Metal Discussion Thread

[BIGFEETS]

I remember when my friend in middle school picked up October Rust. We just put it on repeat. Good stuff.

I was also thinking back to when the movie Freddy vs. Jason came out. Prior to the debut of the film, the entire soundtrack was streamed on its website.

This little gem was on it: YouTube- Type O Negative - (We Were) Electrocute

When I watched the movie in the theatre, I couldn't help but mark out inside when it played.

[Tempest]

Dio is dead :(
I'm absolutely gutted. The guy was one of the true legends and a total class act. Shit.

[Hero!]

Wait, what? No!!!!!!!! :(

As much as I love Ozzy, Dio-era Sabbath is my favorite sabbath period. Fucking hell. RIP Dio. :heart:

[Canadian Devil]

I remember listening to Rainbow - Long live Rock and Roll for the first time and wondering who was this guy. Looks like the Dragon won :(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev7qn3f3i_c

[Dubya]

RIP

YouTube- Dio - Holy Diver

[Canadian Devil]

Another classic.
If i had the balls i'd start a tribute thread.

[Dubya]

Go for it bro.. 267 posts in 9 years .. I'd say you're due to start a thread. No one can hate on a Dio Tribute thread.

[Hero!]

Go for it. Superhero definitely approves. :yes:

[Second City Saint]

Reputation, importance, what have you aside, it's not really necessary to make a whole thread for Dio. Would it really be anything more than what's already been posted here?

[Dubya]

I guess we'll never know..

[Fro]

You should make a thread for discussion about whether or not a tribute thread should be made.

[Second City Saint]

We could just make a catch all tribute thread. Musicians die a lot.

[Anaconda Sniper]

What Second said but add celebrities, wrestlers, athletes and whoever else that has passed. Seems like there has been a lot of deaths this past year.

[Dubya]

That could be quite the depressing thread

[Hero!]

oh ffs, Slipknot Bassist Paul Gray has been found dead at the age of 38.

I know they aren't everyone's cup of tea, but this band was a huuuuuge part of my life when I was a young teen. Glad I got to see the 9 play live at least once. RIP Paul Gray :heart:

[Second City Saint]

Any idea on the causes?

[Hero!]

Nothing yet. He was just found dead in a hotel room, so i'm assuming it was drugs or something.

[Second City Saint]

But what?

That's the question.

[Dubya]

Damn .. that sucks. I always had a special place in my heart for Slipknot.

Billboard.com says an autopsy will be done tomorrow, but no foul play is suspected..

[blackening]

New Blind Guardian album on July 30th! Single comes out June 25th.

Can't wait.

http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=6qFMRhVTQhY&feature=related

[Tempest]

There's a clip of the single here: http://www.blind-guardian.com/discography.php3?cat=2&album_id=23

Sounding pretty good, I can't wait.

[blackening]

They also have a few videos online of the recording of the album. There are some heavy parts but it still has that 'epic' sound like A Twist in the Myth. I can't wait either.

The new Nevermore album is online.
http://torrents.thepiratebay.org/5539539/Nevermore_2010_-_The_Obsidian_Conspiracy__192_(USA)_TM_(Full_len.5 539539.TPB.torrent (http://torrents.thepiratebay.org/5539539/Nevermore_2010_-_The_Obsidian_Conspiracy__192_%28USA%29_TM_%28Full _len.5539539.TPB.torrent)

[Hero!]

Going to see my friend's band tomorrow night. Bunch of shitty local bands are gonna be there, but the main attraction are The Acacia Strain and since my buddy is good friends with their drummer, his band is gonna go on just before them. Should be a damn good show.

[Second City Saint]

Yeah those are some shitty bands.

[Hero!]

Nah, the acacia strain are dope.

[Second City Saint]

Not a fan. Although I may be seeing them since they're playing with BtBaM next month.

[Hero!]

BtBaM?


I might be coming your way sometime in the next couple months for some show that the red chord are playing at. One of my customers grew up with their vocalist and she might be able to get me free ticks.

[Second City Saint]

Between
the
Buried
and
Me

...saves me time just typing BtBaM

...

Summer Slaughter in Worcester?

[Hero!]

Ah, btbam. Thought it was some kinky sex party. Just as good, though.


After a quick google search, yes indeedy it is Summer Slaughter.

[Second City Saint]

BtBaM IS a kinky sex party, though. If not better.

[Hero!]

Definitely a band that I need to see live before I leave this big blue and green marble.


Same friend of mine who's playing with TAS tomorrow almost had a chance to play with BTBAM! (just feels like it needs an exclamation point) after winning some contest at a local venue. His band was given the option to pick a show and open, no matter how big or small it was. They wanted to play a btbam show, but there was a one year time limit on choosing the show and between the buried and me were playing something like a month or two outside of the time frame. :/

[Matthew]

man its weird that ive seen the acacia strain, the red chord and btbam mad times and im not even a metalhead. my favorite metal is tin foil

[Hero!]

ill see your face mad times with my fist and im not even a facehead. i just have tin foil for a face.

[Second City Saint]

man its weird that ive seen the acacia strain, the red chord and btbam mad times and im not even a metalhead. my favorite metal is tin foilWhat is that a brag?

...

SH!, your friend should've picked DEP...now that's a fucking party.

[Hero!]

He's not down with the DEP. We're coworkers and we always have our ipods on us, so we tend to show each other different bands, but he was not feeling the escape plan. Fool.

[Second City Saint]

Terrorist.

I've never met him, but he's on my 'No Fly' list.

[Hero!]

He's a weird kid, but a good drummer. Check out his band, hyeah:

http://www.myspace.com/hookerinthemorgue

Most of their songs are garbage, but their new song "your tits are on stilts" is pretty sick.

[Second City Saint]

Your boy Jeff looks like a fajiste, sorry m8.

[Hero!]

I don't care, he's not really my "boy", more of a kid I work with and have some common musical interests with. This is the first of his shows I've actually gone to and it's more for TAS anyway.

[Second City Saint]

Bonus points if you throw down.

[Hero!]

If by "throw down" you mean "get drunk and get ass kicked in the mosh pit" then, yes, i'll be doing that.

[Second City Saint]

x2 bonus points

You probably just leveled up, to be honest

[Matthew]

its just weird to me ok. it would be like if hero was like hey i saw jay z a bunch. id be like so pissed. like i know this really huge nerdy guy who is overweight and isnt fully convinced on the fakeness of wrestling. he hates rap. he is borderline racist (minus the borderline). and he has seen jay z. like wtf i fucking hate that

[Second City Saint]

Is that a brag?

[Hero!]

My ears are ringing, head is pounding, and my body aches.


Good show.



now i gotta get up for work in ...6 hours. -_-

[Anaconda Sniper]

I'm so sick of the fights..so sick of your mouth. I know where you live and I see where you sleep.

[Hero!]

Fuck yes! :headbang:

You know what's awesome? I forgot my ticket and the ticket dude was giving me a hard time, despite the fact that my buddy was vouching for me saying that i did pay and just lost my ticket and what-not, so one of the acacia strain boys came over (he knows my buddy) and just told the dude to let me "the fuck in". It was awesome.

I also bought a dope ass TAS shirt featuring a girl performing fellatio and it says "SUCK A DICK" on the back. Fuck man, I need to get some sleep, but i'm too wired from the show.

