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User
Reviews 85
Approval 95%
Soundoffs 146
News Articles 7
Band Edits + Tags 29
Album Edits 106
Album Ratings 2664
Objectivity 83%
Last Active 07-05-12 9:20 pm
Joined 12-08-05
Review Comments 20,510
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 | Inveigh Same dude, same. Work, wife, kids, but I still find time to listen to metal, even if I'm rarely on here. Glad to hear you're well brother!
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 | Hawks Ily!!!! So glad some of my original bros are still around almost 2 decades later. :]
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 | Spec Back at you! Hope we cross paths more often. It feels like im always here again.
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| Spec Mmm I dont think so. I dont think that we have ever interacted though haha.
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| Spec Not really, im being annoying but hes in on it.
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 | ShadowRemains oreamnos is good indeed, although i do wish the instrumentals were a bit more inventive... bit of a unique flair with the curator/portal-esque vocals on top of the boss pedal though
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| ShadowRemains i don't think saying "gorguts should not make new music" is a reasonable take though, let luc lemay cook... even if colored sands was a miss in your eyes, his track record is more than enough to give him a chance
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| Hawks Hell yeah bro! Brings the filth ahrd. M///
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| Hawks Damn a 4.5 I actually just saved that album to my Bandcamp the other day lol. Gonna jam now!
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| Hawks It's really good stuff bro! Not one of my favs of theirs but still solid as hell.
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 | Hyperion1001 its this: https://youtu.be/zdaRzxP4NuY?si=4YdsRTgNeKxVrTNxbut keep in mind im also just being an ass lmao. i just cannot stand jazz fusion riffs in my death metal.
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| Hyperion1001 my boys dont miss. the most accomplished record theyve released yet. i feel like the finally fully realized what they were trying to do since ecdysis.
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 | ToSmokMuzyki pfft any government that forces businesses to close unless you follow their ever changing rules and locks your bank accounts when you complain is surely for the people
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 | pizzamachine Idk about political parties, but Trudeau could clearly be doing better
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| pizzamachine Personally I hate the state of Canada currently. I don?t like being controlled by the government (which we are), and currency needs to be rethought. The whole thing about working your ass off until you die is also ****ed.
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| pizzamachine Haha. I live in the Fraser Valley, the gas prices keep getting worse
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 | evilford I actually haven't heard it yet. Wanted to revisit post self prior to checking it and that proved quite rewarding
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| evilford Yeah I mean I basically 5d their discog cuz they're probably my favorite band lol
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 | Relinquished Dude yea, it hit like a sledgehammer to the heart hearing that. He was so active and contributing so much by the end here. People definitely had good memories of him even still. We?d remind each other of PtC sometimes. Glad to see you still kickin too man.
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 | Flugmorph I'm gonna come for your woke points uuuooooh
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| evilford Ha thanks man yeah it's good to see you around again. That based wiz comment was a long time ago lol
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| pizzamachine Man people suck, they?d rather bicker/bully and stay mad than accept that people think different than them.
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| pizzamachine The site is pretty toxic right now it?s embarrassing, everyone wants to be the tough guy or the person who has the final say on objectivity.
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| pizzamachine My heart skipped a beat when I saw a Wizard comment. Is that normal?
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 | FR33L0RD I will die in this world listening to metal [2], same hell yeah.
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| FR33L0RD Hi wizard, i drop here just to say hello to an other old time sputnik user. Back then in 2006, i was totally new to extreme music, except mainstream thrash metal, heavy, hard rock in general. So, story short, you and others like Hawsk, combustion, were knowledgeable reference for me. Thank you for your dedication. Indeed, metal rule. Im 56 years old, more older than the average user, young heart maybe. Cya around, old sput comrades \\m/
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 | DarkNoctus gosh, thank you so much!! venezuela huh? what's inspiring the move? stay safe buddy!
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| Hawks Crazy looking back I was only 15 when I joined. This time next year I'll be 30 lol.
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| Hawks Yeah us old timers are actually in the minority nowadays but you know that's not stopping me lol. Yeah I got married and bought a house so I'm really only around a quarter of the time I used to be but I will always love this site. Love you bro.
