What Are You Listening To Now IV? *ARCHIVE*

[Clive]

Babylon Zoo - Spaceman

Just for a laugh. Holds up surprisingly well, in all honesty.

[Deezbeez]

I'm listening to 'Stillborn' by Black Label Society.

My good friend introduced me to this band a few weeks ago, really good music so far id say this is my favorite song of theirs.

[Frozen Sky]

Necrophagist - Fermented Offal Discharge

Holy shit this solo fucking owns!

[Drageuth]

<b>Dresden Dolls</b> - <i>Coin Operated Boy</i>
Great band. I really like it. My girlfriend told me to listen to them. She has good taste in music. The only problem I have with them is that, since it's a female singer, I can't really relate to a couple of the songs, which makes it kind of harder for me to get into it, because she's singing about boys, in this case.

[Soeru]

I'm listening to 'Stillborn' by Black Label Society.

My good friend introduced me to this band a few weeks ago, really good music so far id say this is my favorite song of theirs.

I love that band too, it's great for when your drunk and stuff. Hence why they have a CD titled Hangover Music.

Blind Guardian - Barbara Ann(Live)

Hey, it's that catchy pop song from the 1950's! Gotta love it, 30 times plus if a band like Blind Guardian does it. By the way, this is not the only German band that has a cover of this classic. The well-known German punk band Die Artze(kick-ass, mind you), have a cover/remake called "Fapiss Mich"(may be mispelled)... which means something like "piss off", according to an old Deutsch friend of mine.

[Deezbeez]

I am listening to 'Battlefield' by Blind Guardian

Just another great song by BG. Can't get enough of this band.

[Frozen Sky]

Death - Infernal Death

Death's earlier stuff is more aggressive

[Howie]

Orphaned Land - Mabool

Great metal from Israel. I've had this album a long time without listening to it... one of the better albums of 2004 I say.

[Frozen Sky]

Necrophagist - Mutilate The Stillborn

Love it when he keeps saying Mutilate The Stillborn

[Soeru]

Caliban - Between the Worlds

It is a death metal/metalcore band from Germany... otherwise reffered to as deathcore. Great mix of the two, except I am quickly losing my interest in metalcore. It's still infested with occasional gay/emotional clean vocals(not that all clean vocals are gay, but this is too much). The harsh vocals aren't so great either, but are bearable and the instrumentation is nice.

[Caerau]

Everyday People - Sly And The Family Stone

This track is very, very important to me. It's from the 1969 LP Stand! and is one of several outstanding tracks from this album. The track itself is based on a simple children's rhyme and it's simplicity of vocal style, rhythm and melody make this so enjoyable. The lyrics are very important too, focussing on ethnic differences and attempting to send the message that people are people regardless of age, race, religion or profession. I simply love this track.

Here's a review of the album from All music for those who have further interest.

Stand! is the pinnacle of Sly & the Family Stone's early work, a record that represents a culmination of the group's musical vision and accomplishment. Life hinted at this record's boundless enthusiasm and blurred stylistic boundaries, yet everything simply gels here, resulting in no separation between the astounding funk, effervescent irresistible melodies, psychedelicized guitars, and deep rhythms. Add to this a sharpened sense of pop songcraft, elastic band interplay, and a flowering of Sly's social conscious, and the result is utterly stunning. Yes, the jams ("Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey," "Sex Machine") wind up meandering ever so slightly, but they're surrounded by utter brilliance, from the rousing call to arms of "Stand" to the unification anthem "Everyday People" to the unstoppable "I Want to Take You Higher." All of it sounds like the Family Stone, thanks not just to the communal lead vocals but to the brilliant interplay, but each track is distinct, emphasizing a different side of their musical personality. As a result, Stand! winds up infectious and informative, invigorating and thought-provoking -- stimulating in every sense of the word. Few records of its time touched it, and Sly topped it only by offering its opposite the next time out.

[Frozen Sky]

The Forsaken - Truth of God

So damn catchy They are starting to become my fave melo death band from Sweden

[Hangman]

The Police - The Other Way of Stopping

Woo, reggae-punk instrumental, score

[Howie]

Moonblood - Shadows

Been a while since I've listened to some good Black Metal (my friend forced me into listen to Cradle of Filth's Nymphetamine and an other shitty album yesteday, I feel so dirty ). Moonblood was surprisingly good, reminds me of Darkthrones "Under A Funeral Moon".

edit: Ohnoes, they removed Cock and Ball Torture from Metal Archives

[Frozen Sky]

Kalmah - The Blind Leader

Badass, from the vocals to the riffs it is just brilliant