Any other Stoner/Doom metal fans?

[ATM]

Any of you guys going to see Sunn in Philly?

[ATM]

Electric Wizard sample???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWDyHmvhWGw

[TimJim]

nope

[ATM]

It's from Dopethrone, dude.

[rasputin]

i've got pilgrimage and god is good, which om album should i get next?

conference of the birds for sure

variations on a theme is good but it's definitely their weakest album

[Cocaine]

Conference of the Birds is okay. I don't see the appeal to Om at all.

[rasputin]

yeah i remember reading some of your comments in that review. they're not for everybody i guess. i can see how they'd be boring.

[Countorus]

om appeals to my soul

[Cocaine]

I'm sure I said something stupid. I do need to give them another chance, I just remember everyone slobbering over At Giza in particular and then when I played it, I don't know, it just didn't hit me like it apparently did everyone else.

[Nepenthe]

om are fairly good but very overrated

id have to really be in the mood for them to actually listen to them, and i dont think ive ever been in that mood and i probably never will be. but its pretty good music.

[rasputin]

I'm sure I said something stupid. I do need to give them another chance, I just remember everyone slobbering over At Giza in particular and then when I played it, I don't know, it just didn't hit me like it apparently did everyone else.

have you heard pilgrimage or the new one? i actually prefer pilgrimage over conference.

[Cocaine]

nah that's alls i have

will look further eventually

[rasputin]

yah pilgrimage is sorta different to conference, a lot more focused and perhaps more 'solemn'. it's got bass.

[Jondur]

Feel like I've neglected you guys. how's things?

Anyone going to the Dutch Doom Day? I only ask because I'll be there, thumping tubs for Unsilence on Saturday 24th October.

[Nostalgia]

hey dude, whatta you think of the WHW lineup change? Pretty disappointing, huh?

[Jondur]

Is this Tom no longer singing?

It's funny really, because he's a great, great singer but doesn't seem to like singing! Firstly he pulled out of doing Solstice and now WHW. This is pure speculation on my part but I wonder whether it stems from a gig they did in Belgium in 2003. Basically, Tom had some issues (I'm guessing women issues) and got steaming drunk, and I mean properly hammered, and had (unsurprisingly) a terrible gig. I don't think he managed to sing a full line himself - Frank from Mourning Beloveth/Old Season got up and did most of the gig for him.

I don't think they've played live since - but I may be wrong.

All the same I think it's a great shame. the new guy is a great singer but Tom's voice is part of WHW for me.

[Nostalgia]

They actually had a gig in New York at Born Too Late festival. It was funny, a few months before the fest came up he announced Rain would be taking over, and considering the festival was planned like 8 months ahead of time I still thought Tom would sing it (considering the fact they haven't preformed in years, Tom could have at least gave all his dedicated fans the privilege of seein him preform one last time) but Rain actually had did vocals for the live festival.

A real shame.

[Blanka Flip]

What's up guys? I don't know how I haven't made it over to this thread before, I should feel right at home in here. Anyone digging some Mar De Grises from Chile? I actually just found them last night, and I've been listening like crazy. Quality!

[rasputin]

theyre all right - i listened to their taterdemalion express or whatever it was called a few times, but their later release was pretty boring

[Blanka Flip]

Are you referring to Draining the Waterheart? I think it's new? I don't know, but I've heard two songs from it, and think it's pretty brilliant!

[Txus]

i thnk both Mar de Grises releases are really damn solid, extremely good band.

As for OM I think they are really good but yeah people tend to jizz all over them because of Al.

[Blanka Flip]

OM, AI? Hook me up!

[DanContogiannis]

Any of you guys like Weedeater? Saw 'em opening for Down & Voivod last week, never listened to 'em before but they were great.

[Countorus]

theyre alright

[Bleekill]

Any of you guys like Weedeater? Saw 'em opening for Down & Voivod last week, never listened to 'em before but they were great.

Hell yeah, they are one of my favorite sludge bands.

[Phototropic]

anyone heard God is Good yet?! I've had a quick listen, might chuck it on now and absorb it

[chuffed]

it sucks

[Txus]

lolol

[Countorus]

omg

[Nepenthe]

everybody should do themselves a favor and become across tundras fans

[Blanka Flip]

Sounds like a Discovery Channel show! Nevertheless, I'll check it out at some point.

[Nepenthe]

a show about discovering ****ing awesome sounds that form music

[Bleekill]

I remember listening to them a while ago, i need to rediscover them.

