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Originally Posted by Zer0
Katatonia - Brave Murder Day (1996)
A band I've been aware of for a number of years but haven't been compelled to check their albums until recently. This is a very enjoyable album of death/doom metal and also features Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth on harsh vocals. |
Beware, this is by far the best album they ever put out. It's all downhill from there.
I went to see them a couple of years ago. It was OK for the first 20 minutes then it all blended into one monotonous, bland, dreary bore-fest.
PALLBEARER - FOUNDATIONS OF BURDEN (2014)
Second album doesn't seem as well done as the first, but it does hold it up pretty well thus far. I'm enjoying it. I await to see if it gets better or worse with a few more listens.
KARMA TO BURN - ARCH STANTON (2014)
Trademark instrumental stoner metal from KTB, except a marked improvement on their releases since their reformation in 2010. At under 40 minutes it's short, sweet, and rock and roll as ****.
WAHEELA - HX POP (2014)
Local noise-rock band with their first physical, studio release, on cassette (and download). It's so difficult to capture their live performances - long, droning pieces with screaming vocals, at times peaceful, at times manic, but with a lush, trippy atmosphere. They haven't quite nailed it here either, but done a much better job than previous CD-R releases. And predictably, the b-side live recording is the better side!