Metal For The World - Metal Reviewed

zeppy111 · 01-10-2010, 10:59 AM

!METAL FOR THE WORLD!

"As long as there are kids who are pissed off and have no real way in venting out that anger, heavy metal will live on," - Ozzy Osbourne

This is basically going to be a thread for metal albums/songs/bands that I have come across, that deserve some sought of mention whether it be good or bad, well-known or not, anything goes. Mods, hopefully this could stay in this section and not the journals, I don't feel it is necessary to go there, but suit yourselves. Thanks.

A brief history on metal and I:

I got into metal at around 11, first hearing Iron Maiden and falling in love with them as many others did, progressing onto the rest of the bands you would expect: Dio, Sabbath, Judas Priest ect and then when I joined MB my whole musical outlook changed, and have branched out into many different areas of music, especially metal, that I never knew existed before.

Hopefully this thread can act as a guide to some cool metal for metalheads like myself and those not so in love with the much-hated genre of METAL to maybe get introduced to the genre.

First entry up in a bit. Guy.

zeppy111 · 01-11-2010, 07:16 AM

Band: Trinacria
Album: Travel Now Journey Infinitely
Year: 2008
Genre: Black/Ambient/Noise Metal

The band is comprismised of the heavyweight line-up of Grutle Kjellson (Enslaved), Arve “Ice Dale” Isdal (Enslaved, Audrey Horne), Iver Sandøy (Manngard, Emmerhoff & The Melancholy Babies) and Espen Lien (Barbie Bones, Slut Machine). "Travel Now Journey Infinitely," is the only release of the bands so far that I am aware of, and I for the love of metal they should definitely work on another release or two.

The record sounds much like your normal Enslaved records would, with a few twists. The guitars from Ivar and Dave are nothing out of the regular, as are those deathly, demon-like screams and howls of Grutle's who fronts the band. The one aspect that veers from the Enslaved sound is the drumming, Ivar keeps everything so out of structure that it manages to be in structure, weird eh?

"Turn Away," is the first song on the album and straight away you know exactly what you are in for, repitition, repitition and repitition. (Sounds like The Fall song) My favourite track of the album comprimising of the monotonous drum patterns, riffs and scary, estranged sounds echoing in the background.

Not to say once you have heard one, you have heard them all because that would be a terrible mistake, although the same pattern surrounds the whole album, fresh twists and around every drum beat or rif.

What more could you ask for? Maybe some dangerous women playing some crazy metal? If so, Maja and Hild, the two ladies from the Norweigan noise duo "Fe-Mail," are on hand to provide all the noise any one person could possibly handle.

Overall: 100/100

This album is most probably my favourite metal record, most certainly the best blackish/ambient album I own.

Pillowmint · 01-12-2010, 05:55 AM

Wow, I'm impressed by that song. Thanks for sharing!

B_Hammock · 01-15-2010, 03:51 AM

I only listened to the first couple of minutes but I'm sold, I will definetely give this album a try! Thanks for the recommendation and looking forward to more.

zeppy111 · 01-15-2010, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Pillowmint

Wow, I'm impressed by that song. Thanks for sharing!

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Originally Posted by B_Hammock

I only listened to the first couple of minutes but I'm sold, I will definetely give this album a try! Thanks for the recommendation and looking forward to more.

Cheers, if either of you need a link, just shout. You definitely won't be disappointed! Next review up soonish, depends if I can make myself stop jamming or not, we'll see.

Scissorman · 01-15-2010, 08:04 AM

The song starts good, but it becomes too repetitive as it goes on. It has a lot of My Dying Bride moments, but I would always choose My Dying Bride over it.

zeppy111 · 03-27-2010, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Scissorman

The song starts good, but it becomes too repetitive as it goes on. It has a lot of My Dying Bride moments, but I would always choose My Dying Bride over it.

That is the thing with much atmospheric black metal such as Trinacria, Drudkh ect is that the repition can either be painstakingly boring or hypnotic... I guess it just depends on where you fall in-between.

