en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/PatrickFMLP/journal The Last.fm journal for PatrickFMLP. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/PatrickFMLP/journal/2009/03/20/2kwh5o_mammal_and_jericco_%40_annandale_hotel_14_mar_09 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:49:29 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/PatrickFMLP/journal/2009/03/20/2kwh5o_mammal_and_jericco_%40_annandale_hotel_14_mar_09 Sat 14 Mar – Mammal, JERICCO

What a great night. Both bands were great onstage, and the sound was aswell. Got my copy of the Jericco EP signed, and Slaves (already had all the songs, just bought it to get it signed) signed too. Anyway on with the night....

Jericco entered with their instrumental title track, and then the singer walked on as they blasted into 'Always'. Their bassist was especially great, and looked like he was enjoying the show as much as everyone else. Some people in the crowd didn't respond to the singer asking them to come up the front, but I thought their music was amazing, and I'm glad I bought the EP. 'Sun' is an AWESOME song.

After a short warm up guitar solo, Mammal walked onstage and almost immediately kicked off with 'The Majority'. There was alot of crowd interaction and they were flawless in their sound as always. The setlist was good aswell, the only song I would have added was 'Think'. But besides that, they played 'Slaves', 'Nagasaki In Flames' and 'Smash The Pinata' so I was happy. This was one of the three shows which will become their next live CD/DVD. At only $12 a ticket, that's a fucking good deal!

So overall it was a great night, I found a new band, got to experience one of my favourite bands, got two shirts and two CDs signed. Let's just hope there's more shows like this in the future.

Mammal Jericco]]> http://www.last.fm/user/PatrickFMLP/journal/2009/02/28/2isjyh_a_year_of_lastfm. Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:59:22 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/PatrickFMLP/journal/2009/02/28/2isjyh_a_year_of_lastfm. A new layout, real time charts, and I've discovered more bands than half of the pre-LastFM stuff I listened to. Although it has it's flaws, LastFM is a nice, original site.

My top albums for the last 12 months:
1. Karnivool - Themata
2. Mammal - The Majority
3. Ezekiel Ox - Winter In Suburbia
4. Cog - Sharing Space
5. Full Scale - Full Scale
6. Sydonia - Given To Destroyers
7. Karnivool - Persona
8. Dax Riggs - We Sing of Only Blood or Love
9. Deftones - White Pony
10. Ayreon - The Human Equation
11. Rook - Add Colour
12. Rook - Transitions
13. AC/DC - Back In Black
14. Joe Langford - Before The Storm
15. Alice in Chains - Dirt
16. Full Scale Deflection - Symptoms Of Chaos
17. Sydonia - (Man)ipulate
18. Underoath - Lost In The Sound Of Separation
19. .hinge - Something To Adore
20. .hinge - The Rise & Fall Of Living Great

There are too many artists that I discovered over LastFM to remember, my charts for the first month mostly consisted of Opeth, Tool, and Nine Inch Nails.

Of course no one cares, I'm just bored. Yay me.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/PatrickFMLP/journal/2009/01/05/2dino8_lyrics_game Mon, 5 Jan 2009 07:44:19 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/PatrickFMLP/journal/2009/01/05/2dino8_lyrics_game See if you can get these lyrics DON'T FUCKING CHEAT YOU FUCKING BITCH

