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Emeritus
Reviews 256
Approval 96%
Soundoffs 530
News Articles 36
Band Edits + Tags 40
Album Edits 77
Album Ratings 926
Objectivity 78%
Last Active 12-19-22 4:20 pm
Joined 02-06-09
Review Comments 15
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 | pizzamachine Not much, still a goofball. just good to see you around again
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 | Hawks Same to you bro!! Miss talking to you!!
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| Hawks Xeno my brother!!! What's going on???
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 | JohnnyoftheWell No rush; not sure where it'll be in the queue yet tbh, but I'm not publishing the next one for a couple of days. Hmu when you're happy with it
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| JohnnyoftheWell woah awesome! great answers, looks great my end (the staff tastepool q looks a bit weird, but that might be my phone glitching lol, otherwise all perf)!! hope it was worth missing that meeting for lol
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| JohnnyoftheWell sorry sorry this is late, qs are little all over the place, but it has some of the good stuff and should maybe be fun: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mE3FIFsNYVMgg1HicXAZWJvwRRIz0bdpTqKNZBn9F-c/edit?usp=sharing
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 | Gnocchi Well I've had time to let my rating sit and marinate. Be as haughty or as hawty as you like. Shame if you really plan on bowing out after this one though.
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| Gnocchi Cynic promos doing their rounds again today.
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| JohnnyoftheWell ok: it ain't quite perfect but it does v much **** (best since Hubardo, maybe?) and 2 of the 3 best tracks aren't singles so yay be excited?!
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 | DarkNoctus i'm immensely proud and humbled, man. thank you. thank you thank you. ?
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| JohnnyoftheWell Have not peeped yet :O Got my second shot of Moderna yesterday and I wanna go in with a clear head, but I'll lyk - tentatively hyped!!
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| DarkNoctus hoooly s*** thank you so much for the 4.5 and the soundoff
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| DarkNoctus thank you so so much! i'm really pumped to hear what you think
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| DarkNoctus sup, i'd be prepared to send you the new ethereal shroud if you'd like to hear it. you have facebook/email i can send it to?
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 | Feather I am actually from (and still live) in the Chicago area, BUT lived in Columbus for 4-5 years when I was at OSU. Love Columbus.
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 | twlight are you going to review anything or just harass people on soundoffs? curious because i like your reviews way more
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 | Dewinged Xeno my friend, are u gonna review the new Hooded Menace or shall I give it a shot? (I have the new Goat on my plate too so whatever you decide is fine by me!)
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 | DrGonzo1937 i really appreciate that xeno, it means a lot!
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| DarkNoctus hey! thanks for what you said about 'lanterns'. crysis has dibs on the labum review for ethereal shroud but the album's master will be ready in 2~ weeks. i'm happy to throw it to you when it's ready so you can give it a pre-release listen?
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 | Inoculaeted Love what you wrote on your portal - avow soundoff. I was so excited by that album and admitting that just made me feel like a serial killer.
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 | Yuli Thanks for the sweet comment, buddy! Made me happy to hear from you : ) I hope you and your folks are doing well and staying safe!!! I don't keep up with recent music releases much anymore, but it's fun to check on here every now and again and find fresh stuff to dig into!
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 | DDDeftoneDDD just read this, you have my heart now (listening to debut's closer and omg that ending) "Over a year ago I wrote up something about how I had grown to appreciate Krallice; dropping the bulls*** metal elitist attitude that clouded me with bias was an enlightening experience."
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 | zaruyache what's at the end of that spectral lore album tho
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| Dewinged Cheers Xeno, that makes me really happy. I haven't reviewed in a while cause I wanna get these AOTY lists done before but as soon as the new year breaks in I'll get back to review duty ;)
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 | Sowing Thanks you just made my week
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| DDDeftoneDDD Yeah I think I ll add it to mine as late entry. This one is hooked af m/ I love when they doom.
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| DDDeftoneDDD Been jamming the new Undergang a lot. Give it a shot! Fun dm, filthy wreeaahs and low huus af m/
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| DDDeftoneDDD Thanks friend. Been loving more that album, since it got out, on each listen. Believe me they were alot xD
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 | greg84 Thanks. The band is amazing! I honestly thought nobody would vote for them or even listen to them here. So mad props to you too. It seems the album will make it to the final top 50 after all.
