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Post by Asrynth » Tue January 11th, 2005, 4:40 pm

Necrophagist- Onset of Putrifaction
Opeth- My Arms your Hearse
Agalloch- Pale Folklore
Morionor- Puritania (Demo)
And some Sleep Terror

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Post by WREKage-Paul » Thu January 13th, 2005, 5:52 am

Greg wrote:I treated myself to a few christmas presents over the break - re-releases of stuff I missed the boat on the first time around. I bought re-releases of:

the last 3 Carcass albums
Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane
Disincarnate - Dreams Of The Carrion Kind
Cynic - Focus

So it's been a mid-90's revival in my ears the past few weeks.
Hey, Greg, is the reissue of Focus worth picking up? I have an original version, but if it's substantially different/better/remastered, I'll happily pick it up. I figure I owe Sean Malone a beer or two. :D (He was "oneof us," a longtime IRC habitue, but has been scarce the last couple of years.)

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Post by Greg » Thu January 13th, 2005, 10:45 am

I'll bring it on friday and let you see for yourself.

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Post by BoB » Thu January 13th, 2005, 12:31 pm

Going in the opposite direction, I have the demo for Focus. It's heavier than the album and not nearly as sterile. Good stuff. Regarding the Focus reissue- air some if it's different than the original.

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Post by Greg » Thu January 13th, 2005, 8:29 pm

Well, there are 6 "bonus tracks" on the album. Three of them are three of the same songs on the album but have "2004 Remix" tagged onto the end. They don't sound any different to me though, maybe they're re-mastered for home theater surround sound or something.

There are 3 other songs that aren't on the album and I don't know where they came from, but they a) aren't as good as the stuff on Focus, and b) aren't heavy at all. They're like entire songs fleshed out of the softer keyboard/ambient parts of the songs on Focus. I'll give them another listen and see if I can find a good one.

It does come in a neat little package with a cardboard slipcase and a new booklet with different pictures inside. Since I never got the chance to get the old album (or hear it back when it came out), I'm happy with it, but I don't know if it's worth picking up if you already have the old one.

Bob, I'd like to hear the demo tracks if you can find a way to get them up to the studio. If it's a heavier sound I'm all for it.
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Post by DarkWolfen » Thu January 13th, 2005, 11:44 pm

Sirenia-Elixir for Existence
Opeth-Morningrise
The Gathering-Mandylion
My Dying Bride-"Shivering Off Frost" (compilation CD)
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Post by dumpVokillist » Fri January 14th, 2005, 3:50 am

Gigantic Brain - The Invasion Discography
Pig Destroyer - Terrifyer
Kretan - Christian Corpse Mutilation
Misery Signals - Of Malice and the Magnum Heart
Inveracity - Circle of Perversion
Liturgy - Dawn of Ash

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Post by WREKage-Paul » Sun January 16th, 2005, 6:20 am

Greg wrote: Bob, I'd like to hear the demo tracks if you can find a way to get them up to the studio. If it's a heavier sound I'm all for it.
Err, I think I already have the demos burnt onto a CD-R (followed by most of the original Focus, whatever would fit); that's actually my 'WREKage copy' of Focus. I won't be at the studio next weekend but if you're there two Fridays from now, remind me and I'll pull it out.

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Post by BoB » Wed January 19th, 2005, 9:05 am

Greg wrote: Bob, I'd like to hear the demo tracks if you can find a way to get them up to the studio. If it's a heavier sound I'm all for it.
For a limited time you can download the '91 Cynic demo for Roadrunner Records. enjoy
http://www.atlantametal.net/downloads/cynicDemo/

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Post by Greg » Thu January 20th, 2005, 8:42 pm

Awesome, thanks.

I'm grabbing it right now.

Edit - it definitely sounds different, sounds a lot like that band Behold The Arctopus we play from time to time, with vocals. I like the fuller, sludgier tone in the guitars.

The drums sound a little weird though... I swear I can hear the drum beat from one of the Mega Man 2 stages about 35 seconds into Uroboric Forms... or maybe I'm just on some strange kick about hearing video game noises in metal.

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Post by ratanda » Tue January 25th, 2005, 11:21 am

I've been listening to the new Immolation, Harnessing Ruin, a lot. It's very good. Also Atrox - Orgasm. I think it came out in 2003, but I just heard it, and it's good. It's heavier and not quite as weird as their last one.

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Post by BlazeTSU » Tue January 25th, 2005, 5:28 pm

Metallica - kill'em all
Motorhead - box set
Hank williams III - broke, lovesick & driftin
suffocation - effigy for the forgotten

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Post by Zane » Thu January 27th, 2005, 5:35 pm

This is gonna look strange but:
1.Dream Evil- The book of Heavy Metal
2.Twisted Sister-Still Hungry
3.Annihilator-All For You
4.Wolf- Evil Star
5.Halcyon Way- Deliver the suffering(promo)

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Post by Fn Dan » Sun January 30th, 2005, 1:48 am

Yyrkoon - Occult Medicine
Strapping Young Lad - Alien (leak)
The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute (leak)
Dark Tranquillity - Character
Trivium - Ascendancy
Council Of The Fallen - Deciphering The Soul
Brainstorm - Soul Temptation
Pain Of Salvation - Entropia
Vintersorg - Cosmic Genesis
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Post by Fn Dan » Sun January 30th, 2005, 1:48 am

Oops, double post. :P

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