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giedrius wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 21, 2024 1:33 pm
Meanwhile, as modern prog rock/metal goes, Ions "Counterintuitive" is a pretty good album in Vola/Hollow Hour kind.

Thank you for pointing this one out - very good stuff. Been listening to it a good deal these past few weeks. Great recommendation.

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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...

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AMARANTHE - The Catalyst I really (!!!) enjoyed the first single, "Damnation Flame" when it was released last fall, and I've listened to it countless times since then. To me, as an avid Amaranthe-hater, this was a big surprise, and I decided to give "The Catalyst" a fair shot. So far only through h...

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https://blabbermouth.net/news/trans-siberian-orchestra-keyboard-maestro-vitalij-kuprij-dead-at-49?fbclid=IwAR1zqM1G8C5625fLZlBP-L9yREGvvtCFANy3JbLZboMMRntrH1nB9gzi20c ****One of my early heroes of prog metal on the Internet ...... back in the day, before he became a name, he and I interacted online...

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If you are a band just starting out, and you have no money, no label, etc etc ..... you put out your first disc, and you have to use programmed drums ..... sure it may sound like ass, and some people will complain about it and some may not for different reasons ......from where I'm sitting, you are...

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If you are a band just starting out, and you have no money, no label, etc etc ..... you put out your first disc, and you have to use programmed drums ..... sure it may sound like ass, and some people will complain about it and some may not for different reasons ......from where I'm sitting, you are...

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LarryD wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 17, 2024 4:17 pm
Put on a previous Pallas disc .... it sounds pretty good. Put on this new disc, it sounds like ass. Plain and simple.

It's not that plain and simple Larry - I don't hear it. You keep telling me it sounds like ass, but I just don't hear that - to my ears it sounds good.

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ARTIFICIAL LANGUAGE - Skinwalker
Can't wait for the new album if the rest of the material is as good as this song. It has a very clear Caligula's Horse meets Leprous vibe, but a bit more on the djentier side.

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Angel Witch\Angel Witch\04-Confused Tesla\Psychotic Supper\05-Song & Emotion Psychotic Waltz\A Social Grace\13-Nothing Arena\Immortal?\06-Moviedrome Spiral Architect\A Sceptic's Universe\01-Spinning Crimson Glory\Transcendence\01-Lady Of Winter Foreigner\Agent Provocateur\02-That Was Yesterday Fate...

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IHSAHN - Ihsahn This album currently sits in my top 3 of the year (yeah, sure, we're only in middle of February...), and it's just great from start to finish. Where all the previous Ihsahn albums had this "coldness" to them, I feel this one is much warmer. It might be because of the way he wrote it...

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Pallas / The Messenger - I was a big fan of them about 10-15 years ago, and their Nearfest performance somewhere back near 2010 or so was amazing. The Cross and the Crucible has not been beat yet by anything they have released, and I don't expect this one to. The programmed drums on this one turn m...

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Just ordered from The Lasers Edge --- Caligua's Horse / Charcoal Grace - If Claus is raving over this one, I'm in .....haven't gotten it yet, but I've been lukewarm to their recent releases, and over the top on their live show, so I'm hoping that this one brings me back in to the studio sound ........

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Affector "Harmageddon" - international project with Ted Leonard on vocals. Religious themed prog metal. Heavier than his usual fare. I don't remember this one (although I just checked out their Metal Archives profile and I kind of remember seeing the cover art) ... I might have to check this out, j...

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Ions, which Todd's son described as "kind of a djenty Porcupine Tree" when I sent it to him. That is to say, a heavy ambient groove prog metal album. I quite enjoyed it. https://ionsband.bandcamp.com/album/counterintuitive I finally got around to check them out - Giedrius had mentioned them here ht...

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Still Counting Volbeat Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood Awesome stuff! I have tickets to See Avenged Sevenfold in Grand Rapids, MI on March 11th. LUCKY YOU!!! They are playing here in March as well, and for christmas we got tickets for the oldest boy for him and his mom to go ... I'll stay home wi...

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Ale is a great player, songwriter and vocalist(I know Claus can't stand him). I don't think I've said I can't stand him, but I do feel he has been overused by Frontiers, and I don't think his songwriting capabilities are good enough to be doing that much "supposedly different yet all sounding alike...