[blackening]

Three songs were released today from the new Blind Guardian album as 'A Voice in the Dark.'
http://fenopy.com/torrent/Blind_Guardian_A_Voice_In_The_Dark_EP_2010_/MzAxMTM0OA==/download.torrent

A sample from every song on the new album can be heard here:
http://www.blind-guardian.com/discography.php3?cat=1&album_id=24

[Hero!]

Need new stuff to listen to. GO.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Ok here's where I am in the metal world for the last few months.

As I wrote elsewhere I'm loving this Swedish Glam scene. It's a lovely revival of fun glam.

New Bands like Crashdiet, Babylon Bombs, Gemini Five, Reckless Love, Crazy Lixx, The Last Vegas, Vains of Jenna are all getting played fairly regularly.

And I'm also listening to the older stuff like Ratt, Poison, Motley Crue, Def Leppard.

Sure I'm probably the only one who likes that gay type scene but that's just me. If you like that type of thing I can probably give a bunch of album recommendations, though the latest release from any of the first list of bands is decent glam.

[Hero!]

I do not listen to glam rock. Old school metal, death metal, black metal, and prog metal are my thing.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Oh you're more the an axe murderer type, sorry...


Please don't kill me.

[Hero!]

I'm more of the "kill you and rape your mouth" type.



;)

[blackening]

I like me some power metal. I think its kind of funny that my two favorite genres are melodic death and power metal.

[Tempest]

Power metal is where it's at.

New Guardian and Symphony X albums this year, which is as good as it gets.

[Second City Saint]

Did anyone care for Mastodon's Jonah Hex EP?

[Hero!]

Haven't heard it. Link?

[Second City Saint]

Mastodon did the score for the Jonah Hex Soundtrack. I have not heard it so I have no idea what it sounds like but it's fucking Mastodon so it should definitely fall into this thread.

http://www.mediafire.com/?rxzkcmlzzzrThis should work.

By the way, BtBaM on Tuesday. Hell to the Yes.

[Hero!]

Mayhem fest is in CT tomorrow. I refuse to go after all the emo faggotry the last time I attended. Fuckers stood around during Mastodon. No moshing, no singing along (not even a WHITE WHALE! HOLY GRAIL!) and absolutely no enthusiasm whatsoever for their set. Blah. Fuck emoscene kids.

[Second City Saint]

It's also a piss poor lineup.

[Hero!]

Checked it once, but had no real Interest.

[Second City Saint]

Norma Jean was the closest thing to 'ok' that festival's offering and they're awful. The Cool Tour pisses all over Mayhem.

[Second City Saint]

I know you like them Hero but I heard Acacia Strain for the first time tonight and it was shit. Just generic breakdown after generic breakdown one after another...

[Dubya]

Norma Jean was the closest thing to 'ok' that festival's offering and they're awful. The Cool Tour pisses all over Mayhem.

:\ aww .. I love me some Norma Jean. I remember I saw them at a small little club once .. it was sold out (all 500 people were accounted for..) and in a REALLY shit part of town .. and it was POURING RAIN outside.. there were people like standing outside in the monsoon, just looking in through the glass windows to watch .. but when they played, they played in like pitch blackness with nothing but a projector strobing these weird christ-like images on the wall .. im not religious or anything, but it was pretty fuckin' badass.

Beloved was at that show too. I miss that band.

[Hero!]

Norma Jean was the closest thing to 'ok' that festival's offering and they're awful. The Cool Tour pisses all over Mayhem.

3 inches of blood, sucka. Haven't heard Lamb of God in a few years, but they were quite dope too.


I know you like them Hero but I heard Acacia Strain for the first time tonight and it was shit. Just generic breakdown after generic breakdown one after another...

I'd believe it. Their new album came out yesterday and i'm not digging it. Who else played?

[Second City Saint]

http://www.last.fm/event/1507225+The+Cool+Tour

[Hero!]

How were AILD?

[Second City Saint]

Confined was epic

[MervKlitschko]

I get the pleasure of attending this two-day blowout this weekend.

http://www.heavymtl.com/en/

[Hero!]

Confined was epic

What else did they play?


I get the pleasure of attending this two-day blowout this weekend.

http://www.heavymtl.com/en/

Lamb of God, 3 inches of blood, MASTODON, 'Deth, and Shadows fall? Grooooovy.

[Tempest]

New Guardian album is amazing. Sacred Worlds was SHIT. But the revamped version has made it one of my favourite BG songs ever.

Ride into obsession has just about my favourite bridge ever

[blackening]

I was listening to it last night. I'm pretty 'meh' about it. I don't know. It sounds kind of over produced. I need to listen to it more.

[Dubya]

new 36 Crazyfists cd, Collisions and Castaways
http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/2322338/45654168/
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5711127/36_Crazyfists_-_Collisions_And_Castaways-2010-FNT

on par with the rest of their stuff, which means its pretty fuckin sweet.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

... And Portnoy leaves Dream Theater to play for Avenged Sevenfold full time saying his heart is no longer in Dream Theater.

Hopefully now some fresh life can be breathed into DT and we can get something a little less dull on the new records. I'm not exactly a fan of the darker bent on the last few albums and basically feel everything after... Train of Though (and I'm including half of ToT) is pretty dull and heavy for heavy's sake.

[GreenLanturn]

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/page/News?news_id=100106

New Alter Bridge single.

More metal than anything they have done so far. Tremonti is a true God on guitar.

[Grimario]

This thread still lives....barely.

Get the new Nile album. Beautiful album. Album of the year.

Ulver has been on high rotation lately as well.

I miss you, mate. COME BACK.

[Gumby-San]

A year of great concerts is ending on November 12th, when I get to see two legends in one show: Ozzy and Halford. I'm stoked. I just hope Ozzy is in good form...you never know with him. Halford I'm not worried about; the guy never has a bad show.

It's gonna be tough to beat my fave concert ever though, which was Maiden/Dream Theater back in June, but I'm gonna keep my fingers crossed

[Dubya]

I saw Iron Maiden w/ Queensryche and Halford once. I think it was on the Brave New World tour .. it was pretty fuckin' awesome.

[Gumby-San]

I saw Iron Maiden w/ Queensryche and Halford once. I think it was on the Brave New World tour .. it was pretty fuckin' awesome.

Oh yeah..that was the same tour that they sold out MSG with...heard it was a great bill...didn't come around my way though unfortunately

[Second City Saint]

The new Bring Me the Horizon albums is actually pretty good. They're not who they started out as (Count Your Blessings era deathcore) but they're not who they used to be (Suicide Season era boringness). If you like metalcore blended with electronics I'd suggest this. Also LIGHTS makes a couple cameos so definite bonus..

[Gumby-San]

You're supplying me with tons of new stuff...awesome! I'm always up for new iPod material :D

[Second City Saint]

I don't know how Between the Buried and Me is not the consensus choice for greatest band on planet Earth.

[Tempest]

Weeeee! Not only are Symphony X doing a gig in England, but they are doing it in Wolvo, on my birthday! Which also means the new album is about to come

[terencestamp7]

Just listened to Slayer - World Painted Blood this morning, the album just gets better and better with every listen, and I've had it for around a year now!

[Dubya]

YouTube - august burns red carol of the bells

[Second City Saint]

Glad they left Jesus out of this one

[blackening]

New single from next Children of Bodom album is online. Relentless Reckless Forever comes out on March 8, 2011. Don't know what to think of the song really. It sounds like the stuff from Blooddrunk and I don't really like the vocals. It sounds weirdly distorted.

