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GrimFaust's top albums (overall)
1. Bloodbath - The Fathomless Mastery (542) 2. Gojira - From Mars to Sirius (539) 3. Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh (506) 4. Gojira - Terra Incognita (473) 5. SikTh - Death of a Dead Day (467) 6. Wormed - Planisphaerium (410) 7. Deathspell Omega - Si Monvmentvm Reqvires, Circvmspice (404) 8. Baroness - Red Album (389) 9. Gojira - The Link (379) 10. Spawn of Possession - Cabinet (378) 11. Morbid Angel - Domination (362) 12. Keep of Kalessin - Armada (359) 13. Burst - Lazarus Bird (348) 14. Burst - Origo (332) 15. Hate Eternal - I, Monarch (327) 16. Hate Eternal - Conquering the Throne (323) 17. Hour of Penance - Pageantry for Martyrs (310) 18. Hate Eternal - King of all Kings (291) 19. The Ocean - Precambrian (285) 20. Baroness - Blue Record (284) 21. Killswitch Engage - As Daylight Dies (282) 22. Karnivool - Themata (282) 23. Devin Townsend Project - Ki (269) 24. Ion Dissonance - Minus The Herd (269) 25. 3 Melancholy Gypsys - Grand Caravan to the Rim of the World (264) 26. Opeth - Ghost Reveries (259) 27. Mastodon - Blood Mountain (258) 28. Immersed In Blood - Killing Season (254) 29. Welcome the Plague Year - Welcome the Plague Year (249) 30. Mastodon - Leviathan (247) 31. Guttural Secrete - Reek Of Pubescent Despoilment (246) 32. Callisto - True Nature Unfolds (244) 33. Thyrfing - Farsotstider (244) 34. Counting Crows - August And Everything After (240) 35. Cult of Luna - The Beyond (239) 36. Thyrfing - Vansinnesvisor (238) 37. Anaal Nathrakh - Hell Is Empty, and All the Devils Are Here (236) 38. Callisto - Noir (235) 39. The Dillinger Escape Plan - Ire Works (233) 40. Decapitated - The Negation (233) 41. At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul (228) 42. Thyrfing - Hels Vite (221) 43. Inveracity - Extermination Of Millions (217) 44. Bloodbath - Ressurection Through Carnage (216) 45. Cult of Luna - Cult of Luna (213) 46. Decrepit Birth - ...And Time Begins (209) 47. Cult of Luna - Eternal Kingdom (207) 48. Severed Savior - Brutality Is Law (203) 49. Between the Buried and Me - Alaska (202) 50. Mastodon - Remission (201)

My disclaimer: I know just about everybody hates these things, but I like surveys and stats so ;lsadf. Get over it. This journal is more for my own time-wasting fun than others. You can read it if you want, but don't bitch to me about all the time I've caused you to waste because you read it. The title should be a good indication as to what this is, so ;lfj.


How many songs are in your iTunes?: 3413
Total time: 10:05:12:56
Total GBs: 13.5 GB
What song are you listening to right now?: The Truth of My Perception

Sort the songs in alphabetical order.
First song: À Tout Le Monde (Set Me Free)
Last song: 96 Quite Bitter Beings

Album order.
First song: Jesus Christ Pose
Last song: In Spite of Fear

Artist order.
First song: evolution of the elohim
Last song: Slow Motion Riot

Year order.
First song: Here Comes the Sun (1969)
Last song: Parasites (2009)

Time order.
First song: Third of Its Kind (0:19)
Last song: Crimson II (41:26)

Genre order.
First song: Supersonic (Alternative)
Last song: Gates to Hell (Windows Sounds) >.>

Shuffle! - Put the music playlist on shuffle.
1st song: Killers
2nd: Ghetto Box
10th: A New Day Yesterday
50th: Wildflower
100th: Scared (2007 Edit)
200th: Smoke 'Em If Ya Got 'Em
250th: Findaway
279th: Illusions

Search for the following phrases and write the number of tracks that come up for each.
"love": 66
"hate": 62
"sex": 7
"fail": 8
"fall": 91
"you": 181
"fuck": 8
"kill": 84
"death": 116
"dead": 72
"evil": 26
"heaven": 23
"hell": 66
"dark": 68
"light": 33


Top 10 most played songs, with number of plays
1.: Under Dark Wings (102)
2.: Fear of Dying (90)
3.: State of Love and Trust (52)
4.: Linda Evangelista (49)
5.: Pumpkin Head (42)
6.: Future Foe Scenarios (41)
7.: Venus Blue (30)
8.: Buried Alive (26)
9.: Crystal Mountain (26)
10.: Instruments Of Torture (25)

