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Huh.

Not what I was expecting.

I thought that was fantastic.

backwardsvoyager wrote:I thought that was fantastic.

I think I've listened to it about 5 or 6 times.

It's definitely rad.
Not sure I'm a fan of the vocal style.
I like how it sounds NOTHING like Aesthethica, because I don't want to listen to "Aesthethica II: The Bad Rehash".
I like how it still sounds distinctly like a Liturgy track.
I like how it sounds like nothing I've heard before, and how it took me by surprise.

I'm excited to see how they explored this new direction they've chosen.
It could still end up being bad, but I don't really care, because I'm glad they're still growing as musicians rather than stagnating.
Overall, I'm stoked for their new album and will definitely listen to it.

Admittedly i'm not much of a Liturgy fan, a friend told me to listen to Aesthetica when it came out and i couldn't really get into it. More casually acquainted with their music.

Like you said, this struck me the moment it started because i didn't mentally associate it with any music i've ever heard before, which is a rare thing.

I absolutely love the drums on this track for some reason; the vocal style is odd but i think the delivery is extremely good so it feels convincing to me.

It definitely sounds like Liturgy.

In that it's fucking garbage. I guess the novelty of listening to MGMT cover Venetian Snares is nice for a spin if you're trying to scare away your booty call in the morning or something.

Does anyone honestly take these vocals seriously? I just can't help but burst into a gigglefit every time I expect him to you know, hit a different note or change the dynamic of his delivery

Other than that, I'm really liking the music.

andtheLiquidmen wrote:Does anyone honestly take these vocals seriously? I just can't help but burst into a gigglefit every time I expect him to you know, hit a different note or change the dynamic of his delivery

Says the guy who likes Scott Walker?

D.o.S. wrote:It definitely sounds like Liturgy.

In that it's fucking garbage. I guess the novelty of listening to MGMT cover Venetian Snares is nice for a spin if you're trying to scare away your booty call in the morning or something.

I actually loved Renihilation and some of the tracks on Aesthethica, but the drums were like 75% of the experience for me.
I remember when Greg and the bass player left the band they played some shows with electronic backing tracks, seemingly out of necessity. Never thought they'd actually record stuff like that.

oof.

Pentametre wrote:

D.o.S. wrote:It definitely sounds like Liturgy.

In that it's fucking garbage. I guess the novelty of listening to MGMT cover Venetian Snares is nice for a spin if you're trying to scare away your booty call in the morning or something.

I actually loved Renihilation and some of the tracks on Aesthethica, but the drums were like 75% of the experience for me.
I remember when Greg and the bass player left the band they played some shows with electronic backing tracks, seemingly out of necessity. Never thought they'd actually record stuff like that.

Yeah, I mean, I listen to a ton of music that has, uh, niche appeal, but this is just not very good.

Ugh, nah. I mean, I don't hate it, in fact it would be more accurate to say I feel absolutely nothing for it. Transfer to the blah bin.

More like SHITURGY *high fives self*

D.o.S. wrote:It definitely sounds like Liturgy.

In that it's fucking garbage. I guess the novelty of listening to MGMT cover Venetian Snares is nice for a spin if you're trying to scare away your booty call in the morning or something.

this would pretty much be the perfect record review for this.

i couldn't make it through the song. that was so fucking awful. granted, i went into it with somewhat of a closed mind because i fucking hate liturgy. but that was certainly not what i expected. it was way worse, but somehow seems appropriate for a bunch of hipster jerk offs who weren't really cut out to be a metal band anyway. coked up self indulgent dance music seems way more up their alley.

did anyone read the singer's "manifesto" on black metal a few years ago? it really moved them from being a band i barely heard of and didn't care about or listen to to being something i truly hated and wished i could destroy. it read like the rant of a pretentious art school rich kid who just discovered black metal enlightening us all not only to their vast knowledge of the form, but also as to how they were revolutionizing the genre. which is exactly what it was. it was both ridiculous and insulting at the same time. one of the most pretentious things i've read.

i know i'm opening myself to blowback about how i'm close minded or "what's wrong with bands doing something new or different" or how i probably just want everyone to rehash transylvanian hunger for all time. none of which is true. i'm all for bands bringing something new to the table and it doesn't happen enough. and i'm all for bands changing, as long as there's some hint of sincerity in anything their doing or have done. but from how i see it, liturgy's previous material was trite garbage made by pretentious fucks, who were essentially tourists in the metal world telling us all how it should be done. and this new material is also trite garbage, but is basically the signpost of them moving on to the next thing. don't let the doorknob hit you on the way out.

at least the drum machine can actually keep time.

misterstomach wrote: at least the drum machine can actually keep time.