Music Club Week 13 / VR

This is going to be a somewhat crummy music week but whatever. There is always next time and hopefully half of you will find at least one thing of interest here. Apologies to those whom (I know) already know most if not all of these, and to those whom (I figure) may not find anything of interest. My main regret was that I didn't find anything really for those who want to rock hard. Also I didn't leave the realm of metal very much as I had planned to. Regardless I will present with enthusiasm. Feel free to omit listens as you please.

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1.
Kältetod - Leere (2005)
1. "Wiederhall der Leere" – 11:32
2. "Kältetod" – 9:05
3. "Von Vertrauter Vergänglichkeit" – 14:08
4. "Appendix: Hypnos" – 8:01
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This is one of my favorite albums of all times. There are 50 tapes out there of this and if anyone is interested in hunting one down ask me and I'll see if I can find the place where I got mine, and if there are any left. I've mentioned this album a few times before but I have a feeling not many people checked it out. Maybe a couple did. Anyways if I had to describe this music I'd say it's something like, "an otherworldly blizzard rampaging the side of a slanted planar snow mountain, extending infinitely in all directions under a black sky of most private dreams." Or I'd say that the music resembles depressive suicidal black metal, only it isn't depressive. It is very emotional, atmospheric, and expressive. The first song, right from the start, instills that feeling of being taken away to a home far away before unleashing one of the most powerfully atmospheric and emotional onslaughts I've ever heard. The second song slows down and for me I lost interest at this point because I was so amazed by the first song, but as time went on I discovered that this song, while not like the first song, is very good in its own way. Songs 2 and 3 are both slower and less dramatic but contain an amazing amount of atmosphere and some extremely melodious pieces. Then song 4 starts with another amazing introduction akin to the first song. It then goes into a slightly less interesting part, but goddamn that introduction! Beautiful.
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http://suicidal-depressive.blogspot.com/2008/10/kltetod-leere-2005.html
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GBV20B0Q
pass: suicidal-depressive
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2.
Aeternus - ...and So the Night Became (1998)
1. There's No Wine Like the Blood's Crimson – 13:02
2. As I March – 6:24
3. Warrior of the Crescent Moon – 9:23
4. Blodsverging – 6:21
5. When the Crow's Shadow Falls – 7:59
6. Ild dans – 8:12
7. ...and So the Night Became – 6:17
8. Fyrndeheimen – 6:00
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I feel this is my least interesting pick for the music week for whatever reason, even though it is a great album. Contained here is some epic blackened death metal complete with war-like drums. In this album you join the dark forces back in olden days while they prepare and systematically conquer lands with unstoppable war-lust and might. The album goes like a book and contains some timeless and beautiful pieces. The beginning of the third song is perhaps unfairly beautiful because it stands out so much in the album. If you came here for death metal ignore everything else and get just this album.
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http://blackmetalownsyou.blogspot.com/2007/06/aeternus_20.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/38318215/Aeternus_-_And_So_The_Night_Became___1998__.rar
pass: attila
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3.
Endless Dismal Moan - Endless Dismal Moan (2004)
1. "Spell" – 0:09
2. "Obsession" – 5:45
3. "From Ominous" – 3:34
4. "Calamitous Box "– 4:06
5. "Goddess of Death" – 3:25
6. "Vampire" – 4:02
7. "Gloom" – 3:06
8. "Endless Dismal Moan 2" – 2:47
9. "Talking Mind (EDM 3)" – 6:36
10. "Abyss" – 8:33
11. "Chaos (Intro)" – 1:52
12. "Kitigai" – 3:57
13. "Bloody Claws" – 3:30
14. "Endless Dismal Moan" – 5:00
15. "Calamity" – 1:34
16. "Death Odor" – 7:54
17. "Untitled" – 0:06
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So out of the four albums in my music week this is the only one that is fairly recent to me. Great credit goes to blackstar for showing me this band. At first I just had a few favorite songs by this band that I would listen to on Youtube, but I finally got around to downloading one of the albums a few nights ago. And I have to say I was not disappointed by the album performance. In fact it completely blows the song-by-song experience out of the water. Hearing just the songs by this band does not do it justice. The music has a kind of old Cradle of Filth feel to it, only far more raw and disgusting, and instead of a gothic tinge it is dripping with bleak lonely nightmares. Completely lifeless and devoid black metal.
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http://blackmetalownsyou.blogspot.com/2008/03/endless-dismal-moan.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/182362099/Endless_Dismal_Moan_-_2004_-_Self_Titled.7z
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4.
Hizaki Grace Project - Ruined Kingdom (2007)
1. "Ruined Kingdom" – 5:47
2. "dark passage" – 4:29
3. "Distorted Thought" – 4:12
4. "Ritual" – 6:03
5. "solitude" – 5:57
6. "cradle" – 4:15
7. "Hover mind" – 3:29
8. "独裁者の渇望" (Dokusaisha no Katsubou) – 4:16
9. "Philosopher" – 5:13
10. "Everlasting Dream" – 7:08
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Here is the last pick, and it is the one that is supposed to fill the "colorful slot" on the roster. Genre-wise this is symphonic power metal, but what one might envision based on that description could be misleading. First of all, the thing that will probably stand out for most people, is the vocals. From what I know they are basically Japanese rock vocals. In other words, if you aren't used to that kind of thing, you might need a bit of an open mind. Also the music itself doesn't really paint the image of fierce dragons and fearless sword-wielding warriors ravaging the tundras, but rather something more like a zealous love story that takes place in a conveniently drama-filled Gothic setting. If you're still interested then I would recommend checking this out. It has some pretty enjoyable neoclassical guitar bits throughout. The music and choruses are pretty emotional overall. I like this album quite a bit, and it should be noted that tracks 4-10 were recorded live. You'll definitely realize that in the last song where the audience does some (good) singing. Oh and the occasional "tough/cool guy" vocals on this album are abysmal, but whatever. I don't mind them too much. Somehow this is one of my favorite albums and I don't believe I've ever brought that up. Slightly embarrassing? Good riddance.
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http://canalla-metal.blogspot.com/2008/03/hizaki-grace-project-ruined-kingdom.html
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JS12DJ4G
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That is all.