Top 10 least played songs, with number of plays
1.: too many with 0 to list D:
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Top 10 highest rated songs
1.: I don't rate my songs.
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Write a song beginning with each character.
0-9: 1,000 Eyes
A: Achilles Heel
B: Battle City
C: Cold Victim
D: Day of the Doom
E: En Ring til å herske
F: Fear of Dying
G: Get the Balance Right
H: Hades Rising
I: In Your Eyes (Knuckleheadz Mix)
J: Jesus Christ! Did You See the SIZE of That Sperm Whale?
K: Kain
L: Less Tweedle More Twaddle
M: Mother Man
N: Neither Shape Nor Shadow
O: Once
P: Powers That Be
Q: Quest For Spirituality
R: Raintracks
S: Sanity Unlisted
T: Tordah
U: Unleash Hell
V: Venus Blue
W: Was it better when it was worse
X: X-Ray Mind
Y: You Know You're Right
Z: Zero Tolerance

Write an artist beginning with each character.
0-9: 1349
A: Alice in Chains
B: Bloody Hell Over Live
C: Clad in Darkness
D: Die
E: Evading Downfall
F: Finger Eleven
G: Goatsnake
H: Hopesfall
I: Ion Dissonance
J: Jack Off Jill
K: Kataklysm
L: Lacrimas Profundere
M: Moorgate
N: Necrophagist
O: Orgy
P: Paths of Possession
Q: Quo Vadis
R: Rosetta Stone
S: Symbyosis
T: Trik Turner
U: Urban Castle Magic
V: Visceral Bleeding
W: White Skull
X: Xe-NONE
Y: Yes
Z: Zonaria

Random Questions
How long have you had your iPod?: I got it for my 15th birthday and I'm turning 17 in two days so almost 2 years.
Does if have a crapload of scratches on it?: yes :D
What is your most favourite song of all time?: Don't really have one.
What is your favourite foreign language song?: I have more foreign language songs than I used to, a lot of which are Russian. But probably Jibun kakumei
What's the most embarassing song that you have?: I'm not embarassed about it, but I guess anything by Kylie Minogue.
Pop or Hip Hop?: Pop
Rock or Rap?: Rock
R&B or Alternative?: Alternative
Classical or Jazz?: Classical
Dance or Reggae?: Dance
New Age or Techno?: Techno
Country or Blues?: Blues
Folk or Latin?: Latin.
Annoying theme songs or annoying children's songs?: Annoying theme songs.
Macarena or Chicken Dance?: Tie. Macarena is damn fucking catchy but the chicken dance is <3.
YMCA or Cha Cha Slide?: Cha Cha Slide. I'm a total fail at YMCA.
Artist VS. Artist (you HAVE to pick one or you're going to hell)
Going to Hell anyway if there is one at all, so that ultimatum means absolutely nothing to me.
Ashlee or Jessica?: Never listened to either of their stuff.
Britney or Christina?: Christina.
Hilary of Lindsay?: Never listened.
Avril or JoJo?: Avril Lasagna.
Shakira or JLo?: Shakira
Beyonce or Ciara?: =|
Gwen or No Doubt?: No Doubt
Beyonce of Destiny's Child?: Ugghh.
Eminem or 50 Cent?: Eminem
G-Unit or D12?: Never listened to either.
Chris Brown or Usher?: >_<
Justin Timberlake or Nick Lachey?: aufd
Panic! At the Disco or Fall Out Boy?: P!ATD.
My Chemical Romance or The Used?: The Used. Definitely.
Simple Plan or The All-American Rejects?: All-American Rejects.
Black Eyed Peas or The Click Five?: The Click Five.
No Doubt or Pussycat Dolls?: No Doubt
Blink- 182 or Green Day?: blink-182
New Green Day or Old Green Day?: Old, even though I personally hate both.
KISS or Beatles?: Beatles.
Maroon 5 or Yellowcard?: Yellowcard

