Mind-numbingly boring. Well at least I wont have expectations anymore.

My God, this is as bad as the first song off the album they featured. Let's hope that's the two worst songs of the new album out of the way. But I doubt it.

Booooooooooooooooooring.

Disappointing, that's the word.

Even the new tee design sucks
I would have still bought it if it were good. I'm a fan of John D as well.

Sounds like they're trying to do one of Kylesa's poppy songs from their last album, but failing big style.

Written by [user id=4365] on 14.06.2012 at 15:09

Sounds like they're trying to do one of Kylesa's poppy songs from their last album, but failing big style.

I thought Kylesa did it really well, these guys not so much. Sorta like Mastodon failing with The Hunter.

Written by Spirit Molecule on 14.06.2012 at 15:14


I thought Kylesa did it really well, these guys not so much. Sorta like Mastodon failing with The Hunter.

Kylesa had that nice, psychedelic twist to it. This just sounds straight up and meh.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 14.06.2012 at 12:52

My God, this is as bad as the first song off the album they featured. Let's hope that's the two worst songs of the new album out of the way. But I doubt it.

I'm afraid it's going to be more of that. Decibel did a big feature on the album in its latest issue and pretty much the whole album is a lot more accessible and "poppy" than the band's previous music.

Great song! But I'm guessing I'll be over this record with only a couple of listens.

I suppose we can stop referring to them as sludge metallers.

Alt-rockers? This sounds like a track from one of EA's NHL games...

Written by Troy Killjoy on 14.06.2012 at 16:23
I suppose we can stop referring to them as sludge metallers.

Finally!

Okay... It's not like I hate the band, I dig the first two records but I always hated the fact that when there was a discussion about sludge one of the very first things to come up was Baroness and I'm like... what? I mean yeah, they were kinda sludgy but always soooo light that they hardly represent the genre at all to me. Always considered them a sort of alternative metal with rocking moments, cool 70's ideas and some sludge elements here and there.

Written by X-Ray Rod on 14.06.2012 at 16:30

Finally!

Okay... It's not like I hate the band, I dig the first two records but I always hated the fact that when there was a discussion about sludge one of the very first things to come up was Baroness and I'm like... what? I mean yeah, they were sludge but always soooo light that they hardly represent the genre at all to me. Always considered them a sort of alternative metal with rocking moments, cool 70's ideas and some sludge elements here and there.

Baroness "were" sludge lite. They had sludge elements in quite a few songs. There always seems to be discussion with regard to sludge coz its such a varied genre.
Anyway they're "Sludge Not" now

Written by Spirit Molecule on 14.06.2012 at 16:47
Baroness "were" sludge lite. They had sludge elements in quite a few songs.

I definitely recognise that I just fail to understand how one of the first words some people think is "Baroness" the moment they hear the word "sludge".

Written by X-Ray Rod on 14.06.2012 at 16:49

I definitely recognise that I just fail to understand how one of the first words some people think is "Baroness" the moment they hear the word "sludge".

Ah right. Not sure about first name that pops up.
I would definitely bring them up
Anyway I guess its sorta similar to people getting pissed when Dimmu or CoF are the first words when people think black metal?

Well this is odd. I'd expect everybody here to be praising this and saying that anybody who dislikes this is just a "close minded kvlt elitist lololol go back 2 ur black metal demo tapes" while I would be bashing it... On the contrary, I'm really liking this...

Well I got bored with their previous releases , I'm gonna risk coma listening to this one .
2 discs = borefest

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Written by Spirit Molecule on 14.06.2012 at 15:14

Sorta like Mastodon failing with The Hunter.

Mastodon did great with the Hunter becuase they figured out the right way to make songs commercial with losing the Mastodon sound. Baroness, if they were attempting to do so, fail at this epically.

Written by [user id=101272] on 14.06.2012 at 19:26
Mastodon did great with the Hunter becuase they figured out the right way to make songs commercial with losing the Mastodon sound.

You mean "without", right? Becuase otherwise your argument fails.

Written by X-Ray Rod on 14.06.2012 at 19:34

Written by [user id=101272] on 14.06.2012 at 19:26
Mastodon did great with the Hunter becuase they figured out the right way to make songs commercial with losing the Mastodon sound.

You mean "without", right? Becuase otherwise your argument fails.

I just woke up, man. Cut me some slack.

Well, I guess I can't say I'm surprised at the hate the new material is getting, but if the rest of the album is as catchy and hard-rocking as these two new songs I'll be lumping this with my favorites of 2012.

Written by EdguyAsFuck on 14.06.2012 at 20:21

Well, I guess I can't say I'm surprised at the hate the new material is getting, but if the rest of the album is as catchy and hard-rocking as these two new songs I'll be lumping this with my favorites of 2012.

I like it as a chirpy and upbeat tune. Maybe not a future ''When The Kite String Pops'' in the works but I wouldn't mind listening to tracks of this caliber on lazy summer days. Speaking of other sludge bands, I think it's fair to say that the sludge elements are pretty much in trace amounts at this stage but that's fine too; makes it easier to relax to some decent alt-rock.

I don't mind straight-laced rock and roll so this might get me through when I'm after a bit of easy-listening music to ease my mood.

I think this is alright.

Written by TrollandDie on 15.06.2012 at 00:28

Written by EdguyAsFuck on 14.06.2012 at 20:21

Well, I guess I can't say I'm surprised at the hate the new material is getting, but if the rest of the album is as catchy and hard-rocking as these two new songs I'll be lumping this with my favorites of 2012.

I like it as a chirpy and upbeat tune. Maybe not a future ''When The Kite String Pops'' in the works but I wouldn't mind listening to tracks of this caliber on lazy summer days. Speaking of other sludge bands, I think it's fair to say that the sludge elements are pretty much in trace amounts at this stage but that's fine too; makes it easier to relax to some decent alt-rock.

It's insane that people ever called them sludge in the first place. I've never heard their early EPs, but their first two albums hardly sound like they should share a genre with the likes of Eyehategod and Weedeater.

First Mastodon, now Baroness...what's with sludge bands going pop? Oh right, more radio friendly sound, more fans, more money.

Written by Darkfiber on 15.06.2012 at 03:51

First Mastodon, now Baroness...what's with sludge bands going pop? Oh right, more radio friendly sound, more fans, more money.

Go back to the Mastodon thread and FIGHT.

Written by [user id=111774] on 14.06.2012 at 19:12

Well this is odd. I'd expect everybody here to be praising this and saying that anybody who dislikes this is just a "close minded kvlt elitist lololol go back 2 ur black metal demo tapes" while I would be bashing it... On the contrary, I'm really liking this...

Good for you! I think a lot of people will like this if they have an open mind to it.

Nah bro, I wasn't implying that people dislike this because they're "close minded". They dislike it because they dislike it. It's just that normally, if a band changes their style and one person says they dislike it, a bunch of people jump on that person and says something along the lines of, "OMG there just evolving quit being a close minded elitist!!!!!!". On the contrary, I'm quite glad that a lot of people are saying they dislike it and not pretending to be so "open minded" and pretending to love it.

Meh.