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MikeyC
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:07 am 
 

Solitude Aeternus - Beneath The Crimson Sun

At 4:27, I feel this song was neutered before it had a chance to blossom into a wonderful doom song. At the same time, while I enjoyed the melodic guitars and the great clean vocals soaring with passion, this is probably not something I could listen to all the time. For what it was, though, I enjoyed this little snippet of this band and I wouldn't object to hearing more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHrJXBLc5w4
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 12:43 pm 
 

Spastic Ink - Harm and Half-Time Baking Shuffle

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Dude! I shit you not, I'm in the process of placing an order for this album. As soon as I finished the song I knew I had to have this shit! Holy fuck! Thank you so much for posting this! This is cool as fuck! Instrumental, technical, proggy, jazzy, freak-out fucking metal that is so fucking cool and freaky without ever being overwhelming. I'd call it a less brutal, instrumental Meshuggah with more jazz. Fucking sick dude! I love the guitar tone, and I really love those dizzying little runs that are super fast then just fucking stop! Fucking great shit! And after listening to some of their other songs, I'm confident this will be a new favorite band of mine. Fucking excellence.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drVLDnyYJ7c

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 2:01 pm 
 

Cacophony - 'The Ninja'

The intro to this was actually really nice and it's a lot more 'song-y' than a lot of shred I care to mention. In true shred form all the other instruments get the shaft a bit as the drum sound is pretty cheap and the vocals kinda suck. Still, I can listen to this stuff for maybe one track or so, but it generally does work better on a track-by-track basis. NINJA! Yeah, they love the cheese and Marty Friedman loves Japan, makes sense huh? I dunno, it plays like 80s metal without decent riffs (of course, there's ample soloing). I never will really like shred, even, if I can appreciate the musicians. There's still some totally gratuitous stuff in there, but I guess that's the point. I didn't really need 7 minutes of that, either, oh well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbQm-nSjuHI
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:56 pm 
 

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Spastic Ink - Harm and Half-Time Baking Shuffle

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Dude! I shit you not, I'm in the process of placing an order for this album. As soon as I finished the song I knew I had to have this shit! Holy fuck! Thank you so much for posting this! This is cool as fuck! Instrumental, technical, proggy, jazzy, freak-out fucking metal that is so fucking cool and freaky without ever being overwhelming. I'd call it a less brutal, instrumental Meshuggah with more jazz. Fucking sick dude! I love the guitar tone, and I really love those dizzying little runs that are super fast then just fucking stop! Fucking great shit! And after listening to some of their other songs, I'm confident this will be a new favorite band of mine. Fucking excellence.

I'm really glad you like this one, mate. I think it's a wonderful album and one of Ron Jarxombek's best. As good as Blotted Science is, I still think Ink Complete will be one of his best works. You will definitely not be disappointed. All the songs are worth hearing due to the technicality and skill on display.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:28 pm 
 

Riot - Warrior

I'm confident that given more exposure, I can really get into the stuff like this, which is in the no-man's-land between heavy-metal and rock. It's got that enjoyable simplistic feel, that while the song may be intricate, it's simply a number of musicians playing their instruments with no-frills attached. The song is catchy and memorable, right from the word go. The lead-guitar is lovely, in terms of tone and what is played, and it carries a heavy presence throughout the song, along with the vocals, which are very much suited to the music. I immediately recognised the cover art, but knew I'd not actually heard the band, which I take to represent the unfortunate gaps in my musical knowledge.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HTFCWBOaFw

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:28 pm 
 

Club Ded- Chris Poland

I liked this song. The guitar works was great. It was unique, attributed to the fact that Chris Poland has a severed tendon in his index finger in his fretting hand. It was thrashy, which was a treat for me. This is expected, as Poland was a guitarist in Megadeth.

The bass and drums were fine. They supported the track adequately. It was an instrumental. The production was decent for the time, as everything was muffled. It had a black metal feel to it. All in all, it's a great song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leMxn0uAYOQ
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:20 pm 
 

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Invisius - As I Watched You Fall

Hahaha, what's this? Moshcore, bro-down slam-fest? These are like the world's most generic metalcore riffs strung together in a truly unimaginative fashion (even in a style that's never, ever known for its challenging structures). True touching-dick-in-the-pit music... I might as well be listening to Five Finger Death Punch for all it's worth. The addition of keyboards are hilarious, too. Oh man, is it all like this? There are about 60 different breakdowns in this song... true mosh gymnastics!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtiKe3A67Wc
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:41 pm 
 

Merciless - Unbound

I really enjoyed this one, especially the melodic main riff. The song was quite a bag of diverse influences; there was the thrashy verse, the melodic riff with blast beat, the harsh shouting for vocals. It was essentially a highly NWOBHM-influenced death metal track, and yet not at all like In Flames and their Iron Maiden fellating contemporaries. It lacked the flowery, jumpy annoying stuff completely, and was instead completely solid. The vocals could've been more powerful and diverse, if anything.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBsjCk-WERI