YouTube - Children Of Bodom - Was It Worth It

[Psycho666Soldier]

Yeah, really don't think I like this. I mean, the riff is pretty cool before it gets to the verse, but like you said, it sounds too much like Blooddrunk in the sense that all the songs on Blooddrunk were midtempo. Plus, it doesn't seem like they're trying anywhere near as much as they did in the days of Follow the Reaper.

Come on, Alexi says his favorite album is In Flames' Come Clarity, we should have known after Are You Dead Yet? that it was gonna be over.

[blackening]

Come on, Alexi says his favorite album is In Flames' Come Clarity, we should have known after Are You Dead Yet? that it was gonna be over.
That seems like such an odd choice. It makes sense I guess since they were both awesome bands but now kind of suck.

If anyone likes melodic death metal they need to check out Dreamshade's new album - What Silence Hides. They have a keyboardist so they kind of have of a CoB sound to them but they are very good. I've included a link:

http://lix.in/-8f2a27

YouTube - Dreamshade - As Serenity Falls


(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdbR9ZuOsjs)

[Anaconda Sniper]

Glad they left Jesus out of this one
:lol::yes:

[Psycho666Soldier]

Anyone heard the new Deicide album, To Hell With God?

A friend of mine burnt me a copy. I definitely think it sounds better than Till Death Do Us Part, and certain riffs sounds more like something they'd do in the older days.

Still, ever since The Stench of Redemption, these guys haven't been as good, I think. They lost that Deicide feel and in the case of Till Death Do Us Part especially, almost changed into a completely different band.

Of course, there's always room for growth and evolution in a band, but I don't know if I dig the direction they've been going in.

As a an album without any ties to my feelings for Deicide, it's pretty good. I definitely like listening to it, just feels weird.

[Jordo]

What's everybody think of bands that are on warped tour now like The Word Alive or Miss May I?

YouTube - The Word Alive - 2012 (New Song!) Deceiver

YouTube - Miss May I - Forgive and Forget (Video)

[Psycho666Soldier]

Honestly, I'm tired of all the breakdown heavy music. Deathcore as a whole disgusts me, because it's overtly heavy music with simple song-writing that they use to trick people into thinking it's technical with simple little string skipping riffs and such.

Some of them are ok, but I'm not really into the screamo-styled deathcore bands like Miss May I.

One thing I hate is how a bunch of the 'core music has the mentality of, 'Let's make a giant breakdown, and spice some riffs in between" instead of the other way around.

[Second City Saint]

Suicide Silence is good. Check them out if you haven't.

...

HOLY SHIT, if any of you live in New England (Hero!) get your ass to the New England Metal & Hardcore Fest. I'm only going to day two but check out that day:
Friday, April 15
Biohazard
Blood For Blood
Bury Your Dead
Terror
Winds of Plague
Cruel Hand
Your Demise
Thy Will Be Done
This Is Hell
The Carrier
Suffokate
Born Low
Murder Death Kill
Stick To Your Guns
Trapped Under Ice
Lionheart
Shai Hulud
Close Your Eyes
Legend
Monsters
The Great Commission
The World We Knew
The Greenery
Hundreth
King Conquer
Betrayal

FUCKING BLOOD FOR BLOOD

[Psycho666Soldier]

See, I can't get into Suicide Silence. Too much "Chugachug chugachug, TRREMMMMMMM, chug-chugachug, trem.

I don't diss anyone for listening to 'em, I just can't stand it, And I hate the singer's vocals.

Glad to see some discussion in here though.

[Second City Saint]

What about old Suffokate? Like Oakland Suffokate?

[Hero!]

Damn man, have I really lost touch with metal so badly that I only recognize one, MAYBE two bands on that list?

God damn it, I have got to stop listening to the "best work music of the 80's, 90's, and today" radio station all the time.

[Second City Saint]

Damn man, have I really lost touch with metal so badly that I only recognize one, MAYBE two bands on that list?

God damn it, I have got to stop listening to the "best work music of the 80's, 90's, and today" radio station all the time. Going for:

Blood For Blood
Bury Your Dead
Terror
Winds of Plague
Cruel Hand
This Is Hell
The Carrier
Suffokate
Stick To Your Guns
Trapped Under Ice
Shai Hulud
Close Your Eyes
Monsters

I really wish I could go to day three because BtBaM is playing but I can't.

[Psycho666Soldier]

I do like old Suffokate. See, I like old hardcore back in the 80's when it was more punk, and I like some of the early 90's hardcore. When it comes to Deathcore, I like Slam Death bands like Gorgasm, Devourment, Lividity etc., because I feel like I'm listening to something more inspired by death metal, and the ones that are really base and simple aren't taken seriously. Plus, I love breakdowns that are more than 3 notes and aren't necessary a "chug chug" riff.

[Second City Saint]

Try Counterparts. They're more metalcore/hardcore but they've got some pretty dynamic breakdowns that are way more diverse than the majority of other music.

Name some bands you like and maybe I can give you a few recommendations.

[Psycho666Soldier]

I like All Shall Perish, Animosity, Some Born of Osiris, Knights of the Abyss, and that's about it for any modern bands that are considered Deathcore.

I'll have to check out that Counterparts band later.

[Hero!]

Damn it. Caught myself singing Faith Hill today. I think I may need to turn in my metalhead membership card.

[Psycho666Soldier]

Hell no you don't!

Whenever you get home (are you home now?), listen to three songs off of Immortal's Battles in the North, Two off of Darkthrone's Under a Funeral Moon, and top it off with a little Suffocation or Obituary.

[Psycho666Soldier]

Just saw Deicide and Belphegor live for the first time tonight. It was purely amazing!! Pathology, Neuraxis, and Blackguard were there, but all I really cared to see were the last two. Belphegor played a badass set, very blackened, and they played a good amount of songs off of Lucifer Incestus and Black Magic Nekromance. Great stuff.

Then, of course, Deicide came on. They opened up with Homage For Satan, which was good, because that way they could get it out of the way. Next they played Dead By Dawn, probably my favorite Deicide song of all time. Aboslutely wonderful. They also played When Satan Rules His World, Dead but Dreaming, and They Are The Children of the Underworld, which are sort of live staples for them, but it was still cool. I really didn't want to see a set too focused on new stuff. They played nothing off of Till Death Do Us Part, which was awesome, and only four songs off of To Hell With God. Honestly, I could have done without any Scars of the Crucifix, but they played two off of those.

Of course, to finish out the show, they played Lunatic of God's Creation and Sacrificial Suicide, which was perfect, though if they ever closed out with Dead by Dawn, that'd be perfect for me.

The only real comlaint I had with Deicide was it sounded like Glen was just warbling out his growls unless it was the highs, which I guess he kind of sounds like that anyway nowadays, but it turned out his mic was just turned down, which he asked for it to be turned up later. Wish he had it high enough for the devastating combo of Dead by Dawn followed by Once Upon The Cross, but those were still badass.

Oh yeah, dude from Belphegor, he literally sounds like the Cookie Monster when he speaks to the crowd.

[mr sabu]

my good people i need some help looking for some cd's. as i am not finding much luck in torrents.

shit im looking for

Emperor and Tsjuder

cheers my good people

[Psycho666Soldier]

I'll see what I can do. I got all my Tsjuder through a torrent, but I don't remember where I got it from. I might be able to e-mail the tracker to you.