1. We saw you floating away, drifting away.
2. Into the flood again, same old trip it was back then Alice in Chains - Would?
3. I like to watch you watch yourself, put that killswitch on yourself. Grinspoon - Killswitch
4. It said in a book I once read, yes there's a chance of returning
5. I know what you're thinking, you're thinkin you're a mouse click, a drag, and a piece of autotune away from being a popstar! Mammal - Think
6. Spiralling to the ground below, like autumn leaves left in the wind to fade. Opeth - The Drapery Falls
7. You don't come, you don't write, you don't listen, I'm a messenger sent and I know it's in my head, my mind's wasted. Karnivool - Headcase
8. I remember that winter, all too well. We controlled our destiny, but in a moment hell rained down on our parade.
9. Thankyou for making me feel like I am guilty, making it easier to murder your sweet memory.
10. It doesn't matter where you want to be, this open road will take you anywhere, that's how you find a place called home. An empty space, a parking lot, I've travelled rround just to get to where I am, that's why I will always roam.
11. Feel it, can't you feel it, can't you feel that they're failed you. Full Scale - Feel It
12. Let me take you back, to the time when we were chasing all the girls. Two maniacs, indulging in the pleasures of this world. Ayreon - Day Seven: Hope
13. I caught a wave, I caught a wave and I'm never coming back.
14. This is not the greatest song in the world, no no, this is just a tribute. Tenacious D - Tribute
15. Sometimes whispering is too loud, and you find yourself down out amongst the crowd.
16. Just as beautiful as you are, it's so pitiful what you are, should have seen this coming all along.
17. There was a time, early in life when I hated everything
18. Here from a king's mountain view, here from a wild dream come true. Feast like a sultan I do, on treasures and flesh never few Tool - Jambi
19. I'm a prick I'm a loser I'm a lowlife chooser I live in the undertow yeah I pulled the wrong maneuvre I wish you could see what's inside my brain
20. You live this lie everyday there's nothing else for me to say doesn't matter anyway because I don't give a fuck. Karnivool - Box

Have fun.

]]> http://www.last.fm/user/PatrickFMLP/journal/2009/01/01/2d8w8x_happy_new_year%21 Thu, 1 Jan 2009 12:23:01 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/PatrickFMLP/journal/2009/01/01/2d8w8x_happy_new_year%21 Yay!! Artists' albums to look forward to in 09...

Karnivool
Atheist
Tool
Deftones
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
Megadeth
Queensrÿche
Anathema
Alice In Chains
Alarum

Have a great new year, and uhh ..... do some stuff.




















































Yeah.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/PatrickFMLP/journal/2008/12/21/2cidzg_2008_albums_review_-_you_knew_it_was_coming_eventually Sun, 21 Dec 2008 06:59:14 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/PatrickFMLP/journal/2008/12/21/2cidzg_2008_albums_review_-_you_knew_it_was_coming_eventually What a year '08 has been for music. We've had some break ups, some reunions, and some new bands emerging from the underground. In no particular order, the best albums of 2008.....

Underoath - Lost In The Sound Of Separation
This is a great album. Very few bands have found the exact balance between intensity and melody, in the history of music. Soilwork found it on A Predator's Portrait. Opeth found it on My Arms, Your Hearse, and I think Underoath, after years of searching, have finally found it on this album. This is an intense ride of an album, and only stops to take a breather on Too Bright To See, Too Loud To Hear and Desolate Earth: The End Is Here. Spencer's scream just sounds awesome in this album. will be good to see where they go from here.
8.5/10
Best song: Desperate Times Desperate Measures

Ihsahn - AngL
While The Adversary lost itself trying too hard to be progressive, angL manages to keep the prog feel of the last album without losing any heaviness or darkness. From the atmospheric pump of Scarab, to the melancholic almost all acoustic feel of Threnody, to the Mikael Akerfeldt - Ihsahn duel (yes, that's right Opeth fans, he guests) of Unhealer, this is melodic progressive death black metal album to be thoroughly enjoyed. Don't quote me on that genre there.
8/10
Best song: Emancipation

36 Crazyfists - The Tide and Its Takers
OH NO IZ METALCOR I MUZT BE UNTR00 ohshitImean The fifth effort from our favourite Alaskan (yes you heard it right) metalcore quartet. TAIT is quite possibly 36CF's heaviest album yet, it is a combination of the nu metal of In the Skin, the emocore of Bitterness the Star and A Snow Capped Romance, and the outright straightforward metalcore of Rest Inside The Flames. Probably the best album for people wanting to get into this band, Candace Kucsulain from Walls of Jericho guests on Vast And Vague, and Adam Jackson of Twelve Tribes guests on Clear The Coast. Yes I know, finally some decent metalcore.
8/10
Best song: Clear The Coast