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 | Snake. i'm surprised you gave this one a rating above 3.0
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 | mynameischan that area is 3 hours away from where i am, so i'm not sure i can be of help. good luck deciding though!
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 | bloodshy "used to pretend to sorta get into this kind of thing" i had a chuckle
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 | CaptainDooRight hey i am a real band, just a one man band lol, here's my new trvth album just released it today https://trvth.bandcamp.com/album/inordinate-and-surpassing
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 | Chambered79 Sup dude. I'll be honest, I wasn't a huge fan of original sin. Go with Pillars of Eternity
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 | buffserker1919 Hey Xenophanes! I really enjoyed your Neurosis review. Would you mind taking a listen to "Passageways: Haan" by Nick Bufalino? You might find some similar riffage/vibes. Thanks!
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 | Gameofmetal I follow a lot of peeps on twitter who talk about this stuff as well and they all just seem to note that Neige was in Peste Noire, but it seems pretty fair to give him a pass on that for being really young and disavowing it since.
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| Gameofmetal That was the only thing I found too. While it seems mostly accurate in who it's targeting as NS (the exception being Summoning who I think have pretty explicitly said some leftist stuff or at least antifash stuff), a lot of the reasoning seems lol tier insane.
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| Gameofmetal Hey, can I ask where you saw that Winterhalter passes out white power stuff at Peste Noire shows? I know Neige was in Peste Noire back in the day, but the Winterhalter thing is new to me.
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 | SlothcoreSam Good timing with that TWIABP soundoff, their compilation of EPs is out, and worth checking.And yeah Infinite Steve was the standout track on their last album.
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 | Slex Can?t wait to see what you think of the new Blood Cultures album
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 | Frippertronics I do believe that was the intention and it definitely shows on Evol and Shadow of Skull
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| Frippertronics I'd dare say it's the freshest album they've put out since Praparat, or if we go a bit further back, New Album. Gonna give it more time but I won't be shocked if I raise the rating up a bit.
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| Slex I don?t think we?ve ever really interacted, thanks I really appreciate that!
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 | Relinquished good luck with the puppy lol, sowing wiped my 100 soundoff
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 | Wayfarer1991 How did you manage to hear the new Kayo Dot record?
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 | TalonsOfFire I know what you mean. I liked a lot of it when I listened yesterday, then I listened again just now and disliked almost everything haha
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| TalonsOfFire That's a good way to describe it, I feel similarly. I'm actually making some good progress on a review right now so I may be able to come through. If you end up feeling inspired I'd be interested to read another take
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| TalonsOfFire Hey Xeno! I know I dibbed it, but if you had any desire to review Blasphemy, go for it. I'm having a difficult time getting into it on any level so far, and I'm pretty thrown off at having to probably now give a negative review for one of my favorite bands. Otherwise I can still do it if you're not interested
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 | luci funniest comment i've seen by a varg defender here: "his opinions differ a lot from Nazism in certain areas like ecology"
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 | teamster Wanna do me a solid...I put an album on a wrong band page, looks really silly too. it?http://www.sputnikmusic.com/bands/James-amp;-Bobby-Purify/98773/
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| luci agree. it's the rare record that feels authentic, not just "authenticity" as an aesthetic. thinking of most singer/songwriters as well as punk rock bands who try to seem like they don't give a **** (when it's obvious they do). miley leaves her id on display and she doesn't even care. it's a stupid, catchy, aimless and affecting album that pulls you into its world, and she's charismatic enough that it often feels like a podcast. love it
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| luci i've been seriously considering putting dead petz in my top 100 ngl
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 | dashedtopieces Thanks for checking out the Hate Storm Annihilation review. Excited to see how those guys progress on their next release. Hopefully doesn't take four more years to get there.
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 | Rowan5215 hey thanks! you also commented on my Underoath review for their last crappy one, you enjoyed that as well. appreciate the comment
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 | clavier thanks, public strain has strong sentimental value for me
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| Dewinged Hahaha, sorry man, my bad. I remember there was someone with an username close to mine too... ummm. I think it was Deadwing, but I don't see it much around.
