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18 minutes ago, Balor said:

How is this band?  They keep appearing on my facebook, but I haven't checked them out.

I think the record is great, very mature in both its scope and the quality of the song writing too.  Lots of influences - some obvious, some not so - on show throughout and full of changes in pace to hold the interest.

 

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Inquisition - 'Nefarious Dismal Orations'

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2 hours ago, MacabreEternal said:

I think the record is great, very mature in both its scope and the quality of the song writing too.  Lots of influences - some obvious, some not so - on show throughout and full of changes in pace to hold the interest.

 

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Inquisition - 'Nefarious Dismal Orations'

Cool, I will have to look into it.

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On 8/4/2019 at 8:13 AM, True Belief said:

 

Have you heard the new track ‘Age Of Excuse II’ off the new album?

I'm holding off. I'm waiting for the right moment. 

 

On 8/4/2019 at 8:19 AM, FatherAlabaster said:

Do they break the mold at all, or do they just play it safe again? I'm actually curious, I always feel like they'd be so much better if they'd push their boundaries a bit.

I hope they don't break any boundaries otherwise they'll end up like Blut Aus Deathspell and the rest of the un-listenables. I like the boundaries just where they are thank you very much. Emotion over experimentation any day. 

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Now listening: Bathory - 'Burnin' Leather 1983-1995' compilation. 

The cover of 'Ace of Spades' is amazing. It's a 'Hammerheart' style song with the riffs and lyrics of 'Ace of Spades'. I've never heard anything like it. Amazing. 

The KISS covers of 'Black Diamond' and 'Deuce' are also incredible @True Belief. Very heavy. 

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5 hours ago, Requiem said:

 

I hope they don't break any boundaries otherwise they'll end up like Blut Aus Deathspell and the rest of the un-listenables. I like the boundaries just where they are thank you very much. Emotion over experimentation any day. 

You and I like different things in music, and even when we enjoy the same stuff, we enjoy it for different reasons, so it's not a surprise that you get more out of this band than I do. But I think you misunderstand what I mean about breaking boundaries. I don't want to hear them "experiment" or get more "progressive" or "dissonant". I want to hear them develop their own ideas more. Groza had real promise to my ears, but they haven't delivered on it with the last two albums. Too many decent ideas that sound like they could have been better with a bit more elaboration, too many placeholder chord changes, too many instances where the pacing doesn't work for me. I don't hear emotion, I hear missed opportunities. It feels shallow. That irks me all the more because of how close they get to the mark.

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Listening to Mgla - 'With Hearts Towards None' for the first time. 

I downloaded it on Apple Music about a week or so ago but haven't been ready to press play because I'm still digesting 'Exercises in Futility' and didn't want to muddy the waters. Also I have a revulsion for the digital age where a person can hear a decade or more worth of a band's creativity immediately. That's now how it's supposed to be. 

Anyway, I'm doing this now and I'm deeply moved. With two brilliant albums at least, and one on the way, Mgla should become one of my favourite bands within a few months. I'd expected 'Hearts' to be dirtier and more esoteric but it's actually cleaner and slower. This pleases me. 

90% of the things I download on Apple Music are CDs that I already have, but the ones in the 10% that I like I'll be buying for the collection. This is one of those MONUMENTS! 

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Eldamar - 'The Force of the Ancient Land'

Over a million plays on youtube before they had to change channels, and it's not hard to see why. I have the CD with its gorgeous artwork and the download. 

Tolkien-based one-man-band atmospheric black metal with emotional keyboard movements. Fans of Tolkien and Summoning, listen and feel the beautiful pain. 

Opening track 'Spirit of the North' is achingly beautiful. 

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