[Txus]

The Shrinebuilder promo leaked, I'm waiting for the real copy to give it a really good listen though. It's missing the last track.

[Bleekill]

Sweet also the new Doomriders leaked idk if that has been mentioned anywhere yet.

[Txus]

Yeah, all over the Metalcore thread. How did you like it? I think it's their best work yet.

[Blanka Flip]

I've read the new Katatonia is supposed to be their best yet. Mike from Opeth commented that they all got together to listen to the masters, and it chilled him to the bone. I'd expect pretty good things from those guys soon, especially while they're building on their last effort.

[Nepenthe]

there is no way any band, let alone katatonia themselves, could ever top dance of december souls

also, i just found out the guy from nadja can make enjoyable music. listening to his whisper room project right now.

[Blanka Flip]

Yeah, you're probably right. I'm still looking forward to it. They seem to have found a new stride they haven't had in a while.

[Txus]

also, i just found out the guy from nadja can make enjoyable music. listening to his whisper room project right now.

I haven't been disappointed by Aidan Baker yet.

His album with Tim Hecker is perfect, seriously.

[Nepenthe]

idk most everything nadja puts out is underwhelming but this album shows alot of potential

[Txus]

Well I'm talking about Aidan Baker's album with Tim Hecker not Nadja. And most Baker's solo stuff is better than any Nadja imo.

[Angmar]

Can't get enough of While Heaven Wept lately, Of Empires Forlorn is great.

[Bleekill]

Yeah Darkness Comes alive is for sure their best work. Lions is so amazing.

[Nostalgia]

Can't get enough of While Heaven Wept lately, Of Empires Forlorn is great.

Get Chapter 1. Empires is good but it's more symphonic and not Tom's best vocal work - Chapter 1 is a summary of all their early material and perhaps is the best album in doom metal. Seriously, La Mort D'amour has some of the best lyrics, as does The Mourning. Both are my favorite songs.

[Cocaine]

ive never heard while heaven wept but i just got some promo thing from them so i guess i'll check them out

[Nostalgia]

are you serious? uhh, can you send it out? it should be off vast oceans.

edit: whatever you do don't judge whw by that, it's a new vocalist and he's pretty mediocre.

[Cocaine]

i cant send anything no whatever they sent me is on some locked promo site

[Nostalgia]

i didnt think they'd release the album for another few years, someone always has a mental breakdown or something.

pretty excited about it but also am not expecting much with a guy named rain doing vocals.

[Cocaine]

ill check what it actually is later

[Jondur]

edit: whatever you do don't judge whw by that, it's a new vocalist and he's pretty mediocre.

Really? Everything I've heard regarding him has been positive. I can';t look at YouTube at work but here's a vid from BTL with the new vocalist doing a new song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2vIXV1vAgQ

[pate]

I think he sounded pretty bad on the two BTL vids, but it seemed to be more of a "couldn't hear myself" bad instead of a "I suck ****" bad.

[Txus]

new Across Tundras leaked :D

[Nostalgia]

Jondur: I've never heard his live sessions, I just checked out his BTL vids and they were bad. He sucked on The Drowning Years, but then again a live display of his vocals may not be that accurate.

[Cocaine]

WHILE HEAVEN WEPT - Vast Oceans Lachrymose

Is what they sent me. Also got

HANDFUL OF HATE - You Will Bleed

I'll download the While Heaven Wept now, apparently "Audio files for tracks 3 and 4 and for tracks 5 and 6 are combined together in one file to preserve the spirit of the release, which has no pause in between the mentioned songs.

[Cocaine]

Never having heard this band before, this is not what I expected. This first song is bordering on power metal. Sounds like Falconer.

Okay, it slowed down. This guy is a pretty good vocalist so far mind you I'm like two minutes into the first 15 minute song. Nice vibrato but a little over-enunciated. Good range but he's done the Hetfield 'HUGH' a few times.

I'm liking this. I should have looked into these guys sooner. Keyboards are pretty gay so far but otherwise it's good.

[Nepenthe]

new Across Tundras leaked :D

dude i am so behind i literally just listened to western sky ride for the first time yesterday haha

[Cocaine]

Is this band always so grandiose? I mean, this is really, really awesome but I kind of feel like I'm finishing a marathon in slow-mo right now. It's actually kind of motivational sounding and I just picture the guitarists having several fans on their hair at all times.

But yeah really awesome and this is just the first song.

