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Myrkur released a single for the new album, pre-orders up as well. You can tell Relapse is banking on this, the "limited edition" splatter vinyl because there's only 163/900 left. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eS2zbtUFzU It's pretty good actually, the black metal parts are good, the folk parts are good, the singing over top of the black metal is good. It's weird though, kind of discordant, like they mashed together 2 separate songs together - maybe they did? I like it!
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are dumb people still bitching about myrkur because she's more style than substance as if that doesn't describe every black metal act ever
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Jun 28, 2017 19:28
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Nordick posted:Can we post poo poo-tier garbage power metal instead this rules too
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Jun 28, 2017 21:44
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Zodijackylite posted:Hey, could you guys post less stuff that you know sucks and more killer black/speed/thrash from South America? Sure https://caligarirecords.bandcamp.com/album/midnight-forces
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Jun 28, 2017 23:06
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The Muppets On PCP posted:are dumb people still bitching about myrkur because she's more style than substance as if that doesn't describe every black metal act ever It's hilarious because her image was always just nicely atmosphere and folky? Some of her music was a little boring but come on. I also love the whole "she's friends with Ulver dude and her music sounds just like old Ulver". Uh, awesome. That's a great thing!
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The Muppets On PCP posted:are dumb people still bitching about myrkur because she's more style than substance as if that doesn't describe every black metal act ever one time i listened to a myrkur song and there was maybe one riff, and it wasn't a very good one
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Jun 29, 2017 01:03
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Ulver is like mastodon to me in that I'll never bother listening to another album by them again.
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Jun 29, 2017 01:23
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Also, as of the latest album Ulver sounds like a poor Depeche Mode imitation 
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Jun 29, 2017 01:33
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Tias posted:Also, as of the latest album Ulver sounds like a poor Depeche Mode imitation they're an interesting band because they started off making not very good black metal, and then they switched to making not very good electronic music instead.
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Jun 29, 2017 01:49
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Lyckantropen Themes is by far my favorite Ulver release. It's a beautiful piece of music that not a lot of people have known about when I mention it.
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Jun 29, 2017 03:07
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This new Arckanum song sounds pretty good, better than the stuff on his last album https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtkVYgkJE_A
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Jun 29, 2017 05:17
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People who enjoy cheesy orchestrated "folk" metal like Turisas, Ensiferum et al, be aware that Crimfall have released a single from their upcoming new album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jwk5stO0oU I guess it's pretty good since I'm listening to it for the fifth time in a row just now.
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Jun 29, 2017 12:57
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How is Testament still putting out crushing albums despite all the band members being ancient? I swear they sound like a bunch of 20 year olds on Brotherhood of the Snake.
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Jun 29, 2017 13:18
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Vargatron posted:How is Testament still putting out crushing albums despite all the band members being ancient? I swear they sound like a bunch of 20 year olds on Brotherhood of the Snake. repost in order: they are also destroying live nowadays too
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Jun 29, 2017 13:50
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Vargatron posted:How is Testament still putting out crushing albums despite all the band members being ancient? I swear they sound like a bunch of 20 year olds on Brotherhood of the Snake. When you have Gene Hoglan and Steve DiGiorgio as your Rhythm Section, it's hard to gently caress up an album.
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Jun 29, 2017 14:00
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To Battle posted:When you have Gene Hoglan and Steve DiGiorgio as your Rhythm Section, it's hard to gently caress up an album. Alex Skolnick is no slouch either. Hoglan's hilarious because when you look at him you'd never think that he's one of the best, most consistent, and fastest drummers in the world.
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Jun 29, 2017 15:06
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If you're not an absolutely huge band and you've made it that long, you have to be doing something right. Same with Overkill
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Jun 29, 2017 15:40
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The solos on New World Order and Practice What You Preach are some of the best in thrash. Sorry I'm on a big Testament kick and Perilous Nation just came up in my mix and that intro bass riff slays me every time.
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I was lucky enough to stumble over both Testament and Overkill at the very beginning of my metalhead life (first year of high school, 1988, out in the boondocks in Norway -- no real metal scene, nothing got any radio play, which bands you discovered really depended on what tapes with cool-looking covers the local shops randomly happened to have). Good times.
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Jun 29, 2017 16:25
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Testament are the blandest thrash metal band formed in the 80s
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Jun 29, 2017 16:32
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yah I rather listen to... Sacred Reich or something
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Jun 29, 2017 16:34
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To Battle posted:When you have Gene Hoglan and Steve DiGiorgio as your Rhythm Section, it's hard to gently caress up an album. I did not know this about Testament and just got ten times as hard about seeing them at BOA this year
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Jun 29, 2017 16:36
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Testament is so energetic on their latest album because it's a life-or-death warning to everyone about the reptile overlords, duh! First Strike Still Deadly is one of my favorite thrash albums. It's too bad Testament consistently sounds so lovely live.