Nine Inch Nails - The Slip
Quite a surprise from Trent, suddenly releasing a new track called Discipline off his website, with a somewhat mysterious comment in the ID3 tag that says 'Goto www.nin.com May 5'. Out of nowhere, a new album was available to download, with another message saying 'Thankyou for the continued support over the years, this one's on me'. You could (and still can) download it for free. Yes, completely free. On matters of the actual album itself, the album holds six upbeat tracks and four slower / ambient tracks. 1,000,000, Letting You, Discipline, Echoplex, Head Down, and Demon Seed are the upbeat tracks, and are all great tracks, all the stuff you can usually expect from Trent. The other four, however, seem like throwaway tracks, with three of them being ambient / glitch segues, and the other being a slow, piano piece. As SputnikMusic said, "[It's] more like a collection of songs than an album. There is no real point to it".
7.5/10
Best song: 1,000,000

Mammal - The Majority
Maybe the best album of the year. It's hard not to like this album, with it's funk edged balls out rock. Mammal never fail to deliver, there are slow songs, fast songs, and Mr Devil, which is their take on Evidence by Faith No More. The Aural Underground pretty much sums up the band in one song, lyrically and musically. Mammal are one of the finest artists to emerge from Australia, and it will not be long before they join the likes of Karnivool, Cog, and The Butterfly Effect in the crazy, eclectic world that is the Australian rock scene.
9.5/10
Best song: Smash The Pinata

Cynic - Traced in Air
Wow. What an amazing album. I'm sure it came as a surprise to Cynic fans who, after Cynic's rebirth, thought they would write another Focus. Great album, by all means, but I'm glad they didn't. Traced In Air sees them mature and grow from their 1993 debut. The famous vocoder is weakened to give Paul Masvidal's vocals a bit more distinct human sound, and the amount of death vocals are decreased to about almost none. Cynic can hardly be considered a death metal band anymore, more now a progressive / technical metal band. Eight tracks of jazzy, atmospheric, ethereal, melodic metal.
9.5/10
Best song: The Unknown Guest

Opeth - Watershed
I was rather dissapointed with this album ... sure it has the blastbeat driven The Lotus Eater, and the old-school-prog-rock Porcelain Heart, but it seems like opeth are trying too hard to keep their progressive / death balance. An enjoyable album, but still not up to par considering their other releases. Also, at only seven tracks the album seems too short .... bonus track Derelict Herds should have been included.
7/10
Best song: The Lotus Eater

In Flames - A Sense Of Purpose
Inflamous. The songs are good material, but not good material for In Flames. At least Reroute to Remain had a tiny bit of energy and consistency left in it. not much else to say, if you go back and do another Colony then I'd listen. But for now, In Flames aren't really going anywhere.
6.5/10
Best song: Alias

Cult of Luna - Eternal Kingdom
A surprising move from Swedish post metal masters. While Salvation and Somewhere Along the Highway had more elements of atmospheric post rock, Eternal Kingdom refers more to the style of The Beyond, with less quiet transitions and more downtuned downtempo metal. Where they will head from here musically will be interesting to see.
7.5/10
Best song: Eternal Kingdom

AC/DC - Black Ice
Admittedly, Black Ice is pretty repetitive, with all of the songs fairly the same tempo and mostly sounding the same. Black Ice still delivers though, if you're expecting the good old stuff from AC/DC. What's different is that Brian Johnson uses some lower, more 'soul' sounding vocals, and Angus uses a slide on Stomy May Day. It isn't avant garde, it isn't progressive, it isn't experimental. It's balls out rock and roll, which so many bands have sadly forgotten how to do today. AC/DC reminds us what real rock sounds like, and Black Ice is another in their long chain of albums.
8/10
Best song: Rock N' Roll Train

