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Modal Auxiliary posted:I haven't listened to these guys a ton but the production makes this one feel really toothless compared to their older stuff. Where's the guitar crunch? Where are the death growls? The high-register vocal wailing? What is this Cynic-y vocorder thing? Maybe I'm just getting thrown off by how Euro everything sounds, I dunno. I dunno, it sounds fine to me.  I guess the production might be a bit lighter than before, but I'm ok with that. As for the vocals, they've always used Grant's growls pretty sparingly to begin with, and Britt doesn't bust out her insane soaring belts every song. ultrafilter posted:Good song but definitely not what I expected from them. The previous album already had a pretty eclectic range of styles, from classic europower to 80s AOR ballad to Devin Townsend worship. I don't think this is such a huge departure in comparison. Also, the track listing is up on the Napalm Records webstore, and the Earbook is gonna have a Tarzan Boy cover  EDIT: Also the video is out now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLPMBD7i0IU And to get the worms back in the can; Yes, they used AI generation for it, but the model was trained solely on the work of one artist, with his consent. Nordick fucked around with this message at 16:09 on Feb 13, 2024 |
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Sure, but have you also considered that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS_OzJViOhI
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Nordick posted:New song from Unleash the Archers dropped today. Oof I'm really not feeling this one. Very watered down.
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Nordick posted:New song from Unleash the Archers dropped today. where the gently caress are the riffs??? I love UTA but this is pretty boring honestly, hopefully the album has some better stuff Demon Of The Fall fucked around with this message at 22:49 on Feb 13, 2024 |
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unleash the archers releasing an album in 2024 about the dangers of AI is wild its like brother, fear factory has beaten that theme to death for over 30 years catch up edit: also their album art is done by ai edit2: lol that song sucks (never liked any of their material, tbh)
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CRIP EATIN BREAD posted:edit: also their album art is done by ai "Unleash the Archers used AI during the writing, filming and production process on “Phantoma,” and weaved electronic and synthwave elements throughout the album’s 10 songs, which—in line with its theme—prove much darker and heavier in comparison to the bright positivity of “Abyss.”" TLDR: gently caress Unleash the Archers.
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They sucked before this anyway so I don't care.
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I feel like if they are using AI to help write songs, then they’re just doing a job and there’s no passion there. That is super unattractive to me.
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Unleash the Archers has been bad for many albums now. If you want a current metal band with soaring vocals performed by a woman, listen to Tower instead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBiuqd300KI
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CRIP EATIN BREAD posted:unleash the archers releasing an album in 2024 about the dangers of AI is wild Issaries posted:"Unleash the Archers used AI during the writing, filming and production process on “Phantoma,” and weaved electronic and synthwave elements throughout the album’s 10 songs, which—in line with its theme—prove much darker and heavier in comparison to the bright positivity of “Abyss.”" 1. It's weird looking. 2. AI art is often used to avoid paying artists, either by using the AI output to replace the work they would have paid an artist to do, or just lifting existing art as training data and then shrugging and saying "we can't pay the whole internet for the training data". #1 is a fair opinion but it doesn't make them evil for using it (and they're using it in part because it looks weird). #2 doesn't seem to apply here: they've gotten a license to use the visual artist's work and built a model based solely off that work. Less clear about the songwriting part, but if it's just trained against their own music then that's very different from asking a model built off the whole internet to write you a song.
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A buddy of mine turned me onto this album today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_-RhCiA3TA Sounds like a mix of Death, Cynic, Vektor, et al.
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Vargatron posted:A buddy of mine turned me onto this album today: Horrendous ftw
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ultraviolence123 posted:Unleash the Archers has been bad for many albums now. If you want a current metal band with soaring vocals performed by a woman, listen to Tower instead: gently caress me, she got some pipes.
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Incoherence posted:It sounds like it might be an album about an AI becoming sentient and Learning to Love instead, which is also not new ground to tread, but it's power metal so this sort of goofy poo poo isn't unexpected. Nah that poo poo still sucks
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ultraviolence123 posted:Unleash the Archers has been bad for many albums now. If you want a current metal band with soaring vocals performed by a woman, listen to Tower instead: Tower is fun. when I saw Mutoid Man a while back the Tower vocalist did a Dio-era Sabbath cover with them.
