Windrider Raureif
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Sounds interesting and I really dig the album cover.
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Cynic Metalhead Ambrish Saxena
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Candlelight dinners are often happened between us...and in the next dinner...i'll make sure to spin this one while having a great dinner.
Damn! Need to order this one.
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Merchant of Doom
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Written by Cynic Metalhead on 05.03.2012 at 18:20
Damn! Need to order this one.
Don't! Cheeeeeeeeeeese! And the clean vocals are atrocious, with a heavy Italian accent. Musically not too bad, but that's not near enough.
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Written by Merchant of Doom on 05.03.2012 at 18:53
Written by Cynic Metalhead on 05.03.2012 at 18:20
Damn! Need to order this one.
with a heavy Italian accent.
Do you really care about listening Italian accent when you are sitting with your gf having a great dinner?!
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theFIST
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Written by Merchant of Doom on 05.03.2012 at 18:53
Written by Cynic Metalhead on 05.03.2012 at 18:20
Damn! Need to order this one.
Don't! Cheeeeeeeeeeese! And the clean vocals are atrocious, with a heavy Italian accent. Musically not too bad, but that's not near enough.
i like cheese
i think i"ll make a sandwich soon
but i won"t listen to something like that album........ (damn_it_where_is_the_puke_emoticon_?)
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Milena gloom cookie StaffPosts: 4603 |
05.03.2012 - 21:02Rating: 7
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Written by Merchant of Doom on 05.03.2012 at 18:53
And the clean vocals are atrocious, with a heavy Italian accent.
I won't comment on the atrociousness, since that's a matter of taste - the only thing that can put off people there is the sliiiiight nasal approach, and since I pretty much hate nasal singing but love this, I think it's safe - but his accent isn't bad at all. I mean, sure, there's a bit of it, but doesn't come close to an accent like Fabio Lione's, for example, nor I expect of Italians to sing in perfect English really.
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Milena gloom cookie StaffPosts: 4603 |
05.03.2012 - 22:11Rating: 7
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Written by Windrider on 05.03.2012 at 17:48
...and I really dig the album cover.
Uhhh, yes, I forgot to mention it... it's pretty special, I don't see a lot of album covers like these around.
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Merchant of Doom
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Written by Cynic Metalhead on 05.03.2012 at 19:08
Written by Merchant of Doom on 05.03.2012 at 18:53
Written by Cynic Metalhead on 05.03.2012 at 18:20
Damn! Need to order this one.
with a heavy Italian accent.
Do you really care about listening Italian accent when you are sitting with your gf having a great dinner?!
yes, if you are Italian...
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Merchant of Doom
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Written by Milena on 05.03.2012 at 21:02
Written by Merchant of Doom on 05.03.2012 at 18:53
And the clean vocals are atrocious, with a heavy Italian accent.
nor I expect of Italians to sing in perfect English really.
well, yes, no... but at least a bit of decency... he is out of tune, nasal and "singing" in Italienglish...
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Milena gloom cookie StaffPosts: 4603 |
06.03.2012 - 00:50Rating: 7
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Written by Merchant of Doom on 06.03.2012 at 00:46
he is out of tune
Dude, if this is out of tune, I don't know what you're listening to... it's pretty expressive but he's rather conventional in his approach. Not saying everyone should like the dude, you have every reason to say you don't, but he was never out of tune during this album.
About the accent, I'm sorry I have to say this, but it's really pure snobbery from your side... I actually study English and I'm one of the best in my class, but I still have a slight accent, and many years will pass before I get completely rid of it. For some people it's just harder... and he's not "twisting" any vocals or putting stress on wrong parts of the diphthongs or anything awfully wrong like that. Since you're Italian, I guess you're more "sensitive" to Italian accent, and hate it more... but do you have a similar "foreign" accent? Yes, surely you do.
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IronAngel
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I heard this album some weeks ago. Not my style of doom, but it was actually pretty well done. Sleek and cheesy, not really heavy, but I liked the melodies better than most gothic metal crap. The clean vocals were also cool, reminded me of some traditional doom more than gothic.
Your review is spot on. I wouldn't give it as high a score as you did, but that's because I don't care for roses and dinners in ruins. I'd rather chew on some rotten flesh in a moist cellar with a gasmask on, getting a BJ from a mutilated mannequin while there was a documentary about the Faroe Islands running on the TV in the corner. Or something.
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Milena gloom cookie StaffPosts: 4603 |
06.03.2012 - 01:16Rating: 7
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Written by IronAngel on 06.03.2012 at 01:09
I heard this album some weeks ago. Not my style of doom, but it was actually pretty well done. Sleek and cheesy, not really heavy, but I liked the melodies better than most gothic metal crap. The clean vocals were also cool, reminded me of some traditional doom more than gothic.
Your review is spot on. I wouldn't give it as high a score as you did, but that's because I don't care for roses and dinners in ruins. I'd rather chew on some rotten flesh in a moist cellar with a gasmask on, getting a BJ from a mutilated mannequin while there was a documentary about the Faroe Islands running on the TV in the corner. Or something.
