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stickyshooZ
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 12:58 pm 
 

Yeah...that was a typo. :panda:
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Pyrus
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 3:55 pm 
 

sultoon wrote:
Incidentally, does anyone know where Grim is these days?
Last time I talked to him (few weeks ago), he was spending most of his time working and doing outdoorsy shit. When he does have free Interweb time, he spends it trolling WYHT.
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Nightgaunt
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 8:23 pm 
 

Pyrus wrote:
sultoon wrote:
Incidentally, does anyone know where Grim is these days?
Last time I talked to him (few weeks ago), he was spending most of his time working and doing outdoorsy shit. When he does have free Interweb time, he spends it trolling WYHT.


Really? Still? That's more than a bit sad....
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Reaper
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 8:36 pm 
 

Nightgaunt wrote:
Pyrus wrote:
sultoon wrote:
Incidentally, does anyone know where Grim is these days?
Last time I talked to him (few weeks ago), he was spending most of his time working and doing outdoorsy shit. When he does have free Interweb time, he spends it trolling WYHT.


Really? Still? That's more than a bit sad....


I don't think it can be called trolling anymore....
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Pyrus
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 8:57 pm 
 

Scratch that, he, Kyle, Clanny, and Nicki committed mass account suicide. Osmium stayed because he's a colossal faggot with nothing else to do, besides make out with his girlfriend.

I know. Shut up.
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Benighted
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 12:30 pm 
 

Shadow0fDeath wrote:
I like OSheaman's review on Mistigo Varggoth Darkestra's "The Keys to the Gates of Apocalypse".

Too bad none of you two are able to acknowledge brilliant ambient, even when it's presented to you on a silvery-plate, like it is with this release.
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GoD
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 3:53 pm 
 

crazpete's review of the latest Deathspell Omega is spot on.

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Osmium
The Hateful Raven

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 3:56 pm 
 

GoD's Goat Horns review is very nice, and crazpete's The Tenth Sub Level of Suicide review is fucking perfect.

By the way, I don't troll WYHT any more. The account is possibly the best fake account ever, though, which is why I don't want to close it.

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Pyrus
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 4:00 pm 
 

You gave Anni WAY too much credit, and made both rampant Jew-bashing and Cradle of Filth fanboyism acceptable. BAD UKRANIAN! BAD!

Egregius's review of Apocalypse is probably the most entertaining to read so far.
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Estigia666
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 4:19 pm 
 

All of Arsenic's reviews are pretty damn enjoyable, that is, if you're into old school thrash / black metal. http://www.metal-archives.com/userrevie ... me=Arsenic

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KayTeeBee
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 6:57 am 
 

A great review on this site is Satan's Penguins - Birds Of Darkness. I actually got the album after reading that review, and I love it :D
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StillDeath
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 8:33 am 
 

Any requiem99 review. Insightful and easily digested. One particular quote from GR No World Order always cracks me up.


"This is because Americans as a culture currently have no taste in music. I know because I live here. "

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OSheaman
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 12:40 pm 
 

Benighted wrote:
Shadow0fDeath wrote:
I like OSheaman's review on Mistigo Varggoth Darkestra's "The Keys to the Gates of Apocalypse".

Too bad none of you two are able to acknowledge boring, gimmicky nonsense, even when it's presented to you on a silvery-plate, like it is with this release.

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sultoon
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 1:35 pm 
 

OSheaman, that Under Jolly Roger review is fucking funny... good work

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stickyshooZ
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 9:59 am 
 

Reaper's Damnation review made me chuckle, even though I happen to like Opeth (not a fanboy). The only problem is that there isn't a whole lot of musical description, however its worth reading for the comdey factor alone. This part in particular:

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They fail to capture the listener’s attention and concentration throughout this album. They miss to produce anything remotely interesting, kind of like when stars will miss each other when the Andromeda galaxy collides with the Milky Way Galaxy in 5 billions years… oh sorry, I was reviewing an Opeth album, my concentration kind of wandered off.
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OSheaman
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 2:00 pm 
 

sultoon wrote:
OSheaman, that Under Jolly Roger review is fucking funny... good work


Thanks. I try.

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Reaper
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 4:24 pm 
 

stickyshooZ wrote:
Reaper's Damnation review made me chuckle, even though I happen to like Opeth (not a fanboy). The only problem is that there isn't a whole lot of musical description, however its worth reading for the comdey factor alone. This part in particular:

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They fail to capture the listener’s attention and concentration throughout this album. They miss to produce anything remotely interesting, kind of like when stars will miss each other when the Andromeda galaxy collides with the Milky Way Galaxy in 5 billions years… oh sorry, I was reviewing an Opeth album, my concentration kind of wandered off.


:grin: Thanks. That was perhaps my first review in which I used a comedic approach. I pretty much had to as the album was so horrid. I couldn't describe the music further than I did, as it was SOOOO boring. I guess some more description could have been useful, but I think I got the message across. I will make a note of it though. Thanks for the compliment. :)
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Thamuz
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 11:32 pm 
 

Reaper, are you calling people who genuinely like the music, "fanbois"?

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Reaper
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 11:33 pm 
 

Thamuz wrote:
Reaper, are you calling people who genuinely like the music, "fanbois"?

No.
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Thamuz
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 11:43 pm 
 

Reaper wrote:
This album lacks everything that would make an album enjoyable. It has no direction, it has no depth, it has no feeling, it has no musical redeeming factor whatsoever. Opeth fanboys would argue against this. They would say “But it’s so atmospheric, it’s so deep and you just can’t see the beauty behind their art, they are a different type of band, don’t hate them for it. Can you not see the feelings in the songs?” This is just idiotic, as this album has none of these whatsoever, but “tries” to make it appear like it does. Opeth fanboys are easily deceived by this shitty band into thinking that this is actually true.

