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Rhapsody - Legendary Tales

Rhapsody - Legendary Tales

by planex on Mon, Jun 16, 2025

birth of genre topster

Some of you, I’m sure, see this and groan. You think you’re too good for this? You’re not! Try as you might to suppress that feeling, something within you lives when you hear Fabio Leone belt out “MIGHTY WARRIOR” on the first chorus. People who are reading this tend towards music which is dark and transgressive. You may not want to believe me, but right now, Legendary Tales is more transgressive than any avant dissoshit blackened death metal on the 2025 sheet.
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Eminem - Infinite

Eminem - Infinite

by Abso on Tue, Jun 10, 2025

Is the mostly forgotten debut album by one of the future’s biggest rappers interesting ?

1996 was the first year worth living, existing before was simply a waiting room. Coming to be later was missing the golden moment, the culmination of centuries needed to create the combination of atoms required to come up with something special and someone that could change the world. Sadly, my mother gave into the bottle while gestating and I came out instead of a world changer, cheers! For my album I thought about many options, I thought it was a great chance to discover something new for myself that was worthwhile.
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Dulce Pontes - Lágrimas

Dulce Pontes - Lágrimas

by Snyde on Mon, May 26, 2025

Sadly, no Quim Barreiros

Having represented Portugal in the Eurovision song contest of 1991, Dulce Pontes' unquestionable singing talent was already well established within Portugal’s cultural consciousness. Lusitana Paixão was a sappy, trite and vapid national pride ballad, but this was enough to secure an 8th place finish. Her outstanding vocal command notwithstanding, she was still lacking individuality, both personally and artistically. Her debut disc, which was filled with very well sung adult contemporary slop but her sophomore attempted something different altogether.

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Goldicot Culls The Week - XIV

Goldicot Culls The Week - XIV

by Goldicot on Sat, May 24, 2025

You’re listening to it wrong

One recurrent failure in my theory of mind of others is how those who don’t like weird music think of their taste. “Oh boy, can’t wait to find more stuff that sounds exactly like what I’ve already heard.” Maybe it’s like action movie fans never tire of exploding gibs and foley meat punches? Even then, I’m looking for something new and clever in the choreography or design, if I’ve seen it before, it holds less appeal.
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