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[titaniumman429]

INTRO POSTT

☆ WELCOME TO MY LITTLE YAP CORNER☆

My name is Tristan, I'm a metalhead and this is a space for me to yap about music (largely metal) I will post things like album reviews, general thoughts, and just anything to do with music or anything IRL like shows I've gone to, D.I.Y or things I buy.

Here I welcome anyone within the alt Pipeline; metalheads, goths, emos, punks etc. no matter your status, whether you're just a newbie or veteran, as long as you actually understand the key components and philosophy of your sub culture and aren't just an asshole in general.

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My journey with music (you can skip this its mostly just needless yapping):

I've been listening to metal since i was young, my father being a large influence for me in the early stage of developing my music taste. I didn't actually listen to music until later. I went through that "posercore" nu metal phase that a lot of new metalheads go through as that's what i grew up around (courtesy of my dad). I listened to a lot of Korn, slipknot and other bands (still do occasionally). Then i went to good things 2024 to see Korn and many other bands. after this i started to branch out further, over the next short while i sunk deeper into the metal subculture, getting into bands like TOOL, Mastodon, Opeth, Cancer Bats, Paleface Swiss and Battlesnake. my dad recommended me bands like 8 Foot Sativa and Behemoth. Then at the end of 2025 I saw TOOL live, i got vip tickets and that was without a doubt, the best night of my life, although i wouldn't consider them metal, TOOL is 100% my favorite band and i have no shame in saying that. In 2026 I found the album "Internal torment" by Cryptic Hatred in my Spotify recommendations, this old school death metal album re-ignited my love for the heavy side of metal and i went back into the rabbit hole and started reaching into old school death metal, slam metal, brutal death metal.

My favorites:

Bands: Cryptic Hatred, TOOL, Abraded, 8 Foot Sativa, Bullet For My Valentine, Inferi, Sisters Of Suffocation, Guts

Sub-genres: BDM, Slam, OSDM, MDM

Albums: Internal torment (Cryptic Hatred), Vile Genesis (Inferni), season for assult (8 foot sativa), Ænima Lateralus and 10,000 days (TOOL), and honestly way more but i cant just name every album i like.

Quick note:

all posts about reviews, sharing my opinions or anything of the sort are MY PERSONAL OPPINIONS, if at any point I say I don't like something that doesn't mean I'm going to attack you for being into it, ex: I'm not a big fan of most deathcore however I'm not going to bash you for liking it, thank you and i hope we can both respect that ♡

DNI: homophobes, transphobes, misogynists, racists, etc.

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One of my metal hot takes is that mudvayne is one of, if not THE best nu metal bands. Firstly, Grey is just a fucking incredible vocalist, Ryan Martinie is often credited as one of the best bass players in the nu metal or even just metal scene as a whole. (Drums and gutair are such a treat too)

The major thing i like about mudvayne though is the fact that they just have some of the best songwriting in nu metal. Their able to take the best from both the "nu" and the "metal" sides of rhe sub genre, those being lyrical complexity, creepy atmosphere, grove and heaviness

Then again I can see why they wouldn't be your favorite, (and again I dont even listen to them much), but still, I think they deserve more credit for what they are.

[titaniumman429]

LOST IN IRE (Mourned)- ALBUM REVIEW

Sub-genre: death metal/hardcore

Band Members: David Coughlin (drums), Brendan Coughlin (guitars/vocals), and Cody Johnson (bass)

My review:

Mourned was formed in 2014 however it wasn't until 2024 this album was released as their first full length debut album, with the recording help of Chris Johnson and various recording studios. Put bluntly, this album is just about everything I want from death metal and hardcore. They blend the blast beats with technical and "chugga-chugga" riffs without it feeling boring like a lot of deathcore artists do. Like many metal albums, every track on this albums sounds similiter, following the same formula, but i don't find myself growing bored and wanting to skip the album. If it was up to me i would've loved some shredding or a solo around the middle, despite this i still thoroughly enjoy every track.

Vocals are extremely important for any DM album, and i can pretty confidently say Brendan Coughlin is a great vocalist. I would've liked to hear some extra variation in his growls or maybe some screeches but never the less he's done a great job here. (his work on guitars is sick too, I love the tone he's acquired here.)

I think I've been desensitized to drums though all my listening, (and that's on my fault) i also play guitar myself so i tend to listen to the guitar more. Never the less, anytime I tuned into David Coughlin's drumming i was never disappointed. It's nothing special in terms of what I've listened too but his work his easily nothing to scoff at.

My favorite track would probably be summon the storm, i love a good buildup and this song accomplishes that easily before erupting into the usual pilers of the hardcore genre. The main riff comes back here and there in the background of the other instruments. Brendan's vocals again are just awesome, and i like the simplicity of the drums during certain parts.

overall this is just a good death metal album with little criticisms for me to make, id highly recommend you to give it a listen. I'm highly looking forward to what else is to come for this band.

Overall rating: 7/10

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