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O.K. Iceni, sorry to go on and on about my family life, but in addition to a wife, I also have two preteen daughters who are singing pop tunes. On sings one word and then the other sings the next and so on. Tylor Swift- we, are, never, ever, like, ever, getting, back , together, ever... On the up side they are putting away the laundry, so there is that. I'm listening to some Mastodon with headphones.

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I feel your pain Iceni' date=' My wife who is washing the dishes tells me we are listening to 90's jam bands, but to me it sounds like uppity bluegrass. First it's Bella flec then it's Gov't Mule, and its the worst. She is washing dishes though, so there is that.[/quote'] Nothing wrong with bluegrass, been jamming some in the car today. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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Cheers to that' date=' I've been enjoying it recently too. Did you like Graves Of The Archangels?[/quote'] I prefer "Graves of the Archangels" for more than one reason. The opening track "Martyrdoom" is amazing. The album sounds like a rough diamond compare to "Promulgation of the Fall". If I put my personal taste on the side I would say the lastest is better because the Doom elements and songwriting are better. A more mature album. But the Thrash girl in me prefers the first album. More Death less Doom. What about you? What are your toughts? Envoyé de mon SGH-T999V en utilisant Tapatalk
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I prefer "Graves of the Archangels" for more than one reason. The opening track "Martyrdoom" is amazing. The album sounds like a rough diamond compare to "Promulgation of the Fall". If I put my personal taste on the side I would say the lastest is better because the Doom elements and songwriting are better. A more mature album. But the Thrash girl in me prefers the first album. More Death less Doom. What about you? What are your toughts? Envoyé de mon SGH-T999V en utilisant Tapatalk
I tend to agree - I think the melodies are better thought out on the new album, but there's a greater proportion of slow stuff than I like. I do think it'll grow on me more, though. For six years between albums, they really haven't changed that much... I get the feeling that they're putting out a pretty refined product, that they know exactly what they're going to do. While I tend to respect more exploration, it's hard to argue with how much they kick ass.
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I tend to agree - I think the melodies are better thought out on the new album' date=' but there's a greater proportion of slow stuff than I like. I do think it'll grow on me more, though. For six years between albums, they really haven't changed that much... I get the feeling that they're putting out a pretty refined product, that they know exactly what they're going to do. While I tend to respect more exploration, it's hard to argue with how much they kick ass.[/quote'] I only have their first EP, I need to grab their albums. For Immolation worship though, I'm surprised that Drawn and Quartered doesn't get more attention, as they're also excellent. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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It's awesome that you're playing it for people! Thank you. If he's more into the death metal side of things' date=' he'd probably like the new album better... that one's a bit more intense. Did I send you a link?[/quote'] No problem man always enjoy showing people new bands.He does like DM but not as much as grind and hardcore. I'll show him it but I'm not sure if he'll like it. I don't think you sent me a link yet.
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The 'Let It Go' routine by Bill Burr. Terrifying, depressing and hilarious all at once... what's scary about this is that I am learning through his routine that I could get a solid career merely by complaining about things I hate. Very tempting, but the problem is that his life has to suck in order for the routine to keep working. I still have hope, at least.

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