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Abominatrix
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:24 pm 
 

Motorjesus: "Dead End Road"

This song is based around two muscular sounding riffs and catchy, almost southern-rock infused vocal lines. It's fast enough to make you want to move around crazily but not anywhere near thrash or speed metal. Generally, I'd say this is more hard rock than metal. The beginning with the single guitar plus drum intro with cowbell got me smiling, as did the appearance of that first simple but effectively crunchy riff. However, there wasn't really enough to the song to make me say anything other than, "well, that was kind of fun". The vocals somehow reminded me of James Hetfield and the guy from The Offspring simultaneously, and I didn't really get much enjoyment out of the delivery. The lyrics seem like they're pretty cool though, in a "roaring down the highway with my nailed bat between my knees and a cigar clamped between my jaws" kind of way. I don't think I would return to this band because ultimately the song felt a bit void to me, but I still got some kind of kick out of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUTxH2kF2Dk
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:26 pm 
 

@Abom:

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Uhhh...you're trolling with that song right?
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Abominatrix
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:31 pm 
 

@necro:

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Jonpo
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:36 pm 
 

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I reviewed that Motorjesus track but took too long deciding what song to post of my own. Here's the review anyways because I listened to that song 3 times god damn it:

I like the liberal use of cowbell...and the band name. That's about it, unfortunately. It feels like an "updated" take on southern rock, filtered through a faceless modern metal production. The singers voice is pleasing enough, sounding believably southern although I wouldn't be surprised if these guys are foreign based on the video info. They get a few points for deliciously cheesy lyrics. The problem is this song wants to get over on pure attitude but I'm just not buying it. It all sounds kind of stiff and forced to me. I have a hard time picturing these guys really living it up and getting into some sleazy antics. I don't hate this, but it doesn't move me in any way.

Hahaha, Abom this song is beyond ridiculous! It actually turns good after a loooooooot of fuckery. I think I'm gonna go review a non-metal song instead, because all the stuff I wanted to post after my Motorjesus review was non-metal. Bahaha you snaked the non-metal song too! Well you can fucking have this one as well...
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Abominatrix
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:51 pm 
 

@ jonpo:

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:lol: SOrry man, it's lunch break at work, it's cold outside and I've got nothing better to do until one o'clock.

Haha, I probably should have posted another Amon song to get people thinking they weren't a totally goofball band, but I was just reminded of this song because a girl I know was married to a guy named Steve Ryder and she was just complaining about him, so I sent her this one telling her it was a "diss song", which it probably is judging from the sneering delivery!!
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:56 pm 
 

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Hahah no problem man, I'm about to go get some lunch myself. I really just wanted an excuse to force someone to listen to Amon Duul II's Cerberus. I was going to post it here because I think the end is metal as FUCK but since there's like 3 minutes of swirling acoustic lead-in it would probably be better suited for the other thread. I'll get involved in that one at some point.
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Abominatrix
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 2:05 pm 
 

@ Jonpo

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That'd be a fantastic choice, man! Induct more into the mystic Amon Duul cult!

I realised that I should have taken my own advice and started putting up placeholders in this thread. I think it's a good idea, since some people do post long songs and sometimes you have to listen to something a bunch of times before you can really get a handle on it, and by then someone else might have already made a post. I see goatfangs got the point in the other thread; hopefully everyone else will start doing the same and we can avoid the frustration of having typed out a bunch of stuff only to get beaten to the punch.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:11 pm 
 

Not catching up:
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This thread is simply moving too fast, I'm willing to simply live with that fact at this point. I'll never in a million years be able to keep up, guys. I really meant to review this awesome choice cut off of Thin Lizzy's discography, but lol, I come back a day later and an entire page followed it already. Hate to admit it, but "I'm too old for this shit" comes to mind. :D


