Metal Discussion Thread

[Tempest]

Saw Edguy today

Fanfuckingtastic! Tobias is so charismatic and funny
The set was weird. They avoided a couple of massive songs and sang some off ones. No Tears Of A Mandrake, which was insane to me. No Sacrifice either.

Dead Or Rock
Speedhoven
Nine Lives
Until We Rise Again
The Pharoh
Drum Solo
Pride Of Creation
Ministry Of Saints (He REALLY has an issue with the lyrics, bless him)
Headless Game
Save Me
Superheroes
Out Of Control
Lavatory Love Machine
King Of Fools

Feel like i've missed a song or two.

I love how he comes out in Dudley and goes HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SCOTLAAAAAAAAAAAAND! Hahaha I kid, I know this is DUDLEY ENGLAND!!!!!....
At the end of Pharoh he made everyone shut up and kept saying NO IT'S MY FUCKING SHOW ILL DO THE LAST OOH. Then when everyone finally stopped he goes 'Ooh...THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!'

[Pete Cash]

He is a right twat, and probably a homosexual as well.

[Tempest]

Hahah he's lovely and quite obviously a gay. He was making wink wink jokes about it at the gig actually

[Dubya]

..so this is a gay metal guy, named Ed?

[Pete Cash]

Have any of you guys heard of a group called Skyclad. They are kind of the proto-folk metal group. (Along with Bathory I would say). Anyway, I was on a road trip the other day and I was listening to a fair bit of folk metal and I must say they are rather cool. They have clever lyrics as well. It isn't Nabokov clever, but for metal they are rather clever with word play.

http://rapidshare.com/files/57207052/Skyclad_-_Folkemon___2000.rar

[darkhorse]

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/1259/lambofgodwrathza7.jpg

Lamb Of God - "Wrath" (2009)

http://rapidshare.com/files/192463591/OneDDL.com-_Lamb_Of_God_-_Wrath_2009.rar

[cactusmaac]

I'll be seeing Soulfly on the 8th and Testament\Megadeth\Judas Priest on the 13th.

[Dubya]

Soulfly is immense live.

So.. lets get some discussion going here.. this place has been dead lately..

FAVORITE METAL / HARDCORE ALBUMS OF LAST YEAR ?

I'm not at home, so only a few are immediately popping into my head..

The March by Unearth
Shogun by Trivium
Bury Your Dead by Bury Your Dead
Total Brutal by Austrian Death Machine
Controller by Misery Signals
The Anti-Mother by Norma Jean

[Dubya]

For anyone interested..

Sepultura: A-lex
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/61162257/sepultura+a-lex?tab=summary

[blackening]

Soulfly is immense live.

So.. lets get some discussion going here.. this place has been dead lately..

FAVORITE METAL / HARDCORE ALBUMS OF LAST YEAR ?

I'm not at home, so only a few are immediately popping into my head..

The March by Unearth
Shogun by Trivium
Bury Your Dead by Bury Your Dead
Total Brutal by Austrian Death Machine
Controller by Misery Signals
The Anti-Mother by Norma Jean
Trivium's Shogun for sure. May be my favorite album. I've listened to it so many times.

[darkhorse]

My favorites from 2008:

The Haunted - Versus
Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe
Kingdom Of Sorrow - Kingdom Of Sorrow
Daylight Dies - Lost To The Living
Unearth - The March
Cavalera Conspiracy - Inflikted
The Acacia Strain - Continent
Volbeat - Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood

[Dubya]

I liked the new Soulfly cd better than that Cavalera Conspiracy cd. A lot more, actually. I really liked that Haunted cd, too. Kingdom of Sorrow was alright, but I got tired of it pretty quick.

[N.E.R.F.]

Spinal Tap recording a new album! :hyper:

Possibly a track called 'Gimme some more money' :D

[Dubya]

Ahahahahahahaha I wonder if there will be another movie.

[Hero!]

So my sister got me a ticket to Music As a Weapon on the 22nd of April. I had no clue it wasn't even going on, but it looks like fun. Apparently these guys will all be there:

Disturbed
Lacuna Coil
Chimaira
Killswitch

Disturbed put on a good show and I've heard good things about KSE's live show. Lacuna Coil are pretty cool and I used to really like chimaira so i'm excited about seeing them.

[Dubya]

Lacuna Coil are TERRIBLE, espescially live. Why they have 2 singers is beyond me because one of them can't sing for shit and isn't a smoking hot chick like the other one.. he can't even try to compare.. he serves no purpose at all.

I've actually seen Disturbed 4 times and left early every time.. I always came to see the band before them, tried to stay and just couldn't.. and I actually enjoy their cds. I just think they're terrible live.

Killswitch and Chimaira are worth the ticket price by themselves, tho..

--

..been revisiting some old cd's lately. I've been stuck on The Oncoming Storm by Unearth and Malice and the Magnum Heart by Misery Signals. I've only taken one out of my car stereo to put the other one in for like the past week or so..

[darkhorse]

Speaking of Chimaira, they have a new album coming out this April entitled "The Infection". The clips I've heard sound very promising.

[Dubya]

The single fact that Chimaira has a new cd coming out is promising. They never disappoint.. at least, I've never been disappointed with a Chimaira album/performance.

Mastodon has a new one in a couple months, too.. mmm.. Mastodon..

[blackening]

So my sister got me a ticket to Music As a Weapon on the 22nd of April. I had no clue it wasn't even going on, but it looks like fun. Apparently these guys will all be there:

Disturbed
Lacuna Coil
Chimaira
Killswitch

Disturbed put on a good show and I've heard good things about KSE's live show. Lacuna Coil are pretty cool and I used to really like chimaira so i'm excited about seeing them.
I will probably be going to the show on May 10th in Green Bay, WI.

I've seen Disturbed on the Music As A Weapon Tour III and thought they were very good. A big reason I would go is to see Killswitch Engage. Lacuna Coil and Chimaira should be ok.

I'm hoping some pretty good bands are added to the 2nd stage. I heard that one of the bands was going to be Trivium, but nothing has been confirmed. I would definitely go for sure then.

It should be pretty cool, with all the other stuff added this time, tatoo artists, extreme sports, etc.

I've always found Chimaira to be pretty generic. Not their biggest fan.

[Dubya]

I'd honestly rather just see a cheap Killswitch show or a cheap Chimaira show, where they play for 90 minutes..

Going to see Lamb of God with As I Lay Dying, God Forbid, and .. someone .. in March


OH.. and Bury Your Dead (fuckin hell yeah) and Suicide Silence (gag me please) are heavily rumored to be on the 2nd stage for Music as a Weapon.


Chi of the Deftones is still in a coma, following a car wreck back in november. Get well, man. Please get well.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY..

Limp Bizkit is apparently re-uniting this summer .. with Wes? You'll just have to stay on the edge of your seat for that one..

[blackening]

I'd honestly rather just see a cheap Killswitch show or a cheap Chimaira show, where they play for 90 minutes..

OH.. and Bury Your Dead (fuckin hell yeah) and Suicide Silence (gag me please) are heavily rumored to be on the 2nd stage for Music as a Weapon.
I'd rather go to cheap KSE shows as well.

That sucks about those two bands being added as I think they suck.

If Trivium is added, it'd still be worth it.

Plus, like I mentioned there is other stuff like video games and shit to do during the shit bands.

[Dubya]

Yeah, a while back when they had the Nintendo Fusion Tour.. it was like Lostprophets, Anberlin (only 2 reasons I went), Story of the Year, and MCR.. and they had like 10 video game booths set up in the bar area of the venue.. I played games the whole time MCR and Story of the Year were playing. It was awesome. Lostprophets killed that crowd.

Oh and Bury Your Dead have gotten A LOT better on their new cd. They have definitely found their sound with their new singer. I didn't like most of their old stuff, sans a few songs, but I was stuck on their new cd for a month or so after my friend forced me to listen to it. If you feel like giving them a 2nd chance, you should.. cuz this cd doesn't disappoint.

[Hero!]

Mastodon has a new one in a couple months, too.. mmm.. Mastodon..

To say I'm excited for this is a fucking understatement. Have you heard the first single yet? I almost jizzed when it finished downloading.

[Dubya]

No, actually I haven't.. I don't want to. I want to enjoy the album in all it's glory when it comes out. I don't want any spoilers for this one. Haha.

.. for anyone interested, I heard that Remembering Never finally plan on releasing a new cd towards the end of the year.. This Hell is Home is supposed to be the title.

