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Yeah, the vocals are an acquired taste. I wouldn't call them a weak link though, I personally LOVE them and I am a guy who doesn't listen to black metal mostly because of the vocals and was really bothered with Chuck's switch to high-pitched vocals in Sound of Perseverance.

I hear in his style Perseverance era Chuck as well, mixed with Schmier from Destruction, Becerra from 7 Churches era (it's that awesome rasp especially), Insahn... So definitely an acquired taste! I will say this though, I had three friends who had the exact same complaint about the band, the vocals. A couple of months later, two of them told me that they not only got used to them but that they actually like them now. The third guy can't get past them though.

I love the dude's "oo" sound (can't thnk of a better way of putting that!). Like in the chorus of Oblivion where he says "souls" like "sools". That robotic cyber growl/shriek. Love it, love it.

That reminds me to throw a word of warning in the review though!

This has become a bit too off-topic though, sorry about that!
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Yeah the Chuck Schuldiner Perseverance vocal style (over-processed high pitch sneer) that Vektor also use isn�t really my cup of tea either, but the more spins I�ve given Black Future the more accostumed I�ve become to the vocals. They are still the weak link if you ask me though.
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Originally posted by Vic Vic wrote:

A week ago my album of the year would be Mastodon's The Hunter. 

Having Vektor's - Outer Isolation on constant play for the past 5 days, I am certain it is this one. Amazing, simply amazing. By far, and I mean BY FAR, the best new thrash band. Signature sound and character (which alone makes them stand out from the retro thrash bands - which I enjoy very much btw), tons of influences, including prog death and (technical) black metal (think symphony-less late-era Emperor) with doses of epic, the Coroner/Voivod stuff and tons of old school speed/thrash. Great players, amazing songs, oozes passion. It's been many years since I was so enthusiastic about a new thrash metal band.

I daresay that the two tracks available at the moment are perhaps the weakest songs on the album and they are great.

I'm sure I will be writing a review for the site, a lengthy one. For the moment, I just added a 5 stars rating.

Vic, I gave Vektor a couple listens on their last album and came away more than a little cool to them. Don't get me wrong here. I thought the music was pretty damn good. I just couldn't wrap my head around the vocal style. Overall, I just didn't give it much of a chance. That's on me.

I just listened to the two tracks posted on YouTube (Dying World and Dark Creations, Dead Creators) and I gotta tell you... F**k me....Color Me Impressed. Yeah, the vocals are still a bit grating, but I couldn't imagine you could sing it another way and have it meld with the music. (Reminds me quite a bit of Dimension Hatross era Voivod in there mixed with Kreator) Now, you actually have me looking forward to Vektor's release. Thanks, Vic!
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Phew...just got done reading all twelve pages of this topic and, just from following along the commentary, I've listened to two bands I would have never heard of and found that I really liked what I heard. Leprous' Bilateral is off the chains crazy good. My jaw just hit the floor from the beginning. They make the list immediately. And Fen, a band I've never been exposed to because the genre doesnt immediately appeal to me, gets some love from me as I sit here and write this listening to tracks off of YouTube. I love the atmospheric quality of it. Very moody. Looking forward to hearing the whole album now... So, thanks for the recommendations guys!

So far, from what I have been able to pick up this year, in no particular order:

1. Within Temptation - The Unforgiving
2. Evergrey - Glorious Collision
3. Myrath - Tales of the Sands
4. Leprous - Bilateral
5. Symphony X - Iconoclast
6. Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn of Events
7. Arch/Matheos - Sympathetic Resonance
8. Opeth - Heritage

While I have gotten Megadeths Th1rt3en and Anthrax's Worship Music, I havent fully devoured them and thought about them yet. And I'm still looking to hear the New Haken, Anubis Gate, Eumeria, and a few others that I'm brainfarting over right now.
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I'll get it back off topic though Tongue, cause I must emphasize what a great album Black Future is. Actually, the toughest question to answer about Outer Isolation is "is it better than Black Future?" and I am just not ready to answer that, having played BF for over a year and it still excites me. 

If you liked this album though, you are definitely going to like Outer isolation too.

Macabre's album was very enjoyable. I'd rank it lower than Murder Metal but still I love that Macabre feeling, it's all over the album.

I will check Warbringer but they are in the category of "still searching for my own voice". And speaking of new wave of thrash metal bands, I forgot Deathraiser from Brazil. Their debut does not bring something new to the table, like Vektor do but they have an abundance of passion that is very convincing. They remind me of Slayer riffs (or the Sepultura slayer-like riffs), through a Demolition Hammer filter. And doses of Kreator:
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Originally posted by Woutjinho Woutjinho wrote:

I think I will check that one out from Vektor. I'm quite interested in the new wave of thrash metal bands.
 
