Yeah, I've only been listening to The Black Dahlia Murder since Nocturnal came out, but any small traces of "core" sound they might have still had for Nocturnal and Deflorate are now completely gone since the release of Ritual and now Everblack, i dont really understand why people keep saying that they are a metalcore band.
Also, now that I've read the new Angry Metal Guy review for Deciever of the Gods, I'm probably gonna have to actually check out that album now. Im of a similar opinion to his own, WOoOS is the only Amon Amarth album that i like, so i feel like alot of what he wrote would apply to me as well.
I was able to get a sample of the new Amon Amarth and its the first album by them I like. I didn't even like the DVD I purchased of them a couple of years ago. But.....they have changed their sound!! What a great year this is! Viking out, serous death/thrash sound in.
Yes, As far as BDM.... no more infection of core/death/metal in their sound. You gota love that too! Some folks would hear it in the last couple albums, I could a little, they are great now!
It really would be a toss up between Isa, Ruun and Vertebrae, though I choose Isa only because it was their modern day brake-through and reemergence and renewed fame and popularity. It was actually shocking to me to hear as it was their new sound.
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I ordered Isa due to the record store guy's recommendation. Is the gray pressing somehow different or is it just the colour or the first press? Discogs says it's also on Back on Black.
The disks are a light marble gray. I think it was the first pressing, the sound is great. It is just a huge harmonic pressing, even on Back on Black, which I think mine is too, it is the bomb.
I was able to get a sample of the new Amon Amarth and its the first album by them I like. I didn't even like the DVD I purchased of them a couple of years ago. But.....they have changed their sound!! What a great year this is! Viking out, serous death/thrash sound in.
Yes, As far as BDM.... no more infection of core/death/metal in their sound. You gota love that too! Some folks would hear it in the last couple albums, I could a little, they are great now!
Yeah i like the viking/norse themed lyrics, but idefinitley fell in love the with the thrashy sound of With Oden on Our Side, but the problem was that it was one of the only cds of theirs to sound like that, so it makes me really happy that the new one does as well, ill have to go get a pre order in. Though from Angry Metal Guy's review he specifically states that its louder than With Oden on Our Side was, i wonder if the vinyl still retains those dynamics.
I agree completely, i loved Nocturnal, then Deflorate was mostly just a rehash of it, though it does have two amazing songs, Black Valor and I Will Return. But then Ritual came out, and showed the maturation and influence of Ryan Knight that i really wanted to hear in Deflorate. And now Everblack i think blends the newer ritual sound very well with their older miasma/nocturnal sound, which i think will appeal more to the older fans that didnt like ritual as much, but stil has the ritual influence. good stuff coming out of The Black Dahlia Murder
Yeah i like the viking/norse themed lyrics, but idefinitley fell in love the with the thrashy sound of With Oden on Our Side, but the problem was that it was one of the only cds of theirs to sound like that, so it makes me really happy that the new one does as well, ill have to go get a pre order in. Though from Angry Metal Guy's review he specifically states that its louder than With Oden on Our Side was, i wonder if the vinyl still retains those dynamics.
I agree completely, i loved Nocturnal, then Deflorate was mostly just a rehash of it, though it does have two amazing songs, Black Valor and I Will Return. But then Ritual came out, and showed the maturation and influence of Ryan Knight that i really wanted to hear in Deflorate. And now Everblack i think blends the newer ritual sound very well with their older miasma/nocturnal sound, which i think will appeal more to the older fans that didnt like ritual as much, but stil has the ritual influence. good stuff coming out of The Black Dahlia Murder
I was able to get a sample of the new Amon Amarth and its the first album by them I like. I didn't even like the DVD I purchased of them a couple of years ago. But.....they have changed their sound!! What a great year this is! Viking out, serous death/thrash sound in.
Yes, As far as BDM.... no more infection of core/death/metal in their sound. You gota love that too! Some folks would hear it in the last couple albums, I could a little, they are great now!
I really didn't care for Black Dahlia Murder before so if they took the core out like Job For A Cowboy did (albeit different styles) then that is fantastic.
Also for a blend between Enslaved and Amon Amarth:
I ordered Isa due to the record store guy's recommendation. Is the gray pressing somehow different or is it just the colour or the first press? Discogs says it's also on Back on Black.
Figured so. Maybe I can lull myself to sleep thinking the newer plain black pressings might be in better condition (without shelf-worn sleeves and tiny scratches on discs.)
Yes, As far as BDM.... no more infection of core/death/metal in their sound. You gota love that too! Some folks would hear it in the last couple albums, I could a little, [COLOR=FF0000]they are great now![/COLOR]
I guess once again I'm just old, and don't know what metalcore really is, cause I was sure BDM were core (I always thought they were deathcore actually). All I know is ive been a big fan since miasma and I love the new album LOL. I find the songs really catchy and memorable, and just a lot of fun. They've really meshed with the new lineup
Was checking out Phil Anselmo's new album Walk Through Exits Only (The amazon previews) and I can say they don't really sound that good compared to his older stuff. I think The Purple EP was poor in comparison to his Pantera and the beginning of Down days. In my opinion, he can't top Nola when it comes to his solo projects, or Down's newer stuff
I ordered Isa due to the record store guy's recommendation. Is the gray pressing somehow different or is it just the colour or the first press? Discogs says it's also on Back on Black.
I'll second some of the earlier comments, you can't go wrong with Isa. It's their "Blackwater Park" so to speak in terms of bringing fusing BM w/ prog. At first the juxtaposition between clean lyrics and often beautiful passages with harsh lyrics takes some getting used to. But, I've really grown to like it. I have all their full lengths since Isa. They're all good. If you like Isa. Ruun follows in the same kind of vein. They're largest departure is probably Vertabrea-they really delve into psychedelic Pink Floyd kinds of sounds. I would call it their least metal or most mellow. I actually really like Vetabrea very much-almost a post metal Neurosis vibe with weird ambient sounds.
Riitiir is quite good-current release-some find it excessive and could use some trimming. I think it's really strong, though.
All their stuff is great.
Oh, yeah-Frost-an earlier album-sung in Norwegian I believe is an old fashioned Viking/folk BM release-some of it reminds me of Satyricon's Dark Medieval Times. Really different than their more recent output, but a unique, engaging listen.
Was checking out Phil Anselmo's new album Walk Through Exits Only (The amazon previews) and I can say they don't really sound that good compared to his older stuff. I think The Purple EP was poor in comparison to his Pantera and the beginning of Down days. In my opinion, he can't top Nola when it comes to his solo projects, or Down's newer stuff
I really didn't care for Black Dahlia Murder before so if they took the core out like Job For A Cowboy did (albeit different styles) then that is fantastic.
Also for a blend between Enslaved and Amon Amarth:
Unblack metal...! Frost Like Ashes is another great white metal act although i'm not sure they did more than the two albums i have
Hortor started the concept of "white" or "holy unblack", which provided some controversy amongst the kvlt as the original 2004 Hortor release (which is actually pretty good) was released as a regular old black album and some of the tr00 got pretty pissed off about it. LOL and all that, i've always been fascinated with the concept of good and evil in metal, since to me black metal describes a style or feeling rather than the content per se...it was mentioned in a documentary that i can't remember the name of and i think it was Watain that was pretty pissy about the concept of Christian black metal
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