Oddly enough, I can't find any Emperor at the moment. I'll check later to see if I can find any blogs or anything.

[Second City Saint]

It's always worth a shot at Googling ___________ mediafire zip/rar if you haven't already

[mr sabu]

I'll see what I can do. I got all my Tsjuder through a torrent, but I don't remember where I got it from. I might be able to e-mail the tracker to you.

Oddly enough, I can't find any Emperor at the moment. I'll check later to see if I can find any blogs or anything.

took me forever to find but i got fucking emperor.. and tsjuder

:) im a happy camper now untill my next cunt of shit to find

[blackening]

I've gotten into power metal again recently. I downloaded a shit ton of albums. Here are my favorite albums from the power metal bands I listen to.

Blind Guardian - A Twist in the Myth
Edguy - Rocket Ride
Firewind - The Premonition
Gamma Ray - No World Order
Hammerfall - Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken
Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part One
Kamelot - The Black Halo
Primal Fear - 6.6 (Before the Devil Knows You're Dead)
Stratovarius - Visions

So is Edguy pronounced Ed (as in the name) - guy?

Favorite albums by the other bands I listen to just for the hell of it.

In Flames - Jester Race
Children of Bodom - Follow the Reaper
Arch Enemy - Rise of the Tyrant
Trivium - Shogun
Amon Amarth - Versus the World
Dreamshade - What Silence Hides
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Dark Tranquility - Fiction
Machine Head - The Blackening
Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
System of a Down (well, what the hell) - Toxicity

[Second City Saint]

Needs more Between the Buried and Me & Mastodon

[mr sabu]

Kamelot - The Black Halo



:cool: awesome album one of my favs from them other then karma and epica

on other noted my music cllection is in tune for another update but i have run out of shit to get :(

[Psycho666Soldier]

I've gotten into power metal again recently. I downloaded a shit ton of albums. Here are my favorite albums from the power metal bands I listen to.

Blind Guardian - A Twist in the Myth
Edguy - Rocket Ride
Firewind - The Premonition
Gamma Ray - No World Order
Hammerfall - Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken
Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part One
Kamelot - The Black Halo
Primal Fear - 6.6 (Before the Devil Knows You're Dead)
Stratovarius - Visions

So is Edguy pronounced Ed (as in the name) - guy?

Favorite albums by the other bands I listen to just for the hell of it.

In Flames - Jester Race
Children of Bodom - Follow the Reaper
Arch Enemy - Rise of the Tyrant
Trivium - Shogun
Amon Amarth - Versus the World
Dreamshade - What Silence Hides
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Dark Tranquility - Fiction
Machine Head - The Blackening
Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
System of a Down (well, what the hell) - Toxicity


I love Versus The World. One of my favorite albums. Have you heard Once Sent From The Golden Hall? It's a tad more primitive, but I feel it is one of their more epic, and catchy, albums.

[mr sabu]

im kinda torn between Fate of Norns and vs the world. i love both albums.

i liked twilight of the thunder god but was a little bit underwhelmed. Surtur Rising can't say much on after a few more listens ill probably like it Ive only herd it once

[Psycho666Soldier]

I thought Surtur rising was a nice deviation. It's still heavy, epic, and definitely Amon Amarth, but the style is altered enough to keep things fresh.

Oh yeah, Fate of Norns is another one of my top favs. Those three are the best in my eyes.

[darkhorse]

Surtur Rising has been in my car stereo almost nonstop. The album is amazing.

[Hero!]

Needs more Between the Buried and Me & Mastodon

Sometimes I love you.

[Tempest]

Symphony X next week. I could easily piss in anticipation. Best metal band alive.

[Psycho666Soldier]

Can't agree with best alive, but they are amazing for sure.

Then again, we probably have different tastes in our main hunger for metal.

[Anaconda Sniper]

This thread needs mammoth grinder.

YouTube - Mammoth Grinder - Warsystem/War Machine
Check them out.

[Psycho666Soldier]

Listened to the first few seconds so far, and I already love it.

[Anaconda Sniper]

Hellz yeah.

I'm just going to post some songs of some of my favorite hardcore bands. If you heard of them cool..if you haven't check them out if you want.

YouTube - Wrong Answer - The World is Empty

YouTube - More Than Life - SCARLET SKYLINE

YouTube - suffer

YouTube - Foundation - Hang Your Head

YouTube - Cold World - Boom Bye Bye

YouTube - War Hungry - Final Hour

[blackening]

Amon Amarth did a cover of System of a Down's Aerials.

YouTube - Amon Amarth Aerials cover
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aKs2dzu70Q)

[mr sabu]

i believe my play button is going to be raped more times then a porn star gets fucked.

on a positive note im loving Surtur Rising more and more with each listen it's slowing becoming my fav amon amarth album

[Second City Saint]

Going for:

Blood For Blood
Bury Your Dead
Terror
Winds of Plague
Cruel Hand
This Is Hell
The Carrier
Suffokate
Stick To Your Guns
Trapped Under Ice
Shai Hulud
Close Your Eyes
Monsters

I really wish I could go to day three because BtBaM is playing but I can't.Cruel Hand booked a European tour, Monsters broke up and Suffokate also bailed. :mad:

Still a ridiculous lineup for a single day. Can't fucking wait.

[Second City Saint]

I just hope Trapped Under Ice doesn't hospitalize anyone for no reason again.

[Anaconda Sniper]

That is crazy that even happened.

[blackening]

New In Flames song is up. Anders pretty much isn't screaming anymore on the new album.

YouTube - In Flames - Deliver Us

[Aussie_Outlaw]

That is crazy that even happened.

Especially since it's the worst song in the first 3 albums. It should never be played live. Awful, awful song.

[Second City Saint]

Trapped Under Ice is the name of a band as well A_O

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Gah, oops.

Still a shit song. ;)

[Hero!]

TUI is a great driving song, you outlaw!


Got my MayhemFest ticket a couple weeks back as a gift from my sister and her husband for always watching my niece (which I don't ever mind doing anyway). Last time I had to stand in the grass, but we got actual seats this time, so I can up close to the main stage bands. Kinda pissed that machine head won't be main stage on the day i'm going (i think it's trivium) but i'm still looking forward to getting the shit kicked outta me in the machine head pit again.

[Second City Saint]

Smaller stages are always better. I hate when bands play main stages. Who are you going to see (other than Machine Head)?

[Hero!]

In Flames, megadeth, unearth, and I guess disturbed since they put on a pretty wild stage show when i saw them last.

[Second City Saint]

Megadeth & Unearth are legit. I don't care for the others but good stuff with those two.


Unearth once played at my school in a tiny cafe (with a three foot stage) and got "hard rock" banned.

[Hero!]

Yeah, definitely stoked to see them. Also looking at getting tickets for 'tallica at Yankee Stadium this fall, but i hear they're pricey.

[Second City Saint]

I'd probably only see Metallica if they did one of those classic albums shows. Couldn't see spending $80 to hear St. Anger.

[Hero!]

Well, they're my favorite band, so I'd pay $80 to hear them snore, tbh.

[Second City Saint]

That's fair enough. I still get excited about Mastodon live even if Brent insists on screeching like a cat. I'm just not a fan of Metallica post-Burton (...AJFA was pretty good, though, I'll admit).

[Hero!]

