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by jhallum
Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:49 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Random shelf pulls March 20 edition
Replies: 5
Views: 106

Re: Random shelf pulls March 20 edition

That's awesome - I don't have a CD playing in my car, so it all is from my phone. I guess I'd go back through old stuff more if I had a CD player there .... hmmmm Pick a band from every letter of the alphabet on your phone and just go from a-z, or via album from a-z. Last time I did a pass through,...
by jhallum
Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:32 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: New stuff Friday ...
Replies: 513
Views: 34818

Re: New stuff Friday ...

BORKNAGAR - Fall I'm a fair weather opportunist when it comes to Borknagar ... well, actually, probably more the opposite - I like them when they are the underdog and people are not counting on them at all ... truth be told, of all their albums, my favorites so far has been their debut (which was t...
by jhallum
Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:30 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: New stuff Friday ...
Replies: 513
Views: 34818

Re: New stuff Friday ...

FIREWIND - Stand United Never liked Herbie Langhans, and I really don't feel his gruff / scratchy voice fits the music of Firewind. Apollo was the perfect match for this band, and the albums with him had so much melody. Oh well ... It's another "miss" rather than a "hit". Such a shame considering h...
by jhallum
Fri Feb 16, 2024 1:42 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: What are you listening to right now?
Replies: 435
Views: 20655

Re: What are you listening to right now?

Promising new Heavy Prog band out of quebec called Mr Weather. This off of their second album. Looks like they are on their way to recording a third.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwSqMhbl3Ak
by jhallum
Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:54 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: New stuff Friday ...
Replies: 513
Views: 34818

Re: New stuff Friday ...

Man, is it me, or is January really sparse this year?

We have Caligula's Horse next week, Ryujin last week, and a smattering of other things, and that's kinda it for this month? What good stuff am I missing released in January?
by jhallum
Sun Jan 14, 2024 5:32 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: This really annoys me about iTunes (anyone else feel the same)?
Replies: 5
Views: 291

Re: This really annoys me about iTunes (anyone else feel the same)?

Perhaps I'm to blame for buying almost all my music through iTunes, and this is only an issue with that one digital outlet? I don't know if anyone using other services have same problem? Back in the day where I purchased all my music on physical media this obviously wasn't a big deal - then again, ...
by jhallum
Sat Jan 13, 2024 1:37 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: New stuff Friday ...
Replies: 513
Views: 34818

Re: New stuff Friday ...

RYUJIN - Ryujin Japanese "samurai metal" ... at its core this is melodic death metal, somewhere in the Children of Bodom vein, but with lots of Japanese folk influences, a heavy dose of power metal cheese, and a mixture between cleans and scream. I just dipped into it the first time as well, I like...
by jhallum
Mon Jan 08, 2024 5:06 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: My Top 100 of 2023
Replies: 19
Views: 1394

Re: My Top 100 of 2023

So glad you like those. Avenged Sevenfold is incredible. I can't get enough of that album. The funny part is that I didn't see any references until this album until the end of year lists ANYWHERE. All of a sudden it starts showing up on proggy end of year lists, with zero reviews in most places I r...
by jhallum
Mon Dec 25, 2023 9:19 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: My top 10 for 2023...
Replies: 9
Views: 579

Re: My top 10 for 2023...

Killer list, everything here (except the Subsignal and the jarzombek), I have in my top third-40% everything on your list.
by jhallum
Mon Dec 25, 2023 9:04 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Last 3 discs before top ten list .......
Replies: 7
Views: 566

Re: Last 3 discs before top ten list .......

I have to give Moon Safari a listen when I get a chance after the holidays end, it's made a few year end lists.
by jhallum
Mon Dec 18, 2023 1:09 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Blind Guardian and Night Demon touring together. Your thoughts?
Replies: 1
Views: 291

Re: Blind Guardian and Night Demon touring together. Your thoughts?

I loved The God Machine, I'm there. Night Demon is pretty good too.
by jhallum
Mon Dec 18, 2023 12:35 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: End of year lists - are we ready ?
Replies: 33
Views: 3562

Re: End of year lists - are we ready ?

Here's my top 20 for 2023. There are a bunch of bands here on 2-3 albums, so I feel like the future is certainly bright. I wrote these comments for my radio show listeners (all 5 of them!) so keep that in mind. Somehow a Melodic Death/Doom band is #1, but it's such a pretty album... --- 20. Sermon /...
by jhallum
Mon Dec 18, 2023 12:31 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: End of year lists - are we ready ?
Replies: 33
Views: 3562

Re: End of year lists - are we ready ?

