Testament
First Post
OK, wasn't sure about The Blackening's release date because the hype juggernaut started late last year. Through the Ashes of Empires is fantastic, worth picking up just for "Imperium", easily their best song since "Old". Machine Head really are a great band when they want to be, just save yourself the pain and avoid The Burning Red and Supercharger like the pestilence they are.
At The Gates were a good band IMO, but like you, I really don't understand the psychotic devotion they seem to inspire, its almost as alarming as Mayhem fanhood can be. With DT, as I said, I didn't feel that they keyboards added anything noteworthy to the music, but ever since being burned badly by the last few Dimmu Borgir releases (In Sorte Diaboli would be near the top of my list of biggest let-downs for the year) and CoF's Thornography, I've been fairly jaded on keyboards in my metal. Hey, you like it though, I'm not gonna hold that against you, music's a pretty subjective thing.
And BTW Nycarius, props on the Avatar. Nile are still one of the best in the biz for my money. Looking forward to the new year though, Amon Amarth play Melbourne on my birthday, and Im-freaking-mortal play in March. They might look like a bunch of badgers, but there's nobody like them.
At The Gates were a good band IMO, but like you, I really don't understand the psychotic devotion they seem to inspire, its almost as alarming as Mayhem fanhood can be. With DT, as I said, I didn't feel that they keyboards added anything noteworthy to the music, but ever since being burned badly by the last few Dimmu Borgir releases (In Sorte Diaboli would be near the top of my list of biggest let-downs for the year) and CoF's Thornography, I've been fairly jaded on keyboards in my metal. Hey, you like it though, I'm not gonna hold that against you, music's a pretty subjective thing.
And BTW Nycarius, props on the Avatar. Nile are still one of the best in the biz for my money. Looking forward to the new year though, Amon Amarth play Melbourne on my birthday, and Im-freaking-mortal play in March. They might look like a bunch of badgers, but there's nobody like them.