Metal Discussion Thread

[Ringo]

Here's a track listing for MARILYN MANSON's upcoming greatest-hits album:

01. Personal Jesus
02. The Love Song
03. Mob Scene
04. The Fight Song
05. Tainted Love
06. The Dope Show
07. This is The New Shit
08. Disposable Teens
09. Sweet Dreams
10. Lunch Box
11. Tourniquet
12. Rock Is Dead
13. Get Your Gunn
14. The Nobodies
15. Long Hard Road Out Of Hell
16. The Beautiful People
17. The Deflecting God
18. (S)aint


Korn have one aswell.

Worrying.


Helloween have signed with SPV records.

[Monkey]

Wrong. Tripe.

Breakdowns are overrated.

So it metalcore....or mallcore if you're elitist.

errr.... wouldn't almost ALL bands, especially those of the metal variety, have break downs of some sort in their songs?

Hell, I know you love LoG as much as I do and their albums are full of em... especially As The Palaces Burn.

[Crabby]

I'm a fan of some metalcore but I guess it kinda has been dominating discussion in here lately.

And Bleedingthrough do nothing for me really.

[Ringo]

'Revenge I Seek' should. If not, I'm shocked.

[Crabby]

Here's some great news I just read- Machine Head look set for a tour here in October.

The Hi-Fi in Melbourne is advertising the gig so it's looking like it may happen.I'm damn keen to see em' again and hear material from the last album.

[Ringo]

yeah they are here in December, the same place where Hellalive was recorded. Should be great.

[Crabby]

Last time they toured here it was with Slayer,and they were unfortunately only given a 45-minute set and the sound was very,very ordinary.Davidian ruled all,though.

[Ringo]

Well I have seen them both already this year, and I'm seeing them again before the year is up. Slayer are playing with Slipknot and Hatebreed.

[Bandit]

This thread should be renamed to the metalcore discussion thread.

Thing you need to listen to more of instead of In Flames and Bleeding Through...

-Morbid Angel
-Pig Destroyer
-Immortal
-Neurosis
-Electric Wizard

Fetch.
I'm actually offended seeing as how I had just said I put up a Trollech review. Is Trollech metalcore? :grumpy:

Abyssaria > Immortal

[QuietStorm]

The new CoB EP is titled Trashed, Lost & Strungout and was leaked last week even though the release date isn't until September. I'll try and get it downloaded when I get home from work and I'll let you all (specifically BurnZ and Outlaw) know how awesome it is.

[SerialHunter]

Here's a track listing for MARILYN MANSON's upcoming greatest-hits album:

01. Personal Jesus
02. The Love Song
03. Mob Scene
04. The Fight Song
05. Tainted Love
06. The Dope Show
07. This is The New Shit
08. Disposable Teens
09. Sweet Dreams
10. Lunch Box
11. Tourniquet
12. Rock Is Dead
13. Get Your Gunn
14. The Nobodies
15. Long Hard Road Out Of Hell
16. The Beautiful People
17. The Deflecting God
18. (S)aint

no "Coma White"? no "Dope Hat"? No "Superstar"? No "Rock N Roll Nigger"?
And what's up with "(S)anit" and "Tainted LovE" and "The Deflecting God" f'n fill-outs :no:

[Bandit]

Hey, Quietstorm, thanks for letting me know too. Fucker.

But besides, I bet I'll get it before you anyways. I'm getting it tonight. :wiggle:

[Bandit]

I'm listening to the EP as I type this. So far, it sounds like a mix between HatecrewDeathroll and Hatebreeder. :yes:

[Bandit]

Okay, I just finished listening to it a sec ago. Click the spoiler if you want the juicy details.

Okay, the EP has two songs. "Trashed, Lost & Strungout" which is 4:00 minutes long. The other song is called "Knuckleduster" and it's 3:27 minutes long. Both songs are great. Some of their fastest stuff, and Laiho's voice is at it's peak, IMO. It's some sort of mix between his screaming vocals from previous albums and his singing from Hatecrew. In my opinion though, this upcoming CD will be one of their best, if not their best overall, if it turns out anything like the two songs I just heard. I'm actually listening to it again right now.

[NiMMERS]

errr.... wouldn't almost ALL bands, especially those of the metal variety, have break downs of some sort in their songs?

Hell, I know you love LoG as much as I do and their albums are full of em... especially As The Palaces Burn.

I didn't say they sucked. I said they're overrated. Playing along at a blistering pace and deconstructing it all into a chugfest doesn't really do anything for me right now.

By the way, I havn't listened to any LoG for a while now...


I'm actually offended seeing as how I had just said I put up a Trollech review. Is Trollech metalcore? :grumpy:

Abyssaria > Immortal

I've never heard of Trollech or Abyssaria for that matter (They're probably unsigned for a reason, mate...)

What you said about Immortal is rubbish. Deep down you know Immortal rules all. You better hope G.Over! doesn't read what you said.

You like reviews? Read my glorious ones...

Psycroptic - The Isle of Disenchantment (http://forums.blistering.com/viewtopic.php?t=23129)
Strapping Young Lad - City (http://forums.blistering.com/viewtopic.php?t=23139)
Satyricon - Rebel Extravaganza (http://forums.blistering.com/viewtopic.php?t=23197)
Mayhem - Chimera (http://forums.blistering.com/viewtopic.php?t=23219)
Killswitch Engage - The End of Heartache (http://forums.blistering.com/viewtopic.php?t=23427)
Suffocation - Souls to Deny (http://forums.blistering.com/viewtopic.php?t=23596)
1349 - Beyond the Apocalypse (http://forums.blistering.com/viewtopic.php?t=23600)
Psycroptic - The Scepter of the Ancients (http://forums.blistering.com/viewtopic.php?t=23896)

[Crabby]

Machine Head dates-

Oct. 01 - Brisbane, AUS - Arena
Oct. 02 - Sydney, AUS - NSW University
Oct. 03 - Melbourne, AUS - Hi Fi
Oct. 05 - Perth, AUS - Lookout

[Ringo]

Anyone heard the CoB cover of 'The Final Countdown'?

[Cactus Lem]

It's not actually COB. I downloaded it and it said COB. But when i listened to it it's actualy Dispatched. The song sounds to extreme for it to be COB as well.

[Cactus Lem]

Well I have seen them both already this year, and I'm seeing them again before the year is up. Slayer are playing with Slipknot and Hatebreed.

yeah same. Im seeing Slayer in October. I saw them Hatbereed and slipknot at Download, but i'm not gonna miss any opurtunity to see Slayer!
That gig is gonna be well funny becasue it's my brothers first ever, so the first band he ever see's live will be Hatebreed! the most violent band i have ever seen. The pit was insane at Download! Thats one big steop for my bro to make.

Im seeing Machine Head again in November, and it's going to be the first gig im actually going to in my home town seeing as most the bands that come play in Southampton suck. MH where amazing at Download, 2nd best band of the weekend IMO.

Any word on their support yet?

[Bandit]

I've never heard of Trollech or Abyssaria for that matter (They're probably unsigned for a reason, mate...)

What you said about Immortal is rubbish. Deep down you know Immortal rules all. You better hope G.Over! doesn't read what you said.

You like reviews? Read my glorious ones...

Psycroptic - The Isle of Disenchantment (http://forums.blistering.com/viewtopic.php?t=23129)
Strapping Young Lad - City (http://forums.blistering.com/viewtopic.php?t=23139)
Satyricon - Rebel Extravaganza (http://forums.blistering.com/viewtopic.php?t=23197)
Mayhem - Chimera (http://forums.blistering.com/viewtopic.php?t=23219)
Killswitch Engage - The End of Heartache (http://forums.blistering.com/viewtopic.php?t=23427)
Suffocation - Souls to Deny (http://forums.blistering.com/viewtopic.php?t=23596)
1349 - Beyond the Apocalypse (http://forums.blistering.com/viewtopic.php?t=23600)
Psycroptic - The Scepter of the Ancients (http://forums.blistering.com/viewtopic.php?t=23896)

Trollech is signed to Eclipse Productins. Go listen to Abyssaria and say what you just did again...and besides, I was partially joking about the Abyssaria>Immortal comment. PARTIALLY. The reason I said that is because Abyssaria has vocals similar to Immortal, but more over the top, and I figured you would have heard them before, on account of your mocking other people for their poor music tastes.

I hope GO!, the master of teh kvlt blark metalllll!!! knows both of those bands...

-EDIT- Oh, and Abyssaria is signed.

[Bandit]

NiMMERS, I just read your review, and unfortuantely, in all four reviews I read, I totally agreed with each point, which sucks because I wanted to debate the quality of said bands. Since you're an aussie, I figured you'd rate KsE really high, in which case we'd debate how overrated they are, but you didn't...so I can't. And how Chimera isn't as good as De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas...that's definitely true. Count Grishnackh is my hero 4 eva.

[Nemesis]

I just got back from Ozzfest last night, and it wasn't too bad. Here's who I saw:

Black Label Society - Pretty good. It's too bad that they started when people were walking over there from the second stage, so I didn't get to see all of it.

Slayer - Awesome set. I don't like their new songs that much, but they played plenty of their classics. It was good to hear Dave Lombardo on the drums. Someone hit Tom Araya in the head with a cup full of water after he dedicated a song to the troops in Iraq (out of respect for them), and holy shit did he get pissed off. He was like, "This song is a dedication, YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE!!! Do you KNOW WHAT A DEDICATION IS?!?!" :lol:

Dimmu Borgir - The biggest reason I went to Ozzfest. They put on a solid show, but it's too bad that there were a few technical problems with the sound, or it would've been a lot better. Shagrath also talked to the crowd in between songs like everyone else, but he used the same voice as when he sang, and he talked really fast. It's nearly impossible to understand a fast-talking, croaking Norwegian guy. Oh, and yesterday was the first time I realized that Nick Barker isn't their drummer anymore. :(

Hatebreed - I'm not a huge fan, but their set wasn't too bad. The funniest part was when the crowd was supposed to cheer for the bassist. Then the singer said something like, "C'mon, people, make some fucking noise! This guy just got out of prison!!" :lol:

Superjoint Ritual - The crowd really liked them, but I didn't get into them at all. Half of their 30 minute set was actually music, and the other half was drunk Phil Anselmo talking about how awesome he was and how "hard fuckin' core" his band is. He went so low as to ask the crowd if they knew who he was. :nono:

God Forbid - The lead singer had a cool voice, but that's all I remember of them.

Otep - Holy shit that chick is weird. Hot, but weird. They were another crowd favorite that I didn't really like.

Lamb of God - One of the best shows all day. The lead singer was funny, and they played a perfect set. I'm definitely buying As the Palaces Burn now.

Slipknot - I'm not into them at all, but I have to admit that they put on a great show. They know how to work a crowd, and their onstage energy is unmatched.

Devildriver - Another band I'm not really into that had a good show. The lead singer did an awesome job, and I actually liked his vocals.

