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Posted: June 02 2011 at 17:24
Hell no. 2011 has been a f*cking great year so far, especially for prog metal.
We've already seen some spectacular releases this year from Between the Buried and Me, Cave In, Earth, Graviton, Grayceon, The Human Abstract, Jesu, Protest the Hero, Scale the Summit, *shels, TesseracT, Ulver, UnexpecT, Virus, and Windmills by the Ocean, and there are too many other good releases on the horizon to even list. Even on the non-metal side we've had some great releases from the Dead Kenny G's, Explosions in the Sky, Mogwai, Tartar Lamb, and Thomas Giles, with bands like Battles, Fair to Midland, Primus, and Godspeed You! Black Emperor releasing things later this year, it's hard not to be excited for what's in store too.
The only really disappointing albums I've heard this year have been the new things from the Decemberists, dredg, and Periphery.
2011 is looking like a very good year actually. Fen's Epoch is a masterpiece and the best thing released this year so far, but Altar of Plagues, Between the Buried and Me, Credo, Enslaved, Grails, Grayceon, Hiromi, Mastodon, Moonsorrow, Obscura, Paatos, Pendragon, Phideaux, Protest the Hero, The Tangent, Tartar Lamb, Ulver, Unexpect, and Virus have all released excellent EP's, studio or live albums, and the albums from Pallas and VdGG are decent as well, though I wasnt expecting them to really impress me anyway. Plus, I just got the new King Crimson ProjeKt and My Dying Bride albums in teh post this morning and I'm still to listen to the new Karda Estra.Wobbler's Rites at Dawn has been the only disappointment so far this year, which when you consider the amount of music I've bought from the first 5 months thats quite impressive.
I thought Virus' new album come out late 2010, but you're right its a 2011 release. It's easily album of the year so far for me, such a good album, it really delivered on the potential that the black flux had shown on the better tracks
I found The BlackFlux pretty lackluster to be honest but The Agent that Shapes the Desert takes the same style and really develops some very interesting music out of it.
The Black Flux had 2 excellent songs (one of which was a re-recording of a song they released back in the Ved Buens Ende days) and the rest was indeed lackluster. The new album is all at the same level of those 2 tracks
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Posted: June 02 2011 at 13:11
As far as prog metal, I'm not the biggest fan, but many interesting albums are coming out.
The new Symphony X seems interesting, being a double album, and it's been while since their last album. Dream Theater, Opeth, and Pain of Salvation are all coming out with a new album around September. DT is, of course, a highly awaited and controversial release. Opeth peaked my interest with what Akerfeldt was saying about the new album, and that new cover art got me excited, so we'll see. PoS; well, I have trouble getting into them, but by the sound of what Road Salt 2 is going to sound like, I'm interested.
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Posted: June 02 2011 at 09:34
I'm not really a metal fan and so far this year has impressed, although I've only heard three albums. There's still a lot on my radar I'm excited to check out ... Gosta Berlings Saga, Cheer-Accident, Grails, Korekyojin, Dear Hunter, etc...
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Posted: June 02 2011 at 09:17
Negoba wrote:
I went back and looked at the last 5 years and I'm pretty certain 2011 will probably eclipse all of them.
2010 and 2006 seemed especially weak. 2007 with Fear of a Blank Planet, etc. was very strong at the top, but fell off. 2009 had lots of great albums but no true banners. But I challenge anyone to do the same and think of this year's crop of albums.
One caveat is that I think if you don't listen to prog metal at all, then it's going to skew your view of modern prog.
I agree with the caveat Jay. I think this year is particularly strong on the metal side, if that ain't your cup of tea you'll probably have a different take on how the year is shaping up.
Hell, I'm far from a huge prog metal fan, and I'd say my most anticipated albums this year are all prog metal.
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Posted: June 02 2011 at 08:18
I went back and looked at the last 5 years and I'm pretty certain 2011 will probably eclipse all of them.
2010 and 2006 seemed especially weak. 2007 with Fear of a Blank Planet, etc. was very strong at the top, but fell off. 2009 had lots of great albums but no true banners. But I challenge anyone to do the same and think of this year's crop of albums.
One caveat is that I think if you don't listen to prog metal at all, then it's going to skew your view of modern prog.
You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all.
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Posted: June 02 2011 at 06:14
Maybe it's the problem: there had been a lot of interesting records these last years, coming from veterans or newcomers, and one can feel numbed by this "flood" of releases.
