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Hello and welcome to episode 3-0 of showing off my records and this is Deftones’ seminal third album White Pony In my eyes, Deftones has always been a shoegaze-y type of band, and this album is the one that headed them into that stratosphere. Sure, I guess it’s categorized as Nu Metal because of it’s shared stylings (DJs, down-tuned guitars, vocal stylings) - but like it’s contemporaries in the genre, they grew out of that genre, they can stand on their own as ‘Deftones-core’ especially with metalcore bands now like Loathe. But anyway, going back to the record. Before this one record, it was more spastic and in your face and I feel like this record is a conduit from sprony guitar leads to the shoegazy laid back side. Not to say they completely abandoned the spastic sound, but like a good cook, they know when to use it as necessary. Definitely my favorite Deftones LP. https://www.instagram.com/p/CqgTV19pm-FG8lW55Nsgedk_bCg6_ObR66bfRQ0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

What up, what up - this is book 8 in my book review series and third in the series of well you know what it is A think I’m picking up on, so far, they all begin and end the same way - the fat ass Dursley’s make his life hell and they’re in some underground lair of some kind - but I’ll give credit where it’s due, this feels a bit different than the two books that came before. The ending feels so much layered, and I really dig the time turner’s chapters - that was really rad. And when Harry was racking his brain on who saved him and he was thought he saw his father come to the rescue but it was really himself - I said YES out loud like cmon man, it’s pretty obvious innit. Oh shit I forgot about the TRULY English lads at the start of the novel, how they talked so -Lmao- so stupid leaving out the H’s when the talk. Anyway, like about 25% through when Harry was disappointed about not going to Hogsmead - something simple as that made me sad like damn he can’t even enjoy the time with his friends. So at the end when he was as given permission by his godfather *play the theme* I smiled so big, that’s was such a nice payoff. I do feel like it’s cyclical so far, but it’s fun and enjoyable and this one has to be my favorite yet. (at Hogwarts) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp_Xq6lJtZtXEroCLeCwF0YnSV5PF8HSXF3Ndo0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Going back to back like Drake did to Meek Mill back in 2015 (how’s that for a dated reference) here is finally a new release AND the next record in alphabetical order (it’s about time it fell into place. Anyway this is No Love Deep Web by the jarring and abrasive rap trio Death Grips. I feel like if it wasn’t for this album, Kanye’s Yeezus would not exist - then again as much as I Love Yeezus, it wishes it could be this album. This album feels closer to noise rock and Digital Hardcore than rap itself. It’s kind of a funny juxtaposition, especially with Pop - which i would argue is the more poppier side to this LP. That song still has MC Ride’s screams and erratic nature, but paired with a light instrumental. This album is definitely when you want to mosh wildly in your room or walk at such a pace where it’s passable for running. Oh and the front cover is censored for your protection because you don’t want to see that. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp46TrfLPWcRLfQmV_2TP0qanPrH2DyRRRwzeg0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

What’s going on everybody, this is episode 28 and this is Ordinary Corrupt Human Love - Deafheaven’s 4th studio album. This band is a post black metal/shoegaze (aka black gaze) band and in a way this reminds me if BTBAM put out black gaze album - not only because of its length, but the concept as a whole. Speaking of concept, the title (and I think lyrics) are based on a ‘51 novel titled The End of an Affair by Graham Greene and tbh I kept getting it confused for a poem, because how the lyrics are written feels very poetic. I think the best track is Night People because of it’s inclusion of Chelsea Wolfe - she’s an amazing vocalist that does a mix of folk, doom metal, gothic metal, she also did a collaborative album with Thou. I went off on a tangent, lmao. Anyway, I like to break down the title because it feels like at its essence it’s talking about Love, but all the words before it is just narrowing down what type of love its talking about. And perhaps the most important is Human; at the end of the day with our flaws and all, we are human and humans aren’t perfect. Anyway great album and I think it’s pretty cool to write an album about a book from back then. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp4361XrKHAjeR2YOBET634X5n_eQ2qI6IPSrQ0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

What’s going on guys, you know what it is - it’s episode 27 of showing off my records and this is the Breaking Bad score by Dave Porter. As someone who is a huge fan of the show and a fan of scores for TV and Film; this blends into one fantastic listening experience. Sometimes when I listen to the record, I like to close my eyes and imagine myself in these scenes. Even if you not a fan of the show or never seen it (I’d absolutely recommend you watch it, at least once) this record holds up on its own with it’s subtly and ambient sounds. I think this is one of the six records I bought in one year of RSD. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp0YBs3r20mONSZtXNP9oio-qsSewopLsT0YQI0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