[Anaconda Sniper]

Limp Bizkit is apparently re-uniting this summer .. with Wes? You'll just have to stay on the edge of your seat for that one..

Still cracks me up how Wes was in from first to last for awhile.

[Dubya]

From the arcticle I read on theprp.com .. they're apparently throwing tons of money at Wes to try and get him to re-join the band for some summer festivals .. and maybe more? I don't think he should, to be honest. I mean.. it's not Limp Bizkit without him, but he's better off without them.. Black Light Burns' debut cd was pretty fuckin' good .. I thot so anyway.. actually I thot it was pretty badass .. and I'd much rather hear a new BLB cd than a new LB cd.

[Bandit]

Slayer/Behemoth/others I dont care about touring together this summer
July 12th at Glen Helen Pavillion in SOCAL

also Exodus/Kreator are hitting socal in early may I think

wooo!

[blackening]

The second stage of Music as a Weapon IV as been announced:

Suicide Silence (joins March 29)
Spineshank
Crooked-X
Bury Your Dead (joins March 31)
Born of Osiris (March 20 - March 28)
After the Burial (March 20 - March 28)
Battle of the Bands winner

Pretty happy to see Spineshank in the lineup since I didn't even know they got back together and they were one of my favorite bands.

[Dubya]

Ugh.. I liked pretty much every Silent Civilian song about 3209840392840923 times more than any SpineShank song. Suicide Silence is terrible.. love the new Bury Your Dead, but not the old.. After the Burial is pretty good.. never heard of Crooked-X or Born of Osiris (cool name) tho.

Today, I got tickets to Killswitch's off-date here in KC.. pretty awesome cuz it's Killswitch, Chimaira, and Lacuna Coil (blah) so I get to see a longer set by the 2 bands I really wanted to see from that tour.. its like 'wish: granted.'

[blackening]

I've only heard a few songs from Silent Civilian. To me, Silent Civilian is pretty much a better version of Spinkeshank will guitar solos.

[Dubya]

They were a lot more organized than SpineShank. SpineShank, at least on the first 2 cds, had a pretty chaotic sound. Silent Civilian is just a good metal band with good melodies.

[DarkOzzy1]

Silent Civilian was a good metal band, that I was proud to know the members from. Too bad their careers never took off. :(

[darkhorse]

Silent Civilian's working on their new album right now, so I guess Jonny's doing both bands.

[Dubya]

Well that's good to hear cuz I loved the first Silent Civilian cd and long for another..

For anyone interested..
God Forbid - Earthsblood
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/66050757/god+forbid+earthsblood?tab=summary

[DarkOzzy1]

God Forbid \m/

[blackening]

I've heard a few songs from the new Lamb of God CD and it sounds like the same old shit. I enjoyed Laid to Rest back in the day, but I thought Sacrament sucked. I've gotten tired of the religion bashing as well.

I downloaded Arch Enemy's Rise of the Tyrant again, since I lost the copy that I downloaded the first time. Great stuff. Their last three albums, Anthems of Rebellion, Doomsday Machine, and Rise of the Tyrant, have all been really good.

[Dubya]

I never really thot Lamb of God was 'religion bashing' or anything like that. They're a pretty political band, really.. not so much religious.. that was always what I took from the music, anyway.

I read something about Ultraspank is apparently getting back together.. for anyone who knows who they are.. I always thot they were pretty good. One of those bands that just kinda faded away..

Also.. Nine Inch Nails are apparently touring with Jane's Addiction this year..

[House of Pancakes]

So, not exactly metal, but if any of you guys are looking for a good garage/psych/grunge band, my buddy Dave (guitar player) just send me his new album to shop around. It's not mastered, so the levels are off, but it's mixed.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/eoulep

[blackening]

I'm a big loser and sent friend requests to all my favorite metal bands on MySpace. In Flames, Bodom, Trivium, Amon Amarth, and Arch Enemy are the bands I have as "friends" now.

After that I started get friend requests from bands I've never heard of and some of them are actually pretty good.

Dreamshade (2 songs) and A Cold Sleep (1 song) are two melodic death metal bands that sound pretty cool as does Theocracy which is a Christian progressive/power metal band.

Just thought I'd mention those. I'm pretty bored with what I'm listening to now, I'm looking for some new bands/stuff to listen to.

Edit: I bought Dreamshade's 5 song CD. I think it's really good. My only complaint that it's quite hard to understand what the singer is saying, but that can be said about most death metal bands. I've haven't been able to find the lyrics either. The music is really solid. They sound a bit like Children of Bodom, because they have a keyboardist as well. Good stuff. :yes:

[Hero!]

Just put in my pre-order for Mastodon's new album. I don't buy many albums, but fuck it, I love Mastodon too much to steal another album from them.

I'm too stoked for this to come out. :hyper:

[Alex E]

Theocracy is fun, didn't think I'd ever tolerate a christian band. Solid live as well.

[Dubya]

Some christian bands are good.. Norma Jean, Beloved, Haste the Day, UnderOath.. I like all those bands, anyway..

Seriously, guys.. the new GOD FORBID cd is fuckin great. Hasn't left my stereo in like 2 weeks.. and if it has it was very briefly. Earthsblood is the best cd they've made yet.

[Hero!]

As I Lay Dying are always good for Christian band, demon hunter are awesome and, of course, Zao fucking rock.

[Deka]

Anybody listen to Ra?

[Ringo]

Mastodon have done it again. This is so different, but I still really like it. So yeah, please let me know if any metal albums come out this year which are genuinely better than this.

TAH :)

[Beer-Belly]

:lol: at Christian metal.

The new Mastodon is pretty kick ass. Doesn't quite fuck my face like Blood Mountain does, but still a great listen.

[Hero!]

Mastodon have done it again. This is so different, but I still really like it. So yeah, please let me know if any metal albums come out this year which are genuinely better than this.

TAH :)

Has the album leaked already?

[Ringo]

All but The Last Baron. Want me to send?

[Hero!]

NO

This one I'll wait for. :)

[Dubya]

I'm waiting for the whole album too. I didn't even listen to the single.. I don't wanna be teased. I wanna take it all in at once.

[Hero!]

I couldn't help it, I've been listening to both singles constantly.

But I figure, I paid some good money for the CD itself, why download it? I can wait less than 3 weeks. Then I let Mastodon melt my brain...and my heart.

[Dubya]

Love For Chi
- wookubus (wookubus@theprp.com)
(12:58 PM PST 03/20/2009)
Donations for the medical costs associated with Deftones bassist Chi Cheng's ongoing recovery from a car accident last November are currently being fielded over at www.oneloveforchi.com (http://www.oneloveforchi.com/). At present Cheng still remains in a coma as a result of the accident.

[Hero!]

Yeah, so Crack the Skye! arrived Friday, but I didn't get home til late and didn't have any proper time to listen to it yesterday so I'm going for it today. Wish me luck, i hope it doesn't suck.

[Ringo]

Posted the complete Crack The Skye in the 2009 thread lads, along with the brand new Isis.

[Pete Cash]

Both are well worth a download in my opinion.

[Pete Cash]

Mastodon have done it again. This is so different, but I still really like it. So yeah, please let me know if any metal albums come out this year which are genuinely better than this.

TAH :)

There is supposed to be an Agalloch album out this year.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

There's a new OSI album out as well. =)

[blackening]

I've been listening to a lot of power metal lately and really enjoying it. I'm allowed to listen to music at my internship and I've been listening to AOL Music's streaming power metal station. Been hearing some good stuff from the classic power metal bands, along with some bands I've never heard of. This includes Alestorm, which is a cool Scottish pirate metal band.

Going to the Music As A Weapon IV tour in Green Bay on Sunday. Really looking forward to seeing Killswitch Engage. Really bummed that Spineshank is leaving the tour two days before this show.

Edit: Concert review.

Second stage was free and outside. Bunch of local bands that were ok and Suicide Silence who sucks. The "booths" were pretty cool. I got my program signed by all the members of Chimaira.

Lacuna Coil was good. Woman singer is hot.

Chimaira was ok. Some great mosh pits.

Killswitch Engage was really good. They even did the "wall" that Lamb of God used to do which was really crazy.

Disturbed was good, like last year. During the last song, Draiman came out of a raising platform in the middle of the arena which was cool.

Good show, great crowd, worth the $40.

