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Leprous and Sleep Token collab
Okay hear me out but I think this would be the most amazing idea ever. Leprous with their softer tones and Sleep token with a gruffer sound, but Vessel’s smooth baritone uuuugh
Happy Bandcamp Friday!
Just treated myself to Of Valleys and Mountains, by Pull Down The Sun, and the entire Diplodocus back catalogue.
Of Valleys and Mountains is great slice of Aotearoan metal from way back in 2020, though I only discovered Pull Down the Sun in 2021 and listened to the album in 2022. The band probably sits somewhere in the realms of post-metal, and the album is delightfully heavy, and has a real groove to it. Definitely one of my new favourites :)
Diplodocus, on the other hand, was much more of an impulse buy, in fact I only heard them for the first time yesterday. It's dungeon synth, by way of dinosaurs. So, dino synth. :D
It's heavy synth ambient music with shades of DIY black metal. Feels like this is going to get a lot of rotation when I'm playing prehistoric-themed tabletop games. It's honestly kinda delightful.
I feel there's some stuff I need to check out in here...
Think my top 5 albums of the year are probably...
Remnants of the Vessel, by Faetooth
Call Down the Sun, by Konvent
Violate Consensus Reality, by Psychonaut
The Saberlight Chronicles, by Fellowship
and...
Shunka Ryougen, by Haru Nemuri
Honourable mentions to Cool it Down, by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Myriad by Gaupa, Where's the One? by Congotronics International, making it! by Montaigne, UGLY DEATH NO REDEMPTION ANGEL CURSE I LOVE YOU, by Ada Rook, Tlazcaltiliztli by Tzompantli, Rakshak by Bloodywood, and the self-titled albums by Lybica and by Zeal and Ardor.
I tend to come to albums a bit late, so a lot of my listening in 2022 was catching up on albums from the last few years. I have finally listened to Ordalies by Véhémence, which is rad as heck :)
Véhémence - Ordalies Crisix - Full HD Dragged Under - Upright Animals Dynazty - Final Advert An Abstract Illusion - Woe Soilwork - Övergivenheten Lorna Shore - Pain Remains Saor - Origins Ghost - Impera Shadow Of Intent - Elergy
Reblogging from my music alt account 🦐🎸
CheapSweets Pick 'n' Mix - Best of 2022
What is it?
Violate Consensus Reality, second full album from Belgian prog-metal outfit Psychonaut (no relation to the Double Fine video game).
Psychonaut is;
Thomas Michiels - Bass, Vocals
Stefan de Graef - Guitars, Vocals
Harm Peters - Drums
(also features Colin H Van Eeckhout from AMENRA and Stefanie Mannaerts from BRUTUS on the title track).
What is it like?
A 'psychonaut' is someone who uses altered states of consciousness to explore the human condition. Of course, historically, music is one of those things that has been used to elicit said altered states of consciousness... does that mean, if you listen to this album, you are a 'psychonaut' listening to 'Psychonaut'?
I can't say that this album answers deep questions like this, but it does cover philosophical and existential themes. I fell in love with Stefan de Graef's vocals after hearing him on Hippotraktor's first full album, Meridian, and he's a great contrast to the cleaner vocals of Thomas Michiels.
I feel there's a really deep thematic connection to stoner rock; some of the song structures seem similar, even if they are interpreted via post-metal sensibilities.
A lot of the lyrics focus on self realisation and self actualisation, the music is moody and swirling, with a lot of tone and shade; similar to bands like The Ocean, both in terms of the album as a whole and within the individual songs, as exemplified by the title track, Violate Consensus Reality.
You might like this if you are a fan of:
DVNE, The Ocean, Hippotraktor (not least because Stefan de Graef is the vocalist on this band as well!)
Lyrics such as:
Chase your roots with courage
Go beyond
Reject the norm
Follow your compassion through the storm
Don't just take my word for it:
Carcharodon from AMG praised the production and Harm Peter's drumming, and felt it was one of those albums that grows in estimation with each subsequent listen...
![Psychonaut - Violate Consensus Reality [Things You Might Have Missed 2022] | Angry Metal Guy](https://64.media.tumblr.com/4d1abb867ba420be96ed9ce38b534607/d6ed1ec9917f3f8d-4e/s1280x1920/4e3fe35e52dc792ff8b016138008c2d540a3b0dd.jpg)
Richard Murray from The Sleeping Shaman enjoyed the 'dazzling' dynamics and evocative messaging...
Alex Mace, writing for Distorted Sound, felt the album was 'daring and raw' and that it was a good followup to their previous album...
Standout tracks:
Violate Consensus Reality, Interbeing, A Pacifist's Guide to Violence
Where can I find it?
Youtube;
Bandcamp;
And, Spotify;