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Seeing Means More Than Safety is definitely their best release. Dem riffs.

i dont really listen to any of Jeromes Dreams seperate albums, i just listen to their Discography compilation, they always were one of the top dogs of screamo from start to end

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if you dont like Will Haven then you suck, its a fact

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iqrmLpRDG0

 

Will Haven is cool from what I've heard, el Diablo is the only album I own though. 

 

I got the new Dir en grey album in the mail today and it is awesome. It hasn't fully sunk in yet but this might be their best, which is saying something. 

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Will Haven is cool from what I've heard, el Diablo is the only album I own though. 

 

I got the new Dir en grey album in the mail today and it is awesome. It hasn't fully sunk in yet but this might be their best, which is saying something. 

 

i think that Carpe Diem is my favorite album by them

 

ill get onto that new Dir En Grey album as soon as i can

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Oh thanks haha, that's the first thing I've ever really done on youtube :P

 

i have a playlist of live concerts that ive found over the years, i plan on getting some videos up eventually though for now i have nothing much on mine

 

 

also the new Dir En Grey album is pretty damn sweet, almost finished with it, favorite track so far is probably Tousei

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i have a playlist of live concerts that ive found over the years, i plan on getting some videos up eventually though for now i have nothing much on mine

 

 

also the new Dir En Grey album is pretty damn sweet, almost finished with it, favorite track so far is probably Tousei

 

My favorite is probably "Kaishun" at the moment, but "Rinkaku" is gorgeous as well. And the heavy tracks on this are just blistering. 

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My favorite is probably "Kaishun" at the moment, but "Rinkaku" is gorgeous as well. And the heavy tracks on this are just blistering. 

 

the heavy tracks and the soft tracks are all so great, also since im just listening to it right now Kukoku No Kyouon is also a top pick from this album though Kaishun and Rinkaku are both killer tracks as well.

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the heavy tracks and the soft tracks are all so great, also since im just listening to it right now Kukoku No Kyouon is also a top pick from this album though Kaishun and Rinkaku are both killer tracks as well.

 

It only gets better with more listens. Probably about level with Uroboros, pretty different albums though. 

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It only gets better with more listens. Probably about level with Uroboros, pretty different albums though. 

 

Uroboros is a perfect example of the greatness of the heavier side in Dir En Grey and Arche is a perfect example of the lighter side in Dir En Grey

 

the brutality of The Inferno has really taken me by surprise after hearing Kukoku No Kyouon

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Uroboros is a perfect example of the greatness of the heavier side in Dir En Grey and Arche is a perfect example of the lighter side in Dir En Grey

 

the brutality of The Inferno has really taken me by surprise after hearing Kukoku No Kyouon

 

Yea it's like straight-up death metal haha.

 

It's really hard for me to compare Dir en grey albums because they're all so different. The past three albums have all been stellar though. 

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Yea it's like straight-up death metal haha.

 

It's really hard for me to compare Dir en grey albums because they're all so different. The past three albums have all been stellar though. 

 

Dir En Grey are pretty damn unique from their sound down to Kyos vocals

 

also this is really good, why on earth did i never listen to this before

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnDS_socrck

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Dir En Grey are pretty damn unique from their sound down to Kyos vocals

 

also this is really good, why on earth did i never listen to this before

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnDS_socrck

 

I actually used to own Leaving Your Body Map but I found it very...grating. I haven't listened to Bath but Toby Driver's projects always seem to pique my interest before ruining it with some bizarre gimmick. I have the same problem with Kayo Dot. 

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I actually used to own Leaving Your Body Map but I found it very...grating. I haven't listened to Bath but Toby Driver's projects always seem to pique my interest before ruining it with some bizarre gimmick. I have the same problem with Kayo Dot. 

 

eh i dig it, at least judging by that one track, i thought id check out maudlin of the Well since i was recommended to them from a friend on last.fm, he also told me to check out Edge of Sanity

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eh i dig it, at least judging by that one track, i thought id check out maudlin of the Well since i was recommended to them from a friend on last.fm, he also told me to check out Edge of Sanity

 

It's cool that you dig them, I just haven't been able to get into it. I like avante-garde stuff but in this case it just doesn't work for me. I've never listened to Edge of Sanity. 

