ariich's DARK TO LIGHT roulette (v8) - Post-roulette updates (ongoing)

[faizoff]

2 or 5?

Indeed it was 2, the clue being that Meshuggah is the only band this round that I've heard before!

Sorta same here, I've only heard a track or two of Sevendust and Mother Love Bone but nothing else from any other artists this round.

[wolfking]

5?

[Buddyhunter1]

13?

[Crow]

10. Didn’t love every aspect of this right away but the instrumentation is unusual for the genre and works great, and each song seems to keep getting better as it goes.

11. Intense, intelligent and interesting - not sure it entirely hits the mark on what I look for in the genre, but the more atmospheric moments sounded good.

well by process of elimination it's gotta be one of these two 
probably 10 then?

[ariich]

You guys were far too quick this time (except that nobody noticed there were only 23 impressions this time). Anyway, here's the lot!

Round 4 first impressions

[Litho – Mercenary] 1. Sounds like a really cool mixture of aggressive and epic - elements of the vocals are not normally what I go for, but they seem to work well here.

[faizoff – Meshuggah] 2. I can see the appeal of this more than other things I’ve heard from this band, but I’m still not sure it’s my cup of tea.

[TAC – Atropas] 3. This is rather more metalcore than I’d have expected to receive from you, but it also has aspects of genres I associate more with you and the combination seems to work well.

[romdrums – Obsidious] 4. I tend to find this subgenre a little cold, but this might break the mould with some strong choruses.

[Puppies – Lykathea Aflame] 5. Ferocious yet tonally bright - it's a weird combination that will take some getting used to.

[Stadler – Mother Love Bone] 6. I can see the lyrical weight of this, but I was hoping for a little more emotional impact.

[King – Sevendust] 7. Not a genre I generally expect to receive, and if I had to guess who would send it to me, your name definitely would not come to mind.

[HOF – Marathon] 8. As far as neo-prog goes, this is perhaps not as warm as my favourites but it's more riff-driven and there’s a nice crunchiness to it.

[nick_z – Descend] 9. Not sure I hear that much of the influences this band apparently has, but this seems rather fantastic anyway - dark, epic and huge in sound.

[Crow – Gospel] 10. Didn’t love every aspect of this right away but the instrumentation is unusual for the genre and works great, and each song seems to keep getting better as it goes.

[Buddy & Evermind – Rivers of Nihil] 11. Intense, intelligent and interesting - not sure it entirely hits the mark on what I look for in the genre, but the more atmospheric moments sounded good.

[Luoto – Kalmah] 12. Sounds like a strong example of the genre and right up my alley, with a great mix of the slower atmospheric side and the faster, more aggressive (yet always melodic) side.

[luke – Worm] 13. Not sure what to make of this yet, it's fairly harmonically dense - some of it sounded great while other bits were quite sludgy and lo-fi.

[Glasser – Anima Tempo] 14. Doesn’t really deviate from most djenty prog metal, but it sounds good - tight riffing and playing, and solid hooks.

[lonestar – Hanabie] 15. Great energy and intensity, and a fun fusion of two quite distinct styles/tones, although it might have been even better if the two were more balanced.

[Vmadera – Fit for An Autopsy] 16. Good grief this is pretty relentless, and yet there’s probably just enough sense of melody to make it work.

[jingle – Triosphere] 17. Big sound, huge voice and, especially in the last two songs, strong hooks - this seems like a pretty safe bet.

[soupy – Dynazty] 18. Super catchy, pretty epic and just gravelly enough to give it a bit of hard rock punch.

[Elite – Imperial Triumphant] 19. There’s a pretty good chance this will be too weird for me, but there was something strangely compelling about it.

[Sacul – Have A Nice Life] 20. This is pretty bleak - my first thought was that it might be too cold for my tastes, but it does get more engaging once it picks up.

[wolfking – Wolfheart] 21. This sounded like solid death metal but nothing particularly stood out - hopefully I’ll get more sense of it with further listens.

[seneca – Dan Swanö] 22. Well, this feels like a pretty big oversight on my part - the limited amount of clean vocals is kind of surprising for how melodic most of the music is, but it’s a great sound anyway.

[Reaper – The Paper Sons] 23. This is emotive in an alt-prog/post-hardcore kind of way, and there's a slight theatricality to some of it that hits the right notes for me.

[Buddyhunter1]

[Buddy & Evermind – Rivers of Nihil]

Hey, that's cheating!

[TAC]

Yay, Results tomorrow!

[LithoJazzoSphere]

Thank goodness I have both versions of my round 5 submission ready, I think. 

[ariich]

[Buddy & Evermind – Rivers of Nihil]

Hey, that's cheating!

