I can distinctly remember where I bought it on the day it was released and then travelling home and poring through the inner sleeve before my first listen. It holds a special place for me though as it was their first new release after I'd become a fan. It alternates as my favourite album with Around the Fur and White Pony. Seething in its aggressive parts (When Boys Telephone Girls) and then hauntingly melancholic (Anniversary of an Uninteresting Event). In overall terms though, for me, Deftones is the heaviest record by a distance. On the other hand, Diamond Eyes and Koi No Yokan have the arguably heavier guitar parts but much cleaner production and the songs are almost too melodic in parts to be truly, crunchingly heavy. In my opinion, Adrenaline is the most rough and raw sounding. VISIONARIES, TRAILBLAZERS, OUTLAWS, SONIC ASTRONAUTS, WITCHES, WIZARDS, SLUDGELORDS, VIXENS, NOISE MONGERS, GENIUSES & BEAUTIFUL WEIRDOS that you should hear before you die.Interesting reading all the different takes on what makes a song/record 'heavy'.Great music, Weird Music, Important Music.seen live (as still adding old concerts).Bands/Artists I have listen every album of.

Aural Live Experience: A Musical Biography In Live Concerts.

Artists from my record collection that I've seen live.

So the short version of this ramble is yeah good album lol It feels like a fluid album that is not forced or contrived and as much as i love death metal and grindcore etc i love a band that does what it feels is right. So i came and wrote this because i let the new album sit with me for a while and it passed the test. what is important is the band rocks ! 'Koi No Yokan' shows a band that can write new music that is entertaining and diverse (not a rehash of old albums) and i really feel like the band gets a bit better with every album they release. I don't know what the hell to call them at this point nor do i really care. What we have now a days is a band that has evolved and grown into an impressive example of good Genre defying Metal band. they don't write songs like 7 words anymore, but that is fine. I consider the band to be on the softer side of metal nowadays. (my all time favorite album of theirs) overall since then i think they are good but I'll fast forward to their 2012 release 'Koi No Yokan'.

i was loving that then When 'Around The Fur' came out i was hooked from that point. My perspective on this band comes from hearing '7 Words' from the '95 album Adrenaline.

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