I'm sure I've shared In Mourning before, but I hadn't heard their first two albums until recently. I've had their 2010 album "Monolith" on heavy rotation for a few days now, so good. Solid bag of progressive/melodic death metal.
I am pretty sure my group will hit a pub by 1, in the venue by 4ish. Out by 11ish? I have no clue how long each band will play for and what type of breaks they will have.
The venue is not great (sound and heat issues) and there are long lines for the washrooms.
I am pretty sure my group will hit a pub by 1, in the venue by 4ish. Out by 11ish? I have no clue how long each band will play for and what type of breaks they will have.
The venue is not great (sound and heat issues) and there are long lines for the washrooms.
The new Amorphis album is awesome. They've incorporated more interesting elements (keyboards, choirs, strings, organs, sax, flutes etc.) into their trademark sound on this one and it pays off. It's an album that needs a bit of time and attention, but it's definitely worth it. Too bad my favourites "Message in the Amber", "The Golden Elk" and "Heart of the Giant" haven't made it to Youtube yet, so these three will have to do.
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The new Amorphis album is awesome. They've incorporated more interesting elements (keyboards, choirs, strings, organs, sax, flutes etc.) into their trademark sound on this one and it pays off. It's an album that needs a bit of time and attention, but it's definitely worth it. Too bad my favourites "Message in the Amber", "The Golden Elk" and "Heart of the Giant" haven't made it to Youtube yet, so these three will have to do.
Anneke turns everything she touches to gold, fantastic song
They're only a notch below Five Finger Death Punch and Godsmack in my opinion. Well, that might be a bit harsh, but I've never liked a single song I've heard by Lamb of God.
They're only a notch below Five Finger Death Punch and Godsmack in my opinion. Well, that might be a bit harsh, but I've never liked a single song I've heard by Lamb of God.
LOL comparing Lamb of God to Five Finger Death Punch.
Thats definitely harsh. And confusing. LoG is better than those two in literally every way.
Lyrics, guitars, song structure, crushing vocals, drums!?!?! Not to mention seeing them live, Wall of Death man, Wall of Death.
LoG to me is hands down the best metal band since 2000 and even on their worst day are easily better than Five Finger Death Punch and Godsmack.
The new Amorphis album is awesome. They've incorporated more interesting elements (keyboards, choirs, strings, organs, sax, flutes etc.) into their trademark sound on this one and it pays off. It's an album that needs a bit of time and attention, but it's definitely worth it. Too bad my favourites "Message in the Amber", "The Golden Elk" and "Heart of the Giant" haven't made it to Youtube yet, so these three will have to do.
Sounds all right but they are a bit of a pale imitation of Lacuna Coil. Not a bad band to emulate though.
The sound of a vomiting moose is better than Five Finger Death Punch.
Ha ha ha Five Finger Death Punch has become the Nickelback of metal. People just love to hate them because they have become successful. I can only take bro-metal in small doses but I thought they put on a good live show.
Ha ha ha Five Finger Death Punch has become the Nickelback of metal. People just love to hate them because they have become successful. I can only take bro-metal in small doses but I thought they put on a good live show.
I think of them more as the Steven Seagal of metal.
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I think of them more as the Steven Seagal of metal.
I'm not sure I know what that means relative to music ha ha. I get why people don't like them as they aren't very original (who is these days?), they have an annoying, short, angry singer (like Godsmack), and all their music sounds the same (also like Godsmack). The fact that they are very popular is more an indictment on the tastes of the masses than anything.
I do feel for bands because a lot of their core fans expect them to make the same music over and over in every album which eventually leads to eroding the fan base due to fans getting tired of the sound (not everyone can be AC/DC). If the band experiments or changes things then the core fans accuse them of being sellouts. Obviously there are extremes that direction such as Linkin Park who tried to morph from alternative metal into a pop band which made nobody happy. Five Finger Death Punch is taking the business approach giving bro-metal fans what they want over the artistical approach and making a lot of money in progress. I don't love them nor do I hate them as I would probably go see them again live but they aren't a regular on my music rotation either because I have had my fill of their music.
my biggest problem honestly are the lyrics. I'm so sick of their ultra-patriotic, war-loving ####. I could look past that if they weren't so generic musically ... and I hate the voice too. Saw them live twice (once at a festival and once as support for A7X) and they were okay ... but I can't listen to them on a regular basis.
my biggest problem honestly are the lyrics. I'm so sick of their ultra-patriotic, war-loving ####. I could look past that if they weren't so generic musically ... and I hate the voice too. Saw them live twice (once at a festival and once as support for A7X) and they were okay ... but I can't listen to them on a regular basis.
But what do I know, I never liked Slayer.
Yeah the war stuff gets old but and as Canadians I think it's harder to associate with that but catering to the military has actually been part of their recipe for becoming so popular in the US. I haven't even listened to their new album yet but I have a feeling I know what it's going to sound like.
