JEFF LOOMIS - THE UlLTIMATUM - Page 2

refraction · March 6th, 2012, 12:44 PM

Speaking as a guitarist, I list Jeff Loomis as one of my greatest insprirations. He has made some amazing contributions to Nevermore, and he has taken shred solos from a wall of extremely fast notes to something atmospheric, even melodic. Thats at least how I percieve his work. Id quite like to see him back in Nevermore, but Im also quite happy he is releasing solo material.

~Lynn~ · March 6th, 2012, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Det Som Engang Var

Fuck Jeff Loomis. He's written great songs, but his solo career is garbage. Warrel is the soul of Nevermore, I don't even want Loomis back.

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Ima go see dis nigga in March.

freewill · March 6th, 2012, 01:26 PM

Altitudes · March 6th, 2012, 09:20 PM

^^

Album Sampler

You Tube

Some awesome stuff, mainly the less "metal" sounding songs. His shred stuff does kinda sound all the same after a while.

Excuse my ignorance, but who is Ihsahn? His clean vocals sound good from what I hear in that sample.

neal · March 6th, 2012, 11:06 PM

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Excuse my ignorance, but who is Ihsahn? His clean vocals sound good from what I hear in that sample.

he's from this really obscure band Emperor

Sauna · March 7th, 2012, 06:26 AM

Sounds awesome. It takes a truly badass guitar player to make shred interesting, and Jeff managed to do just that for the majority of the first album. Based on The Ultimatum and that sampler clip, this new one might be even better.

There's no-one out there right now making better music in this vein than Jeff.

Scrotum · March 7th, 2012, 10:00 PM

I was kind of disappointed with the Ultimatum video, but the samples with vocals made me want this album again.

~Lynn~ · March 7th, 2012, 11:43 PM

Jeff needs to use different stuff (gear) from song to song.. just sayin'. The song wif Ihsahn sounds killer and who can't <3 Ms Rhoades.

Connectome · March 10th, 2012, 07:42 AM

Track with Ihsahn.

http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/...sitemID=171004

Deb H · March 10th, 2012, 12:19 PM

This Ihsahn track is just awesome, was just listening to it via Rock Hard Germany.

nckissfan · March 10th, 2012, 02:46 PM

the music on that song is killer, but I cannot stomach the vocals.

Det Som Engang Var · March 10th, 2012, 04:06 PM

Ihsahn's harsh vocals have been awful since the last Emperor album. He did a pretty good job on those cleans, though.

Craysh3 · March 11th, 2012, 12:22 PM

Will buy. Hopefully he heads down to Toronto to pay us a visit.

azal · March 11th, 2012, 01:54 PM

it's amazing to me how jeff's personality and uniqueness exponential decrease as his skills increase.

this pretty much just sounds like a remake of every Shrapnel Records shred record from the 80s, but on seven strings.

though I guess that old nevermore fans aren't really his target audience anymore and he's moved on to kids who argue about tone and pickups on forums all day and masturbate to videos of harmonic minor sweep picking.

Det Som Engang Var · March 11th, 2012, 02:13 PM

Exactly. Come on, this is fast food music. It has no substance.

It's no different than a Korn album in the sense that it's instant gratification music.

craptastic · March 11th, 2012, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Det Som Engang Var

It's no different than a Korn album in the sense that it's instant gratification music.

Wanna guess how I know yer dumb?

Det Som Engang Var · March 11th, 2012, 05:48 PM

No, because I don't care.

It's my opinion that this blows and Jeff hasn't made anything solid since Enemies of Reality.

craptastic · March 11th, 2012, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Det Som Engang Var

Jeff hasn't made anything solid since Enemies of Reality.

Further proof yer.....dumb.

Det Som Engang Var · March 11th, 2012, 08:21 PM

You're dumb.

WhiteBeastofWotan · March 11th, 2012, 08:30 PM

yer both a little dumb.

Connectome · March 11th, 2012, 11:49 PM

Rehearsal of Mercurial.

You Tube

And a picture of a frog with a top-hat.

Mr.Sister · March 12th, 2012, 07:38 AM

That fucking frog is amazing. Now I'm gonna buy that record!!! Awesome frog!

