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| I prefer this cover over the previous one. |
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| So... Looking... Forward... To... This...! |
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Song Titles aren't long enough.
Seriously though, looking forward to this. |
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 Kamil - 24.05.2012 at 13:33
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| Damn, these titles are long. |
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pyrz - 24.05.2012 at 13:39
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I prefer the other cover  |
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| Wow, that's even worse. What a mess. Some of the poorest artwork I've ever seen. |
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Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 24.05.2012 at 13:54
Wow, that's even worse. What a mess. Some of the poorest artwork I've ever seen.
Some people really don't get the whole "less is more" thing... Not even Nile and they used that at some point.
Awful... AWFUL artwork. |
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Written by Mr. Doctor on 24.05.2012 at 14:00
Some people really don't get the whole "less is more" thing... Not even Nile and they used that at some point.
Awful... AWFUL artwork.
That's a good example. No noisy, messy overlays to give an impression of "texture" rather instead drawing the detail on for how it should be (though it's probably shopped as well). Clean, simple and effective. Totally unlike this monstrosity. |
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Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 24.05.2012 at 13:54
Wow, that's even worse. What a mess. Some of the poorest artwork I've ever seen.
damn and I thought the other one was bad. This one is truly and utterly abysmal |
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 24.05.2012 at 14:14
damn and I thought the other one was bad. This one is truly and utterly abysmal
Especially for one of the biggest names in death metal... then again there's no accounting for taste just because you're a big band. |
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Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 24.05.2012 at 14:15
damn and I thought the other one was bad. This one is truly and utterly abysmal
This one makes the other one look very good in comparison. This is just insane. I can barf prettier things than this artwork. The worst part is that it's the european version. In the case I would like to get this album... It would suck to have this version. |
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Written by Mr. Doctor on 24.05.2012 at 14:33
Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 24.05.2012 at 14:15
damn and I thought the other one was bad. This one is truly and utterly abysmal
This one makes the other one look very good in comparison. This is just insane. I can barf prettier things than this artwork. The worst part is that it's the european version. In the case I would like to get this album... It would suck to have this version.
Problems quoting properly?  |
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 24.05.2012 at 14:33
Problems quoting properly?
You know it I was too confused with the awful artwork I couldn't quote right. |
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Yeah Rod, stop putting words in my mouth, even if I do agree with them  |
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| Yes, that is REALLY shitty artwork. |
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Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 24.05.2012 at 14:35
Yeah Rod, stop putting words in my mouth, even if I do agree with them
So, you like the new Be'lakor just a smuch as this artwork?  |
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Written by Mr. Doctor on 24.05.2012 at 14:00
Some people really don't get the whole "less is more" thing...
I dunno, some covers are a lot better with more.
Grind bands for one. |
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 24.05.2012 at 14:37
So, you like the new Be'lakor just a smuch as this artwork?
I haven't heard it but I suspect I would appreciate the two on a similar level |
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Written by BoxCar Willy on 24.05.2012 at 14:39
I dunno, some covers are a lot better with more.
Grind bands for one.
Oh definitely (case in point: Napalm Death's debut artwork which I love) but this is an example when it does NOT work and I think they should have gone to a more simple approach specially considering that In Their Darkened Shrines is pretty elegant. |
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Written by Mr. Doctor on 24.05.2012 at 14:44
Oh definitely (case in point: Napalm Death's debut artwork which I love) but this is an example when it does NOT work and I think they should have gone to a more simple approach specially considering that In Their Darkened Shrines is pretty elegant.
Detail is fine when you hand draw it because you can make it look like it's supposed to be. This is the extremely lazy way where you just get a random texture off Google, drop it onto the image then play around with the opacity and effects until you get something that looks vaguely ok. It's cheap and it's lazy. |
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Written by Mr. Doctor on 24.05.2012 at 14:44
Written by BoxCar Willy on 24.05.2012 at 14:39
I dunno, some covers are a lot better with more.
Grind bands for one.
Oh definitely (case in point: Napalm Death's debut artwork which I love) but this is an example when it does NOT work and I think they should have gone to a more simple approach specially considering that In Their Darkened Shrines is pretty elegant.
