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75? Damn... we're all getting old.... there's going to be more and more of this...

Not for those who don't like harsh vocals, but it's interesting hearing the different vocal characteristics against one another. Simple but effective video too.

Today's visit to the ministry thrift store, and apparently someone donated a bunch of metal. For US$0.64 each after sales tax, sure why not?

Yet another in the latest trend of clean + harsh vocals over metal and synth instrumentation.

This one is pretty good IMO.

I never realized that this was also released in "earbook" format with a blu-ray featuring the entire album in 5.1 surround, Dolby Atmos, and High resolution 96/24 stereo.

Not too shabby...

Linkin Park wannabe with some screamo vocals thrown into the mix?

Whether you like the music itself or not, this is a fucking great set of concept/homage videos.

Epic instrumental music is epic... and the close captions are on point. Well done!

Shows promise.

Vocals are kinda "meh" but I really dig this instrumentally and it's well mixed/produced.

Another random YT-recommended video. Really interesting music out there right now... won't be everyenoe's cup of tea.

Came up recommeneded when I was playing the Limitless - Any Given Day video. Not new, out about a year, but I figured I'd give it a watch. Not a bad cover at all IMO.

Me likey.

I gotta say, this recent trend of mixing death/screamo with clean vocals overlaying either metal or rock/synth is producing some REALLY interesting music IMO, this most recent being quite solid IMO.

Came out on Auust 18. I just listened to it today during a road trip... I'm shocked that nobody has mentioned it here. It seems like it would fit right in.

S'ok Geoff. You're allowed to be completely and utterly WRONG. Better than the last Journey album (then again so is the recent Revolution Saints effort), which bored me to tears. Also, the production/mix is better than the last Journey album. Gimme this and Rev Saints over Journey right now any day of the week and twice on Sundays.

About the liveliest DOA project I've ever heard. I wasn't expecting much, and it really wasn't on my radar, but this is one good slice of Journey. The mix/production sounds good to these aging ears too. And no ADV anywhere in sight (or sound)!

Very promising!

Not a clue. Not many on eBay, so was a gamble. I've historically done well with foreign language discs, so it was worth a flyer at 75 cents.

Just to follow up, I've found that at least here in the midwest USA, chain stores like Goodwill and Salvation Army are almost completely useless. CDs are overpriced (US$2.59 at Goodwill for example) so there's very little turnover. Also, the material tends to be universal thrift/pawn garbage: 1. Gospel/Christian 2. Country 3. Classical 4. Easy listening (Engelbert Humperdinck, 101 Strings, etc.) None of that crap is worth the time to look through IMO. A better source is the Half Price Books chain of used bookstores, as there's a lot more variety, their clearance sections are usually $2 (less when they have live coupons), but what's especially nice is that the variety of genres can vary extremely from store to store. OOP titles and imports abound, and you can even find bargains in their regular non-clearance stock. But my favorite source of discs is non-chain ministry thrift shops. They're very hit or miss, as there will be some that ONLY allow Christian music or the other genres above, i.e., don't accept rock, metal, rap, or anything "sinful", so those sorts of stores can be "visit once and not return" stores, but if you can find one that does and that prices their discs reasonably ($1 or less), you'll likely find that they turn over a lot of inventory, so probably worth re-visiting. It may take a few trips to be able to gauge their turnover rate. I'm lucky in that the single best independent ministry thrift store I've ever encountered is in my town... less than 2 miles away from my house, as a matter of fact. Close enough that I visit 4-5 days a week. But why would you go to the same thrift store that often, you ask? Because they turn over a SHITLOAD of merch. It's a perpetual motion machine of used shit. It's 100% donation-based, but since they are strictly local rather than chain, I think a lot of people/estates/yard sales take their material there rather than to the national chain stores, since it produces local impact without the administrative overhead. I've driven by when the donation drive-up on the back side of the building is stacked 5-6 cars and trucks deep waiting to drop off. I've spoken with the owner and they have a great approach: get it on the floor, get it off the floor. If it doesn't sell in a week, drop the price. When it comes to cds, dvds, vinyl, and books, if it doesn't sell in about 3 weeks, it's taken off the floor, baled up and shipped overseas in bulk. Their prices are good (CDs are $0.69, DVDs and blu-rays are $0.99) with one day a week being 25% off for seniors 55 and up, and once a month they do a BOGO on media. They bring out carts of mixed books, DVDs, and CDs almost every day (unpredictable timing) to be added to inventory, so there's always something potentially new. And the stuff doesn't sit. They've cultivated a host of regular shoppers like me that are in there almost every day. I've learned the hard way to grab and not assume that it will be there come next discount day... or even the next day. If it's good it won't be. Granted, much of it falls into the genres above, but a lot doesn't. It comes and goes in waves depending on who donated what, but there's a lot of classic rock, jazz, and blues that comes through, and occasionally pockets of metal, punk, and other genres. This store is where I picked up over 100 Vietnamese music CDs for $0.69 each, many of which I sold for $20-$100 each. It was amazing. Even some of the gospel/Christian/bluegrass that comes through is minor label, self-released stuff, very niche and/or regional, that can sell pretty well. Yesterday I dropped by on my daily errand run and timed it perfectly. They had just brought out 2 carts including 100s of CDs, and there was a bunch of rock and metal in the mix. I bought 58 CDs all told. The 3 pics below show you the titles. Some are mundane, but some of them are $20-$50 sellers on eBay. After sales tax the 58 titles cost me a grand total of $43.62. I won't say that this haul was "normal", but it also wasn't that uncommon. I would say once a month at minimum I'll make purchases of this size, crossing different genres. The thrill of the hunt and the find is alive and well... and at a price that doesn't break the bank.