Sneap let a few bad drum edits slip through on the last TESTAMENT record. that is the kind of stuff I find annoying as hell.
Thought the first album was terrible, but this new one sounds like a modern day Lykathea Aflame with some Cynic thrown in. Love it, even in spite of the terrible production.
That's not something I would likely ever pick up on. For me, production is more about the whole. What I'm looking for is, can I hear all the instruments, do each of the instruments have the right balance in the mix, and does the overall presentation work for the band's sound and style.
No. I already hated their band name, and upon hearing their music, it just sounds like washed-out modern extreme metal with bad production. I wish this kind of thing would go away.
I think the review falls short a bit, because it fails to call out the high quality of the actual songs. If the production was stellar, it would be one of the best death metal records of the year. Granted, it's hard to connect with the songs when the production restrains them, as it does here. I'm really looking forward to hearing what this band does next. They've heard the criticism of this record and I find it hard to believe they will double-down on this overly compressed sound. Hopefully they'll deliver something akin to this musically, but with a better mix / master.
Haha, right on. I don't mind people liking something I don't. In fact, I much prefer to like something than to dislike it, but my tastes don't cover everything, you know?
FALLUJAH LAUNCH “MAKING OF DREAMLESS” VIDEO TRAILER SERIES; PART 1 STREAMING "...Progressive death metal masters, Fallujah, will release their third full-length album, entitled Dreamless, on April 29th via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The band have launched a “making of” video trailer series. Check out Part 1 below..." Unhallowed Resurrection MMXVI tour dates with The Black Dahlia Murder, Disentomb are listed below: April 8 - Dayton, OH - Oddbody's Music Room 9 - Morgantown, WV - 123 Pleasant Street 10 - Lemoyne, PA - The Champ 12 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Loft 13 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground (Side Room) 14 - Amityville, NY - Amity Music Hall 15 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium (New England Metal & Hardcore Fest) 16 - Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory 17 - Philadelphia, PA - The Voltage Lounge 18 - Virginia Beach, VA - Shaka's Live 19 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 20 - Spartanburg, SC - Ground Zero 21 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade 22 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits 23 - Orlando, FL - The Social 24 - Gainesville, FL - High Dive 26 - Tallahassee, FL - 926 Lounge (formally Pug's) 27 - Birmingham, AL - Zydeco 28 - Pensacola, FL - Vinyl 29 - Houston, TX - Eastdown 30 - Austin, TX - Mohawk May 1 - Lubbock, TX - Jake's Sports Cafe 3 - Albuquerque, NM - Blu Phoenix Venue 4 - Tucson, AZ - Club XS 5 - Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge 6 - Las Vegas, NV - Divebar 7 - Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction 8 - Glendale, CA - The Complex 9 - Bakersfield, CA - Jerry's Pizza 10 - Fresno, CA - Strummers 11 - San Francisco, CA - Brick and Mortar Music Hall 12 - Sacramento, CA - Boardwalk 13 - Portland, OR - The Analog Cafe and Theatre 14 - Spokane, WA - The Big Dipper 15 - Boise, ID - Mardi Gras 16 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court 18 - Grand Junction, CO - Mesa Theatre 20 - Sioux Falls, SD - The District 21 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews 22 - Madison, WI - Frequency 23 - Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen 24 - St. Louis, MO - Fubar 25 - Indianapolis, IN - Emerson Theater 26 - Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme 27 - Kent, OH - The Outpost 28 - Howell, MI - Bled Fest
I went through the old comments on this one, and I really just can't tell what you guys are talking about. I liked this album from the get-go and thought it was a huge step up from their debut album, which I actually quite liked. I have been in bands that have put out albums, and just don't know all the jargon for production, recording, or mastering. All I hear are cool riffs, unique compositions, and something that is interesting to listen to. Unless it's something hilariously bad like St. Anger, or if it sounds like the production on those old early 90s Darkthrone albums, I just can't tell when someone says "the production sucks" on certain things. To my ears it's all superfluous nonsense, like once you get to CD-quality .mp3 files, I can't tell a difference in the HD super-audio versions certain people pay extra for.
Brave Words is streaming the title cut "Dreamless" in their audio player FALLUJAH DEBUTS ON BILLBOARD TOP 200 WITH DREAMLESS
Fallujah tapped to be the opener on the Devin Townsend Project / Behind The Buried And Me tour in the fall: DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME ANNOUNCE TRANSCENDING THE COMA TOUR FALL CO-HEADLINING TOUR; MORE DTP DATES CONFIRMED "...Two of progressive metal's most influential bands will join forces for the Transcending The Coma Tour this fall: Between The Buried and Me and Devin Townsend Project have plotted a co-headlining run, with Fallujah as support. Tickets will be on sale on Friday, May 20th at 10 AM, local time online or through local venue ticket outlets...." September 9 - Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works 10 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm * no DTP 11 - Orlando, FL - The Plaza 12 - Charlotte, NC - Amos' Southend 13 - Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore Silver Spring 15 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre Of Living Arts 16 - New York, NY - Playstation Theater 17 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium +Sabaton 21 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall 22 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall 23 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues 24 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection 25 - Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballroom 27 - New Orleans, LA - The Joy Theater 29 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Live October 5 - San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom 6 - Los Angeles, CA - The Novo 7 - Tempe, AZ - The Marquee 8 - Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl * no DTP 9 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades 11 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory * no DTP 12 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory 13 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom 14 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven "...Meanwhile, Devin Townsend Project have also announced a string of dates prior to the above mentioned tour, also with support from Fallujah..." September 2 - Hell Raiser Festival - Kelowna, BC 3 - The Gateway - Calgary, AB 4 - Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB 6 - Pyramid Cabaret - Winnipeg, MA 7 - Mill City Nights - Minneapolis, MN