Yes, this artwork looks like 13 layers of dog shit.
Maybe they'll see our hateful comments and change it. |
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Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 24.05.2012 at 14:46
Detail is fine when you hand draw it because you can make it look like it's supposed to be. This is the extremely lazy way where you just get a random texture off Google, drop it onto the image then play around with the opacity and effects until you get something that looks vaguely ok. It's cheap and it's lazy.
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| Great artwork. i dont know why all you people find it soooo awful. |
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Oaken - 24.05.2012 at 15:01
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| Does anybody else notice that the track titles are not so Egyptian. |
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Written by Deadmeat on 24.05.2012 at 14:58
i dont know why all you people find it soooo awful.
Because it is terribly awful |
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Not offensively bad artwork in my opinion, although it's nothing memorable by any means.
As for the not-so-Egyptian artwork... you've got a point there, Oaken. Only "Slaves of Xul" sounds like a typical Nile track, even if the other tracks are of typical length... |
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 24.05.2012 at 15:10
Written by Deadmeat on 24.05.2012 at 14:58
i dont know why all you people find it soooo awful.
Because it is terribly awful
in YOUR opinion. unless you are a "cover artwork critic" |
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Written by Deadmeat on 24.05.2012 at 15:15
in YOUR opinion. unless you are a "cover artwork critic"
sorry but even Stevie WOnder or Ray Charles will say this is terrible cover artwork. |
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Written by Troy Killjoy on 24.05.2012 at 15:10
Not offensively bad artwork in my opinion, although it's nothing memorable by any means.
I think it's offensive because it takes the whole photoshop bullshit to a whole new level of laziness and cheapness. Not to mention that this is the embodiment of bad artworks that people nowdays get their panties wet even though it looks like a fucking mess. |
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| The fact that everything down the left and right hand side are the same elements that have just been flipped goes to show how much work has gone into preparing this. |
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| To me it sounds like people are more concerned with disliking something the majority praises. I look at this and see "meh", not "oh my god this needs like 20 comments in the first 20 minutes because it's so fucking bad". |
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Written by Troy Killjoy on 24.05.2012 at 15:22
To me it sounds like people are more concerned with disliking something the majority praises. I look at this and see "meh", not "oh my god this needs like 20 comments in the first 20 minutes because it's so fucking bad".
Majority praises?  where do you see the majority praise this piece of crap artwork? |
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Written by Troy Killjoy on 24.05.2012 at 15:22
To me it sounds like people are more concerned with disliking something the majority praises. I look at this and see "meh", not "oh my god this needs like 20 comments in the first 20 minutes because it's so fucking bad".
well seeing as I was one of the first to comment about the artwork I don't know how you reached that conclusion. |
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 24.05.2012 at 15:23
Majority praises? where do you see the majority praise this piece of crap artwork?
I was responding to Rod's generalization of people praising modern-day Photoshop artwork.
Stuff like Septicflesh, for instance. |
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 24.05.2012 at 15:16
Written by Deadmeat on 24.05.2012 at 15:15
in YOUR opinion. unless you are a "cover artwork critic"
sorry but even Stevie WOnder or Ray Charles will say this is terrible cover artwork.
sorry but i disagree. in the end, it all about taste. |
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Written by Troy Killjoy on 24.05.2012 at 15:22
To me it sounds like people are more concerned with disliking something the majority praises.
Ehmmmm No?
How about "Just sayin what you think about it because there's nothing wrong about saying your opinion"? |
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Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 24.05.2012 at 15:24
??? well seeing as I was one of the first to comment about the artwork I don't know how you reached that conclusion.
I'm not trying to say you only dislike this because you'd think it's cool or something (you're probably the last person I'd ever accuse of doing that), it's just like... I log in, check the news thread, see a pretty messy cover art, and then 90% of the comments are from three people having a continuous discussion about how awful it is.
