[Angelbelow]

First band had me until the vocals kicked in.

Second band was just right.

 
I saw the Agonist live once, and it was the first time I ever heard their music. Her vocals was what caught my attention. She was much louder and more dominant than any of the other vocalists that night.

 

[Angelbelow]

  Earsonics SM64.
Perfect match IMO.

http://theheadphonelist.com/headphone_review/earsonics-sm64/

(IjokerIs review. He knows what he is talking about)

 
Cool, will keep that in mind if I ever need IEMs.

 

[SoupRKnowva]

I was never a fan of Intervals, but this song kicks alot of butt, and gives me pretty high hopes for the album.
 

 

[SoupRKnowva]

Also Im entirely too lazy to come up with a list and rank it, so off the top of my head cds this year that I really enjoyed
 
The Black Dahlia Murder - Everblack
Leprous - Coal
Black Crown Initiate - Song of the Crippled Bull
Dillinger Escape Plan - One of Us is the Killer
Protest the Hero - Volition
Amon Amarth - Deceiver of the Gods
The Ocean - Pelagial
Sleepers Awake - Transcension
Cult of Luna - Vertikal
Anciients - Heart of Oak
Chthonic - Bu-Tik
Fleshgod Apocalypse - Labyrinth
Illnath - 4 Shades of Me
Shakhtyor - Shakhtyor
Svart Crown - Profane
Katatonia - Dethroned and Uncrowned
 
Also, best non metal cds of the year
Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe
Lady Gaga - Artpop
 
Most listened to Metal CDs not from this year
The Black Dahlia Murder - Ritual
Art by Numbers - Reticense: The Musical
The Human Abstract - Digital Veil

 

[wrathzombie]

   
I saw the Agonist live once, and it was the first time I ever heard their music. Her vocals was what caught my attention. She was much louder and more dominant than any of the other vocalists that night.

Guys, I was actually talking about the album Agonist by Latitudes. In fact both the albums by Latitudes

 

[Angelbelow]

  Guys, I was actually talking about the album Agonist by Latitudes. In fact both the albums by Latitudes

 
ahh my mistake.
 
edit: now I'm curious about the vocals from latitudes.

 

[Redcarmoose]

Vocals not my favourite but not bad....the guitar tone is amazing and the thrash / riff driven influences are spot on

Thanks for the tip!

Ahh, vocals do sound slightly over the top in the song posted.

It is really an album to listen to in whole. The song posted is from the middle of the album. Somehow the vocals fit when listening to it as one work, as there is a build-up to the song posted.

I see it as pure symphonic black metal almost sounding like it was from 1999. No post sound in it at all.


For me anyway the album is like going back to what I loved about both The Mantle and Stormblast, but mixed together in a cool way.

95% Stormblast 5% The Mantle

 

[Tom Yum Goong]

The new Cynic album is now up for pre-order on their Bandcamp page

 

[129207]

Ahh, vocals do sound slightly over the top in the song posted.

It is really an album to listen to in whole. The song posted is from the middle of the album. Somehow the vocals fit when listening to it as one work, as there is a build-up to the song posted.

I see it as pure symphonic black metal almost sounding like it was from 1999. No post sound in it at all.


For me anyway the album is like going back to what I loved about both The Mantle and Stormblast, but mixed together in a cool way.

95% Stormblast 5% The Mantle

 
It has a nostalgic vibe for me as well, that takes me back to my youth in the early nineties. I actually really like these kind of vocals. I prefer high pitched and intense to deep and gruff.  
 
 
 
 
 

 

[ferday]

Ahh, vocals do sound slightly over the top in the song posted.

It is really an album to listen to in whole. The song posted is from the middle of the album. Somehow the vocals fit when listening to it as one work, as there is a build-up to the song posted.

I see it as pure symphonic black metal almost sounding like it was from 1999. No post sound in it at all.


For me anyway the album is like going back to what I loved about both The Mantle and Stormblast, but mixed together in a cool way.

95% Stormblast 5% The Mantle

I meant thrash as in riff driven, rather than frantic tremolo on blast beats....melody, riffing, whatever LOL I like it and the guitar tone just slays. After a couple listens the vocals have found their groove for me. Great listen and purchase on the way!

