The Poseur Cave

Isbjørn · 10-13-2014, 07:50 AM

I've not listened to a whole lot of death metal, but I know Heartwork. I'd say it's pretty good. Anyway...

Stolen directly from Overdub Guitar Central...

Artist: Xysma
Album: Swarming of the Maggots
Year: 1989
Genre: Goregrind

So this is my first grindcore album, and I don't really have anything to say about it. Extreme metal bands aren't known for high production values, and this is also a demo, so all I could hear was some drums, some buzzing guitars, and boring, incomprehensible vocals. Utter mess. I just sat there waiting for it to finish. Luckily, it only lasted for 17 minutes.

2/5

But Batty, no worries, I won't avoid grindcore or anything. I still have yet to check out Pig Destroyer.

Isbjørn · 10-13-2014, 09:36 AM

Guys, new Weezer album

Artist: Weezer
Album: Everything Will Be Alright in the End
Year: 2014
Genre: Power pop

A while ago, I heard that Weezer were releasing a new album. I didn't get all that excited, as I'd only heard their two first albums, and everyone talks about the seven following ones being utter crap. I liked the album cover, though. Look at that album cover. It's cool. Anyway, I heard their new single, "Back to the Shack", and I was not impressed. Mediocre radio rock at its mediocre...st? It lacked catchiness, so it was just a dumb tune about how they should stop writing dumb tunes. Then I heard their other single, "Cleopatra", and thought "hey, that one wasn't too bad", and I started waiting for the album just like everyone else.

And then, tuesday last week, it was released. I gave it a listen right now, and hey, I was positively surprised. The first track starts out with a pretty dull, chuggy guitar riff, but quickly becomes a catchy power pop song that I totally bobbed my head to. It's followed by... eh, "Back to the Shack", which is easily the worst song on the album. But the next song, "Eulogy For a Rock Band" is awesome, probably my favourite of the album, and totally makes up for it. The songs get a little samey after a while, as they're all just similarly constructed hook rock tunes (it's a fun style, though), but at the end is a trilogy of well-composed, up-beat tracks that all focus on the instrumentation rather than the vocals. Actually, only one of them has vocals: "II. Anonymous", and they're not even the main focus, but only there to help build the (almost overtly) happy atmosphere.

So... positive surprise, much recommended, not Pinkerton or anything, but still a good album.

3.5/5

Isbjørn · 11-01-2014, 04:10 AM

Chunks of metal: black metal

Artist: Mayhem
Album: Deathcrush (EP)
Year: 1987
Genre: 1st wave black metal

Hello, journal. Long time, no see. I thought it was about time I wrote something here, and I thought this was a decent choice for an entry. I'm also posting it right after the end of Metal Month. Heh, irony.

You all know Mayhem. Everyone's heard the "member committed suicide, scene was photographed by guitarist, guitarist was murdered by bassist, bassist burned churches and then went to jail" story. Their debut full-length, De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas, gained a bit of attention because of the disturbed bastards involved. The music on it is alright, but gets monotonous after a while. Attila is a ridiculous vocalist. But then there is Deathcrush, the band's second EP, which is a goddamn brutal black/thrash attack from start to finish. Alright, second track to finish. The opener, "Silvester Anfang" is a percussion-only track written by Conrad Schnitzler, who has worked with Tangerine Dream, so I guess he's a big deal? But it's effective. It gets you in the mood, man. It's like the soundtrack to marching out to war, and then the war actually starts with “Deathcrush”, which features a sick buzzsaw-riff and a dude screaming as if he's getting his manly pride chopped off. Much better than Attila. Silly Attila. The next track bears the charming title of... eh... “Chainsaw Gutsfuck”, and has equally charming lyrics about... no, go find out yourself. I'm glad the vocalist is screaming incomprehensibly. The riff is awesome, though. The next song is a Venom cover, but slightly more kvlt than the original. We get another piece of distorted riffage, “Necrolust”, and then suddenly a change in style: “(weird) Manheim” is a brooding synth track, which makes me think of Burzum's ambient music. Then it's back to evil and distortion, with “Pure fucking Armageddon”, an album closer worthy of its title.

This is a really short release, but I'm kind of glad that it's not longer. All the tracks are similar, and I feel that an increased length would take away a lot of its impact.

4.5/5

Wpnfire · 11-01-2014, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Briks

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Pet_Sounds · 11-01-2014, 06:32 AM

Did you review a single metal album (except for the one in The Playlist of Life) during Metal Month II?

Isbjørn · 11-01-2014, 07:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds

Did you review a single metal album (except for the one in The Playlist of Life) during Metal Month II?