[Nepenthe]

grandiose music is gay

[Cocaine]

says the former self-appropriated master of 'fiking' metal

[Nepenthe]

yeah i definitely ran 'grandiose' music into the ground for myself, never to be enjoyed again

[Nostalgia]

This first song is bordering on power metal.

yeah i expected that, their last album was verging towards that as well. im expecting it to be pretty cheesy

[Txus]

dude i am so behind i literally just listened to western sky ride for the first time yesterday haha

its pretty damn good man, btter than western sky ride

[pate]

Is this band always so grandiose? I mean, this is really, really awesome but I kind of feel like I'm finishing a marathon in slow-mo right now. It's actually kind of motivational sounding and I just picture the guitarists having several fans on their hair at all times.

But yeah really awesome and this is just the first song.

Sorrow of the Angels isn't nearly as grandiose, but Of Empires Forlorn is really grandiose and it's also my favorite by far.

[Angmar]

I really like Of Empires Forlorn, it has some powermetalish features to it but I think they pull it off well, really good vocal melodies too.

[Nepenthe]

its pretty damn good man, btter than western sky ride

yeah i didnt think western sky ride was as good as dark songs of the prairie. couple of tracks were excellent, but as a whole it was definitely weaker.

[Txus]

Get the new one, it's probably as good as Dark Sons of the Prairie

[Nepenthe]

will do

getting the bohren discography from your blog right now btw

[Txus]

Oh, cool. The first two albums are kinda different, but still Jazz and pretty good.

[Nepenthe]

gonna listen to sunset mission first. not til tonight though.

[TimJim]

link to said blog plz

[Txus]

http://pigscantlookupatthesky.blogspot.com/

[pate]

Austin, new VOL sample up on the WHW myspace.

New singer is good.

[Nostalgia]

Yeah, it's not bad. I don't like the riffing in The Furthest Shore that much, it sounds like straight up power metal to me. Vessel has some sweet vocals in it though... it sounds like they just expanded on OEF to me, which isn't that bad of an idea I guess.

[Cocaine]

The Furthest Shore starts off as power metal, but it definitely becomes more 'traditional' as it goes on. It's 15 minutes long, so it definitely switches gears.

And after listening to OEF, this vocalist is a lot better. The album isn't as 'heavy', but OEF wasn't really 'heavy' anyways.

[Nostalgia]

nd after listening to OEF, this vocalist is a lot better.

Which? Tom Phillips (vocalist on OEF) is one of the best in metal. You needa hear Chapter 1, dude, I'll send it to you.

[Cocaine]

I only listened to OEF once but the new guy is seemed to be a much better vocalist. Way more control and power, but again, only listened to OEF once.

[Nostalgia]

Yeah, he probably does have more control - I don't think Tom was trained formally and he's said many times he doesn't even like his voice. I'll look for Chapter 1 online, but sometimes it's hard to find so I'll upload it if not.

[Cocaine]

They're different vocalists, though. New guy seems to be a little more over the top, which kinda works with the music though.

[Nostalgia]

They're different vocalists, though

... I know.

[Cocaine]

I meant stylistically. Obviously you know they arent the same person.

[Nostalgia]

haha ok

tom was a little over the top in some earlier material

http://rapidshare.com/files/87067631/WHW_-__2002__Chapter_One._1989-1999__by_zenc.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/87062683/WHW_-__2002__Chapter_One._1989-1999__by_zenc.part2.rar

sorry it's in two links, it's the only way I can find it. It's a big file because the first song, Thus With a Kiss I Die, is 16 minutes long and the rest of the songs are above 7 minutes. This is my favorite metal album by far... it really shows the versatility of Tom's vocals.

but yeah if you don't want this on here just delete it or sumthin

[rasputin]

cocaine the rebel mod

[pate]

Austin's favorite metal album is a compilation. What does that say about him?

[rasputin]

that his personality is a compilation

[pate]

Indeed.

[Nostalgia]

haha i've always wondered if i could consider a compilation my favorite album

every good song they've ever written was put onto that album. its just like a combination of the best doom ever

[Nepenthe]

been listening to alot of, i guess what they call psyche doom. stuff like jex thoth, the devils blood, rose kemp, black math horseman. listening to devils' blood's come, reap right now. ****ing awesome album.

anyone else into this stuff? and maybe know of some other similar groups?

[Bleekill]

Yeah try some Blood Ceremony. I like jex thoth and Black Math Horseman a lot.

[Nepenthe]

ill look into it

you should check out the devil's blood and rose kemp. i like them better than jex thoth, probably not as much as horseman though. the devil's blood in particular is excellent.

