Surprisingly, another music thread -

[La Rocque]

In the current issue of Revolver Magazine (October) is a section called 'Swedish Metal Invasion'. There are longer articles about Opeth, Arch Enemy, Soilwork and Swedish Metal in general. Not much about Dark Tranquillity but they do get some ink. The CDs listed are according to Revolver the Ultimate Swedish Metal Collection
Bathory - blood fire death
Entomed - wolverine blues
Meshuggah - destroy erase improve
At The Gates - slaughter of the soul
Refused - the shape of punk to come
Opeth - blackwater park
Hypocrisy - the fourth dimension
Dissection - storm of the light's bane
The Haunted - the haunted made me do it
Cult Of Luna - salvation
In Flames - the jester race
Candlemass - epicus doomicus metallicus
Nasum - shift
Tiamat - wildhoney
Soilwork - a predator's portrait
The Hellacopters - by the grace of god
Arch Enemy - wages of sin
Katatonia - brave murder day
Dismember - massive killing capacity
Burst - prey on life

 

[rahvin]

for the record (ha. ha.), i wouldn't know what to substitute some of these albums with. for many long years i've listened to bands without being interested in where they were from, so to sort out the swedish acts from those hailing from other countries would require too much effort right now. i'll just express an opinion on the records mentioned by the magazine.

Bathory - blood fire death

i've always liked hammerheart best. is this album death metal or something?

Entombed - wolverine blues

lovely.

Meshuggah - destroy erase improve

don't remember anything about it. i have recollections of other meshuggah records, and they never did anything much for me.

At The Gates - slaughter of the soul

well, of course. it's just sad that they ditched dark tranquillity for at the gates because they're more historical.

Refused - the shape of punk to come

could it be more obvious that this is punk music? incidentally, i really like it, so if that's supposed to be the ultimate swedish music rahvin loves collection, that's a fairly accurate entry.

Opeth - blackwater park

lame, pick-the-album-that-fanboys-love choice.

Hypocrisy - the fourth dimension

*shrugs* ok.

Dissection - storm of the light's bane

chalk up another one for the list of music liked by rahvin. i hope its merits are undisputed. are they?

The Haunted - the haunted made me do it

i remember listening to it twice. it seemed quite unoriginal at the time.

Cult Of Luna - salvation

don't know. i've never heard this one.

In Flames - the jester race

i guess i should be glad they didn't pick a post-whoracle record instead, but - as above - i'm sorry they ditched dark tranquillity for in flames because they're more popular.

Candlemass - epicus doomicus metallicus

blargh. i really really don't like this. not to mention that the title is ridiculous, in a rather sad way.

Nasum - shift

shamefully, i must admit my ignorance again.

Tiamat - wildhoney

i'm not sure why everybody praises wildhoney: to me, it seems weak compared to both some of their earlier and later works.

Soilwork - a predator's portrait

without dark tranquillity, they'd still be recording noises made when excavating graveyards.

The Hellacopters - by the grace of god

oh, please.

Arch Enemy - wages of sin

wages of sin : melodic death metal = a rerun of dawson's creek : the invention of television.

Katatonia - brave murder day

i approve. not a fan of katatonia in general, but this was pretty awesome.

Dismember - massive killing capacity

i can't tell any dismember record apart from the others, so i'll trust the fact that they did something really good at some point.

Burst - prey on life

i have no idea what this is.

 

[TheFourthHorseman]

Bathory - blood fire death

i've always liked hammerheart best. is this album death metal or something?

It's supposed to be viking metal. Haven't heard it.

Dissection - storm of the light's bane

chalk up another one for the list of music liked by rahvin. i hope its merits are undisputed. are they?

...and I haven't heard this one either.

Cult Of Luna - salvation

don't know. i've never heard this one.

I think Cult Of Luna fits well in that it's (one of) the most famous Swedish sludge bands. Not sure if they're making an invasion anywhere though, but at least they tour Finland unlike a million other bands.

Nasum - shift

shamefully, i must admit my ignorance again.

I would hope that this album's merits are undisputed, in making grindcore as invinting to the metal listener as possible if nothing else. Great album.

Soilwork and Arch Enemy, either one of them could be on the list just fine, but Dark Tranquillity should at least be in place of either of them. Saying that doesn't seem right though, they're miles ahead both bands. Still, Burning Bridges and The Predator's Portrait (though I'm not sure I see all the greatness that others do) are in the top 10 of Swedish melodeath records (if you can only pick one per band, anyway), which is why I don't understand choosing Wages Of Sin. I would like to be optimistic, but it probably has a lot to do with the singer. The music went into a more commercial direction, but not necessarily that significantly.