Oh and Soup, great list!

 

[Navybsn]

  Also Im entirely too lazy to come up with a list and rank it, so off the top of my head cds this year that I really enjoyed
 
The Black Dahlia Murder - Everblack
Leprous - Coal
Black Crown Initiate - Song of the Crippled Bull
Dillinger Escape Plan - One of Us is the Killer
Protest the Hero - Volition
Amon Amarth - Deceiver of the Gods
The Ocean - Pelagial
Sleepers Awake - Transcension
Cult of Luna - Vertikal
Anciients - Heart of Oak
Chthonic - Bu-Tik
Fleshgod Apocalypse - Labyrinth
Illnath - 4 Shades of Me
Shakhtyor - Shakhtyor
Svart Crown - Profane
Katatonia - Dethroned and Uncrowned
 
Also, best non metal cds of the year
Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe
Lady Gaga - Artpop
 
Most listened to Metal CDs not from this year
The Black Dahlia Murder - Ritual
Art by Numbers - Reticense: The Musical
The Human Abstract - Digital Veil

 
Ahh, you reminded me of a few I forgot. The new Katatonia is excellent. Why they aren't more popular is beyond me. And when I first read Illnath, I thought it was Ishahn. His new album is excellent. I've enjoyed all of his solo albums, but this one is the best IMO. Wasn't blown away by the new Amon Amarth, but it was good. And Dillinger's first album was brilliant, but since then, I can't seem to get into them. The new one really left me flat.

 

[torres savior]

Time for my list of releases I enjoyed I guess lol
 
In absolutely no order.
 
Curse & Chapter ~ Hell
Black Death Horizon ~ Obliteration
Death's Crown Victory (EP) ~ Solstice 
Aura (EP) ~ Bolzer
Surgical Steel ~ Carcass
Abandon All Life ~ Nails
Autopsychosis~ Katalepsy 
The Point Of You ~ Withem
Avatarium ~ Avatarium
One Of Us Is The Killer ~ Dillinger Escape Plan
 
Honorable Mentions
 
Vertikal ~ Cult Of Luna
Pelagial ~ The Ocean
Ruins Of Humans (EP) ~ Brutality 
The Unraveling (EP) ~ Dir en Grey
Colored Sands ~ Gorguts
Sunbather ~ Deafhaven
Old Mournings Dawn ~ Summoning
The Tide, the Thief & River's End ~ Caligula's Horse
Aenigma ~ In Vain
Origin ~ Enshine
The Dream Calls For Blood ~ Death Angel
Kingdom Of Conspiracy ~ Immolation
Vermis ~ Ulcerate
Darkness in a Different Light ~ Fate's Warning
Magic Circle ~ Magic Circle
L'être et la nausée ~ Ataraxie
Revocation ~ Revocation
The Underground Resistance ~ Darkthrone
 
Favorite non-metal releases
 
Pain Is Beauty ~ Chelsea Wolfe (my AOTY)
The Eldritch Dark ~ Blood Ceremony
Run The Jewels ~ El-P & Killer Mike
Fetch ~ Melt-Banana
Cupid Deluxe ~ Blood Orange
Rival Dealer ~ Burial
Mystic Crow ~ Cheap Wine (lol)
05 **** Em ~ Lil B (BASED)
GNK ~ YC The Cynic
Kismet ~ Mr Mother****ing Exquire
Acid Rap ~ Chance The Rapper
For Madmen Only ~ Cult Favorite
Tangible Dream ~ Oddisee
12 Reasons To Die ~ Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge
Hark ~ The Doppelgangaz (made a song dedicate to ASS CREAM lol)
Victim of Love ~ Charles Bradley
Disposal of a Dead Body ~ Brainbombs 

 

[Trogdor]

The new Cynic album is now up for pre-order on their Bandcamp page

Gonna be highly dynamic too. Trust me!

 

[torres savior]

  The new Cynic album is now up for pre-order on their Bandcamp page

!?
 
yay!
 
Cool cover art, hopefully it's as good or better than Traced in Air (which was an amazing comeback album)

 

[Tom Yum Goong]

Gonna be highly dynamic too. Trust me!

Consider me (even more) hyped!