Hello readers, welcome to LegionCore again! I’m sorry that I haven’t posted in while, because I’ve just been really busy with school life and personal life. However, in 2014, I hope to bring you guys even more great reviews and metal content. To start the year off, I have put together my top 10 list of best metal albums of the year, and I hope that you can find something that you haven’t heard of before and enjoy it. I mean, that’s what reviewing music is all about in the end. If you like my list, be sure to share it with your friends, as I hope that they too can discover great music through LegionCore. Without further delays, let’s see the best that 2013 had to offer for us. Have a great year, and I can’t wait to listen and review what 2014 will bring for us. Enjoy! 10. Bleed From Within-Uprising Uprising by Bleed From Within begins our list, settling at the #10 spot. This young deathcore band has much talent to bring to the table, and this album really sets BFW from other deathcore bands. The guitar work on this album is terrific, and the band was able to keep the intensity up throughout the entire album. However, this album suffers from the repetitive aspect, and many tracks simply sound too familiar to each other that it takes several listens to truly grasp the feel of each song. If they can experiment a little bit more and not repeatedly use the same formula for each song, they have the potential to create some even better music. 9. Within the Ruins- Elite Innovative, technical deathcore with a certain catchiness to it. Elite by Within the Ruins is a great addition to their discography, as it once again highlighted how talented and special this band is. The guitar work on this album is absolutely phenomenal, and many standou... ... middle of paper ... ...ears were put to rest immediately when the lead single, “In Due Time” came out. Knowing what Jesse has gone through, some of these lyrics off this album brought tears to my eyes. “All in Due time, see the world through different eyes. All in due time, shadows will give way to light.” This album is nothing but a masterpiece, with heart wrenching solos and incredible energy. Since metalcore is my favorite metal subgenre, this album was everything I could ever ask for. Absolutely buy it, because you just can’t be disappointed. Killswitch Engage is great whether you’re in a good or bad mood, and the musicianship portrayed by these guys is purely mindblowing. The production on this album is amazing as well, and I honestly don’t have anything bad to say about this release. Such a talented group of guys, and truly deserving to win LegionCore’s 2013 metal album of the year!
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This is probably one of my favourite CD’s of all time. It has so many of Nirvana’s greatest hits. I think (and I’m probably the only one) that Nirvana is a lot like Marilyn Manson in many ways. They completely created a new genre, and have the largest modern cult followings. Nirvana totally brought grunge to the world, and Manson brought us Alternative Music.
Their lead singer Ian Curtis is well known for his on stage performance where he often looked possessed by devils. His vocals range from a fast, tenor, atmospheric sound to a steady, bass, haunting sound as in The Eternal. The mix of their songs causes the bass and drums to be very prevalent and the vocals and lead guitar in the background. The tempo, dynamic and melody always influence the content of the lyric.
Listening then, I just thought it sounded nice, but analyzing it today I can truly appreciate the care that went into their work. There aren’t many songs that give me chills, but every time I hear their rendition of Landslide (written by Stevie Nicks), I can feel it head to toe. The pacing of the instrumentation and harmony coming in is simply perfect.
Lyrically, Demons could be compared to any metalcore band, but I feel like I’m listening to The Amity Affliction. The themes of depression, anger, despair, and anxiety are present consistently through, the appropriately named, Demons. Each song touches on one of those topics, and the emotion is prevalent through front man, Nicholas Matthews’ versatile voice. His higher pitched voice may turn away some, but I do not mind it at all. His sound reminds me of Denis Stoff or Vic Fuentes. Matthews lets his screams become more evident in each song, rather than being used as background vocals. The screams also sound much better than those from their last album, Everyone is Out to Get Me. The uncleans and cleans overlap each other adding a complexity to the songs, as well as harmonies in some parts. Certain lines in the songs are screamed while others are sung, with no pattern, to add a strong emotional emphasis. My one complaint though, is that all the songs follow the same formula of a verse, chorus, and then a bridge near the end. There is not much variance in the song structure. However, the band is able to keep things interesting by adding unconventional instruments and effects. Songs such as “The Devil’s in the Details” or “Second Guessing,” features both violin and piano. The song “Addict,” even has the sound of rain in the background, which
In addition to the 23 albums (counting soundtracks and separate US and UK releases) released during the band's life (1960-1970) there have been more than 150 compilations, recorded interviews and videos issued. Hundreds of books have been written about their personal lives, their music, and their influence on pop culture and rock
The band consist of 8 members, Nathan East bassist/vocals, Andy Fairweather-Low, lead guitar/vocals, Steve Ferrone- drums, Chuck Leavell-key boardist, Ray Cooper- tambourines, Katie Kissoon and Tessa Niles- vocals, and Eric Clapton- composer, rock n roll guitarist, lead vocalist. The band members dressed in casual attire. The band members were professionals, they knew exactly how to orchestrate every chord, they collaborated with the lead singer and each other in ways that wasn’t so noticeable to the audience but they knew which chords to use for every song, the band was a top notch team. The tempo of the songs were a mixture of fast, slow, to a medium style beat. The texture of the songs was homophonic and well put together lyrics. The style of the music was from the 1960s-1970s which genres were rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock, jazz and blues.
