Metal Reviews

I like their newer stuff, but there's an album down my local record shop that's been staring me in the face for a while called "Mandylion". Should I get it? Any MP3s'd be appreciated.

Are you kidding? You ignorant asshole! That album is fucking AWESOME!!! A fucking masterpiece, if you ask me! Much heavier.

LISTEN TO CLIPS HERE

Thanks!

Production's a bit meh, is it better on the album?

Those clips are bad clips. The album sounds great. What do you own by them?

Glad to hear it. I've only ever heard samples, no albums, but have always like them.

Here's the skinny:

Always and Almost A Dance are doom-death with a guttural male singer. Anneke first appears on Mandylion and musically it's still very doomy, but with females vocals. Nighttimes Birds came next and was a bit more uptempo and rockin', but it's still a fucking awesome album.

Then came How To Measure A Planet?, it's ambient, experimental rock, 2 CDs worth! It was quite a shock when it first came out, but it's a killer album, just VERY different!

If_Then_Else, the Black Light District EP and Souvenirs all sort of take the experimental side and mix it with the Nighttime Birds sound. Personally I think every album they have has been great, but they're one of those band that you cannot compare the albums with each other. Otherwise you may be disappointed.

They have a live album, which I don't own because I hate live albums, but their Sleepy Buildings album is great, a semi-acoustic live show where they do songs from all eras of the band, and then Accessories: Rarities & B-Sides is a great 2CD collection, and then Downfall: The Early Years is well worth finding if you like the first two albums.

Overall, a killer band that, for me, can do no wrong.

SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, Zad. Mandylion and Nightime Birds are essential if you like doomy goth stuff with great female vocals. (having said that I still don't own Mandylion- just a load of mp3s though :roll: ) Great melodies and surprisingly heavy in parts as well.

How to Measure a Planet has a bit too much filler, though in my opinion. I find myself pressing the fast forward button a bit more than I would like on that one. Great Ocean Road is a fantastic track though!

It's strange, I don't mind production on BM, old-school grind etc, but for something like goth metal I'd expect the production to be good. I'd still listen to it, though.

Betcha can't guess my next question...

I'll send you Strange Machines tonight.

Muchos gracias muchacho!

You cheap Jew bastards!

Erm...racism from a MR mod? Burn him!!

And as far as I know, Rio's not Jewish. Nor am I, belief-wise. So nyah, you seventh day adventist, you.

Lol, I didn't reply to your message, I was just having a little fun by trying to insult people randomly.

Trolllllllll.

Hypocrite!!!!

*laughs*

Fine, you cheap bastards!

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