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:23 pm 
 

Satanic Warmaster - Where Eternity Awaits

See, you tell me not to look at the band name (don't know why, but I digress). What's the first thing I'm gonna do? Look at the band name! Gives the expectations of a thrashy black metal song. And then I was right. The song starts out at max speed. Kicks you right in the ass with some tremolo and blastbeats. Nothing original, but it sounds damn good. However, things go downhill when the vocals kick in. This is almost entirely the fault of a god-awful echo being applied to the screams. The echo is a full second behind the original screams! It makes it sound muddled. About halfway through the song, there is a slower melodic section which features an "orchestra". It doesn't work. Simple as that. Stick to the guitar and drums combo, because it works elsewhere in the song. Apart from those two gripes, really, this song was fun. Good melodies, the main riff was killer and I did enjoy it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43o1pFLcmsA&feature=related

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:48 pm 
 

draterami wrote:


Well...this was indeed expertly done and composed even, with strong soaring melodies fused with excellent production values. Voyager certainly have a firm grasp on the whole melodic metal scenario, complete with uplifting keyboards that swell in unison with the momentum and feel of the track. The first half of the song gives the listener a standard verse/chorus/verse/chorus framework, which works well, and is not overused, and around 2:40 a change is introduced (that gives away the inspiration to the parenthesised title). This change is the crux of the track for me, as it brings in a new dynamic that sheds new light upon the whole mood, and becomes somewhat more introspective. The vocals (for the main) are certainly not my thing, they have a weird timber to them, and reminds me of another artist that escapes me right now. I also thought the guitars were too quiet, but this may be what the band wanted. This was a decent track for those who enjoy light, melodic, uplifting metal, and they pull it off well, but for me it made my teeth hurt a little due to it's saccharine nature. Well executed however, definitely not my thing.

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:19 am 
 

Myrkr-Deadly Winds and Paralysing Cold

Interesting black metal. I usually associate BM with higher-end, treble-heavy production, but this cut had a real muddy lower end that I actually dug quite a bit. It made it stand out, and lends a bit more identity than the lackluster riffing provided. Not to say the riffs are bad, they just don't really stand out or anything. Anyhow, the production is very foggy and kinda adds to the whole atmosphere of this murky, pummeling song - and I also enjoyed the vocalist. Distinctly black whilst maintain a guttural quality to them. Very cool indeed. All in all I can't say I'd pursue these guys, but it wasn't a bad tune at all.

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:18 pm 
 

Sun-Caged - Ashes to Earn

This surprised me in that it totally lived up to all my expectations of a modern progressive metal band. And that's not really a good thing... as I've never been able to get into the style. On the plus side, the singer is good, he strikes a pleasing, smooth tone and his a degree of character to his voice which is lacking in the music. A bit too smooth, perhaps, but nonetheless talented. The riffs were very much a case of "Hey, look we're not playing in 4/4!". That's something I always hated about this kind of prog metal; it's so obvious... tantamount to musical posturing. Skilled tasteful musicianship that ends up being rather, well, misused (although I should note that the keyboard solo was genuinely cool).

This band certainly aren't the worst of prog metal and I'd definitely take them over a big name like Dream Theater or Opeth. But it's all way too safe... and kind of ineffective as metal because of that. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJFlCRJcC7M

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:45 pm 
 

Necrophobic - The Nocturnal Silence

instant thought on loading the youtube page: this album art is like a cheap version of deicide's legion album.
music: this is some really solid old-school DM. I always had this band pegged as one of those "brutal" DM bands that are more or less white noise, like krisiun or some bullshit. but this is damn catchy, and (dare i say it) groovy, with that nice early-90s guitar crunch. the riff just after halfway where it speeds up, this is one hell of a riff.... ok, the second half of this song is some of the best shit i've heard in a while. reminds me a lot of say, early dismember, but with hints of more melody, ala the somberlain. definitely going to track this album down now.

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 2:06 pm 
 

Let's bring this shit back.

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Acrobat, that Necrophobic is pretty much the first real death metal I ever listened to. Definitely creeped me out at the time, but in a way that eventually just made me want to hear more!