[Bleekill]

Alright cool, will do. If you haven't listened to Witch either, check them out too.

[Txus]

Witch ftw

[Kyle]

Cool, this thread is still going. Haven't been in R&M for years.

I like Witch.

[pate]

haha i've always wondered if i could consider a compilation my favorite album

every good song they've ever written was put onto that album. its just like a combination of the best doom ever

New WHW song up. This one owns. I'm really excited for the album.

[Blanka Flip]

Anathema's The Silent Enigma:

Classic.

[Carl Sagan]

nope

faggot

[rasputin]

eliminator:

eliminator

[Blanka Flip]

One day, I'll mention something everyone else likes. :)

[Nepenthe]

silent enigma has 2 good songs on it

[Blanka Flip]

Nothing will change my mind that Shroud of Frost is incredible.

[Nepenthe]

thats not one of the two

[rasputin]

a shroud of frost encapsulates my heart of knives

[Blanka Flip]

thats not one of the two

Whether it makes your illustrious "Top Two Silent Enigma" list or not, that song is badass.

[Nepenthe]

yeah but its not one of the two good ones

[Blanka Flip]

Well, I think it is. :)

[ATM]

Booked Pale Divine for a gig \m/

[thomasj12e34]

been listening to a lot of iron monkey and tusk lately

[pate]

Booked Pale Divine for a gig \m/

**** yes. When and where?

[ATM]

November 21st at University of Maryland with Deceased, Mortifier, Necromance and Friends of Hell

[pate]

Please tell me it will be streaming live.

[Nepenthe]

****ing chained to the bottom of the ocean

[ATM]

Please tell me it will be streaming live.

No :( But we are recording it so I can upload the sets later. Which sets do you want to hear?

[pate]

Pale Divine

[ATM]

Alright, man. I'll definitely up a copy of the set.

[Bleekill]

****ing chained to the bottom of the ocean

Thou is pretty cool

[Countorus]

thou is awesome

[rasputin]

yah iz

[Nostalgia]

hey dude are corrupted's vocals as gay on all albums as they are on the Machetazo split?

[rasputin]

i dont really remember his vocals being any different on the machetazo split than normal, but his vocals arent gay at all on any of their stuff

why you be listening to the splits first anyway, get onto some real ****

[Nostalgia]

yeah ill probably download a real album

http://www.myspace.com/whileheavenwept

new song up. it's not bad, but it really isn't While Heaven Wept. Straight up power metal now.

[rasputin]

yeah ill probably download a real album
yeah you should, get asesinos or el mundo. dunno what happened though he's like my fav vocalist eva

[pate]

Alright, man. I'll definitely up a copy of the set.

Thanks!

[UpperDecker]

Anyone into Black Cobra?

[Countorus]

they good

[ATM]

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs278.snc1/10522_1256334533678_1389036252_740212_3961797_n.jp g

:lol:

[rasputin]

roflmao

[Countorus]

lool

[Txus]

:lol: that's awesome

[Angmar]

haha wow

[Bleekill]

I'm sure it's not the Scott Kelly we are thinking of but still funny. Also Black Cobra is very good.

[Angmar]

That was done at the Big Day Out fest or whatever so it might be.

[Bleekill]

Oh yeah it probably is I wasn't aware of that. lol

[Nostalgia]

Okay, so there's While Heaven Wept's Chapter 1 compilation. If you guys are fans of OEF you may or may not like this, considering the fact OEF (and Vast Oceans, for that matter) took a much different approach than their earlier doom material did. I can't really compare the album to anything else, the band really has their own sound. This is definitely my favorite metal album, and in the doom genre as a whole I'd consider it up there with classics such as Nightfall and Epicus. I'll add some descriptions my very favorite songs:

Thus With a Kiss I die - This song is kinda strange, the first 8 minutes or so are in traditional WHW style - slow, doomy, but the vocals are so enunciated and powerful it sounds like a power metal ballad over a Warning track. Seriously. Overall, this song isn't my favorite, as towards the end it dives off into a 7 minute guitar session. Entertaining, yeah, but not really captivating.

The Death of Love - Okay, all of WHW'S material is written in mourning of Tom's ex-girlfriend (if you want more info on this, he explains what exactly happened on their official site) and their sour, depressing relationship. Anyway, it's important if you're a lyric guy to read along with this song - Tom wrote it at his parents' kitchen table, but nonetheless it's still a masterpiece. This was his electric version of the song, the first one they did was completely acoustic and even better, but thankfully it's on this compilation as well (under La Mort D'amour, which is french for the death of love).