Art is subjective and we all have opinions, so me saying I don't think it's that bad obviously doesn't mean anyone's right or wrong, I was just surprised to see so much hate over something so... "blah"? |
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Written by Mr. Doctor on 24.05.2012 at 15:28
How about "Just sayin what you think about it because there's nothing wrong about saying your opinion"?
I'd swear some of you guys ate something while I was asleep... you're saying that to the guy who probably has to post that same bullshit response three times a day in the forums. |
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Written by Troy Killjoy on 24.05.2012 at 15:29
I'm not trying to say you only dislike this because you'd think it's cool or something (you're probably the last person I'd ever accuse of doing that), it's just like... I log in, check the news thread, see a pretty messy cover art, and then 90% of the comments are from three people having a continuous discussion about how awful it is.
Art is subjective and we all have opinions, so me saying I don't think it's that bad obviously doesn't mean anyone's right or wrong, I was just surprised to see so much hate over something so... "blah"?
It may have snowballed into a minor circle-jerk of affirmation but yeah, I guess I just really hate shoddy artwork, especially when it becomes a pattern in a band
My issue is more with the technical side of this, even though I think conceptually it's pretty rubbish too. |
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Written by Troy Killjoy on 24.05.2012 at 15:31
Written by Mr. Doctor on 24.05.2012 at 15:28
How about "Just sayin what you think about it because there's nothing wrong about saying your opinion"?
I'd swear some of you guys ate something while I was asleep... you're saying that to the guy who probably has to post that same bullshit response three times a day in the forums.
The funny part is that I actually tried to search for a recent post of yours when you said that very same thing in order to quote you but I gave up after 4 pages or so.
About the other comment above.... Well, you see many discussions about 3-5 people just praising an album for different reasons and stuff. What is the problem with 3 people giving their reasons to why they think it sucks instead? Think about it. |
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Written by Mr. Doctor on 24.05.2012 at 15:36
What is the problem with 3 people giving their reasons to why they think it sucks instead?
Nothing at all. |
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Written by Mr. Doctor on 24.05.2012 at 15:36
What is the problem with 3 people giving their reasons to why they think it sucks instead? Think about it.
Nothing at all - it's just usually a bunch of praising comments are like... really? Why is this being hyped? It isn't even that good.
Then a bunch of hating comments are like... really? Why is this so hated? It isn't even that bad.
Again, it's all subjective/opinion/whatever other excuse, but this really just doesn't scream "kill it with fire" as the previous comments suggested. |
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 24.05.2012 at 15:37
Written by Mr. Doctor on 24.05.2012 at 15:36
What is the problem with 3 people giving their reasons to why they think it sucks instead?
Nothing at all.
I guess it's less welcome due to the negative tone and some curse words but besides that, there's no difference at all between those two cases. 
Written by Troy Killjoy on 24.05.2012 at 15:39
Again, it's all subjective/opinion/whatever other excuse, but this really just doesn't scream "kill it with fire" as the previous comments suggested.
To me it does.... I don't even want to rape-murder it. Just murder it. |
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Written by Troy Killjoy on 24.05.2012 at 15:39
but this really just doesn't scream "kill it with fire" as the previous comments suggested.
It does to me and JOOE and Rod |
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Well, I didn't mind the previous artwork. This one definitely sucks  Too bad for Seth's streak. |
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| "Ra frowns upon the new image of the record". Sounds like a good title for one of their songs |
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Jiri - 24.05.2012 at 17:05
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Wow! So many comments  |
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Written by Kamil on 24.05.2012 at 13:33
Damn, these titles are long.
Welcome to Nile |
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| I'm pretty sure the music will be great, so who gives a shit about the artwork. I mean, really. |
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Written by infernaldeath87 on 24.05.2012 at 18:17
I'm pretty sure the music will be great, so who gives a shit about the artwork. I mean, really.
People that buy the album might. People that like nice art might too. Just saying.
We have threads and polls dedicated to all manner of pointless wank: "which of the big four have the better smell" etc. Discussion of artwork is legitimate conversation if you ask me
Also, I don''t have particularly high hopes for this. They've been on a decline ever since Annihilation. |
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