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Last Active 04-29-19 5:50 am Joined 07-14-14
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| 10 Years of Sput
10 Years ago I was miserable in the Navy and six months from becoming a father. What a different life than the one I have now. I didn't expect I'd stick around long, so I used my starcraft username and started rating albums. Well, here we are. Also I still don't understand how one makes a name change here lol.
I always considered myself a music "seeker". Even as a kid in rural MO, walking up to the clerk at the CD store to ask which bands sounded like X-band or trying to hunt down metal magazines and memorize as many names as I could because we couldn't afford a subscription and they certainly didn't carry them in my little town. Most music lovers let it come to them, but not us seekers. We go get it. The chase is different these days, but when I was younger, reading blurbs in magazines or listening to thirty second clips at the store, it was always a leap of faith to pull the trigger on an album, because I was stuck with it for months whether I liked it or not. I really miss that. And when I hit a good one (Pulse Ultra, folks) it was always that much more rewarding.
This site is how I seek music now. I can't stand generated "sounds-like" playlists. I don't want AI telling me what I might like.
These are the ten most notable albums I discovered as a direct result of being 'active' on this site. 1 is one, but otherwise no particular order. And here's me saying the same shit I've been saying for ten years. | 1 | | Crimson Glory Transcendence
I've long felt that nothing will ever hit me like classic-era Queensryche ever again. How could it? I'd know about it by now. Fates doesn't do it, Helloween doesn't do it, dream theater doesn't do it. I was resigned to it and it was fine. Never realized CR was an 80's band, honestly thought it was just some fledgling old-guy rock band that Todd was in. Didn't know about Midnight. Didn't know any of it. | 2 | | Night Verses From the Gallery of Sleep
Hits fuckin hard no matter how many times I hear it. Falls off after the front five a bit, but was my AOTY and is still in regular rotation. | 3 | | Cradle of Filth Hammer of the Witches
There's an off-chance I give this some attention without sput recs, but I noticed how highly regarded Dusk / Cruelty / Midian are so I decided, even not particularly enjoying Right Wing of the Garden Triptych, to give it a shot. From the intro leads of Yours, Immortally I knew they had their hooks in me.
This album is a fucking force itself, particularly Deflowering the Maidenhead / Displeasuring the Goddess, but digging into their catalog led me to Cruelty and I knew I found my shit. The haunting, punishing atmosphere of that album is just unmatched. I was in awe. They ultimately skyrocketed to being one of my three or four favorite current bands with the release of Cryptoriana. | 4 | | Slugdge Esoteric Malacology
I still lack the words to describe this. | 5 | | Strapping Young Lad Alien
Never been the biggest Devy fan. I saw them live in the early 00's but I wasn't ready. Shit I might still not be ready. Kicks all kinds of ass. | 6 | | Amorphis Under the Red Cloud
I really, really don't dig Viking metal. IDK if this is supposed to be that, but there's just enough to not piss me off here. The production is fantastic to my ears and I endlessly hum these songs to this day. | 7 | | Alcest Kodama
Sheer majesty. My 2008 post-metal-obsessed self would consider this a wet dream, pure perfection front-to-back. | 8 | | Monuments (UK) The Amanuensis
I need hooks in my djent. That's when it's the best. Baretto hooks best. | 9 | | Katatonia The Great Cold Distance
It sounds stupid but I've always kind of "saved" a few bands and albums over the years, ones that have been highly regarded or cherished amongst those in the know. Saved them for a rainy day, so to speak, when I'm in a lull and need a heavy hitter. Katatonia is one of those bands. I don't know what triggered the jump, but I fuckin' adore this album and considering how I feel about Brave Murder Day there's a great chance this band becomes one of my most-listened. | 10 | | Persefone Aathma
IDK how this band is unknown as they are, considering the insane quality of this album, but I am sure happy I came across this. | |
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07.15.24 | Fuck yesssss I love Cradle love!!!! | pizzamachine
07.15.24 | Alotta yearz | 0GuyMan0
07.15.24 | Cradle are fiercely misunderstood. | Mort.
07.15.24 | thank you for being part of sputnik
and cool taste keep on rockin brother | zakalwe
07.15.24 | ‘Cradle are fiercely misunderstood’
I think this as well. The outrage and ridiculousness to the point of parody takes away from the fact they have some amazing tunes, unbelievable riffs and continue to churn out quality albums. | Storm In A Teacup
07.15.24 | Happy 10 years friend | Emim
07.15.24 | Man, you're a pretty cool guy, GuyMan | Egarran
07.15.24 | Very sympathetic list. | Ladron93
07.16.24 | I really like Katatonia's The Great Cold Distance. | chemicalmarriage
07.16.24 | 4 was the work commute cd for a minute
Heres to 10 more 🍻 | evilford
07.16.24 | Congrats and yeah pulse ultra rules | Demon of the Fall
07.16.24 | happy anniversary!
3 got me into Cradle too. 4 rules.
10 is true, but Core is their masterpiece. I feel like they fell off after Shin-Ken (think this is maybe just a case of SM/Aathama being less my thing tho) | evilford
07.16.24 | Also 0guyman0 is one of the most underappreciated users on this site imo | Egarran
07.16.24 | Hear hear, we hereby declare him winner of March Madness. | osmark86
07.16.24 | Hear, hear indeed. Also Pulse Ultra rule! | Dedes
07.16.24 | @evilford
Most underrated username as well
It resonates pure unadulterated broship
Also fucking BLESS that Night Verses album is my favorite discovery of the last like 2 years lmao
| 0GuyMan0
07.17.24 | Thanks for the kind words everyone.
And yes, Pulse ultra fucking rules. If I can get one person a year to give them a shot, I feel good. That album's existence sort of embodies my entire musical ethos. That there's something out there that good that was immediately forgotten proves that there's probably a lot more just like it. I just have to keep looking :) | robertsona
07.17.24 | wow I've been on this site over 15 years thats crazy! congrats to you | 0GuyMan0
07.24.24 | Akhlys should have been on this. Might have to replace Persefone. |
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