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Old 05-21-2012, 04:11 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I've heard you praise power metal. It makes me laugh that you think we have to be told that you aren't trve kvlt.

I thought that power metal was the modern continuation of NWOBHM, therefore making it the tr00est metal sub genre around, namely man o war
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Old 05-22-2012, 06:47 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I thought that power metal was the modern continuation of NWOBH, therefore making it the tr00est metal sub genre around, namely man o war
Exactly, power metal is heavy metal at its proudest.
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Old 05-22-2012, 08:26 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I thought that power metal was the modern continuation of NWOBH, therefore making it the tr00est metal sub genre around, namely man o war
This is true. Any metalhead who bashes Manowar is in actuality, a poseur. We need to bring "poseur" back. Such a fun word.
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Old 05-21-2012, 11:04 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I've heard you praise power metal. It makes me laugh that you think we have to be told that you aren't trve kvlt.
well, i prefer the sound of "tr00 kvlt" than most "hipster"

i listen to all metal, BTW
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Old 05-21-2012, 06:07 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Are you saying that fans of Alcest are bracketed within the same criteria and that they only like the band because "they're different" or is it a continuation that there are far too many music fans out there who are far too set in their ways and are indeed 'two sides of the same worthless coin'?
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Old 12-09-2013, 04:30 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Did you like Les Voyages de l'Âme, Zer0?
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Old 12-09-2013, 04:35 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Did you like Les Voyages de l'Âme, Zer0?
I was disappointed with it at the time, found it very bland and unmemorable, which is why I'm hoping the new album will be something special that will restore my faith in Alcest. I know Neige is capable of creating some amazing music.
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I wasn't a great fan of it at the time either but I really like it now.

In terms of a direction, I'm not sure what I'd prefer. I sometimes feel as though the black metal tag has held them back. It's discredited them in certain circles, when I dont even consider them very black metal at all. They are a shoegaze band. The black metal elements are few and far between. On one hand I'd be happy to see them move away from it altogether in favour of something new, but then again when I went to see them live I was very disappointed with them, and the best parts of the set by far were the tracks featuring Neiges harsher, black metal vocals.

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I wasn't a great fan of it at the time either but I really like it now.

In terms of a direction, I'm not sure what I'd prefer. I sometimes feel as though the black metal tag has held them back. It's discredited them in certain circles, when I dont even consider them very black metal at all. They are a shoegaze band. The black metal elements are few and far between. On one hand I'd be happy to see them move away from it altogether in favour of something new, but then again when I went to see them live I was very disappointed with them, and the best parts of the set by far were the tracks featuring Neiges harsher, black metal vocals.

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I suppose the black metal tag has stuck with them from their early releases but I definitely wouldn't call them a black metal band now. Yeah it is a bit of a curse as it holds them back somewhat and also results in them getting a lot of hate in more conservative metal circles. However it's the black metal elements which make Écailles de Lune my favourite Alcest album because of the dynamic it adds to the music. A lack of distinct evolution was another thing that made Les Voyages de l'Âme a disappointment for me so I'd be very happy to hear something different this time.
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