.hinge - The Rise and Fall of Living Great
Australian avantrockers .hinge released their follow up this year to 2005's Something To Adore, which, while still being an enjoyable album, sounded pretty thrown together. Rise and Fall is more accessible and refers to the sound of some of the more well known Aussie heavy rockers of today (Rook, Mammal, Karnivool, etc) while still keeping the experimental nature that .hinge is. While still fairly unknown, .hinge continue to gather a dedicated fanbase around Aussie and should be one of the more recognised underground heavy rock artists soon.
8/10
Best song: The Scare

Cog - Sharing Space
One of the more popular artists in Ausrock, Cog return to the airwaves with Sharing Space, a more progressive and atmospheric approach to things than The New Normal and Just Visiting. There are still the upbeat rock songs, found in Say Your Last Goodbye, Town Of Lincoln and What If. You can't go past Bitter Pills though .... an Aeon Spoke-ish journey of a song. Great album, not much more to say.
8/10
Best song: Sharing Space

The Butterfly Effect - Final Conversation Of Kings
Again, a pretty dissapointing album. The Butterfly Effect have been heading in a more mellow, progressive rock direction ever since their debut, Begins Here, and this is about as far away from their first E as they could get. Window And The Watcher, Final Conversation, and In These Hands are good songs though.
7.5/10
Best song: Window and the Watcher

Metallica - Death Magnetic
Fuckin FINALLY! Death Magnetic is a pretty good album, considering the crappiness of the previous three albums. Although, if DM was released after Black, then everyone would think it was complete and utter shit. Metallica may not have completely return to their old form, but it's a good enough return for me. Lars Ulrich is repetitve and sometimes tedious, and there is a bit of cheesiness that pops up in the album now and then, but besides that, it's pretty impressive. Whether Metallica have truly returned or not, whether the die hard fans can be satisfied or not, one thing is certain: Megadeth is better.
7/10
Best song: The Judas Kiss

Ayreon - 01011001
The usual acid trip-like science fiction concept you can expect from our favourite progressive rock mastermind. Guests on this album include Jonas Renske, Daniel Gildenlow, Tom Englund, Hansi Kursch and many more. In this album, the guest singers are 'Foverers' which are a sort of gods who are survived by a machine, but have no feelings. They long to be alive again, so they decide to send a comet to planet Earth to inhabit it. Initially it works, but eventually humans become smart enough to fight and start wars, and eventually wipe themselves out. A few people survive to live on Mars, and the last human alive is given the Dream Sequencer, to see how Earth was made. A mix of acoustic, progressive, folky, and metal songs form this album, and it is a delight to listen to.
8.5/10
Best song: Liquid Eternity

The Amenta - n0n
One of the most dense albums in the history of metal, The Amenta combine fast and agressive death metal with industrial effects and ambience to create an extremely dark and layered album. This is an intense mindfuck of an album, and can be explained by AntyM92 perfectly: "New album is the equivalent to being raped in the brain by a very angry robot". Can anyone top that?
7.5/10
Best song: Slave

And that's about it. Hope you enjoyed. Looking forward to new releases from Karnivool, Atheist, Tool, Deftones and Maylene and the Sons of Disaster.

HOLY SHIT IT'S ACTUALLY DONE WOOHOO!!! I'M FUCKING TIRED SO SORRY FOR ANY MISTAKES]]> http://www.last.fm/user/PatrickFMLP/journal/2008/10/19/289wfa_black_friggin_ice%21 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 05:46:59 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/PatrickFMLP/journal/2008/10/19/289wfa_black_friggin_ice%21

What more can I say. It's AC/DC. It rocks and rolls. It's Black Ice.

But how can so many people enjoy AC/DC when pretty much every song is simple, unoriginal and sounds the same? My friend, it's as simple as this.
It's not meant to be progressive, it's not meant to be experimental, it's not meant to be avant garde. It's just balls out rock and roll, which so many bands have forgot how to do today. AC/DC have survived over 30 years without straying too far from their genre.