Other Stuff
What's your favourite song of all time?: This was already asked.
Artist?: All-time changes for me about every 3-4 months...
Album?: Dunno.
Genre?: Metal.
What's your least favourite song of all time?: Too many.
Artist?: Too many.
Album?: Dunno.
Genre?: Country and rap/hip-hop (I'm not racist, ignorant fucks. Vocals are a crucial part in music for me, and rappers/hip-hoppers vocals are a total fail to my eardrums.)
Isn't Panic! At the Disco the best band ever?: They aren't the worst.
Ever been to a concert?: Yes, in 9th or 10th grade.
If so, who did you see? If not, who do you want to see?: Within Temptation was the main band, and I was there for the two opening bands; The Dearly Departed (or The Dear and Departed, I'm not sure...) and the other one I forgot the name of, but it was good. There are a lot of bands I'd kill to see, though.
What's the difference between rock and alternative?: What does this have to do with the price of eggs in China?
MTV, VH1, or Fuse, and why?: When I was able to watch all three, I found myself watching Fuse the most, Vh1 second most. Mtv was good for some of the shows (Parental Control always amused me and that Next show was fun sometimes) and the music videos were a little fun to watch. Just because it makes it to Mtv doesn't make it automatic shit =|. ;asdfi
Soundtracks or Mixed Tapes?: Never had a mix tape. D:
Pay 99 cents for a song or download illegally?: Download.
Borrow your friend's CD's, buy it yourself, or download it?: I'd try downloading first. If that fails, I'd borrow if a friend has it. If THAT fails also and the cd is good enough to spend 14 bucks on, I might just buy it (in this case, I'd have the money, somehow). You have no fucking idea how much I hate spending money. I also often regret buying CD A instead of CD B or C afterwards, anyways.
What's wrong with downloading illegally anyways?: I honestly don't know. 'Support the artists' people are fighting a losing war. There will always be people who "steal" music and there will always be RIAA cocksuckers that buy all their music. I know artists don't make much profit off their labels, but they are way better off than I am. I do buy CDs, though. I do like having them in my collection and being able to whip them out for whatever. But honestly, when I'm given the opportunity, I'm waaay more inclined to download an album (actually, I'm fully inclined to download it) than go waste $14 on it and probably not like it that much, and then not even get a third of what I paid for it back (it's staying on my computer, though. If I do get a third of that money back, I still spent $9.50 on it. I'm not letting that go to waste.) There are more serious issues out there, and you guys bitch about this.
Why did you take this survey?: I like surveys. :L And I like stats. :D It's been a long time since I've done an iTunes stats survey. v.v
Do you like me?: I'll have to get to know you better before I can make a judgement call like this... can you meet me at the San Diego Zoo at 2AM this Thursday?
What are you listening to right NOW?: Elements
See ya.: See you at the zoo. :D

No tak... zabierałem się za recenzję tego materiału całe DWA lata. I nie chodzi tu przynajmniej o to, żem leń - nie, ot po prostu zawsze mi uciekało to z głowy.
Na początek słów kilka o samym zespole. Objawili się światu w 2005 roku. Pochodzą z Texas, Nord Pais de Calais. Zanim zdefiniuję muzykę zespołu dodam, że w składzie nie ma ani jednego rodowitego francuza. W roku 2006 po wydaniu debiutanckiej płyty (Pantheon'a właśnie) zespół się rozpadł. What a fucking waste. No to jak, jedziemy?

Okładka. Okładka. Okładka. Hmm. Przedstawiająca szczyt jednej z wież Petronas Towers w Kuala Lumpur w Malezji. Modernistycznie. I taka jest ta muzyka. Modernistyczna. Wyobraźcie sobie Napalm Death napierdalające 100x szybciej, 100x brutalniej, ale 2x mniej ciężko. Wyobraźcie sobie wstawki z Dysrythmii... ojej nie zacząłem jeszcze części właściwej recenzji. OK - jak słychać Shoemaker Levy 9 - wyjdzie w praniu.

1. Cerebral Dysfunction (1:42)
Zaczyna się pierdolnięciem. Jednym wielkim pierdolnięciem po czym przechodzi toto w rejony Ion Dissonance by zaswingować selektywnym basem z okolic jazzowych. Trup i stopa ściele sie gęsto, panowie ie zwalniają ani na chwilę. Nie wiem w jakim tempie jest to zagrane, ale z 300bpm to na bidę będzie.

2. Beyond Frontiers Of Asylum (2:47)
Tak brzmią single. Grindowe. I w dodatku mieszczą się na czas antenowy do komercyjnego radia! Shoemaker Lavy 9 odkryłem właśnie dzięki temu u-tworowi. Techniczne nakurwianie. Wolniejsze, ale ciężkie toto jak cholera. Łamańce rytmiczne lepsze jak u Dillinger Escape Plan. Weinman mógłby się podszkolić zwłaszcza podczas przejścia z ultraszybkiej partii w wolniejszy prawie Toolowy riff. Naprawdę zapada w pamięć. Taki prosty, a taki skomplikowany.