I didn't stay for Judas Priest or Black Sabbath, unfortunately. It started raining pretty hard and I was exhausted. There were also a handful of bands who played before I got there, but from what I heard, most of them weren't good anyway.

And it seemed like just about every band tried to start a circle pit among the crowd, but only a few were really successful.

The best part about the whole concert is that my ticket was free. :headbang:

[Bandit]

That's awesome Nemesis. What city did you see it in? I was thinking about going, but to be completely honest, I wouldn't pay much money to see ANY of those bands live, except maybe Judas Priest.

[Nemesis]

I went to Kansas City to see it. The reason why I went is because my sister bought a couple tickets, but none of her friends like metal at all.

But you wouldn't pay to see Dimmu Borgir?? :(

For 30 minutes? :\

[Bandit]

I'm not into Dimmu at all really. Only album form them I really like is "For All Tid" and I doubt they'd play shit from their first album at a mainstream-type festival. :\

They need to get Carpathian Forest and such up around here. THAT, I'd pay to see.

[Nemesis]

They actually played some stuff from Enthrone Darkness Triumphant, which is my favorite CD of theirs (but then again, I also haven't heard For All Tid or Stormblast yet).

[Bandit]

You havne't heard "For All Tid" OR "Stormblast" yet? :eek:

I'm officially not your friend until you've heard BOTH of these.

For All Tid is pretty much the only reason I really like Dimmu.

[Kev]

I'm seeing In Flames when they come down 'round here in a little over a months time. Just bought my ticket today.

To be honest I'm not really all that interested in them, considering I've only heard Colony. However a mate asked me to go, and considering he would've been there by himself I thought I'd accompany the man. That screaming the guy does, doesn't really do it for me, though the guitar is quite smashing.

While I'm here, I like those Edguy chaps thanks to Dave, and if anyone could recommend me something along those lines I'd punch you in the bum playfully. Or not so playfully, whichever's your bag, baby.

[Bandit]

Give Sonata Arctica a try, but I'm not really into power/progressive metal that much. :yes:

[Ringo]

While I'm here, I like those Edguy chaps thanks to Dave, and if anyone could recommend me something along those lines I'd punch you in the bum playfully. Or not so playfully, whichever's your bag, baby.

Symphony-X, Blind Guardian, Iced Earth, Spock's Beard, Flower Kings, Pain Of Salvation, Helloween, Dream Theater, King's X, Paradise Lost are all of one very broad genre.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Actually you just combined two genres

Power and Prog.

[Crabby]

I didn't stay for Judas Priest or Black Sabbath, unfortunately. It started raining pretty hard and I was exhausted. There were also a handful of bands who played before I got there, but from what I heard, most of them weren't good anyway.

Blasphemy I say!!!!!!

Hatebreed are indeed a great live band,their mosh was fucking huge when I saw em'.I've said it before but they completely blew Soulfly off the stage that night.

I own the DevilDriver album.Musically,the band are pretty solid but the vocals and lyrics are pretty shite really.

Bounce- you should check out their other albums, as they'll probably only play one or two tracks from Colony.Chimaira should be pretty good as well.

[Ringo]

Actually you just combined two genres

Power and Prog.

Yes they are often mixed together, hence why people often describe something as Power/Prog Metal. It's also why I said it's part of a very broad genre, because Iced Earth sound nothing like Spock's Beard.

[Ringo]

I own the DevilDriver album.Musically,the band are pretty solid but the vocals and lyrics are pretty shite really.



Saw them with Iced Earth. Dez is fat.

[Crabby]

He seems to rule that band with an iron fist,from what I've read.I think he recruited a bunch of unknowns who would be easier for him to boss around really.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Yes they are often mixed together, hence why people often describe something as Power/Prog Metal. It's also why I said it's part of a very broad genre, because Iced Earth sound nothing like Spock's Beard.

Iced Earth is predominantly Thrash if you want to lable, and bits of power. But it sits in the Thrash section rather than the power section. Of course they're different

IE
60% Thrash
30% Power
10% other.

Spocks Beard are basically completely Progressive Rock.

They're from two completely different genres.

[Ringo]

Does it really matter?

Basically Bounce would like most of those bands, seeing as he likes Edguy. Correct?

[WizoOzz]

IE
60% Thrash
30% Power
10% other.


:yes:

Pretty much spot on...as far as the band goes now. However, with Barlow, you've got to admit that the power percentage was probably about 10% higher and would have looked more like this...

50% Thrash
40% Power
10% Other

Basically due to his voice alone.

Ripper's stuff is a shitload better now than anything he could have ever put out with Priest. And I'll stand by that statement until the next Iced Earth album w/ him on it.

[Ringo]

'Greenface'. :yes:

[Bandit]

What's up with the name change there?

[Aussie_Outlaw]

:yes:

Pretty much spot on...as far as the band goes now.

Thanx man, considering Iced Earth isn't one of my bigger bands I'm not the most knowledgable about them but you seem to know your shit about them so thanx.

:)

[Cactus Lem]

That's awesome Nemesis. What city did you see it in? I was thinking about going, but to be completely honest, I wouldn't pay much money to see ANY of those bands live, except maybe Judas Priest.

You don't like Slayer then?

[Nemesis]

Blasphemy I say!!!!!!



:ashamed: I know. I'm actually pretty ashamed.

The only excuse I had was that I was worn out and REALLY sunburned (they don't even let you bring sunblock in there...WTF?!?). But the rain was the last straw.

I did get to hear a few Priest songs before I left, though. :\

[Crabby]

Lamb Of God's "Ashes Of The Wake" wil be released on August 31. I heard the sample track they posted a while back and it sounded pretty damn good,if it's on par with ATPB and NAG it'll definitely be amongst my best albums of the year.

[Bandit]

You don't like Slayer then?
Not too much, no.

[SideburnZ]

After 6 listens in a row (:ashamed: ), I've decided that Moonsorrows Kivenkantaja is the greatest fucking album ever.

[Bandit]

*recommended that album to BurnZ*

Indeed it is fantastic. *plug for album review at meatl-archives.com*

[QuietStorm]

I remember like three or four weeks ago when I asked you if you had heard of Moonsorrow. You had no idea.

I win!

[Kris]

Danzig - Circle of Snakes.

I'm beating BurnZ to reviewing this shit.

This album is on the whole pretty solid, with just a couple of tracks lacking personality.

Stand Out tracks: Skincarver, 1000 Devil Reign, When We Were Dead, Black Angel White Angel.

:p

[SideburnZ]

New Danzig album. :hyper: I just got one (listening right now). I don't think it officially comes out till the 30th, when I'll definitely be purchasing it.

http://www.7thhouse.com/7th/grafik/album/danzig8big.jpg
Circle of Snakes.

So far, it sounds a lot like I, Luciferi...which isn't bad at all. The first 3 tracks especially. Less bellowing Morrison'esque vocals from 1 and 2, more harder edge sound. Wotans Procession is track 1, instrumental, hard, very good. Then Skincarver, which is pretty sweet. It flows into Circle Of Snakes. Kinda hard to seperate the two. Then both share the screeching guitar.

1000 Devils Reign is AWESOME. Followed by Skull Forrest, which is really nice. Slower song. I love these 2. More singing to them.

Hellmask is a lot faster, Danzig is like yelling at me. :scared:
Oh man, now he's doing some creepy whisper, and it fucking rocks. Awesome song. Reminds me of Wicked Pussycat, but not as lighthearted.

When We Were Dead takes a to get into the singing, but once it does it sounds very oldschool Danzigish. Best vocals so far. :drool: This could fit into How The Gods Kill seamlessly.

Night, Besodom sounds like a leftover song from I, Luciferi. It sounds a lot like a song from I, Luciferi...but I can't remember which...Good song though.

My Darkness sounds good. Doesn't really stand out, but theres nothing wrong with it. Sounds like there are 3 Glenns singing...I love the chorus though...

Netherbound is really nice, vocally. Really awesome track.

Final track, Black Angel, White Angel has an awesome chorus and some awesome vocals. Combining this new speed yelling and his oldschool sounding singing. :yes:

It's obvious he's trying a new sound and it's working really well. I'd say this is an awesome album and everyone should get it, but I'm biased. I haven't disliked any of his albums.

[Nemesis]

Wotan's Procession? Is that the first time he's sang about Norse mythology?? :confused:

[SideburnZ]

Wotan's Procession? Is that the first time he's sang about Norse mythology?? :confused:


I think so. When you read interviews now, he always mentions how he's really into those Norwegian black metal bands. I think that's part of the reason his sound has changed to what it is now, too.

When he was into White Zombie, Korn, Orgy and stuff...he made that techno'ish Danzig stuff. Now he's making harder, heavier, faster stuff, and he's into Immortal and shiznit like that.

It's all good. :yes:

[Bandit]

I remember like three or four weeks ago when I asked you if you had heard of Moonsorrow. You had no idea.

I win!
Me? You must be thinking of someone else, because I've had Moonsorrow in my shared folder list for at least two months now...

[QuietStorm]

Mighta been over two months then? :dunno:

[Bandit]

Mighta been over two months then? :dunno:
Musta been. :dunno:

[Ringo]

I was tempted to talk about the Dillinger Escape Plan, but I feel I would be overtaking this thread with 'Core' music.

So let's talk about some REAL Metal.

>Helmet have announced a US tour to coincide with the release of their new album. So I imagine they will be over to the UK and Down Under very soon.
>Pig Destroyer's new video will premiere on MTV2. :wtf: MTV=:no:, obviously.
>There is a new Blind Guardian DVD Coming Out.
>Check Out:
• Zao
• Disillusion
• Raunchy
• Mnemic
• Extol
• Unjust


:beer:

[Crabby]

>Helmet have announced a US tour to coincide with the release of their new album. So I imagine they will be over to the UK and Down Under very soon.
>Pig Destroyer's new video will premiere on MTV2. :wtf: MTV=:no:, obviously.
>There is a new Blind Guardian DVD Coming Out.
>Check Out:
• Raunchy



:beer:

Raunchy are cool,I own Confusion Bay.It's far from the msot original album in the world but it's got some cool melodies.

"Australian tech-metallers DEVOLVED have confirmed the track listing for their new album, "Calculated". The CD will be released in Australia on September 6 through Modern Music via Sony distribution. An international release date and details will be announced soon. The track listing is as follows:

01. Biotics
02. Hybrid
03. Impute
04. Synergy
05. Catatonic Ruin
06. Icon
07. Assimilate
08. Vex
09. Derivative
10. Fractured
11. Depth Perception
12. Battery (METALLICA cover) (bonus track)

In other news, more live dates are being confirmed for the DEVOLVED national tour of Australia. The band will be playing in major cities, as well as many regional areas. The tour will be the band's last live performances in Australia before they relocate permanently to the USA.

