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SETYØURSAILS - Bad Blood Melodic metalcore with female vocals. Spiritbox meets Evanescence? It's very melodic and quite cheesy, but some of the songs are quite killer, especially "Eternally" and "Bad Company". nrx0vsHFGg4 EIDOLA - Eviscerate I've only gone through it once so far, but I was quite di...

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I don't always have an interest in instrumental stuff, but I'll always pick up whatever Intervals is doing. This album will be fantastic if the singles are any kind of indication. VZgkketQRpk But where are the vocals? ;) You know, musically it's solid, but damn ... add some vocals and it would be k...

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Last night I went to my first concert in what feels like forever. Opener was a Canadian female-fronted metalcore band called RED HANDED DENIAL . I got some The Agonist vibes out of them (very versatile vocals, not too dissimilar from Alissa White Gluz), but also some more melodic elements, almost Ev...

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1. Balance – In for the Count So beautiful! Would have make my top 15 for sure! Yes, that album is something special. I remember I was 11 or 12 when my uncle played it for me the first time, and I immediately loved it. Funny thing is that my 13 year old son really likes it as well, so I truly belie...

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I've been listening to the new Erra, Cure, almost non-stop since yesterday. This album is FANTASTIC. Only one track kinda sticks out as an oddball, Past Life Persona, and even then it's not bad, it's just a bit different than the rest. Yeah I listened through it twice today. First full album of the...

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Mardoch wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:07 pm
Really enjoyed the new Architects single. It's the only thing that's yanked me off of my Erra binge for a minute.

Two for two … both singles so far are killer.
Can’t wait for album.

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Well, I think that where "Legacy" and "Shehili" were very close to each other, and definitely warranted the perception of a band who'll keep putting out the same album over and over, "Karma" is a complete shift. They do no longer sound like a "middle-eastern folk based version of Kamelot meets Symp...

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BLAZING ETERNITY - A Certain End of Everything
Second single from upcoming album. I must have listened to this song 30+ times in the last couple of days. Incredible. The Katatonia vibe is strong with this one. This album has AoTY-candidate written all over it for me.

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You're going to really flip when I tell you my thoughts below ....... Nothing surprises me anymore ;) Vicinity *****Very well done, but not for me either. Those bands you mention are at a certain level ...... when bands tend to sound like them these days, it really has to be great or exciting enoug...

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VENUES - Transience Another band I now need to add to the research queue... Yeah, you should like it .. Also, check out RENESANS (https://www.renesansband.com/) ... it's the band around singer / vocal coach David Benites (who runs Extreme Vocal Institute). Musically it's a mixture between metalcore...

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VENUES - Transience File this under "music that LarryD will hate"! It's a melodic metalcore band (think Annisokay) leaning heavily into that modern pop-metal sound that we know from later-day Within Temptation. I'm thoroughly enjoying this, and I find their sense of melody writing super interesting...

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ARTIFICIAL LANGUAGE - Distant Glow As with both previous albums, this is killer djent-influenced next-gen prog metal. Very melodic, very technically proficient. Love it. But, why - oh why - why is this just an EP instead of a full length? I won't put EPs on my year-end list, so this is going to be ...

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LOST IN SEPARATION - Sabertooth
Progressive Metalcore - somewhere along the lines of ERRA, early-Architects, Invent Animate and even the more aggressive parts of Born of Osiris. Mardoch, this one is for you ...

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Noor - Mother's Guilty Pleasure Part I Released in December, 2023, it's a pretty interesting debut album with a strange front cover and a very attacking and powerful metal style in the early power/speed metal way, mixing elements of the 80s Iron Maiden, Queensryche's early heavy/power metal songs, ...

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Noor - Mother's Guilty Pleasure Part I Released in December, 2023, it's a pretty interesting debut album with a strange front cover and a very attacking and powerful metal style in the early power/speed metal way, mixing elements of the 80s Iron Maiden, Queensryche's early heavy/power metal songs, ...

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Saw that Fallujah and Persefone are going to be within striking distance, and on a Friday at that!, so now I've got Fallujah's Empyrean on. They are playing in Greensboro, which is 100 miles from here. It's a Sunday 7/6, but I might just make the drive. Considering I was Persefone's manager for 15 ...

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It took me a bunch of listens to get used to the new singer, but he is great, and I think they found a good fit here. Musically it continues the direction they've been going lately, which is more "modern" extreme prog, and less of their original neoclassical-infused prog-death of their early days. ...

