Suggestion for the boxset - would love to hear some more stripped back examples of the orchestral/choir recordings to fully appreciate the arrangements (and also the expense and effort that went in)

This.

Also this. It'd be supernais

Can we get some Saving the World boots in the merchandise shop too please?

The raging that goes against the human experience during the mighty masturbator, holy hell.

True that. It´s awesome. I think TMM is my favorite Decon song so far, it´s almost perfect, so hevy, emotional, funny, have it all.

Suggestion for the boxset - would love to hear some more stripped back examples of the orchestral/choir recordings to fully appreciate the arrangements (and also the expense and effort that went in)

This.

Also this. It'd be supernais

Yes please. Also, more Theremin!

I really hope we get all the individual tracks for these records. I want to make some mixes of them.

If it's not death metal it's not heavy, apparently.

A whole crock of people will have wanted another SYL album but that would've been so disappointing. The build up of intensity throughout the whole album is mind-blowing. It's a record I appreciated so much more in hindsight after the first listen. It lost me around TMM until:

'Give it up, your world, world, world, world'
cause it has to be the catchiest bit in the album. I think it needed a little hookline/loop somewhere around there because there's so much going on before that. It kind of brings you back to earth.

Oh and Duplantier's vocals are so angelically demonic. I almost wish he was in the record more.
Anyone else enjoy Sumeria 38274896 times more in the context of the album?

I've had 'hey now, through anger, we hunger for God' circling my head for 2 days now.

Critics are gonna have a hard time with this one.
It pleases me.

Just listened to a 320 version, this album is so rich it's unbelievable, if Devin honestly feels Ghost is the better album then I cannot wait to for that. I told myself I'd hold off from getting a physical copy of these albums until the boxset but I may have to cave and lay down a pre-order for this first thing on the 16th. I'm not one to wish my life away but after just 5 listens I am already incredibly excited for the Deconstruction show.

I think Metallica is a great example of that. Not only did they change how they wrote their music, but "OMG, THEY CUT THEIR HAIR!!!!" I think the hair-cutting caused more fallout than the change of music from those guys. Suddenly, the mighty Metallica didn't fit the expectations of what metal fans expected.

Imo the problem with Metallica around the time of Load was that they were denying they were a heavy metal band which many (including myself) were irked by - "We see ourselves as just a good rock band" was a common quote of that time. The Black Album got me into metal music at 15 years old and I found it pretty disgusting that 5 years later the same band were consciously distancing themselves from a genre of music they opened me and many others up to. It was a real kick in the teeth for anyone who felt like an outsider. Also the music was pretty shit so I really don't think it was as much to do with their image that people make out - bar the fact it was so obviously and shamelessly orchestrated by their panel of image consultants and marketeers, but that's a lesser point.

Which only reinforces the point I was trying to make. People expected Metallica to remain a certain way, and when they changed, people freak. The problem was not Metallica, it was the expectations the fans had placed on them. Instead of just going "Hey, these guys have changed and I haven't, maybe I should move on?," there was a huge backlash against the band. They were called sell-outs when they were only doing what they wanted to at the time. Selling out would be putting out another "Master" or "Justice" just to appease the fans.

It's the same scenario Dev faced with SYL. If he kept making albums like 'City' when his heart wasn't in it, then that would truly be "selling out." However, if he kept the band together and recorded the DTP stuff as SYL, people would have freaked.

People put their expectations on artists, and as much as they say they love and appreciate what they do, it usually isn't true. They just love and appreciate the part that fits their ideal of what they want the artist to look/sound like. It has to fit this certain genre, under this label, always. If it doesn't, then fuck those guys! They suck! lol

I really hope we get all the individual tracks for these records. I want to make some mixes of them.

I'd be happy just to get the master tracks for Supercrush (whoa, "wrong album's thread", etc)

Juular -> Jugular

Jugular veins are some veins inside the heart.

Juular -> Jugular

Jugular veins are some veins inside the heart.

Jugular's are in the neck, bringing blood from the head back to the heart

I've decided that Decon is better through speakers than headphones. Headphones are too small too contain the awesomeness.

I can't imagine how he's going to pull this album off live, but I know when he does, it will be amazing.

Juular -> Jugular

Jugular veins are some veins inside the heart.

Jugular's are in the neck, bringing blood from the head back to the heart

I saw a jugular once. He could jugul 4 bowling balls. It was most excellent.

There's a woman sitting next to me with lobsided Juulars

How do you kill a circus act? Go for the Juular.