Average Rating: 3.54 Rating Variance: 0.80 Objectivity Score: 78% (Well Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicAgalloch Pale FolkloreLed Zeppelin Houses of the HolyOpeth Blackwater ParkPain of Salvation The Perfect Element, Part 1Reverend Bizarre III: So Long Suckers4.5 superbAgalloch Ashes Against the GrainAmon Amarth Versus the WorldAmorphis ElegyBetween the Buried and Me ColorsBlack Sabbath Vol. 4Black Sabbath Heaven and HellChildren of Bodom Hate Crew DeathrollCult of Luna SalvationCult of Luna Somewhere Along the HighwayEdge of Sanity CrimsonEmerson Lake and Palmer Brain Salad SurgeryEvoken Antithesis of LightIn Flames ClaymanIron Maiden The Number of the BeastISIS OceanicISIS PanopticonKalisia CybionLed Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IVLed Zeppelin Physical GraffitiMachine Head The BlackeningMetallica Master of PuppetsMetallica ...And Justice for AllMoonsorrow Viides luku - HävitettyMourning Beloveth The Sullen SulcusOpeth Still LifeOpeth MorningriseOpeth My Arms, Your HearseOpeth are one of the few bands that write lyrics that can actually stand on their own apart from the music. The lyrics on my arms, your hearse flow with an uncontrived articulation seldom achieved. They are dark and emotive telling a well-constructed, layered narrative that, on the surface, is a bizarre parable of a man who dies and returns as a ghost yearning to re-possess his grieving widow. In this case, it is an unusual story of love - lost love, impossible love, even unrequited love - hence the poignancy of the title "my arms, your hearse." Using the four seasons - spring, summer, fall & winter - as a motif, Mikael Akerfeldt exploits this tale to plumb issues that we all must face sooner or later: most notably, the process of dying and the process of grieving. All of this is accomplished as both the subject and his beloved go through the classic stages of denial, anger, depression and, finally, acceptance. The songs of this album are like the chapters of a book. Seen thus, my arms, your hearse, is not a collection of some of Opeth's shorter songs, rather it is one long song, best appreciated in its entirety.Pain of Salvation Remedy LanePain of Salvation One Hour by the Concrete LakePelican The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon...Primordial The Gathering WildernessPrimordial To the Nameless DeadQueen A Night at the OperaQueen Queen IIQueen News of the WorldRainbow Long Live Rock 'n' RollReverend Bizarre In The Rectory Of The Bizarre ReverendShape of Despair Angels of DistressSkepticism FarmakonSlayer South of Heaven4.0 excellentAlestorm Captain Morgan's RevengeAmon Amarth With Oden on Our SideBlack Sabbath Sabbath Bloody SabbathChildren of Bodom Follow the ReaperChildren of Bodom HatebreederDeep Purple Machine HeadDeep Purple FireballDio Holy DiverEnslaved IsaEvergrey Recreation DayFalkenbach Heralding - The FirebladeIced Earth The Dark SagaIn Flames The Jester RaceIn Flames ColonyIn Flames WhoracleLed Zeppelin In Through the Out DoorMetallica Ride the LightningMy Dying Bride Turn Loose the SwansI have been listening to this album almost continuously for a week now. It is absolutely addictive. I love Opeth, Agalloch and Isis, and this album measures well alongside these acts. Although slower, more measured and doom oriented, the songs are nevertheless epic, with crunching riffs that are surprisingly catchy. Death metal grunts are used occasionally complementing the low-pitched clean vocals. Violins and pianos provide melodious soundscapes, sometimes in the absence of the distorted guitars (Sear Me MCMXCIII and Black God) but usually as a means to add layers to the simple yet varied riffs that provide the backbone for the album. This is an instantly appealing album to anyone with a shred of interest in the doom metal genre - and what is more it submits to repeated replays without getting old. Highly recommended.Nightwish OnceNightwish WishmasterNile In Their Darkened ShrinesNile Annihilation of the WickedNovembers Doom The Novella ReservoirPain of Salvation ScarsickPantera Vulgar Display of PowerPelican AustralasiaPelican City of EchoesQueen InnuendoRainbow RisingRush Moving PicturesSlayer Seasons in the AbyssSlayer Reign in BloodSummoning Oath BoundTestament The GatheringThe Gathering MandylionUriah Heep Demons and WizardsUriah Heep Look at Yourself3.5 greatArch Enemy Anthems of RebellionArch Enemy Wages of SinBlack Sabbath Black SabbathBlack Sabbath Mob RulesDeep Purple Deep Purple In RockDio Master of the MoonDio The Last in LineDuran Duran RioGamma Ray MajesticIron Maiden Dance of DeathISIS In the Absence of TruthLed Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IIIMetallica MetallicaNightwish OceanbornNile Black Seeds of VengeanceNile Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-KaParadise Lost Shades of GodQueen Sheer Heart AttackQueen QueenQueen The