The White Stripes

Ok, this is a band I've known about for fucking years now, but never really bothered listening to any of their stuff. What I heard before just came off as boring, but a friend urged me to listen to Icky Thump and White Blood Cells, and now I fucking love him for it. First off, their discography as a whole is just amazing and probably one of the more diverse discographies I've listened to. And easily one of the best. (It's up there with Pavement, The Birthday Massacre, Sonic Youth, Tegan and Sara, etc...) Most bands like this, you just hear the same sound, a few chords, some OK drums, and so on. While the drums are quite slow, (Meg really isn't a good drummer), it fits the music, and the creativity of Jack White is amazing. This isn't one of those bands where the songs start to run together. Each one has it's own distinct charm to it, and I have yet to really get confused.

Best songs at the moment:

We're Going to be Friends
Walking With a Ghost (Tegan and Sara cover)
My Doorbell
You Don't Know What Love Is
Conquest
I Think I Smell a Rat
Fell in Love With a Girl

Downloads:

s/t

De Stijl

Elephant

Get Behind Me Satan

White Blood Cells

B-Sides 1

B-Sides 2 Part 1
B-Sides 2 Part 2

Icky Thump

brand new eyes LEAK!

Well, not quite a leak. I think it came out in Brazil or something and, of course, people graciously put it on the interwebs. And if you're a Paramore fanatic, like myself, you are probably as excited as I am, if not more.

brand new eyes

the old link was removed.
that one should work.
I know the name is "nickleback lol"
it's to hopefully avoid it getting taken down.

Cormorant

Cormorant - Metazoa (2009)

Cormorant is a band that is pretty tough to classify, mainly because they incorporate so MANY genres in their music. This is especially evident in Metazoa, but after you listen to it, you probably won't even want to bother classifying it as anything other than a a fucking masterpiece. Everything from the bass guitar to the lyrics is done so perfectly, it's impossible to listen to this album and just go "meh." One must first experience the audible sensations for themselves.

Cormorant - The Last Tree (2007)

Another great album, less progressive than Metazoa, but Ballad of the Beast has that Metazoa-esque feel to it. Uhh, crap. Writer's block. Fuck, whatever.

Yeah, listen to them heathens.

Metazoa Part 1
Metazoa Part 2
The Last Tree

Suicide Silence & Me trying not to be lazy

Ok, first thing's first. I doubt anyone READS this shit, but yeah. I've been slacking, and also since I've decided to expand my music horizons even further, I figured I might as well do something a little extra with it. So, almost every new album I listen to is going to get a review on here, good or bad. And the first band that gets is honor is Suicide Silence. Love 'em or hate 'em, PULL THE TRIGGER BITCH is one of the funniest lines you'll ever here in music. Although, nothing comes close to Mastodon's "Blood and Thunder." But anyway, TO THE REVIEWS!

All of these reviews were off my 2nd time listening to the album. 2nd impressions are generally more reliable than the first.

Suicide Silence - Suicide Silence (2005)
A very solid album. The songs tend to sound the same, but that really shouldn't matter as long as they're good. Deathcore's not exactly famous for being original, but if you're looking for some good stuff, look right here. And lol at SS using an A7x riff. (Although I'm betting Syn took it from someone else.) They put it to better use too. Unholy Confessions is a terrible song.

Suicide Silence - The Cleansing (2007)
Awesome album right here. If you're a fan of Deathcore, or hell, even a Death Metal fan, I recommending giving this at least one listen. Possibly the best Deathcore album I've heard yet, although I can't confirm that is because The Black Dahlia Murder's "Miasma" and As Blood Runs Blacks' "Allegiance." It's definitely an album worth listening to at least once. (And hopefully more, if you like it.)

Suicide Silence - Green Monster (2008)
A 3-song EP. Not much more to say. Although they covered a Deftones song on here, and it's always fun to listen to covers to see what kind of spin a band put's on another band's song.

Suicide Silence - No Time to Bleed (2009)
This was the first Suicide Silence album I listened to. And my first impression was not favorable at all. I found it to be very boring and lack-luster. However, my 2nd impression was much more favorable. I listened to it along with the rest of the discography and it was actually very enjoyable. Probably not better then The Cleansing, but a solid album nonetheless. Don't let first impressions fool you. You might never discover your favorite band if you go solely off of your first impression.

Perfect example for me = The Birthday Massacre. I hated them at first, now I'm dying for their new release next spring.

Downloads below:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/z2xk4q1g2xz/Suicide Silence - Suicide Silence (2005).zip

http://www.mediafire.com/file/ygj2iwndtmn/Suicide Silence - The Cleansing (2007).zip

http://www.mediafire.com/file/y4nzzttmkeo/Suicide Silence - Green Monster (2008).zip

http://www.mediafire.com/file/gz4wgmfmoqb/Suicide Silence - No Time To Bleed (2009).zip