Mastodon are my number 2 band, so i'd love to see them live again. Oddly enough, mayhemfest 08 was the only time I saw them and the crowd just had no clue who they were. Sucks when you're the only one around singing along with brent and troy :(

[Second City Saint]

I watched Jonah Hex last night just to see Brent's film debut :happysad:

Their score was the only redeeming quality of that movie.

[terencestamp7]

I was thinking of going to see Mayhem Tour this year, but I can't find anyone to go with. Unfortunately I don't know anyone who likes metal music.

I'd love to see Megadeth.

[Hero!]

Outside of the Internet, I know only 3 people who listen to metal, one being a coworker and the other two being my sister and her husband. My family members listen only to the big names and a bunch of hair metal & hard rock, but my coworker is into everything, so I might go to metallica with him.

[Alex E]

I'd recommend the 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise to anyone. It's the second voyage this year. 5 days on a boat to the Caribbean for a reasonable cost, great food, everyone plays twice and there are various workshops. Chill with Hansi Kursch in a hot tub while watching Amon Amarth or Saxon.

[blackening]

New Trivium song is on YouTube. After one listen, I really don't like it. I liked the solos, but thats about it. The rest sounds like a step backwards.

YouTube - ‪Trivium - In Waves (New Song 2011)‬‏

[mr sabu]

i don't mind it

but people my metal collection needs updating :( but i dunno what to get recommend me stuff ( doesn't matter what it is im into all of it, black,death,stoner,viking,pagen

[Jordo]

The synth part at like 38 seconds melts my brain every time.

YouTube - ‪The Word Alive - Apologician (w/ Lyrics)‬‏

[Hero!]

Anyone ever heard of the band Ipsissimus? Yeah, me neither, but apparently their vocalist is the friend of a friend and they just recently got signed to Metal Blade, so i figured I'd help spread the word. Not gonna lie, I don't care for it too much, but i've been listening to Korean pop all day so what the fuck do I know? Anywho, here's one of their songs for anyone interested:

YouTube - ‪Ipsissimus "The Third Secret of Fatima" (OFFICIAL)‬‏

[stylepoints]

Lizzy Borden is touring again. First date is in my home city right at a month away. Amazing vocals, guitars, hot chicks dancing about. It's a stage show, similar to Alice Cooper. I really wish it was a straight concert because they are that good, but they do well enough with the performance.

I don't know if there are any poster old enough to appreciate classic metal. I usually only see posts about newer metal stuff. Quality stuff though. Check them out if you've never heard of them. Their latest album sounds like something that could have easily come out in '86(that's good, btw).

[blackening]

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/soulflypremiere/metmon1.jpg
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/soulflypremiere/metmon2.jpg
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/soulflypremiere/metmon3.jpg

[Gary J]

Lizzy Borden is touring again. First date is in my home city right at a month away. Amazing vocals, guitars, hot chicks dancing about. It's a stage show, similar to Alice Cooper. I really wish it was a straight concert because they are that good, but they do well enough with the performance.

I don't know if there are any poster old enough to appreciate classic metal. I usually only see posts about newer metal stuff. Quality stuff though. Check them out if you've never heard of them. Their latest album sounds like something that could have easily come out in '86(that's good, btw).

I'm old enough to appereciate the classic days in fact it's all i still really listen to. What new bands should i be checking out?

[Aussie_Outlaw]

I don't know if there are any poster old enough to appreciate classic metal. I usually only see posts about newer metal stuff.

Because that's what the current bent of the thread is. If you want to bring something up, just bring it up. For a long time (few years ago) we did discuss the older acts but it just seems people want to talk about whatever new band I haven't heard of. So I don't really post, but if you feel like talking about Iron Maiden or whoever just bring it up.


Currently I'm mostly listening to the Swedish Sleaze/Glam scene and each time I bring it up it falls on deaf ears as I'm the only one really listening to it here.

[blackening]

I just found out the new Arch Enemy album was released almost a month ago. I've been listening to some of the songs on YouTube and its some heavy shit.

The new Machine Head song is online and it is pretty bad ass. It has a similar sound to the songs on The Blackening, but that is not a bad thing.

YouTube - ‪Machine Head - Locust

[Second City Saint]

Speaking of Machine Head, new Suicide Silence album is coming out in a couple weeks - anyone interested in it?




(they're going on tour together, that's the connection)

[stylepoints]

Currently I'm mostly listening to the Swedish Sleaze/Glam scene and each time I bring it up it falls on deaf ears as I'm the only one really listening to it here.


I'm old enough to appereciate the classic days in fact it's all i still really listen to. What new bands should i be checking out?

2 posters, 2 comments, 1 response. I FUCKING LOVE ENFORCER!

[blackening]

Speaking of Machine Head, new Suicide Silence album is coming out in a couple weeks - anyone interested in it?




(they're going on tour together, that's the connection)
I think they're pretty shit, but their style just isn't for me. I've also seen them live.

[Second City Saint]

That's fair enough. I don't like the stuff they're putting out these days anyway, I was just hoping to get an opinion whether or not to check it out.


We're all excited for the new Mastodon, though, right?

[Aussie_Outlaw]

2 posters, 2 comments, 1 response. I FUCKING LOVE ENFORCER!

I went to youtube and the first one which popped up was 'Midnight Vice'.

It's good, a cool mix which if I was to describe would be a mix of Iron Maiden's Charlotte The Harlot and Motley Crue's Take Me To Top.


Currently doing more of a 1990's Glam but I'll go back to 1982 :)


Will listen to more.

[stylepoints]

Minus bands like Poison, Firehouse, and Enuff Z Nuff, I love glam. Especially the early/mid 80's. Hanoi Rocks, early Whitesnake and Kix, good stuff :yes: I'm more of an 80's thrash/traditional metal fan, but I dig good glam. Mad(female) ass to be had at glam concerts.

[blackening]

The new In Flames album is out. I've been listening to the songs on YouTube and they're pretty shit. Like the last album. The solos pretty solid, its just the rest is pretty generic.

[Second City Saint]

Mastodon's putting out a track that got cut from Crack the Skye tomorrow for free.

[Grimario]

Didn't expect to come into the listening room and not see this on the recent post filter :(

With Deconstruction and Ghost coming out, I have had the four Devin Townsend Project albums on non-stop rotation for a few weeks. Completely forgot how brilliant Devy is.

[Hero!]

Mayhemfest was fucking awesome this year. Machine Head killed the second stage, megadeth & godsmack sounded great, but Trivium and Disturbed were both weak. Spent most of Machine Head and Trivium in the pit and even crowd surfed a few times. Injury count:

Cuts on my knees, right ankle, ribs, chest, and a long one down my back
Left knee got tweeked by some fat dude landing on it
neck & shoulders ache
and i got nice bit of swelling by my right eye after taking a gnarly elbow

It was fucking awesome. I even got Robb Flynn's guitar pick!

[blackening]

I found a torrent of the new Trivium album that drops in a few days. It is ok. I like the 4 songs that were released on the internet by the band already, but I haven't been impressed by the rest. Definitely not as good as their last album Shogun. They said the album was supposed to be more like Ascendancy but I'm really not seeing it. It sounds more radio friendly like The Crusade.

[darkhorse]

The new Chimaira album ("The Age Of Hell") leaked. Another solid album from them, and pretty damn impressive considering that half the band left before they hit the studio.

[blackening]

Edguy's new album 'Age of the Joker' is online. There are some songs I'm digging, but some just sound generic.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Well their last album wasn't anything spectacular, and Tobi's Avantastia stuff has just been average as well. Considering he's the main songwriter he's spread pretty thin.

