Comments on: The Catalyst Are The Biggest Thing In Metal

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:47:00 +0000

Fair enough! Thanks, Evil, I appreciate your response 🙂

By: IanC

IanC — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:46:00 +0000

Need the shortest summary? The Catalyst is FIGHT MUSIC period!

By: Yell!

Yell! — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:18:00 +0000

Hey Guest,
You’re absolutely right, I did focus on the aesthetics of the evening, which was somewhat intentional. I’ve done extensive album reviews in the past and since this wasn’t exactly an album review, I deliberately avoided it as such. With regards to the size of the members of The Catalyst, it was in no way my intention to disservice them. Actually, I hope my comments come off as praise more than anything. I hoped to convey that I felt they, both physically and sonically, were to big for the small stage offered at Foufs. Perhaps in the near future I’ll review Origins (sans reference to aesthetics).

Rock Hard!
Evil

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:37:00 +0000

Hey Evil, thanks for the reply. I think it’s really easy to dismiss my comment as merely a difference of opinion, but that would be missing the point. My point was that although I love the Catalyst, I wish this review was more of a music critique and less of a comment on aesthetics. Check it out above should you no believe me. 2/3 of the article is about their size! The Catalyst is not a gimmick, so 2/3 of a review on their aesthetics is a bit much. Also, I know and love them, but where is the description of their sound? Possible influences based on genre, techniques, etc? Stand out songs? I just would have appreciated more of a music review, is what I’m saying. But, yes, that is just my *opinion*, so take it or leave it 🙂

By: Yell!

Yell! — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 03:24:00 +0000

Hey Guest, Evil here. I didn’t intend to come across as an asshole, just as a critic being a critic, which often places us in that category since opinions vary, which is one of the reasons I love music so much… those endless nights debating the relevance or substance of a band, the opposing opinions, etc. Honestly, though, I didn’t care for Dush, and I may have exaggerated the point a bit to drive the point home, but I just wanted to convey my sentiments. Thanks for reading and I hope you come back to the site.

Rock Hard!
Evil

By: YellMagazine001

YellMagazine001 — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:02:00 +0000

I’m not replying for Evil Argento, but I actually did edited out a harsher statement that went along that sentence :-). I was at the show myself, and I did find Mira Solo (I believe it’s her name) was trying way to hard at stage performance, and actually made the band look amaturish. The music itself was OK, but that’s just my opinion. – KH

By: Guest

Guest — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:12:00 +0000

The Catalyst are great! But what’s with the asshole comments about Dush. It was the first time I saw them at this show so I can’t really comment about them in detail. But from what I saw, I thought they were decent, just seemed nervous with the lack of eye contact to me. And even if I didn’t like them, why the “what fucking rock of desperation did she crawl out from under?” comment? Just makes YOU sound like the douche here. (no pun intended. Har-har.)

By: CatalystRules!

CatalystRules! — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:12:00 +0000

Catalyst always puts on a great show. Fuckin fast and heavy!