Metal Reviews

Jonas Hellborg - Elegant Punk
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick

i hope Elegant Punk doesn't suck; i've heard Jonas has disowned his early work.

The first and last ones = joy!

Not heard the other two though <_<.

Amputechture is probably The Mars Voltas least accessible and most jazzy album so far. Takes a while to get used to, at least for me, but very very rewarding.
The Latter Rain is a fine progressive death metal record from Norway. They explore quite a few moods and styles throughout the album and execute them excellently. Well worth a listen!

I finally bought the first Demons & Wizards record. Good stuff. I like it a little better than Touched By The Crimson King since it sounds less stale/recycled and more musically rich.

The Mars Volta are a band I keep meaning to listen to but never get around to doing so. I've been eyeing up their last album (I think) for a bit. Cheers for the other one though, I'll look into them!

I got:

The Mars Volta--De-Loused in the Comatorium
The Mars Volta--Amputechture

for Christmas. The Mars Volta are always good for gift lists because you can be pretty sure that family and stuff can find them in regular stores like Best Buy. Unlike Kayo Dot, which I also put on my list and caused my cousin a lot of trouble when she actually tried to find it in stores :(. In the end she ordered it off amazon so I've got Choirs of the Eye forthcoming too.

Ordered:

Meshuggah -- Catch Thirtythree
Arsis -- A Celebration Of Guilt

The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan - Another Side Of Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin'
Neil Young - After The Gold Rush

Sale in Borders! Filled a few gaps.

Here we go!

The Black Mages - The Black Mages
Threshold - Critical Energy (CD/DVD)
Beardfish - Sleeping in Traffic Pt. 1
Karmakanic - Who's the Boss in the Factory?
Fellsilent - The Hidden Words
Pendulum - Hold Your Colour
Video Games Live - Video Games Live
Portishead - Third
Portishead - Dummy

Not much metal there, but I am happy .

Haven't been out shopping cd's for a while, but I did it today!

Pantheon I - The Wanderer and His Shadow
Isengard - Vinterskugge
Children of Bodom - Follow the Reaper
Death - Symbolic
Death - The Sound of Preservance
Lumsk - Åsmund Frægdegjevar
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Mayhem - Grand Declaration of War
Atanatos - Beast Awakening
The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute

thoughts?=)

Vinterskugge's a good listen, not heard the other Isengard release. Classic Death/Mercyful Fate albums, not heard that Lumsk, good Mayhem (not great), and excellent Mars Volta, the first I heard from them. Better than average CoB, used to rly like it, gone off them a bit now.

speaker stands. woo now i can sell my old speakers

You didn't already have After the Gold Rush? I am shocked, even I have that.

Nah, bit of a slow starter on Young. Had Everyone Knows This Is Nowhere, Harvest, Living With War, and Rust Never Sleeps.

Sgt Pepper's is so overrated. People says it's the Beatles best, but the White Album, Abbey Road and Revolver pwn it.

Went a bit mental with the old purchases.

Taake-Nattestid
Gonin-Ish- Naishkyo Sekai
Bon Iver-For Emma, Forever Ago
Venetian Snares-Cavalcade Of Glee And Happy Hardcore Pom Poms
Bonnie Prince Billy-I See A Darkness
Iron & Wine- Our Endless Numbered Days

All have been great, I must say.

Opeth -- Watershed

Also ordered Still Life just now.

Well I must admit, I wouldn't have any Neil Young albums if it wasn't for my parents. But yeah, I have got all of those. Plus several more, it's surprising how many albums he has released both all by himself and with Crazy Horse.

Opeth -- Damnation

All I need is for Still Life to arrive, and I'll have all of Opeth's studio albums.

Best for last ey?