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hakarl
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 5:07 pm 
 

ThrashingMad wrote:
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In fact, a mixture of Weakling and post-rock sounds like a very original and interesting thing to do.


:lol:
Can you name/recommend a band that does? That style is something I really want to hear.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 5:18 pm 
 

Ilwhyan wrote:
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In fact, a mixture of Weakling and post-rock sounds like a very original and interesting thing to do.


:lol:
Can you name/recommend a band that does? That style is something I really want to hear.

Krallice. :)
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 5:26 pm 
 

There may not be too many bands that sound like "Weakling with post-rock", but there are tons of bands who mix ambient black metal with post-rock. Weakling themselves had some post-rockish or at least rockish tendencies.

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God damnit I hated Arghoslent back when it wasn't cool to hate them, this is BULLSHIT.


I was hating Arghoslent while you were in KINDERGARTEN!! (IE: a couple years ago).

Also, the timing of Kruel's review is kindof annoying for me. Now everyone will think I was copying him, when my review saying the same things he said was there months before his... bah!!

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:04 am 
 

ThrashingMad wrote:
There may not be too many bands that sound like "Weakling with post-rock", but there are tons of bands who mix ambient black metal with post-rock. Weakling themselves had some post-rockish or at least rockish tendencies.
I agree that there are hundreds of bands that combine post-rock with their modern black metal, but I haven't heard many that are like Weakling. I don't hear much post-rock in Weakling's music, but there really is place for such an element in my opinion, which is why I think it would be interesting to hear.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:19 am 
 

Kruel with the best review of 'Transilvanian Hunger' I've ever read. Absolutely spot-on and in-depth.

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Kruel with the best review of 'Transilvanian Hunger' I've ever read. Absolutely spot-on and in-depth.

Agreed, and in addition it's by miles the best of his reviews that I've seen. Satisfyingly deep and thorough analysis on all levels. This guy is probably the most inconsistent reviewer ever; one day he's writing one-paragraph dismissals that tell the reader little, another he's composing long rants which barely relate to the substance of the album at all, and the next he writes something this good. Mystifying, really.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:25 pm 
 

Krallice review seems fine to me. Since the band page and the other reviews call it 'black metal', if it isn't, that's a fair point to dwell on. Anyway, post-rock + Orthrelm + Weakling is certainly more than enough information for me to go on... :ugh:

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 5:28 am 
 

I'd just like to say that BastardHead's review of Austrian Death Machine's 'Total Brutal,' entitled "Tim Lambesis: The biggest crybaby in metal,' is a bold, informative and all around excellent review. I hope he got 10 points for that one.

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I'd just like to say that BastardHead's review of Austrian Death Machine's 'Total Brutal,' entitled "Tim Lambesis: The biggest crybaby in metal,' is a bold, informative and all around excellent review. I hope he got 10 points for that one.

I have to agree there. One of the better reviews I've read recently.
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MikeyC wrote:
WonderPat wrote:
I'd just like to say that BastardHead's review of Austrian Death Machine's 'Total Brutal,' entitled "Tim Lambesis: The biggest crybaby in metal,' is a bold, informative and all around excellent review. I hope he got 10 points for that one.

I have to agree there. One of the better reviews I've read recently.


Thanks fellas! That's one review I've wanted to write ever since there was only one review for the album, but I've never been able to quite verbalize what I wanted to say properly until now. For the first time in a long time, I'm actually pleased with what I wrote.

And ironically, I actually did get 10 points today, but that's because I submitted that one and my Psycroptic review back to back :lol:. A Metal Archives Exclusive!
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Yeah, the Australian Death Machine review is good; would have definitely gotten a 0 from me on those merits. You're too nice. :p
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WonderPat wrote:
I'd just like to say that BastardHead's review of Austrian Death Machine's 'Total Brutal,' entitled "Tim Lambesis: The biggest crybaby in metal,' is a bold, informative and all around excellent review. I hope he got 10 points for that one.

Just to let you know, something like this would be better mentioned in the Review Recommendation sticky. This thread is for pointing out specific passages you want to criticize/compliment/question.
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Empyreal wrote:
Yeah, the Australian Death Machine review is good; would have definitely gotten a 0 from me on those merits. You're too nice. :p


It originally was a zero, but I don't 100% hate the music on it, as it does actually have a few decent spots, but the metalcore elements and Lambesis' bullshittery was enough to still detract quite a bit. Although I do believe I still overscored it...

But anyways, yes wrong thread.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:12 am 
 

I'm pretty sure I overscored it. But I don't really care for scores that much anyway.