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This is bullshit. Correction: this starts off as pure, unadulterated bullshit (a gospel record played through a bathroom door), then worms its way from there to expertly executed yet barely-decent-to-borderline-enjoyable tomfoolery (Have Khrishna-level folky wankery with spoken vocals sporting comically forced buuuuuUUULLshiiiit accents), until it rather abruptly switches gears to something else (almost) entirely, that being sloppy, motörhead-ish, somewhat OSDM-tinged, simplistic, brutal speed metal. That part is close to fine, albeit not holding a candle to most of the truly cool stuff there is in that vein (from early Sodom to Bewtiched (SWE)). That too--too-doo--too-doo--too-doo-doo-doo-doo- riff has been done to death and beyond by countless bands, many of them much, much better and in a more memorable way than that, but that's not my chief grief with that thing. No, it's the vocals again. Croaky McToad may now have slightly adapted his approach to a growly not-a-single-fuck-given shout for this particular section (the bulk of the song), but it's apparent from all the croaking still going on to the end of the piece that, either the whole song is meant to be sort of bullshit anyway, or the no-holds-barred bullshit of the frighteningly bad intro may not have been entirely a joke after all. I'll give credit for the joyfully destructive, borderline punk energy of the performance, as well as, oddly enough coming from me, the lame demo prod values. But I'd rather this band and I kept a polite distance from one another until another song of theirs convinces me otherwise.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDFUu31pu6g
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Necroticism174
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:34 pm 
 

Accept - Free Me Now.

I'm one of those rare people that likes new Accept way more than old. First things first, that album cover is genius. I don't know who came up with it but he deserves a high five. The production on this is weird. The bass, vocals, and lead guitar are all suitably loud, while the rhythm guitar is super low in the mix. With that said, this is mostly vocal dominated and Udo's got an okay voice (a lot less shrieky than I remember) now, does that mean it dosen't get super annoying on the second listen? No. This song, while having competent lead licks and a driving groove, makes me want to rush to turn it off. It just makes me cringe. I think it may be because of Udo's voice and his insistence on making his vocals super repetitive and aggravating.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uuSgFrbVsA
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:54 pm 
 

Sólstafir - Pale Rider

Very, very cool song. Honesty, I expected some doom/black metal stuff till the vocals kicked in, which I really appreciated actually. Guy has a semi harsh tone and sings with a lot of power and convince as his life depends on it and reminded me a bit of Urban Breed. Little acoustic intro before the guitars kick in with such on such a storming, soaring way. Overall I really enjoyed this; can't think of any other stuff that sounds similiar to this. The whole song just hits you hard and sounds a bit messy (in a good way) but intense.

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Necroticism174
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:57 pm 
 

@Colin:

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I know right? I just discovered these guys last week and was blown away. Their vocalist is really something else, and like you said I can't think of anything else that sounds like this.
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Abominatrix
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:58 pm 
 

@ Legend Maker

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:lol: nice; your posts of condemnation are great to behold, and truly I was mad to post that song of all things, though that's really just the kind of day it was for me. It is actually a pretty goofy piece of music, though I still think it's meant to be a "diss song" of some kind, but they are a very cool band nonetheless, and one day I will prove that to you! If you've got the time, for instance, you could always try this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrGM7cN9ei8
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 2:10 pm 
 

Metal Church - Into Dust

Man, does David Wayne sound annoying here or what? Because while I love his first couple of albums with The Church, this is abysmal in comparison; forced, tacky, and overall unpleasant to listen to. Hate to badmouth the man, but that's just the way I hear it. And the song itself? Well, it certainly isn't the awesome power/heavy/thrash Metal Church is known for, but rather some kind of tame, ball-lacking, bouncy alt rock kinda thing. Were are the blazing riffs? The soaring leads? The bone-crushing drums? Not here, for sure. It hurts me to hear Metal Church playing this drivel, because I actually love quite a bit of the band's output. Agh, I can't listen to this any longer.....

Alright, this should help to get the bad taste outta my mouth.
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colin040
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 2:15 pm 
 

@ Xlxlx

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Heh, I don't think it's that bad. Yeah, the vocals are kinda mediocre and lack the anger Wayne had in the 80's but as long he doesn't do the shrieks too often he sounds decent. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjHyMFs99bE he doesn't sound too bad on this track I think. Anyway, I thought the song itself was pretty cool. There's no blazing riffs flying around but I like the gloomy atmosphere the band got down there.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 2:21 pm 
 

@Colin and Xlxlx:

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I have to agree with Xlxlx, the reunion record they did with Munroe was probably the weakest thing they've ever done. He sounds tired on it, nothing like his glory days. The music itself is boring too.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 2:24 pm 
 

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Don't know comrade. Considering what The Church has me used to, that song sounded painfully bad. Who knows? Maybe I'm too much of a traditionalist when it comes to MC's particular brand of metal. One thing I'll stand for, though; Wayne sounded better in the 80's. MUCH better, in fact.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 4:46 pm 
 

Abuser - 07 Stone Mask Overlord

I am astounded. This is "revival-era" thrash and it doesn't sound like a mediocre clone of a mashup of the golden 80s. The riffage is varied, speedy, bouncy and best of all break-your-neck-headbang-a-licious. While the production is crisp and clear there doesn't appear to be any indication of the "modern" mixing that emulates contemporary death metal. So it actually sounds authentic like out-of-the-cellar and straight into your face horrorshow ultra-violence type of shit. With the soul of early Anthrax and the technicality reminiscent of German speed metal masters, this is a piece of modern thrash that is actually really good. Consider me amazed.