I listened to them one after the other and was prepared to do separate impressions, but while slightly different things stood out from each my overall impression was the same so I did it this way instead.

Yay, Results tomorrow!

You guys zooming through hangman and first impressions doesn't magically speed up my listening, so there'll be a bigger gap before comparisons now.

[ariich]

Oh also, if anyone's interested, here's the Spotify playlist for round 4 which I'll also add to the OP: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7JWg5wnORhbhddmQLHJp9M?si=9308977935ee4dca

[wolfking]

Damn.  I was very confident in Wolfheart. 

[LithoJazzoSphere]

You guys zooming through hangman and first impressions doesn't magically speed up my listening, so there'll be a bigger gap before comparisons now.

You shut hangman off early, so that's your own fault.   

[Crow]

that "at first" is carrying a lot of weight in terms of my expectations for this round 

[lonestar]

Yay, Results tomorrow!

Sending Rd 5 now.

[Glasser]

[King Postwhore]

Yay, Results tomorrow!

Sending Rd 5 now.

As well as I!

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

I'm glad somebody sent you Imperial Triumphant, that was going to be my 3rd choice if Lykathea Aflame was also banned. And yes they can get weird and I love that about them.

[Glasser]

Just sent Round 5. Rich let me know if this format is ok please.

Round 5.......

[ariich]

You guys zooming through hangman and first impressions doesn't magically speed up my listening, so there'll be a bigger gap before comparisons now.

You shut hangman off early, so that's your own fault.   

Yeah but I figured all but one of the artists were solved and most were linked to senders so we'd reached diminishing returns by that point.

that "at first" is carrying a lot of weight in terms of my expectations for this round 

It actually says "right away" but close enough.

[faizoff]

Also sent for round 5.

[lonestar]

Just sent Round 5. Rich let me know if this format is ok please.

Round 5.......

So your Rd5 is a bullshit called third strike against the Giants in the playoffs to end the series?

[King Postwhore]

Watch out Glasser, RJ is a huge SF Giants fan. 

[lonestar]

Watch out Glasser, RJ is a huge SF Giants fan. 

That moment is etched in memory. 

[jingle.boy]

Watch out Glasser, RJ is a huge SF Giants fan. 

That moment is etched in memory. 

Looks like a good call to me.  The pussy at bat bailed on it like it was a high heater coming for his head... while it floated across the plate - probably at about 75mph

[lonestar]

Watch out Glasser, RJ is a huge SF Giants fan. 

That moment is etched in memory. 

Looks like a good call to me.  The pussy at bat bailed on it like it was a high heater coming for his head... while it floated across the plate - probably at about 75mph

Totally high and inside dude...stick to hockey man.

[Glasser]

Watch out Glasser, RJ is a huge SF Giants fan. 

That moment is etched in memory. 

Looks like a good call to me.  The pussy at bat bailed on it like it was a high heater coming for his head... while it floated across the plate - probably at about 75mph

Totally high and inside dude...stick to hockey man.

Yes, That pitch was at his shoulders and inside when it crossed the plate, but what a filthy pitch, Kershaw's bread and butter right there. As far as what that means is I need to throw a curve ball with something completely different this round... Maybe I should have posted a change up? 

[King Postwhore]

He has no beef.  Try being a fan of a team going 18-0 only to lose in the SB.

In your face RJ!


Wait a sec......

[Lonk]

Watch out Glasser, RJ is a huge SF Giants fan. 

That moment is etched in memory. 

Looks like a good call to me.  The pussy at bat bailed on it like it was a high heater coming for his head... while it floated across the plate - probably at about 75mph

Totally high and inside dude...stick to hockey man.

Yes, That pitch was at his shoulders and inside when it crossed the plate, but what a filthy pitch, Kershaw's bread and butter right there. As far as what that means is I need to throw a curve ball with something completely different this round... Maybe I should have posted a change up? 

I got you

https://youtube.com/shorts/cjnUboJgFnM?feature=share

[Glasser]

 

[King Postwhore]

My Fucking Eyes!

[jingle.boy]

Good thing no one was on base, because there were like 14 balks in there.

[lonestar]

I love how the ump gets into it as well.

[Crow]

that "at first" is carrying a lot of weight in terms of my expectations for this round 

It actually says "right away" but close enough.

i'm literally a crow you expect me to be able to read?

[Glasser]

Rich, I just resent round 5.

[ariich]

that "at first" is carrying a lot of weight in terms of my expectations for this round 

It actually says "right away" but close enough.

i'm literally a crow you expect me to be able to read?

Crows are really intelligent, so yeah probably?