Reviews: Last Update 12/5 (Brainstorm, Epica, Mob Rules)
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 StygianSteel |
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Posts: 17125 09/15/07 12:34:49 Master Of Reality |
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HardcoreSean |
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Posts: 13634 09/19/07 17:18:23 Victim Of Changes |
I agree new Helloween is fucking WEAK. No highlights whatsoever; the whole album is fillers and forgettable numbers. Even the two tracks Styg mentioned I would
just consider "good songs," definitely not highlights. Helloween is a lot like Maiden to me, that even on their worst albums they have at least one
song I love, and they NEVER fuck up the epic. Well, not this time.
What has happened to all of my favorite bands? 
"Moshing to Dream Theater is like bringing one of those cardboard signs to an opera"
- Stygian BANDS THAT OWN YOU Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Dream Theater, Savatage, Gamma Ray, Running Wild, Nightwish, Queensryche, Iced Earth, King Diamond, Metallica, Anthrax, Nevermore, Rhapsody, Children of Bodom, Sonata Arctica, Helloween, Ayreon, Grave Digger, Megadeth, Symphony X, Primal Fear, Kamelot, Impellitteri, Dream Evil  MY METAL REVIEWS...just tell em Hardcore Sean sent ya |
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Project Genocide |
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Posts: 4457 10/09/07 00:50:32 I Am The Law |
new overkill album is fucking sick. fav album of the year so far
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Q: How many drummers does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A: Three! One to screw the light bulb in and 2 to talk about how Neil Peart could do it better!  
 Project Genocide: music pofile |
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StygianSteel |
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Posts: 17125 11/03/07 16:26:35 Master Of Reality |
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StygianSteel |
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Posts: 17125 12/15/07 17:50:08 Master Of Reality |
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evermoving |
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Posts: 610 12/31/07 09:32:42 Crusader |
I haven't heard any of this stuff, except for Tarja. I'm looking forward to Brainstorm & Benedictum the most. I hope they wont disappoint...
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StygianSteel |
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Posts: 17125 01/26/08 11:43:45 Master Of Reality |
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StygianSteel |
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Posts: 17125 03/14/08 17:56:18 Master Of Reality |
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HardcoreSean |
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Posts: 13634 03/15/08 16:46:29 Victim Of Changes |
Royal Hunt is good EH? That's nice to hear; I just keep hoping for something more like The Mission but Paper Blood was pretty good too, so let's see...
"Moshing to Dream Theater is like bringing one of those cardboard signs to an opera"
- Stygian BANDS THAT OWN YOU Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Dream Theater, Savatage, Gamma Ray, Running Wild, Nightwish, Queensryche, Iced Earth, King Diamond, Metallica, Anthrax, Nevermore, Rhapsody, Children of Bodom, Sonata Arctica, Helloween, Ayreon, Grave Digger, Megadeth, Symphony X, Primal Fear, Kamelot, Impellitteri, Dream Evil MY METAL REVIEWS...just tell em Hardcore Sean sent ya |
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StygianSteel |
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Posts: 17125 04/13/08 12:01:15 Master Of Reality |
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evermoving |
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Posts: 610 04/20/08 14:04:41 Crusader |
I've actually heard most of this stuff. Saint Deamon was a big surprise for me - I had no idea who they were but the album rocked hard!
Black Tide are supposedly a hyped band but, with me living in Europe, I can't say I've heard much about them. They're very good, although the singer's voice will probably change a lot since they were so young when they made their debut album. Still a good band... one to watch out for. Pharaoh kind of disappointed me. Perhaps it's not that bad but it's nowhere near as immediate as The Longest Night. Maybe it will grow on me. And finally... Testament. In all honesty, I think this is good stuff. Musically it's not their strongest, but at least Chuck is singing again and not growling like on Demonic or The Gathering. There seems to be more clean vocals here and I'm pretty damn happy about that. Low is probably my favorite album by them anyway so I'm not exactly heartbroken that this isn't The Gathering - Part 2. The Gathering was seriously overrated... |
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StygianSteel |
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Posts: 17125 04/20/08 18:33:49 Master Of Reality |
evermoving wrote: Sounds like we're pretty much in agreement. I'd agree Testament wasn't at their musical best but Chuck was near his and the Pharaoh did
disappoint. Also, agree with you on the strength of both Black Tide & Saint Deamon's debuts obviously. And yeah you're right about Black Tide...
it's kinda funny to think puberty could reek havoc on their vocal sound |
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evermoving |
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Posts: 610 04/20/08 18:52:54 Crusader |
StygianSteel wrote: It actually concerns me quite a bit since the vocals can really make or break a band for me. I just hope he won't sound too bad on their next album
cause they're a promising young band. It's always nice to see kids doing something other than mallcore.
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TagCloud |
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Posts: 246 04/26/08 01:21:33 |
evermoving wrote: The Gathering Pt. 2 is actually the first thing that jumps to mind when I hear the new album, I think the style is very similar. Certainly not a bad thing.
When I started on this mission
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StygianSteel |
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Posts: 17125 05/16/08 13:31:44 Master Of Reality |
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StygianSteel |
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Posts: 17125 06/07/08 10:08:40 Master Of Reality |
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evermoving |
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Posts: 610 06/13/08 08:28:10 Crusader |
I think I pretty much agree. The new Grand Magus seems sort of iffy, not really up to par with Wolf's Return. However, I'd probably give Revolution
Renaissance a higher rating since it's got Kiske on it. As far as the Stratovarius demo goes... I did manage to find it the other day but I still
haven't listened to it all the way through so I can't really say which one would I prefer. I'll just say that the sound quality is pretty good for
a demo...
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StygianSteel |
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Posts: 17125 06/16/08 12:03:35 Master Of Reality |
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StygianSteel |
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Posts: 17125 06/22/08 12:18:51 Master Of Reality |
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StygianSteel |
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Posts: 17125 08/11/08 12:07:37 Master Of Reality |
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