AHhhhhhhhhhhh. John.

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You actually listened to my favorite riff of all time in song 3 at 2:50.

I thought the new vocalist was good. Anthony's vocals sound more powerfull are have more range than Dan's vocals.

I agree on Cattle Decap. They just bore the hell out of me.

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i saw them at least twice last year, and it damn sure wasnt on purpose

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Yes, I noticed that too .I love Testament, but I can see what he means however..they are no Slayer.

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Sunn 0))) should have a drummer who plays a set composed of tympanies<however you spell that shit>and gongs, like really classical style percussion. id like to do that with my own band


emperor. my favorite emperor stuff is the stuff most people hate. i love equillibrium and the first split with enslaved? i forget the name of that band. equilibrium is one of greatest acheivements in self-parody a band could ever commit, thats the part i love, pitch bent chick vocals,chanting monk pavoratti dudes, fake violin sounds,bad<but very good bad taste> orchestral atmosphere, all 100% serious as cancer. the first split album is also a masterpiece because it sounds exactly like what it is. high school kids trying to create the most evil sounding band ever,completely failing, but making a great effort. all the other releases im not entirely familiar with,dont own and have only listened to some tracks off of. its good,innovative for its time, but nothing spectacular in my eyes.


satyricon. my bandmate worships them and ive heard alot more of them recently. i love the minimalism, the simplicity of the guitar and drums, granted frost is alittle too stiff and robotic at times. the premise of this band i like. but whats missing is overdrive, if they recorded albums like his hero is gone,infest, man is the bastard, any lo-fi crust album it would rule. the sound of blown to death speakers,dying amps,feedback,poorly tuned drums played with more violence than precision, real screams that distort when recorded by an analogue 4 track. i would really,really be into this band if they had a more aggressive delivery and a slight disregard for quality. a part of me will always love lo-fi, face melting,brain damaging music where you may not be able to hear everything distinctly but the end result is like a tsunami of total annihilation

my bandmate said the live show is dissapointing as well which is a bummer, apparently this tour they did a few years back they got a full line up and didnt stay true to the recordings.

Most disappointing band: Spawn of Possession. End of story.

NO.


NO. NO. NO.


NO.




PST : Veganism and grindcore have long gone hand in hand, but Cattle Decapitation just suck.

All I can think of right now is new Arcturus...great music, but the vocals make it unlistenable.

How dare you insult the omniscient GARM!! BLASPHEMY!!

On that note, has anyone heard the new Ulver?? WHAT THE FUCK??

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The drummer of Boris used a gong for Sunn live. I think having no precussion is the point though. Having it live would distract you from the low frequency trance-like state you are in.

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I can see this point of view. I bought Cabinet after hearing rave reviews but apart from a couple of songs the album was repetitive and a major let down. I prefer Visceral Bleeding by a country mile.

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Simen Hestnaes sings on the new Arcturus,Garm has left the band.
I was also a bit disappointed with him,Garm was much better

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I forgot, Hate Eternal. Some songs if you listen to them as just themselves not with the album aren't bad, but I just can't get through one album without being bored to death.

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I love Garm's vocals...he didn't do them on Sideshow Symphonies though. Some guy that sounds like a jackass did. They're horrible.

The same guy who sang so good in Chaos Path.
That's why my expectations were high.
The guy who played with them live(from Spiral Architect)
was much better.

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