From the awesome opening riff of Rock n Roll Train, to the somewhat funky outro of Decibel, this album is a full on rock n roll onslaught. Malcolm and Angus are at their best - pulling off heavy riffs, flowing riffs, funk like riffs, just being masters of the guitar. Phil and Cliff keep the beat going, with some nice, standout basslines and constant, tight drumming. And of course Brian is doing what he does best - singing and screaming along while even adding some soft soul singing, the idea of that coming from their current producer, Brendan O'Brien. A slide guitar is used in Stormy May Day - it made good use of during the outro.

Not much else to say about the album, Rock 'N Roll Train and Decibel are probably the best. AC/DC are one of the few bands who's songs sound pretty much the same over each album, and still they are entertaining. Of course, their huge impact on metal and rock is hard to ignore. I mean, come on. Is is that hard to enjoy a bit of mindless rock n roll every now and then? It seems to have been lost in the sometimes extremely pretentious 'technicality' and 'brutality' of todays music.

Rock n Roll Train
Skies on Fire
Big Jack
Anything Goes
War Machine
Smash N Grab
Spoilin for a Fight
Wheels
Decibel
Stormy May Day
She Likes Rock n Roll
Money Made
Rock n Roll Dream
Rockin All The Way
Black Ice

8.5/10

THUNDAH!!]]> http://www.last.fm/user/PatrickFMLP/journal/2008/09/17/264ip7_iced_earth_-_the_crucible_of_man_%28review%29 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:14:37 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/PatrickFMLP/journal/2008/09/17/264ip7_iced_earth_-_the_crucible_of_man_%28review%29 When I heard Matt Barlow was returning, I absolutely couldn't wait for the new album. I prefer him over Tim Owens, who is a great singer but Matt matches Iced Earth more. And so now the album is here, I've only had a short few listens to it, so on with the review....



In Sacred Flames 1:26
The album starts with a 1 and a half minute intro, with is instrumental besides the choir like vocals in the background. No need for rating.

Behold The Wicked Child 5:38
Kicking in with a monster riff and Barlow's great vocals, this is a song which fits nicely for an album starter. An extended instrumental guitar section at the end after the last chorus finishes off the song well. 8/10

Minions Of The Wrath 2:06
A good song, with nice, heavy riffs and vocals, but the song could have definitely been longer. It cuts off quickly after the second chorus, and the song seems too short, could have been better. 6.5/10

The Revealing 2:40
This song bears a riff that could have come from the Something Wicked This Way Comes album, but is a lot slower. As it is faster than the previous song, it doesn't disappoint with it's length, but since the vocals stop at 1:10 and the rest of the song is instrumental, it once again could have been much better. 6.5/10

A Gift Or A Curse 5:34
Jon Schaffer lead vocals? Hmm, this could be interesting. The song is a soft, mid tempo one, with Jon doing quite well on vocals. About half way in, the song jumps in with a heavy riff and at double pace and keeps that pace for awhile, eventually going back into the original speed. Quite a good song, points for experimenting. 8/10

Crown Of The Fallen 2:48
Another one of the underlength songs, which makes good use of guitar and bass work, and sounds pretty much like the the third track, but also sounds like they just thought up the song too quickly. The vocals are good and so are the riffs, but it just seems they cut some songs too short. A miniature guitar solo at the end pulls it up a little. 7/10

The Dimension Gauntlet 3:12
This song begins with drum work and a riff that somewhat reminds me of Opeth, and then continues to execute a double kick / snare beat that hints at Opeth even more, if not one of Dream Theaters heavier songs, the song starts well but cuts the vocals half way just like The Revealing, which I hope won't happen again in the album. 6.5/10

I Walk Alone 4:00
Finally, a memorable song. One of the better songs on the album, Matt Barlow's vocals are strong, the riffs are chunky and the chorus is just great. The band showcases their ability to write great songs here, why didn't they try a bit harder with most of the other songs on the album? Great song, anyway. 8/10

Harbinger Of Fate 4:43
By the starting melody and slow drum beat, you'd expect this song to be one of those boring, dragging ballads .... it seems that way for the rest of the opening verse, but when the chorus kicks in, with it's strong vocals and the heavy but flowing bass and guitar melodies, I can safely say that while it is slow and may seem boring to the thrash fans, it's definitely not a song that had very little mind put to it. 7.5/10