The Mourning - This song totally tricked me. It starts off as a total thrasher - blasts, heavy bass, and an awesome main riff. As it progresses it slows down and rekindles the doominess of the earlier songs, but the really notable difference is the vocals. They're clean, yeah, but low pitched and very commanding. It's hard to explain the exact tone, you have to hear it. This was definitely their best attempt at writing as well. (if you're into poetry, all WHW lyrics take root in poets like Shelly and Byron, and if you read any of their writing you can see where Tom got a lot of his ideas from).

Shores of Desolation: Bassy chuga-chug riff in the intro. This is a pretty captivating song because it's nothing like the previous tracks - it's all growls, sometimes shrieky, and very short. I think they just wrote this to experiment a little bit, as they did a little bit on OEF, but istill it remains a WHW classic to me. Brilliant vocals.

That's all I'm gonna mention 'cause I'm tired of ****ing writing this even if i put no effort into it. the album is just totally perfect and there are a lot of other mentionable songs: some with neo-classical influence, thrash, '80s metal, everything. truly superb, so download it.

[the2stranger]

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs278.snc1/10522_1256334533678_1389036252_740212_3961797_n.jp g

:lol:

:lol:
rofl

Ah man, I'm listenig too Sunn O))) - Domkirke.
Such an awesome CD.

[Bleekill]

It's definitely one of their best. Cannon and Why Dost Thou Hide Thyself In Clouds? are especially amazing.

[Nepenthe]

ok so heres big post about nonody gives a **** about

[Nostalgia]

anthony download the album i posted

obv everyone here is too cool for good music

[Nepenthe]

ok I WILL DOWNLOAD WHILE HJEAVEN SWEPT but if its not good im not going to listen to you abou anything eve rodnwload ng now

[Nepenthe]

youre lucky im in as much of a caring mood s asm

[Nostalgia]

just listen to the death of love first and then you'll be like WOAH

[Nepenthe]

alrgith currentl downloading better be good btw im listening to shoegace right now so better be able to snap me out of that mood

[Nepenthe]

all good though im gonna be up foprever

[the2stranger]

It's definitely one of their best. Cannon and Why Dost Thou Hide Thyself In Clouds? are especially amazing.

I found a site th still has the double vinyl, I'm thinking about ordering it.

[Jondur]

Got back yesterday from them there Netherlands. I was visiting the Dutch Doom Days in Rotterdam.

The Baroeg is a great place to play - great atmosphere, expensive beer but it's nice.

very brief band by band review:

Saturday 24th
Tekhton: Sludgy stuff with Crowbar vocals. Irritated me a bit by pissing around with some stupid noisebox for what seemed like 3 and a half years. Had some interesting chord progressions but ultimately left me cold.

My Lament: My boat remained thoroughly unfloated by this band. One member was wearing a top hat and a frilly shirt. Unfortunately the top hat was not top enough - too small! If you're going to wear a silly hat you can't be half-hearted about it. It was still better than the music though

Unsilence: I thought it went reasonably well and we had some nice comments from people.

Process of Guilt: This sort of thing is not usually my sort of thing, but you know what? I liked em. Like most bands of this ilk they could easily cut out 3 minutes of each song and you wouldn't notice but apart from that they were pretty damn good. Reminded me a bit of Morgion.

Saturnalia Temple: Pretty cool spacey stuff. Great frontman.

the Prophecy: The Prophecy are actually quite good these days. There's more clean vocals and they play well live. The lyrics still tend to be a bit weepy but I quite enjoyed them.

Lord Vicar: LV were ace. Chritus is a legend on stage - crazy faces, crazy moves. Well worth checking out.

Sunday 25th

Fatum Elisum: Started off with a guy in a priest's oufit singing hymns on his own. Sounded quite promising but then went downhill into standard doom/death stuff. Still some nice clean vox bits.

Mose: sludgy stuff. Pretty cool actually.

sardonis: One guitarist and a drummer. Boring.

the 11th Hour/Spiritus Mortis/Erob Altar/Count Raven: Fantastic true doom bands. really like them all. Missed them all because I had to get the ferry. arse.

[rasputin]

the only two i know enough to comment on are process of guilt and the prophecy, the former being good but still standard doom/death while the latter being really mediocre (have only heard the latest album though)

[pate]

Too bad you missed SM and CR. At least you saw LV.

