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This might be old news, but Chris Amott left Arch Enemy, replaced by Nick Cordle of Arsis. I don't think this will really have an effect on AE's sound since they've dealt with Chris leaving before. via AE's website: quote:ARCH ENEMY are pleased to welcome 26 year old American guitarist Nick Cordle on board as they continue their touring activity following the release of their recent ”Khaos Legions” (2011) album.
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I used to think that Arch Enemy were the absolute best when I was younger, but now I actually can't stomach them at all. Which is strange, really, because I still love all of the other bands like Opeth and Katatonia I got into at the same time. I'm not sure what it is, if it's just their Sneap-production and lame fvck-da-system themes or what.
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The Perfect Element posted:I used to think that Arch Enemy were the absolute best when I was younger, but now I actually can't stomach them at all. Which is strange, really, because I still love all of the other bands like Opeth and Katatonia I got into at the same time. Agreed that anything with Angela Gossow sucks poo poo, though. Andy Sneap was one of the worst things to ever happen to metal music, but at least his presence in an album's credits makes an easy screening mechanism for new bands.
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"Khaos Legions" is Arch Enemy's best since "Burning Bridges", it's probably Angela's best vocal performance with the band. It still wasn't interesting enough to make it a regular listen, I think I listened to it two or three times They never put together anything as good as their parts, even if you exclude the mediocre vocals. Four of the members have been on better albums outside of AE, but the instruments have been overly polished in the songwriting seems like a framework for lame vocals and shiny guitar solos.
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# ? Mar 19, 2012 14:39 |
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Bolt Thrower
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# ? Mar 19, 2012 18:10 |
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CRIP EATIN BREAD posted:Bolt Thrower this
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AARP LARPer fucked around with this message at 00:46 on Jan 22, 2016 |
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Zodijackylite posted:"Khaos Legions" is Arch Enemy's best since "Burning Bridges", it's probably Angela's best vocal performance with the band. This may not count but she sounded fuckin' fierce on Tyrants Of The Rising Sun. I personally get noticeably erect when listening to live albums. If you like Arch Enemy and live recordings Tyrants Of The Rising Sun won't let you down.
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CRIP EATIN BREAD posted:Bolt Thrower You can never go wrong with Bolt Thrower.
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# ? Mar 20, 2012 00:57 |
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One of my friends posted this as being a new metal band... with Jada Pinkett-Smith: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWO9ZLYmteU
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Houseplant posted:One of my friends posted this as being a new metal band... with Jada Pinkett-Smith: This band is awful. I saw them at Ozzfest back in the day and Will was there watching. They still sucked.
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# ? Mar 20, 2012 03:24 |
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Anyone received their copy of the latest Angel Witch album yet? It's still in transit, how has it been received by people (whining bastards on forums and zines)? Procession are touring down under, woohoo.
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CRIP EATIN BREAD posted:Bolt Thrower For ever and ever
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# ? Mar 20, 2012 11:29 |
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Holy poo poo, Wintersun updated their site.quote:"We are very excited to announce that we are going to be headlining the 2012 Heidenfest Tour in October. There was some setbacks with the album during the winter (again), but as usual we have managed to ram through them. (Big thanks to our management for helping us through the tough times!). I´ve been mixing my rear end off and things are going smooth and steady now and the album will be released late summer. Stay tuned for bigger updates about the album (or should we say "albums", wink wink!)“ Jari and the Wintersun boys, cheers! Also, Bolt Thrower are the poo poo.
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quote:the album will be released late summer So, 2015 or so. I'm excited! Also, jumping on the Bolt Thrower train.
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I swear to loving god if this Wintersun album doesnt make me literally drown in a sea of my own poo poo upon first listening I will probably just kill myself out of frustration/severe depression.
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The album being delayed because of computer inadequacy is one of the lamest things I've ever heard in metal. Bolt Thrower never whined about their l33tness Morbid Florist fucked around with this message at 19:56 on Mar 20, 2012 |
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"as usual we managed to ram through them." Made me laugh pretty hard, subtle computer joke? Also, Bolt Thrower.
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# ? Mar 20, 2012 21:17 |
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Where do yall get your shirts besides at a band's show? I need to restock on goony as gently caress metal shirts
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# ? Mar 20, 2012 23:11 |
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The new Black Breath is loving awesome. Anybody else checking this out?
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Westopher posted:The new Black Breath is loving awesome. Anybody else checking this out? I've heard mixed things. I'll check it tomorrow. Kind of feel it should be in the hardcore thread also...
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Killsion posted:I've heard mixed things. I'll check it tomorrow. Kind of feel it should be in the hardcore thread also... Starts nearly exactly like Altars of Madness, and the album art and general rear end-kickery scream Kill 'Em All. It feels right at home here.
