I don't think it is the EQ, it's the station. It always has less low end than the others in my experience....and in my car at least, the bass is all the way up.
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I don't think it is the EQ, it's the station. It always has less low end than the others in my experience....and in my car at least, the bass is all the way up.
I hear ya
flat eq for me thanks. messing with the eq is like adding salt to a chef's food.
loving Leviathan atm
http://youtu.be/s3-tTeKBuog
Massive Conspiracy Against All Life is a colossal album
Ixion
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Understandable. But damn, listen to Meshuggah and switch between Flat and Rock. They sound so much more badass with the Rock EQ.
I tried it out with a lot of different music, and for me at least, it either didn't make a difference or it made the band more enjoyable.
not really a fan of Meshuggah.
Hooray I used the damn coupon properly this time. Got this.
Also had not realized, but they are now taxing digital downloads. Ain't that some shit.
Giant Robot
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Hooray I used the damn coupon properly this time. Got this.
Also had not realized, but they are now taxing digital downloads. Ain't that some shit.
Good pick up. Their best work imo. Glacial riffs!
Check out Throne of Ahaz's "Nifelheim". Similar to that Immortal's "Pure Holocaust" in terms of riffing and production.
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HammerOfThor
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Ensiferum's new album is being streamed for 24 hours here. Check it out if you like folk, viking, epic metal.
I've never heard of this band before, but I like!!
so good. one of the most consistent bands around
Who else here is hyped for the new Sybreed album? If its as good as these snippets, they might have their own Demanufacture.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJMnKWOhZtY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJMnKWOhZtY
Lucian Cat
Kissed a mod for a tag; liked it
Ensiferum's new album is being streamed for 24 hours here. Check it out if you like folk, viking, epic metal.
That is pretty awesome
OmegaDragon
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I got into Sol Invictus due a metal band too, though much more indirectly. I'm quite fond of them, though I primarily listen to just two albums: In the Rain and The Blade. I especially like In the Rain, with An English Garden and The World Shrugged.
What are your favourites?
Wolfgunblood Garopa
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Ensiferum's new album is being streamed for 24 hours here. Check it out if you like folk, viking, epic metal.
Thanks!
The album sounds incredible, maybe their best yet since Iron. Maybe their best ever (end of Unsung Heroes... holy shit!).
Ensiferum's new album is being streamed for 24 hours here. Check it out if you like folk, viking, epic metal.
If we can't get an Amon Amarth album this year, I guess this is the next best thing.
I want to agree, but your audio setup is already coloring the sound as it is. Not really any harm in tweaking it a bit more to your liking.
Ixion
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That's a good point. I play my music via many different setups (headphones, computer speakers, car stereo, bathroom stereo, living room stereo, etc). Each setup sounds a bit different than the other, so it's not like if I leave the EQ on Flat, I'll be experiencing the music exactly as intended.
The final set list for Metallica's 3D movie is......
"Creeping Death"
"For Whom the Bell Tolls"
"Fuel"
"Ride the Lightning"
"One"
"Cyanide"
"The Memory Remains"
"Wherever I May Roam"
"Sad But True"
"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
" . . . And Justice for All"
"Fade to Black"
"Master of Puppets"
"Battery"
"Nothing Else Matters"
"Enter Sandman"
"Hit the Lights"
"Seek & Destroy"
That's really about the best Metallica concert you could hope for. I'd probably replace Cyanide with something else from Death Magnetic though.....and I don't know if I'd want Blackened or Justice.
"Creeping Death"
"For Whom the Bell Tolls"
"Fuel"
"Ride the Lightning"
"One"
"Cyanide"
"The Memory Remains"
"Wherever I May Roam"
"Sad But True"
"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
" . . . And Justice for All"
"Fade to Black"
"Master of Puppets"
"Battery"
"Nothing Else Matters"
"Enter Sandman"
"Hit the Lights"
"Seek & Destroy"
That's really about the best Metallica concert you could hope for. I'd probably replace Cyanide with something else from Death Magnetic though.....and I don't know if I'd want Blackened or Justice.
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heheHydranockz
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The album goes to some crazy places. First 5 tracks are my kinda stuff. 'Retribution Shall Be Mine' sounds like a really weird incarnation of 'Deathbringer From The Sky' for those who remember that one from Victory Songs. 'Last Breath' and 'Pohjola' are really cool in their own ways.
That 17 minute track... So many awesome parts but so many weird parts.
Either way, it's awesome to see them branch out.
That 17 minute track... So many awesome parts but so many weird parts.
Either way, it's awesome to see them branch out.
We get Justice though, complete with building and tearing down a Justice statue on the stage.
Giant Robot
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Not my thing, but your Samael "Ceremony of Opposites" avatar rules.
Pure Holocaust has been a good listen. A lot more varied than I'd thought it be. The only other one I have that is pre-At The Heart of Winter is Battles in the North and that seems very samey throughout. Except for "Blashyrkh (Mighty Ravendark), which rules...
I'm still wading through a bunch of their stuff. I put Spotify on and just let it roll while I'm playing Guild Wars 2. I really like the stuff that feels really pagan and earthy.
I guess this means I need to start exploring Death in June.
choodi
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I always loved going through Immortal lyrics to see how many awesome words they could make up. Words like frostdemonstorm.
Funniest band ever.