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 4:58 pm 
 

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Glad you liked Abuser comrade! And yes, they belong to the handful of modern thrash bands that actually have a degree of originality and entertainment value. The album that song belongs to, called Threats of Fate, is their only full length release yet, but it's by far one of the best thrash records released in the recent years, and I heartily recommend it!
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 5:06 pm 
 

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Will definitely check it out. Thanks man!
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 7:12 pm 
 

@Necro:
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What do you mean by new Accept, exactly? Like, 'Blood of the Nations' new? They had various quite different eras from the song I posted here, which is off of their 1979 debut, and that stuff (obviously their classic 81-85 period stands in between the two). Udo's voice is different here because he hadn't had time to mimic Brian Johnson's idiosyncrasies yet, likely because this predates 'Back in Black', and so he was still emulating Bon Scott only at the time. It also explains the odd and not too aggressive production values, and hopefully gives a hint at how ahead of its time this D-beat-empowered speed metal song was upon its release. I'm also quite a fan of the very Scorpions-inspired choirs in that song, something they've never really done since.


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They changed their name at some point? Okay, thanks for this proper song. This is not entirely devoid of goofiness, but it certainly sounds immensely better and more serious than what must definitely have been a joke/piss-take song. Still not a fan of the vocals, but they are okay here. The faux-sloppy drumming style is quite a treat, the riffing and atmosphere are very nice, and the acoustic moments are where the band truly draws my attention. This is a very long song, but it doesn't really feels like it drags on, because of the progression and doomy tendencies. Fine, you can tell them to approach me again, but please tell them to avoid any sudden moves, as I'll be in "no bullshit shall pass!" mode. Oh, and thanks for the compliment. :D


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Sorry to poop on your parade, but this isn't as fresh or personal as you both seem to think. At the risk of sounding like a broken record myself, you guys really need to listen to more Helstar (and you can do that by going a couple pages back or so in this very thread). The only thing setting those guys apart from say, Lich King or Toxic Holocaust is that, instead of consuming insane amounts of Exodus, Slayer, Kreator, Destruction etc. classics just prior to any songwriting session, they do the exact same thing, but they squeeze in a solid 4-5 listens of 'Nosferatu' and 'Distant Thunder' in between the two. All the elements of this song that don't sound like straight up 80s thrash worship/rip-off are unquestionably blatant Helstar worship/rip-off. Especially any and all of the lead guitar parts, as well as the few somewhat neoclassical yet odd, intriguing riffs which are extremely typical of the Barragan scale. The rest is fine for retrothrash, but please listen to 'The Upcoming Terror' again, coz if you truly feel this is anything original, it means you haven't listened to enough proper thrash lately. Sorry guys, you forced my hand, here.


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Hmm, you can tell it's post-blackalbumization used-to-be-thrash right away. This song's story, like so many of its peers, must have gone roughly something like this:

Dudes, I know, I know, we just want to thrash like crazy bastards as we know and love, hell! Trust me, I know. We got the vicious riffs, the filthy groove, and the awesome metamorphic vocalist who can go all the way from an über emotional clean baritone to an outrageously pissed-off and effective semi-growl. Fuck, we were born to thrash; more specifically, we're "evil thrash" naturals, Christians though we may be, that's the brutal truth. Hey! if the Lord Almighty made us perfectly fit for Satan's music, so be it. Shit, I'm getting carried away beyond redemption, here, guys; so sorry about that. The point is, the Lord our God and his almighty will for us to play filthy satanic thrash is one thing, but Greedy McDollar is another. So, let's play thrash as usual, but this time around, for every other thirty seconds, we must chug it out slowly and pointlessly like we were giving kindergarten kids a demonstration of what chugging is; it's The Rules now, you see. Mainstream people might peek an interest in us too, if we do so. Exodus already beat us to the punch with their genius saxophone idea, but if we fuck up our music really, really bad, who's to say we won't be the next band to swim in a pool of liquid diamond like them, or Metallica, for that matter, eh? Catch my drift? Cool. Now play the shit!