Need to get another review up here. Expect something in the next few days. (No prizes to anyone who guessed it is going to be black metal)

crash_override · 03-27-2010, 12:45 AM

This has potential... I'm anticipating some more reviews.

Unrelenting · 04-01-2010, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by crash_override

This has potential... I'm anticipating some more reviews.

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01-10-2010, 10:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
zeppy111 16, so? Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Africa Posts: 630	Metal For The World - Metal Reviewed !METAL FOR THE WORLD! "As long as there are kids who are pissed off and have no real way in venting out that anger, heavy metal will live on," - Ozzy Osbourne This is basically going to be a thread for metal albums/songs/bands that I have come across, that deserve some sought of mention whether it be good or bad, well-known or not, anything goes. Mods, hopefully this could stay in this section and not the journals, I don't feel it is necessary to go there, but suit yourselves. Thanks. A brief history on metal and I: I got into metal at around 11, first hearing Iron Maiden and falling in love with them as many others did, progressing onto the rest of the bands you would expect: Dio, Sabbath, Judas Priest ect and then when I joined MB my whole musical outlook changed, and have branched out into many different areas of music, especially metal, that I never knew existed before. Hopefully this thread can act as a guide to some cool metal for metalheads like myself and those not so in love with the much-hated genre of METAL to maybe get introduced to the genre. First entry up in a bit. Guy. __________________ My Blog (album of the day): http://musicfromthesouth.blogspot.com

01-11-2010, 07:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
zeppy111 16, so? Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Africa Posts: 630	Band: Trinacria Album: Travel Now Journey Infinitely Year: 2008 Genre: Black/Ambient/Noise Metal The band is comprismised of the heavyweight line-up of Grutle Kjellson (Enslaved), Arve “Ice Dale” Isdal (Enslaved, Audrey Horne), Iver Sandøy (Manngard, Emmerhoff & The Melancholy Babies) and Espen Lien (Barbie Bones, Slut Machine). "Travel Now Journey Infinitely," is the only release of the bands so far that I am aware of, and I for the love of metal they should definitely work on another release or two. The record sounds much like your normal Enslaved records would, with a few twists. The guitars from Ivar and Dave are nothing out of the regular, as are those deathly, demon-like screams and howls of Grutle's who fronts the band. The one aspect that veers from the Enslaved sound is the drumming, Ivar keeps everything so out of structure that it manages to be in structure, weird eh? "Turn Away," is the first song on the album and straight away you know exactly what you are in for, repitition, repitition and repitition. (Sounds like The Fall song) My favourite track of the album comprimising of the monotonous drum patterns, riffs and scary, estranged sounds echoing in the background. Not to say once you have heard one, you have heard them all because that would be a terrible mistake, although the same pattern surrounds the whole album, fresh twists and around every drum beat or rif. What more could you ask for? Maybe some dangerous women playing some crazy metal? If so, Maja and Hild, the two ladies from the Norweigan noise duo "Fe-Mail," are on hand to provide all the noise any one person could possibly handle. Overall: 100/100 This album is most probably my favourite metal record, most certainly the best blackish/ambient album I own. __________________ My Blog (album of the day): http://musicfromthesouth.blogspot.com Last edited by zeppy111; 01-11-2010 at 07:47 AM.

01-15-2010, 08:04 AM	#6 (permalink)
Scissorman art is sold for money Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Belgrade, Serbia Posts: 730	The song starts good, but it becomes too repetitive as it goes on. It has a lot of My Dying Bride moments, but I would always choose My Dying Bride over it. __________________ facebook Last.fm The Music I make http://www.indabamusic.com/opportuni...missions/52856

01-12-2010, 05:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
Pillowmint I Am the Lizard Queen Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 134	Wow, I'm impressed by that song. Thanks for sharing!

01-15-2010, 03:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
B_Hammock Groupie Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NSW, Australia Posts: 25	I only listened to the first couple of minutes but I'm sold, I will definetely give this album a try! Thanks for the recommendation and looking forward to more.