Upcoming DEVOLVED shows:

Sep. 24 - PCYC – Dalby, AUS
Oct. 02 - Troccadero - Gold Coast, AUS
Oct. 03 - Troccadero - Gold Coast, AUS
Oct. 07 - Cambridge Hotel - Newcastle, AUS
Oct. 08 - Metro Transit Lounge - Sydney, AUS
Oct. 09 - Gearin Hotel - Katoomba, AUS
Oct. 10 - Backdoor - Penrith, AUS
Oct. 15 - Enigma Bar - Adelaide, AUS
Oct. 16 - Esplanade Gershwin Room - Melbourne, AUS
Oct. 17 - Arthouse - Melbourne, AUS
Oct. 21 - Oxford Tavern - Wollongong, AUS
Oct. 22 - Excelsior Hotel Surry Hills - Sydney, AUS
Oct. 23 - Anu Bar - Canberra, AUS
Oct. 30 - HMB Basement - Brisbane, AUS (Hellfest)
Nov. 05 - Bar 120 - Perth, AUS
Nov. 06 - Amplifier Bar - Perth, AUS
Nov. 07 - HQ's Leederville - Perth, AUS"

I know I'll definitely be picking up the new album and seeing a few of these gigs.The samples that have posted from the new album are absolutely awesome.It's cool that their awesome cover of "Battery" is finally getting released here as well.

[Bandit]

I still haven't heard those guys...

[Bandit]

New topic:

What's everyone's favorite Carpathian Forest album?

Mine would have to be "Defending the Throne of Evil" or "Black Shining Leather"

[Crabby]

Well, get to it......

[NiMMERS]

HURRAH!!!!!!!! David Vincent back in MORBID ANGELLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!(temporarily at least)

Let's hope things blossom into bigger things...so maybe they can record a decent album for the first time in many moons.

[Nemesis]

Carcass - Necroticism : Descanting the Insalubrious (People rave on about how good 'Heartwork' is, I think this is better as it has the melody and the grind brutality when they first started out. Fucking awesome)



Can't argue with that.


Hey guys, am I the last person on here who heard that Quorthon died? :(

[Bandit]

Probably...

R.I.P.

:heart: 4 Bathory

[Swedish Sensation]

Who in Canada is going to see Cryptopsy on their September tour? I'm not sure if I'll be able to go yet... gotta watch money, also have to get my ID back from the government, which means getting my birth certificate first and going through a bunch of other foolish technicalities... but anyways... Cryptopsy...

9/7 Foundation-Barrie, ON
9/10 Apollo- Thunder Bay, ON w/Bloodshoteye
9/11 The Zoo- Winnipeg, MB w/Bloodshoteye
9/16 Machine Club- Calgary, AB w/Bloodshoteye
9/17 Starlight Room- Edmonton, AB w/Bloodshoteye
9/18 Starlight Lounge- Lethbrige, AB w/Bloodshoteye
9/21 Brickyard- Vancouver, BC w/Bloodshoteye, Meatlocker Seven
9/22 Upstairs Cabaret-Victoria, BC w/Bloodshoteye, Meatlocker Seven
9/25 The Zoo- Winnipeg, MB w/Bloodshoteye, Meatlocker Seven
10/8 Campus de Charlesbourg – Quebec City, QC w/Bloodshoteye, The End, Cephalic Carnage
10/9 Medley – Montreal, QC w/Bloodshoteye, The End, Cephalic Carnage
10/16 Vox- Dolbeau, QC
10/23 Petit Theatre-Rouyn-Noranda, QC
10/28 Barrymore’s Music Hall- Ottawa, ON------------NEW DATE
10/29 The Dungeon- Oshawa, ON
10/30 Underground- Hamilton, ON
10/31 Trasheteria- Peterborough, ON
11/5 La Coudee – Rimouski, QC
11/6 Le Maquisart – Trois-Rivieres, QC

These guys are right classy coming to a place like Lethbridge... anyways, heard they aren't much of a live act, I have their None So Live CD which would mostly confirm that rumour... it's still gonna be awesome to see them though, if I can make it out... no idea who Bloodshoteye is though...

[NiMMERS]

Errr are you right there, mate? Listening to None So Live would confirm they are an awesome live act. I'd say the only drummer that could outdo Flo live would be a fucking drum machine.

[Crabby]

Metal For The Brain is officially on February 5 next year.

[Alex E]

Might've already asked this, but
a) Is anyone going to Progpower in Atlanta this year?
b) Care to meet up?

[Crabby]

Nah, but check out Alchemist when you're there,though,apparently they're pretty high on the bill actually.

[SideburnZ]

I don't care what anyone says, Mortiis is the man.

[Alex E]

Nah, but check out Alchemist when you're there,though,apparently they're pretty high on the bill actually.

You're thinking of the European version - the bands getting top spots this year are Edguy, Kamelot, Pain of Salvation, and Savatage.

[Crabby]

I picked up Candiria's "What Doesn't Kill You......" and it's a pretty eclectic album with some cool ideas.Well worth checking out.

[SideburnZ]

Some new items I picked up (not all, but a few, too many to go over)

Mayhem - Live In Leipzig: Now my favorite Mayhem album. A lot better than Pure Fucking Armageddon and the later Deadless stuff I have. I love Deads voice on this.

Mayhem - Out Of The Dark: Deads last rehersal, I guess. I love this too. Dig his voice here as well.

Darkthrone - Panzerfaust: Maybe rivalling Blaze as my favorite Darkthrone album. Awesome stuff.

Darkthrone - Land Of Frost Demo: Hard to get, but it was worth it. Really awesome, especially for a demo.

Immortal - Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism: Love it. Doubt I'll listen to it as much as I do SOND or Battles, but it's awesome nonetheless.

Misfits aren't metal, but if they were I'd be bragging about finally getting the 4 disc Coffin Boxset. :hyper:

[SideburnZ]

Well I'm boreder than expected.

Amon Amrath - Vs. The World: Not as groundbreakingly awesome as I was told, but I enjoy it.

Finntroll - Jaktens Tid and Finntroll - Natfodd: I love them. First time I've heard them, and didn't expect what I got. Awesome chorus' and vocals.

Kampfar - Mellom Skogkledde Aaser: Same as above.

Enslaved - Blodhemn: :\ I dunno yet. I gotta give it some more listens, it might grow on me.

Old Mans Child - Born Of The Flickering: Good cd, but I don't like OMC all that much, I doubt I'll be getting anymore of their stuff. One is enough.

Cruachan - Folk Lore: :wtf: Weird ass album. It felt like Irish Black Metal...which is to say I loved it. :yes:

Vital Remains - Dechristianize: Finally, another band with death vocals I like. Possibly the coolest album opener ever, as well.

Burzum - Daudi Baldrs: I don't see why this is shat on so much. It's not AS good as his others, I agree, but it's still pretty great.

[SideburnZ]

Mortiis - Crypt of the Wizard: Nice ambiance. Mmmm. A sleep cd. :yes:

Mortiis - The Smell Of Rain: :rofl: Funniest fucking cd ever. I've listened to it like 100 times in 3 days. It's hilarious and awesome.

Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kuaniasta: Doesn't hold a candle to Kivenkantaja, but what could? It's a solid album and I'd recommend it...only if you already have Kivenkanataja.

Immortal - Pure Holocaust: :eek: I like it. I read fans of SOND saying this one was shite, but fuck them. It's awesome. I think it completes my Immortal collection now.

Mayhem - Deathcrush: Not as awesome as the live and rehersal albums, but it's great. I think I just don't dig the vocals here as much.

Peccatum - Amor Fati: Once I got past the laughter of the title ( lol fati), I enjoyed it.

ok.

NOW i've gone over all my purchases of the last 3 days.

[GameOver!]

Misfits aren't metal, but if they were I'd be bragging about finally getting the 4 disc Coffin Boxset. :hyper: You finally got that huh? Rock on... I've had it since it came out. Does yours come with a pin? It if does then you're good off and well done.

Smell The Witch is by far the best track on that other album. :beer:

[GameOver!]

Everyone Leaves is class as well. :beer:

[SideburnZ]

Everyone leaves is the funniest song. I mean, as a song, it's not funny. But with Mortiis in troll gear singing it, it's awesomeness.

[QuietStorm]

Try and get his Stargate albums as well. And Pecattum's Lost in Reverie album is the best of their three.

And did you get that Cruachan album off me, I can't remember. It is awesome in that weird Irish metal kind of way.

[Bandit]

Stargate... *shudder*

Quietstorm, he got it off of me I think. So nyah!

[Bandit]

I'd just like to drop in and repeat how much I love Bathory.

[Ringo]

Well, QuietStorm has gone..


There is one less member of the already small Metal legion on the forums now..

[SideburnZ]

I'm like the Varg of this legion. I killed Quietstorm. :cool:

Cept Quietstorm wasn't as cool as Eruonymous.

[Bandit]

I'm like the Varg of this legion. I killed Quietstorm. :cool:

Cept Quietstorm wasn't as cool as Eruonymous.
And Euronymous wasn't really into fetish pornography.

At least, from what I know.

[Bandit]

I listened to Mortiis - The Grudge (his new album) and it's actually pretty good...

It sounds like NIN kinda. :yes:

[SideburnZ]

Can I get that off you? :shifty:

[NiMMERS]

Necrophagist - Epitaph

Geeeeeeeeeeezzzzz. One of THE best death metal albums I've ever heard. The musicianship will send you dizzy.

Relapse are awesome for digging out these awesome bands out of the underground.

Mastodon at the end of the month...they better have the DVD version available. Plus new PxDx in September.

[Crabby]

Necrophagist - Epitaph

Geeeeeeeeeeezzzzz. One of THE best death metal albums I've ever heard. The musicianship will send you dizzy.

I've ordered it so I expect to be impressed,Mick. :)

[Nemesis]

Necrophagist - Epitaph

Geeeeeeeeeeezzzzz. One of THE best death metal albums I've ever heard. The musicianship will send you dizzy.



Wow. Checked out the samples and it sounded like perfection.

[Ringo]

In this magazine here in England Mastodon's new album was given 5 stars and Lamb Of God's new one got 3 stars. But it's not a very good magazine so we'll see.

Saw Avenged Sevenfold, Minus and Send More Paramedics the other night. Good show.

[QuietStorm]

Avenged Sevenfold keeps a thin line between being decent and sucking.

[Ringo]

Nah....

[Cactus Lem]

Lamb Of God's new albums out on Monday, has anyonme heard any tracks?

If so, do they follow the same musical direction that 'As The Palaces Burn' does?

[NiMMERS]

In this magazine here in England Mastodon's new album was given 5 stars and Lamb Of God's new one got 3 stars. But it's not a very good magazine so we'll see.

Well there's a simple explanation for that. Mastodon are better than Lamb of God. Better musicians, better songwriters and so much more creative.

What was the magazine?


Lamb Of God's new albums out on Monday, has anyonme heard any tracks?

If so, do they follow the same musical direction that 'As The Palaces Burn' does?

