Metal Discussion Thread

[SideburnZ]

Ok, I LOVE GWAR NOW.

There, I said it.

[Hlebsfall]

http://www.fatharryproductions.com/bands/gwar.jpg

MEAT....




SANDWICH.


How can you not love such a cuddly bunch of people.

[SideburnZ]

I just got Scumdogs and Carnival. :hyper:


SICK


OF

YOOOUUUUUU

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Was playing the Bevis and Butthead roleplaying game the other day and I turned on the TV and what did I see?

Gwar's video for Saddam-A-Go-Go.

Twas awesomeness.

[Nemesis]

Awesome. People appreciating GWAR.

I have all their albums. We Kill Everyone isn't that great, though.

Sick of You is one of the best GWAR songs ever made.

[Crabby]

There are rumours again that Helmet will re-unite,with John Tempesta on drums.Hmmmm interesting.

Speaking of Helmet,Soulfly have covered "In The Meantime" for their new album.I'm voting that it will suck anyway.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Was looking around the network here and found a few Nightwish albums. Now firstly this struck me as odd since we have a few half pop-metal kids who like Evenscence and Manson and stuff like that and think they're tr00 yet they've never heard bands like Anthrax or anything which isn't on the edge of mainstream.

I laughed when I saw this message in the same folder:


This Music is probably nothing like you have ever heard before.
I did not download these albums for myself.
But the music is kind of interesting after a while ;)


Oh come on, what a load of bullshit. NightWish aren't remotely strange like Pain Of Salvation but are pretty much Power metal with a chick singing. Even if a guy sings on some of it.

I now see I have to try with this batch of first years as they have no idea what anything is.

But it was good timing snice I was considering downloading some NightWish.

[Crabby]

Haha Dave,trying to win over the trendy masses again with the real thing.Sometimes it just isn't possible,like the Slipknot kiddy (ie.first year student) last week who laughed at Opeth T-Shirt for some weird reason.

I'm buying a mate's copy of Porcupine Tree's "In Absentia",as he's upgrading to the remastered version.I really need to get more of their stuff.

And Pain Of Salvation sure does take some time to get used to,Dave.

[SideburnZ]

I used to be a Slipknot kid and look at me now.

Except I just got Journy and Styx greatest hits, so maybe I'm not much better now.:$

[GameOver!]

Who in the shit are slipknot?

[NiMMERS]

Except I just got Journy and Styx greatest hits, so maybe I'm not much better now.:$

That's pretty gay. But does the Journey album have 'Oh Sherry' on it? That song is cool.


Who in the shit are slipknot?
Whether this was a question to demonstrate your undergroundedness or your disdain for modern metal in general remains to be seen. Nobody wants to talk about Slipknot, except Kane-a-nite or someone like that who likes sonic faeces and other contemporary tripe.

[Crabby]

Stop posting during the day,Mick.You should be working.I'm a uni student so I have an excuse. :)

New Fantomas also out soon apparently.

[NiMMERS]

I can multitask. It's 2:20pm and things are cruisy. Plus I got 'Greeting & Salutations' rocking out through our office. Plus we just had a double shot of Cheap Trick on KOFM, they didn't play 'The Flame' though :(

[Crabby]

So you're not cranking the Damageplan album?

[SideburnZ]

Stop posting during the day,Mick.You should be working.I'm a uni student so I have an excuse. :)

New Fantomas also out soon apparently.


The new Fantomas is awesome...but toally different from the other stuff.

[WizoOzz]

That's pretty gay. But does the Journey album have 'Oh Sherry' on it? That song is cool.

Nope. "Oh Sherry" is a solo Steve Perry song he wrote about his g/f or wife or whatever at the time.

As for Burnzy owning Journey's greatest hits...be not ashamed. I own it, too.

...oh who the hell am I kidding?

:ashamed:

[GameOver!]

This is all fine and dandy, but when are we going to get back to talking about Metal?

I mean, I know columbia house and places like that list Poison in their metal section, but that doesn't exactly make it so, now does it. And by poison, I mean journey and all the other light-rock that you've all been discussing. And poison.

Let's talk about................... Volcano.

Boiling point, or simmering? GO! :beer:

[dana]

So Mike and I went to a used CD store last weekend. It's one that we go to once every week or two. Anyway, so we get there and this guy in the parking lot says "Are you here for Yngwie Malmsteen?" And we're like..."uh, no." So we're thinking :wtf: and we walk inside and Yngwie was there just browsing through the store. Apparently he had just done an autograph session. And you could SO tell the store was full of his fans, because they were all like 40 with black clothes and long black hair. They looked just like him. It was all kind of weird. We looked at CDs and left.

[GameOver!]

I love those kind of stories. :beer:

[NiMMERS]

Right.

So I spent all day being paranoid about someone stealing my copy of Dying Fetus' 'Stop At Nothing' album at JB. All for nothing. It was where I left it. Also pinched ND's 'Order of the Leach'.

[Ms. Morningstar]

I just borrowed two Megadeth albums from a friend, Peace Sells but who's buying and The World needs a Hero. Peace sells is great, lots of solos, which I love.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Megadeth suck.

[SideburnZ]

St.Anger > Rust In Peace

[Nemesis]

Creed > Everyone.

Praise Jesus! And Scott Stapp! Wait, it's the same person!

[NiMMERS]

Scott Stapp = Glen Benton.

[Crabby]

It seems Frank Bello will be joining the re-formed Helmet.Hmmmmmm interesting.

I picked up Nevermore's "Dead Heart In A Dead World".It's rather excellent I must say.

Though Andy Sneap produced so it shouldn't be a surprise that it's killer anyway.

[fear is the mindkiller]

St.Anger > Rust In Peace


In terms of how much more commercial it is, then yes.

In terms of everything else, no.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

twas sarcasm.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

I picked up Nevermore's "Dead Heart In A Dead World".It's rather excellent I must say.
Though Andy Sneap produced so it shouldn't be a surprise that it's killer anyway.

About fucking time Crabby.

[SideburnZ]

In terms of how much more commercial it is, then yes.

In terms of everything else, no.

:lol:

:rolleyes:

[GameOver!]

Mind is a fearkiller, I do believe he was jokingly spamming. Pay attention please. And do belive that nobody with half a brain would ever truely place anything above Rust In Peace.

:beer:

Except maybe perhaps Sons of Nothern Darkness. But those two albums are like twins, each born from a different, intelligent, speed using, demon mother. That probably sounds really stupid, but I never gave a fuck before so...

:beer:x2

[Crabby]

I've been listening more to the new Fear Factory and I think it shows promise,even if some of the lyrics are kinda shite.

Apparently SYL have scrapped their plans for the EP and Devy has completed demo's for another SYL album instead.Yay.

[NiMMERS]

Crabby, whats your source?!

Here's a question for you fellas,

List the albums you're ashamed of owning and explain the state of mind which inspired the purchase.

As I Lay Dying - Frail Words Collapse
Not really bad, more so completely drab, uninspired and generic. Awesome case on jumpin on the bandwagon of Swedish nu-metal riffing with screamed verse and sung chorus. Boring.

Brujeria - Raza Odiada
It's funny for about 5 minutes when you realise it just sounds like shit.

Coal Chamber - Coal Chamber
I got it cos it was one of the better mail order items on some shit list I got roped into. Hell it was a cheap scheme.

Damageplan - New Found Power
Gimme a decent soundcard so I can plug the axe into my pc and chuck a drum machine in and I'll right you some inspired songs not treading water. Boring.

Marilyn Manson - Smells Like Children
It was a gift. It's the thought that counts. I wonder what the person was thinking buying this though.

Pain - Nothing Remains The Same
Rammsteiny, Rob Zombie-ey crap. Industrial nu metal garbage.

Sun O))) - White1
Feedback. I bought a CD full of feedback.

[Crabby]

Crabby, whats your source?!
.

A mate from Sydney went to the Fear Factory listening party last month,and was chatting with Byron for ages,and that's what he said anyway.

[NiMMERS]

Post, you feckers.

What's everyone looking forward to in metal this year? I'm keen on new Suffocation and Cryptopsy, plus Strapping.

Dave's year has probably peaked with 'Hellfire Club' and his absence can most likely be attributed to having paroxysms of ectsacy over the album.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Not in Australia yet.

Though I am waiting impatiently.

[Crabby]

They're not really metal but I am eagerly awaiting te new Nine Inch Nails album.One of the best live bands I've seen as well.

Opeth and TBE gigs next week,which is rather awesome.

[NiMMERS]

NIN seemed cool on the Woodstock 94 video. They played 'Happiness In Slavery'.

I listened to the human rumour spreader, Haugy the other night and he had some words about Arch Enemy and In Flames. I'll be in on that if it's true.

[Ringo]

I Think Tim Hunting Is A Good Drummer.


:)

[Slash]

Anthrax tour -

12/6 UK London Astoria

13/6 UK Nottingham Rock City

15/6 UK Manchester MDH

16/6 SCOTLAND Glasgow Garage :headbang:

18/6 IRELAND Dublin Ambassador

19/6 IRELAND Belfast Ulster Hall

20/6 UK Wolverhampton Civic

[SideburnZ]

Anyone own Necrophagias Legacy of Horror, Gore and Sickness?

I almost bought it today, but then I noticed Divine Art Of Torture.

I own Cannibal Holocaust and love it. Which should I pick up next, Divine Art or Legacy?

Thanks for input. :heart:

[NiMMERS]

'Legacy of Horror, Gore and Sickness' is a compilation. I'd personally go for 'Holocausto De La Morte' if it's available. If not, go for 'Divine...'.

David, Hellfire Club is in Australia. I know someone who got it at the local JB last week.

[GameOver!]

Anyone own Necrophagias Legacy of Horror, Gore and Sickness?Yeah, I own the coffin box set. :beer:

[SideburnZ]

Yeah, I own the coffin box set. :beer:



Where could I find that?

[Kris]

Not in Australia yet.

Though I am waiting impatiently.
I'm still waiting to get that shit too man :(

[Nemesis]

Has anyone heard the new Deicide album? It doesn't sound too bad...a lot better than a couple of their albums before that.