Well, I can promise to try out their earlier stuff, though. I'd be surprised if it weren't extremely good, judging by the good moments of that song. :)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpwZqNngec0

Damn, what's on YT and what isn't decidedly defies any logic. I'm so annoyed not to find what I want to post that I'm almost considering creating and account and posting the stuff myself.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 8:10 pm 
 

Omen - Prince of Darkness

Already adore this album and it is one of my favorites from the USPM scene. The vocalist has always been one of my favorites. His voice is just so soothing and epic and one of the few vocal performances where the lyrics really ring in my head. The riffs are memorable and mostly midpaced and back the vocalist pretty well. You really nod your head to this one. I used to listen to this album all the time playing WoW so this is very nostalgic for me. The guitar solo is sweet as always. I prefer The Axeman and Be My Wench just barely over this song. Certainly one of the best releases to grace the USPM scene and is very epic with the soothing vocal delivery. The only problem I have with this album is the production is a bit thin lacking crunch but thankfully the vocals and the riffs do such a fine job it doesn't hurt it too much.


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:43 pm 
 

LegendMaker:
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Mmmmm, well, come to think of it, "original" isn't exactly the best terminology to describe Abuser (although they do have their own sound for sure) after all. In it's place, I think I should start using "well written". Don't really see the Helstar comparison though, as they are much cleaner and power metal-oriented than Abuser, the latter having more in common with the German thrash bands of old than the blazing kind of USPM Helstar practice. And last but not least, I gotta thank you for linking that Assassin track, as I never checked 'em out before, but now will!
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 11:44 pm 
 

@LegenMaker:
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Yeah, I mean everything with the new singer. Their older stuff strangely leaves me cold aside from a few random songs.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 5:15 am 
 

@Xlxlx:
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What's not to get? Since when did a band have to fall into the exact same overall classification to steal riffs be influenced by another band? I'm having a hard time finding a metaphor explicit enough for you, here. I was gonna ask you to compare two black guys, one sporting a moustache, with a white man also sporting a moustache... see how obvious it is to me? It's the core content I'm talking about: the riffs and solos, not how it's presented (the sound and arrangements). Yeah, Abuser plays their Helstar-derived riffs and solos in their 80s thrash-derived style, so what? Doesn't change the fact. Listen more closely to this passage, that section, and this moment. If you really don't see the Helstar connection there, I can't help you much further. Well, I could but I'd have to upload "The Whore of Babylon" and "Bitter End" to YT just for you, as these are the two most obvious sources for said passages (along with the intro riff, in Bitter End's case). If you have 'Distant Thunder' handy, please do check for yourself, but beyond that, it's really obvious those sections are played on the exact, very specific scale Helstar is renowned for (among many other great traits, of course), and that type of leads/riffs was copied a million times over by many bands since then, notably all of the bands Rivera fronted at one point or another. To those in the know, the "ah! the Barragan scale..." effect is as obvious as the "ah! the Harris gallop..." or "ah! the Hansen palm-muted lead riff..." I mean, seriously, this doesn't remind you of Helstar at all?! Oh, and you're more than welcome for Assassin, you're in for a treat and I'm glad I could help. :D


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Well... I don't really have the time to go through Accept's discography and give you pointers (I do have to go to work rather soon), but let it just be said that there's a similarity to that of the Rolling Stones and, to a lesser extent, Judas Priest. I'm referring to the "two awesome tracks and a bunch of so-so fillers? guys, we have ourselves an album!!1!" syndrome. There's not a single Accept album, even from their golden age, that I like front to back. Two of them come rather close: 'Balls to the Walls' and 'Metal Heart', but even those have a couple of purely awesome tracks, then a bunch of good fun songs, and then a few quite lame fillers. It also doesn't make it any easier that they could never decide whether they wanted to be AC/DC 2.0 or go side by side with Priest and Maiden on the road to power and speed. So, "I only like a few songs here and there" is only a natural thing to say about classic Accept. That said, those (and there are way too many of them these days) who only ever acknowledge "Fast as a Shark" and that's it are missing out on at the very least a good dozen of metal's all-time best tracks. I'll get around to giving the new couple of albums a try eventually.


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I'm out of time and must run, so I won't review that track after all, but I quite liked it. For "some reason" (grin), I now have "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" stuck in my head, though. :D
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 12:25 pm 
 

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Okay, you win comrade; I think you're right after all. Doesn't stop me from thinking Abuser is extremely well composed modern thrash though :-D
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 12:28 pm 
 

Count Raven - Children's Holocaust.

