So intense, so glorious....
Been rediscovering the joy of reading a good book. Just been introducing to the world of Asian literature by a friend who gave me a copy of Khalid Hossieni's " The Kite Runner". Prior to this the only other non-indian Asian writer that i had read was probably Yukiko Ishima, whose writings are probably a genre in their own. His style of writing is more like poetry in paragraphs with minimalism and brutual starkness bringing in a beauty of their own. Never has Japan looked as beautiful through somebody's words to me.Khalid Hossieni's writings bring out a face of Afghanistan which is impossible for me to digest. A world where children actually play without guns, where they weep not for their parents lost to war, but because of bullies who treat them harshly. Once in the past Afghanistan was like that, as normal as any other country and Hossieni's painted a very surreal picture of that. Its almost as if you're waiting for the match to strike, for the lightening to come down and burn this unbelievable Afghanistan to ashes and create out of it the Afghanistan that we know today. Its gonna happen in the coming few pages. Cant believe I am eagerly awaiting it to see how it actually happened!
Just heard some glimpses of the new Arch Enemy album titled "Doomsday Machine". Well what do i say about this band? They have one of the better metal guitarists in their ranks in Michael Amott( ex- Carcass) who regularly comes up with some of the better licks in the business. Plus they have one of the most unique vocalists in Angela Gossow. She looks like a barbie doll but growls like Alexi Laiho on speed. Her joining the band have added that extra something that separates them from other bands of their genre. The song which has impressed me the most is Nemesis which stands out for its ferocity. Awesome track and quite a cool video too.
On the video front have found this awesome site for video downloads. It offers some really cool videos and provides very good download speeds. The rips are generally of good quality.
Check out the video of Slipknot's " Before I Forget" which features them without their masks. The intensity of those 9 freaks is just mindblowing. Another mindblowing song that i came across on one of the tapes that i bought was Satyricon's "Fuel for Hatred". Now Satyricon was one of those bands who i had heard in college days but they fell way short of my expectations with their album "Nemesis Divina". Much had been written about them after their debut EP " The forest is my throne" which was quite decent, but frankly the album was just about there and nothing more. However i have heard 2 tracks of their other album titled "Volcano". One was "Fuel for hatred" and the other was "Repine Bastard Nation" both of which stood out. "Fuel for hatred" is actually quite awesome in the sense that it sounds so much like the metal that Venom and Bathory had envisioned. The vibe of the song is eerily like Metallica's "Seek and Destroy" and Venom's "Black Metal". Plus i also happened to get the video which is directed by Jonas Akerlund. Search for it on google and you will find it. This is quite like old school metal and to some even extent even harks back to the days of Black Sabbath especially the interlude in "Fuel for Hatred" which sounds like something out of "Iron Man". The only things that make it better are Satyr's vocals and the drummer's double bass. The difference that a double bass pedal makes to the heaviness of a song is no more evident than in "Fuel for Hatred" which kicks to the next gear only because of the use of the double bass.
Another song that's got me hooked is Sentenced's "Ever Frost". Apparently Sentenced have just released a new album called "Funeral". Why "Funeral"? Because they are breaking up after this tour :-( . Another one bites the dust. RIP Sentenced.
PS BTW the site for the video downloads is http://www.hdpvidz.com/download.html.
Current Music: Sentenced - Ever Frost.
posted by Nitish @ 2:29 AM
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