[SideburnZ]

Has anyone heard the new Deicide album? It doesn't sound too bad...a lot better than a couple of their albums before that.



I heard most of it. I thought it was great.

[Nemesis]

Scars of the Crucifix is a pretty good song.

Plus the video's funny when the big biker guys come up to the band, and Glen's just singing at them like 2 feet away and playing his bass. :lol:

[GameOver!]

Where could I find that? I found mine in NH I think. Some trendy little record store... you know, those ones not in malls but that are their own chains? In fact, I got the Marduk boxset at one of those places as well. I tried finding the Marduk set online(no luck WhatSoEver!) but stumbled upon it in the store. Never tried looking for the Necrophagia set online because I didn't really know about it until I first held it. Both of these boxes I got are slightly damaged(dent), but are still very fucking cool. Anyways, I don't think I could help you much except to say Check the box set areas.

Legacy of Horror, Gore & Sickness has no side labels. So it may be there and you won't know it, unless you're a sucker for that coffin shape. I know I am. That's the reason I picked the thing up in the first place, "Hey, that's a coffin box... oh, holy shit what the fuck is this? Alright." ;) It comes with the digipak cd(great art), METAL logo pin!, bumper sticker, "postcard", poster, death certificate(signed and numbered by killjoy[***/1000] with a spot for your name above his ["The undersigned has learned and crafted the arts of grave robbing, cannibalism, necrophilia, torture, pathology, embalming and the black arts"] - I wouldn't have used the arts twice, but oh well.) The box is thinnish cardboard and can ruin quite easily.

Anyways :o, you can buy the Record(Double Vinyl LP) right Here. (http://www.blackmetal.com/cgi-bin/gold/category.cgi?category=search&item=VC006DLP&type=store) Assuming you've got a record player.

[SideburnZ]

I found mine in NH I think. Some trendy little record store... you know, those ones not in malls but that are their own chains? In fact, I got the Marduk boxset at one of those places as well. I tried finding the Marduk set online(no luck WhatSoEver!) but stumbled upon it in the store. Never tried looking for the Necrophagia set online because I didn't really know about it until I first held it. Both of these boxes I got are slightly damaged(dent), but are still very fucking cool. Anyways, I don't think I could help you much except to say Check the box set areas.

Legacy of Horror, Gore & Sickness has no side labels. So it may be there and you won't know it, unless you're a sucker for that coffin shape. I know I am. That's the reason I picked the thing up in the first place, "Hey, that's a coffin box... oh, holy shit what the fuck is this? Alright." ;) It comes with the digipak cd(great art), METAL logo pin!, bumper sticker, "postcard", poster, death certificate(signed and numbered by killjoy[***/1000] with a spot for your name above his ["The undersigned has learned and crafted the arts of grave robbing, cannibalism, necrophilia, torture, pathology, embalming and the black arts"] - I wouldn't have used the arts twice, but oh well.) The box is thinnish cardboard and can ruin quite easily.

Anyways :o, you can buy the Record(Double Vinyl LP) right Here. (http://www.blackmetal.com/cgi-bin/gold/category.cgi?category=search&item=VC006DLP&type=store) Assuming you've got a record player.


I can get Legacy. No problem.

I just want the effin boxset now. I'll have to go hunting for it.

Oh man, death certificate signed by Killjoy. :hyper: Awesome.

I want Marduk one now too. :(

[SideburnZ]

http://shopping.theendrecords.com/s.nl/c.ACCT41008/ck.Qh_QRnqJANLj-H4c/cktime.5176/sc.2/category.18/.f;jsessionid=ac112b771f432d1439111df04c7287e9b540 25078fd1.qQvJq2PEmlnva30O-BbQmkLz-ATzr6Lzn6rzqwTxpQOUc30KaNDNo6XKq6zInRmTbgbNo6XK-kDvrA4Ka3eIqQvJq2PEmlnva30O-BbQmkLz-ATzr6Lzn6rzqwTxpQOxchuRb3exo6XHngbCpQPz8QfznA5Pp7f tolbGmkTy

Best place to buy CDs. Of course, GO!, you'll write 5 paragraphs on why it's NOT. :dunno:

Cheap metal CDs + No shipping and handling fees = :drool:

[GameOver!]

Too bad it's not the box set. :beer: Hey, glad you found it though on it's own. A gatefold Double Vinyl for only a few dollars more is probably far too much to show off anyways.

Did you even check to see if they have it in stock?

[SideburnZ]

Woo, with the help of Goldbergs Best Friend I found the boxset. I'll order that soon.

P.S. GO!, I don't have a record player. OMG, I'm not tru metal. :(

[GameOver!]

Cool. Did you check to see if it's in stock?

I don't have a record player either. :wtf:

[Aussie_Outlaw]

I now own Hellfire Club.

YAY!!!!!!

I'm happy!

[GameOver!]

Electric?

[Nemesis]

I like EHC. Thomas Thorn seems like a decent guy, too.

Burnzy, you're right about The End Records. That's the only place I buy CDs from anymore.

[Black Eagle]

If you guys get a chance, listen to Full metal racket on triple J tonight at about 12 to hear my trilogy of stench, great selection.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Why should I listen to that when I have a perfectly good Prog/Power metal show on PBS?

Why don't you just tell us your super selections!

[Ringo]

Now I know you guys are mainly australian, but anyone with any idea about the support for the UK/Europe InFlames Tour????




Thanks...

[Ringo]

Got it... Devildriver, Caliban and a mystery band.....

[Nemesis]

Too bad it's not the box set.

They could have it. I'm too lazy to check, but I've noticed once that some albums don't show up on their catalog unless you have an account and you log in. :wtf:

[Crabby]

If you guys get a chance, listen to Full metal racket on triple J tonight at about 12 to hear my trilogy of stench, great selection.

Haha,did Haugy actually play it? I turned the show off about twenty minutes before the end.Haha.If you selected Creed or something like that,Rhys......

If he didn't play it this week he usually does the next week anyway.

Here's the Opeth setlist from last night in Adelaide,no doubt it'll be very,very similar tonight-

master's apprentices
the drapery falls
the moor
windowpane
in my time of need
to rid the disease
deliverance
to bid you farewell
blackwater park

encore:
demon of the fall

[Black Eagle]

He kept pushing it back until there was no time left, he rang me and told me he will chuck it on next week. Selection:

1. Poison the Well - Ghost Chant
2. Slayer - Seasons in the abyss
3. Mark of Cain - Familiar Territory

[SideburnZ]

Anyone like Rotting Christ or Dark Funeral?

I recently got albums by them, love them both. :yes:

[Nemesis]

I haven't heard Rotting Christ yet, but I have Dark Funeral's Diabolis Interium CD and it's fucking awesome. Which one did you get?

[SideburnZ]

I haven't heard Rotting Christ yet, but I have Dark Funeral's Diabolis Interium CD and it's fucking awesome. Which one did you get?



Thats the one I got. I listened to it like 10 times last night. :$

[Nemesis]

Damn. I was hoping you had a different one so I could get an idea of how the other ones sounded. Larm (larm.cjb.net) hates them, but they give bad reviews to a handful of stuff I like. :\

[Crabby]

SETLIST: (In order)

Masters Apprentices
Drapery Falls
The Moor
Windowpane
In My Time of Need
To Rid the Disease
April Ethereal
Deliverance
Blackwaterpark

Demon of the Fall

Fucking incredible show-the highlights for mine were The Moor and Deliverance.Amazing stuff.And the fuckwits that yelled stuff out during the Damnation material pissed a lot of people off really,but it seemed to me most of the crowd were pretty receptive to the mellow material.And I thought Mikael handled those types well anyway.Some amusing stage banter actually.

Dungeon were their usual great selves last night as well.

[NiMMERS]

Dark Funeral are cool, I have Diabolis Interium as well. Picked it up second hand! It's not particularly original but it's severely cool. Sounds like Marduk...who have a dvd out and I saw it in it's overpriced glory in Sydney, hopefully my local will get it in at a more reasonable price.

Picked up some cool shit yesterday whilst in Sydney,

Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales
Neurosis - Enemy Of The Sun
Immortal - Pure Holocaust
Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten/Pierced From Within (nice 2 for 1 dealie from HMV)

Oh yeah, Opeth were fucking awesome last night. Dungeon impressed me too. I think it was the light speed guitar masturbating they did.

[Crabby]

Mick loved it so much he even participated in a Dungeon chant!!!!!!

[SideburnZ]

Got some stuff:

Necrophagia - Holocausto De La Morte

AWESOME.

Necrophagia - Divine Art Of Torture

I heard all bad reviews for this. I thought it was great. Vocals weren't as cool as the other Necrophagia I've heard, dunno why, but I did love this album.

Marduk - Panzer Division

Awesome. I still prefer Grande Danse

[NiMMERS]

Mick loved it so much he even participated in a Dungeon chant!!!!!!

Let's not get too carried away. It was more of a enthusiastic head nod extravaganza. But they were good. I'll give them that.

[NiMMERS]

Got some stuff:

Necrophagia - Holocausto De La Morte

AWESOME.

Necrophagia - Divine Art Of Torture

I heard all bad reviews for this. I thought it was great. Vocals weren't as cool as the other Necrophagia I've heard, dunno why, but I did love this album.

Marduk - Panzer Division

Awesome. I still prefer Grande Danse


I need Holocausto De La Morte. I've never read any reviews on 'Divine Art...' but I think it's a real solid album.

I thought about getting Panzer Division Marduk yesterday. Too expensive. If you got raps on La Grande Danse Macabre I may give that a try.

[Crabby]

The highlights for mine were "The Moor" and "Deliverance".Fucking mind-blowing.

TBE gig was postponed until April due to Kurt having glandular fever anyway.

[SideburnZ]

I need Holocausto De La Morte. I've never read any reviews on 'Divine Art...' but I think it's a real solid album.

I thought about getting Panzer Division Marduk yesterday. Too expensive. If you got raps on La Grande Danse Macabre I may give that a try.




Morte is fucking AWESOME. I got a shit version though, skips and jults a lot. I need to get a new one, but holy shit. Great album.

