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[NAD]

I do my fare share of spreading the word, but I hate it when people bomb a forum without an "in," so to speak.

They are known though, I've even seen a handful of people around UM that know them. Not bad for dudes that have only toured within a 300 mile radius of San Francisco (to my knowledge anyhow).

 

[JayKeeley]

I do my fare share of spreading the word, but I hate it when people bomb a forum without an "in," so to speak.

Yeah I was semi-joking about spamming, but without having heard the band, I'll take your word for the fact that they've been doing this way before ED. It's always nice to see some justice in the world.

And regarding the heaps of promotion that ED received, well, this just re-emphasizes the fact that the music industry (at all ends of the spectrum) is simply a business.

I've said it before, there must be hundreds of bands out there that will destroy us where we stand - we just haven't come across them yet. Oh the addiction that metal has become...will this madness ever end??

 

[Black Winter Day]

there is too much good music out there. period. everytime i discover a band that kicks ass, i realize that there are about 5,000 other bands out there that i need to hear!

 

[Lee_B]

I still have no idea where there Nuclear Rabbit / Ephel Duath comparisons are coming from. I even downloaded a bunch of new Rabbit songs (the last stuff I heard from them was a demo tape YEARS ago when they basically sounded like a more extreme RHChili Peppers) and I really just don't see it. Davide Tiso from ED had never heard of 'em either until I mentioned them a couple of months back...

Just my 10 cents. I find it a little strange, that's all

 

[Nate The Great]

Start listening to Swans . . . then you'll realize there aren't anymore good bands left.

 

[Black Winter Day]

i like swans

 

[J.]

No mention of the rapping part in Serenity Painted Death?

 

[Black Winter Day]

when using a death growl, it is merely syncopated vocal rhythms!

 

[NAD]

Well I've always said Ephel Duath reminds me of Nuclear Rabbit, not sure how far my opinion gets spread though. They are not identical, and Ephel Duath didn't rip them off, but to me there is a definite connection. While Ephel Duath explores more jazz / prog elements, Nuclear Rabbit is more toward metal and maybe punk. Both are good though, but I do find ED a little overrated, because only 2 songs really blow me away from the Painter's Palette, the others are just pretty good.

Dreamlord loves telling Opeth fanboys that Mikael raps on that song.

 

[Black Winter Day]

i wouldn't care if he laid out some phat phreestyle beatz, it wouldn't change THAT song!

 

[NAD]

when using a death growl, it is merely syncopated vocal rhythms!

I like that, very nice.

 

[J.]

Dreamlord loves telling Opeth fanboys that Mikael raps on that song.

Well.....he does.

 

[JayKeeley]

The latest reviews have been added to the review index now.

 

[JayKeeley]

Klaatu Baratu Niktu. Arise.