Crucify The King 5:36
A slow, heavy Black Sabbath style riff kicks in to introduce the song, and stays around during most of the song. The song boasts some nice drum fills from Brent Smedley. Could have been a little faster, or a little shorter. 7/10

Sacrificial Kingdoms 3:58
The guitar, bass and drum work in this song kinda remind me of Dream Theater, one of the quite fast and technical songs. But on top of that, the vocals seem too slow and dull. Not much else to say. 7/10

Something Wicked Part III 4:31
Sounds a bit like a slower version of Minions Of The Wrath, besides the higher vocals. But wait .... what's this? Halfway through the song, a tempo change. Oh wait, it gets even slower. Sigh, wouldn't mind a Written On The Walls here right now. 6/10

Divide And Devour 3:15
Now this is what the album needs! Faster, thrashier songs. Looks like my prayers were answered. Even a song that is slightly more upbeat is enough to relieve from the frankly, quite repetitive and watered down songs that most of the album is made up of. Great chorus, this song. For being, like the only fast song, 9/10

Come What May 7:24
Let's end the album with a long ass prog off! I thought 'oh god, what now', when I saw the track length, but the song is actually impressive. Barlow is especially great on this track, the chorus is damn catchy. Not what I expected. 8.5/10

Epilogue 2:21
This outro is pretty useless, could have been more interesting. Again, no need to rate.

Well, I was trying to be positive but most of the songs are pretty disappointing. But you've got to expect this, bands have to change as they grow. The album was alot better than Framing Armageddon, which was probably their worst point, but still could have been better. I Walk Alone, Come What May, Behold The Wicked Child and Divide And Devour take the place as the album's best songs. Overall I give it 7/10.

Iced Earth
The Crucible Of Man
power metal thrash metal progressive metal]]> http://www.last.fm/user/PatrickFMLP/journal/2008/09/13/25x7sl_top_12_bands_survey Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:30:05 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/PatrickFMLP/journal/2008/09/13/25x7sl_top_12_bands_survey Stolen from the_paranoidi.

1. AC/DC
2. Soilwork
3. In Flames
4. Katatonia
5. Opeth
6. Alice In Chains
7. Cult of Luna
8. Electric Wizard
9. Nine Inch Nails
10. Pink Floyd
11. Black Sabbath
12. Omega Code

1
How did you hear about this band?: Told by a friend
How long have you been listening to them?: A year or so
Name one band member: Malcolm Young
How long have they been around?: About 30 years
Is this your favorite band?: There are too many bands to pick a favourite one. This is just my most listened to band.

2
Write some random lyrics by this band.: "I turn away Fading out alone Was a lifetime worth it all? Fading out alone As we speak we turn to stone"
Are they all girls? Or all guys? Or a mix?: Only guys.
Can you name each member of this band?: Bjorn 'Speed' Strid, Ola Flink, Dirk Verbeuren, Sven Karlsson, Daniel Antonsson
What was the first song you heard from them?: Rejection Role
How many guitar players does this band have?: 1
What kind of music do they play?: Melodic Death Metal

3
Do any of your friends like this band?: A few of them do
Is this band mainstream or indie?: Indie
What are their lyrics usually about?: The lyrics make no sense at all.
How many cds of theirs do you have?: 5
Have you ever seen them live?: No, but I plan on doing just that
Are they still together?: Yep

4
Do you have any merchendise from this band?: No
Write some random lyrics by them.: "How could this go So very wrong That I must depend on darkness Would anyone Follow me further down How could this go So very far That I need someone to say What is wrong Not with the world but me"
How many full-length albums have they put out?: 6
Why do you like this band?: Got me into doom metal
Are they an older or more modern band?: Not really that old, been around since early 90's
Have they ever written a song you hate?: Nah, but they probably have / will

5
How many members do they have?: 5
What's your favorite album of theirs?: Morningrise
What was the first song you heard from them?: Closure
Are(were) they on an indie record label or a major?: Major
Do they have a logo?: Yes, and it's one of the best logos
Name two members: Mikael Akerfeldt, Martin Mendez

