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Mireplaner- A Mountain Of Saola Hooves Album Review

Published

7 years ago

April 19, 2019

Hailing from the depths of Finland, Mireplaner is a force to be reckoned with. The band is gearing up to drop their debut album, A Mountain of Saola Hooves on May 3^rd. The band consists of Eeli Helin doing vocals, guitar and noise, Euro Vilppula on bass, and Markus Karppinen on drums. Helin is known for working in similar projects such as Limbs, Infinite Nomad, and Lung Fawn Knots. Mireplaner dropped a 2 song LP in 2018, Diapiric; A Mountain of Saola Hooves takes the parameters of their EP and expands vastly on these sonic embarkments.

A Mountain of Saola Hooves is an amalgamation of metal, combining elements of doom, ambient, dissonance, and mixing it with elements of Post Metal, Hardcore and Sludge. The result is an album that has tons of raw emotion and feeling, with the musical emphasis to physically give you a push. Parts of this album feel as if a ten-ton weight is dropped upon your chest, then drops into what could clearly be the next candidate for the soundtrack to the apocalypse.

The opening track ‘Deadweights’ starts off subtle, with ambient feedback ringing in and out, before breaking into a wave of sonic distortion. A dronelike guitar riff lulls forward with buried vocals that set the ominous mood. This leads up to an eerie music break of bass and single note guitar, accompanied by the drums that gives this track a very dark feel. The band utilizes these elements, of feedback, drone, and thick tone to really deliver a mood to the listener. My favorite part is near the end when the band plays a syncopated break that is like a heavy wave crashing down around you. The feeling is very thick and organic, and you can really feel the weight of this track.

Mireplaner recently dropped their second single ‘Morass.’The song starts of with a very primal feel to it, with a tribal like drum pattern accompanied by various noises that sound like the howling of wind. The drums cut out and there is silence before the onslaught of tone rushes at you. There is something primordial of the riffing as it feels to touch on rhythms that seem like something familiar but also spark an inherent sense of anger and rage. There is a break midway through the song that has a pendulum sway, which immediately will make you bob your head to.

Mireplaner has found a way to tap into raw emotion that many bands cannot. They are not afraid to take their listener into the darkness and leave them there. The band uses many elements to keep its listener enthralled in the miasma. One of their strong points is that the band also is not afraid to let a song breathe, by this I mean not to overbear their listeners with heavy part after heavy part.Taking a different approach of having sonic breaks with ambience or dissonance to break up the discord,before coming back with a cinder block to the head approach of heavy riffs. Be sure to check out A Mountain of Saola Hooves when it drops on May 3^rd. For more information on Mireplaner check them out on the links below.

Facebook: facebook.com/mireplaner

Bandcamp: mireplaner.bandcamp.com

Instagram: @mireplaner

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Marilyn Manson is Back

Published

1 year ago

November 25, 2024

Ron

Marilyn Manson just released his 12th album “One Assassination Under God-Chapter 1” on November 22nd 2024.

This album in my opinion is the best album Manson has put out since Holy Wood. It has a feeling of albums old and new with little hints of Antichrist Superstar, Mechanical Animals and Holy Wood.

The album opens up with “One Assassination Under God” which just gets you ready for what’s to come. With Manson Just finishing his tour, This is the Manson we have been needing for years now. He looks good and sounds great.

Putting out a few singles from the album , the overall feeling of this album is great. It’s been a while since I’ve like a full album of Manson, while this album isn’t perfect it’s as close as perfection of those early albums were. Of course I love the singles “As Sick as the Secrets we Keep” and “Raise the Red Flag” but I also really enjoyed songs like “Death is not a costume”, “Nod if you understand” and “Sacrilegious”

I think this new chapter of Mansons life and music is exciting , I hope we get more tours in 2025 and maybe some over the top stage shows like we did in the late 90s early 2000s. I feel the younger generation hasn’t experience a real “Full” on Manson show yet and it’s time for the King to take back his throne at the top of the Shock Rock mountain.

ALL HAIL MARILYN MANSON

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Ron has keen eye for new talent, a love for the underground, and a tremendous passion for music of any genera. You’ll probably bump into him at a horror convention or some seedy club checking out the next need-to-know band.

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BUSH 30th ANNIVERSARY OF “SIXTEEN STONE” VINYL

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1 year ago

November 20, 2024

Ron

I remember when this album came out in 1994 . I was 15 and really discovering all types of music. As being a typical teenage boy I seen the band name “Bush” and thought hmm I love bush, let’s check it out. It was such an amazing album from beginning to end.

The new released vinyl that just came out on November 17th is such a testament to this album being as great then as it is now. Listening to the vinyl just brought back so many memories of being an angst teenager that just wanted to heard. The vinyl package is amazing with lots of photos of the band throughout the years and the sound of the vinyl is so pristine.

I got my hands on the opaque red vinyl and just looks awesome spinning on the player. It’s crazy to think that this album has so many hits and no filler songs, even the songs that didn’t become hits are just as good as the hits.

With the hits being “Glycerine”, “Everything Zen” , “Comedown” “Little Things” and “Machinehead” but some of my favorite songs are not the hits songs like “Swim”, “Bomb” and “Alien” which is probably my favorite song on the album. If you’re a fan of Bush or this album or just want to dive into the mid 90s Grunge/Post Grunge era this is a key album to have in your collection.

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ALICE IN CHAINS “BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE” VINYL REVIEW

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1 year ago

October 3, 2024

Ron

Alice In Chains have Re-Released the 2009 album on vinyl. This album was the first Alice In Chains in 14 years and the first album with guitarist/singer Willam DuVall after Layne Staley passed away in 2002.

I was a huge Alice In Chains fan and was a big fan of both Layne and Jerry. When this album first came out I remember sorta pushing it the side only cause of sadness about Layne but after hearing “Check My Brain” I gave it a chance and was so glad that I did. This album is amazing and really put Alice In Chains back into the mainstream.

The vinyl not only looks super awesome but sounds amazing. If you’re a fan of Alice In Chains and into collecting Vinyl, this album is a must in your collection. It’s a great packed vinyl with 2 vinyls included.

Side A: All Secrets Known, Check My Brain and Last of My Kind. Side B: Your Decision, A Looking in View. Side C: When The Sun Rose Again, Acid Bubble, Lesson Learned. Side D: Take Her Out, Private Hell, Black Gives Away To Blue