Desolate and Death

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Oh yea.Forgot to mention,i saw that girl on the train yesterday,the second time in two months' time.She looks as good as ever.No worries i have no interest in her.Just thinking that she is really pretty. (: And good to hear that she and her boyfriend are doing well.

And a few moments ago,i talked to an old friend (ok not exactly that old,but i haven't talked to her for a looooong time).Apparently,i still owe her a meal (cos of a bet both of us made) and we were talking cock all over.Then she called me to chit chat,cos she'd thought that i'm having depression.Haha.You only believe what you see,sucka :P Laughed throughout the phone call,so consequently her "therapy" is working.Thanks yo (i know you aren't reading this,i didn't send you my bloglink.mwahahaha.).And be assured that i will DO treat you a meal,when i'm NOT broke :P

Current listen:Epitaphe by Nilfheim

So now i'm not able to understand the things she say due to the way she phrases her words. :S

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Overwhelmed.

Apparently,i thought i knew her very well,but...fuck it.

Totally at a loss now,a state of disquiet.

I seriously don't know what i want/what she thinks.Seems that the nickname her bestie has christened me says best.

Monday, April 27, 2009

TMM Outing.

The title says everything. :D

Went out with her to Queensway to get her studs for her new piercing (where she then removed the piercing later in the night).

Then bus-ed down to Penin to visit Hell's Labyrinth,where it is not opened!!!Ah well,went to Suntec and later Esplanade to tmm.Obviously,i shan't disclose the full details as there may be kids reading this.

Then we were talking,and finally,i was being most like my true self.*ahem,drunkard*Well,something happened i'll make sure it remains a secret btw me and her.

Then we went home,with my hands and palms full of writings.Heh.Showed them to my mum and sis,apparently they are ok with the existence of her.So yay!Though i should not neglect my studies at the same time. :P

All in all,it was a fantastic,or rather,most truthful outing.Thanks a lot for the time together,ma cherie.Je t'aime. :)

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

An Assurance.

To ma cherie:

I know i hadn't been myself recently,with no mood to be talking to you.Rest assured that i hold nothing against you,it was simply the fact that my poor results leading to my allocation to the new class has distressed me more than ever,with school reopening.I know i was being a selfish ass,so my deepest apologies.

And for your "paranoid" (as you claimed),rest assured no one is fooling around,this is no April the 1st.No one shouting "Gotcha!Sucka!".Never.Be affirmative that this is all happening.

For the 31th time, je t'aime ma cherie :)

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

I dunno who is more upset these days,you or me.

Not in a mood to talk.

Monday, April 20, 2009

First Day of School.

Woke up at 6 today,apparently i chose this time cos i am fully aware of how slow i am.Haha.

The class,was,well kind of not my type,but i think as time goes by we'd get along quite ok.

Obviously,i'm not in a mood to blog,and note the deliberate leaving out of certain events.

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Steamboat Outing.

Went out with Gary and Carnegie yesterday (Sat) to watch Fast and Furious 4 and to have steamboat.

Apparently,now my hair is more acceptable,according to them.Finally i won't get teased at for my ridiculous hairstyle.Yay.Played arcade for a while after buying the tickets,where we haven't spent all the money in the card yet,given that the movie was about to show.

FaF4 is much better than Tokyo Drift,with a better stroyline and a better cast,with Vin Diesel being the "big man" and all.It's really interesting to see drag races taking place on "open roads",which builds up the excitement of the racing fever.A good watch,in my opinion.

Then walked over to look for pencil case,apparently Carnegie needs one,given that he hasn't been using one since last year.Finally he sees the light.Zomg lame line.K.

Took bus down to Tiong Bahru and had steamboat.Damn,they don't serve alcohol.Wolfed down lots of meat and got quite full,having little appetite for the chocolate fondue to be served up later on.

Fun day indeed,going out with poly friends the weekend before school starts.Heh.

Friday, April 17, 2009

I'm doing what i do best-thinking too much.It's obvious that i have a lot in mind,but i simply shrug it off with lame excuses.It'd serve me a lot good if i'd just shut my mind for a while.

Just to inform fellow dear metalheads,this blog hasn't converted to a love blog totally,i know you jokers are laughing at the "lovey-dovey" eeden.fuck you.haha.

