Northlane Thread - New Album 3-22-12

[MobiusR]

Drew from stray from the path guest vocals on masquerade

 

[MikeH]

Got this gem in the mail today. #171/300!

Now I need to get Discoveries and Singularity on vinyl. And if, for whatever reason they decided to do it, get a Hollow Existence one as well.

 

[Tyler]

Seriously looks like so much fun both playing or spectating.

 

[Marcus]

Just arrived in the mail today!

Loading it into itunes now

 

[RickSchneider]

Seriously looks like so much fun both playing or spectating.

Haha i was there! Second row behind the guy in the white short, but I'm a short guy so you can only see me for a few sections. No doubt a fun show to be at

 

[brutalwizard]

WORLDEATER mmmmmm....

The new album is just amazing.

 

[Xardoniak]

TRIPPLE J NOOOOOW
triple j | digital radio player

 

[MikeH]

Another song released!
Alternative Press | Features | Song Premiere: Northlane, "Masquerade" (featuring Drew York from Stray From The Path)

Drew's guest spot on this is so fucking good.

 

[Chuck]

Northlane - Singularity (album review ) | Sputnikmusic

 

[tm20]

anyone going to the cd signing at 4pm at the Miranda JB Hi Fi tody? i wish i could but got uni you get a free poster as well

 

[degge]

Am I the only one who noticed how the reverb on the snare just disappeared on the intro of Worldeater? Atleast on Spotify for me.

Great album though, no doubt.

 

[Tyler]

After hearing the CD version of Masquerade it totally grew on me. The Calling, Aspire, Windbreaker and that are just fantastic. I cant even pick my favorite if I tried

 

[Kharem]

After hearing the CD version of Masquerade it totally grew on me. The Calling, Aspire, Windbreaker and that are just fantastic. I cant even pick my favorite if I tried

Hahaha ya I've had it on repeat pretty much since I got it in the mail and still can't decide which one I love the most, Windbreaker felt weird to me at first but has grown on me ALOT. Just feels like a really well written cd as a whole, the songs work really well together and the whole thing has a kind of flow or feel to it.

 

[RickSchneider]

Not trying to be a negative nancy, but i find myself with a few more issues the more times i listen to songs. The main things that sortof frustrate me is:
1. The vocals and also their production (mainly a personal gripe but some sections give me a really bad vibe)
2. The almost constant 'droning' of guitar sounds. With a lot of bands just using backing track synth and making their music somewhat more diverse (Periphery, Veil of Maya), it seems Northlane went for a more "real" sound by avoiding synth, while using backing track guitar to fill the space. For me it more often than not just results in a headache with the droning sounds constantly entering my ears. Just me?

I still bought the album, will eagerly see them live and look forward to the future, but this album doesn't seem to have a lot of longevity for me, personally.

 

[ricknasty1985]

I personally think the band is only getting better... Nice to hear some cleans, I dig the vocals and naturally the guitars sound great.

Look forward to hearing what's next too.

 

[tm20]

loving the album, but my favourite so far is The Calling

 

[MikeH]

Agreed. That main riff after the intro is so fucking groovy.

 

[Chuck]

Unfortunately, I don't like this nearly as much as Discoveries

 

[no_dice]

I love the album for the most part, but I cannot get into Masquerade at all. I don't mean to be a hater, but I just find that track to be really cheesy. I love the way the album breaks in, though, with Genesis and Scarab, and I also really like the Katatonia-esque clean break at 1:35 in Dream Awake.

 

[Chuck]

Agreed, Masquerade wouldn't be so bad if they would stop interrupting themselves with "ambient" sections. Drew's part is very solid though, as always