3. Deconstructive Process (2:21)
Oto jak mogliby napierdalać leng tche, gdyby nie spieprzyli Marasmusa. Jazzowa wstawka, siedmiokrotna stopa, połamańce, świdrujące ucho wokaliza, i przełamanie rytmu. Jakieś wstawki elektroniczne i jedziemy dalej. I następuje melodyjny zaśpiew. Cudo sudo barrakudo, może chcesz zjeść kurze udo.

4. Vestige Of Self Effacement (2:56)
Utwór spokojnie mógłby zostać skomponowany nawet przez naszą rodzimą Antigamę. Również ze względu na dziwne zmiany klimatów (w sumie 5 zmian jak na utwór trwający niecałe trzy minuty to dużo). Z czego połowa utworu to klimatyczne odgłosy czegoś bliżej niesprecyzowanego. Wchodzi perkusja. Dzień dobry, mam raka płuc, a oto i on <wrzask>. Koniec.

5. Compassion (3:54)
Oto rodzimy Heatenic Noiz Architect przyśpieszony około 1000 razy. Cztery minuty konkretnego nie ma zmiłuj. Łamane partie progrockowe w stylu Yes przeplatane konkretnym wpierdolem. I gdzieś tak w połowie następuje partia w stylu Genesis. Tak jest Genesis, z ultraszybka perkusją... a w tle figury gitar płyną, by zaraz spaść z duża prędkością w dół wodospadu... Tempo wzrasta, miast gitar mamy grind grany na efekcie clean. Można? Można. I jebut. Lubimy Queens of the Stone Age? Mamy partię QOTSA, na swój sposób przyspieszoną.

6. Claustophobic Control (3:39)
Rasowy lodołamacz. Karkołomne popisy gitar, basu i elementów ciszy. Oto coś, za co kocham ten zespół za nieprzewidywalność. Za wrzucenia ultrarytmicznej partii w środek chaosu. I przejście elektroniczne wykonane przez nie byle kogo bo Pana Igorrr'a. Kawałek płynnie przechodzi w

7. Absense (2:12)
I tak sobie płynie ten elektroniczny uciszacz... Zwyczajny słuchacz pomyśli, że to outro. A tu zmyłka.

8. The Genetic Clock Reign (2:58)
Zaczyna się w stylu Dysrythmii, by kilkakrotnie zmiażdżyć słuchacza ścianą krystalicznie połyskliwego metalu. mathcore'a znaczy się.

Szybko się kończy się ta płyta. Jej jednorazowego przesłuchania nie da się porównać do niczego. Jest przemyślana, zaskakująca, nieprzewidywalna i ma naprawdę zajebiste klarowne brzmienie!
Nie polecam do słuchania podczas jazdy samochodem.

Werdykt:
Shoemaker Levy 9 wydali płytę po czym się rozpadli. Płytę, która w undergroundzie nosi status kultowej. Jak w przypadku grupy Cynic i albumu Focus. Tego nie da się porównać do niczego.

Plusy:
- Wszystko po kolei. Od kompozycji i konstrukcji utworów po selektywną produkcję.
Minusy:
- Trudno dostępna (wytłoczono 5 000 numerowanych egzemplarzy)

