roadtonowhere08 Posted May 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 Jordan, great to see you here! I would totally see DCD if I was not out of the country when they are scheduled to come by my neck of the woods. I will see what I can do to update this thread soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enverxis Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 I was introduced to these guys recently, through a facebook request (they're doing an Australian tour) [media=]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoEY5NoaMuw Keen as bro! Enjoy it because Lisa Johansson left the band late last year. I'm still in mourning.... Arcane Rain Fell is enough for me. I might play their debut and the new songs on the 'compilation' release, but that's it. Haven't liked anything of theirs post 2007 (same with A LOT of bands actually). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadtonowhere08 Posted May 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 (edited) Atoma - Skylight Though not what I call "dark", I cannot remember the last time I have come across an album that is as fun to listen to as this. Great melodies, great musical dynamics (for the love of Christ, do not look at the wavforms!), and I am a SUCKER for synths. This album is crying out to be played on floorstanders! Want to know what it sounds like? The album cover gives you a good idea. Pay attention to the gradual change in the album from the beginning to end. What a great flow. This is good stuff! I cannot recommend this highly enough! Edited May 28, 2012 by roadtonowhere08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadtonowhere08 Posted April 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Been a while... (Echo) - Devoid of Illusion Had this for a while but never got around to giving it a good listen. Glad I did. What do you get when you mash-up melodoom with the proverbial kitchen sink? Oh, and have Greg Chandler from Esoteric at the controls? Yeah, good luck classifying this, but it kicks ass. Make sure the neighbors are not home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 (queues it up) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadtonowhere08 Posted May 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 And then out of left field... Side project of AtomA's (ex Slumber) guitarist/vocalist Jari Lindholm. If you mix AtomA with a bit of good melodeath, this is what you'd get. Great debut. Not the most original album, but it is great fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadtonowhere08 Posted June 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 (edited) I was FINALLY able to get my hands on Poema Arcanus' newest album "Transient Chronicles" This band is flat out awesome. Chilean death/doom metal. Definitely one of my top 5 favorite bands. Here is a live sample, and the setlist is a bit weak in my opinion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5738abgAPw Edited June 12, 2013 by roadtonowhere08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 I need to track some of this stuff down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadtonowhere08 Posted June 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Nate, it is a pain to find physical copies of albums of this band, but lossless copies are around if you know where to look if you want to try before you buy. This is the best bet at the moment: http://www.discogs.com/sell/list?artist_id=1578969&ev=ab Thus far, Iconoclast and Transient Chronicles are my favorite albums from them. These guys are easily better than 90% of the Nordic metal scene, and nobody has heard of them. It's sad really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Timeline Symmetry and Telluric Manifesto are available on Spotify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadtonowhere08 Posted September 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Mar de Grises are breaking up, and their very last show is on the 7th of this month... in Chile... with Poema Arcanus... Shit... I would KILL to be at that show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 I've been listening to a lot of Persefone, Manes, Altar of Plagues, Manes, Jakob, TesseracT, and Haken, lately. Edit: And Yidhra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadtonowhere08 Posted September 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 (edited) Anybody that knows me knows I have an unabashed love of Floor Jansen's voice. Her band, ReVamp, is pretty much like her last band, After Forever in terms of style (maybe a bit less goth metal?). Anyway, both bands suffer from a bit too much nu-metal riffing and simple song structure, but who gives a crap? Floor Jansen sings the shit out of everything. Good God, this woman can sing. Recently released album, Wild Card. Pretty obvious she had fun with this one (and threw in the vocal equivalent of the kitchen sink while she was at it!) I think it's pretty good musically, but all flaws (including the God awful cover) are forgiven because, well, you know. Edited September 22, 2013 by roadtonowhere08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadtonowhere08 Posted October 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 (edited) Damn, I did not know Floor did growl vocals as well on this album! I thought it was one of the band members. She's insane: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ8qowdmNJ4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZkkkljCplQ She kills it, like always. Pretty much the only singer as versatile as Rowan London in my style of music... and that is a TALL order! Edited October 7, 2013 by