What Are You Listening To?

[JBaker]

Mogwai- Come On Die Young

[FatherAlabaster]

Yeah youtube is good for that. No I can't say that I have, maybe incidentally when I used to listen to stuff with my brother. That goes for a lot of bands actually. Anyway I found a site that has it. I'll give it a listen. I'm just not that eager to hear it though Listen to songs from the album Neurotripsicks of the artist Gorod I don't think the first track listed is from that album.

Ah, yeah, you can find some of it up on Youtube as Gorod... naturally... heh. Those tracks are out of order on that site. I dunno, I was never blown away by them in any incarnation, but I like the melodies on that album. There was some cool Death-inspired stuff, some nice melodies that came out of nowhere and weren't boring as shit. A stirring endorsement, I know.

[FatherAlabaster]

Pungent Stench - Been Caught Buttering I haven't heard these guys since I was 15 or 16. Not bringing back any memories for me...

[Iceni]

I have to say I can't stand their newer stuff. Have you listened to them from back when they were called Gorgasm? Neurotripsicks is a bit less polished and tech-y than their newer albums. I prefer it.

Their newest album was fine although I think the vocals were weak. Otherwise it was pretty good stuff. Neurotripsticks is actually the only album they've done that I haven't listened to, I like essentially all of their work in any case. It comes as a surprise to me that you find them boring, I think they're one of best tech-death groups around.

[FatherAlabaster]

Their newest album was fine although I think the vocals were weak. Otherwise it was pretty good stuff. Neurotripsticks is actually the only album they've done that I haven't listened to' date=' I like essentially all of their work in any case. It comes as a surprise to me that you find them boring, I think they're one of best tech-death groups around.[/quote'] I don't know if you'd like Neurotripsicks as much, since you like more polished production. Like I said to Mere, it doesn't blow me away, but it's enjoyable while it's on. I find almost all modern tech-death boring. I was initially impressed by a few albums when I started checking stuff out about eight to ten years ago, but the sound wore thin very quickly. I'm not completely against it, but it's not a genre I feel compelled to keep up with. For the most part it sounds like a genre that feeds only on itself, filled with control freaks who sit behind their computers jigsawing stuff together for the sole purpose of impressing people.

[~Mere~]

Ah' date=' yeah, you can find some of it up on Youtube as Gorod... naturally... heh. Those tracks are out of order on that site. I dunno, I was never blown away by them in any incarnation, but I like the melodies on that album. There was some cool Death-inspired stuff, some nice melodies that came out of nowhere and weren't boring as shit. A stirring endorsement, I know.[/quote'] I have to say what I've heard so far I do like a little better than the new stuff. However, I'll prob still listen to the newer stuff every once in a while.

[BlutAusNerd]

Re: What Are You Listening To?

Pungent Stench - Been Caught Buttering I haven't heard these guys since I was 15 or 16. Not bringing back any memories for me...

I love that album. They're one of the bands I'm most excited to see at MDF, and it sounds like that album and their other early work will be the focus of their set. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

[FatherAlabaster]

I love that album. They're one of the bands I'm most excited to see at MDF, and it sounds like that album and their other early work will be the focus of their set. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

It was fun, I liked the vocals, I just literally have no memory of it. They were a favorite of one of my high school friends. The one he played most was Dirty Rhymes, I've gotta find that online and see what I think of it now.

[Iceni]

I find almost all modern tech-death boring. I was initially impressed by a few albums when I started checking stuff out about eight to ten years ago' date=' but the sound wore thin very quickly. I'm not completely against it, but it's not a genre I feel compelled to keep up with. For the most part it sounds like a genre that feeds only on itself, filled with control freaks who sit behind their computers jigsawing stuff together for the sole purpose of impressing people.[/quote'] Yes, that is true of most of it. There are a lot of bands also doing stuff heavily influenced by Death - it seems to be especially popular with Italian groups like Sadist, Gory Blister and Illogicist. I don't really 'keep up' with it so much as just look for new bands since usually new material by bands I like is disappointing in some way. That said, Gorod's one of the few groups that's managed to stay interesting even up to now.