Yeah, reviews of Divine Art said it was pretty shitty. Heres one:

Utterly ordinary grindcore with splatter-film lyrics, Necrophagia's The Divine Art of Torture tries hard to shock and horrify, but falls short on both fronts. The band's umpteenth release in the two decades since its 1983 debut, Season of the Dead, The Divine Art of Torture adds Mirai Kawashima (keyboardist and primary songwriter with the Japanese art-death trio Sigh) to the lineup, but unfortunately, the ten tracks don't have the experimental bent and wit of Kawashima's primary gig. Instead, it's just more of the same: lyrics that blend Edgar Allan Poe and Herschell Gordon Lewis, monotonic riff-heavy songs that never quite break out the way they continually threaten to, and leader Killjoy's grunty delivery. Even for fans of the band's previous work, it's hard to shake the feeling that even at its best, The Divine Art of Torture doesn't live up to its title. — Stewart Mason




I couldn't disagree more. :dunno: Thats why reviews are meaningless.


Panzer Division is definitely worth picking up, I'd say. La Grande Danse, you MUST get. Out of all the Marduk I have (which isn't much..:$), it's the most impressive. It's the kind of black metal album where the songs don't all mesh together...like it has standout riffs and shit. The whole thing owns. I lurve LURVE the last track "Jesus Christ...Sodmozied".



And onto new discussion, whoever it was that reccomended Darkthrones A Blaze In The Northern Sky...thankyou. I love it. I just got Transilvanian Hunger, it's great too. :hyper: Really digging Dakrthrone lately.

And what else...

OH YEAH! I finally got Gorelords second album. Zombie Suicide: Part 666. More awesome stuff. I'm not sure what I dig more, first of second album...but doesn't matter. I HAVE BOTH. Bwahaha.

ANNDDDD

I got Hypocrisys Arrival. I haven't listened to it yet though. So like...discuss them, cuz I've never heard them before.

[Nemesis]

Whoa. I'm surprised that so many people dislike the new Necrophagia. It's a lot different than what I was used to at the time. But if you get spoiled on something, whatever. I'm drunk.

[SideburnZ]

You crazy drunkard. I expect a thought out reply when you sober up. :squint:

[Nemesis]

I'm sorry. I meant, beebfheioyhaaaab! :dunce:

[SideburnZ]

:lol:

[NiMMERS]

Necrophagia grindcore? I would've stopped reading right there.

That would've been me who gave 'A Blaze In The Northern Sky', although GO! gave them the props in the first place last year to check them out to start with. But yeah, Darkthrone is fucking awesome. Get the rest of the reissues.

[WizoOzz]

I got Hypocrisys Arrival. I haven't listened to it yet though. So like...discuss them, cuz I've never heard them before.

Hypocrisy aren't all that bad. Their earlier stuff is much better than their newer stuff. My uncle freakin' hails to them like they're the best thing out there, and while Tagtgren's pretty much a genius (in that he's the main creative mind behind Hypocrisy, as well as being a pretty big producer in Sweden and having his own thing called Pain which features him on every instrument as well as vocals and all that mess), they're not bad at all...there are just better bands out there.

From what I've heard of the new album, I do want it...as it's basically a sequel to Abducted which is a really killer album for being all melodic-y. But their last few albums have just been meh, IMO...as I'd rather listen to old In Flames or Dark Tranquillity or even some old Edge of Sanity if I want Swedish Metal.

But they're not really bad...just another Swedish band, really.

[s-pac]

<----------just bagged tickets for Anthrax in Glasgow and Manchester.

That'll be four times in under a year and a half I've see them.

:headbang:

[GameOver!]

That would've been me who gave 'A Blaze In The Northern Sky', although GO! gave them the props in the first place last year to check them out to start with. But yeah, Darkthrone is fucking awesome. Get the rest of the reissues.:o

Tis true. Darkthrone is one of the greatest. :beer:

But I'm still waiting for somebody to tell me about Volcano. :squint:

[SideburnZ]

I shall indeed get more Darkthrone, Nimmers. First though, me needs some Mayhem.

:rolleyes: And someone tell GO! about Volcano.

[GameOver!]

I simply want to hear your impression of the album, how it compares to the previous wurks, and oh, feel free to discuss any prominent progressive themes or lack thereof..

:shifty:
:beer:

[NiMMERS]

I shall indeed get more Darkthrone, Nimmers. First though, me needs some Mayhem.

What Mayhem do you have? I'd stick with 'De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas' and 'Live In Leipzig', to start with. Fuck. If only Dead had waited until after laying down some vocals on 'DMDS' and THEN killed himself I would've been very happy. Cos Attila Csihar's vocals can get quite annoying. Although they're cool on the Mediolanum Capta Est live album doing a guest spot on 'From The Dark Past'. I think 'Grand Declaration of War' is a good album, but not great. They've wrote far better songs in the past. Shall be interesting to hear 'Chimera' which comes out soon.



:rolleyes: And someone tell GO! about Volcano.

Are you talking about Satyricon's album 'Volvano'?

[GameOver!]

Satyricon. :beer:

[Nemesis]

Attila Csihar

Popeye?

[SideburnZ]

I simply want to hear your impression of the album, how it compares to the previous wurks, and oh, feel free to discuss any prominent progressive themes or lack thereof..

:shifty:
:beer:


It's the only Saryricon album I have. :dunno: I can't compare to previous albums.

I guess I should get more Satyricon though, since I do enjoy Volcano.

[GameOver!]

I guess I should get more Satyricon though, since I do enjoy Volcano.Now see, that's the comment that worries me. :$



:beer:

[SideburnZ]

Oh is Volcano their "bad" album or something?

[GameOver!]

:wtf: All their albums are bad. That's why I adore them such!

[SideburnZ]

Uh, right.

Try less hard to be confusing and talking weirdly. Make sense.

You're saying you like them because they suck? Right.

Anyways, I'm *in* the process of "Purchasing" Nemesis Divina.

[GameOver!]

I could give a fuck if they suck or rule. I adoreth them because I must.

And must I shall.






And you don't "purchase", you "indulge". :beer:
Paper or not.

[NiMMERS]

Popeye?

Olive?


And you don't "purchase", you "indulge". :beer:[/color]

I purchase, then I indulge.

Satyricon are the shit. Ja. I'd say I enjoy 'Rebel...' the most. I'm not a fan of silly little EP's and split EP's they use to release. It's LP's or nothing. They take old school black to new levels of songwriting and production values. For the genre lover among you I'd call them progressive black rock. Or something.

For lovers of Frost's crisp and speedy drumming, get your hands on 1349's 'Liberation'. It smokes PJ Extra Milds or Winny Blues, depending on your preference.

[Nemesis]

Now see, that's the comment that worries me. :$



:beer:

Let me guess...Volcano was their newest release??? :wired:

And NiMMERS...I just think Attilla did the best Popeye impersonation I've ever heard. :$

[GameOver!]

Let me guess...Volcano was their newest release??? :wired:Someone up the page a bit attempted to test that theory, but alas, to no avail. In fact, nImmers claiming adoreth for Rebel over any other album worries me more than other comments made previous.

I was actually just wondering if any of you noticed anything "strange" about the album... or the one before it. :shifty: Anything at all.

:beer:

[Nemesis]

Never heard the album before. And clever, how you switched caps with lowers. :yesyes:

:beer:

[GameOver!]

Well go have a listen, then come back here and we shall speaketh further.

:beer:

[Nemesis]

Whatever the money permits. Then the skeaketheth shall begineth.

:beer:

[GameOver!]

Splendid.

:beer:

Marduk - Hearse (single). Surely, you all must own that. Let us disgust.

[Nemesis]

:condescendingcomment:

:beersmiley:

: pretentiouscomment:

EDIT: One more 'O' and my font turns purple. :ashamed:

[Ringo]

Well Sunday at Download this year in England is gonna be immense, we have Metallica, Slayer, Machine Head, Slipknot, Korn, Ill Nino, Godsmack, Hatebreed, Life Of Agony, DamagePlan, Chimaira (Probs).. a bit of nu-metally crap there but the rest is absolutely incredible.. shame I can't say the same for Saturday, luckily I got a day ticket, So I don't have to put up with Linkin Park and The Hives.

Also going to Fear Factory in June (If anyone has seen them, how are they live?) and Inflames (Same goes for them, however I can't see them being poor at all.)

Aaaaaaaaandd.... theres a 'New Wave Of American Heavy Metal' (as theyre calling it) Tour coming.. KSE, Chimaira, Shadows Fall and God Forbid... Would anyone here think that's worth going to??



Thankssssss....

[NiMMERS]

Someone up the page a bit attempted to test that theory, but alas, to no avail. In fact, nImmers claiming adoreth for Rebel over any other album worries me more than other comments made previous.
:beer:

I'll switch your upper cases with lower cases and exclamation with it's arch nemesis. Oh you. Nah maaaaaen I'ma all about the dark medieval timezzz.

Volcano and Rebel are different to all previous. Stuff before that is all about the folky old school style with cheesy harpsicordy passages.

[GameOver!]

Volcano and Rebel are different to all previous. Stuff before that is all about the folky old school style with cheesy harpsicordy passages.Are you saying that like it's a bad thing? :wtf: Or are you simply stating the obvious... because if I wanted the obvious stated, I would have just thought it myself and never asked for your magnificent opinion.

IE: Could you expand upon that?

I am quite interested after all. And as it seems here NiM, you're the only guy who will give at least his 10%...

:beer:

[Crabby]

Also going to Fear Factory in June (If anyone has seen them, how are they live?) and Inflames (Same goes for them, however I can't see them being poor at all.)



They're just finding their feet as a live band again-I saw em' twice back in January/February (including the first gig they'd played in over two years),and they were good,but they have room to improve really.

And I haven't seen In Flames but word is they'll be here sometime this year.Yay.

[NiMMERS]

I am quite interested after all. And as it seems here NiM, you're the only guy who will give at least his 10%...

:beer:

Maybe tomorrow...

If you're lucky you may get 10.4%, so fingers crossed.

[NiMMERS]

It's tomorrow.

