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On 8/20/2019 at 12:32 AM, MacabreEternal said:

The Black Dahlia Murder - various tracks.  Never really given this band much attention so spinning a shuffle list to see if there is anything to truly grab me.

And I take a pass on that...

I saw them live once and they were kind of fun, running and jumping everywhere. Not a fan of the music though. 

 

On 8/21/2019 at 9:39 AM, Depraved said:

Yes.

That main riff from "Unchain My Soul" gets stuck in my head all the fucking time. Even if I haven't heard the song in a while.

The album's so consistent. I like material from each of their albums, but they also tend to have a bit of filler. 'Where Shadows Forever Reign' though is all killer.

 

On 8/21/2019 at 10:05 AM, Athame said:

Call From The Grave - Dork Funeral Cover

Oi! Watch it! hahaha

On 8/21/2019 at 9:58 PM, Athame said:

Bloodbath - The Fathomless Mastery

I'm seeing these guys in Melbourne in about two weeks. I can't wait! Should be a lot of fun. Can't believe @True Belief can't be bothered to go. 

7 hours ago, True Belief said:

Rapture- Silent Stage. Finally got my physical copy.

Fuck yeah. I need to read those special liner notes though. 

NP: KING - 'Reclaim the Darkness'

The vocalist from Brutal Truth (who I met at our children's gymnastics club, if you can believe that), the drummer from Psycroptic and guitarist/mastermind David Hill who has written a wonderful melodic black metal album. I'm seeing them next Friday at the 'metal pub'. Can't wait. What a cool album this is. 

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Which album? I used to really love the first three albums and I remember liking one of their more recent ones - Mechanize, I think.


T’was ‘Obsolete’. Did you enjoy that at all?

I really liked the debut and thought Demanufacture had some great moments but the shift in their sound was really noticeable and I lost interest ultimately. Not sure why I picked Obsolete to play this morning...perhaps the super enjoyable ‘Resurrection’?
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