[Frostaudn]

Ophis - Suffering is a Virtue Now this is some excellent doom/death

[Frostaudn]

Encircling Sea - A Forgotten Land

[FatherAlabaster]

Edge Of Sanity - Unorthodox

[FatherAlabaster]

Celtic Frost - Into The Pandemonium I even like the "Mexican Radio" cover...

[Iceni]

'Love?' by Strapping Young Lad. This leeeurve it'zubaaaaht kon TROOOOOOOOL

[Frostaudn]

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Don't Forget Me

[FatherAlabaster]

Edge Of Sanity - Crimson

[Frostaudn]

Edge Of Sanity - Crimson

You seem pretty much in a EoS-phase? I only gave Crimson II a listen, which I liked, but what other albums do you recommend?

[JBaker]

Bring Me The Horizon- Sempiternal Never been a fan of these guys, and Oli's voice grates on me a bit, but thought I'd check this one out after hearing so many good things. Only a few tracks in and, whilst I'm not that familiar with their material, this sounds softer and more pop-oriented than their earlier stuff. Think this change works for them pretty well. Can see these choruses really starting to work like a tapeworm after a few listens. First impressions are pretty good, but Oli's vocals still have yet to grow on me.

[FatherAlabaster]

@Yobo - I haven't heard all of their stuff, I'm only recently getting more into them. Iceni might know better. Crimson is my favorite of what I've heard - great melodies, good dynamics, some really kick-ass riffs, and it goes all over the place stylistically. Unorthodox is less melodic and experimental, more of a solid old-school death metal album. One of the albums they put out after Crimson was the first one I'd heard, years ago, and I didn't care for it - that's what kept me from checking them out further.

[Frostaudn]

@Yobo - I haven't heard all of their stuff' date=' I'm only recently getting more into them. Iceni might know better. Crimson is my favorite of what I've heard - great melodies, good dynamics, some really kick-ass riffs, and it goes all over the place stylistically. Unorthodox is less melodic and experimental, more of a solid old-school death metal album. One of the albums they put out after Crimson was the first one I'd heard, years ago, and I didn't care for it - that's what kept me from checking them out further.[/quote'] All right, thank you. I'll check out Crimson and Unorthodox then Meanwhile, I'll call Iceni for help too Iceeeeeniiiiiiiiii

[BlutAusNerd]

Re: What Are You Listening To?

It was fun' date=' I liked the vocals, I just literally have no memory of it. They were a favorite of one of my high school friends. The one he played most was Dirty Rhymes, I've gotta find that online and see what I think of it now.[/quote'] Dirty Rhymes is okay, the best tracks are the re-recordings of old tracks IMO. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

[BlutAusNerd]

Re: What Are You Listening To?

Ophis - Suffering is a Virtue Now this is some excellent doom/death

I just picked up their first EP, looking forward to hearing it. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

[BlutAusNerd]

Re: What Are You Listening To?

Celtic Frost - Into The Pandemonium I even like the "Mexican Radio" cover...

It's a pretty underrated album, they did some awesome experimentation, but stayed focused of the overall goal despite some wildly different songs. Avant-garde metal, symphonic metal, and gothic metal pretty much got their start on that album, which in conjunction with their other groundbreaking releases, is why I herald Celtic Frost as the most influential band in extreme/non-traditional metal. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

[BlutAusNerd]

Re: What Are You Listening To?

You seem pretty much in a EoS-phase? I only gave Crimson II a listen, which I liked, but what other albums do you recommend?

Don't bother with the debut, it's pretty dull Swedish death metal. Unorthodox is more interesting, but not extremely consistent. The Spectral Sorrows is one of my favorites of theirs, and it showed them spreading their wings into more melodic progressive, gothic, and heavy metal flavored territory. Purgatory Afterglow is also excellent, but the different sides seem to throw people off. EoS wanted to release it as 2 EPs, one with the heavier tracks and one with the lighter tracks, but the label wouldn't allow it. There are some killer songs on it though, even if they do venture into nu-metal (!) territory at times. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

[Iceni]

All right, thank you. I'll check out Crimson and Unorthodox then Meanwhile, I'll call Iceni for help too Iceeeeeniiiiiiiiii

I liked Crimson II the most, but definitely check out Crimson, it's good. I liked a lot from Purgatory Afterglow as well. The other albums they have are a little anti-clerical for my liking but maybe you'd have more of a stomach for that sort of thing.