Lateralus14
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- Oct 16, 2008
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...The whole point is it's not a metal album...
w/e, you're right, opeth discussion = bad idea, eod.
w/e, you're right, opeth discussion = bad idea, eod.
Good as fuck though.
Sacred Blade - Of the Sun + Moon
Sacred Blade - Of the Sun + Moon
Classic early- to mid-80s Canadian trad/power metal. I'd had this album for a few years already. I bought it from Tim back when he only ran a distro called Evil Legend Records. He had an mp3 of I believe the title track that I was really impressed with at the time, but I was really underwhelmed once I got the CD and didn't give it the time it deserved. I pulled it out last night assuming that I would be more tuned in to what the band had to offer as my palate matures with the years. On display here is an obscure and somewhat nuanced quirky traditional metal album guided by a rich education in the heavy and progressive rock that came out the decade before. Focusing on otherworldly, celestial themes, the music reflects a spacey and ethereal atmosphere that makes it a rewarding journey as the album grows on you. Slightly jarring is the fact that the album was recorded in a few sessions, and it's more noticeable on some tracks than others, such as featuring different vocal approaches. Nevertheless, the songwriting dictates that every part is essential to the whole, almost as if to remove one song would be to cause the whole album to topple. I don't think this would appeal to most people here, even some of the people who have an affinity for traditional 80s power metal, but it has quickly become an obscure favorite for myself in my ramblings on about old bands nobody else cares about. I expect to find more in this album to impress me as I dig deeper into its content.
I am currently evaluating Quo Vadis - Forever...
I guess it is progressive death metal. I am having a hard time deciding what I think. After a couple of (or maybe 3) listens all I can remember is the first song, which I like, and a little spoken word and some weird quirkiness that I am less fond of.