Maybe, and I say "maybe", when you heard about new albums by Yes, VdGG, King Crimson (Fripp, you don't fool anyone, your new band IS King Crimson), Opeth, Zombi, etc... you begin to feel unimpressed, because the "exceptional" becomes the norm.
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Posted: June 02 2011 at 02:02
God damn it, people, calling Walter a troll completely defeats the purpose of "don't feed the trolls." If nobody ever responded to his shtick he would stop doing it! But people on PA don't understand how the internet works.
Triceratopsoil wrote:
The Cars still exist?
They reformed in 2010 after breaking up in 1988, so I guess "still" isn't quite the right word to use. This video was released back in February, I guess you should pay more attention.
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Posted: June 02 2011 at 00:36
Eärendil wrote:
WalterDigsTunes wrote:
Just giving the people some well-deserved truth and honesty. Someone has to stand up to the lies and deception that constantly keep people from quality music. Who cares if modern hacks are making trash in 2011? What matters is that real artists are still keeping the vibe alive.
I'm just curious, do you listen to new albums and sit through them in complete outrage and then say how you hate them? Or is this just a long-running act....
He does listen and probably enjoys post-89 bands but it's comparable to a teenager watching porn. He doesn't want mom to catch him.
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Posted: June 01 2011 at 21:50
WalterDigsTunes wrote:
Just giving the people some well-deserved truth and honesty. Someone has to stand up to the lies and deception that constantly keep people from quality music. Who cares if modern hacks are making trash in 2011? What matters is that real artists are still keeping the vibe alive.
I'm just curious, do you listen to new albums and sit through them in complete outrage and then say how you hate them? Or is this just a long-running act....
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Posted: June 01 2011 at 20:40
seb2112 wrote:
sleeper wrote:
2011 is looking like a very good year actually. Fen's Epoch is a masterpiece and the best thing released this year so far, but Altar of Plagues, Between the Buried and Me, Credo, Enslaved, Grails, Grayceon, Hiromi, Mastodon, Moonsorrow, Obscura, Paatos, Pendragon, Phideaux, Protest the Hero, The Tangent, Tartar Lamb, Ulver, Unexpect, and Virus have all released excellent EP's, studio or live albums, and the albums from Pallas and VdGG are decent as well, though I wasnt expecting them to really impress me anyway. Plus, I just got the new King Crimson ProjeKt and My Dying Bride albums in teh post this morning and I'm still to listen to the new Karda Estra.Wobbler's Rites at Dawn has been the only disappointment so far this year, which when you consider the amount of music I've bought from the first 5 months thats quite impressive.
I thought Virus' new album come out late 2010, but you're right its a 2011 release. It's easily album of the year so far for me, such a good album, it really delivered on the potential that the black flux had shown on the better tracks
I found The BlackFlux pretty lackluster to be honest but The Agent that Shapes the Desert takes the same style and really develops some very interesting music out of it.
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Posted: June 01 2011 at 20:33
Just giving the people some well-deserved truth and honesty. Someone has to stand up to the lies and deception that constantly keep people from quality music. Who cares if modern hacks are making trash in 2011? What matters is that real artists are still keeping the vibe alive.
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Posted: June 01 2011 at 19:53
The Truth wrote:
I honestly think that music hasn't had a GOOD year since maybe the eighties.
Fixed.
As for 2011, we're seeing selections from these prog and non-prog classics:
VDGG The Feelies Kate Bush Jakszyk/Fripp/Collins Peter Murphy Sonic Youth Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd David Sylvian The Cars Thurston Moore The Flaming Lips
That's nearly as great as being back in the last worthwhile decade in the history of recorded music!
2011 is looking like a very good year actually. Fen's Epoch is a masterpiece and the best thing released this year so far, but Altar of Plagues, Between the Buried and Me, Credo, Enslaved, Grails, Grayceon, Hiromi, Mastodon, Moonsorrow, Obscura, Paatos, Pendragon, Phideaux, Protest the Hero, The Tangent, Tartar Lamb, Ulver, Unexpect, and Virus have all released excellent EP's, studio or live albums, and the albums from Pallas and VdGG are decent as well, though I wasnt expecting them to really impress me anyway. Plus, I just got the new King Crimson ProjeKt and My Dying Bride albums in teh post this morning and I'm still to listen to the new Karda Estra.Wobbler's Rites at Dawn has been the only disappointment so far this year, which when you consider the amount of music I've bought from the first 5 months thats quite impressive.
I thought Virus' new album come out late 2010, but you're right its a 2011 release. It's easily album of the year so far for me, such a good album, it really delivered on the potential that the black flux had shown on the better tracks
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