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| Dewinged Forget the last question, I just confused Xenorazor with you haha (smh)
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| Dewinged Thanks a lot man. Reading that made me really happy. How are things at your end? I've read in your last review that you have just been through busy days?
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| luci Sweet, same spot on my list. Glad it's grown on you, such a lean collection where every song builds on the one before it. What's your favorite?
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 | TheSpirit i feel like you and i look for the same things in our music (metal) which i guess as it so happens is the opposite of what everyone else here looks for haha
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| TheSpirit https://dreccianmoon.bandcamp.com/releases i think you'll dig this ... comes out tomorrow but they have a song up
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 | carouse leaving a comment in someone's shoutbox in 2018 omg
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| carouse lmbo that shoutout to mezz. hope all is well man we miss you but totally understand why you want to avoid Mr. Zuckerberg.
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 | Orb Yessir Im stoked to hear it as well. I'm anticipating very good things.
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| Orb Dude you are the sole reason I ever checked out Circa and Cormorant, so for that I must thank you buddy! You do good work and have good taste.
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 | Curse. Congratulations! That's amazing. I'll let everyone know. I'm glad to hear you're doing well.
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| Curse. I'm doing okay, how are you? How's that post-facebook life?
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 | Comatorium. Take a couple tabs of acid and try to listen to dose your dreams, it?s a completely different experience and makes the runtime a non issue. I was on the edge of my seat just waiting to see if they could really keep getting weirder with it... they can and do. The last third is like if Shpongle decides to be a hardcore punk band.
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| Rowan5215 I think it's their best album for choruses by far. those hooks to Love Protocol and The Gutter are just unreal, how the **** does Claud do it
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| luci I've been well, handling life better than usual. Things good on your end?
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| TheSpirit You should check out Majestic Mass - Savage Empire of Death. It?s really quirky blackish metal and I think you would dig it.
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| Gameofmetal damn im sorry buddy im in the middle of my review right now doubling that tempo up so you can do ur thing
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 | JustJoe. Congratulations, Xeno! That's a pretty damn good report, indeed!
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| JustJoe. Glad to hear it, Xeno! I've got nothing too interesting to report. Just a friendly hello from an old friend.
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| JustJoe. Long time no speak. Hope you're well. That is all.
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 | Voivod Hi man, I think you will like this band, especially if you like Suffocation (their first album is good too) - https://unbirth.bandcamp.com/album/fleshforged-columns-of-deceit
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 | Ignimbrite Yeah I'd say it definitely darkens up, so I'd keep at it without a doubt. Rand has a pretty cool arc throughout the series imo.
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| Ignimbrite (LAST THING) When I praised the ending of WoT book 5 I meant book 6, although 5 is also fantastic.
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| Ignimbrite [apologies for the spam, swear this is the last part] To sum this up, my opinion is that both series are absolutely worth finishing, but you should take my opinion with a grain of salt because A) I had already partially or fully fallen for both series at this point, and B) I read both series at points in my life where I had enough free time to obliterate a book every 3-5 days.
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| Ignimbrite WHEEL OF TIME: I ****ing loved the series. The first 2-3 books were definitely a bit tropey, but you gotta realize that they feel tropey partially because they so profoundly influenced so many following books. I was fully hooked by book 3 or 4 (also, book 5 has what might be the most intense climax of any fantasy book I can remember).
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| Ignimbrite WoT recommendation forthcoming as soon as this s***show of a ballgame finishes (or when it ends me, whichever comes first)
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| Ignimbrite Tl;dr I?d recommend that ? if you loved MoI ? you at least get through book 5 (it?s also a bit shorter than the others) and decide from there. I was 100% sold at that point, but if it?s not for you then it?s not for you.
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| Ignimbrite MALAZAN: so tbh I was only sold on the series by the emotional devastation of the end of DG, and it turned out that book 3 (Memories of Ice) would end up as one of my favorite books of all time. So MoI was the point at which I was fully hooked on Malazan. [cont'd]
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| Ignimbrite Great questions there, multiple posts icnoming.
