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Listening to Be'lakor - Stone's Reach, Part 1
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Күн бұрынMelodic death metal, anyone?
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@richfisher7000 2 жыл бұрын
You're listening to a criminally underrated band... these guys are amazing.
@MusicWithToddLedbetter 2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite harsh vocalist out there. Great musicianship.
@cranboogie 2 жыл бұрын
Hi, Todd! 🌀🌀🌀👋👋👋
@floridabelle 2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree 💯. 👋 Todd.
@amarok9097 2 жыл бұрын
The reactor reacts😁
@JimNewstead 2 жыл бұрын
Hey buddy!
@Assdafflabaff 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Always happy to see more Be'lakor. Great band that deserves a lot more recognition.
@digitalspecter 2 жыл бұрын
They have some beautiful haunting melodies, great harmonies and the vocals bring enough spice to the mix to make it heavy and even more evocative.. love it!
@ronouwe93 2 жыл бұрын
Didn’t know this band, but this sounds amazing!
@JimNewstead 2 жыл бұрын
Wait for Side 4!!!!
@puppetmaster8551 2 жыл бұрын
All of their music is amazing if you haven’t looked into them more
@michel8218 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite band by now. These guys should be known around the world and it's a shame they aren't. Hope to see them live one day
@puppetmaster8551 2 жыл бұрын
As a fellow huge be’lakor fan I highly recommend checking out the album “the frozen trail” by hollow decay. I think it’s just 1 guy from Australia who recently released his first album, completely blew me away. As a huge be’lakor fan that album really scratched some of the itch be’lakor does.
@amarok9097 2 жыл бұрын
Venator. What away to kick of an album.
@amarok9097 2 жыл бұрын
Its going to be a good day. Listening to your reactions of Countless Skies & Songs from the Wood
@TheSynking 2 жыл бұрын
Nice, haven't properly listened to these guys in a couple of years. Some of my favourite riffs found on this album and its successor. Yep you might want to dig up the lyrics for this, Be'lakor tend to tell short stories in their songs that adds some character to them that might otherwise be lacking in the vocals. That was my experience anyway.
@twelvemonkeys8786 2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant upload.. Love the vocals..
@JimNewstead 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for listening!
@MaraxisArcanist 2 жыл бұрын
Jim, I can't tell you how excited I am to see this on the channel! 😀 I wasn't sure if you'd use it or not since I know some of your viewers aren't fans of harsh vocals. I'm glad you picked up on those Maiden-esque gallops they use on a lot of melodies. I think it's fair to say they've been an influence on Be'lakor. They also list Alcest, a French metal band amongst their influences. Not sure if you intend to get through all of this or not (still watching!) but you owe it to yourself to check out Countless Skies for sure. The highlight of the album.
@MaraxisArcanist 2 жыл бұрын
No demonic sacrifices of maidens on this album! 🤣 The overarching theme is mostly about passing time, impermanence and mortality. Best expressed in Outlive the Hand, which is seemingly about a statue that has outlasted the hand that created it, and the people who used to visit in the gardens. Countless Skies also speaks to that theme in stone's ability to exist through untold years (skies) before even it to must succumb to the passage of eons. If you're interested in checking out more of their work, all their albums are good, imo. They just released a new one called Coherence last fall, so it should be readily available still.
@JimNewstead 2 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this buddy! I’ll try to do some more tomorrow, time got away from me!
@MaraxisArcanist 2 жыл бұрын
@@JimNewstead Looking forward to it!
@richardigglesden8193 2 жыл бұрын
@@MaraxisArcanist I have to say I am not a big fan of those sort of vocals but the music was excellent and will listen to the rest of the album wherever and whenever it appears 🤣
@MaraxisArcanist 2 жыл бұрын
@@richardigglesden8193 Yeah, I get it for sure. Harsh vocals aren't for everyone! I don't disagree that some contrasting vocals might elevate them, but this is what they're known for. I do like mixed vocals, like Draconian does. The deep throaty growls contrasting with the ethereal female vocals is captivating.
@puppetmaster8551 2 жыл бұрын
Be’lakor fuckin rules, this album and of breathe and bone are masterpieces, vessels and coherence are really great too. Anyway always great to see be’lakor get some love, nice vids man. Some day you gotta do of breathe and bone the follow up to stone’s reach, it’s phenomenal
@cranboogie 2 жыл бұрын
🌀🌀🌀🔥🔥🔥✊✊✊ thanks Jim! What a surprise!
@cranboogie 2 жыл бұрын
I visited Florence just to take a photo with that statue of Perseus. Love Be’lakor! Countless skies will always have a special place in my heart.
@floridabelle 2 жыл бұрын
Fancy seeing you here Cranboogie. 😁
@pushthebutton4602 2 жыл бұрын
I Like this Music! Im so sad that my wife hate this kind of song! I can only play this for my self!