Yeah I'd say it's a continutation of the predecessing album. It probably won't garner many good reviews simply because of tracking old ground but it'll keep the old faithful happy.

[Ringo]

No, I wasn't saying I was surprised that they had rated Mastodon higher than LoG. I was just saying it's not a magazine to be trusted. It's called Kerrang!, you may have heard of it.

[Alex E]

Obviously the tone of this thread has recently gone to harder stuff, but - I just saw Nightwish last night, and they've improved hugely over just a year. I've seen lots of shows considering I'm an 18 year old Canadian: Edguy, Kamelot, Symphony X, Blind Guardian, Gamma Ray, Iced Earth, Children of Bodom, Rage...point is, NW was the best I've seen. If you're near, go see it NOW.

[NiMMERS]

It's called Kerrang!, you may have heard of it.

I just may have. I kind of figured it was them. Who else would be idiotic to rate things out of 5? There's not so much of a line between a good album and a bad album when you rate out of such small numbers. But that's a discussion for another time...

[Crabby]

In other words,there is an Australian version of Kerrang! and Mick just wanted to take a well-deserved shot at em'.

[Ringo]

They are a pretty shite magazine. They also like such 'Rock artists' as Good Charlotte, Evanescence, The Rasmus and Eminem.

Yeah I thought Kerrang! was available in other countries...

[Deathcow]

Lamb of God's new CD, Ashes of the Wake is awesome.

[GameOver!]

I spread disease like a dog... discharge my payload... a MILE HIGH.

Topic: Megadeth's remastered edition.

1) They're tampered with apparently...
2) But they're tamped with by Dave F'n Mustaine...
3) That's the guy that made Metallica, and from that, spawned its superior rival.
4) Han Solo... he didn't shoot first. Fact.
5) George Lucas can't play grim speed guitar.

6) Discuss.

[Crabby]

Dave supposedly had to re-record some of the vocal parts on some of the albums,which apparently sound kinda out of place really.

[Crabby]

Some SYL news-

"STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, the Canadian extreme metal band led by guitarist/vocalist Devin Townsend, entered The Armoury Studios in Vancouver, B.C. on Thursday (August 19) to begin recording their fourth album. Devin is producing the effort, while engineering duties are being handled by Shaun Thingvold. A "making of the record" documentary is being filmed for the digipak version of the album, which is tentatively due in early 2005 through Century Media Records. Among the 10 songs set to appear on the CD are the following:

01. Zen
02. Imperial
03. Skeksis
04. Love?
05. Shine
06. Possesions
07. Landscape
08. Shitstorm
09. What's New Pussycat? (TOM JONES cover)

In other news, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD have set a November 2 release date through Century Media for their live DVD, "For Those Aboot To Rock" [sic]. The disc reportedly features a full set from the band's sold-out hometown show at The Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver recorded earlier this year, plus some "hilarious" backstage antics and video clips."

Devy and co. doing a Tom Jones cover? Interesting.

[scurvy pirate]

Just ordered Opeth - Deliverance and Mastadon - Lifesblood.

I have £8.50 left and may aswell headto play.com and pick something up.

Suggestions ?

[Nemesis]

I don't have any remastered Megadeth CDs...all of mine (what I own is from Killing is My Business up to Cryptic Writings) are original. I might pick up a rereleased CD one of these days, but there's a handful of other stuff I need to get first.

I just bought Slayer - Reign in Blood again, and I got the rerelease for that. It probably doesn't matter much, but I wish I still had the original.

I also bought:

Morbid Angel - Domination
Possessed - Seven Churches
Danzig III (again)

[Bandit]

The only remastered Megadeth I have is Rust in Peace with four unreleased songs that I picked up three days ago...

GO!, I didn't know you were into Megadeth. They rule.

For those of you who haven't heard Agalloch, they are quite amazing and I suggest you check them out. Try "Pale Folklore" for starters. :yes:

[QuietStorm]

"The Mantle" is a more complete album by Agalloch.

[GameOver!]

GO!, I didn't know you were into Megadeth. They rule.Yes, I did a magnificent job of keeping that a secret.

:beer:

[NiMMERS]

Morbid Angel - Domination

Top album that one.

Do you have the latest Necrophagist album? If you don't, why not?

[Cactus Lem]

I just bought Slayer - Reign in Blood again, and I got the rerelease for that. It probably doesn't matter much, but I wish I still had the original.


What do you mean you just bought it again?

As for the Megadeth re-masters, I can't really see the point in buying them. I have all of their albums from Killing Is My Buissness.... up till Cryptic Writings, and a few different mixes and demos do nothing for me.

[Nemesis]

Do you have the latest Necrophagist album? If you don't, why not?

Not yet. In due time, though. I need to watch out how much I spend now that I have college to worry about.



What do you mean you just bought it again?



A handful of my CDs in the past have been mistreated, stolen, lost, or sold. I take much better care of them now, but there's a lot of stuff I used to have that I'm just now repurchasing again.

[Ringo]

Opeth :heart:


In other news, New Mastodon was out monday I think, So I'll have to get down the shops and get that. Also, is it worth me picking up the New LoG album? Cos I haven't heard great things..

[Bandit]

I bought (not downloaded, believe it or not):

Carpathian Forest - Skjend Hans Lik

And it was worth the $15.99 I payed for it.

This album is one of the main reasons they're in my top 10 list of my favorite bands, top 5 of black metal.

[Bandit]

"The Mantle" is a more complete album by Agalloch.
It's also the one Agalloch album I don't own.

:ashamed:

[Swedish Sensation]

Vital Remains - Dechristianize: Finally, another band with death vocals I like. Possibly the coolest album opener ever, as well.

yes! I knew you would love it. anyways, yeah, that's a pretty cool album opener... I should try to find the name of the song because I've been hearing it all over the place lately. it's been on TV a couple times in the last couple weeks.

Glen Benton should stay with Vital Remains... he's not nearly as good with Deicide, and Deicide isn't nearly as good a band anyways. it's too bad he won't and he's still too committed to Deicide, to the point that he'll barely even tour with Vital Remains. I think they only did one tour on Vital Remains, and it included 20-25 tour dates, because that was the most he could do. or they did more and got a backup. it's too bad though, 'cause he could do incredible things with Vital Remains. you can definitely tell how much he hates christianity when you hear him sing. he's vicious...

I seriously hope Benton does a new album with Vital Remains... it'll be incredible... though I don't think they could top Dechristianize... maybe match it, at best...

[Swedish Sensation]

New album finished !
After 3 weeks in Abyss studio the new album entitled FIENDISH REGRESSION is finally finished. 11 tracks were recorded including 9 brand new songs +
a cover version of Saint Vitus classic "Burial at sea" and a re-recording
of a old song named "Autopsied" which was originally written and recorded
for promotion in 1989.
The cooperation with Tommy and Peter Tägtgren really payed off and we are very satisfied with the result both song and soundwise.
To say that the songs are brutal would be an understatement.
The new blood of drummer Pelle Ekegren really shows through the whole album. Fast, heavy and brutal is the only way to describe it.
European release through Century Media rec's is planned to late August.

Ola & Grave May 17, 2004

Tracklist:
Last Journey | Reborn |Awakening | Breeder | Trial by fire
Out of the light | Inner voice | Bloodfeast | Heretic
BONUS TRACKS
Burial at sea (Saint Vitus cover) | Autopsied (Re-recorded Grave classic)

http://www.intothegrave.com/art/fiendish.jpg

Jonas Kjellgren has left Carnal Forge after 7 years and five albums.

Jonas drop out from the band came just a few days ago, so we have focused on getting someone to replace him instead of writing explanations to everyone. Because of the up coming European tour with PRO-PAIN, it's been really hectic for us trying to find a new vocalist, but finally we can announce that Jens C. Mortensen (former Slapdash and Revolver) will be the new vocalist in CF.

Jens has rehearsed with CF just one time yet, but it sounded great as hell. Now he has at least 12 new songs to learn before the tour. Good luck J…

Everyone in CF welcomes Jens to the CF family and hopes that our fans will enjoy Jens vocals as much as we already do.

And we wish Jonas all the best in the future and thank you for all the great times we had together. Cheers!!!!!!

http://www.carnalforge.com/images/cf_aydy_cd_large.jpg

01. Decades Of Despair (3:02)
02. My Suicide (3:54)
03. Burn Them Alive (4:26)
04. Waiting For Sundown (3:14)
05. Exploding Veins (4:08)
06. Sacred Flame (2:33)
07. Inhuman (3:28)
08. The Final Hour (3:07)
09. Totally Worthless (4:23)
10. The Strength Of Misery (3:25)

Bonus Track For Japan:
11. Ruler Of Your Blood

anyways, in summary... a new Carnal Forge album which sounds tight as fuck, I just listened to the first track of it on the Century Media website the other day, called Decades of Despair. it sounds a lot like The More You Suffer, but with a bit more melody to it. not that Carnal Forge is a melodic death metal band or anything. and there was an awesome solo in it that sounded like a bunch of the ones off Chaosphere by Meshuggah. New Millenium Cyanide Christ immediately came into my head when they started playing that solo. I haven't heard the other shit on the album... I'll probably download it tonight or something... anyways, it sounds pretty awesome so far...

heard nothing of the new Grave album, so I can't comment... but Back from the Grave last year was pretty awesome and they really shaped up after not doing any albums for 6 years. so I'm expecting this one to be pretty good too. if it sounds anything like the last one, it will be. hopefully they won't be stupid and try to be melodic on this new one, and completely lose their edge.

and the other little piece in there is about Carnal Forge's vocalist leaving, and being replaced with some new guy I've never heard of before. I doubt he'll be as good as Jonas though. he was brutal. he made me wanna listen to their stuff over and over again all day.

[Bandit]

Yes, I did a magnificent job of keeping that a secret.

:beer:
It COULD be because I rarely pay attention to any of your posts.

But who knows?

:dunno:

[Nemesis]

yes! I knew you would love it. anyways, yeah, that's a pretty cool album opener... I should try to find the name of the song because I've been hearing it all over the place lately. it's been on TV a couple times in the last couple weeks.

Glen Benton should stay with Vital Remains... he's not nearly as good with Deicide, and Deicide isn't nearly as good a band anyways. it's too bad he won't and he's still too committed to Deicide, to the point that he'll barely even tour with Vital Remains. I think they only did one tour on Vital Remains, and it included 20-25 tour dates, because that was the most he could do. or they did more and got a backup. it's too bad though, 'cause he could do incredible things with Vital Remains. you can definitely tell how much he hates christianity when you hear him sing. he's vicious...

I seriously hope Benton does a new album with Vital Remains... it'll be incredible... though I don't think they could top Dechristianize... maybe match it, at best...


Dechristianize was great. It's too bad his vocals weren't crystal clear like on Deicide's Serpents of the Light CD, though. I liked the fact that he had a death metal voice, yet you could understand every word that he said at the same time.

But I still think Glen Benton is a stupid fucker. Great vocalist, but he's pretty retarded.

