When you superimpose the daily soundtrack onto the needlessly noisy world, something cancels out and a muted scene takes over. The weary cloud stops being weary and negotiates a pause.
We listen to the tales and romanticize
How we'd follow the path of the hero
Boast about the day when the rivers overrun
How we'd rise to the height of our halo
(10,000 Days (Wings, Pt 2) - Tool)
Tool is really special. While the whole song is one great piece, the part that bricked me was around the 7:30 mark when the solo picks up and I felt the whole song come together in an epic way. Maynard's vocals kicks it off while Danny's drumming and Justin's bass provide the perfect blend for Adam's solo. The entire discography of Tool is breathtaking, but I tend to almost always spend time devouring Fear Inoculum, 10000 days and Lateralus.
Forget Not - Ne Obliviscaris
And Plague Flowers the Kaleidoscope - Ne Obliviscaris
Ne Obliviscaris was a great find. Blasted my ears, but I still keep finding the nth experience to be as thumping as the first one.
Exploring metal music is a conscious exercise. What I love the most about it is how you need to explicitly seek it out rather than being shoved and imposed by algorithmic recommendations. There's a wide range of sub genres out there ready to be explored.
Pale Folklore - Agalloch
The Mantle - Agalloch
I always prepare myself before putting on Agalloch so I can listen to all tracks in one go.
This is the end of every song that we sing
(Alone, The Cure)
The Cure's latest record is another great release. The first line of the first track Alone had so much in it. Hope they release few more records before they ride off into the sunset.
Korn's live show was great, although I felt Jonathan's vocals got subdued with the heavy bass system. Maybe its the overall sound setup. Gave me a chuckle when he picked up the bagpipes.
Fear not, for such and such is temporary. The riffs of the south pole carry on.
