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Met an old friend and he is apparently a singer in a band, and if he hadn't said so I would never be able to tell. Maybe it's the way he growls but it's so far off from his normal voice it's amazing. http://open.spotify.com/artist/5KKQ18XD3T2gTWdGNBY80X or http://www.mikseri.net/artists/distressofruin.137154.php
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Hey kids, remember the  doom/psychedelic metal of JATAO and Blood Ceremony? Turns out the great state of Texas has peyote tea too.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEVg9niMXPQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7yCchUbbKM Vintersorg posted:re: Rob Zombie live, he'll only ever play More Human, Thunder Kiss 65 and if you're lucky, Black Sunshine - I don't know why he doesn't reuinite that loving band and go on tour, it would be the greatest thing ever. I was thinking about going to a Zombie/Cooper doubleheader a few years back. Glad I skipped it. Sounds like I can just go for Cooper and be happier.
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This poster loves police brutality, but only when its against minorities!
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Holy poo poo you just found out about The Sword? Lemme tell ya about this group called "Ghost". They're gonna be a big thing in a few years.
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Jun 19, 2013 18:55
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Hulk Krogan posted:Edit: Wrong metal thread. So....how about that new Scale the Summit record?
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comes along bort posted:Holy poo poo you just found out about The Sword? Lemme tell ya about this group called "Ghost". They're gonna be a big thing in a few years. Ghost B.C. 
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Jun 19, 2013 19:35
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het posted:It's funny, I don't really listen to much prog metal anymore but Scale the Summit definitely fills a niche for me. I'd say more bands should follow their lead in terms of doing instrumental metal like this, but I have the feeling that a lot of bands that might go in this direction end up making djent Exactly. They also mostly avoid excessive wanking that comes with most instrumental heavy music, which is always a plus. I enjoy virtuosity as much as the next aspiring Jeff Loomis, but a person can only listen to lightspeed arpeggios for so long. It's nice to hear instrumental stuff that actually has some songwriting to it.
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Jun 19, 2013 20:09
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het posted:It's funny, I don't really listen to much prog metal anymore but Scale the Summit definitely fills a niche for me. I'd say more bands should follow their lead in terms of doing instrumental metal like this, but I have the feeling that a lot of bands that might go in this direction end up making djent Maybe I need to give it another listen because it sounds like the same noodling about that's in every other djenty/proggy album out there. Edit: Hulk Krogan posted:Exactly. They also mostly avoid excessive wanking that comes with most instrumental heavy music, which is always a plus. I enjoy virtuosity as much as the next aspiring Jeff Loomis, but a person can only listen to lightspeed arpeggios for so long. It's nice to hear instrumental stuff that actually has some songwriting to it. Did we listen to the same album? For instrumentals with songwriting I usually turn to post-something Fiendish Dr. Wu fucked around with this message at 21:20 on Jun 19, 2013 |
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Jun 19, 2013 21:17
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I did say some songwriting  . There's definitely plenty of noodling but I feel like it's more of a jazz or jam band "hey let's all gently caress around for this whole section and then get back to the song proper" type of deal. In comparison, I listen to Jeff Loomis' solo albums and even though I'm a huge fan of his work with Nevermore, all I hear are glorified backing tracks for him to sweep endlessly over.
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After about 5 listens, I gotta say the new Amon Amarth kills. There isn't a bad song on the album. The first 3 tracks are awesome. The dual vocals in Hel is kinda weird, but it works. Warriors of the North is awesome. Being almost all really fast songs, it is fantastic lifting music. Great album. Henrik Zetterberg fucked around with this message at 22:20 on Jun 19, 2013 |
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Jun 19, 2013 22:16
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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:Maybe I need to give it another listen because it sounds like the same noodling about that's in every other djenty/proggy album out there. quote:For instrumentals with songwriting I usually turn to post-something
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Jun 20, 2013 00:10
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Ihsahn, Devin Townsend, Serj Tankian, and some guy made a song. It's pretty bad, check it out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmIXmtXcmew
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Jun 20, 2013 00:18
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:After about 5 listens, I gotta say the new Amon Amarth kills. There isn't a bad song on the album. The first 3 tracks are awesome. The dual vocals in Hel is kinda weird, but it works. Warriors of the North is awesome. I disagree. Hel is literally their worst song they have ever had on any album ever. I find it completely unlistenable.