Review coming up this week,if not next week.It'll be Desecration and Sodomy,live rituals invoked by Black Witchery and Archgoat respectively,recorded in Germany,if memory serves right.

Till then,keep those evil flames burning!

Hailing the masses,
eedenthetormentor (started to take up my old nick again.)

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Kids. -.-

Merlion Outing.

Went to meet Mel to pass her the Body Shop card,then went to meet her and her friend.Her friend is kinda friendly,though half the time they are talking about school,food,and more food,which clearly i have no knowledge of.Haha.I had headache again,so i didn't speak at all,making Mrs Meow a bit worried that i'm jealous.Hurhur.

So on the outing with her friend,Mrs Meow and i were quite sneaky,but her friend noticed us anyway,and kept re-emphasizing he was fine with it.However,given my character,i was kind of shy about it (heh.) and so behaved kinda secretive.

Then we took the train,supposedly going to Marina,where i realised we were going to Marina Bay instead of Marina Square.Her friend had to go,so left me and her to wander around to find my best friend,the Merlion.

Obviously,due to the lightning strike,Mr Merlion has a crack on its head.We didn't walk to the front to take a look.Sat at the steps,where its ass was facing us (crude i know haha).Had a fun time together,texting people and all.

Then some bloke called and we were like conferencing and all.Looks like another person has found out about us. :P

Sent her home,and again,i need lessons.Ma cherie,you know best.Hurhur.

Overall,i'm dead beat,but it was so worthwhile to see her again. :)))

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Overwhelmed.

Zomg ma cherie has just done something that i'd shower her with kisses right away.Thanks love. :)))

And what is outage huh?Maintenance?

I dunno what's our status now,but at least now i am more affirmative that i love her (note the use of the word "love" instead of "like").

At least we talked it out,and all is all right now.So much for the despair i was in.

Let's work together to make this a good one eh ma cherie?

Note to Self.

Stop expecting so much.

If only my demands will end.

P.S. No worries ma cherie i'm alright.Just having some inner thoughts.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Euphoria

Went out with her today,to my most beloved spot,ok,not the exact spot (the floor),but yea,we had a wonderful time together.I was kinda demanding when i told her the destination we're going to today,as i loved that place the most,but damn,there are so many people buzzing around (by buzzing i mean looking on),got us kinda shy.

So we stayed on for quite awhile and then i sent her home.Feeling abit dizzy after the bus ride,but it was worthwhile quality time spent together.It was really a wonderful date today.Thanks ma cherie :)))

Now,let me see if you people can spoil my euphoric mood this week.Heh.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Happiness.

Was the merlion for yesterday,due to over ambitiousness.Looks like the only thing that can't be stopped is my addiction.

And i did something that i should've done long ago.Feeling so good now.The other party seems fine with it,or so i think.Oh well,what's done is done!Don't spoil my mood yea?

Friday, April 10, 2009

Cradle of Filth-From Cradle to Enslave

Release Year:1999
Genre:Extreme Metal

Review:

This EP kicks off with the self-titled track,From Cradle to Enslave.It opens with a slow,melodious synthesizers,set to kill as it builds on to a heavy chorus,leaving destruction and doom.Dani has delivered very good vocals on this track,moaning,croaking,and screaming at the right moments.The synthesizers has made a good impact as well,creating an eerie atmosphere,leaving you in hell.Yes,you know Hell looms when you hear Dani screaming "this is the end of everything".

It is then followed closely by the second track,Of Dark Blood and Fucking.It begins with a strong bassline,and starts off hard and heavy,all out to kill.My personal favorite of this EP,with the evil melodies,enhanced by the synthesizers that spell death in your face.Again,Dani sounds like a death angel resurrected.A fucking epic track in my opinion.Very typical Cradle of Filth track but it captures the Filth essence.It's no surprise dark clouds are forming as you hear this track.Armageddon may have come early.

After two great tracks,we have to suffer two utterly poor covers of Misfit's Death Comes Ripping and Anaththema's Sleepless.Clearly these two tracks aren't meant to be covered by extreme metal bands.A very reckless and lousy choice of songs,in my opinion.Recommendation:skip these two tracks.Death Comes Ripping allows me to see Dani's flaws in singing the faster tracks,without having to crack his voice.Sleepless,well,leaves you sleepless,with the extreme boredom,making you reconsider your choice in buying a CoF single the next time round.