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Eternity X - The Edge - Ya know some Cds don't age well, but I still love playing this as much now as I did when it first came out. It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but to me it's a masterpiece. The weird part is, I don't care at ALL for their other CDs before this, which is weird. Just played ...

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So, in my quest to rediscover stuff now that I have a CD player in my vehicle, here's some discs I've tried to roll with, good or bad. 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 S...

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It's on my list of things to check out. I too have always been skipping out on them, but the reviews for "Moon Healer" hints at something I might enjoy. When did these guys become good? This is killer prog/tech death!!!! I always thought they were deathcore? Am I missing out on any of their other a...

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Speaking of Thank You Scientist, it really sucks to hear the vocalist threw in the towel. He is very unique and fit that music like a glove. Don’t know if that means no more music from them or not. Guitarist is the genius behind the music so let’s hope they continue with some music, even an all ins...

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Job for a Cowboy - Moon Healer. I was skipping this band before, but this album is a very fine piece of technical death metal. It's on my list of things to check out. I too have always been skipping out on them, but the reviews for "Moon Healer" hints at something I might enjoy. When did these guys...

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Not really anything amazing coming out this week for my tastes; DRAGONFORCE - Warp Speed Warriors Half the album sucks and half of it is among their strongest material ever ("The Killer Queen" is REALLY good in my opinion, and tunes like "Power of the Triforce" and "Astro Warrior Anthem" are great a...

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... and then scrolled up and hit Sunburst - Fragments of Creation, which I'd forgotten how much I love. Interestingly this came up this week for me as well. Been a while since I listened. It still gives me the Conception meets Nevermore vibes, which is a great thing. I believe they are working on a...

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SHADOHM - Through Darkness Towards Enlightenment Their press release says: " Their debut, Through Darkness Towards Enlightenment, is a modern combination of styles, citing acts like Architects, Lorna Shore, Meshuggah, Gojira, and Katatonia, shocking to the listener from start to finish with five tr...

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Vicinity - this one has Larry D written all over it. Old school prog metal in the Pagan's Mind / Circus Maximus / Seventh Wonder / Ventura vein. Very well done, but probably not for me. OK, REALLY enjoyed this! Any tips on a domestic spot to order, or strictly through the band? It's on iTunes ... n...

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MYRATH - Karma I guess we all forgot to talk about the new Myrath; Not surprisingly considering the big promotion/record label mistake of accidentally leaking album 6 months before official release. Those people who had an opinion on the album, probably already stated it somewhere, somehow, to some...

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SHADOHM - Through Darkness Towards Enlightenment Their press release says: " Their debut, Through Darkness Towards Enlightenment, is a modern combination of styles, citing acts like Architects, Lorna Shore, Meshuggah, Gojira, and Katatonia, shocking to the listener from start to finish with five tr...

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TRENCHWAR - From the Earth to the Moon Turkish thrash metal band. I enjoyed the debut, and this one continues in the same style of old school US thrash meets Teutonic thrash (Exodus meets Destruction?). Biggest issue I have with it is the production of the vocals ... it sounds like they are at a mu...

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Epica - Rivers - by FAR the best ballad Simone has ever sung. Absolutely breath-taking. There's no other way to put it, not to mention incredibly deep and introspective lyrics. Yes, it's a beautiful song. Not quite sure what the lyrics mean ... something about moving on from a situation you're stuc...

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GaetanL wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 09, 2024 6:15 pm
Tesla\Psychotic Supper\05-Song & Emotion
Queensrÿche\Rage For Order\01-Walk In The Shadows
Voïvod\Killing Technology\06-Ravenous Medicine
Twisted Sister\Under The Blade (1985 Remix)\07-Under The Blade

Killer stuff!

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Bonus track from latest Kamelot I did not have... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICzMZYwhHLc Wish they would put all of their bonus tracks on a CD for sale. So many great tunes! This is an interesting song, in that it reminds more of early Khan-era style than anything they've done with Tommy. Good...

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Tons of new stuff today ... only been through a few of them so far; Sonata Arctica - sounds better than I expected (not fantastic, but then again, I was never a huge fan). I'm impressed by how well Tony's voice have held up - in fact, I think he sounds better now than ever. [youtube]/jJxzik6Zm6U[/yo...

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LarryD wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:56 pm
(Waits for Claus to come along and totally bash and disagree with what I just said) .......

I don't need to ... we obviously listen to music in very different ways.

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In today’s world, you can pretty much discover and listen to any band you want. You see many favorite lists and many weekly lists and lots and lots of albums. But, how often do you really know an album? Such as knowing all the lyrics or head banging moments or beats, etc? Yeah, I’ve heard plenty of...

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