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2011 Stuff I Spun A Lot (last update: February 2012)


In order roughly, by the number of spins. A lot = A LOT. So when I give ten more spins to the rest of the albums I've listened to, and forgot to rate most probably, this will grow larger. Or not. I'm making this for me anyway.

Created by: Milena | 16.01.2012



1. Subsignal - Touchstones
Progressive rock/metal. First it seemed like it was just another fine release, but after a couple of spins I fell so much in love with it, it now rivals my all-time favorite albums. The joys of love. Guess that's because of the very essence of Sieges Even/Subsignal in its fibres.
2. Symphony X - Iconoclast
Progressive metal. Ya, I thought this would be boring and the new Dream Theater would be decent, so you can go ahead and shoot me. SyX just slays on this one, no questions asked.
3. Amorphis - The Beginning Of Times
Amorphis metal. They've done it again.
4. Pain Of Salvation - Road Salt Two
Genuine bluesy/retro prog. Genuine pain. Much more honest than the first Road Salt, although I enjoy that one too.
5. Iced Earth - Dystopia
Heavy/power metal. Nothing like a nice singer transition. Not that I had much against Barlow, but when Stu Block joined the band, my interest piqued. I've enjoyed Dystopia greatly.
6. Pagan's Mind - Heavenly Ecstasy
Power metal with substance. Kids, this is how it's done.
7. Wolverine - Communication Lost
Emotional progressive metal. Maybe a tad less enjoyable than their previous album but kick-ass nonetheless.
8. Van Canto - Break The Silence
Catchy power metal. Ya, I might be alone in this. I don't care.
9. Insomnium - One For Sorrow
Melodic death metal. Insomnium's "same old" is pretty much awesome in my book.
10. X-Panda - Flight Of Fancy
Almost instrumental prog/fusion. This is FUN.
11. Omnium Gatherum - New World Shadows
Melodic death metal. Pretty epic, and I usually hate "epic".
12. The Man-Eating Tree - Harvest
Gothic metal. Emotive vocals and crafty musicians behind them make this a very worthy release.
13. Poisonblack - Drive
Some try-hard Suomi metal saved by an awful lot of bluesy tendencies, which I liked a lot more than their last year's failure.
14. Shadowside - Inner Monster Out
Badass power metal. And one of the best vocalists to emerge last year.
15. Ravenscry - One Way Out
Top tier gothic metal, this lacks just a bit more substance and experience.
16. Sacred Ally - Reality Hammer
Proggy thrash. Mean riffs over mean riffs over mean riffs.
17. Before The Dawn - Deathstar Rising
Melodic death metal. Meant as a soundtrack for winter. Not as strong as a usual Finnish winter but it can pass in my Serbian climate. Tuomas, you get a nice grade from me at last.
18. Voyager - The Meaning Of I
Quirky proggy goodness. If you're into Voyager, you know what to expect; if not, boy, you're in for a surprise.
19. Graveyard - Hisingen Blues
This is essentially a Led Zep album. Now, I don't wet my panties over Led Zep. But I do love this.
20. Autumn - Cold Comfort
Bleak, bleak and cold; I'll spin it again this year in November.
21. Fluxious - Why So Serious?
This is that jazz with heavy distortion everyone and their mother fell in love with this year.
22. Ava Inferi - Onyx
This lovely doomy/gothic metal act from Portugal is bound to leave you speechless.
23. Derek Sherinian - Oceana
Instrumental prog. I've spent a lot of hot steamy nights under the blanket with this, and I look forward to exploring Derek's previous albums more.
24. Lantlôs - Agape
I've listened to quite a bit of some darker stuff I haven't heard before this year, but this post/shoegaze black act has gotten the most listens. Quite a lovely little album that could last longer.



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16.01.2012 - 19:11
3rdWorld
China was a neat
I didnt manage to finish two tracks from one for sorrow... it was shitty
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16.01.2012 - 19:15
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Written by 3rdWorld on 16.01.2012 at 19:11

I didnt manage to finish two tracks from one for sorrow... it was shitty

As you can see, I've managed to spin it quite a lot of times
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16.01.2012 - 19:21
3rdWorld
China was a neat
Written by Milena on 16.01.2012 at 19:15

Written by 3rdWorld on 16.01.2012 at 19:11

I didnt manage to finish two tracks from one for sorrow... it was shitty

As you can see, I've managed to spin it quite a lot of times

Intrigued by the first three choices . never cared to check em' out.have to try them ASAP.
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16.01.2012 - 19:22
Milena
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Written by 3rdWorld on 16.01.2012 at 19:21

Intrigued by the first three choices . never cared to check em' out.have to try them ASAP.

