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| December 2017 resumé
YEAR END LIST 13/14. I can't quite decide, whether this is one of the weakest or one of the most average months this year, either way, it isn't all that strong. | | 20 |  | The Dear Hunter
All Is As All Should Be
Amidst all of that underwhelming music this month and the month before, man, I didn't even know just how much I needed some good old Dear Hunter in my life. Thank you for being there for me, you pretentious, bloated silliness, you. 7/10
Blame Paradise, All Is As All Should Be | | 19 |  | Luup
Canticles Of The Holy Scythe
"No metal for you!"
6/10 | | 18 |  | Nocturnal Graves
Satan's Cross
[THIS IS A REISSUE, AS IT TURNS OUT]
Man, this is some good old-school Black Metal in modern production's clothing. I just wish it wasn't so tiring by the end. Nevertheless, it is one hell of a ride through nostalgia. 7/10
Rotten Cremation, Nocturnal Maniac, Satan's Cross | | 17 |  | The Clearing Path
Watershed Between Firmament And The Realm of Hyper
I take back my words about Nocturnal Graves. THIS is tiring. Tiring as fuck. 6/10 | | 16 |  | Jess And The Ancient Ones
The Horse and Other Weird Tales
Relatively wild, instrumentally adventurous and melodically dizzying, but lyrically slightly confusing. See, I can't quite figure out where those "Weird Tales" are. Almost none of the songs seem to actually tell any tales, as much as they just vaguely reference... something. There might be tales behind it, but the lyrics sure don't let it show. Well, at least you have the aforementioned adventurous instrumentals to keep you entertained. 6/10
Your Exploding Heads, Return to Hallucinate, (Here Comes) The Rainbow Mouth | | 15 |  | Red Vox
Another Light
Watch and learn, King Gizzard, this is how you make mild, mellow Psych Rock and still have a punch. Red Vox came out of nowhere into my life, while I was randomly browsing Sputnik and clicked on them. And because their cover art was intriguing enough and their tag said "psychedelic, alternative rock, indie rock", I checked them out. And I do not regret it in the slightest. Another Light is a damn vibrant Psych-Rock album that just keeps on giving. It is melodically impeccable and instrumentally playful. One of my favourite sleeper hits this year, hands down. 8/10
Settle for Less, Memories Lie, Tell Me, Memento Mori, From the Stars, Rub Your Eyes, Reno, Burn a Picture | | 14 |  | Tongues
Hreilia
Fucking brutal Black/Death Metal that just keeps on giving. Then again, it has the very same problem most other Metal albums of this sort have. That is, it just doesn't know how not to be exhausting. And it is oh so exhausting. Still fun though. 7/10
Perennial Waves, ...And The Ever Watchful Clouds | | 13 |  | Cleric
Retrocausal
Jeeeeeeeeeeesus Chriiiiiist! This was one disorganised mess, man. I don't know how great an idea it seemed to the band to play a Metal record as if it were Jazz, but upon release we only have that, the idea. The album itself is rather a dizzying, excruciating obscurity that has virtually no songwriting and feels more like a drunken man's rambling on what Metal music is, than actually purposefully created music. It's weird in the worst way possible. I'd say avoid this overlong wankery, but I feel like you need to experience it for yourselves to truly understand the sheer strangeness of it all. 5/10 | | 12 |  | Lorem Ipsum
Que restera t-il ?
