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The Metal Thread
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HammerOfThor
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I'm a graphic designer and writer, and I'd love to work on a metal site. I don't have much experience with reviews and stuff like that. I mostly write in fiction, though I do write press releases and copy for my job. It's something I'd love to hone a skill in, though.
I'd probably get more into the progressive metal side of reviews and stuff, but I'm open to talking about and writing about pretty much anything. Hit me up!
TheLastCandle
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This album is fantastic.
Yes, yes it is. One of the greatest albums EVER.
Can't wait to see what Blind Guardian have in store for us in the coming years, and a MANOWAR tour... good god. Looks like I'll be shelling out the big bucks again to see them in Long Island.
PushingButtons
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Having never really written reviews, I'd like to offer my help. I listen to a lot of music and listen rather intently to albums. So I can offer up something worthwhile.
Enosh
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went and looked that up out of curiosity, seems like I missed it when it was actualy posted but this line was interesting to me:
but there are plenty of metalcore bands on MA, even those with just the tag metalcore, he kinda addresses this by saying
but that is against his original point of metalcore never being metal since the community said so, so metalcore isn't metal but it is metal if it is more metal than core
just found it kinda interesting that's all, just goes to shows that imo the metal community itself doesn't know what the fuck to do with metalcore and where to place it ^^
PushingButtons
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I personally don't like metalcore. Upon visiting this thread I was honestly disappointed by the amount of discussion it garnered over uhh "kvlt" metal. I do wish more discussion would take place over more death/black/mixed genre bands though.
That being said it's absurd to think that it's not within the same realm as other forms of metal. True, the kvlt guys are gonna take a dump on it (as I have in the past on other forums) but bleh.
That being said it's absurd to think that it's not within the same realm as other forms of metal. True, the kvlt guys are gonna take a dump on it (as I have in the past on other forums) but bleh.
PushingButtons
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Giant Robot
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holy fuck, another new album!? must fucking get.
mickcenary
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Oh, man. The Curse of Feanor live would be so fucking amazing. I'm a funny one with BG. I couldn't care less for their early, more speed metal days; IFTOS through to ANATO I adore - NIME being the best of the three; and I haaaaate what they've become, in a nutshell.
mickcenary
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Will definitely check these guys out. I'm more familiar with King Diamond than MF, but as you'd expect, they're comparable.
Dat outro solo to Black Horsemen. Amazing.
EDIT: Oops. Sorry for the double!
beyond_death
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Anybody heard the new Gojira and thoughts?
My expectations for Gojira albums are ridiculously high - I was just a little tiny bit disappointed but on the whole it is still better than 99.99999% of anything else.
Guy who likes Attic - check out Witchery:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kYQOI1KiNs
Guy who likes Attic - check out Witchery:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kYQOI1KiNs
yes. its alright. Personally, there's few good tracks such as Liquid Fire, Born In Winter, The Fall but the rest of the album doesn't match its quality as those songs. It leaves much to be desired overall.
So far Kreator's Phantom Antichrist has been one of the AOTY's for me. Im eagerly awaiting Testament's Dark Roots of Earth. Heard a few tracks and so far so good. Should be in my top 5 of 2012.
Phobophile
A scientist and gentleman in the manner of Batman.
It's because it's goddamned boring. It was decent over 10 years ago, back when they actually used either melo-death or thrash metal as their "base metal" but now they've all either become incredibly watered down or they've upped it to deathcore, which is all the same goddamned shit (how can we out finger tap Necrophagist and add more leads than riffs).
SpartanForce
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There's a lull in new music for me right now. The new Nile was disappointing compared to their other releases, and the new Miseration was an all-around disappointment. Testament and Zonaria come out at the end of the month, and then there's not another release I'm looking forward to until Katatonia at the end of next month.
The same can be said about every style of music depending on the sample size you're basing it off of - especially if you're using popularity as the guide. There are plenty of metalcore bands with heavy influences from across the metal spectrum.
same here. there's a lot of known bands that released new shit this year thats "supposed to be good and what not" ends up being mostly shit.