[Txus]

What did you guys thought of the Shrinebuilder album?

[the2stranger]

Got back yesterday from them there Netherlands. I was visiting the Dutch Doom Days in Rotterdam.

The Baroeg is a great place to play - great atmosphere, expensive beer but it's nice.

very brief band by band review:

Saturday 24th
Tekhton: Sludgy stuff with Crowbar vocals. Irritated me a bit by pissing around with some stupid noisebox for what seemed like 3 and a half years. Had some interesting chord progressions but ultimately left me cold.

My Lament: My boat remained thoroughly unfloated by this band. One member was wearing a top hat and a frilly shirt. Unfortunately the top hat was not top enough - too small! If you're going to wear a silly hat you can't be half-hearted about it. It was still better than the music though

Unsilence: I thought it went reasonably well and we had some nice comments from people.

Process of Guilt: This sort of thing is not usually my sort of thing, but you know what? I liked em. Like most bands of this ilk they could easily cut out 3 minutes of each song and you wouldn't notice but apart from that they were pretty damn good. Reminded me a bit of Morgion.

Saturnalia Temple: Pretty cool spacey stuff. Great frontman.

the Prophecy: The Prophecy are actually quite good these days. There's more clean vocals and they play well live. The lyrics still tend to be a bit weepy but I quite enjoyed them.

Lord Vicar: LV were ace. Chritus is a legend on stage - crazy faces, crazy moves. Well worth checking out.

Sunday 25th

Fatum Elisum: Started off with a guy in a priest's oufit singing hymns on his own. Sounded quite promising but then went downhill into standard doom/death stuff. Still some nice clean vox bits.

Mose: sludgy stuff. Pretty cool actually.

sardonis: One guitarist and a drummer. Boring.

the 11th Hour/Spiritus Mortis/Erob Altar/Count Raven: Fantastic true doom bands. really like them all. Missed them all because I had to get the ferry. arse.

Nice.
Were you there last year?
I was, but I forgot about this year. :(

I hope Roadburn has a good line up next year, cause that's also an awesome doom festival.

[Jondur]

Too bad you missed SM and CR. At least you saw LV.

And Erob Altar who are ace. I was never that fussed by Lord Vicar on record but live they made perfect sense. You have to see the new record as well - Proper fancy! Hardback cover and all! Had a good nostalgic chat with Chritus as well - having said that he is a least 10-15 years older than me!

I bought the new Count Raven as well. I was a bit aprehensive as it's basically just Dan these days. But it's pretty good.

[Nostalgia]

Jonduuurrr

hear the new WHW? Not really doom, but it's WHW so it's still pretty good.

[Jondur]

Nice.
Were you there last year?

No. To be honest I only went this year because I was playing! there tends to be a bit too much doom/death and sludge for my liking. I might make the trip next year though because it's a great venue and a good atmosphere. Rotterdam is a bit dead though - walked for an hour and a half trying to find a shop to buy cigarettes!

I was, but I forgot about this year. :(

You forgot?! You're almost as bad as me!!

I hope Roadburn has a good line up next year, cause that's also an awesome doom festival.

Yes but the hipster quotient is a bit too high!

[perriwinkle]

got some recordings of my band up on myspace, might appeal to some here

http://myspace.com/grapesband

[Jondur]

Bollocks - now I look like I'm copying you! There's tracks from the new Unsilence album (featuring your truly on t'drums ov doom) on Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/unsilence

Please let me know what you think.

[pate]

I don't really like the vocals, which is weird since they remind me of Terry Jones, and I like him.

[wang masta flex]

Bollocks - now I look like I'm copying you! There's tracks from the new Unsilence album (featuring your truly on t'drums ov doom) on Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/unsilence

Please let me know what you think.

that's you on drums then! for some reason i was thinking you did the vocals, and i was about to say very lightly i think they could potentially be changed or taken down in the mix, but that your drummer is very good. but really i think the songs would be much better with heavier vocals. obviously this is just my opinion, it also turns off a lot of other listeners. the production is also good, nice reverb on the drums and the guitars all sound great.

[Jondur]

If by heavier you mean death metal vocals then no way! One day I'll upload the "Shadows Cast in Stone" demo from 1994 which is all death metal vocals but I think those days are long gone for Unsilence.

His voice could be a bit rougher for my tastes (more Butch Balich than Chris Barnes though) but he's a damn good singer - spot on. Funny - we had a far inferior singer for 14 years and no one really said anything negative about the vocals!

