Saxon Shore - It Doesn't Matter

Because I know you guys are just quivering for more good music, I’ve got another great post rock album for you! In case you haven’t figured it out by now this is Some Guy. I’m much better at this than Preacher, he’s always so busy with stuff and now he’s all getting ready for Hellfest. He’s going to have so much fun while I get to sit around writing things for this here blog all day. Lucky you people!

Saxon Shore plays usually mellow yet still interesting post rock, kinda like Explosions in the Sky. Their recently released It Doesn’t Matter is quite a bit better than anything EitS ever put out though. Don’t get me wrong they are an awesome band but daaaaaamn this is great stuff! A few months ago I checked out The Exquisite Death of Saxon Shore and it was a decent album, but this new one blows that away like a feather next to a deflating hot air balloon. I’m sorry for that terrible analogy but I’m sure you get the idea. Anyways in case you missed it before this is the dreamy kind of post rock. It’s got the whole quiet noises and then POOF it suddenly gets amazing kind of thing going on. This is typical of bands in the genre of course so that’s not surprising, but the depth of dreaminess of It Doesn’t Matter is unmatched. The only thing that pissed me off here is how on the first song when the music begins to get interesting it suddenly becomes OBNOXIOUSLY LOUD HOLY FUCK. But that’s just about it on the bad things; I wouldn’t recommend listening to this album at 3 AM when people are sleeping.

You will be impressed with this album, I was. And if not well that’s because you have bad taste in music. Just kidding I love you, please continue reading this blog because by doing so you help me live in a fantasy world where my opinions matter.

I got a request from someone to remove the download link, here's a buy one instead: http://www.amazon.com/It-Doesnt-Matter/dp/B0027QXUCA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1245686560&sr=8-1

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Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition

It’s been way too long since I posted anything on here. I’m way too lazy sometimes; the internet is such a powerful distraction. In fact, if that one guy hadn’t reminded me of the new Riverside album I would probably have forgotten that I even have a blog. Stupid Preacher has a life so he doesn’t get to post much, but without me this blog would have totally died. And that would have made you, our wonderful readers (All 3 of you), sad. And then I knew what I had to do, I had to review that new Riverside album. That’s what the people want, and I was certain it was going to be awesome. However I was simply not prepared for what I was about to listen to, the most amazing progressive rock album I’ve heard since I discovered Porcupine Tree.

Riverside’s Anno Domini High Definition is simply awesome. Well everything about it is awesome except the title. Did they seriously have to add the “high definition” part? Were all of their old albums in low definition or something? Anyways, I can’t think of anything else about this album that isn’t awesome. Riverside is a band that falls in that strange void between rock and metal. Is it rock? Is it metal? I don’t know, the internet says rock, but sometimes I wonder. The sound is very heavy, with some very metal riffs and kickass drumming combined with great bass. One of my favorite things about prog and avant garde music is that you can actually hear the bass most of the time! Even the keyboards kick ass. How often do you hear that a band has awesome keyboards? Yeah, you don’t. Ever. The vocals are also pretty nice, although I don’t really like the screamy kinda thing he does. It sounds rather silly I’d say. Also, just throwing this irrelevant piece of information out there because I'm bored, the song length increases as the album goes on! The first song is like 5 minutes and the last is 11 minutes and 53 seconds, isn't that wacky?

Anyways, this album as a whole is way better than anything I’ve heard from these guys. It’s just all around awesome and I’m sure prog fans will be delighted, I know I am!

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?om3ncyzkyz0

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Awesome Albums You Should Probably Listen To: Akphaezya - Anthology II

Some Guy again with another Awesome Album You Should Probably Listen To. Should that be capitalized? Hmmm, it is the proper name of a segment on a blog, but is that really a proper noun? I’m going to go with yes. I’ve decided that this blog needs more wacky avant gardiness, so I’ve got some avant garde metal for you! And prog fans will also be delighted because although it is avant garde, it’s not THAT weird, so if you are turned off by the oddness of bands such as Unexpect or Stolen Babies this might be a bit more your style.

In case Yyrkoon wasn’t enough from France for you, today we have Akphaezya. The band describes themselves as “Eklektik Metal”, which I’d imagine is just an avant garde way to say they are avant garde. Their first album, Anthology II, is one of my favorite recent discoveries in this genre. This band combines the beautiful vocals of Nehl Aëlin with the occasional growl or something from one of the dudes in the band with some pretty sick metal riffs. Even more interesting is the frequent usage of the piano. Oh sure, lots of bands use pianos occasionally, but how about one that does it a lot? Yeah, that’s pretty avant garde. The time signatures are always odd, Aëlin’s vocals vary from normal pretty girl stuff to WHAT THE HOW DO PEOPLE DO THAT WITH THEIR VOICE. The lyrics were intriguing at first glance, so I took a trip to the band’s website to see if I could get a glimpse into what the fuck they were talking about. Apparently “Akphaezya” is some kind of other world and they plan to make 4 other anthology albums (Starting with number, because they are avant garde) to tell its story. If you’re like me and love concept albums, then you’ll love this band. They’ve certainly piqued my interest and I hope they release some new material soon.

