the finnish Opeth: Ikuinen Kaamos
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[Sep 4,2009 10:09pm - ArilliusBM ""]
http://www.myspace.com/ikuinenkaamos
No better description for them. Huge Opeth influence but with a slice of blackmetal at some parts.
I know some of you are Opeth fans, so if you like them and haven't heard this band, check em out. If not, well that's alright too.
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[Sep 4,2009 10:17pm - the_reverend ""]
conservatist wants a finnished opeth.
[Sep 4,2009 10:18pm - the_reverend ""]
imagine getting that as a ring tone? it would be on VM before you heard anything.
[Sep 4,2009 10:38pm - the_reverend ""]
at first I didn't hear it, then the vocals came in and I got it.
vocals and the guitar harmonies.
[Sep 4,2009 10:39pm - sinistas ""]
This shit is awesome. Thanks for the link.
[Sep 4,2009 10:51pm - ArilliusBM ""]
no problem. just realized they had a new EP out with a different vocalist.. it's downloadable on that myspace link I guess.
[Sep 5,2009 8:05am - Opeth ""]
what a bunch of ripoffs
[Sep 5,2009 8:27am - dreadkill ""]
Thanks, aril. great find. I had never heard these guys before and i'm really liking it. it has a strong opeth influence but doesn't rip them off. Definitely good enough to stand on its own merits.
[Sep 5,2009 8:27am - dreadkill ""]
Opeth said:what a bunch of ripoffshahaha
[Sep 5,2009 10:00am - Ass Bandit ""]
ArilliusBM said:I know some of you are Opeth fans
Opeth and a hot busload of dicks, same fanbois.
[Sep 5,2009 10:59am - xitsdoomsdayx ""]
Since were on the subject of opeth lets talk anout the new drummer that is nothing compared to... umm forgot his name, but still hes good just not as good...
[Sep 5,2009 11:07am - aril ""]
Martin lopez? Dudes got issues
[Sep 5,2009 2:17pm - WarriorOfMetal ""]
I hear a bit of Moonsorrow in this, too.
[Sep 24,2009 3:36am - spaldino ""]
i cant stop fucking listening to "The Forlorn". for the past like 2 weeks. how did i not hear about this album sooner?! its so fucking good.
[Sep 24,2009 8:09am - aril ""]
Very epic album
[Sep 24,2009 8:17am - MikeOv ""]
This band is alright. Not on Opeth's level though.
[Dec 1,2009 8:32pm - spaldino ""]
still can't stop listening to these guys. The Forlorn is pure platinum amazingness. Closure is also fantastic and i would definitely say they are on Opeth's level. it's a completely different feeling, much more melancholy and a smothering sense of hopelessness is coarsing throughout their music.
[Dec 1,2009 10:36pm - ekiMvO ""]
This band is talented and I like what they do, but saying they're on Opeth's level is giving them far too much credit (IMO). Their music can't really be compared to the first five Opeth albums, as they're two separate bands. Judging by your posts, I can tell you're really into what they do.
[Dec 2,2009 12:19pm - sinistas ""]
Still awesome.
[Dec 2,2009 12:21pm - DestroyYouAlot ""]
checking out nao
[Dec 2,2009 1:22pm - DestroyYouAlot ""]
pretty cool
[Dec 2,2009 1:29pm - aril ""]
What are you checking out, The forlorn?
[Dec 2,2009 1:42pm - DestroyYouAlot ""]
That and whatever track was after it.
[Dec 2,2009 1:42pm - DestroyYouAlot ""]
(I'm definitely more into this than I am into Opeth, for the record.)
[Dec 3,2009 10:31am - barbeloh ""]
even more boring than Opeth
[Dec 3,2009 10:49am - aril ""]
barbeloh said:even more boring than Opeth
[Dec 5,2009 11:34pm - spaldino ""]
probably my favorite tune. its soooooo good... it's weird getting the same kind of atmosphere that a doom metal band has while playing like 10 times faster, but these dudes just nail it.
bennyhillifier
[Dec 6,2009 12:54am - Martins ""]
Holy shit, I think I might have to get some of that. Sounds nasty.