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# ? Mar 21, 2012 01:57 |
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The only downside to the new Black Breath is that the sound mastering seems to be worse than Heavy Breathing, but that album was essentially perfect.
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# ? Mar 21, 2012 03:41 |
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It's really good, but it doesn't kick you in the guts like Heavy Breathing.CRIP EATIN BREAD posted:Bolt Thrower This man speaks the thruth
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Oh man, that new Meshuggah album is good. As in, it is quite literally mind-numbingly good. I can't stop listening to it. Seeing any of these songs preformed live would probably be brain crushing.
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CRIP EATIN BREAD posted:Bolt Thrower Counterpoint: Obituary.
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# ? Mar 21, 2012 10:47 |
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So, I thanked Mantis and The Demolition Man for black metal. Goddamnit.
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# ? Mar 21, 2012 13:47 |
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nuncle jimbo posted:Where do yall get your shirts besides at a band's show? I need to restock on goony as gently caress metal shirts I like Plastichead in the UK best but you'll pay for the quality.
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I don't get Meshuggah, what am I doing wrong? All I hear is a lot of percussion and an angry dude trying to do percussion with his voice. Which album should I listen to first because it seems i'm missing on something
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SilverSmoke posted:I don't get Meshuggah, what am I doing wrong? All I hear is a lot of percussion and an angry dude trying to do percussion with his voice. Which album should I listen to first because it seems i'm missing on something Meshuggah has always been really hit-or-miss with me. I like their older albums because they seemed to have this cohesive thrash-tinge to their sound, even if it was minimal at best. "Chaosphere", "Destroy Erase Improve" and the 21 minute song/EP titled "I" are my favorites. I have "Koloss" but haven't given it a listen yet as I wasn't too thrilled with that 'Break The Bones And...' whatever-the-gently caress title it was sucking pretty hard.
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nuncle jimbo posted:Where do yall get your shirts besides at a band's show? I need to restock on goony as gently caress metal shirts I use CM Distro, or buy straight from the record label.
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SilverSmoke posted:I don't get Meshuggah, what am I doing wrong? All I hear is a lot of percussion and an angry dude trying to do percussion with his voice. Which album should I listen to first because it seems i'm missing on something You aren't doing anything wrong, they're just a terrible band.
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SilverSmoke posted:I don't get Meshuggah, what am I doing wrong? All I hear is a lot of percussion and an angry dude trying to do percussion with his voice. Which album should I listen to first because it seems i'm missing on something Destroy Erase Improve is the only solid album they've put out IMO
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I'm in the 'Meshuggah are amazing' camp, but I can completely understand why they're not to some people's taste. I think they have, conceptually, been steadily progressing/evolving/whatever throughout their albums, reaching the peak of their mechanical, amelodic dystopian sound with Catch 33, and have, with obZen and the new one been moving in a more conventional direction. I'm really looking forward to seeing how they change in years to come, hurrah. I do actually see Meshuggah's music as quite expressive, with their sound depicting a kind of senseless, miserable, grim industrial future. I'm just rambling now, because hey, I like Meshuggah. I think a good starting point is their album 'Nothing', because it fully embraces the percussive, dissonant nature of their sound while still remembering to rock pretty hard.
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# ? Mar 21, 2012 19:54 |
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Djent is the metal version of brostep
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No way Meshuggah is awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A_tSyJBsRQ and this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzWqP9s_EOA Fiendish Dr. Wu fucked around with this message at 20:56 on Mar 21, 2012 |
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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:No way Meshuggah is awesome. Meshuggah WAS awesome I just listened to the new song and it's everything that's turned me off to them after chaosphere
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As time passes it's harder and harder to enjoy Meshuggah's stuff, because at the end of the day their music is completely devoid of hooks, riffs, or anything particularly memorable. While this is common of metal, almost every noteworthy band has a "holy poo poo they will never top x" moment or a "this is the best starting point for this band" moment; Meshuggah just doesn't, with the single example I can think of being "Dehumanization" at 1:25 -- I think we all know what happens at that part of the song, but in my opinion it's the last powerful or compelling piece of music Meshuggah ever wrote. edit: "Rational Gaze" has a great intro riff, one they ride side-saddle all the way to the end of the album. edit: Koloss, as an album, sounds like the process by which older first-generation iPods are harvested for rare materials and turned into new sleek iPods -- Koloss is that older iPod. If there is a sound for soulless calculated industry at the hands of endless fleets of corporate drones, like the soundtrack to Foxconn or something, this is that album. While I get that that's their "thing," it stopped sounding like T-1000 metal and more like conveyor belts on record three albums ago. vanov fucked around with this message at 21:52 on Mar 21, 2012 |
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m-o-o-n posted:Djent is the metal version of brostep
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Misogynist posted:I've been saying for years that in 10 years people will look at Meshuggah the way we look at Yngwie Malmsteen today How long has it been 10 years for
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