[Tempest]

I liked Tinnitus Sanctus a lot. The Avantasia stuff was a bit and miss, although I liked it on the whole. The new Edguy album I hated on first listen, but since then i've really gotten into it. It's different in many ways, but still trademark Edguy. It's really, really good.

I do agree that Tobi is overreaching a bit, but I adore him for releasing an album once every 6 months or so. It covers the void left by many of the bands I love who release once every 3 or so years.

I like that he keeps churning stuff out and isn't afraid to do different stuff within the confines of what he's known for. The new Edguy is so them, but not at the same time. It's an odd album, but it's fantastic.

[blackening]

The new Machine Head album has leaked online. Its solid and sounds similar to The Blackening. Not as good though.

[darkhorse]

I'm enjoying the new Machine Head, as well as the new Mastodon.

[blackening]

I'm hooked on the Machine Head. Great stuff. :yes:

[Gary J]

I've been listening to the new Anthrax. It sounds like new metal mixed with power rangers and a few pantera riffs thrown in.

[William]

Have there been any recent metal album releases or can someone point me to a site that lists all 2011 releases? Been needing to find recent albums but most sites I go to only list black/death metal and I don't listen to the majority of that.

Bands in particular that I'm needing to find are:

Kamelot, Dream Theater, Apocalyptica, Ayreon, Demons & Wizards, Iced Earth, Ensiferum, Lacuna Coil, Sonata Arctica, Orphaned Land, Turisas, Luca Turilli, Epica, In This Moment, Blind Guardian, Trivium, Avantasia, Cruachan, Candlemass, Dream Evil, Entwine, Rammstein, Stratovarius, Tiamat, Liquid Horizon, Liquid Tension Experiment, Blood Stain Child.

Anything along those lines or any music suggestions that people would think I may like. I do like Power, Progressive, Symphonic, Gothic, Folk, a little Doom, Heavy, Industrial, some Speed/Thrash. Just not really a fan of most Black and Death. But I desperately need new music. So any help would be much appreciated, whether it be new albums from any of the bands above [That's definitely not -everything- I listen to, just ones I'm seeking at the moment] or other suggestions.

[mr sabu]

dream theater released a new cd not that long ago as did trivium

[darkhorse]

Anything along those lines or any music suggestions that people would think I may like. I do like Power, Progressive, Symphonic, Gothic, Folk, a little Doom, Heavy, Industrial, some Speed/Thrash.

I recommend Municipal Waste, Daylight Dies, Warbringer, Revocation, Solution .45, Blackguard, and Charred Walls Of The Damned.

[William]

Thanks Sabu. I didn't know that Dream Theater had something new. I thought Black Clouds & Silver Linings was their last album and that they had went on hiatus due to Portnoy leaving. Nice.

And thanks darkhorse. I'll check all of those out. I have heard of the last one though, but can't remember what they sound like.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Clouds_%26_Silver_Linings)

[blackening]

Blind Guardian released a new album last year that was good.

Just found out that Roy has left Kamelot. That sucks, that guy has an awesome voice.

[mr sabu]

new iced earth as well

[Aussie_Outlaw]

New Steel Panther as well.

[mr sabu]

was actually listening to that im diggin the song i like drugs

[Dubya]

New music video from a pretty killer local band here in KC.. In the Grove

In The Grove - YouTube

[stylepoints]

11/11/11 = National Metal Day in the U.S(Thanks Spinal Tap). Had to post in this thread on this glorious day. On another note, Sabbath and Ozzy are back together with a new album and world tour to follow. Coincidence? No, probably not.

[G-Fresh]

I liked Ozzy when I was in elementary school and dude was beat down then. Dude needs to just give the fuck up.

[Gary J]

He should have given up after the No More Tears album.

[stylepoints]

I didn't care for that album. No Rest for the Wicked was the beginning of the decline. Still to this day, burnt and all, he's always technically sound. Can't say that about most singers nowdays. Too many rock singers don't even sing in key in these times. That's something that shouldn't fly.

Looking forward to the new Sabbath stuff though. That's what it's going to take to make Ozzy return to real metal and let go of the modern trends. Tony Iommi is a traditional metal hero.

[Judas Iscariot]

Metal sucks.

[stylepoints]

What are you talking about? Its technically superior to any other form of modern music. Could you come up with a better knock on the genre? Maybe something like, "it's for old farts", "it's for the gays" etc, etc. Both would be acceptable.

[Hero!]

My problem with metal, and this is coming from someone who's been a metalhead since the age of 11, is that there's no growth in the genre. The scene is polluted with metalcore, black, death, and grindcore bands who all sound the fucking same. You've obviously the breakout bands like Mastodon, BTBAM, and Meshuggah who are all still innovating, but then you've the other 99% of the genre which is filled with shit. When I stop and think about the bands that I wanna see, my list is comprised mostly of older bands, bands I've already seen, and very, VERY few newer bands.

Again, I don't hate metal. I've rocked the devil horns for over 10 years now. I grew up on 'tallica and slipknot. I got sent home from school for wearing a cannibal corpse t-shirt. The first song I ever blasted in my car was by venom. I'm a metalhead and I can honestly say that the metal scene is wildly polluted with shit right now.

[stylepoints]

I've been into metal since '86, so naturally I listed to the classic stuff and the newer stuff of the older bands

I absolutely HATE modern metal. Different keys, different song structures, etc. It's technically inferior to the old stuff and sadly that's not an opinion.

But there is hope. There is no growth, but like always, what one was old becomes new again in time. There are bands fed up with the modern garbage called NWOTHM(new wave of traditional heavy metal), a take on the old (NWOBHM) style. GO CHECK THIS OUT. These guys keep it real. It's like a beautiful time warp:).

There are reasons that the modern bands suck compared to the old stuff, but that's a long conversation about the rise of the technically inferior alternative music and how there were no one to pass down the art. They kind of started new with an alternative base instead of a traditional metal one.

[Hero!]

Gimme band names, you tit!

[stylepoints]

I really like Cauldron, I've recently bought 2 of their albums. They basically sound like a cross between Helloween and early, pre-hits era Scorpions. Steelwing, who sounds like early Dickinson era Iron maiden. Enforcer, who sounds like early, pre Dickinson Maiden crossed with early Motley Crue Too Fast for Love era. Kep in mind that none of this stuff brings anything new to the table, but that why it is so good. Like I said, what was once old always becomes new again. Just goes to show that people don't appreciate something until its gone.

There are a lot of band out there that pretty much encompass all that is pre-90' metal. The thing I like about it mot, no d-tuning! Check out this like for a little more info http://www.facebook.com/NWOTHM (http://www.facebook.com/NWOTHM)

If you ever liked classic metal, there is a band out there using their influence while keeping it traditional at the same time. The thing is, the kids today think that stuff is dated and kind of unhip(but they don't really know shit), while guys like me in their 30's pull the sound and look off with style and get praised for it. Don't be afraid to get a little retro!

[QuietStorm]

What's good in metal these days? Not you, stylepoints. Yes you, Aussie Dave.

[QuietStorm]

Just counted and I have the 17th most posts in the metal thread. And I am a hop guy! You guys are failing.

[Hero!]

There's only like 4 of us who listen to metal. We can't help it.

[G-Fresh]

Maybe more people would listen to metal if it didn't suck dick.

