Gore

[NYRexall]

God damn. I would literally jump in front of a moving train after a show with these three bands😏

The great thing about Nothing -- aside from the fact that they're awesome and from Philadelphia -- is that they more than held their own as openers for Failure and Hum on that tour last summer. By the second show, I was just as keen to see them as I was Hum and Failure. Their new album out next month is also said to have some key influence from that touring stint

I'd pay top dollar to see Nothing open for the Deftones on a Gore leg. Their sonic styles definitely compliment one another and Nothing is clearly influenced by the more gaze-based Deftones stuff since S/T

[NYRexall]

I'd throw Shiner in there as well. Starless is one of my favorite albums of all time, personally.

The Egg > Starless

For a long time, I agreed with this. For some reason, Starless grew on me over the years and took over as my favorite.

Are you a fan of The Life and Times?

I have both the Egg and Starless on vinyl. Not as familiar with Starless as I am the Egg, but I'm going ot change that since you insist Starless is the better of the two 

[pinata89]

Just had my first listen all the way through. Love where they went with this one. So experimental. A total left turn.  You hear all of their influences but in the end it's still Deftones and they really make it their own. There's no other band like them. Totally unique. And that's why we love them. The Feeling the Rubicon gave The first time hearing it was pure musical euphoria. I almost felt sick to my stomach with nerves but at the same time was so desperate to keep hearing more. Fucking greatness. Love all of the tempo changes and I love how some songs are very dark and very bright at the same time. Also love how the album really ends on a high note. Last two songs are super beautiful and inspirational. Deftones at their best. My favorite album of the Sergio era and we don't even have cd quality yet!

So so good. Rubicon is my fav, and the homage to "Hexagram" with "the crowd goes wild" lyric kind of scares me. Like it's a finality kind of thing, or coming full circle....not sure how to take it. But Rubicon is def my fav so far

[Entombed]

I'd throw Shiner in there as well. Starless is one of my favorite albums of all time, personally.

The Egg > Starless

For a long time, I agreed with this. For some reason, Starless grew on me over the years and took over as my favorite.

Are you a fan of The Life and Times?

I have both the Egg and Starless on vinyl. Not as familiar with Starless as I am the Egg, but I'm going ot change that since you insist Starless is the better of the two 

I am. "The Politics of Driving" was the first song I heard by them and I probably listened to it about 20 times the day I discovered them.

[NYRexall]

Getting back to Gore..

Is there any kind of Smiths or Cure influence on any of these songs? I think I remember in the craziness that was SL yesterday somebody saying that Rubicon sounded like The Smiths going metal or something..?

[NYRexall]

I am. "The Politics of Driving" was the first song I heard by them and I probably listened to it about 20 times the day I discovered them.

What's that one album they do..."Electric Boogie" or something? GREAT album there. I've been hunting it on vinyl for the better part of a year now..

[pelican fly]

Getting back to Gore..

Is there any kind of Smiths or Cure influence on any of these songs? I think I remember in the craziness that was SL yesterday somebody saying that Rubicon sounded like The Smiths going metal or something..?

man ....so many sounds and influences. it all comes back to their sound though. that's whats so cool about this record.

[phil for real]

This album is so great.  My least favorite track is probably Gore.  It's ok, just doesn't do much for me.

[Havoc]

Hearts/Wires is now available on iTunes.

[Entombed]

Getting back to Gore..

Is there any kind of Smiths or Cure influence on any of these songs? I think I remember in the craziness that was SL yesterday somebody saying that Rubicon sounded like The Smiths going metal or something..?

I know we were just talking about Shiner, but that's what the guitar makes me think of. It's dark, but anthemic at the same time. It's growing on me. I almost hear a bit of Far in there as well, but darker.

[ominousnimbus]

I'd throw Shiner in there as well. Starless is one of my favorite albums of all time, personally.

The Egg > Starless

For a long time, I agreed with this. For some reason, Starless grew on me over the years and took over as my favorite.