Dawn - "Falcula"

Ah, Swedish 90s black metal. I hadn't listened to this band in many years but, due to reviews recently posted on here, I've been thinking about them again, so this post was appropriate. I still don't like that Abyss Studios production...never could tell much of what was going on with some of these blasty Swedebands, and Tagtgren is largely to blame for that, or maybe it's just my ears? Anyway, the sound does work in this band's favour a bit as they really take advantage of that sharp guitar tone during the medium-paced parts and those drums sound pretty thunderous. The vocals are also superb, high-pitched hateful rasps that are given just the right amount of reverb. The band is really good at crafting very evil-sounding, yet somehow sorrow-filled riffs. If they have a fault, perhaps it is that they repeat some of these admittedly great riffs a little too often in their effort to write ten minute songs. I should say though that this song doesn't strike me as overkill, and there is some variety in the riffwork to keep me engrossed. At 5:50 or so it sounds like they are channeling old Enslaved, and I almost expected them to jump into that main riff from the last song on Hordanes Land (y'all know the one!). GOod song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jnn-8nbXu4Y
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:02 pm 
 

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Mortem - Its Tomb Leads to Hell

Hellish soloing from... HELL! Seriously, some arse-kicking Slayer-esque solos in this and they're really satisfying. I love how squibbly, flabbity, wiggly doo all that whammy-work sounds. The song is pretty wicked, too, with appropriately venomous vocals and great riff development. My only complaint is that the drum production sounds a little sloppy, but with everything else striking such a malefic tone it's a very small complaint. Seriously, those solos sound straight outta 'Captor of Sin' in places... and there's lots, too! :D


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtYMGdZP7Qk
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:18 pm 
 

@Page 15: So, you really thought I was going to let a whole page go without my stamp on it?! Nice try, Page! :lol:

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That's a fair question; thanks for giving a shit, that's much appreciated. I didn't realize it had been that long since my last post (over three weeks!—it's a first since the thread's inception). In my head, it was like "hm, been a few days since I last mini-reviewed something". :uh oh:

Well, the truth is that I've just been busier than usual IRL lately; and it's going to get worse before it gets better, since I'm now in the process of (finaaaally) moving to a nicer place, so expect me to post sporadically at best for the next month or so, and then not at all until I get back online after the move. On the plus side, I will eventually be able to retrieve my whole collection from the storage, including my vinyls!

Empyreal (on Lethal's "Killing Machine") wrote:
Frankly, why would I need this when I could be listening instead to Jag Panzer, Liege Lord or most importantly Queensryche?

AHA! This raises a few interesting clues to our respective preferences and habits. Your overall reaction shows you had yet to give Lethal a proper try (even though they're an 80s band!1!!), and the "most importantly" prefix you honored Queensrÿche with shows you may have been right to delay the listen (QR over JP & LL combined? wow! I barely give the former's mini-LP a listen every other year and that's it, whereas the other two have whole discographies I cherish). But that's cool.

Having said that, while they're no Crimson Glory by any stretch of the imagination, and even accounting for our respective preferences, I'd still strongly suggest you give Lethal another couple of fair chances before you cross them off of your list as run-of-the-mill late wave USPM; they are really more than just that, hell they were even a major influence on Hollow themselves (yes, the godly Swedish band responsible for 'Architect of the Mind'). But their style is definitely one I'd call a grower. If any song in their repertoire can hook someone on the spot and give instant gratification, "Killing Machine" would certainly be it (which played a huge part in why I picked that one specifically); so if that one left you cold... Then perhaps their more subtle side will be your gateway to their stuff instead. :D

So, they've made a quite professional-sounding demo back in '87, essentially a slightly rougher take on 4 songs of their future debut; so not a priority. The debut in question, 'Programmed', is a minor USPM classic, sort of a cross between a less dramatic 'Crimson Glory', a less complex 'The Spectre Within', and a less technical 'Graceful Inheritance', it has a charm and spirit of its own, though. It's a collection of very well-written and performed, genuinely good power/prog songs, that flows perfectly as a whole. "Killing Machine" is the punchier, more straightforward closer, but much of the album is slower, more progressive, and more melodic than that. For instance, "Immune" shows their more poignant side, while "Obscure The Sky" is more representative of their bigger, more theatrical side.

I never got the chance to give their '91 demo a try, but the '95 mini-album 'Your Favourite God' is quite different and yet awesome in its own right. Some trends of the 90s hit them hard, namely chugging-heavy riffs and louder-and-more-crompressed-than-thou production, but it still has the same songwriting level, more varied and dynamic arrangements, and improved musicianship. Style wise, it's both more abrasive/metallic and more subtle/progressive, and what I'd consider the peak of their own personal approach. Actually, if TDR is your WoJ, then maybe "The Page Before" could be your "Killing Machine"? That's really their release where the Hollow connection is the more evident (some aspects aren't too far removed from post-reunion Agent Steel, albeit much calmer of course). How about that one (one of my favorites)?

