Author Topic: What album are you listening to v.9 (Read 30051 times)

ProfessorPeart · « **Reply #630 on:** April 23, 2024, 05:25:07 PM »

Those of you that know The L.I.F.E. Project and their powerhouse vocalist, know that this is her main band.

Casandra sounds just ridiculous on this and the album is fantastic! They knocked it out of the park with this. Solid Hard Rock.

TAC · « **Reply #631 on:** April 23, 2024, 05:25:52 PM »

Quote from: nick_z on April 23, 2024, 05:12:16 PM

This is a super-intriguing batch, Tim. I'm queueing them all (I know you mentioned the Slight Lie before, and I keep forgetting to check it out). The Tarot album was already on my list, haven't gotten to it yet. The Tanith reference has me excited.

(you should check out The Wraith, from my batch yesterday...if you need a goth-y fix, that's a "fun" one)

I had planned to go through your post from yesterday tonight. I didn't really have a chance to digest it last night. I will definitely check out The Wraith!

The Tarot is cool. It's not quite as melodic as Tanith, but it's a slight bit heavier. It moves quite steadily, but don't lose interest before the last three songs. I love the guy's voice.

Yeah, the Slight Lie is cool. It's as if Vanden Plas covered House Of God.

nick_z · « **Reply #632 on:** April 23, 2024, 05:40:01 PM »

Quote from: TAC on April 23, 2024, 05:25:52 PM

I had planned to go through your post from yesterday tonight. I didn't really have a chance to digest it last night. I will definitely check out The Wraith!

The Tarot is cool. It's not quite as melodic as Tanith, but it's a slight bit heavier. It moves quite steadily, but don't lose interest before the last three songs. I love the guy's voice.

Yeah, the Slight Lie is cool. It's as if Vanden Plas covered House Of God.

You might not find a ton to like in those, other than The Wraith...although I will say again that the Homecoming album is really cool. Try the In Vain album too, when you have a chance.

Vanden Plas and King Diamond sound a pretty unlikely pairing, I'll give you that

jjrock88 · « **Reply #633 on:** April 23, 2024, 06:52:37 PM »

Bob Seger- Ultimate Hits

wolfking · « **Reply #634 on:** April 23, 2024, 06:58:06 PM »

Quote from: TAC on April 23, 2024, 02:45:31 PM

Some 2024 listening...

Tarot-Glimpse Of the Dawn- This album I am really liking. Kind of reminds me of Tanith without the female vocals. The singer has a great voice. The album ends really strongly as the last three songs are the best.

The Headless Ghost-King Of Pain-Pretty solid classic metal. Sounds a lot like Metal Church.

Slight Lie-From Caroline...With Hate-This is one of my favorite 2024 albums. I describe it like if King Diamond wrote an album for Vanden Plas.

Belore-Eastern Sands- Kind of atmospheric blackish metal with a folky twist. Really damn nice.

I'll have to remember to come back to these. All look really interesting.

TAC · « **Reply #635 on:** April 23, 2024, 07:25:40 PM »

@Nick...this is really cool, and definitely scratches that itch. I never really appreciated this kind of music when I was younger. I mean, I loved Fields Of the Nephilim, but didn't care for The Cult. This reminds me of what we would refer to back in the day as College Radio music. Things like The Cure and The Smiths.

Got through much of this at the Gym tonight. This is a great album. Clean vocals, kinda prog metalish without the wankery. Some power and symphonic elements but not overly so.

wolfking · « **Reply #636 on:** April 23, 2024, 07:34:06 PM »

I sent a song from that Sentire album to Chad, it's a pretty good album. Could use some more melodies, but all in all, it's a very enjoyable album.

TAC · « **Reply #637 on:** April 23, 2024, 07:42:40 PM »

Quote from: wolfking on April 23, 2024, 07:34:06 PM

I sent a song from that Sentire album to Chad, it's a pretty good album. Could use some more melodies, but all in all, it's a very enjoyable album.

Cool.