[stylepoints]

Maybe more people would listen to metal if it didn't suck dick.

I will agree with this statement. "Metal" usually refers to the newer acts while "heavy metal" often refers to the pre-'95 era of the genre. The new stuff is incredibly weak. Bands play everything in the same fucking key, use the same scales. It's incredibly boring and is a tremendous step backwards musically. DVDA is right, it sucks dick and fucks man holes.

To QuietStorm: Stop beating off to Opeth, Nightwish, and various forms of death and/or black metal. Go beat off to some Maiden. It's a much better ride.

[G-Fresh]

Word bro. I haven't really been into the metal scene in over 10 years cause I just can't get into it.

[blackening]

I found out about this melodic death metal band called A Cold Sleep years ago on Myspace (lol) and they just released a bunch of new songs. If you guys like that type of metal, you should check them out.

https://www.reverbnation.com/acoldsleep

[Psycho666Soldier]

I will agree with this statement. "Metal" usually refers to the newer acts while "heavy metal" often refers to the pre-'95 era of the genre. The new stuff is incredibly weak. Bands play everything in the same fucking key, use the same scales. It's incredibly boring and is a tremendous step backwards musically. DVDA is right, it sucks dick and fucks man holes.

To QuietStorm: Stop beating off to Opeth, Nightwish, and various forms of death and/or black metal. Go beat off to some Maiden. It's a much better ride.
You're telling me you don't dig Opeth or ANY Death Metal? Morbid Angel, Obituary, and Death are the shit.

Maiden's awesome, too, but there's plenty to like about the heavier stuff, even if most of the bands coming out today suck.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

I will agree with this statement. "Metal" usually refers to the newer acts while "heavy metal" often refers to the pre-'95 era of the genre.

That's so stupid and wrong it's not funny.

Metal is a broad category. Heavy Metal is a sub-genre of such a category. Just like Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Glam Metal. None of those 3 are "heavy metal" but they're still metal.

Metal is like Rock, there's a lot of sub-genres of Rock, some of them are great. Some of them suck.

[Psycho666Soldier]

That's so stupid and wrong it's not funny.

Metal is a broad category. Heavy Metal is a sub-genre of such a category. Just like Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Glam Metal. None of those 3 are "heavy metal" but they're still metal.

Metal is like Rock, there's a lot of sub-genres of Rock, some of them are great. Some of them suck.
Amen, brudda.

[G-Fresh]

Metal sucks in general. It's just like country. Fags crying about how their life sucks.

[Psycho666Soldier]

You must be listening to a very slim selection of metal. Most of the bands I listen to never talk about how their life sucks.

Most of that is radio metal, metalcore, screamo, some goth metal, and in my opinion, all of that sucks.

[Grimario]

Why has Arjen Lucassen not appeared in my life before now? Just picked up Lost in the New Real and love it. Looks like I have a fifty album back catalogue to catch up on...

Still not entirely sold on Storm Corrosion or Thick as a Brick 2 which were my other acquisitions this week. TAAB2 had a pretty epic album to live up to though.

[Grimario]

http://www.craveonline.com/music/articles/191283-lamb-of-gods-randy-blythe-arrested-for-manslaughter

[Dubya]

http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=82100

publicist says that he hasn't actually been charged with anything and that they are just in the investigation stages of everyhing. says that the fan rushed the stage 3 different times..

this sucks.. I can't blame Randy.. I mean after what happened with Dime, ya just never know. He definitely never intended to kill or even harm the guy.. he just didn't want him on the stage, where he didn't belong and where security is paid to keep him from. I don't really see how the blame can fall to him directly at all.

[Dubya]

Brief video clip of the incident .. gotta be honest.. I've seen Randy and countless other hardcore/metal singers do this to people at other shows.. obviously nothing happened at those shows though. Also, it looks to me like the security guard is also tossing the guy .. still.. don't see how you can prove any intent. His only intention was to get the man off the stage.. where he illegally was.
http://www.theprp.com/2012/07/01/news/lamb-of-god-members-return-home-from-europe/

Official statement to be released today.. delayed until later this week..
http://www.theprp.com/2012/07/02/news/official-lamb-of-god-statement-on-randy-blythes-arrest-reportedly-delayed/

[UncannyIowan]

I liken it to home invasion. You as a fan know that the stage is off limits, I don't care what country you live in. It's legit common sense to look @ the crowd, notice no one else is trying to get on stage, so why would you? It's not like he did some Axl Rose shit and dove out into the crowd after the guy. Like you said, after Dimebag when things got REAL fucked up, you never know. Especially in a country like Prague, all haunted and scary, you'd be lucky to avoid a shot to the yarbles Billy.

[blackening]

So I'm more than likely going to be seeing Trivium, Killswitch Engage, Five Finger Death Punch, God Forbid, and a few other bands on 7/19 in Milwaukee. I'm pretty much going for Trivium. Killswitch Engage is playing with their old singer so that should be interesting. I really enjoyed seeing them live a few years back with the black dude singing. Not a real fan of Five Finger Death Punch so that'll be hit or miss.

[mr sabu]

saw waitain live earlier this year. awesome experience. they drew a bit of a crowd with there stage set up

[G-Fresh]

Zug Izland has signed with Psychopathic again and are re-releasing Cracked Tiles with 2 extra songs. That's the best metal news I've heard in a long fuckin time.

[Dubya]

Today would have been the 46th birthday of..
http://www.darrsworld.com/dimebag-random-icons-collage-31000.jpg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9raw6qc6hs

R.I.P. brother

[G-Fresh]

R.I.P. bro. I've been to to the venue (Alrosa Villa) that he was murdered at multiple times.

[blackening]

So I was looking for some new (that I haven't heard) melodic death metal to listen to and found out about Insomnium. I downloaded all of their albums and I'm enjoying them quite a bit. :yes:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdCSJaQjfXw&feature=share

[McBain]

I listen to some metal, just the interesting stuff that (generally) isn't overly camp. It's probably the genre with the most chaff that you have to separate from the wheat though. I'd say I'm more of a fan of "heavy" music, with some of it being metal or 'metally'.

Bands that I listen to that some may call metal:
Converge
Deftones
Isis
Neurosis
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Wolves in the Throne Room (pretty camp though with all the black metal shenanigans)
Baroness
Kylesa
Every Time I Die

Coming at the genre from more an alternative/punk perspective means that I'm far less interested in the generic toss that gets thrown about usually.

[Psycho666Soldier]

I essentially like all of those bands except for Every Time I Die and modern day Dillinger. I'm not as into the hardcore/punk/post-metal/hardcore stuff as I am Death/Thrash/Black Metal, but a lot of that shit is enjoyable. Converge has always been awesome, big fan of Neurosis, and Baroness and Kylesa are great stoner-ish rock/metal. Just groovy yet heavy at the same time. I dig Isis, too, though I don't listen to them as much as I would the other acts.

And, of course, I'm all about some Wolves in the Throne Room.

There is a lot of generic music in the metal community going around, though. The popular "Deathcore" in particular makes me personally cringe.

[darkhorse]

I'm digging the new Baroness double album. Looking forward to the upcoming Deftones album as well.

[Nash Diesel]

I've only heard "Leathers" from the new Deftones album and I'm extremely pumped. Hands down my favorite band of all time, too versatile for even consistent radio play. God forbid there'd be room for the Deftones in between AC/DC and Seether.