Well I do not know how well do our tastes match so do not expect to be impressed or anything
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16.01.2012 - 19:27
3rdWorld
China was a neat
Written by Milena on 16.01.2012 at 19:22

Written by 3rdWorld on 16.01.2012 at 19:21

Intrigued by the first three choices . never cared to check em' out.have to try them ASAP.

Well I do not know how well do our tastes match so do not expect to be impressed or anything

Taste doesnt matter.I m open to anything. Whether its Frozen States of america or Dopesmoker or Wardruna or aTelecine.I'll dig it as i've learned to adopt to styles.I just a need albums that r consistent and nice to listen as a whole.
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16.01.2012 - 20:01
Susan
Smeghead
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Sweet list. Your description reminded me that I really should hear that new Pain of Salvation.
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16.01.2012 - 20:44
Milena
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Written by Susan on 16.01.2012 at 20:01

Sweet list. Your description reminded me that I really should hear that new Pain of Salvation.

YES, yes you should.
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20.01.2012 - 00:09
Whoa, what a difference between our tastes, huh?
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20.01.2012 - 00:23
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Written by DeathMetalKnight on 20.01.2012 at 00:09

Whoa, what a difference between our tastes, huh?

Was about to point it out, we don't even meet a lot in melodeath nowadays
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20.01.2012 - 10:27
Awesomesaurus
Y U NO hate RS2 like everybody else?
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20.01.2012 - 10:34
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Written by Awesomesaurus on 20.01.2012 at 10:27

Y U NO hate RS2 like everybody else?

Because I grew to love it before that gig we didn't go to :/
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20.01.2012 - 11:01
Awesomesaurus
Written by Milena on 20.01.2012 at 10:34

Written by Awesomesaurus on 20.01.2012 at 10:27

Y U NO hate RS2 like everybody else?

Because I grew to love it before that gig we didn't go to :/


Aw, now I remembered that... damn... I was disappointed cos I asked Laki from SMP to provide me journalist accreditation and he said that he will cover that gig and later on he could not go and I remained at home.
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20.01.2012 - 11:19
Milena
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Written by Awesomesaurus on 20.01.2012 at 11:01

Aw, now I remembered that... damn... I was disappointed cos I asked Laki from SMP to provide me journalist accreditation and he said that he will cover that gig and later on he could not go and I remained at home.

Ya, both of our stories are shit I've promised myself to go to Metal Camp this year but now I have no idea will I have enough money to go.
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20.01.2012 - 11:26
Awesomesaurus
Written by Milena on 20.01.2012 at 11:19

Written by Awesomesaurus on 20.01.2012 at 11:01

Aw, now I remembered that... damn... I was disappointed cos I asked Laki from SMP to provide me journalist accreditation and he said that he will cover that gig and later on he could not go and I remained at home.

Ya, both of our stories are shit I've promised myself to go to Metal Camp this year but now I have no idea will I have enough money to go.

Who knows, maybe you'll get lucky this year.
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20.01.2012 - 11:28
Milena
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Written by Awesomesaurus on 20.01.2012 at 11:26

Who knows, maybe you'll get lucky this year.

Maybe, or maybe not, but that's a story for the PMs
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20.01.2012 - 14:35
BloodTears
ANA-thema
Elite
Written by Susan on 16.01.2012 at 20:01

Sweet list. Your description reminded me that I really should hear that new Pain of Salvation.


Wait, you really didn't? That is like sinful.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29

Like you could kiss my ass.


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20.01.2012 - 15:15
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Written by BloodTears on 20.01.2012 at 14:35

Wait, you really didn't? That is like sinful.

SHE is the reason for the one unfortunate event regarding that album you and I know about but must not speak about it.
Bloody hell, this secrecy screwed with the dynamics of my sentence :/
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20.01.2012 - 16:21
BloodTears
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Written by Milena on 20.01.2012 at 15:15

Written by BloodTears on 20.01.2012 at 14:35

Wait, you really didn't? That is like sinful.