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Defiant Sally posted:I disagree. Hel is literally their worst song they have ever had on any album ever. I find it completely unlistenable. Yeah, Hel's kind of the weakest link on the album. But, then I go back to "Father of the Wolf" and everything's ok again.  Trees and Squids posted:Ihsahn, Devin Townsend, Serj Tankian, and some guy made a song. It's pretty bad, check it out. Not sure how I feel about this. I like everyone involved but it also suffers the problem most supergroups have of trying to do too much at once. The first quarter of it is a mess, but on the flipside, the portion from about 2:40 - 4:00 is pretty good. And, apparently it's for a good cause? I'm so torn. 
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Trees and Squids posted:Ihsahn, Devin Townsend, Serj Tankian, and some guy made a song. It's pretty bad, check it out. Aside from Ihsahn's parts which make me think of Prometheus-era Emperor, the song is absolutely terrible. Serj just fumbles all over his syllables and I was super excited for the Devin Townsend that came at the end with almost none of the backing energy this his crazy solo work normally has. It's really awful. 
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Jun 20, 2013 08:24
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het posted:Djent's attempts at sounding heavy sound stupid as hell to me. I don't think Scale the Summit is like incredible or amazing or whatever, but I enjoy their music. I think there's a lot of music made to fit to conceptions of what the genre is rather than just what they want to play (unnecessary concept albums, pointless funny time signatures, super fast shredding, stupid chuggy riffs to prove you're Metal), and I think Scale the Summit doesn't have some transcendent artistic vision, but I get the feeling they play what they want and I like how it sounds. I think a lot of these bands actually suffer from being really talented at their respective instruments in that they are terrible at actual composition. Just because you can sweep arpeggio's in your sleep doesn't necessarily mean you should. I'm not saying you or anybody else shouldn't like this. It does something for you, it doesn't for me, no biggie. But let me recommend this one killer noodly post-rock group I found... I've actually been listening to just a bunch of Leprous and Steven Wilson lately, aside from the usual death metal in the gym, and I think maybe I'm just getting old 
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So Serj has time to do that awful poo poo instead of getting back to making another SOAD album :| There's nothing Devin could have done to save that song, unless they had let him write and produce the entire thing himself, and then it would have sounded nothing like what I just heard
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Jun 20, 2013 08:44
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I'm not even listening to that track, I'm just laughing at the idea of those three collaborating. It's like a trinity of absolute poo poo
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Jun 20, 2013 09:50
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Defiant Sally posted:I disagree. Hel is literally their worst song they have ever had on any album ever. I find it completely unlistenable. It's a really bad death metal song, but a fantastic doom song, and both vocalists are at their best. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd-YidsFr_0
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Jun 20, 2013 10:17
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Axel Serenity posted:Yeah, Hel's kind of the weakest link on the album. But, then I go back to "Father of the Wolf" and everything's ok again. I think it's the other way around, although As Loke Falls is by far the best in that album.
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Jun 20, 2013 12:01
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New Gorguts song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk7nb-idmdI I think it's pretty good.
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Jun 20, 2013 17:33
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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:I think a lot of these bands actually suffer from being really talented at their respective instruments in that they are terrible at actual composition. That's been the common complaint about shred/tech/riff salad bands since time immemorial (the mid 1980s).
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Jun 20, 2013 17:50
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Bruce Boxliker posted:New Gorguts song. I like it a lot. Looking forward to a new album, it's been forever since the last one...Like 2002? The last half of Forgotten Arrows is amazing. Dirt fucked around with this message at 21:12 on Jun 20, 2013 |
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Jun 20, 2013 21:07
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Bruce Boxliker posted:New Gorguts song. First few minutes sound a lot like Ulcerate. I dunno I'm not all that blown away, might have to give it a few more listens, but it doesn't really keep my attention. Then again I mostly only listen to Considered Dead anyway, and dont really bother with the other albums that much. Wyzt fucked around with this message at 05:21 on Jun 21, 2013 |
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Jun 21, 2013 05:18
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I'm just finishing the album (a friend linked me to an advanced copy), and it's basically From Wisdom to Hate part 2. It's my second-favorite album of the year so far.