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| CaptainDooRight it is a real band lol, just not with3-4 people, just me, if that's what u meant, also can you make a news article for me i tried twice and it wasd for some reason i dunno
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| luci Check the new Mount Eerie. It's like a culmination of his previous work musically paired with the loss theme.
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 | Doctuses I appreciate that there?s someone else who isn?t jizzing over automata on this website.
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 | tlos DsO meets Arghoslent: https://serpentcolumn.bandcamp.com/track/feuers-ule
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| luci my thoughts are too long for a shoutbox so I dropped them in that oscars thread
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| luci expected to like but found underwhelming: dunkirk, call me by your name, the shape of water. i know you loved CMBYN so I don't want to complain about it to you :p
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| luci lady bird, the big sick, the florida project, get out, raw were my five favs. coco and logan were also pretty good
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 | Jots that whole style isn?t for me one bit no sir. idk, why do u like? maybe my angle/perspective is wrong I dunno
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| Voivod Nothing new under the sun, nevertheless I think you will enjoy the death metal of these Spaniards - https://devouring.bandcamp.com/album/psalms-of-death
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 | plane lol two of us came in here for this, bless u johnny
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| plane bb what do u think of my krallice write up
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| Jots if you're able to give some feedback on my blurb for #11 I'd appreciate it - i trust your judgement more than most
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 | Gyromania "If you?re an adult playing Sonic then I assume you?re actually retarded" dude sonic mania is a masterpiece
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 | Atari right on, consider it done!
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 | Tyrael Dunno if strong is the right word for it, but it's still very active.
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 | klap blood cultures #1 niceeeee
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 | Astral Abortis Glad you're digging it, I initially didn't know what to expect because I loved their debut for its lo-fi d-beat approach to BM, but the new style is even better.
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 | BlackwaterPork Ikr I can?t believe I actually had to add them to the database, massively overlooked
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 | Dedes Nice to hear dude! Definitely an aoty for me.
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| Dedes What'd you think of new Falls of Rauros dude?
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| Atari lol, nice edit. agreed they're cheesy but in a good way
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 | LizHanson Hello. Can't wait your article about Taylor Swift's new album. I think she went too far with new alternative release 'Reputation' and you must to bring more objective view on this record since your reviews are very strong. Hope you will not ignore my message. Thank you!
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| Atari I know the feeling... I've written several reviews I haven't posted myself. Cheers man, I might post something if I think of enough to say. If you beat me to it no worries, either way!
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| Atari Still planning on covering the new Cannibal Corpse?
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| Dedes You never stop having ballsy opinions haha do you? See you really dislike NeO.
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| Dedes Oh yeah man, all their albums are fantastic aside from maybe Social Disservices.
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 | nocuffin keep up the good work with the reviews brutha mane. you're a breath of fresh air.
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| DarkNoctus delete the link when you get it obviously
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| Voivod Hey, I think you would not find this album too shabby - https://necrovorous.bandcamp.com/album/plains-of-decay
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| Orb Fair enough dude! Can't argue with that. I find them invigorating but different strokes right? Im seeing them Sunday and can't wait, but for now I'm gonna try and crank out a review for before Jac throws his literary chips on the table.
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| Orb that Archspire 2.3 cuts deep man
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 | Pon that spoken word kills my vibe but I'll keep listening to it and try to filter it out lol
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| zaruyache new satyricon cover art was taken from like some obscure norwegian artist from 1910 or something. Because ~norway~
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| Gyromania yeah man, i was so hoping i'd enjoy it. despite not liking their last few albums i've gone in with an open mind. i'm going to try the album again tomorrow, but after 2 listens, there's not much there for me =[
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| Orb So whats the appropriate place to submit revs to get featured?
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| luci "Praying was one of the worst songs I've ever heard" lol'd at this. you'd give the album a flat 1 but thoroughly enjoy hating it
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| Orb Agreed about Incantation (cept Golgotha of course). They definitely got the strongest streak of their career going!
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| Dedes Good job on the Full of Hell review man. I've been super stoked for this release ever since they released one of the tracks as a single. Full of Hell ****ing rips.
