Visutox

Huge girugamesh fan here, missed out on seeing them on their last EU tour 2 years ago and I will forever regret it.

American Gods by Neil Gaiman Halfway through my reading and loving it so far!

Lol, new Behemoth is such a damp squib, and I put the blame on Nergal. This basically sums up what I think of the album. But for me though, the singles that dropped before the release (except for Bartzabel, which is my favorite from ILYAYD) were basically warning us not to expect more than that. I had hoped that they would be the weakest from the album, but actually they are in the image of what ILYAYD has to offer (and vice versa).

Seeing a lot of people including MMLP2 into the series of bad albums from Em -maybe it's a shortcut used to refer to everything else except that one- but I've gotta say, it's one of my favorite albums from him. I would get rid of a very few tracks to make it more efficient, but overall I really enjoyed it. But anyway, what did you guys think of "Killshot"? To me it felt like instead of dissing MGK he just went for the "we're not playing in the same league, just letting you know" approach. And that's legit if you ask me, coming from Em. Now wondering if MGK is preparing a response to this, lol.

🙋‍♂️ That new song is solid as hell, as expected from Architects to be honest. I've been wondering if they were going to announce an album anytime soon and that is exactly what they do, what a timing! Hahaha. I'm so looking forward "Holy Hell".

Okay so, I need more time to totally get into "Northern Chaos Gods" but it's really, really good. I'm gonna be spinning it a lot and it's very likely to grow on me even more. They did a great job and showed us why they deserve to be called Immortal. Also listened to BTBAM, Skeletonwitch and Obscura new albums. They're also growers, and I'm enjoying them quite a lot! Only Deafheaven remaining, I have high hopes for that one. This summer might honestly end up being the highlight of the year in terms of metal music. We'll see.

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This. Getting back to DOGMA right away after listening NINTH hits you with such regret. It could have been so much more enjoyable but nah, they had to screw up the production. Really sucks because it's a very good album with cool details here and there to enjoy so yeah... So frustrating.

I still haven't managed to find the THING that makes this album screw up but as you say, it might be the vocals? I need to pay much more attention to them in my next spin. What is certain is that Devoid of Light was more cleverly crafted than this one. That said, Mirrors is a fucking gem, man. Brilliant album closer.

I probably need to spin their discography again, yes. I always had a tough time going through their albums (I eventually get bored) but there have always been tracks here and there that I like. Now getting back to Prequelle again, my favorite tracks are: Rats, Faith, Miasma (they should have told us they were this good at instrumental tracks), Dance Macabre, It's A Sin (the vocals during the chorus are so powerful) and Avalanche. Not a single bad track and the album is still growing on me and new favorites might be coming up, lol. Really, Jig? Whenever I get back to the debut I somewhat feel disappointed. They've totally abandoned the Mgla-ish influences with the new album (I get that some people deny this, but to me it's palpable) and yeah, feel like it's a weaker album overall. There are good melodies, good riffs, nice vocals but it isn't as efficient as the previous album. :(( Then again I'll have to spin it again and again till I can provide a solid opinion about it but for now I feel like my guys have let me down.

Prequelle is not bad at all. The first half of the album is better than the second though. The album grew on me with the second spin and I'm starting to like it, which is good as I've never been a fan of their music.

Any opinions on that new Uada album?

Might go in that case. Although I must admit that I'm tempted to go to the concert only to see Nuclear Devastation, they're awesome.

Has anyone here already seen Aura Noir live? They're gonna be performing in Brussels in two weeks and I don't know yet if I want to go to their concert. I'm gonna check out the new album anyways and hope it will convince me to go see their show.

Okay, this is really epic! I didn't like their previous release but this sound really has me hooked and looking forward the new album. Also the album artwork is beautiful.