It starts with some deep mournful vocals with some nice clean guitars and then builds up...to the Sabbath Bloody Sabbath riff. Like, note for note. I suppose this is what you would call an homage. Even the vocals sound like a more competent Ozzy. The drums channel Bill Ward. This just sounds so similar to Black Sabbath, it certainly wins no points for originality. But is it good? The answer is yes. The tone is good and the production lets everything stand out at a nice level except the bass. Which is weird for this kind of worship. About three minutes in, it switches to a different riff with some wailing over it that I personally find better. The little fuck you made me chuckle. The whole time I was waiting to see if the solo would be some intense Iommi rip off, but it wasn't and was actually pretty awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpZs3UaGC5s
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 12:45 pm 
 

Liberteer - I Am Spartacus

Ear rape.
That is the word that came to mind upon first listen. Then I listened to it again and noticed that this band really stands out from a lot of grindcore bands, even more well known ones like Pig Destroyer. The use of actual melody is pretty cool and the guitar riffs are distinguishable from the drums, which is also a plus. For a grindcore song, this is top notch stuff. I will definitely check out more of this band in the future. Thank you Necroticism174.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13ydT52E9zo
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 8:45 pm 
 

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No problem mate, they definitely don't get enough attention. The record the song is from is very well constructed, with instruments galore and repeating motifs, while still remaining grindcore
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:45 am 
 

Striker - Full Speed or No Speed

Pretty slick, fellas, pretty slick: it's refreshing to hear a current, old USPM/speed metal-inspired act like Striker amidst the glut of thrash-revival bands, which must be going over my head as they simply don't do it for me. The opening riff sounds quite a bit like the one from "Hit the Lights," and the vocalist reminds me of Rolf Scheepers; these are good things. It's also obvious that these dudes have heard Ample Destruction a time or two. Listen to that Harris-inflected bassline in the second half of the chorus phrase: well-played. It certainly isn't complicated, but it's earnest and genuine and vigorous: you just can't argue with a sentiment like "Full Speed or No Speed."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaPZO44VpnM

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 3:14 pm 
 

Depravity - Vacuum of Thoughts

Finnish death metal, uh? Well, I have a bit of a thing for Finnish metal bands, as what I heard from that country is usually pretty unique and ranging in quality from rock solid to mind blowing, and this case is not different. First of all, I'd like to point out how great these guys are at creating atmosphere; one full of gloom, despair, and decay. Such a thing is achieved by a combination of the ghastly production, the meandering, cadaveric melodies, and the drumming which, as said by one of the guys who reviewed this EP, sounds like it was executed with elephant bones instead of a regular kit. The song advances mostly at a merciless, fast tempo, and it's structure is a bit more similar to what the early bands from the second wave of black metal did rather than actual death metal (not counting the doomy, Autopsy-esque passages, of course), although this still clearly belongs to the second category. I really like the vocalist too, what with his menacing deep growls which recall those of Chris Barnes. That is, if he actually had any power behind his voice. Also, I want to say how the last bit of the song took me by surprise, as those keyboard arrangements sound inappropriately hopeful, at least in theory, yet strangely manage to fit with the mayhem that came before them. All in all, this was a blast, and it gave me a craving for listening to the whole EP. Thank you Haggard!

I utterly LOVE this song.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 3:29 pm 
 

Rainbow - Gates of Babylon.

Starts with some epic scene setting middle eastern keyboards. Leading to Ritchie Blackmore and Dio having a musical battle to determine who is more awesome. Dio wins in my opinion, but Blackmore is no slouch. This is a lot softer than what I remember, I wouldn't consider it metal. I really love those keyboard textures, they actually sound good despite when they were released being dominated by cheesy shitty sounding synths. Dio carries this all to the end of the world, what more can be said about this man's soaring vocals? It's a testament to his talent when incredibly good singers cover his songs and still fall short of the original magic. The solo in this song takes you away to a desert where mirages in the distance beckon you. It's fuckin' great and goes on forever. I don't know who drummed on this, but he brought it too. With varied beats galore and nice tom and cymbal work. Long live rock and roll indeed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqjI_6MLz-o
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 3:41 pm 
 

Necroticism174:
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The drumming in both Rising and Long Live Rock and Roll is performed by the wonderful Cozy Powell (R.I.P.), a terrific player who also lended his skills to Black Sabbath in a couple of the Tony Martin albums.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 6:04 pm 
 

Sun of the Blind: "Ornaments"