Now I don't have 'Dark Medieval Times', I've got the LP's from 'The Shadowthrone' onwards. If you have the dvd 'Roadkill Extravaganza', Sigurd even attests himself they pushed the whole folk/medieval flavoured thing to it's limit and rather to cover old push they've pushed on. I like the old shit, it's great. The riffs are majestic and they soar. Think 'Mother North'. Onto the new stuff, the direction first illustrated on the 'Megiddo' & 'Intermezzo II' EP's. I mean, look at Sigurd on the cover of 'Intermezzo II', there's a change of image for starters. The riffs are very C.Frosty. From 'Rebel...' on it's a bit of a regression and a progression at the same time. Songwriting techniques display climatic tendencies, none of that verse chorus verse stuff. The songs build towards certain points and sometimes plateau and build again. Hence progressive songwriting. One major thing missing from 'Rebel...' on is heavy use of keys, those traditional harpsichord sounds have been replaced for more atmospheric tones of synth. The latter day guitar tones remind me of (the mighty) Darkthrone.

All in all, dude, it's regression (or even minimalism in a sense) with progression. Well that's the way I hear it, everyone interprets things differently.

Your turn. Like, elaborate on why the albums are so bad they're good etc etc. And why liking 'Volcano' and 'Rebel...' worries you. Give it your best.

Lots of love.

-Mike

[SideburnZ]

He's gonna just give some bullshit answer that doesn't answer anything, you know...

[NiMMERS]

...I know.

I keep my fingers crossed he will break kayfabe and drop the 'air of mystery and mystique' gimmick. Stale.

We can only hope.

[SideburnZ]

...I know.

I keep my fingers crossed he will break kayfabe and drop the 'air of mystery and mystique' gimmick. Stale.

We can only hope.


Yeah. Someday he has to.

Anyways, I just got Burzums Filosofem and Mayhems Grand Decloration.

I haven't listened to either, but I'm hyped to. :hyper: I read all the back story on the murder, suicide and church burnings shit. Fun stuff.

[NiMMERS]

Bastard. How much did the Burzum cost you? The only Burzum albums in shops round here are those synth ones he made whilst in the nick. Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd they're like $AU40. My local JB Hi Fi (think cheap, think large range) hasn't replenished their Burzum in like a year.

Fuck Vikernes. He turned his back on metal and disowned it cos it's roots trace back to music made by black people, blues. Idiot.

[SideburnZ]

Bastard. How much did the Burzum cost you? The only Burzum albums in shops round here are those synth ones he made whilst in the nick. Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd they're like $AU40. My local JB Hi Fi (think cheap, think large range) hasn't replenished their Burzum in like a year.

Fuck Vikernes. He turned his back on metal and disowned it cos it's roots trace back to music made by black people, blues. Idiot.


It um cost me...

:shifty: Lots...

Yeah, lots.

:shifty:

And I know, he's a fucking nut. Hahah.

[Nemesis]

Anyways, I just got Burzums Filosofem and Mayhems Grand Decloration.

I haven't listened to either, but I'm hyped to. :hyper: I read all the back story on the murder, suicide and church burnings shit. Fun stuff.

GDoW is pretty sweet. I'm wondering if I should've started with De Mysteriis as far as Mayhem albums go, though. :\ GDoW is still the only one I own.

And as far as the church burnings and stuff, you should read Lords of Chaos if you ever get the chance. Not a bad book.


Bastard. How much did the Burzum cost you? The only Burzum albums in shops round here are those synth ones he made whilst in the nick. Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd they're like $AU40. My local JB Hi Fi (think cheap, think large range) hasn't replenished their Burzum in like a year.

Fuck Vikernes. He turned his back on metal and disowned it cos it's roots trace back to music made by black people, blues. Idiot.

Can you get them cheaper online? I got Det Som Engang Var for around $11 here (www.theendrecords.com).

But yeah, Varg's a piece of shit, even though I don't mind buying his music. I just look at his ideology and musical talent as separate entities, even though his most hardcore fans would probably argue that they're one and the same. Did any of you guys hear about him escaping on prison leave to try and join the French Foreign Legion? :lol:

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Got a copy of the new In Flames video (The Quiet Place) and while it's nothing revolutionary in the metal world, it could break mainstream. Well thats my opinion anyway, considering the use of CGI is similiar to the Linkin Park type stuff and anders voice is lighter like in Passenger, probably because of his poor technique which has finally worn him down. The vocals aren't very high in the mix and the vid is very well produced.

And my roommate says he doesn't mind it after one viewing and he virtually only likes anything which is in mainstream rock.

Also Edguy's next video will be Lavatory Love Machine (awesome track). And I now sit Hellfuire Club equal with Mandrake with about a 9.5 from 10. And somewhere in my top 5. But thats only having it for about 5 days.

I've forcefed my roommate King of Fools to the point where he knows the words. :headbang:. I'll get him liking the entire album since I've played it no-stop since I picked it up.

[NiMMERS]

Did any of you guys hear about him escaping on prison leave to try and join the French Foreign Legion? :lol:

Yeah. Apparently decked out with Rambo gear to go to Sweden then he changed his mind. Was found with a variety of weapons and a GPS system or something.

I don't think that chick is gonna get back to me regarding the Satyricon question and evaluation. Meh. Anyone else care to discuss the direction (pretty much every aspect) of Satyricon? Anyone? Koooooeeeeee!

[SideburnZ]

I got Shadowthrone today.

Umm...

I dunno.

[NiMMERS]

I got Shadowthrone today.

Umm...

I dunno.

Well said.

............

:shifty:

............

TRY HARDER!
:rant:

[Crabby]

I bought Sunk Loto's "Between Birth And Death" cheap at the uni sale today,mainly out of curiousity as well as something a little new and different to listen to as well.It's better than I expected actually.Loads heavier and somewhat interesting.

[NiMMERS]

Bzzzzzzzzzzzt.

Havn't listened to/watched any yet but I just bought:

Mayhem - Chimera
Testament - The Gathering
Marduk - Funeral Marches and Warsongs (DVD)

[SideburnZ]

I got Marduks World Funeral. :drool: Awesome.

Also Gorguts Obscura, which is just...weird and good.

Mayem - Pure Fucking Armageddon - Greatness.

[NiMMERS]

I got Marduks World Funeral. :drool: Awesome.


I've read some absolutely horrible reviews about this one. But when I chucked it on for the first time it kicked the shit out of me. People who take the piss out of the slower songs should be shot.....'Bleached Bones', lovely.

Go and get yourself the new DVD.

[SideburnZ]

I've read some absolutely horrible reviews about this one. But when I chucked it on for the first time it kicked the shit out of me. People who take the piss out of the slower songs should be shot.....'Bleached Bones', lovely.

Go and get yourself the new DVD.


Yeah, I saw shit reviews too, but I had to check it out. So glad I did.

YES SIR!

*gets DVD*

[SideburnZ]

Anyone have Wurdulaks Ceremony In Flames?

I was gonna buy that today, but wasn't sure. I heard Killjoy sings on it. :eek: And members of Mayhem and Immortal. :wtf:

I'm sure GO! will stop buy with some riddled bullshit, but if anyone here can tell me about them who doesn't speaketh like a total douche, I'd appreciate. :-*

Also, Necrophagias DVD: Any good?

[SideburnZ]

Fuck it, I just ordered the Wurdulak CD and another Necrophagia. :hyper:

[NiMMERS]

Depends if you like tasteless gore and horror. All I've seen if the video for 'Cannibal Holocaust' and it COITERNLY aint my cup of tea and a mate who has the dvd or at least one of them says it's more of the same shit.

I've been meaning to get that Wurdulak cd. Too lazy.

[GameOver!]

Anyone have Wurdulaks Ceremony In Flames?

I was gonna buy that today, but wasn't sure. I heard Killjoy sings on it. :eek: And members of Mayhem and Immortal. :wtf:

I'm sure GO! will stop buy with some riddled bullshit, but if anyone here can tell me about them who doesn't speaketh like a total douche, I'd appreciate. :-*I doth own the cd. Tis magnificent. :beer:

[GameOver!]

Oh my fuck, check out this amazon.com list! HERE. (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/listmania/list-browse/-/H7WSO72F7KDC/ref=cm_lm_dp_l_1/103-4557036-2780610) :wtf:

I was also wondering what people's perceptions on the Slayer Box Set are.
Seriously.

:beer:

[Bandit]

I got three new CDs:

InFlames - Whoracle
InFlames - Jester Race
InFlames - Colony

All I need now is Clayman, and I've heard it's their best one, along with Whoracle. So far, out of the four I have (the other is obviously reroute to remain) Whoracle is my favorite and I like a lot of Colony. I havn't given Jester Race a real good listening to yet though.

[scurvy pirate]

I got three new CDs:

InFlames - Whoracle
InFlames - Jester Race
InFlames - Colony

All I need now is Clayman, and I've heard it's their best one, along with Whoracle. So far, out of the four I have (the other is obviously reroute to remain) Whoracle is my favorite and I like a lot of Colony. I havn't given Jester Race a real good listening to yet though.

Ive got Whoracle and the Jester Race , which would you say to get next ?

[SideburnZ]

Ive got Whoracle and the Jester Race , which would you say to get next ?


I have all their albums and I'd say...nay, demand you purchase/steal both Clayman and Colony next. They are awesome on equal levels.

(Maybe I like Clayman a tad more :shifty: )

[NiMMERS]

I went off In Flames a long time ago. Although I'd say my favoruites are Jester Race and Colony. But I've never heard Whoracle or Lunar Strain/Subterranean.

I got Burzum's 'Filosofem'. Pure genius. I don't think I will ever stop listening to this. The distorted vocals work MUCH more than the wounded seagull type I've heard before.

Nattefrost - Blood & Vomit. Anyone who records themselves violently having a spew and taking a piss and labelling the album as 'true primitive narrow minded black metal' is alright in my books. I guess I picked it up cos Fenriz apparently labelled it the best CD of the decade.

[Crabby]

Clayman's my favourite In Flames album so I'd recommend you pick it up,Bandit.

