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Metal Church "The Dark" - this is almost as underwhelming as the first album.  Nostalgia brought me back to this as I used to own this on vinyl 'back in the day' along with "A Blessing In Disguise", but sadly time has not been kind to this to my ears.  First problem is the amount of filler on here for album that isn't all that long track number wise.  The last 3 tracks could most certainly not be here and the pointless "Watch The Children Pray" is also weapons grade filler hiding as a 'big' number.  'Ton of Bricks' is a superb opener and 'Start The Fire' is a catchy and solid number but then I am just skipping tracks to get to the title track before putting something else on.

A slight veer from my Thrash trend of late (Metal Church are not Thrash folks) and I am running straight back to my hi-top trainers and my "Metal Up Your Ass" tee!

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Beyond Dawn - Electric Sulking Machine   ...I've always liked this album, but hadn't put it on in probably ten or fifteen years, and all of a sudden I'm hooked again. Perfect for the burgeoning autumn. Bring on the rain and the fifty-degree weather (that's around 10 C for the rest of you people).

Ivar Bjornson and Einar Selvik's Hugsja - A Light But Still Enjoyable Piece That Capitalizes On Their Previous Collaboration, With Plenty Of Atmosphere But Even Less Aggression Than Their Celebration Of The Second Centennial Of The Norwegian Constitution

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Malevolent Creation “Ten Commandments”

2 hours ago, FatherAlabaster said:

Monstrosity - The Passage Of Existence   ...edit - some very cool bits scattered throughout this but the bulk of it is leaving me cold. Good on them for putting out another album, but I think I'll pass.

Not got around to this yet although it is in my “To stream” pile.  Recall some warmth from the teaser a while back.

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13 minutes ago, MacabreEternal said:

Malevolent Creation “Ten Commandments”

Not got around to this yet although it is in my “To stream” pile.  Recall some warmth from the teaser a while back.

You might like it better than I did, I'm not feeling that particular kind of meat-and-potatoes DM riffing right now. Some nice leads, etc etc, but not enough to keep me going.

NP: Tardigrada - Emotionale Odnis  ... @Natassja7, you heard this?

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18 hours ago, FatherAlabaster said:

You might like it better than I did, I'm not feeling that particular kind of meat-and-potatoes DM riffing right now. Some nice leads, etc etc, but not enough to keep me going.

NP: Tardigrada - Emotionale Odnis  ... @Natassja7, you heard this?

I am with you here actually.  It lacks any real “edge”, even though some bits standout they don’t stick around to become memorable in anyway.  The riffs lack some bite I feel and leave me with a feeling of them being a bit lost.

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On ‎9‎/‎11‎/‎2018 at 10:48 PM, FatherAlabaster said:

You might like it better than I did, I'm not feeling that particular kind of meat-and-potatoes DM riffing right now. Some nice leads, etc etc, but not enough to keep me going.

NP: Tardigrada - Emotionale Odnis  ... @Natassja7, you heard this?

Don't think so..I'll check it out cheers  :) 

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