SWALLOW THE SUN-HOPE

[Blakkheim]

just talked with two of the guyz, they said that they'll maybe keep the name anyway note: i was drunk, they were sober if that has any relevance.

 

[Doc E. Smith]

oh and btw, im talkin with the slumber guys weekly, i keep forgettin their new name, but at least they're workin on their new album, slowly... and they're yet to find a new deal as well...

Good to hear that they're still working on it. I was afraid that they had just put it to rest by now. What was the reason for the name change anyway?

 

[MadTinus]

just talked with two of the guyz, they said that they'll maybe keep the name anyway note: i was drunk, they were sober if that has any relevance.

Oh, I thought they were forced to get a new name because of legal reasons or something, but apparently they just didn't like it anymore or something.. Anyway, why not keep it, it's a good name, fits their music fine!

 

[stefan86]

sounds like a good idea to keep it, at least if they're staying doomy. Slumber is a fine name in my book. anyway I hope they get some material and gigs going. great band

 

[Doc E. Smith]

I'm all for Slumber keeping their original name.

 

[Divatkreació]

Actually Hope wasn't as big letdown as I thought it was going to be. 'The empty skies' and 'Doomed to walk the earth' are great songs and 'Don't fall asleep' fits in with the concept better than as a single. But the special Swallow the Sun boxers where terrible! And the lyrics are filled with clichés.

 

[Scourge of Malice]

I think this album is extremely boring. I like a few riffs here and there, but for the most part I find it very blah. Jonas' chorus is beautiful though (and im not being a fanboy, I really think its probably the best part of the album).

 

[stefan86]

yeah, the chorus and the song in general is by far the best thing on the cd

 

[Vex Loser]

My take:

Mourning Beloveth's "The Sullen Sulcus" is brilliant, as is Shape of Despair's "Angels of Distress" and Morgion's "Solinari". Swallow the Sun is boring.

By the way, fans of Morgion need to check out Justin and Rhett's new band Keen of the Crow if they haven't done so already. Kinda like Morgion meets Dismember meets old Katatonia meets Primordial. Excellent shtuff dewd.

And most importantly, blue is far better than red.

 

[stefan86]

Kinda like Morgion meets Dismember meets old Katatonia meets Primordial. Excellent shtuff dewd.

That sounds nuts, but nuts in a very good way

 

[Sadguru]

By the way, fans of Morgion need to check out Justin and Rhett's new band Keen of the Crow if they haven't done so already. Kinda like Morgion meets Dismember meets old Katatonia meets Primordial. Excellent shtuff dewd.

And most importantly, blue is far better than red.

Heard some samples a few months ago. Seemed promising.

 

[Silent paragon]

i dunno, i think that vids better than the one for descending winters, which was them playing the song against a forest backdrop with fake snow falling...

That whole video is shot on a blue screen.

EDIT:
I’m really liking this Slumber band, although at the moment I’m only listening to the stuff on there Myspace.

 

[paradoxile]

why the hell are their instruments plugged in?
there's a playback in videos anyway

 

[stefan86]

maybe it would look a bit ugly with unplugged instruments

 

[paradoxile]

well then you should have the amps in the frame too

 

[stefan86]

yeah that might be nice

 

[Silent paragon]

So I went down to the big metal music shop here and asked them if they had a copy of Hope. They told me that the earliest I can have it is the 20th of March as an import.

 

[LifeDepraved]

Lame o's

 

[ColdDarkNord]

subj: good album and nice work done by Jonas, best track on cd

 

[KittyKatatonia]

Hope is a good album. Definitely not the masterpieces their first two albums were, but another worthy album in the Swallow the Sun discography.