[NiMMERS]

Funnily enough I downloaded 2 tracks from both those albums from the CM website and both were decidedly average.

Buy this.

http://deimos.curious.be/~AbortedRoot/assets/goremage.jpg

[Bandit]

http://deimos.curious.be/~AbortedRoot/assets/goremage.jpg

Let see if this works...

[NiMMERS]

Geez you jumped on that one pretty quick...

Lucky you're here.

[Denny Neptune]

For fans of the older school metal like Ozzy/Sabbath I have a band you should check out. Hellfueled, from Sweden. Imagine a young Ozzy on vocals and a guitarist whos influences are Zakk Wylde and Jimi Hendrix add a kick ass drummer and Bass player and you've got Hellfueled. I heard this album last week, it blew my mind, the singer sounds almost exactley like Ozzy, but the the music is heavier and has more "punch" to it, more energy. Every song on the album is all out rock, theres no ballads like you'll find on some Ozzy albums, very cool stuff!. Even though its heavily infulenced by old school metal I still think its one of the best albums of 2004. Check them out. Tell me what you think.

[Crabby]

Opeth :heart:



See em' live sometime, they're awesome.

And Mick,you'll be pleased to hear that my copy of the new Necrophagist arrived.And it fucking rules,just as you said it would. :D

[Bandit]

Geez you jumped on that one pretty quick...

Lucky you're here.
Your sarcasm speaks strongly.

And yes, you are lucky I'm here.

[Alex E]

It's entertaining and all, but I can't believe that the newest two songs I've heard by Children of Bodom were covers of Billy Idol and Andrew W.K. :\

[SideburnZ]

I heard their Idol cover...but they did Andrew W.K. too?! What song? :wtf:

[Alex E]

"She is beautiful". It's off their new single, Trashed, Lost & Strungout. It's actually pretty fun. It seems like they have a sense of humour a lot more by themselves than in public, from the times I've met them.

[Bandit]

Anyone wanna tell me how Nattefrost - Blood and Vomit is?

[Alex E]

Grim and frostbitten. :mad:

[Bandit]

Have you actually heard it, or are you just saying that to mock black metal? :grumpy:

[Alex E]

No, I'm being serious. Track 2 is great, "Awaiting The Frozen Blasphemy Of The Necroyeti's Lusting Necrobation Upon The Altar Of Voxrfszzzisnzf".

But really, I can't help you. I only listen to the occasional black metal song, it's just not my cup of tea. :beer:

[Swedish Sensation]

Fiendish Regression by Grave is fucking awesome! I just got it today on Soulseek and then listened to it tonight, like 15 minutes ago or something... it's so good though... it's like a mix of Back from the Grave and all their older shit. it's got the clarity in production that Back from the Grave and has better riffs and is just overall a more interesting and diverse listen (a lot of their old shit, like Hating Life and the old demo CDs, just seemed meandering to me and didn't really take me on much of a listening trip or anything), but it sounds bad ass like all their old albums and just sort of has that "kick your ass" feel to it. it sounds like the music for hell. if there was music for hell of course. or, if there was a hell in the first place. but christ... it's fucking awesome... blew my mind.

Aren't You Dead Yet? by Carnal Forge isn't as brutal as The More You Suffer. I haven't my mind up on which one is better yet. AYDT has a little bit more melody, even though Carnal Forge isn't a melodic death metal band or anything, and it's not like they play the Gothenburg style like Dark Tranquility or whatever. but the guitars are more interesting this time around... and the songs are more compact, but they're just as long as they need to be. there's a lot to be said for having shorter songs if they work (see Primal Concrete Sledge by Pantera), and all the songs work really well. but it's not very long... which doesn't make it a bad album, but I was hoping for atleast 45 minutes like the last one. and it's not as brutal. the vocals aren't as clear in this one, you can't hear what he's saying anywhere in the album, but that may just be because I haven't gotten used to it yet. but I have no problem hearing what he's saying in TMYS, except for his accent. and the vocals are just more brutal and kick your ass. so the album has its advantages and disadvantages... not the greatest follow-up to TMYS, but a bit of a different style. I still like it. just not sure if it's gonna be my favourite Carnal Forge.

next up is The Gallery by Dark Tranquility.

ha, and I didn't have to buy the albums... Burnzy... :squint:

[NiMMERS]

See em' live sometime, they're awesome.

And Mick,you'll be pleased to hear that my copy of the new Necrophagist arrived.And it fucking rules,just as you said it would. :D

Yes, Opeth was a fucking fantastic live band as they are in the recording environment.

I knew you'd love good ol' Necro. How fucking boybandish does the singer/guitarist look in the cd inlay?!


Your sarcasm speaks strongly.

And yes, you are lucky I'm here.

Pfft. You had to have known I would've fixed it eventually. I put html code instead of this cheaty stuff we have here.


Anyone wanna tell me how Nattefrost - Blood and Vomit is?

A good album. Despite what the sticker on the front about Fenriz proclaiming the greatest album of the past 10 years or what ever...still a good fun album.

[Crabby]

To tell you the truth I hadn't really looked in the inlay,but after checking it out I must agree,Dennis.

[Alex E]

Yes, Opeth was a fucking fantastic live band as they are in the recording environment.


They have immense talent, I certainly agree, but from what I've seen, half the audience gets bored. Blame their stage presence, long songs, or that half the people that go to a metal concert can't figure out how to headbang to the songs, I dunno. Still interesting though.

Hey Burnzy, have you heard the new Bodom single? I'm not sure if I like it yet. The first bit is good, but the songs meanders a bit too much...

[Ringo]

Anyone heard any Unearth? They're nice.

Also, Vader :heart:

[Bandit]

I've heard Unearth.

And I didn't really like them that much... :\

[Throb]

Well you suck. Unearth kicks ass. :headbang:

[Bandit]

Well you suck. Unearth kicks ass. :headbang:
You criticizing other people's music is funny.

[SideburnZ]

"She is beautiful". It's off their new single, Trashed, Lost & Strungout. It's actually pretty fun. It seems like they have a sense of humour a lot more by themselves than in public, from the times I've met them.


I was hoping it was Party Hard.:(

[Swedish Sensation]

They have immense talent, I certainly agree, but from what I've seen, half the audience gets bored. Blame their stage presence, long songs, or that half the people that go to a metal concert can't figure out how to headbang to the songs, I dunno. Still interesting though.

I saw the lads play back in January. their drummer went back to Sweden before they even did the first show on the tour (which was the night before ours), because he apparently couldn't handle all the touring they'd done, and was having anxiety issues and needed to go back to Sweden and see a psych. so Edmonton (the first show of the tour) had no show from Opeth, only Moonspell and Devildriver played, then here, they had their sound guy play drums for them and he could only play stuff off Damnation. so they played 4 songs off Damnation, and an extra one that missed the album, called Soldier of Fortune. they had no stage presence or confidence in what they were doing. Mikael kept apologizing that they'd disappointed us. there were atleast 4 or 5 times he got this real sad look on his face and was like "Calgary, we're truly sorry." :wtf: the music itself was still played flawlessly... but the whole band looked so ashamed of themselves, like they'd just killed a baby or something. especially Mikael. he looked a couple times like he was about to cry. :blah:

[Alex E]

I was hoping it was Party Hard.:(

It's pretty much the same beat and song anyway. But yeah, Party Hard would've pushed it over the edge to greatness.

[Swedish Sensation]

who here has heard the new Shadows Fall album, The War Within? just looking for opinions... or... something interesting in this thread.

yeah. go.

[Throb]

You criticizing other people's music is funny.

Oh god, don't get defensive, it's a matter of opinion.

And just because you think prog rock sucks since it's too complicated for you, shut it. :p

[Throb]

who here has heard the new Shadows Fall album, The War Within? just looking for opinions... or... something interesting in this thread.

yeah. go.

I downloaded that not too long ago, and haven't listened to it. So thinks for reminding me, I think that's what I'll listen to now.

[GameOver!]

ha, and I didn't have to buy the albums... Burnzy... :squint:You're too underground man... you're above buyihng.

[Bandit]

Oh god, don't get defensive, it's a matter of opinion.

And just because you think prog rock sucks since it's too complicated for you, shut it. :p
Too complicated? HA!

Don't think just because I listen to black metal that that's all I listen to.

I'll have you know that I DO listen to SOME power/prog metal. For instance, I like Edguy. And Symphony X.

I think Dream Theater is goofy. I think Queerscrythe is faggish. And those are like the only two bands you ever talk about. I wouldn't be surprised if those are the only bands you've ever heard.

[SideburnZ]

Queensryche and Dream Theater faggy? :wtf:

http://www.sptimes.com/2003/06/26/photos/wk-pop-QUEENSRYCHE.jpg

http://www.studentski-servis.com/fotografije/dreamtheater1.jpg

If that's not buff, I dunno what is.

[Bandit]

Glenn Danzig is buffer than all those men combined.

[Monkey]

Anyone heard any Unearth? They're nice.

Also, Vader :heart:

I purchased Unearth just last week on a whim, mainly cause Mick said that I'd probably like em, and whaddya know, right again.

This album is another instant win on my list, unlike the damn In Flames album I bought that's one of those "it'll grow on me" type things.

I need something to rock out to god damnit! Give me chuggin riffs!

anyway, in summary
Unearth = :headbang:
In Flames = :blah:

[Bandit]

I used to love In Flames.

All their stuff seems way to bland to me after expanding my horizons further than they previously were.

Unearth > In Flames, however, I don't think they're as good as everyone says. Slightly overrated.

[SerialHunter]

Queensryche and Dream Theater faggy? :wtf:

Petrucci's ADIDAS shirt is all the proof you need...

[Swedish Sensation]

You're too underground man... you're above buyihng.

I believe the term is "broke".

[Swedish Sensation]

anyways, who else here has heard the album Firedemon by Carnal Forge? I just got it last night, and I've already listened to it twice between last night and the 2 hours today that I've been awake. it sounds like Reign in Blood by Slayer... it's so brutal. I remember how excited I was when I first listened to Slayer and this was even better. same sort of songs too. they're all real short, but they're fast and heavy as fuck. nothing is held back.

[Crabby]

Sure,Geoff Tate and co. had their weird glammy "vampire" look back in the Rage For Order days but I'd hardly describe em' in that manner.

[Crabby]

Need further proof that Phil Anselmo is an absolute tool?

"In a questionably advised and informed move, Phil Anslemo has told an American radio station that he intends to “kick al Qaeda’s ass”.

He recorded the following in a message for troops: “You guys, overseas. My Lord, this is Philip H. Anselmo from Superjoint Ritual. And I do nothing - nothing - as of late but write about our situations in a military light, in a political light. We are backed into a corner, and the reason I say 'we' is because there's a lot of people out there that want to protest the war, and this and that, what-not. Look, the Middle East has been a pile of shit for over seven decades? I don't know, I have no idea maybe it's longer than that.