[WizoOzz]

Saw Disturbed before they dropped their first album. They kicked ass back then. Don't think I'd really go to see 'em now though.

Saw Lacuna Coil when they were on tour w/ Opeth. Philly crowd anticipating Opeth and enduring Lacuna Coil - they didn't really give them a chance.

Chimaira I have not gotten to see...just "okay" is disappointing for me. But then again, so have their last couple of albums been.

Killswitch I got to see pre-End of Heartache, and they kicked ass back then. Dying to go see them again.

Finally got to see my holy grail - Lamb of God live with As I Lay Dying, God Forbid and Municipal Waste. Having not heard of MW, I was surprised...nice. God Forbid ruled. As I Lay Dying weren't half bad...and Lamb of God owned. As expected.

First show I've left bruised...sweet.

[Alex E]

I've been listening to a lot of power metal lately and really enjoying it. I'm allowed to listen to music at my internship and I've been listening to AOL Music's streaming power metal station. Been hearing some good stuff from the classic power metal bands, along with some bands I've never heard of. This includes Alestorm, which is a cool Scottish pirate metal band.


I ended up going along with Alestorm as a roadie when I was wandering around Europe aimlessly last summer, good bunch of guys. Hopefully by now they've learned to tone down the drinking a tad.

[Dubya]

You guys.. the new Killswitch cd is like.. not as good as any of their previous albums. Quite a letdown, to be honest. I mean.. it's good, but.. I dunno.. for a while, it was like they were setting the pace.. everyone sounded or tried to sound like them.. now.. they just sound like everyone else.

The new Trivium and Unearth cds are so much better.. Trivium impresses me so much. The Crusade was a little bit left-field, but still very good. Shogun is a true return to the sound they had on Ascendancy and it's amazing from start to finish.

New DevilDriver out soon.. looking forward to that.

..man this place is dead, lately.

[darkhorse]

I was pretty underwhelmed with the new Killswitch Engage as well. It's not a bad album but I wasn't in any rush to listen to it again.

[Hero!]

Haven't heard the new KSE, anybody got an upload for me?

Can't say I'm excited for a new Devildriver. I've got all their other stuff, but DD just really isn't my thing anymore.

[darkhorse]

Killswitch Engage:
http://rapidshare.com/files/247122290/KsE-KsE_b-media.rar

I figure I might as well post the new Devildriver while I'm at it:
http://rapidshare.com/files/246814382/DeDr_-_PrFVillHQ___JUd0.rar

[Dubya]

Yea, I kinda got out of bands like DD for a while after their first 2 cds.. I DLed their third, but only recently listened to it and man.. I don't know why I waited so long.

Here's a torrent link for that Killswitch cd..
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/100925401/killswitch+engage?tab=summary
..like I said, it's good.. It's just.. I dunno.. you tell me.

[Hero!]

Well I didn't even like KSE's last album so this one shouldn't be too disappointing.

[blackening]

Trivium's Shogun is awesome.

I'm not a big fan of Killswitch Engage. I like some of their songs and they were great live, but I heard the single off their new CD and knew I wasn't going to bother with it.

DevilDriver is pretty good. Have defiantly gotten better since their first album.

[WizoOzz]

Well, now I'm gonna have to acquire the new Killswitch, dammit. The last album took me a few listens, but I've gotten heavily into it for one reason or another after a few listens.

Trivium = Ew. One of the guitarists doesn't even own any Sabbath. How can you be metal without owning any Sabbath?! Seriously, after I heard that I practically threw Ascendancy out of the window. Then they came out with the all-clean vocal album...yuck. They've been stained for me.

[blackening]

I don't know any Black Sabbath. Who cares?

The Crusade wasn't the greatest, but Shogun is the perfect blend of cleaner singing, yelling, and growling.

[WizoOzz]

It's just one of those things for me... if I hadn't caught that interview on Fuse that particular day, I would probably still be listening to them. But it's like when you have a completely familiar brand totally change its packaging - kind of off-putting and you never really look at it the same way. I probably wouldn't give them a chance again based on that one thing.

Meh, to each his own.

[McBain]

Not traditional Metal, but I've been listening to this a lot lately:

http://www.eyesofsound.com/EOSCD005_temp.jpg

Devil Sold His Soul - A Fragile Hope

Brutal soundscapes. :yes:

[WizoOzz]

Finally got around to obtaining the new Killswitch. Am digging it. For them, it's different. Not a bad different, IMO. Just not The End of Heartache, and it's extension As Daylight Dies. I'm digging.

From what it sounds like, it's stripping things down a tad compared to the "epic-ness" of aforesaid albums. But, I could, as usual, be on an island all my own.

[aBBy]

I also got the new Killswitch Engage album. Its not too bad. Not as good as there first 2 albums though, but better than As Daylight Dies!

[WizoOzz]

I am sad...

I'm sacrificing seeing Down in Philly for parental responsibility.

Damn me and my urge to be there for my kids.

Someone cheer me up.

[Dubya]

Don't know if anyone else listens to em, but the new Born of Osiris cd, A Higher Place, is fuckin' BRUTAL. That and the new August Burns Red cd, Constellations, have been consuming my cd player for a couple weeks.

[blackening]

Might be seeing Trivium in Milwaukee on Sept 19. Finally a headlining tour.

[Dubya]

Nice. My buddy, Mike, will probably be there. I just found out that Mastodon is playing a headlining show here in KC in October.. im stoked. Never seen em'.

[Anaconda Sniper]

Anyone excited for the new Emmure.

[McBain]

http://www.myspace.com/cadencesuk

Thought you guys might wanna give this a blast. It's a band from Manchester that my band has played with, not my cup of tea but wondered what people thought anyway. It's former members of Blueprint to a Downfall who were fairly big at one stage.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Two Words...


Steel Panther.


Tempest knows what I mean. :p Love it.

[rickymack]

Two Words...


Steel Panther.


Tempest knows what I mean. :p Love it.

DEATH TO ALL BUT METAL!!!!!

[Dubya]

They actually play here in KC frequently cuz Johnny Dare (local rock DJ) is a huge fan and good friends with them.. he sang a Journey cover with them on stage last time they were in town (a few weeks ago) and it was pretty sweet. KC loves Steel Panther for sure.

On another note, the new Shadows Fall cd, Retribution.. is pretty badass.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid33728912001?bclid=3805534001&bctid=36187596001
there's a link to Johnny Dare singing with Steel Panther

[darkhorse]

The new Megadeth is pretty awesome as well.

[Dubya]

I downloaded it, but have yet to check it out.

[Alex E]

I enjoy Steel Panther in small doses. I think Eyes of a Panther stands out as the most legitimate song on that album.

I like the new Ensiferum, disappointed with new 3 Inches of Blood aside from Fierce Defender.

[Hero!]

I downloaded it, but have yet to check it out.


link me, homie.

[Dubya]

link me, homie.

Megadeth - Endgame
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/128752937/megadeth+endgame?tab=summary

Shadows Fall - Retribution
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/127328429/shadows+fall+retribution?tab=summary

Also, might I recommend..
Caliban - Say Hello to Tragedy
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/126012313/caliban+say+hello+to+tragedy?tab=summary

..and check this out:


Mastodon have confirmed through a posting on their official website www.mastodonrocks.com (http://www.mastodonrocks.com/) that they are in fact working on a score for the upcoming feature film "Jonah Hex". The band are working on the score alongside composer John Powell and the film's director, Jimmy Hayward. No further details were revealed. The film itself is the big screen adaptation of the titular comic book series and stars Josh Brolin, Megan Fox, John Malkovich and more. In addition to scoring the film, it has been revealed that Mastodon guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds will also make a cameo in the movie, which is set for a June 18th, 2010 release date.

[Hero!]

Might be seeing Mastodon and Deatklok in October. Anyone know if Deathklok are good live?

[Tempest]

Steel Panther are great, but I barely got any sleep last night cos' Death To All But Metal was so heavily stuck in my head :(

New Megadeth is cool :yes:

[Alex E]

Hey, guess who is seeing Edguy next week at a venue with a maximum capacity of 80. Should be hilarious.

[Dubya]

I finally got Feel the Steel by Steel Panther and I CANNOT stop listening to it. "Death to all butt metal" isn't even close to the best song. I love it.

[blackening]

I'm enjoying the new Megadeth. I'd rather listen to that than Death Magnetic. The guitars are crazy.

[Dubya]

Dave Mustaine, the guitar player > Dave Mustaine, the singer. Always thot Megadeth was awesome, but could have benefitted from having a different singer.

