The Batlord

Ha! I was the last one to get one through! Suck on it, bitches!

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Janszoon

I'm really surprised to see people describing the Kvelertak album as hardcore-ish. It doesn't even remotely sound like hardcore to me, all I could think while listening to it was that it sounds like some hybrid of cock rock and grunge with extreme metal vocals. I was fairly underwhelmed unfortunately. I've only given it one listen though, maybe I'll like better on second spin.

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Unknown Soldier

I`m a big fan of Kylesa and you normally know what you`re going to get with them, like Slayer their style hardly changes and the consistency remains high. Static Tensions is a good album but not as good as the previous two To Walk a Middle Course and Time Will Fuse its Worth But all in all Static Tensions is good enough to win most battles........but this is not most battles.

I`ve just finished listening to the Kvelertak debut and fuck what an album. This album is extreme metal mixed up with the heavier excesses of grunge, other musical influences have been thrown in and for very good measure there are some classic 1970s hard rock riffs thrown in (I`ve always been addicted to 1970s riffs so thats done it for me) I even detected on one song very briefly some Jon Lord (Deep Purple) type keyboards! The whole thing then has the death n roll feel thrown in. I already have a feeling.... that I`ve just listened to one of the classic metal albums of the last couple of years if you can actually call it metal, as this is one revved up rock n roll monster that doesn`t let up for a second.

Kvelertak 5
Kylesa 2

Alfred

I honestly do not hear the grunge at all. To me it sounds like a blend of hardcore punk and hard rock, with a heavy, almost tongue-in-cheek dose of black metal. What a sound, though.

Glad those who hadn't heard it before liked it so much.

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Howard the Duck

something at the back of my mind keeps telling me that i'll enjoy neither so uh, no thx

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RVCA

If you like sludgy Mastodon or Baroness, you should at least like the Kylesa album

Howard the Duck

not really a big fan

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Unknown Soldier

When an album is as diverse as the Kvelertak album in its influences, listeners will quite often look and explore those influences, and the influences that come out the strongest are usually the types of music that the listener is more interested in or has a greater knowledge of...........for example I quickly focused on the hard rock and grunge influences and paid less attention to the hardcore ones.

You like diversity in metal, so skip the Kylesa album and listen to the Kvelertak one, as its full of diversity as hyped up speeds and its far better than any Mastodon album.

The Batlord

Hell, this may be premature, but I'd say it might be better than a Baroness record.

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Howard the Duck

i like diversity as in everything but the kitchen sink, which is why i'm happier listening to Mr. Bungle, Naked City or Ween more than anything in just one genre

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