[Dubya]

Love me some Deftones.. personally think their last cd, Diamond Eyes, is right up there with the best shit they've ever done. The lyrics are some of the best for sure.. you can really kinda feel them missing and thinking about Chi during that whole album. So many songs are clearly about him.

They play Deftones on a couple stations here.

[Nash Diesel]

Love me some Deftones.. personally think their last cd, Diamond Eyes, is right up there with the best shit they've ever done. The lyrics are some of the best for sure.. you can really kinda feel them missing and thinking about Chi during that whole album. So many songs are clearly about him.

They play Deftones on a couple stations here.

Oh I get to hear the Deftones, I get to hear "Change (In the House of Flies)" once in a while, yay lol. When Diamond Eyes came out the only station that played their shit was a college radio station that did a "shuffle" program so right after Miley Cyrus or Lil Wayne you'd hear some hard shit.

[Dubya]

No shit? There was a station here that actually previewed the whole album like the Sunday before it came out .. it was like 10pm, but still.. I listened to that shit. Lol.

[WizoOzz]

Down IV, pt. 1 the Purple EP.

Fuckin' A. Phil's voice is the best it's been in quite some time...

[darkhorse]

I'm loving the Purple EP. Can't wait for the other three.

[blackening]

Ive been on a Gojira kick lately. The Way of All Flesh and their new album are both awesome. I'm also enjoying two other bands I just found out about - Karybdis and Oddland.

Its crazy that in 3 days this thread will be 10 years old.

[darkhorse]

I've really been enjoying the new Daylight Dies album "A Frail Becoming", which came out a few days ago. Their sound can be best described as a cross between Opeth and Katatonia, probably closer to Opeth.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3QVPEUJYRg&feature=share

[vic vega]

im kinda diggin ghost at the moment

[Aussie_Outlaw]

I've managed to catch the Metal documentary series "Metal Evolution" from about a year ago. It does a really nice job of going through all the various parts and attempting to piece everything together. Sure it misses some here and there but for the most part it's incredibly entertaining. Even in the genres which I don't really follow or particularly adore.

[G-Fresh]

I was gonna dl Dethalbum III but I heard it ain't even worth the time.

[Grimario]

Ive been on a Gojira kick lately. The Way of All Flesh and their new album are both awesome. I'm also enjoying two other bands I just found out about - Karybdis and Oddland.

I've been on a Gojira/Devy/Arjen Lucassen kick lately. Mixing it up.

Its crazy that in 3 days this thread will be 10 years old.
I miss NiMMERS :(

[Psycho666Soldier]

I've managed to catch the Metal documentary series "Metal Evolution" from about a year ago. It does a really nice job of going through all the various parts and attempting to piece everything together. Sure it misses some here and there but for the most part it's incredibly entertaining. Even in the genres which I don't really follow or particularly adore.
Have you ever seen "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey"? I always felt that was a good documentary that covered a lot of ground, though it focuses more on the more underground side that developed with Thrash and Death Metal. Still a good watch.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

This is the same guy who clearly got to make a tv show after his movie.

[Psycho666Soldier]

Well, I'll be damned. Just looked that up and saw it was the same dude. I might have to check that show out, then. Is it finished?

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Yeah it finished it's 11 episode run at the start of the year. I think he's trying to get an 'extreme metal' episode up as it was a bit ignored in the show and people complained. But other than that I think it's finished.

[Osi]

You know what's great? Danzig II. Man if I girl with too much eye liner....

[Psycho666Soldier]

Danzig II is a good listen. Much better than Danzig III.

[Osi]

Left Hand Black was good. Some of the rest of the album plods. They tried progression. Progression in metal is dumb in general.

Danzig II is great. I seriously think I could convert lesbians with the Killer Wolf chorus.

[blackening]

The lead singer of Suicide Silence has died in a motorcycle accident. I dont like the band at all but its a shame.

[darkhorse]

Agreed. Not a fan either but still sad to hear.

[Psycho666Soldier]

Unfortunately...I can't say I'm bothered by that at all. I hated the band. It sucks for his friends and family, but he really was the worst part of an abysmal band.

[darkhorse]

I'm seeing Gwar and Devildriver tonight. I've been waiting a long time for Devildriver to come to this area, and Gwar shows are always fun so I'm definitely looking forward to that.

[WizoOzz]

What's all this Danzig III isn't as good as Danzig II talk in here?

I think III is the most solid Danzig album front to back, and the culmination of what was built in I and II. 5 is where it all fell apart and he tried to put it back together with 6, but anything after 7 makes up for the losses that were Blackacidevil and Satan's Child.

[Grimario]

Anyone got any internet radio stations they could recommend? I've been listening to Prog Palace a lot of late but wondering if there are any favourites out there.

[darkhorse]

I listen to Chronix every once in a while, mostly the Aggression channel. The cool thing is they have four different channels and you can request whatever you like.

http://www.chronixradio.com/

[mr sabu]

might have to check that out i need some new ideas for tunes :( im out of new bands to listen to

[Stringer Bell]

I dunno if it's METAL enough for you guys but the new Deftones record is excellent.

[Hero!]

Not metal. Never got the hype with them, anyway.

After Hurricane Sandy, when I had no power, i was listening to music in my CD PLAYER for 3 or 4 days and listened through Cradle of Filth's albums from Cruelty & the beast through Thornography. I still think that they're a seriously underrated band and it was great to hear all these songs that i'd long since forgotten about. I haven't heard anything since Thornography, so if anyone's kept up with CoF, what do you think of their more recent work?

[Hero!]

ps, where do you cats download metal tunes from? I seriously need to update the library.

[Psycho666Soldier]

Not metal. Never got the hype with them, anyway.

After Hurricane Sandy, when I had no power, i was listening to music in my CD PLAYER for 3 or 4 days and listened through Cradle of Filth's albums from Cruelty & the beast through Thornography. I still think that they're a seriously underrated band and it was great to hear all these songs that i'd long since forgotten about. I haven't heard anything since Thornography, so if anyone's kept up with CoF, what do you think of their more recent work?
If you liked everything up to Thornography, there's a good chance you'll like Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder.

Me personally, I stopped caring after Nymphetamine. There's a couple songs I like on that album(like Gilded Cunt), but it just didn't strike me like the other albums did. I pretty much hated Thornography, and while Godspeed had some alright tracks, it felt rather lackluster.

I also saw them following the release of Thornography, and their stage show was so much less than what is usually expected. That and I couldn't help but feel Dani Filth looked like the kid who just won a competition to play a full gig with his favorite band. It was odd.


ps, where do you cats download metal tunes from? I seriously need to update the library.
Whenever I need something, I use torrents, but most of the time I buy the CD. Depending who it is I might download first.





SPEAKING OF NEW METAL, the new Between the Buried and Me is amazing. I've been listening to it the last three days. It's not Colors, but it's on it's level. I liked The Great Misdirect, but it felt like less focus and effort was put into it. This album has all that focus, and it creates a much better listening experience because of it.

[mr sabu]

got any good sites to download metal torrents from.. alot of shit i can't find on isohunt

[Psycho666Soldier]

I just search "(Band Name) Discography Torrent" on Google and find the best options. Kickass Torrents and The Pirate Bay are obviously the best. Isohunt normally only brings up sponsored downloads for me.

[darkhorse]

I get my metal torrents from a site called RockBox (psychocydd.co.uk). They have an excellent selection.