Anyways, right after that, they moved too far too fast into that new then-"modern" direction, and past that to the land of sugar-coated semi-ballads and overall more "progressive", accessible songs, seriously bordering on the "alternative" with their final album 'Poison Seed', which is not of much interest to me, although it's certainly competent for what it is, but may or may not suit Excalion's fans fancy... :D

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Seeing this thread had been inactive for three days was the very thing that gave me the incentive to come back for a spin tonight. Thanks for reviving it! Cool pick with Mortem, too: unknown to me, and pretty nice, "evil thrash" groovy thrash/death, right there! :metal:

@Turner: Man, why do you look at the visual before you listen to the song?! This would ruin half of the fun for me, if I did this... Plus, some YT uploads go with really, really annoying "clips" entirely out of the poster's ass (I don' t look in the horse's mouth, though: it's hard enough to find something reliable audio wise). Bah, to each his own. But maybe you'd want to try once in a "blind" mode, just for shits and giggles?


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Hey, some old-school moody epic from a heavy/hard/power band that I had yet to be made aware of! Nice. Even considering this is actually from the 80s, that main mid-tempo gallop of a riff rings more bells than it earns them points for having a personal style in my book. Q5's "Steel the Light" (the song) is the first thing that sprung to mind, but it isn't far removed from the more metallic moments of mid-period Pretty Maids, or the mellower moments of Heavy Load. Good, solid stuff albeit not outstanding: nice, strong song structure, melodic yet powerful arrangements and choirs, pretty good singing (if typical), good musicianship (nothing too flashy, though, and a hmm-okay-but-could-you-try-that-once-more-with-feeling,-please? special mention to the barely-existing "solo"), and good heartfelt drumming complete with marching-music style fills. Yeah, I'd be willing to try more songs by this band. The sound troubles me, though: is that a re-anything (-mastered, -mixed, -visionist...) version? It really doesn't sound at all like a mid-80s production job (more like 2000-something-ish). Anyways, nice find. Thanks!

And now, ladies (oh really?) and gentlemen (uhu)... For all your troubles, I give you this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne6s6q865NY
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:29 pm 
 

Abbatoir - Under My Skin

Nice opening riffs! Very melodic, not what I was expecting when seeing the name. It still has a rough production for the style or is it just me? I like the vocals, a lot, to be honest, and it reminds me of someone but can't but my finger on it. Great solo. I shall check them out. Thank you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxAKqC57H-0
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 7:07 am 
 

Forefather - By Thy Deeds

I was actually listening to "Last Of The Line" last week and I thought it a very compelling piece!
"By Thy Deeds" is certainly one of its finer moments but the whole album should be critically surveyed for full appreciation. The songs works on two points; it has a strong melodic center and employs several riffs that seem to work interchangeably yet never take away from the main theme of the music or confuse each other. Secondly, the band is good at capturing atmosphere. Not in the wispy, forlorn sense but in terms of guitar aesthetics. The whole song is governed by a truly majestic ancient Pagan quality.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TBMQ7tSdjc

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Empyreal (on Lethal's "Killing Machine") wrote:
Frankly, why would I need this when I could be listening instead to Jag Panzer, Liege Lord or most importantly Queensryche?

AHA! This raises a few interesting clues to our respective preferences and habits. Your overall reaction shows you had yet to give Lethal a proper try (even though they're an 80s band!1!!), and the "most importantly" prefix you honored Queensrÿche with shows you may have been right to delay the listen (QR over JP & LL combined? wow! I barely give the former's mini-LP a listen every other year and that's it, whereas the other two have whole discographies I cherish). But that's cool.

Having said that, while they're no Crimson Glory by any stretch of the imagination, and even accounting for our respective preferences, I'd still strongly suggest you give Lethal another couple of fair chances before you cross them off of your list as run-of-the-mill late wave USPM; they are really more than just that, hell they were even a major influence on Hollow themselves (yes, the godly Swedish band responsible for 'Architect of the Mind'). But their style is definitely one I'd call a grower. If any song in their repertoire can hook someone on the spot and give instant gratification, "Killing Machine" would certainly be it (which played a huge part in why I picked that one specifically); so if that one left you cold... Then perhaps their more subtle side will be your gateway to their stuff instead. :D

So, they've made a quite professional-sounding demo back in '87, essentially a slightly rougher take on 4 songs of their future debut; so not a priority. The debut in question, 'Programmed', is a minor USPM classic, sort of a cross between a less dramatic 'Crimson Glory', a less complex 'The Spectre Within', and a less technical 'Graceful Inheritance', it has a charm and spirit of its own, though. It's a collection of very well-written and performed, genuinely good power/prog songs, that flows perfectly as a whole. "Killing Machine" is the punchier, more straightforward closer, but much of the album is slower, more progressive, and more melodic than that. For instance, "Immune" shows their more poignant side, while "Obscure The Sky" is more representative of their bigger, more theatrical side.

