Gamma Ray's new album "To the Metal" is available for preorder (to be released end of Jan 2010). There are two editions of the CD and a red vinyl release as well. They switched to a new label, Ear Music, which hopefully means it will be mastered in a less brickwalled fashion than their previous two releases. However, I'm not too optimistic, mainly because the vinyl appears to be a single disc unless amazon.co.uk has incomplete information - more for collectors than listeners. If they're not taking care to make the vinyl sound good by putting it on two discs, then what are the odds that they're going to make the CD sound good by mastering it carefully?
In other news, I've been quite enjoying Ensiferum - From Afar
On Saturday night I put the kids to bed, turned down the lights, sat down with my HD600s, and listened to Lemuria by Therion from start to finish. I have to say, that is one amazingly recorded album. That is all.
I'd agree with you there. Top-notch production values and mix balance. Lemuria and Sirius B are Therion's strongest recent work IMO, the culmination of their operatic/symphonic direction.
Metal and Pop have never co-existed so happily as they do on this album. It's not quite the "danceable" music that HevyDevy said it was going to be, but it's melodic, heavy, fun and crushing all at the same time. Like Aqua doing Industrial Metal - and succeeding.
Anneke Van Giersbergen co-handling the vocals is a thing of beauty.
I'm really glad Devin Townsend is keeping himself busy lately. This is his second album this year and he's already got three albums lined up after this (which includes a Ziltoid sequel!) hopefull all coming out next year.
Korn: self-titled (Epic 1994)
Burzum: Filosofem (1996)
Enslaved: Eld (Osmose, 1997)
Marlyn Manson: Antichrist Superstar (Nothing 1996)
White Zombie: La Sexorcisto (Geffen, 1992)
Opeth Morningrise (1996)
Slipknot: Slipknot (Roadrunner, 1999)
Emperor: In The Nightside Eclipse (Century Black, 1994)
Cradle Of Filth: Dusk and Her Embrace (Music For Nations, 1997)
Immortal: Battles In The North (Osmose, 1994)
Bathory: Hammerheart (1990)
Suffocation: Effigy of the Forgotten (1991)
Morbid Angel: Altars of Madness (Earache 1989)
Darkthrone: A Blaze In The Northern Sky (Peaceville, 1991)
Terrorizer: World Downfall (Earache 1989)
Mayhem: De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (DSP 1994)
At the Gates: Slaughter of Soul (Earache 1996)
These are my favorite records of the last 20 years. What is yours?
Originally Posted by japc /img/forum/go_quote.gif Opinions on Portal - Swarth ? I still don't really know what to think, well, it's definitively a grower, but so weird...
Azagthoth, been enjoying Grave Miasma, Obliteration and Pathogen. Great stuff.
It's pretty good. I prefer Outre more though. Allso, Curator has a new costume. No more Mr Clockhead. Either way, I really wanna see them live. Pity they only do shows exclusive to Brisbane and MDF.
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Here's a few which comes to mind. Give or take a few years
Morbid Angel - Altar of Madness
Dismember - Like An Ever Flowing Stream
Immolation - Here in After
Necrophobic - The Nocturnal Silence
Eyehategod - In the Name of Suffering
Helstar - Nosferatu
Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
Reverend Bizarre - In the Rectory of the Bizarre Reverend
Worship - Last Tape Before Doomsday
Artillery - By Inheritance
Originally Posted by japc /img/forum/go_quote.gif Opinions on Portal - Swarth ? I still don't really know what to think, well, it's definitively a grower, but so weird...
I can't speak for "Swarth", but it took me almost a year to fully digest their previous album "Outre". At first it seems they're playing disjointed noise, but when it fully clicks, wow. Absolutely unmatched otherworldly atmosphere that's just on the right side of insanity.
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Originally Posted by japc /img/forum/go_quote.gif Azagthoth, been enjoying Grave Miasma, Obliteration and Pathogen. Great stuff.
No problem man. Speaking of Pathogen, they've already finished recording for the upcoming sophomore album in 2010, "Miscreants of Bloodlusting Aberrations". I think it's now in the mixing/mastering stages.
Their debut 2007 release "Blasphemous Communion" was remastered and re-released this year by Old Cemetery records (indie label in Rhode Island) with an additional bonus track, you can purchase a copy here for only $5.
True old-school DM in the vein of Morbid Angel, Autopsy and Repulsion.
They also released two '09 splits, "All Flesh Fades" and "Nefarious Metal Aggressors". Those can be purchased from Willie (the frontman) directly, shoot him an email at xenon_codex@hotmail.com, he's a cool dude that always replies to queries.
Originally Posted by Redcarmoose /img/forum/go_quote.gif *snip*
These are my favorite records of the last 20 years. What is yours?
Burzum - Filosofem
Darkspace - Darkspace III
Metallica - Master Of Puppets
Cannibal Corpse - Wretched Spawn
Malevolent Creation - Ten Commandments
Demolition Hammer - Epidemic Of Violence
Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter
Immortal - Battles In The North
Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side
Coldworld - Melancholie2
Lunar Aurora - Zyklus
Decapitated - Winds Of Creation
Slugathor - Circle Of Death
Darkwoods My Betrothed - Witch-Hunts
Summoning - Stronghold
I just keep coming back to these albums. They can be listed as my favourites I guess.
The Fall of Ideals - All That Remains
Horizons - Parkway Drive
Avenged Sevenfold - Avenged Sevenfold
Toxicity - System of a Down
Define the Great Line - Underoath
Nocturnal - The Black Dahlia Murder
Come Clarity - In Flames
Overcome - All that Remains
A Snow Capped Romance - 36 Crazy Fists (very well recorded, not brick walled either)
Clayman - In Flames
Antigone - Heaven Shall Burn
Believe - Disturbed
Dethalbum - Dethklok
Above the Weeping World - Insomnium
Slaughter of the Soul - At the Gates
They're only Chasing Safety - Underoath
Genesis - Job for a Cowboy
Originally Posted by fuseboxx /img/forum/go_quote.gif Devin Townsend - Addicted (2009)
8/10
Metal and Pop have never co-existed so happily as they do on this album. It's not quite the "danceable" music that HevyDevy said it was going to be, but it's melodic, heavy, fun and crushing all at the same time. Like Aqua doing Industrial Metal - and succeeding.
Anneke Van Giersbergen co-handling the vocals is a thing of beauty.
I'm really glad Devin Townsend is keeping himself busy lately. This is his second album this year and he's already got three albums lined up after this (which includes a Ziltoid sequel!) hopefull all coming out next year.
so i went to best buy to try to get some of the earlier In Flames albums that i dont currently own, and all they had were some remasters that were in some funny looking cases with rounded corners. I was wondering if anyone had heard these? and if you had, what was your impression? should i try to find the originals? everyone says they sounded pretty damn good
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