Can't wait for Dark Roots of Roots tho. Haven't heard Zonaria tho..I know who they are but haven't listened to their musecks. gonna do so now.. :O
lame doom metal.
SpartanForce
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Vitus is classic man
Yeah, every year I'm disappointed with about half of all releases I was looking forward to (based on the standards I hold them to from previous releases I loved). It gives me time to discover new bands, but it's also disappointing knowing how many bands I overlook by just basing them off a specific release.
And yeah, I hadn't heard anything from Zonaria in a long time. Their last release was in 2008, and it caught my eye when I was scanning a release calendar for the year before I made my post. Checked out some new tracks on their facebook, and it definitely shows some promise.
The_Darkest_Red
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Yeah man, I listened to Colors on the way to work today and I was pretty much just sitting in my car smiling the whole way in. Turns out that's a pretty great way to start a day.
I decided to give this one a listen when I saw you guys talking about it and I think it sounds pretty good. Early favorites for me are Liquid Fire and The Gift of Guilt. I haven't listened to these guys much but so far I think they're at their best when they are playing on the death metal side of things.beyond_death said:
I do believe the overall quality of metalcore has gone downhill lately (mostly because I prefer the metal part to the hardcore part, and nowadays the focus seems to be more on the latter) but I think you're oversimplifying things. Like Greg said, metalcore is a pretty broad genre.Phobophile said:
New track from Testaments new album.
Man this album will crush.
http://store.nuclearblastusa.com/It...s_Of_Earth-_2LP_+_Shirt_-PRE-ORDER-/PKG001243
Man this album will crush.
http://store.nuclearblastusa.com/It...s_Of_Earth-_2LP_+_Shirt_-PRE-ORDER-/PKG001243
Soo gud!
finally got around to listening to yellow/green, first impression is that it's pretty solid. i enjoyed it quite a bit while sipping some oaked arrogant bastard. i don't think it's that big of a departure from blue, i never felt like baroness was like a full blown metal band at any rate.
good music, the hell with labels.
good music, the hell with labels.
I agree friend. It gets better after a few spins.
First Loud Park 2012 artists announced (would guess this is about 30% of them):
http://www.loudpark.com/12/
Stone Sour and Halestorm literally came in 2010 LOL (Japan am cry) -> http://www.loudpark.com/10/lineup/ Halestorm singer is hot as anything else out there so I am not complaining, would have liked to see Slipknot for the first time instead of Stone Sour though...
http://www.loudpark.com/12/
Stone Sour and Halestorm literally came in 2010 LOL (Japan am cry) -> http://www.loudpark.com/10/lineup/ Halestorm singer is hot as anything else out there so I am not complaining, would have liked to see Slipknot for the first time instead of Stone Sour though...
Its my 1st time listening to these guys and Im impressed how jizz-tastic it is. I guess the only drawback I can come up with so far is that some songs are so lengthy like Opeth. And speaking of Opeth, the singer sounds almost like Akerfeldt. So yah, you wont be disappointed bro.
I thought the singer sounded a lot closer to the guy from Dark Tranquility. Actually, as a whole this album and Be'lakor kind of reminds me of Dark Tranquility but with longer, more drawn out songs.
I liked the album for the most part. It has some really great parts in it, though it also has a few pretty generic sounding leads and solos. I also wish some of the acoustic interludes and some of those more interesting moments lasted longer than a few seconds. That's a missed opportunity, I think.