This one is recommendable too:
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There are quite a few samples from the album on their MMA page: http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/vektor.aspx?ac=vektor
 
and sorry I�ll get  Back to topic now!!!
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The new Warbringer was ok. I have a review on metal-exposure.com
I think their debut was still the strongest.
I didn't like Macabre at all to be honoust.
And I also want to listen to the the Mastodon. I have the the rest of the entire discography. I used to be a huge fan of Mastodon. I also have heard the demo with another vocalist (which sucked) and the songs on 7" vinyl etc.
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Yeah I generally think 2011 have been a great year too.
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As for other albums that will be making my top list, on a quick note, I have a long list of potentials:

Mastodon - The Hunter
Arch/Matheos - Sympathetic Resonance
Riot - Immortal Soul (top form, it's not Thundersteel or Privilege of Power but it's damn close!)
Hell - Human Remains
Machine Head (great but it is not better than The Blackening)
Protest the Hero - Scurrilous
Wolf - Legions of Bastards
Anthrax - Worship Music
Caligula's Horse - Moments from Ephemeral City
Saxon - Call to Arms
The Haunted - Unseen (alt metal flirting with pop at some points, but very well done and very catchy)
Devin Townsend - Deconstruction
Fair to Midland - Arrows and Anchors
Ulcerate - The Destroyers of All
Deceased - Surreal Overdose
Macabre - Grim Scary Tales
Jag Panzer - Scourge of the Light
Satan's Host - By the Hands of the Devil
Havok - Time is Up 
Abysmal Dawn - Leveling the Plane of Existence
Symphony X - Iconoclast
Evile - Five Serpents Teeth
Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn of Events

...and I still need to check out Warbringer, Toxic Holocaust, Destruction, Essence, Leprous, Artillery, Cavalera Conspiracy, Origin and make up my mind about the new Megadeth.

It's been a lot of years since I had trouble making the list because of too many good stuff flowing around.
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I think I will check that one out from Vektor. I'm quite interested in the new wave of thrash metal bands.
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Nice Vic. A review would be greatThumbs Up
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A week ago my album of the year would be Mastodon's The Hunter. 

Having Vektor's - Outer Isolation on constant play for the past 5 days, I am certain it is this one. Amazing, simply amazing. By far, and I mean BY FAR, the best new thrash band. Signature sound and character (which alone makes them stand out from the retro thrash bands - which I enjoy very much btw), tons of influences, including prog death and (technical) black metal (think symphony-less late-era Emperor) with doses of epic, the Coroner/Voivod stuff and tons of old school speed/thrash. Great players, amazing songs, oozes passion. It's been many years since I was so enthusiastic about a new thrash metal band.

I daresay that the two tracks available at the moment are perhaps the weakest songs on the album and they are great.

I'm sure I will be writing a review for the site, a lengthy one. For the moment, I just added a 5 stars rating.
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EmbarrassedLOLyep it�s The Destroyers of All. I guess the list was written and posted a bit too quick.
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Yes it is The Destroyers Of All...
 
I'm up to like 60 albums from 2011 now.
Here's my top 10:
Acranius - The Echo Of Her Cracking Chest
Autopsy - Macabre Eternal
Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All
Medecophobic - Pandemic of Existence
Meat Devourer - Slaughtered Like A Pig
Fumes Of Decay - Devouring The Excavated
SSS - Problems To The Answer
Big End Bolt - Mechanical Race Creation
Svin Killer - Drowning Into The Green Mass
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Originally posted by UMUR UMUR wrote:

17. Ulcerate - Destroyer of Worlds

Isn't it The Destroyers of All.  Either way, I need to give this band a few re-listens.

I think you'd also be into Mitochondrion's Parasignosis.
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Thinking about this, but I'm going to dig deeper leading up to the end of the year.  As of right now, here are some things that might be in my top 20 (in no determined order yet).

Mastodon � The Hunter

Arch/Matheos � Sympathetic Resonance

Blut Aus Nord � 777 Sect(s)

Devin Townsend Project � Deconstruction

Sulaco � Build & Burn

Russian Circles � Empros

Burzum � Fallen

Altar of Plagues - Mammal

Graviton � Massless (only heard 3 songs thus far though Embarrassed)

Lock Up � Necropolis Transparent

Falls Of Rauros � The Light That Dwells in Rotten Wood

SubRosa - No Help For The Mighty Ones

Unkind - Harhakuvat

Jesu � Ascension

Alaskan � Adversity; Woe

Cynic's EP would definitely have a shot unless it's rather disappointing.



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After being very impressed with Vektor's Black Future, I am now looking forward to their next album coming later this November:
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Originally posted by UMUR UMUR wrote:

Originally posted by Tupan Tupan wrote:

The best album of 2011 is Todos. Los Colores Del, by RANDOM: http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/random--todos-los-colores-del.aspx
 
Great album indeed and nice guys too. I�ve had a bit of correspondence with Pablo in the last couple of years and he is a really nice guy. I wish them all the best in finding a label to release their album.


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I've still got a handful of must-hears, but my shortlist is coming along nicely
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Originally posted by UMUR UMUR wrote:

I haven�t decided on placements yet and I�ll probably add a few more to the list before the end of the year, but these are some of the albums that are likely to end up on my best of 2011 list:
 
1. Arch/Matheos - Sympathetic Resonance
2. Symphony X - Iconoclast
3. Fen - Epoch
4. Agoraphobic Nosebleed/ Despise You - And On and On...
5. Bloodiest - Descent
6. Shining - VII: F�dd F�rlorare
7. Red Fang - Murder the Mountains
8. Virus - The Agent That Shapes the Desert
9. Void - Void
10. Origin - Entity
11. Pestilence - Doctrine
12. Hell - Human Remains
13. Exhumed - All Guts, No Glory
14. Revocation - Chaos of Forms
15. Abysmal Dawn - Leveling the Plane of Existence
16. Random - Todo.s los colores del
17. Ulcerate - Destroyer of Worlds
18. Eyeconoslast - Sharpening Our Blades on the Mainstream
19. Mastodon - The Hunter
20. Machine Head - Unto the Locust

I've underlined a few of these that I like quite a bit too. Smile I haven't heard all of these, though... looks like I need to check em out!


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