it out.

He's on full display here. Finally.

[NoseofNicko]

Does he still have that incredible range?

[TAC]

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.

[nick_z]

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...

[TAC]

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.

[nick_z]

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.

[hefdaddy42]

Arlo Parks - My Soft Machine

[hefdaddy42]

Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer

[NoseofNicko]

[Grappler]

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.

[Glasser]

Nice one Fish! 

[NoseofNicko]

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.

[twosuitsluke]

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 

[hefdaddy42]

The Chick Corea Symphony Tribute - Ritmo

[NoseofNicko]

Sounds like a completely different band. Good stuff. I like the new stuff too but this is clearly superior.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

They've always been a rather inconsistent band.  Perils of the Deep Blue is a good mid-career one. 

[Glasser]

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 

Hell yeah! Reece is a beast!

[nick_z]

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?

[Glasser]

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.

[wolfking]

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.

[TAC]

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!

[nick_z]

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!

[Glasser]

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. 

[Crow]

one listen in and i'm prepared to call this the black metal AOTY, holy hell

[Zydar]

Aerosmith - Draw The Line

[hefdaddy42]

David Maxim Micic - BILO IV

[nick_z]

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)