EDIT: made announcement and added poll---brute

Sadness, so many binary files, do not compute with mac

Binary files? What do you mean? They won't work? I can try to find links to downloads that will work for you. What do you need?

I won't check it out until you check out mine

I'm listening to 3/5 of yours. Already heard one. Will make comments when done.

Well you already know I approve of two of these!

im slightly sad that only one caught my interest.
i will try to get all of these. but i dont have high hopes....sadly

VacuousReality wrote:

I'm listening to 3/5 of yours. Already heard one. Will make comments when done.

Listen to all 5

brutality, thynameismetal wrote:

im slightly sad that only one caught my interest.
i will try to get all of these. but i dont have high hopes....sadly

Try Endless Dismal Moan. You'll love it.

I like Aeternus already, and I will check out the last band as soon as I can.

BYD needs rar

Oh okay I see. The last two aren't .RARs. WinRAR shoudl be able to take care of .ZIP though...I think. Not sure about .7z. Let me find you two new download links.

EDM: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YHCKVF2M
HIZAKI: http://www.mediafire.com/?0dysnn9wjx1
Note on the hizaki download...I didn't find the link through a blogspot. Probably can be trusted but use your virus scanner. Also there might be a password on it but hopefully not.

Thanks mister!
*Tells parents about it*

Downloading

*sends urgent e-mail notifying BYD's parents*

lolMAC

downloaded hizaki and endless dismal moan.....i hope you are right vr

Hmm I may or may not go for Endless D Moan
Tried it once and it was a bit too evil for me lol

brutality, thynameismetal wrote:

downloaded hizaki and endless dismal moan.....i hope you are right vr

Lol well it might have been a joke on my end.

Kingdom is pretty decent. I feel like I'm an eagle when I listen to it.

im so sorry vr...i havent been listening. ill get to as soon as i can

I think I can make my next week more interesting. I was too focused on the wrong things for this one. It's okay though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsYsMo-QxnI

I figured out more what I want to go for in retrospect. Each album should be vast and different.

I got that Kaltetod album from you awhile ago, it is quite good. I actually need to get it back. That kind of black metal is by far my favorite, the atmosphere is something that you get in no other form of music.

I'll get the others tonight and listen to them and give feedback. I need to get caught up.