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The Metal Thread
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Phobophile
A scientist and gentleman in the manner of Batman.
Des0lar said:Paganfest was awesome. All Bands were great, unofrtunately Týr only got 30 minutes.
4 songs and that's it.
Nevertheless Korpiklaani was absolutely AMAZING!
What songs did Tyr play? I'm hoping either The Edge or Regin Smidur.
sazabirules
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Des0lar said:Paganfest was awesome. All Bands were great, unofrtunately Týr only got 30 minutes.
4 songs and that's it.
Nevertheless Korpiklaani was absolutely AMAZING!
If Korpiklaani was on the US leg of the tour then I would have gotten tickets.
Uno Ill Nino
Banned
Saw "Symphony X" in Mokena, IL last night. Opening bands were "Into Eternity" and "Epica". Show was fuckin awesome. SX tore the place down as usual. Poor Into Eternity suffered tech problems for half their set. The singer's mic kept dying on him, so he and the guitar player shared a mic for a while. They were actually pretty funny and entertaining. I'd never heard of Epica before, but I was pleasantly surprised with them. I guess the lead singer on the tour is not their actual lead singer. That girl is sick with MRSA and sitting out the US tour. I liked the woman they had replace her though. I'm looking them up on Zune Marketplace and I'm thinking I actually liked the replacement singer's voice a little better! Ah well.
Anyway, SX just fucking rocked. I want to say they played like 80% of Paradise Lost along with a handful of older tunes from Twilight in Olympus, The Odyssey, and Divine Wings of Tragedy. Before the show, my gf and I ate at a Denny's right next to the venue. Mike LePond and Michael Pinella came in there with friends/family and had something to eat before the show. I really wanted to go say hello, but I thought what would I really say that would be relevant anyway? "Hey man, you guys are awesome! Is that a good burger? Anyway, you fucking RAWK DOOD!" I opted to just leave them alone and let them eat with their friends/family. Then on the way out, LePond was just standing out alone by the door, so I said hi and told him I was looking forward to the show, all the while not breaking stride. I really didn't wanna be "that guy" who fawns all over the band and looks like a groupie in front of his lady, y'know? LePond was super cool. I think everytime I have seen that guy he has been smiling about something. Good for him.
Anyway, SX just fucking rocked. I want to say they played like 80% of Paradise Lost along with a handful of older tunes from Twilight in Olympus, The Odyssey, and Divine Wings of Tragedy. Before the show, my gf and I ate at a Denny's right next to the venue. Mike LePond and Michael Pinella came in there with friends/family and had something to eat before the show. I really wanted to go say hello, but I thought what would I really say that would be relevant anyway? "Hey man, you guys are awesome! Is that a good burger? Anyway, you fucking RAWK DOOD!" I opted to just leave them alone and let them eat with their friends/family. Then on the way out, LePond was just standing out alone by the door, so I said hi and told him I was looking forward to the show, all the while not breaking stride. I really didn't wanna be "that guy" who fawns all over the band and looks like a groupie in front of his lady, y'know? LePond was super cool. I think everytime I have seen that guy he has been smiling about something. Good for him.
Witchfinder General
punched Wheelchair Mike
Insane Metal said:FUCKING WOW
Warrel Dane - Praises to the War machine
Jesus, is this guy Talented.
Fuck, it's out?
I have to get it.
EDIT: I'm listening to tracks from his Myspace page.
So awesome.
Phobophile said:
Nope neither. Hail to the hammer, Ramund hin Unge, and i THINK Ragnarök and one or two songs I can't remember.
Also: Yep, that's right they played a total of maybe half an hour, in contrast to 1 1/2 hours Ensiferum. Half an hour Týr is FAR to little!
Phobophile
A scientist and gentleman in the manner of Batman.
Des0lar said:
Well that's fucking bullshit.
Gigantour for me next week on Tuesday and Prog Nation next month! Also you people fail because you have not mentioned this years greatest metal album:
THIS ALBUM WILL CRUSH YOU!
http://www.myspace.com/meshuggah
THIS ALBUM WILL CRUSH YOU!
http://www.myspace.com/meshuggah
Tauntaun said:Gigantour for me next week on Tuesday and Prog Nation next month! Also you people fail because you have not mentioned this years greatest metal album:
THIS ALBUM WILL CRUSH YOU!
http://www.myspace.com/meshuggah
Im pretty sure its been talked about before.