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Weaponized Cum posted:yah I rather listen to... Sacred Reich or something They might be a little better than Sacred Reich, if only because they never wrote a funk metal song about how you should check out a variety of music
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Jun 29, 2017 16:51
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I listened to The Legacy back when I first got into metal and even then thought it was an incredibly lame Metallica knock-off. Since then I've just assumed their fans are all old guys who never discovered Darkness Descends or Infernal Overkill or whatever.
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Jun 29, 2017 17:07
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Hey I'm not saying they're anything but Metallica worship, but the songs are well written and it's nice to hear something different than the Kirk Hammett wah pedal E minor pentatonic solo.
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Jun 29, 2017 18:34
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The first two Testament albums are pretty good and then they just sort of flatline in a mess of really boring songs. I haven't heard anything post-The Gathering so their newer albums might be better.
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Jun 29, 2017 18:35
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Alone in the Dark is probably my favorite Testament song because it doesn't really sound like a normal Testament song.
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Jun 29, 2017 18:39
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I'm really partial to Practice What you Preach, but I think it's because I like the bass tone so much.
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Jun 29, 2017 18:42
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lol its like clockwork. say a few nice things about a band and then all the lemmings come through "actually, this band is bad." loving metal fans.
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Demon Of The Fall posted:lol its like clockwork. say a few nice things about a band and then all the lemmings come through "actually, this band is bad." loving metal fans. How dare we express a differing opinion about a metal band in this, the metal discussion thread
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Henchman of Santa posted:How dare we express a differing opinion about a metal band in this, the metal discussion thread Well when the bulk of opinions that get posted are ragging on something, it earns the reputation it receives.
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A human heart posted:This new Arckanum song sounds pretty good, better than the stuff on his last album https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtkVYgkJE_A I dunno, I really liked Fenris Kindir, combined with the artwork as a package it was awesome, the best album he's ever released. Dirty black metal riffs, rolling bass, signature monotone drums, an almost claustrophobic production, frightening atmosphere - the subtle wolf howling in Fenris Gangr, the grinding, crunching, cave dripping in the instrumentals like the intro or Vargøld. All tempered with butt-rock riffs and beats. I listen to that album and I can SEE and FEEL this filthy ravaging monster coming for me. But then I listen to this song and it just kind of...seems bland, lifeless...in comparison. I mean listen to this fuckin album: The atmosphere on Vargøld is second to none, I get full body chills listening to this every time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On_VZP7xEqo The intro sets the stage well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWsD7hsTbBA But then it's tempered with butt-rock black metal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcfRkmWgrDA Nordick posted:People who enjoy cheesy orchestrated "folk" metal like Turisas, Ensiferum et al, be aware that Crimfall have released a single from their upcoming new album. I had no idea they were still making music. As the Path Unfolds was a great album, but Writ of the Sword felt kind of lacking in some way - it had all the elements that made As the Path... good but somehow managed to make it boring. This on the other hand is fantastic - the 6 year break obviously did them good! The riffs, the chanting, the melodies, the folk interludes - everything I love in one package. The orchestral parts are almost borderline too-cheesy in that Luca Turilli kind of way but not quite enough to make me feel embarrassed listening to it.
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It's okay, it's not offending me if you don't like a band that I like. I get the criticism for Testament but they've got a sound I really enjoy. I also love DragonForce even though they're lame as poo poo. It's not the first time my musical taste has been called into question and it sure as gently caress won't be the last.
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Vargatron posted:It's okay, it's not offending me if you don't like a band that I like. I get the criticism for Testament but they've got a sound I really enjoy. Dragonforce is playing a little club next month near me and part of me really wants to go out of sheer kitschy guitar geekiness.
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Herman Li is fun to watch but other than that, yikes I saw them in ~2006 when ZP was still with them and it was fun, though that was when TTFaF was new and blew my teenage mind
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Spanish Manlove posted:Dragonforce is playing a little club next month near me and part of me really wants to go out of sheer kitschy guitar geekiness. my son wanted to go, so i'm taking him to see dragonforce next friday. i don't think i've ever heard a single song from them.
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WAR DOGS OF SOCHI posted:my son wanted to go, so i'm taking him to see dragonforce next friday. i don't think i've ever heard a single song from them. You likely heard through the fire and the flames at least once somewhere. I likely won't go but there's still that Jiminy Cricket sized ironic urge to go.
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Spanish Manlove posted:Dragonforce is playing a little club next month near me and part of me really wants to go out of sheer kitschy guitar geekiness. I saw them open for Kamelot a while back. They were fun, their keyboardist had a separate keytar so he could run around and solo with the rest of the band.
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Dimebags Brain posted:I saw them open for Kamelot a while back. They were fun, their keyboardist had a separate keytar so he could run around and solo with the rest of the band. Speaking of which I was listening to The Black Halo like a week ago in the car, holy poo poo what a great album.
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