I briefly talked about a grindcore album (that Xysma demo), but otherwise, nope. Definitely one of the months in which this journal featured the least metal.

Pet_Sounds · 11-01-2014, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Briks

I briefly talked about a grindcore album (that Xysma demo), but otherwise, nope. Definitely one of the months in which this journal featured the least metal.

Ah, right. You realize there was more metal in my journals last month? Somehow, I can't see that happening again for a while.

Isbjørn · 11-01-2014, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds

Ah, right. You realize there was more metal in my journals last month? Somehow, I can't see that happening again for a while.

More like "Switching Roles Month", or what?

Herr Kaizer says "dance"!
Norway's favourite band:

Artist: Kaizers Orchestra
Album: Ompa til Du Dør
Year: 2001
Genre: Gypsy punk

Imagine what a musically oblivious 12-year old must feel when he is exposed to this energetic blend of Gypsy punk, alternative rock and Balkan folk music for the very first time. I tell you, it will not be impactless. In 2011, Iron Maiden was the most special band I listened to. Yeah. Then, boom, I found these guys, and they quickly became my favourite band. They weren't like anything I had ever heard before. This album, Ompa til Du Dør (“Oompah till you die”) is still one of my favourite albums, and I will guard my signed copy of it with my life.

The album opener, “Kontroll På Kontinentet”, is a fast and crazy gypsy-tinged rocker which sets the general theme of the album, musically and lyrically (the album is about the Mafia, WWII and the Resistance movement). It's followed by the album's title track, one of the band's most popular songs, and understandably so, because it's a big load of fun. “170” might be my favourite track from the album. The throbbing beat, the repetition of the lines, and the dramatic lyrics about a soldier in war get me every time. “Resistansen” is another favourite. It's as catchy and infectious as the common cold. There's not a single bad track on this album. Nope, not one. “Fra Sjåfør til Passasjer”, a ballad, isn't as strong as the other tracks, but it's still a truly great song. This is an album I listen to regularly, and it seems to just get better every time.

5/5

The Batlord · 11-01-2014, 07:23 PM

I find it amusing that at least three people on this site love Deathcrush, but are at least somewhat unimpressed by De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Perhaps it's that those who are not infected with black metal elitism are willing to admit that De Mysteriis's flaws detract, while Deathcrush's enhance.

Isbjørn · 11-02-2014, 12:43 PM

Beware: there will be spoilers
But the movie's been out for 10 years, so 2bad4u

Title: Van Helsing
Director: Stephen Sommers
Year: 2004
Genre: Action/fantasy/gothic horror

I only watched this because one of my best friends had been hyping it up and mentioned it every time we talked about anything horror-related.
This is the first time I talk about a movie in this journal. I think. I'm only featuring it because I'm slighly pissed.
Sooo... Dracula meets Frankenstein. This prevented me from taking the movie seriously from the very beginning.
The visual effects are alright, but they're used way too excessively.
There's supposed to be a decent plot in there, but I can't find it. The movie just gets dumber as it goes.
Vampires don't procreate by laying giant, disgusting slime egg... things. They bite people.
The only way to kill a vampire isn't a goddamn werewolf.
And OMGWHYDIDYOUKILLVICTORFRANKENSTEIN
Moaning about Sharknado is cool, right? Or was that last year? Anyway, that was a campy B-horror flick that I kind of enjoyed watching because it wasn't meant to be taken seriously in any way. It's called "Sharknado". This movie just soils the name of Dracula.
I'm going to be generous with with my rating, since it did grant me a couple of laughs:

1/5, which, in my RYM rating system, is "getting kicked in the crotch by a Nazi".

10-13-2014, 07:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	I've not listened to a whole lot of death metal, but I know Heartwork. I'd say it's pretty good. Anyway... Stolen directly from Overdub Guitar Central... Artist: Xysma Album: Swarming of the Maggots Year: 1989 Genre: Goregrind So this is my first grindcore album, and I don't really have anything to say about it. Extreme metal bands aren't known for high production values, and this is also a demo, so all I could hear was some drums, some buzzing guitars, and boring, incomprehensible vocals. Utter mess. I just sat there waiting for it to finish. Luckily, it only lasted for 17 minutes. 2/5 But Batty, no worries, I won't avoid grindcore or anything. I still have yet to check out Pig Destroyer. __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

