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NoCleanSinging is a great blog to follow. I mostly just go on RYM though. If you find a good friend group who write good reviews, it's a great site. I've found lots of stuff on there. Users like CrushDepth and Noktorn write very in-depth reviews (Noktorn is a little batshit, or rather was, since he was apparently on serious drugs and has cleaned up his act), TheTrueMithrandir has great lists, etc. I agree with a lot of what ANUS says, I think a lot of people do, but their total closed-mindedness to anything tainted by "rock" or "nu-metal" or "metalcore" is also an extreme I want to get away from.
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I think Anus is full of poo poo.  I never liked the tone of anything on that site, it all comes across like it's trying too hard to be a True Metal Badass or some stupid poo poo. Gamma Nerd posted:I mostly just go on RYM though. If you find a good friend group who write good reviews, it's a great site. I've found lots of stuff on there. Users like CrushDepth and Noktorn write very in-depth reviews (Noktorn is a little batshit, or rather was, since he was apparently on serious drugs and has cleaned up his act), TheTrueMithrandir has great lists, etc. CrushDepth knows his death metal. Thanks for the recommendation.
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Yezuklisto, UrbanIndustry and DeathShrike also know a ton of death metal, and HamburgerBoy is my go-to for finding tech thrash and 90's prog metal. Strugatsky has some really weird black metal finds. Yeah, ton of cool users on that place. Also, their metal thread is great in general. Gamma Nerd fucked around with this message at 01:01 on May 6, 2014 |
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p4vl posted:
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p4vl posted:I found myself agreeing with a lot of his statements about the current state of metal: modern metal is crap, metal has become a uniform and a marketing niche to be pandered to, metal has had Quality Control issues since the mid-90's, there is too much loving metal being released (yes, agreeing with him is the first sign of something in my brain breaking). lmao
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Gamma Nerd posted:I agree with a lot of what ANUS says, I think a lot of people do, but their total closed-mindedness to anything tainted by "rock" or "nu-metal" or "metalcore" is also an extreme I want to get away from.  Dude, literally everything on anus is overly pretentious horseshit to the point I've always wondered if it's really just a very subtle parody site.
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May 6, 2014 03:20
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The new Dead Congregation loving owns owns owns. You all should listen to it right now.
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Fenrir posted:
Their reviews are loving pompous garbage, but a lot of their metal canon is amazing (same with Enemite, Dead can Dance, Klaus Schulze, etc.) The fact that they view metal as a modern equivalent to classical music is also sort of silly, but I like that they value their albums having explicit cohesion as an album, analogous to movements in a symphony, and cohesion within songs through development of motifs. Most of the stuff in their hate section is equally overwrought, but there are some really good points buried under all that. The Meshuggah one in particular is very a very succinct description of why I can't stand them. It's not a site I take too seriously, but they do hold some viewpoints of value. Gamma Nerd fucked around with this message at 03:43 on May 6, 2014 |
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I'm guessing some of those articles are yours? I literally can't imagine any other reason why someone would defend that horrible site.
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Uh, no? I think you're misreading what I said. I've never even talked to anyone with an account on there. I dislike the site as a whole, but I think some of its opinions have merit, and some of the albums it canonizes are ones that I revisit often. That's all there is to it  Anyways, does anyone here happen to know about the band Blood Incantation? They look quite interesting, but they have pretty much zero online presence. It looks like their newest demo contains previews of a studio album, but I have no idea when that's gonna be out. And they don't have a bandcamp or anything like that. I'd like to listen to their stuff, but I can't even track down a casette. Is there anyone who knows anything about this band, plans for an album release, etc.?
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Fenrir posted:I'm guessing some of those articles are yours? I literally can't imagine any other reason why someone would defend that horrible site. ANUS has been around for absolutely ages and for a while was one of the only places that listed bands or had reviews. The reviews might be the least concise brainleaks you'll ever read (more words = better album), but to deny that Prozak et al actually have decent taste in death metal etc is to be obtuse simply because you dislike them.
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The Clit Avoider posted:ANUS has been around for absolutely ages and for a while was one of the only places that listed bands or had reviews. The reviews might be the least concise brainleaks you'll ever read (more words = better album), but to deny that Prozak et al actually have decent taste in death metal etc is to be obtuse simply because you dislike them. These were the guys that hated Death and DESPISED Chuck Schuldiner right?