Strange song title that doesn't appearly nearly as evocative as this music turns out to be. THe opening clean guitar has a deep, chiming sound, which, when accompanied by synthesiser and odd unidentifiable backwards sounds, reminds me of Esoteric. In fact, this did remind me of a less bleak, less violent take on Esoteric's formula, with the heaviness comprising layers of guitar sound, distant drumming and even more distant whispery growls that conjure an image of lonely wandering. The whole thing is claoked in so much reverb that it sounds like the music is coming at you from a long, long way off somewhere in the stars....but for this style, that kind of mix is rather fitting. Somehow this dirge doesn't appear completely hopeless; maybe it's just me, but these faraway lead melodies almost suggest that if the listener tries hard enough he could find himself transported to some huge, starlit chamber where ancient beings play the music of the spheres. Such an experience would inevitably result in death, but the ecstacy of such purity would certainly be worth the termination. I don't really listen to much stuff like this anymore (not even Esoteric, who are surely genius), but I did find this to be powerful, and just long enough as truthfully much so-called funeral doom overstays its welcome for me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWiZEDD2bgE
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 6:06 pm 
 

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Fuck you, Necro! Those Rainbow albums are metal! :D
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Whatever you say man :p they kick ass regardless of metalness (or lack thereof)
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 6:23 pm 
 

Re: Rainbow

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They definitely have 100% metal tracks even if the albums in question arent' completely metal. Also, I think that era was the best for synthesisers, by far!! Although you can do a lot of really cool and diverse things with a synth today, back then their whole purpose was different; they were a cool and new set of electronic instruments that weren't made to sound like anything else. It wasn't until the 80s that things started getting a little dubious...
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 6:24 pm 
 

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Interesting observation on the Funeral Doom thing. I never saw it like that, I saw it as black metal (a more melancholic and open version of Darkspace) Either way, it's cool that you dig it.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 8:13 pm 
 

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To be honest, the last album from these guys I have heard is Scarlet Evil, Witching Black, which is a bit of a shame. The riff work in this is quite excellent as you would expect from these masters, with that trademark eight-string bass guitar sound, which sets them apart from other bands right from the get go. As the years (and albums) have rolled by, they have increased their use of speed to great effect, but never overusing it so it would become stale. The opening salvo is one full of aggression and poised attack, before the introduction of small piano runs simultaneously slow the pace down, but offering a much grander scale of things. This is all cast away though eventually, as a rather masterfully worked in bass solo is born, which opens up to a darkly regal set of chord progressions, that is rather amazing. The true jewels in the crown of this track however, is the absolutely wonderful interplay between bass and piano that is the coda to the whole proceedings that is truly mesmirising. I enjoyed this.

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 12:48 am 
 

Ondskapt - Djävulens Ande

Ahhh Ondskapt. I have always appreciated them, but I have never quite loved them like fellow Swedish Orthodox Black Metal founder Funeral Mist, or the French Orthodox scene. But they are a solid band, and that is a solid track. I love the sample of goats at the beginning... just adds to the atmosphere and pure evil. And following the sample is a big ole slice of mid-paced, organic Orthodox Black Metal done right. I've always been intrigued by this style of Orthodox Black Metal: it maintains the dissonance and atmosphere, but unlike say Deathspell Omega or Nightbringer doesn't dive into flurries of blast-beats and insane technical noodling. It feels closer to the classic Norwegian sound, which is really cool. I absolutely adore the vocals as well... some of the best in Black Metal.

Some more black metal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASV878l_Glc

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 12:46 pm 
 

GGUW - Gegen Gravitation und Willensfreiheit

The tragically awkward ambient intro set my expectations pretty low. I mean some bands can get away with it and come up with something that sets an eerie atmosphere, but this sounded like a mash-up of the most common "creepy" noises, which comes off pretty tacky. The song itself was fairly innocuous with one repetitive tremolo guitar set over the usual wall of noise but with barely audible vocals. I mean if you're going to repeat the same riff over and over it better be a really good riff. It's fairly decent, but it becomes far too easy to tune out. Then what sounds like a new song kicks in after a brief pause. I appreciate that at least they brought the drums out of blast-beat limbo and gave the song some sort of rhythm, but the riffage is just completely unremarkable. The final song in the trio tries more of the creepy ambient noise shit, and this time it's a bit better, but the song loses whatever atmosphere the noises contributed to with a riff that sounds like a comic WAH-WAH. Needless to say the WAH-WAH gets fairly annoying after the first 3 minutes of repeating it. There's definitely worse black metal out there, but this is definitely on the low side of mediocrity.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReNvSKnXXwY
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