British Monsoon
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Saw ArnoCorps last night in London, at the Bull & Gate in Kentish town, and it was a fucking amazing show. I've been to hundreds of gigs since 1999, but this was without a doubt one of the best, and I'm not even a die-hard fan of ArnoCorps recorded material. They had so much energy, and the crowd was so fucking in to it, you couldn't help but be charmed, and all the ArnoCorps guys were super awesome, hanging out with fans and signing stuff before and after the show. During the gig, I've never seen so many crowd surfers in my life. They'd get on stage, and the singer would pick them up and gorilla press them back into the crowd. More than a few dudes got dumped on the back of their head, but no one seemed seriously hurt, lol. At one point, the singer crowd surfed all around the tiny shoe-box of a venue while standing on a guitar case! They played pretty much every track from the album and the ballsy EP, plus two new tracks (which were on sale for £2 at the merch table). The encore was epic, with Commando, then my favourite ArnoCorps track; Crom (Strong on His Mountain), and finally, Last Action Hero. Fucking amazing show, great little venue, and I wouldn't hesitate to go see them again next time they're over. Here's some photos (quoted for size);
British Monsoon
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looks like someone went to an arnocorps gig and felt The Pump
Haha, that's an understatement, my neck and arms feel absolutely knackered. There's clearly only one word to describe an ArnoCorps gig; BALLSY!!!
What gigs does everyone else have lined up for the rest of the year?
I've got Kvelertak next month, Torche in September, Down in October, Godspeed You! Black Emperor at the start of November, Monster Magnet on the Spine of God 20th Anniversary tour at the end of November, and Katatonia with Alcest in December. Fuck yes.
No one told me how awesome Sigh was. You should all be ashamed!
Also, in case anyone else wants, The Omega Order is having a nice $5 sale with a lot of good stuff. I picked up 2 sigh albums, Imaginary Sonicscape and Gallows Gallery, and an Ulver one.
Ok, so plenty of people did, and I had seen them recommended dozens and dozens of times over the years... I suck
Also, in case anyone else wants, The Omega Order is having a nice $5 sale with a lot of good stuff. I picked up 2 sigh albums, Imaginary Sonicscape and Gallows Gallery, and an Ulver one.
Giant Robot
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Same here. I've been to so many shows since the mid 90's and Arnocorps are still clearly one of the funner ones I've been too. Sometimes they'll do an arm wrestling contest before the shows or in between bands. One time they played at some dudes property here and they ziplined onto stage!
The very first time I saw them was in this tiny bar that could probably only hold 100 people. Within seconds chairs and stools were flying.
Highly suggest to see them even if you're not into their music at all.
HammerOfThor
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Recommended.
Yup. I really dig this album.
mickcenary
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Fantastic band.
I was actually their first drummer...
Oh neat I haven't been following them for a while now.
Recommended.
Recommended.
I'd pass.
DieNgamers
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Jon Lord (you know, Deep Purple's keyboard player) has died...He really helped create a sound that spawned thousands of bands from the 70s till today! R.I.P!
So after years and years of hearing how awesome Mastodon is, I finally actually bought one of their albums. I ended up getting Leviathan, not based on a particular recommendation, but because the album cover was cool. I want to read Moby Dick now.
I have a few questions though. Is the entire album based on Moby Dick or are only a few songs? If it is entirely based on Moby Dick, what's the significance of the last track being title Joseph Merrick? I did a quick search and only found two references for that name. One was a British guy who had a genetic disorder that dramatically disfigured his body and he ended up becoming a side show under the name "Elephant Man". The other was a Jamaican missionary. Does anyone know, or is it a mystery?
I have a few questions though. Is the entire album based on Moby Dick or are only a few songs? If it is entirely based on Moby Dick, what's the significance of the last track being title Joseph Merrick? I did a quick search and only found two references for that name. One was a British guy who had a genetic disorder that dramatically disfigured his body and he ended up becoming a side show under the name "Elephant Man". The other was a Jamaican missionary. Does anyone know, or is it a mystery?
Yep, Leviathan is entirely based on Moby Dick aside from the final track, which is more of a bonus ending instrumental. Joseph Merrick refers to the elephant man, which was the subject of the final song on Mastodon's previous album as well.
You should definitely check out Crack The Skye. It's an awesome concept album with a story involving an astral projecting/traveling paraplegic who's soul gets pulled into Rasputin just before he tries to usurp the Czar of Russia and is murdered.
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