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Searching for New Music session #6

Just for the heck of it, I will only be looking at heavy music during this session. If you've read through previous sessions, you know I'm quite picky when it comes to music and I tend to be even pickier when it comes to the heavier stuff. To make it interesting, I'll set a goal for myself this time: 5 adds. Let's see if I can find them...

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Song: "Paint the Sky with Blood"
Artist: Bodom After Midnight
Album: Paint the Sky with Blood

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About as clichรฉ as the song/album title. ๐Ÿ™„

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Song: "Serpent's Coil"
Artist: Wode
Album: Burn In Many Mirrors

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Not bad, actually. I'm surprised to have found a decent one this early, But I'll be even more surprised if I can get an add. I'll try another.

Song: "Lunar Madness"
Artist: Wode
Album: "Burn In Many Mirrors

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This is tough to call, since both songs are actually good. I can't believe I'm finding an add this early for heavy music! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ But we'll see how soon I find another.

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Song: "Arrows"
Artist: Red Fang
Album: Arrows

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Boring. And what's up with the muffled sound quality? Oh, it doesn't matter. Like it sounding clearer would make it any less boring.

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Song: "Face of Danger"
Artist: Haunt
Album: Beautiful Distraction

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Maybe I had my expectations for this kind of music a little too low. This gets an add.

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Song: "Demons Within"
Artist: Evil Drive
Album: Demons Within

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It's alright. Alright enough for me to try another.

Song: "Payback"
Artist: Evil Drive
Album: Demons Within

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This one has its moments, but it's slightly less alright than the last one. I'll try one more.

Song: "Lords of Chaos"
Artist: Evil Drive
Album: Demons Within

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*first 30 seconds* Good melody to start off with...

*a little over a minute in* This one might be it...

*halfway through* This one will do. What really makes it is the melancholic melodies mixed with the harsh riffs and vocals. That doesn't always work well, but this band managed to pull it off.

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Song: "Murderous Rampage"
Artist: Cannibal Corpse
Album: Violence Unimagined

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This song is a great example of why I've never cared for death metal. No melody, no rhythm and no soul. I know that's right up the alley for many metalheads, but it just gives me a headache. ๐Ÿ˜‘

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Song: "bloodstainedeyes"
Artist: SeeYouSpaceCowboy... & If I Die First
Album: A Sure Disaster - EP

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This is part of a collaboration between two hardcore artists I've never heard of... and hope I never hear of again.

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I'm already getting pretty harsh with my negative critiques, lol. Part of the reason I'm so picky about heavy music is I tend to have little tolerance for it when it doesn't impress me. But I'll carry on!

Song: "Tyfels Antlitz"
Artist: Ungfell
Album:Tyfels Antlitz - Single

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Nothing here countless other black metal groups have already played countless times.

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Song: "Obsidian Bulwark (Creation of the Absurd)"
Artist: Fuoco Fatuo
Album: Obsidian Katabasis

We got a long one, clocking in at 13 and a half minutes. As per my rules, if it doesn't get riveting less than halfway through, I won't listen to the rest of it. Let's see how it does.

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*minute and a half in* Long intro sequence, but I guess that's typical.

*a little over 2 minutes in when the vocals start* Unintelligible growling. Not a good sign.

*5 minutes in* Okay, this song is really boring and I positively do not care to sit through the rest.

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Song: "Dismantling"
Artist: Impure Wilhelmina
Album: Antidote

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Meh.

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Song: "Thunder Force"
Artist: Corey Taylor, Lzzy Hale, Scott Ian, Dave Lombardo, Fil Eisler & Tina Guo
Album: Thunder Force - Single

Now that's a bloated collaboration if I've ever seen one! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ *looks it up* Turns out, this collaboration is for an upcoming Netflix superhero film. In any case, I'm seeing quite a few big names here, so let's hope the song is good...

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It's not bad, but it's not anything special. As overhyped as the movie is probably going to be, but I digress. ๐Ÿคญ

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Song: "Dethroned Under a Funeral Haze"
Artist: Perturbator
Album: Lustful Sacraments

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I'm not sure what this is doing in my heavy music feed. This is more like electronic music. Either way, I like it!

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Song: "An Iteration"
Artist: The Armed
Album: Ultrapop

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I wouldn't call this heavy either. But I like it too!

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While those last two are adds, I'm not considering them heavy music adds, lol. I consider heavy music to be metal, hardcore punk and some hard rock. Those two tracks were electronic and experimental, respectively. Sure the former was dark and the latter was aggressive, but again, I don't think either fall under "heavy music". Not that any of it matters too much, that's just a little sidenote. Moving on...

Song: "Separating Hand from Wrist"
Artist: Bridge Burner
Album: Disempath

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I didn't care for that. But it was short enough to where I can try another from this band, lol.

Song: "Disempath"
Artist: Bridge Burner
Album: Disempath

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No add.

