Barren Earth - "The Leer" Peaceville Records

[nencodder]

awesome bass 

[HenryRuins]

clean vocals ruined the hole song

[Bommittaja77]

Sami kick´s ass!

[MountainBeautyQueen]

The music in this is great. Would be way better without the growling though, maybe more of a throaty scream.

[shroomvolcano]

hate the angle on the drummer lol, it looks like he's twelve

[freddie11234]

@shroomvolcano I was thinking the exact same thing, then I looked up the band on Wikipedia just to see if the drummer was really as young as I thought.

[caisnore]

Awesome Song. When they have long intro's when i haven't heard the band, it makes me nervous as to what the vocals sound like, but this turned out better than expected.

[javiboyful]

what the fuck! why did they give dislike because they more like emo music and die gay...

[0wheat0]

anyone know what tuning they play in? sounds like D but im not sure

[Grindgodgrind]

@0wheat0 I believe it's D - I worked out Forlorn Waves, and that was in D too. Great album \m/

[DANIELWHERESTHEB0AT]

"peaceville records" hahaha

[Lahingud666]

Sami kicks some major ass!Love this song!

[9rmetal]

i love the synths in this song

[9rmetal]

mikko you're the man

[Groundzerocorpse]

Eargasm!!!!!! <3

[TheBDDR]

Barren Earth was amazing in Raleigh, North Carolina at Volume 11 Tavern. Kinda funny how they were dressed exactly like this at the show.

[Dortiph]

I can't understand how a human being may growl that hard. This singer is so amazing. I love him, this band, and particulary this song.

[Desmessed]

@Dortiph yeah hez amazing, check him out in Swallow the Sun

[mrs1metalhead]

Mikko Kotamäki is made of HEAVEN!

BEST VOCAL ON EARTH ..ON EARTH!!!

[reafras]

@mrs1metalhead

I wish swallow the sun albums had the same style vocals

[mrs1metalhead]

Mikko Kotamäki is made of HEAVEN!

BEST VOCAL ON EARTH ..ON EARTH!!!

[mrbob2020]

They definitely look good, can't wait for the show on Saturday! Shame they're playing before Rotten Sound, because I prefer these guys to them

[Dortiph]

@mrbob2020 Just to let you know my friend, I was there at yesterday's show in Montreal, and they played this song. They are the best opening band I've ever heard. I hope they will make it to the top, they have so much potential with this singer, and that non-blasting music.

[marycory8788]

the drummer looks like a kid sitting at the drums

[DisturbedFan4AllTime]

@marycory8788 Hell of a kid then

[DolGoldur44]

saw them last night in st. paul, was completely blown away by these guys. They were amazing.Had to buy their album before i left.

[sirhalo2]

just saw them with FINNTROLL and ENSIFERUM. it was soo sick and brutal. That show was the first time i heard barren earth but theyre AWSOME!

[DisturbedFan4AllTime]

Seeing these guys live in 2 days with Ensiferum and Finntroll! Gonna be EPIC!

[RetardedChronicles]

Saw these guys last night, they were amazing!

[CelestialObscurity]

I'll be seeing them next week, noice.

[CradleOfBodom17]

im seeing them live in 13 days with ensiferum, finntroll , and rotten sound =D

[halohump899]

@CradleOfBodom17 FUCK YES BRO SAME! but mine i think is later, where are you seeing them?

[skatezero1260]

@halohump899 me too! seeing em in rochester, ny

[Efische2000]

@skatezero1260 the Rochester show is gonna draw quite a crowd I think...

[Zelithe]

saw them live at DNA Lounge, they were good.

[OHmygodXoBil3]

@Zelithe

me too! 

[hprdevon]

STS is way better

[Foughtthelaw17]

idk this just doesnt do it for me, im not wild about his screaming and how slow it is.... not nearly heavy enough for such a strange video. however i did give it a chance and thats what music is about, not knocking these guys in any way, just sharing my opinion

[sebjorn1]

\m/(>n<)\m/

[ChoopaEverywhere]

This is one of those rare times where I can get death growls and clean vocals in the same song without them clashing.

Well done.

[Butterfinger109]

@ChoopaEverywhere Try "For you to Know" by In Mourning....

[HSB342]

Dudes better in Swallow the Sun, but this is still pretty good.

[Metalism100]

@HSB342 He is better in Swallow the Sun. I checked his other bands and they really don't compare much.

[miialong1]

best!! my are q(-_-)p

[lovinbikin]

i hope these guys open when finntroll comes so i can go a bit late and dont have to see them.

[F3eos]

Lyrics are great !

[F3eos]

Lyrics are great !

[bearblaster420]

i was expecting more bullshit from blank tv but this is some decent death/doom

[MorbidEmpire]

i wish they'll make a video clip for "Flicker"

[armsOVsorrow]

Mikko has years full of good shit....

Started with Funeris Nocturnum and culminated in Swallow the Sun

[cleric471]

that's Sami from Kreator on guitars and the singer from Swallow The Sun

[Kongir9]

Looks really stupid when you can't nearly see drummer's head behind his kit... but yeah the song is awesome

[RetsetVX]

Like the music but not the video!