6
Write some random lyrics by them.: "Into the flood again Same old trip it was back then So I made a big mistake Try to see it once my way"
How many albums of theirs do you own?: 1, and an 'essential' album
Is this band well-known?: Probably, I'd say so
How long have you been listening to them?: Not long, a year?
Do you like their band name?: Not really actually, lol
Do you know anyone else who likes them?: Yes

7
Have they kept the same lineup through their whole career?: No
Do they swear a lot?: Umm .... no
Do they have videos on Mtv?: Fortunately not
Name a band member: Thomas Hedlund
What kind of music do they play?: Post Metal

8
Why do you like this band?: Probably the best 'stoner doom' band
Are they better than, worse than, or equal to band #2?: Probably better
When did they first form?: 1993
How old were you when you first got into them?: 13
How many band members are there?: 4
Do you own any of their merchendise?: Unfortunately not

9
Are they closer to hard rock, or pop rock?: Hard rock
Write some random lyrics.: “Hey man please don't make a sound Take a look around Can't you see what's right in front of you?"
How old is the lead singer?: No idea
Are they still together?: Yes
Do they swear a lot?: Sort of
Do they write serious lyrics?: Sometimes

10
What record label are they on?: Not sure, something major
When did they first form?: Late sixties
Was their latest album any good?: Yeah, but not their best
How many members are there?: 3 now
What's something distinctive about them?: One of the most influental bands ever, able to bring progressive rock into the mainstream
Which of their cds has the best artwork?: Probably Dark Side Of The Moon

11
Name some lyrics. (this is the last time, I swear.): “My name it means nothing my fortune is less My future is shrouded in dark wilderness Sunshine is far away clouds linger on Everything I possessed now they're all gone"
What was their best album?: Paranoid
Is the lead singer a guy or a chick?: Guy
Do they have any videos on Mtv?: Not sure actually
What kind of music do they play?: Doom metal in the early days, moved onto classic metal
How long have you liked this band?: A little less than a year, maybe?

12
Why do you like this band?: Great mix of industrial and progressive metal
Can you name each band member?: Nup
Do they still have their original lineup?: I'm pretty sure
Is it likely you'll find their cds and merchandise at the mall?: Definitely not
Are they lyrically talented?: Haven't released official lyrics yet, so it's hard to tell

FINALLY, name you favorite songs by each band.
Band 1:: Thunderstruck
Band 2:: Exile
Band 3:: Pinball Map
Band 4:: Unfurl
Band 5:: Bleak
Band 6:: Would?
Band 7:: The Watchtower
Band 8:: Electric Wizard
Band 9:: Wish
Band 10:: Sorrow
Band 11:: Planet Caravan
Band 12:: Goliath]]> http://www.last.fm/user/PatrickFMLP/journal/2008/09/07/25ib31_opeth_%40_luna_park%2C_sydney_6th_september_08 Sun, 7 Sep 2008 03:51:42 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/PatrickFMLP/journal/2008/09/07/25ib31_opeth_%40_luna_park%2C_sydney_6th_september_08 Sat 6 Sep – The 'Watershed' Tour

Copied from my blog.

It was bloody cold outside, but when I got inside it was the exact opposite. I arrived late, so I only caught a few songs off the supporting act, Virgin Black. I never really liked symphonic metal, but a couple of songs were impressive. I think one of them was 'Walk Without Limbs'.

When Opeth came on, I was standing at about the middle, and although I'm pretty short, I got a good view of the band. Axe and Per Wiberg were the most visible, due to being on a platform higher than the guitarists.

The opener was Heir Apparent, one of the better tracks off Watershed. I never thought much of Axe, the new drummer, but after this concert I was convinced that he was a worthy replacement for Martin Lopez. He hammered through their new and old tracks and kept constant throughout the show.

Next was Master's Apprentices, which came as a surprise to me because from what I've constantly been hearing, the band hate playing Deliverance live, bar the title track. Very well played.