This album is certainly more interesting than Catch 33 was, but I still find it slightly boring.
SaggyMonkey
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This EP is pretty amazing. It'd only been on vinyl before, and just now brought to CD.
ToyMachine228
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DETHKLOK DETHKLOK
teruterubozu
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Tauntaun said:Gigantour for me next week on Tuesday and Prog Nation next month! Also you people fail because you have not mentioned this years greatest metal album:
THIS ALBUM WILL CRUSH YOU!
http://www.myspace.com/meshuggah
It's certainly the most accessible Meshuggah album I've heard. Not sure it's the best though.
Phobophile
A scientist and gentleman in the manner of Batman.
Ravager61 said:
Yeah I never got the whole appeal of Meshuggah. There's not much once you get past the loud chugging.
Witchfinder General
punched Wheelchair Mike
Phobophile said:
Up to and including the amazing Destroy Erase Improve, Meshuggah were less chug-a-lug and instead displayed their Thrash roots proudly. From Chaosphere onwards Meshuggah decided to go after the whole crazy time signature thing.
viewtifulsub
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Picked up a handful of stuff last week:
Abigor - Channeling the Quintessence of Satan
Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
few Beherit albums
Belphegor - Lucifer Incestus
Lunar Aurora - Seelenfeuer & Of Stargates And Bloodstained Celestial Spheres
Nachtmystium - Demise
Nokturnal Mortum - Weltanschauung
Pentagram - Pentagram
Thorns - Grymyrk
Tsjuder - Kill for Satan
All great stuff. I need more Black metal recommendations
Abigor - Channeling the Quintessence of Satan
Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
few Beherit albums
Belphegor - Lucifer Incestus
Lunar Aurora - Seelenfeuer & Of Stargates And Bloodstained Celestial Spheres
Nachtmystium - Demise
Nokturnal Mortum - Weltanschauung
Pentagram - Pentagram
Thorns - Grymyrk
Tsjuder - Kill for Satan
All great stuff. I need more Black metal recommendations
fistfulofmetal
Banned
Anyone listen to the album Enter the Grave by Evile? Their song Thrasher was included in Rock Band a few weeks back and I've been very high on this album ever since. It's very classic thrash of the Slayer variant. If you didn't know any better you'd think this was a new Slayer album.
fistfulofmetal said:
I haven't heard them before but I will have to check them out. I love me some thrash metal! A recent find and new favorite of mine is Earlyman. They have a very early thrash metal sound, sort of like really old metallica, with a vocalist that is closer to Ozzy and Bruce Dickenson..They are really riff heavy,totally rawk and are a pretty new band( only one album I think) \\nn//
Razkolnikov
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Skyfire - Mind_Revolution. Not too many people appreciate Skyfire's contributions to the melodic power/death metal scene. Kalmah and Children of Bodom are generally viewed as the cornerstores of the hybrid genre. I think that Skyfire is superior to both groups, however. Mind_Revolution was their second album, and I challenge anybody who listens to it to find a single song they don't like on this album.
Old school thrash needs a greater presence in this thread. Evildead, Exhorder, Testament (especially Practice What You Preach and The New Order), Exodus, Kreator, Sodom, Dark Angel, and Destruction come to mind as some of the lesser known bands that were inspired by Metallica, Slayer, and Overkill (or, tracing it back further, punk music) and set out to create the ultimate punk-metal hybrid. Another excellent group in this genre, who only released one album, is Terrorizer. Their "World Downfall" is one of the single most headbang-worthy releases of 1989 and is considered to be the first legitimate grindcore album.
PrinceAdam
Banned
evile is the tops of the new thrash revival.
