music!

been listening to some new music. either new material or songs i just got to know about.

Evanescence - Call Me When You're Sober
typical song from the band. 1. amy's vocals. 2. piano melody. 3. guitar riffs. i like it nonetheless. it's my feel good song of the moment. hey, every piece cant possibly be a masterpiece. especially if we can tolerate such high levels of mediocrity everyday. anyway. i digress. the lyrics. hahah. yeah it IS too 'single-layered', blah blah (and what other comment out there) but u cant deny it's in your face. i immediately thought it referred to ben moody. heheh. who knows?

Bury Your Dead
i havent been particularly listening to them non-stop. but what i have heard so far is not too bad. there definitely is a uniqueness to every band out there. i'm not that well versed in the metal/hardcore/rock history to actually pick up every nuance and fully appreciate the subtleties. what the heck, they ARE on my playlist now.

Darkest Hour - Tranquil (off the Undoing Ruin album)
gotta thank mateen for introducing them to me. it was a valiant attempt to 'diversify' my music collection. (i admit, i've been listening to a certain band too much) i like their music. the arrangements and guitar riffs. grindcore can give me a rush sometimes but i still prefer something with melody. dark haunting music is such a plus.

Breaking Benjamin - The Diary of Jane
quite possibly, this will be the ONLY song i like from the band. truthfully, this was the song of the moment some months back. hahah. they're definitely not metal, more heavy rock i guess. it's nice to headbang to. nice melody. quite straightforward. i kinda like the lyrics. abit freakish.

i've recently gotten songs from Odd Project, I Killed The Prom Queen (talk about weird band names...), Every Time I Die, among others. still thinking of what other songs to get hold of. on that note, i havent actually listened to them fully yet. heck, i have yet to fully listen to what i already have from years ago. i've took down some band names to give a try. it's still a open question as to when i can actually get down to obtaining those songs.

Lamb of God - Vigil
finally! got hold of this song. i realised tt i only have a handful of songs from the As The Palaces Burn album. first time i heard this song, i went "whoa! nice! ". off the cuff, the song deceptively reminded me of Metallica. dont let the intro fool u. i was quite surprised to hear the slow acoustic guitar. for a moment, i thought there was a slow acoustic song i didnt know about. however, 40 seconds into the song, randy's growls come in. and it's just great the rest of the way. tt's why i love the song. the intro just belies the strength of the song when listened in whole. i like the quite slow guitar riffs and 'melody' injected in the song. listen for yourself, i say. :)

Lamb of God - whole Sacrament album
hahah. YES. i've been listening to them alot. there's something about LoG that i like so much that i keep coming back to listening to their songs. there are songs which get old easily and never quite retain the regular play they once enjoyed. however, not LoG for me. as i've admitted earlier, i'm no music PhD to appreciate every single nuance of the music we have out there. to me, there's something a lil different in each of their albums. Sacrament has a bit more melody to it. it's abit more haunting and is strangely uplifting. it definitely sounds polished. some people may not like that. i give kudos to the band for trying to offer the fans a different fare each time. randy has a greater range here. not really like that in Ashes but still great to listen to nonetheless. \m/

growling vocals and high pitched ones make me gape in awe. i have a weakness for vocalists who can do that. mind you, it's NOT the alternating growling and clean vocals. i especially like vocalists who can growl their lyrics in a comprehensive manner. yes.. i AM referring to Lamb of God's Ashes of the Wake album. when i first heard it, i immediately liked randy's vocals. it sounded different from the usual incomprehensible growlings of many other bands. and it was not purely high pitched screamings either. it seemed like he was talking in a growling voice... hahha. ok fine. i like d randall blythe as a vocalist! heh.

music. as a form of escape. i think i've even been dreaming of all these music in my sleep. it could be a bad thing. oh well. i'm trying to escape from my current reality. so yeah, anything goes at the moment.