GameReverend Bizarre II: Crush The InsectsSummoning Stronghold3.0 goodArch Enemy Doomsday MachineBlack Sabbath Born AgainBlack Sabbath The Eternal IdolBlack Sabbath Headless CrossBlack Sabbath DehumanizerChildren of Bodom Something WildChildren of Bodom Are You Dead Yet?Dark Tranquillity ProjectorThis is very easy listening. A lot of clean vocals on this, but they are pitched deeper (Matthew Barlow-esque). There is still a good mix of harsher singing. There is also plenty of use of piano and keyboard - but this just adds a dimension - the melodic distorted guitars still dominate proceedings. The opening track 'freecard' is a good track to sample if you're in doubt. It opens with piano, before you get blasted out of your seat with a brilliant DT guitar hook and Mikael Stanne's growl. The middle section has an atmospheric interlude with simulated plucked violins before launching back into the principal riff. The song ends with a taste of Mikael's clean vocals. This is a very consistent album and if you like the opener, you'll probably enjoy the whole album. I like all the tracks on this with the possible exception of the balladic experimental 'day to end.' Highlights include the melodic 'auctioned' and the high-speed riffing of 'the sun fired blanks.' Deep Purple BurnDio Killing the DragonDio Strange HighwaysExodus Shovel Headed Kill MachineLed Zeppelin Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IILed Zeppelin PresenceMastodon Blood MountainMetallica Kill 'Em AllMetallica ReloadMetallica LoadNightwish Century ChildPain of Salvation BePantera Far Beyond DrivenQueen The Platinum Collectiongreat king rat, my fairy king, liar, ogre battle, father to son, fairy feller's master stoke, march of the black queen, white queen (as it began), brighton rock, lily of the valley, stone cold crazy, death on two legs, '39, the prophet's song, tie your mother down, millionaire's waltz, it's late, spread your wings, mustapha, don't try suicide are a few essential queen songs that are not on this album. This is a collection of Queen's better known songs - that's all. No reason to get excited.Queen A Day at the RacesQueen JazzQueen The WorksRainbow Ritchie Blackmore's RainbowRush SignalsTestament The Ritual2.5 averageBlack Sabbath Never Say Die!Deep Purple Perfect StrangersDio Lock up the WolvesEmerson Lake and Palmer Love BeachIron Maiden PowerslaveIron Maiden Seventh Son of a Seventh SonLacuna Coil KarmacodeMetallica St. AngerMy main gripe against Metallica is that they are way too lazy. Kill 'em all was in 1983. 2003 gave us St Anger. That's 8 studio albums in 20 years. Fans wait for years for a release with eager anticipation and this is what they get. Black Sabbath with Ozzie produced 8 studio album in nine years. Led Zeppelin gave us 8 studio albums in 10 years. Opeth have produced 8 studio album in 10 years. Let's face it, it's not much fun being a metallica fan. Too much waiting around and too little reward. As for the real fab four. The beatles produced 10 studio albums (discounting yellow submarine & let it be) in 7 years. It must have been so cool being a beatles fan back then - every album a quality product. As for supporting metallica, let's face it, it's mostly boring. Nightwish Angels Fall FirstNightwish Dark Passion PlayQueen Greatest HitsQueen The MiracleQueen Live at Wembley StadiumRush Grace Under PressureSlayer God Hates Us All2.0 poorBlack Sabbath TyrDeep Purple Who Do We Think We AreDragonForce Inhuman RampageI am bothered by what is meant by the continual application of the adjective "cheesy" to dragonforce - even their fans call them cheesy - and yet cheesy is not a compliment (generally meaning: derivative, shoddy, insincere, low quality, worthless). It has been suggested that dragonforce do not take themselves seriously and once one just realises that being "cheesy" is their intent, then one will begin to appreciate that their music is actually not bad at all (even good). But this makes no sense. It is like saying that a band is c**p and they are deliberately trying to be c**p and once your realise this, you will see they are actually not c**p. I think that a far better adjective for dragonforce is "over-the-top" meaning "exceeding the normal bounds, extravagant, immoderate, more than is usually required, extreme." I am not keen on dragonforce, but that's because I find them a bit much to take - that's all - but I can quite see why some-one would really enjoy them.Emerson Lake and Palmer Works Volume 1Emerson Lake and Palmer Black MoonIn Flames Soundtrack to Your EscapeOzzy Osbourne No Rest for the WickedQueen Hot SpaceSlayer Diabolus in MusicaTestament Demonic1.5 very poorBlack Sabbath Technical EcstasyHammerFall Crimson ThunderIced Earth The Glorious BurdenMachine Head SuperchargerQueen Made in HeavenSlayer Undisputed AttitudeTrivium The Crusade
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