Ocena: 10/10

The A.K.A.s
ABACABB
Abandon All Ships!
The Academy Is...X3
Aerosmith
Against Me!
Alexisonfire
The All-American Rejects
Anberlin
Anti-FlagX3
Armor for Sleep
Atreyu
Attack In Black
Audioslave
August Burns Red
Between the Trees
Big D and the Kids Table
Bigger and Better Things
Billy Talent
Blind WitnessX2
Blink 182
Boys Like Girls
The Bravery
Bring Me the HorizonX2
BroadwayX2
Brokencyde
Broken On Site
Burden of a Day
Bury Your Dead
Cancer Bats
Carolina Liar
Cheap Trick
Cobra StarshipX3
Conducting From the Grave
Confide
The Creepshow
Danko Jones
A Day to Remember
deadwalk
Dennis DeYoung
The Devil Wears PradaX3
Die Mannequin
Dir en grey
The Donnas
EmarosaX2
Escape the FateX2
Everytime I Die
The Expos
Faber DriveX2
Fall Out BoyX3
Farewell to Freeway
Fireworks
The Flatliners
For the Fallen Dreams
Four Year StrongX2
From First to LastX2
Gallows
The Ghost Inside
Gojira
Good Charlotte
Grave Maker
Greeley EstatesX2
Green DayX2
Hello Operator
Hey Monday
Hollywood Undead
Hotspur
I Am Committing A Sin
illScarlettX2
Impending Doom
In Fear and Faith
Innerpartysystem
Ion Dissonance
The JohnstonesX2
Jersey
Jonas
Kill Paradise
Lamb of God
Lifestory: Monologue
Live
Longway
Mad Caddies
Madina LakeX2
The Maine
Marianas Trench
Maroon 5
Mayday Parade
Mean Tangerine
Metallica
Metro StationX2
Molotov Solution
The Mongoloids
Moneen
Mötley Crüe
New Found Glory
NickelbackX2
Norma JeanX2
Our Last Night
Paper Lions
Parkway Drive
Paul Wall
Pennywise
Pierce the Veil
The Planet SmashersX2
Protest the HeroX3
Rancid
The Ready Set
the Real Mackenzies
Red October
Relient K
Rise AgainstX3
The Riverboat Gamblers
Sage Francis
The Sainte Catherines
Saosin
Say Anything
Seether
Set Your Goals
SilversteinX2
Simple Plan
The Sleeping
Sky Eats AirplaneX2
A Skylit Drive
Social Code
Sound And Fury
Staind
State of Shock
StepperX2
Story of the Year
Suffokate
Sum 41X2
The Swellers
Sworn Enemy
Taking Back Sunday
This or the Apocalypse
Three Days Grace
Thrice
ThursdayX2
UnderoathX3
Van Halen
Watchout! There's Ghosts
We Came As Romans
We The Kings
Westbound Train
30 Seconds to Mars
+44

Grindcore | Goregrind:
1) The Day Everything Became Nothing
2) Flagitious Idiosyncrasy in the Dilapidation

Thrash:
3) Holy Moses

Doom:
4) KYPCK
5) Revelation
6) Place of Skulls

Sludge:
7) Neurosis
8) Isis
9) Moloch
10) Goatsblood
11) Acid Bath (born to late...)

Hardcore:
12) Agnostic Front
13) No Innocent Victim
14) Jesus Wept
15) MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE
16) xDisciplex A.D.
17) Bloodlined Caligraphy

Drone:
18) Sunn O)))

Metalcore:
19) The Devil Wears Prada
20) Living Sacrifice

Mathcore | Mathmetal:
21) Meshuggah
22) Ion Dissonance
23) Test Switch Isolator (RIP)
24) Gift of Madness
25) The Gentleman Homicide

Nu-Metal | Alternative Metal | Alternative | Rapcore | " '90 music gods":
26) Limp Bizkit
27) Guano Apes (10.12.09 in KievCity! ^^)
28) American Head Charge
29) System of a Down
30) Linkin Park
31) Kittie
32) Evanescence

Christian:
33) P.O.D.
34) Project 86
35) Demon Hunter
36) Blindside
37) Flyleaf
38) Paramore

Hip-Hop:

39) KRec
40) Bad Balance
41) 116 Clique
42) The Cross Movement
43) Каста
44) Gospel People

Breakbeat | Drum'n'Bass | Breakcore:
45) The Prodigy
46) Pendulum
47) Matrix and Futurebound
48) Fatboy Slim
49) Bong-Ra
50) Drumcorps

Digital Hardcore:
51) Moshpit
52) Rabbit Junk

Rhythmic Noise:
53) Terrorfakt
54) Noisex

Industrial:

55) God Module
56) Spineflesh
57) :wumpscut:
58) C/A/T
59) The Crystalline Effect
60) Skinny Puppy

Dub:
61) Asian Dub Foundation

Gothic:
62) Virgin Black

To be continued...

63) Soulfly

After Cover Party (16.10.09), when music of Soulfly was playing by friendly bands and it led me into a trance when I was dancing, I wanted to see real Soulfly... And Max Cavalera. 'Cause when I was dancing it was real soulfly and roots....

64) Jucifer

My top 50 albums according to the almighty Top Albums Generator.

(Aka, It's not accurate at fucking all.)



