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Bleed From Within- Uprising Heavy metalcore clearly influenced by Lamb of God, Machine Head, Slipknot etc. Yes, a little generic and predictable, but still a fun album: good vocals with a lot of personality, big hooks, anthemic choruses, huge heavy grooves, lots of passion. Good stuff. Right up my street! :D

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Bleed From Within- Uprising Heavy metalcore clearly influenced by Lamb of God, Machine Head, Slipknot etc. Yes, a little generic and predictable, but still a fun album: good vocals with a lot of personality, big hooks, anthemic choruses, huge heavy grooves, lots of passion. Good stuff. Right up my street! :D
My favorite metalcore band is Ringworm, if you're into the sound and want to hear a mix of metal and hardcore without the pop elements, give them a shot. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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My favorite metalcore band is Ringworm, if you're into the sound and want to hear a mix of metal and hardcore without the pop elements, give them a shot. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
Cheers. I'll check those guys out. Could use some less melodic metalcore in my collection. Already got Converge, who I'm really loving, and Hatebreed. I've been enjoying the first Chariot album recently too.
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JBaker - there was a band from Pennsylvania called Puritan, who broke up years ago, sort of a screamo/hardcore/grind combination. I honestly find it a little too screechy and whiny, but the music is pretty heavy, no poppy bullshit, raw production. You might dig it. Their stuff basically doesn't exist except as a download, but I think you can find it if you look around. Not to be confused with every other band called Puritan...

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NP: Anata - The Conductor's Departure It's weird -I've been listening to a lot of the Burzum album Filosofem lately. I never liked much of his stuff but it's been perfect for painting, the past two weekends. Maybe I'm turning into a Burzum fan. :confused:
Sometimes it just takes a while for some sounds to click. That album is pretty deep and a tough nut to crack, it took me a while to appreciate the ambient track, but I love it now. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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Sometimes it just takes a while for some sounds to click. That album is pretty deep and a tough nut to crack, it took me a while to appreciate the ambient track, but I love it now. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
Painting is a totally different mindset from anything else, for me, and it requires different music. That's always when I listened to the most varied stuff. I'll paint for five to ten hours at a time, so I have plenty of time to jam out. Tech death usually doesn't work, though, I need something with more atmosphere. I think the ambient stuff, in a weird way, is what's drawing me to Burzum right now. It's almost oxymoronic, given the degree of harshness in his vocals and what an angry dude he is - relaxing and abrasive at the same time. It's an intriguing contradiction.
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Painting is a totally different mindset from anything else' date=' for me, and it requires different music. That's always when I listened to the most varied stuff. I'll paint for five to ten hours at a time, so I have plenty of time to jam out. Tech death usually doesn't work, though, I need something with more atmosphere. I think the ambient stuff, in a weird way, is what's drawing me to Burzum right now. It's almost oxymoronic, given the degree of harshness in his vocals and what an angry dude he is - relaxing and abrasive at the same time. It's an intriguing contradiction.[/quote'] That's one of my favorite things about his early albums. You can totally zone out into a trance while listening to them, but the tools he uses to lull you into that state are some nasty sounding tools. He was a gifted songwriter, no doubt about that. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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JBaker - there was a band from Pennsylvania called Puritan' date=' who broke up years ago, sort of a screamo/hardcore/grind combination. I honestly find it a little too screechy and whiny, but the music is pretty heavy, no poppy bullshit, raw production. You might dig it. Their stuff basically doesn't exist except as a download, but I think you can find it if you look around. Not to be confused with every other band called Puritan...[/quote'] That's awesome. I'll check those guys out! I have a lot of time for the old school Screamo and Emo stuff, and a combination of that and Grind sounds right up my street! Are there any bands similarish to Puritan, in case I can't find them?
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That's probably my favorite Alice In Chains song. @JBaker - I don't know of anyone else quite like Puritan, but I haven't looked that hard, either. Screamo isn't usually my jam, but there was something really dark and heavy about these guys. Have you listened to As The Sun Sets, or the first Daughters album (Canada Songs)? Musically a lot different, but similar vocals IIRC. If you haven't checked those guys out, you should.
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SVEST - Urfaust only about four minutes in, but there's something here, under the layers of filth. Edit: 10 minutes or so and I got hit with some necro-feedback-lead wanking. I like the melodies and the energy, but the widdly parts kinda kill it for me. There's some excellent stuff in here but I don't think all of their choices are compositionally sound. Makes me want to listen to Nattens Madrigal.

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