I also picked up "Steelbath Suicide",thus completing my Soilwork album collection.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Whoracle is the most complete IF record, Everything Counts is such a fucking awesome song even though it's a cover.

[fear is the mindkiller]

New In Flames on Tuesday.

From what I've heard it's pretty sweet.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

From what I've heard (The first single+video) it's very mainstream and not very metal at all, also Anders is slowly losing his ability to "sing".

[NiMMERS]

From what I heard of the new In Flames was horrible. It was the same repetitive song structure I heard on RtR, I don't know what song it was but the verse was driven by cheesy electronics and Anders was crooning in his whispery whine thing he's been developing the last few records (KoRn?). To do more damage it sounded like they put a 'telephone' effect over his voice. Pushing the envelope of creativity and originality :rolleyes:

Melodic death will never be mainstream. So why try and water the sound down, they're only losing and alienating their fans in the process.

[fear is the mindkiller]

Well I haven't actually heard any of the songs. I read a preview of it in a metal mag somewhere.

[NiMMERS]

Well I haven't actually heard any of the songs. I read a preview of it in a metal mag somewhere.

Well maybe saying 'From what I've READ it's pretty sweet' would have been more apt than 'From what I've heard it's pretty sweet'.

I can only infer this is more of a continuation of the RtR formula. I'm all for progression but when you start to alienate fans and move away from what got you in the upper echelons in the first place, that worries me. It's the symptoms of a band trying break through to the mainstream.

[scurvy pirate]

Trecked into birmingham today in the pissing rain to see Amen, only to get there and find out they cancelled. So i thought id do as suggested and pick myself up clayman and colony,which made me happy. Then they got nicked, which made me less so.

Best day ever.

[NiMMERS]

...pick myself up clayman and colony.......Then they got nicked

That's what you get for attemtping to see Amen eh? You've learnt your lesson now. Now you know the gods are vengeful.

Seriously though, hard luck about the cd's.

Picked up the following last night,

Deicide - Scars of the Crucifix (awesome, they got the classic Deicide guitar tone too...only complaint it's a little on the short side of things clocking under 30min)

Carcass - Heartwork (classic)

...and...

:$

The Beatles - 1 (27 #1 singles $20 can't complain)

[WizoOzz]

Well maybe saying 'From what I've READ it's pretty sweet' would have been more apt than 'From what I've heard it's pretty sweet'.

I can only infer this is more of a continuation of the RtR formula. I'm all for progression but when you start to alienate fans and move away from what got you in the upper echelons in the first place, that worries me. It's the symptoms of a band trying break through to the mainstream.

In Flames = The new Metallica?

:yes:

[SideburnZ]

:( Sucks, I loved In Flames.

Anywho, I got Maidens Rock In Rio. It's great.

[NiMMERS]

In Flames = The new Metallica?

:yes:

In theory. Spot on. But I can't see them breaking through like Metallica did, unless Anders drops the screaming maybe.

I can see it now, I ring up and request an In Flames song. "Can I please hear 'Moonshield'?", "I'm sorry is that off their upcoming debut for new label BMG?".

In Flames have completely lost all relevance in metal to me.

[GameOver!]

Slayer Box Set. What's the problem?

[NiMMERS]

Slayer Box Set. What's the problem?

Slayer? Do you mean Sooty?

http://www.bearsonthesquare.com/botspics/DE022.JPG

[GameOver!]

Aw man that's awesome. Are those to scale? :o

[Aussie_Outlaw]

:( Sucks, I loved In Flames.

Anywho, I got Maidens Rock In Rio. It's great.

:yes:

Tis.

Got the DVD?

[Crabby]

That's what you get for attemtping to see Amen eh? You've learnt your lesson now. Now you know the gods are vengeful.

Seriously though, hard luck about the cd's.

Picked up the following last night,

Deicide - Scars of the Crucifix (awesome, they got the classic Deicide guitar tone too...only complaint it's a little on the short side of things clocking under 30min)

Carcass - Heartwork (classic)

...and...

:$

The Beatles - 1 (27 #1 singles $20 can't complain)

I saw Amen live a few years back and I thought they were pretty good actually.

I don't think the new In Flames is as ordinary as some are saying but I do have my reservations about buying it anyway.

[SideburnZ]

I'm slightly pissed off.

I ordered Necrophagia - Holocausto de la Morte and Wurdulak - Ceremony In Flames...

I got Necrophagia - Holocausto de la Morte and Wurdulak/Gorelord Creature Feature, which has 2 songs from each band. :\

[GameOver!]

That's bullshit. :beer: Where'd you order from?

[SideburnZ]

Red Stream.

[SideburnZ]

BurnZ of Nilbog: http://www.redstream.org/Wurdulak-Ceremony-in-Flames_RD3820.php
BurnZ of Nilbog: ordered that
BurnZ of Nilbog: http://www.redstream.org/Gorelord---Wurdulak-Creature-Feature_RD3504.php
BurnZ of Nilbog: got that
BurnZ of Nilbog: 5 dollar difference

[Nemesis]

I haven't ordered from Redstream yet...though it's pick-and-choose what them and The End have in stock..either one or the other has what you're looking for.

[SideburnZ]

I sent them an email telling them what happened, they sent a reply saying the covers of the CDs are similar (:wtf: ) so a worker must have gotten confused. But if I send it back they'll send me the one I ordered and a free demo disc for the hassle.

:yes:

[NiMMERS]

Don't you guys have a reliable and well stocked store with alot of metal in your respective areas? Or is it just easier and cheaper to order online?

Shit I'm hanging out for this year:

Suffocation - Souls to Deny
Red Harvest
Neurosis
Mastodon - Leviathan
Killswitch Engage - The End of Heartache
SYL
Cryptopsy

[Crabby]

I just often buy from overseas EBay stores(and I usually get em' new as well), 'cause it's cheaper nearly every time really.

[NiMMERS]

Plus you live in Kiama.

How is the blow hole going?

[Crabby]

The blow hole was great last time I checked actually.

Wollongong isn't far away,but they only have one store that stocks quality metal.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Don't you guys have a reliable and well stocked store with alot of metal in your respective areas? Or is it just easier and cheaper to order online?

Where I live for Uni, it's only a 30min tram ride to Flinders Street Station (from my front door) or if I'm at Uni a 10 minute Train ride, so usually I'll go to Metal Mayhem, and perhaps walk to Bourke/Elizabeth to see Jb Hi-Fi, or I'll go to various other ones depending on where I am for the day. JB usually have a half decent selection.

[NiMMERS]

That's a pretty sweet deal.

We have the Rock Shop up here. While it has some half decent stuff the staff are retarded and the organisation is abysmal.

And JB which is pretty decent.

Nothing much else except a place called the Beaumont Street Beat 20 minutes away from here which has a massive 2nd hand collection and plenty of metal.

[Nemesis]

I have a place in my town called the House of Sight and Sound that I used to visit a lot. But I realized that they don't stock much black metal (due to lack of demand...they had to send their Immortal CDs back, among other things), and it's a lot cheaper to order from The End, anyway.

Fuck supporting your town. Whoever does the best business deserves your money more. :yesyes:

[SideburnZ]

Theres this one place, like 15 minutes from here...

They mainly have a lot of Overkill albums. :\ I found a few goodies there though, like my Danzigs and Type O Negative and stuff.

[NiMMERS]

Sounds very JB Hi-Fi-ey to me. They have about 15 metres worth of metal. With all the bigger bands sorted and assorted the rest. I just plough through them.

You can count on them having 20 + copies of the big new releases and the big underground extreme acts like Mayhem and Deicide.

Speaking of Mayhem, 'Chimera' is fucking good.

Witness The Colour of Sleep (http://psycroptic.idrenaline.com/mp3/Psycroptic-The_Colour_of_Sleep.mp3)
Download it or mince about like a fairy.

[scurvy pirate]

I ordered Farmakons - A warm glimpse today , I've never heard them so can any one tell me if theyre any good ? Twas only 6 quid, which had me slightly worried.

[NiMMERS]

I got that one a while back. To make comparisons, think Opeth collaborating with Mr. Bungle or anyone who incorporates loungy jazz influences into their music. The vocalist sounds pretty much exactly the same as Mikael Akerfeldt. It's pretty good stuff, if you like stuff that's a little bit out there.

[Crabby]

Army Of Darkness tour dates (That's Sunk Loto,Frankenbok,Full Scale and 8 Foot Sativa)-

Thursday 6th @ Barwon Club, Geelong, VIC
Friday 7th @ Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 8th @ Fern Tree Hotel, Fern Tree Gully, VIC
Sunday 9th @ Peninsula Bar, Mornington Peninsula, VIC

Thursday 13th @ Wollongong University, Wollongong, NSW
Friday 14th @ Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 15th @ ANU Bar, Canberra, ACT

Thursday 20th @ Adelaide Uni Bar, Adelaide, SA
Friday 21st @ Bar 120, Hillary, WA
Saturday 22nd @ Amplifier, Perth, WA
Sunday 23rd @ Newport Hotel, Fremantle, WA

Thursday 27th @ Plantation Hotel, Coffs Harbour, NSW
Friday 28th @ Arena, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 29th @ Troccaderos, Gold Coast, QLD
Sunday 30th @ 240V, Mooloolaba, QLD

JUNE

Thursday 3rd @ Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
Friday 4th @ Evan Theatre, Penrith, NSW
Saturday 5th @ Roxy’s, Parramatta, NSW

[Alex E]

Anyone seeing the Iced Earth/Evergrey/Children of Bodom US tour? I have tickets for the St. Paul show in 7 days. :cool:

On a similar note, anyone going to check out Nightwish's first US tour in August? I also have tickets for that too...complain about her singing all you want, but I still think they're a kickass band. They kicked ass even before they used the orchestra from Lord of the Rings :p

Wacken, Sweden Rock, IE/COB/EG, NW/LC, Metal Mania, Progpower V...looks like a good summer, kids.

[Bandit]

Not to brag or anything, but...

I'm seeing InFlames live in San Diego!!!

[Bandit]

Speaking of In Flames, I missed the last page on the discussion where they're compared with the new metallica.
Although I agree that their old stuff is far far far more superior than their new stuff, I still love them, and will continue them.