What is going on, this is Ross_Smithereens and this the 7th book I ‘review’ and 2nd book in the Harry Potter series (duh) Ngl, it kind of threw me off initially because I accidentally ordered a large print - but once I got past that, it was nbd. When I first started the first HP book, I was reading another series simultaneously, so when I got to the third and final book in the other series, I totally got confused about halfway through this book. So anyway, so far this series is reminding me of a sleuthy supernatural type of story - more akin to Scooby Doo. In fact, Hedwig would be like Scooby, Harry - Fred, Hermoiny (however you spell her name) Velma, Ron - Shaggy. Maybe because I seen memes in the past about Tom Riddle, I feel like his revelation wasn’t super impactful, it still felt like a nice reveal. Especially when he’s monologuing towards the end how his scheme unfolded. It’s a fun read and I can’t wait for things to get darker. https://www.instagram.com/p/CpX_SjSLrU17p-A_SaUjdeoNUv-i-YMcX0ch5U0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

What’s going on, this is Ross_Smithereens and I’m back with the 6th book review and this novel concludes the Monster Island trilogy by David Wellington. Set 12 years after the original novel took place Sarah, Dekalb’s daughter is one of the main characters. Essentially her motivation is to rescue her commander because one thing led to another and she fell in the forces of main zombie of this novel. Later after Ayaan’s (Sarah’s commander) botched attempt to assassinate the Tsarevich (the main antagonist), he makes her into a Lich to serve him. Later when Sarah, gets close to her former commander, she sees what happened and now her new mission is to ‘sanitize’ her. So fast forward to the end and it was revealed that Mael Mag Och ( the Scottish guy I mentioned in another review) has been pulling the strings the whole time and his real motivation is to make the planet Dead while The Tsarevich’s plan was to make the dead and the living co exist. Tbh it felt like a confusing read until the third part of the book, then all the plot fell into place. But this was a great ending to a an amazing trilogy. https://www.instagram.com/p/CpLe39nJqMj-E18wckRqzholm39VB8W_jVuvbI0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Hey hey hey, it’s new release day and today it’s a split EP between Hardcore/Metalcore band END and Sludge Metal band Cult Leader This only has 4 songs on it; two songs a piece and even then these four songs carry so much fury and intensity, it’s fantastic. https://www.instagram.com/p/CoLI-kdpoWe1c0O9QGGElrlKoSK_UPRdKbBWpU0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

And with book, ends the ‘trilogy’ books I read that I forgot to review. So this starts with an unnamed female protagonist who similarly how the …uh undead character of the first book reanimated for the exception that she forgot her name. So her journey is to go from California and trek her way to New York (the setting of the first novel). Essentially her motivator is to start the zombie apocalypse or give the earth back to the humans and in return she gets her name. To me, it reminds me of Poison Ivy character because it’s either take the planet from the humans or let them tear down the plants. And there’s Bannerman Clark (funny name, serious character) who priority is to stop a riot in Florence ADX; but just like all zombie media, he eventually learns and comes to grip on what it is. There’s a character called The Civilian who when I read it, reminds me a lot of Roger from American Dad! and tbh it lines up, because both characters find a way to sabotage the main character. https://www.instagram.com/p/CoLHIPApaXA-jfAgB8VAmC5vgh3s9Jpz9ElC1Q0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

What’s up, this is book… shit I’m gonna say 4(?) that I review on my IG This is Harry Potter 1 (obviously) this was a fun read and she definitely has a talent for making you despise a character you’re reading (ig when you’re her, it’s really not that hard) Honestly, his cousin -as well as everyone else - is so atrocious they deadass remind me of Cartman and Harry grew some balls so early on when he’s at Hogwarts; I mean it’s badass how he didn’t take Drako’s bs I definitely liked the mystery of what the sorcerer’s stone is and I liked how it lead into the second story. And before I forget, shout out to Thrift Books; Harry Potter 2 will make the 3rd book I buy from em; I just wish I bought from em sooner. https://www.instagram.com/p/CoLF-_up0KicQUFvv7aZToCMJXexaxk1rorInI0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Yo, I can’t believe I read three books without thinking of doing book reviews on em - I act like I’m getting paid for this, lmao. Anyway, technically this is first in the series - because it was literally released first, but chronology wise it’s the second. Well in case, you never read this book - here’s a quick recap; the zombie uprising is one month in and to find safety for himself and his daughter, Dekalb has to join forces with 4 child soldiers to retrieve a cure for their leader, things turn ugly and well the zombies take over. I’m not great at recapping, but this is a fantastic read. It’s a shame that it wasn’t made Into a trilogy, but Yanno let’s just leave some books just for the book nerds. https://www.instagram.com/p/CoLEvzjpsLiMJ2SNepVYwFQaBW1ulZ7VlTZuNE0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I do these things where I take long hiatuses for no reason, but tbf the last two records are eh not the best quality. Anyway What’s up everyone, this is episode 26 of showing of my records and this is Current with The Place I Feel Safest Currents is a Metalcore/Djent band from Connecticut and this record reminds me so much of the one that came before in the sense of it’s about mental health and overcoming any negative shit you face. It really is a great record with message, but idk it seems like the LP itself isn’t great. But I’d definitely recommend this band for people who want to get into modern progressive metal. https://www.instagram.com/p/CoLDOLaJG16k000SYu4PG26BfOQvsYci_LZzlg0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

