Really interested to hear what he thinks of their late 90s/on stuff. Ungodly hour here, will watch when I can crank the speakers up. He's got a good ear for catchy clips.
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Fantastic work as usual from the Mythos. Whatever you think of Razor, his passion and thoroughness is undeniable.
Was glad to see
Immortal Bind mentioned, my favourite of the few post-reunification tracks I've heard. Eizo's howling wail gives me chills
ERREH TIME. The CORE version (posted a few pages back by Elrinth) is my favourite.
To be honest, I'm still kinda blitzed by the band's sheer output in the 21st century, but as always this is a great roadmap. Similarly, ala his Motorhead/Ramones, it's good to see "revolving door" cliches put to rest. Two singers, two guitarists and three drummers in
30+ years is a nice even spread for a relentlessly hard-working outfit. Gained a great apprection of Eizo Sakamoto and Yukio Morikawa's criss-crossing eras. It's as if Maiden had gotten Di'anno back after Bruce left, before Bruce again returned.
This ep reminded me of how significant Akio Shimizu (latter-day guitarist) was to me BITD. Was disgusted by the inherently sloppy Alt Pop dominating mid-90s FM radio, where I was. The Dracula Battle albums' precision flare and
professionalism was an oasis in that time.
Cross A Fear's solo exemplifies the balance of languid agility and rapid-fire precision Razor mentioned.
Not knocking rougher-edged stuff - these days my favourite tone is Heartbreakers/Ramones/Motorhead "tidy chaos," riding the line between tight metal precision and rock n' roll chaos. But fuck me, there were a few too many dickless neckbeards plunking away on nylon strings back then. More like Hootie and the
blow my dick and choke down every drop you creepy faux-redneck fucks
Xanadu,
WAMPYR KILLER and
DEVILMAN cameos.
Loved Graham Bonnet's coverage too!
"Herro, Glaham-san!"
Great to see
RAY DOWN getting a shout.
Killer slow/ heavy crusher.
Expected a shout to the late Mr. Tsangarides, wasn't disappointed. ;-;7 An unsung hero of high-octane melodic metal.