Also, you all hear that S.T.Y.E. is #2 in sweden? It made top 200 billboard charts in US too, which is both good and bad. I've heard about half of it...and I'm indifferent. It reminds me a lot of reroute.

[NiMMERS]

I know I sound like a cynic but I'd say seeing In Flames live is nothing to write home about. They do pretty much nothing for me these days. I may whip out 'Clayman' or 'The Jester Race' every now and then for nostalgia value, but that's it :/

[WizoOzz]

Not to brag or anything, but...

I'm seeing InFlames live in San Diego!!!


Seen 'em. They were alright the first time around. They were pretty decent the second time around too. But they were totally upstaged by Killswitch Engage the second time I saw them (and they were supposed to be the headliners). I'll admit, though...that the first time I saw them, they did manage to upstage Iced Earth...which is surprising, given how much I like Iced Earth.

[Bandit]

They're "co-headlining" with KSE at San Diego, and NiMMeRS, I don't care what you say, I like InFlames! :grumpy:

[NiMMERS]

NiMMeRS, I don't care what you say, I like InFlames! :grumpy:

Nothing wrong with that. I wasn't ripping on ya, just conveying my feelings of indifference towards In Flames.

[scurvy pirate]

I got that one a while back. To make comparisons, think Opeth collaborating with Mr. Bungle or anyone who incorporates loungy jazz influences into their music. The vocalist sounds pretty much exactly the same as Mikael Akerfeldt. It's pretty good stuff, if you like stuff that's a little bit out there.


Arrived this morning,so i gave it a thorough listening at work. Its good, VERY Opeth , but it sounds like what Opeth mightve been if they hadnt got stale and repetitive. Good stuff.

[NiMMERS]

but it sounds like what Opeth mightve been if they hadnt got stale and repetitive. Good stuff.

Take that back.

[Crabby]

I agree- see em' live sometime,dude.

I ordered Lynchmada's "The Biggest Disappointment Is You" EP.Fucking killer Gold Coast metalcore band.

[Ringo]

If there are any english people who ever look at this thread..

Main Stage
Saturday 5 June
Linkin Park
Sum 41
Iggy & the Stooges
The Hives
The Distillers
Cradle of Filth
Monster Magnet
Dillinger Escape Plan
Soil

Sunday 6 June
Metallica
KoRn
Slipknot
Slayer
Machine Head
Ill Nino
Turbonegro
Soulfly

Game On Stage
Saturday 5 June
Electric Six
Arch Enemy
Static X
Instruction
Million Dead
36 Crazyfists
Akercocke
Powder
Viking Skull

Game On Stage
Sunday 6 June
Bowling for Soup
HIM
Taking Back Sunday
Damage Plan
Brides of Destruction
Life of Agony
Hatebreed
Drowning Pool
Hoobastank
Trapt
Barfly Stage
unknown day
Young Heart Attack
Glitterati
Surferosa
Holiday Plan
Ikara Colt
Danko Jones
Your Code Name Is: Milo
Fire Apple Red
Dirty Americans
Do Me Bad Things
Span
Saturday 5 June
Breed 77
Opeth

Fair bit of Metal in there..

[Crabby]

I bought two albums today-Fear Factory's "Archetype" and Lord Tim's "A Personal Journey".

The new FF is pretty typical and somewhat of a re-hash of "Demanufacture",but still a decent effort and far better than "Digimortal".

LT's solo album is different to Dungeon-the lyrics are personal rather than the usual power metal themes and the songwriting style is a little different.Still,a good album I must say.

[blackening]

ok... i really want to get into metal a lot about it is very hard. there are so many bands that i havent heard music from or just havent heard of at all. i dont have a clue where to even start. plus i dont have money to go out and by a bunch of cds either......


HELP ME!!!

[Ringo]

Chenck out all the greats that are pioneers of their genre's... see what you like and then that will help you decide what particular types of metal you like the most... you know, so check out Tallica, Megaadeth, Anthrax, Exodus etc. and then if you like that alot, then look for more 'Thrash Metal'.. if you lke Iced Earth, Blind Guardian, Edguy type stuff then check out power metal and that kind of thing... you know... easy..

[scurvy pirate]

Just ordered Forest Stream - Tears of Mortal Suicide , another band I've never heard but the last two buys have turned out well.
Even though download manages to be conveniantly placed in the middle of my GCSE's the saturday undercard looks worth going to , especially with the addition of Opeth.

[NiMMERS]

Tell us all what you like to hear from music.

Since your poor, get a job. Become a Relapse Records whore. Go to their website and download a whole heap of their mp3's. They specialise in grind (fast, agressive and brutal music usually with guttural vocals deep and high) and cult type bands that there are really nobody else like, like Neurosis and Mastodon. They got Nile too, brutal death metal.

[blackening]

ok.... i'll just name a shit load of metal bands i like....

Sepultura, Soulfly, Arch Enemy, Slayer, In Flames, Nothingface, Machine Head, Hatebreed, Fear Factory, Killswitch Engage, and Chimaira.

but i have a ton of bands written down that i'm interested in or was going to check out.

oh and do any of you guys know a good site for metal cd reviews?

[NiMMERS]

metal-archives.com
bnrmetal.com

The 2nd one isn't strictly reviews, in fact there are no reviews but it gives in depth disocraphies and gives good reccomendations.

[WizoOzz]

ok.... i'll just name a shit load of metal bands i like....

Sepultura, Soulfly, Arch Enemy, Slayer, In Flames, Nothingface, Machine Head, Hatebreed, Fear Factory, Killswitch Engage, and Chimaira.



If you dig Arch Enemy and In Flames, you'll pretty much dig anything out of the Swedish metal schene from Hypocrisy to Dark Tranquillity (I command thee to purchase The Mind's I).

You dig Chimaira, then check out Lamb of God. Do it now. I demand you.

Give some stuff from the 80's thrahs era a shot. Old Metallica, Megadeth, Exodus, Anthrax...even get some Pantera. And I'd recommend Exhorder as well...

There are a few newer bands out there with similar sounds to KsE...more and more popping up all the time...so, go figure there.

And for the love of god, buy some early Life of Agony. EVERYONE should own a copy (no matter which format be it vinyl, casette, CD, mp3) of River Runs Red.

Oh, and get Danzig's first three albums.

From that point on, you're set.

[blackening]

i've heard 11th Hour by Lamb of God and i like it. i think i will like them.

i like Pantera. but dont like Megadeth or Anthrax. Metallica is ok.

i like Killswitch Engage. if that's what you meant by KsE.

dont really like Life of Agony or Danzig either.

i know the bands i like its just i want to give a listen to all the other bands out there. especially the bigger and more important ones like Opeth and so on. and bands that you cant miss and that i hear a lot about.

[Nemesis]

And for the love of god, buy some early Life of Agony. EVERYONE should own a copy (no matter which format be it vinyl, casette, CD, mp3) of River Runs Red.



*agrees*


I just talked to my sister this weekend, and she's thinking about getting me an Ozzfest ticket for an early birthday present (partly because she wants to go, but most of her friends like neo-hippie college music). That'll kick some ass to see Dimmu Borgir, Slayer, Ozzy, Lamb of God, and Black Label Society.

Actually, this year's band list looks better overall than the few years before. No Linkin Park, Slaves on Dope...but Otep is gonna be there again. :(

[WizoOzz]

i've heard 11th Hour by Lamb of God and i like it. i think i will like them.

i like Pantera. but dont like Megadeth or Anthrax. Metallica is ok.

i like Killswitch Engage. if that's what you meant by KsE.

dont really like Life of Agony or Danzig either.

i know the bands i like its just i want to give a listen to all the other bands out there. especially the bigger and more important ones like Opeth and so on. and bands that you cant miss and that i hear a lot about.

Not liking Anthrax, I can understand...I really didn't appreciate them until I got their latest album which completely shits on anything new by most of the bands that come from the same thrash-era that they originated from.

But not liking Megadeth is a freakin' crime. Ask Dave, he'll tell you.

Yes, KsE is short for Killswitch Engage. And of course you like them. They're awesome. But there are a whole slew of bands ripping off their sound and putting out albums. They're the new flavor of the month.

Not liking LOA or Danzig...:nono: Again, a crime. I don't give you permission to listen to Opeth until you listen to How the Gods Kill :D.

Anywho, the secret to truly "getting into metal" is listening to it all with an open mind. I used to consider myself into metal, when I really wasn't because I really didn't give it all a listen. Now that I have opened my mind to pretty much everything out there, I really dig a lot of what's available to me. Now, I'm not merely "into" metal...I appreciate it. I think that's probably better than just being into it.

[blackening]

i dont like Megadeth, i didnt say anything bad about them. i dont 'have' to like them.

i have heard very little from Danzig and Life of Agony. probably only like a song or two each. but based on what i heard i didnt not like them.

and like you said i hope to appreciate metal. first i'm trying to get into it and give everything a listen, then go from there.

i really like melodic stuff too.

the first thing i'm going to do is buy an In Flames album. except i dont know which one.

[SideburnZ]

How can you not like Danzig or LOA?

If you wanna get an In Flames album, I'd guess you'd want to get whatever their newest one is.

[Kris P. Lettus]

MOOOOOOOTHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAHHHHHH

*punches fan in the face*

[blackening]

no, their newest one is 'Soundtrack to Your Escape' and everything i've read about it said thats its nu metal and that it sucked. i heard the song 'The Quiet Place' on the radio Sunday night and really liked it though.

i'm looking at getting Jester Race/Black Ash Inheritance, Whoracle, Clayman, or Colony.

which is their most melodic album?

and like i said, i've heard very little of Danzig and Life of Agony. i have heard like 1 song from Life of Agony and thought it was ok. i've heard like 2 songs of Danzig and dont even remember what they sounded like.

* oh yeah, and thanks Nimmers for the sites. :yes:

[scurvy pirate]

oh and do any of you guys know a good site for metal cd reviews?

sonicdeath.co.uk is a really good site for more of the non mainstream metal cds.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

which is their most melodic album?

Their most mainstream album is Reroute.

