What's the sound in my headphones today? (lyrics, singer, ambient)

Mojo · 01-31-2009, 12:30 PM

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Tattooed millionaire is pretty shocking but this is something else alogether.A solid old school Metal album.

Tattooed Millionaire was awful yeah. Ill probably check this one though now I've heard something from it.

jackhammer · 02-05-2009, 12:08 PM

Gorefest - Rise To Ruin (2007)

The cult Death Metal band Gorefest took a hiatus in the late 90's and returned with La Meurte in 2005 which didn't blow me away as much as their earlier 90's work but 2007's Rise To Ruin is possibly the Dutch band's best release. keeping to the principal of grindy groovy riffs and the odd blast of speed, this is unashamedly classic Death Metal with no frills. It's good to have a blast of the very sort of music that set the ball rolling for me and I'm glad that I can still enjoy some great Metal after diverging my tastes year in, year out. The Americans aren't the only ones doing this thing:

jacklovezhimself · 02-08-2009, 06:16 PM

I'm still trying to grasp a sense of my own general taste of music while you are getting into deep ****. I'm not worthy.

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Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding (1998)

Iron Maiden's frontman Bruce Dickinson's solo career has been patchy but it really hit paydirt with this release. The strength of this album is that despite his trademark vocals and the inclusion of Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith it does sound distinctly different to them. It's heavier but still retains good melody and hooks. It is quite simply a fantastic Heavy metal album that doesn't try to anything different or spectacular with the genre, yet it is still a very good listen. It's quite refreshing to hear straight up good old fashioned Metal sometimes that still has enough good playing and musical chops for it to rise above the much of the mediocrity out there.

I listened to a couple tracks and was pretty suprised by how decent it was.

~~ninaNirvana~~ · 02-10-2009, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Listening closely I can say that it is certainly not a gimmick and despite the ridiculously short length of the tracks there is plenty of imagination and variation to keep me entertained. What used to bore me after a while with Grindcore was the guttural vocals. After a few tracks I got bored. With 4 vocalists on board and only one employing this vocal technique my attention is still kept up. This along with the electronic backbone in many songs give the band a 'Cyber Grind' tag (just in case I start being corrected on their genre tag).

I thought the album was enjoyable in both concept and product. If you fancy your ears being cleaned out or an experience in just how far Music can go sonically, then give it a go brave people. It's fucking mental.

I must say Mr. Jack Hammer that you are fast becomming my favorite reviewer here at MB.

I think what you do best is truly entice a potential listener to make that "brave choice" of actually listening...

Grindcore is an acquired taste and not everyones cup of tea; but you still must put it into its deserved context and recognition as an art form in and of itself. One can see the incredible amount of produciton in this not to mention highly evolved visual stimuli and envelope pushing themes. Not exactly dinner music, but then again what is... Great review!

Mojo · 02-10-2009, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ninaNirvana

Not exactly dinner music

Depends who you're havin round for dinner.

jackhammer · 02-22-2009, 03:15 PM

Sleepytime Gorilla Musuem - Of Natural History

There are times when you want to taken on a different journey. Sure, the vehicle you are in, is no different to any others but it's the paths that it takes that can intrigue, frighten and mesmerise you. This is Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. The instruments they use are your standard distorted guitars and bursts of tempos but just like the vehicle I used as analogy- the journey they take you on is never a straight road.

Riffs begin then descend into decay. Vocals are garbled and filled with macarbe desire. Electronic effects alter straight lines and perception. Sometimes I love safe. Sometimes I am utterly bored by it and like to drive with the lights off. SGM are masters at this. Distorted guitar music all sounds the same? Pfft. You don't know what you are missing:

NSW · 02-22-2009, 03:27 PM

Wow...I was expecting something completely different when I hit play on that youtube vid. But I have to say it caught my attention and had me turning my volume up. If the rest of the album is that interesting, it's gotta be worth checking out.