The new Drudkh album is great as fuck, I don't get the bad reviews. Need to spin it more, it might grow in me more and more and maybe become one of my favorites of this year. Surprisingly enough, I also liked the new Judas Priest album a fucklot. It's very good, need to give it more time but my first spin exceeded my expectations. I'm happy for them! Also, I'm not too much into the recent JP albums but isn't Rob's vocal performance particularly awesome in Firepower than in the band's previous records?

https://sacredleather.bandcamp.com/album/ultimate-force This album is everything I hoped it would be, I love it. Far from perfect and original + there's room for improvement but pretty damn effective and those 80s vibes are amazing! Brilliantly executed heavy metal.

Wow, I'm surprised at these covers. They're totally different from the band's usual art style... Don't know what to expect from this though? Anyway, I don't really like any of both covers. Hope the music is good, eh.

The previous album was a masterpiece already and it sounds like another one is on its way. What an absolutely brilliant track!

I personally think that their debut album is fantastic but the new one is (again, to me) a clear upgrade. Like getting rid of the unnecessary stuff from The Revenant King (i.e. the doom-y influences à la Candlemass in some tracks, they're enjoyable but that really doesn't give any cohesion and coherence to an album that's already long) + keeping what they do best and pushing it a step further. Conqueror's Oath is way more coherent and seems more accomplished, maybe because it's more straight forward than the previous album. In any case, both albums are phenomenal. Varathron dropped a new song for their forthcoming album and it sounds pretty solid. Can't wait to check out this new beast!

Yup, the new Visigoth album is solid as fuuuck! I didn't know what to expect after the masterpiece that "The Revenant King" was, but they fucking did it again. These guys though. Btw new Kalmah album announced to come out the 6th of April, stoked for this! After five years of waiting, I hope this is going to be worth it. Evil Kin doesn't sound too bad, although the production could have been a tad better.

New Sojourner album coming up in March! The first track sounds lovely. Really looking forward to listen the whole thing! https://avantgardemusic.bandcamp.com/track/winters-slumber Also beautiful album artwork, need to get the vinyl!

Omg I so cannot wait for this to come out! Some interesting names have announced new albums so far, among which I remember : Obscura, Between the Buried and Me (double album), Memoriam, Hypno5e and Violet Cold (trilogy). I'm obviously not mentioning those who have been cited above. (Drudkh, Immortal, Rude, and so on) Bands such as Saor, Sulphur Aeon and Enthroned are (or are about to start) recording new stuff. That leaves me thinking that 2018 has enormous potential musically, let's see how it goes this year.

Immortal, Drudkh and Deströyer 666 (they're releasing an EP) and the year just started. Damn! Really looking forward to listen them all. I've been able to check out some new releases so far, but most of them were leaks. My favorite for now is undoubtedly that Summoning album. Albums from Harakiri for the Sky, Shining and Abigor are also great!

Star Wars: The Last Jedi – When you are in the film industry, music industry or whatever industry, at some point you'll have to experiment, try new things but of course, you'll always have the freedom to play it safe if you wish. And, as time goes on, you end up developing your own signature, something that defines your music, (or your films, your paintings — your style, in one word.) What disappointed me with this episode, is the fact that they practically abandoned one particular and main aspect of Star Wars that makes the universe so cool and unique... My point: there is basically only one lightsaber battle, and it's not even between two (or more) main characters. Most of the film's most interesting aspects that I was looking forward to discover were in fact quite disappointing to end with. And during the key moments wherein the producers had the chance to make the film interesting and "different", they just made it previsible as fuck instead and without any interest. What I loved though, is obviously the gorgeous cinematography of the film. It has its lot of show, but sadly I think it successfully and deservedly managed to be the worst SW film to date (and I don't mean it's a bad film, not at all.) Helter Skelter – So, Erika Sawajiri is one of my favorite Japanese female actresses and I was so looking forward to watch this movie. Before even watching it I knew she was going to have a "daring" role, I know it was going to be different from anything she ever did. Well, it pretty much was. But not only that, the acting was really on point and I like how disturbing it was as well. I still have to check out the manga, but I like to believe that this was a great interpretation. All the other actors did so well too: Shinobu Terajima, Yosuke Kubozuka, Kiko Mizuhara and so on. It felt good to watch a "recent but no so recent" Japanese movie that didn't suck, so yeah.