Their most metal is Whoracle

Colony & Clayman & Jester are all slightly different and equal (though everyone will argue for a different album).

Still I like whoracle.

But get Colony :yes:.

Wizz will say Jester and I'm fairly sure one of the other guys will say Clayman.

[SideburnZ]

Clayman is best.

But judging by this kids taste, he should go with Reroute or whatever their newest one is.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Not liking Anthrax, I can understand...I really didn't appreciate them until I got their latest album which completely shits on anything new by most of the bands that come from the same thrash-era that they originated from.

But not liking Megadeth is a freakin' crime. Ask Dave, he'll tell you.


It's a crime. (happy now Wizz?)

Anthrax's WCFYA is absolute awesomeness, kicked the shit out of St Anger last year, and I think I reviewed it in that review thread thingy. SOWN sold 3 million copies so well, you can't really say thats a bad record for a metal record to sell that much. Stomp442 is average. Volume8 I love. And their earlier Joey stuff, which is completely different Among The Living is 4.5/5 for thrash, but will probably be disliked since it's not AS relevant (although it's still awesome). And Persistance is greatness.

As for Megadeth. Lets see they must have at least one record you would like.

Cryptic Writings is seen as almost a perfect template for Pop music and metal. (Trust hit #1) And first time I listened to it I was just amazed at how good it sounded and how well written it was. Rust In Peace is a fucking Opus, my #1 album of all time. Countdown was their other hit in their catalogue which also hit #1 (record not single) and Ashes... is godly. Youthanasia is pretty good, Peace Sells is an awesome thrash record (similiar to Anthrax's Among), and I find it hard anyone who's really listened to SFSGSW can't like it's heavyness.

Megadeth > Metallica.

And I get to see Killswitch Engage on Sunday with Anthrax and Soilwork :headbang:


i dont like Megadeth, i didnt say anything bad about them. i dont 'have' to like them.

Yes you do, for your own safety around these parts.

:mad:

Megadeth are the best band from the big 4 thrash bands.

AND NO SEPS IS NOT ONE OF THE BIG FOUR. (Yes Crab/NiMM :p) You kids and your seps loving

[blackening]

as of right now i'm going to get Jester Race.

the other band i want to really get into is Children of Bodom.

and do you guys know a cheap place to get cd's from? Replay Member or not, i dont feel like forking out 16 fucking dollars for cd's 5 - 10 years old at Sam Goody.

i think the first thing i'll do his buy a In Flames and Children of Bodom album.

[Nemesis]

Buy CDs from www.theendrecords.com. Cheap prices, free shipping, and they usually deliver in about 3 days. But you have to create an account and log into it to search their entire catalogue. Otherwise, for some reason, it doesn't list everything.

Now that I think of it, they carry Children of Bodom, but I'm almost sure they don't have any In Flames. :dunno:

[SideburnZ]

They do have Bodom.

[Zeeboe]

They do have Bonerdom.

Haha. That's funny.

Anyway, what do you folks think of Korn? I was a huge fan of their older stuff, but in recent years, it's been :blah: I didn't even buy their new CD...it's funny, I cal it new CD and yet it is almost two years old...but it's new to me.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Korn have and always will be an over-rated pile of shite.

Zeeboe, if you wanna come into a metal thread and rip on one of the best metal bands in recent times and then try to talk about an absolute shite non-metal band (yep nu-metal is alternative not metal) then just save everyone some time and fuck off.

As for CoB, Follow The Reaper = greatness. Something Wild must be up there too.

Follow The Reaper also has an awesome cover so much so I have a poster flag handing above my computer of it (along with 'deth's The World Needs A Hero)

As for CoB.

[SideburnZ]

COB = current favorite band.

Current? They have been for like 4 months.

:headbang: BODOM
AFTER MIDNIGHT
BODOM
AFTER MIDNIGHT
YEAAAHHH

[NiMMERS]

It's a crime

A crime I commit every day!


[color=#a0e00a]Yes you do, for your own safety around these parts.

I'm not a Megadeth fan by any means and I'm still struttin' and cuttin'!


[color=#a0e00a]Megadeth are the best band from the big 4 thrash bands.

AND NO SEPS IS NOT ONE OF THE BIG FOUR. (Yes Crab/NiMM :p) You kids and your seps loving

Quiet you.

Seps > Big 4

:heart:

[Aussie_Outlaw]

You've hidden this secret from me for all this time.

I now despise you and your seps loving cronies.

NiMMERS is now official a N-Sync Fan Club member.!

You know its true.

[Crabby]

sonicdeath.co.uk is a really good site for more of the non mainstream metal cds.

I've posted there for years.A decent site but they haven't updated for months.Eh.

metalreview.com is also pretty good.

If you like melodic metal,Kane-a-nite,I highly recommend Devin Townsend Band's "Accelerated Evolution" and Ocean Machine's "Biomech".Great,thought-provoking albums.

And Dave,there's nothing wrong with Sepultura worship.

[NiMMERS]

You've hidden this secret from me for all this time.

I now despise you and your seps loving cronies.

NiMMERS is now official a N-Sync Fan Club member.!

You know its true.

I've just been elected as a member of the board. N-Sync is rockin' yo.
Fringe benefits include: Sloppy seconds from N-Sync groupies.

[fear is the mindkiller]

I bought Fear Factory's 'Archetype' yesterday...it's pretty damn good. It's a mixture of 'Obsolete' and 'Digimortal'. I was doubtful about how Christian would fill the void left by Dino but their playing sounds exactly the same, and that's not a bad thing.

[WizoOzz]

as of right now i'm going to get Jester Race.



Perfect place to start with In Flames. Colony is probably their peak, though. From Clayman till now, they've just gotten less and less awesome.

If you dig The Jester Race, check out Dark Tranquillity's The Gallery and The Mind's I. Both are very similar to In Flames' melodic style...and both are equally as awesome as anything In Flames has ever put out.

Also check out Edge of Sanity's Crimson and Purgatory Afterglow...both are FANTASTIC Swedish albums...

I would recommend Bloodbath's Resurrection Through Carnage...but methinks you're not quite ready for that yet.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

I started with Colony.

I am your god.

[Ringo]

Sooooooo then...

Who Likes...
Avenged Sevenfold
Bleeding Through
The Haunted
The Bezerker
The New Deicide album
New Fear Factory
Raunchy
or
Caliban
eh...???

[Ringo]

Haha. That's funny.

Anyway, what do you folks think of Korn? I was a huge fan of their older stuff, but in recent years, it's been :blah: I didn't even buy their new CD...it's funny, I cal it new CD and yet it is almost two years old...but it's new to me.

Nah.. this year wasnt it.. or end of last year.. Take A Look In The Mirror that is...

Well I Love the first album. its immense. Evrything else is shit. Apart from 'Here To Stay', maybe... I unfortunately heard 'Y'all Want A Single? Say Fuck That' The other day, And I have to say its one of the worst songs I've ever heard....

[WizoOzz]

I started with Colony.

I am your god.

Yeah...I know...I was re-asserting it's place in the upper tier of In Flames' work.

As far as my god goes...you may be a god, Outlaw...but you're not mine. ;)

[WizoOzz]

Sooooooo then...

Who Likes...
Avenged Sevenfold
Bleeding Through
The Haunted
The Bezerker
The New Deicide album
New Fear Factory
Raunchy
or
Caliban
eh...???

I want the new Avenged Sevenfold and Bleeding Through albums.

Love The Haunted. Can't say enough good things about them...

Bezerker I haven't heard, so I can't comment. Never really got into Deicide, but am dying to. Only heard one song from new Fear Factory album, but I'm dying to get it. And haven't heard enough of Raunchy and Caliban to really say anything about them either way.

[Bloodied Fox]

Anthrax's WCFYA is absolute awesomeness, kicked the shit out of St Anger last year

That wasn't exactly hard to do...


Megadeth < Metallica.

Oh Aussie, why do you make me have to come and correct you? ;) St Anger may suck but it doesn't stop Metallica from having the superior back catalogue

And CoB are indeed awesome ~starts to hum Mask of Sanity~

[Ringo]

I want the new Avenged Sevenfold and Bleeding Through albums.

Got both of them, and they are both absolutely incredible, I can't stop listening to them. Breathtaking, and I'm not exaggerating...

[WizoOzz]

Got both of them, and they are both absolutely incredible, I can't stop listening to them. Breathtaking, and I'm not exaggerating...

I've only heard one song by each band (thanks to Comcast Digital Cable and the Metal Channel that they have), and I dig both tracks...which hopefully means that I'll dig both albums. But...

The one song that they played off of Iced Earth's new album ("Greenface") I thought was kinda annoying the first time I heard it. Now, it's completely grown on me & is probably one of my fave tracks on it.

So, I'm assuming either I'll end up getting those albums and only digging one song off of each, or I'll end up really digging both albums. I'm hoping for that latter.

[blackening]

what i plan on doing his having my cousin burn me a few cd's. its just the program she has, more than likely doesnt have some of the songs i want - i think.

[NiMMERS]

Sooooooo then...

Who Likes...
Avenged Sevenfold
Bleeding Through
The Haunted
The Bezerker
The New Deicide album
New Fear Factory
Raunchy
or
Caliban
eh...???

The new of wave of metal does nothing for me. Love The Haunted. Deicide are back to their best with their new album.

Oh and Fear Factory are past it. Trying to make a continuation of a record they made 9 years ago isn't cricket. Alot of people are saying it gets boring after repeated spins.

Kane-A-Nite. You wanna be metal? Buy Strapping Young Lad's sophomore album, 'City'. It's damn essential in my books. This album will rip off your scrotum and sew it on your chin.

[Bandit]

no, their newest one is 'Soundtrack to Your Escape' and everything i've read about it said thats its nu metal and that it sucked. i heard the song 'The Quiet Place' on the radio Sunday night and really liked it though.



All together now:

:wtf:

The quiet place is nu-metally, as is the rest of that CD. What aussie said is pretty much true, but I like them iddle ones best. (Jester Race, Colony, etc.)