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| Hawks Right back at you brother!! I miss the good ole days but I'm happy you're still around too. :]
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| DarkNoctus hey man, i released a new ethereal shroud track, you might enjoy: https://etherealshroud.bandcamp.com/album/lanterns
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| DarkNoctus dude it's ****ing incredible, everyone else can suck it
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 | Likewise with you and yours my friend, warms me up to see you pop up still. And yea we got kids around these parts but I can?t be fxxked to rile them up like I used to. I still get my kicks making fun of my friends lol.
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 | Orb saw no one had this added here... a Winterfylleth live album. Absolutely perfect.https://winterfylleth.bandcamp.com/album/the-siege-of-mercia
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| Orb Hope you've been well bro!! m/
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 | GamamJ Guess I am just blind then :D
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| GamamJ Is that a new avi I'm seeing???
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 | Crysis That actually wasn't bad, some of the riffs sucked but for the most part it was good. I can't even begin to describe how much better the clean vocals are than I remember - is that drummer/vocalist new or did he just get lessons?
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| Crysis I will check it but at this point I hate that band so much that I think I'm biased against them hahahah
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 | zaruyache I've never been big on his lofi bm production style. If i get morbid angel riffs I want their lower end to blow out my eardrums.
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 | Inoculaeted I have listened to that Gorguts album before, but I've really only come to embrace that dissonant brand of DM recently. See my Obscura review/reaction. I absolutely need to re listen to From Wisdom to Hate now though. Thanks for the rec!
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| evilford Oh nice cool I'll check it out thanks
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| GamamJ Well, that does sound like something an old grumpy man would say ;) hahah
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| GamamJ Well.... Let's hope not hahah. How old are you?
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| GamamJ I will listen to almost anything. I certainly have my preferences, but sometimes I find stuff I like or even love within genre-tags I thought I wouldn?t. Examples are early Blind Guardian (not a Power Metal fan) and Symphony X who are tagged power metal, but really aren?t.
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| GamamJ What a nice way of putting it hahah. Thanks I guess!
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| GamamJ I thought the new one was fantastic.... Neoclassical leads and progginess added to good Melo-death.
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| GamamJ Wowowow, is that a 2 on the new Dahlia? WHAT? Why?
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| GamamJ Yeah, I can see that hahahah. Just hope this corona garbo is over soon though I don?t see it being....
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| GamamJ Wait, I?m a potato, meant jingledeath! Hahahah. But yeah, I?ve noticed that resident-legends like Shadows, Kyle (mostly) etc. are basically dead.
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| GamamJ Hey, I saw your comments on Deathjingle?s page. Is this site really dying? Just joined a few months ago.
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 | CaptainDooRight hi bro how are you?? can i share my new trvth album with you? https://trvth.bandcamp.com/album/inordinate-and-surpassing
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 | Pon Nice to see you're still kickin bro
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| Hawks No worries bro. Things could be better but staying positive. Glad to hear from you!!
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| Hawks Hope all is well with you my brother. :]
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 | Voivod Hi man, from what I can recall, you like stuff like Helmet, so this band should probably look appealing to you as well. Great drumming too - http://stereoanimal.bandcamp.com/album/problema
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 | platnum Hey, are you a neckbeard by chance?
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 | veninblazer Yes, it's true. Some people here just don't take kindly to that term.
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| Voivod If you have time, go through my 2018 year end lists, there's a lot of good (at least) grindcore I've spotted.
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| Voivod Better late than never man, happy new year!
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| veninblazer inb4 a bunch of people start calling you out for saying "SJW" in your soundoff
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| Voivod Hi man, I hope all is well. You'll love this grindcore gem - https://sufferingquota.bandcamp.com/album/life-in-disgust
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 | TheSpirit check out the burial invocation album from this year ya geezer
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| zaruyache a friend and I were actually jamming Marsh Dweller's first album recently by accident ha. I'm sure they'll be glad to know there's a new one out and I'll def check it too thx.
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 | Papa Universe https://giphy.com/gifs/thumbs-up-oBPOP48aQpIxq/fullscreen
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| Papa Universe hey well, if we don't get challenged on our opinions every now and then, we only grow weak. so thank you.
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| Voivod "Mountainous" black metal from France (you'll love the drumming!!) - https://hyrgal.bandcamp.com/album/serpentine
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| Orb Yeah Diocletian is lame sauce but luckily it sounds like nothing of the sort!