roadtonowhere08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadtonowhere08 Posted November 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 (edited) Yep, still listening to Wild Card from ReVamp. This album simply puts pretty much every single other female fronted metal album to shame... including most of After Forever. I am dead serious; she is that good. Paging Dusty, paging Dusty... I am pretty sure this is right up your ally. Give it a shot! As long as I am talking about Dusty... thanks a million for the heads up on the Bruce Soord & Jonas Renkse album "Wisdom of Crowds". I have been playing that a lot. Amazing album. Edited November 5, 2013 by roadtonowhere08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Yep, still listening to Wild Card from ReVamp. This album simply puts pretty much every single other female fronted metal album to shame... including most of After Forever. I am dead serious; she is that good. Ok, you've got my attention. I'll have to track this down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agile_one Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 +1 Call and raise. Will search and sample before further comment. Intrigued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadtonowhere08 Posted November 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 I don't think you'll have trouble finding it. I know it sounds hyperbolic, but at no point during this album do I ever think "So and so could do this better..." It continues to amaze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbasement Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 So, at the (really awesome) Arkona concert two nights ago, we picked up a couple of random Russian folk metal CDs that they were selling at their merch table. This song is from one of them. Best thing I've ever just happened to stumble upon in a long time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yicTUvDVTHA&feature=youtu.be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Я хочу больше как это. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbasement Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Here ya go: http://grai.bandcamp.com/album/about-native-land Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Нет, я уже нашел это. Я хочу больше как это. No, really, that whole le mystere des voix bulgares style vocals on a bed of metal just works for me. Even though I think I am legally obliged by law to appreciate anything Russian. (It's in my blood and my upbringing.) Going to revisit Arkona more as well. So why were they selling it? Side project? Friends? Nationalism/solidarity? Whut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbasement Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 I'm not sure why (combo of friends/nationalism I'd guess), but they had an entire table full of Russian CDs that weren't their own - pretty cool move, given the extra cost and pain in the ass of taking it all on a world tour. Arkona's best (or maybe just most accessible) albums are "Slovo" and "Goi, Rode, Goi", in my opinion. They'll have a new one coming out in early 2014. Take fifteen minutes and listen to this song. It's got guest appearances from a long list of folk/pagan metal vocalists from other bands. It's actually how I discovered Heidevolk. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-DE6-5rKLY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbasement Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 (edited) Just got word from a local promoter that Iced Earth are playing in Winnipeg May 12, with support from Sabaton and ReVamp. I can't find details about the tour online, but I expect it will be announced soon. Iced Earth are not my favourite, but Sabaton are amazing, and I keep hearing things (in this thread and elsewhere) about ReVamp and Floor Jansen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epeQwq-aYV0 EDIT: Here's the entire tour. ICED EARTH with SABATON & REVAMP in support:APRIL:04: Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection05: Milwaukee, WI - The Rave06: Chicago, IL - House Of Blues07: Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue09: Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE10: Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall11: Cleveland, OH - Agora Theatre12: Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall14: Toronto, ONT - Phoenix Concert Theatre15: Quebec City, QC - Imperial Theater16: Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre17: Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero18: New York, NY - Best Buy Theater21: West Springfield, VA - Empire23: Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade24: Orlando, FL - House Of Blues Orlando25: Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution26: Saint Petersburg, FL - State Theatre28: Houston, TX - Scout Bar29: Dallas, TX - TreesMAY:01: Tempe, AZ - Club Red02: West Hollywood, CA - House Of Blues Sunset03: San Francisco, CA - Slim's05: Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory06: Seattle, WA - El Corazon07: Vancouver, BC - The Venue09: Edmonton, AB - The Starlite Room10: Calgary, AB - Republik11: Regina, SK - Riddell Centre12: Winnipeg, MB - Park Theatre14: Denver, CO - The Summit Music Hall15: Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater16: Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom Edited November 12, 2013 by acidbasement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 I kinda really like Iced Earth. They're like Judas Priest wannabes, and that's a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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