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Shamed posted:The new Dead Congregation loving owns owns owns. You all should listen to it right now. Can't wait for my copy to arrive. I feel like we've been spoiled for death metal this year.
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p4vl posted:Then you read his album reviews and apparently everyone he doesn't care for is playing rock music. Deathspell Omega is rock, Entombed's Clandestine is a rock album. the rock music thing seems to be something to do with how he views certain complex song structures(hosed if i know exactly what) as inherent to metal, so bands that sound 'metal' but don't have those are relegated to rock music, and are bad. Bertrand Hustle posted:I never liked the tone of anything on that site, it all comes across like it's trying too hard to be a True Metal Badass or some stupid poo poo.
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Lencho posted:I really miss Teufel's Tomb That's the one! I was trying to think of that site - didn't a goon write reviews for it? Great place.
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New Agalloch: The NPR stream plays it as one giant chunk so I don't actually know how the tracks work out, but I think I need to hear a clearer version before I can make a definite judgement. Parts of it sound all over the place and I'm not sure if it's the stream or just a new direction That said I definitely liked parts of it instantly which is a good sign. I love their albums but it has always taken me some time to get into them. p4vl posted:Then you read his album reviews and apparently everyone he doesn't care for is playing rock music. Deathspell Omega is rock, Entombed's Clandestine is a rock album. One of the things that really bugs me about the metal scene is using "Metal" as a synonym for "good". I missed out on so much good music in my "serious about metal" phase because the community outright rejects other genres and makes you feel bad for liking them.
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I saw Leechfeast, Sabbath Assembly and Uzala last night and without knowing what to expect, it was one of the coolest shows I've seen in a while. Except the Anciients show from a while back, of course. It was great to see Sabbath Assembly with Jamie Myers, although it would've been fun to see Jex again live because of her awesome stage presence. Even though it was a really small venue, all the instruments came out really clearly and they had great atmosphere. Uzala was also surprisingly good, despite some technical difficulties.THE AWESOME GHOST posted:New Agalloch: The NPR stream plays it as one giant chunk so I don't actually know how the tracks work out, but I think I need to hear a clearer version before I can make a definite judgement. There is an option to play individual songs if you click around a bit. It lets you add separate songs to the playlist.
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THE AWESOME GHOST posted:New Agalloch: The NPR stream plays it as one giant chunk so I don't actually know how the tracks work out, but I think I need to hear a clearer version before I can make a definite judgement. Parts of it sound all over the place and I'm not sure if it's the stream or just a new direction That's how I feel about it. I definitely hear potential, but parts of it sound so muddy because of the stream, that I can't tell what's going on. But in general it feels a little meandering - doesn't grab me as instantly as Marrow of the Spirit did, but I'm sure it will grow on me.
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Caught the Paganfest tour last night - overall everyone was good minus Turisas who I cant loving stand. It was the first time for me hearing Chthonic and they had a solid set and some full on "Dani Filth" screams. Still tons of dates left it looks like so check it out.
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Only listened through once but I thought the second last track on the new Agalloch would have been a ripper of a track if some vocals had been thrown in. First impression is its not bad, just a bit boring at times and falls short of The Mantle.
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AgentJotun posted:just a bit boring at times and falls short of The Mantle. This is true of any album that exists and isn't The Mantle, imo.
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Vintersorg posted:Caught the Paganfest tour last night - overall everyone was good minus Turisas who I cant loving stand. It was the first time for me hearing Chthonic and they had a solid set and some full on "Dani Filth" screams. Still tons of dates left it looks like so check it out. Caught them years ago on, I think, their first round of dates in the US. They were really nice, gracious folks when they came and hung out after for a while so I've been looking forward to seeing them again.
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anus.com is pseudo-intellectual nonsense that takes great pride in using really big words to express stupid opinions. Reading anus.com for interesting observations on metal is like reading bitcointalk for detailed analysis of the global economy.
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Gaggins posted:I guess remaster isn't accurate. They re-played the album with their modern sound, which got rid of everything that made the original special. And they had Hellhammer play drums, which is a bit interesting in parts but also adds robotic blast-beats and poo poo like that. I don't remember if they did anything with the orchestra sound, it came out a while ago and I've never wanted to listed to it again. I came away feeling that Hellhammer was trying really hard to slow things down and halfway through he just said 'gently caress it you guys try to keep up with me'. I don't remember them doing anything orchestral, I just remember Hellhammer drumming and the rest of the band not really keeping up very well. (Also holy goddamn poo poo I'm loving the new Triptykon.)