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| Orb Wiz my man, you best be getting on that new Vassafor album!
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| Hawks Nice rating for that Slow album brother. m/
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| zaruyache no production's bad, but the structuring is also wonky and weirdly routine for wittr.
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| Orb i think you'll really dig this! https://musicalexcrements.bandcamp.com/album/v-oceans
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| zaruyache I like the trems :3 I just hate the production bc it ruins it.
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| Orb Im back on sputnik after a long hiatus. I remember your reviews and ratings showing me what is now much of my favourite metal. Good to see your still here!
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 | Jots ah. i was planning on it but nothing's really coming to paper
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| Jots think you'll review new subrosa?
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| Crysis band is a love/hate relationship for me, very frustrating
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 | ftinside Oh cmon wiz we're all adults here
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| Crysis Just sort of lost the passion for writing unfortunately. I'm still around but I haven't really felt like writing for a long time.
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| ftinside Also yesss on inverloch dude. Btw don't staind mudshovel era rule?!?!
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| Pon Nice to see you digging the new Inverloch so hard, what's been up?
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| Jots you check new Ritual Chamber?
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| Inveigh well, i pre-ordered Slow Forever and it came with a download of Beast Whip and Final Will -- both rule incredibly hard. can't wait for the full album to get here.
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| Inveigh nice, i'll try to find the new Cobalt but if I can find a pre-order i'll probably just do that. i f*cking love the new Inverloch. i'll check out that other one as well, appreciate the recs man m/
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| Inveigh sup Wiz?! always come to your profile looking for metal albums to check. anything from late 2015 or 2016 worth looking into?
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| Crysis haven't listened to krallice in years haha but what i have heard of theirs sucks, sorry to hear you'll be leaving us but family is worth your time more than this s*** hole haha
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 | TheBrutalMaster Hey man, if you have time, you could write a review for my band's latest album! http://www.sputnikmusic.com/soundoff.php?albumid=210894
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| DarkNoctus oooh, definitely interested to see that!
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| Voivod lofi, raw and riff-laden black metal from the States, enjoy like whenever - http://orgyofcarrion.bandcamp.com/album/everlasting-blood-of-night
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| Voivod Your return would be really great! The site needs all the spot on writing it can get.
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| Voivod Having said that, I admit that it will be very difficult to be on Sputnik, when I do.
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| Voivod I don't have a family yet, but I'll change that fairly soon ;)
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| Voivod Good to know you're on top of things man, I try to do the same.
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 | Space Jester No problem dude! I've always hated seeing pointless hostility and negativity and this site seems to run on it a lot of the time. I try to avoid negative interactions with people but when they inevitably happen, I want to try to turn it around into something positive. Without seeming like a pushover of course haha.
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| Voivod Long time no hear man, I hope you are well; here's some legit black n' roll from Italy - http://artofpropaganda.bandcamp.com/album/blow-with-the-devil
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| zaruyache trolling pfff I wrote the article :3
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 | SachikoM Not a problem. It's what I do. :3
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| SachikoM I'm livingthrowaway/nimb49. The guy who recced you all the PE albums to check.
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| zaruyache I'd been trying to write something up for that, but kept getting discouraged bc I don't know enough about skramz and post-hardcore to describe it well enough :/ it is really good tho.
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| zaruyache check the new Dispirit demo bc it rules.
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| Pon I'm pretty sure I got it from Soulseek, not aware of any blogs that have it
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| Jots aww yeah that promo copy. this cruciamentum album is rad af
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| TheSpirit I'll definitely check it out, I've always like Cruciamentum quite a bit
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 | emester Profound Lore hooked you up with a promo of Charnel Passages? Nice. Really looking forward to hearing it on the 4th.
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| TheSpirit Oh nice. What do you think of them? Both are personally two of my favorite groups associated with The Black Twilight Circle.
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| TheSpirit If you haven't already, listen to Odz Manouk and Tukaaria
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 | FLCL Man I love your true carnage review hahahaha that is such an unbelievably bad album
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| TheSpirit What did you think of the Volahn album
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 | LivingThrowaway Thanks. Hopefully you can find some good stuff amongst it all. Have fun with it...
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| LivingThrowaway Just check my lists... They should have plenty for you to check out.
