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Les enfants de Dagon - De Profundis - 10/04/2022

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Les Enfants de Dagon (The Children of Dagon) is a french band composed of 7 musicians, mixing Black Metal, Death Metal, Symphonic Metal and classical music.

De Profondis is the first album released yesterday of a trilogy based on Lovecraft's stories of course.

https://sliptrickrecords.bandcamp.com/album/les-enfants-de-dagon-de-profundis

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I've never been tempted to listen to a Skid Row album. I do remember seeing that Youth Gone Wild video on MTV 30 years ago and another one, 18 and Life to Go, and that was enough Skid Row for me. One of these days maybe I'll check out one of their early records just to see what I've been blissfully missing all these years. Or maybe I won't.

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I was tempted with the new one only to hear what the new guy sounded like. I was never going to be tempted to buy it. A lot of people go on about the glory days and how great those first few albums with Sebbie were but for me they only got as good as the singles and even then they were just another band of chicks with dicks.

 

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2 hours ago, Dead1 said:

Skid Row - The Gang's All Here.

This actually doesn't suck.  Sure it's not a classic like first two but it's pretty good.  New vocalist does a good job too.

 

 

Skid Row - 

Skid Row was actually the first band I ever saw live. Opened for Bon Jovi in 88 when I was 13. Pretty damn good show, but then again, I didn't know good from bad at that point. They were touring off the first album.

Saw them in March opening for the Scorpions. Couldn't get over fast enough. The new kid is awful. Stage presence sucks and he's like a budget Baz knockoff from the dollar store. They played a couple of the new songs. They were crap.

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On 10/17/2022 at 3:05 AM, GoatmasterGeneral said:

I've never been tempted to listen to a Skid Row album. I do remember seeing that Youth Gone Wild video on MTV 30 years ago and another one, 18 and Life to Go, and that was enough Skid Row for me. One of these days maybe I'll check out one of their early records just to see what I've been blissfully missing all these years. Or maybe I won't.

Slave to the grind is a pretty gritty record for being from a 80's hair metal band.

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I'll probably check that out but I have to say that I'm getting a bit crispy on all the Lofi black metal regardless of where it originates from. Going to have to bring something different to the table than the 9 million other albums in the same vein released over the past few years. I still love the full on satanic goat goodness, still worship at the bloody altar, but you're going to have to impress me to get my money these days.

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