Next was Baying Of The Hounds .... "Not all of these songs are about the devil. This one is about ... dogs". Ghost Of Perdition might have been better, but this I didn't mind.

Serenity Painted Death was next, which I would have honestly replaced with The Moor without a second thought. It was good live though, but there are better tracks off Still Life.

Damnation has to come in somewhere, and although I thought Hope Leaves or Death Whispered A Lullaby would have suited better, they played To Rid The Disease. A very mellow, 70's prog song.

"We haven't played this song live much. We're still practicing it. It starts kinda like this: (hums The Lotus Eater intro)"
...and the crowd exploded. Easily the best song from Watershed, the band blasted through all the sections of the song, they were tight and brilliant.

Next on the list is my personal favourite Opeth song, Bleak. The angelic chorus was great, but in the mellow bit, Mikael had some technical problems with his guitar. Axe improvised a did a short drum solo, and Fredrik did the same on guitar. Eventually the problem was fixed, and Mikael announced "And now for part two", and so the song continued.

As I hoped, the guys played Night and the Silent Water, which sits nicely on Opeth's best album, Morningrise. The normally whispered bit was growled, but otherwise the song stayed the same as the studio version. Great song, if not best played tonight.

Next was Deliverance, which was just chaotic. Fredrik and Mikael were great on this song, and as the last few minutes of the song went down, the lights followed every hit on Axe's double kick, which suited the song well.

The 'rock n roll thing' was done quickly after Night.... including "That guy [Axe] .... I forgot his name. Everybody scream out his name for me. 1, 2, 3..." "On the keyboards .... used to be a boy a long, long time ago. Now an old man"

The, umm .... final song of the night was Demon Of The Fall. Which was absolutely amazing. Most Opeth songs go down well live, but this song particularly kicks ass live. The crowd sung along with every word, and at the end, as usual, the crowd moaned when the band said that was their last song. They left the stage.

But was the night over? Nah. The guys walked back on, and the loudest crowd eruption of the night occured. "Sorry we left, Martin had to take a piss". And to finish one of the best concerts in a while off, they played The Drapery Falls. Yep, awesome song, alot better live.

And so they actually left this time, ending a great night. If Serenity Painted Death and To Rid The Disease were replaced with The Moor and Hope Leaves respectively, then it would have been a flawless setlist, but I shouldn't complain. I moved around alot in the crowd but I still saw alot of the band.

Opeth is
Martin 'Axe' Axenrot - Drums
Martin Mendez - Bass
Mikael Akerfeldt - Vocals, Guitar
Per Wiberg - Keyboards
Fredrik Akesson - Guitar

Spiralling to the ground below
Like autumn leaves left in the wind to fade....]]> http://www.last.fm/user/PatrickFMLP/journal/2008/07/22/22y0s6_undiscovered_bands_that_need_more_attention Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:34:09 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/PatrickFMLP/journal/2008/07/22/22y0s6_undiscovered_bands_that_need_more_attention Title says it all.

EF - Atmospheric post rock from Sweden. Very soft and instrumental, lyrics are pretty rare. Final Touch / Hidden Agenda is a great song. Check em out if you're a fan of the softer types of post rock.

Hen:ge - More post rock, from Austria now. A bit heavier and darker then Ef, but uses not much lyrics too. They have a new album (apparently titled 'Ghost') coming out in the later half of the year.

Joe Langford - Similiar to Halo33, except does some of his own material - and it works great. You can download all of the stuff for free from his page.

Omega Code - If you're a fan of NIN, Tool, Isis or Opeth, then you'll love these guys. I'm surprised that they haven't got more coverage than they do, they're great for fans of industrial-melodic-progressive metal.

Combustion - Marcelo from the Omega Code on an electronic solo project. Good for fans of glitch/industrial music, I don't really listen to much of that music so I don't really know what's similiar.

Serenik - Pop punk/hard rock band from Sydney, Australia. Have one EP, one demo and a single all of which you can stream on their page, and the single is free to download. Goto their myspace to get the EP.

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