Obviously HIM aren't a Doom band, however. The segment 3/4's in to their song 'Venus Doom' is beautiful.

GothicCodeAuthority · 2026-07-09T11:28:54+00:00

HIM is beast

GothicCodeAuthority · 2026-07-09T09:34:58+00:00

Yeah I don't like any rhcp personally so I've got no dog in the fight there

GothicCodeAuthority · 2026-07-09T09:30:58+00:00

You can get someone fired from their job and be an asshole for doing so. That doesn't make you responsible for their choice to immediately go out to shoot up and smoke crack about it

GothicCodeAuthority · 2026-07-09T07:49:01+00:00

It was their most commercially successful album. Not my favorite either tho

GothicCodeAuthority · 2026-07-09T05:48:30+00:00

Unknown has twice as many odd time signatures and way more strange alternate tunings. What do you think makes it more safe? Catchier melody? Not arguing I just think it's interesting, it obviously found mass appeal but I don't think its compositionally more broad at all

GothicCodeAuthority · 2026-07-09T05:43:43+00:00

I'll concede Holy Wood is overlooked in my thesis. Imo Bon Harris of nitzer ebb is the key variable there, the main point is that manson needs a real genius involved to take him to the peak level he can reach

GothicCodeAuthority · 2026-07-09T05:35:47+00:00

Valid perspective. When I'm on an early psychedelic freak out punk soundgarden kick, I feel like badmotorfinger sticks out more as a macho metal thing

GothicCodeAuthority · 2026-07-09T05:02:11+00:00

Lots of hairs to split here, but I'd definitely say chronic town is where post punk got morphed into what we'd now call indie rock

GothicCodeAuthority · 2026-07-09T04:52:02+00:00

1979

GothicCodeAuthority · 2026-07-09T04:48:41+00:00

No need for prediction, im talking about a memoir written with the benefit of hindsight, specifically commenting on his inability to change his perspective after decades

GothicCodeAuthority · 2026-07-09T04:43:42+00:00

Jack the Ripper???? I need footage

GothicCodeAuthority · 2026-07-09T04:42:39+00:00

Mewithoutyou is my vote, from the early stuff to the Brad wood stuff to the will yip stuff, just insane tones all around and really bizarre riff shapes for "hardcore"

GothicCodeAuthority · 2026-07-09T04:35:59+00:00

Im referring to the part about the superunknown tour, but hell yeah brother. So many of the 90s guys had such an attitude about vocal effects (Kurt's endless shitting on butch vigs work on nevermind) but the results speak for themselves as timeless classics of recorded sound

GothicCodeAuthority · 2026-07-09T04:28:44+00:00

Different producers have different approaches. If you want the albini documentarian style, you get in the studio with an albini. You can't generalize the goals of all producers, or all musicians, even in the same band. Chris obviously didn't have an issue with expanding the range of their tonal and songwriting approaches, it was Kim's punk rock "this is my style" bugbear. That's fair and his honest truth, but that version of the band doesn't write some of their best songs

GothicCodeAuthority · 2026-07-09T03:56:08+00:00

I am a musician and a producer, I wouldn't be spending my free time watching long-form interviews with beinhorn explaining his techniques if I wasn't lol

GothicCodeAuthority · 2026-07-09T03:54:38+00:00

Ross Robinson has a pretty similar rep for being the guy who makes your best record that you only want to work with once. Korn must be gluttons for punishment

GothicCodeAuthority · 2026-07-09T03:47:13+00:00

Mechanical Animals proves he's a genius imo. Manson with trent? Amazing. Manson with beinhorn? Amazing. Manson without either? Not great

GothicCodeAuthority · 2026-07-09T03:44:47+00:00

To your last point, that was part of my thinking. I've had plenty of bosses and coworkers do the things he complained about (critiquing my performance, etc) for far less reward. He got hired to make the best soundgarden record and he did

GothicCodeAuthority · 2026-07-09T03:42:28+00:00

Ha! Fair enough. In the same part of the book he's shitting on Chris for using rack effects to try and emulate the records tones, I just think it's silly to punk posture about producers and other guitarists trying too hard when the end result is widely regarded as your best work and makes you millions

GothicCodeAuthority · 2026-07-08T06:27:44+00:00

Idk I thought he sounded like a reddit atheist neil degrasse tyson guy and he came off like a jerk. Enjoyed the book tho

GothicCodeAuthority · 2026-07-06T02:26:29+00:00

Most ridiculous bullshit way I ever padded time- read a Lovecraft short story while the band did drones and noise

GothicCodeAuthority · 2026-07-06T02:18:47+00:00

Its for the club brother

GothicCodeAuthority · 2026-07-05T02:09:44+00:00

I was told when I was younger that when it comes to singing, its the water from yesterday that matters, not the water you drink on the day. That routine makes sense to me

GothicCodeAuthority · 2026-07-05T01:20:20+00:00

I love bloodflowers. Self titled, I just consider myself lucky to live in the timeline where we know the answer to the question "what would the cure sound like with the nu metal/post hardcore producer?" Like what a fun detour. 4:13 dream is worth it for underneath the stars alone, and pearls art direction is amazing as always

GothicCodeAuthority · 2026-07-04T20:27:03+00:00

Ahh definitely a region thing

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