Ugh, this list just made me realize that every ding dong metal band that puts out an album this year will have something involving the number 13 in it, either album title or song....
RE: clutch dynamic range....that's interesting. But, it hasn't affected my enjoyment of listening to them.
I am in the process of putting together a HP and "real" speaker set up really for the first time in mylife!
Fact is, the quality of sound, my source components, etc haven't been a priority until recently. I've listened to lowfi sources most of my life without complaint. Much of my listening has been CD rotation in my car and in recent years in Ipod.
Maybe, when I get my amp and DAC, poor production will bother me to a greater extent. At this point, honestly, I could care less about dynamic range scales.
But, I do know what I like. I like good song writing. I like heavy, pscychedelic, proggy, challenging music.
Clutch? I like them. I get that their production has been poor. Maybe I'm missing something, but I think of a lot of metal is pretty horribly produced. I wonder how Bathory for example would be rated on that dymanic range scale? late 70's hardcore? How about Xasthur....most black metal for that matter?
I guess I flunk audiophile 101. Call me crazy, I think lowfi production in much underground metal adds a certain grit/atmosphere/mystique.
I think you're defending against an attack that doesn't exist. I love Clutch, their early production is just bad. Still love the band. PRF is a very unfortunate example. 2db is REALLY bad, but it's still a fantastic album.
Same with most Metal, but when something is well produced people here will take notice. Doesn't mean we aren't going to listen to it if it's brick walled, just means it's brick walled.
What you'll find is that you notice more with good gear, but most will still listen to it because the music is great...
RE: clutch dynamic range....that's interesting. But, it hasn't affected my enjoyment of listening to them.
I am in the process of putting together a HP and "real" speaker set up really for the first time in mylife!
Fact is, the quality of sound, my source components, etc haven't been a priority until recently. I've listened to lowfi sources most of my life without complaint. Much of my listening has been CD rotation in my car and in recent years in Ipod.
Maybe, when I get my amp and DAC, poor production will bother me to a greater extent. At this point, honestly, I could care less about dynamic range scales.
But, I do know what I like. I like good song writing. I like heavy, pscychedelic, proggy, challenging music.
Clutch? I like them. I get that their production has been poor. Maybe I'm missing something, but I think of a lot of metal is pretty horribly produced. I wonder how Bathory for example would be rated on that dymanic range scale? late 70's hardcore? How about Xasthur....most black metal for that matter?
I guess I flunk audiophile 101. Call me crazy, I think lowfi production in much underground metal adds a certain grit/atmosphere/mystique.
They kinda are like Devildriver. The later Devildriver that is kinda groovy, non-abrasive, alittle commercial and at a mainstream recording quality to boot!
I do like the direction they are going in with the change-up of band members. I'm not a good reviewer of music though, because I like guitar sound soo much, if an album has good guitar and a guitar-centric production, then I'm in no matter what the rest of the sound is like.
Talking of Devildriver, it seems about time for them too to produce a new album? They have had regular out put the last couple of years. Still though, the first album really hit the nail on the head for them. It captured a hungry death-metal band with an underground sound. They are still cool, but have lost that dangerous edge and sound like they are recording songs for Guitar-Hero on the X-Box. lol I still like em though.
In the mood for some pretty rockin' swedeath? This stuff is some really catchy death metal, and they've gone through a psychadelic-ish/atmospheric transition on their latest album; I can really appreciate a band that can do this while retaining their core sound. I'm digging the nasty, thick production, too.
I think you're defending against an attack that doesn't exist. I love Clutch, their early production is just bad. Still love the band. PRF is a very unfortunate example. 2db is REALLY bad, but it's still a fantastic album.
Same with most Metal, but when something is well produced people here will take notice. Doesn't mean we aren't going to listen to it if it's brick walled, just means it's brick walled.
What you'll find is that you notice more with good gear, but most will still listen to it because the music is great...
That must sound pretty good on vinyl. When BDM fist came out, they were a little bit of an enigma( they still are an enigma ) They mixed a little core sound in to what was otherwise fully a modern death/thrash mixed style. No one knew really what direction they would go. Everyone just said that they had a true "scary" element to them that no-one else had. By "scary" they meant Slayer-Reign-In-Blood-Energy "scary".
In some ways that album was bittersweet for me. I respected that way they came off as original. The album has great dynamics sound wise. Every song is a little different. They can surly play their drums and guitars. There just was that mall-core aspect to their sound, which at this point is deeply integrated and almost hidden between the amazing metal they do. That album almost transcends any genre and becomes it's own musical world.
I kinda hope they leave this core sound out of the upcoming album, but who knows? They are so talented they really can do anything they want and it will be good. In the end they polarize the metal community by having the mall kids love em as well as the older rockers who would normally leave that style at the Hot Topic store.
Addaura - City Light (In Still Dark Forenoon Silence) (2012)
Atmospheric Black Metal from USA From their new album "Burning for the Ancient". Tragic and desperate with a warm very warm sound and some very intense vocals. Check it out if you like Altar of Plagues, Deafheaven, Sun Worship and similar hip bands.
In the mood for some pretty rockin' swedeath? This stuff is some really catchy death metal, and they've gone through a psychadelic-ish/atmospheric transition on their latest album; I can really appreciate a band that can do this while retaining their core sound. I'm digging the nasty, thick production, too.
/rant
What "-core" sound are you guys talking about? The Black Dahlia Murder is Melodic Death Metal through and through. For some reason the internet metal nerds are convinced that it is cool to hate on them, but if their music had come from europe everyone would be riding there dicks pretty hard.
/end rant
/rant
What "-core" sound are you guys talking about? The Black Dahlia Murder is Melodic Death Metal through and through. For some reason the internet metal nerds are convinced that it is cool to hate on them, but if their music had come from europe everyone would be riding there dicks pretty hard.
/end rant
Haha we shall have to agree to disagree on this one. I guess i dont find the vocals to be core in any way. Core to me requires the use of breakdowns, which TBDM doesnt really use.
Old school melodic death metal would include bands like Dark Tranquility and In Flames, but TBDM certainly isn't just Death Metal, they are melodic in that sense. Just becuase they dont sound like In flames or dark tranquility doesnt mean they arent melodic death metal. Though i also dont consider TDBM to be particularly thrashy either...
edit: though i do also have that vinyl! got it with the cd when i pre ordered the album...now i just need a turntable so i can play it :/
Haha we shall have to agree to disagree on this one. I guess i dont find the vocals to be core in any way. Core to me requires the use of breakdowns, which TBDM doesnt really use.
Old school melodic death metal would include bands like Dark Tranquility and In Flames, but TBDM certainly isn't just Death Metal, they are melodic in that sense. Just becuase they dont sound like In flames or dark tranquility doesnt mean they arent melodic death metal. Though i also dont consider TDBM to be particularly thrashy either...
edit: though i do also have that vinyl! got it with the cd when i pre ordered the album...now i just need a turntable so i can play it :/
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