Metal Wars!!!!!!!!!!!

Mondo Bungle · 03-25-2014, 11:41 PM

Expecting a few votes from those still listening

BastardofYoung · 03-26-2014, 12:59 AM

Listening now. Starting with Abyssal. SO far I like this one, and I am only 2 minutes in.

Let you know what I think when I am done.

**Janszoon** · 03-26-2014, 04:30 AM

Still listening here. I'll try to get a vote up by tomorrow.

BastardofYoung · 03-26-2014, 04:26 PM

I am with Mondo on this one.

I liked the Abyssal album a lot. It has an interesting sound to it. Enough atmosphere to really hold my interest for the most part. It flowed very well, and had a sound that carried it to the end. I like the atmosphere it creates. Though I found some ideas ran really long, and at times it became a little more boring. But overall, it was a solid release that was satisfying.

Listening to Dephosphorus, this just has a sound that is too my liking. In the vocal department, it does not come across as a Death Metal album at all. The voice has this almost harder Steve Albini quality to it. At times I was thinking it was like a noisier Big Black. Also calls to mind bands like Unsane, Today is the Day and more of the Amphetamine Reptile line up.

It is pummeling and has a quality that is so cross genre, it is hard to pin to one style. Like hardcore, post-hardcore, noise rock and a touch of Death Metal (in regards to the drumming). The riffing is great, this is a style more to my tastes.

The ideas do not run long, they are more shorter spastic bursts that keep me grooving.

While I enjoyed Abyssal, I just find this album to be more to my liking.

Dephosphorus - 2
Abyssal - 2

BastardofYoung · 03-26-2014, 04:27 PM

Alright. Been a week. I think we should leave it to Janszoon to get the tie breaker vote in. Then we can move onto the next one.

BastardofYoung · 03-31-2014, 09:33 PM

Well, been almost a week, and nothing. Held up last one, but time to get on track.

I will let someone break the tie if they want, but I will also put up the next battle and get things going here.

mythsofmetal proposed this one, so we will get onto this.

Absu - Tara

vs.

Melechesh - Emissaries

as he said:

"Both bands are Blackened Thrash Metal with mythological/occult lyrics, and these two albums are usually considered their best by many of their fans I've come across. In the pages I've looked over of the "Metal Wars" thread neither of the bands have been mentioned or featured, so I think these two would be a good choice. I'll hope to see them featured sometime in the coming weeks, thanks."

So here is a new one, go...

Engine · 03-31-2014, 09:48 PM

So ready to do this.

Carpe Mortem · 03-31-2014, 09:56 PM

Yeah pretty excited, they both have a heavy middle eastern vibe if I remember correctly

**Janszoon** · 03-31-2014, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BastardofYoung

Alright. Been a week. I think we should leave it to Janszoon to get the tie breaker vote in. Then we can move onto the next one.

Ah shit, I didn't even see this when it was posted. Here's your tie breaker though: I'm voting Abyssal. I liked both albums a lot, though for very different reasons, but the Abyssal album is the one I keep finding myself in the mood to listen to.

Dephosphorus: 2
Abyssal: 3

**Janszoon** · 04-03-2014, 10:38 PM

As far as the current war goes...

Emissaries wins this easily for me. So many times when metal bands try to incorporate ethnic folk sounds into their music they end up making albums that are just typical metal punctuated by folk interludes. Melechesh are the rare example that actually succeeds at making a true musical hybrid. Even at their heaviest, all the tracks on this album have a distinctly middle eastern sound to them and I think they pull it off really well. The playing is tight, the compositions are dynamic, and I even like the vocals quite a bit—they sound like they'd come from the mouth(s) of that three headed lion dog on the cover.

The Absu album is decent too, but I feel like the production really lets it down. It's so thin sounding. Very little low-end. And the drum sound is terribly flat, which is a pity since the drummer seems pretty good.

Absu: 0
Melechesh: 1

03-26-2014, 12:59 AM	#1802 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	Listening now. Starting with Abyssal. SO far I like this one, and I am only 2 minutes in. Let you know what I think when I am done. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

03-26-2014, 04:30 AM	#1803 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Still listening here. I'll try to get a vote up by tomorrow. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

03-26-2014, 04:26 PM	#1804 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	I am with Mondo on this one. I liked the Abyssal album a lot. It has an interesting sound to it. Enough atmosphere to really hold my interest for the most part. It flowed very well, and had a sound that carried it to the end. I like the atmosphere it creates. Though I found some ideas ran really long, and at times it became a little more boring. But overall, it was a solid release that was satisfying. Listening to Dephosphorus, this just has a sound that is too my liking. In the vocal department, it does not come across as a Death Metal album at all. The voice has this almost harder Steve Albini quality to it. At times I was thinking it was like a noisier Big Black. Also calls to mind bands like Unsane, Today is the Day and more of the Amphetamine Reptile line up. It is pummeling and has a quality that is so cross genre, it is hard to pin to one style. Like hardcore, post-hardcore, noise rock and a touch of Death Metal (in regards to the drumming). The riffing is great, this is a style more to my tastes. The ideas do not run long, they are more shorter spastic bursts that keep me grooving. While I enjoyed Abyssal, I just find this album to be more to my liking. Dephosphorus - 2 Abyssal - 2 __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

03-26-2014, 04:27 PM	#1805 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	Alright. Been a week. I think we should leave it to Janszoon to get the tie breaker vote in. Then we can move onto the next one. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

03-31-2014, 09:33 PM	#1806 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	Well, been almost a week, and nothing. Held up last one, but time to get on track. I will let someone break the tie if they want, but I will also put up the next battle and get things going here. mythsofmetal proposed this one, so we will get onto this. Absu - Tara vs. Melechesh - Emissaries as he said: "Both bands are Blackened Thrash Metal with mythological/occult lyrics, and these two albums are usually considered their best by many of their fans I've come across. In the pages I've looked over of the "Metal Wars" thread neither of the bands have been mentioned or featured, so I think these two would be a good choice. I'll hope to see them featured sometime in the coming weeks, thanks." So here is a new one, go... __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

03-31-2014, 09:48 PM	#1807 (permalink)
Engine air quote Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: pollen & mold Posts: 3,108	So ready to do this. __________________ Like an arrow, I was only passing through.

03-31-2014, 09:56 PM	#1808 (permalink)
Carpe Mortem Crusher of tiny Nords Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Ugly Bag of Mostly Water Posts: 1,363	Yeah pretty excited, they both have a heavy middle eastern vibe if I remember correctly __________________ [SIG][/SIG] Mirth is King Be Loving & Open With My Emotions

04-03-2014, 10:38 PM	#1810 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	As far as the current war goes... Emissaries wins this easily for me. So many times when metal bands try to incorporate ethnic folk sounds into their music they end up making albums that are just typical metal punctuated by folk interludes. Melechesh are the rare example that actually succeeds at making a true musical hybrid. Even at their heaviest, all the tracks on this album have a distinctly middle eastern sound to them and I think they pull it off really well. The playing is tight, the compositions are dynamic, and I even like the vocals quite a bit—they sound like they'd come from the mouth(s) of that three headed lion dog on the cover. The Absu album is decent too, but I feel like the production really lets it down. It's so thin sounding. Very little low-end. And the drum sound is terribly flat, which is a pity since the drummer seems pretty good. Absu: 0 Melechesh: 1 __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm