tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post6937147585795267495..comments2024-03-28T02:21:25.486-07:00Comments on Illogical Contraption: OBSERVATIONS ON THE STATE OF MODERN METAL, PART 2Shelby Cobrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077451792653323915noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-14198525552638301532011-01-01T15:12:43.388-08:002011-01-01T15:12:43.388-08:00the new Iron Maiden album was a surprisingly good ...the new Iron Maiden album was a surprisingly good throwback to their older sound. It had a lot of that doomy/drony maiden stuff (maybe cause they are getting lazy, and just can't crank out prowler's and ghengis khan's anymore). It's a good collection of 10 minute songs about king arthur and space and shit... It seems more authentic than brave new world or whatever their last album was...Palantirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18355353159711754301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-16605885710868428572010-08-27T12:57:03.906-07:002010-08-27T12:57:03.906-07:00jex thoth is the best. you should try and find sab...jex thoth is the best. you should try and find sabbath assembly. its brand new, way cult, and super good. not as heavy, but still creepier.SEANFORDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05580585141402574820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-16979307811970923282010-08-26T20:47:49.704-07:002010-08-26T20:47:49.704-07:00Vasaeleth are pretty damn good, but I'd have t...Vasaeleth are pretty damn good, but I'd have to say Decrepitaph does what they do a billion times better, listen to Beyond The Cursed Tombs.El Charliehttp://slimsanjuro@hotmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-16001197805868600912010-08-26T17:34:08.571-07:002010-08-26T17:34:08.571-07:00One of my favorite finds of the year was that Jex ...One of my favorite finds of the year was that Jex Thoth I found on this blog a while back.Mister Boozehttp://misterbooze.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-4176345358253262922010-08-26T13:58:28.431-07:002010-08-26T13:58:28.431-07:00Yes, THAT Holocaust......on whom i shall be postin...Yes, THAT Holocaust......on whom i shall be posting in the not too distant future. Trust me, when you hear their later stuff you will shit a brick. Prog-NWOBHM-thrash weirdness. Glad you dig Rings Of Saturn, they're bananas.The Thing That Should Not Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07222586604167248445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-78572191881141375062010-08-26T13:25:33.174-07:002010-08-26T13:25:33.174-07:00"No" was in response to the Maiden comme..."No" was in response to the Maiden comment, PS. Yes to Spiral Architect, yes to lulz indeed abounding.Shelby Cobrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04077451792653323915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-61741638807273465872010-08-26T13:21:13.552-07:002010-08-26T13:21:13.552-07:00hahahaha. ahhhhhh, fine lols abound.hahahaha. ahhhhhh, fine lols abound.SEANFORDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05580585141402574820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-56829127590433564502010-08-26T13:21:01.611-07:002010-08-26T13:21:01.611-07:00Brain Drill aren't tech enough for me either i...Brain Drill aren't tech enough for me either it seems. Sounds so monophonic, really. Even when there's different melodies going on at the same time they do not seem to are very related to each other besides being perhaps same key or some parallel harmonization. Then again I only listened to some of their stuff for very little time so who am I to say.<br /><br />I DO say Shelby, listen to Spiral Architect, though. Because that music is dense as fuck (denser than Brain Drill, vertically) and still very catchy and melodic and interesting and good lyrics and... you know, the works.Helmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584102280299430293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-40200766105644222302010-08-26T13:00:47.645-07:002010-08-26T13:00:47.645-07:00I like the new Maiden album. Give it a listen.I like the new Maiden album. Give it a listen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-49585715602129821762010-08-26T12:41:10.483-07:002010-08-26T12:41:10.483-07:00What, this one?What, <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=760" rel="nofollow">this</a> one?Shelby Cobrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04077451792653323915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-51293827976776086372010-08-26T12:31:48.972-07:002010-08-26T12:31:48.972-07:00The thing with Brain Drill is that they aren't...The thing with Brain Drill is that they aren't tech ENOUGH for me. Rings of Saturn. That does it for me. All those bleepy bloopy sounds that remind me of being in an arcade in the eighties, but without the whole '8-bit Nintendocore' schtick. Meh to that. FIE ON IT. I love Dark Castle too, and I was also a bit wary of 'em, given the cheese-factor of their name. Definitely a good call on Cruciamentum and Dead Congregation, but you NEED to check out GRAVE MIASMA - kind've a Cruciamentum side thang. More KILLER DM. <br /><br />I was unlucky enough to see Kvelertak open for Converge recently, and I just don't get it. What ARE they? Rock'n'Roll, BM, HC? They don't seem to know themselves! Do I really wanna hear a bad Turbonegro tribute act playing quasi-ironic black metal? NO I BLOODY DON'T. Also, three guitars, but virtually NO harmonies?!?! WHAT THE FUCK?!?! If I had 3 guitars in my band, it'd be like TOTAL Lizzy all over the shop. Fucking kids.The Thing That Should Not Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07222586604167248445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-40438990185610773622010-08-26T12:01:33.962-07:002010-08-26T12:01:33.962-07:00OH SNAP!!! The sword Sean? REALLY???OH SNAP!!! The sword Sean? REALLY???Manslaughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00715489262715178788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-87436595605057828212010-08-26T11:58:02.016-07:002010-08-26T11:58:02.016-07:00Yeah. I