Recent Haul...

[BenMech]

Agreed about Baker.

If you like Empyrium (who are great), get the members's other bands The Vision Bleak and Noekk.

[kerrick]

I'm definitely loving empyrium right now. They've quickly moved up to one of my favorite bands. I like The Vision Bleak a lot though all their songs I've heard (from their myspace and website) kinda sound the same. Would you say their albums are well varied though? They got a cool sound but I could see myself growing tired of them. I haven't listened to Noekk much though I'll have to look further into them.

[static axe]

Kerrick, whats your view on the new Archetype album. I loved their last one. Can't decide on a fave. Only spun the latest one about three times or so.

[kerrick]

I too have only listened to the new BTA album a couple times since I was gone all of last week (when it arrived) but so far I'm really liking it a lot - definitely more than "The Physics of Fire." But I'm going to have to listen to it a fair bit more. I also got "Traced in Air" by Cynic which is a stellar album. It also has probably the coolest packaging I've ever seen, plus amazing artwork. But the music is top-notch. Highly suggested for anyone that likes "Focus" or similar music.

[static axe]

I really enjoy Focus. I am going to have to get Traced In Air. I miss that style that Cynic has.

[kerrick]

Recently got "Lumikuuro" and "Tietäjän Laulu" by Kauan. Both very good albums. Kauan plays a very relaxing and calm black/doom kind of music with some folk influences. They're on Bad Moon Man Records (off-shoot of Solitude Productions).