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Jun 21, 2013 22:37
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I streamed the new Amon Amarth this afternoon and it rips. Much better than Surtur Rising. Only track I didn't really like was "Hel".
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Anyone who doesn't like the new Amon Amarth album, I could understand. It must be hard listening to music filtered by their buttcheeks, having their head so far up their own rear end. Honestly, the answer to "What do you think of Amon Amarth?" is all anyone needs to know as to whether or not someone actually likes listening to metal or is just trying really, really hard to be more touchy about popularity than everyone else. Some bands are popular in metal simply because they're so consistently solid, and Amon Amarth is one of those bands.
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NarkyBark posted:...or maybe we're just bored by thrash? Xombie posted:Anyone who doesn't like the new Amon Amarth album, I could understand. It must be hard listening to music filtered by their buttcheeks, having their head so far up their own rear end.
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I am so indifferent to Amon Amarth it's almost painful. I don't hate them, but nothing they've ever done has grabbed me. Let's forego the No True Scotsman poo poo, people listen to metal for different reasons and have wildly varying tastes. I think people who don't like Kalmah are actually insane, but I don't run around chest beating about it vOv.
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People listen to metal for different reasons but if you don't laugh at Abigail and Sarcofago lyrics then you have no soul. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2k97N3AUEM
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Exactly... we all have different tastes. I love tech death, but lots of people complain about it being soulless and I can see where they're coming from- so although I love it, it doesn't make anyone a turd if they don't.
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het posted:Amon Amarth is pretty straight melodeath though? Listenable 'pretty straight melodeath' is actually kinda rare at this point. Most bands in the genre bore me to tears these days, where Amon Amarth is a band that somehow, despite doing almost nothing different ever, keeps me interested. I will admit that I miss their old sound and I wish they would stay away from guitar noodling solo's, since I kinda feel they're going in that direction now. There was a little too much weedley wee type poo poo on the newest album for my tastes. I dont listen to Amon Amarth for that.
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Defiant Sally posted:Listenable 'pretty straight melodeath' is actually kinda rare at this point. Most bands in the genre bore me to tears these days, where Amon Amarth is a band that somehow, despite doing almost nothing different ever, keeps me interested.
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Defiant Sally posted:Listenable 'pretty straight melodeath' is actually kinda rare at this point. Most bands in the genre bore me to tears these days, where Amon Amarth is a band that somehow, despite doing almost nothing different ever, keeps me interested. I will admit that I miss their old sound and I wish they would stay away from guitar noodling solo's, since I kinda feel they're going in that direction now. There was a little too much weedley wee type poo poo on the newest album for my tastes. I dont listen to Amon Amarth for that. I probably enjoyed it because my expectations were rock bottom to be honest. They're kind of one of those gateway bands that helped me get into a lot more extreme metal, and the new album announcement got me all nostalgic on them. Been spinning With Oden on Our Side quite a lot recently, and looking forward to seeing them with Carcass. The new album being good was a pleasant surprise.
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Too many noodles and weedles ITT
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Xombie posted:Anyone who doesn't like the new Amon Amarth album, I could understand. It must be hard listening to music filtered by their buttcheeks, having their head so far up their own rear end. I LOVE amon amarth, I do not like this new album, and you're an idiot.
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Xombie posted:Anyone who doesn't like the new Amon Amarth album, I could understand. It must be hard listening to music filtered by their buttcheeks, having their head so far up their own rear end. I can appreciate the fact that Amon Amarth is good at what they do, but what they do it's pretty loving boring to me. I'm more of a brutal/tech death metal fan and melodeath doesn't do poo poo for me, popularity have nothing to do with that.
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They're an abomination unto death metal, as is all melodeath. Happy to help. But seriously, is it any surprise that a band with relatively mainstream appeal playing in a style that isn't universally popular within a subculture might arouse divisiveness? For every person out there who's a fan there's probably 10 more who can't see the appeal, think they're rubbish or wish 1995 had never happened for death metal. And at least one of them is going to be unable to hold their tongue.
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The Clit Avoider posted:or wish 1995 had never happened for death metal. Had to do a quick google search for the release date of Slaughter of the Soul, haha, checks out. Wyzt fucked around with this message at 20:05 on Jun 22, 2013 |
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You guys are missing the important topic with all this Amon Amarth talk: There is a new Gorguts album coming out very soon. Get your poo poo together, people.
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