Some friends of mine, they released their first album few months back:
Death/Black Metal from Paris.
Death/Black Metal from Paris.
I remember seeing them open for Type O negative and thought they were good, but kind of lost interest after their first album. So the singer Keith is now known as Mina??? Can't say I like the new vocal style, prefer the more anguished baritone sound from the early days.Well, I had written them off. Figured the differences were irreconcilable. Wasn't interested without Sal Abruscato . I knew Keith/Mina was too irrational, but Mina now seems to have worked out most of that shit. I guess womanhood agrees with her. 4 more days to wait... Oh and once I heard Veronica Bellino on the drums... sorry Sal, but you're unnecessary.
Of course, it's still not River Runs Red... but it's close enough for me. (Certainly closer than "A Place Where There's No More Pain").
Since the 90's were a long time ago now... it's nostalgia time again.
You and most of the world. Basically I think Keith was so wrapped up in depression and gender dysphoria that he kept pissing everyone off. Then he became Mina, made a bunch of solo records that apparently some people really liked (but I can't see the appeal mostly)... and then they pulled it back together again. Sal couldn't take it (or more likely didn't believe it) and left for good. I agree that the new vocals aren't the same, but I'm sure hormone replacement and being 50 doesn't help either. Regardless, I still think the new tracks are great from a musical standpoint - and RRR was such a great album that they'll always have a place in my collection. Just not a front-row place.I remember seeing them open for Type O negative and thought they were good, but kind of lost interest after their first album. So the singer Keith is now known as Mina??? Can't say I like the new vocal style, prefer the more anguished baritone sound from the early days.
In risk of violating the 'no hairspray!' rule a bit, here's a few of my 80's favorites:
Always love the anti-hero (mostly) characters Peter Stormare plays in anything... this video is no exception. Although my favorite would still be "Alexei" in Bad Boys II, he looks perfectly creepy in this as the priest. Either they have a much bigger sales volume expected for this album, or he's a fan from back in the day, or a friend of one of the members.Speaking of Possessed