Fade in/Fade out by Californian band Paloalto, they could have been bigger. They were even signed to American Recordings (Johnny Cash, Slayer, System of a Down) but dissolved the band after one album.
I'm fifty fifty on people knowing Asking Alexandria. They are an English band that were formed in Dubai, I've seen them a couple of times live now. I think that's one of their best tracks.
Exit Ten 'Technically Alive'. They were a moderately well known British Rock band, and should have been bigger. I found them randomly while sorting through some old promo material.
@FuriousMachine I don't know many hours it took but I found it. And there was no way on God's green Earth that I was going to remember that name or the spelling. I say I found it, someone helped with some kind of A.I. or something. They went to bed last night and 'kat don't stay up all night looking for that song' of course I did. I just saw my messages and they'd found it. I'm half expecting you to say 'I never heard them before', if not you then I don't know who on here it was. I'm sure it wasn't the other Norwegian man, the one who walks the forests etc. This time I won't forget to put it on my playlists. I kept seeing the 'W' part too but Winterfylleth kept obscuring my memory.
I knew a couple of things, it wasn't English (obviously) it was shot with a sort of bleach by pass filter (or added in post) and the man in the video looked like Michael Wincott in The Crow (Top Dollar) also the writing desk, interior, there are songs I've been looking for again for years.
There's the artwork I was thinking off too, almost perfectly matched my memory.
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@GirlVersusGame I have indeed never heard of this band, so you must have discussed it with someone else. Maybe the other resident Norwegian, @Skarasny?
EDIT: After listening to it, I must say I quite like it, so will definitely add a playlist for these guys myself (they're Austrian, btw)
This is a very local to the Netherlands and personal thing, but last week I went to see a reunion concert of K3. It's this Belgian girl group that was supposed to be their answer to the Spice Girls. They started back in 1998, but quickly noticed that the child audience was responding highly to their songs and diverted from the more risque image to a child-friendly one. This resulted in a decade of hit after hit and some of the highest-selling tours in Dutch/Belgian history. They made feature films, starred in musicals, had a TV show. They had a huge cultural impact, especially for my generation who grew up as young children in the 2000s. One of the members (my favourite at the time) left in 2009 ending their 11-year run as the iconic trio, and that ended my interest at the time all the same.
Like I said though, a reunion concert! They announced last year that the original trio would come back for a run of reunion shows in Belgium and the Netherlands, and I managed to snag tickets to one of the shows last Friday to go with my sister. They've sold something insane like 750,000 tickets for all shows combined, which is a record in both Belgium and the Netherlands for any artist ever. I had to travel all the way from Berlin back to my native town in the Netherlands to attend, and that's genuinely the only concert I can ever imagine traveling that much for! You know the saying healing your inner child? It felt a lot like that. A total nostalgia play, but god, did it work on me. It was the most fun I had at any concert ever essentially reliving my childhood. I cried, I laughed, I danced and I sung. It was a total delight and I'm still not fully over it almost a week later! I don't think any concert will ever be able to rival the feels I had here.... unless they maybe do another reunion years from now. It was like my child self was finally able to say a proper goodbye to this group I idolised!
I'll link one of their most famous songs in case you're at all intrigued what this group sounds like! (Spoilers: it's Dutch, catchy and not anything risque) If there's any Dutch people or Belgians here, it'll be instantly recognisable to them.
Anyway, that was just a fun little story time for something very personal to me (and my fellow generation of Dutch people). I doubt I'll be converting anyone here into K3 fans, haha!
@Tjuz I love that you had an experience like that; they are rare and must be treasured! I looked at the video and if you hadn't said they were inspired by the Spice Girls, I would never have guessed!
@Tjuz I just saw your write-up and definitely want to read it but like every other post I'm days behind, I'll respond to what you said on Chit Chat too, I didn't ignore it. Time went out a window etc, I'm slowly pulling it back into alignment and didn't want to half-do a reply so it's taken two days already. Which sounds bad and really long but it's not, everything is still in slow-motion. Maybe it's been three days, I'll eventually hit post. My meter for getting/saying it right is sort off out of service.
@FuriousMachine Oh yikes I've called Austrians something else before so that tracks.
@StitchJones I can't remember where and how I found Taproot but I instantly liked them. They go places with their lyrics, sort of like the band Red if you know them? They have an album called End of Silence, every track on that album is great and speaks all kinds of volumes. It's really intense and almost cinematic, but in many ways relatable too. I think music is a great medium to tap into something that can't always be vocalized and bands like Taproot, Red and Mudvayne provide that. When I see music-videos now and see the view count I realize others understand that too.