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Song: "Merced's Footsteps"
Artist: Luna's Call
Album: Void

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Progressive metal! I like it. I think I'll add this one, but let me just see if there's not a slightly longer one that's better.

Song: "Signs"
Artist: Luna's Call
Album: Void

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This one's longer alright! But not even halfway through and I'm put off by the vocals. I'll add the first one.

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Song: "Divisionary"
Artist: ERRA
Album: ERRA

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It's okay. I'll try another.

Song: "Gunsgrave"
Artist: ERRA
Album: ERRA

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Meh. No add.

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Song: "Organ Terror"
Artist: Mortify
Album: Grotesque Buzzsaw Defilement

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Grindcore. Never thought I'd hear this ridiculous music again, lol. This song is actually okay, but doesn't make the cut. It's awful short anyway, as grindcore tracks tend to be.

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Song: "Hypoesthesia"
Artist: Labored Breath
Album: Dyspnea

This one is over 8 minutes long. Only has a few minutes to determine if I'll go the distance with it.

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*1 minute in* Already not liking the vocals. There had better be some intelligible lyrics soon.

*just under 2 minutes in* Clean vocals! That's better. This song has a slightly better chance now, lol.

*4 minutes in* It's okay. I do like the music, but the song doesn't hook me enough to keep me listening.

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Song: "Negative Noise"
Artist: Tetrarch
Album: Unstable

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This sounds like Slipknot mixed with Linkin Park. It's alright, but doesn't make the cut.

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Song: "Unpure Thoughts"
Artist: Dream Drop
Album: "Unpure Thoughts - Single"

I don't think "unpure" is even a word... Don't they mean impure?

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Too boring. Or dare I say, too "unpure" for an add. Ba-dum, tss! ๐Ÿฅ

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Song: "End Sequence"
Artist: Be All End All
Album: Pact Music

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Not bad, but too short! Just as I was starting to get into it, the song ends. Maybe there's another one that's good and longer.

Song: "Parallels"
Artist: Be All End All
Album: Pact Music

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This one is slightly longer, lol. Both are good, but I'll add this one simply for it being longer.

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With that, I have reached my goal of five heavy songs! I know there are seven adds so far but as mentioned earlier, I'm not counting two as heavy. But whatever, I've found five good heavy tracks! Shall we see if I can find more?

Song: "Ravage"
Artist: DEMONS
Album: Privation

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It's okay, but no add.

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Song: "Elasticity"
Artist: Serj Tankian
Album: Elasticity - EP

I cannot stand this guy... But if you've been following from previous sessions, you know what I always say: I'll be open-minded (even if it's against my better judgement.)

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*first 30seconds* I'm cringing already

*2 minutes in* Serj Tankian [b]SUCKS![/b]

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Song: "In The Mouth of Madness"
Artist: S.H.I.
Album:4 ๆญป Death

And yes, that's the actual album title.

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Meh.

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Song: "Tides"
Artist: Greenleaf
Album: Echoes From A Mess

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It's okay. I'll try another.

Song: "Good God I Better Run Away"
Artist: Greenleaf
Album: Echoes From A Mess

Relatable song title, lol.

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Good! Good enough for an add.

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Song: "Black Forest"
Artist: Zombi
Album: Liquid Crystal

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This is good... But for some reason, it's not hooking me that much. I don't have an explanation for it, I just can't bring myself to like it enough to add it despite the fact that I do enjoy it. Guess I'm just strange like that.

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Song: "Piros-sรกrga"
Artist: Thy Catafalque
Album: Vadak

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Hungarian avant-garde metal. There's a sentence I'd never thought I'd find myself saying (or typing, rather). Anyway, I like it!

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Song: "Exosphere"
Artist: Gus G.
Album:Exosphere - Single

I know this guy! He's a guitarist from Greece who has done work for a lot of metal bands. Let's see how he does here.

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Brilliant!

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Song: "Theater of Sorcery"
Artist: Avaland
Album: Theater of Sorcery

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Not bad, but not original either. No add.

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Song: "Forsaker"
Artist: Pulse
Album: Impulse

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Yawn.

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Song: "Malignance"
Artist: Enforced
Album: Kill Grid

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Too generic.

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Song: "This War is Won"
Artist: Memoriam
Album: To The End

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Boring. I may need to wrap this session up before I fall asleep. ๐Ÿ˜ด

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Song: "Death Technology"
Artist: Cryptosis
Album: Bionic Swarm

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Too late. ๐Ÿ’ค

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Thank gawd, that's over, but at least it proved to be more fruitful than I thought it would. End tally: 33 artists featured and out of 41 songs, 10 were added. Twice the amount of the goal I had set even if not all of them could constitute as heavy songs.

Let me know if you found any songs you enjoyed on this "special" heavy edition of my search for new music and thanks for joining!

 
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