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5 hours ago, Thatguy said:

 DÉHÀ - The Illusion of Music. Noice.

Noice?? So my beloved Anti that you shit on was no good, but when you listen to boring depressive 'black' metal then it's alright? Dude there's nothing to this. I hope you didn't buy this, they're stealing your money. They can churn these out every other month because they don't have to write any actual music. 35 albums in 5 years what does that tell you? More albums than the Gizzard Wizzards' 25 in 11 years even. 

 

NP: Flaming Ouroboros - Anthems for Brotherhood 

 

 

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More 2023 shiiite:

Desenterro/Assombrado Pela Ajuda Futurista (from the general as it were)

Passéisme/Alternance (black metal)-kinda diggin' on this. Probably not a purchase yet, but it has it's cultish, but not necessarily cvlt'ish (there is a difference) charms

Pupil Slicer/Blossom (pop/Nu metalgaze influenced math metal, um Converge-dillinger escape plan-Marilyn Mansoncore, and I'm totally fine with this LOL)-not sure if this qualifies for GG's teeny bopper metal, but it might come close. I still enjoy such drivel on occasion. 

Harvest/Ruin-Medieval crust punk anyone? Fuck yes, sign me up! This is kinda great in all kind of ways


 


 

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40 minutes ago, markm said:

Passéisme/Alternance (black metal)-kinda diggin' on this. Probably not a purchase yet, but it has it's cultish, but not necessarily cvlt'ish (there is a difference) charms

Try their previous album...Eminence was pretty damn good

...and that Poison Ruin was one of the albums on that dudes list that I've been considering...damn good release

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40 minutes ago, markm said:

Curta'n Wall - Siege Ubsessed! 2023-I don't know what Surge is talking about? AOTY material. 

God, I hope that's sarcasm

It's like all the worst elements of folk metal but with an artificial "raw" production pasted over it

 

NP: Cultellus - Destroy to Rebuild

https://cultellus.bandcamp.com/album/destroy-to-rebuild-album

Here, this one is a bit outside the box without sounding like ass

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NP: Nihil Invocation

▶︎ Blood Upon the Gates at Dawn | Nihil Invocation (bandcamp.com)

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Suffers a little from hanging onto it's best parts a little bit too long. You can sort of hear when this guy hits on a riff he likes because, as cool as it may be, it's inevitably played out by the time it's over. It's a lesson in conservative songwriting: it will always be more fun and interesting to actively play than it is to passively listen. Outside of that, it's actually pretty good, and the songs are fairly manageable lengthwise. Just kinda wish he'd gone with a strong motif kind of approach where you let the guitar lead you and wrap back around to an evolution of the main theme.

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3 minutes ago, SurgicalBrute said:

Next time lead with Monty Python

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But it didn't remind me of a still from a Monty Python,  however I'll try again

"But the cover does look like a still shot from a Goodies episode. The Goodies, for you young Americans reading at home who might not have grown up the with cultural awareness of other countries actually doing comedy, is kind of like Monty Python. Although in saying that they aren't really like Monty Python because while both are comedic groups their chosen delivery of comedy is somewhat different. I guess you could say it's a bit like when Mel Brooks does a movie, but again it's a bit different to that as well because Mel Brooks does tend to lean towards a more adult audience where The Goodies was family entertainment for the most part. Except there was one episode that got banned from the BBC because it was, at the time, too rude to be aired, but the rest of their stuff was mostly good wholesome family entertainment. They weren't like Scooby Doo though."

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1 hour ago, SurgicalBrute said:

I have no idea what that is...speak American, dammit! 😁

(I'm assuming that's some low budget tv show?)

Never heard of 'em either but they get all the British shows in Straya & NZ. 

"Widely regarded as Britain's favorite comedy trio, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie were `The Goodies', a series that ran from 1970 to 1982 and attracted 15 million viewers at the height of its popularity. The three friends from Cambridge University first gained notice with the late-1960s children's show `Broaden Your Mind', which led to the creation of `The Goodies', a program whose premise was simple and quite broad: three blokes who offered themselves for hire, and were thus let loose to do `anything, anytime, anywhere'. What followed were episodes that featured all kinds of bizarre schemes, topical satire, slapstick comedy and the odd song, a mix that appealed to both children and adults."

Sounds kinda goofy, if it was aimed at kids I don't think I would've been a fan, even in the 70's. I'll stick with Monty Python and Fawlty Towers.

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1 hour ago, GoatmasterGeneral said:

Sounds kinda goofy, if it was aimed at kids I don't think I would've been a fan, even in the 70's. I'll stick with Monty Python and Fawlty Towers.

You had to be there.

BULL OF APIS BULL OF BRONZE - The Fractal Ouroboros. This is good stuff. Surely even Mr No Fun Grumblebum would like it.

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8 minutes ago, Thatguy said:

You had to be there.

BULL OF APIS BULL OF BRONZE - The Fractal Ouroboros. This is good stuff. Surely even Mr No Fun Grumblebum would like it.

I liked it also. The digital purchase on Bandcamp is $333 which is slightly out of my price range, but a 50% discount from the number of the beast so maybe it's the bargain of the century. 

3 hours ago, SurgicalBrute said:

God, I hope that's sarcasm

 

Just a wee bit. People love the goofiness. It's so ridiculously bad it's funny. I lasted 3-4 tracks. That's about all I can take. But it is pretty hilarious.  

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