Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Beneath The Sky/Sigur Ros/Beneath The Sky/Anthony Green/The Blood Countess

What Demons Do To Saints-At first, i barely even cared about this band. To me they sounded like standard hardcore/metalcore. But recently i listened to them and fell in love. I found out that the band was christian (during this release) and i really embraced it. Then i heard 7861. Best song ever!!!! Blasting in with his raspy vocals "7861, blackthorne, 7861, blackthorne" Ultimately made this band of high liking on my music roster. Although they were signed to victory, i really don't care, i like the band for what they play, not because of their shitty label. Great music, great melodeath metalcore. Recommended for fans of: between the buried and me and darkest hour. Overall rating: 8.6/10
Meo Suo i Eyrum Vio Spilum Endalaust-The american title "With a Buzz In Our Ears We Play Endlessly" is the 5th studio release of post-rock/shoegaze legends Sigur Ros. This album they really went more in a poppy direction and dropped their shoegaze influence on the entire first-half of the album. I really enjoyed it because i'm a fan of all sigur ros' material. The track Gobbledigook" which is based on freedom, nudism, and naturism; was the main single off the cd, and has been a hit all over the world, including with me. It is really poppy happy-go-lucky, but it really grabs you into the cd and keeps you listening. The cd slows down and goes back to their early influences at the halfway point-the end of the album. Recommended for fans of: Godspeed You! Black Emperor, A Silver Mt. Zion, Aereogramme, Set Fire To Flames, and Hrsta. Overall Rating: 8.8/10
The Day The Music Died-The bands lyrical change of pace. This album just recently released to the public and i picked it up the week after the release came out. The band drops the f bomb a good 20x through the hole album, and they have obviously dropped their christian beliefs from their lyrics in 90% of the material. The album opens up good with a fun intro where a couple making out in a car is attacked by zombies and then hits an awesome opening breakdown. The first 4-5 tracks are good, but the cd sorta slowed to a boringness later in the album because it sounded all the same. The band put a good effort in their run and sadly broke up in mid-august after they put out this album. Recommended for fans of: (band members side project, now full time band) Eyes Over Hollywood, Darkest Hour, other melo-death metalcore bands. Overall Rating: 7.5/10
Avalon-A disappointing release that alot of people looking forward to it got let down. Anthony Green has been around (Circa Survive, Saosin, Sound Of Animals Fighting, High And Driving, Audience Of One, Jeer At Rome, and Zolof and the Rock and Roll Destroyer) He has released plenty of solo demos and solo renditions of some of his other bands songs. Surprisingly, the raw demos he recorded were alot better than the versions put on cd. I just really think the world wasn't ready for a cd of anthony green as a solo musician yet, and alot of people still prefer hearing the songs as demos, especially me. I'd prefer if he had just compiled his demos into a cd instead of rerecording them. Recommended for fans of: all anthony green's other projects. Overall Rating: 5/10
The Clarion Call-One word "Epic". Really good quality Epic deathcore influenced death metal from Phoenix, Arizona. Not too memorable besides the fact that the first 4 tracks line up perfectly to the movie the wizard of oz hahaha. The main tracks to listen to on this cd though are 2 and 3 "Nascency" and "Carrion". Besides the 2 tracks, the cd is sort of a bore, but it is really good. Recommended to fans of: Eternal Lord. Overall Rating: 6.7/10

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