meanwhile I'm trying to turn the question around to ask why one should do that in the first place. And this point right now beautifully counters most of what was brought forward in response.
Some of the responses today came down to "not being able to love my flag is ridiculous," which is just a platitude and eliminates any ability for reflection.
Dude, I'm not assuming. I'm not even accusing. I'm just trying to follow your line of reasoning because I find this a super interesting point to explore
But that's not a thing to be proud of. How is "we're better than a country that would have simply killed her" any kind of bar? Her life is still miserable in Canada even though it is her home and she never even knew anything else.
I don't agree at all that showcasing another countries flaws is punching down. Living in Canada improved your friends life without question over her situation in China, and that's something that Canadian's can be proud of.
Huh? I've said that multiple times now. It makes you blind to what is still there to achieve. Go back to the beginning of this whole exchange, all the arguments you're looking for are there.
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And I see the blade fall down upon the head of lord in heaven
And Darkness falls upon the end of history
While I drink the milk of the Black Goddess and cry over the mankind
Do you mean that previous releases were not? Since they came back with Communion the band has been strong like steel. However the first single isn't an instant coup de coeur, maybe a grower. Not feeling any worried though.
Do you mean that previous releases were not? Since they came back with Communion the band has been strong like steel. However, the first single isn't an instant coup de Coeur, maybe a grower. Not feeling any worried though.
This is not a bad one, but not as captivating as the last one. I would rate the first half of the album as maybe a 6 and the second half as an 9, so I gave it a 7 then.
Album by SF sounds like SF. Brings nothing new to the table, so if you like what they've done for the last decade you'll like this. I'm not overly enthusiastic about this as I can't really tell the songs apart after then 1st listen, which would be fine if I loved the sound, but I'm not enjoying where they've settled compared to other bands that have the same song for the last decade (e.g. Insomium - even if they've technically improved).
Only one song is over 5 minutes and it's only 5:01. When hitting "Play" it felt like it just got started and then it was over. They should've fleshed it out a bit more. 10 more minutes would've done the trick.
I'm not a huge fan of Septicflesh, I find them a little too symphonic for my taste, and I've never quite warmed to the vocals either. So far I'm not overly keen on this album, but I wasn't expecting too much from it to begin with. It's certainly not a bad album by any means, the production is good anyway, maybe it will be a grower, and I will warm to it over time, or maybe their just not a band for me, time will tell.
The symphonies are certainly very dramatic, and there is an high intense feeling throughout, but I'm finding the riffs far too chuggish for my liking, and the clean vocals do nothing for me. A few tracks stand out for me more than others though, with "A Desert Throne" probably being the main stand out for me.
Kinda feel this rec is more straightforward, while also being extremely orchestral based. Really liked it, makes it sound Epic or even tense. Only song I disliked was "Modern Primitive", specially for those garbage clean vocals, which sound ridiculous having in mind what he says. The lyrics are also kinda weak, sadly.
This band sucks now. I was a fan back before anyone knew they existed.
Yeah, they can play well, etc., yet they turned generic several albums ago.
They sound like they deserve Nuclear Blast, a total corporate crap mainstream label.