I actually had a song or two from that on my Kade Roulette playlist on Spotify.

wolfking · « **Reply #638 on:** April 23, 2024, 07:53:06 PM »

Quote from: TAC on April 23, 2024, 07:42:40 PM

Cool.

I actually had a song or two from that on my Kade Roulette playlist on Spotify.

Jamesman42 · « **Reply #639 on:** April 23, 2024, 08:15:22 PM »

sleepmakeswaves - It's Here, But I Have No Names For It

Probably listen #7 or 8, love the feel. Why is post-rock so good?

NoseofNicko · « **Reply #640 on:** April 23, 2024, 10:16:08 PM »

Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter

Excellent.

Trav86 · « **Reply #641 on:** April 24, 2024, 05:48:47 AM »

High On Fire - Cometh the Storm

twosuitsluke · « **Reply #642 on:** April 24, 2024, 05:54:28 AM »

Quote from: Trav86 on April 24, 2024, 05:48:47 AM

High On Fire - Cometh the Storm

Also listening to this as we speak

ReaperKK · « **Reply #643 on:** April 24, 2024, 06:10:14 AM »

Quote from: jjrock88 on April 23, 2024, 02:53:09 PM

Tom Petty- Greatest Hits

I remember seeing Tom Petty for the first time in '06 and it was something like a 26 song setlist and it was just hit after hit. I forgot how many great songs he has written.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #644 on:** April 24, 2024, 06:52:51 AM »

Moon haewon & Tsuyoshi Yamamoto - Midnight Sun

twosuitsluke · « **Reply #645 on:** April 24, 2024, 06:57:59 AM »

TheHoveringSojourn808 · « **Reply #646 on:** April 24, 2024, 07:08:18 AM »

Brainstory - Sounds Good

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #647 on:** April 24, 2024, 08:21:15 AM »

Big Big Train - Grimspound

Grappler · « **Reply #648 on:** April 24, 2024, 09:57:31 AM »

At The Gates - Slaughter of the Soul
At The Gates - At War with Reality
At The Gates - Purgatory Unleased: Live at Wacken

Dark Tranquillity - Fiction

The Halo Effect

Dimension Zero - Silent Night Fever

Zydar · « **Reply #649 on:** April 24, 2024, 10:21:52 AM »

Iron Maiden - Brave New World

"You watch the world exploding every single night..."

twosuitsluke · « **Reply #650 on:** April 24, 2024, 10:51:41 AM »

Another solid 2024 progmetal release, Quantum - Down the Mountainside...

This features a Richard Henshall guitar solo, if that sways anyone.

nick_z · « **Reply #651 on:** April 24, 2024, 10:51:57 AM »

Quote from: TAC on April 23, 2024, 05:25:52 PM

Yeah, the Slight Lie is cool. It's as if Vanden Plas covered House Of God.

Checked this out today! It surely is an interesting mix, although I don’t know that I would’ve thought of King Diamond and Vanden Plas

To me, it’s more like if the melodies and the crunch of some modern, slightly radio-friendly metal collided with a power metal approach (thinking about songs like A Freak Like Me, or Storm That Flooded Us…something in the verses even reminds me of Killswitch Engage…then you have these great melodic choruses).

And then there’s something like the thrashy Disobey, with its joyous melodicism that makes me think of Theocracy, a little bit…?

Don’t know who these guys are or how you discovered them, but it’s a neat record

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #652 on:** April 24, 2024, 11:57:27 AM »

Joni Mitchell - Ladies of the Canyon

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #653 on:** April 24, 2024, 01:14:07 PM »

The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East

Trav86 · « **Reply #654 on:** April 24, 2024, 01:33:42 PM »

Vanden Plas - The Empyrean Equation of The Long Lost Things

nick_z · « **Reply #655 on:** April 24, 2024, 03:03:45 PM »

Quote from: twosuitsluke on April 24, 2024, 06:57:59 AM

Gorguts are definitely a “blind spot” in my death metal education. I think I checked something out years ago, and I probably wasn’t ready

since then I’ve listened to a fair share of impenetrable, unwelcoming death metal, so I should go back and rediscover the pioneers, I guess. Is this a good starting point?

