Lori_the_Hoosier
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David was physically such a beautiful man, and that voice...
Loved his collaborations with Ruichi Sakamoto of Yellow Magic Orchestra, and Sakamoto in the movie 'Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence' with David Bowie
litfan10
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'Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence' was stunning.
Sylvian released a big retrospective set a couple of years ago - such an amazing breadth of work.
Along with Roland Orzabal I think there are no better alt singers then Orzabal and Sylvian.
You, my dear, have great taste in music.
Be safe and well.
Handley_Page
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Crosby Stills and Nash - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
Bramblethorn
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Diamanda Galas - Double Barrel Prayer
"My voice was given to me as a tool of inspiration for my friends and an instrument of torture and destruction to my enemies."
"My voice was given to me as a tool of inspiration for my friends and an instrument of torture and destruction to my enemies."
ElectricBlue
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Yes! A favourite album of mine too, got lottttts of track time back in the day. Must give it another turn on the table - I wouldn't have played it for years.
Handley_Page
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Blind_Justice
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Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant
https://youtu.be/RBHX0yc9WS0
My first foray into the second wave of Black Metal. The first happened in the 1980s, with Bands such as Venom, Mercyful Fate and others flirting with satanistic tropes and imagery. It was pretty cute, all things considered. When the '90s rolled around, some kids in Norway found Bathory's "Under the sign of the Black Mark" and decided to worship the fuck out of it. And kids being stupid, they thought the best way to show their devotion to Satan would be to burn down some ancient wooden churches. As if badly playing Bathory covers on broken four-track recorders wasn't bad enough.
Thankfully, Dimmu Borgir are the family-friendly version of those kids. They're like a darker version of Kiss, with a fondness for pomp and showmanship. I like the simplicity and the clearly audible nods to classic metal bands like Judas Priest, Accept or WASP. On the EP following "Enthroned...", they deliver an excellent cover of Accept's "Metal Heart". In the years since, they went through a lot of musicians and variations of their style, from ultra-technical to highly polished, but they remain very accessible. Going through their output is a fascinating journey and well worth doing. They never were as ambitious as Emperor, Enslaved or Ulver, but their fusion of orchestrated parts and harsh, blunt force trauma might even be interesting for the resident progheads.
https://youtu.be/RBHX0yc9WS0
My first foray into the second wave of Black Metal. The first happened in the 1980s, with Bands such as Venom, Mercyful Fate and others flirting with satanistic tropes and imagery. It was pretty cute, all things considered. When the '90s rolled around, some kids in Norway found Bathory's "Under the sign of the Black Mark" and decided to worship the fuck out of it. And kids being stupid, they thought the best way to show their devotion to Satan would be to burn down some ancient wooden churches. As if badly playing Bathory covers on broken four-track recorders wasn't bad enough.
Thankfully, Dimmu Borgir are the family-friendly version of those kids. They're like a darker version of Kiss, with a fondness for pomp and showmanship. I like the simplicity and the clearly audible nods to classic metal bands like Judas Priest, Accept or WASP. On the EP following "Enthroned...", they deliver an excellent cover of Accept's "Metal Heart". In the years since, they went through a lot of musicians and variations of their style, from ultra-technical to highly polished, but they remain very accessible. Going through their output is a fascinating journey and well worth doing. They never were as ambitious as Emperor, Enslaved or Ulver, but their fusion of orchestrated parts and harsh, blunt force trauma might even be interesting for the resident progheads.
Haulover
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I haven't listened to Dimmu Borgir for a long time - and need to get them back in rotation.
That said - I only have 2 of their albums. So I'll spin them some time this week, then research them a bit to cherry-pick the best from their back catalog.
That said - I only have 2 of their albums. So I'll spin them some time this week, then research them a bit to cherry-pick the best from their back catalog.
ChloeTzang
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Yao Si Ting - Betrayal
Yao Si Ting - Just One Last Dance
Just one last dance
before we say goodbye
when we sway and turn round and round and round
it's like the first time
Just one more chance
hold me tight and keep me warm
cause the night is getting cold and I
don t know where I belong
Just one last dance
Yao Si Ting - Just One Last Dance
Just one last dance
before we say goodbye
when we sway and turn round and round and round
it's like the first time
Just one more chance
hold me tight and keep me warm
cause the night is getting cold and I
don t know where I belong
Just one last dance
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Bramblethorn
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You've posted three times on these forums and every single one has been plugging your podcast. That's not what this is for.
ElectricBlue
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Raising Sand - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss.
Good old silver tonsils Plant and the angelic Alison Krauss. Truly beautiful stuff.