For you, it's hard to say. You like "The Quiet Place" but you want their non-numetal stuff...I'd go with Jester Race. It has a different kind of melody than a lot of bands I've heard. Colony is good too however. Clayman I've heard loads of good things about, but it's the only CD of In Flames I don't own, so I don't want to give you any opinions on that album.

As far as melody goes, Colony or Jester Race, but I'd be willing to bet you'd enjoy "Reroute to Remain" or "Soundtrack to Your Escape" better, and although Reroute is what started putting In Flames in the mainstream level, it's really not that bad of a CD. Some of the songs on it are really good, so for you, I'd say Reroute to Remain is your best bet...or Jester Race, or Colony.

Just get all their albums.

[Bandit]

Also, if you like In Flames' Colony and Jester Race, check out Mors Principium Est. :yes:

[Ringo]

So, I'm assuming either I'll end up getting those albums and only digging one song off of each, or I'll end up really digging both albums. I'm hoping for that latter.

Nah, I have a feeling that if you have heard one Avenged or Bleedingthrough song, then you'll probably like the rest... out of interest, what are the two songs you have heard?

[Ringo]

The new of wave of metal does nothing for me.

I wouldn't call those bands that. That term is generally referring to KsE, Chimaira, Shadows Fall, God Forbid etc.

Anyonw who doesn't like Avenged Sevenfold puzzles me, they have everything, great talent, a fantastic singer, long songs, short songs, screaming lyrics, melodic lyrics, one hell of a guitarist, amazing guitar solos, wicked drumming.. and then Bleedingthrough are similar, just heavier and less original. Still damn good though...

[Ringo]

My favourite is without a doubt Clayman... Bullet Ride, Only For The Weak, Brush The Dust Away, Pinball Map etc. all top notch songs.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Oh Aussie, why do you make me have to come and correct you? ;) St Anger may suck but it doesn't stop Metallica from having the superior back catalogue

Complete BS.

As I've done many times before RIP beats anything, Youth/Cte beat Load/ReLoad easily.

SFSGSW beats Justice.

Peace sells easily takes down puppets.

Which just leaves Lightning and KeA, which both have songs by Dave on them anyway.

Anyway Edguy > you.

[Ringo]

Oh and Avenged have an outstanding live show... however they do look like AFI....

Why always go on about Edguy? I find them good, and inparticular the new album.. But I don't find them any more special than Iced Earth or SymphonyX... each to their own.. but I don't see why you find them so bloody great.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

How can you compare them to Syx? Completely different Genres. And IE are more of a power thrash.

So how can I find Edguy the greatest band in the history of the world? Well quite simply they write some awesome riffs, awesome solos, songs which you have no idea what they're about. Totally stupid fun songs (Lavatory Love Machine), can play with amazing speed. The drumming is top knotch. Tobi sounds awesome. It just makes me want to throw up the horns and do the weirdest metal grins. It's just the whole vibe of the stuff.

Hellfire Club is good but isn't quite at Mandrake level.

And they don't take themselves seriously!

So in closing
Awesome Riffs
Awesome solos
Decent Song structure
weird lyrics
Tobi can sing
Felix's drumming = supreme.
They're funny.

[Ringo]

I suppose that Symphony X are much more progressive, but I just think is better Power Metal out there, not much, but some. And you seem to indicate that they're the greatest Power Metal band out there. I'll try and think of some bands of that genre then, that I find better..

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Blind Guardian? Stratovarius? HammerFall? Rhapsody?

[Aussie_Outlaw]

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has revealed the track listing for the group's new CD, tentatively due later in the year through Sanctuary Records. It is as follows:

01. Blackmail The Universe
02. Shadow Of Death
03. My Kingdom
04. Of Mice And Men
05. Truth Be Told
06. The Scorpion
07. Kick The Chair
08. Something That I’m Not
09. Tears In A Vial
10. Die Dead Enough
11. Back In The Day

MD45 REMIX - NEW DAVE MUSTAINE VOCALS
"THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED"
(http://www.megadeth.com/md45/tdtmd.mp3)

DREAM EVIL: New Release Date-The Book of Heavy Metal
The european release date for our third album "The book of Heavy Metal" has been pushed forward to may 24th.

[Ringo]

Hmmm... now you mention it... Apart from Blind Guardian, I would say Edguy are better than any of those other bands...

[NiMMERS]

I wouldn't call those bands that. That term is generally referring to KsE, Chimaira, Shadows Fall, God Forbid etc.

Anyonw who doesn't like Avenged Sevenfold puzzles me, they have everything, great talent, a fantastic singer, long songs, short songs, screaming lyrics, melodic lyrics, one hell of a guitarist, amazing guitar solos, wicked drumming.. and then Bleedingthrough are similar, just heavier and less original. Still damn good though...

You just described the new wave of heavy metal. The new nu-metal if you like. Where melody and aggression join hands with guitar solos of yesteryear.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Hmmm... now you mention it... Apart from Blind Guardian, I would say Edguy are better than any of those other bands...

I prefer Edguy's sillyness over BG's seriousness.

And watching the GNR Tour of Japan right now on 10 for those Aussies who care.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Motley > Gunners

Fuck you crabby.

[GameOver!]

Complete BS.

As I've done many times before RIP beats anything, Youth/Cte beat Load/ReLoad easily.

SFSGSW beats Justice.

Peace sells easily takes down puppets.

Which just leaves Lightning and KeA, which both have songs by Dave on them anyway.I just wanted to come in here and say that "A_O" is 100% correct. He's so completely right, and only a fool would attempt to argue the points he has just made. A wise man would expand upon them and build stronger the already solid foundation, but hell, I've already said it so many times that you already know.

Thank you. That is all. :beer:

[scurvy pirate]

Anyone who doesn't like Avenged Sevenfold puzzles me

To me theyre the musical equivilent of when you could get Gameboy cartridges with 100 games on or something. Theyd be all sorts of games, and theyd all be really really shitty. Ive got the A7X album and its got its good bits,but they really sound like theyre trying too hard to cram in so much,come a cross as a wee bit forced.

[Kris]

I prefer Edguy's sillyness over BG's seriousness.

And watching the GNR Tour of Japan right now on 10 for those Aussies who care.


Edguy are so fucking good it's unfunny...

[SideburnZ]

I got King Of Fools and Hellfire Club.

:shocked: Both are unexpectedly amazing.

[Kris]

What do you think when you spit in my face?
How does if feel to accuse and to hate?
Now look at me, I'm not one of your kiiiiiind

And I prefer to stay behind
AND WALK THE WICKED WAY

*cool keyboard bit*

[SideburnZ]

Pardon Fucking Me, Who The Fucking Fuck Is Jesus?

[Bandit]

Out of curiosity, what kind of metal are In Flames?

Melo-metal? Or is that even a sub-genre?

[Ms. Morningstar]

In Flames- Melodic Death Metal (I think)

You guys are actually arguing over Power Metal. It's Power Metal, they all rule. :)

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Either Melodic Death Metal or from the Gothenburg Scene.

You can't really call it Melo-Metal because you'd then have to include Glam/Power into that subgenre.

[Kris]

Pardon Fucking Me, Who The Fucking Fuck Is Jesus?
MOTHERFUCKING NEW MESSIAH FOR THE WHOOOOOOOOOOLE WOOOOOORLD!!!!

[Aussie_Outlaw]

What a awesome night it was the mighty anthrax where here, here are the songs they played there not in order i was too drunk it's close enough.
1/what dosen't die
2/got the time
3/inside out
4/only
5/fueled
6/caught in a mosh
7/antisocial
8/madhouse
9/NFL
10/metal thrashing mad
12/whole lotta rosie

This so called security guy at heaven was a absolute dickhead here's what happened
during antisocial a guy got up on the stage staggering over to scotty to say hi scotty gave him the thumbs up and staggered over to charlie. that's when this security idiot and the grabbed him around the neck and tried to put him to the ground that's when hell broke loose then john walked up to the security guy and said what the fuck are you doing this security guy turned around and tried to take a swing at john that's when scotty stopped playing walked over to him and gave him a mouthfull told him to get the fuck out of heaven and the whole crowd told him to piss off it was awesome and the security guy stormed out of heaven the awesome bit was john hit the security guy on the head with the microphone i can remember john saying to him the fans are here to mosh out and have a good time there not here to hurt anyone.that's all i can remember i picked up a signed drum skin from charlie i'm gonna get this framed and a tour t-shirt.
Thanks Anthrax for a Awesome night i'll never forget This night .
Killswitch Engage and Soilwork were awesome as well,one more thing the Gig started late all the bands equipment got sent to (Jakarta) indonesia airport
instead of Adelaide airport.I can remember John saying adelaide we,ve had a shit of day with the bands equipment been sent to the wrong country and all but you fans have made it worth while.

Heh, you'd expect this shit in Adelaide.

[NiMMERS]

Heh, you'd expect this shit in Adelaide.

I heard the water is a lovely shade of brown too.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Also I would say Soundtrack to Your Escape is less commercial than Reroute To Remain.

Except for the single.

Seriously.

It's no Clayman/Jester/Whoracle/Colony but it's a step back from Reroute which is good.

[The Rogerer]

I just wanted to come in here and say that "A_O" is 100% correct. He's so completely right, and only a fool would attempt to argue the points he has just made. A wise man would expand upon them and build stronger the already solid foundation, but hell, I've already said it so many times that you already know.

Thank you. That is all. :beer:Well flip me if I don't just agree and say there's a whole lot of rightness going on there.

I'll choose to skp past the genre-obsessing and what not of the rest of the thread though.:no:

[Nemesis]

Metal is generally the only genre of music I like. It's what I can get into. :dunno: The sub-genres and stupid labels of metal are a bit ridiculous, though. Glam, prog, nu, avant-garde, power, thrash, death, doom, black, symphonic black (sometimes "faggoth"), grindcore, goregrind, porngrind, funk, nu, hardcore, metalcore, mallcore, norsecore, etc., etc. :(

Then you have people on the Gamefaqs message board arguing whether CoB is power metal or not, and what separates grindcore from death metal, etc. It's anal retentive. That's why I can't stand posting there anymore. :\

Don't know what my point is. :happysad: