What Are You Listening To?

[Os Abysmi Vel Daath]

Radical Face - Ghost Feeling like some more mellow fare.

[BlutAusNerd]

Last few: Inquisition - Anxious Death/Forever Under Inquisition - Into the Infernal Regions of the Ancient Cult Inquisition - Invoking the Majestic Throne of Satan Ah Inquisition, one of my favorites. I can't say that I like their thrash metal demos anywhere near as much as their black metal albums, but they're still pretty good tech thrash, it just has some rough production. Their first full length is my favorite, even if it's their most clunky and least consistent. The second album streamlines the songwriting, but it's a bit less interesting. Killer stuff though, great riffs and drumming all the way through, with those signature frog croaks.

[FatherAlabaster]

Hedningarna - Hippjokk Hedningarna - Karelia Visa Groupa - Lavalek Wrapping up the night with some good, fun late 90s neo-folk. Like metal, much of this is music you can drink to while jumping around in a barn, or get contemplative with over a bonfire.

[orcslayr23]

I just got Dead by April's self-titled debut, so i'll be spending a lot of today listening to that. I'll probably be listening to Amaranthe's latest some more too.

[Midi]

Converge - Jane Doe

[shikawkee]

Gnaw Their Tongues-Wir Essen...and the new Pink Floyd album.

[FatherAlabaster]

Gnaw Their Tongues-Wir Essen...and the new Pink Floyd album.

Pink Floyd, eh? How is that?

[shikawkee]

Pink Floyd' date=' eh? How is that?[/quote'] It's okay. I love listening to Gilmour as a guitar player but it's kind of an ambient album.

[FatherAlabaster]

Right on, thanks. I feel like I'd read that about it a few months ago, but it was all rumor at the time. I doubt it'll be my thing.

[FatherAlabaster]

Rammstein - Liebe ist für Alle Da ...by special request of my son. It could be far worse.

[Midi]

Rammstein - Liebe ist für Alle Da

That sounds cheesy as hell...says the one listening to a Cruel Taste of Winter.

[shikawkee]

Striker-City of Gold (I know nothing about this band but neither do I about Gnaw Their Tongues. I think my buddy just hands me things based on band names )

[shikawkee]

Right on' date=' thanks. I feel like I'd read that about it a few months ago, but it was all rumor at the time. I doubt it'll be my thing.[/quote'] It's definitely Floyd but since it's mostly instrumental it works more like a soundtrack to me. The Rick Wright keyboard work is cool though and nice to hear.

[FatherAlabaster]

October Tide - Grey Dawn

It's definitely Floyd but since it's mostly instrumental it works more like a soundtrack to me. The Rick Wright keyboard work is cool though and nice to hear.

I'm sure I'll hear it at some point. As much as I love Gilmour's playing, I'm really a Waters fan; I could never really get into the band after he left.

[Midi]

As much as I love Gilmour's playing' date=' I'm really a Waters fan; I could never really get into the band after he left.[/quote'] Hmmm, I agree with you when looking at the music as a whole. When it comes to guitar though, I'll pick Gilmour any day.

[shikawkee]

They really could have written lyrics to a few more songs and made it a full-fledged Floyd record. Many songs are fully structured and begging for it but I guess without Rick's input they wanted to keep it "pure" or something. The last track, "Nervana", really rocks.

[KSMASH]

Just listened to Abysmal Dawn, some song from their newest album. It's been getting great reviews, but I'm genuinely surprised that I've seen no mention of the awkward-sounding vocals. The song itself was decent modern death metal, but i think the vocals sound super forced. Has anyone else noticed that?

[Midi]

Just listened to Abysmal Dawn' date=' some song from their newest album. It's been getting great reviews, but I'm genuinely surprised that I've seen no mention of the awkward-sounding vocals. The song itself was decent modern death metal, but i think the vocals sound super forced. Has anyone else noticed that?[/quote'] I have only heard a couple of Abysmal Dawn songs in the past, but I never really paid much attention. It simply didn't appeal to me at all. NP: Pink Floyd - Fat Old Sun

[FatherAlabaster]

Just listened to Abysmal Dawn' date=' some song from their newest album. It's been getting great reviews, but I'm genuinely surprised that I've seen no mention of the awkward-sounding vocals. The song itself was decent modern death metal, but i think the vocals sound super forced. Has anyone else noticed that?[/quote'] Sounded pretty standard to me. I agree with you, the guy's lows sound off - I'm not sure if "forced" is quite the right word, but certainly unnatural and stylized. His high voice is much more believable. Having said that, I thought the variation in his voice was the only interesting thing going on, there wasn't much else there to get my attention.

[FatherAlabaster]

Anata - The Conductor's Departure

[MacabreEternal]

Cannibal Corpse "Kill"

[KSMASH]

Sounded pretty standard to me. I agree with you' date=' the guy's lows sound off - I'm not sure if "forced" is quite the right word, but certainly unnatural and stylized. His high voice is much more believable. Having said that, I thought the variation in his voice was the only interesting thing going on, there wasn't much else there to get my attention.[/quote'] I liked the idea of basic riffs and grooves mixed with moderate technicality, but it was pretty boring in practice. I'll just listen to mid-period Decapitated or Blood Red Throne to scratch that same itch.

[deathstorm]

Just listened to Abysmal Dawn' date=' some song from their newest album. It's been getting great reviews, but I'm genuinely surprised that I've seen no mention of the awkward-sounding vocals. The song itself was decent modern death metal, but i think the vocals sound super forced. Has anyone else noticed that?[/quote'] I have the cd I think charles elliot was battling a cold. Or something. During. The recording. Session. I think he should re recording. It or he was or trying a different. Apporach I think. But hey it's great cd

[FatherAlabaster]

I liked the idea of basic riffs and grooves mixed with moderate technicality' date=' but it was pretty boring in practice. I'll just listen to mid-period Decapitated or Blood Red Throne to scratch that same itch.[/quote'] It all comes down to execution, right? It's unfair of me to judge the album based on the two songs I heard, but my immediate impression was that it fell victim to the same sterile production and predictable song structures that plague a lot of recordings (or make them accessible, depending on who you are). It sounded like an album that would be perfect for fans of a whole bunch of other shit that also sounds like that. NP: Cephalic Carnage - Lucid Interval

[Midi]

Spiegel String Quartet - Elarouse Interesting music. It's a musical project in which they blend Western classical music and sufi. Lovely and exotic melodies here.