Very nice review though, totally agree with you.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:00 am 
 

Empyreal wrote:
Yeah, the Australian Death Machine review is good; would have definitely gotten a 0 from me on those merits. You're too nice. :p


Ahem, that's Austrian Death Machine. Please, don't compare us to that gimmick. It makes us look silly. :(
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I just read this entertaining passage form MutatisMutandis' review of Decapitated's Nihility:

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Who really built Stonehenge? Was it aliens?
Does God really exist? And if so, why does he allow us to experience pain? Why are our lives governed by slips of paper? Would our animalistic tendencies resurface withou central government? Should Darwinism be removed from schools? What does Mr. X look like?
Most importantly, why do people continue giving money to Decapitated?
Actually, I can probably just round it off simply: everyone is stupid.
Or ignorant. Or, hey, maybe both. 'Why?', you might be asking yourself, do I view these fledglings as such hollow idols? Obviously, you're ignorant/stupid/inexperienced as well. Has anyone ever heard of a band called "Vader"? Y'know... that crazy "Slayer" influenced rock n' roll 'heavy metal' band from Poland? When I think of Poland, I don't think of Vader's shite clone brigade, I think of Vader. I really don't understand this. Poland has six hundred bands mimicking Vader down to dental higiene and eyeball circumference. The only real difference I can pinpoint is that Decapitated began their project much more recently, and at an unusually young age.


I especially found the reference to dental hygiene and eye ball circumference humorous.

Edit: I've just been reading some of this guys other reviews and have found him to be quite entertaining in everything I've seen, so far.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:17 am 
 

my favorite review ive ever read, i cant even remember what band it was for,

all it said was,

these guys accidentally the whole song.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:28 am 
 

:ugh: The hell?

I couldn't imagine that being a review listed on this site, if that is all it literally said. Did you see this elsewhere (as in outside of the MA), because I think that's a little out of the spirit of this thread. Anyway, while I can see the (very little) humour in that "review" (due entirely to it's stupidity), you're easily impressed if that's your favourite.

As far as this thread is concerned, that piece of writing fits more in the bad/what the christ? category.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:09 pm 
 

New Iron Savior review:

Flamos wrote:
Plus it isn't power metal that talks about wizards and dragons. Which is a good break, right?


Yes, it talks about something that isn't over-used at all, Science Fiction. :roll:
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May I be the first to say that this influx of Lamb of God reviews is really fucking annoying.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:24 pm 
 

http://www.metal-archives.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1118452&highlight=#1118452

Beat you to it.

But really, what is so bad about that song?

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:31 pm 
 

Maybe you should listen to it, listen to Ashes of the Wake and listen to it some more. It's has about a total of 50 seconds of badassery and decent riffing but otherwise it's horrible.

And I know what you mean BastardHead, but at least I think if the reviews are good then why should it matter?
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:35 pm 
 

I have listened to both. The latter many, many times, as it was one of the albums that brought me into metal.

And the reviews aren't very good either.

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:40 pm 
 

More than half of the reviews actually are really good, but I fell victim to this exact same trend when The Unspoken King came out, and yes, it's annoying. Everybody, hurry up and give a single digit score!

But you're right. Whether or not I agree is irrelevant, as long as they are well written, it SHOULD be fine. Unfortunately, it just reeks of trendwhoring.
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I don't think I am a part of this group, but please take a look at my past record of reviewing and notice I have never taken a part of "trendwhoring" or even reviewing albums that have more than 5 previous reviews. Thank you.
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The_Boss wrote:
I don't think I am a part of this group, but please take a look at my past record of reviewing and notice I have never taken a part of "trendwhoring" or even reviewing albums that have more than 5 previous reviews. Thank you.


Let's keep this in the FFA, we keep missing points the other guy just makes due to the gap :lol:. Again though, your review is fine, and that isn't what's bothering me.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:12 am 
 

Empyreal wrote:
New Iron Savior review:

Flamos wrote:
Plus it isn't power metal that talks about wizards and dragons. Which is a good break, right?


Yes, it talks about something that isn't over-used at all, Science Fiction. :roll:


Most people who harp on this stereotype of power metal probably couldn't name more than 5 bands in the genre, and one of the bands listened is always Iced Earth, whom don't even write about that subject.
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hells_unicorn wrote:
Empyreal wrote:
New Iron Savior review:

Flamos wrote:
Plus it isn't power metal that talks about wizards and dragons. Which is a good break, right?


Yes, it talks about something that isn't over-used at all, Science Fiction. :roll:


Most people who harp on this stereotype of power metal probably couldn't name more than 5 bands in the genre, and one of the bands listened is always Iced Earth, whom don't even write about that subject.


