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^ Nice stuff you have there! Followed you back as well.

Who's got one? Post it if you do. Just made one the other week. Add me here. I don't have anything done, or anything that meets up to the perfectionist standards I set for myself, but I did upload a few samples I've been working on. Wouldn't even call them demos since they're just bare bones and were hastily recorded as a guide to see how things stack up. I just wanted to have something up.

Mastodon's last album wasn't so horrendously mastered. At least to my ears. The music was epic and it was listenable so I have no problem with it. There was some overproduction going on with it, even for a metal album. The bridge is so elevating and fun in this song. A Candlelit Dinner With Inamorta

Revolutionary Road. I feel like I should read the book now.

I See Stars - Digital Renegade

Scion is awesome with those free downloads. And I had chance to see them last year but I missed out. I wanted to go check them out this time around, but I won't be able to due to conflicting schedules. The day they're playing in NY happens to be my B-day. They have Animals As Leaders as an opening act which is a huge plus. I love those guy.

No. You don't. There are professional critics out there who have never touched an instrument or know anything about the music process, but make a living out of it. It certainly does help if you are a musician since you can bring more to to table if you do have knowledge of certain instruments, the recording process or whatever else. But to me, it's more important to have a good ear, an open mind, be unbiased and be good at writing so you can explain your opinion in a logical and engaging way. As a musician myself, I do find that the knowledge I have picked up over the years come into play when reviewing music. In general i get a greater sense of appreciation for music since I can recognize technical ability, good composition, good songwriting and good sound production. It allows you to recognize when all of these things are correctly executed, when they are not, or when and what individual aspects are. However in the end, what constitutes as good or bad music in a review, does come down to a matter of opinion.

The Interbeing - Shadow Drift

AvTechno! - Free (feat. Megurine Luka) Love this song.

Foobar looks awesome. And here I am stuck using the buggy and memory hog that is itunes. Don't have a snapshot, but I'm using this as a wallapaper.

The steepest roller coaster drop in the world. Ski toilet. Dirt flavored ice cream. Or ice cream made with dirt. i forget which one it is.

Caz - A Tail Of The Wind

I like clothes, but I don't care about fashion trends and what's "in" or "out". I just buy and wear what I like. Don't really spend a lot of money on products either. I do like to use hypoallergenic soap, but that's because i have super sensitive skin. And I use Aveeno Clear Complexion strictly as a face wash since everything else I tried irritates my skin. I use a silk drop liquid thingy to style my hair and keep the frizz away. Also I use palmers cocoa butter as a lotion. It's keep your skin healthy and helps reduce the look of scars and blemishes. Plus it makes you smell like chocolate. I haven't dyed my hair. I like the color and style it is now , but I would like to try a different color. I've been thinking something along the lines of an auburn shade.

I feel like scums is somewhere in between being an okay album and good album. Average comes to mind. And here’s why. The main problem with Scums is that there are a too many tracks that are just average. They’re not necessarily bad but they’re just okay. And it isn't that the entire songs are average, because there are interesting parts, but that the rest of those tracks fail to maintain the engaging aspects of those unique parts. And okay songs means they don’t stand out on the album, aren’t memorable and don’t get played as often as the songs that are good. They end up being filler tracks. And with the album being nearly an hour long, it dilutes the stronger tracks and makes the album drag. I don’t care for the tracks with the overdone weird playful synths, and think they are detrimental to some of the songs, take Riddle for example, or the chorus to Assulater. I enjoy Nightmare better when the band takes songs more seriously, or rather makes more serious songs than I do when they’re just mucking about with sounds. The electronic programming on the album is well put together, it just isn’t cohesive with the music. Also I don’t understand the filter they put on Yomi’s vocals on the last track. I dug that song but it could have been better without that vocal filter effect. I do like that the sound production on the album wasn’t messed up, like on other Nightmare albums. There are great bass licks and great guitar riffs. The lead guitar playing is the best thing I enjoyed about this album and is second only to the bass playing. It’s melodic, dynamic, and displays the elements of a guitar virtuoso. It makes me wish the guitars would stand out better in the mix. My top tracks for the album mimic Dissemble Errors I’m not Deus Ex Machina Some of the above tracks make the album at least worth a listen. I say overall its a 6.5/10 but the guitar playing adds another .5 so it's a 7/10 for me.

Industrial horrocore with well thought out lyrics. These guys are the new Marilyn Manson. Motionless In White - America

I want Mat's boots. Bullet For My Valentine - Riot

Excited. Can't wait to hear what the end product will actually sound like.

Haven't made an account there yet, but I have just finished downloading a new album release from there. I'm using chrome and it got stuck at 93%, refreshed the page and the second time it downloaded without a hitch. it just started up again so bugs are expected.

These guys rock my face off. Intervals - Mata Hari

A thread for discussing smartphones. Why you love or hate the ones you own and the ones you wish you had. I'm late to the band wagon and want to get my first phone. Haven't even owned a cellphone before, but I've realized it would make my life easier if I did have one. Can anyone recommend me a good one? I don't want an Iphone. Too expensive. Perferably something under $200. I probably won't receive or make calls on it that much. But I will probably do a moderate amount of web surfing.