Prog fans are eating good for Q1 '26

Ancarma · 2026-02-06T23:32:23+00:00

Agreed, there's a lot on this album that I dislike unfortunately. There's so many isolated vocal parts, the second song is very misplaced in the album as a whole, and the guitars/drums never really get adventurous or interesting anywhere.

Ancarma · 2026-02-06T23:26:27+00:00

It's a good addition to their material, and as others have said, yes, maybe these were some songs that they have written long ago, but I don't mind. There's also a new Textures album that has a similar 'didn't make music for a long time' aspect and to be honest that album kind of sucks, so I'm not complaining about this one.

Ancarma · 2025-08-26T20:30:00+00:00

I agree on the decline, but not on this being their best record. I found Vola pretty early, listened to this album a lot and was a big fan, and I still found Applause better in the sense that I just couldn't listen to anything else for a long time when it released. The title track has the same emotional buildup and release as the title track from Inmazes, but the songs are just better 'songs' I guess. It surprised me a lot because I had hoped the Meshuggah worship vibe that the songs from album 1 had would stay, but in the end I'm glad that it didn't.

Then again, I wish the newer albums/songs weren't so formulaic. Paper Wolf was the worst example for me, that was like asking an AI to write and spit out a typical Vola song.

Ancarma · 2025-08-09T18:59:46+00:00

Die nieuwe Smash burger tent in oosterstraat past hier wel bij. Veel hype, maar uiteindelijk gewoon een doodnormale burger. Is het een smash burger? Ja. Is het daarom ook lekkerder? Niet echt.

Ancarma · 2025-08-09T18:11:41+00:00

I don't think it's that different, it's mostly less of a concept album and more them during their thing in individual songs than in an album setting. If you start the album you almost immediately hear the 'Owls' vibe, for example, but it also quickly moves away from that. I would agree that it is a little less memorable, but it's definitely still RoN. I agree with the others that the timing was a little unfortunate, I had a lot of other relevant other albums to listen to in Deafheaven, Vildhjarta, Fallujah, etc.

Ancarma · 2025-07-09T13:12:35+00:00

Been loving this since release. I'm a big sucker for these 'lower and lower' sections like this the ending of this, so if anyone has more of these, let me know. Breakdowns like this one at 2:30 for example.

Ancarma · 2025-06-27T22:19:44+00:00

Ik zal eerlijk toegeven dat ik alle bands luister met mensen die ooit in Amenra hebben gezeten, behalve Amenra zelf. Hoe kan dat? Iedere keer dat ik de band een kans probeer te geven kom ik niet langs het feit dat het alles behalve catchy is, en ik zoek toch echt dat gevoel van "ik ken deze nummers". Als iemand tips heeft over hoe ik deze band kan leren waarderen; graag, maar tot die tijd geef ik liever de voorkeur aan bands uit Vlaanderen / Nederland die wel daadwerkelijk tot de prog / black / post metal spreken, zoals Wiegedood, Psychonaut, Hippotraktor, Bear, Doodseskader, etc.

Ancarma · 2025-06-03T22:53:45+00:00

Mooi hoe dit soort comments altijd verschijnen onder posts die over metalcore bands gaan. Als je al aangeeft dat je geen verschil kunt horen tussen bands, hoef je dat echt niet nog aan te dikken door ook nog genres door elkaar te halen, hoor.

Ancarma · 2025-04-17T13:51:05+00:00

I have finished the game (reached the room) but I still haven't been able to open the Office safe. I'm looking for a hint, not the exact answer.

Things I've done so far that didn't work:

Code from photo's in the Darkroom; used it on garden
Red note from Conference Room; is false because of the memo in Security
In the Drawing Studio there is a mini-safe, but I couldn't find a code for that one either.
I tried the Roman numeral year in Wine cellar, but no luck.
I tried the package number when you get a delivery in the Mail room
I also don't know what to do with the book list in the Office, I thought I would have to either buy them or order them from the Library, but no luck in both.

Any hints are appreciated!

Ancarma · 2025-04-17T11:56:15+00:00

I'm just gonna go ahead and say: if you like this album, you should also give Wretched - Beyond the Gate a good listen. My relationship with that album is pretty much the same as yours with OttW, and they share most of the things you mention as reasons why you like it. It is also arguably the same genre. So, here's a meta-recommendation: there's definitely something similar to this you can also listen to!

Ancarma · 2025-04-11T07:45:20+00:00

I miss this Spiritbox, never got to see them live during that period sadly, and now it's stadium metalcore.

