Billich0986 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Just listened to the stream. This album rules. Completely blows the last two out of the water, and ranks right up there with Messengers and Constellations in my opinion. This is good to hear. I haven't cared for their albums after Constellations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No This Is Patrick Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Hot Topic exclusive is up now. Hop on it, don't think it'll last long with the small number (#300). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiftCat Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 just bought ABR, Senses Fail, and Silverstein used 10$ off coupon too HTVISA715 + ebates mmhmm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woah_dood49 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Except for a couple songs maybe, this album sounds a lot like the last 2 releases with all of the interludes with slower and acoustic elements. I think a lot of people have written off the last couple of records so maybe they're not hearing the resemblance of this new album with those later releases. I don't get it, I love all of their stuff and I love how they have progressed. I'll go back to the old stuff for the head bangers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcafilm Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Got my sea blue yesterday. Haven't gotten a chance to spin it yet, but it's a great color (I was worried it'd be standard electric blue but it's not). Though that oxblood looks nice with the artwork too. Unfortunately the jacket leaves a little to be desired. Feels a bit flimsy and overall it's nowhere close to the quality of the Rescue & Restore packaging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gippej Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Got mine in yesterday as well (coke bottle, which is very faint, borderline regular clear compared to some others I have). Haven't had a chance to spin it yet, but I jammed the mp3 in the gym last night (download card is good for 192k files, bullshit quality). Album is pretty good, I listened to about 3/4 of it. Some of the experimentation really works well, some falls a little flat for me. I'll see how this one grows on me over time. FlippingOut 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted June 30, 2015 Author Share Posted June 30, 2015 Haven't gotten my order yet (the box set isn't ready yet) but idk the random interludes were cool on Leveler, ok on R&R but they feel forced to me in this one. I don't like it so far. Maybe I need more time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himynameisdk Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 After a few plays I definitely think this is one of their best albums. It's got some seriously heavy moments and the unique interludes are still as strong as ever. I wish the vinyl packaging was a little higher quality but overall I'm very pleased with how everything turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlippingOut Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Got mine in yesterday as well (coke bottle, which is very faint, borderline regular clear compared to some others I have). Haven't had a chance to spin it yet, but I jammed the mp3 in the gym last night (download card is good for 192k files, bullshit quality). Album is pretty good, I listened to about 3/4 of it. Some of the experimentation really works well, some falls a little flat for me. I'll see how this one grows on me over time. This is my problem with the album as well. Also, the drumming on their albums isn't nearly as noticeable to me as it was from their first several releases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffthomas84 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 This album slays, have enjoyed them all, but really feel the energy on this. For me its Right in line with Messengers/Constellations... And the guitars!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gippej Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Has anyone tried to use the download links sent via email? None of them have worked for me. I was curious if what merchnow sent out was different than the drop cards file from the dl card. Was hoping it was a 320k file lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcafilm Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Also, the drumming on their albums isn't nearly as noticeable to me as it was from their first several releases. I started really noticing this on my third listen through. When you have the best drummer in the genre I have no clue why they would give him such a backseat on this record. There's no "holy crap" moment for Greiner that I've come across on this record. Just feels like he's constantly going hard, fast, and simple 90% of the time there's vocals. But I could be overreacting, I need to listen more in depth. Merchnow email download is WAV. I appreciate lossless, but I'm kind of confused as to why they would offer 192s and then lossless. I'll probably just end up making 320s from the WAVs but I always feel a little wary that Audition is crushing them when I do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gippej Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Spinning the vinyl for the first time, and it sounds pretty good actually. Just a small amount of surface noise during the interludes, but for the most part very clean (actually, all my ABR records sound surprisingly good). Anyone got a picture of how the blue turned out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlippingOut Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I started really noticing this on my third listen through. When you have the best drummer in the genre I have no clue why they would give him such a backseat on this record. There's no "holy crap" moment for Greiner that I've come across on this record. Just feels like he's constantly going hard, fast, and simple 90% of the time there's vocals. But I could be overreacting, I need to listen more in depth. Merchnow email download is WAV. I appreciate lossless, but I'm kind of confused as to why they would offer 192s and then lossless. I'll probably just end up making 320s from the WAVs but I always feel a little wary that Audition is crushing them when I do that. Yeah, I really don't get it. When ABR was releasing Messengers and Constellations the thing I was most excited for was the instrumentation as a whole because their guitars and drumming was sick. EDIT: I will say though, that the drumming is still awesome on this, just not as insane as Messengers or Constellations, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcafilm Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Anyone got a picture of how the blue turned out? Here's my attempt, though admittedly it's hard to capture in a photo. It's a nice deep blue with a bit of a green tint. "Sea blue" is really a pretty accurate description. http://i61.tinypic.com/2nggdw9.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gippej Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Here's my attempt, though admittedly it's hard to capture in a photo. It's a nice deep blue with a bit of a green tint. "Sea blue" is really a pretty accurate description. http://i61.tinypic.com/2nggdw9.jpg Thanks man, that's a pretty nice looking shade of blue, I went with the coke bottle because I figured it would match the artwork best but I dig yours more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katykat666 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Here's my attempt, though admittedly it's hard to capture in a photo. It's a nice deep blue with a bit of a green tint. "Sea blue" is really a pretty accurate description. http://i61.tinypic.com/2nggdw9.jpg ahh that colour turned out awesome! I regret not ordering one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piky0032 Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Keen to pick up the Blue and Ox Blood Variants if anyone is selling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elnombre91 Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Keen to pick up the Blue and Ox Blood Variants if anyone is selling? Discogs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piky0032 Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Discogs... Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcafilm Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 New 2x LP featuring a disc full of instrumental versions of the album tracks. I like ABR, I really do. But WTF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dapeebs Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 New 2x LP featuring a disc full of instrumental versions of the album tracks. I like ABR, I really do. But WTF? I don't understand the issue I really like when bands do this they did it for northlane's singularity album. Really makes you appreciate a bands instrumentals. In most heavy music these days the vocals drown out the cool parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verb1999 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I don't think the vocals are necessarily that distracting for me, but just in general & especially with this band, I do appreciate a good instrumental. I can dig this release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No This Is Patrick Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Figured it'd be cool to post/share: they just recently got a Grammy nomination with "Identity" for "Best Metal Performance". Now I hate these award ceremonies ("rigged", picks usually suck, etc.) but to even get a mention like that, especially for the "style" these guys are referred to, is pretty impressive... mssskat184 and verb1999 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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