The lineup for that is always fucking crazy. I wish I could go in my lifetime, but alas I'm not even on the right continent.
That's a shame. Friday was dreadful because of the intense rain, otherwise best festival I've been to in a long time. Most chill campsite and organisation I've experienced. People treated like adults. Most money I've spent on arena beers despite the policy of allowing people to bring their own alcohol into the arena.The lineup for that is always fucking crazy. I wish I could go in my lifetime, but alas I'm not even on the right continent.
Yeah ATG is amazing. I went in 2017, did the VIP package and stood on stage in the pissing down rain as Converge played an incredible set in front of me. Bliss.That's a shame. Friday was dreadful because of the intense rain, otherwise best festival I've been to in a long time. Most chill campsite and organisation I've experienced. People treated like adults. Most money I've spent on arena beers despite the policy of allowing people to bring their own alcohol into the arena.
For sure. I think it's possible for people to take elements of it and make something interesting. In the same way that there seems to be increasingly more bands influenced by Mortician, but I'm not going to listen to Mortician.Its funny because I see black metal as an increasingly popular genre, so many bands using it as a base ingredient for their sound.
When someone refers to "black metal," I think it's generally pretty clear what they're talking about. The idea of retroactively assigning influential bands to being some first wave of the genre has always been a bit silly to me.Do you mean the mid-80s to late-80s or the early 90s (i.e., first wave or second wave)?
Thanks! I'm digging Saor, the other 2 get a bit too into power-metal/cheese /Rhapsody type metal for me though. Off to bandcamp...
so cynic is re-releasing traced in air which is basically removing tymon kruidenier's vocals... ... and supposedly new malone bass riffs
but I think I'm going to pass on this one....
Yeah ATG is amazing. I went in 2017, did the VIP package and stood on stage in the pissing down rain as Converge played an incredible set in front of me. Bliss.
Don't take this the wrong way, but it's nowhere near as silly as your idea that black metal strictly belongs to a specific time/place...The idea of retroactively assigning influential bands to being some first wave of the genre has always been a bit silly to me.
I'm offended.Don't take this the wrong way, but it's nowhere near as silly as your idea that black metal strictly belongs to a specific time/place...
For sure.if an album is great it will completely transcend all that superficial stuff.
I haven't listened to it yet. I was a bit turned off by their last album, and labeled it "Disney metal." They put on a good show when I saw them at ProgPower a couple years ago, so maybe I should give the new album a shot.No other comments on the Twlight Force album from the power metal fans? It's damn incredible.
The few songs I've heard I really don't like. I find the new singer a bit bland, and instrumentally it just isn't doing anything for me. Which is a shame because i love power metal and have been spinning the new Avantasia and Beast in Black albums pretty regularly all year.No other comments on the Twlight Force album from the power metal fans? It's damn incredible.
The few songs I've heard I really don't like. I find the new singer a bit bland, and instrumentally it just isn't doing anything for me. Which is a shame because i love power metal and have been spinning the new Avantasia and Beast in Black albums pretty regularly all year.
I like their first album pretty well. It's a fun time. I haven't liked any of the others though.Interesting. I think Conti sounds awesome on vocals, and it's certainly their best produced album by a mile, such a big sound.
Southern Lord mentioned they had copies of Xasthur's Nocturnal Poisoning back in stock so I picked up a copy. Haven't been buying a ton of records lately but when I do, it's always black metal lol. Pretty proud of my collection at this point. Nothing too obscure I don't think but I do have a lot of my favorites.
I hadn't listened to Nocturnal Poisoning in a while but man it it still good as hell. Pretty much the first 5 Xasthur records are all amazing. Basically everything up through Subliminal Genocide.
that title track is so good
Song of the Day:
Van Canto - Kings of Metal
I just can't get enough of the ridiculousness of this song. I sometimes catch myself muttering: "neme neme neme nemeWAAAAAAAR", to myself.
Yes!
so I got my interface in and I just started messing around with Reaper. I have no idea what I'm doing so far but I think I came up with a decent mix at the very least. This is a cover of a Departure Chandelier song and it is appropriately blown out.
I thought Kodama was a masterpiece basically catered exactly to my taste in black metal/post-rock combo. Hope this can be even nearly as good.I dig it. Wasn't too into Kodama but I like the darker vibe here. Darker for Alcest anyway.
cheers. Yeah I'm running 4 SM57 knockoffs to my interface basically. Kick and snare in the center of the stereo image, and two overheads hard panned. Like I said I'm using Reaper as my DAW which in combination with the interface completely changes everything for me. I was using Audacity for years, too and I never learned how to multi track for drum mixes until recently. You should seriously download Reaper. It's fully functional during its trial period of 60 days and a personal license is like 60 bucks. The ability to use compression plugins alone is amazing.Very nice. Sounds awesome. What do you use for drums? I've messed around a very small amount with home recording but it was basically hydrogen for the drum machine and audacity for recording everything.
i recommend this band from my home city in germany, been following them since their first EP long ago. they got 2 albums out now. Lunar Shadows
they have got pretty popular in metal scene here in germany last year since they got big features in all the major local metal mags.
really nice guitaring harmonies
No other comments on the Twlight Force album from the power metal fans? It's damn incredible.