[Dec 6,2009 9:07am - Dankill ""]
LIKE
[Dec 6,2009 1:45pm - spaldino ""]
this is the newer material, a lot less black metal, as in... no blasting sections. this is where people get the Opeth comparisons from. i think the music is more doomy and is not TOO similar to Opeth. no fast double bass parts... i prefer their album "The Forlorn" over "Closure" but i remain hopeful that their new material goes back into their black metal roots, but i doubt it.
bennyhillifier
[Dec 6,2009 1:47pm - spaldino ""]
another tune from The Forlorn, this is the opening track.
bennyhillifier
[Dec 6,2009 1:50pm - spaldino ""]
that last one is actually track 4, im stupid. i was looking for opening track while posting that and i typed that in. percs fucked me up, nigga!
this track reminds me a lot of November's Doom.
bennyhillifier
[Dec 6,2009 1:55pm - spaldino ""]
3 of their songs cant be posted because they are over 10 minutes long. The opening song from The Forlorn "Frailty" is epic as shit. gorgeous melodies and an overwhelming sense of desolation throughout.
[Dec 16,2009 11:01am - Martins ""]
DLed The Forlorn last night. The Ascent has such a sick intro. I didn't like the first track on the CD so much, though.
[Dec 16,2009 11:10am - Chthonicus ""]
Unbelievably overrated. Next.
[Dec 16,2009 11:11am - arilliusbm ""]
I should have never made this thread.
[Dec 16,2009 11:13am - CrunkIsMySignature ""]
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[Dec 16,2009 11:14am - Martins ""]
Chthonicus said:Unbelievably overrated. Next.
Yeah, it's not amazing but it's new music for me during a time where most of what I listen to is The Shins' Oh, Inverted World on repeat.
[Dec 16,2009 11:46am - spaldino ""]
Chthonicus said:Unbelievably overrated. Next.
yeah its so over-rated because they are so popular and you can't stop hearing about them everywhere you go.
The Forlorn is awesome. it's a fantastic album, just listen to it and accept it for what it is instead of going into the listening experience biased against it because people compare the band to Opeth and say good things about it.
Fucking tired of the Opeth hating for no reason. i hate the people that obsess over a band to the point where they would let the entire band and road crew bust in their mouths, but that doesn't detract from a band's overall great musical talent/song writing... whoever the band is.
Yeah, when i get forced to check something out because someone else really likes it and wants to share, i go into the experience with the intent of being disappointed, but i atleast give the shit a fair shot instead of just listening to like 40 seconds, skipping ahead a minute, listening to 20 seconds, skipping ahead another minute, etc, etc... you will NEVER get what the band wanted you to feel from a song if you just listen to bits of it. i can't stand that shit. i have a feeling most people that shit on a band do just that.
i even sat through the entire Poison the Well album that had so many reviews on this site so long ago multiple times because i wanted to be able to say that i didnt like the album with a REAL opinion, not just an assumption based on 1/50th knowledge of the product.
[Dec 18,2009 10:10pm - spaldino ""]
FUCK. Fall is so good. fuck this band.
[Mar 2,2010 9:06pm - Spaldino ""]
The Forlorn is one of the best albums i have ever heard. their newest album, Fall of Icons, is pure Opeth worship and also very awesome. The Forlon though, is their masterpiece. its different and anyone that tries to compare it to Opeth is a fucking moron. "Forlorn" is perfect. i can not stop listening to it.
[Mar 2,2010 9:53pm - ArilliusBM ""]
aw man, you just called me a moron :tmnt2:
[Mar 2,2010 10:04pm - Spaldino ""]
ou rpobabl are
[Mar 2,2010 10:15pm - arilliusbm ""]
not going to argue
[Mar 2,2010 10:46pm - Spaldino ""]
damn right, i waill fuck you uyp if you dio
[Mar 2,2010 10:46pm - Spaldino ""]
i am kidding though so dont rrake it personalttyl
[Mar 3,2010 1:08am - MikeofdecrepitudE ""]
Spaldino said:Fall of Icons, is pure Opeth worship
Spaldino said:anyone that tries to compare it to Opeth is a fucking moron.