Next is the instrumental Pervert's Church (From Cradle to Deprave).It includes some elements of electronica in it,making it like a pop-like version of From Cradle to Enslave's instrumental.Sarah's voice can be heard every now and then,with her shrilling in the background.Soprano is there,but it is more or less drowned out by the other sounds.

Finally,the EP draws to an end with Funeral in Carpathia (Be Quick or Be Dead Version).I'd rather they exclude this track in this EP.This song was so much better with the synthesizers at work and the gothic atmosphere.Instead,CoF has decided to remake this song into a heavy track,which loses the essence of this excellent track.Previously,certain parts are narrated by a girl whose voice was seductively lethal,and now it is replaced by Sarah singing over them.A lacklustre remake,in my opinion.

Overall,the only tracks worth listening to are the first two tracks and Pervert's Church,if you don't mind electronica.Recommended only for the die-hard Cradle fans.

Rating: 55%

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Something extra.

This blog is created for the sole purpose of my journey as a metalhead.If you want to understand my life journey,kindly proceed to www.death-pierce-me.blogspot.com

I'll be creating yet another blog to continue the life-journey entries,when i feel ready to.Currently i am too mentally unstable to write something decent.

As for reviews,i'm taking a short break to read through Encyclopedic Metallum to increase my knowledge in writing reviews.I need all the help i can get,so fellow reviewers,do provide me with professional advices and suggestions.

Till then,
Eeden.

Arch Enemy-Tyrants of the Rising Sun

Fucking ace gig.

Here's the review:

ARCH ENEMY-TYRANTS OF THE RISING SUN,LIVE IN JAPAN

Genre:Melodic Death Metal

Year Released:2008

Set List:

Intro / Blood Is On Your Hands
Ravenous
Taking Back My Soul
Dead Eyes See No Future
Dark Insanity
The Day You Died
Christopher Solo
Silverwing
Night Falls Fast
Daniel Solo
Burning Angel
Michael Amott Solo (incl. "Intermezzo Liberté")
Dead Bury Their Dead
Vultures
Enemy Within
Snowbound
Shadows And Dust
Nemesis
We Will Rise
Fields Of Desolation / Outro
Enter the Machine (tape)

Review:

This gig kicks off with the track "Blood on Your Hands" from RotT (Rise of the Tyrants),which is now a ritual for AE to start a gig with this track,sirens blaring and all.As expected as the audience might get,nothing's better than a good 'ol headbangin' session with a heavy track.Thereafter,it builds up to Ravenous (from Wages of Sin),another fan favorite,and Taking Back My Soul (Doomsday Machine).

The set is based mostly on RotT if you've noticed,with 5 songs from this album.i'd rather AE to switch "The Day You Died" and "Night Falls Fast" for other songs from WoS (Wages of Sin) and AoR (Anthems of Rebellion),instead of trying to please the Jap crowd with "Jap-movie-inspired songs" (for your information,the song "The Day You Died" is inspired by some Anime show,which is made into a movie as well).The Jap crowd was very enthusiastic,often singing along to the solos,something we won't get to see for gigs taken place in the Western countries.The Japs seem to be more interested in the musicianship than the fancy stuff that bands do on stage.The crowd was most ecstatic when Nemesis was being played,cheering loudly than ever.This was one of the only moments that we get to see moshing taking place.

Not going to go through the entire set,so moving on to the musicianship...

As usual,the Amott brothers do not fail to deliver the crowd some good solos,with individual solo sessions during intervals.They delivered the songs well,almost exactly in sync with the studio versions,but the harmonics were a bit off sometimes.

Angela is fucking crazy,which is nothing new,with her getting the crowd to start chants of "hey" and showing off her trademark headbanging.Her vocals did its job well,growling,screeching and screaming with so much passion and accuracy.However,the flaw is that sometimes it can be straining to the ears when you hear her screeching into the microphone,especially when her voice sorta cracks.

Sharlee (the bassist) was rockin' out,but the bassline isn't that exactly creative and you can hardly hear the bass,except for tracks like Dead Bury Their Dead.Blame Century Media for making the focus more on Angela and the Amott brothers,nothing new,if you see the recent albums.