SHE is the reason for the one unfortunate event regarding that album you and I know about but must not speak about it.
Bloody hell, this secrecy screwed with the dynamics of my sentence :/


Yes, I blame her too and Pippin

Still very sad about that, I can't even talk about it, it's so unfair!
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29

Like you could kiss my ass.


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20.01.2012 - 23:54
!J.O.O.E.!
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I believe the past tense of "spin" is "spun" not spinned!

Sorry, I lay awake at night thinking about these things >.<
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21.01.2012 - 00:00
vezzy
Stallmanite


HEIL SPELLCHECK!

Those damn Americans single-handedly ruined English.
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21.01.2012 - 00:17
!J.O.O.E.!
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Written by vezzy on 21.01.2012 at 00:00



HEIL SPELLCHECK!

Those damn Americans single-handedly ruined English.

I like it. I like it a lot. I mean alot. Oh wait, no I don't.

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21.01.2012 - 01:18
Milena
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Written by Guest on 20.01.2012 at 23:54

I believe the past tense of "spin" is "spun" not spinned!

Sorry, I lay awake at night thinking about these things >.<

Darn it, I heard this one a gazzilion times, if you tell me it ain't true... well just darn it
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21.01.2012 - 03:33
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Written by Guest on 20.01.2012 at 23:54

I believe the past tense of "spin" is "spun" not spinned!

Sorry, I lay awake at night thinking about these things >.<


Are Bad English's posts giving you nightmares?
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21.01.2012 - 06:04
!J.O.O.E.!
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Bad English is like a psychologist's nightmare, which is like a nightmare within a nightmare.
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21.01.2012 - 20:07
X-Ray Rod
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Written by Guest on 21.01.2012 at 06:04

Bad English is like a psychologist's nightmare, which is like a nightmare within a nightmare.


[Insert witty Inception joke]
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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28.01.2012 - 20:22
Fredd
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Forgive me father for I have spinned.
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28.01.2012 - 20:24
Milena
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Written by Guest on 28.01.2012 at 20:22

Forgive me father for I have spinned.

Yes
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29.01.2012 - 07:58
Syk
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Written by Guest on 20.01.2012 at 23:54
I believe the past tense of "spin" is "spun" not spinned!

Sorry, I lay awake at night thinking about these things >.<
You can masturbate all you want, but you'll never lay yourself. You mean "lie", don't you?

Lay is when something is being done[/put down] by something else, e.g. an egg by a hen, a foundation by a group [of "builders"?], or a hand or other object by a person. Past tense, always "laid".

Lie is when you [go to] lie flat, lie down, or "lie low", or something remains where it has already been located. The past tense is "lay", or "lain", but never "laid".

You could remember it like LIE i for itself, LAY a for another [object or thing]. Or a for active [force [upon] something else].

Just like stationery-stationary; e for envelope, a for action (or lack of it). Remember there was a time when EA games were nonsensical bullshit - they may have had some stationary stationery, but the reverse just wouldn't make sense
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29.01.2012 - 14:09
!J.O.O.E.!
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Written by Syk on 29.01.2012 at 07:58

You can masturbate all you want, but you'll never lay yourself. You mean "lie", don't you?

Lay is when something is being done[/put down] by something else, e.g. an egg by a hen, a foundation by a group [of "builders"?], or a hand or other object by a person. Past tense, always "laid".

Lie is when you [go to] lie flat, lie down, or "lie low", or something remains where it has already been located. The past tense is "lay", or "lain", but never "laid".

You could remember it like LIE i for itself, LAY a for another [object or thing]. Or a for active [force [upon] something else].

Just like stationery-stationary; e for envelope, a for action (or lack of it). Remember there was a time when EA games were nonsensical bullshit - they may have had some stationary stationery, but the reverse just wouldn't make sense

Fuck, Muphry's/Skitt's Law strikes again.
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30.01.2012 - 14:12
Milena
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Written by Guest on 29.01.2012 at 14:09

Fuck, Muphry's/Skitt's Law strikes again.

Oh ya, I wanted to correct you too, but I thought I'd end up stupid again
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