Okay, I'll post my biggest shitburger of the year, and I absolutely never at all expected this. Kamelot - Awakening I admit, I've not been the biggest fan of Tommy Kamelot over the years. Mostly because their live show has kinda stagnated a bit, and the albums haven't had the same pop. But man, I l...
by jhallum
Tue Dec 12, 2023 11:35 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: End of year lists - are we ready ?
Replies: 33
Views: 3562

Re: End of year lists - are we ready ?

I'm close. I've known number 1 for a while, after that is in flux.

-j
by jhallum
Wed Nov 01, 2023 11:20 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: New stuff Friday ...
Replies: 513
Views: 34818

Re: New stuff Friday ...

SORCERER - Reign of the Reaper After the previous album being quite a disappointment, this one is a step up. It's not perfect, but it is hinting more at what great potential this band has. Also, it still is "doom metal for people who actually don't like the genre" ... a lot of it sounds like straig...
by jhallum
Mon Oct 02, 2023 4:13 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Power Metal
Replies: 10
Views: 606

Re: Power Metal

My house is 100% fantasy nerdery, and I don't listen to much power metal anymore. To me it's because the music is cliched and boring. Virtually all power metal is stamped from one mold, and I just don't have much love for things coming from that mold anymore. The lyrics being silly as hell isn't ev...
by jhallum
Sat Sep 30, 2023 2:16 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Aviations - Luminaria
Replies: 4
Views: 218

Re: Aviations - Luminaria

I've come to finally realize that modern prog just isn't for me. It's not bad in any way, just not written for someone of my advancing age. Music is cool and complex. The voice... Vocals are almost always a higher pitched, nasaly, whiny timbre as if a mashup of spiral architect and Green Day. Again...
by jhallum
Mon Sep 25, 2023 11:38 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: New stuff Friday ...
Replies: 513
Views: 34818

Re: New stuff Friday ...

That Molybaron is very good. I'm definitely looking into those folks more. I enjoyed the heck out of their last one, but this one is even better. Got my first listen out of the way finally yesterday, and yeah, it's brilliant. Also working on the new Southern Empire, I like it so far after one liste...
by jhallum
Tue Aug 15, 2023 12:39 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: What are you listening to right now?
Replies: 435
Views: 20655

Re: What are you listening to right now?

Three really good albums came out in the last few weeks that I've been listening to alot:

Voyager -- Fearless in Love
Feuerschwanz -- Fegenfeuer
Nuclear Power trio -- Wet Ass Plutonium.


All really good stuff.
by jhallum
Tue Aug 15, 2023 12:31 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Lance King
Replies: 26
Views: 799

Re: Lance King

And for the record Lance King's Facebook page looks completely normal. I scrolled down through months and months of posts and never found anything offensive whatsoever. He may have make some mistakes before regarding comments, but I think people can be overly sensitive. He's a super nice chill dude...
by jhallum
Mon Aug 14, 2023 7:33 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: New stuff Friday ...
Replies: 513
Views: 34818

Re: New stuff Friday ...

Kinda surprised no one's talked about Nuclear Power Trio here. Wet Ass Plutonium is a pretty damn good metal fusion disk...
by jhallum
Mon Aug 14, 2023 7:31 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Lance King
Replies: 26
Views: 799

Re: Lance King

Now, back to music - what's your favorite album with Lance? For me I think its: 1. King's Machine - A State of Mind 2. Pyramaze - Legend of the Bone Carver 3. Gemini - Out for Blood 4. Balance of Power - Book of Secrets 5. Shining Star - Enter Eternity I haven't heard of half those projects, but I'...
by jhallum
Mon Aug 14, 2023 7:29 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Lance King
Replies: 26
Views: 799

Re: Lance King

To be fair QR's Empire is pretty political and always been performed as such, even in the 90s, so Tate being political is not new. I'm not so much disappointed in MAGA-loving folks that I won't support a musician who is off the MAGA deep-end, or someone who posts somewhat overtly libertarian philoso...
by jhallum
Sat May 20, 2023 1:24 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: New stuff Friday ...
Replies: 513
Views: 34818

Re: New stuff Friday ...