Mmm, I thought of scoring it lower, but as more time passed, I enjoyed it more, which is quite the opposite of most cheesy stuff I hear so I had to "reward" it. But I kinda had to go with a lot of "disclaimers" in this review because, apart from roses in ruins, the fact that it's not heavy at all might be a big turn off for some. As for the last sentence... well that was disturbing and awesome at the same time
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strade
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Good review, Mora. Suits the album well. Luckily (or maybe not?), I was raised on European power metal, so I barely so much as noticed the cheese factor here. I think it's a bit better than the other 6.5s on my list, so I'll probably listen to this again and move it up.
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Milena gloom cookie StaffPosts: 4603 |
06.03.2012 - 08:33Rating: 7
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Written by strade on 06.03.2012 at 06:21
Good review, Mora. Suits the album well. Luckily (or maybe not?), I was raised on European power metal, so I barely so much as noticed the cheese factor here. I think it's a bit better than the other 6.5s on my list, so I'll probably listen to this again and move it up.
Well there you have it now to write reviews for some of the rest.
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Merchant of Doom
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Written by Milena on 06.03.2012 at 00:50
Written by Merchant of Doom on 06.03.2012 at 00:46
he is out of tune
Dude, if this is out of tune, I don't know what you're listening to... it's pretty expressive but he's rather conventional in his approach. Not saying everyone should like the dude, you have every reason to say you don't, but he was never out of tune during this album.
About the accent, I'm sorry I have to say this, but it's really pure snobbery from your side... I actually study English and I'm one of the best in my class, but I still have a slight accent, and many years will pass before I get completely rid of it. For some people it's just harder... and he's not "twisting" any vocals or putting stress on wrong parts of the diphthongs or anything awfully wrong like that. Since you're Italian, I guess you're more "sensitive" to Italian accent, and hate it more... but do you have a similar "foreign" accent? Yes, surely you do.
well, I think he is out of tune, not always, but in some songs he is. His delivery if often "painful" to hear, so his accent. You might be right, though, when you say that I'm probably more susceptible to it because I am Italian. It's not snobbery... some passages, apart from being horrendously cheesy, are pretty embarrassing, to say the least. Having said that, the more death/doom bits with growled vocals are pretty good...
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Cynic Metalhead Ambrish Saxena
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Written by Merchant of Doom on 06.03.2012 at 00:44
Written by Cynic Metalhead on 05.03.2012 at 19:08
Written by Merchant of Doom on 05.03.2012 at 18:53
Written by Cynic Metalhead on 05.03.2012 at 18:20
Damn! Need to order this one.
with a heavy Italian accent.
Do you really care about listening Italian accent when you are sitting with your gf having a great dinner?!
yes, if you are Italian...
Well, unfortunately I'm not an Italian and so do my gf. I was actually using this album as a background prop so that it sooth us to have a perfect evening. Well, I am almost 2 songs through and indeed it's a great sounding...(accent?)...it's lovely.
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Cynic Metalhead Ambrish Saxena
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Written by Milena on 05.03.2012 at 22:11
Written by Windrider on 05.03.2012 at 17:48
...and I really dig the album cover.
it's pretty special, I don't see a lot of album covers like these around.
Are you kidding me??! I've seen many similar artworks(OF BANDS FEATURED NOT ON MS TOO!) from quite a few weeks back and i think it's very normal thing to see. Like, see the Boxcar Willy's band...they gotta same artwork too. Not a unique stuff.
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Milena gloom cookie StaffPosts: 4603 |
06.03.2012 - 16:13Rating: 7
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Written by Merchant of Doom on 06.03.2012 at 11:11
well, I think he is out of tune, not always, but in some songs he is. His delivery if often "painful" to hear, so his accent. You might be right, though, when you say that I'm probably more susceptible to it because I am Italian. It's not snobbery... some passages, apart from being horrendously cheesy, are pretty embarrassing, to say the least. Having said that, the more death/doom bits with growled vocals are pretty good...
I just remembered I'm talking to the dude who can't tell a difference between vocals of Entwine and vocals of The Man-Eating Tree
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06.03.2012 - 16:15Rating: 7
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Written by Cynic Metalhead on 06.03.2012 at 13:13
Are you kidding me??! I've seen many similar artworks(OF BANDS FEATURED NOT ON MS TOO!) from quite a few weeks back and i think it's very normal thing to see. Like, see the Boxcar Willy's band...they gotta same artwork too. Not a unique stuff.
Not talking about the tree, just the use of color and the drawing style... I might be mistaken since I don't pay a lot of attention to covers and all.
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Cynic Metalhead Ambrish Saxena
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Written by Milena on 06.03.2012 at 16:15
Written by Cynic Metalhead on 06.03.2012 at 13:13
Are you kidding me??! I've seen many similar artworks(OF BANDS FEATURED NOT ON MS TOO!) from quite a few weeks back and i think it's very normal thing to see. Like, see the Boxcar Willy's band...they gotta same artwork too. Not a unique stuff.
