So Mastodon is coming REALLY close to me on the 23rd...

and I can't go. I want to cry. Twice.

Anyway, I've been continuing my Megadeth binge with some Rust in Peace and Countdown to Extinction. Also, I've been kinda hooked on the song (Don't Fear) The Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult. It's a good song. Original. Oh, and (because of Guitar Hero II) I bought Age of Winter by The Sword. I don't really like the mixing (too much guitar, not enough of anything else) but the music is awesome. Very reminiscent of Black Sabbath.

Right now I am drowning in some old school METAL!!!!!!!!

My top 4 favourites!
Carcass
Morbid Angel
Death
At the Gates

I am also listening to alot of God Dethroned stuff... their lyrics are chessy but the music is amazing. And some Devil(fuking)Driver

Sorry for off-topicness. But nice to see you back Mazelure!!

Thanks... holy bejesus... some one noticed I was gone!
Joking... I was just going through some tough times but now I'm good... thanks to METAL!!!

Ha...you´re noticed my friend! Nice to see you again.....

Yes indeed, welcome back Mazelure. Nice to see you back, my friend. To celebrate, here is this weekend's CD list. Again I continue my countdown theme of my favourite 2006 CDs.

Sleep Is The Enemy by Danko Jones
Enter Deception by Cellador
Void by Intronaut
Metridium Field by Giant Squid
Come What(ever) May by Stone Sour
Every Red Heart Shines Towards The Red Sun by Red Sparowes
Katorz by Voivod
The New Black by Strapping Young Lad

Now that I actually have given Intronaut and Giant Squid a few more listens, I probably would've placed them higher in the countdown (meaning better) but ohwell, all this stuff is pretty solid, just not as spectacular is my upper echeloin of CDs. Right now "Versus the Siren" by Giant Squid is playing, a brilliant moody song in my opinion, I'm digging the female's vocals in this one.

And the countdown continues!! This week we basically begin the top 20. So now we're getting into the very solid stuff. Definitely enjoying today's stuff!

The New Black by Strapping Young Lad
Synchestra by The Devin Townsend Band
The Acoustic Verses by Green Carnation
Eclipse by Amorphis
Don't Fear the Reaper by Witchery
As Daylight Dies by Killswitch Engage
Origo by Burst
The Hours That Remain by Mercenary
Age of Winters by The Sword

I have a feeling I might not get to those last two today, but we'll see! I'm currently listening to the acoustic epic "9-20-045" by Green Carnation. Beautiful music!

SENSER - Infoburner

Madness reincarnated in Y2k4.

Animal - Pearl Jam

I have also been listening to Age of Winters, Metal Mallet. I heard about them because Guitar Hero put Freya on the game.

Random question - is that Witchery album some kind of Blue Oyster Cult (pretend I made two dots over the 'O') tribute?

Right now I have some Thousand Foot Krutch playing. Namely Phenomenon.

Right now im listening to the whiney voice of my friend sheldon LOL

Yea, Guitar Hero II got me hooked onto The Sword, it also did that with Danzig as well. It's funny to think that I like the fake version on Guitar Hero II better than the original song, simply because the mixing on it is better. You can definitely tell they wanted to get an old school, Black Sabbath sound on Age of Winters since the guitars are what stand out the most. It's still pretty kick-boat music though.

As for the Witchery album possibly being a tribute to Blue Oyster Cult, I don't think that's the case. I haven't listened to the Blue Oyster Cult song/CD, but I would be surprised if Witchery (who are from Sweden) even know of the existance of that CD. The songs on the Witchery CD all about pagan rituals (Draw Blood, The Ritual), and the rest is pretty much about hell/death (Ashes, Stigmatized, Styx, Legion of Hades), and then there's the sweet "monster" song "Plague Rider" that just demands you turn the volume up on it. It's a really good blackened thrash CD (basically picture riffs by The Haunted with raspy/demonic vocals).

Oh yes, here's this weekend's music listening:

The Hours That Remain - Mercenary
Age of Winters - The Sword
The Longest Night - Pharaoh
Between Two Worlds - I
Atlantis: Hyms for Disco - K-Os
The Great Cold Distance - Katatonia
The Fall of Ideals - All That Remains
The Dead Eye - The Haunted

That Pharaoh CD is a new one I recently got in the mail from an order I made. It's great! Fans of Iron Maiden would definitely love it since their sound definitely harks back to Maiden's 80s music, but there's still some progressive moments in some of their songs as well (particularly the two 8 minute songs). Still, it's absolutely solid stuff.

For the last little while, I have been mainly listening to Disturbs album Believe. I just recently bought all their albums to. DISTURBED ONES UNITE!

I'm sure they've heard of Blue Oyster Cult, despite being swedish. That would be like not hearing of Led Zeppelin.

Yeah, everyone knows Blue Oyster Cult. "Don't Fear the Reaper" is iconic.