WENT THERE.Yeah. I WENT THERE.Shelby Cobrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04077451792653323915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-79126018703950641972010-08-26T11:57:46.449-07:002010-08-26T11:57:46.449-07:00No credit to Seanford whatsoever. That guy blew al...No credit to Seanford whatsoever. That guy blew all his credibilty when he told me the new Sword record was the album of the decade.Shelby Cobrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04077451792653323915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-20887906571281013982010-08-26T11:27:02.891-07:002010-08-26T11:27:02.891-07:00P.S. I think Sean has the crystal balls of metal. ...P.S. I think Sean has the crystal balls of metal. You know he rubs them and sees what's gonna be good.Manslaughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00715489262715178788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-30920554405441203382010-08-26T11:26:00.241-07:002010-08-26T11:26:00.241-07:00The only good recent metal I've come across la...The only good recent metal I've come across lately (besides a few NW bands) are all local. BADR VOGUL, Pins of Light, Oak, Owl, etc oh shit I feel another B.A./B.M. coming on. PRAIRIE DOGGIN!!!Manslaughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00715489262715178788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-60488671445439402602010-08-26T09:54:44.534-07:002010-08-26T09:54:44.534-07:00First off, I told you the new Decrepit Birth was g...First off, I told you the new Decrepit Birth was going to rule. You doubted. You thought KVELERTAK might be good, I assured you they were Turbonegro 2010 only more gender bending. Fuck that band. And thirdly, I was the one who told to get your hands covered in Goat Semen. <br /><br />More things I say all the time will turn out to be true: The new Death Breath will rule and the Christian Mistress debut full length will be something to fall in love with.SEANFORDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05580585141402574820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-59634011629592591612010-08-26T09:53:20.317-07:002010-08-26T09:53:20.317-07:00@ Helm:
I concede that a vast majority of Brain D...@ Helm:<br /><br />I concede that a vast majority of Brain Drill's music consists of frenzied, sweep-picked arpeggios, but for me it works. They throw in the junt-junt breakdowns when necessary, and as a whole package, it's something that I enjoy listening to repeatedly. Maybe it's a copout, but it really just depends on your taste when it comes to this band. They're fun, but they <em>do</em> verge on complete chaos. Long story short: Lots of notes = GUILTY. But I still like it.<br /><br />I highly recommend checking out their first two albums, they're both available on IllCon, and I think they're both a little better than the new one. One complaint, though: All that shredding makes for kind of a thin guitar tone, somehow. Hm.Shelby Cobrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04077451792653323915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-90945611370105903942010-08-26T04:56:33.649-07:002010-08-26T04:56:33.649-07:00Hey dude, I just came to your blog after searching...Hey dude, I just came to your blog after searching the back posts of Metal Inquisition, a great blog cept for the Stockholm syndrome-ish crunk wigger core myspace hair whatever posts. I was about to say, HEY you should hear Cruciamentum and Dead Congregation but you WENT THERE. So I'm reading your damn blog. Check out Decrepitaph from Texas, their last album on Razorback was really damn good, hell check out any band on Razorback.<br /><br />I really do not want to hear any new bigger label stoner rock stuff and use the same Baroness looking artwork as a warning sign to not go near the shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-4424075616493707892010-08-25T23:03:37.484-07:002010-08-25T23:03:37.484-07:00Great post and thanks for the seizure at the end. ...Great post and thanks for the seizure at the end. Totally agreed about kvelertak - radio-friendly crap. I also take umbRAGE at the inclusion of Wolfmother on that diagram of band names. They aren't metal, they're so tepid and unoriginal that they're barely even music. They fucking suck, ask any Australian with actual blood running through their veins.<br /><br />The new Bastard Noise is indeed great, but I have Manslaughter to thank for my newest obsession: VASTUM. I've been listening to their Corpus EP nonstop. I hope they have a full-length on the way.Aylmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14516338168860158163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-10276988404189861382010-08-25T18:53:36.432-07:002010-08-25T18:53:36.432-07:00Actually I appreciate the compilation a lot. It gi...Actually I appreciate the compilation a lot. It gives me a way to listen to Dark Castle without actually going looking for a record by a band named Dark Castle. So, thanks.<br /><br />Vector rip off Voivod's aesthetic but since only two-three bands ever ripped off Voivod it's still 'cute'. You know how it is. Also they can play like motherfuckers so who can tell them to do it differently.<br /><br />Impressions after I spend some time with your compilation. I'm glad you like Dead Congregation, they're the best of the 'new old death metal' revival in my opinion and I don't say that because they're Greek.<br /><br />One thing about Brain Drill, I agree that bands of this type tend to be love/hate, related to how much attention one pays to diminished seventh harmonized solos etc etc. But my question is, since you've put in the work, do Brain Drill actually have anything interesting going on besides 'lots of notes'? From the videoclip I got the impression it's a looooot of scale runs but that's it. I'm open to the possibility that I'm wrong since it's just a video that I listened to once.Helmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584102280299430293noreply@blogger.com