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23 minutes ago, MarkhantonioYeatts said:

CARCASS - Heartwork

 

Had a recent rediscovery session with this record which was a huge trip down memory lane for me.  Nostalgia aside it is probably my all time favourite Carcass record and sits on the more extreme end of melodic DM for me which is perfect.

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16 hours ago, True Belief said:

I’ve had Blazon Stone (the album) on all week. 10/10. Thread needs more Running Wild.

 

As much as I like Running Wild, I think Ced does Running Wild so much better than Rolf these days. I'm still looking forward to the new Running Wild, but Rolf just hasn't brought out his best for a long time.

Running Wild - Under Jolly Roger

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2 hours ago, KillaKukumba said:

As much as I like Running Wild, I think Ced does Running Wild so much better than Rolf these days. I'm still looking forward to the new Running Wild, but Rolf just hasn't brought out his best for a long time.

Running Wild - Under Jolly Roger

Essentially a 1-man show these days unfortunately. Despite Rolf's claiming that Michael Wolpers performed drums on the new album we all know that old drum machine sound. Wolpers drummed on Herman Frank's 'Right in the Guts' album - contrast the drumming with the recent RW single and there's no way he was anywhere near the studio. 

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4 minutes ago, True Belief said:

Well, the awesomeness of Midian has been momentarily interrupted by KISS's Lick it Up. I can deal with that.

Note: I must be the only apprentice with 1,700+ posts lol.

One of my favorite bands!  "Midian" is a fantastic album.  If I were to have to choose a favorite in their discography, I'd have to cheat a bit and say it's a tie between "Nymphetamine" and "Dusk...And Her Embrace".  I guess if pressed, I'd go with "Nymphetamine" as my favorite, because that's the album that got me into the band, so I've got a special attachment to it.  I was 14 when it was released.  Great choice on your part!

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8 minutes ago, JamesT said:

One of my favorite bands!  "Midian" is a fantastic album.  If I were to have to choose a favorite in their discography, I'd have to cheat a bit and say it's a tie between "Nymphetamine" and "Dusk...And Her Embrace".  I guess if pressed, I'd go with "Nymphetamine" as my favorite, because that's the album that got me into the band, so I've got a special attachment to it.  I was 14 when it was released.  Great choice on your part!

It is a belter of an album. I must say CoF lost me in all the silliness thereafter and it wasn't until they bought in Ashok & Richard Shaw and released the mighty Hammer of the Witches that I got back on board.

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12 minutes ago, True Belief said:

It is a belter of an album. I must say CoF lost me in all the silliness thereafter and it wasn't until they bought in Ashok & Richard Shaw and released the mighty Hammer of the Witches that I got back on board.

Oh okay, gotcha.  So you're not as familiar with albums like "Nymphetamine", "Thornography", "Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder", "Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa"?  I enjoy all of their albums, but I can understand how "Thornography" wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea.  It was definitely pretty experimental by their standards.  If you haven't checked any of those out, I'd definitely recommend them!  "Hammer of the Witches" is an incredible album - you're right about that!  Can't wait for their new album next month!

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