"I guess all we're trying to do is show them first of all, there is a way, there is a way to make your country work. Secondly, if you don't catch on to the way, we'll kick your ass some more! And as far as your terrorists and that goes. Only that, and pretty much that only, is going to get even deeper and deeper into the Middle East, and we will kick your ass deep into the Middle East.

“I suggest you take heed - any of you - and if you are out there, and you're a plotter, and you're with the al Qaeda, you are my enemy, and I dare you to face me one on one - ever! 'Cause I will fucking destroy you. Thank you."

[SerialHunter]

it's just heel heat

[Aussie_Outlaw]

"An ill Ozzy jilts his own festival, but the music thunders on"


What the sold-out crowd at the Tweeter Center needed more than anything around 9:30 Thursday night was a voice of reason.

Thank the metal gods for Judas Priest front man Rob Halford.

Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward had just delivered the buzz-kill news to the 25,000 members of Ozzfest Nation, some of whom had been at the annual metal-thon all day - enduring such atrocities as Lacuna Coil's bad Evanescence impersonation and the comically ghoulish goth-thrash of Dimmu Borgir:

Ozzy Osbourne had bronchitis and would not be fronting Sabbath this evening.

Ward extended Ozzy's regrets, explained how Halford, the band's "old mate" from Birmingham, England, would be filling in, and profanely proclaimed several times how Sabbath would play as hard as possible. The swelling chorus of boos, obscene gestures, and flying plastic cups indicated the crowd wasn't having it. Probably because the phrase "refunds can be obtained at point of purchase" was absent from Ward's spiel.

But minutes later, the voice of reason arrived via Halford: piercing, steely, and aiming to save the day. The first words: "Generals gathered in their masses..." Halford - whose reunited Priest preceded Sabbath with a galvanizing set, which we'll get to soon - was leading the Sabs on their 1971 warmonger indictment, "War Pigs." It was frighteningly pertinent and potent, thanks to Halford's sadistic delivery.

As Sabbath droned and trudged behind him through the fiendish acid-rock of "Fairies Wear Boots," the ecologically conscious proto-grunge of "Into the Void," and the straight-from-the-bowels-of-Hades dirge "Black Sabbath," Halford (who, in Ozzy fashion, stayed close to the TelePrompTer) proved a more than suitable understudy.

Unlike with Ozzy, however, his voice rarely wavered in pitch. Most songs were played in a lower tuning to accommodate Osbourne's diminished vocal range, but Halford could have easily handled them in the original key.

If you closed your eyes, it was Sabbath on its best night in the mid-'70s.

It might have been nice for Ozzy to show at his own summer fete, if only to throw a bucket of water or 10 on the crowd. But his sick day was something of a blessing in disguise. And by the time Sabbath closed with "Paranoid," the crowd seemed hip to that fact.

It's a wonder Halford had anything left in the tank after leading Judas Priest (together with its original singer on this tour for the first time since 1991) through a 13-song classic-metal clinic with all the trimmings: studded outfits, dual guitar crunch, multitiered stage, and Halford's roaring Harley-Davidson on the encore "Hell Bent for Leather." Touring behind the retrospective boxed set Metalogy, Priest played a set celebrating its pioneering exploits, with Halford the animated party host clad in a leather-and-tassels getup that a Mummer might wear to a bondage club.

The Priest guys rolled out '70s warhorses ("The Green Manalishi"), '80s radio hits ("You've Got Another Thing Comin' "), and speedy rampages ("Painkiller"). Their wide grins and devil-horn hand gestures said, "Yeah, it's kind of Spinal Tap, but isn't it great?" It was indeed.

Slayer, still the heaviest band on the planet, set the bar high for Priest and Sabbath with its early-evening performance.

Behind a mountain of drums and cymbals, Dave Lombardo established whiplash tempos and propelled the quartet with jaw-dropping double-kick patterns. And through their wall of 24 Marshall cabinets, guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman supplied all manner of synapse-frying crunch, drone and thrash (bearing the obvious influence of Priest and Sabbath), over which singer-bassist Tom Araya depicted utterly grim circumstances on "Dead Skin Mask" and "Mandatory Suicide."

Once Slayer, perhaps the show's biggest draw, finished its assault, earlier heavies including Slipknot (victim of a second-stage sound mix that rendered the guitars and the death-rattle belch of singer Corey Taylor incidental) and Superjoint Ritual (the hardcore-leaning band fronted by Pantera and Down singer Phil Anselmo) suddenly seemed musically inferior and a lot less frightening.

[Swedish Sensation]

yeah, Phil's mind has been ravaged by hard drugs... I won't be surprised if he dies of a heroin overdose in the next few years.

[SerialHunter]

wow, Judas Sabbath!

[NiMMERS]

yeah, Phil's mind has been ravaged by hard drugs... I won't be surprised if he dies of a heroin overdose in the next few years.

Ahh, umm....that's already happened, mate.

[NiMMERS]

Oh yeah, I bought the EP by Ruins. They're a Tasmanian 2 man black metal band (Dave Haley of Psycroptic laying down the beef).

It's fucking awesome. It takes all the great aspects of early Immortal, early Mayhem but with precision execution. The guitars sound great with plenty of high end and no low.

Fucking awesome. I want a proper full length album.

[Alex E]

"Lacuna Coil's bad Evanescence impersonation"

...I'm not even going to try and figure that one out, the logic hurts my head.

[Ringo]

"Lacuna Coil's bad Evanescence impersonation"

...I'm not even going to try and figure that one out, the logic hurts my head.

:wtf: Huh?

[GameOver!]

My girlfriend's girlfriend once said that Lacuna Coil is "just a ripoff of Evanescence"... I swiftly proceded to call her a "stupid bitch."

:beer:

[Throb]

I've heard people say that as well, and then when I explain to them that LC came before Ev, they say "Well thank god, because they do it so much better."

Even though I still like evanescence. :ashamed:

[Ringo]

Even though I still like evanescence. :ashamed:


:eek:



Baaaaaad.

:no:

[Throb]

:cry:

[Bandit]

Throb, things like that are why I said:


You criticizing other people's music is funny.

.

[Nemesis]

Hahahaha, that shit that Phil Anselmo spews out of his mouth is pretty funny. It keeps me warm at night to know that he's protecting us from the terrorists from behind his microphone stand.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

http://www.hardradio.com/shockwaves/mustaine1.php3

Ah Dave, oh so entertaining.

[Bandit]

I was just chatting in a metal chat room on soulseek, and they were all saying Megadeth are/were shit.

And I'm the only one who thinks otherwise. :cry:

[Throb]

Throb, things like that are why I said:

You criticizing other people's music is funny.

.

And Bandit, things like that are why I say, "It's a matter of opinion."

[Ringo]

:wtf:

Um.. then don't criticise then.

[Bandit]

I'm listening to Carnal Forge - "The More you Suffer" right now, and I must be honest and say I absolutely love it.

Grave - "Fiendish Regression" is next.

:hyper:

[Throb]

:wtf:

Um.. then don't criticise then.

Does anyone in here, understand sarcasm?

I myself am a huge music lover, and when I debate someone, I get into it and really passionately push for my side. If you would have known that, you would have known that when I say "well then you suck" that I am more likely joking.

Comprende?

[Swedish Sensation]

I'm listening to Carnal Forge - "The More you Suffer" right now, and I must be honest and say I absolutely love it.

Grave - "Fiendish Regression" is next.

:hyper:

yes!

lemme know what you think of Fiendish Regression dude. The More You Suffer is so brutal... it's too bad they lost that vocalist just a few weeks ago... I'm not sure I'm gonna like the guy who replaces him after hearing Jonas on TMYS.

[NiMMERS]

The More You Suffer is so brutal...

Carnal Forge is brutal!?

ARGHHHHHHHH

I'd hate for you to hear something like Circle Of Dead Children, Berzerker or Origin. Your head would probably explode. :derr: :confused:

[Crabby]

I don't think I've posted this here yet-

http://www.blastwave.org.uk/reviews/arevs/show_album_review.asp?ID=377

Damn funny stuff.

[Bandit]

NiMMERS I must talk to you as well then, when concerning death metal anyways...

I'm very knowledgable in black metal, as nearly anyone who matters that posts in this thread will tell you, but I know almost nothing about death metal. And after listening to Carnal Forge, I wish to hear more things.

So, in conclusion, if you have some "must have" bands when it comes to death metal, please, don't hesitate to tell me.

[NiMMERS]

but I know almost nothing about death metal. And after listening to Carnal Forge, I wish to hear more things.

So, in conclusion, if you have some "must have" bands when it comes to death metal, please, don't hesitate to tell me.

Well I'd say try getting into early stuff as well as new stuff. Morbid Angel for one, their albums are absolute classics (not all of them). The last 2 albums have nothing on the albums they follow. There was/is that huge Floridian scene with bands like Obituary and Deicide too who have released some classic albums as well (Deicide are still kicking and Obituary have reformed recently and are in the process of recording 'their heaviest album ever', their words not mine).

Then there was/is the New York scene, where bands like Suffocation and Cannibal Corpse helped build. Some people like to refer to some of these bands as the 'TION' bands. Simply because they end with those letters, (Incantation, Immolation and the afforementioned Suffocation).

Then there's the whole Swedish thing with bands like Entombed and Dismember, At The Gates etc etc.

But these days my favourite death metal bands are Psycroptic, Necrophagist, Nile, Morbid Angel blah blah blah.

Every band I've mentioned is worth checking out in depth.

Just go to the metal-archives.com and scan through the death metal list and you're sure to find some names you may have heard of.

Today I finally got 'Leviathan' by Mastodon. Brilliance. Sheer brilliance. Best album of 2004 (topping several others I may have noticed in the recent past)
As well as 2 Nargaroth albums which I'm sure I'll enjoy.

[Alex E]

Speaking of Nile, I didn't know who they were until I became a former Nile drummer's replacement in a local band. Thinking about it, you'd think a guy who played for a supposedly critically acclaimed band would do better than a band from Winnipeg. And alcohol problems :\

[Bandit]

Slayer, Killswitch Engage, and Maston. Live.

$28

Yay or nay?

[SerialHunter]

Slayer and Kse worth your 28 bucks

[Crabby]

Go, dammit.

[Nemesis]

Yeah. Go. Slayer is awesome live.

Hopefully Tom Araya won't get hit in the face with a cup of water again.

[Bandit]

I've heard lots of things (good and bad) about Mastodon, so I'm indifferent towards seeing them live, because I'm not sure if seeing them live would good for the first time hearing them, if that makes any sense.

I've seen KsE live (back when they toured with In Flames/As I Lay Dying) and they were definitely good.

I'm not really into Slayer, but from what I've heard (from damn near EVERYONE) is that their stuff is at least twice as good when played live. Which is a good thing because I really don't like too many of their songs.

One of my friends is probably going too, so I guess we'll tag along and go together, because the show is about a two hour drive from my house.