Good old silver tonsils Plant and the angelic Alison Krauss. Truly beautiful stuff.
Blind_Justice
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Ulver - Flowers of Evil
Not quite sure what to think of this. No, no complaints about them not playing Black Metal. I'm aware that they have moved into vastly different spheres by now thanks to Carpenter Brut. I'm fine with Synthwave. My main issue is how minimalistic and dialed back their sound is, quite the contrast to most other Synthwave acts who, despite being all retro, have a certain lushness to their stuff. Or maybe I'm just not in the mood for pretty bleak existential questioning right now. Seriously, screw this album.
Now playing: Visigoth - Conquerer's Oath.
Ah yes. That's much more like it. Traditional Epic Metal. Swords, Warrior Queens, songs about betrayal and vengeance delivered with just the right amount of seriousness and finesse. Love these guys.
Not quite sure what to think of this. No, no complaints about them not playing Black Metal. I'm aware that they have moved into vastly different spheres by now thanks to Carpenter Brut. I'm fine with Synthwave. My main issue is how minimalistic and dialed back their sound is, quite the contrast to most other Synthwave acts who, despite being all retro, have a certain lushness to their stuff. Or maybe I'm just not in the mood for pretty bleak existential questioning right now. Seriously, screw this album.
Now playing: Visigoth - Conquerer's Oath.
Ah yes. That's much more like it. Traditional Epic Metal. Swords, Warrior Queens, songs about betrayal and vengeance delivered with just the right amount of seriousness and finesse. Love these guys.
Blind_Justice
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never mind - time loop
Haulover
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I liked Ulver in their earlier incarnation. As you say, they changed their genre - probably more than any other band I know. I appreciate their later works, but can't say I enjoy them much.
That said, I've heard some of their newer stuff, but don't own much of their newer stuff. I have:
Metamorphosis 1999
Perdition City 2000
Silencing The Singing 2001
Silence Teaches You How To Sin 2003?
Blood Inside 2005
Shadows Of The Sun 2007
Perdition City 2000
Silencing The Singing 2001
Silence Teaches You How To Sin 2003?
Blood Inside 2005
Shadows Of The Sun 2007
Haulover
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Quidam : Sny Aniolov
An interesting Polish act, who changed mid-stream from good instrumentals with incredibly nice female vocals, to better instrumentation (IMO) with good make vox - and just not as enjoyable.
Edit:
It's actually a bit more boring than I remembered...
An interesting Polish act, who changed mid-stream from good instrumentals with incredibly nice female vocals, to better instrumentation (IMO) with good make vox - and just not as enjoyable.
Edit:
It's actually a bit more boring than I remembered...
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Blind_Justice
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Persuader - Necromancy
As expected, this album delivers early Blind Guardian-esque speed, vast chorusses and a singer who sounds more like Hansi Kürsch than the man himself. I also hear a smattering of Iron Saviour melody fragments. Despite being "Guardian light", there's a lot to unpack in Persuader's music, so the final verdict has to wait after I've spun it a few more times. Good stuff so far and much nicer to listen to than the past twenty years of Blind Guardian's output.
As expected, this album delivers early Blind Guardian-esque speed, vast chorusses and a singer who sounds more like Hansi Kürsch than the man himself. I also hear a smattering of Iron Saviour melody fragments. Despite being "Guardian light", there's a lot to unpack in Persuader's music, so the final verdict has to wait after I've spun it a few more times. Good stuff so far and much nicer to listen to than the past twenty years of Blind Guardian's output.
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My bi-monthly dose of Deaf Forever magazine just landed and after sifting through a rather slim picking of new releases, I found some stuff to put on my shopping list.
First off there's Alitor from Serbia. They play a blazingly fast and technical blend of speed/thrash metal. Reminds me of the early Megadeth and later Death albums. On top of that, the singer has some decent chops, able to do more than just stupidly bark his lyrics into the ether. Have only heard a few songs so far, but that album "II" will be bought once I have some money left over. It will be the first pure thrash record since Trivium's early works. Might be worth a listen for the other prog-heads too, there's enough time changes and mind-blowing instrumental gymnastics to put on five records on here.
Next up is Communic from Norway. Since the disintegration of Nevermore and the untimely death of Warrel Dane, these guys are among the few people playing progressive power metal I can stomach. The new record, "Hiding From The World" has all their trademarks - excellent use of volume, tempo and aggression levels to get their haunting lyrics across. I didn't realize I missed out on one (2017's "Where Echoes Gather") but I'm happy they pinged back onto my radar. Insta-buy. They have yet to write a bad song.
