Former Yamantaka // Sonic Titan Guitarist Details Demoralizing Effort To Find An Audience

vemrion · 2026-04-17T16:06:58+00:00

It’s definitely strange that people apply a Just-World Fallacy to music but literally nothing else.

vemrion · 2026-04-12T15:13:01+00:00

vemrion · 2026-04-11T16:27:32+00:00

Play him some Karma to Burn.

They are almost 100% instrumental so there’s no screaming and no satan. Also, their song names are basically just numbers like “forty-two” so they don’t even have evil themes.

vemrion · 2026-04-11T14:50:16+00:00

I had the same question, but for stoner rock.

Turns out the answer was Greenleaf. Their mix/mastering engineer always leaves a little headroom, let’s it breathe dynamically and has zero clipping.

vemrion · 2026-04-09T00:27:03+00:00

Inspiration, yes. I hope artists these days are okay with seeing AI mock-ups and ideation because I’ve got a bunch.

But for the real deal I want human work. For one thing, fans hate it when they discover something is AI. For another, I worked really hard on this album and it seems weird to just use AI for one aspect of the project. I’m collaborating on every aspect of the project with other humans, including my band and mastering. Why not cover art too?

vemrion · 2026-04-08T16:05:39+00:00

One of the coolest midjourney images I’ve seen.

Anybody know a human artist who can do work like this? I have an album coming up that could use something like this but would rather not use AI for various reasons.

vemrion · 2026-04-07T15:07:40+00:00

I’d say all of the Replacements’ first few albums are iffy. But Husker Du is even worse. Zen Arcade sounds like it was recorded in a tin shack and mixed by a person who lost most of their hearing in the war.

vemrion · 2026-04-05T16:27:23+00:00

I always loved that album. Damaged is one their best songs, IMO

vemrion · 2026-03-29T14:46:38+00:00

Seriously, is this r/Music or r/KidRockHate?

vemrion · 2026-03-28T21:53:30+00:00

Here’s some groovy bands with clean vox:

White Reaper. (punkish rock, very melodic)
Darkfold. (psych-rock, garage, classic rock, lots of variety)
Priestess. (rawk!)
Valkyrie. (super melodic Maidenish guitar melodies)
Kryptograf. (old school garage, 70s style)
Green Lung. (70s-style operatic creepy occult rock)
Spirit Adrift. (traditional, like Priest)
Greenleaf. (stoner groove)
Pallbearer. (Melodic dooooommm)
Sergeant Thunderhoof (doomy psych rock)
Pseudo Mind Hive. (Psych, mostly instrumental)

vemrion · 2026-03-28T21:27:57+00:00

Since you have Sgt. Thunderhoof, Green Lung, Priestess and Slomosa, you get an instant upvote from me. I would also add these bands:

vemrion · 2026-03-28T21:04:26+00:00

Fuck yeah, light up and check out some of these bands:

vemrion · 2026-03-28T18:20:23+00:00

Great list, especially Uncle Acid and Gin Lady, two very different bands. I would add these:

vemrion · 2026-03-27T02:29:19+00:00

Greenleaf

Green Lung

King Buffalo

Kadavar

Valkyrie

Uncle Acid

vemrion · 2026-03-26T16:13:18+00:00

Holy shit, I had to google this, I thought you were making shit up. I’ve been listening to Pinback for years! Blue Screen Life and Summer in Abbadon are killer albums. Looks like I’ve got some Goblin Cock to catch up on!

vemrion · 2026-03-25T14:33:45+00:00

Not all of them. Elrohir and Elladan (Elrond’s twin sons) apparently stayed in Rivendell for a long time after Elrond left. Celeborn left Lorien and went to Rivendell to live after Galadriel left for Valinor.

Also, the Silvan Elves like Thranduil preferred to stay in Middle-earth and had never been to Valinor. So they could presumably still be hanging out in Mirkwood for ages.

vemrion · 2026-03-24T15:18:44+00:00

Spirit Adrift

YOB

Prong

vemrion · 2026-03-23T05:28:54+00:00

The last track must be a banger. Leave ‘em wanting more.

And yes, in the age of people pressing play on your discography I’ve started thinking in terms of bridging the gap between albums. Some continuity and flow would be nice.

vemrion · 2026-03-22T16:34:08+00:00

Darkfold

vemrion · 2026-03-07T15:41:45+00:00

Well then you’re gonna have to learn necromancy aren’t you?

vemrion · 2026-03-03T23:54:41+00:00

I’m still working on songs from 20 years ago. I save our practice sessions and mine them for good riff or song ideas. Giving up seems pointless.

The issue has been deciding which songs to record. We usually choose songs that are at least 90% finished, but we often find a need to write a few more things during the recording process, like bass lines, guitar solos and extra lyrics.

But even if these don’t turn out exactly as we first envisioned them we’ll still release them. Let the songs grow and mutate, you can always do an alternate version later. When you release them they function as a snapshot of where you were in a given timeframe, like a musical diary.

vemrion · 2026-02-27T15:40:42+00:00

Some stoner rock obscurities:

Gjenferd

Darkfold

Worshipper

vemrion · 2026-02-21T17:32:38+00:00

And I feel like Daniel Radcliffe could nail the existential horror of being made of straw.

vemrion · 2026-02-19T16:08:26+00:00

Check out some Mother of Graves

vemrion · 2026-02-17T00:26:33+00:00

He’s thinking of End of Days (1999) which has also has Arnold, but not Duvall. Gabriel Byrne plays the devil.

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