@JimNewstead 2 жыл бұрын
My wife is the same, she doesn’t like this sort of music at all!
@pushthebutton4602 2 жыл бұрын
@@JimNewstead She don't even give it a chance! I like all classic music and even play piano, Organ and gitarr, but this I can never get tired of.
@digitalspecter 2 жыл бұрын
@@pushthebutton4602 Yup, it's the same for me. We play classical music together with my gf (piano, flute, oboe), fortunately she doesn't mind all metal but too much growling and she's out.. and my favourite is Be'lakor :P
@pushthebutton4602 2 жыл бұрын
@@digitalspecter We are not alone! :)
@stephenhaunch3468 2 жыл бұрын
I always quite like how this music takes you to a place somewhere between the album covers Blackwater park and still life. Misty; creepy and murky. This also brings in the phrygian feel with sand and pyramids. Wrong place to sidestep but I have noticed Mark Kelly's Marathon have live performances on you tube. 2051 is really good. Best Peter gabrielesque vocals out there.
@plantdesigns7889 2 жыл бұрын
I love this band. Just recently started listening to them with the release of their new album. Your videos are great. By the way, and I'm sure you have probably mentioned it before, what turntable are you using? I want start getting some vinyl.
@JimNewstead 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks - the turntable is an Audio Technica AT-LP120XUSB
@puppetmaster8551 2 жыл бұрын
You should check out the album “the frozen trail” by the band hollow decay, new melodeath band that just released their first album but that shit really hit the spot for me as a massive be’lakor fan. Feel like most be’lakor fans will appreciate it a lot so definitely try to recommend it to as many melodeath fans as possible.
@plantdesigns7889 2 жыл бұрын
@@puppetmaster8551 I'll have to check them out
@patriotFPS 2 жыл бұрын
very opethy, very old school opethey indeed \m/
@themetalpig7613 2 жыл бұрын
While you're on the Aussie band train, I'd highly recommend Cog. They are a fantastic rock band with light prog elements. They kicked off a very popular period in Aussie alt rock, with The Butterfly Effect, Karnivool and Dead Letter Circus, to be followed later by Caligula's Horse.
@claywalnum3143 2 жыл бұрын
That Zappa comment was hilarious. I love a good in-joke.
@JimNewstead 2 жыл бұрын
Someone noticed! Thanks Clay 🙏
@lesimprosdulezardvert1342 2 жыл бұрын
be'lakor is like un bel accord, a nice chord in french
@longingbydesign 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for pointing out that you did ISIS Panopticon album, which made me binge-watch all 4 parts immediately. Are you even aware what an extremely expensive gift you received there? Getting this album on vinyl is close to impossible and offers start as low as 160 US $...
@JimNewstead 2 жыл бұрын
I am very aware that this was indeed an incredibly special gift and I have thanked Julian very much.
@longingbydesign 2 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure the band's name is Be'lakor...
@JimNewstead 2 жыл бұрын
It is….. I had to restart filming the video about 4 times because I kept calling it the wrong name! I’m a numpty. Thanks, title has been changed!
@christopherblowers443 2 жыл бұрын
Do everything by them
@billnole2188 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jim. Music isn't bad but growling and screaming are not my jam.
@JimNewstead 2 жыл бұрын
No, it’s fine Bill. Something else along soon enough 👍🏼
@user-dx5cf8cf3k 2 ай бұрын
One day aliens will come to Earth and ask - what melodic death metal is? And I'll give them this album.
@murdockreviews 2 жыл бұрын
Who amplified the vacuum cleaner? Oh, it's the vocals. My bad 😉 I think i would honestly enjoy this more if the growling was used more sparingly to emphasise its effect. As its growling all the way through, it's a bit tiring. Great playing, though.
@Assdafflabaff 2 жыл бұрын
That's what makes it the band it is. I love the vocals and without them it wouldn't be the same experience. Clean vocals don't fit this music.
@palantir135 2 жыл бұрын
Growling again and I hate growling (In almost all cases). Why don’t they just sing 😡🤬😡. So this is not for me.
@JimNewstead 2 жыл бұрын
It’s all good matey, another set of vids will be along soon enough. Thanks for trying!
@longingbydesign 2 жыл бұрын
Opeth opened that door for me, and I couldn't be more thankful they did. A whole universe of music would have stayed locked for me hadn't they achieved that.
@Assdafflabaff 2 жыл бұрын
Singing doesn't have the same sound or power for this kind of music. That's like asking why Amon Amarth doesn't just sing.
@digitalspecter 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, not everything is for everybody but.. it's like asking why they need to have distortion on guitars.. why can't they just play clean.. because it sounds different, it paints a different atmosphere, it evokes different feelings, it's a different artistic expression.. and I happen to love it =)
@palantir135 2 жыл бұрын
@@digitalspecter yes, but you’re not highly sensitive. Growling to me is like scratching a fork on a plate; it hurts.
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