10-13-2014, 09:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Guys, new Weezer album Artist: Weezer Album: Everything Will Be Alright in the End Year: 2014 Genre: Power pop A while ago, I heard that Weezer were releasing a new album. I didn't get all that excited, as I'd only heard their two first albums, and everyone talks about the seven following ones being utter crap. I liked the album cover, though. Look at that album cover. It's cool. Anyway, I heard their new single, "Back to the Shack", and I was not impressed. Mediocre radio rock at its mediocre...st? It lacked catchiness, so it was just a dumb tune about how they should stop writing dumb tunes. Then I heard their other single, "Cleopatra", and thought "hey, that one wasn't too bad", and I started waiting for the album just like everyone else. And then, tuesday last week, it was released. I gave it a listen right now, and hey, I was positively surprised. The first track starts out with a pretty dull, chuggy guitar riff, but quickly becomes a catchy power pop song that I totally bobbed my head to. It's followed by... eh, "Back to the Shack", which is easily the worst song on the album. But the next song, "Eulogy For a Rock Band" is awesome, probably my favourite of the album, and totally makes up for it. The songs get a little samey after a while, as they're all just similarly constructed hook rock tunes (it's a fun style, though), but at the end is a trilogy of well-composed, up-beat tracks that all focus on the instrumentation rather than the vocals. Actually, only one of them has vocals: "II. Anonymous", and they're not even the main focus, but only there to help build the (almost overtly) happy atmosphere. So... positive surprise, much recommended, not Pinkerton or anything, but still a good album. 3.5/5 __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

11-01-2014, 04:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Chunks of metal: black metal Artist: Mayhem Album: Deathcrush (EP) Year: 1987 Genre: 1st wave black metal Hello, journal. Long time, no see. I thought it was about time I wrote something here, and I thought this was a decent choice for an entry. I'm also posting it right after the end of Metal Month. Heh, irony. You all know Mayhem. Everyone's heard the "member committed suicide, scene was photographed by guitarist, guitarist was murdered by bassist, bassist burned churches and then went to jail" story. Their debut full-length, De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas, gained a bit of attention because of the disturbed bastards involved. The music on it is alright, but gets monotonous after a while. Attila is a ridiculous vocalist. But then there is Deathcrush, the band's second EP, which is a goddamn brutal black/thrash attack from start to finish. Alright, second track to finish. The opener, "Silvester Anfang" is a percussion-only track written by Conrad Schnitzler, who has worked with Tangerine Dream, so I guess he's a big deal? But it's effective. It gets you in the mood, man. It's like the soundtrack to marching out to war, and then the war actually starts with “Deathcrush”, which features a sick buzzsaw-riff and a dude screaming as if he's getting his manly pride chopped off. Much better than Attila. Silly Attila. The next track bears the charming title of... eh... “Chainsaw Gutsfuck”, and has equally charming lyrics about... no, go find out yourself. I'm glad the vocalist is screaming incomprehensibly. The riff is awesome, though. The next song is a Venom cover, but slightly more kvlt than the original. We get another piece of distorted riffage, “Necrolust”, and then suddenly a change in style: “(weird) Manheim” is a brooding synth track, which makes me think of Burzum's ambient music. Then it's back to evil and distortion, with “Pure fucking Armageddon”, an album closer worthy of its title. This is a really short release, but I'm kind of glad that it's not longer. All the tracks are similar, and I feel that an increased length would take away a lot of its impact. 4.5/5 __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

11-01-2014, 06:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,488	Did you review a single metal album (except for the one in The Playlist of Life) during Metal Month II? __________________ Everybody's dying just to get the disease

11-02-2014, 12:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Beware: there will be spoilers But the movie's been out for 10 years, so 2bad4u Title: Van Helsing Director: Stephen Sommers Year: 2004 Genre: Action/fantasy/gothic horror I only watched this because one of my best friends had been hyping it up and mentioned it every time we talked about anything horror-related. This is the first time I talk about a movie in this journal. I think. I'm only featuring it because I'm slighly pissed. Sooo... Dracula meets Frankenstein. This prevented me from taking the movie seriously from the very beginning. The visual effects are alright, but they're used way too excessively. There's supposed to be a decent plot in there, but I can't find it. The movie just gets dumber as it goes. Vampires don't procreate by laying giant, disgusting slime egg... things. They bite people. The only way to kill a vampire isn't a goddamn werewolf. And OMGWHYDIDYOUKILLVICTORFRANKENSTEIN Moaning about Sharknado is cool, right? Or was that last year? Anyway, that was a campy B-horror flick that I kind of enjoyed watching because it wasn't meant to be taken seriously in any way. It's called "Sharknado". This movie just soils the name of Dracula. I'm going to be generous with with my rating, since it did grant me a couple of laughs: 1/5, which, in my RYM rating system, is "getting kicked in the crotch by a Nazi". __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal