Rock and Metal Society

Unfortunately not, camera decided to get water inside it and break the first day. The black metal gallery was loads and loads of old Darkthrone/Mayhem/Burzum/Trelldom/Old Funeral tapes/demos/t-shirts/flyers and the like. And a recreation of a shed where the 'inner circle' used to hang out. Went into the basement of Helvete (now a coffee shop) where 'Black Metal' is still written...and not much else.



Badass, really enjoyed Dodsengel's last full length, this should be great.

Edit: ****ing hell, two and a half hours? Guess this one isn't going to be an easy listening experience.

Judas Iscariot are pretty good.

'To see if it beats Lunar Aurora. It's ahead of... Mgla and Dodecahedron'

Implying that you think that distinctly mediocre LA album was better than those fantastic albums from the latter two?

Some music is difficult to listen to because it requires a lot of interaction and thinking about whilst you're listening to it. If you listen to something poppy, it's quite 'easy', because you hear a chorus throughout a song and you can practically sing along by the time the song finishes. Similarly, a very long album is difficult to listen to because the brain becomes desensitized to the same sort of music for that period of time. It's like going to a brutal death festival.

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Shu'p people, new Lunar Aurora album is ace.

These guys have one of the most consistent discographies around.

But... I WAS DEFENDING IT!!12

Such truth. Wish the second part wasn't months away.

And I don't buy your theorizing on 'easy' music, at least not as any universal kind of idea.

I don't see how you can argue that listening to a two hour album is 'hard' on the basis that you'll grow desensitized to the sound when a great many people are capable of listening to the same few songs for a similar period without any kind of effort or boredom.

I don't believe that any music requires any more interaction than the listener wishes to give it. That doesn't seem like an issue at all. People listen to what sounds good to them (at least if they're listening to it for enjoyment, and not because they want to be seen as liking X band, or whatever). I hear riffs all through the Dodsengel album that stand out to me, and are memorable, and I make no effort to look for them. A lot of people (most people? there are plenty pieces of classical music, for example, that I'm sure most people couldn't hum back accurately after hearing once, but many would agree that it sounded good and was emotive, something like Gorecki's 3rd symphony for example) do not need for a song to have choruses that they can recall after one listen and sing along to to find the music immediately enjoyable.

So, regarding the Dodsengel album, we get back to what I said originally, that the kind of people that genuinely see an album like this as a 'difficult' experience aren't really fans of it. At least not to the extent that it even seems worth their time sitting there trying to make themselves appreciate it, when in reality they are bored.

Nomadic Pursuits was disappointing. They are great live.

y no share 'Rock Formations' or 'Perpetual Oyster'? Madness.

When did you get to see them live? I'd love to see them in the desert but I live in Scotland so there's no chance of that.

And, well, I didn't want to share EVERY song.

Regarding what I said earlier about the new Dodsengel being a potentially difficult listen: perhaps 'difficult' was the wrong word, but some albums definitely require some effort or concentration to get the best listening experience. For me, Mirium Occultum/Paracletus/Nespithe are albums where the music is quite oppressive and chaotic, and sometimes require careful, repeated listens to really enjoy and get into, but they now rank amongst my favourite albums as I got an excellent listening experience out of them and enjoyed finding out and enjoying more with each repeated listen.

On the other hand with bands like Mgla and Taake where the melodic riffing and leads are pretty upfront in the music and catchy doesn't really require as much concentration to enjoy fully, but I like their albums just as much as above, but perhaps they are not as rewarding in the end? Maybe you don't get this type of thing and enjoy all albums up front? I dunno, I was just trying to explain when I said 'difficult' listen I did not mean an unenjoyable or frustrating listen, but one which requires a bit more effort on your behalf to enjoy.

Anyone given the new Borknagar a spin? Just about to give it a go now, hopefully it's better than the bore-fest of Universal.

It'll come by really fast, I'm hoping to see them in London in a few weeks, that would be immense.

Anyone know of any progressive metal/rock bands (with as much irregular and distorted time signatures as possible) where the bass is always very prominent?

Atheist?

Anyone know of any progressive metal/rock bands (with as much irregular and distorted time signatures as possible) where the bass is always very prominent?

Anyone know of any progressive metal/rock bands (with as much irregular and distorted time signatures as possible) where the bass is always very prominent?