Wolverine

[Evil C.]

Jay,

way ahead of you about the interview. I am already in the process of getting one out to wolverine.

did you read my review? hehe. i loved that chorus as well.

Evil C.

 

[JayKeeley]

way ahead of you about the interview. I am already in the process of getting one out to wolverine.

Awesome!

did you read my review? hehe. i loved that chorus as well.

Of course! Being editor, I read every single review whilst formatting. Your review was spot on. Definitely an album that grows over repeated listens...

 

[Demonspell]

I have to agree with those tracks being great songs, and the relatively short length, compunded with the various pacesetting interludes, is my only real complaint with the album...

 

[Unsumed]

Thanks for all the comments guys!

Looking forward to doing that interview!
@notman: Still haven't sent that Window Purpose CD to you... Sorry.

I found some pics that I took with a cheap digital camera during our first recording sessions for CLoM, and thought I'd share them with you .

Ever wonder where the background noise in "Dawn" comes from?:
http://www.geocities.com/ferventmail/bakgrundsinsp.html

Some candid photo's that make no sense at all :
http://www.geocities.com/ferventmail/pedersdagmm.html

 

[Krilons Resa]

I just heard them the other day and I am VERY impressed. Very emotional music.

 

[NAD]

Yeah this is on my list of to buy very soon... just haven't gotten around to it yet.

 

[Papa Josh]

This album has really grown on me in the last week.

"The Final Redemption" is stunning. That moment when he hits those high notes in the background....

 

[Demonspell]

Excellent closing track, and this is a rare album in that it is largely dominated by the vocalist and I would consider that a compliment.

 

[JayKeeley]

How different is the previous album to Cold Light of Monday? I'm really interested in getting that one, but I figure it's gonna be different. J. said something about Wolverine wiping the floor with Evergrey, but Cold Light of Monday is very Evergrey to me (dark prog with melancholic pure clean vocals). I therefore might assume that the other album is not so comparable to Evergrey?

 

[Krilons Resa]

Ive been listening to this album a lot this weekend and it def rules.

 

[IOfTheStorm]

How different is the previous album to Cold Light of Monday? I'm really interested in getting that one, but I figure it's gonna be different. J. said something about Wolverine wiping the floor with Evergrey, but Cold Light of Monday is very Evergrey to me (dark prog with melancholic pure clean vocals). I therefore might assume that the other album is not so comparable to Evergrey?

Their previous album is heavier and more metal than "Cold Light Of Monday" with influences from Fates Warning/Dream Theater. Its a Masterpiece and it has their best song imo : "His Cold Touch"
Now "Cold Light Of Monday" is even better, i was totally shocked when i bought it, cause i couldnt believe the sound evolution these guys did. I think that it is wrong to compare them with Pain Of Salvation .. Wolverine are godz, Pos are mediocre. Wolverine have a stronger and more intense atmosphere and the singer doesnt sound like he is whinining ( a thing that the POS guy does)
And i think that the main influence of "Cold Light Of Monday " is Fates Warning's - A.P.S.O.G. (while some melodies remind me of ... Veni Domine), while it has such a personal sound.
Wolverine are better than Evergrey and Pos and better than all the new "hopes of prog metal".

 

[ProgMetalFan]

although I share IOtheStorm's enthusiasm for Wolverine... I disagree with just about everything he said as Evergrey and Pain of Salvation are my two favorite bands!

Anyways... two very different albums... i think "The Window Purpose" is a masterpiece and about 100 times better than "The Cold Light of Monday"... but the new one is cool and very unique as well. It's interesting to hear this new Wolverine sound... though I think there old sound was much better. TWP just has sick riffs, dynamics, sinister darkness... CLOM is more like a dreamy Anathema soundscape with a more fragile darkness... actually I always thought TWP was sort of a mix of Pain of Salvation and Evergrey.. while CLOM is more of an Anathema/Porcupine Tree/Massive Attack type of thing.

 

[IOfTheStorm]

I think that POS and Evergrey are two of the most overrated prog bands. Many other new prog bands defeat them and dont get the attention pos and evergrey get.

 

[jimbobhickville]

I don't like either one, but I'm weird, so I figured it was just me.

 

[ProgMetalFan]

I think that POS and Evergrey are two of the most overrated prog bands. Many other new prog bands defeat them and dont get the attention pos and evergrey get.

defeat them? i wasn't aware we prog bands were engaged in unholy battle! Lube me up with baby oil, I'm going to war!

 

[Demonspell]

I think the reason why Evergrey and POS are lauded by most prog metal fans is that they are two bands that have consistently shown high amounts of creativity and originality, and Wolverine is right up there with them...no need to be competitive, though I'm interested in knowing which bands you think rival them...

 

[IOfTheStorm]

well i didnt mean that there is a contest, or "the great prog band fight or something, i just mean that there are better "new" prog bands than Pos and Evergrey , examples: Power Of Omens, Ion Vein, Spiral Architect, Arcturus ...
I dont think that Evergrey are doing something really original, hey you want an ORIGINAL and DIVINE prog band that noone cared about , check : MAYFAIR
The thing i dislike is that most prog fans give their attention to Evergrey and Post mainly because of the HUGE advertisment these bands get and the whole hype about them.
While others simply didnt get any attention because they were more original and innovative and creative than most prog metal fans could handle (especially the ones seeking Dream Theater copy-bands), and were lost remaining underground (Garden Wall, Sore Plexus are two examples of this thing)

 

[JayKeeley]

BUMP, just because I had forgotten about this album and now I feel bad like I forgot my kid at the park or something.

This is a great, great album! Def in my top 10 - it represents the genre better than anyone else IMO. Certainly better than the latest Evergrey or PoS if you ask me.

I still haven't heard The Window Purpose. Fucks sake, my want list is neverending...

And what the F happened to our interview with Wolverine??! And where the heck is Unsumed? We haven't had a thread about Japanese and Italian horror for a while.

 

[Demonspell]

Haven't seen him or the other Wolverine guys around UM in a while...according to their website, they're currently writing songs for their next album, which will not be conceptual...

 

[Unsumed]

I'm back! :Spin:

I've been busy getting a life, so I haven't had much internet time lately. But now that that is sorted out I'll try to visit more often again. Now I just need to find something to post about .

I would also like to know what happened to that interview .