[Force of Nature]

I dunno Dub, Mustaine gives Megadeth that more distinct classic metal feel. Could you imagine James Hetfield fronting Megadeth? It'd be a completely different beast. Mustaine is immense on the guitar though :yes:.

[aBBy]

I'm enjoying the new Megadeth. I'd rather listen to that than Death Magnetic. The guitars are crazy.


Death Magnetic was a pretty awesome and wicked album.

No way as better as their older stuff, but much better than the last few albums they released.

I know you werent probably dissing the album, just wanted to add that I really like it :cool:

[aBBy]

For the Aussies, is anyone going to Screamfest 2009? It looks like a pretty good lineup but I think its only in NSW so that kinda sucks.

[blackening]

I know you werent probably dissing the album, just wanted to add that I really like it :cool:
I wasn't a fan, to be honest. I was bored listening to it. I'm not a big Metallica fan though. I think I prefer Megadeth.

[aBBy]

Thats fair enough.

Ive never gotten into Megadeth...a friend tried a couple of years ago but I just couldnt get into their music.

[Dubya]

Children of Bodom releasing a covers album, Skeletons in the Closet .. tracklist is:

Looking Out My Back Door (CCR)
Hell is For Children (Pat Benatar)
Somebody Put Something in My Drink (ramones)
Mass Hypnosis (sepultura)
Don't Stop at the Top (scorpions)
Silent Scream (slayer)
She is Beautiful (andrew w.k.)
just dropped in (to see what condition my condition was in) (kenny rogers)
bed of nails (alice cooper)
Hellion (w.a.s.p.)
Aces High (iron maiden)
Rebel Yell (billy idol)
No Commands (stone)
Antisocial (trust)
Talk Dirty to Me (poison)
War Inside My Head (suicidal tendancies)
Oops! I did it Again (britney spears)
Waiting (king diamond)

Some pretty random covers there.

[blackening]

I already downloaded Oops! I Did it Again and Aces High a long time ago, and enjoy them both. Some of those look like a fun listen.

If you go on YouTube you'll be able to find clips where they play a few seconds of certain songs at concerts for fun. I remember seeing a clips of them playing the song from Titanic, Umbrella by Rihanna, etc.

[Dubya]

I wanna hear the Kenny Rogers cover ..

[Dubya]

Got my Freaker's Ball tickets today.. local Halloween show .. this year its .. Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, Five Finger Death Punch, All That Remains, 2Cents and whoever wins the battle of the bands. very nice..

check this out .. its my buddy Dusty's band, In the Grove ..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HrMeIIMlJI

[aBBy]

That looks its going to be a really awesome show! Im a fan of most of those bands.

And your friends band sounds alright...what instrument is your friend playing?

[Dubya]

He's one of the 3 guitar players.

[Force of Nature]

Got my Freaker's Ball tickets today.. local Halloween show .. this year its .. Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, Five Finger Death Punch, All That Remains, 2Cents and whoever wins the battle of the bands. very nice..

check this out .. its my buddy Dusty's band, In the Grove ..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HrMeIIMlJI

This band sounds quite good dubya :yes:. Talented indeed. I reckon that it would be a great or amazing band with a vocalist. Has your friend's band shown any interest in one? Get a nice rough voice to complement the music.

Also, I'm not sure what to make of the use of 2 drummers. Seems unnecessary, but neither interfered with the other so it's aight.

[Dubya]

One of the guitar players sings for the band .. just not in that song.

[Dubya]

For those interested ..

Horse the Band - Desperate Living
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/133433545/horse+the+band+desperate+living?tab=summary

Hatebreed - Hatebreed
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/133405641/hatebreed+hatebreed?tab=summary

Austrian Death Machine - Double Brutal
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/132772145/austrian+death+machine+double+brutal?tab=summary

[darkhorse]

I'm really enjoying the new Hatebreed album. I like the fact that they tried some new things on this record (solos, an instrumental track).

Also, for those interested, the new Scar Symmetry album is streaming on their myspace right now.

[aBBy]

I need to check out the new Hatebreed album.

I need some new metal!!

[Dubya]

The new Horse the Band cd is fuckin' nuts.. like all their stuff. I've never heard keyboards work so well with hardcore stuff they play. It really takes an open ear, but its great. The Mechanical Hand is still on constant rotation in my car to thsi day.

[blackening]

I've downloaded a shit ton of power metal that I hope to get through in the next couple days. Tons of stuff from Gamma Ray, Helloween, Edguy, Firewind, Primal Fear, Falconer, Rhapsody of Fire, Iced Earth, Stratovarius, and Hammerfall.

[aBBy]

What about Dragonforce? I remember when a friend first got me to listen to their music...I absolutely hated them.

Their rifts and speed is alright....but when I listen to their music, I feel as if Im watching some kind of Japanese cartoon or something.

Not cool.

[Alex E]

Never understood the buzz about Falconer tbh. All of the other bands you mentioned with the exception of Strato give me a boner though.

On a different topic though...I'm calling on metalheads everywhere to help me win this local radio station's "coolest couple" contest. Here is a link to us:
http://www.winnipegscoolestcouple.co...erin&commit=GO
I believe there is a minimal registration (email, city, etc) but there isn't any spam from it.

I'm representing the metal community by wearing my classy Arch Enemy shirt and mentioning I like folky death metal, so let's help me win over the boring couples! If you want a laugh, take a look at the other profiles...there is some shockingly poor stuff.

Thanks for the effort, whoever pitches in.

[blackening]

What about Dragonforce? I remember when a friend first got me to listen to their music...I absolutely hated them.

Their rifts and speed is alright....but when I listen to their music, I feel as if Im watching some kind of Japanese cartoon or something.

Not cool.
I don't like them. I get that they can play really fast and that's cool. But other than that, they're pretty crap. I heard they suck in concert because they are sloppy.

Alex E, I had problems with that link. Your link did not work for me, but I was able to get to winnipegscoolestcouple.com. Which couple are you?

[Alex E]

I don't like them. I get that they can play really fast and that's cool. But other than that, they're pretty crap. I heard they suck in concert because they are sloppy.

Alex E, I had problems with that link. Your link did not work for me, but I was able to get to winnipegscoolestcouple.com. Which couple are you?


ooh thanks for telling me, glad i knew that before sending the email out to hundreds of people. one sec

http://www.winnipegscoolestcouple.com/search?name=alex+and+erin&commit=GO

I guess it abbreviated the link before....i'll try this.
Ok that one works and the first one doesn't, good. Would you mind letting me know what exactly you have to do to vote? I'm not sure, since I was the entrant, but I'd like to put a blurb in the email. Thanks a million, I knew I could rely on metalheads for support. It's funny, the guy working Subway yesterday quietly gave me a free sub because I was wearing a Bodom shirt.

[blackening]

To vote you have to register. To register you must put in your e-mail address and chose a password, that's it.

Then your sent back to 1st page of couples and have to go through them to find the couple you want to vote for. I guess you can vote once a day.

I just voted for you two. She's pretty hot. :yes:


Falconer is good and I quite like the vocalist's voice. Stratovarius is kind of generic. Almost all of their songs sound the same, but they are a fun band to listen to.

[Hero!]

DragonForce are terrible, all their songs sound the same. It's just one long riff of speed in which they stroke their egos 'cause they can play so fast. I was proud to be a metalhead when a crowd of thousands stood up and booed them off stage at Mayhem fest '08.

[Dubya]

Dragonforce aren't terrible and their songs don't sound the same. They just have a lot of solos in them. None of their songs are just "one long riff of speed" .. all their songs have like 10 different riffs or so in them. It's not about playing fast, its about playing that technical that fast, which they do. They play shit at crazy speeds that most people couldn't even play at a normal speed.

Never seen them live, so I can't really comment on that .. They're definitely not everyone's cup of tea, but I think they're pretty good.

[Tempest]

Their songs absolutely do sound very similar if not the same. But that's a problem with a lot of power metal bands.

They aren't great by any means. I like their leads voice, but they are pretty shitty. When I saw them live I found them fairly fun performance wise because they were so ridiculous, but ultimately boring musically.

[Dubya]

How can you say they're boring musically? There are crazy solos and riffs flying all over the place. If anything, the music is too frantic cuz it is so all over the place. I don't really think their songs sound the same, other than that's the style they play .. lots of solos and riffs .. but every band has a style that they somewhat conform to. All of most bands songs sound fairly simliar.

