What album are you listening to v.8

[TAC]

The newer Night Ranger albums are very good.

Interesting.

[wolfking]

And a rec from a friend tonight..

How'd that turn out for ya? 

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.

[TAC]

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.

 

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

[wolfking]

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.

 

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.

[TAC]

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.

[wolfking]

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.

[Lowdz]

Saxon - Hell Fire and Damnation 

[Lowdz]

And a rec from a friend tonight..

How'd that turn out for ya? 

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.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

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. 

[ReaperKK]

Do Make Say Think - Do Make Say Think

[nick_z]

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:



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.

[twosuitsluke]

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:



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.

[hefdaddy42]

Ada Rovatti - The Hidden World of Piloo

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

SLIFT - ILION

[lonestar]

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

[twosuitsluke]

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

Japanese blackgaze?! I am 100% in. The only other artist I listen to that is Japanese blackgaze is Asunojokei. Check them out dude.

[lonestar]

Will do...just finished with this one, very good. Lead singer has some serious growling talents.

[ozzy554]

[hefdaddy42]

Peter Erskine and the Jam Music Lab All-Stars - Bernstein in Vienna

[HOF]

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.

[hefdaddy42]

John Zorn - THE HERMETIC ORGAN VOLUME 11 - FOR TERRY RILEY

[nick_z]

Another release from today:



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.

[TAC]

@ Nick...

You might find this one interesting. Real gothy..  It's pretty cool.

[nick_z]

@ Nick...

You might find this one interesting. Real gothy..  It's pretty cool.

Noted 

[jjrock88]

Fifth Angel- s/t

Sword- Metalized

[TAC]

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!

[DTwwbwMP]

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!

[wolfking]

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.

[jjrock88]

When was the last time Saxon released an album that didn’t smoke? Even Rock the Nations has a bit of smoke to it

[jingle.boy]

Another release from today:



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.

[TAC]

Another release from today:



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...

[wolfking]

Total music win right there.

[Zydar]

[Zantera]

[nick_z]

Another couple from Friday:



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.