Extol

[BRI]

So apparently they're the support on the European tour. I've heard of them once or twice (mentioned in a metalcore thread) - what are people's opinions on them?

 

[Nairolf]

never heard but i can say that you beat me to writing this thread! grrrr

 

[Savoy Truffle]

Those guys from Norway are talented. Their music isn`t the easiest to listen, but when you get used to it you can really love it.

 

[polarity]

christian metal XD

 

[Post_Scriptum]

Every album they released is different. The new album is softer than anything they ever released.
Let's not forget that Opeth did a tour with Extol 2 or 3 years ago.

 

[[KOTNO]Narrot]

ah, thx for the update.

 

[Deadlift]

The new albums sucks. Really dissapointed me.

The album before was pretty good! (Synergy)

 

[Forest of Åsatrú]

Extol is (was) pretty kickass. They know how to shred it for a bunch of christians to say the least.

 

[Risquit]

Nice choice!

 

[victoryinhim]

Extol Died when they made synergy, they are really talented but everything after undecieved was really bad.

 

[Nairolf]

m3h

 

[batmura]

Their new one doesn't suck. It's just different. Read my review here:
http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=2352

Their previous one's better though.

Synergy:
http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=862

 

[victoryinhim]

If you want to hear extol at their best listen to anything off undecieved.

 

[Forest of Åsatrú]

Paatos, Cynic (lol), PT, Opeth...that's a show I'd watch

 

[BRI]

At least they aren't a shitty nu metal(core) RR band then :Spin:

 

[Trick]

Saw them with Opeth on the last tour,good liveband.
The old stuff is death bordering on black metal(musically at least;-) ),the last 2 are a bit different with some new influences.

 

[estimate]

I have the Synergy album, it's pretty decent.

 

[Esoterik]

The new album is genius if you give it a chance, it's way softer than anything else they've done but I'll be damned if that singer doesn't have one of the best voices I've ever heard. At times he sounds like the guy from Darkane when he does harsh vox.

 

[Anarkissed]

Extol was one of the first bands that I listened to that I felt came anywhere near to Opeth's music. Not sure why, and i'm not saying they sound anything like them, though. I think they're very talented, and shit on any other Christian music out there.

 

[synergy]

Storms of Disillusion is THE first death metal song I ever heard and I was like, "wtf man the guys voice is all argglly, whats up with that", but eventually I got into them. Undeceived is really their only great album, where they actually had varied songs and decent riffs. Synergy got on my nerves because the vocals blow, but the guitar playing is pretty svelt. The Blueprint Dives is just ridiculous...I mean if you play Inferno and Pearl back to back...dammmmnnnn. It may be a decent cd, but I just can't accept what the band has become over two records. They may not be a "nu-metal" band, but they lost most of their original members and now they have "nu-metal" guitarists, and that just breaks my balls. Finally, the lead singer looks like a transvestite swamp creature...