Twisted into Form - Then Comes Affliction to Awaken the Dreamer
I've listened to Twisted into Form several times so far. Man, this disc is just not doing a lot for me. I like track 3 - the one that sounds like Spiral and actually has some hooks. I like the widdly parts of tracks, but there are lots of segments that drone on. If they are not being tech, they are relatively uneventful. Is Frantic Bleep an apt comparison at times? I don't remember anything about The Sense Apparatus, but I want to say TiF shares some similarities with FB. Now I don't even think TiF will be top 10 for me. Will listen more later on. I imagine I will end up appreciating it for what it is to a greater extent, but I also realize it is not going to be a classic for me.
Into Eternity - The Scattering of Ashes
My experience with this disc is paralleling that with Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor. I was initially quite disappointed with both, thinking they were rather uninspired and stock. I still feel that both are not as well written as some of their predecessors, but I like their styles so much that I enjoy the discs.
Misery Inc. - Random End
I don't think many of you have heard this disc, but you really should. The music is relatively straightforward catchy thrashy death. The vocals are a clean/dirty mix. Kind of like Into Eternity, but stripped of all progginess. However, the melodic vocals are fucking stellar here. Virtually every chorus is utterly brilliant and memorable. The clean vocal lines within the bodies of the songs are very engaging as well. Though there is less interplay between clean and gruff vocals than in Into Eternity, the contrast is still very effective and provides many headbanging moments. If you have any tolerance for death vox, you need to check these guys out.
Note that their previous disc, Yesterday's Grave, did nothing for me. You really need to judge them based on Random End.
http://www.miseryinc.org/randomend.htm
http://www.myspace.com/miseryincorg
I've listened to Twisted into Form several times so far. Man, this disc is just not doing a lot for me. I like track 3 - the one that sounds like Spiral and actually has some hooks. I like the widdly parts of tracks, but there are lots of segments that drone on. If they are not being tech, they are relatively uneventful. Is Frantic Bleep an apt comparison at times? I don't remember anything about The Sense Apparatus, but I want to say TiF shares some similarities with FB. Now I don't even think TiF will be top 10 for me. Will listen more later on. I imagine I will end up appreciating it for what it is to a greater extent, but I also realize it is not going to be a classic for me.
Into Eternity - The Scattering of Ashes
My experience with this disc is paralleling that with Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor. I was initially quite disappointed with both, thinking they were rather uninspired and stock. I still feel that both are not as well written as some of their predecessors, but I like their styles so much that I enjoy the discs.
Misery Inc. - Random End
I don't think many of you have heard this disc, but you really should. The music is relatively straightforward catchy thrashy death. The vocals are a clean/dirty mix. Kind of like Into Eternity, but stripped of all progginess. However, the melodic vocals are fucking stellar here. Virtually every chorus is utterly brilliant and memorable. The clean vocal lines within the bodies of the songs are very engaging as well. Though there is less interplay between clean and gruff vocals than in Into Eternity, the contrast is still very effective and provides many headbanging moments. If you have any tolerance for death vox, you need to check these guys out.
Note that their previous disc, Yesterday's Grave, did nothing for me. You really need to judge them based on Random End.
http://www.miseryinc.org/randomend.htm
http://www.myspace.com/miseryincorg