There is an abscence of Pain Of Salvation, but then this isn't an invasion list that's all that much based on music anyway. Still, when they stretch as far as some punk band and an album like Shift (grindcore, not metal), I don't see why The Perfect Element isn't on the list.

 

[King Chaos]

All I could really say about that is Dark Tranquillity should be in there. It's actually a real surprise they are not.

Im happy to See Meshuggah DEI and Dissection. Im not sure If I'd have gone with that for Opeth. They probably didnt choose morning rise because Akerfeldt has said he hates it on many occasions... even though it's ace.

I wouldn't disagree with the choice for the Haunted either. That's good that is.

At The Gates should have been 'With fear I kiss The Burning Darkness'. with that album you can hear where they came from with there sound and composition and you can hear where they are going... Of course Slaughter of the soul, although it is ace, is not all that original compared to their other bits and pieces.

 

[marduk1507]

Bathory - blood fire death
- havent heard

Entombed - wolverine blues
- havent heard this one, but I like Entombed in general

Meshuggah - destroy erase improve
- good one

At The Gates - slaughter of the soul
- this definitely belongs here

Refused - the shape of punk to come
- dont know this band

Opeth - blackwater park
- I like it, but the earlier stuff is better

Hypocrisy - the fourth dimension
- havent heard

Dissection - storm of the light's bane
- havent heard

The Haunted - the haunted made me do it
- another excellent record, thumbs up!

Cult Of Luna - salvation
- a very good album

In Flames - the jester race
- pretty much agree with Rahvin on this one

Candlemass - epicus doomicus metallicus
- havent heard, their last one is ok

Nasum - shift
- good that its here, although Helvete is much much better

Tiamat - wildhoney
- Wildhoney is excellent, but yes, Deeper Kind... is maybe even better

Soilwork - a predator's portrait
- ok

The Hellacopters - by the grace of god
- havent heard

Arch Enemy - wages of sin
- havent heard

Katatonia - brave murder day
- must give a try, I love Viva Emptiness and given what Rahvin said, well, Ill sure check it out

Dismember - massive killing capacity
- havent heard

Burst - prey on life
- this is the band of Jesper Liverod, ex-Nasum bass player, an excellent combination of genres, a bit of Neurosis, a bit of Nasum, hehe, and wholle lotta Burst

 

[Salamurhaaja]

I can only go doubleu-tee-ef at some of the choices, especially The Hellacopters, since
when have they been metal?

Candlemass - epicus doomicus metallicus

blargh. i really really don't like this. not to mention that the title is ridiculous, in a rather sad way.

INFIDEL!

Katatonia - brave murder day
- must give a try, I love Viva Emptiness and given what Rahvin said, well, Ill sure check it out

Just know that this is pretty damn different from VE and LFDGD.

 

[rahvin]

INFIDEL!

*tries to ingratiate you putting on some d:a:d*

 

[Salamurhaaja]

*tries to ingratiate you putting on some d:a:d*

Like Bush Sr. said: Too little, too late

 

[marduk1507]

Originally posted by Horsesalamihaaja
Just know that this is pretty damn different from VE and LFDGD.

Why thank you very much Mr No Horse! I was thinking that its exactly the same as VE and DFGLD.

 

[Arch]

I'm seeing red with Sir Rahvin's post.

 

[Traveler In Time]

Bathory - blood fire death
- Never heard but i've always wanted to..

Entomed - wolverine blues
- Good album but not as killer as Clandestine or Left Hand Path

Meshuggah - destroy erase improve
- Good one...

At The Gates - slaughter of the soul
- i think i'll never stay more than 10m from my copy

Refused - the shape of punk to come
- Never heard

Opeth - blackwater park
-

Hypocrisy - the fourth dimension
- Tagtgren = God

Dissection - storm of the light's bane
- Ohh, when Dissection was the best black metal band arround...

The Haunted - the haunted made me do it
- Good, but the first one blows this one

Cult Of Luna - salvation
- Never heard

In Flames - the jester race
- MDM or not, they still rock

Candlemass - epicus doomicus metallicus
- Never heard

Nasum - shift
- Never heard

Tiamat - wildhoney
- Never heard

Soilwork - a predator's portrait
- Motherfuckin' Killer album...

The Hellacopters - by the grace of god
- Never heard

Arch Enemy - wages of sin
- Great album, but Liiva still destroys

Katatonia - brave murder day
- Never heard

Dismember - massive killing capacity
- I don't know this one, but LAES is a fuckin' classic

Burst - prey on life
- NH