[MorbidToaster]

True, but if the vinyl version has double the amount of dynamic range as is often the case, at the very least that's a clue that it's not a lazy CD transfer. To get deeper than that you just have to ask around. The Steve Hoffman forums can be a good resource, or just Google. And of course you can always check the Classic Wax section. :veryevil:

http://www.metal-fi.com/category/articles/classic-wax-articles/

I wish SH had a bigger Metal community. Most of it's either Grandpa Metal or not heavy enough. Most of the new stuff they like only goes to about Mastodon tier when we're talking heaviness.

Althogh there's a few Drone and Stoner Doom nerds over there.

 

[Trogdor]

I wish SH had a bigger Metal community. Most of it's either Grandpa Metal or not heavy enough. Most of the new stuff they like only goes to about Mastodon tier when we're talking heaviness.

Althogh there's a few Drone and Stoner Doom nerds over there.

If you think about it, its one of the reasons why Dave and I started MFi.

 

[BLACKENEDPLAGUE]

Aren't Judas Priest, Dio and Iron Maiden considered dadrock alongside Molly Hatchet and (radio-friendly) Rush?

 

[Redcarmoose]

Well, the new Immolation album "Kingdom Of Conspiracy" is out. Best Immolation album ever.

Super complex drumming, original guitar sound, perfect breaks and tempo changes. In the running for album of the year. A death Metal masterpiece.

 

[Asr]

Ok so I have a question here. I recently picked up Gojira's L'Enfant Sauvage because I liked how the music samples on Amazon sounded, but once I got the CD, I found that the recording quality was, uh....terrible. As in, compressed so bad it almost killed my enjoyment of the music.
 
Are there any other bands that sound similar to Gojira that have albums that actually sound good? L'Enfant Sauvage's recording quality sounds so bad that it seems like it'd be impossible to get something else that would sound worse.

 

[DaveBSC]

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Ok so I have a question here. I recently picked up Gojira's L'Enfant Sauvage because I liked how the music samples on Amazon sounded, but once I got the CD, I found that the recording quality was, uh....terrible. As in, compressed so bad it almost killed my enjoyment of the music.
 
Are there any other bands that sound similar to Gojira that have albums that actually sound good? L'Enfant Sauvage's recording quality sounds so bad that it seems like it'd be impossible to get something else that would sound worse.

Oh, believe me it gets worse. Sauvage on CD is fairly run of the mill in terms of the mastering. Dynamic, well mastered metal on CD is pretty rare. I'm struggling to think of any recent Gojira style groove/death albums that aren't bricked to hell. If you're after good sound it's pretty much vinyl or nothing.

 

[129207]

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Are there any other bands that sound similar to Gojira that have albums that actually sound good? L'Enfant Sauvage's recording quality sounds so bad that it seems like it'd be impossible to get something else that would sound worse.

 
- Scarred, from Luxembourg. http://scarred.bandcamp.com/
 

 
- From Earth, from The Netherlands. https://www.facebook.com/wehailfromearth
 

 

[PleasantNoise]

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Oh, believe me it gets worse. Sauvage on CD is fairly run of the mill in terms of the mastering. Dynamic, well mastered metal on CD is pretty rare. I'm struggling to think of any recent Gojira style groove/death albums that aren't bricked to hell. If you're after good sound it's pretty much vinyl or nothing.

I love Gojira, I do find their albums very fatiguing on headphones though, but bust out some decent speakers and groove away
bad solution, but I do find speakers a lot more forgiving than headphones. Mostly because I have fairly cheap speakers I expect.

 

[markm1]

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Well, the new Immolation album "Kingdom Of Conspiracy" is out. Best Immolation album ever.

Super complex drumming, original guitar sound, perfect breaks and tempo changes. In the running for album of the year. A death Metal masterpiece.

Good to hear. I really liked the last one!

 

[markm1]

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I love Gojira, I do find their albums very fatiguing on headphones though, but bust out some decent speakers and groove away
bad solution, but I do find speakers a lot more forgiving than headphones. Mostly because I have fairly cheap speakers I expect.

Sometimes I feel that way about all metal-somewhat fatiguing on HPs.....vs speakers...but sometimes you want that attention to detail.

 

[Redcarmoose]

Good to hear. I really liked the last one!

For some reason I loved it only after three full listens. It's really complex.


The entire album is now streaming at Terriorizer magazine .com.

 

[nihilill]

I was listening to some Cryfemal(spanish DSBM) today on my shiny new Leckerton and kns6400s, was slightly shocked how much more dramatic and engaging the atmosphere had become. I already liked Perpetua Funebra Gloria but wow

 

[MorbidToaster]

Ok so I have a question here. I recently picked up Gojira's L'Enfant Sauvage because I liked how the music samples on Amazon sounded, but once I got the CD, I found that the recording quality was, uh....terrible. As in, compressed so bad it almost killed my enjoyment of the music.

Are there any other bands that sound similar to Gojira that have albums that actually sound good? L'Enfant Sauvage's recording quality sounds so bad that it seems like it'd be impossible to get something else that would sound worse.

I'll second the 'pretty much gotta get it on vinyl' sentiment. I have that album on vinyl and it's better, though still not terribly impressive. Which is a real shame consideing how good the album is.

The best SQ wise I've heard from Gojira is their 'The Flesh Alive' set. One of the better if not the best live Metal I've heard. I found a good deal on the BluRay combo. Unfortunately the Way of All Flesh album sufferred the same fate.

I have no other bands to offer because I honestly think Gojira are my favorite Metal out there. I can't think of anyone that matches them in the same category.

 

[macrocheesium]

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I love Gojira, I do find their albums very fatiguing on headphones though, but bust out some decent speakers and groove away
bad solution, but I do find speakers a lot more forgiving than headphones. Mostly because I have fairly cheap speakers I expect.

I was thinking the same thing. I have a $70 set of Creative speakers that I use with my computer, and every time I hear a bad sounding album it goes right to the speakers. Much easier to enjoy without having SQ on my mind.

 

[ferday]

Well, the new Immolation album "Kingdom Of Conspiracy" is out. Best Immolation album ever.

Super complex drumming, original guitar sound, perfect breaks and tempo changes. In the running for album of the year. A death Metal masterpiece.

It's sitting in my wait line, I'm gonna move it up and spin it tonite...sounds cool