Anyhow - thanks for the comments.

[thomasj12e34]

been listening to iron monkey lately

[Nepenthe]

been listening to stfu lately

[Bleekill]

Been liking Thou's Sabbath covers lately

[rasputin]

yeah i enjoyed those as well, was nice to hear sabbath all sludged up

[thomasj12e34]

listening to bongzilla, lots groove on amerijuanican

[Txus]

Ive been listening to some Cathedral lately, so good.

[Bleekill]

yeah i enjoyed those as well, was nice to hear sabbath all sludged up

Yeah, Into the Void has always been one of my favorites and they nailed it.

[Phototropic]

Thinking of going to see Om and Sunn 0))) in London in December

Mainly going for Om but I've heard Sunn are an "interesting" experience

my friend said last time he went they had so many smoke machines on you could literally just see the person next to you, sounds like hell of an atmosphere

[the2stranger]

listening to bongzilla, lots groove on amerijuanican

That's the CD I'm listening to right now, good ****.
:cool:

[thomasj12e34]

so much groove

[Bleekill]

Thinking of going to see Om and Sunn 0))) in London in December

Mainly going for Om but I've heard Sunn are an "interesting" experience

my friend said last time he went they had so many smoke machines on you could literally just see the person next to you, sounds like hell of an atmosphere

Yeah, it's supposed to be insane. I've been dying to see sunn for two years or so. They have played 4 hours away from me once since then and I couldn't make that drive/stay over there because of classes. I would love to see OM also.

[Ventriloquist]

Thinking of going to see Om and Sunn 0))) in London in December

Mainly going for Om but I've heard Sunn are an "interesting" experience

my friend said last time he went they had so many smoke machines on you could literally just see the person next to you, sounds like hell of an atmosphere

When/where is that. I need to go to that.

[FatalEnergy]

so much groove

What album is in your avatar? I've been seeing it a lot lately.

[rasputin]

it's Cursed's second album dude

[Phototropic]

When/where is that. I need to go to that.

14th December, Koko club in london

I don't wanna see Sunn that much as I hear they make your stomach go haywire, but Om, gotta see them, bring on the Cremation Ghat!

[ATM]

Any fans of Zebulon Pike?

[Phototropic]

Any fans of Zebulon Pike?

**** yeah, hell of a band, used to play Shadow of the colossus and chuck Zeb on

Perfect for riding around on a horse for a few hours

[ATM]

Gonna catch them on the 14th and might host them for a live show on the 15th!

[Txus]

Great band. Some of the best riffing in the genre.

[pate]

Austin, what do you think of VOL? Or are you boycotting it because of a lack of Phillipsvox?

[Cocaine]

i still think i like the new guy more than the dude on their last full length

[pate]

i still think i like the new guy more than the dude on their last full length

Guy on last full length = Tom Phillips, band maninman and previous singer.

I like Rain (new guy) a lot, but I think I prefer Tom.

[the2stranger]

I'm listening to Corrupted and yeah, this **** still owns all over town.
Heavy as ****.

np: Paso Inferior, it's amazing how long these songs are and how repetitional (is that even a word? lol), but you never get bored of it.

[RetiredAt21]

Any of you guys ever listened to Su19b?

[the2stranger]

Nope. What are they like?

[RetiredAt21]

Heavy sludge with pv parts sprinkled here and there. Awesome vocals, too.

[the2stranger]

Heavy sludge is awesome.
Any albums you'd recommend?

[RetiredAt21]

The demo and s/t both rule. They also have a split with dot(.)

[the2stranger]

dot(.) is cool too.

I haven't listened to those guys in ages though.
I don't think I have music by them anymore. :-\

[RetiredAt21]

Yeah they're good but pretty weird.

[Txus]

I never got into dot(.) that much tbh

will check out Su19b

[RetiredAt21]

I'm sure you'll like them, you like pv and you like sludge, it's a winning combo.

[imperialblackness]

anybody listen to the new While Heaven Wept yet?

[UpperDecker]

I just discovered Fudge Tunnel. They sound pretty decent so far. Anyone else like this band?

[pate]

anybody listen to the new While Heaven Wept yet?

Yes it's awesome, but less awesome than their older stuff.

[Nostalgia]

i hope tom didn't write their lyrics because damn they went to ****. they really took a step down after sorrow of the angles, but jeez i didn't expect anything this bad.

