Comments on: Hypocrisy – A Taste of Extreme Divinity

By: gabaghoul

gabaghoul — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:58:16 +0000

create a new one!

By: Biff Tannan

Biff Tannan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:54:15 +0000

I created an account…but it’s saying my account is inactive. Didn’t get an email for activation…..

By: gabaghoul

gabaghoul — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:08:16 +0000

yeah stop lurking in the wading pool and jump in the deep end already, I promise we won’t poop in it

By: Shane

Shane — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:30:14 +0000

Biff,

If you promise to show your face on our boards I’ll do the Katatonia like right away. I have a feeling you would get a long pretty well with Vulg, Cynic, and Ohiogrinder on here. What say you Gaba?

By: gabaghoul

gabaghoul — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:09:28 +0000

pm me and send me a list to check out

By: Brandon Duncan

Brandon Duncan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:08:25 +0000

This CD is KILLLLLEEEER.

By: Biff Tannan

Biff Tannan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:31:47 +0000

South America has produced some KILLER bands over the years….I think a lot of the political/social turmoil really fuels the bestial nature of the music.

By: gabaghoul

gabaghoul — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:09:37 +0000

cool I don’t know much about the SA scene, I will check it out. there do seem to be a ton of Chilean blogspot sites though!

By: Biff Tannan

Biff Tannan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:58:51 +0000

Nuclear War Now! Is a label run by a guy from Redwood City, CA. He does a lot of really intricate “Die Hard” vinyl pressings of old classics, signs a lot of obscure thrash/black/death bands from around the world. Lots of south american stuff. Great stuff on that label….generally, the harder edge stuff such as Blasphemy/Sarcofago etc.. tons of vinyl nerds like myself on there. Its a great place to learn about great, unknown bands new and old !

Sounds like the Katatonia is a head scratcher!

By: gabaghoul

gabaghoul — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:47:16 +0000

what’s the difference between the stuff we cover here vs Nuclear War Now! don’t know what that site is.

the new Katatonia… sonically it’s the best they’ve ever sounded, very lush and layered, love the new keyboard sounds specifically – some really heavy downtuned riffs here and there (which you might find nu-metal, I dunno).

the songs are a lot harder to pin down though, they’re not as accessible as GCD or Viva. probably the most morose and depressed album of their entire career actually. so I am really torn on this one – not liking it as much as I’d hoped, even though it’s been on all day. Forsaken and Idle Blood are the real standouts so far (but maybe that’s because Idle Blood sounds like Damnation-era Opeth more than classic Katatonia).

sorry for hijacking your Hypocrisy review Jodi!

By: Biff Tannan

Biff Tannan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:29:55 +0000

so….. is it good ? I’ve read mixed things about it,so I guess I’ll have to wait and hear it for myself.

I just hope it’s better than The Great Cold Distance. It had 3 or 4 great songs, but a lot of filler and some ‘nu-metal’ tendencies to my ears….

I LOVE that band…hoping for a masterpiece!

By: Biff Tannan

Biff Tannan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:27:39 +0000

Eh….don’t know. Maybe I will. I usually stick to the Nuclear War Now! forum…more my type of music. I tend to come off as a hideous troll on here because I hate a lot of this ‘metal’ : ) But I enjoy some of the articles on here, so I stop by often.

By: gabaghoul

gabaghoul — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:31:51 +0000

Shane’s writing it up soon. how come you don’t post on the forums btw?

By: Biff Tannan

Biff Tannan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:27:06 +0000

How the fuck is the new Katatonia?? Anyone heard it ? Waiting for a review on here! Lucky Europeans have had it for a few days already.

By: Biff Tannan

Biff Tannan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:25:58 +0000

“I think Biff has a crush on Jodi”

what gave it away ?? My uncharacteristic use of a smiley face ? Is she cute?

By: gabaghoul

gabaghoul — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:15:58 +0000

I think Biff has a crush on Jodi

By: Biff Tannan

Biff Tannan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:57:01 +0000

What do you mean they never lost touch with their core sound ??? Huh ? Have you ever heard Osculom Obscenum?
The only thing that is that even remotely connects them with their crushing roots is the fact that they still use guitar,bass,drums and vocals ; )

By: Stiffy

Stiffy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:29:52 +0000

Cryptic is a great way to describe their sound. Unique band. Always has been.