A band like Killswitch, whom everyone seems to love .. has like 2 styles of songs .. fast and pummeling with a break down in the middle-towards end or slow with pretty guitars and paced-out drums.

[Tempest]

Because there is literally no substance to it at all. I couldn't give a rats arse if they can play crazy fast when it all ends up blending into one. Symphony X have some really fast guitar work, but they have no such issue.

Whilst bands have their own style, there's definitely a difference between songs having a similar tone and feel and songs that just are interchangeable. Like I said, that's a problem with a lot of other bands too, but Dragonforce are more popular than them, so I take more issue I guess.

[Dubya]

To each his own, I suppose .. I still think that most all metal bands tend to have a style that they stick to and you could interchange a lot of their songs and all you would have are different lyrics. I even like a lot of those bands, but I think most metal bands are guilty of that. There are exceptions though.

[Hero!]

Symphony X are a perfect example of a bad who can play fast, while not sounding monotonous. :yes:


Dragonforce are decent if you're listening to one song, but trying to listen to an entire album is known to put people to sleep.

[Tempest]

I just think there's a difference between similarities of style and similarities of everything someone does :p

I do like Starfire though. I can actually listen to a few tracks on the first album now and then, but only a few.

Live, I thought they managed to stumble over that line between funny cocky banter with the crowd and being arrogant obnoxious bellends with them. I actually didn't mind them at that point and really struggled to know what song they were playing at times, which kind of is a strong force behind how I feel about their songs sounding the same.

[Dubya]

Pssh .. Sym X don't play as fast as D.Force

Lol.

..they are pretty awesome, though.

[Tempest]

Because Symphony X like to put a bit of depth into their music here and there ;)

I'd find a 24 minute long Dragonforce song quite funny. I'd give it about 12 minutes before they just started playing the theme tune to Rhubarb & Custard and farting over the top of it.

[Dubya]

Dragonforce is so deep, you drown in their music. Whether that's good or not, is up for interpretation. Lol.

Speaking of bands that always sound the same, but are still awesome .. the new Hatebreed has taken over my car stereo lately. Pummeling.

[Hero!]

new hatebreed you say?

LINK?

[aBBy]

How can you say they're boring musically? There are crazy solos and riffs flying all over the place. If anything, the music is too frantic cuz it is so all over the place. I don't really think their songs sound the same, other than that's the style they play .. lots of solos and riffs .. but every band has a style that they somewhat conform to. All of most bands songs sound fairly simliar.

A band like Killswitch, whom everyone seems to love .. has like 2 styles of songs .. fast and pummeling with a break down in the middle-towards end or slow with pretty guitars and paced-out drums.

But atleast Killswitch Engage have more substance to their music...Dragonforce get real boring after a while. And theres something about the vocallist voice that I just dont like either.


Dragonforce is so deep, you drown in their music. Whether that's good or not, is up for interpretation. Lol.

Speaking of bands that always sound the same, but are still awesome .. the new Hatebreed has taken over my car stereo lately. Pummeling.

I still havent had a chance to listen to their new album. Will have to check it out!

[Aussie_Outlaw]

I like to think of Dragonforce as if I was trying to tap a nail in with a hammer. Sure the first few times it's ace to weild and hit something, but the repetition starts to get to you after a bit no matter how cool/fast something can be done. Fast can be as bad as slow if there's little variation. And frankly I feel that Dragonforce hasn't learnt how to play music if they're always playing music since they don't use the lack of music properly. There's two things you need to master in audio. The sound, and the lack of sound. Dragonforce can only be half as good as any band which knows how to use the later.

I find little greatness in a band which is technically proficient yet lacking in emotion.

It's a thing I hate about black metals in general as well, too fast, too growly and no actual emotion or variation.

At least Dream Theater will give me some variety to let me rest within some songs while Dragonforce feel like they're shoving all their notes into the back of my head with an axe. No I don't want to run a musical marathon, I want a nice leisurely trip, perhaps with a bit of glam metal gay skipping as well. But I don't need to run myself into the ground (as dragonforce does tire me out physically) until I feel sick.

[Pete Cash]

Dragonforce were fun to see live. Dream Theater are the audio equivalent of walking in on tempest having gay sex. Horrifying.

[Tempest]

Except I really like to see myself having gay sex and I really don't like to have anything to with Dream Theater.

[Dubya]

new hatebreed you say?

LINK?



I still havent had a chance to listen to their new album. Will have to check it out!

Hatebreed - Hatebreed
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/133405641/hatebreed+2009?tab=summary

Slayer - World Painted Blood
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/137690477/slayer+world+painted+blood?tab=summary

Between the Buried and Me - The Great Misdirect
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/137473241/between+the+buried+and+me?tab=summary

Atreyu - Congregation of the Damned
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/137441153/atreyu?tab=summary

[blackening]

FACT: Without Guitar Hero, no one would know/give a fuck about Dragonforce.

[Pete Cash]

They were pretty popular before Guitar Hero. Managing to tour Australia off the back of the success of "Through The Fire and the Flames" which actually managed to enter the US billboard 100.

They also managed to sign to Roadrunner before Guitar Hero.

From what I REMEMBER Dragonforce became big through internet forums and nerds. They started to get known in metal circles long before Inhuman Rampage. It was Valley of the Damned and the period around 2004 where most of the buzz around them started IMO. The whole FASTEST BAND ALIVE !!! stuff and by that stage they were getting major festival spots and touring internationally.

Guitar hero has certainly made them bigger but they were big for a metal group before hand.

[blackening]

I was more or less kidding. I believe I heard of the band before their song was included in Guitar Hero.

I just say that after looking at some facts:

Following the inclusion of "Through the Fire and Flames" in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, sales of DragonForce CDs increased in one week by 126%.

Digital sales of the song increased from 2,000 per week to 10,000 per week almost immediately after the game's release, and almost reached 40,000 per week by the end of 2007.

[Pete Cash]

Yeah but metal groups don't have the best sales ever.

[Anaconda Sniper]

Yeah they started getting big in 2006 or so...I thought the music was cool but the singers voice reminded me of the episodes of south park montage songs.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Dragonforce were fun to see live. Dream Theater are the audio equivalent of walking in on tempest having gay sex. Horrifying.

The main difference being that Dream Theater songs last a long time.

[aBBy]

Hatebreed - Hatebreed
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/133405641/hatebreed+2009?tab=summary

Slayer - World Painted Blood
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/137690477/slayer+world+painted+blood?tab=summary

Between the Buried and Me - The Great Misdirect
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/137473241/between+the+buried+and+me?tab=summary

Atreyu - Congregation of the Damned
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/137441153/atreyu?tab=summary

Thanks dude :yes:

[Bill Casey]

Songs in the game Brutal Legend...


