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13 Songs- Fugazi
I can listen to the album over and over again and never get sick of it. Been listening to Fugazi for almost 20 years. I got the rare chance to see them in Pomona CA at the Glasshouse back in 98 or '99. What a great show. They played the next night in Hollywood and I could kill myself for not going. It was the last time they played out west. Never again will that opportunity present itself.
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I can listen to the album over and over again and never get sick of it. Been listening to Fugazi for almost 20 years. I got the rare chance to see them in Pomona CA at the Glasshouse back in 98 or '99. What a great show. They played the next night in Hollywood and I could kill myself for not going. It was the last time they played out west. Never again will that opportunity present itself.
That's where I saw Bolt Thrower, Autopsy, and Benediction over Memorial Day weekend, that was a great venue. It was also awesome because The Rookery Alehouse was right across the street, so we grabbed some craft beers before the show and stumbled to the venue. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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That's where I saw Bolt Thrower, Autopsy, and Benediction over Memorial Day weekend, that was a great venue. It was also awesome because The Rookery Alehouse was right across the street, so we grabbed some craft beers before the show and stumbled to the venue. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
I havent been up there in a year or two. It changes all the time. There was a small bar down the street last time I was there and had several IPA's. Got good and fucked up before I saw a show. I think it was Rollins Band. It's good to hear that they are booking more metal bands there now. For a long while it was mostly pop-punk bands and emo crap. Oh, to stay on topic, listening to Shout at the devil - Motley Crue
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I'm also listening to Black Harvest currently. It's REALLY good! Unique style and yet it sounds familiar in way...
FA is the man, we traded with him and all of his stuff he sent sounded good. Looking forward to the finished versions of the new songs. NP: Goatsnake - Trampled Under Hoof Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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FA is the man, we traded with him and all of his stuff he sent sounded good. Looking forward to the finished versions of the new songs. NP: Goatsnake - Trampled Under Hoof Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
I'm also definitely looking forward to the new release! NP: Burn Your World advance mixes of the new album. Yep, I'm being "that guy" and listening to my own band, but you gotta listen to the tracks on different speakers to get a better idea of how others will hear it. Also listening for mistakes that flew under the radar.
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Aww, thanks guys! KSMASH - I do that so much with my stuff... critical listening has honestly killed a lot of my enjoyment of my own stuff, but it's necessary. I'll check your stuff out when I get home, I'm on the train to a friend's show in long island at the moment. Iceni - surprised you found that online! It wasn't put up by me. But I'm very proud of that intro. The song was actually intended for our first album, and was written in 2001. You might like some of the songs on Ingrate... and you might appreciate the spiritual conflict behind the lyrics. Very Eeyore. Though I'm proudest of the newest stuff. I'll post a couple more things in my band thread for you to check out, I think some of the Soundcloud links are broken and need updating.

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Iceni - surprised you found that online! It wasn't put up by me. But I'm very proud of that intro. The song was actually intended for our first album' date=' and was written in 2001. You might like some of the songs on Ingrate... and you might appreciate the spiritual conflict behind the lyrics. Very Eeyore. Though I'm proudest of the newest stuff.[/quote'] I found it on Myspace, actually. And yes, I do like the lyrics, they remind me of Ulcerate and Carach Angren, two of the better lyric-writers in metal. I also liked the sort of metal opera thing with some of the songs, although I confess I don't really know where they were from. 'Abgrund' by Eisbrecher
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