So I'm checking out Empire of the Obscene, the very awesome debut album by Revocation, from Boston, Massachusetts. The album is a fantastic technical thrashy-deathfest. I go to look up the band on Encyclopaedia Metallum, and the first thing I see is this band picture:
This instantly makes me think that Revocation will be completely awesome. These guys look like they rule and don't take themselves at all seriously.
It got me thinking - so much of metal is wrapped up in image, whether we like it or not. From the long hair to the corpse-paint to the mandatory extremely-serious band photos, the history is well documented. But in the end, how much does a band's image effect our opinion of them?
I should note that Revocation do in fact rule, and have signed to Relapse. Cosmo Lee recently discussed them here.
This instantly makes me think that Revocation will be completely awesome. These guys look like they rule and don't take themselves at all seriously.
It got me thinking - so much of metal is wrapped up in image, whether we like it or not. From the long hair to the corpse-paint to the mandatory extremely-serious band photos, the history is well documented. But in the end, how much does a band's image effect our opinion of them?
I should note that Revocation do in fact rule, and have signed to Relapse. Cosmo Lee recently discussed them here.
i can't count the number of albums i've bought totally blind just based off album art (and fortunately i've got a pretty good success rate). that's how my love affair with anodyne started -- being struck by the art on outer dark. and prolly next week i'll post an album i picked up purely because of the font.
ReplyDeleteOkay, I guess it's time for me to check these guys out. This is the 3rd or 4th time I've read about them in a week.
ReplyDeleteI essentially had the same thought with that photo oddly enough. I remember thinking "I totally know these guys," which makes me appreciate their music (it kicks ass regardless) that much more. It seems more honest.
ReplyDeleteI just got my hands on 'Existence is Futile' and am blown away. You simply cannot describe the awesomeness of this band.
ReplyDeleteI met these guys when they were small time, playing local shows. Wicked cool guys, and wicked sick metal
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