Huzzah’s are in order. I got this in the mail last thursday, but didn’t pick it up ’til today.
I bought it from Razamataz. It’s awesome. Looks great, fits perferctly, and its Opeth!
I feel like buying more now.. more.. i need.. more. More.. merchandise!
I never used to buy albums much, I`d usually steal borrow them from my friends but recently I`ve actually bought some albums. Why you ask? Because as I`ve become older I`ve learned to appreciate music more, and some bands really deserve to get their music bought.
So, this week I bought two albums. Both from friend`s recommendations . . .
Numero uno . . .
The Eerie Cold, by Shining.
I love this band, it was in desperation of finding a new band that a friend came to me. Like a prophet descending from the sky wielding a holy artifact, only this artifact was a note with one oddly fitting word: Shining.
I have 3 other Shining albums, and this one is probably my favorite, along with Halmstad. The album only has 6 songs but they`re all so great there`s no doubt it`s worth your money.
For years I`d almost only listened to Opeth. I hadn`t grown sick of them, but I wanted something new before I did. Shining is that kind of progressive black metal I like. Also the singer is a complete nutcase, and i truly appreciate that. I`m not gonna talk too much about the band or their music because I am not a music connoisseur, so I`ll stop now before I say something that`ll make me sound like an idiot. Unless it`s too late.
The other album I purchased was
Demanufacture, by Fear Factory.
I got the 2005 re release, which has some bonus songs that weren`t included in the origina. Horay.
I don`t know what to say about Fear Factory, but this album has some awesome tracks. Like Self Bias Resistor, Pisschrist and A Therapy For Pain. This album sort of takes me back because I used to listen to it alot a few years ago.
People call Fear Factory “Industrial Metal”. Personally i can`t give you a definition without stealing it from wikipedia, but i can tell you this: I like it, I like it alot.
Another friend of mine gave me some songs by a band called Sybreed, it sounded pretty good so I`m most definitely going to check them out some more.
PS: There is something terribly wrong with my brain today, I can`t seem to spell anything correctly and I have used the spellcheck atleast 8-10 times on just this entry. It doesn`t help that my keyboard is now suddenly writing like a US keyboard, I can never remember the keyboard shortcut to turn it off. I know there`s a little thing down at the taskbar but I need the shortcut, I’m a shortcut kind of guy.
PPS: I now regret having that Ice Coffee for breakfast, that stuff is 50% milk.
The captivating fiesta that was the KoRn concert last night.
I’m saying near death because if you’ve been way front at a concert before you know it can be quite.. hectic. People pushing, jumping, moshing. Honestly i feel like i need to get in better shape for next time!
But to get to the point, the concert was awesome.
The first warmup band was the swedish band Deathstars, they were okay and all.. but their subtle gayness sent shivers down my spine, and i don’t mean the good kind of shiver. Aside from that they played well and had a cool dynamic.
The other band to warm us up was Flyleaf. They were good, pretty darn tootin’ good indeed. But as my concert-comrade Baldwyn said; “That was one of the most antisocial performances i’ve ever seen”. What he meant by was that the singer never spoke to the the crowd or made any form of communication, which i guess is kinda lame. To be honest i just wanted them to get the hell off the stage and make room for koRn. It was, however, pretty funny when she dropped the mic. And i dont mean how MC’s drop the mic. I mean her butterfingers slipped and the mic fell to the ground.
The bassist was hyperactive and kept jumping off platforms, we waited in eager anticipation for him to fall on his ass, but apparently he is a skilled around-jumper.
Compared to koRn’s performance all that seemed crippled, the mic could have dropped in perfect timing for it to be jammed up the bassist’s ass as he fell and it still would have been bleak in comparison.
koRn mostly played their new stuff (which is sad since their new stuff is.. just so so) They did play some old classics though, like Falling Away From Me, Got the Life, A.D.I.D.A.S., Here to Stay etc etc. For their encore they played the numero uno classic Blind. Too bad only two (yes, two) of the original band members were there. Head left the band a few years ago, David Silveria is taking a break from the band and James Shaffer left the tour because of the some “personal issues”. Therefore only Fieldy and JD where left. Which is cool, they had enough awesomesauce for everyone.
All in all, awesome experience. Even though i don’t listen to koRn as much as i used to, it’s still a delight to see them live. Their music is so headbang/mosh friendly. Indeed i ended up in the moshpit a few times. And indeed i almost fell on my ass atleast once. I had to show up at school with a torn t-shirt, smelling like sweat and garbage. Luckily no one seemed to notice the difference.
picture courtesy of Aftenposten.no (yeah that’s right, i stole’d it)
