The In Flames vs. Soilwork vs. In Flames videos

[Dead Winter]

I think this is the coolest video concept ever...maybe I'm behind the power curve cuz I just got to Italy and all, but this fuckin' rules.

In case you guys don't know, the In Flames "Trigger" video and Soilwork's new "Rejection Role" video are combined to tell the same story, only from different points of view. Basically, one band calls the other sellouts or posers, they show up at each other's "show" (video), then kick each other's asses, all in both of their videos from different points of view. Fuckin' A. I think Speed from Soilwork would fucking eat all of the guys from In Flames, though...he's a big motherfucker.

 

[OrestesMantra]

Do you have a link for these videos?

 

[Sóti]

yeah the sellout bands are going on tour

 

[Dead Winter]

I downloaded it off of Kazaa...that's probably yer best bet...

 

[OrestesMantra]

yeah the sellout bands are going on tour

*Points to the "DONT FEED THE TROLLS" sign*

 

[Ol' Dirty Bastard]

They play these videos on Headbangers Ball all the time. Whoopteegoddamnedeedoo.

 

[None_So_Vile]

i saw both on one of the digital music channels, thankfully in flames arent wearing their gay white outfits, good concept though, i vastly prefer the song rejection role to trigger, trigger is so shite, just like the entire "reroute to remain" album

 

[None_So_Vile]

nice quote from the holy grail as your sig thrasmetal heh

 

[Niklas]

ive not seen either of the vids, i dont watch music channels much they're mostly shite, sounds interesting though, i may have to download them both soon, but i agree where None_So_Vile says rejection role is much better than trigger.... but basically most of the figure number five album is better than reroute to remain..

 

[delize]

http://www.soilwork.net/

 

[Ol' Dirty Bastard]

I'm obviously in the minority, but I prefer RtR over Figure Number Five. I think Soilwork really missed it with that one. Departure Plan and Distortion Sleep are the only songs I really like. The rest of it is pop-metal with boring choruses. RtR is at least catchy.

 

[Niklas]

departure plan is the best song on the album, but i disagree with you about the rest

 

[Dead Winter]

I dig both of em, but prefer F#5.

Soilwork didn't need blisteringly heaviness with this album...they've found their niche. Some of the parts are a bit lite, though, I will admit. But that doesn't make them any less good. Just because an album might be heavier doesn't mean it's better, IMO.

 

[Ol' Dirty Bastard]

If Soilwork had taken their time with it, it probably would have been a lot better. It was released barely a year after NBC.

 

[Dead Winter]

Very true...good point.

 

[LuminousAether]

But NBC was released barely a year after the previous album! The point is moot!

 

[LuminousAether]

And A Predator's Portrait was released barely a year after The Chainheart machine... Soilwork are very prolific and saying that the new one came out barely a year after the previous one is no different from the other Soilwork albums.

 

[Ol' Dirty Bastard]

But NBC was released barely a year after the previous album! The point is moot!

My opinion is that they are running out of momentum. They need to take a break. Simple as that.

Look at Testament. They were releasing an album a year, released Practice What You Preach and followed up that great album up with the not so great Souls of Black.

 

[Incendiare]

I don't mind both R2R and FNF. The idea of the videos was a good concept, but there were alot of confused people commenting, "Why are they enemies?!?!" Hehe...

 

[Ol' Dirty Bastard]

In addion, I believe that they did a lot more promotion for NBC than any of the previous albums, which in turn gave them even less time to write and rehearse new material.