I also listened to a few albums, but decided against buying them: SLEEP TOKEN - Take Me Back to Eden (gave it one spin, and I just don't see the appeal ... most of it has nothing to do with metal, where it somehow gets lumped in. I'm fine with music that's not metal, but I don't understand why this...
by jhallum
Fri Mar 17, 2023 7:22 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: What are you listening to right now?
Replies: 435
Views: 20655

Re: What are you listening to right now?

Exploring Birdsong, Piano driven art/prog rock. Good stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIpQtTQXpc4
by jhallum
Wed Feb 08, 2023 4:14 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Ice Age
Replies: 17
Views: 993

Re: Ice Age

Nice! This is good stuff!
by jhallum
Thu Dec 29, 2022 12:44 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Favorite discs of 2022 sticky post.......(year end lists).
Replies: 21
Views: 875

Re: Favorite discs of 2022 sticky post.......(year end lists).

Judicator -- The Majesty of Decay Messa -- Close Byrmir -- Voices in the Sky Kissin' Dynamite -- Not the End of the Road Michael Romeo -- War of the Worlds pt 2 Persefone -- Metanoia Porcupine Tree -- Closure / Continuation Seven Kingdoms -- Zenith Tranzat -- Ooh La La White Ward -- False Light Bat...
by jhallum
Tue Dec 27, 2022 6:31 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Are we putting together our year end lists ?
Replies: 16
Views: 625

Re: Are we putting together our year end lists ?

A bit late in getting this out there. Been able to expand my metal horizons a bit this year, which has brought in some really cool stuff. Outside looking in:  Judicator -- The Majesty of Decay Messa -- Close 20-11 (no order) Byrmir -- Voices in the Sky Kissin' Dynamite -- Not the End of the Road Mic...
by jhallum
Tue Dec 20, 2022 8:43 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Are we putting together our year end lists ?
Replies: 16
Views: 625

Re: Are we putting together our year end lists ?

I was telling my wife, I think I have a clear top four, and then there's like 20 albums bunched together. Unfortunately, I usually only make a top 10, so the list gets pretty hard to fill out the last six.
by jhallum
Tue Nov 22, 2022 10:45 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: New stuff Friday ...
Replies: 513
Views: 34818

Re: New stuff Friday ...

Judicator -- The High Priestess

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWCSFH719Jk

I missed that there's a new Judicator coming out Friday. Based on this, I'm looking forward to this one.
by jhallum
Mon Nov 21, 2022 4:56 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: What are you listening to right now?
Replies: 435
Views: 20655

Re: What are you listening to right now?

Soen -- ATLANTIS

First pass through it as I finish for the day. Very much a lighter version of the tracks from prior albums with an orchestra and some nice backing vox. Worth listening to.
by jhallum
Thu Nov 17, 2022 9:30 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: VOLA/Voyager/Four Stroke Baron tour recap
Replies: 4
Views: 261

Re: VOLA/Voyager/Four Stroke Baron tour recap

I'm going to tap this microphone for VOLA one more time. If you get a chance to see them in Chicago, Cleveland, Baltimore or NYC before they leave the US, you best do so. Saw them in front of 150 people in Detroit and they were unreally good in a tiny club. They are going to amaze people at PPUSA in...
by jhallum
Fri Nov 11, 2022 8:06 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: ARENA / The Theory of Molecular Inheritance ......
Replies: 28
Views: 658

Re: ARENA / The Theory of Molecular Inheritance ......

introclaus wrote:
Fri Nov 11, 2022 3:50 pm
jhallum wrote:
Fri Nov 11, 2022 3:38 pm
Anyone found a digital vendor in the US selling this?
I’m in the us and I bought it on itunes
Blech, itunes :D

I did find it on amazon music, where it had been weirdly missing for about a week, looks like it got fixed today.
by jhallum
Fri Nov 11, 2022 3:38 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: ARENA / The Theory of Molecular Inheritance ......
Replies: 28
Views: 658

Re: ARENA / The Theory of Molecular Inheritance ......

Anyone found a digital vendor in the US selling this?
by jhallum
Wed Oct 26, 2022 9:59 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: New stuff Friday ...
Replies: 513
Views: 34818

Re: New stuff Friday ...

The Otolith -- Folium Limina Single : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fskibAwbEcs Sing No Coda Folky, Doomy, fuzzy. Might actually be better placed as a heavy English prog/folk album in many ways, but the dueling electric violins make this album sing. This was formed by 5/6 of the now defunct SubRos...