GrimFaust's top albums (overall)
1. Bloodbath - The Fathomless Mastery (533) 2. Gojira - From Mars to Sirius (504) 3. Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh (466) 4. SikTh - Death of a Dead Day (466) 5. Gojira - Terra Incognita (450) 6. Wormed - Planisphaerium (410) 7. Deathspell Omega - Si Monvmentvm Reqvires, Circvmspice (404) 8. Spawn of Possession - Cabinet (377) 9. Gojira - The Link (364) 10. Morbid Angel - Domination (362) 11. Keep of Kalessin - Armada (359) 12. Burst - Lazarus Bird (347) 13. Baroness - Red Album (344) 14. Burst - Origo (329) 15. Hate Eternal - I, Monarch (327) 16. Hate Eternal - Conquering the Throne (323) 17. Hour of Penance - Pageantry for Martyrs (310) 18. Hate Eternal - King of all Kings (291) 19. Killswitch Engage - As Daylight Dies (282) 20. Karnivool - Themata (281) 21. The Ocean - Precambrian (270) 22. 3 Melancholy Gypsys - Grand Caravan to the Rim of the World (261) 23. Ion Dissonance - Minus The Herd (259) 24. Mastodon - Blood Mountain (258) 25. Opeth - Ghost Reveries (257) 26. Immersed In Blood - Killing Season (254) 27. Welcome the Plague Year - Welcome the Plague Year (249) 28. Mastodon - Leviathan (247) 29. Guttural Secrete - Reek Of Pubescent Despoilment (246) 30. Thyrfing - Farsotstider (244) 31. Cult of Luna - The Beyond (239) 32. Thyrfing - Vansinnesvisor (238) 33. Counting Crows - August And Everything After (237) 34. Anaal Nathrakh - Hell Is Empty, and All the Devils Are Here (236) 35. Callisto - Noir (234) 36. Callisto - True Nature Unfolds (234) 37. Decapitated - The Negation (233) 38. Devin Townsend Project - Ki (230) 39. At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul (228) 40. Thyrfing - Hels Vite (221) 41. Inveracity - Extermination Of Millions (217) 42. Bloodbath - Ressurection Through Carnage (216) 43. Cult of Luna - Cult of Luna (213) 44. Decrepit Birth - ...And Time Begins (209) 45. Cult of Luna - Eternal Kingdom (206) 46. All Shall Perish - The Price Of Existence (204) 47. Severed Savior - Brutality Is Law (203) 48. Mastodon - Remission (201) 49. Between the Buried and Me - Alaska (199) 50. Human Mincer - Degradation Paradox (196)

Cave-In – planets of old
Metalcore bands of the late 90s/early 2000s who are still together/have recently reformed after breaking up several times and kind of changing direction a couple of times, Poison the Well and now Cave-In have shown you the way. . . .START PLAYING FASTER THAN YOU DID IN THE 90S! = PROFIT (though, no, not in THAT sense. . .I mean profit as in your old fans that gave up on you say “well, lookit that, you did something I like without just doing what you did on your first record”). No, Steve doesn’t sound like Jeremy Enigk anymore, but that’s alright. This is a natural progression from Perfect Pitch Black. . . but it’s so far ahead of it it’s unbelievable. For the first time in quite some time Cave-In decide to just rock the fuck out. . . .instead of spacing the fuck out. The wankery is toned down quite a bit, and the heavy is turned up (and I guess that’s gonna be a theme of this set of verdicts, bringing back the heavy). They’ve got their old logo again, but don’t think this is gonna be until your heart stops. . the return. . . it’s still another place completely, but I think you’ll enjoy this place almost as much (ALMOST). First song is a sludgy number similar to one or two songs on Perfect Pitch Black, complete with Caleb getting some screams in (and a feedback solo. . .so there’s a little wank), Second song has that vibe too, but then . . . . FAST SONGS. Fast songs? “the red trail”, fast hardcore song. . .who’s doing the vocals on this? I’t sprobably not Steve, but it’s definitely not Caleb. The last track sounds like something Clouds might do. All in all, best I’ve heard of this band in quite a while.

8.5/10

Future of the Left – Travels with myself and others
One of my most anticipated albums, that I had no reason to believe was coming out anytime soon (because since they’re not exactly metal, I completely lose track of them unless they just happen to be making a rare trip stateside), the new full length by Future of the Left is here. . .and it fucking kills. Not that much difference here. Still got that sludgy bass tone that can hold it’s own without a guitar there (up until I saw them live, I didn’t realize the songs with keyboard had no guitar. . .the bass is just that sludgy), still got those quirky lyrics you cannot help but sing along with even though you may not be sure what the hell they are about. There’s a little more melody. Falco actually sings a lot more on this record than the other one. Other than that though, the songs are still short and kick ass. “I am civil service”, “lapsed catholics” (WHAT A FUCKING CLOSER DUDE!), “you need satan more than he needs you” and “throwing bricks at trains” will be stuck in your head for years to come and after 12 songs you will be once again left wanting more.

