Terça-feira 20 Set 2011, 22h:22
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Greetings, everyone! After much deliberation, I have decided that I will not have the time to write reviews for the second half of the list. The first half took a ridiculous amount of time, far more than I expected. Just think - if each review took me on average one hour to write, that would be 50 hours (in reality it was much longer)! And that doesn't include checking lyrics, discographies, formatting, finding pictures, listening to and rejecting albums, etc. Some of you will doubtless say that I am taking the easy way out. And in many ways, you would be right. Nevertheless, I have done 50 (parts 1 and 2) reviews and parts 3 and 4 are compiled here as a list. Also, I have added a genre chart at the end, for anyone interested. This has been a very enriching experience and my knowledge of music has greatly expanded! I also want to personally apologize to those of you that were waiting for a review, knowing that your favorite band was just around the corner.
Keep in mind, the order is arbitrary. Number one is no greater than number 50. I've added my thoughts on what genre of metal it is, so if you are interested you can check the album out. Again, I'm probably not 100% accurate in the genre, it's more of a guide.
Part 3
1. Seventh Angel - The Dust of Years (doom/thrash)
2. Crimson Moonlight - Veil of Remembrance (black/death)
3. Haste the Day - Pressure the Hinges (metalcore)
4. I Am Alpha and Omega - The Roar and the Whisper (post-hardcore)
5. Soul Embraced - Dead Alive (melodic death/metalcore)
6. Sleeping Giant - Sons of Thunder (hardcore)
7. Ultimatum - Into the Pit (thrash)
8. Impending Doom - There Will Be Violence (deathcore)
9. Narnia - Enter the Gate (power)
10. Norma Jean - Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child (metalcore/math)
11. Extol - Burial (black/death/thrash)
12. For Today - Portraits (metalcore)
13. Harmony - Chapter II: Aftermath (power)
14. The Showdown - A Chorus of Obliteration (metalcore/death)
15. Bride - Silence is Madness (heavy)
16. Cry of the Afflicted - The Unveiling (post-hardcore)
17. The Crucified - The Crucified (thrash/crossover)
18. As Cities Burn - Come Now Sleep (post-hardcore)
19. Training For Utopia - Plastic Soul Impalement (metalcore)
20. Metanoia - Time to Die (thrash/death)
21. Holy Blood - Waves Are Dancing (folk)
22. Bloodgood - Bloodgood (heavy)
23. Demon Hunter - Summer of Darkness (metalcore)
24. Believer - Extraction From Mortality (thrash)
25. Strongarm - The Advent of a Miracle (hardcore)
Part 4
1. Lament - Tears of a Leper (death)
2. Living Sacrifice - The Infinite Order (metalcore)
3. Tourniquet - Where Moth and Rust Destroy (thrash)
4. Destroy the Runner - Saints (metalcore)
5. I Built the Cross - Bridging the Gap Between Mind and Heart (technical deathcore)
6. The Chariot - The Fiancée (metalcore/math)
7. Oh, Sleeper - Son of the Morning (metalcore)
8. Deliverance - Deliverance (thrash)
9. Haste the Day - When Everything Falls (metalcore)
10. As I Lay Dying - The Powerless Rise (metalcore)
11. Few Left Standing - Wormwood (hardcore)
12. Lengsel - Solace (black)
13. Mortification - EnVision EvAngelene (thrash/heavy)
14. Veni Domine - Fall Babylon Fall (progressive/doom)
15. Bride - Skin For Skin (thrash)
16. Beloved - Failure On (post-hardcore)
17. Maylene and the Sons of Disaster - II (southern metalcore)
18. Blindside - Silence (post-hardcore)
19. Balance of Power - Heathen Machine (progressive/power)
20. Sacred Warrior - Master's Command (heavy)
21. Sympathy - Arcane Path (technical death)
22. Seventh Avenue - Between the Worlds (power)
23. Overcome - Blessed Are the Persecuted (hardcore)
24. Divinefire - Hero (power)
25. Focused - Bow (hardcore)
A little bit of data. Just to show the distribution of genres in the albums that I selected.
*Other refers to the genres gothic, folk, and progressive
Thanks for taking this journey with me! It didn't turn out exactly as I had planned, but I hope that you found some bands in the process. Also, this doesn't mean that I won't be doing journal entries in the future, but just not ones of lengthy and epic proportions like this one. Thanks once again!
May the Grace of God be with you,
Matthew
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