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rostheferret:
--- Quote from: AceHigh on January 07, 2013, 11:52:27 PM ---Metal played by... metal
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Bahahaha, that little guy by the hi-hat cracked me up ^_^
Fool010:
Presently listening to the latest The Project Hate MCMXCIX -The Cadaverous Retaliation Agenda-, I have to say it has a lot more variation than anything they've done before.
It's not that far removed from being a much more satisfactory alternative to Therion, minus the operatic gizmos and pop/goth trappings, and has something of a bit more restrained Ram-Zet. Toning down their suffocating wall of sound opened some much needed breathing space, allowing the introduction of more melodic bits here and there.
I Feed You the Flesh of Your Poisonous Christ
Interludes put apart, all songs clock from 9 to 15 minutes but never feel overlong to me -something I often struggled with on earlier records-. One gripe would be that individual parts within the songs do not flow that well, with some quite abrupt transitions.
If they keep going that way, some outstanding stuff may be along the road.
rostheferret:
Whilst the individual musicians seem to be pushing themselves - the vocals in particular are both incredible here - something about it didn't leap out at me like in previous releases. If you're unfamiliar with them, they have a LONG back catalogue of awesomeness. "The Lustrate Process" and "Armageddon March Eternal" remain my favourites, but then I also have undying adoration for their previous femme fatale, Jonna Enckell. I even have both her solo Ambient CDs knocking around :P
My holiday playlist involves this album (need to give it a proper spin still), the new Mammoth Mammoth (stoner rock), Vandroya (Prog/Power) and Fen [From an older album] (Folk/Post-Black).
Fool010:
--- Quote from: rostheferret on January 10, 2013, 01:32:24 PM ---Whilst the individual musicians seem to be pushing themselves - the vocals in particular are both incredible here - something about it didn't leap out at me like in previous releases. If you're unfamiliar with them, they have a LONG back catalogue of awesomeness
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As sonically impressive as it may be, their back catalog always struck me as .... monolithic. Crushingly heavy and intense, but lacking variation. This looks to me like them proving they're more than one-trick ponnies. It sure lacks the homogeneity of earlier works, but what works for Motorhead or AC/DC mainly works because they keep their songs short, TPH1999 doesn't.
I do like my metal intense and sprawling, but going all out from start to end lacks ... well, dynamics, I guess. Nonetheless, their usual in your face style puts a wide grin on my face and a gives nice adrenaline rush. But after a while the songs start to drag.
Edit :
Mammoth Mammoth has more of a punkish vibe to these ears, but that's not that bad. Some no thrills music is a nice change in times where being bloated gets hailed as 'complex'.
Vandroya, well ... it's power metal. Grew tired of of it a long time ago, at least the vocalist sounds a lot like Doro which is a nice change from wailing 'operatic' vocals. Throwing in short neoclassical bits and Dream Theater-like instrumental breaks doesn't change the fact it's quite stereotypical euro-PM, even if they're from Brazil.
Fen is more along my present tastes, haven't heard of them yet. Gotta dig a bit deeper.
hybridial:
HAIL TRUE METAL.
And stuff.
Yeah, I'm mostly into a hodgepodge of progressive, gothic, industrial and power metal, with maybe hints of thrash here or there.
Of course, I've got into the traditional heavy metal more lately, lots of Maiden and Priest. Katana is an amazing new band of that style with some great stuff on their two albums.
Other stuff I've been listening to lately include Aina, Cloudscape, Rage and Age of Artemis.
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