At this very moment I'm listening to Robert Cray. I might listen to The Beatles next. I was listening to The Doors earlier.

not much has changed on my part. i been listening to a lot of zeppelin and beatles... and the doors... and the who... hendrix, stones, pink floyd, some more zeppelin...

just now i was listening to some Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. Deja Vu, more specifically.

i dont actually 'listen' to any modern music, so long as they keep calling a lot of the trash out there rock. i have however listened to some royksopp, which is a step away from my usual genre. a lot of people think im weird. and a hippy.

i think im both.

Though I am not technicly listening to them now, I just got out of a Nickelback concert with Breaking Benjamin and Three Days Grace opening. One word... AWESOME!!

This is going to be a large post today. I recently went on a CD spending binge so I gots lots of stuff to talk about. But first, here's this weekend's music listening list:

Impressions In Blood by Vader *
The Great Cold Distance by Katatonia
The Fall of Ideals by All That Remains
The Dead Eye by The Haunted
The Scattering of Ashes by Into Eternity
10,000 Days by Tool
Saturday Night Wrist by Deftones
Alone by Solitude Aeturnus
In The Absence of Truth by Isis

* This CD would've ranked lower in the list but I recently got it so I stuck it there

As for recent CDs I've purchased, here are my first immediate opinions of them:

Vader - Impressions In Blood
This is straight up Death Metal for the most part. It's heavily thrash influenced, and the drums simply blast away for the most part. The reason I can actually listen to this band is because the vocalist actually announciates his words and sounds somewhat decipherable. It's still gruff, but not nearly as horrid as most Death Metal vocalists are. They also throw in some neat, haunting sounding ochestral intros to a few of their songs. Recommended for those interested in Death Metal.

Immortal - Pure Holocaust
Since purchasing "Between Two Worlds" by I, I've been interested in knowing what Immortal sounded like, since members from I originally played in Immortal. Well, Pure Holocaust would definitely be considered no nonsense old school black metal from all the way back in 1992 or 1993 (when this was released). The guitars are lightning quick, though fortunately there seems to be some underlying melody within the flurry of guitars. And the drums blast away at freakish speeds. The vocals of Immortal (same vocalist in I), are somewhat different from normal Black Metal since it's not shrieking. I'd actually compare to sounding like a Gremlin mixed with a frog. It's kinda like an evil sounding croak basically. The production is a little thin, but there's a certain charm to the music.

Immortal - At The Heart of Winter
This is supposedly when Immortal started making music that would be considered unique. The songs on this sucker are EPIC. None of them are under six minutes, which creates lots of time to establish some mood with the songs. Musically, Immortal slowed down their music here, but with the longer songs they've made them heavier and more melodic (particularly in the intros and often used a breaks in the songs). Vocally, they still sound the same, but the much better production allows you to hear him a bit more clearly.

Immortal - Sons of Northern Darkness
Much like At The Heart of Winter, Immortal implement their epic black metal style on these songs. Though, unlike the previous album, they added a bit of the chaotic nature that originally existed in their sound. There's also a bit of a heavier edge to the sounds, so for those who like the epic, melodic, but ample amounts of heft, this would be the Immortal CD to check out. All three CDs are strongly recommended.

Isis - Celestial
As a fan of Isis, if I find a CD of theirs that I don't have, I'm going to get it! This one is one of their earlier releases (this actually preceeds Oceanic). So, knowing that, you'll know that this is Isis at their more feral and aggressive sound. The melodies are still there, but the focus is definitely on the heavy stuff. Choice songs would be the title track, which features are catchy opening heaviness and eventually dwindles down to a melodic landscape. Fans of the band will like this.

Mercenary - 11 Dreams
This is the Mercenary release that preceeds The Hours That Remain. And I have to say, on my first initial listen, I think I like this more. The songs seem to have more energy, more varience, and better songwriting. Vocally, it's a bit more extreme (since they still had their growler back then), but it works so darn well for their music. Like I mentioned before, this band has elements of progressive metal, power metal, and melodic death metal to name a few. Choice songs would be "World Hate Center" and "Firesoul".

Finger Eleven - Them vs. Me vs. You
It seems like Finger Eleven is constantly changing. Originally, they started off as a really catchy hard rock band, then with their previous CD, they expanded as they implemented radio-ready rock ballads and some varying tempos to their other songs. Now, with their new CD, they seemed to have abandoned their hard rock sound, instead focusing on quite a few different sounding rock styles. They goes from folky acoustic songs, to dance rock, to modern rock. While I do miss their heavier stuff, I can't truly hate this new approach. Fans of their older stuff be warned!

Insomnium - Above the Weeping World
Finally!!!! After waiting since Boxing Day of Christmas, I finally have this CD! And it DEFINATELY does not disappoint. This was exactly what I was hoping it to be. This is Melodic Death Metal at it's finest, and I add emphasis to MELODIC! The guitars on this album are fantastic, as each riff is catchy and rememorable. The vocals are gruff, but I feel they suit the music. The only unfortunate thing about this is that it's hard to decipher the gloomy, yet poetic lyrics in the songs. I absolutely adore this CD right now. Definately a Top 5 2006 CD. I suggest you get this one, though order if online instead of getting a CD store to order it for you. It takes to damn long!!