With Mudvayne I would have discovered them through the SAW soundtrack 'Forget to Remember' and Ghostships soundtrack 'Not Falling'. It's funny because they are visually unique but I'd not actually seen what they looked like until years later then 'what the?' but I still knew their lyrics and felt that bass guitar. Around the same time I found Nothingface and Cold, Cold being my favorite. I think Hellyeah came after that but they hit a different kind of nerve. Their themes sort of crossed boundaries and classes for me before many other bands did. Screamo should but I don't know what they are even saying, Chad is easy on the ears and there's something deeply truthful there.
That's Red's 'Breath into Me' from their 'End of Silence' album.
Hush by Hellyeah. I read why Chad Gray wrote it and saw him and his music in a new light. His experiences and lyrics sort of reached out and something connected. I never really went out of my way to meet people, I did with him and he was exactly as expected, really nice. Some people see Metal as noise, sometimes it's there when not much else is.
That's Cold's 'End of the World'. Funnily enough I've heard that track hundreds of times and I'm only now seeing the video for the first time, it happens all the time. I'm aware of Mtv etc, I never watched it, I can think of so many bands who's videos I haven't watched yet.
That's probably my favorite track by Nothingface, again my first time seeing their video, I see some Mudvayne in them now, visually.
You probably know Nothing More?
One of their more deeper tracks, they are a really good band from Texas. I found them through another Texan band called Blue October, they aren't so heavy but I really like their music too.
These violent delights have violent ends & in their triumph die, like fire & powder Which, as they kiss, consume.
@StitchJones If I can guess the lyric is it 'Through struggle, I learn to embrace the life I've been given' from their track Through The Struggle? That line always stood out to me, I've seen the artwork with the moon and the skull used as ink before too. It's their Shadows are Security album which is probably my favorite of theirs. I got into them around the same time as Trivium and All that Remains. I can't say I know much Rush but I do know Closer to The Heart and I like that one. Do you recommend any Rush tracks?
Probably my favorite by All that Remains, that drumming is inhuman it's up there with Fear Factory. That whole album 'Fall of Ideals' is almost flawless.
You might like Unearth, they are a lot like Hatebreed but I think they sound more technical. They would have toured with As I Lay Dying and All That Remains.
I've always liked Lamb of God and what happened with Randy in Prague changed things for Metal in Europe. He almost got manslaughter after that fan died at their show, he was of course acquitted but had he been convicted it would have been a decade of his life gone. Venues don't take those risks now.
I've maybe shared this one before because it's my favorite MachineHead track.
For Dimebag.
I'm not really sure what happened with Hellyeah the last I saw they were in-hiatus after Vinnie passed, they'd planned some UK shows and then the tour was cancelled, I did want to see them but I really doubt Chad will play without him. I talked to the guy who wrote a book about Dimebag called 'A Vulgar Display of Power: Courage and Carnage at the Alrosa Villa' and the side he gave me was really emotional. It touched him, it was a really awkward talk but he was really friendly and afterwards I felt awful for even asking about it.
He interviewed a lot of people about that night, I still don't even know if he was there himself because that whole talk is such a blur. It really did feel like I asked about something, tried to put the breaks on, saw the train coming and crashed right into it. I should have just read the book and not asked. The last I heard he was running tour shots for Megadeth then he sort of went of the grid and I never heard from him again. I keep meaning to give the book a proper read, it wasn't just Dimebag right? a couple of other people were shot that night. That's the scary thing about mental health anyone can catch that bullet, he thought the band had stolen his lyrics. I can only imagine that Vinne kept playing in tribute to his brother. I'm just glad it didn't happen today, idiots would be catching it in high-definition and sharing it all over social-media, they wouldn't even know the music he'd just be another headline for people.
I almost forgot about Down
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@StitchJones This is going to sound strange but each of the three videos sounds like a different band. The first one almost reminds me Sebastian Bach and even Iron Maiden. I wasn't expecting that break after the first four minutes either, it feels like the first time I heard Avantasia's Clockwork. Fantasy is probably the word I'm looking for, it paints that visual landscape and builds those foundations through bass and then carefully guides the listener through something magical. It reminds me of so many of those melodic and symphonic Metal and Rock bands that really captured my interest and still today have it.
Limelight reminds me more of Blue Oyster Cult and a little of The Police too, definitely more Blue Oyster Cult. I feel like I have heard some of it before but not the whole song or it's because I'm hearing those other bands in it. I can definitely hear The Police there, I might have a little too much of Don't Stand so Close to me burned into my memory, I can't not hear it in that song but it's the drums that sort of sever that connection and make it something else.
