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I've barely heard Moonspell before but from the little I've heard of this new album I am intrigued.
another band where noone cares about their new stuff... MOONSPELL
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so i'm on track 6 and so far there's only been fucken growls and double bass and heavyriffs (except like 6 seconds of clean singing on one of the songs), nothing remotely "gothic" about it
AWESOME
AWESOME
yeah i would say this is recommended listening. quality metal album right here
2006 top 10 contender?! possibly!
2006 top 10 contender?! possibly!
Reign in Acai
Of Elephant and Man
Reign in Acai
Of Elephant and Man
Nate The Great
What would Nathan do?
So I've finally come around to this new Moonspell. VERY good stuff. Possibly one of the year's best.
What other albums do they have like this?
What other albums do they have like this?
J.
Old Fart
Wolfheart hasnt done much for me, honestly. I may actually lke their other stuff better. I remember hearing a track from Butterfly Effect and liking it.
Nate The Great
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General Zod
Ruler of Australia
Wow... I think I heard 5 seconds of Moonspell, a few years ago, and wrote them off as a band that doesn't interest me. I threw "Memorial" on my iPod, probably when it first came out, and never bothered to listen to it. For some odd reason, I queued it up last night, while lying in bed and trying to sleep. Wow... this disc floored me. It's dark, melodic, and as someone else so noted, "sinister". I'm not familiar with their previous works, but god damn if this aint the shit. Judging by what others have said, forget what you know about Moonspell and give this CD a clean slate. This disc is a perfect vampire movie translated to song.
Zod
Zod
EricT
Don't you ever get...
Memorial suprised the hell out of me.
I was bored of them after Irreligious, and then someone told me last year "Dude, just shut the fuck up and listen to Memorial, it rules". So I listened to it and was impressed.
I was bored of them after Irreligious, and then someone told me last year "Dude, just shut the fuck up and listen to Memorial, it rules". So I listened to it and was impressed.
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I actually did the same exact thing with Isengard last night. I've had it in my shelf for years, and my eyes would always glance past it when looking for something to listen to because I didn't care for it when I first bought it, but my eyes hit it last night, and was compelled to put it on. Let's just say that I'm glad I did.
I think they are probably one of the most consistent Metal bands out there. I have purchased their stuff since the first album. I like heavy bands with a Gothic-esque approach, and Moonspell qualifies. You really can't go wrong with anything in their catalog, IMO. Although "Sin" might be a little lightweight to some, but I still think it is brilliant. It's a shame they really haven't gotten any sort of foothold in America, even though they have toured here around four times now.
Cool you like the album.
skyrefuge
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I still haven't really gotten into 'Memorial'. Yeah, it's heavy and intense and all that, but that's never really what I looked for from Moonspell. Like Zod said, it's probably a 'clean slate' thing; it just happens that I liked the dirty version of the slate more. 'The Antidote' actually isn't too far off from 'Memorial', but it's a little more 'open', and just has better songwriting to my mind.
'Wolfheart' remains their masterpiece of black-folk-metal, and while I wasn't looking for a 'Wolfheart Pt. II' ('Memorial' was conceived as a return-to-the-roots sort of thing), I guess I was hoping for something equally innovative, and 'Memorial' isn't it. Ever since they reached the peak of experimentation with the excellent 'The Butterfly Effect', they've been descending back to the conventional. Well, at least they're still a kickass live band.
Neil
'Wolfheart' remains their masterpiece of black-folk-metal, and while I wasn't looking for a 'Wolfheart Pt. II' ('Memorial' was conceived as a return-to-the-roots sort of thing), I guess I was hoping for something equally innovative, and 'Memorial' isn't it. Ever since they reached the peak of experimentation with the excellent 'The Butterfly Effect', they've been descending back to the conventional. Well, at least they're still a kickass live band.
Neil
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General Zod
Ruler of Australia
Thanks for the insights. I definitely intend to delve into their back catalog. Sounds like, given my fondness for 'Memorial', 'The Antidote' is probably the best place for me to start.
Zod
J.
Old Fart
interested in hearing this band's later stuff. been reading about their recent stuff and its almost unanimous it's among their best. i didnt like wolfheart really...at all.
best place to start? antidote or memorial?
best place to start? antidote or memorial?
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