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Grave Miasma "Endless Pilgrimage"

I think I have had the EIPA & Brown but not the pilsner. I am starting to enjoy Golden Lagers more in the warm weather we are having at present (I mean it is literally like 3 degrees today). That Helles I picked up last night rocked.

2016 at it again. Sad news.

Gorguts "Pleiades' Dust" - as per my review, this is simply astonishing. Grand Magus "Hammer of the North" - one of my better random purchases, really clicked with the album. Although I have listened through a couple of their other releases and not been as thrilled. Drudkh "Slavonic Chronicles" - yep it is not their best release but it is perfectly acceptable as it is and does remind me a lot of their "Blood...." sound.

Brooklyn Lager is great, nice and light with a real peppery hit.

Just noticed my cat got in on the second shot - cheeky little bugger she is.

Well, this was nice and refreshing. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk Back to the Pales now. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

I just Youtube'd them............. Fuck me they're terrible!

On a very poorly timed trip to the seaside this morning, i ended up in a bookstore to avoid the rain and ended up with a copy of Noam Chomsky's "Occupy" to fuel my burning hatred for the establishment and capitalism at large.

Yey natassja's back! We can post black metal albums in this thread and exchange church burning stories with Parker! Seriously, welcome back. NP: Gorguts "Pleiades Dust", followed by "Obscura" because writing the review for "Pleiades' Dust" had me longing for a bit of "Obscura".

We need a "Morning After.." thread.

If you sit back and take stock of Gorguts' near quarter of a century's worth of releases you won't find one that comes anywhere near to trumping "Pleiades' Dust". That's a very bold statement given the quality that is littered throughout their discography, including such gems as "Obscura" and "Colored Sands". The fact is however that "Pleiades' Dust" is the best thing Gorguts have ever done. It isn't flawless either, but when you hear of bass and drums being dropped in one take you have to take a step back from pointing out human foibles and simply admire the effort and gumption to try that in the first place. You see, the process that Gorguts utilise in putting this track together is brilliant, probably best described by another review I read whereby they compared Lemay to Martin Scorsese. He just puts his format in place, his story, his script - call it whatever you want - and lets the rest of Gorguts do whatever they fucking well like! Naturally this only works with accomplished musicians, which luckily Gorguts have spilling out everywhere. The barrage of bass-heavy, spiralling, rarefied, abstract and arcane death metal that Gorguts create on "Pleiades' Dust" just happens to be the most well composed piece of music you'll hear this year. Marstons' bass work is as formidable as you'd expect, you only lose track of it when it isn't there during one of the many atmospheric interludes/intro/outros. I read a comment on one of the sites streaming "Pleiades' Dust" from a disgruntled fan who "fell out" with the band when "Obscura" came out and as far as they were concerned the latest offering was more of that "dropped bass shit". I am sure Luc if he had read that would be full of apologies for taking the band off in a challenging and enigmatic direction and leaving the poor fan in question crying over his Unleashed albums. The fact is that the instrumentation on display here is sheer artistry, it isn't mean't to resemble much of anything else out there. That's the point of music to me, after over 25 years of listening to metal I have heard my fair share of the same old same old. At my age I want to be knocked on my arse by music not wrapped in a warm blanket and left feeling cosy and safe. Take the drums for example, you won't hear a more proficient yet subtle performance anywhere. Hamelin is restrained yet firm, has presence but is never smothering, he lets the other instruments breath whilst supporting them superbly. Whether it is the tribal thuds or atmospheric "tishes" when required, Patrice does the job everytime. Hufnagel's guitar work deserves your attention, it thoroughly earns your time as you invest it in following his lead work as it winds a serpentine path through each movement. Texturally a perfect accompaniment to Lemay's work it should be noted also. At the heart of it all "Pleiades' Dust" still remains a death metal record and that in itself is cause for applause because Gorguts take the map they laid down on "Colored Sands" and build on the avant-garde and downright weird sections throughout "Pleiades' Dust". They are a band rooted firmly in the ground of death metal yet some two decades on are now producing some of the most challenging and cabbalistic music in existence today. I could go on for paragraphs more yet about this and still never do the EP real justice because only your ears can do that. It is without doubt the best release of the year so far and is one of the most astonishing pieces of music written in a long time.

Just out of morbid curiosity who are We Came As Romans? Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

One IPA and a bottle of red wine later!

St Peter's India Pale Ale. Cvlt bottle! Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

I will be making my weekly appearance later. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

Dark Angel "Darkness Descends" Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

Ah, for shame. A picture of that strapping, charismatic gent you've used as a photo double will be quite sufficient, I suppose. Yeah, he doesn't look like that anymore! Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

New Behexen is up for pre-order although I haven't listened to them in what seems like ages.

Grand Magus "Iron Will"

I have no reflection so actual physical evidence of my entity is a futile gesture in trying to record.

Listening through headphones I get that more ritualistic BM vocal style most certainly and if I take "Full Moon Dawn" the changes between the two styles is very apparent. Talented chaps.

I am naked in bed. It isn't metal I know but I have been on a killing spree tonight and I had to burn my clothes!

Grave Miasma 'Endless Pilgrimage"

There's a life to Dystopia that hasn't been prevalent for years with Megadeth. There are some decent lead exchanges and a surprising lack of filler. The energy is the main improvement I notice though, it could be the new blood just making good influence and re-energising Dave and Dave. Last Megadeth album I enjoyed was "Endgame" and this trumps that hands down.