What’s good everybody, I’m finally back on track with episode 25 of showing off my records. This is Hold On Pain Ends by The Color Morale What’s ironic is I had to listen to it on Spotify before this post because something about the production of this record is so… shitty. I’m sorry it’s a great album, but the record itself just sucks. But going back to it, I feel like it was written during a tumultuous time in someone’s life or it was inspired by dark times. But either way, it’s not a woe is me type record but a have hope type of record. It definitely feels appropriate for the tumultuous times a few years ago *shudders* Anyway excuse the googly eyes, I did it once when I was bored and I think it adds a bit of pizazz. Also before playing the album I JUST NOW released the title is an acronym for H.O.P.E. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmrn6vpJE56mEKJvpIuRAaF76yHkZWgnF_gC-00/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

What’s good everybody, this is new release day and the latest is Already Fucked by @rileytheband Riley! Is a local band right in the same city I live; McAllen. I initially bought the record to support local talent, but when I heard the full album on Spotify a few days ago, oh man it sounds super good. It reminded me of Pop Punk mixed with Math Rock and a dash of some metal. And shout out to @heregoesnothingrec I love the variant and sending the original cover. Y’all are good https://www.instagram.com/p/CmrY9bFr48nZTvhWmScZpmYe8j1xSWT-Ns6OgM0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

What’s going on, guys it’s the time of new release(s) - I’ve been waiting on this single for a while - but the best way to wait is to be patient. Anyway, this is Glassing’s latest release titled Dire/Sulk. This band is from Austin, Texas (Texas represent!) and they play an interesting hybrid of Black Metal, Shoegaze, idk throw some Hardcore into the mix. Texas metal bands are always the best. Tbh I’m confused what RPM I should play it at. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmej_kMrKoyPFDs38ZPbWh87DazqzBxe87-U7A0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

What’s good everybody, this is episode 24 - I think - of showing off my records. This record is a RSD exclusive from a few years ago when I lost control and bought SIX records - yes 6 records in one sitting. And it was crazy expensive. But I don’t regret it because I got some amazing records that day. This is a demo from amazing Prog Metal band Coheed and Cambria and even though it’s stripped back with just acoustics - Claudio is simply amazing with his vocals. Pure excellence. My top 3 songs on this are The Hard Sell, Iron Fist, and 2’s My Favorite I. But if you never heard of this band, just think of the Star Wars saga or any sci fi saga for that matter wrapped in an epic Prog Metal band. Even the vocalist has comics written to further the story of the bands lyrics. That’s wicked talented. https://www.instagram.com/p/CmR7LYAJBcW2ldAvvCBPTysfwOIUyNgBvEs62c0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

What is going on, this is episode 23 of showing off my records and finally, I’m at letter C! “Awaken, My Love!” Is Childish Gambino aka Donald Glover’s 3rd studio album (tbh I was surprised, I was expecting that number would be higher) I digress. Straight up, he’s one of the most talented people not only in music, but as well as comedy and shows and movies. His earlier music, as much as I love those projects - it was a touch of lyrics that are self pitying and great flows, but lyrics are ehh. But who doesn’t have bad lyrics now and then. But back to this album, it’s definitely a departure from what you’d be expecting from him and that absolutely is a compliment. That song - Redbone - fucking A that’s soulful as shit. My dream collab would be him and Coheed and Cambria recording an EP together. https://www.instagram.com/p/ClzwAxJLzWVSLHqcTvfNu5SZQvn-92DW2IfGA80/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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