@Terra: Uuuuum your talking in reverse language, right?
I can sympatize though. Your mind isn't sufficently evolved to enjoy Tool. Nah I'm just kiddin'... or am I? I am. Truly, I am.
Setlist:
Stinkfist
The Pot
Forty Six & 2
Jambi
Schism
Sober
Lateralus
Opiate
Vicarious
Ænema
Need I say that I orgasmed when they played Lateralus... oh I just did. It was all magical. I stood so close that I could actually see the colors of their eyes. I cought Maynards water bottle.
Surely you think Danny Carey is a good drummer at least, Terra?!
Glad you enjoyed the ethereal experience known as a Tool concert. I hope they swing by here again later this year. That's cool you could hear their set from your house Terra. If I wasn't attending the concert, you bet I'd be outside jamming to that.
I, too, am not a big fan of Tool. I tried listening to their songs for a while but just couldn't get into them.
I'm digging KaGe's music choices though. CoB has been a favorite of mine since... geeze, Hatebreeder I think, and Sevendust is up there on my list of favorites as well.
As for the slayer concert I mentioned earlier (which will feature CoB too)... ugh... I'm not sure if I'm going. Might just hit up the Sounds of the Underground tour, but even that's looking bleak now since none of my friends can afford to go.
Right now I'm listening to Opeth - Deliverance. 13 minutes and 35 seconds long. o_o;;; Pretty good song though.
Well I did write that in my post...Originally Posted by IFingHateTonTon
I see, says teh apparently blind man <---- me
Have you guys heard the remake of Hallowed Be thy Name by Cradle of Filth, originally made by Iron Maiden, I think its a little bit better. Oh and I recommend you to 3 inches of Blood, a real good band.
No one but the enemy will ever teach you how to destroy and conquer. Only the enemy shows you where you are weak. Only the enemy tells you when he is strong. And the rules of the game are what you can do to him and what you can stop him from doing to you. I am your enemy from now on. From now on, I am your teacher."
-Mazer Rackham
My play list right now
Pink Floyd - in memory of Syd Barret
Killswitch Engage - The Jesse Leach fronted Killswitch, I've always enjoyed Leach's vocals
Sevendust - Ever since I saw them in concert about 6 years ago I've liked them
Silent Civilian - Just started listening to them
In Flames
Dragonforce - Gotta have some power metal
@Pauly: I personally have never been a huge fan of Cradle it might be me but there music never really caught my ear. 3 inches of Blood aren't bad but they're not really my cup of tea.
@el boss: I'm with you in your love for Tool. I don't know what it is but when I listen to Tool it just puts me in that mood.
If you listen to both versions properly you will hear that Cradle of Filths version is worse, way worse.
But then again i am a huge Maiden fan and i rarely enjoy any maiden covers at all.
And now for a theme-based post. You might have heard me mention this band before, but now, once and forever, I am going to make you listen to them and fucking realize that it's one of the best extreme metal bands ever to have existed. Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you,
Eternal Tears of Sorrow
Eternal Tears of what?
The band's current line-up is Petri Sankala (drums), Altti Veteläinen (vocals, bass), Jarmo Puolakanaho (guitar), Risto Ruuth (lead guitar) & Janne Tolsa (keyboards). From the band's original line-up, only few remain since their years as a band has been pretty stormy. Several former members of the band can today be found in Kalmah (another excellent melodic death metal band). As some of you might realize upon seeing their names, they hail from Finland. Ever since the group came into being back in 1991, they have been popular. The first few years as a successful underground band, until finally landing a record deal and releasing the now classic "Sinner's Serenade" in 1997.
Their true status as future legends weren't established until their sophomore effort however. 1998's "Vilda Mannu" is one of the most influential records in finnish extreme metal. Have you ever heard Children of Bodom? You probably have. Do you think their usage of keyboards is unique? Eternal Tears of Sorrow was first. Even though CoB debuted in 1997 as well, they already had EToS as a big source of inspiration. I dare say that EToS was the band which truly pioneered the usage of whole keyboard structures within the finnish metal music scene. A song from "Vilda Mannu" called "Burning Flames Embrace" was also released on a split single together with a song called "Sacrament of Wilderness" by a then-unknown band named Nightwish. The rest is history, right?
With every record, the EToS cult grew. They abandoned some of their extreme tendencies with their third album, "Chaotic Beauty" which was released in 2000. It is widely accepted as their best album though it is in fact not my favorite. It contains such classics as "Autumn's Grief", "Tar of Chaos", "Bhean Sidhe", "Shattered Soul" and the Edge of Sanity cover "Black Tears". Ending the disc is another cover, "Flight of Icarus" (originally by Iron Maiden of course). With this album they finally perfected their style, without flaw blending beautiful keyboard arrangements with a symphonic touch, along with the heavy and brutal drums & guitar playing - and the aggressive vocals of Altti Veteläinen.