TAC · « **Reply #656 on:** April 24, 2024, 03:04:16 PM »

Quote from: nick_z on April 24, 2024, 10:51:57 AM

Checked this out today! It surely is an interesting mix, although I don’t know that I would’ve thought of King Diamond and Vanden Plas

To me, it’s more like if the melodies and the crunch of some modern, slightly radio-friendly metal collided with a power metal approach (thinking about songs like A Freak Like Me, or Storm That Flooded Us…something in the verses even reminds me of Killswitch Engage…then you have these great melodic choruses).

And then there’s something like the thrashy Disobey, with its joyous melodicism that makes me think of Theocracy, a little bit…?

Don’t know who these guys are or how you discovered them, but it’s a neat record

TheHoveringSojourn808 · « **Reply #657 on:** April 24, 2024, 03:32:24 PM »

The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace of Sin

Bluefish · « **Reply #658 on:** April 24, 2024, 06:13:38 PM »

nick_z · « **Reply #659 on:** April 24, 2024, 06:57:23 PM »

That Tarot record is indeed very enjoyable. I can see the Tanith comparison. Maybe not quite as colorful and "exciting", but it all feels very warm, if that makes any sense. Real nice sounding too. The last one is Convulsing - "Pendurance" - a solo death metal project from Australia. Very interesting album. Difficult, for sure, but quite original.

Also:

That In Solitude album is SO good (this is the s/t debut). I think they were kinda early movers in the whole NWOTHM scene. Strong early Mercyful Fate influence, with mostly lower register-vocals. It's all super-entertaining, but the second song, Witches Sabbath, is like the perfect combo of MF and Di'Anno-era Maiden. Great stuff. (Sad that they only made three records)

Jamesman42 · « **Reply #660 on:** April 24, 2024, 07:05:07 PM »

Quote from: Zydar on April 24, 2024, 10:21:52 AM

Iron Maiden - Brave New World

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(I still love that album)

LithoJazzoSphere · « **Reply #661 on:** April 24, 2024, 07:12:24 PM »

Quote from: nick_z on April 24, 2024, 03:03:45 PM

Gorguts are definitely a “blind spot” in my death metal education. I think I checked something out years ago, and I probably wasn’t ready since then I’ve listened to a fair share of impenetrable, unwelcoming death metal, so I should go back and rediscover the pioneers, I guess. Is this a good starting point?

You'll still have to get Luke's opinion, but Gorguts is one of the relatively few of the more "out there" death metal bands that have resonated with me. Their earlier material (like the album Luke posted) isn't so far off from from other traditional DM of the time, but they get stranger and more unusual over time. Obscura is generally considered their pinnacle and the game-changer for avant-garde/dissonant/tech death (and the namesake of the German tech/prog death band). Personally I like their later albums Colored Sands and the Pleiades' Dust EP best, I prefer the lower tunings and pristine production there.

Sacul · « **Reply #662 on:** April 24, 2024, 08:58:16 PM »

Ok, roulette finally over, I can begin checking out some stuff I got in the first rounds

Well seems luke did send me the best tracks on this, as I'm not that much into the rest of the tunes, but I'll give it another go eventually.

Trav86 · « **Reply #663 on:** April 25, 2024, 03:18:13 AM »

Motorhead - Ace of Spades

nick_z · « **Reply #664 on:** April 25, 2024, 05:24:33 AM »

Quote from: LithoJazzoSphere on April 24, 2024, 07:12:24 PM

You'll still have to get Luke's opinion, but Gorguts is one of the relatively few of the more "out there" death metal bands that have resonated with me. Their earlier material (like the album Luke posted) isn't so far off from from other traditional DM of the time, but they get stranger and more unusual over time. Obscura is generally considered their pinnacle and the game-changer for avant-garde/dissonant/tech death (and the namesake of the German tech/prog death band). Personally I like their later albums Colored Sands and the Pleiades' Dust EP best, I prefer the lower tunings and pristine production there.

Thank you, Litho!

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Author Topic: What album are you listening to v.9 (Read 30051 times)