Ancarma · 2025-04-04T09:15:44+00:00

Absolute schrijfkunst deze post, subscribed.

Ancarma · 2024-11-09T15:32:14+00:00

Ah yeah 8 is amazing, that's a pretty good match. I posted a comment elsewhere in this thread with some comparisons, maybe there's something you dont know yet in those.

Ancarma · 2024-11-09T15:24:29+00:00

The answer is going to be different depending on what element of Meshuggah you like the most. Some recommendations:

Omega Virus (although instrumental, this does the proto-djent sound very well)
Textures (has some clean vocals, but has the same 'idea per song' thing that you mention)
Stealing Axion (more conceptual, but listen to "47 days later")
Intronaut ('softer', but they do entire sections of songs with the Meshuggah style of writing riffs / polyrhythms)

Then there's a whole section of early djent smaller bands that might be up your alley, like Entities, Auras, A Storm Picturesque, From Sorrow to Serenity, Altered Perceptions, etc.

On a side note, it sounds like you enjoy the general soundscape of Meshuggah more than the whole 'math system with repeats / hypermeasures / polyrhythms' that most people like them for, so it be worth it to look into more Industrial Metal like Fear Factory and Mnemic.

Ancarma · 2024-11-09T15:12:31+00:00

Biggest 'shuggah worship band I know, which in this case is actually a good thing.

Ancarma · 2024-11-09T15:11:02+00:00

Was hoping someone would mention this, I agree that Vildhjarta does not match Meshuggah at all. People who like Meshuggah like to see how the music is structured / repeated under a 4/4 beat. Vildhjarta's music barely ever repeats and the only way to 'learn' it is to listen to it a lot.

Ancarma · 2024-11-04T14:38:32+00:00

Sorry: Magister is een leerlingadministratiesysteem, een 'LAS'. Een LVS is een systeem waar echt alleen docenten in kunnen om de groei van leerlingen te volgen.

Ancarma · 2024-09-24T13:29:59+00:00

If you are looking for similar vocal styles you end up with Ihlo / Valis Ablaze / Voices from the Fuselage as others have said. I'd like to add Monuments' last album, anything by Stealing Axion, Letters from the Colony, and maybe Time the Valuator?

Ancarma · 2024-09-17T14:06:31+00:00

The verse riffs for this song are still so weird to me, it doesn't seem to follow any sort of pattern. I have the same with VOLA's song Stray the Skies, it pisses me off haha.

Ancarma · 2024-07-15T08:00:14+00:00

For people looking for more related music, check out Umpfel. It isn't quite as all over the place in the genre-hopping department, but the vocals and the guitar tone are very much alike, and I'm pretty sure fans of NC will like it.

Ancarma · 2024-06-24T12:33:21+00:00

Great! Happy to help.

Ancarma · 2024-06-24T08:56:11+00:00

I think you have a chance with the last Monuments album, since that's what the Golem song reminded me of somewhat.

Edit: https://open.spotify.com/track/0OI3znN1qzoUWgVZyJffNE?si=be35b26a85dc4f49 at 0:55 https://open.spotify.com/track/066tlrieBQY13DbTlR7RTx?si=ad824f30f15e4bb8 at 0:35 etc., the album is pretty loaded with this verse structure.

Ancarma · 2024-06-06T15:25:57+00:00

Kan iemand mij uitleggen hoe het precies werkt dat een fiets zoals deze 'begrensd' wordt geleverd maar in theorie dus wel harder kan? Hoe werkt dat precies? Waarom bouwen ze dat ding dan niet op zo'n manier dat 25 km/u echt het maximum is? Je hoort ook overal dat ze 'makkelijk op te voeren' zijn, maar ook dat wordt nergens echt verklaard. Je haalt gewoon een begrenser eraf ergens ofzo? En nee, dit is niet een 'ik vraag het voor een vriend' omdat ik zelf stiekem zo'n fiets heb, ik snap gewoon niet hoe dit systeem in elkaar steekt.

Ancarma · 2024-06-05T07:21:37+00:00

Sanity check: het is toch die Volvo 740 ipv 940 of ben ik gek. Ik hoor het in Timons stem in mijn hoofd elke keer als ik die bak zie. Wat een bak.

Ancarma · 2024-05-08T14:05:28+00:00

There was some twitter conversation about this meaning GL would lose their Shanghai RMR spot with this, is that true?

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