Now more popular than ever, they released their fourth album - "A Virgin and a Whore" in 2001. This record is one of my 5 favorite albums of all time. I cannot even begin to tell you how fucking great it is. It is beautiful, brutal, tender and unforgiving all at the same time. Every song on it is flawless, from the amazing opener "Aurora Borealis" (I dare you to listen to this song and not instantly turn into a fan), to the PERFECT ballad that is "The River Flows Frozen" (one of my favorite songs ever). If you people only knew how much this song means to me. Every time I feel sad I turn it on, and I become one with it, because the sadness in this song is equal to none. I played it when I got dumped by my second girlfriend whom I loved deeply, and our deal was forever sealed. It's me and Eternal Tears of Sorrow. It's me in The River Flows Frozen. And it's indeed a river which will always run cold. I adore it beyond words.
Other awesome songs include the single "The Last One For Life" (awesome usage of keyboards as usual) and the popular "Aeon", "Prophetian" & "Fall of Man". Also present are two covers, "Sick, Dirty and Mean" (originally by Accept) & "As I Die" (originally by Paradise Lost).
After this, things turned silent in the EToS camp, deadly silent. They decided to take a break. Their enormous fanbase were of course saddened, but they promised to return. In mid-2005 the new line-up finally emerged after years of absolutely nothing, and early 2006 they finally released their fifth album "Before the Bleeding Sun". They prove once again that they are without equal when it comes to mixing beauty and pain in their music, and I hope that they will stay around and provide us with awesome music until the end of time.
Awesome, but what do they sound like?
As I wrote above, they play extreme music with keyboard as a primary force. It has been described as "Symphonic Death Metal", "Melodic Death Metal", "Symphonic Extreme Power Metal" and so on. You probably get the point. We have a lot of double-bass playing on the drums, twin guitars producing a brutal sound and growling vocals - but always with the keyboard being the focus. Fans of Children of Bodom, Norther, Kalmah and so on will adore this band - and so will the rest of you unless you suck horribly.
Discography and mini-reviews
These are my ratings on all of EToS' albums and therefore not necessarily the general opinion. So don't listen to me TOO religiously...
1997 - Sinner's Serenade
The first album was very raw (as is custom with debut albums in this genre). The keyboards are still there, but not as present as they will be later on in their career. It stands the test of time and is charming, but not recommended as the first album to try. It will best please the ones among you who prefer brutal music over melodic dito.
5 best songs: "Another One Falls Asleep", "Dirge", "Into the Deepest Waters", "Bard's Burial", "The Son of the Forest".
Rating: 2.5/5
1998 - Vilda Mannu
A big improvement over the first album and more melodic as well. Here is where it is evident where the sound is going. The musicianship of the group has increased, and they also play better together. This album is considered to be very influential by many extreme metal groups.
5 best songs: "Northern Doom", "Burning Flames Embrace", "Scars of Wisdom", "Vilda Mannu", "Coronach".
Rating: 3.5/5
2000 - Chaotic Beauty
An awesome album which once and for all manifests the EToS sound. Not as extreme as the previous efforts, but much better in all aspects. Wonderful melodies and so much passion that it's almost frightening. A landmark which is considered EToS' best album by the majority.
5 best songs: "Blood of Faith Stains My Hands", "Autumn's Grief", "Bride of the Crimson Sea", "Black Tears", "Tar of Chaos".
Rating: 4.5/5
2001 - A Virgin and a Whore
One of the best albums ever made and obviously my favorite. Everything on this record is absolutely flawless, and if you don't think so too you deserve to die. Fucking perfection.
5 best songs: All of them, but with "The River Flows Frozen" receiving an honorary mention because it means so much to me.
Rating: 5/5
2006 - Before the Bleeding Sun
The "come-back". Not as strong as "Chaotic Beauty" and "A Virgin and a Whore", but a bloody awesome record nontheless. It's actually even more symphonic than before, and with "Angelheart, Ravenheart", they attempt their first "epic" track, clocking in at 8:40. The album also includes a track with a japanese name - "Sakura no Rei". Pretty interesting. It's an instrumental though, so don't expect any japanese growling...
5 best songs: "Sweet Lilith of My Dreams", "Another Me", "Upon the Moors", "Tar Still Flows", "Angelheart, Ravenheart".
