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Author:  Anonymous [ Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:34 pm ]
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AESTHETICS OF HATE (Rough Mix)

I don't like the way the drums come in. I hope they change this in the final mix. Otherwise I think this song kicks all kinds of ass! I can't wait for the album.

Now, hate away. :lame:

Author:  Caldogg [ Sat Jan 27, 2007 11:00 pm ]
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Awsome album cover :dio:

And as for the song, I like it. As good as anything of BME or TTAOE.
I'm looking forward to this album alot.

Author:  Anonymous [ Sat Jan 27, 2007 11:05 pm ]
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decent, shouldn't of interupted a tribe called quest for it though.

yeah and i dont like how the drums come in either. oh well, everything else is alirght.

Author:  rio [ Sun Jan 28, 2007 2:16 am ]
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That was fairly ok. Yeah, that cover is awesome, but the album title is pretty Spinal Tap :P

Author:  Anonymous [ Sun Jan 28, 2007 8:08 am ]
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I think it's outstanding, been listening to it all day! :dio:

Author:  Goat [ Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:21 pm ]
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Bugger. Goddamn shitty blocking software.

Zad would be REALLY appreciative if someone nice was to attach this to an email and send it to him. Like, REALLY.

Author:  Seinfeld26 [ Sun Jan 28, 2007 3:36 pm ]
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Great tune. TTAOE has grown on me significantly over the course of the past year or so. And I'm glad to see Rob Flynn continuing in the proggy direction he took on that album. The bridge at about the 1:50 mark, in particular, is awesome.

Look forward to this album.

Author:  Anonymous [ Sun Jan 28, 2007 5:53 pm ]
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Zad wrote:
Bugger. Goddamn shitty blocking software.

Zad would be REALLY appreciative if someone nice was to attach this to an email and send it to him. Like, REALLY.

It's a 12MB file. Since it's a rough mix I cranked up the kbps to make it sound louder.

Author:  North From Here [ Mon Jan 29, 2007 4:57 am ]
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I thought it wasn't great, but it certainly was pretty good.

Author:  Anonymous [ Thu Feb 01, 2007 4:26 am ]
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I got the promo for this yesterday, and I'm floored. The album is outstanding! It is their fastest and heaviest album yet. The dual soloing is fucking awesome, I was getting goose bumps listening to them. The dynamics on this one are all over the place.

1. Clenching The Fists Of Dissen (10:35)
2. Beautiful Morning (4:49)
3. Aesthetics Of Hate (6:34)
4. Now I Lay Thee Down (5:36)
5. Slanderous (5:17)
6. Halo (9:03)
7. Wolves (9:04)
8. A Farewell To Arms (10:12)

Running time: 61:13

The haters are still going to hate it, because that's what they do, but if you're a Machine Head fan, you're going to fucking drool while listening to this album.

Author:  Dylan@Metalreviews [ Thu Feb 01, 2007 4:32 am ]
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The Ghost of Eyesore wrote:
Running time: 61:13

The haters are still going to hate it, because that's what they do, but if you're a Machine Head fan, you're going to fucking drool while listening to this album.
Sooo.....is it like the younger brother of "Burn My Eyes"?

Author:  North From Here [ Thu Feb 01, 2007 4:36 am ]
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The Ghost of Eyesore wrote:
I got the promo for this yesterday, and I'm floored. The album is outstanding! It is their fastest and heaviest album yet. The dual soloing is fucking awesome, I was getting goose bumps listening to them. The dynamics on this one are all over the place.

1. Clenching The Fists Of Dissen (10:35)
2. Beautiful Morning (4:49)
3. Aesthetics Of Hate (6:34)
4. Now I Lay Thee Down (5:36)
5. Slanderous (5:17)
6. Halo (9:03)
7. Wolves (9:04)
8. A Farewell To Arms (10:12)

Running time: 61:13

The haters are still going to hate it, because that's what they do, but if you're a Machine Head fan, you're going to fucking drool while listening to this album.


I'll admit to liking some MH over the years, and I do like longer tracks in general. Thanks for pointing this out.

Author:  Anonymous [ Thu Feb 01, 2007 4:47 am ]
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Dylan@Metalreviews wrote:
The Ghost of Eyesore wrote:
Running time: 61:13

The haters are still going to hate it, because that's what they do, but if you're a Machine Head fan, you're going to fucking drool while listening to this album.

Sooo.....is it like the younger brother of "Burn My Eyes"?

When it's heavy, it's heavier and faster than Burn My Eyes. There are still some melodic moments, especially in the epic closer, but it's really not like Burn My Eyes.

Author:  Goat [ Thu Feb 01, 2007 11:18 am ]
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Long tracks = :dio:

Now's as good a time as any to admit I bought Supercharger recently, and am waiting for it to arrive. Yes, deliberately.

Author:  Radagast [ Thu Feb 01, 2007 1:34 pm ]
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lol @ title

Author:  Azrael [ Thu Feb 01, 2007 7:33 pm ]
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i really liked everything up to 4:15. just about everything after that may as well be cut out, it's useless. that's one of the reasons i'm not a big MH fan, so many of their songs have unnecessarily long intros and/or endings. because when they cut the crap and keep up a good pace they can be pretty damng good (blood for blood and davidian without the intros come to mind, among others).

Author:  Al@metalreviews [ Thu Feb 01, 2007 8:09 pm ]
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Zad wrote:

Now's as good a time as any to admit I bought Supercharger recently, and am waiting for it to arrive. Yes, deliberately.


NOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

*Dives between Zad and the mailman in super slo mo*

As for the Blackening - I WANTS IT NOW!!!

Author:  Anonymous [ Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:03 pm ]
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Azrael wrote:
i really liked everything up to 4:15. just about everything after that may as well be cut out, it's useless. that's one of the reasons i'm not a big MH fan, so many of their songs have unnecessarily long intros and/or endings. because when they cut the crap and keep up a good pace they can be pretty damng good (blood for blood and davidian without the intros come to mind, among others).

The intro to "Davidian" is one of the baddest metal intros ever! You kidding? It seems that you just like a good ass pounding and don't like foreplay or cuddling.

And, Zad, Supercharger isn't horrible. It's easily their worst; but there are some good songs on it. At least the band has since admitted to bending to label pressure to write more mainstream, accessible music on that album and The Burning Red—which I still think is a great album. Supercharger just has some bad songs, like "Trephination," "Blank Generation," and "Supercharger." But there are some great songs on this album. Some suffer from shitty lyrics—"American High," for instance.

"Deafening Silence" is my favorite track.

Author:  Azrael [ Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:17 pm ]
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i generally can't stand long intros, and i realize that it's my problem and not the band's.

Author:  Goat [ Fri Feb 02, 2007 3:59 am ]
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Heh, heard a few tracks from it and realised it wasn;t so bad. And if its thier worst, then I;m doing ok.

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