Don't think I have. I have a lot of work to do evidently. Also need to listen to Godspeed's other output.

I heard an entire album by The Enemy today. I have never heard anything so unoriginal in my life.

Did you check out the soundtracks for the Raid films in the end?

I've been busy in warehouses. I feel I should get extra pay for enduring repeated listens to will.i.am and Avicii on a daily basis. I ought to listen to Takk in full, as I have a particular fondness for Glosoli.

I haven't heard Valtari yet.

Same. Wish I'd appreciated Kveikur more last year.

Oi Ozzy, look in your boat! Found a pretty good metal act who might interest you (the link being in your boat). Kinda remind me of Deftones at points with the way they balance the heavy stuff and melodies. On the verge of just being pop-metal, but with more brains and complexity. You heard any decent stuff lately?

If you'd like the longish answer about what happened to my paddles- this happened:

I warn you, it isn't a pleasant watch. Luckily I got out more-or-less unscathed, thanks to my group and the one behind us.

I'll keep that in mind.

Turns out Conan's new album is very good indeed (I imagine you probably know them already though)

It was one click fewer than posting in your boat and I'm a lazy bastard

Fabrizoid, are these the earphones you recommended? If so, for this price I'm ordering them ASAP: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Monoprice-Enhanced-Hi-Fi-Isolating-Earphone-Black/dp/B00B8QCMHY/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1405817037&sr=1-1&keywords=monoprice

Cheers, and good to hear that mate I'm spending my holiday looking for work (I need to look at graduate schemes now) for the most part. Hopefully that'll give me the funds to do fun stuff.

Apparently Kvelertak are taking the next US leg off, hopefully they'll join them for the UK.

According to my little brother, it's been announced at Sonisphere that Mastodon are going on a UK tour this autumn

No word on the lineup, but I imagine there's a decent chance of Gojira and Kvelertak. Maybe Red Fang too, as they released an album recently.

Will do. It's nothing revelatory, but it's a nice little send-up.

My fizzog is available for your consideration on YMT

You might like this. Nice little article: http://www.avclub.com/article/lateralus-tool-built-monument-metals-evolution-205649

Sorry I took so long to reply, been away for a fortnight. Did you like it?

I've never heard of them, but will check it out

I've given bits of Melting Sun a few more listens. Liking it a lot, definitely recommended.

It hasn't reached that stage yet. For now, it's just awful.

Cheers. I've come across some rap-djent which is really pants. Basically Papa Roach with autotune and bits ripped off from Meshuggah.

Have you come across any decent bands using eight-stringers other than the 'shug, Deftones and Animals As Leaders? So far I haven't found any- Tesseract really don't do it for me.

You know what I said about Pacific Rim apparently being a discreet success rather than a flop? Well, there's now talk that del Toro is writing a draft for a sequel. So if that succeeds in making moneys...

Also, I can happily get behind a second Pacific Rim film.

Same, for me this is even more promising than Black Tongue was. I heard that Scott Kelly's going to be on an eight-minute track this time, which sounds good to me.

Hey, realised you're a fellow Mastodon fan. Have you heard this?

http://www.metalsucks.net/2014/04/16/drop-youre-listen-new-mastodon-song-high-road-right-now/