3 Inches of Blood - Deadly Sinners
3 Inches of Blood - Destroy The Orcs
Accept - Fast As A Shark
Angel Witch - Angel Witch
Anthrax - Metal Thrashing Mad
Anvil - March of the Crabs
Anvil - Tag Team
Apostasy - Sulphur Injection
Bishop of Hexen - A Serpentine Grave
Bishop of Hexen - The Somber Grounds of Truth
Black Sabbath - Children of the Grave
Black Sabbath - Symptom of the Universe
Black Sabbath - Never Say Die
Brocas Helm - Cry of the Banshee
Brocas Helm - Drink the Blood of the Priest
Budgie - Breadfan
Budgie - Zoom Club
Candlemass - Witches
Carcass - No Love Lost
Cloven - Hoof Nightstalker
Children of Bodom - Angels Don't Kill
Coroner - Skeleton on your Shoulder
Cradle of Filth - Her Ghost in the Fog
Crimson Glory - Queen of the Masquerade
Dark Fortress - Insomnia
Dark Tranquility - Cathode Ray Sunshine
Deathstars - Blitzkrieg
Def Leppard - Rock of Ages
Dethklok - Mermaider
Diamond - Head Am I Evil?
Dimmu Borgir - Progenies of the Great Apocalypse
Dokken - Mr. Scary
Dragonforce - Through the Fire and Flames
Emperor - Thus Spake The Nightspirit
Enslaved - Frost
Enslaved - Loke
Firehouse - Overnight Sensation
Girlschool - Bomber
Iced Earth - When the Night Falls
Iced Earth - Pure Evil
In Flames - Goliaths Disarm Their Davids
Judas Priest - Battle Hymn
Judas Priest - The Hellion/Electric Eye
Judas Priest - Leather Rebel
Judas Priest - One Shot At Glory
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Kabbage Boy - Girlfriend
KMFDM - Free Your Hate
KMFDM - Rip The System
King Diamond - Cremation
King Diamond - Welcome Home
Kiss - God of Thunder
Lita Ford - Betrayal
Marilyn Manson - Beautiful People
Manowar - Die For Metal
Manowar - The Dawn Of Battle
Mastodon - Crack the Skye
Mastodon - Oblivion Instrumental
Megadeath - High Speed Dirt
Megadeath - Tornado of Souls
Metal Church - Metal Church
Michael Schenker - Group Assault Attack
Ministry - Stigmata
Ministry - Thieves
Mirrorthrone - So Frail
Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood
Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart
Motley Crue - Live Wire
Motorhead - Back at the Funny Farm
Motorhead - In the Black
Motorhead - Marching Off to War
Motorhead - We Are the Road Crew
Nitro Machine - Gun Eddie
Omen - The Axeman
Ostrogoth - Queen of Desire
Overkill - World of Hurt
Ozzy Osbourne - Believer
Ozzy Osbourne - Mr. Crowley
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman
Prong - Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck
Quiet Riot - The Wild and the Young
Racer X - Technical Difficulties
Racer X - Y.R.O.
Ratt - Lay It Down
Riot - Road Racin
Riot - Narita
Riot - Swords and Tequila
Rob Zombie - Superbeast
Rotting Christ - Ad Notics
Running Wild - Riding the Storm
Sanctuary - Battle Angels
Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King
Saxon - Wheels of Steel
Scorpions - Blackout
Scorpions - Holiday
Skeletonwitch - Soul Thrashing Black Sorcery
Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild
Slayer Metal - Storm/Face The Slayer
Slough Feg - Warriors Dawn
Static-X - Love Dump
Tenacious D - Master Exploder
Tenacious D - The Metal
Testament - For The Glory Of
Testament - More Than Meets The Eye
Tvangeste - Birth of the Hero
UFO - Rock Bottom
Whitesnake - Still of the Night
Wrath of Killenstein - Ignisis Dance

[Hero!]

Songs in the game Brutal Legend...

3 Inches of Blood - Deadly Sinners

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygK6Xj3953E

:headbang: Fuck Yeah.

[blackening]

I like that song. The vocals are really interesting.

[Hero!]

Rob Hallford gave their lead vocalist a ton of credit once, saying he liked his voice. For some little metal band that aren't too well known, that's a hell of a compliment.

[humanimal]

Anyone into Skindred? Granted they may not be the heaviest band out there they do have some sick sounding ragga vocals which bolsters the sound. I hadn't heard of these guys until two weeks ago when I heard their latest single on a radio show.

[Canadian Devil]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygK6Xj3953E

:headbang: Fuck Yeah.

Thanks for that link am currently dling the albumn of emusic :D

[Sparky]

Kinda random...what is the longest Metal song, and where can I download it?

[Pete Cash]

You can download stuff from the internet

The Fantomas album Delirium Cordia is just one track and its about 80 minutes. There are quite a number of albums that just have one track.

The Odyssey by Symphony X and Octavarium by Dream Theater both clock in about the 24 minute mark and they are actual stand alone songs.

[Sparky]

I tried searching FrostWire for those to no avail. Does anybody know where I can download that Fantomas song?

[Hero!]

Meshuggah's Catch 33 album is just one song, about 64 minutes long, IIRC. They've also got the song "I" which is a 21 minute epic.

[WizoOzz]

Edge of Sanity's Crimson is one track and is like 45 mins long.

But 100% awesome at the same time. And features a guest appearance by Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth.

Good stuff...

[Sparky]

I cannot find any of these to download.

[Grimario]

I am pretty excited lads. Dream Theater in less than two days :hyper:

Reckon I might be cry if they don't play the Twelve Step Suite in its entirity. In fact, I might just do that if the do :chin:

:hyper:

[Pete Cash]

yeah its gonna be a hell of a good show. filled with ugly people with horrible sagging breasts, frizzled long shitty hair and thats just the blokes.

[Grimario]

I don't have frizzy long hair anymore.

[WizoOzz]

Saw Dream Theater a few years ago when Satriani was opening for them. Good show. I enjoyed it, anyway.

[Grimario]

It was pretty good... almost same set list as Brisbane though, only gripe.

Knew of Pain of Salvation but hadn't heard any of their songs. Wouldn't rush out to buy any of their albums but they were also quite good. Ashes and The Perfect Element (I think...) were stand outs for me :yes:

Fun ticketing fiasco though... way to go ticketek :nono:

[Aussie_Outlaw]

POS are incredibly self-indulgent Prog Metal. Though not as meh as recent DT offerings. I don't mind them if I'm in the mood.

[TheMagnum]

I guess no one has mentioned the American Carnage tour coming up in January. Slayer, Megadeth, and Testament! Best group tour since Clash of the Titans. This is an arena tour with a video screen for Megadeth and pyro for Slayer.

Btw, if anyone is looking for any thrash or classic metal mp3s, I have a lot in 320 bit rate as they are ripped in full quality from my cd's.

[Grimario]

Slayer and Megadeth toured here recently. Wish I could have afforded that as well, would have been fantastically brutal :happysad:

[blackening]

I'm kind of surprised Megadeth tours with Slayer. I just figure that Mustaine being a born again Christian would have problems with what Slayers sings about. I know he's gotten other bands taken off tours for the same reason.

[Pete Cash]

I'd say Dave Mustaine is a born again wanker.... but he has always been one.

*gets banned by aussie outlaw*

[TheMagnum]

I'm kind of surprised Megadeth tours with Slayer. I just figure that Mustaine being a born again Christian would have problems with what Slayers sings about. I know he's gotten other bands taken off tours for the same reason.

Actually, Tom from Slayer is Catholic and Lombardo is a some type of Christian. It's strictly entertainment.

[blackening]

Well, I found out you are correct, sir. That's interesting.

If guitarist King writes a good song, Araya puts his beliefs aside, "I'm not one that's going to go, 'This sucks because it's contrary to my beliefs.' To me it's more like 'this is really good stuff.

In an interview, Araya believes that "...Christ came and taught us about love, about doing unto others. That was his preach: Accept each other for who we are. Live peacefully, and love one another." When asked if he believed in God, replied "I believe in a supreme being, yeah. But He's an all-loving God." Araya explained that he has a "really strong belief system," and Slayer's words and images will "never interfere with what I believe and how I feel.... People are not in good shape to where they have to question their own belief system because of a book or a story somebody wrote, or a Slayer song." Tom Araya also appeared in Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, and was asked about his religious background, to which he commented "Catholic." He was also asked "God Hates Us All, How does it fit in?" To which Araya replied "God doesn't hate. [But] it's a great fucking title."

[TheMagnum]

Yeah, Slayers lyrical style is more of a narrative than anything else. Their lyrical style is more along the lines of Cannibal Corpse in that they consider themselves creating art, rather than bands like Morbid Angel or Diecede whom are preaching beliefs. Even in songs like Antichrist and Hate Worldwide, which seem blasphemous and kind of are really, but they are actually about something.

I wear Slayer and Testament shirts with pentagrams on it sometimes, but I don't really think anything of it. I still have most of the shirts from when I was a kid, and I frequently buy vintage metal t-shirts. If anyone has a problem with it, I usually tell them something like, "this is a $150 shirt you are talking shit on". That usually takes care of any argument. I can separate entertainment and religion(and fashion). Heavy metal is more along the lines of the horror genre of the music world. Listening to a band like Kreator or Six Feet Under and watching a movie like Halloween pretty much fall into the same boat for me. It's art, it's creativity.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

The only reason Mustaine wouldn't play with Slayer is because he'd still hold one of his many grudges with Kerry King.

and pete, mustaine is a wanker.

[TheMagnum]

It's really just of a thing of these bands were compared to each other and were competing for the spotlight back in the day. Today, it's more like they are realizing who their peers are once again. It's something like their old feuds and arguments aren't relevant anymore.

About Mustaine, he has one of those personalities that just rub people the wrong way. I have a friend like that. Every single word out of his mouth irks you. No matter how cool they try to be, it just comes out the wrong way. He's not a bad guy. Some people just have douchie personalities. I wouldn't judge someone's music based on their personality though.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

I think he's hilarious with some of the crap that comes out of it.

