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3 hours ago, Dead1 said:

Misery - A Necessary Evil.

 

Sad cause these guys are playing in Hobart along with The Amenta, Pod People and Disentomb on 19th but that date clashed with another social commitment.  :(

 

I did see them a few years ago and they rocked hard.

 

 

I was pleasantly surprised by The Amenta's latest album, technical, kinda out there, but no skimping on the riffs or groove.

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.....some new stuff....or new for me anyway.....

VORVAN - Awakened

UNFATHOMABLE RUINATION - Deccenium Ruinae

ISKALDE MORKET - Punctuated By The Screams Of Dying Animals

ANTI-GOD HAND - Wretch

DEATH GOALS - The Horrible And The Miserable

 

.....that VORVAN and DEATH GOALS were definitely worth the wait.....still pretty happy I got all five today.....

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1 hour ago, Destructhor81 said:

Love the punky folk influences on the album, nothing quite like it.

Goatmoon – Voitto Tai Valhalla (2014, CD) - Discogs

What is it?  That terrible artwork obscures the band logo (which I don't pretend is clear anyway.  Please label your posts as well if you are going to post the album cover.  Otherwise, right now I am sat here going "what are they listening to actually?"

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1 hour ago, MacabreEternal said:

What is it?  That terrible artwork obscures the band logo (which I don't pretend is clear anyway.  Please label your posts as well if you are going to post the album cover.  Otherwise, right now I am sat here going "what are they listening to actually?"

haha, fair point. Like they say, it´s only good black metal if you can´t read the band logo ;) Fixed it!

Pretty decent remaster, Satyricon didn't fuck around too much with the sound. Just a little more punch (drums mainly) and more well defined an balanced mix. I'm happy with my upgrade of this classic. Don't even mind the new artwork which everybody seems to bitch about...

Satyricon | Dark Medieval Times - CD DIGIPAK - Black Metal | Season of Mist

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3 hours ago, Destructhor81 said:

haha, fair point. Like they say, it´s only good black metal if you can´t read the band logo ;) Fixed it!

Pretty decent remaster, Satyricon didn't fuck around too much with the sound. Just a little more punch (drums mainly) and more well defined an balanced mix. I'm happy with my upgrade of this classic. Don't even mind the new artwork which everybody seems to bitch about...

Satyricon | Dark Medieval Times - CD DIGIPAK - Black Metal | Season of Mist

No idea they'd remastered Dark Medieval Times. Love this album. My old CD finally succumbed to pinholes a couple years ago, maybe I should grab this version.

NP: Jerry Cantrell - Boggy Depot

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24 minutes ago, FatherAlabaster said:

No idea they'd remastered Dark Medieval Times. Love this album. My old CD finally succumbed to pinholes a couple years ago, maybe I should grab this version.

NP: Jerry Cantrell - Boggy Depot

They re-released their first two albums on vinyl and CD last week. New artwork and remastered sound. I was a little skeptical at first but they were worth upgrading since the originals had a pretty weak production to begin with. Not a total botch job like the Megadeth remixes in the early 2000's, just nice subtle tweaks that enhance the sound without changing it drastically.

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4 hours ago, Destructhor81 said:

They re-released their first two albums on vinyl and CD last week. New artwork and remastered sound. I was a little skeptical at first but they were worth upgrading since the originals had a pretty weak production to begin with. Not a total botch job like the Megadeth remixes in the early 2000's, just nice subtle tweaks that enhance the sound without changing it drastically.

I'm stoked to hear it. The Shadowthrone is an all-time favorite of mine. I like the sound of both albums as they are, but no doubt they could both be improved without making them all modern and sterile. There are some parts of DMT that are almost charmingly bad, and I would kind of miss it if they got ironed out.

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Wardruna - Gap Var Ginnunga

Wardruna - Yggdrasil

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