What a strange idea of mixing Screamo with symphonic music? But the strangest part is that it actually kind of works. Not that I think it's a great album, but it does have its own charm to it. I certainly don't have much will to go back to it, but I also don't think that there is much that is flawed here. I mean, check it out for yourselves and decide. 7/10
Chapitre I - De l'eau sous les ongles, Chapitre III - Les reflets de nos ombres, Chapitre VI - Que restera t-il? | | 11 |  | Asking Alexandria
Asking Alexandria
Well, this is unexpected, there is an Asking Alexandria album I don't hate? How is that even possible? Sure, the electronised production is annoying and the songwriting is forgettable, but I still didn't mind listening to it. The world is upside down. This year is crazy! 6/10 | | 10 |  | sans visage
moments
Decent Screamo Hardcore from Japan, but not exactly one that has either the staying value or even the listening-to-it-all-in-one-sitting value. 6/10 | | 9 |  | Total Control
Laughing At The System
An encyclopedia of any Post-Punk style those endless, imagination lacking revival bands could at least try to imitate, but don't. Thank you, Total Control for at least trying to make them a thing again. 7/10
Laughing at the System 1, Future Creme, Vanity, Her Majesty Budgie, Laughing at the System 2 | | 8 |  | The Oh Hellos
Notos
Is it wrong to compare these guys to Of Monsters and Men? Or is it more accurate the other way around? It's just that blend of softness and sudden overwhelming, chanting, instrumentally bloated Folk absurdity, it all simply reminds me of the ol' OMaM, y'know. 7/10
On the Mountain Tall, New River | | 7 |  | Thaw
Grains
How does one have so much going for them and yet consistantly fail to deliver absolutely anything remotely interesting? This is a miracle of lack of imagination. 5/10 | | 6 |  | Icarus the Owl
Rearm Circuits
How bad is it that this is my first Icarus the Owl album? I mean I didn't hate it, in fact it was quite enjoyable, but I feel like I am listening to something only fans would truly appreciate. I'm sorry, I think I'm just missing something or is the rest of their discography just like this, the sappy, over-the-top and with silly lyrics? 6/10
Failed Transmissions, Do Not Resuscitate | | 5 |  | Morbid Angel
Kingdoms Disdained
Morbid Angel return to much dispute of many and a great enjoyment of mine. I really did like this record. I really did. It isn't a pinnacle of MA's career and it is far from being outstanding. In fact, I don't think I am able to point out a highlight. But I am able to pop it up and have a blast all throughout again. 7/10 | | 4 |  | Glassjaw
Material Control
Being a profound Glassjaw hater since their very birth, the utter unlistenability of this album came as no surprise to me. With an atrocious production that made everything sound flat and disjointed and songwriting with about as much personality as a smashed potato, this is without a doubt a terrible release. However, I cannot say I hate it as much as their previous two atrocities. It is godawfully boring and its sound is headache inducing, but it is not as obnoxious or exhausting as the band's past work. So for that, have yourselves a nudge above with 5/10 | | 3 |  | New Today
Suicidal
Quite a standard Post-Punk as derivative as it is humanly possible, but not without its spark here and there. 6/10
Get High, Grin It Bear It, Joy | | 2 |  | King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard
Gumboot Soup
And here comes the reason I didn't post this earlier. I looked sceptically upon the band's decision to release 5 records in one year and my fears have been partially fulfilled, as albums like Murder of the Universe and Sketches of Brunswick East are by far some of their weakest, while the better parts of the series, Flying Mictrotonal Banana, barely scratch the surface of the band's best. But towards the end it started to pick up. Polygondwanaland was a surprisingly delightful prog-inspired ride and now this album is one of the band's most mellow and poppy. In a way, I might prefer its lighthearted breeziness over the other outputs in this 5 album series, but on the other, the album lacks that special punch that made the band so outstanding before. So yes, the album does satisfy with its mild attitude, patient songwriting and tender instrumentation, but it could stand to have a more memorable sound and a slightly more mind-bending instrumetnation, as its singles had. | | 1 | | King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard
Gumboot Soup
And at the end of the day, after multiple spins, I still cannot recall more than half of the songs, no matter how hard I try. This one is just atmosphere and vibe over substance, it would seem. 7/10
Beginner's Luck, Greenhouse Heat Death, Barefoot Desert, All Is Known | |
Papa Universe
12.30.17 | don't judge me the way I judged these records | Sniff
12.30.17 | 5/10 | Papa Universe
12.30.17 | fair enough | BlazinBlitzer
12.30.17 | Yea, I was really shocked by how solid Red Vox's new record was considering it's a gaming Youtuber's project. Who would've known... | Papa Universe
12.30.17 | it's a what now? | ramon.
12.30.17 | 8 stings | TheSpaceMan
12.30.17 | (The) December (Sound) 2017 resumé | Papa Universe
12.30.17 | what have they been up to lately anyway | TheSpaceMan
12.30.17 | Hopefully working on a new album, they lost a few members before the two recentish EPs which is sad | TheSpaceMan
12.30.17 | I also love your hate for glassjaw. I admire any form of passion | BlazinBlitzer
12.30.17 | Red Vox is led by the same guy behind the gaming channel Vinesauce. | Papa Universe
12.30.17 | more power to the let's-plays then, i s'pose
can't wait for Markiplier's slam-death-grindcore album | Saros
12.31.17 | Yeah, I'm really glad to see Red Vox getting a positive reception around here. I feel they really knocked it out of the park with their new album, and it's nice seeing so many people think so as well. | BlazinBlitzer
12.31.17 | Also can't wait for PewDiePie's Swedish black metal album. |
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