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~~MicShazam~~ · 10-04-2018, 12:29 PM

Having not kept up with this journal at all, there's no way in hell I'm gonna be able to catch up. I've currently got a list of no less that 56 new albums that I'm interested in this year, and I'm finding more pretty often.

Not to mention all the albums I've bought already and all of the back catalogue albums from previous years... It's hopeless. So I'm just gonna mention a random few things that I'm checking out/excited about right now in this moment.

Madder Mortem - Liberator

From their upcoming album "Marrow". I found their previous album somewhat disappointing, but I still like this band a lot. This song is giving me some hope that this album will correct course. This album doesn't exactly reinvent their style, but Madder Mortem is still a modern prog metal band that's pretty much doing their own thing.

Farao - The Hours

This song is from 2014. Never heard of this Norwegian indie pop/songwriter before. Pretty much right up my alley. Her voice is not the most unique thing ever, but still great. It's really the songwriting and instrumentation that brings this one home. The video is really, really nicely made too.

DIR EN GREY - Aka (赫)

Quite against what I expected, I'm not very excited about this new Dir En Grey album. I'm gonna buy it, but the mixing job really bugs me and they're just not really doing anything new. The last five albums were amazing, so this one feels like a kinda weak thing to have waited 4 years for. Oh well... I'll probably like it a bit better once I finally get the CD and listen to it a bit more in depth. I just feel like most of the songs are kind of lacking in memorable ideas and the sound quality sucks (aside from having plenty of bass, which is great).

Stam1na - Enkelinmurskain

The second single from their new album which is coming out very soon. I'm so excited about this! The album is titled "Taival" and comes out around the 12th. I'm gonna spin this one non stop for a week when I get it.

I really dig the vocals here. The chorus is a real ear worm and that whole instrumental section is just great. Exactly my kind of metal guitar solo!

Still a top 5 metal band for me? Yup.

LE PRINCE MIIAOU - VICTOIRE (Official)

This French indie artist has an album coming out later this year. I bought an older album a short while ago when first having heard the above track on Facebook. I dig that other album, so I'm looking forward to this new one a lot. Interestingly, it's a complete stylistic change. The album I have is a mix of modern indie pop and retro pop/rock vibes with some novel production elements. This new album seems to take way more of an electronic/dance/rhythmic approach. Also makes me think of 80's new wave a bit.

10-04-2018, 12:29 PM	#178 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	Having not kept up with this journal at all, there's no way in hell I'm gonna be able to catch up. I've currently got a list of no less that 56 new albums that I'm interested in this year, and I'm finding more pretty often. Not to mention all the albums I've bought already and all of the back catalogue albums from previous years... It's hopeless. So I'm just gonna mention a random few things that I'm checking out/excited about right now in this moment. Madder Mortem - Liberator From their upcoming album "Marrow". I found their previous album somewhat disappointing, but I still like this band a lot. This song is giving me some hope that this album will correct course. This album doesn't exactly reinvent their style, but Madder Mortem is still a modern prog metal band that's pretty much doing their own thing. Farao - The Hours This song is from 2014. Never heard of this Norwegian indie pop/songwriter before. Pretty much right up my alley. Her voice is not the most unique thing ever, but still great. It's really the songwriting and instrumentation that brings this one home. The video is really, really nicely made too. DIR EN GREY - Aka (赫) Quite against what I expected, I'm not very excited about this new Dir En Grey album. I'm gonna buy it, but the mixing job really bugs me and they're just not really doing anything new. The last five albums were amazing, so this one feels like a kinda weak thing to have waited 4 years for. Oh well... I'll probably like it a bit better once I finally get the CD and listen to it a bit more in depth. I just feel like most of the songs are kind of lacking in memorable ideas and the sound quality sucks (aside from having plenty of bass, which is great). Stam1na - Enkelinmurskain The second single from their new album which is coming out very soon. I'm so excited about this! The album is titled "Taival" and comes out around the 12th. I'm gonna spin this one non stop for a week when I get it. I really dig the vocals here. The chorus is a real ear worm and that whole instrumental section is just great. Exactly my kind of metal guitar solo! Still a top 5 metal band for me? Yup. LE PRINCE MIIAOU - VICTOIRE (Official) This French indie artist has an album coming out later this year. I bought an older album a short while ago when first having heard the above track on Facebook. I dig that other album, so I'm looking forward to this new one a lot. Interestingly, it's a complete stylistic change. The album I have is a mix of modern indie pop and retro pop/rock vibes with some novel production elements. This new album seems to take way more of an electronic/dance/rhythmic approach. Also makes me think of 80's new wave a bit. Last edited by MicShazam; 10-04-2018 at 01:09 PM.