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| Voivod Greek black metal with exceptional drumming - http://drakkar-productions-official.bandcamp.com/album/nadiwrath-circle-of-pest
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| Voivod Old school death metal gem from Spain - http://xtreemmusic.bandcamp.com/album/horrifying-nightmares
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| Voivod from the same band, released a day earlier - http://khostband.bandcamp.com/album/copper-lock-hell
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| Voivod industrial/drone/doom from the UK that's right up your alley - http://khostband.bandcamp.com/album/corrosive-shroud
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| Voivod Don't mentiont it. Haven you heard it?
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| Voivod punk/doom metal soaked in noise from Copenhagen, Denmark, I think you will like it - https://smokeddproductions.bandcamp.com/album/raw-howls
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 | Willie I just didn't think it was that good. Maybe I liked the first one more because the novelty hadn't worn off or maybe it's just because it's very similar to 'The Moon Lit Our Path' by Tempel and they do it much better.
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 | Graveyard I'm also waiting patiently for a review of my recent album The Structure of Hidden Fire.
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| Graveyard Thanks man! I appreciate the kind words. I probably won't release my fourth VQ album until next year. I have something else planned at the moment
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| Jots hey dude, appreciate the kind words. was tricky to review but I'm glad it got the Wiz stamp of approval
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| TheSpirit Do you think I would like the newest Prurient album?
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| Voivod Hi man, check like whenever this black metal band from Austria, lo-fi melodic black metal - http://nahtrunar.bandcamp.com/releases
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| LivingThrowaway Heard a couple of tracks, wasn't blown away.... People seem to be giving it the royal treatment though, so I might look into getting it.
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| LivingThrowaway I'm happy to admit he has put out some quality stuff (history of aids, through the window), but for such an inconsistent output, he manages to get otherworldly levels of praise. Good on him though, I've seen much worse garner greater acclaim....
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| LivingThrowaway Sorry for slow response. My opinion of prurient is, to sum it up, that Fernow by no means creates bad music, however, within the circles of music that he resides in (power electronics, industrial, etc.) he is seen as essential by many, whereas most of his music, although great at entry level, is by no means essential for the genres, hence I see him as wildly overrated. This is especially so considering he garners much critical acclaim for his work, when most of it is barely above average.
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| DarkNoctus it totally is!! absolutely in love with it, have been since i first heard it
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| Jots yeah PL has been on fire lately. and yeah dude I'll def review it, it'll be tricky but it's doable
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| Jots they ended up sending me the promo :] this is pretty great. i see what you said about the power electronic earlier influences blended with a 80s techno vibes of more recent material. i like the contrasts
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 | lalchimiste just heard a single from this, but I think you could dig this : https://crowhurst.bandcamp.com/album/crowhurst
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| DarkNoctus they are ridiculously underrated! and yeah, i was thinking of lowering my rating but i'll give it a couple more spins before i do
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| Jots oh nice, so how is the album? based on the couple tracks streaming I think I'll vibe hard with it
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| Jots ohh lucky, i messaged PL the other day for a promo for reviewing purposes but didn't get a response haha, ah well
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| Jots sup Wiz, where'd you cop that Prurient album from if you don't mind my asking? i'm not seeing it in my usual sources
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| Crysis it's not a 1 by any stretch but it's their worst album
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 | Spag Neither am I lol. But hell I do dig that album. Rainer Landfermann from Bethlehem plays bass on the album (my favorite part) and he is insane.
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| Spag Hey you, YEAH YOU! Check Pavor's "Furioso" and try telling me that it's not the best death metal album ever.(Spoiler: It can't be done!)
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| zaruyache that'd actually be pretty sweet. I don't use my gmail much so I save all the response emails from bands/labels I get bc they make me feel special :-]
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| zaruyache so when you get that new Bosse promo bc I know you will bc ur a dirty fker, please tell if is gud or not kthx
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| zaruyache New song for the old man. http://noisey.vice.com/blog/bosse-de-nage-stream-excerpt
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 | Lord(e)Po)))ts oh damn i didnt know they had a new one, thanks for that. I liked their last album (altho admittedly i thought the remix disc was superior to the actual album itself).
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| Voivod Yeah, the album is a bit repetitive as well, but it's still an industrial attraction (sic).
