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[intimidatingcrustaceans]

what does everyone think of this band? i think "alaska" is a pretty solid record with some decent musicianship.

thoughts?

 

[Scourge of Malice]

One of my favorite metal bands. Although a lot of it is technical sounding for the sake of it, they pull it off without sounding TOO indulgent most of the time (to me atleast) and throw in some great emotional parts. They are also great live and manage to pull everything off perfectly, which is very impressive.

 

[arzachel]

not too shabby from what I've heard

 

[Risquit]

I like Alaska, but the new covers album is almost unlistenable (except their King Crimson cover, oddly enough).

 

[intimidatingcrustaceans]

i have yet to hear the covers album, but i'm interested to hear the cover of "the day i tried to live".

 

[Anonymous]

Pretty good band, I also like Alaska.

 

[Lothlorien]

I've seen them live a couple of times. They very good. It's a shame they get grouped into the hardcore/screamo/metalcore category. They're definetly Prog Metal.

 

[Scourge of Malice]

I don't think the covers album is bad. Most of it is pretty loyal to the origional versions I thought... but I guess that's why I never listen to it The Pink Floyd and King Crimson covers are great though.

 

[dishcloth]

Mordecai is the only song worth listening to, maybe Selkies aswell.

 

[Scourge of Malice]

Very wrong, but those songs are great.

 

[Manbient]

Pretty good. My favorite of all that "screamo" junk, or whatever they call it.

 

[Mr. Josey Wales]

didnt really like what ive heard. disjointed fusion of styles, didnt sound special to me. but ive only heard one song that a friend let me hear. it was around 10 mins i think.

 

[Sexy_Grandpa]

Both "The Silent Circus" and "Alaska" are brilliant albums. Their self titled debut is pretty good as well. Their music to me sounds very "inspired" if you know what I mean. And they manage to be all over the place without sounding at all un-natural. A very talanted band for sure!

 

[Dalkaen]

Regarding the covers album... I really like their cover of "Blackened," perhaps just because of the modified solo, but who knows. Pretty good band, anyway. Alaska is their only studio work I've heard. I definitely would like to see them mature, though.

 

[myra]

I really like these guys. The only reason people group them with "hardcore" or "screamo" (sorry, they're not screamo by any means) is the record label they're on. If they weren't on Victory Records to begin with, no one would be calling them "hardcore".

Great band!

 

[naboo]

They have a few parts here and there that are absolutely incredible (beginning of the title track of Alaska, for instance), but overall I don't really like them.

 

[Travis]

I honestly don't understand why they get grouped into any -core style of music. If you listen to Alaska all the way through, you can just tell that so many different influences went into that album. Perhaps some of their older stuff off self-titled could be considered an exception, but really, their music sounds nothing like -core music.

I enjoy their music, and they're all definately great musicians - tight as hell live.

 

[Scourge of Malice]

I really like these guys. The only reason people group them with "hardcore" or "screamo" (sorry, they're not screamo by any means) is the record label they're on. If they weren't on Victory Records to begin with, no one would be calling them "hardcore".

.

 

[Lothlorien]

I really like these guys. The only reason people group them with "hardcore" or "screamo" (sorry, they're not screamo by any means) is the record label they're on. If they weren't on Victory Records to begin with, no one would be calling them "hardcore".

Great band!

it's so true. and they can only tour with bands that are in the same scene as victory records bands.

 

[NicholasDWolfwood]

Definitely the most talented of all the bands they're lumped in with in the -core genre(s). Selkies is an amazing song.