[80smetalchild]

im very excited for when they stop by the U.S. with ensiferum. this song and or twiligh are my favorites XD hope they play them

[Doomlike7]

great band!!!!

[dunpealghs]

yea man yall guys are awsome any chance stopping by in danville va

[666ibex]

awesome song stupid video

[SaLexim]

I love this album. Reminds me of old Amorphis, which I believe is not a coincidence since this band has too former Amorphis members :)

[bkiel2]

@SaLexim yea thats what i noticed. very amorphis sounding

[w1mp15h]

@MuikuliWander yeah man, first song i heard was curse of red river.. guess its been a few months now.. i love the music for sure, and i suppose he is a better singer then alot of guys out there tryin to do the same thing.. im just a picky bastard in all reality. hah.

[w1mp15h]

@muikuliWander yeah your right. sorry for that..i was a bit drunk .. and made a few unnecessary comments lol.

[MuikuliWander]

@w1mp15h np, man... In any case, I feel that the music is top quality in Barren Earth

[w1mp15h]

kay sorry just found out hes not even singing the clean vocals...lost all respect.. hes decent but I could even do better.. and im not just talking out of my ass... hopefully he writes the lyrics atleast? if not.. they need a new singer, im sorry if this offends anyone ... hes not good live, nor with this.

[MuikuliWander]

@w1mp15h I think the growls of Kotamäki are alright. Not of the same quality as Mikael Åkerfeldt or something, but alright. But when it comes to you saying that you can do it better. You hear that a lot on youtube comments but as long as you don't have videos to prove it, what's the point in making such claims?

[w1mp15h]

not my favorite growler, not bad. but he sings much better.

[hokeypokey392]

@Ellinarkkari yes but it's been quite sometime that i've heard either i think i was just impressed with this band.

[GodlikeGuitar]

@Ellinarkkari Lol, not really the first examples I'd give but yeah.

[LouGruff]

Very good song and video.  Want to hear more from these guys.

[WMETAL666]

Very good song!!!!

[hokeypokey392]

wow... this is amazing. first band that screams with good instrumentals and not blasting on the drums and extreme amounts of tapping that i've seen in a while.

[SillySantaHat]

@hokeypokey392 All that tapping sure is annoying, huh? and here I thought I was the only one...

[CodyAllenmusic]

@hokeypokey392 check out Opeth and Tracedawn, and Soilwork.

[gofuyose]

@hokeypokey392 Also check out Opeth

[Ril3y00]

@hokeypokey392 try Amon Amarth!!!

[FungoBarringer]

@hokeypokey392 Well, if you like this, there is plenty more music out there like this. I've personally been on a quest to find the good melodic death metal out there lately, and these guys definitely qualify. My first recommendations to you would be Insomnium, Be'lakor, and Scar Symmetry.

[Nymik]

@FungoBarringer Be'lakor are amazing! \m/ so are Insomnium

[orknip]

@Nymik HAHA I saw these guys, Be'lakor, AND Insomnium at Summer Breeze. :D Also got these guys' and Insomnium's autographs.

[twitchinkriket]

@hokeypokey392 ever listened to Sentenced, Grave Flowers, or (of course) Amorphis? you may like Nile as well, if you don't already. (not saying that Nile, is necessarily Doom metal, but you may like them)

[deathRUNor]

@hokeypokey392 Screams? Lol. Guttural/Growls, is what they call them mate. :)

[RozzWilliams69]

@hokeypokey392 we must also remember ABRUPTUM, heil "it"

[w8ulostme]

@hokeypokey392 Not every metal band is all about blasting. If you like music along these lines look up Septic Flesh. Their work on the album "Communion" is most similar to this.

[marzepka87]

@hokeypokey392 well than you have not explored the progressive death or melodic death scene at all cause there are a number of bands that release such glory as Barren Earth

[filthysoe]

Love it!

[DraconionDevil]

this is pretty neat. Members of Swallow the Sun, Moonsorrow, Kreator and Amorphis.

[YGORKNIGHT]

Good Stuff

[RAYVHENWING]

Deffinately reminds me of 'Opeth' and thankfully I like opeth, certainly a good song lyrically yeah I hear Amorphis & Kreator in there to like THE RATIUMARIUS quoted also so a good mixure over all,gives off shivers & goosebumps so all good~Vlada~aka Rayvehwing

[Cucolocomemo]

So little good!!!!

[YouDaveyTube]

pretty good, but the mastering is pretty suckish: the growls are hardly heard.

[GodlikeGuitar]

@YouDaveyTube Too much growl volume makes it suck :>

[TheRatiumarius]

amorphis +kreator ????

[Nosferaiden]

Very good

[GodlikeGuitar]

I like this. It's cool shit

[wassasge]

good shit.

[grindcoremaniac]

good stuff

[Zatreyu91]

Definitely reminds me of Opeth.

Pretty good though. Probably would have liked it better if the clean singing was more than just the lead singing. Like a group chant.

[nilesmc]

Awesome...Gay....Awesome...Gay­...

wtf?

so much potential.

i'm going back to my Suicidal cds.

[SoulBladeM]

Awesome.

[chrizon]

Gay...