BloodTears ANA-thema
Posts: 11835 From: Portugal |
This is a very interesting album. Never listened to the band before but when Momo recommend it, I had a feeling I would like it.
One of the best albums I listened to this year. Poland certainly does produce some good metal.
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Góral Combo Breaker
Posts: 490 From: Poland |
29.12.2013 - 14:48Rating: 8
GóralCombo BreakerPosts: 490 From: Poland
Written by BloodTears on 29.12.2013 at 13:37
Poland certainly does produce some good metal.
Agreed. It was a really crazy year of experimental/prog/post metal on the Polish music scene and "Absence" certainly has a part in this craziness. In my personal feelings, "Absence" is pushed into the background by such gems as "Mother Void" by Obscure Sphinx, "Alpha Orionis" by Tenebris, Tides From Nebula's "Eternal Movement" or mentioned in the review "Shrine of New Generation Slaves" by Riverside. However, this is a good stuff, which should be on each reasonable list of the "Top 10 Polish prog/post metal releases '13".
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Paz
Posts: 3910 From: Poland |
29.12.2013 - 14:49Rating: 8
PazPosts: 3910 From: Poland
It was a huge disappointing release and these words come from the biggest fanboy out there.
PS. The yelling dude's called Zwoliński not Zwolinksi. Be kind enough and fix it in 6th paragraph
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Góral Combo Breaker
Posts: 490 From: Poland |
29.12.2013 - 15:13Rating: 8
GóralCombo BreakerPosts: 490 From: Poland
Written by Paz on 29.12.2013 at 14:49
It was a huge disappointing release and these words come from the biggest fanboy out there.
Disappointment is certainly (I mean such fanboys their earlier releases, like us), but looking objectively - it's a good prog/alternative album Paz. Even if you don't like such direction, I think you should to appreciate this album in this category.
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R'Vannith ghedengi
Posts: 3099 From: Australia |
29.12.2013 - 16:21Rating: 8
Written by Paz on 29.12.2013 at 14:49
PS. The yelling dude's called Zwoliński not Zwolinksi. Be kind enough and fix it in 6th paragraph
That's been corrected now, thanks for pointing that out.
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R'Vannith ghedengi
Posts: 3099 From: Australia |
29.12.2013 - 16:26Rating: 8
Written by Góral on 29.12.2013 at 14:48
Tides From Nebula's "Eternal Movement"
I enjoy this band's music as well, though I've yet to hear their new one. I'm also in agreement about Obscure Sphinx, they put out a very intriguing album this year.
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tea[m]ster Au Pays Natal
Posts: 5245 From: USA |
29.12.2013 - 19:19Rating: 9
Wow, where to begin. First off, thanks for the review. It's the best you've ever written because you listened to other fellow MS'ers opinions about this album and freelanced about their feelings on how the "new" sound has affected them positively or negatively. Also, a great point about the production. The sound clearly has a major-label feel to it and it sounds like Blindead has been "Riversided". It's a great thing and a monumental stepping stone for the band. I cannot wait to see them ascend further.
Also, for you other Polish metal fans, Entropia's Vesper is a huge album too.
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Góral Combo Breaker
Posts: 490 From: Poland |
29.12.2013 - 20:31Rating: 8
GóralCombo BreakerPosts: 490 From: Poland
Written by tea[m]ster on 29.12.2013 at 19:19
Also, for you other Polish metal fans, Entropia's Vesper is a huge album too.
Excellent stuff, though dethroned in my ears by Mord'A'Stigmata's "Ansia" (post bm, also from Poland). Take this opportunity I also highly recommended.
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Diverge
Posts: 1334 From: Canada
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30.12.2013 - 00:40Rating: 9
A very intelligent and well articulated, fair review of a very divisive album. As tea[m]ster mentioned, this is probably the best review you've ever done and your consideration of all sides was very evident. I think that this album has been unfairly maligned by those hardcore fans, who seem to neglect the fact that this still feels like Blindead, even though they have adopted a different approach here.
I also admired the fact that you refused to pigeon-hole this album behind a genre and openly acknowledged your difficulties trying to conceptualize the album. I think I may have prematurely called it "alternative metal", but my position certainly neglects some of the awesome post-metal-related additions. You do emphasize the alternative metal nature of the album, though, so I honestly cannot complain. Tying these guys to Riverside isn't a step I would have immediately gone to, but the more I think about it, the more it seems like an appropriate connection (at least at this point), especially since your review mentions this as a stepping stone for new listeners.
Overall, I have to say that your review and rating are just about spot-on, in my opinion. Thank you for writing, if only to expose this album to more Metal Storm users.
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Góral Combo Breaker
Posts: 490 From: Poland |
30.12.2013 - 01:47Rating: 8
GóralCombo BreakerPosts: 490 From: Poland
Written by Diverge on 30.12.2013 at 00:40
I think that this album has been unfairly maligned by those hardcore fans, who seem to neglect the fact that this still feels like Blindead, even though they have adopted a different approach here.