Download link: www.mediafire.com/?tiyvmdqawtg

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Awesome Albums You Should Probably Listen To: Yyrkoon - Unhealthy Opera

Some Guy has returned with yet another Awesome Album You Should Probably Listen To! I decided that this blog is far too pretty to not be posted on every day, so I’m going to try to do more stuff on here. I have no life, so expect lots of activity here over the next few days.

The amazing album I’ve got for you today comes all the way from that strange land of France. Yyrkoon (Pronounced “ear-koon”) combines technical yet melodic metal with some of the sexiest growling I’ve ever heard. The album I’m suggesting that is awesome and you should listen to is known as Unhealthy Opera. I assure you however that this album is perfectly healthy to listen to, I’m sure they just thought that was a cool name or something. Stupid jokes aside, this album is full of incredible riffs. I’d say they are some of the most amazing riffs in all of death metal. Another unusual thing about this band is the lyrics are actually pretty cool. Instead of the usual crap of sodomizing people with rakes and cannibalism, we get stuff about occultism, horror / fantasy and even the band member’s personal beliefs about stuff. As an added bonus you can actually understand them! I’ve never understood why some death metal bands insist on being so brutal you can’t understand the lyrics. I guess it’s kind of a good thing because most metal (especially that of the death variety) does in fact have awful lyrics, but whatever. Check it out, whoever might be reading this.

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?dkmwyrmidwy

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Maybeshewill - Sing the Word Hope In Four-Part Harmony

Some Guy is back with another review! To celebrate our spiffy new template and wonderful logo that I drew in MS Paint all by myself, I’ve got quite a present for you today! This is simply an amazing year for post rock and well, I’m honestly quite shocked at the quality of some of the releases. Here’s another one that just came out of nowhere!

Maybeshewill is a British band with 3 dudes and a pretty girl. Pretty girls make every band better, and this one is certainly no exception. Before this new album of theirs came out, all I had heard from these guys in their Japanese Spy Transcript EP, which was awesome. But this new album, Sing the Word Hope In Four-Part Harmony, is 100% pure omgsogood. Yes, I did just make that word up just for the occasion. Do you like it? Anyways, this is the heavier variety of post rock. It’s not the oh let’s see if anything interesting ever happens… *20 minutes later* WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE SONG IS OVER?! kind. Bands like this make Godspeed You! Black Emperor cry because they will never be this good. You hear that Godspeed? You will never be this good, stop trying. From the second this album starts to the moment it ends, it will leave you screaming NEED MOAR and frequently using all caps to describe how good it is. Enjoy!

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?0rgyjzm9y3z

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Awesome Albums You Should Probably Listen To: Why? - Alopecia

Some Guy is here with the first in his series of “Awesome Albums You Should Probably Listen To!” I feel the need to highlight certain albums that I for whatever reason think you should listen to and deserve more than just a little spot on the musical recommendation thing I posted awhile ago. I’ll get to the point here.

The first of the Amazing Albums You Should Probably Listen To is Why? – Alopecia. This album was recommended to me by a guy on last.fm and for this I am eternally grateful. This is the most magical thing I’ve ever heard of. Normally I’d have thought that a combination of hip hop and indie rock would be the most awful idea imaginable. However, here it’s so good it hurts. The lyrics are probably the most interesting aspect. How can you not love a band that works in lyrics like “In Berlin I saw two men fuck in the dark corner of a basketball court.” That’s amazing on every level! Download this shit right now.

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?aw1yrmytkq1

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Irepress - Sol Eye Sea I

It appears my last review was deleted, so hopefully this one won’t be. Some Guy returns with an interesting album that you will most certainly love. And if you don’t, well you probably have bad taste in music and therefore your opinions do not matter to me.

From the second you turn on Irepress’ recently released “Sol Eye Sea I”, your face is instantly melted with post-metal awesomeness. It goes on to melt your face with post- rock awesome as well. Irepress transitions between the two quite smoothly. The vocals are practically nonexistent, however. The music is just so interesting I found myself ignoring them entirely. From the dreamy guitar work to the great bass, this album is musically solid! In fact, this album is so good I can’t even come up with a pretentious analogy to describe how amazing it is. It’s just that fucking good.

I would say that this is probably my favorite album by these guys and one of my favorites of 2009 so far. Top notch post-metal right here everybody, download this and enjoy!

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?0fnj2tn5tlm

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