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Old 05-06-2017, 04:47 PM   #91 (permalink)
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(Note: This is the reissue art. Original art is NSFW)

Artist: Gates of Ishtar

Country of Origin: Sweden

Album Title: The Dawn of Flames

Genre: Death Metal (Melodic)

Year of Release: 1997

Track Listing:

Perpetual Dawn (The Arrival of Eternity - End My Pain): 8/10
Trail of Tears: 9/10
Forever Scarred: 8/10
Dreamfields: 8/10
Dawn of Flames: 9/10
Eternal Sin: 8/10
No Time: 8/10
The Embrace of Winter: 9/10

Final Score: 8.4/10

Pros:
Great songwriting, some sick melodies

Cons:
Mixing feels a little off

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/6MY6x2t67cM49FQl21hAMK
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Old 05-06-2017, 04:52 PM   #92 (permalink)
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Artist: Ghost

Country of Origin: Sweden

Album Title: Opus Eponymous

Genre: Hard Rock

Year of Release: 2010

Track Listing:

Deus Culpa: 8/10
Con Clavi Con Dio: 10/10
Ritual: 9/10
Elizabeth: 9/10
Stand by Him: 9/10
Satan Prayer: 9/10
Death Knell: 9/10
Prime Mover: 9/10
Genesis: 10/10

Final Score: 9.1/10

Pros:
Tight songwriting, nostalgic sound works well, solid composition

Cons:
Lyrics can be off putting

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/1iHku1Vt79EP65KBqcepzI
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Old 05-06-2017, 04:58 PM   #93 (permalink)
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Artist: Ghost

Country of Origin: Sweden

Album Title: Opus Eponymous

Genre: Hard Rock

Year of Release: 2010

Track Listing:

Deus Culpa: 8/10
Con Clavi Con Dio: 10/10
Ritual: 9/10
Elizabeth: 9/10
Stand by Him: 9/10
Satan Prayer: 9/10
Death Knell: 9/10
Prime Mover: 9/10
Genesis: 10/10

Final Score: 9.1/10

Pros:
Tight songwriting, nostalgic sound works well, solid composition

Cons:
Lyrics can be off putting

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/1iHku1Vt79EP65KBqcepzI
That **** sounds like dad metal.
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Artist: Ghost

Country of Origin: Sweden

Album Title: Infestissumum

Genre: Hard Rock

Year of Release: 2013

Track Listing:

Infestissumam: 8/10
Per Aspera Ad Inferi: 9/10
Secular Haze: 8/10
Jigolo Har Megiddo: 9/10
Ghuleh/Zombie Queen: 9/10
Year Zero: 9/10
Body and Blood: 7/10
Idolatrine: 8/10
Depth of Satan's Eyes: 6/10
Monstrance Clock: 8/10

Final Score: 8.1/10

Pros:
Solid songwriting, some interesting structures

Cons:
Lyrics are pretty bad on some tracks

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/32CbQps06lUasiux6N8tP3
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That **** sounds like dad metal.
It's not metal so.....
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It's not metal so.....
But if office worker dads started a metal band that's what it would be.
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Artist: Ghost

Country of Origin: Sweden

Album Title: Meliora

Genre: Hard Rock

Year of Release: 2015

Track Listing:

Spirit: 9/10
From the Pinnacle to the Pit: 9/10
Cirice: 9/10
Spoksonat/He Is: 8/10
Mummy Dust: 9/10
Majesty: 8/10
Devil Church/Absolution: 8/10
Deus in Absentia: 9/10

Final Score: 8.6/10

Pros:
Excellent songwriting, some excellent melodies, some great vocal delivery

Cons:
Lyrics are still the low point on these tracks.

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/74QTwjBLo1eLqpjL320rXX
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But if office worker dads started a metal band that's what it would be.
So not a metal band?
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You reminded me that I had Gates of Ishtar on my hard drive and I hadn't listening to them. They sound pretty sweet.

And speaking of melodic death metal, I love **** like Heartwork and Slaughter of the Soul, but before they started sucking In Flames were some of the most fun **** ever.

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So not a metal band?
But you have to wonder if they even know they aren't?
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