Love or Hate?

Trollheart · 08-14-2015, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

I missed out on a couple random, super brief rec sessions and there's now like 40 albums to get through before I can get another one in @_@

Bummer

Well in fairness you've had one and another of yours is coming up, so think of all the poor people who never get to rec at all. The list is pretty much full now I think so it's unlikely I'll take any more recs for a while.

Trollheart · 08-14-2015, 06:57 PM

Title: Monument
Artiste: Cor Scorpii
Genre: Melodic Black Metal
Familiarity: Zero

1. Ei fane svart: Now this is interesting! Melodic Black Metal? Melodic? And they're Norwegian, too. Well, mythsofmetal hasn't steered me wrong yet, so... Opening with piano, that's hopeful certainly. Expecting a big nasty guitar or a roar of .... and there it is. Strong, but almost in a Power Metal way? Ragged vocal, no real surprise there. Put him to one side and let him rant away and concentrate on the music. Guitar work is great and there's some sort of choral vocal thing going on, which almost makes me think of this more in the vein of Viking or Pagan Metal really.
2. Endesong: Not letting up here (you wouldn't expect them to now would you?) but yes indeed some very melodic music if you kind of shut out the vocalist. Nice orchestral piece at the end. Ok, not the end, but near it.
3. I, the damned: Two of these tracks are in English, and this is the first. Not that it matters, as I can't make out a word this guy is singing, but still. Pretty damn fine melody. Sounds like violins there. Breaks down on some nice piano too later on in the song. Kinda hear a few progressive metal elements in here.
4. Our fate, our curse: The other English one, but to be honest I don't feel it has much going for it. Pretty generic.
5. Helvetesfossen: This sounds much better, and is an instrumental which means I don't have to listen to the scratchy vocals. Everybody wins!
6. Oske og innskit: ... and he's back! Good rattling guitar here. You know it's odd, but there's someone credited with “clean vocals” (think he's the keyboard man) but I have yet to hear ... oh right. I hear them now. Well. Yeah, they add a different dimension to the music. Guitar work is amazing here at the end.
7. Kjettar: This is just totally chaotic. Nah, not feeling this. Um, is that harpsichord? Really? Goes into a kind of reel at the end...
8. Bragder i stein: Kind of like a mixture of folk, pagan and black metal. Not bad, not bad.

End result: As Balck Metal albums go, this is pretty good, and I can see why the term “melodic” was added. It's certainly a lot less br00tal than some BM I've listened to. Vocals still put me off though. Decent, but I wouldn't see myself returning to these guys any time soon.

So, Love or Hate? Still, for what it is I didn't hate it, so it gets a Love.

Pet_Sounds · 08-14-2015, 10:35 PM

Thanks for letting me jump in, TH.

The Wytches - Annabel Dream Reader

Key · 08-14-2015, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Title: Monument
Artiste: Cor Scorpii
Genre: Melodic Black Metal
Familiarity: Zero

1. Ei fane svart: Now this is interesting! Melodic Black Metal? Melodic? And they're Norwegian, too. Well, mythsofmetal hasn't steered me wrong yet, so... Opening with piano, that's hopeful certainly. Expecting a big nasty guitar or a roar of .... and there it is. Strong, but almost in a Power Metal way? Ragged vocal, no real surprise there. Put him to one side and let him rant away and concentrate on the music. Guitar work is great and there's some sort of choral vocal thing going on, which almost makes me think of this more in the vein of Viking or Pagan Metal really.
2. Endesong: Not letting up here (you wouldn't expect them to now would you?) but yes indeed some very melodic music if you kind of shut out the vocalist. Nice orchestral piece at the end. Ok, not the end, but near it.
3. I, the damned: Two of these tracks are in English, and this is the first. Not that it matters, as I can't make out a word this guy is singing, but still. Pretty damn fine melody. Sounds like violins there. Breaks down on some nice piano too later on in the song. Kinda hear a few progressive metal elements in here.
4. Our fate, our curse: The other English one, but to be honest I don't feel it has much going for it. Pretty generic.
5. Helvetesfossen: This sounds much better, and is an instrumental which means I don't have to listen to the scratchy vocals. Everybody wins!
6. Oske og innskit: ... and he's back! Good rattling guitar here. You know it's odd, but there's someone credited with “clean vocals” (think he's the keyboard man) but I have yet to hear ... oh right. I hear them now. Well. Yeah, they add a different dimension to the music. Guitar work is amazing here at the end.
7. Kjettar: This is just totally chaotic. Nah, not feeling this. Um, is that harpsichord? Really? Goes into a kind of reel at the end...
8. Bragder i stein: Kind of like a mixture of folk, pagan and black metal. Not bad, not bad.

End result: As Balck Metal albums go, this is pretty good, and I can see why the term “melodic” was added. It's certainly a lot less br00tal than some BM I've listened to. Vocals still put me off though. Decent, but I wouldn't see myself returning to these guys any time soon.

So, Love or Hate? Still, for what it is I didn't hate it, so it gets a Love.

One of the first black metal albums I ever heard and I agree, it's fantastic.

The Batlord · 08-15-2015, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Ki

One of the first black metal albums I ever heard and I agree, it's fantastic.

I don't believe he ever said "fantastic".

Key · 08-15-2015, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I don't believe he ever said "fantastic".

Fantastic. Love. Whatever. Same thing.

