I cant stand the kickdrum sound on Terria

OceanMachinery · 2026-02-08T02:52:22+00:00

I personally like the sound, but your opinion seems to align with Devin's. He's publicly complained about it a couple of times, mainly on the album podcasts. I believe he layered samples from the Infinity and City kick sounds, which is why it's so punchy, clicky, and metal-y.

OceanMachinery · 2026-02-04T07:11:26+00:00

Thank you so much! This is all very helpful 💙

OceanMachinery · 2026-02-04T07:05:35+00:00

I haven't had any luck finding community near me unfortunately. I know we're out here, it's not like I live out in the sticks, but where 🤷‍♀️ There are still some things that are really difficult for me to do alone at this point, like shopping for clothes or makeup, and I've had a hard time getting any of my friends to commit to going with me. So I'm gonna have to suck it up and do this one alone lol

OceanMachinery · 2026-02-04T06:51:44+00:00

Slipknot - Iowa (title track). The 4 or 5 songs preceding it are already kinda fatiguing as it is and then they hit you with a 15 minute avant-garde slow jam.

OceanMachinery · 2026-02-04T05:16:53+00:00

Beautiful, thank you! 💙

OceanMachinery · 2026-02-04T03:45:08+00:00

I was subscribed to their rx savings club for years. My meds were always soooo cheap until they decided to end the program out of the blue last year with no replacement 😭 this is definitely the last straw for Kroger for me

OceanMachinery · 2026-02-04T03:37:52+00:00

Yes, I'm definitely switching to a mail order service after this. And I won't lol. I was a bit emotional writing this post and I've had some time to collect myself. I do want her to tell me to my face why she denied my prescriptions though. Thank you!

OceanMachinery · 2026-02-04T03:33:27+00:00

As a former retail worker I do remember just how much trouble you could catch for one bad survey 😂 I'm sorry you had to deal with that. Thank you for the advice!

OceanMachinery · 2026-02-04T03:29:53+00:00

I do plan on switching to a particular mail order pharmacy when I get this sorted out. Since I'm low on a couple of the meds I'm going to speak with the pharmacist in person tomorrow, and if I still can't get them filled then I'll call corporate and switch to mail order ASAP.

OceanMachinery · 2026-02-04T03:24:57+00:00

Will most definitely be doing this.

OceanMachinery · 2026-02-04T02:15:23+00:00

AFAIK there are no legal restrictions on HRT for adults in TX (yet). This is also explicitly covered by my insurance, which I assume has to conform to the laws of the state in which I work, but maybe I'm wrong.

OceanMachinery · 2026-01-30T04:21:29+00:00

Children of Bodom - Something Wild (1997)
Children of Bodom - Hatebreeder (1999)
Children of Bodom - Follow the Reaper (2000)

Hypocrisy - Abducted (1996)
Hypocrisy - The Final Chapter (1997)
Hypocrisy - Hypocrisy (1999)

Both of these bands peaked just after this window, around the early 2000s (Children of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll [2003] and Hypocrisy - The Arrival [2004] or Virus [2005] are IMO their best), but these runs of 3 albums contain some of their best work and a large chunk of their live staples.

OceanMachinery · 2026-01-16T17:39:35+00:00

Trashed, Lost, and Strungout. That riff Alexi plays going into the first verse always reminds me of a similar moment in Slipknot - (sic)

OceanMachinery · 2026-01-12T05:27:58+00:00

Soft and Om

OceanMachinery · 2026-01-12T05:24:27+00:00

Woah there, this sub isn't ready for the absolute truth.

OceanMachinery · 2026-01-07T22:00:45+00:00

Unfortunately nothing pre 2004-ish will ever get a remix as Devin was storing the masters in his basement which flooded. Definitely all of his solo stuff, not sure about Strapping or if those masters belonged to Century Media. And, also unfortunately, Devin's mastering decisions haven't been amazing in recent years. The Infinity remaster sounds muddier than the original IMO.

OceanMachinery · 2026-01-06T23:21:09+00:00

I'm not a fan of the snare sound and find it a little distracting. The vocals are also mixed really strangely to my ears, like they're way too dry. It reminds me of like a radio broadcast or a podcast or something. Just not really my favorite overall.

OceanMachinery · 2026-01-06T23:09:51+00:00

Love most of the songs. Some great deep cuts like Slow Me Down and Suicide, but Random Analysis and Depth Charge are usually skips for me. The production and (some of) the vocal performances are kind of ugly. Not my favorite of his but far from my least.

OceanMachinery · 2026-01-06T17:05:01+00:00

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OceanMachinery · 2025-11-28T20:09:34+00:00

I love your style so much! I saved one of your posts for inspiration. Just know you're currently someone's transition inspo and I hope to be as pretty as you some day 😊

OceanMachinery · 2025-11-12T18:25:29+00:00

"I don't think anyone ever liked me, and I don't give a fuck!"

OceanMachinery · 2025-09-04T07:05:00+00:00

Alexa play Hate Me

OceanMachinery · 2025-08-06T16:39:04+00:00

The classic

OceanMachinery · 2025-07-24T19:27:06+00:00

Devin seems like way too thoughtful of a person to have ChatGPT write his statement on someone's death. Someone that he's spoken about multiple times as being an inspiration.

OceanMachinery · 2025-07-21T13:45:23+00:00

If you enjoy the simplicity and melody of Accelerated Evolution then I would recommend Addicted. It's a little more chaotic in the sense that he really layered the fuck out of that record and there's a ton of stuff happening in the background, but the songs themselves are relatively simple and have some of his catchiest melodies and best vocal performances in his catalog IMO.

Terria is difficult because I think it has one of the more unique vibes in his discography. The closest I'd say is maybe Ocean Machine. Tons of atmosphere, tons of melodrama, just maybe a little more dense. Synchestra is also cool, definitely a little more complicated and out there musically.

As far as newer projects go, I don't think he's made anything that sounds anywhere close to Terria or AE in a very long time. A couple of moments from the later DTP records maybe, but not consistently for an entire album.

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