jackhammer · 02-22-2009, 03:31 PM

Oh yeah. It takes a few listens to get into but it's just so good to hear something and not quite know what's going to happen next. Their videos are amazing too. Check this out:

jackhammer · 03-08-2009, 08:08 PM

On a U.K tip

I have been listening to a couple of bands from this fair isle recently that are maybe worthy of attention on a wider scale. They are recent bands making waves on the underground and i have even seen a couple of names pop up on here.

maybeshewill

A predominantly instrumental post/math rock band that crank it up a bit riff wise now and again. From the 2008 album 'Not For The Want Of Trying':

This Town Needs Guns

A mathy/indie band from Oxford. their album 'Animals' has gotten a few spins from me recently. who would have thought that two albums called 'animals' would be so good?:

PM'S Available.

**Janszoon** · 03-08-2009, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Sleepytime Gorilla Musuem - Of Natural History

There are times when you want to taken on a different journey. Sure, the vehicle you are in, is no different to any others but it's the paths that it takes that can intrigue, frighten and mesmerise you. This is Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. The instruments they use are your standard distorted guitars and bursts of tempos but just like the vehicle I used as analogy- the journey they take you on is never a straight road.

Riffs begin then descend into decay. Vocals are garbled and filled with macarbe desire. Electronic effects alter straight lines and perception. Sometimes I love safe. Sometimes I am utterly bored by it and like to drive with the lights off. SGM are masters at this. Distorted guitar music all sounds the same? Pfft. You don't know what you are missing:

I'm so glad to see you're digging that album! One thing I want to throw out there about it is that, while you're right about much of the instruments being typical, there's also a fair amount of unusual instrumentation for heavy music like violin, the found object percussion their second drummer uses, the weird PVC piping instrument their bass player sometimes employs, etc.

02-05-2009, 12:08 PM	#72 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Gorefest - Rise To Ruin (2007) The cult Death Metal band Gorefest took a hiatus in the late 90's and returned with La Meurte in 2005 which didn't blow me away as much as their earlier 90's work but 2007's Rise To Ruin is possibly the Dutch band's best release. keeping to the principal of grindy groovy riffs and the odd blast of speed, this is unashamedly classic Death Metal with no frills. It's good to have a blast of the very sort of music that set the ball rolling for me and I'm glad that I can still enjoy some great Metal after diverging my tastes year in, year out. The Americans aren't the only ones doing this thing: __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

02-22-2009, 03:15 PM	#76 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Sleepytime Gorilla Musuem - Of Natural History There are times when you want to taken on a different journey. Sure, the vehicle you are in, is no different to any others but it's the paths that it takes that can intrigue, frighten and mesmerise you. This is Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. The instruments they use are your standard distorted guitars and bursts of tempos but just like the vehicle I used as analogy- the journey they take you on is never a straight road. Riffs begin then descend into decay. Vocals are garbled and filled with macarbe desire. Electronic effects alter straight lines and perception. Sometimes I love safe. Sometimes I am utterly bored by it and like to drive with the lights off. SGM are masters at this. Distorted guitar music all sounds the same? Pfft. You don't know what you are missing: __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

02-22-2009, 03:27 PM	#77 (permalink)
NSW Bigger and Better Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas girl living in the UK Posts: 2,596	Wow...I was expecting something completely different when I hit play on that youtube vid. But I have to say it caught my attention and had me turning my volume up. If the rest of the album is that interesting, it's gotta be worth checking out. __________________ Hi.

02-22-2009, 03:31 PM	#78 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Oh yeah. It takes a few listens to get into but it's just so good to hear something and not quite know what's going to happen next. Their videos are amazing too. Check this out: __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

03-08-2009, 08:08 PM	#79 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	On a U.K tip I have been listening to a couple of bands from this fair isle recently that are maybe worthy of attention on a wider scale. They are recent bands making waves on the underground and i have even seen a couple of names pop up on here. maybeshewill A predominantly instrumental post/math rock band that crank it up a bit riff wise now and again. From the 2008 album 'Not For The Want Of Trying': This Town Needs Guns A mathy/indie band from Oxford. their album 'Animals' has gotten a few spins from me recently. who would have thought that two albums called 'animals' would be so good?: PM'S Available. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”