In the Woods?

[Static]

Vote!

Anyways, I was thinking recently, having just gotten Strange in Stereo, that in many ways In the Wood's share the artistic qualities and aspirations of Maudlin of the Well or Kayodot...in their unwavering vision and openness to experimentation. What do you think? Strange in Stereo really is a strange and interesting album, with some great violins and arrangements, cool electronics and odd odd vocals, showing a refusal to compromise their vision just like Maudlin or Kayodot. Stylistically In The Woods and Kayo are muchly different, but they give me a similar, innovative artistic vibe, if ya get me. Shame they split up, Omnio is brilliant and Strange in Stereo sounds like a big step towards some unrealized experimental masterpiece...

 

[diabolical vengeance]

a very big Yay! All of their albums are pure, brilliant masterpieces

 

[Demonspell]

I agree that some of the compositional technqiues and aspirations are similar, In The Woods was a band that refused to accept normality.

 

[Nut Butter]

Yay! Nobody's yet pooped on ITW!! I agree with Static's sentiment, both said bands do feel like musical odd duckies, illuminating us mortals' way through the murky pond of life.

Amen.

 

[Nut Butter]

btw I've always refrained from purchasing A Return to the Isle of Men, thinking that said demo would prove disappointingly pedestrian compared to their later work. Anyone know if it's even remotely worth its purchase price?

 

[FrostGiant]

I've never heard them or of them.

 

[LuminousAether]

How could any metal fan not know who In the Woods were? That's VERY hard to believe, you have to have heard their name at least once on Ultimate Metal, they were not obscure compared to motW by any slight means.

 

[S4R]

An extremely emphatic and lustful, Yay!

 

[ChromeLife]

I have never heard them, though I have heard the name... I VERY MUCH want to hear them.

 

[Static]

I suggest you get Omnio, stat!

 

[FuSoYa]

I loved Omnio and couldn't ever get into Heart of the Ages or Three times Seven. The others I have not heard, but yeah Omnio is really great.

 

[Smitty]

Omnio is godlike.

 

[LoboUivante]

btw I've always refrained from purchasing A Return to the Isle of Men, thinking that said demo would prove disappointingly pedestrian compared to their later work. Anyone know if it's even remotely worth its purchase price?

if you aquired Return to the Isle of Men you would understand where they come from, the whole pagan black metal thing that was so popular at the time... and you would also perceive they only started from there because if they plugged omnio from the start to a label... nobody would understand... also... it has one of my favorite musics from all times.... "and from all of this from which was and will never come again" (Child of universal Tongue).. brilliant.

Well... I haven't come here for quite a while now... thus, my english has been in constant degradation. Still don't understand what happened to maudlin.. and this kayo thing... well... hmm.. right in the woods...

I was one of the firsts talking about the similarities between the bands, in the woods is epic stuff... start from omnio, then i would recommend heart of ages to heavy people, seven times on a pigrimage to all you demi dreamers ... anyhow... you can't go wrong with in the woods...

ps: since when do people have actual conversations here eheh

 

[Static]

This board is ocassionally infiltrated by actual fans, like myself, and we sometimes inject the board with an actual conversation or two.

 

[Demonspell]

This board isn't as completely random as it looks from the front page (although at least a third of the threads at any given moment leave me in confusion...good job guys), and its members discuss music fairly often and have very eclectic tastes.

 

[TheNewChupe]

i never heard strange in stereo or three times seven, but i liked omnio and parts of heart of ages. definitely worth checking out for those who haven't heard them.