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How do you listen to music? You only pick one (or a few) songs from each album, and then moves on to the next one? That's an interesting approach - when I listen to music, I typically put an album on and listen from start to finish. Psychotic Waltz\A Social Grace\01-...And The Devil Cried Pantommind...

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Also a new Chaosbay single, which I quite like. They continue to meld poppy writing and very heavy riffing to great effect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31rv_6MLhGE Every year you try to push these guys on us, and I think you almost managed to convince me last time (where I likened them to Siame...

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HANNES GROSSMANN - Echoes of Eternity This is just an EP and it looks like he has a brand-new lineup around him. Stylewise it's a darkened (not blackened) prog/tech death with lots of fancy playing from all musicians. Parts of it hints at Necrophagist, which I guess makes sense considering that's w...

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VIPASSI - Lightless Tech death with lots of prog metal thrown in. That said, it’s instrumental and not sure if I’ll be able to sit through it multiple times. After more listens, this is really darn good ... the bassist is a monster, the guitars are spot on, and the drummer is crazy good. From what ...

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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. T...

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DRACONIAN - Under a Godless Veil I still think it's a crying shame that Heike left the band, and while the albums with Lisa were good, I doubt that Draconian will ever again make anything as powerful as this one ("Under a Godless Veil") or "Sovran". Heike's voice is a one-of-a-kind, whereas Lisa is...

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New Balance of Power tune now with female vocals... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggu5OVcnAgA Not sure who's singing in the beginning - King Diamond Lol. Whoa!!! Super excited to see them back in action, but listening to this now..... It doesn't really "sound" like BoP to me.... Still enjoying it...

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DRACONIAN - Under a Godless Veil I still think it's a crying shame that Heike left the band, and while the albums with Lisa were good, I doubt that Draconian will ever again make anything as powerful as this one ("Under a Godless Veil") or "Sovran". Heike's voice is a one-of-a-kind, whereas Lisa is...

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Another couple of great releases this Friday: MANTICORA - Mycelium I’m obviously biased but I love this (musically… the production kinda sucks and using a drum computer instead of real drums is a no-no in my book). Nevertheless, the songs are awesome! Not their best, but even at 90% they are still b...

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CALIGULA'S HORSE - Charcoal Grace
Wow, this album is incredible. I like the band, especially after the last album really opened up their music for me, but I hadn't expected this new one to be THAT good. I'm blown away. Potential top candidate for 2024 right out of the gate.

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I use Amazon Music and I never buy a single ..... ever. Don't care what band it is - full disc only here. Any market scheme detected goes unpurchased.... I hate when bands / sites pull that crap ........ For me a single is a great way to get into the mood of an album before it comes out - one song ...

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I still mainly use Bandcamp and you can generally get around this by buying individual tracks off of the whole album when it comes out, but man...what a pain in the ass. Look I'm super down to be a patron of the arts, but don't make it so fucking obnoxious, eh? It seems backwards to me ... you shou...

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EXTERNAL - Dreamscapes
A Finnish prog-metal band in the "new" style similar to Caligula's Horse, Haken, Leprous, etc.

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I have decided to revisit Shadow Gallery discography after quite some years. Carved in Stone is my absolute favorite, probably because this was their first their album I listened to. Then my ranking is 2) Tyranny, 3) Room V, 4) Legacy, 5) debut, 6) Digital Ghosts. I like Tyranny and Room V, I value...

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Another chapter of Crimson Glory. Of course, nothing will touch the 1st two releases, but it still sounds great to me... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K66dL16MVy0 I enjoyed it as well - it has a bit of a "Astronomica" vibe to it, which isn't bad. It made me go back and listen to the first album t...

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So between Claus, Guillaume, Ken and Glenn - I've re-visited some bands I've loved in the past and didn't keep up with, or just left them behind because of longevity, lack of interest or stubbornness on my part ....here is what I found. This is a perfect example of what these long lists by these gu...

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Not necessarily "new" but I found out today that all-girl metal band MEANSTREAK has reunited. Back in 1988 I enjoyed the heck out of "Roadkill", and I still have my original vinyl here. Interestingly enough, 3 of the 5 band members ended up marrying Dream Theater members - what gives? Anyway, it was...

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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? Yeah, there's been a serious drought going on. Ryujin was okay - too mu...

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LASERCD wrote: ↑
Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:29 am
So what did we learn from this?

1. Claus is subject to a musical form of The Stockholm Syndrome
2. Larry is a freak.

I'm glad this got you out of hiding

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