It's just doubly hilarious because Sci-Fi is the other stereotype of Power Metal, right behind those two that Flamos mentioned. Seriously, Gamma Ray, anyone? Scanner?
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:51 am 
 

http://www.metal-archives.com/review.php?id=66589#38016

Evoken - Antithesis Of Light review by Idiosyncrasies is full of what the christ moments. Firstly, the title. I don't know what it's supposed to mean. Then some adjectives are a little strange, like how the reviewer used the word "rubbery" to describe the production of some music.

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Calling AoL depressive will be cliche. However, calling it an antidote to depression will be far-reaching. No, this album is not all confetti, candy and bubble-gum waterfalls. Far from it.
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I don't care about lyrics. I don't listen to music for its lyrics. Interpreting, "I want to stick this shard of broken glass into my ass" is meaningless and celebrates something that isn't.
:lol: Okay, point clear.

Well, it's a descriptive review and has some depth aswell, it's not bad. The grammar errors and some interesting vocabulary choices simply add some WTF factor to it.
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I actually find bubble-gum waterfalls to be pretty descriptive; it definitely makes me think of an aesthetic of music...
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I do get what he meant by that, in case he's referring to the cringesomely overjoyous mood that bubblegum dance music and such often has. That would make sense.
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Empyreal wrote:
hells_unicorn wrote:
Empyreal wrote:
New Iron Savior review:

Flamos wrote:
Plus it isn't power metal that talks about wizards and dragons. Which is a good break, right?


Yes, it talks about something that isn't over-used at all, Science Fiction. :roll:


Most people who harp on this stereotype of power metal probably couldn't name more than 5 bands in the genre, and one of the bands listened is always Iced Earth, whom don't even write about that subject.


It's just doubly hilarious because Sci-Fi is the other stereotype of Power Metal, right behind those two that Flamos mentioned. Seriously, Gamma Ray, anyone? Scanner?


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I wholeheartedly approve of this day dream.
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ANationalAcrobat wrote:
Zeingard wrote:
It's one of the few moments during the album where I actually stopped daydreaming about PJ Harvey only wearing a white top in the middle of the rain and paid attention just so I could complain and be confused.


I wholeheartedly approve of this day dream.


PJ who? I must google this. ;)
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ANationalAcrobat wrote:
Zeingard wrote:
It's one of the few moments during the album where I actually stopped daydreaming about PJ Harvey only wearing a white top in the middle of the rain and paid attention just so I could complain and be confused.


I wholeheartedly approve of this day dream.


:lol: I love zeingard's reviews. He is one of the site's best, if you ask me.
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OlioTheSmall wrote:
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Zeingard wrote:
It's one of the few moments during the album where I actually stopped daydreaming about PJ Harvey only wearing a white top in the middle of the rain and paid attention just so I could complain and be confused.


I wholeheartedly approve of this day dream.


:lol: I love zeingard's reviews. He is one of the site's best, if you ask me.


I have to agree. zeingard is one of the very few reviewers who I initially noticed due to the quality/hilarity as opposed to the quantity.
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ANationalAcrobat wrote:
Zeingard wrote:
It's one of the few moments during the album where I actually stopped daydreaming about PJ Harvey only wearing a white top in the middle of the rain and paid attention just so I could complain and be confused.


I wholeheartedly approve of this day dream.


Haha! I knew you'd appreciate that.

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I highly recommend her; she is both musically and aesthetically pleasing.
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Okay, we all know and love ANA, but I feel like I need to further shower praise on him by saying that this paragraph:

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Angel Witch are fucking pansies – the epitome of wimpy NWOBHM. They sound as if they wouldn't say boo to a goose. Cronos, Mantas and Abbaddon - if they lived in London - would kick their arses in the pub, the graveyard, the bus station and even the library. After this old school roughhousing, Angel Witch would retreat to a quiet tavern and nurse their wounds over a rum and coke. Fuck, even Dennis Stratton laughs at these guys and he likes The Eagles!


Is one of the best on the site. I don't know why, but this cracked me up far more than it should have.

Actually, the entire thing is fantastic, everybody should read it right now.

http://www.metal-archives.com/review.php?id=3626#115569
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Overall, this album isn't the worst I've ever heard, but a massive dissapointment when considered to the first two Agalloch releases. I had hoped this album would have more of a folk sound, but they've replaced it with a more ambient/post-rock inspired sound. I know Agalloch can do better than this.
Yeah, exactly. I mean, ambient/post-rock, what the hell? I know Agalloch can do better than to explore new territories and add new influences to their sound. So disappointing.
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