The rest... of the album?>.< And I suppose you did. Yeah, I thought the acoustic stuff wouldn't be your thing, but at least for the first time in a long while we both consider an album great. I like agressive music when I'm in the mood for it. Prog influence mostly means having a lot more creative melodies and variety than normally, at least to me. Haha, I'm listening to lots of mellow stuff lately, and I need something that's in contrast with that. I'll check that out later today. A friend showed me that Kreator song a few days ago, and I really like it. Not really thrash, though, and the song titles keep me from checking out the whole album, but I'll do that too eventually. Also, the new Ihsahn album seems pretty good for progblack:
Hm... How bout grindcore for a start? Not really thrash!? U mad? And how could a song title stop anyone from checking out an album? The logic behind it I don understand. ... not sure about this song... the prog part is hypnotic. The rest are unexciting.
There's a limit to what I can take.. :ĐĐ Well, it isn't. This is pure speed metal to my ears. And as far as song titles go, I very much dislike anti-religious imagery in lyrics, which seems to be present in some. That means I'll show some of the album to you.
Won't be checking here as often for the following week, got exams . Most lyrics are incomprehensible to me (not like I would mind them) so I guess that's why I don't mind cheesy or otherwise offensive lyrics .
I've been obsessed with Hypomanie the last week or so. I can't stop listening to it. It's more post-black shoegaze (at least, the album i'm listening to) but it's blown my mind all over again Really interesting drumming, entirely instrumental, the occasional synth'ed effect and somehow super melancholic but upbeat at the same time. If you like it check out Lullaby For Ian off the same album. It's a song dedicated to the vocalist from Joy Division who killed himself at 23 years old. It has a couple of voice clips about falling out of love from the biography movie Control. And i think it's far more melancholic than Alissa Loves Perfume.
Finally! My major headaches are over, got a weekend before my 'easy' tests. Anyway, I recently received my order of Chinese metal (didn't know they produced them ) and got a few power metal disks in the order. Please, don't bring up the point of awkward pronunciations... PS - I find their production to be a bit muddy. The Barque of Dante - Dine in Hell
This stuff is actually pretty good. And I have no idea what language they're singing in for the second one - how about their native Chinese (at least that's what Google Translate's telling me). Too bad the language sounds awful, the music is nice. :> So far, this is probably my album of the year. This is... amazing. @Liam: That Hypomanie song was awesome! I had no idea what to expect, so the atmosphere surprised me. I'll definitely be checking out more from them.
Great to hear that . Based on your response to the singing, I take that you won't listen to their albums? Yeah I know. I cringe everytime I hear a mispronounced English passage. Oh well, at least this stuff is less prevalent in the MDM stuff I ordered! Hmm... it's rare for you to post stuff that we can reach a mutual consensus on. This stuff is spectacular! How does the rest of the album sound? Slower? More/less melodic (riff)? More tempo variations and boring bits? I'm tempted to get the album.
Yeah, I'm not planning on listening to much of them. That language is just so damn annoying. >.< Mispronounciation isn't such a big isue for me, I got somewhat used to, thanks to finnish power metal bands. :Đ Well, it's a diverse album. I'd say that it has more female vocals, some jazzy/swingy stuff, but the speed/tone remains for the most part. I think it's worth a listen for you.
I just hate the accent. Chinese musicians (esp vocalists) can be some damn charlatans when it comes to English lyrics, they think it's cool and their fans think so too (FIRST. EAR. EXPERIENCE. Don't ask, I wish to forget it), but English speaking listeners will 9/10 cringe from the harmonic dissonance. Too bad I like the instruments though. Good thing I have natural difficulty in recognizing sung lyrics because that helps alleviate the problem a bit . Wondering if you've heard Carach Angren's Where The Corpses Sink Forever. On the issue of album of the year, I'm settling in with Allegaeon's Formshifter for the time being. Their mix of mindblowing melody and face-melting technicality are infectious (I'd change it to contagious if you turn out to like them ). It's also got my 'album art of the year award' too .
Haha, we Hungarians can write some pretty horrible English lyrics too. Also our language isn't much closer to English in term of pronounciation than Chinese. And yeah, I won't check that band out. :Đ Nope, I haven't heard it yet. Should I? I guess I'll have to try that album too. Doesn't really sound like my cup of tea, though. >.< When I heard these guys, they were so... coreish and loud, I immediately thought of you. :Đ
Imo it's their best album, out of an already top-tier band. Pretty sure you'll be turned off by the aggression . Where have you been in the thrash/metalcore scene!? >.< Btw I'm not sure if I like the jazz tunes in Diablo Swing Orchestra...
Yeah, there's a chance.. I'm not a fan of aggressive music. :Đ Thrash/metalcore scene!? Why are you accusing me of such a horrible thing?:C I'd say give them a few more listens, they didn't click with me instantly either. Their new album is out? Yay! I love these guys. These songs sound pretty nice.
Encylopaedia Metallum - Melodic Death/Thrash metal. Allmusic - Thrash, Metalcore, Death metal. As well as some other websites having labelled them with similar genre tags. I'd say they qualify for all the above. The album sounds great anyhow, so I don't see why you're reacting -_-. But jazz sounds so different from metalcore and MDM . Why didn't you recommend them!? >_< Recommend some similar bands plz... this is the style of prog metal that I can enjoy.
Don't take me this seriously. ^^ Anyway, it is pretty good for the genre. I only heard about them because of their upcoming tour with Devin Townsend and Fear Factory, which will take them to my city. :# Can't argue with that. However, it's surprising how well those genres can complement each other. I'll look through my folders later today, for now...
Eh... oops... I unintentionally take too many things too seriously... . You actually managed to post something that's AMAZING! Want a cookie? I wonder why you didn't do it sooner... PS: do you like Nevermore?
Should Booch come back, that quality would make your life a lot harder. We two can talk an insane amount of nonsense in just a few posts. Too bad he disappeared. :| I posted a shitload of similar bands already, one or two might've slipped my radar. They're alright. I definitely enjoy their stuff when I hear it, but I couldn't really get into them.
Should I go back and read some of them? Hm... similar? -_- All hope is gone. You're not into NM. At least you can enjoy them, I'll give you credit for that. Try Dark Empire - From Refuge to Ruin. It sounds similar, but different. You *might be able to get into their music. *EDIT: Justice For Saint Mary - my SONG OF THE YEAR.
No point in that. You might find some recommendations there, but going through 500 pages is just isn't worth it. >.< Yeah, really similar! I'm not even sure you would've liked Circus Maximus or Redemption a few weeks ago. I'll give it a try, though I've already got a pretty big backlog. It's an amazing song, that's true. It doesn't beat Exit Strategy of a Wrecking Ball for me, though. :>
