09-30-12
Trivium - "The Crusade" This is the album that came before their master piece "Shogun". I heard this one was more thrashier so I thought I'd try it out. It is more of a hardcore/thrash style record. It an ok album but "Shogun is way better. The title track is an 8 minute instrumental and my favorite off the album.
Tool - "Laterus" It's about time I get a freakin tool album. This is an album you have to listen a few times before you understand what the heck is going on here. It's very progy and confusing listening to it the first time but after a few listens it gets better and I'm enjoying it now.
10-15-12
For a graduation gift I received a $50 amazon gift card, so while I was searching for DT cds I saw a jewel I HAD to have. For $45 ($47.23 shipping included) I found the "Dark Clouds and Silver Linings" special edition deluxe box set. This originally came out in 2009 (and was $120 I think?) and it was still unopened! If you read my earlier posts you'll notice I already have this album, but I don't have the box set and all the goodies that come with it. It has:
The album (DUH!)
A covers cd with covers of Iron Maiden, Rainbow, Queen, Camel, King Crimson, Dixie Dreggs, and others.
And all instrumental of the entire album
The whole album on two records (Giant black cds in case you were wondering)
Expanded art work
A dvd of producer mixes of each instrument and vocals by themselves for every single track.
A mouse pad with the album cover
And it all comes in a lovely felt box
So, was it worth $45? (Actually none of my money because of my gift card) I think you know the answer to that.
In the background is only part of my 250 plus collection
10-27-12
Black Sabbath - "Black Sabbath" Here it is, the album that helped start it all. There isn't much to say about it, I mean its Sabbath so its automatically good.
Black Sabbath - "Paranoid" Now this is a flawless album from the War Pigs to the Fairies Wear Boots. I absolutely love this album. No wonder everybody likes this album, it's so groovy and simple! Every metal head should own this album! I was wasting my time before I bought it. This IS metal!
Between the Buried and Me - "Colors" With a band name like that you'd expect another run of the mill crapcore bands but this is actually good! It's like good metalcore with lots of prog elements. I didn't think progressive metalcore existed but I have been proven wrong once again. This is said to be their best effort but I haven't heard any of their other albums so I can't confirm that speculation, but it is pretty entertaining to listen to.
Iced Earth - "Something Wicked Comes this Way" What can I say I'm loving Iced Earth more and more with every cd I buy of theirs. Awesome heavy metal, enough said.
Immolation - "Majesty and Decay" Some awesome melodic death metal band. They aren't super fast and technical which is a nice change from the other death metal bands I listen too (NILE!). The song "Glorious Epoch" off this album is frikin EPIC! I'm glad I finally picked this up.
Testament - "Souls of Black" Good thrash that sounds like it was recorded in a warehouse. However, the production value does not decide how instrumentation will sound and that is proven on this album. The riffs are pretty crushing, especial on the title track. I have come to appreciate the unique sound (horrid production) Testament has on this and other albums. It would be nice if they re-recorded this album so it sounded newer and beefier because beefier is always better when it comes to thrash! Just ask Gary Holt.
Testament - "First Strike is Still Deadly" The album title says it all. This collection of songs off their fist two cds ("Legacy" and "New World Order") re-recorded in 2001 really shows how good Testament is once you can hear all the instruments! I love this cd because of the sound, its so chunky and groovy.
11-11-12
Megadeth - "United Abominations" This album is pretty good except for the fact that Dave talks a lot. I agree with most of what he says but I don't want to hear him talk over the awesome fret work! Release a solo preaching album where you can speak your mind freely, I know I'd buy it. Other than that its a Megadeth album what more do you need me to say?
Iced Earth - "Horror Show" Here they did an album about horror story characters. It's pretty interesting. But the golden part was opening it and finding it had 2 discs! The second disc and a killer cover of Iron Maiden's "Transylvania" plus an interview with John Schaffer about Iced Earth. I heard that some copies of horror show came with the bonus disc but I didn't think I'd get as lucky to actually get one of the special ones!
Rush - "Caress of Steel" The album that came before "2112". It's Rush so you should know it's good. I think it's definitely in my top three Rush albums (Other two being "2112" and "A Farewell to Kings"). "The Necromancer" has a nifty riff I enjoy immensely.
Lamb of god - "Resolution" I feel like Randy was turned up WAY too loud on this album. The instrumentation was buried underneath his vocals and I was disappointed. I wish they'd make another album like "Ashes of the Wake".
11-17-12
Pink Floyd - "Dark Side of the Moon" I finally found this album for less than $30. Since I'm posting this on the day of these purchased these I have not listened to them in their entirety. In fact I haven't even listened to this at all yet, but everyone says its good so I hope they are right.
Between the Buried and Me - "The Parallax II: Future Sequence" Yes, I had to pick up their new one to see if it was worth the hype. I know your on the edge of your seat waiting for my opinion.......it .....is..........not as good as "Colors". I know what you're thinking, "What?! You listened to this before Floyd? What is wrong with you, you, you musical barbarian!". Well, I just was in the mood for "The Parallax II" ( I seriously have know idea what that even means). While it's not as good as "Colors" is still a good album. I've only listened to it once so maybe it'll get better with another go around. Plus I listened to it on my pc (while I was typing this) without my noise canceling head phones ( I listened to "Colors" with my head phones) so you have to factor that in as well. While it's a better release of this year I still think Shadows Fall's new cd is better along with Fear Factory's and Nile's.
Demons and Wizards - "Demons and Wizards" This is a collaboration of Iced Earth's John Schaffer and Blind Guardian's vocalist. I heard about it on the interview on the bonus disc of "Horror Show". It sounds like Iced Earth but with Blind Guardian vocals. Not much really to add.
Voivod - "Infini" I was interested in Voivod because I heard they were a pretty good thrash band in the 80s so I thought I'd try them out. Well, my first mistake was purchasing an album released in 2009. I was smacked in the face when I heard the first track and found out that this was NOT thrash at all! It's like stoner doom metal but really bad stoner doom metal. If you ever see this in the store run, run far away unlike me. I wasted my hard earned cash on this ugly lump of dung. I'm just glad it was only $7. I'm just gonna add a fun fact and let you think about it, Jason Newstead is in this band.
Yngwie Malmsteen - "Marching Out" Neo-classical goodness. I now have "I Am A Viking" stuck in my head. Amon Amarth should totally cover that song but death metal it up a bit. I got this for free because it was part of a buy three get the 4th free deal (that's why I took a chance on Crapvod because I need one more used cd).
Well that's it for this time. I'm thinking about doing a post about top albums of this year and one of all my metal shirts and magazines I recently purchased. Oh I also forgot to mention that I am now a reviewer for the sight www.metal-temple.com . I was lucky enough to review Death's "Spiritual Healing" reissue. Reviewing it was the first time I heard it and it is amazing like all Death material. I'm also planning on traveling to a giant FYE in a city far away and making a colossal purchase of cds and vinyl, sort of a last hoora before the new year and tax increases because of the wonderful obama care (I used HIGH levels of sarcasm on that last phrase.)
Until next time....keep it METAL \m/
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