The new Evoken
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JayKeeley
Be still, O wand'rer!
Yeah, that's what I heard, what a shame. Turns out this and the new NM were big letdowns for some. I still really want to hear the new NM though because I like their direction from NeChrist, and I suppose some people prefer NM pre-NeChrist.
There's been a couple of other letdowns this year: Kreator and Nile. Before anyone jumps down my throat, I'm just saying that I was hoping for better.
There's been a couple of other letdowns this year: Kreator and Nile. Before anyone jumps down my throat, I'm just saying that I was hoping for better.
Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
MFJ
Active Member
Dev said:1st half of 2005 =
Yes... perhaps. I've gotta say, the only album that truly lived up to my expectations was "Character", with "Verisakeet" following close behind. "Weltanshauung" is just as much of an EP to me as "The Taste of Victory" was...
Ellestin
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Dev said:1st half of 2005 =
Now you're overdoing it, how can you be so ungrateful to 2005's first hemisphere when it spawned Primordial, Pantheist, Moonsorrow, Red Sparowes, The Mars Volta, Bohren & der Club of Gore and some other less topnotch still enjoyable shit... I mean, I'd take those albums as my top 5 any year around, weren't there 6 of them!
Ellestin
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Besides, I agree that "Antithesis of Light" is a bit of a let-down. I mean, it's neatly composed, well-produced, hard as stone, cold as night and stuff, but they're just unwilling to spend a single chord that would make one think "ha, now something is about to happen". The title-track begs to differ, best doom/death song in ages.
J.
Old Fart
I have all of Evoken's stuff, and tbh, I'm not blown away by any of t, but it's good, f that makes sense.
Mouning Beloveth have released the best doom album so far IMO.
Mouning Beloveth have released the best doom album so far IMO.
Thanatopsis123
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Demonspell
cheating the polygraph
I haven't been disappointed by that many 2005 releases, but I've also been listening to less metal lately, so I am expecting this year to fall short of the past two by some measure.
Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
naa, 2005 is kinda lame so far, but we have some key releases coming up.
I will admit we have had some GREAt releases though like Slough Feg, Primordial, Taake, Isole, and QOTSA.
I will admit we have had some GREAt releases though like Slough Feg, Primordial, Taake, Isole, and QOTSA.
MFJ
Active Member
Doomcifer said:
Baahh! How could I forget to mention this one?
Let's not forget folks, hopefully the new Negura Bunget releases and the new Summoning album will kick our asses...
Thanatopsis123
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I'm not really much of one for headbanging but the moment from 3:20 to about 4:02 of In Solitary Ruin just made me involuntarily headbang something fierce.
Thanatopsis123
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spikes77
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Yes, it rules. Doom/death of the highest quality. All aspects of evoken are present from the clean guitar work they interweave in their songs to the spacious and absolutely crushing riffs. The keyboards might not be as prominent as in the past perhaps. Oppressing dirges give way to melodic leads that are riddled throughout each track. See the lead work that comes in 'descend the lifeless womb (one of the better tracks).' Recommended.
