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Like some others are saying, I don't know that I like it more than TSATS but it's still a great album. My initial highlights are What the Dead Men Say, Bleed Into Me, Sickness Unto You, Bending the Arc to Fear and The Ones We Leave Behind.

OH BOY, HERE WE GO 

So fucking good, Katatonia never disappoints.

4 hours ago, Dairnt said:

I love Allegaeon but this cover is awful

Wrong

All of their covers are pure gold

YEEEEEESSS

Loved Vector, can't wait for part 2 

Gotta be honest; as I was scrolling by I initially read the band name as 'Coronavirus Bells'. I call dibs on that band name now.

HOLY SHIT

Sounds like it could have been off of Formation of Damnation, love the galloping riff. I liked the last track more but this is still really solid. This is shaping up to be a great record.

1 hour ago, FiggyJiggy said:

It's ok, but does this mean Haken isn't a thing anymore? i really enjoyed them and this just feels a bit more basic...

Haken is on tour right now so I imagine they're still a thing lol. I believe this band is just a side project for all it's members.

Not as good as the last album imo, but still full of bangers.

2 hours ago, dorathekiller97 said:

Serious question for you guys. Have they musically evolved at all since American Capitalist?

Negative. Same boring, sterile production. Same subject matter. But I guess they use more acoustic guitars now too? Does that count?

First Ozzy leaked a week early, now Intronaut? I feel spoiled! 

47 minutes ago, Weiße Rose said:

actually vogg is only touring member - afaik robb is writing all the music atm. alone.

You sure? I was under the impression that Vogg and Matt were the new permanent members while Logan and Chris were just on board for this tour.

11 minutes ago, Scroteslapper said:

Its a raid leaked about a month ago, decent song. There is also another version of Take What You Want that doesn't include Travis.

I submitted it to KL around then but they rejected it for some reason  I'll have to dig around for that alternate version of TWYW!

2 minutes ago, bjsareforboys said:

Hopefully it's a bonus

It's a regular album track according to Wikipedia. I don't dislike the song, but it is kind of weird to see it included seeing as it's not an "Ozzy" song.

Oh shit! 

Yep, sounds like Lamb of God. It's a pretty straightforward track which makes sense as a single. I liked it, hopefully there will be some harder hitting tunes too. I'll miss Chris, but it sounds like Art is kind of mimicking his style anyway (on this track, at least) so I guess I can't be too mad lol.

8 hours ago, Tedwards_ said:

so Ben didnt't re-record vocals for any of the tracks? just re-used the vocal tracks from the original songs & added acoustic instruments to them?

Pretty much, with the exception of the one new song.

Just realized what a missed opportunity this was to gather all their other acoustic recordings into one place too. There are studio acoustic versions of Rain, Polyamorous, Diary of Jane, Without You, Give Me A Sign and I Will Not Bow all floating around out there and their inclusion here would certainly have helped appease the fans that were disappointed by a lack of older songs on this album. I guess with digital/streaming people can make their own playlists and add the songs themselves, but how hard would it be to just toss them on as bonus songs? The band really didn't think this through very well did they?

This is fine I guess, but it would have sounded so much better if Ben had re-done the vocals to fit the more laid back acoustic feel. I loved when Sevendust did their acoustic record so I was hyped to hear something similar from BB but this is nowhere near as good imo.

Edit: I'll add that DwtD with Adam was worth it though. That's really my only standout track.

2 hours ago, DekinhoDesu said:

This band is just a shadow of what it used to be. Now it's just a reminiscent of Metallica, which is a pretty fucking overrated and boring band if you'd ask me.

They were among my favorites, but after ''Nightmare'' became unlistenable.
It's pretty similar to ''I wont see you tonight pt1'' but how does this even compare to It' ?

Answer: It doesnt come even close.

Cool guitar work, I guess ?

I miss The Rev so fucking much, he was the soul of this band/

Exactly which part of the 15 minute prog metal-esque closing track on their last album sounded like Metallica? I've been hearing this criticism against the band ever since HttK was released, but other that that particular record (which, I'll add, sounded that way on purpose) I don't see it.

3 hours ago, Taylor Swift said:

I’ve always been meaning to listen to Rush outside of 2112. What do y’all recommend?

Depends on your musical preferences, Rush went through several phases where their sound changed pretty dramatically.

#1 - If you like classic rock:

- Their first self-titled album was pretty straight up Zeppelin/The Who worship. Decent enough record but Working Man is the only track I regularly revisit. This is also the only record they released before Neil joined so the drumming isn't quite so bombastic.

- 'Fly By Night', this is where they start to incorporate the prog rock elements to their sound but you can still feel their bluesy rock influence too.

#2 - If you like geeky sci-fi space epics:

- 'Caress of Steel' to 'Hemispheres', these four albums are when they were at their most progressive in terms of flashy playing and writing long compositions.

#3 - If you like the technical wizardry, but not the time commitment:

- 'Permanent Waves' and 'Moving Pictures', here the band started to streamline their songwriting into tighter compositions but still incorporated a lot of progressive elements like odd timing and technical playing at times. Geddy also started incorporating synthesizers into their sound during this time. This was when they reached the height of their mainstream popularity with songs like Spirit of Radio and Tom Sawyer.

#4 - If you like pop/pop rock:

- 'Signals' to 'Hold Your Fire', these four albums dropped the guitar driven approach in favor of more synth-heavy tracks and more typical verse/chorus song structures.

#5 - If you like it all

- 'Presto' and onward, in the later years of the band their music was a bit more of a mixed bag. They returned to a more guitar-driven sound on Presto more akin to the PW/MP era. The title track to 'Roll the Bones' features a tongue-in-cheek "rap" section. Some of their 90's stuff from 'Counterparts' to 'Vapor Trails' had a bit more of a contemporary sound, probably due, in part, to the emerging grunge scene. 'Snakes and Arrows' featured some folky instrumentation that they never really used before. And finally, 'Clockwork Angels' nodded to the past somewhat in that it's a steampunk-inspired concept record with a bit more of the technical playing of their early prog days married with their more contemporary sound.

That came out longer than originally intended, but I hope it helps any aspiring Rush fans!

This was an unexpected collab, I really dig it. Really excited for this album!

I submitted a leaked single featuring Post Malone too about a week ago, idk why it was never posted.

Welp, it sure sounds like FFDP.

Holy shit, did this really leak already?! I can't wait to hear it!