... I might be mistaken since I don't pay a lot of attention to covers and all.
May be...anyways...really nice review. Need to dig it more in this album.
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Merchant of Doom
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Written by Milena on 06.03.2012 at 16:13
Written by Merchant of Doom on 06.03.2012 at 11:11
well, I think he is out of tune, not always, but in some songs he is. His delivery if often "painful" to hear, so his accent. You might be right, though, when you say that I'm probably more susceptible to it because I am Italian. It's not snobbery... some passages, apart from being horrendously cheesy, are pretty embarrassing, to say the least. Having said that, the more death/doom bits with growled vocals are pretty good...
I just remembered I'm talking to the dude who can't tell a difference between vocals of Entwine and vocals of The Man-Eating Tree
lol... I can tell the difference... one is a bit entwined, whilst the other swallowed a tree... it's remarkable how they still sound the same...
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Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck ElitePosts: 40071 |
I listened to it and totally agree with Merchant Of Doom, the vocalist does have an annoying terrible accent and is out of tune from time to time.
Okay his accent isn''t as terrible as Klaus Meine''s of Scorpions but still annoying enough.
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06.03.2012 - 20:16Rating: 7
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 06.03.2012 at 20:02
I listened to it and totally agree with Merchant Of Doom, the vocalist does have an annoying terrible accent and is out of tune from time to time.
Okay his accent isn''t as terrible as Klaus Meine''s of Scorpions but still annoying enough.
Duuuuudes. He's Italian. As for being out of tune, you two should really stick to growls... I mean, maaaaaaybe, maaaaaaaaybe sometimes, but not more than any other metal singer out there. I'll play the whole thing again and nitpick like mad because of you two guys, though I probably won't find anything, but the only place Marcel can agree with MoD is on my reviews anyway... some sort of strange cosmic phenomenon.
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Written by Milena on 06.03.2012 at 20:16
Duuuuudes. He's Italian.
Which is still no excuse to have as bad an accent in his singing as he does. When people sing in English they have much less an accent than wehn they speak it. So I shudder to think what his accent would be when speaking English.
Of course he''s not out of tune all the time, but he is on some occasions. I am not saying that other metal singers aren''t out of tune. All I am saying is that MoD was right in that regard. I don''t mind singers to be out of tune from time to tim as long as tehy don''t make the hairs on my back stand up and here it doesn''t make the hairs on my back stand up, but he still otu of tune from time to time. It isn''t even nitpicking, cause I noticed it immediately without even paying close attention.
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Merchant of Doom
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 06.03.2012 at 20:22
Written by Milena on 06.03.2012 at 20:16
Duuuuudes. He's Italian.
Which is still no excuse to have as bad an accent in his singing as he does. When people sing in English they have much less an accent than wehn they speak it. So I shudder to think what his accent would be when speaking English.
Of course he''s not out of tune all the time, but he is on some occasions. I am not saying that other metal singers aren''t out of tune. All I am saying is that MoD was right in that regard. I don''t mind singers to be out of tune from time to tim as long as tehy don''t make the hairs on my back stand up and here it doesn''t make the hairs on my back stand up, but he still otu of tune from time to time. It isn''t even nitpicking, cause I noticed it immediately without even paying close attention.
Phew... I thought I was going mad...
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X-Ray Rod Skandino StaffPosts: 18366 |
Well, I didn't get the accent that much (probably because I have a strong accent myself) but I still did not enjoy the vocals at all, the carrot thing totally put me off... The harsh growls are pretty lame though.
It's a shame because the music was quite nice. Also... I disagree, I see nothing interesing about the artwork at all, in fact... I find it fugly.
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07.03.2012 - 15:28Rating: 7
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Written by X-Ray Rod on 07.03.2012 at 15:15
Well, I didn't get the accent that much (probably because I have a strong accent myself) but I still did not enjoy the vocals at all, the carrot thing totally put me off... The harsh growls are pretty lame though.
It's a shame because the music was quite nice. Also... I disagree, I see nothing interesing about the artwork at all, in fact... I find it fugly.
The carrot thing? The growls are a bit "empty", but I guess those can be fixed easily on the next release.
Anyway, as far as the cover goes, different strokes for different folks... I adore this mixed media-ish approach.
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Written by X-Ray Rod on 07.03.2012 at 15:15
Also... I disagree, I see nothing interesing about the artwork at all, in fact... I find it fugly.
totally agreed. It's just your standard sort of current day artwork. But actually totally fitting the band in that sense.
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Justicelust
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I like this album, and nice review btw
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Troy Killjoy perfunctionist StaffPosts: 21306 |
If we're still talking about the cover art... ya, it's pretty generic.
I mean, it's a tree with some birds flying around it. Not exactly what I'd consider a masterpiece of contemporary art.
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