it's about par for the course that it takes me about a year and a half to "get"

[einride]

the latest dark tranquillity album

"fiction" fucking rules and that's that

buying the "EXPANDED SUPER EDITION" with a bunch of bonus tracks shortly because i never got around to buying the first one luckily

fucking stupid major metal labels and their cynical cash-in tricks

 

[dorian gray]

I have that album. It's EXACTLY like every other Dark Tranquillity album.

 

[einride]

I have that album. It's EXACTLY like every other Dark Tranquillity album.

uh huh

 

[Dark One]

Though most slag their recent output for being too one dimensional, I found myself rather enjoying Character and felt the songwriting was every bit as solid as ever. I need to give the newest one a shot at some point.

 

[einride]

the new one is a lot better than character, which in turn was a lot better than damage done which was their absolute nadir

 

[Dark One]

I dunno, other than the anthemic "Wonders at your Feet", I wasn't a huge fan of Haven at all. A rather paint by numbers and bland letdown after the surprisingly solid one off Projector album.

At least many of the songs from Damage Done were catchy enough to stick my head for over six years now.

 

[einride]

it's probably just that i was an impressionable 15 year old around the time haven came out and i listened to emptier still while crying in my bed about some girl or walked around in some forest or some shit

 

[Dark One]

Heh, my lonely 15 year old days (in 1989) were spent listening to "My Empty Room/Eyes of a Stranger", "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" rather repeatedly.

 

[einride]

"My Empty Room/Eyes of a Stranger"

this

 

[Dark One]

Yeah, I was into 'em before folks were told it was cool to be into 'em. (Of course, when I first got into 'em, they looked like this):

http://www.thehaloeffectcollection.com/images/queensryche_in_costume_2.jpg

So what the hell do I know?

 

[einride]

i don't really care about anything other than the fact that operation mindcrime is the best fucking thing

 

[Dark One]

/\ that

 

[J.]

Haven is awesome, and the last one i care about after hearing damage done, which was awful

 

[EVERLOSTINDEADETERNITY]

Since Haven has come out I have never once seen that album in stores anywhere in any state ever. But every other DT album you can find.

 

[JayKeeley]

i don't really care about anything other than the fact that operation mindcrime is the best fucking thing

Yeah, although for some reason I didn't think it would click with you, so nicely surprised there. Certainly not as surprising as seeing J buy Doomsword albums.

 

[J.]

Certainly not as surprising as seeing J buy Doomsword albums.

you've been away a long time my friend. things have changed.

 

[JayKeeley]

So you have now entered the domain called True Metal. The most interesting part is that you quite literally have decades worth of material to explore.

 

[J.]

mostly true doom - solstice, rev biz, pentagram, trouble, vitus, all maryland doom, while heaven wept, penance, solitude aeturnus, count raven, etc.

doomsword is really good, though

ive bought one 2009 black metal release - Celestia's new one (and it's just OK)

 

[einride]

stop calling it "true doom" it's retarded

 

[Reign in Acai]

stop calling it "true doom" it's retarded

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