[rasputin]

I'm sure you'll like them, you like pv and you like sludge, it's a winning combo.

i checked them out a few months ago after you told me about them, wasnt as good as i was expecting but was still good

[RetiredAt21]

Perhaps you should listen again!

[pate]

i hope tom didn't write their lyrics because damn they went to ****. they really took a step down after sorrow of the angles, but jeez i didn't expect anything this bad.

So ignore the lyrics and focus on the music.

[Nostalgia]

yeah but its power metal

[pate]

So what. It's good.

[Txus]

There's no such thing as good power metal.

[Nostalgia]

yeah lol

[rasputin]

123 except for nightfall in middle earth but that's it

[RetiredAt21]

There's no such thing as good power metal.

I used to get so much **** for saying that.

[Nostalgia]

123 except for nightfall in middle earth but that's it

actually agreed

[rasputin]

epic album

[Ventriloquist]

123 except for nightfall in middle earth but that's it

456

[Txus]

never got into blind guardian tbh

[rasputin]

have you heard nightfall? there really isn't anything about it that can be disliked about it

[Nostalgia]

yeah nightfall has the best chorus ever

[rasputin]

i meant the whole album but yeah that song rules

[Txus]

i dont remember but i dont think i did, i do remember listening to somewhere far beyond and really disliking it.

[rasputin]

give nightfall in middle earth a listen man, you won't regret it

[Txus]

k, only because i trust you <3

[Ventriloquist]

Niiiightfaaaalll, silently crept in and changed us all....

The first thing I'm doing tomorrow is listening to that album, been ages.

[Txus]

Guys, this is the DOOOOOOOM thread

*DOOOM

[rasputin]

the chorus came in just as i read your comment

[Ventriloquist]

http://www.file-extensions.org/imgs/app-picture/2227/doom.jpg

/runaway

the chorus came in just as i read your comment

haha, sweet

[Carl Sagan]

gonna shoot fireballs outta my mouth

[Txus]

http://i37.tinypic.com/w9jhc8.jpg

[ATM]

Shrinebuilder tomorrow!

[Nostalgia]

god dammit, new WHW is so cheesy it captivates no emotion but lol

[pate]

Stop taking yourself so seriously. The music is good, and it's hardly power metal.

If anything, it's like the first three Fates Warning albums. Those albums rule, as does this one.

[Carl Sagan]

while heaven wept were never cheesy before

[pate]

That too.

[Dimmu Burger]

Rockin Esoteric's Metamorphogenesis for the first time. Decent stuff!

[Nostalgia]

Stop taking yourself so seriously. The music is good, and it's hardly power metal.

It's not really good though. It's not doom whatsoever, and that's what I liked about WHW. If you were a fan of OEF then yeah you'd probably like it, but that album is where their sound totally changed. My point is, you can compare this album to probably 50 power metal albums, but you couldn't compare any early material to any other band.

while heaven wept were never cheesy before

not talking about their last album obviously

[Angmar]

I like OEF

[Cocaine]

OEF isn't doom at all either so it's not like this is a change. Faulting it because it doesn't sound like something they recorded, what, almost a decade ago?

[Nostalgia]

They've only released one album since this, so it'd be the same scenario if it was 20 years ago. I take WHW's music seriously (I know it's lol on this forum if an album emotionally captivates anyone) but their new album doesn't do anything for me. I know he's saying the "music is good" but I look for something more than just how it sounds. Like I said, I bet there's 50 albums that you can compare their sound too, thus rendering it pretty damn forgettable.

This is partly due to Tom leaving. Rain Irving didn't even write the lyrics, so him singing about all Tom's experiences/events seems stupid.

[Nepenthe]

emotional captivation hahaha

[Nostalgia]

yeah see

[pate]

They've only released one album since this, so it'd be the same scenario if it was 20 years ago. I take WHW's music seriously (I know it's lol on this forum if an album emotionally captivates anyone) but their new album doesn't do anything for me. I know he's saying the "music is good" but I look for something more than just how it sounds. Like I said, I bet there's 50 albums that you can compare their sound too, thus rendering it pretty damn forgettable.

This is partly due to Tom leaving. Rain Irving didn't even write the lyrics, so him singing about all Tom's experiences/events seems stupid.

Pretentious much?

[RetiredAt21]

emotional captivation hahaha

Gettin' deep and drinkin' wine coolers.

I kid, Austin I <3 u.

[Nostalgia]

Pretentious much?

How is that being pretentious?

[Niflheim II]

nothing wrong with being pretentious, im pretentious as **** though its cuz i know im right 100% of the time