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    19 minutes ago, Bear said:

    http://caligarirecords.bandcamp.com/

     

    Currently listening to Gloam. Black/doom metal with a small twist. There's a lot to get a hold on here though, so fully understanding the album is gonna take some time. But it sounds very, very promising. Almost sounds a bit old Opeth-esque at times, just blacker, doomier and bleaker. It's weird.

     

    I checked out Gloam last year after seeing a mention of them somewhere (Vice maybe?) and indeed Hex of Nine Heads is awesome.

     

    Heading to caligari's bandcamp now to see if there are some other gems! Good lookin' out.

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    Reviving this thread cause I was in a Vidoll mood today... and none of the members' subsequent projects really do it for me, so I was watching some old Vidoll live vids.

     

     

    This song gets special mention both because it's good, and the guitarist being tasked with just doing repeated VK bird calls throughout the chorus is amazing. Shouts to @inartisticfor uploading it.

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    Nice report! You must've taken some good notes.

     

    I went to the NYC show and from my perspective near the rear the energy of the crowd was really good. No idea if there was any cattiness up front jostling for position before the show. I thought the Gazette's new stuff translated to the stage pretty well.

     

    I don't regret not splurging on VIP tickets. Both because a.) I brought someone who doesn't care about VK at all and I'm sure he wouldn't have been down for arriving so early and b.) I'm tall so it didn't really matter how late I got to the venue, I could see fine from any spot on the floor ;)

     

    10 hours ago, togz said:

     

    Though encores shouldn't be expected, fans crazily stomping and screaming for one should be. I was a little disappointed with this crowd though. They came together and cheered as one voice a few times, but never once did they sound hungry or demanding enough for the the band to really come back on stage.

     

     

    Shouldn't they though? I don't know if I've ever seen a headlining band not come back out for an encore whether the fans really demanded one or not. It's just what you do. If a band/bands actually had the balls to not come back out if the enthusiasm wasn't there then maybe there'd be more incentive to cheer loudly... as it is now the band performing an encore is perfunctory so why bother with loud cheers/applause?

     

    (kind of an aside I know but I've thought about the dynamics of encores at many shows.... I seriously would laugh out loud if a band just turned on the house lights and stayed backstage if a couple minutes after their show ended no one was excited for an encore)

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    For Japanese releases both KtK and Under Fall Justice were pretty good in my book, but not great. Worth a listen but not all-timers.

     

    The release I've been spinning the most that came out in (at the very end of) August:

     

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    Subrosa - For This We Fought The Battle of Ages

     

    A doom/sludge band that does the dichotomy of pretty vs. ugly and loud vs. soft super well. Not as great as their 2013 album, but that one is like a top-5 doom metal release to me, so saying this one is not quite as awesome is not an insult. I don't know many bands in this genre that feature a front-woman who composes most of the music, and I think that provides a unique perspective (and I'm a sucker for female vocals within such *heavy* tunes). Check this out if you're into doom, or think you could be, but appreciate a band that embraces interesting melodies as much as simply trying to blow your speakers with slow riffs.

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    21 hours ago, hiroki said:

     

     

    Nagisa: As a drummer he’s amazing, but as a person he needs some work! *everyone laughs*

     

     

     

    Shots fired at Ame! Haha.

     

    21 hours ago, hiroki said:

     

     

    TaJI: If you’ve read all the way until this point it means that you’re at least interested enough in us to read our entire interview. So I hope you can listen to our music and come to our lives. Do continue to support us.

     

    Pretty bullet-proof logic here.... 'you read all this way and aren't gonna check us out?!? C'mon!'

     

    Thanks for another fun interview translation @hiroki

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  22. Posted

    Just realized (six months late?) that Hey Mercedes released a remastered version of their Everynight Fire Works this year.

     

    Hey Mercedes were certainly no Braid (though 3/4 of the members of Braid were in Hey Mercedes) but I still had a soft spot for that album.

     

    Check it out if you're in the mood for some indie rock with a touch of mid-western style emo.

     

    (why did Hey Mercedes decide their thing would be ending every single song abruptly??)

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