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Do you really listen to different albums every week? When I find something I like I listen to it till I don't get sick of it or find something equally interesting.
Yep, my mood changes frequently! Plus when I have the time, I actively seek out new stuff based on recommendations, related bands, sometimes just something random, and I'm frequently pleasantly surprised. I can't always explain what it is that keeps me coming back to an album, but those three in particular have been getting stuck in my head over the past few days.
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Do you really listen to different albums every week? When I find something I like I listen to it till I don't get sick of it or find something equally interesting.
I have around 2000 albums, so I rotate through them quickly. There wouldn't be a point in having all of those if I didn't listen to all of them. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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I have around 2000 albums, so I rotate through them quickly. There wouldn't be a point in having all of those if I didn't listen to all of them. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
Well of course, I also listen to a lot of different things but in phases. For example now I listen mostly to Katatonia, maybe next week/month I'll be listening to Satyricon all the time. Sometimes there is only one album that's always on, sometimes it's a mix of songs, sometimes I don't listen to any of my usual bands but I explore new ones. When a type sound or particular songs fit in my mood, I listen to it on and on :D
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Well of course' date=' I also listen to a lot of different things but in phases. For example now I listen mostly to Katatonia, maybe next week/month I'll be listening to Satyricon all the time. Sometimes there is only one album that's always on, sometimes it's a mix of songs, sometimes I don't listen to any of my usual bands but I explore new ones. When a type sound or particular songs fit in my mood, I listen to it on and on :D[/quote'] There are very few albums that I play on repeat, but I also usually don't listen to music casually. Most of my listening is done when I can devote my full attention to it (usually while driving), I don't usually have stuff on in the background. I think if I did, I probably could do more repeated listenings, but I've found that the law of diminishing returns applies to me unless I change up my rotation frequently. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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Being honest' date=' I used to prefer "Effigy..." and only recently recognised the brutality [i']and technical mastery of "Pierced..." now it's up there in my DM all time top 10.
Right where it belongs. I feel like kids have been trying to top that album since it came out. It still sounds current to me, in a way that a lot of 90s DM doesn't. And I love that bass-heavy production, it's so fucking punchy. The title track has to be one of the best things they've ever done. Oh BTW, nice quote in your sig. :)
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Right where it belongs. I feel like kids have been trying to top that album since it came out. It still sounds current to me, in a way that a lot of 90s DM doesn't. And I love that bass-heavy production, it's so fucking punchy. The title track has to be one of the best things they've ever done. Oh BTW, nice quote in your sig. :)
I think like Incantation, Suffocation are responsible for a lot of shit that newer bands try to pass off as being "influenced" by the "old-school broootallll" bands nowadays. Some shit is just only meant to be done once guys! Thanks for the sig recognition - just was in my head from waking up the other day so had to put it down somewhere.
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Re: Top 3 albums/eps of the week. I know everyone disregards Breeding the Spawn due to the production, but that has always been Suffocation's ultimate statement in brutality AFAIC. Their best songs are on that album, they're just a bit less intelligible. As far as worshiping them goes, I have yet to hear anyone outdue Incantation or Suffocation, though some have done it justice. I don't have a problem with retro stuff if there's some identity to it, mindless hero worship is different than wearing your influences on your sleeve. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

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I think there are a lot of reasons why the NYDM stuff is more likely to be imitated by the retro death crowd, but the two that stick out to me are the NY scene's greater ties to hardcore (considering hardcore's currency over the past couple decades) and the fact that the Florida style got beaten into the ground by its own progenitors.

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