Sounds of the Forest
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JayKeeley said:
The End and Prophecy were meant to have some special partnership a while back, but I don't really know what happened with it. I know they are meant to distribute PP titles, but they don't have many.
Dornenreich are really good. I have "Her Von..." and it's excellent. I know some people who REALLY rate that album.
I've made a couple of orders with them, and once you sort it out they're not too bad. A guy called Tom sorted mine out, and he was very helpful. Maybe you could try e-mailing them first and asking for some help. It really shouldn't be so hard though.
Doom said:
Yeah I want this.
Yeah I need to stop whining and get this done. They're products/artists are too good to be missed.
Nice to see you on the forum by the way Doom.
Hope the RC site is working out for you - it's all been a little reformatted since we launched.JayKeeley said:Yeah I need to stop whining and get this done. They're products/artists are too good to be missed.
Nice to see you on the forum by the way Doom.
Hey, cheers, nice to be here
Yeah, the site is really cool. Tons better than some of the shit that passes for 'zines these days. Congrats
Doom said:Hey, cheers, nice to be here
Doom - you going to Bloodstock then this year? We'll have one of our guys there (Chief B) most probably.
JayKeeley said:
Could do, but probably won't. I'm in the Midlands, so it's only like an hour away. It's one of those things I'd quite like to go to, but probably won't make the effort 'cos I'm so fucking lazy. I'm sure it'll be cool, though I haven't really listened to much power metal (I think most of the bands are power) for ages. I used to really like Nightwish though, and still do, so I might check it out.
Power Quest should be fun for openers - kind of like a mix between Iron Maiden and Helloween, but with four way vocal harmonies.
Of course, Saxon have been added to the headline slot for a little nostalgia - and their last album was awesome.
And I think the show stealer is going to be Blaze. I am still shocked at how good Silicon Messiah is.
Thing about Bloodstock is that you know exactly what you're getting...
Of course, Saxon have been added to the headline slot for a little nostalgia - and their last album was awesome.
And I think the show stealer is going to be Blaze. I am still shocked at how good Silicon Messiah is.
Thing about Bloodstock is that you know exactly what you're getting...
Back to topic:
Does mention of Forest Stream belong in this thread? I don't know the band or their music...
Does mention of Forest Stream belong in this thread? I don't know the band or their music...
Demonspell
cheating the polygraph
Demonspell said:
I think Papa Josh has a review coming our way soon for Forest Stream. I'm intrigued, but I admit, I've yet to check out their MP3's. I'll try to do that this week.
Curious about Woods of Ypres too. Just read their interview in BW&BK this week.
Doom said:
Are they even signed? Went to the website...they've "run out". Bloody hell - they do all this plugging and then people can't get the f'ing CD.
I would think that a label like The End would have an interest in Woods of Ypres perhaps? Unless they are too similar to Agalloch, but even then, that shouldn't stop a label.
I'll check out the MP3's.
I'll check out the MP3's.
Hey Erik - can you tell me what language Tenhi sing in? I don't want to assume that it's Norwegian...but based on what you tell me, there is something interesting I'd like to point out.
phyre said:Finnish.
They're from Finland.
OK because this is pretty trippy. Perhaps it's the way they sing, or chant, but the intonations of Finnish make it sound like they are singing English in reverse.
It's fucking creepy. Remember in The Exorcist when they tape Regan to determine what dialect the demon was speaking in, and when they played the tape backwards, it turned out to be modern day English?
It really adds to the effect, but it could just be me getting sucked into the ambience.
Add the new Finntroll to this thread.
11 tracks (acoustic) where 5 are 'real songs'. The rest are fillers, but the overall ambience is very night forest like. You'll even hear an owl hoot from time to time.
Very raw instrumentation but with polished production.
11 tracks (acoustic) where 5 are 'real songs'. The rest are fillers, but the overall ambience is very night forest like. You'll even hear an owl hoot from time to time.
Very raw instrumentation but with polished production.
Mmmm....3 minutes in and the UM servers haven't crashed yet...that's a new one....
Anyway, listening to Ulver's Bergtatt and Empyrium's Wood Grouse last night. Just astonishing stuff. Been listening to Kveldsjanger for the last few days and my tastes have obviously evolved enough to appreciate this MUCH more than when I bought it 12 months ago.
And Weiland seems much more sorrowful than Wood Grouse. The strings section on track 7 (Kapitel II: Waldpoesie if memory serves me at all) could be some of the most mournful collection of notes I've heard...well, since ever.
Anyway, listening to Ulver's Bergtatt and Empyrium's Wood Grouse last night. Just astonishing stuff. Been listening to Kveldsjanger for the last few days and my tastes have obviously evolved enough to appreciate this MUCH more than when I bought it 12 months ago.
And Weiland seems much more sorrowful than Wood Grouse. The strings section on track 7 (Kapitel II: Waldpoesie if memory serves me at all) could be some of the most mournful collection of notes I've heard...well, since ever.
Doom said:Just to show off - Prophecy have just (in the last week or so) re-released Empyrium's demo, in really fancy packaging, but it's very strictly limited, only to Prophecy subscribers. To be a subscriber, they send you all their releases and you either pay for them or send them back. Well, I'm a subscriber so I'm getting mine in the next few days. Well, 3 copies actually
Doom - did you end up getting your Empyrium demo? I looked on the site and the packaging in the picture looks beautiful with the wooden box etc.
Demonspell
cheating the polygraph
I tracked down some Empyrium songs after the recommendations here...Ode To Melancholy, Wood Grouse, and Fortgang are excellent.
Demonspell said:
Weiland - track #7. It's 13 minutes long, and I think at around the 8 minute mark, the strings section sounds more mournful than anything I have ever heard. Ever. The entire piece is phenomenal.
All Empyrium is phenomenal. I cannot believe they have disbanded.