[NiMMERS]

I've heard lots of things (good and bad) about Mastodon,

Well I've only heard one bad thing about Mastodon. Kerry King slammed them and said nothing stuck out about their music and proceeded to go on how he gets all these cd's and if they don't pass his 2 song 1 minute each test he throws them out the car window.

Well what the fuck are they doing on their Jager' tour?

Mastodon are on the greatest bands in recent history with 2 of the greatest albums in the past 10-15 years.

[Swedish Sensation]

Your head would probably explode.

I'm interested.

recommend some albums?

[NiMMERS]

Well for those bands I listed:
Circle Of Dead Children - Human Harvest
Origin - Informis Inhumanitas Infinitas (something like that anyway)
The Berzerker - The Berzerker

[Kunt 4 Life]

Anybody get Dio's new album.

[Grimario]

Right, I am once again turning to the wise people of this thread for more recommendations. Rather than trying to describe what I like, I figured I would just list what albums I have and people could recommend some similar material for me to hunt down.

Now, so I don't have this unnecessarily long... a spoiler tag.


Anthrax - We've Come for you all
Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale
Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond
Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side
Blind Guardian - Battalions of Fear
Blind Guardian - Follow The Blind
Blind Guardian - A Night at the Opera
Dream Theater - Images and Words
Dream Theater - Awake
Dream Theater - A Change of Seasons
Dream Theater - Falling Into Infinity
Dream Theater - Metropolis Part 2 Scenes from a Memory
Dream Theater - Once in a LIVEtime
Dream Theater - Live Scenes From New York
Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Dream Theater - Train of Thought
Edguy - Kingdom of Madness
Hammerfall - Glory to the Brave
Hammerfall - Renegade
Iced Earth - Night of the Stormrider
Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings
Iced Earth - Dark Saga
Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes
Iced Earth - Horror Show
Iced Earth - Tribute to the Gods
INTO ETERNITY - Buried in Oblivion
Killswitch Engage - Alive or Just Breathing
Killswitch Engage - Killswitch Engage
Killswitch Engage - The End of Heartache
Liquid Tension Experiment - Vol 1 and Vol 2
Megadeth - Killing Is My business... And Business Is Good
Metallica - Everything
Opeth - Everything
Rhapsody - Rain of a Thousand Flames
Rhapsody - The Dark Secret
Soilwork - Figure Number Five
Slayer - Reign in Blood
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Slayer - Divine Intervention
Slayer - Diabolus in Musica
Testament - Souls of Black
Testament - The Gathering
Testament - The Legacy


In NiMMERS car earlier this evening, Mastadon - Leviathan was in the CD player and I quite liked that so I might have a look at some of their back catalogue.

Any recommendations from you metal gurus?

[Slash]

Anthrax - Sound of White Noise.

[Bandit]

UPDATE: I'm not going to see Slayer/KsE/Mastodon.

Rather, I'm going to see Lamb of God and Children of Bodom for $20.

Do you guys all agree with my decision, or is it really something I should see, Slayer live.

And keep in mind I've seen KsE perform before.

[Throb]

I think it was a good choice. For one, it's cheaper, and from what I've heard, KsE and Mastodon wouldn't have been worth sitting through to see Slayer. So, :yes:

[GameOver!]

You fucked up... :beer: ...you didn't have to sit through that bullshit to see Slayer. You're at a concert. Could have found many thing to do, You.

:beer:

[Crabby]

UPDATE: I'm not going to see Slayer/KsE/Mastodon.

Rather, I'm going to see Lamb of God and Children of Bodom for $20.

Do you guys all agree with my decision, or is it really something I should see, Slayer live.

And keep in mind I've seen KsE perform before.

Why not just go to both shows?

[Deathcow]

I think it was a good choice. For one, it's cheaper, and from what I've heard, KsE and Mastodon wouldn't have been worth sitting through to see Slayer. So, :yes:

I'd go to see KsE and Mastodon and leave after hearing one Slayer song.

Mainly because Slayer's songs all sound the same. :\

I've gotta go the same road as Bandit though, except because I HAVE to. My brother is the only ride to the Jagermister Tour, which is on a Friday, and he has no vacation days. :no:

But I do get to see Bodom/Lamb of God. :yes:

EDIT: Grimario, you should check out Ashes of the Wake by Lamb of God...

:yes:

[NiMMERS]

I don't know why you barred Slayer. I would've seen all 3 bands. You coulda pissed up at the bar or something if you werent keen for the openers.

[Deathcow]

:wtf:

That confused me. :shifty:

[Bandit]

I'm too poor to go to both shows, and the slayer show is a two hour drive from my house, the CoB/LoG one is like 15-20 minutes. :yes:

And I :heart: Alexi Laiho.

[Alex E]

Careful, I got a rib broken when I saw CoB. Great concert though. :cool:

[Bandit]

Hahaha, please, elaborate.

This sounds like a story worth hearing.

[Bandit]

Woo!

Buying tickets tomorrow for the LoG/CoB show. Others playing include Fear Factory, Himsa, and Throwdown. None of which I'm looking forward to (Just looking forward to LoG and CoB)

LoG and Fear Factory are co-headlining, which pisses me off, because I think CoB > Fear Factory EASILY and it's arguable that CoB > LoG.

But either way, if there's a co-headline, CoB should be the co-headliners before Fear Factory...

The show is gonna rule nonetheless, about ten of us are going, so it's gonna rule.

[Grimario]

Anthrax - Sound of White Noise.
:yes: Quality, but it's Anthrax so I really should have expected that :yesyes:


Grimario, you should check out Ashes of the Wake by Lamb of God...
:no: Vocals don't do it for me, but thanks nonetheless :)

Oh, and the NiMMERS post that confused you.... he meant you could have gone to the bar and had a drink or something while the other bands were playing.

[Bandit]

His post didn't confuse me...

[QuietStorm]

Bump.

Bought Soulfly's "Prophecy" album today. Quality.

Also, I finally decided to order the "The End of Heartache" plus the first two Machine Head albums so that should all be here soon.

I really need to buy Green Carnation's "Light of Day, Day of Darkness" since that is definitely one of my favorite metal albums. That shall be my next purchase.

[NiMMERS]

Bump.

Bought Soulfly's "Prophecy" album today. Quality.

HAHAHAHAHA.

I love comedic attempts to bump threads back into activity.

Or were you serious? Either way, that's hilarious.

[Slash]

:yes: Quality, but it's Anthrax so I really should have expected that :yesyes:

:yesyes:
Anthrax > *.

[Kev]

Just woke up, had the In Flames thing last night.

I couldn't understand a bloody word the cunts said, but everyone in the pit seemed to really enjoy themselves. Apparently we had a very good turn-out as I heard lots of people say that they had never seen a line so big for a metal gig.

Chimaira weren't as bad as I'd have thought they would have been, and I think they kind of put more oomph into their set than In Flames did. I kind of don't know what I'm talking about here, so bare with me.

While we were in line, some dude walked right past me, punched me in the arm and then started slapping my mate on the chest. My mate tends to get into brawls fairly easily for the dumbest of reasons, so it was amazing to see him hold back. Then this bloke grabbed him by the hand and kissed it. :wtf: Guy punched me in the arm again as he finally fucked off. Nice experience that was.

As for the metalheads, all those dudes with long hair right in front of me shaking it around. It's nice to see that despite how messed up their hair is, they still shampoo.

I wanted to just drink the night away in the end because Heavy Metal ain't my bag and all, but the drinks were so expensive. I was fairly impressed with the show despite not being a fan of all the music, but my mate was more of an expert of it and he was pretty disappointed with the show. Afterwards he was telling me that while the show might not be all that flash, he thought In Flames and Chimaira would break up before they came here again. Which is interesting, considering Chimaira said they've got another album coming out.

Place was packed with crazy monkey kids in black t-shirts, I kind of like the fact that I stood out in my green shirt.

Also I don't get this whole devil horns thing. You've all got to stop that, or I'm calling the police.

To be honest I didn't mind listening to the stuff Chimaira and In Flames played, but I don't think I'd be able to appreciate it as much over headphones and my wimpy speaker system.

Also, I think one dude was trying to crack onto me. :mad:

[Crabby]

By all reports,Chimiara were more energetic than In Flames and probably were better. I look forward to Wednesday night.

[Kev]

Where do I come across these mythical reports you speak of?

[Crabby]

What people have told me since the gig, and what I've read on various boards around the place.However,I look forward to finding out for myself later in the week.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Also I don't get this whole devil horns thing. You've all got to stop that, or I'm calling the police.

No what's gotta stop is the punk/nu kids and mainstream people ripping off our horns, or leaving the thumb out, as if they even know who Dio is. The horns was a dark image, slightly satanic, but is now overused by the wankers who don't even know what it is.

Also Nightwish have reportedly signed up for 4 shows downunder. Dates and Venues are not confirmed and this is merely a strong rumour.

Shall be awesome, may drag my gf to the show. : :cool:

[Nemesis]

No what's gotta stop is the punk/nu kids and mainstream people ripping off our horns, or leaving the thumb out, as if they even know who Dio is. The horns was a dark image, slightly satanic, but is now overused by the wankers who don't even know what it is.



The best part is when they don't tuck the thumb and they end up proclaiming their love for everyone in Hawaiian.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

I know,

And Nem thats only with the right hand.

I see those punk kids do it all the time and they don't even realise its a metal thing, then they'll rip on metal. It's pathetic and amusing at the same time.

[Ringo]

Guys, Bandit inparticular, can you give some recommendations of the Scandinavian Folk Metal kind... Bands like Finntroll that I have seen you mention many a time, but which are the ones I should be checking out? Windir? or am I getting muddled up?


Cheers.

[Bandit]

Guys, Bandit inparticular, can you give some recommendations of the Scandinavian Folk Metal kind... Bands like Finntroll that I have seen you mention many a time, but which are the ones I should be checking out? Windir? or am I getting muddled up?


Cheers.
Windir isn't as folk as Finntroll as much as they are viking/black metal. But you should DEFINITELY check them out.

As far as folk metal goes, Vintersorg is a must. Easily.

Also, Moonsorrow and Kampfar are both fantastic.

If you want to go over the top, more than Finntroll, and witness a couply of nerdy kids getting carried away with Dungeons and Dragons, check out Cruachan. Some of their stuff is like Medievil Folk music gone techno though.

So, in conclusion:

Vintersorg
Moonsorrow
Kampfar
Cruachan (You may not like them though)

Also, another good idea, check out:

http://www.metal-archives.com

It's the online encyclopedia of metal.

You can do a genre search and search for folk metal or viking metal and get hundreds of results, and you can go further and check out bands that seem intriguing.

Godspeed. :yes:

[Deathcow]

Also, I finally decided to order the "The End of Heartache"

:yes:
:shifty: *Strolls off*

[Deathcow]

Woo!