Rating: 4/5
10 Best Songs
A hard list to compile, but I'll try.
1. The River Flows Frozen
2. The Last One For Life
3. Aurora Borealis
4. Autumn's Grief
5. Sweet Lilith of My Dreams
6. Prophetian
7. Black Tears
8. Angelheart, Ravenheart
9. Blood of Faith Stains My Hands
10. Burning Flames Embrace
And to finish it off...
Goddamn that was a lot to write SO GET TO LISTENING ALREADY.
May the tears of sorrow flow eternally!
Last edited by Terracosmo; Fri, 07-21-2006 at 05:27 PM.
Fuck you all for not appreciating my hard work with the EToS post above. I'm bumping this in order for you to do so. Also, I'm going to state that I was WRONG about DéspairsRay's debut album Coll;Set. When I reviewed it several pages ago (in fact I think it was almost a year ago) I said that they had lost their heavy edge and sense of melody, but I've recently given the disc a few more spins and I don't know what I was smoking. It's an awesome album, full of heavy metal greatness and broken english. Get it!
I just listened to a few of their songs and... uh... I don't know. I'm a huge fan of both CoB and Norther, but this band sounded a lot different from both of them. I'm not sure if it's just the few particular songs I listened to or what.
I wasn't too fond of the vocals, because they seemed weak to me. Maybe it's just an acquired taste.
My current playlist:
Tool - Opiate (album) - best song Sweat
Tool - Undertow (album) - best song 4 degrees
Tool - Aenima (album) - best song H.
Tool - Salival (album) - best song No Quarter
Tool - Lateralus (album) - best song Lateralus
Tool - 10,000 days (album) - best song Right in Two
Wash, rinse, repeat... yes I am addicted.
*is having doubts whether he'll ever see el_boss post in this topic without mentioning Tool*
@Terra: Dang! You found my weak spot.
Ok, listened to At the gates album Slaughter of the soul a while ago and it is some pretty good shit. I really liked the (don't know how to describe it) choppy musical parts. It almost sounds a little off beat (but isn't) or backwards or something.
I have also been listening to Slayer's God hates us all. Bloodline is awesome. I love the drum beat on Cast down. Of course Diciple is some upper echelon shit.
"I got my own philosophy
I hate everyone equally
You can't tear that out of me"
Love this part.
I know I'm a little behind in my metal evolution, but I think you all should know by know why that has happened.
Slaughter of the Soul is a classic, though I never fully appreciated At the Gates. I don't know why, something about it just doesn't click. But I still respect them for what they did for the sound of melodic death metal.
lol we never seem to like the same stuff. That's it I'm filling in the divorce papers. You get the kids, I'll take the car and the hot nanny.Slaughter of the Soul is a classic, though I never fully appreciated At the Gates. I don't know why, something about it just doesn't click. But I still respect them for what they did for the sound of melodic death metal.
My thrash metal band, WITH PAIN, is finally scheduled for it's very first gig!
It will be in december. Oh hell yeah!
Well, I decided to give Eternal Tears Of Sorrow a spin and subsequently obtained everything I could and then promptly devoured it. I must say that I really do enjoy their music and that it in my opinion succeeds most bands out there by far. It's gentle yet suitably epic. Autumn's Grief is without a doubt my favorite tune of theirs. Aurora Borealis comes close.
... However, I've never been a fan of screamo vocalists and this one... well, he isn't even that good at screaming. As Genma noted earlier in the thread, it sounded weak. So yeah, the vocalist pretty much ruined the experience for me. It's kind of like putting a naked Brian Peppers in a field of the most precious flowers known to man.
As a side note I'd like to recommend Luca Turilli's DreamQuest's first album Lost Horizons. I just got my grubby hands on this ( long overdue, I admit ) and its beauty is limitless. I am awed and enamored. Acquire it or suffer eternal ignoranance.
/ No, you warrant no villain's exposition from me.
I personally think that the "weak" growls of the vocalist in EtoS fits well with the music. An extremely strong growling style (such as the one used in death metal bands such as Cannibal Corpse) would not have the same effect. But yeah, acquired taste might be it.
Other than that, I expected no less than Nai liking the music. ^^
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...&q=dragonforce
I dont know if you guys saw the video, but the solo with the azn and white guy is just too elite.
No one but the enemy will ever teach you how to destroy and conquer. Only the enemy shows you where you are weak. Only the enemy tells you when he is strong. And the rules of the game are what you can do to him and what you can stop him from doing to you. I am your enemy from now on. From now on, I am your teacher."
-Mazer Rackham
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