Not sure how it compares to their previous works, but I dig this disc. Crushing, well produced Death Metal. Excellent disc.
Zod
Zod
Why no discussion on the new Kataklysm?
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MadeInNewJersey
nursing my wounds
There was a thread a few weeks (months?) back.
Very good album if you already like Kataklysm, boring to the elitists. Not as good as either Epic or Shadows & Dust though (IMO, of course).
Very good album if you already like Kataklysm, boring to the elitists. Not as good as either Epic or Shadows & Dust though (IMO, of course).
Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
They are overrated imo. They are def good...I just dont know what it is. Too generic or polished? I dont know....
MadeInNewJersey
nursing my wounds
I know what you mean about polished. Generic I disagree with, but I might be able to see where that's coming from too, though I'm hard-pressed to name even 1 other band that seamlessly blends melodic Maiden-ish leads with Swedish style riffing/blasting with the dual-vocal brutality.
But overrated? Wrong word friend. Overrated means people are all on your nutsack and shit. Kataklysm hasn't even headlined a tour yet.
But overrated? Wrong word friend. Overrated means people are all on your nutsack and shit. Kataklysm hasn't even headlined a tour yet.
NAD
What A Horrible Night To Have A Curse
Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
markgugs said:But overrated? Wrong word friend. Overrated means people are all on your nutsack and shit. Kataklysm hasn't even headlined a tour yet.
You got me on that one. I take that back about them being overrated. I do enjoy them from time to time but I cannot pinpoint what it is that doesn't make me go back to them for repeated listening. I can see how and why people enjoy them. They have a good ability to blend melody with brutality but like I said, it comes out too....what's the word?
MadeInNewJersey
nursing my wounds
Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
MajestikMøøse
Membrum virile
Demonspell
cheating the polygraph
It doesn't pull me in the way Shadows and Dust does, and some songs sound dumb to these ears (Slither! I slither down your spine!), but there are some killer tracks there and that new drummer is a fucking madman...
JayKeeley
Be still, O wand'rer!
PJ's reviewing this one. It's the only Kataklysm I've heard, and although it didn't really stop me in my tracks with my jaw on the floor, I certainly liked it enough for me to check out their back-catalogue. When that happens though is anyone's guess...I'm keen to hear Shadows & Dust.
Serenity in Fire reminds me a little of Dechristianize-lite.
Serenity in Fire reminds me a little of Dechristianize-lite.
MadeInNewJersey
nursing my wounds
It actually reminded me of that too, but I refrained from making the comparison, because I don't listen to a lot of what I would consider Brutal Death. And when you don't listen to much within a given genre, you tend to make shallow comparisons.JayKeeley said:
Zod
Everything but debut CDs, recorded on four-tracks in someone's basement, when the band was in their late teens is boring to the elitists. I'm not sure what these people have against actually being able to hear the instruments, but if it doesn't sound like it was recorded in mono and mastered to cassette tape, they aint happy.markgugs said:
Zod
JayKeeley
Be still, O wand'rer!
My goat Zod, I just realized that you would cream your pants if you heard Decapitated's Nihility. Clean, precise, industry machine-like death metal. Decapitated are like the death metal equivalent of Nevermore.
Hmmm...JayKeeley said:
I feeling a certain stirring down below. Will look into it. Thanks for the recommendation.JayKeeley said:
Zod
JayKeeley
Be still, O wand'rer!
Demonspell
cheating the polygraph
I wouldn't get overly excited...there may be superficial similarities, but in terms of depth and songwriting ability they're no match for Nevermore.
JayKeeley
Be still, O wand'rer!
Yeah, but that will always be a flaw inherent within straight-up death metal. If you stick to the confines of the genre recipe, you're always going to be stagnant. But as far as technicality and sound goes, however, I'd say they're on a level playing field. In fact, I'd say that the Decapitated drummer is one of the best in the DM business.Demonspell said:
