What Are You Listening to? Part 2

[Josh]

In Flames - Colony. Holy shit, these songs are 70% emo-core breakdowns and 30% SEGA racing game soundtrack? In Flames rules! They recorded the snare drum in a cave! I have no fucking idea what this guy is yelling about! It's all so over the top. Thumbs up. The guitars are hilarious. Do these guys even have a bass player? Who cares. Zombie Inc is hot.

[Josh]

Thee Michelle Gun Elephant - Sabrina No Heaven. These guys really don't have any bad records. You're doing yourself a great disservice by not listening right now.

[icarusfall]

Colony onward is pretty different from their death metal beginnings. I still super dig the pop stuff.

[Josh]

I love pop, so I'm way into it. What should I check out next?

[icarusfall]

Clayman, then Reroute to Remain.

[FirstBlood]

Don't listen to Reroute to Remain. IMO, Clayman beautifully toes the line between amazing & awful before completely crossing it on Reroute.

Listen to Clayman and either stop, or give the earlier albums a shot (Whoracle is legit). And then maybe listen to Dark Tranquillity.

[icarusfall]

[Vasteel]

I liked Whoracle the most, then Clayman. Reroute to Remain fell to the same problem so much European metal does for me in that any life is overproduced completely out.

[icarusfall]

That's actually what I like about Reroute. They went full on pop production and embraced the new sound. Whoracle is probably tops for me as well, just because hearing that at 13-14 was amazing. Then probably Jester Race for the same. My favorite song is March to the Shore. The lead and Big Rock Moves in the chorus are just fantastic.

[Scourge]