The third one sounds a lot like Blue Oyster Cult at the start, it's really weird I'm hearing so many bands layered and it might be my memory at the moment. It feels like hearing and experiencing something you've always known but are also hearing for the first time. I can see why you really like the band, I've heard an evolution in feeling, sound-scapes, and so much else and that's just three songs. I can't say that about a lot of bands, you are right the third one is definitely my favorite. In the first track is the Snow Dog the guitar? I've listened to the structure a couple of times now and the bass really stands out. It's also my favorite album-art of the three, the same Avantasia's Clockwork.
It's impressive how much you know and can write about that band. It's clear they've been in your life longer than any other group. I don't know why I never tried to listen to them before, other than Closer to The Heart. It might be their huge discography. It took me a week to get through Iron Maiden the first time, it's funny saying that and right now hearing Maiden in Rush, I can't unhear it. They say not to judge a book by it's cover, I really like that owl and that track so Fly By Night will be my first full Rush album.
This is Avantasia and maybe my favorite of theirs. The whole album is a concept that tells the story of a Scientist from the Victorian era. He lives in a small town populated with Scientific Occultists and has to balance his beliefs, faith, and his own work while struggling to understand Spiritual awakening. It deals with destiny, sanity and time as a whole. It's done through a kind of astral journey, for knowledge and understanding those same secrets. I think it was written to make the listener delve into their own journey, to consider where they stand in it all, to almost question the nature of the universe.
I'm sure you know Helloween too, I hear some Rush there too.
And in Dream Theater, it's starting to sound like a lot of bands borrowed from Rush.
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@Tjuz It's really funny to read about K3 on this website. That come out of nowhere. Anyway, it's nice to hear you had a great time with your sister. It's rare spending quality time with people like that.
Anyway, last week I saw ANOHNI live and I'm seeing Big Thief next week. Confusing times, but this is a world with so many beautiful things.
@FuriousMachine Haha, like I said, they did make a bit of a deviation into more child-friendly territory! I think the Spice Girls would've already been too risque for what their target audience ended up being. That said... I don't know if it's the nostalgia entirely, but I've been enjoying revisiting their catalogue more than I thought I would as an adult. Not sure my parents were quite as delighted with them when I replayed their CDs over and over as a kid however...
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@Herculean@Ravix did encourage me to post more in the music thread... so now he'll have to live with the knowledge of a Belgian girl group. It's the consequences of his own actions! But yeah, a random post for an international forum such as this, but I felt like sharing with how much fun I had. And I knew there was another Dutch/Belgian person on here... Maybe this was simply my evil plan to coax you out. Were you Kidfried on the forum before by any chance? I know they were Dutch, but I'm not sure if you're an entirely different person or the same person with a new account, haha. That's what I get for falling off the face of the earth on this forum time and time again.
@Tjuz This is a very local to the Netherlands and personal thing, but last week I went to see a reunion concert of K3. It's this Belgian girl group that was supposed to be their answer to the Spice Girls.
This should surprise me but that was regular Russian music for me growing-up. I had a different Britney Spears that I'm pretty sure either borrowed or copied some of the same sound, I'll provide an example and you can tell me with your perfectly tuned power to process Pop.
This to you does it sound like the song Toxic? People told me it did but I knew this song first so it's hard for me to sort of say it's one or the other. That's that way with so much Russian music especially Pop, other than Тату a lot of styles were borrowed and marketed to a different region.
Maybe you hear Britney Spears here too? It's my favorite of her tracks but every girlfriend who's heard it said they hear Britney Spears and I don't because I haven't had much exposure to her music. The strange thing was moving to England and hearing songs that sounded like songs I already knew but by different artists, it feels like it still happens. I mostly mentioned Metal and Rock in here so maybe that's something about Pop that you'd find interesting.
Света is another Pop favorite I had and still do, I think she has her own sound unless you hear something else there? I'd hope not.
My favorite right now/current is Karna.val, and her Simple Female song and yes that's product placement, it's sometimes very noticeable.
GRIVINA is from some more years back but I still really like her music.
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@Nei Can't link what I'm about to post to Saros anyway, so I'll do it here. Watching Nobuo Uematsu live was such a treat. The packing was great with a good mix between funny songs and emotional songs, but also solo work and video game compositions. The singing and narrating was exceptionally strong. It was hard to believe all of it happened live before my eyes.
Highlights were Terra's Theme from FFVI and Suteki Da Ne from FFX of course. My personal highlight was Promises to Keep of course, being such a big fan of Rebirth. Cried to every note of it, which I'll never share offline.
@Herculean Hey, I am glad you enjoyed it so much! Sarah Àlainn singing was just amazing and my personal highlight was Promises to keep too - I love Rebirth but I also just think it's one of Nobuo's strongest compositions. "Man with a machine gun" from VIII was also a banger.
