Zeus 7997 Posted December 19, 2012 It's becoming somewhat of a tradition for me to do this. The end of 2012 is drawing near and it's time for me to put together my list of things I liked from this year. Turns out that I liked a whole lot! Since I don't want to leave anything out, I'm going to change my format from the middle of this year. More music, less words. That way, no one feels overwhelmed with how much I found. I'm also going to break it up into four parts, with this one being the first. This list encompasses what I call Tier 4 releases: these are things I rated between a 3 and a 3.5 (for me, 2.5 is average, so anything above a 3 is considered 'good'). Think of it like a pyramid. The base is the biggest and the tip is the smallest and everything gets smaller as you go up. So accordingly, higher tiers will have less releases. Makes sense, right? I'll also follow it up with a (very) short blurb of what it sounds like, to give you an idea of what to expect. Looking for something new? Looking for something like something else? Just looking? Don't worry, the Zess has your back. Note: This list only encompasses albums and mini-albums. Zess' Tier 4 Album Picks of 2012 GALEYD - EYE WILL... JY9w08RbVJ0 Sounds like: DELUHI Regnum Caelorum et Gehenna - Dimersity 01: Meus Vitualamen Exertus Muto Vestri Universitas O8KG11V41qA Sounds like: Melodic Death Metal, Stratiotes UNDEAD CORPORATION - 紅染の鬼が哭く EoijbQFwMPg Sounds like: metalcore, some traditional Japanese influences Wintersun - Time I lsWxLQDzJOU Sounds like: Extreme Majestic Technical Epic Melodic Metal Dethklok - Dethalbum III RXY9On_UW_M Sounds like: Deth Metal Cyclamen - Memories, Voices QMIQXKkzJUg Sounds like: Djent!! Djent!! (and some clean vocals here and there) CROW'SCLAW - Lightning Discharge jSJSar3y6Yg Sounds like: Lolimetal, metalcore, heavy metal, good CROW'SCLAW A Zess Note: This is so much better than Blackened Fangs and Bloody Claws. SO. MUCH. BETTER. LITE - Past, Present, Future BlWiRjIcjOk Sounds like: post-rock, some math influences, mostly instrumental Vermillion-D Alice Syndrome: 妍麗たる讃仰は悲啼喘ぎし蒼焔に炙られ wQ1IrbuLcRQ Sounds like: primarily gothic metal, some black metal influences lynch. - INFERIORITY COMPLEX Y-9OQcKlh6Y Sounds like: metalcore Noxious - The Remnants of a Chaos 2OMlespA49s Sounds like: Gothenburg death metal Ilaria Graziano & Francesco Forni - From Bedlam to Lenane 0FyiryxIVZQ Sounds like: folk, some spanish influences EA - METEO cpXtnW7Ae1A Sounds like: powerpop, some electronic influences Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind kiALoVqzAVo Sounds like: (traditional) metalcore, hardcore, noisecore D - 名もなき森の夢語り r6d4xE62nLE Sounds like: power metal, neoclassical metal, shredfest, vibrato galore from Asagi Feel free to leave any feedback here and look forward to Tier 3 coming in a few days! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CAT5 9075 Posted January 14, 2013 I'm thinking about trying that Wintersun album (champ played a cool track from them on TT recently), Vermillion-D Alice Syndrome, and Converge. I definitely second LITE. Ilaria Graziano & Francesco Forni was a nice release (how can you not love her voice?), but not even standout tracks to warrant a best-of spot for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeus 7997 Posted January 14, 2013 You should definitely try it out! It's a difficult album to get into at first but it grows on you after multiple listens. Ilaria Graziano & Francesco Forni was a nice release (how can you not love her voice?), but not even standout tracks to warrant a best-of spot for me. Haha, at this point in the list they were all so close it felt wrong if I left one off because the number was slightly too low. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CAT5 9075 Posted January 14, 2013 hehe, I feel you. I also thought the D release was solid...which came as a surprise for me because I usually can't deal with Asagi and his theatrics, but I think he did well as a vocalist this time! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D.L.S 11 Posted February 3, 2013 I'm surprised to see Dethklok on here. I knew about Dethalbum III, but I completely ignored it for no good reason haha. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeus 7997 Posted February 3, 2013 I may just have to redo this list because the conversion screwed it up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