Shiner is another borderline top 10 band of all time for me. I've vacillated between Starless and The Egg many times. Starless is just such melodic perfection, the closest to mainstream rock dudes that talented can get - whereas The Egg is a little more sophisticated and experimental. It really just comes down to my mood and the season, I think.

For anyone who's big into Failure and HUM but hasn't given them a shot, I'd start with Starless. Shiner took me the longest to get into out of that trifecta of bands, but I now put them on par with the other two, and consider their songwriting and technical ability to be likely the most impressive of the three.

[pinata89]

Getting back to Gore..

Is there any kind of Smiths or Cure influence on any of these songs? I think I remember in the craziness that was SL yesterday somebody saying that Rubicon sounded like The Smiths going metal or something..?

Maybe a tad. But i hear more Failure, Smashing pumpkins, MBV. Very dense, lush shit. You're gonna love it man

[laurapalmer]

Yeah hearts/wires just automatically downloaded onto my ITunes. Happy days

[pinata89]

I'd throw Shiner in there as well. Starless is one of my favorite albums of all time, personally.

The Egg > Starless

For a long time, I agreed with this. For some reason, Starless grew on me over the years and took over as my favorite.

Shiner is another borderline top 10 band of all time for me. I've vacillated between Starless and The Egg many times. Starless is just such melodic perfection, the closest to mainstream rock dudes that talented can get - whereas The Egg is a little more sophisticated and experimental. It really just comes down to my mood and the season, I think.

For anyone who's big into Failure and HUM but hasn't given them a shot, I'd start with Starless. Shiner took me the longest to get into out of that trifecta of bands, but I now put them on par with the other two, and consider their songwriting and technical ability to be likely the most impressive of the three.

Just need to find their stuff. I've been looking for a discog for the last hour

[BallZDeeP]

H/W is on iTunes FYI ( west coast guys/gals)

[pinata89]

Yeah hearts/wires just automatically downloaded onto my ITunes. Happy days

Nice! Is it 12:11am where you are?

[NYRexall]

I know we were just talking about Shiner, but that's what the guitar makes me think of. It's dark, but anthemic at the same time. It's growing on me. I almost hear a bit of Far in there as well, but darker.

Wow...tones of Far and Shiner on this album, too? This is going to be something truly amazing when I finally hear it..

[NYRexall]

Maybe a tad. But i hear more Failure, Smashing pumpkins, MBV. Very dense, lush shit. You're gonna love it man

Oh man

When you put it like that, I *already* do 

[ominousnimbus]

I'd throw Shiner in there as well. Starless is one of my favorite albums of all time, personally.

The Egg > Starless

For a long time, I agreed with this. For some reason, Starless grew on me over the years and took over as my favorite.

Shiner is another borderline top 10 band of all time for me. I've vacillated between Starless and The Egg many times. Starless is just such melodic perfection, the closest to mainstream rock dudes that talented can get - whereas The Egg is a little more sophisticated and experimental. It really just comes down to my mood and the season, I think.

For anyone who's big into Failure and HUM but hasn't given them a shot, I'd start with Starless. Shiner took me the longest to get into out of that trifecta of bands, but I now put them on par with the other two, and consider their songwriting and technical ability to be likely the most impressive of the three.

Just need to find their stuff. I've been looking for a discog for the last hour

They put a remaster of Starless (originally released 2000) on Bandcamp recently, you should be able to stream it free: https://shinerkc.bandcamp.com/releases

My personal favorite, and perhaps the most Deftones-esque, is "Glass Jaw Test," so that might be a good starting point.

[Entombed]

I know we were just talking about Shiner, but that's what the guitar makes me think of. It's dark, but anthemic at the same time. It's growing on me. I almost hear a bit of Far in there as well, but darker.

Wow...tones of Far and Shiner on this album, too? This is going to be something truly amazing when I finally hear it..

There are some songs growing on me. I originally liked 1-2 songs, but I'm starting to warm up to it a bit, despite the album as a whole being so drastically different (with a few exceptions).