XPLN.
[Mar 3,2010 1:28am - Spaldino ""]
their album "The Forlorn" isn't as Opeth-like as people say... their last two efforts are very Opeth-like while still being very much their own. The Forlorn is a fantastic album that has an atmosphere that i have not seen replicated.
[Mar 3,2010 1:34am - arilliusbm ""]
would you rank the forlorn in "spaldinos top 5 metal albums of all time" list?
[Mar 3,2010 2:07am - Spaldino ""]
yes, definitely. i listen to atleast a couple songs from the album once a day.
[Mar 10,2010 1:28pm - MikeofdecrepitudE ""]
bennyhillifier
At the 6:48 mark, hell yes.
Sounds like someone stumbled into Blackwater Park, LuLz.
[Mar 10,2010 1:42pm - MikeofdecrepitudE ""]
bennyhillifier
More Opeth worship, but too bad the clean vocals are weak.
[Mar 10,2010 1:43pm - arilliusbm ""]
Good or no?
[Mar 10,2010 1:46pm - MikeofdecrepitudE ""]
In Mourning is musically good and the death vocals are solid, but the cleans leave a lot to be desired. Still worthy of your time, if you're into this style.
[Mar 10,2010 1:47pm - arilliusbm ""]
They have the same vocals as the ep? They changed the vocalist on the 1st album an ep.
[Mar 10,2010 1:49pm - MikeofdecrepitudE ""]
Are you talking about Ikuinen? Yeah, their clean vocals aren't too bad, no Akerfeldt but far better than In Mourning's.
[Mar 10,2010 2:10pm - arilliusbm ""]
Yes. They had a vocalist on the forlorn which was decent. I didn't like the one they had on the ep. The new album must have that guy.
[Mar 10,2010 7:14pm - Conservationist ""]
ArilliusBM said:Huge Opeth influence
Homos.
[Mar 10,2010 7:17pm - arilliusbm ""]
agreed
[Mar 10,2010 8:43pm - MikeofdecrepitudE ""]
Conservationist said:
ArilliusBM said:Huge Opeth influence
Homos.
MaDd H8r.
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[Mar 13,2010 7:34pm - Spaldino ""]
the last 2 minutes of "Grace" off of "The Forlorn" is PERFECT.
[Mar 13,2010 8:44pm - Spaldino ""]
BTW... the newest In Mourning album is pretty awesome and i didnt really get an "Opeth nut hugger" vibe from it at all.
[Oct 21,2010 1:05pm - arilliusbm ""]
Heard the new one?
Haven't yet, but the forlorn still plays every now and then. especially that sing "fall"
[Oct 21,2010 3:17pm - Yeti ""]
for some reason now i can view embedded youtube videos so i was finally able to hear this, pretty good stuff. my biggest issue is that the parts aren't interesting enough to be drawn out as long as they are. the melodies are killer, but it doesn't grab me the way i had hoped. i won't dismiss it though, i'd like to hear the full albums in the right environment. i remember not liking Opeth all that much when i first heard them in like 99, but now they are one of my favorite bands. i think it's the song "Closure" that sounds like Sauron of Decapitated is singing.
[Oct 21,2010 3:39pm - Spaldino ""]
the album that "closure" is off of is more Opeth-like than the album before it, "the forlorn". "The Forlorn" is a lot more black metal and doesn't have clean vocals and STILL gets heavy play time from me. the atmosphere on it is incredible.
[Oct 21,2010 3:41pm - Spaldino ""]
arilliusbm said:Heard the new one?
Haven't yet, but the forlorn still plays every now and then. especially that sing "fall"
the new one is good, but it's a really particular mood kind of good. like... you need to be in the right mindset and be able to take it all in and just chill. The Forlorn is still way better, but it's worth a couple listens at the very least.