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| Dedes I've heard of Mithras quite a bit but not that other band but sure man i'll do it.
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 | kascetcadettt here's a thread where you can discuss how fantastic it is to be a part of this moment: http://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?listid=174557 \\\ don't be scared to share the news with other guys in case i missed someone out and keep shining in the light of this beautiful rock n roll fireplate, god bless, hasanmedia represent
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| kascetcadettt sieg hi it's-a me smooth brotha from the umpteenth block taggin' em trainz comin' from your favorite station, word on the street is (artuma is gay) my new album came out recently and if that's the last thing i ever do let it be, leavin' the link in your hands my man: http://poleyounger.bandcamp.com/album/go-daylight \\\ feel FREE to 1 it if u didn't like my agressive self promotion campaign, feel FREE to thank me if this album saved your life
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| Pon yeah it's sweet but a little hard to differentiate from their debut, not that that's a bad thing
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| plane It was the perfect description and worked both ways. Had to.
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| Atari Glad I'm not the only one that sees the resemblance haha. Such an addicting game
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 | talktothehead Oh I agree. Warriors looks awesome. I've never played a warriors game but I almost bought Hyrule Warriors. Eh I haven't played any JRPGS so I'm not that excited for Octopath. I plan to get Bravely Default, then we'll see if I like the dev team. 2018 is awesome. I REALLY hope a Metroid comes out. Please god Metroid. Prime 4 would be awesome.
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| talktothehead oh thats true. regardless i have to finish my first fire emblem, awakening. i hope the console game for switch is good(not warriors the 2018 one)
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| talktothehead Ya that's true but I still need to install an SD Card. If you want 2/3 campaigns physical you have to pay 80$ I believe(but they might have a bundle?). Lol. I heard Conquest was by far the best, and that Revelations was much better than Birthright.
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| talktothehead ya. I have to get to Awakening. Only played a bit of it. Fates looks so expensive though, it's like 2 40$ games and then 1 20$ campaign??? Lol. But I need to get into fire Emblem. too many games to play on 3ds. the exact opposite of wii u lol. HOpe you got good money on your Wii U. Will probably get a switch in april or when splatoon 2 comes out.
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| talktothehead Well I've only played most of Wind Waker and all of Link Between Worlds. I want to get into the series more but Wind Waker's triforce quest stopped me from finishing, and I haven't gotten to Majora's Mask or Ocirina of time yet. Twilight Princess i don't even have. I should get to them sometime. Ya Mario looks like the real deal.
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 | Xenophanes Street Fighter 2 will be a month or so out I believe. Hoping it's a $30 or so eShop download rather than a full priced retail title.And I am beyond stoked for Zelda. I mean, I am a raving mad fan. Even though the launch line up is bunk, the 2017 schedule looks good. Mario, Zelda, and Xenoblade make for a real good year. Playing an HD open world JRPG on the go sounds amazing.
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| talktothehead Street Fighter 2 isn't coming at launch? Weird. I am probably going to pick up Fast Racing Neo RMX as I'm too young to have played F-zero. Binding of Isaac and Super Bomberman R look pretty cool too. Ya, Splatoon 2 is super hype. Same with Zelda though i'm not a fan of the series.
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| talktothehead Wow...you're a staff? And ya I'm pretty excited about the Switch. can't wait for the exclusives.
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 | voltairesangryglove possibly because it says "staff" on yr profile. but if you are emeritus, thank ****. bye.
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| voltairesangryglove of course it has no bearing on everyday life lol. but there are probably dozens of people on this site who would love a staff position and who would actually be willing to apply a modicum of effort in their writing. i'm far from the only person to think your reviews are lazy and bad. also i'm not "accosting you," just wondering why you can't be bothered to make an effort.
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| voltairesangryglove that's obvious. you should step down from your staff position if that's the case.