I too would recommend to attend Nobuo Uematsu's tour to any FF fan - it's really special.
Edit: thanks for making me notice this tread, it seems packed with musical goodies.
@GirlVersusGame Haha, you overestimate my ''perfectly tuned power to process pop'' music. I'm actually not very well-versed in the world of music, hence my lack of posts in this particular thread. I've mostly stuck to the sound I grew up with and still just listen to anything in that vein, whether it be throwbacks or new artists that give me a similar feel! When it comes to the songs you shared, the first artist for sure gives me heavy Britney Spears vibes. Less so in the vocals, but incredibly so in its production. I wouldn't say the first one you shared feels like a rip-off to Toxic, but the high-pitched instrumental that pops up at times definitely gives that vibe. I can see how that's many people's first thought when you show the song to them. I think her sound is just very reminiscent of late 90s/early 2000s pop in general. The second (and your favourite) song you shared gave me Backstreet Boys vibes more than anything, but I think a lot of music from that time just shared a similar feel.
The Света song you shared gives me less vibes of any particular artist, and more so just reminded me of Europop. It feels like it perfectly fits in with the likes of Cascada and such. From the video quality, it looks like it's roughly from around that time as well, so that checks out completely to me! The other ones didn't read as anything in particular to me in comparison terms, but they sound good even if I don't understand a single word. I especially liked the Karna.val song! And yes, that product placement was horrendously obvious. Like they took a frame out of a commercial and just randomly inserted it, haha! I will have to keep that one in mind to share with my Russian friends and impress them with my (faked) deep knowledge of music of different countries!
@Nei Sarah was amazing in general. I liked the first half of the concert a lot, but she truly lifted the whole experience to another level. And she has a natural charisma too. Hope she does more video game soundtracks in the future!
Yea, I loved Man with a machine gun as well! In general I think this concert reminded me how much love I feel for this franchise. I really want to replay, revisit or discover so many games in the series. I hope I can find the time for something like that soon!
@Tjuz - I had to check who the Backstreet Boys were, I'm sure I've heard the name before but never listened to them. I knew Beastie Boys from living in New York, they were home-grown and people had pride in them. Similar to visiting Jersey and hearing mentions of Bruce Springsteen, the same for Sinatra (who I adore) in Hoboken. My Chemical Romance were also formed in New Jersey.
I especially liked the Karna.val song! And yes, that product placement was horrendously obvious. Like they took a frame out of a commercial and just randomly inserted it, haha! I will have to keep that one in mind to share with my Russian friends and impress them with my (faked) deep knowledge of music of different countries!
It was but she made that extra profit for allowing it, careful product placement can pay for the whole production when done right. It's no different for the film industry, we just do it a little louder.
More older pop that I still really like. I don't know an English sounding counterpart. This one was popular enough that I heard it play in some of our clubs in London, it was top of charts for quite some time and I still really like it.
You'd definitely appreciate the aesthetic of МЭЙБИ БЭЙБИ, I fail to see Katy Perry in their look.
Another rather popular one. I'm trying to think of Russian songs with some English in them or that to my ears sound familiar to English. It's tricky.
I've shared this before I'm sure because Amber turned me onto Poppy a couple of months ago and I'm still hooked. She's got hit-or-miss taste in music I think.
This was another hit, I'm not sure where she found them but I imagine social media. They have an almost modern day Emo sound to them which I really appreciate.
These violent delights have violent ends & in their triumph die, like fire & powder Which, as they kiss, consume.
@Ravix Look what I finally found. My first music drive, this one went discretely with me everywhere, I'd been searching for it for years. It was well hidden away in a shoe-box somewhere in France. I had to hide it because I wasn't supposed to be listening to that kind of music, I was maybe eight or nine years old. The best part is because I know Alkaline Trio and Underoath were my first Western bands, I can look at the time and date they were added to the drive and trace them all the way back to that first night when my friend started smuggling a treasure-trove of music. I can see the other bands I've added to it over the years and trace them back to first listens too. Hawthorne Heights were my third, then My Chemical Romance and two nights after that was Thrice. A very memorable week.
I thought I'd never find this drive, I was sure it was lost to the sands of time. Unless you were listening to Alkaline Trio before you were double digits? then perhaps I did hear them before you did after all. I did wonder while trying to do the math, now I have the numbers.
This was one of the tracks I was trying to remember for years and couldn't, of course it's not on Spotify, it was a borrowed promo. All I can find about them is that they were a Goth band from London. The lyric I'd been trying to remember for years was 'It's said a city sleeps, so then do cities dream? Each one has a soul, but London's not Moscow'. True words, I didn't think at the time I'd ever be living there. The instruments sound Goth but the lead singer sounds more Punk, to my ears at least.
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