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It's cool that you dig them, I just haven't been able to get into it. I like avante-garde stuff but in this case it just doesn't work for me. I've never listened to Edge of Sanity. 

 

cant really say whether i dig maudlin or not since ive only heard that one track. might actually not end up liking the album as a whole

 

also this is what Edge of Sanity are like and tbh they really bore me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP4Lhe6E7YY

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cant really say whether i dig maudlin or not since ive only heard that one track. might actually not end up liking the album as a whole

 

also this is what Edge of Sanity are like and tbh they really bore me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP4Lhe6E7YY

 

Ah, old-school death metal. I understand why people like it, it was probably pretty groundbreaking at the time. I like Gorguts for the same reason, but I find them much more interesting musically. I'll say that the Edge of Sanity vocalist is pretty sick though. 

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Ah, old-school death metal. I understand why people like it, it was probably pretty groundbreaking at the time. I like Gorguts for the same reason, but I find them much more interesting musically. I'll say that the Edge of Sanity vocalist is pretty sick though. 

 

its actually melodeath mixed with prog metal, i can get how it would be interesting at its time, but honestly it sounds boring listening to it from todays standpoint. the vocals are totally Opeth, these dudes probably did end up making some inspiration for Opeth.

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its actually melodeath mixed with prog metal, i can get how it would be interesting at its time, but honestly it sounds boring listening to it from todays standpoint. the vocals are totally Opeth, these dudes probably did end up making some inspiration for Opeth.

 

Then it's old-school melo-prog-death metal! Haha. 

 

I'm currently reminding myself how awesome Uroboros is. I have the remastered version and it improves so much on the original.  

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Then it's old-school melo-prog-death metal! Haha. 

 

I'm currently reminding myself how awesome Uroboros is. I have the remastered version and it improves so much on the original.  

 

im not too sure which version of Uroboros i own, though its probably the remastered version

 

ever heard of Hacride or Haste the Day? ive heard stuff about both bands and was wondering if you knew anything about them

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im not too sure which version of Uroboros i own, though its probably the remastered version

 

ever heard of Hacride or Haste the Day? ive heard stuff about both bands and was wondering if you knew anything about them

 

The remastered version has a couple of extra tracks, specifically a short acapella intro to "Bugaboo" called "Bugaboo Respira", and a re-recorded version of the song "Hydra" from their album Macabre, re-christened "Hydra -666-". The production quality is much clearer, to the point that listening to the original mix sounds kind of awful in comparison. I would check up and see which one you have!

 

Hacride is pretty cool, I own their album Lazarus. They're a progressive metal band with nods to post-metal as well as some poly-rhythmic elements like Meshuggah. Lazarus and the two albums before it are worth checking out but the new one didn't seem to do much for me, they got a new vocalist and I think he kinda sucks.

 

Haste the Day...that's nostalgic, I dug them a lot in high school. They were a decent metalcore band, their vocalist Jimmy Ryan had some intense, raspy growls that I loved until he was replaced with the more generic Stephen Keech. The guitarist often provided clean vocals. Here's a rundown of their albums:

 

Burning Bridges: Better than average metalcore album made good by unique vocals and good songwriting. Breakdowns a plenty. 

 

When Everything Falls: Overall faster paced with better production, but more linear song structures (of the verse-chorus-verse-chorus variety). Still some great songs though. 

 

Pressure the Hinges: First album with Stephen Keech. Has some of the best songwriting with heavier production, but Stephen isn't as good as Jimmy. Has my favorite Haste the Day song, "Chorus of Angels".

 

Dreamer: This album sucks.

 

Attack of the Wolf King: By this point, every member had been replaced except for the bassist, and Stephen Keech provides all harsh and clean vocals. Musically much more technical with more intricate guitar melodies and rhythms.

 

TL;DR, they're pretty good and you might like them. They just recently finished a fundraiser to make a new album featuring members from every era of the band, and both Jimmy and Stephen will be providing vocals.  

 

Jimmy also did the vocals for a post-metal band called Trenches, on their only release The Tide Will Swallow Us Whole. For sure worth checking out. 

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