9/10 this shit bounces


Jesu – infinity
I never thought I’d see the day. I thought (maybe hoped is a better word, if he was gonna keep going in the shoegaze direction, I was hoping he’d go ahead and make that harsh Slowdive record he's been hinting towards with some of his remixes) he’d do a collabo with Kevin Sheilds first. But it’s here. . . .the heavy is back in Jesu. . . .at least for one song. One very long song. The first minute or so, is like Aphex Twin. . .and then. . .BOOM. . sludgy Jesu guitar. ..where have you been?!?!? This isn’t self titled quality shit mind you, but that can only happen once in a lifetime. This is the closest we’re probably gonna hear for a while (unless homeboy is thinking of doing this kind of shit more often. . . . .please?). The next part, remember the last song on “us and them”? It’s like that. Then, it gets so heavy you think he’s gonna start yelling . . .it doesn’t happen though. . . . no. . . wait a while. . . follow the sludgy jesu guitar on a little trip, the kind of trip you’re not expecting because even on the self titled record he’d just repeat the same riff for the half the song. . .and then. . .Godflesh yelling. . . at a part you do not expect it (it’s a little melodic for him to be yelling during. . . .awesome). . that’s only 16 minutes in kids.
This is an almost 50 minute track.

Yeah dude

It’s longer than Heartache or Ruined.

After that 16 + point, things get kinda Neurosis. . . which, I also did not expect. Listen to the last couple of releases, you forget they’re supposed to have a real drummer. Once that little Aphex twin intro finishes, it’s real drums all the way.

A lot of you have quit jesu. . . .but, you need to hear this.

8.5/10 this shit smashes

Burnt by the Sun – Heart of Darkness
The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good, wasn’t that good.
I think BBTS realize this, and that’s why they decided to make a way way better album and THEN break up. This is almost Soundtrack quality shit, no question. I don’t even know what else to tell you. Just grab that shit.

8.5/10 this shit rocks



Emmure – Felony
I don’t get to review truly bad shit lately, so I had to go with this. I heard the song “felony” and thought maybe this had a shot at being the guilty pleasure of 2009 (“bars in astoria” just had a good ending). Turns out, they are now the second Victory band to go the nu metal route (the first, of course being, Bury Your Dead. . . .who I haven’t bothered with, hence there being no bad review of them.) You know how I say a band “writes a better slipknot album than slipknot”? Well, this is one of those cases, except there’s no speed. It’s the same breakdown after breakdown after breakdown thing they’ve been doing since they decided to not be the second coming of Eighteen Visions anymore (man, what happened to you guys?). No more low vocals either. In fact, this guy sounds like the guy from Car Bomb now. . . .and I know I’m the only person in the world that actually likes Car Bomb . . . .and he’s singing a lot. . .and it sounds like (who’d have thunk it) Corey Taylor (if Corey Taylor thought he was Chino Moreno). He’s also still overdramatic as hell, which is just funny because I’m pretty sure he’s not singing about anything as personal or whatever as he was on “. . .Gallows”. Can’t decide if they’re a tough guy band or a .. . . . whatever kind of band has a little boy sulking in his room on the cover of their album.
. . . why does Ion Dissonance look up to this band?!?!?!?!. . . .
People, just listen to Plagues. It’s pretty simple, crushing, mosh type of shit that’s better than this in every way. Seriously. Listen to that band instead. I’m gonna give you a link. http://www.myspace.com/weareplagues
There, go listen to that.
Click on the song “dreams of the morbid”, and hear this kind of shit done CORRECTLY.

1.5/10 this shit blows

The Psyke Project – Dead Storm
After a record this good, “samara” is officlally obsolete. They might as well start counting “daikini” as their first record. These last couple years, this band have found their stride. It seems like only last year Apnea came out. . .because it came out in the USA last year :) . Now, with US distro in hand, they set out to lay waste to everything they’ve done before. Psyke are now a way downtuned Envy without the abundance of pretty parts. They’ve kept the songs under 10 minutes, increased the heavy and opted to not sing EVER (I liked “not in my time”, but it did seem like a bit of a non-sequitor on that record). The highlight? “forget the forgotten”. This is the type of song you want to see the band live for the sole purpose of singing along with said song. I hope dude is ready to give up the mic. I don’t know if the Psyke ever got pile-ons at shows(maybe in the samara days), but they’re gonna get ‘em now.