I mean that the aspects of tool that are good overlap with the euro crust / post metal / sludge stuff.
oh also just got back from toronto with a load of albums.
Minutemen- double nickels
minor threat - out of step
damages - unrequieted + split with book of caverns
greys - 10"
big black - songs about fucking
shellac - terraforming
neurosis - enemy of the sun repress (Its so much, but what the fuck, they deserve the money) (YOU KNOW THIS FUCKING BAND)
black sabbath - vol. 4 (THIS ONE TOO)
lightbearer - 12" split with northless (UK POST METAL / SLUDGE, INDIVIDUAL PARTS NOT NOTEWORTHY, BUT BAND AS A WHOLE IS LEAGUES AHEAD OF MOST OTHER BANDS IN THEIR FIELD)
fugazi - end hits
biipiigwan - split ep (CD) (OTTAWA SLUDGE)
alaskan - weak and the wounded (OTTAWA SLUDGE/ POST METAL, HEAVY POWERVIOLENCE INFLUENCE)
Completely valid reason to kick someone out of a band. I will never make music with drug addicts. Unless youre as good as fucking hendrix I have almost zero tolerance for drug use outside of alchohol and pot (and maybe some psychadelics). I would never be friends with a drunk or a drug addict anyway so it doesn't really affect me that much.
Ixion
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So what do guys think of Coheed's new music video, Domino The Destitute? It's one of their heavier songs, so I felt it was appropriate to post.
It's an 8 minute song, but it's worth it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRoN4_kG6XM
It sounds like classic Coheed songwriting with new Coheed production. Basically, it's very good IMO.
It's an 8 minute song, but it's worth it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRoN4_kG6XM
It sounds like classic Coheed songwriting with new Coheed production. Basically, it's very good IMO.
I am not crazy about them, but they covered Dio when they opened for Iron Maiden so they get major points for that.
Just stumbled over this amazing song: Mandragora Scream - Dark Lantern
Anyone know similar bands? I love melodic songs with a combination of clean singing and screaming/growling.
Anyone know similar bands? I love melodic songs with a combination of clean singing and screaming/growling.
Last album wasn't mellow.
Wanted to start up a little conversion. How do you all feel about listening to "Blasphemous" music? These days I'm pretty much agnostic but I grew up Catholic and went to said schools all my life. Me and my friend grow up listening to metal and as the usual progression, the stuff got heavier and heavier. You start off listening to Guns n Roses and move on to Metallica and so on. I remember the first time he showed me his Deicide CD and I freaked. This was no "satanic" band like Ozzy or Motley Crue supposedly were. This was the real deal. You had a dude with an upside crucifix on his forehead and CD linear notes with a disemboweled Lord an Savior Jesus Christ! I was most assured my friend would be going to hell.
So years passed, went on to college and become more open minded. I was shocked to discover there was actually non-blasphemous Death Metal, but even so I thought bands like Cradle of Filth and Dimmu Borgir were too cool to pass up. I was even more open to bands like Slayer which I had previously ignored for being TOO evil. I listened to them without too much guilt. But these days, eh I don't know what I feel. I don't feel bad per se but I do know some legit Christians who are actually wonderful folks and are (gasp)*...tolerant of OTHER PEOPLE! So while I think Religion is a perfectly fine target to expose hypocrisy, kinda feel weird about the bashing of the good people I know. But anyway, it's not like a band such as Kiss were very Christian. Every single song they ever wrote was about fucking women. Plus lots of the bands are all show.
Anyways, thoughts?
So years passed, went on to college and become more open minded. I was shocked to discover there was actually non-blasphemous Death Metal, but even so I thought bands like Cradle of Filth and Dimmu Borgir were too cool to pass up. I was even more open to bands like Slayer which I had previously ignored for being TOO evil. I listened to them without too much guilt. But these days, eh I don't know what I feel. I don't feel bad per se but I do know some legit Christians who are actually wonderful folks and are (gasp)*...tolerant of OTHER PEOPLE! So while I think Religion is a perfectly fine target to expose hypocrisy, kinda feel weird about the bashing of the good people I know. But anyway, it's not like a band such as Kiss were very Christian. Every single song they ever wrote was about fucking women. Plus lots of the bands are all show.
Anyways, thoughts?
still don't listen to Deicide!
But do you actually like the music? I don't think I've ever used that reasoning to like a band. I either like the songs/sound of the band or not.
And I would never listen to racist music. That's just a given. Be shameful if anyone here does.
Many people, myself included, think that most established/organized religions no longer provide any net benefit to society. Like major labels, conservative / fascistic governments, multinational corporations, etc, they are institutions that serve to exploit and control. They need to be torn down and destroyed. I don't care if you're a "good person" if you vote for a fascist, you're contributing to something evil. This applies to religion and to music as well.
I'll flip it around, when I found out I liked certain bands making Christian Metal I was kind of debating wether to stop listening to them. As a convinced Atheist I figured I shouldn't be listening to Christian music.
In the end however I figured it doesn't really matter. Bands being pasionate about things I don't care for doesn't affect the music they produce and as long as the lyrics aren't overly preachy I'll like it all the same.
In the end however I figured it doesn't really matter. Bands being pasionate about things I don't care for doesn't affect the music they produce and as long as the lyrics aren't overly preachy I'll like it all the same.
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