[Music] Metal

[Larsadius Rex]

Just finished the new AA album. Jesus christ. What a step up for the narrative-aspect for death metal as a whole. Musically it's just another Amon Amarth album, but if you actually pay attention to the story and the lyrics.. I got some fucking chills man.

[Gib Lover]

I just finished it as well, it was pretty run of the mill Amon Amarth. Enjoyable, nothing surprising. A Dream that Cannot Be is the worst AA song ever written by a very large margin. I'll probably give it another spin, but this probably won't be an AA album I come back to after a few initial listens.

[Larsadius Rex]

I just finished it as well, it was pretty run of the mill Amon Amarth. Enjoyable, nothing surprising. A Dream that Cannot Be is the worst AA song ever written by a very large margin. I'll probably give it another spin, but this probably won't be an AA album I come back to after a few initial listens.

If you think it's the worst song every written, then it's quite apparent that you didn't follow the story of the album.

[Fencers]

I was pretty meh on the new Amon Amarth. It's more in the direction of Surtur Rising/Twilight of the Thunder God than the good stuff. The chorus are really big and sing-songy on the new record- I dislike this style. Some of the riffs are pretty exciting though.

It's not awful but super mediocre.

Still excited to see AA next month.

[Rorke]

Listing to Adagio's Underworld today. I have to be honest, despite the retarded dumb instrumental progressions that lead absolutely nowhere and the horrid ballad that sounds as cheesy as something Tobias Sammet would've written, I still love this album. Whoever plays the keyboard/Piano for this record is a God because there are so many parts in this album that are carried by the amazing piano/keyboard work.

[Gib Lover]

If you think it's the worst song every written, then it's quite apparent that you didn't follow the story of the album.

I'm not talking about it as part of the concept album, I'm saying as a standalone song it is horrible. Terrible instrumentals, and the female vocals sound like they took her first take and didn't even bother trying to mix them in. It was an incredibly mediocre AA album, but was still worth the listen. That particular song was the low point, by far.

[Fencers]

I'm not talking about it as part of the concept album, I'm saying as a standalone song it is horrible. Terrible instrumentals, and the female vocals sound like they took her first take and didn't even bother trying to mix them in. It was an incredibly mediocre AA album, but was still worth the listen. That particular song was the low point, by far.

Yea, I agree with this too. Worst song on the album in performance and structure.

[Duilliath]

Guess I can count myself lucky then in having zero interest in checking out the new Amon Amarth.

[Davemetalhead]

You know you're getting old when modern music just sounds so damned boring and souless! But it's fine, I'm not the target audience for most of the stuff you peeps are raving about, it's not aimed at old farts like me.

However I have to say some of the old-school bands are releasing some excellent albums in the last few years, the latest of which came out on Friday - Metal Church "XI". Classic American power metal with the return of one of the greatest vocalists in the business, Mike Howe. Check 'em out if you've never heard 'em, I highly recommend it.

[Duilliath]

Let's have a listen. Quite liked their previous outings, but not sure how the new one with end up sounding with the change in vocalist.

[thewallofsleep]

Has anyone listened to the new Rhapsody of Fire yet? I just picked it up but haven't had the chance to spin it yet.

Not super new (a couple months I think), but the new Primal Fear is pretty solid. I'm glad they are back to writing decent songs. I was thinking they were going to blow it when they came out with three stinkers in a row (Seven Seals, New Religion and 16.6, IMO). Psyched to see them with Luca Turilli in a couple months.

[hellhamster]

The new Moonsorrow album shot straight to AOTY. I missed these guys and their exceptional ability to always deliver.

Edit: also very excited about these guys as well. The first track is monumental.

[Duilliath]

Probably was posted when it originally came out, but just been going back to a bunch of good releases.

[nbm02ss]

2016 is kind of off to a slow start. I guess we've been spoiled the past couple of years.

Have some good ole fashioned Swedeath/HM-2 worship:

https://interment666.bandcamp.com/tr...-of-the-buried

[Boricha]

If only it had better production quality...

[Gib Lover]

Has anyone listened to the new Rhapsody of Fire yet? I just picked it up but haven't had the chance to spin it yet.

Not super new (a couple months I think), but the new Primal Fear is pretty solid. I'm glad they are back to writing decent songs. I was thinking they were going to blow it when they came out with two stinkers in a row (Seven Seals and New Religion, IMO). Psyched to see them with Luca Turilli in a couple months.

Yeah new RoF was good. New Avantasia was better and is my power metal AOTYSF.

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If only it had better production quality...

I like this album way more than anything Lamb of God ever put out.


Also question for you guys, how many new albums do you listen to a day? I'll spin a couple albums that I have heard before and enjoyed, or ones that I haven't fully formulated an opinion on, every day but then I'll move on to music I haven't heard for a majority of my work shift.

[Idrinkwhiterussians]

I've got to admit, I have been slightly dissatisfied with a lot of metal that has come out. I am going back through and, maybe its because I am aging beyond it, I am finding that the screaming just doesn't do much for me anymore. That being said, I have been listening to the following more recently:

Katatonia
Finsterforst
Riverside
Stealing Axion
Vanden Plas (part I) Vanden Plas (part II)

[Gib Lover]

I've got to admit, I have been slightly dissatisfied with a lot of metal that has come out. I am going back through and, maybe its because I am aging beyond it, I am finding that the screaming just doesn't do much for me anymore. That being said, I have been listening to the following more recently:

Katatonia
Finsterforst
Riverside
Stealing Axion
Vanden Plas (part I) Vanden Plas (part II)

gotta go back and listen to that old school kvlt trve BM, brah. Shrieking is good for your soul.
I'm getting down to some black metal again after taking a break from it and it's hitting me like a ton of bricks, I love this feeling.

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I can't really understand your "complaint", though. Screaming, growling, whatever it might be is just another way to sing for me, so I don't pay too much attention to whether or not the music I listen to has it. Some vocalists do it for me and some don't.

Goofy cleans are more off putting to me than any harsh vocal style could ever be.

[Damajin]

I've got to admit, I have been slightly dissatisfied with a lot of metal that has come out. I am going back through and, maybe its because I am aging beyond it, I am finding that the screaming just doesn't do much for me anymore. That being said, I have been listening to the following more recently:

Katatonia
Finsterforst
Riverside
Stealing Axion
Vanden Plas (part I) Vanden Plas (part II)

I'm seeing this too, though don't feel I'm aging beyond it I end up just thinking the older bands are better, or for those still around that I listen to their earlier stuff is more my style. I've always been picky so that's still in effect but I'll listen to new stuff now and get bored real fast. It seems to me that too many projects are just going through the motions.

[Duilliath]

Also question for you guys, how many new albums do you listen to a day? I'll spin a couple albums that I have heard before and enjoyed, or ones that I haven't fully formulated an opinion on, every day but then I'll move on to music I haven't heard for a majority of my work shift.

A day? One? At most? But it varies a lot. I don't particularly seek out new albums, but won't shy away from them as well. If there's 5 new interesting albums popping up in a single day, I'll listen to them over the course of that day or the next. If not, then no biggy.