Kerry King is the same though. And Lars of course. There's a fair few really wankerish metal icons.

[TheMagnum]

Lars is really just as bad as Mustaine. Hetfield, Ian, and Bello as well. Frank Bellow is kind of a dick for his own amusement. John Bush, Tom and Jeff from Slayer, Rob from Metallica, Marty Freidman, and everyone from Testament are all super great guys are all some of the coolest dudes in the world. I've met all these guys several times over.

Edit: forgot about Charlie Benante from Anthrax is way cool as well. He's a big comic book guy and knows way more than I do about comics.

[Dubya]

So uh .. anyone think we should do a 20 Best METAL Albums of the Decade? .. cuz I do ..

[Hero!]

Mastodon wins.

[Dubya]

I'd definitely put a couple of their discs up there for sure .. Yea, I'm gonna do this. There were a lot of good metal albums through the decade and metal deserves its own list.

[Second City Saint]

Mastodon wins.Best post I think I've ever seen you make. Leviathan is ungodly.



Just wondering, how far are we branching out with metal?

[Hero!]

Best post I think I've ever seen you make. Leviathan is ungodly.

I prefer Blood Mountain, tbh. I love the story they're telling and the songs are just off the hook. Mastodon are THE metal band of the naughties, I'd say.

[Hero!]

Just wondering, how far are we branching out with metal?

?

[Second City Saint]

Basically I'm asking would a band like Every Time I Die be acceptable

[Hero!]

Of course they would. They're metal and they're awesome.


Metalcore, Death metal, Grindcore, Black, progressive, Power, Thrash, whatever, I say bring it all on.

[Second City Saint]

I prefer Blood Mountain, tbh. I love the story they're telling and the songs are just off the hook. Mastodon are THE metal band of the naughties, I'd say.The Wolf is Loose is the best song they've ever written, but Leviathan's capability to encapsulate my favorite book in a metal record will forever have my heart.

Josh Homme saying he stole Blood Mountain at the end of it was :yes: however.

[Dubya]

Honestly, anything heavy works for me .. I'd accept bands like Slipknot or Disturbed for the list. I don't consider them metal, but they get played on the same stations as bands that are metal.

That said, I've made the thread.

It's Leviathan over Blood Mountain for me.

[Hero!]

The Wolf is Loose is the best song they've ever written, but Leviathan's capability to encapsulate my favorite book in a metal record will forever have my heart.

Josh Homme saying he stole Blood Mountain at the end of it was :yes: however.

I really should read Moby Dick. I'm sure it would make me appreciate Leviathan much more.


When I first listened to that album, I was curious was to why there was a 10 minute+ silence at the the end of that song, but I listened to it anyway. After I few minutes I forgot it was on and then when Homme started speaking, it startled the hell out of me.


Well played, Mr. Homme, well played.

[Second City Saint]

I know I'm just being a dick here, but what about a hardcore band with a more metal sound like Defeater, they're good for this right? Because Travels was AMAZING.


PM me about it if you haven't heard it, it's redic.

[Hero!]

I'd accept bands like Slipknot or Disturbed for the list. I don't consider them metal, but they get played on the same stations as bands that are metal.


Early Slipknot were more hardcore/noise, but their last two albums have really brought the metal and i'd definitely consider them for this list. Hell, I may even end up putting one of their albums on my list. I'LL NEED TO SEE.

[Dubya]

I know I'm just being a dick here, but what about a hardcore band with a more metal sound like Defeater, they're good for this right? Because Travels was AMAZING.


PM me about it if you haven't heard it, it's redic.

As long as its heavy and loud .. it works for me. Hardcore, Post-Hardcore, Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal, Emo-Metal, Screamo, Thrash, Metal-core .. whatever you want man; as long as its heavy.

[Hero!]

I know I'm just being a dick here, but what about a hardcore band with a more metal sound like Defeater, they're good for this right? Because Travels was AMAZING.


PM me about it if you haven't heard it, it's redic.


I'd say they're good. Even though stuff like Hatebreed isn't metal, i'd still lump them in with this category (although they will not be on my list).


Also, I'd like to hear this album. PM on the way.

[Dubya]

http://forums.rajah.com/showthread.php?t=138235
Top 20 METAL Albums of the Decade

[Second City Saint]

Hero, your PM box is full. My AIM address is on here, find me on AIM and I'll send it to you.


We can do hardcore records too?! SEXTASTIC

[TheMagnum]

Kreator - Hordes of Chaos and Iron Maiden's Brave New World are the only great albums of the decade in my mind. Everything else was decent at best. Next decade will most likely be worse than this one. I don't really like a lot of these new bands. There are only a few of them who really get it.

[Hero!]

Cleared some room, SCS.

[aBBy]

Some of my faV metal albums from the last decade include

Killswitch Engage - Alive Or Just Breathing
Trivium - Ascendancy
Katatonia - The Great Cold Distance
In Flames - Come Clarity
Arch Enemy - Doomsday Machine
Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
Norther - Till Death Unites Us
Children of Bodom - Follow The Reaper

And theres more but these are the main ones at the top of my head :)

[darkhorse]

Fear Factory - "Mechanize" (2010):

http://www.storage.to/get/o3WGqr8n/FF-2010.rar

[TheMagnum]

The American Carnage tour featuring Slayer, Megadeth, and Testament has been postponed, possibly until April. Not a lot of info has came out of this. I was going to the Texas show.:(

[Dubya]

So new Rob Zombie cd .. pretty fuckin' terrible. Music is okay, but man the lyrics are just so terrible and cheesy and just plain shit.

[Hero!]

Any of you cool cats seen this yet?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttn1otpx7zA

These kids have some absolutely nasty vocals. The one on the left is only 19 or 20, too.

[Tempest]

Just sounds like static.

My bath makes that noise when I am emptying it.

[Hero!]

Ahahhaa, I know the sludge/death metal vox aren't for everyone, but I enjoy listening the disgusting sounds of it.

Hell, the way my friend described it was "You gotta hear this, it sounds like two guys puking on each other."

[McBain]

:lol: Embarrassing.

[Anaconda Sniper]

Fuck yeah dude I love I declare war.

[McBain]

What are their lyrics about?

It sounds like rrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrghhhh rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaa rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhhjkkk.

And this is from a guy that likes hardcore music - but at least there's some adept rhythm going on or melodic phrasing - and you can make out a portion of their words.

[Anaconda Sniper]

The lyrics of I declare war are usually about killing girls and just doing crazy shit to their bodies. I really never heard of the others guy band. I like some of these bands just to how crazy they sound.

[McBain]

I understand that perspective, but when I think crazy I think Dillinger Escape Plan. All this stuff just sounds monotonous in comparison.

[Dubya]

Yeah, I don't like my metal sung by Cookie Monster. My buddy always tries to get me to listen to Deicide and EVERY time he plays it, it's all good until the vocals start and I just start saying "COOKIE MONSTER COOKIE MONSTER GIMME COOKIES OR I'LL EAT YOUR SOUL" and he gets pissed and turns it off. Lol. I don't mind the screams or anything, but I like to be able to at least have SOME idea of what they're talking about ..

HORSE the Band is making this crazy 6-dvd set chronicling their DIY Earth Tour, where they basically spent all the money they had to tour 45 countries around the world .. interesting little read about it actually ..
http://horsetheband.blogspot.com/2010/01/earth-tour-dvdphotobook.html

[Second City Saint]

I understand that perspective, but when I think crazy I think Dillinger Escape Plan. All this stuff just sounds monotonous in comparison.
:yes: :yes: :yes:

I am so pumped to see them twice this summer. This band as alluded me for years due to age restrictions at shows.

http://wallpaper.metalship.org/images/the-dillinger-escape-plan5.jpg

[McBain]

Seen them once at Leeds Festival on the Miss Machine tour. Was fucking mental, they had their power pulled after their challenge to get someone to climb the tent stanchion and slide off the tent roof was taken up by a couple of guys and they wouldn't come down.

"FUCK THIS FESTIVAL, WHITE STRIPES, THE DARKNESS...SHITTY BANDS."

:lol:

[Dubya]

Oddly, I do like DEP though. I can understand what he's saying most of the time. They are fuckin' nuts live. I saw them with Dog Fashion Disco once .. it was quite the crazy ass show.

