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Balthamel ![]() MMA Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: 26 Mar 2010 Location: Norway Status: Offline Points: 1336 |
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two bands who have (had) vissions to what they would sound like, bands who in many degrees are unique, two bands who have brought new focus to progmetal and to metal as a hole, they raised new barriers to technical metal to be reached in the combined elements such as deliverence, album format, form, attitude,
one is more energic, angry, ferocius and jazzy while the other is more avant-garde, symphnonic, mystic.
both bands are able to createb beautifull soundscapes. two bands from two different scenes, one from Georgia which styl leads more to southern rock, metal and metalcore, but have taken it to totaly new areas the true Progressive Sludge metal band. Arcturus are a Black-Metal supergroup with the attitude of Black metal, the scandinavian sound (folk, melancoly, winteresque, depictering the norse landscapes), but ads a symphonic, dark and progressive edge to it the true Progressive Norwegian black metal band .
I love/like them both
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Pekka ![]() MMA Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: 26 Mar 2010 Location: Helsinki Status: Offline Points: 1357 |
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Arcturus is one of the familiar names that I've never actually heard. But Mastodon I love. No vote.
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Vehemency ![]() MMA Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: 25 Mar 2010 Location: Finland Status: Offline Points: 972 |
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I do enjoy Mastodon, but my vote goes for Arcturus. The latest two albums are magnificent.
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UMUR ![]() MMA Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Errors & Omissions Team / Retired Admin Joined: 25 Mar 2010 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Points: 18139 |
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I�m really not fond of the synth heavy black/ progressive metal style of Arcturus. But then again I might change my mind when I listen to the albums again before writing reviews ( it�s been a while since the last listen). Who knows? Stranger things have happened.
I�m not a giant fan of Mastodon, but they produce quality metal. I will have to go for Mastodon on this one.
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Balthamel ![]() MMA Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: 26 Mar 2010 Location: Norway Status: Offline Points: 1336 |
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Live from rockefeller, great show.
an incredible band realy
ICS Vortex should be invited on some vocalduties for Mastodon that would b nice
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Balthamel ![]() MMA Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: 26 Mar 2010 Location: Norway Status: Offline Points: 1336 |
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anyone interested
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Prog Geo ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 27 Jan 2011 Location: Athens (Greece) Status: Offline Points: 472 |
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Arcturus!!!They're black metal!
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boysmithers ![]() Forum Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 15 Jul 2011 Status: Offline Points: 16 |
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GOT to be Arcturus. Absolutely no contest. I like Mastodon though, especially Leviathan. I saw them a couple of times and they crushed on both occasions.
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Wilytank ![]() MMA Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: 24 Mar 2011 Location: Pencil-vainea Status: Offline Points: 4028 |
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Arcturus.
Hellhammer, Garm (and later ICS Vortex), and Sverd. Nuff said.
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J-Man ![]() MMA Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: 25 Mar 2010 Location: Philadelphia,PA Status: Offline Points: 7032 |
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I only have the debut from Arcturus (which I do enjoy), but Mastodon has to get my vote. I'm not a huge Mastodon fan or anything, and I only moderately enjoy most of their catalogue, but Crack The Skye is excellent IMO.
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adg211288 ![]() Forum Admin Group ![]() ![]() Black Metal, Prog/AG Teams Joined: 05 Nov 2010 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 22025 |
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Mastodon. Couldn't get into Arcturus when I tried.
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Balthamel ![]() MMA Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: 26 Mar 2010 Location: Norway Status: Offline Points: 1336 |
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Arcturus means Etymologicaly "guardian of the bear"
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Balthamel ![]() MMA Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: 26 Mar 2010 Location: Norway Status: Offline Points: 1336 |
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Wilytank ![]() MMA Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: 24 Mar 2011 Location: Pencil-vainea Status: Offline Points: 4028 |
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My fav song by Arcturus:
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ProgMetaller2112 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 19 Jan 2013 Location: Pacoima,CA,USA Status: Offline Points: 2490 |
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Mastodon not really familiar with Arcturus, I need to give them a listen
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