You write about maligned, change of position. I see different subjective feelings about disappointment, a new band's face, loss of identity, soften the sounds, anxiety about future.. - R'Vannith beautifully considered all these thoughts. But "unfairly maligned this album", "different approach here" Is anybody here who maligned this album?
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Karlabos Meat and Potatos
Posts: 5658 From: Brazil |
KarlabosMeat and PotatosPosts: 5658 From: Brazil
01. a3
02. b6...
Wait, are these chess coordinates? >.<
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Troy Killjoy perfunctionist
Posts: 21306 From: Canada |
No way. If you rearrange all the letters to match up chronologically with their adjacent number you get seanebc...
Okay nevermind that's not a word.
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Diverge
Posts: 1334 From: Canada
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30.12.2013 - 04:12Rating: 9
Written by Góral on 30.12.2013 at 01:47
Written by Diverge on 30.12.2013 at 00:40
I think that this album has been unfairly maligned by those hardcore fans, who seem to neglect the fact that this still feels like Blindead, even though they have adopted a different approach here.
You write about maligned, change of position. I see different subjective feelings about disappointment, a new band's face, loss of identity, soften the sounds, anxiety about future.. - R'Vannith beautifully considered all these thoughts. But "unfairly maligned this album", "different approach here" Is anybody here who maligned this album?
Let me correct myself. By "maligned", I actually meant "grossly misrepresented". In the threads on Progarchives and on Metal Storm, there are individuals who have greatly overemphasized the amount of change that has taken place here, and I think that R'Vannith ensured that the album was discussed appropriately in the context of the band's history.
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R'Vannith ghedengi
Posts: 3099 From: Australia |
30.12.2013 - 07:24Rating: 8
Written by tea[m]ster on 29.12.2013 at 19:19
Wow, where to begin. First off, thanks for the review. It's the best you've ever written because you listened to other fellow MS'ers opinions about this album and freelanced about their feelings on how the "new" sound has affected them positively or negatively. Also, a great point about the production. The sound clearly has a major-label feel to it and it sounds like Blindead has been "Riversided". It's a great thing and a monumental stepping stone for the band. I cannot wait to see them ascend further.
Also, for you other Polish metal fans, Entropia's Vesper is a huge album too.
Blimey, thanks for the compliment! My view about how people would react to this one was inspired by fellow MS'ers for sure. I think they will get more attention with this record, which they truly deserve. I like that, "Riversided", that's the best way to describe it I think.
It seems I also have a thing for Polish metal, I've heard and liked that Vesper album as well.
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R'Vannith ghedengi
Posts: 3099 From: Australia |
30.12.2013 - 07:28Rating: 8
Written by Diverge on 30.12.2013 at 00:40
A very intelligent and well articulated, fair review of a very divisive album. As tea[m]ster mentioned, this is probably the best review you've ever done and your consideration of all sides was very evident. I think that this album has been unfairly maligned by those hardcore fans, who seem to neglect the fact that this still feels like Blindead, even though they have adopted a different approach here.
I also admired the fact that you refused to pigeon-hole this album behind a genre and openly acknowledged your difficulties trying to conceptualize the album. I think I may have prematurely called it "alternative metal", but my position certainly neglects some of the awesome post-metal-related additions. You do emphasize the alternative metal nature of the album, though, so I honestly cannot complain. Tying these guys to Riverside isn't a step I would have immediately gone to, but the more I think about it, the more it seems like an appropriate connection (at least at this point), especially since your review mentions this as a stepping stone for new listeners.
Overall, I have to say that your review and rating are just about spot-on, in my opinion. Thank you for writing, if only to expose this album to more Metal Storm users.
Thanks a lot for the kind words! I'd trust your instincts there, to me it feels like an alternative metal album as well, more-so than anything else.
And you are quite welcome!
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R'Vannith ghedengi
Posts: 3099 From: Australia |
30.12.2013 - 07:30Rating: 8
Written by Karlabos on 30.12.2013 at 02:15
01. a3
02. b6...
Wait, are these chess coordinates? >.<
If they are, I believe the band won with this album. Checkmate!
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R'Vannith ghedengi
Posts: 3099 From: Australia |
30.12.2013 - 07:33Rating: 8
Written by Troy Killjoy on 30.12.2013 at 02:22
No way. If you rearrange all the letters to match up chronologically with their adjacent number you get seanebc...
Okay nevermind that's not a word.
Hehe, yeah, I'm not sure what the band intended with the arrangement of the track titles. If I were to have a closer look at the lyrics, they would likely reveal more about it.
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R'Vannith ghedengi
Posts: 3099 From: Australia |
30.12.2013 - 07:40Rating: 8
Written by BloodTears on 29.12.2013 at 13:37
This is a very interesting album. Never listened to the band before but when Momo recommend it, I had a feeling I would like it.
One of the best albums I listened to this year. Poland certainly does produce some good metal.
I agree about it being one of the best albums this year, and I'd say it's also one of my most listened as well. It's one of those albums which I can listen to quite often without it ever getting old or stale.
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