** Metal ** The Thread! II

[Gee]

Yeah doing my second listen now! Really enjoyed it the first time but BTBAM albums take a good 5-10 listens for me to unpack haha. But it's managing to have a fresh different vibe but also sound just like another BTBAM album which is a good mix to hit I think.

Gave a second listen this morning. Eh, I suppose it's definitely a "fun" album... My favourite tracks are Absent Thereafter and Beautifully Human. Hard to describe their genre... Prog metal, technical metalcore, avant-garde metal...

Looking forward to their show this Friday. Apparently, they have vinyl records of their old albums including Colors at the merch table so I will definitely pick it up and maybe The Great Misdirect if they have it.

By the way, if you're thinking of getting the vinyl of the latest album, there's a typo on the spine "The Blue Nowewhere". The CD release is also affected. Just a heads-up if that kind of error bothers you.

 

[Zantera]

Gave a second listen this morning. Eh, I suppose it's definitely a "fun" album... My favourite tracks are Absent Thereafter and Beautifully Human. Hard to describe their genre... Prog metal, technical metalcore, avant-garde metal...

Looking forward to their show this Friday. Apparently, they have vinyl records of their old albums including Colors at the merch table so I will definitely pick it up and maybe The Great Misdirect if they have it.

By the way, if you're thinking of getting the vinyl of the latest album, there's a typo on the spine "The Blue Nowewhere". The CD release is also affected. Just a heads-up if that kind of error bothers you.

Yeah I have heard about the typo, that's pretty funny to me. I already had it ordered so will probably get my copy this week or something. Maybe a few years from now the 'typo first edition' will be really valuable.

The only big thing I'm missing with BTBAM physically is the debut album on CD. Got all the other albums on CD and vinyl as well as a few extra ones (like live albums).

 

[Gee]

RIP. A pioneer to the MDM genre.

At The Gates - Frontman Dies At 52

Tomas Lindberg, the iconic frontman of Swedish metal band At The Gates, has died at the age of 52 after a battle with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare form of cancer affecting the mouth and palate.The news of Lindberg’s passing was shared by longtime friend and fellow musician David Isberg...

metalstorm.net

 

[Zantera]

Despite being from Gothenburg I never spent much time with At the Gates (especially compared to other bands from the city like In Flames or Dark Tranquillity) but I've gone back and listened to some ATG since the news broke and they definitely put out some great albums. For me the debut and Slaughter of the Soul (which I had listened to at least a few times decades ago) stands out.