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Incoherence posted:It sounds like it might be an album about an AI becoming sentient and Learning to Love instead, which is also not new ground to tread, but it's power metal so this sort of goofy poo poo isn't unexpected. It's this. Also,  they did not use AI to write the music. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3TwLYRJD6g/ As for the music video, they shot an actual video with actual people, and only used AI to make some kinda overlay on top of it, using art specifically commissioned and paid for for that specific purpose. Nordick fucked around with this message at 20:18 on Feb 14, 2024 |
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Some unskilled nobody coming in and dropping a chatgpt single that was Clearly Just Holy Diver In A Different Key would suck but artists using new tools as they become available to them is fine and good imo e: if it was even AI music at all Killingyouguy! fucked around with this message at 20:15 on Feb 14, 2024 |
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tough poo poo you're the AI band now dummies
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Spanish Manlove posted:It still sucks even without the AI incorrect
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Once again, power metal is the most divisive metal genre.
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why don't you guys write a ballad about it
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TEMPLE GRANDIN OS posted:why don't you guys write a ballad about it Which saccharine Dragonforce ballad would you like? There's one on each album.
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Vargatron posted:Once again, power metal is the most divisive metal genre. Persuader was better than Blind Guardian. Beast in Black and other ABBA-metal bands get too much poo poo, they're fine. Sonata Arctica is boring as gently caress. The only redeeming quality of Iced Earth was Matt Barlow's voice but he quit the band to be a chud piece of poo poo so gently caress em. The best power metal band was actually Galneryus during the Yama-B era. Nightwish has always sucked rear end regardless of the vocalist. I'll be back in a few pages to see how we're doing.
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Spectral Voice tour
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Modal Auxiliary posted:Persuader was better than Blind Guardian. That’s just like, your opinion, man. (The beast in black one is correct though).
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Speaking of spectrals, Spectral Wound is opening for 1349 this spring in the US.
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Vargatron posted:A buddy of mine turned me onto this album today: Probably the best album from 2023, close call with the most recent Tomb Mold album anyway. I never did post my best of 2023, absolutely killer year all round
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McFlurry Fan #1 posted:Probably the best album from 2023, close call with the most recent Tomb Mold album anyway. a solid opinion unleash the archers tends to miss for me more than they hit but their cover of northwest passage is fun. i have zero interest in engaging with their new material because them going synthwave to make some ai statement sounds like the least compelling thing ever to me
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I would characterize UtA as having a few really good cuts on each album and then the rest as uneven.
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Vargatron posted:I would characterize UtA as having a few really good cuts on each album and then the rest as uneven. this is most power metal bands
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Southern Cassowary posted:a solid opinion They're not "making a statement", it's just a nerdy sci-fi story behind the album. I'm doubtful they'll be "going synthwave" either, beyond some stylistic inspirations probably.
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Nordick posted:They're not "making a statement", it's just a nerdy sci-fi story behind the album. I'm doubtful they'll be "going synthwave" either, beyond some stylistic inspirations probably. i am equally uninterested in their nerdy sci-fi story with synthwave stylings also the posted track didn't really sound synthwavey from me jumping around it but as someone who can get behind that brand of power metal it did nothing for me
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Ok but they did a Mad Max music video and the riffs kicked rear end ergo UTA rules
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Southern Cassowary posted:i am equally uninterested in their nerdy sci-fi story with synthwave stylings Yeah that's fine, it's just the misinformation that ticks me off. stab posted:Ok but they did a Mad Max music video and the riffs kicked rear end ergo UTA rules VOOOOOOYAAAAAGE OOOEEEERRRR THE MOUNTAAAAAINNS AND WASTELAAAAANNNNDSSSS
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New Alestorm /featuring Patty Gurdy - Voyage of the Dead Marauder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT7HqIP55tI Hurdy Gurdists on Folk Metal are my big faves and Patty is pretty great player/singer. She fits very well with the Alestorm.
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Chris Bowes is a weapons-grade piece of poo poo, nobody should ever give him money/engagement. Surely there are other pirate gimmick bands out there with less deplorable frontmen.
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I have Eluveitie for my hurdy gurdy in metal needs thank you.
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Modal Auxiliary posted:Chris Bowes is a weapons-grade piece of poo poo, nobody should ever give him money. I listen Music exclusively on youtube / spotify. The Artists won't get poo poo. Also I listen to music, because it sounds good to me. IDGAF about who the artists are. Literally couldn't even name them. I could name the Patty Gurdy, because her name was literally on the tag line. Now I'm checking some sweet Hurdy Gurdy tunes.
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