Blood Mountain is the best metal album I've heard since The August Engine

[Eminor]

In reality though, music is at its best when you can air guitar to it.

One of my rules is that I won't listen to metal that's singer sounds like he's smiling while he's singing. That takes care of a big slice of power metal bands.

 

[Demonspell]

Haha, I never knew that. It's funny because there were times when I thought "Kyuss vocals??". There's a ton of stuff going on in this album.

I think we've uncovered the real reason why NAD is creaming over this album. That and the cameo from the Clutch dude (whose voice I've always hated)...sorry, wrong album.

 

[lurch70]

I gave a few of these songs another listen in the last few days, and while I can't really still dig this ... it really reminded me of the old Blind Illusion disc in some places ... and then you write this Ali:

This is like progressive bay area speed metal, or something.

and it kind of falls into place.

but there is a smirk I detect in this bands music somewhere and not really sure how to place them ... they come across as serious metal ... but there is something not very pure within it. [/trypicalnonsensefromlurch]

 

[Demilich]

it has the dude from The Mars Volta on it too, no wonder NAD is all over this one!

 

[lurch70]

so for those that like it ... what is THE defining track on there?

 

[Reign in Acai]

Colony of Birchmen, nothing else on the album comes close.

 

[Eminor]

I don't think there is a defining track.