Recommendation: ROOT
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Dick Sirloin
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Henrik Main
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I thought the same thing when listening to their stuff, and eventually decided to go for the latter. Some parts in "The Book" are REALLY asskicking, but god damn, those vocals are irritating.
To be fair, there are two sides of Root. Earlier material is harsh vox, and latter is clean. You can either pick and choose, or like it all, like me. 
Wow, I can't believe I haven't heard these guys before... I've listened to one song so far, and I'm kinda divided on it. I sense this is the kind of band you need to spend some time with, though, and I think I will!
Dark One
The Tainted Dogma
That's the PERFECT reaction to Root right there. It will make you stop in your tracks and think "wow, what's going on here?". And it only gets better from there. The more you listen, the more you get sucked into their own personal black hole of deviant, dark metal. So hard to categorize, yet can attract people from all ends of the heavy listening spectrum.
Thumbs way, way up Ali. You know I already loved "Black Seal", and now I can safely say that I need to go out and pretty much purchase the entire catalogue. There is so much to discover here.
As always, thank you.
Jason
skyrefuge
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I don't need the ysis for this, because I know Root, and know that they are winners.
My wussy sensibilities were only able to handle it as far back as "Kärgeräs" though (good god, the soaring chorus in the title-track has to be the best piece of recorded music ever). "The Book" is the other champ in their discography. My 3rd-favorite "Root" album is actually Cales - "The Pass in Time". Do you guys know that one? It's from the (ex-?) guitarist of Root, and his playing style is so identifiable that it sounds exactly like a Root album, except probably a bit more folky.
Neil
My wussy sensibilities were only able to handle it as far back as "Kärgeräs" though (good god, the soaring chorus in the title-track has to be the best piece of recorded music ever). "The Book" is the other champ in their discography. My 3rd-favorite "Root" album is actually Cales - "The Pass in Time". Do you guys know that one? It's from the (ex-?) guitarist of Root, and his playing style is so identifiable that it sounds exactly like a Root album, except probably a bit more folky.
Neil
Awesome. That motivates me to listen to the album then. I've got it but I decided to defer until I've gone through their other stuff, simply because it sounds like they went off on a tangent. I heard the first couple of tracks and it was very....grunge-like?
Once I discovered Root, I became an overnight fanboy and searched out this Cales you speak of. It's interesting, starts strong, but it loses my attention a long the way. It also seems inconsistent -- were the songs recorded at different times? It reminds me of Skyclad / "Elegy" era Amorphis.
skyrefuge
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Ha ha, I guess I can hear that. Definitely in the first half of the title track (#3). You must have switched it off seconds before the awesomeness starts! *listening now* Ah, yeah, it's total pop, so perfect! Like something Dan Swano would do.
Hmm, I probably don't disagree with the inconsistent thing, which I'd actually apply to Root as well.
But I've got this theoretical project I'm working on, called "The Great Songs", where I'll do some kind of regular detailed write-up on a single song (sorta like these Reco threads). Cales - "The Last Winter Dance" is one of the songs I have on my list. And that's track #8. So if you ever pull that album out again, at least give a listen to that track.
Neil
Demilich
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skyrefuge
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It's not the sound of Swano or anything, just the same "fuck it, I'm going to mix my gay pop shit with metal, and you're gonna LIKE it!" attitude. And in the ending of "Kärgeräs", it's actually the guitar solo that made me think that, even more than the off-the-hook vocal.
Neil
Neil
Actually, now that Neil mentions it, I *do* notice the Dan Swano vibe in Kargeras, in the sense that this is a traditional heavy metal band playing something that's reasonably accessible, but still not a "pop sell out I just need to fill a label quota" kinda deal....you know, kinda like Nightingale.
That actually helps me appreciate the album a little more, now that I think of Dan Swano!
I'll also check out track 8 on the Cales album....
That actually helps me appreciate the album a little more, now that I think of Dan Swano!
I'll also check out track 8 on the Cales album....
J.
Old Fart
BenMech
student of the d'eh
another side project I STRONGLY recommend is Equirhodont with Big Boss, Ashok, and Igor of Root.
2 albums:
"Grandiose Magus" (2003)
"Black Crystal" (2004)
Both conceptual melodic doom
2 albums:
"Grandiose Magus" (2003)
"Black Crystal" (2004)
Both conceptual melodic doom
Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
Climb Thar Hill
not family oriented
you're all nuts.
Cara just sent me 3 tracks from Black Seal and could not get past the guys vocals. Musically it was pretty good but good lord those vocals
Cara just sent me 3 tracks from Black Seal and could not get past the guys vocals. Musically it was pretty good but good lord those vocals
I sent him tracks from The Book a while back & he didn't like those either. I give up on life.
Also, Big Boss rules in a truly unruly way
Also, Big Boss rules in a truly unruly way
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