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My Week in Music – February 5, 2022

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This week was a bit more of a fun one when it came to music. I sort of rediscovered Black Crown Initiate, as well as Persefone. BCI just sort of because. Persefone had a new album drop Friday. I have been a huge fan on their particular take on progressive metal eve since I heard their album Spiritual Migration years ago. This one sort of snuck up on me. Didn’t realize they had one coming out until Tuesday.

Dawn of Solace had a new one drop recently. They have a certain melancholy that just seems to speak to me. Some Meshuggah, some LoG (a workout favorite), and some folk black metal. All in all, a nice mix, with a bit more variety than the previous week. And more to choose from. I definitely listened to more music this week.

My Week in Music – January 29, 2022

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Two things this week.

Lifting and emotionally heavy and dark music. The lifting is the LoG, the Crescent, the Misery Index. Went to my workout playlist for the working out. Other than that, I listened to a surprisingly small amount of music this week considering I had time off and could have really listened to more music.

But when I did, it tended to lean toward the more dark and emotional music. Woods of Ypres (“Finality” is such a gut wrenching song), Dawn of Solace (new album, same excellent dark, somewhat depressive, but melodic music), and some Cynthesis. I did spend a bit of time last night getting into the new Mechina album.

But I still find myself not really listening to music as much as I would honestly like to. Perhaps that will be different this week, going back to work, but finally not having a resident or a medical student with me. Means I can actually listen to music between seeing patients, rather than having to try and teach.

This Week in Music: Saturday July 17, 2021

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The most obvious thing to note from this past week is the distinct lack of metal. 

It isn’t often that this happens, but this last week I just really was more into the electronic stuff, predominantly Bassnectar. It just seemed to be more what I was looking for overall. There was still some metal in there, new album from Crescent and all. New live album from Paradise Lost had me going back to the originals. 

But mostly, it was all about the electronic music this week. Makes me wonder what this next week will bring. 

This Week in Music Saturday, July 10, 2021

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I find it interesting what this shortcut chooses when it decides what music to chose from as it makes these images. But, it is still fun to see what it pulls from.

This week there was definitely some post-metal going on. Between Neurosis, Russian Circles, AMENRA, ISIS (the band, not the terrorist organization, RIP ISIS who disbanded after the terrorist organization came to prominence), and Thou (mostly their colab with Emma Ruth Rundle) there was a lot of post-metal going on.

Post-metal could very easily be my favorite genre overall. I love the dynamics, the way so many of the songs have these ebbs and flows. And it can be heavy. Like really, really crushingly heavy.

Khemmis got a good showing this week, as I had a chance to share them with someone who was not familiar with them. And then there was Cobalt. I don’t know what it is about Cobalt. When I am not in the mood to listen to anything, I still find myself loving jamming out to Cobalt.

Still, not listening to music as much as I would like, but did get some great tunes in this week. Maybe one of these days I’ll actually feel like listening to music again.

This Week in my Music Saturday, July 3, 2021

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Truth be told, I’ve been struggling a bit lately. Part of me wants to listen to more music, but I often find myself just not that interested. New music has been coming out, but much of it just isn’t clicking with me at the moment. Not because I don’t think I will like it, but rather because it all needs some time and a bit of an investment to get into.

And lately, I have been short on the energy needed to make that investment.

And so, we have a fair bit of Exodus here. Some classic Neurosis as well. When we look at the week above (which really just picked some highlights, doesn’t reflect everything) what we really see is work and working out.

Exodus is excellent weight lifting music. It is pissed off. It is aggressive. There’s no room for contemplation, for subtlety, there is just angry, heavy, thrash. So, plenty of them this week. Missing from the lifting tunes is the Lamb of God that was part of that as well.

The new Fear Factory album is, honestly, better than it has any right to be. It is still Fear Factory, you know exactly what you are getting. But it’s good Fear Factory. So I am on board. Bossk and AMENRA have a deserved place, helping with Neurosis, to keep the “post” genres present.

Kardashev earned its place this week. Their combination of beauty and heavy really hits the spot, and was one of the few albums I listened to this week just to listen to music. Still, some really good music this week, and a reminder of just how much I freaking love Neurosis, and post-metal in general.