Hyperbore: (un)fashionably Late.

Curse. 01.25.09	^what he said. No Hail Of Bullets... in the War Metal section?
jingledeath 01.25.09	hey, dude who rates a lot of awesome albums with 2.5s, nice list. from what I've listened to here, 5 and 15 are awesome, 16 is great and 3 has it's moments.
Hyperbore 01.25.09	I've never heard Hail of Bullets, although from what I understand they're fairly straightforward death metal. Out of this list I'd primarily recommend the releases by Hammemit, Autechre, Thieves and Liars, and Weapon, as their popularity here isn't even close to being on par with their quality. As for my low ratings, they're based on whatever artistic value I can perceive in the albums. I can still enjoy an album that I don't find artistically significant, just as I can enjoy Jack in the Box's meaty breakfast burritos even though they're nutritionally horrible. A 2.5 rating can indicate an album that is fun, but not something I'll be listening to over a year from now.
VapidAbortionist 01.25.09	your rating scale is great man don't let these boobfaces drag you down
Zoo 01.25.09	I noticed you have an extensive interest in the great composers of symphonic/orchestral music. I tend to wonder if your overall dissatisfaction with symphonic metal has something to do with the possibility that you might be comparing the two? Props on looking into Terra Impressionum and Lacus Somniorum. Even if you them both a 2.5, I appreciate you giving them a shot at least. Also, other albums from '08 you might want to look into based on what's here: For 5: Darkflight - Perfectly Calm. Beautifully majestic and classy death/doom interlaced with piano and hints of black metal. For 11: Monolith - Eclipse. Superb post metal. This Monolith is from Philladelphia, PA, not to be confused with the many other Monoliths out there. Overall, an interesting list although out of order, in my opinion.
Hyperbore 01.26.09	Oh, it's not in order of quality. I forgot to mention that - it's in alphabetical order of the genres listed. Ranked by quality, it would be: Skepticism Averse Sefira Autechre Hellhammer The Flashbulb Weapon With the rest being second-tier, except perhaps for Helstar's album. You could say my dissatisfaction from symphonic metal stems from that, but it would be a bit inaccurate - I compare everything I hear to the best. If it doesn't stand up to the best, it doesn't get the same score as the best. This applies to music regardless of what genre it's in - I don't care about how it sounds, just how it's composed. This is why I find a lot more worth praising in something like Gorguts than I do in something like Les Fragments de la Nuit - the latter "sounds" more like the greats to a non-judgmental ear simply because of the similar instrumentation, but the former actually is a lot closer to Brahms and Mozart in the complexity of its composition(Les Fragments is extremely simplistic one-dimensional stuff that sounds like it came from a film soundtrack - bloviated and straightforward). I intend to listen to Lacus Somniorum a few more times, it has potential for being a 3 to me. Like I noted, however, be sure to listen to Hammemit - it's one of the few pieces of music that has managed to really give me a sense of dread. I gave Terra Impressionum a 2.5 because it really does seem average to me - i.e., it certainly isn't bad; but it's nothing special, either.
silentpotatofan 08.06.12	so sweet
ProfessorVeerappan 09.16.12	16 and 8 are mad albums
evilford 09.16.12	Thanks cone