Two years in the making, countless hours of songwriting, guitar tracking, recording, then multiple lawsuits by record companies and the end result is the masterpiece that is A Day To Remember’s Common Courtesy album. To most people, the entire genre of metal, hardcore, or punk music is all just one big idea of devil worshipping and ignorance, these misconceptions are so false it’s almost unfair. The detail and progression of the music in these genres is so advanced that it is devastating to musicians that most people don’t consider it music. A Day To Remember is the pinnacle of what melodic hardcore, or “pop-mosh” music is, they are the best musicians and make the biggest impact on the scene and the world. In a world that only focuses on what Miley Cyrus is doing and in a genre that is mainly only heard by angry heartbroken teenagers, ADTR has been able to solidify themselves into the musical world and that is what makes their new album “Common Courtesy” an iconic part of hardcore music.
In September of 2000, Shellac released their third and most anticipated album, 1000 Hurts. Many fans were shaken when they released their second album, Terraform, because of its vast departure from their earlier work. People who doubted Shellac have regained their ability to write disturbing music in spades and their new album is truly a work of art.
Def Leppard is one of the most influential rock bands of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Over the past forty years, the band has released eleven studio albums and gone on many worldwide tours. Their mix of pop rhythm, guitar riffs, and heavy metal has earned two Def Leppard albums RIAA Diamond Certification (“The Story of Def Leppard’s Pyromania Album”). However, Def Leppard had to overcome injury, death, and grunge rock to become the success story they are today.
In 2008, Prop 2 in California was supported by groups such as the HSUS and other groups. Prop 2 has enforced “… Packer/processors, grain producers, suppliers and those in the business of selling food, must recognize this, the organization focuses on different types of animals, such as: dolphins, whales, cats and dogs (Lovvorn & Perry, 2009).” Prop 2 was a law concerning animal holdings. It declared that animal holdings, such as cages, must be large enough for the animals to have room to extend their legs, move around, and not be cramped.. The Humane Society of United States and PETA supported the organizations to inform the people on the sidelines about the different tactics one could take to save the animals. The Humane Society of United States used the ability to spy as a tactic. Therefore the organization used a small pen sized video camera. In the The Barnyard Strategist, “The HSUS released the video in San Bernardino County, district attorney, the story made national headlines.” This can be related to the movie we watched in class “The Cove,” in which a group of men broke into a slaughterhouse of dolphins and whales to catch the ones who were slaughtering the animals. They did not know about the cameras. This helped provide footage to show how the animals were actually treated. The HSUS used merging different organizations such as the smaller animal welfare groups together, this was able to help the organization increase their money to help the company be able to inform others about animal abuse. Pacelle’s strategy consisted of creating a ballot measure that will allow those who are vegetarian and vegan to help reform the ballots. They use media to help get their point across by using a male who is vegetarian who strokes...
Heavy metal music has developed greatly ever since it was created in the late 1960’s, evolving into large and varied categories of subgenres. It is not uncommon for types of metal to be confused for one another despite their distinct differences. There are hundreds of subgenres, but three of them will be discussed, the bluesy and distorted doom metal, the fast and fantastical power metal, and the ill reputed black metal.
Being on the cutting edge of bizarre, alternative music is an elite privilege, complete with buzz words to exclude the mainstream. The music makes or breaks the scene. One rave deejay explains to Rosen and Flick (1992), "A great rave or techno record is like a religious experience. A bad one will give you a headache
Their third album,Vessel, envokes a sensation comprable to that of a therapy session. A melodious, memorable, forty-five minute long therapy session. The album tugs at some hard emotions. This level of emotion causes some to classify it as Emo. I find that to be inacurate. Unlike most Emo music, the album doesn’t leave the listener feeling more dismal afterwards.