Of course,i saved Daniel Erlandson for the last,as in my opinion,he is the best performer for this gig.He never ceases to get the beats right and gets the crowd crazy.The only flaw is that the so-called drum solo wasn't that exactly inspiring.A great performance otherwise.A bit of a biased opinion here,as yours truly is interested more in drums.

Overall,the sounds and the quality of the video has been satisfactory,displayed in HD.

A recommendation for AE fans,and melodic death metal fans as well.So slide this album into your dvd player and get ready for some pure fucking metal. \m/

Rating: 85%

Just a small warning,i'm a poor reviewer.This is my first time reviewing a gig.

Tsjuder-Norwegian Apocalypse

TSJUDER-NORWEGIAN APOCALYPSE

Genre: True Norwegian Black Metal

Year Released: 2006

Set List:

(Live in Rockfeller,Oslo)

01 Sodomizing The Lamb
02 Helvete
03 J-10
04 Unholy Paragon
05 Lord Of Terror
06 Ghoul
07 Mouth Of Madness
08 Sacrifice (Bathory Cover)
09 Primeval Fear
10 Beyond The Grave
11 Malignant Coronation
12 Eriphion Epistate

(Live in Sandnes)

* Morbid Lust
* Malignant Coronation
* Ephirion Epistates
* Born For Burning (Bathory Cover)
* Beyond The Grave

Review (Oslo):

Norwegian black metal giants Tsjuder has unleashed hell in Oslo,bringing about a great performance.

The gig starts with the track Sodmomizing the Lamb,where the images are all in black and white initially,slowly changing into the normal colored version,where green and red neon lights are on Nag and Draugluin,giving a ghastly feel to it,corpse painted or not.The black and white images appear every now and then,during the slow and heavy riffs,and cameras shaking during those hard and fast riffs.At other times,it would have flash images,showing images of Draugluin,Nag,or Anti-christian double-pedaling.

It is good to see that the camera and video crew has made an effort to make this special effects to enhance the atmosphere,but apparently,it can be rather dizzying sometimes.

Moving on to musicianship...

Nag,as usual,has delivered some good vocals,and headbangin' like no tomorrow.The bassline was audible (that,is,if you are putting on headphones,or blasting it loud on your stereo).The only flaw is that he does not engage the audience at all,with zero audience participation.There is only this instant when we see a guy headbangin' madly to the track "Sacrifice",and the crowd raising the Devil's Horns,other than that,nothing fucking else.The camera,too,neglects the audience,focusing more on the band's performance then the audience's reaction.

Draugluin was being a great back up vocalist and displayed good vocals most especially on Mouth of Madness,one of my personal favorites.However,the guitars were only satisfactory,nothing creative or special.It is like playing back the studio versions.

Anti-Christian was great,following the songs carefully,just that he was embarrassed a little when he dropped the drum stick during Erphion Epistate.No other major flaw other than that.

Overall,I would have given the gig a 80%,but the production took 10% away,so my rating is 70%.Decent performance,yet nothing out of the box.

Review (Sandnes):

The gig kicks off with Morbid Lust,with fast double pedaling from Anti-Christian,building on to a hard n' heavy track.Again,the video crew has decided to use the black and white approach,this time,with no rejections from my side,as the production was more raw and more cult-like.

Flaw with Morbid Lust?The track time was too long,so the crowd were not as enthusiastic as for other tracks.

For musicianship,see the review for Oslo,'cos i believe the performance was rather the same,with no surprises at all.

The only interesting feat was Vrangsinn (from Carpathian Forest) taking up bass during the track "Born For Burning".He came,headbanged,and conquered.Wasn't a very interesting track,but you have to give credit to Vrangsinn for keeping the crowd going.

Overall,I'd give this gig a rating of 75%,considering its short tracklist.

A New Creation.

Salut!This blog is created to share with you fucking metalheads my metal collection.Every now and then i will post new purchases/old purchases here,writing reviews for each of them.

Shoutbox is coming up soon,for you to give your comments,so as for now,PM me at whoreofthedevil@hotmail.com to share with me your thoughts on my reviews.

So till then,enjoy your visit here!

Infernal hails,
Eeden.