9/10, this shit goes




. . .next time
A Place to Bury Strangers
and I really really really really hope, the_network

I don't know too many people who have been here longer than i have, but there's bound to be some. Speak up if you are!

It's been a cool five years, this is definitely one of my favorite websites and since i'm already a numbers/stats kinda guy, it just fed my addiction.

So let's compile some of those numbers and stats and see what we get.

Total plays: 223,077 (i have no idea if that number's right, i've deleted so many bogus (mistagged) tracks from my collection that i'm sure it might be a couple thousand higher)

Total artists: 2,397 (again, this one is probably higher)

Top artists:
311 - 1910 plays
Pig Destroyer - 1866 plays
Nasum - 1813 plays
Throwdown - 1655 plays
Between the Buried and Me - 1572 plays
Bleeding Through - 1493 plays
Bury Your Dead - 1408 plays
Killswitch Engage - 1362 plays
As I Lay Dying - 1360 plays
Chimaira - 1339 plays
Killwhitneydead - 1320 plays
Darkest Hour - 1282 plays
Unearth - 1240 plays
Trivium - 1239 plays
Poison the Well - 1217 plays
Hopesfall - 1189 plays
Eighteen Visions - 1187 plays
Atreyu - 1150 plays
Converge - 1135 plays
Meshuggah - 1127 plays
Underoath - 1124 plays
HORSE the band - 1121 plays
Terror - 1111 plays
Hatebreed - 1099 plays
Remembering Never - 1086 plays

Top tracks:
On Broken Wings – I Do My Crosswords in Pen - 95 plays
From a Second Story Window – I Tried Voodoo Once - 85 plays
As I Lay Dying – Forever - 84 plays
On Broken Wings – Listless - 83 plays
Between the Buried and Me – Alaska - 81 plays
Animosity – Life Advocate - 80 plays
Ion Dissonance – She's Strychnine - 80 plays
From a Second Story Window – The Challenge of Caring - 79 plays
Gunmetal Grey – Solitude - 74 plays
Death Before Dishonor – Born From Misery - 72 plays
Still Remains – I Can Revive Him With My Own Hands - 72 plays
The Blinding Light – Heads Up - 71 plays
Set Your Goals – Latch Key - 70 plays
Killswitch Engage – Vide Infra - 69 plays
Still Remains – Light Through Skin - 69 plays
Unearth – The Great Dividers - 69 plays
Verse – Let It All Rust - 68 plays
Animosity – Shut It Down - 67 plays
Glass Casket – In Between the Sheets - 67 plays
Animosity – Holy Shackles - 66 plays
The Taste of Blood – I Guess That's Why They Make Safety Pins - 66 plays
The Taste of Blood – The Kid in the Background of Every Picture - 66 plays
Misery Signals – The Year Summer Ended in June - 65 plays
Unearth – Endless - 64 plays
Isis – Backlit - 64 plays
The Acacia Strain – Smoke Ya Later - 64 plays

Top albums: (everybody knows these aren't accurate and haven't been counted right, and didn't even start counting anyway until like late 2007, so, whatever)
The Ghost Inside – Fury And The Fallen Ones - 476 plays
Discordance Axis – Original Sound Version - 397 plays
American Me – Heat - 337 plays
Vanna – Curses - 334 plays
Pig Destroyer – Prowler in the Yard - 329 plays
Killwhitneydead – Never Good Enough for You - 323 plays
Born of Osiris – The New Reign - 319 plays
The Taste of Blood – Predator - 319 plays
A Day to Remember – For Those Who Have Heart - 311 plays
Gwen Stacy – The Life I Know - 310 plays
Emmure – The Respect Issue - 308 plays
Pig Destroyer – Terrifyer - 307 plays
Discordance Axis – Jouhou - 306 plays
Destroy The Runner – I, Lucifer - 296 plays
Parkway Drive – Killing With a Smile - 295 plays
Emmure – Goodbye To The Gallows - 293 plays
Trivium – Ember to Inferno - 290 plays
For the Fallen Dreams – Changes - 289 plays
Stick to Your Guns – Comes From The Heart - 287 plays
Bullet For My Valentine – The Poison - 286 plays
Devilinside – Volume One - 284 plays
Stick to Your Guns – For What It's Worth - 277 plays
Trivium – Shogun - 272 plays
Life in Your Way – Waking Giants - 271 plays
xDeathstarx – We Are The Threat - 271 plays