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 | ShadowRemains there's not enough bands that incorporate melody like that these days
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 | RadicalEd Just re-read your Ulver review for my End of the year list and just wanted to let you know that it's amazing ;)
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| Pon Will prob check it out, didn't particularly care for their debut but you never know
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 | Sniff If you haven't got it already. http://newalbumreleases.net/90737/worlds-end-girlfriend-last-waltz-2016/
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| zaruyache seems like it's the right link THX U XENO. [heart emoji]
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 | Nocturtle ur soundoff for meshuggahs new album is pathetic
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| Pon Predictably I'm loving it, stronger than Vermis IMO but idk if it's as good as TDoA or EIF yet
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 | KevinKC I've just read your review on Deftones Gore and it made me happy. And it's well written.
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| Ignimbrite Heyo, nm dude, just passing time until the semester starts and I have to start actually doing things. How's life going for yourself? I feel like I haven't seen you around here much lately, although that might also be because I've gotten a lot less involved here myself over the past couple years.
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| Pon Had a feeling it was over the Mare Cognitum dib. I got the same promo you did so there's no need to worry.
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| zaruyache Marsh Dweller! And from my bandcamp bm list, maybe check: 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 15, 21, 25, 27, 49.
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| zaruyache *snort* ahahaha. I think it's one of my fav soundoffs. Album pwns, too.
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 | Trebor. Get on Teenage Haze by Departures if you haven't heard it
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| Gyromania haha good man! that feeling of accomplishment is awesome, isn't it? did you get the dlc for it too? it's even better than the core game. also get dark souls 2 - avoid those whiny elitist bitches who incessantly moan about it not being as good as dark souls 1
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 | Lord(e)Po)))ts haha likewise man. was silly. we bro'd hard in the sputnik glory days.
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| Gyromania yeah you're definitely ready for that. the area is hard and you will probably die quite a few times to a couple pesky hunters, but it's mostly manageable. a lot of people cite the boss of that area as one of the hardest in the game. i personally think they're crazy. don't be afraid to get in close while fighting it. it's when you panic and move away from it that it'll punish you.
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 | Oceandrowned Perfect job at deftones review, this site really needed it. Too much fanboyism around here these days.
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| Pon Man, Iove your HoB review. Glad there's another staffer who enjoys the band as much as me.
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| Pon Yeah man the drums absolutely pummel you, like you can feel the force behind pretty much every bass kick. It was really refreshing to hear that kind of production from Relapse, as well.
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| Pon Probably tied with the new Chthe'ilist for the best metal album of the year so far. The production is particularly amazing.
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 | lalchimiste The year of the Demilich : here's a single from Nucleus' debut (check out that Dan Seagrave art) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atCbVMm9vQQI think you'll dig
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 | hogan900 Thanks for the insight man, can't wait to hear it for myself.
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| hogan900 Not to bother you or anything, but can you give me any basic thoughts on the new Yndi Halda? Is it like Enjoy Eternal Bliss? Or a completely different style? Sorry just curious because I really dig Eternal Bliss, one of my all time favs.
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 | minty901 You the first person in the world to hear the new Yndi Halda? Hook a brother up? ;) Any news on when it might stream?
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| pizzamachine lol I know right? yeah I show up now and then to check on all you cool peeps :)
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 | JWT155 Hey man, I've always admired your reviews and opinions, I've been here for 6 years and finally found the courage to post my first review in a long time, I'd appreciate it if you took a quick glance and any thoughts or advice you would have on it. Cheers.
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 | MoosechriS hey dude, just incase your still after the new black cilice lp. Iron bonehead have released a second press of the lp this evening, i'd get on that s*** it your still after one before they go. Also repressed the debut, which i snagged myself as i only had it on cd.
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 | Spare if u buy the hop along album u get a dl ya ding dong
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 | Hello, I could hook you up with Hop Along's new album if you want, as long as you promise not to share with anyone ;)
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| MoosechriS hey dude, just a quick shout to say the guy from black cilice has finally put the digital version of the new lp up on his blog if you still want to check it out. http://blackcilice.blogspot.co.uk/
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| MoosechriS Hey dude, i bought it from the ironbonehead label who released it. Just checked their site and it seems to he sold out. You may want to try altare productions site too as they may have recieved some copies. Sorry i cant be any more help dude, only other suggestion would be trying discogs. Although im sure the album will get a cd release at some point as the two previous albums did
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