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Nile - Annihilation of the Wicked (2005)

Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy (2010)

Too little listened to for me to remember. So I'm making amends.

7 hours ago, JamesT said:

Glad to hear my comment rekindled a desire for you to check out "This Godless Endeavor" again!  It's such a good album.  "Psalm of Lydia" is my favorite track, and it was actually the very first track I ever heard from Nevermore, and I was hooked from then on.  

Once you've listened to the album again, I'd be curious to hear your thoughts. 

I'm listening to it right now.

At the time, I mainly remembered the first two tracks, Born and Final Product, but not the following ones at all.

Now, listening to them a few years later (I'd say well over 15 years), I'm rediscovering emotions and it's true that this album is really good!

My Nevermore top 3 could well look like this:

- Dead Heart in a Dead World
- The Politics of Ecstasy
- This Godless Endeavor

Thank you for talking about this fabulous band, who died too soon.

4 hours ago, JonoBlade said:

It's my favourite one too, although I'm not that familiar with the discography.

Certainly a great vocalist, backed by phenomenal guitar work. Loomis should really start something new along the lines of Nevermore as chief songwriter because he was wasted in Arch Enemy.

Yes, it is!

Jeff Loomis wasted quite a few years in Arch Enemy, where he was muzzled by Michael Amott.

It's going to be very difficult to get a band in the vein of Nevermore, especially without Warrel Dane, but let's hope Jeff does something great!

4 hours ago, JamesT said:

Great call with that Nevermore album!  "This Godless Endeavor" is my favorite from them, although "Dead Heart in a Dead World" and "Politics of Ecstasy" aren't far behind it.  Dane had a unique voice - such a shame that we lost him so soon.

I'll have to listen to This Godless Endeavor again. You've suddenly made me want to. And also The Obsidian Conspiracy.

I put The Politics of Ecstasy and Dead Heart in a Dead World on a pedestal, but I have to admit that I started to lose interest when Enemies of Reality came out.

Nevermore was a band I was a big fan of. Very strong in the arrangements of the compositions, able to putting a foot in Thrash at times and Warrel's voice was really original.

It's already 7 years since he left us. R.I.P Warrel Dane! 🤘🥲🤘

Pestilence - Consuming Impulse (1989)

Bolt Thrower - …For Victory (1994)

Death - Scream Bloody Gore (1987)

Grip Inc. - Incorporated (2004)

Sadist - Above the Light (1993)

Sadus - The Shadow Inside (2023)

12 minutes ago, Nasty_Cabbage said:

As to the complaint about Behold...The Arctopus being random, I don't hear it that way. I'm not foolish enough to think I could possibly sway anybody's opinion on this though. Music wouldn't be a matter of taste and preference if I could. Even somebody like Schoonenberg had the twelve tone system in place as a guide to his compositions. Not that Schoonenberg comes without his share of detractors. There's something very enjoyable about B...TA that I find inviting and well worth my time. The atonal and completely alien sound is a part of it. The degree to which the notes being played are meticulously controlled to purposely avoid melody is another. It makes me really want to put them under a microscope and closely examine every detail. That's probably just my wiring though.

Yes, I admit I exaggerated when I used the term "random" in relation to BtA's music.

But that's how I felt when I listened to the album. I'm used to "twisted" stuff like Necrophagist, Watchtower and Spiral Architect, but I always manage to be attracted to something. This didn't happen with BtA.

Of course, common sense would dictate that I insist, but it gave me a headache and I hate that.

Necrophagist - Epitaph (2004)

Cirith Ungol - Dark Parade (2023)

The Chronicles of Father Robin - The Songs & Tales of Airoea - Book I (2023)

A little relaxation after Death Metal!

Mercyless - Abject Offerings (1992)

Sabbat - Dreamweaver (1989)

I'm literally revelling in the Sabbat boxset released last year, which I received last week. And this morning I can't resist listening to this little gem from the late 80s.

I almost want to work on my English so that one day I can finally read The Way of the Wyrd, the novel by Brian Bates that inspired this concept album. I have the novel in ePub and in paper format too!

But unfortunately I don't have the time. Besides, I may be too old for that 😔

Thank you, DeePL, for translating my nonsense so that you can (hopefully) understand a few words of my (sometimes) lengthy ramblings.

Nevermore - Dead Heart in a Dead World (2000)

Infectious Grooves - The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move... (1991)

Illdisposed - Submit (1995)

Iced Earth - The Dark Saga (1996)

15 hours ago, GoatmasterGeneral said:

Not like that Arctopus nonsense that even Ari can't listen to.

I know, and I regret it. I thought I'd find a little something catchy, a common thread, the slightest little thing.

But nothing.

Behold the Arctopus goes off in all directions, randomly, almost like the wind.

Unbearable.

Coroner - Punishment for Decadence (1988)

Cosmic Jaguar - The Legacy of the Aztecs (2023)

Celtic Frost - Monotheist (2006)

Catacombs - When the Stars are Right (2023)

The first album from a French Death Metal band, released 33 years after its formation. Inspired by the lyrics of H.P. Lovecraft, the band had only released a few demos and an EP up until then.

Running Wild - Branded and Exiled (1985)

Six Feet Under - Haunted (1995)