Archelaos · March 12th, 2012, 11:35 AM

I'm pretty disappointed. Sounds pretty stock. Sad... I wish now more than ever that he had stayed in Nevermore.

Sauna · March 12th, 2012, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by azal

he's moved on to kids who argue about tone and pickups on forums all day and masturbate to videos of harmonic minor sweep picking.

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Originally Posted by Det Som Engang Var

Exactly. Come on, this is fast food music. It has no substance.

It's no different than a Korn album in the sense that it's instant gratification music.

I understand you haven't gotten over him leaving Nevermore, but making a fool of yourselves is not the answer.

Mr.Sister · March 12th, 2012, 05:12 PM

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I understand you haven't gotten over him leaving Nevermore, but making a fool of yourselves is not the answer.

They are so fucking right. And I'm a shredhead and shrapnel fan myself! Though I wouldn't go so far to call it fast food music or compare it to Korn, but he really changed his style to "look at this new version of the same song with even more fast licks".

btw: one of the best instrumental records of the last couple of years was Steve Smythe's Esseness Project, so much better than Zero Order Phase, but noone seemed to care about it...

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refraction Senior Member $refraction's Avatar$ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Switzerland Posts: 679	Speaking as a guitarist, I list Jeff Loomis as one of my greatest insprirations. He has made some amazing contributions to Nevermore, and he has taken shred solos from a wall of extremely fast notes to something atmospheric, even melodic. Thats at least how I percieve his work. Id quite like to see him back in Nevermore, but Im also quite happy he is releasing solo material.
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March 7th, 2012, 10:00 PM	#32 (permalink)
Scrotum Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 35	I was kind of disappointed with the Ultimatum video, but the samples with vocals made me want this album again. __________________ I am butt flesh. -Warrel Dane

March 7th, 2012, 11:43 PM	#33 (permalink)
~Lynn~ Bah... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: oblivion Posts: 1,872	Jeff needs to use different stuff (gear) from song to song.. just sayin'. The song wif Ihsahn sounds killer and who can't <3 Ms Rhoades. __________________ 'Tis better to curse the darkness than light thy hand on fire.

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Connectome ... Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 11	Track with Ihsahn. http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/...sitemID=171004 Last edited by Connectome : March 11th, 2012 at 07:52 PM.

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nckissfan SVT Cobra Club Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Browns Summit, NC USA Posts: 504	the music on that song is killer, but I cannot stomach the vocals. __________________ www.svtcobraclub.com

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March 7th, 2012, 06:26 AM	#31 (permalink)
Sauna Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 282	Sounds awesome. It takes a truly badass guitar player to make shred interesting, and Jeff managed to do just that for the majority of the first album. Based on The Ultimatum and that sampler clip, this new one might be even better. There's no-one out there right now making better music in this vein than Jeff.

March 10th, 2012, 12:19 PM	#35 (permalink)
Deb H I am the Dog Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Posts: 272	This Ihsahn track is just awesome, was just listening to it via Rock Hard Germany.

March 11th, 2012, 12:22 PM	#38 (permalink)
Craysh3 Bathrobed Architect Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 894	Will buy. Hopefully he heads down to Toronto to pay us a visit. __________________

March 11th, 2012, 01:54 PM	#39 (permalink)
azal love is the answer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Belgrade, Serbia Posts: 10,889	it's amazing to me how jeff's personality and uniqueness exponential decrease as his skills increase. this pretty much just sounds like a remake of every Shrapnel Records shred record from the 80s, but on seven strings. though I guess that old nevermore fans aren't really his target audience anymore and he's moved on to kids who argue about tone and pickups on forums all day and masturbate to videos of harmonic minor sweep picking. __________________ incontinence hotline...please hold...

March 11th, 2012, 08:30 PM	#45 (permalink)
WhiteBeastofWotan Apostitutes! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Philly Posts: 30,811	yer both a little dumb. __________________

March 12th, 2012, 07:38 AM	#47 (permalink)
Mr.Sister Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 446	That fucking frog is amazing. Now I'm gonna buy that record!!! Awesome frog!

March 12th, 2012, 11:35 AM	#48 (permalink)
Archelaos A man in the world. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 382	I'm pretty disappointed. Sounds pretty stock. Sad... I wish now more than ever that he had stayed in Nevermore. __________________ Enemy Rising, by my band, The Man Who Laughs.