Giant Robot
Member
Razkolnikov said:
you win.
all hail thrash metal! Let's get some Bay Area thrash love in here. VIO-LENCE!
and Terrorizer's "World Downfall" is one of my favorite drum albums of all time. By far Pete Sandoval's best drum work. Way different style than his work in Morbid Angel, but this is fucking pulsating, rhytmic and is the holy grail of single foot blast beats. But i would disagree it being the first legitimate grindcore album. Napalm Death's first 2 albums far preceded World Downfall, even though Terrorizer has been around just a little after Napalm Death. They actually released a second album "Darker Days Ahead" which was Jesse Pintado's last album before he died about a couple years ago. This was the worst fucking thing i've heard in a while, pretty much ruined the whole Terrorizer legacy. I'm fucking dissapointed associating that new album with anything Terrorizer. fucking garbage.
Wtf not only can amazon not get me the Still Life remaster 'till the end of april or the beginning of may, their price is higher than BEST BUY of all places.
Best buy says "available at most stores" for cheaper than amazon, am i in bizarro world?
Best buy says "available at most stores" for cheaper than amazon, am i in bizarro world?
PrinceAdam
Banned
How's the new Bodom album?
twilitesparklemotion
Member
FYE IS STILL PROCESSING MY ORDER AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHASDFGHJ.PrinceAdam said:
Hate Crew Deathroll's still good. I listened to it today.
Phobophile
A scientist and gentleman in the manner of Batman.
SaggyMonkey said:
This EP is pretty amazing. It'd only been on vinyl before, and just now brought to CD.
I fucking love this EP. This resurgence of epic heavy metal is amazing.
Giant Robot said:
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE I'M THE SERIAL KILLER I'VE COME TO BURY YOU TODAY
twilitesparklemotion
Member
I cannot read the words, please help me.SaggyMonkey said:
This EP is pretty amazing. It'd only been on vinyl before, and just now brought to CD.
Phobophile
A scientist and gentleman in the manner of Batman.
doogles said:
SQUINT HARDER
And you call yourself a metal listener.
Isen Torr - Mighty & Superior
twilitesparklemotion
Member
Thank you very much.Phobophile said:SQUINT HARDER
And you call yourself a metal listener.
Isen Torr - Mighty & Superior
Does anyone know anything about Bodom re-releasing Something Wild and Hatebreeder on April 29th? I found them both on Amazon, supposedly enhanced, $13 versions available for pre-order but I can't find anything else.
SaggyMonkey
Member
To make sure you have that art in larger (more legible) glory...
Giant Robot
Member
Phobophile said:
No family, no funeral, no rosaries for
Slain on this hillside - MY SILENT GRAVE!
I sang that chorus part during one of their last live sets ever that was going to be on the Live cd. But they fucking did not include that song probably because i sounded terrible :lol :lol
twilitesparklemotion
Member
You liked Are You Dead Yet better? Are you one of the people that hated AYDY?Xater said:
Phobophile
A scientist and gentleman in the manner of Batman.
Ravager61 said:
Yeah I haven't found anything. You just gotta download it.
HitokiriNate85
Member
To everyone mentioning CoB's new album: I've only listened through it once so far, and I wasn't very impressed. Nothing stuck out. I mean, that was only one listen, so I'll definitely give it another go, but I'm not expecting a whole lot. For clarity's sake, I've liked all of their albums so far, so I'm not someone listening with the expectation of hating it.
twilitesparklemotion
Member
I wasn't very impressed with Blooddrunk (the single) the first time I heard it. It definitely grew on me.HitokiriNate85 said:
eudaemonic
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Giant Robot
Member
DrM said:
dude, you are leaving out the CARCASS re-union! FUCK!
Carcass confirmed for Metal Camp AND Wacken. This is fucking insane.
Phobophile
A scientist and gentleman in the manner of Batman.
eudaemonic said:
Yeah no way in hell I'm buying a $20+ two-track EP before listening.
eudaemonic
Member
Phobophile said:
$20? It's $8 on that site plus $5 for S&H unless you live somewhere else... then slightly more. When it comes to S&H though, I don't think about it cause I tend to order more than one CD anyways.
SaggyMonkey
Member
They should also be getting more in here: http://www.theomegaorder.com/s.nl/it.A/id.19932/.f
NameGenerated
Who paid you to grab Dr. Pavel?
Alright so I have had Behemoth's Demigod for quite awhile now and I love it. But I really need a new album by them, which one would any of you suggest I get?
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