I never got the chance to give their '91 demo a try, but the '95 mini-album 'Your Favourite God' is quite different and yet awesome in its own right. Some trends of the 90s hit them hard, namely chugging-heavy riffs and louder-and-more-crompressed-than-thou production, but it still has the same songwriting level, more varied and dynamic arrangements, and improved musicianship. Style wise, it's both more abrasive/metallic and more subtle/progressive, and what I'd consider the peak of their own personal approach. Actually, if TDR is your WoJ, then maybe "The Page Before" could be your "Killing Machine"? That's really their release where the Hollow connection is the more evident (some aspects aren't too far removed from post-reunion Agent Steel, albeit much calmer of course). How about that one (one of my favorites)?

Anyways, right after that, they moved too far too fast into that new then-"modern" direction, and past that to the land of sugar-coated semi-ballads and overall more "progressive", accessible songs, seriously bordering on the "alternative" with their final album 'Poison Seed', which is not of much interest to me, although it's certainly competent for what it is, but may or may not suit Excalion's fans fancy... :D


I put Queensryche last because Lethal sound a lot like them - on that song anyway...

And yeah, I dunno man, they're a cool band, but I sometimes just feel like I have too many 80s metal bands. Sorta oversaturated by 'em, ya know? I cherry-pick my favorites and stick to 'em while discovering other, new stuff that I've never heard before. That makes it sound like I snub my nose at the rest of them, but really I just need to be in a mood for that style, just like any other style.

And Excalion is awesome. They're poppy as hell and have really simple songwriting, but it's done incredibly well. It's just great music.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:36 pm 
 

Revelation - Infinite Nothingness

A good song, looking at the bands page they say they're Progressive/Doom Metal. This song to me seems much more Doom then progressive. The solo in the song is pretty good, and the riffs are as tasty as eating a cinnamon bun fresh out of the oven.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jsl8Qw7Zpw

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:59 pm 
 

@ Acrobat and Legend Maker:
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Mortem are an incredible band and yeah, that lead guitarist has a lot to do with it as far as I'm concerned. Can't you tell theyr'e from South America? :lol: They actually seem to be improving with each consecutive release and that's remarkable, considering that their first was rather good. Been around for a long time, too!


Ossadogva - "Birth of the Warlock - Part 1"

Aha, Burzum! Well, not quite...but this song is more than a little reminiscent of "Dunkelheit", even with the two distinct sections that alternate and are marked by a pause in the rhythm so the guitars can gently chime away. The guitars have got a "chiming" sound in general that I quite like, and this is further brought home by the addition of some more lead-ish melody toward the end (although really I think it's just adding extra high notes to the chords, which are played in a broken style that really befits this type of black metal). I don't feel this band was breaking new ground with this but I rather enjoyed it...the vocals had that "pinched", nasal sounding timbre that I associate with mid-90s Polish black metal, and the drum sound was more solid and heavy than one might expect. Cool noise gaining prominence towards the end, leading, presumably, into the next track.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nsv10Bds08
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:56 am 
 

Necromass - A Serpent Is Screaming in the Abyss

I've always dug what I've heard from Necromass, and this is no exception. Very melodic, very epic black metal. But what steals the show for me are those clean sections. You get some strange, almost ambient, bass playing - and over the top a lot of clean chords, mournful lead sections, and eerie, jangly bits that create a huge atmosphere for when the song proper kicks in - which, by the way, kicks seventeen pounds of ass. Excellent BM. I'm looking to hunt down something from these guys.

Its been bugging me that every time I enter a song in this game, it's relatively much more common than what everyone else has been posting. So, I'ma change all dat shit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TEUfQ7E ... re=related
A personal favorite of mine.

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:15 am 
 

Acrostichon - Relics

I know exactly what you mean when you talk about having relatively common songs in the game, I suffer from a very similar problem. However, you seem to have braught some material which I certainly haven't heard of, to the table this time. Overall, I really enjoyed the songs structure; Quite thrashy, in many places, and very much memorable. The riffs are diverse, but don't take too many twists and turns as to spoil the overall straightforward injection of heavy that this song provides. The production is round-about perfect, and I'm certainly already in love with the overall tone and levels. The vocals are also cool, and are effective - sitting well in the mix - and adding a lot of punch to the already somewhat punchy song. The fact that the Dutch make excellent death-metal is beyond all refute.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzMaZx4-QkM

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:41 am 
 

Obtained Enslavement - Unblessed

Very cool song. The slower, harmonized intro was very cool - wouldn't sound out of place on a death metal song, but then it unleashes a sonic black metal storm. I enjoy the mid-paced riffing more than I do the faster stuff, but it's all fairly average. A pretty epic riff kicks in at around 1:45 that I like a lot. Pest on vocals, so you know what you're getting there. I really enjoy the variation in this song - lots of different riffs, fluctuating tempos, etc. Pretty cool. Overall I'd say I enjoyed it, but wasn't terribly impressed. I'd be curious to hear some more, though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubu8yFx87qQ

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:50 pm 
 

@LegendMaker:
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In my defence, it's the first thing you see when you load the song, and it DOES look like a really cheap knock-off of the Legion cover. If it makes it any better, I own the album now and it's a LOT better than anything Deicide have put out. But it is a little hard not to look at the cover, especially when it's almost laughably bad.