The Batlord · 08-15-2015, 04:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ki

Fantastic. Love. Whatever. Same thing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Decent, but I wouldn't see myself returning to these guys any time soon.

So, Love or Hate? Still, for what it is I didn't hate it, so it gets a Love.

Yup, sounds like "fantastic" to me.

The Batlord · 08-15-2015, 05:21 AM

Don't know if you're still taking the odd rec, but I haven't made any in a while, so I was wondering if you'd give Róisín Murphy's album Overpowered a shot? I don't know how much you dig synthpop, but I imagine there's a good chance that this might be a Love. And it's on Spotify BTW (I use it for free, so I don't see why you can't do the same.)

Trollheart · 08-15-2015, 06:14 AM

OK, I'm going to officially close recs Sunday at midnight my time.
You can submit recs but be aware there are FORTY albums in front of you no matter what, so just bear that in mind. Also, I'm going to limit it during this time period to one per member so that the list doesn't bloody double or triple over the next two days! Anyone who has already recced (Pet_Sounds, Chula, Batlord etc) that's gonna count as your choice for this time period, ok?

As far as Cor Scorpii goes, I'd say I definitely enjoyed it and were it the first BM album I had listened to maybe I would have given that subgenre more of a chance, but I was always brought up with the idea of Venom (yeah) and the like, and I never liked screaming screeching voices on vocals. Still dont, but I'm getting to tolerate them. These guys certainly can play though, unlike some BM bands who seem to just try to finish the album as quickly and loudly as possible. I'm open to good BM recs for Metal Month III, by the way...

TechnicLePanther · 08-15-2015, 07:02 AM

Deadmau5 - Vexillology

I'm very interested to hear your take on progressive house.

08-14-2015, 06:57 PM	#1622 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Title: Monument Artiste: Cor Scorpii Genre: Melodic Black Metal Familiarity: Zero 1. Ei fane svart: Now this is interesting! Melodic Black Metal? Melodic? And they're Norwegian, too. Well, mythsofmetal hasn't steered me wrong yet, so... Opening with piano, that's hopeful certainly. Expecting a big nasty guitar or a roar of .... and there it is. Strong, but almost in a Power Metal way? Ragged vocal, no real surprise there. Put him to one side and let him rant away and concentrate on the music. Guitar work is great and there's some sort of choral vocal thing going on, which almost makes me think of this more in the vein of Viking or Pagan Metal really. 2. Endesong: Not letting up here (you wouldn't expect them to now would you?) but yes indeed some very melodic music if you kind of shut out the vocalist. Nice orchestral piece at the end. Ok, not the end, but near it. 3. I, the damned: Two of these tracks are in English, and this is the first. Not that it matters, as I can't make out a word this guy is singing, but still. Pretty damn fine melody. Sounds like violins there. Breaks down on some nice piano too later on in the song. Kinda hear a few progressive metal elements in here. 4. Our fate, our curse: The other English one, but to be honest I don't feel it has much going for it. Pretty generic. 5. Helvetesfossen: This sounds much better, and is an instrumental which means I don't have to listen to the scratchy vocals. Everybody wins! 6. Oske og innskit: ... and he's back! Good rattling guitar here. You know it's odd, but there's someone credited with “clean vocals” (think he's the keyboard man) but I have yet to hear ... oh right. I hear them now. Well. Yeah, they add a different dimension to the music. Guitar work is amazing here at the end. 7. Kjettar: This is just totally chaotic. Nah, not feeling this. Um, is that harpsichord? Really? Goes into a kind of reel at the end... 8. Bragder i stein: Kind of like a mixture of folk, pagan and black metal. Not bad, not bad. End result: As Balck Metal albums go, this is pretty good, and I can see why the term “melodic” was added. It's certainly a lot less br00tal than some BM I've listened to. Vocals still put me off though. Decent, but I wouldn't see myself returning to these guys any time soon. So, Love or Hate? Still, for what it is I didn't hate it, so it gets a Love. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

08-14-2015, 10:35 PM	#1623 (permalink)
Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,488	Thanks for letting me jump in, TH. The Wytches - Annabel Dream Reader __________________ Everybody's dying just to get the disease

08-15-2015, 06:14 AM	#1629 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	OK, I'm going to officially close recs Sunday at midnight my time. You can submit recs but be aware there are FORTY albums in front of you no matter what, so just bear that in mind. Also, I'm going to limit it during this time period to one per member so that the list doesn't bloody double or triple over the next two days! Anyone who has already recced (Pet_Sounds, Chula, Batlord etc) that's gonna count as your choice for this time period, ok? As far as Cor Scorpii goes, I'd say I definitely enjoyed it and were it the first BM album I had listened to maybe I would have given that subgenre more of a chance, but I was always brought up with the idea of Venom (yeah) and the like, and I never liked screaming screeching voices on vocals. Still dont, but I'm getting to tolerate them. These guys certainly can play though, unlike some BM bands who seem to just try to finish the album as quickly and loudly as possible. I'm open to good BM recs for Metal Month III, by the way... __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

08-15-2015, 07:02 AM	#1630 (permalink)
TechnicLePanther and the livin' is easy... Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: New York Posts: 1,997	Deadmau5 - Vexillology I'm very interested to hear your take on progressive house. __________________ Many have tried to destroy it... but... true evil never dies. It is only... REBORN *SUGGEST ME AN ALBUM* - I'm probably not going to listen to it but I will if you bother me enough.