Going by that it seems as though if I made a valid argument for liking this album I'd be ignored and labelled as a "fanboi". Sorry, if I've misconstrued what you've written.

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Reaper
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 12:05 am 
 

There is a fundamental difference between fact and opinion. Proclaimed facts: this is the best album ever, this album is one of the best albums ever, this is the best Opeth album ever, this album is instumentally excellent, this album is genius, this album is good because Opeth is a different kind of band with a different appraoch, this album is atmospheric and deep, this album is a good buy, this album should be owned by every metal fan. These false facts can also be called opinions yet an opinion is somewhat different from false facts as they are not claiming anything, only expressing their opinions. Opinion: this album is pleasurable to listen to, this album is easy to fall asleep to, this album is beautiful, this album is awesome.
Fanboys think that their false facts are real facts. Some things cannot be argued against.
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Thamuz
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 1:00 am 
 

Reaper wrote:
There is a fundamental difference between fact and opinion. Proclaimed facts: this is the best album ever, this album is one of the best albums ever, this is the best Opeth album ever, this album is instumentally excellent, this album is genius, this album is good because Opeth is a different kind of band with a different appraoch, this album is atmospheric and deep, this album is a good buy, this album should be owned by every metal fan. These false facts can also be called opinions yet an opinion is somewhat different from false facts as they are not claiming anything, only expressing their opinions. Opinion: this album is pleasurable to listen to, this album is easy to fall asleep to, this album is beautiful, this album is awesome.
Fanboys think that their false facts are real facts. Some things cannot be argued against.

Well, some of the comments you made are just as bad as theirs ;) No point arguing about it though.

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Reaper
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 1:25 am 
 

Hey Thamuz, what's your favorite band? I'm going to review it next. ;)
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Thamuz
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 11:20 am 
 

Reaper wrote:
Hey Thamuz, what's your favorite band? I'm going to review it next. ;)

My favourite band? Are you implying you something sinister or you actually want to know? I don't really abide by the theory of having a favourite band. But, if you must review something I'd suggest Kreator, Vio-lence or Heathen to get a rough estimate of my current tastes..

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fear_the_riffer
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 12:25 pm 
 

OSheaman's review for Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
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OSheaman
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 1:01 pm 
 

Congratulations to Cheeses_Priced for the funniest In Flames review I have ever read. I just approved his review for In Flames - Whoracle. Go and read it.

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requiem99
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 1:23 pm 
 

OSheaman wrote:
Congratulations to Cheeses_Priced for the funniest In Flames review I have ever read. I just approved his review for In Flames - Whoracle. Go and read it.


That review sucked pure ass. Maybe it was funny (not to me it wasn't) but as a review it was fucking horrible. What album was he reviewing, that pop album or In Flames?

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stickyshooZ
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 1:29 pm 
 

requiem99 wrote:
That review sucked pure ass. Maybe it was funny (not to me it wasn't) but as a review it was fucking horrible. What album was he reviewing, that pop album or In Flames?

I'd have to agree. That review was more annoying to read than a pleasure. It wasn't funny to me, either.
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Pyrus
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 4:35 pm 
 

Thamuz wrote:
But, if you must review something I'd suggest Kreator, Vio-lence or Heathen to get a rough estimate of my current tastes..
I approve.

And that Whoracle review is fucking hilarious.
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stickyshooZ
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 5:40 pm 
 

Pyrus wrote:
And that Whoracle review is fucking hilarious.
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For starters, I have no idea what a “squirrel-wheel” is. Perhaps in Sweden people keep squirrels in cages as pets and give them little wheels to run on, like with hamsters.
:lol: WINNAR!

I honestly don't see the hilarity in that.
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GoD
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 6:55 pm 
 

Me neither. :/

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Pyrus
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 7:03 pm 
 

Maybe it's just the sarcastic tone I'm imagining that being said in, I dunno.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 7:31 pm 
 

Yeah, if I imagine it being said really cuttingly I guess it's slightly funny.

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Manu_SwordMaster
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 10:45 pm 
 

THE TOP 2 ARE GREAT AND MAKE ME EXTREMELY HAPPY ABOUT THIS ALBUM... a t least until I hear it myself...

http://www.metal-archives.com/review.php?id=52233
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OSheaman
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 11:58 pm 
 

The thing that's so funny about that album is the fact that he thinks that Whoracle is so shitty that he reviews it side-by-side with some 80s Pop Queen nobody remembers. It's an absurd comparison to make, and in that absurdity there is comedy.

Wow, now that I've analyzed it in-depth and thereby killed it, let's go back to our regularly scheduled programming.

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requiem99
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 7:18 am 
 

OSheaman wrote:
The thing that's so funny about that album is the fact that he thinks that Whoracle is so shitty that he reviews it side-by-side with some 80s Pop Queen nobody remembers. It's an absurd comparison to make, and in that absurdity there is comedy.

Wow, now that I've analyzed it in-depth and thereby killed it, let's go back to our regularly scheduled programming.


See, thats his opinion, but he fails to say exactly why it is that shitty. I didn't get the impression he was really trying to review the album, only make fun of it.

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OSheaman
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 1:29 pm 
 

Factually it isn't thye most solid review; that's true. But I think what he's going for there is originality and memorability, and there's enough analysis in there to present it as a valid review. I mean, my most famous review is probably my Number of the Beast one, but I certainly wouldn't call it my most factually descriptive one.

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stickyshooZ
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 2:32 pm 
 

I'll give him that - it was very memorable.
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Egregius
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 09, 2004 8:01 am 
 

At least the Whoracle review was more interesting to read than a lot of the others.

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GoD
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 09, 2004 11:35 am 
 

Cynical's Therion review is sublime right down to his opinion of the standout tracks.

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