Depravity - Sleepy Ocean

(haven't looked at the cover on youtube)
First thoughts: awesome, more Swedish-style DM from the early 90s? I'm on a big kick of this style right now. Vocals are deeper than you'd expect, and there are a couple of BM-ish riffs in here too. The verse riff doesn't really do much and feels out of place in context - the mini-"breakdown" (hate to use the term) riff just after it is a lot better and slides into the rest of the song much more. Mid-song break is nice and atmospheric, and the leadwork is competent. One point on the song title: this doesn't sound like a "sleepy ocean" in any way, shape or form. To sum up I'd say I can't imagine this is considered a classic by too many people, but it's worth a listen if you're into the style.

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:59 pm 
 

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Yet another band I have known of and heard bits and pieces of over the years, but for some reason never got around to obtaining any of their material, which is a bit of a shame really, as this was rather good. What Unanimated offer is a great blend of almost equal parts death and black metal, with a strong emphasis on solid, melodic song writing. At times I'm reminded of country mates Merciless (especially the album Unbound), as the vocals have that similar blackish rasp to them, but these guys have a more tremolo based structure to carry the bulk of this song. The production is excellent, with a sharp sting to the guitar tone, with just enough bottom end to bring more weight to them. I really enjoyed this, and would gladly hear more from these guys.

A favourite of mine.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:59 am 
 

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@Lord_Brendan: Glad you dug "Under my Skin", bro; although a meatier praise would have been much appreciated, to be honest (I know, I always have the same complaint, but hey! I'm a stubborn old-schooler, what do you expect? :lol: ). Anyhow, FYI Abattoir used to be much rawer than that in their early days and on their debut 'Vicious Attack' (the line-up evolved quite a bit as well), which showed a much more aggressive form of speed metal in terms of performance and spirit, borderline thrash at times, even though songwriting and arrangements wise it was already quite melodic. 'The Only Safe Place' is their more PM album. I really like both. If Mike Towers reminds you of someone, it's most likely not that you heard him elsewhere, considering how thin his discography turned out to be (which is a shame, as he did great on TOSP); I dunno, he has a decidedly 80s USPM approach and timber, perhaps closest to Ruthless' Sami De John and, at times (his raspier semi-shrieks), WASP's Blackie Lawless. Is that it?

@Empyreal: Fair enough, man; if you're not in the mood for it, nothing I can say will change that. Perhaps in your next hey!-I-feel-like-some-new-classic-80s-power/prog cycle, you'll remember that post of mine and give Lethal another chance. But hey! I'm not paid to promote the band or anything, though; do what you want, dude! :D

@Abominatrix: I couldn't tell Mortem were from South America, actually! I would have guessed Russia or Poland. Now that you've brought it up, the vocals are not too dissimilar with early days Sepultura & Sarcófago. Your enthusiasm towards them makes me more curious; I'll add them to the list haha. One thing I don't really get is their logo, it just screams "old school BM, beeatch!" to me, which has next to nothing to do with their sound; bah maybe it's just me.

@Turner: Thanks for giving it a try! I can see you give a lot of importance to album art, but the thing is that, since we're singling out one song each time for this game, the album's cover art doesn't seem as relevant as with an album review. What I typically do is a mouse-wheel click on the link, and I put extra effort not to read the top of the new tab that the YT page loads in (for my first listen at least).


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Good stuff! The intro fooled into expecting some heavy/doom epic, but the second riff promptly informed me that this was going to be more twisted and recent than that. The song as a whole has a rather epic vibe, with that driving, melancholic, and slightly groovy mid-paced central riff. Not a great fan of the somewhat lukewarm BM-ish vocals (the production didn't do them any favors, though), but they work well nonetheless. Not much to write home about musicianship or arrangements wise (kuddos to the classy, economic drumming throughout, though); bottom line, it's a pretty straightforward song with a strong focus on its main, slightly obsessive theme, and just enough variation to make it work despite its length. That's fine by me, although I don't exactly hunger for more just now (perhaps it's a grower, and/or there are shinier songs to their repertoire?).