Buying tickets tomorrow for the LoG/CoB show. Others playing include Fear Factory, Himsa, and Throwdown. None of which I'm looking forward to (Just looking forward to LoG and CoB)

LoG and Fear Factory are co-headlining, which pisses me off, because I think CoB > Fear Factory EASILY and it's arguable that CoB > LoG.

But either way, if there's a co-headline, CoB should be the co-headliners before Fear Factory...

The show is gonna rule nonetheless, about ten of us are going, so it's gonna rule.

I didn't know Himsa was playing too...:yes:

I saw them at Strhessfest back a few months ago, they're pretty good live. I get to go to this same tour the 10th of October. :)

[NiMMERS]

Guys, Bandit inparticular, can you give some recommendations of the Scandinavian Folk Metal kind... Bands like Finntroll that I have seen you mention many a time, but which are the ones I should be checking out? Windir? or am I getting muddled up?


Cheers.

Not folk, but surely an influence on some of these folk bands.

ENSLAVED.

[SideburnZ]

Guys, Bandit inparticular, can you give some recommendations of the Scandinavian Folk Metal kind... Bands like Finntroll that I have seen you mention many a time, but which are the ones I should be checking out? Windir? or am I getting muddled up?


Cheers.


Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja

The greatest folk metal album of all time. I still listen to it once a day, at least. I promise ANYONE they'll love it.

[Ringo]

Windir isn't as folk as Finntroll as much as they are viking/black metal. But you should DEFINITELY check them out.

As far as folk metal goes, Vintersorg is a must. Easily.

Also, Moonsorrow and Kampfar are both fantastic.

If you want to go over the top, more than Finntroll, and witness a couply of nerdy kids getting carried away with Dungeons and Dragons, check out Cruachan. Some of their stuff is like Medievil Folk music gone techno though.

So, in conclusion:

Vintersorg
Moonsorrow
Kampfar
Cruachan (You may not like them though)

Also, another good idea, check out:

http://www.metal-archives.com

It's the online encyclopedia of metal.

You can do a genre search and search for folk metal or viking metal and get hundreds of results, and you can go further and check out bands that seem intriguing.

Godspeed. :yes:

Cheers. :beer: Yeah good site, it's always posted about on here yet I've never bothered to look at it.

Nice. :yes:

[Ringo]

Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja

The greatest folk metal album of all time. I still listen to it once a day, at least. I promise ANYONE they'll love it.


Yeah. Very true. I'm aware of Moonsorrow and Enslaved.


:yes:

[Crabby]

I thought it was a pretty damn good show last night.Upon walking in I grabbed a STYE T-Shirt.Didn't think much of the Chimaira ones so I gave em' a miss.And unfortunately Daysend weren't selling any merch.

Seeing Daysend yet again,even if their set was incredibly brief (20-25 minutes),was pretty cool.They seemed stoked to be there and played a brand new song as well,which was great.

Chimaira opened with "Cleansation" and the place erupted.They're definitely very energetic and despite a very average mix (bass was WAY TOO high) had the moshpit in a frenzy.Thankfully they primarily stuck to TIOR material (the title track was damn good as well),and said that this was the last show of their world tour before heading off to record their next album.Mark Hunter certainly knows how to work a crowd, and I thought they were pretty good overall.Kevin Talley is an awesome drummer but his talents are far from being able to fully shine in that band.

In Flames were damn good.The mix was solid really and I had few complaints there.Pretty good variety played from their back catalogue.Anders' vocals sounded a little out of place at first but thankfully improved a lot.The setlist-

Dead Alone
System
Pinball Map (Huge sing-a-long).
Episode 666
Superhero of the computer age
Dial 595 Escape (Not a huge fan of this song,but it was more enjoyable live really).
Jotun
Only For The Weak
Embody The Invisible (MY fave IF track,was stoked to hear it anyway).
Moonshield
Behind Space
Coereced coexistence
Gyroscope
Trigger (Sounded LOADS BETTER live).
Evil in A Closet
Touch Of Red
Cloud Connected
My Sweet Shadow

[Bandit]

That's simply not fair.

When In Flames played here, they played nothing from Whoracle or Jester Race...

[Crabby]

Well,it was their first visit here and they said they would mix the setlists up as a result.

[Ringo]

Like Agalloch.

Any quick recommendations??

Cheers. :yes:

[Bandit]

Just like?

Have you checked out Vintersorg yet?

I'm not giving you any recommendations until you thoroughly listen to at least two Vintersorg albums, completely through.

[Ringo]

Just like?

Have you checked out Vintersorg yet?

I'm not giving you any recommendations until you thoroughly listen to at least two Vintersorg albums, completely through.

:mad:

Yeah I've listened to lots of their stuff. They're great. Cheers. I haven't bought 2 of their albums yet but I'm sure I will be doing so.

[Ringo]

Anyone heard any of the following:

Claire Voyant
Icon Of Coil
Das Ich
Theatre Of Tragedy
Dreadful Shadows
Merry Thoughts
Babylon Will Fall
Umbra et Imago
Catastrophe Ballet
Diary Of Dreams
Assemblage 23
Numb
battery 9
Mr Barleycorn

Any of them good?

[Bandit]

Recommendation: ...And Oceans.

I haven't heard any of those bands either Ringmaster.

[Deathcow]

As I Lay Dying = :yes:
Mastodon = :yes:
God Forbid = :yes:
Lamb Of God = :yes:
Killswitch Engage = :yes:

Just thought I should point that out, for no reason AT ALL.

[NiMMERS]

Anyone heard any of the following:

Claire Voyant
Icon Of Coil
Das Ich
Theatre Of Tragedy
Dreadful Shadows
Merry Thoughts
Babylon Will Fall
Umbra et Imago
Catastrophe Ballet
Diary Of Dreams
Assemblage 23
Numb
battery 9
Mr Barleycorn

Any of them good?

I've heard of Theatre of Tragedy and that's it. The mastermind behind that band was in the first incarnation of Enslaved.

I've never heard of any of the other bands and therfore probably aren't worth it.

[fear is the mindkiller]

Anyone get the new Shadows Fall yet? Just wondering if it's worth picking up

[Bandit]

My friend got it,and I listened to a tiny bit of it.

It seemed decent. It came with a century media (I think it was Century Media) sampler disc that had some decent stuff on it as well.

And if I'm not mistaken, it also had video footage, like a DVD or something that also came with it...all for like $16.00...

So although I'm not a big fan of Shadows Fall, I'd pick it up. :yes:

[Crabby]

It's very much in the same style as The Art Of Balance,so if you liked that pick it up I reckon.

[Ringo]

When I first head Shadows Fall, they seemed brilliant, but the more I heard of KsE, LoG, Chimaira, God Forbid, etc. , the less special they sounded.

The following bands I like.... could anyone help me with deciding what albums to get from them and giving me their personal opinion on them...

Amorphis
Crematory
Samael
Moonspell

[Swedish Sensation]

I've only heard of Moonspell. I saw them live with Opeth and Devildriver back in January, they're a fucking powerhouse, awesome band, and their guitarist is really cool... he did a lot of hanging out before the show with me and some group of girls... anyways...

anyways, don't get Darkness and Hope. his voice is terrible in it. stay away from that album at all costs, and stay away from Second Skin, 2econd Skin, Second 2kin, however the fuck they spell it. it has a terrible live set on it that they did in Portugal, their home country, all the fans there were crazy about it but it sounds like utter shit.

start off with Irreligious, and then get The Antidote, which is their new one. and if you like that stuff, get their real old stuff, like Wolfheart, Sin/Pecado, and The Butterfly Effect.

[Swedish Sensation]

My friend got it,and I listened to a tiny bit of it.

It seemed decent. It came with a century media (I think it was Century Media) sampler disc that had some decent stuff on it as well.

And if I'm not mistaken, it also had video footage, like a DVD or something that also came with it...all for like $16.00...

So although I'm not a big fan of Shadows Fall, I'd pick it up. :yes:

yeah, it's Century Media. I got the last sampler from 2003 called This Ain't Your Older Brother's Metal, it's awesome, it helped get me into like, 11 or 12 different bands or something. there's only 4 or 5 bands left on that sampler that I haven't gotten atleast one album from.

you can basically do the same thing on the CM website though I guess, since almost, if not all of the songs they put on the last sampler, were on the website when you go to the band pages and they have 1 or 2 songs from each album. but... :dunno: just makes it easier to do when you have a bunch of stuff all on one CD.

the guy from Shadows Fall sounds like the guy from Linkin Park in a lot of songs on the new CD. if he would drop that shit and stop singing clean vocals, or, just not sound like the guy from Linkin Park, it would be way better. the rest of the CD isn't bad, basically like The Art of Balance, it's good but nothing special. the clean vocals annoy the fuck out of me though.

[WizoOzz]

When I first head Shadows Fall, they seemed brilliant, but the more I heard of KsE, LoG, Chimaira, God Forbid, etc. , the less special they sounded.

The following bands I like.... could anyone help me with deciding what albums to get from them and giving me their personal opinion on them...

Amorphis
Crematory
Samael
Moonspell

I've only got one Moonspell album. I believe it's the one you were told not to get, though. :/

As far as Amorphis goes...get Tales from the 1,000 Lakes. It's a fuckin' masterpiece.

[Swedish Sensation]

I've only got one Moonspell album. I believe it's the one you were told not to get, though. :/

sorry, but it's fucking terrible.

the cover of Mr. Crowley by Ozzy is the capper on the worst Moonspell album I've ever heard...

[Nemesis]

As far as Amorphis goes...get Tales from the 1,000 Lakes. It's a fuckin' masterpiece.

I can vouch for that, too. Black Winter Day is probably my favorite Amorphis song ever.

Ceremony of Opposites is a decent Samael CD. Passage is ok, if you can handle lots of keyboards and a drum machine.

[QuietStorm]

Yeah I have every Amorphis album dating back to that one and Lakes is definitely the best.

[Nemesis]

Is the newest one any good? From what I've heard, it's heavier than Am Univerum.

[QuietStorm]

I still like Elegy more than Far From the Sun, but both are quality and worth buying/downloading. I am not that big of a fan of Ad Universum and when I listened to it the first time I actually turned the sound down so no one else could hear it, because I thought it sounded cheesy and not quite in the good way....

[Ringo]

Cheers. :yes:

I swear Crematory were a pretty big name.

[reyrey619]

Can you guys recommend some bands for me to check out? Thanks in advance.

[Ms. Morningstar]

Can you guys recommend some bands for me to check out? Thanks in advance. Gamma Ray, Borknagar, Lost Horizon.

All favorites at the moment.

[Throb]

Dream Theater :yes:

[WizoOzz]

I can vouch for that, too. Black Winter Day is probably my favorite Amorphis song ever.

Ceremony of Opposites is a decent Samael CD. Passage is ok, if you can handle lots of keyboards and a drum machine.

Amoung the same vein as TFT1,000L...ever heard any Cemetery? I've got Godless Beauty...underestimated masterpiece as well.

As are Edge of Sanity's Crimson and Purgatory Afterglow.