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There's a white guy in my African Insurgency class whose name is Christian but announced to the professor and class at large that he 'prefers to go by 'Natongo'.' I'd always heard about these guys in jokes, I'd never thought I'd actually meet one...

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There's a white guy in my African Insurgency class whose name is Christian but announced to the professor and class at large that he 'prefers to go by 'Natongo'.' I'd always heard about these guys in jokes' date=' I'd never thought I'd actually meet one...[/quote'] You should collect samples for scientific studies before it disappears and becomes obscure stuff from jokes and legends once again.
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I wish there were more uptempo prog groups what used piano and violin or cello intensively. Age of Silence' date=' DSO, Ne Obliviscaris and Unexpect are all awesome, but I wouldn't mind seeing some people following in their wake.[/quote'] Serdce is a great progressive band which use the piano in a devastatingly effective way. I posted one of their songs in the avant-garde metal recommendations thread I made as a response to your request for more avant-garde metal suggestions. I don't believe the piano is used in that song, but it has been abundantly made use of in other songs on the album.
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Which ones are you looking for? I might be of service...
Well, first of all there's Sthyma - Act 2: Khalimäa, which I've been able to purchase through eBay this afternoon. The seller seemed to have a reliable rating, so I hope I made a good decision. The next one I'm going after is my favorite death metal album: Imperator's The Time Before Time. As far as I know, there's one copy (CD) of it on eBay. It costs over 50 dollar however, so after scavenging the cyberweb for other copies, I found out famousrockshop.com claims to have them for a significantly lower price. I might try buying it there, but as always I'm still sceptical about buying from newly discovered websites. There are still other releases, but I haven't made a complete list yet. I'll get to it when I've got the time :)
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Well, first of all there's Sthyma - Act 2: Khalimäa, which I've been able to purchase through eBay this afternoon. The seller seemed to have a reliable rating, so I hope I made a good decision. The next one I'm going after is my favorite death metal album: Imperator's The Time Before Time. As far as I know, there's one copy (CD) of it on eBay. It costs over 50 dollar however, so after scavenging the cyberweb for other copies, I found out famousrockshop.com claims to have them for a significantly lower price. I might try buying it there, but as always I'm still sceptical about buying from newly discovered websites. There are still other releases, but I haven't made a complete list yet. I'll get to it when I've got the time :)
I've never heard of either of those, what are they like?
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I've never heard of either of those' date=' what are they like?[/quote'] Act 2: Khalima is hard to describe. Sthygma was a three-headed band which made quite vicious death metal. The vocals and drums, though not exceptional, are well delivered and fit the music as a whole. The guitar work is really strange and dissonant at times, something I've heard only a few bands do effectively. Occasionally the guitar playing sounds as if a modern black metal band could have made it, which makes the whole album even more interesting. The Time Before Time is a Polish death metal album released in the early 90's and it's also my favorite death metal album (followed by Consuming Impulse). It's complex, straightforward and old school. The production isn't top tier, but the band certainly knows how to pull it off. Instrumentation ties together in a fantastic way and instead of the grizzly bear vocals that can be found almost everywhere nowadays, there's a direct half-clean approach. I think you'll like both albums, check 'em out! ;)
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I wish there were more uptempo prog groups what used piano and violin or cello intensively. Age of Silence' date=' DSO, Ne Obliviscaris and Unexpect are all awesome, but I wouldn't mind seeing some people following in their wake.[/quote'] Have you ever listened to Judgement Day? They're instrumental, i believe they use cello and violin. Not necessarily metal, but the drumming and song structures are quite close.
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