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-71yklxEUs
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:53 am 
 

Atrophy - Preacher Preacher

First thing that stands out is the crunchy production which is something I like a lot. The first riff is also very nice and the vocals are catchy and energetic in their approach. The solo which starts just under 2:00 sounds very inspired and not just filler. I like how they have some longer instrumental passages to let the music speak for itself, because the music is just great from the start to the finish. When the vocalist does come into action, it just adds to the overall sound. It sounds very catchy and makes you sing-a-long to it. Despite this there is kind of sinister touch to the vocals which make it sound evil and very metal. Overall this is a great energetic song of a band that i'm not familiar with, but ill give them a try very soon. Thanks for great song!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewkz0bl5nVA

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:24 pm 
 

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Glad you enjoyed this Atrophy track; it's my favorite of theirs, but I strongly recommend both of their albums, it's just extatic thrashing goodness throughout. You're right about Brian Zimmerman's vocals: it's basically a guy with the ability to sing perfectly well in a clean/melodic fashion who chose to go with harsh, foam-in-mouth vocals instead (most of the time, anyways) and it shows in how powerful and controled his delivery can be (not unlike Coven's Jay Clark). Thanks for offering a nice read! :metal:

As for the song you submitted, I'll let someone less familiar with the band a chance to mini-review it; I could do it, but it'd probably be less interesting as I know their whole discography pretty well. I actually posted another song of theirs a couple of pages back (they deserve all the attention they can get, though).
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 4:12 am 
 

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Glad you at least enjoyed the G.O.T.H track I posted. For me they are a great band, and perhaps they need to grow on you a little like your first moustache or beard. They are a solid band none the less, and can really pull out some quite awesome blackthrashin' brilliance at times.


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Where do I start? There are parts of this track that I like, and some that I don't - or more precisely, like as much. I can find no fault with the whole story-by-the-campfire acoustic intro, that which also reoccurs and forms a central theme for the build up into the chorus. I also find the vocals suit what they are doing here, and the chants are simply spine-chillingly atmospheric. The guitar work is another quiver in their bow for their style, and the solo that makes it's entrance well and truly known is phenomenal - I mean really fucking outstanding, as is the choral bridge that follows it. But for each of those things I can also find something.... lacking. The vocals sounds somewhat amateurish at times, the guitar seems to plod a little in places, and bog down - not to say it was bad per se, more like the sum of it's parts did not quite make a whole.

Another old favourite.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:57 pm 
 

CrushedRevelation wrote:


A structurally unique and intriguing song, with moody pianos and some rather good rasping and croaking setting a definite swampy, foggy kind of atmosphere. I like the fact that this builds up from that into the heavy riffing in the latter part of the song - for such a short, compact tune this is rather original and makes the song stand out. The production is excellent and gives every instrument clarity while still retaining a unified sound and giving a definite atmosphere. It brings to mind a walk through a rainy, damp forest with the sky around looking like its the end of the world. Unfortunately I find this kind of aesthetic in black metal rather trite and boring. A good tune but just not my thing entirely.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgeZaKd7B8o
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 12:21 am 
 

Zonata - Reality.
Very bombastic, catchy (yet intricate) stuff, with a thing for fun hooks and an interesting progression. Overall, an enjoyable piece, even if I'm not a fan of this particular branch of power metal. I have one complaint though; the vocalist. Even if not lacking in either power or range, his timbre is irritating, while his higher notes sound awkward, as if he were unsure of himself. Fix that, and you'll have a great song.
Nightingale - Nightfall Overture

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 1:04 am 
 

Nightingale - Nightfall Overture (and I'm no longer looking at artworks :))

First thoughts... this riff could go either way - am i about to get metalcore, melodeath, or something else? synth is in, still not sure. if I had to geographically place this band, I'd say Finland. Cool melodies now. Vocals kick in, and I realise this is much more like modern AOR! haha. This guy is a good singer, sounds a bit like Jorn Lande. Really, really reminds me of Masterplan. This is overall very competent and well-written. I've never heard of this band but at first listen they're as good as other bands in that melodic power metal/modern AOR vein. Not really my thing, but they're good at it!

here's one, it's an actual video clip so you can watch it:
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@Xlxlx: Welcome to the thread, man! Enjoy your stay. Oh, and please do not actually cite what you're submitting for review, the consensus here is that it spoils the fun for whoever's going to review it. Thanks.

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@CrushedRevelation: Dude, thank you so much for making me reconsider Abigor! That song is fantastic, and million miles away from what I remembered them to be from the few songs I had heard on late 90s magazine samplers. Either they considerably changed their style (from intense and highly emotional to bland and pointlessly brutal) and quality (from brilliant to unremarkable), or I had them confused with a similarly named BM band. I shit you not, the micro-file in my memory under "Abigor" actually read "yet another talentless, generic and über brutal yarf-yarf-huff black metal band" until just now. Sounds like I owe them another chance. :D

@Turner: Nightingale is one of the various pet/side/not-EOS projects of legendary legend, genuine genius Dan Swanö, and probably the one he cares about the most these days. It's all around impressively well-done, unquestionably inspired and authentic stuff for melodic and progressive hard/heavy enthusiasts, and you're right, as far as clean vocals go, Dan improved quite a lot over the years, although he was no slouch to begin with. Having said that, I have the same bittersweet feeling about this project as I do his outstanding and oh-so-prolific production work: while he's doing this, he's no longer doing that.