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| Crysis I heard it, thought it was good but didn't love it as much as you did haha. New Leviathan is the best thing he's done in forever.
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| Voivod Hi man, long time no hear, this is Godfless-like industrial from Sweden, let me know what you think of it like whenever - http://unjustlylabeled.bandcamp.com/album/beholder
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| Pon hey man I know you like noise so check this out if you haven't already http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/66277/Kazumoto-Endo-While-You-Were-Out/ also I hope everything's going well with the fam
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| DarkNoctus the one i found is just a transcode of the stream... when i find a better rip, i'll let you know
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 | osmark86 ello mate. long time not much activity for me. any new stuff I shouldn't ignore completely? if so, please do share.
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 | cvlts excellent. been trying to up my bm collection is year.
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| cvlts Yo Karl the new Leviathan really that good or nah?
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| DarkNoctus well don't blame me if you hate it, haha! i love symphonics as a texture and a striking piece in quieter moments
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| lalchimiste New Sannhet is streaming : http://pitchfork.com/features/show-no-mercy/9600-no-words-sannhets-uncategorizable-squall/
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| DarkNoctus btw, don't bother with the first album. it isn't very good. i wrote/recorded it in 4 days kind of as a joke.
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| DarkNoctus i'm just glad you're digging it this much, it's really ****ing humbling, thank you!
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| zaruyache even though "III" is the most artsy take on post-bm I've ever heard :3
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| zaruyache https://soundcloud.com/profoundlorerecords/bosse-de-nage-a-subtle-change/s-yxDlT
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| DarkNoctus definitely will! junio claimed the review for it so hopefully that'll be up soon, excited to see what he thinks!
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| DarkNoctus same here! i'm really digging it, easily wrest's best work. anyway, thank you so much for your kind words about my album!
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| DarkNoctus your comment on the ethereal shroud news article meant a lot to me bud, thank you so much!
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 | Metalstyles Good man, I haven't been that up to date with all things metal this year, but that album rules.
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| Metalstyles What I'm saying is, there's really no need to "oficially retire" or anything, no matter how busy life gets at a certain point.
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| Metalstyles Well, while reviewing is a big part of what makes Sputnik Sputnik, you can still enjoy the site without writing reviews yourself. I think with guys such as yourself that have been around for what seems like forever from the site's perspective, it's quite easy to just jump back into the fray and discuss music, or life, or whatever really.
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| zaruyache Also: Jam it. https://etherealshroud.bandcamp.com/album/they-became-the-falling-ash
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| Metalstyles Had some young adult things to overcome, but am in a better place now :)
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| Metalstyles Been better days in general, but I feel as determined as I haven't felt for years, which is a good omen me thinks. Life got a little off track in 2013-first half of 2014, but thanks to some good people around me I never hit any "real" low points. Was just a very mentally exhausting one and a half years which I'm trying to bounce back from. But yeah, on the upswing now, doing things, being a part of the last record store in Estonia, going to different events. Life looks more colorful again now.
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| Metalstyles I think with Saor, as much as I know you, it's the overly folksy, flute-driven parts that rub you the wrong way. Just a hunch. In other news, WHATS UP KARL!?
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 | Thanntos haha, I've just always been a fan of Blink 182, and A
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| Thanntos Hey man, I know you dug that Griefloss album I rec'ed, so just letting you know I FINALLY put out my 2014 list, with Ruiner at #2, would be awesome if you took a look at the list! :)
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| zaruyache I only play basic games so it's like mouse, asdw r e ctrl spacebar tab ;-]
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| zaruyache also since you asked and like nobody here knows about these guys: this upcoming album will legitimately compete with the new deafheaven. Not even kidding. http://ghostbath.bandcamp.com/album/moonlover
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| Voivod lo-fi old school death/black metal from Spain - http://hiciacet.bandcamp.com/album/the-cosmic-trance-into-the-void
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| zaruyache pfff skyrim and borderlands2 are hardly realistic :3 plus I never had many videogames growing up (never had a platform system ever) so I'm catching up on all the cheap Steam games I bought on sale months ago and never got to. Tee hee.
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 | Observer Don't m/ much these days but beer and metal goes very m/ cheers
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| zaruyache I'm playing more video games and going to read more books this year, instead of spending so much time previewing every crap release posted by twelve dozen crap blogs I follow. :]
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