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DMU has some interesting points and principles that are generally applied more inconsistently the more recent the music is. There are some obvious things, such as the pro-Texan bias, and some perplexing ones such as covering five Ancient releases, Dawn's debut but not Slaughtersun, and a brief review entailing Mutiilation's decline yet not covering their first album. Bertrand Hustle posted:http://www.deathmetal.org/article/why-metal-will-never-be-understood-and-never-wants-to-be/ Of all the things on the site to call the most pretentious, you pick that? I pick this: "The second on the other hand builds quietly from a nearly pastoral origin to a peaceful state of mind that then like a dragon rising from the mist turns to fire and warfare in the tumultuous and restive finale. Beginning with a gentle interweaving of naturalistic themes, the first movement assembles them in a style not dissimilar to the riff sequencing of Celtic Frost or Incantation, a type of prismatic construction that excels in placing repetitive in sequences interrupted from within such that each recurrence is a return with new knowledge to a familiar theme and thus an expansion instead of a reiteration." http://www.deathmetal.org/news/sadistic-metal-reviews-03-12-14/ There's a dead accurate Skeletonwitch in the same article though.
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hellocruelworld posted:stupid opinions. Meshuggah are writing rhythmic circles with almost nothing of interest melodically going on, Skeletonwitch is candy-coated and predictable, central theme is the backbone of a good album: those are stupid opinions? Also that review of The Satanist was pretty accurate tbh In other news, I just checked out Dornenreich and they're rad as hell. Kinda awkward vocals and song structures, but Nicht Um Zu Sterben has some of the best black metal riffs I've ever heard. Gamma Nerd fucked around with this message at 03:58 on May 7, 2014 |
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Zodijackylite posted:
I'm not sure how a paragraph long review that spends a sentence and a half critiquing what the music actually, you know, sounds like can be described as accurate. The Nasum review right above it is actually a lot better - as someone who has never listened to them I can still form an idea of what their sound is and whether or not I might like them. By contrast show that Skeletonwitch review to someone who has never heard of them and they'll just come away with the idea that it's fake tough guy metal for teens who shop at Hot Topic.
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You're talking about a website that calls Behemoth metalcore and bloviates about "true metal" and "poseurs" (as if anyone could be more of a "poseur" than them). Why is anyone still taking these douchebags seriously?Gamma Nerd posted:Also that review of The Satanist was pretty accurate tbh 
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Gamma Nerd posted:Meshuggah are writing rhythmic circles with almost nothing of interest melodically going on, Skeletonwitch is candy-coated and predictable, central theme is the backbone of a good album: those are stupid opinions? I always thought the backbone of a good album was having good songs on it, but what do I know.
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Gamma Nerd posted:Meshuggah are writing rhythmic circles with almost nothing of interest melodically going on, Skeletonwitch is candy-coated and predictable, central theme is the backbone of a good album: those are stupid opinions? It really sounds like everyone here hasn't listened to the last Skeletonwitch album, which ruled, especially More Cruel Than Weak (which is one of the best album closing songs I've heard in awhile) and I am Death. It's just fun to listen to. Meshuggah you have to be in the mood for and pretty much listen to the whole album. They don't write singles. I personally love it and have been following their progression since Destroy Erase Improve. A lot of people on here seem to be trying too hard to show they have serious metal cred, I.e. only liking stuff if no inauthentic metal fans do, which is pretty annoying. We were all those nerds who didn't know anything at one point. I mean, I love Soilwork and also have a copy of Sol Niger Within, you too can like rare stuff AND something that more than 5,000 people have listened to.
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So during "good death metal Friday" a few pages back somebody posted Hooded Menace and Acid Witch. I've been really liking these two bands and would like suggestions for other similar stuff. Death-doom, I guess? Slow tempo, dark catchy riffs, and growled vocals. Horror themed is also a plus.
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caiman posted:So during "good death metal Friday" a few pages back somebody posted Hooded Menace and Acid Witch. I've been really liking these two bands and would like suggestions for other similar stuff. Death-doom, I guess? Slow tempo, dark catchy riffs, and growled vocals. Horror themed is also a plus. Winter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi2REgByOqs Coffins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYRnx2LsF48 Autopsy and Asphyx are more obvious choices, but both have written some pretty grimy doomy stuff.
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