Scratching my current Epic Metal itch is Possessed Steel from Ontario. Their sound sits squarely in the no-man's land between Manowar, Atlantean Kodex and Doomsword. High fantasy storytelling delivered by a capable singer, accompanied by a well-oiled band. This one has a nice, mystical touch to it, probably caused by the insane amounts of reverb on the vocals. Still, sounds fantastic and is a nice bit of soul food. Nothing world-shattering, nothing remotely innovative, but delivered with passion and skill. Album is called "Aedris" and well worth a listen.
On the other end of the aggression meter sit Demonical from Sweden. Its not like I didn't get my death metal fix last month already, but you can't have enough high-energy brute force anyway. Their latest, "World Domination", picks up where the last one, "Chaos Manifesto" left off. NIcely oscillating between face-melting brutality and raise-your-fist battle hymns Amon Amarth would kill for, this is another feel-good monster.
Next up is Ecclesia from France with their "De Ecclesiae Universalis". This one sounds like something Candlemass could have put out just after "Chapter IV" in the early '90s. Sitting on the fence between Doom and Power Metal and dipping into both genres, it combines the heaviness of Candlemass or Sorcerer with occasional bursts of uptempo. The vocalist has a nice range, going from smoky storyteller to almost James LaBrie-esque screams in the high register. Another concept album, this one goes all in with its Inquisition theme, including liberal use of fat church organs.
Belated mention to the last Dark Tranquility record, "Moment". In contrast to their contemporaries In Flames, DT never forgot their roots. There is unmistakably Swedish Death Metal in their sound, only enhanced with clean vocals (on occasion) and a good helping of crisp, modern electronica. Another difference to the last couple IF records - Mikael Stanne can actually sing. Much like the last Enslaved record, this one is over far too quickly, clocking in at barely 50 minutes.
First off there's Alitor from Serbia. They play a blazingly fast and technical blend of speed/thrash metal. Reminds me of the early Megadeth and later Death albums. On top of that, the singer has some decent chops, able to do more than just stupidly bark his lyrics into the ether. Have only heard a few songs so far, but that album "II" will be bought once I have some money left over. It will be the first pure thrash record since Trivium's early works. Might be worth a listen for the other prog-heads too, there's enough time changes and mind-blowing instrumental gymnastics to put on five records on here.
Next up is Communic from Norway. Since the disintegration of Nevermore and the untimely death of Warrel Dane, these guys are among the few people playing progressive power metal I can stomach. The new record, "Hiding From The World" has all their trademarks - excellent use of volume, tempo and aggression levels to get their haunting lyrics across. I didn't realize I missed out on one (2017's "Where Echoes Gather") but I'm happy they pinged back onto my radar. Insta-buy. They have yet to write a bad song.
Scratching my current Epic Metal itch is Possessed Steel from Ontario. Their sound sits squarely in the no-man's land between Manowar, Atlantean Kodex and Doomsword. High fantasy storytelling delivered by a capable singer, accompanied by a well-oiled band. This one has a nice, mystical touch to it, probably caused by the insane amounts of reverb on the vocals. Still, sounds fantastic and is a nice bit of soul food. Nothing world-shattering, nothing remotely innovative, but delivered with passion and skill. Album is called "Aedris" and well worth a listen.
On the other end of the aggression meter sit Demonical from Sweden. Its not like I didn't get my death metal fix last month already, but you can't have enough high-energy brute force anyway. Their latest, "World Domination", picks up where the last one, "Chaos Manifesto" left off. NIcely oscillating between face-melting brutality and raise-your-fist battle hymns Amon Amarth would kill for, this is another feel-good monster.
Next up is Ecclesia from France with their "De Ecclesiae Universalis". This one sounds like something Candlemass could have put out just after "Chapter IV" in the early '90s. Sitting on the fence between Doom and Power Metal and dipping into both genres, it combines the heaviness of Candlemass or Sorcerer with occasional bursts of uptempo. The vocalist has a nice range, going from smoky storyteller to almost James LaBrie-esque screams in the high register. Another concept album, this one goes all in with its Inquisition theme, including liberal use of fat church organs.
Belated mention to the last Dark Tranquility record, "Moment". In contrast to their contemporaries In Flames, DT never forgot their roots. There is unmistakably Swedish Death Metal in their sound, only enhanced with clean vocals (on occasion) and a good helping of crisp, modern electronica. Another difference to the last couple IF records - Mikael Stanne can actually sing. Much like the last Enslaved record, this one is over far too quickly, clocking in at barely 50 minutes.
