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OmegaDragon

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I just wanted to ask if anyone knew anything about what happened to Summoning Then I did some searching and apparently they are releasing an album this June!
Some words about the final products of Old Mornings Dawn; there will be three different editions:
A regular and unlimited jewel-case edition, a double LP edition (including the two bonus tracks) and a strictly limited box set edition. The box set will include the jewel-case edition of the CD, including the two bonus track, a flaming eye-patch, a flaming eye banner, and a summoning logo necklace. The latest information we got about the release date is the first week of June.

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The Mana Legend

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TheLastCandle said:
They definitely are becoming a really shiny, focused, and hook driven band as of Tolkki's leaving. I love it, I think it works wonderfully for them. Sharp as a damn razor, those hooks are. Jens' keyboards are all over the damned place though, that's for certain.
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Nemesis is such a fantastic album, and way better than Polaris and Elysium. Just about every single is listenable, and for once in the new Stratovarius lineup, the music is catchy as all fuck.

I'd put it in my top 5 favorite Strato albums ever along with Elements Pt. 1, Dreamspace, Infinite and, yes, Fright Night.
 
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Ravager61

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OmegaDragon said:
I just wanted to ask if anyone knew anything about what happened to Summoning Then I did some searching and apparently they are releasing an album this June!
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Holy shit! One of my favorites. Thanks for posting this. I knew they were working on something but I had no idea it was about to come out.

Might have to wear my ballin' ass Summoning shirt today in celebration.
 
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FYC

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If anyone hasn't already done so, LastFM lets you download Immolation's Providence EP free of charge. It's great!

Also, what music review sites / communities do you guys use? I'm a big fan of Sputnikmusic. I love the community, the user submitted reviews and discussions are nice, having a giant chart that you can sort by average score is very helpful, the band pages recommend similar bands, etc. It's awesome. If you do use it, you should note that anything with an average score of 4 or higher is usually fantastic, the highest metal albums being around 4.6(Megadeth's Rust In Peace is #1, unsurprisingly). You can also check individual users ratings, which helpsl for finding more music if your tastes are similar. One of the best things I've found was this juggernaut list of 100 thrash albums by KILL.
 
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VariantX04

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Just randomly bumped into Napalm Death's Shane and Barney at the hotel i'm staying at for Obscene Extreme in Mexico. My band performs tonight! Just 3 bands before Napalm Death. So fucking pumped.
 
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OmegaDragon

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So I got a lot of new CDs, most of them were blind buys, which I rarely do. Except for one of them, I had never even heard of the bands before. Overall my haul was quite interesting, I'll post some of my impressions here. These are the CDs I liked the most (well expect for one of them). The parts in italics is the description of my mail order. Hope you like it and that someone discovers something new :)

Furia - Martwa polska jesien
http://www.abload.de/img/155355okqqh.jpg
Ghastly Polish black metal

Hmm yes. Nicely varied, great sounding black metal. Pummeling, fast paced sections can bee organically interrupted by almost beautiful clean guitars. It doesn’t offer something new, but the overall package is really good. Minor complaint, it ends so abruptly. Recommended!

http://youtu.be/zyhvbkyxngc
http://youtu.be/Fg4lO2pAYik

Furia - Plon
http://www.abload.de/img/225838imqa1.jpg
Grim poetic black metal! For anyone into Deathspell Omega and Shining!

I can’t judge whether this is poetic, as have no idea what the lyrics are. Anyway the tagline is why I got into Furia.
The sound here seems like a natural progression of the previous album. It’s more ‘progressive’ than Martwa, but basically everything that makes that one good is here. The overall package isn’t as impressive, maybe due the fact that it’s short. It’s an EP with 3 songs and 15 minutes total playing time.

http://youtu.be/aOPVM7tLDMU

Furia - Halny
http://www.abload.de/img/covervrrpc.jpg
One 20 minute song in Furia's unqiue psychedelic and hypnotic post black metal style

Don’t know what to make of this one yet. A departure towards a more experimental style, I find it lacking in coherence.

http://youtu.be/6d9adjfBKYY

Livsnekad - Den Sociala Vanförheten
http://www.abload.de/img/o2295305xbrkt.jpg
Swedish suicidal black metal, early Katatonia meets Shining!

Well this is certainly correctly advertised. Kvarforth of Shining even performs part of the vocals! I’d almost say this is a slowed down version of Shining. Which is more than fine by me, cause I adore Shining.
So yeah, slow paced, doomy black metal with tormented vocals that paints a very bleak picture. A perfect album to celebrate the start of spring :p Anyway I really enjoy it. One thing to note, the songs are rather long (10+ minutes) and rely on repeating the same part a couple of times. Which can make this album a bit long-winded.

http://youtu.be/ObyYrW0kTq8

Vancouver - The Moment
http://www.abload.de/img/o430568xnpw5.jpg
Ethereal heaviness like Knut, Keelhaul and Cult Of Luna!

First let’s talk about the name. These guys aren’t from Vancouver and they not even Canadian, but Swiss. Why name yourselves Vancouver? Anyway let’s talk about the music.
Like Cult of Luna you say? Sweet! It certainly can be heavy, but I wouldn’t call this ethereal. It sounds like the opposite of ethereal, it sounds dirty and raw. Compact sludge/post-hardcore, bit like early Cult of Luna. Impressive.

http://youtu.be/c3B4Xm8BdRY
http://youtu.be/Yh4tkMKzP9A
 
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The Spacepope

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Gonna see Kvelertak on the 11th in Stockholm. Should be good. Unfortunately, I just found out that Hooded Menace is playing the same night a couple of blocks away from the Kvelertak gig.

Maybe I can run in-between...
 
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DanaInPurple

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Geeeez, went to the pagan fest yesterday in Mexico and, WOW. Heidevoolk were easily the best of the night, at least to me, not that Ex Deo, Trollfest or Alestorm are not great, they actually are and love them, but Heidevolk just blew my mind.
 
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