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Oh boy. So nineties. In a such a bad bad way. Not sure you're doing the band a favor by suggesting we look at this cheese factory of a clip, you know (thankfully I'm cautious as ever and stick to my guns, so I only saw it on my second listen). What can I say? So, let's pretend that the Ugly Kid Joe guys finally decided to give this whole "metal" jive an actual try rather than bragging about knowing all Priest songs by heart yet playing subpar Guns 'N Roses rejected B-sides? Well, a commendable idea; too bad their idea of "metal" is entirely based on their era's MTV, and they lack the skill to match even that. There's one actual riff used for a few seconds every other minute, it comes straight from the generic hard rocking punk stock, but at least it's there. The rest is a mid-paced to slow, somewhat groovy mess of accidentally dissonant, bass-driven (what for?! the bassist is bland as fuck) wannabe tough guy crap-fest. The singer couldn't make up his mind between his poor man's Axel Rose and his poor man's Jim Morrisson, so he just alternated between the two for maximum grating effect. The guitar solos and licks are especially bad, devoid of feelings, and they fail very hard at showing off (which seems to be the leitmotiv, here); sorry, bud, "wah-wah-wah-please-just-kill-me-now" is all I'm hearing from here. Man, why would you want to endure stuff like this? :ugh:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0fQ9GT7dVQ
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LegendMaker wrote:
@Xlxlx: Welcome to the thread, man! Enjoy your stay. Oh, and please do not actually cite what you're submitting for review, the consensus here is that it spoils the fun for whoever's going to review it. Thanks.

Thanks for the welcome, buddy! And yeah, I won't cite the songs I post if that's the case. Will be back soon!

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 1:27 pm 
 

Rigor Mortis: "Throwback"

Even though it's far from heavy, I really like this sound production. The weird trebbly buzz of the guitar is just really pleasing to the ears in a way that's hard to describe. Plus, the bass is loud and clear and handling all the obvious rhythms just fine. This is a punkier track, with a lengthy and dizzying solo in the middle that takes the song a cut above its surface simplicity. The pugnacious vocal delivery works really well, especially in the chorus "gang shout". I think something must be broken if you don't at least feel the urge to bang your head to this limber and energetic music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lngTfVYE84Y
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That Nightingale song really does sound like Whitesnake's 1987 with a couple of riffs lifted from Katatonia's debut. Swano, you fox, you! :P
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ANationalAcrobat wrote:
That Nightingale song really does sound like Whitesnake's 1987 with a couple of riffs lifted from Katatonia's debut. Swano, you fox, you! :P

What? Whitesnake? Why?!

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:26 pm 
 

Dark Quarterer - Devil Stroke

We start with...Eruption! Some silly, classically-tinged guitar antics lead into a meh riff. Guitar tone is piercing and annoying. Sounds like the guitarist is having trouble with the riff at times. Vocals come in and are pretty laughable. He manages a few nice notes but for the most part they are anything but convincing. I like the melodic approach they are taking. The production is horrible though, and really detracts from whatever loveliness the melody lends to this poorly executed piece. About four minutes in and not much has changed. Around five minutes we get some standard trad riffs, some guitar wankery, but that sense of melody still permeates and makes me want to like this song more than I really can. After all that, more of what was started earlier appears again. Can't really say this song is all that good at all. Meh. Does sound like they are trying at least, though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMNVH85XMAg

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Thanks for the praise mate! That particular is from their stellar debut Verwüstung / Invoke the Dark Age, which I consider to an overlooked minor classic (1994). I mean check this out. This album is rife with brilliant, blistering and yes, emotional black metal. I can totally and fully recommend the mini-album that followed this and the second record, but after that they lost some of their atmosphere and charm, becoming as you put it, blasty and bland. For shame really.



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I have passed over these guys albums numerous times in many a second hand store over the years, but still never succumbed to them. This track, wont change that. This was and is rather good, with a wonderful intro that kept me interested and curious as to where it was going, full of lush acoustics, keys, and a shimmering broken chord guitar line mirroring the acoustic. This part was fantastic, but when the main section of the song crashes in, that whole premise lost some of it's charm and appeal for me, as it delved into fairly standard (and somewhat flowery) black metal riffery. The vocals also reminded me (very slightly, I might add) of one Dani Filth, and were of a predictable rasp. There are a few highlights within this eleven-minute track - such as the acoustic break almost dead center within it, and the closing section was nice. My problems with it are it's overall length, which could have stood to be a touch shorter, and the rather pedestrian riffage and keyboard work, which I have heard a million times before. Kind of average, but not bad.

Something more obscure?
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