[Second City Saint]

I always loved how Greg begins this song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-lxwlgyhhA

[blackening]

I just read that Howard Jones (who is married) of Killswitch Engage knocked up pornstar Allie Foster. The singer from All That Remains is replacing him on their current tour. I'm not the biggest fan of Killswitch, but I do like the voice of Jones and I'm not a big fan of Phil from ATR.

As of now this is not permanent, but the incident has not been acknowledged by the band.

[Second City Saint]

:yes: :yes: :yes:

I am so pumped to see them twice this summer. This band as alluded me for years due to age restrictions at shows.

http://wallpaper.metalship.org/images/the-dillinger-escape-plan5.jpgHey, I'm seeing them Friday

[Hero!]

I just read that Howard Jones (who is married) of Killswitch Engage knocked up pornstar Allie Foster. The singer from All That Remains is replacing him on their current tour. I'm not the biggest fan of Killswitch, but I do like the voice of Jones and I'm not a big fan of Phil from ATR.

As of now this is not permanent, but the incident has not been acknowledged by the band.



Howard has a great voice, but I really dig Phil Labonte's singing style more. Much more aggressive and like the old singer of KSE, jesse whats his face.

[Dubya]

Agreed. Phil's voice works better with the music .. and that pornstar bitch has come out and said that she was lying .. something like "im just fat, not pregant but Howard Jones is still a dick .. " something like that posted on her twitter.

[blackening]

She said her account was hacked and that she didn't post any of it. But if you look at her 'tweets' from the last two days, she says she is having a baby and mentions Jones. She also posted a pic of her 'baby bump' but that could be anyone's kid.

http://twitter.com/alliefosterxxx

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/79/l_ec6638ced9f642c5b6a424f6001c44ef.jpg

Like I said I just like Jones better, but I'm also biased because I don't like ATR.

[Dubya]

Yeah, pornstars tend to fuck a lot of people..

My buddy is a HUGE killswitch fan and he actually said he prefered Phil when he saw them up in Milwaukee .. thats just preference, though. I just think he has more range than Howard.

[blackening]

Phillswitch Engage

I wanted to go to that show. I would have been pissed. I think Jones has a really unique voice and I don't think Phil is anything special. Though I would be interested in hearing Phil sing some of the songs with the band in a studio. Live doesn't count.

[Anaconda Sniper]

The new Bled cd is out and I must say its good. Better than I thought it was going to be.

[Dubya]

The Bled have actually gotten better on every cd they've put out. I love bands like that.

[Anaconda Sniper]

I just decided to check their new one out. The last album I heard was pass the flask. And I must say I think I do like this new one better than pass the flask.

[Dubya]

There's another one in between there, Found in the Flood, that's pretty good too.

[Dubya]

Anybody else heard this band, I SEE STARS.. ? not too bad .. kinda remind me a bit of Misery Signals .. heavy stuff, with some ambient music added in. pretty good. Their cd is called, 3D.

[McBain]

The new Bled cd is out and I must say its good. Better than I thought it was going to be.


The Bled have actually gotten better on every cd they've put out. I love bands like that.


I just decided to check their new one out. The last album I heard was pass the flask. And I must say I think I do like this new one better than pass the flask.

Interesting. Most would say that they've never really hit the form of their first album again.

I'm looking forward to checking this new one out, but I worry they've lost a lot of the off-kilter brutality of their early stuff for more of a straight up Metalcore sound.

[Second City Saint]

Anyone heard the new Dillinger Escape Plan? It's supposed to come out the 23rd but since I'm seeing them tonight I was hoping to hear more than just the single before that point yet I've had no luck in finding the album.

[Hero!]

Who else is gonna be at that Dillinger show?

[Second City Saint]

Darkest Hour, iwrestledabearonce, and Animals as Leaders

Dillinger has eluded me my entire life it seems so this was a MUST GO to show.

[Hero!]

Darkest Hour? I seem to recall them having a good song once, but never heard of the others. Dillinger should be off the hook, though.

[Second City Saint]

I know nothing of Darkest Hour, one song by Animals as Leaders (though I enjoyed it), and this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OsOzrApkvA

[McBain]

Hmm.

[Anaconda Sniper]

Couple of my friends are into iwrestledabearonce. I don't really like them.

[McBain]

Just seems a bit contrived, like they started off as a blatantly dull and generic metalcore band before deciding to crowbar in some other elements to try and differentiate their sound.

The female vocal doesn't really add a lot either.

They're not bad, they're just not good.

[Dubya]

I know nothing of Darkest Hour, one song by Animals as Leaders (though I enjoyed it), and this...


Darkest Hour is pretty good. Check out the cd, Undoing Ruin.

[Second City Saint]

Just seems a bit contrived, like they started off as a blatantly dull and generic metalcore band before deciding to crowbar in some other elements to try and differentiate their sound.

The female vocal doesn't really add a lot either.

They're not bad, they're just not good.
The singer came out in a Furby suit.


Darkest Hour is pretty good. Check out the cd, Undoing Ruin.They sounded like a no-frills As I Lay Dying; void of the epicness and such.

[Hero!]

How are AiLD doing? I haven't listened to them since the album they dropped in...06? I used to be a huge fan, but something about that album turned me off.

Also, quit talking about the sideshow, how the fuck were Dillinger?!

[Second City Saint]

I don't really listen to AILD, but I assume they're still doing what they do. They've released something more recently than '06, I'm almost positive.

Dillinger was orgasmic. Greg Puciato is a golden god.

[Anaconda Sniper]

I'm pretty sure the lead singer of AILD..is busy with Austrian death machine...they just released an album not too long ago. Actually I think the whole band is in it..but not to sure. I def know the lead singer is though. Hell he might be the whole band.

[Dubya]

Nah, the singer for Austrian Death Machine is the singer from Remembering Never.

[GreenLanturn]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Powerless_Rise

[Anaconda Sniper]

Nah, the singer for Austrian Death Machine is the singer from Remembering Never.
Is he? but the lead singer from AILD is in it for a fact.

[Dubya]

No, you're right. Dude from Remembering Never just guested on a few tracks.

[Second City Saint]

Anyone here a fan of Animals as Leaders? I'm not a church going fellow, but their set last night was pretty much a religious experience for me.

[Anaconda Sniper]

Never heard of them..but I know what you mean. Theres a couple local bands around here that might as well turn into preachers or whatever.

[Second City Saint]

I don't mean it like the Christian metalcore preaching; that's really offputing to me but it's their time, so fair play. In fact, AaL didn't even talk, as they're instrumental, beyond thanking the crowd for coming out. I meant that the combination of music and lighting created a righteous atmosphere.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc8tMHo_Dss

[Anaconda Sniper]

Ahhh I get you now. And that is some pretty awesome music.

[Dubya]

http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/160011905/deftones+diamond+eyes?tab=summary

new DEFTONES cd .. Diamond Eyes .. enjoy. I am.

[McBain]

:yes:

[darkhorse]

Solution .45 (with Christian Älvestam, former Scar Symmetry vocalist) - "For Aeons Past":

http://www.mediafire.com/?nknmnm53zyw

[Dubya]

random request ..

can anyone find a marty friedman discography torrent? I found a couple of his old cds and I want the rest .. anyone ? please & thanks.

[GreenLanturn]

http://www.myspace.com/warofages/albums/eternal-15472467

Amazing new album from these guys. The title track features Sonny Sandoval of P.O.D. fame and it is one of the coolest metal tracks I can remember hearing. I always wondered what Nu Metalcore would sound like.

[Hero!]

http://www.myspace.com/hookerinthemorgue

This is one of the bands my coworker is in. They just uploaded a new, and probably their best, song. It's called "Your tits are on stilts" and it kicks some ass.

[Hero!]

http://www.myspace.com/tuesdayswithmorriect

And just for fun, here's his other band. This one is the band I prefer, but Hooker in The Morgue seem to be getting better and are playing a show with The Acacia Strain next month. I'd love it if either of these guys got some exposure as it'd be nice to see some Death Metal from CT make it big (well, as big as death/grindcore band can, that is).

[darkhorse]

http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=7497

Pretty shocking news... RIP

[Dubya]

The shocking part is that he was only 48.. I thought that guy was like 70. He looked it. RIP.

[Hero!]

HOLY SHIT


Black no.1 will always be one of my favorite "creepy" metal songs. RIP Pete steele. :heart:

[Gary J]

Same here first i ever heard of Type O Negative was hearing Black no.1 on a roadrunner sample CD. Loved the song and been a fan ever since.