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The Metal Thread
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I'd say at least 85% of the time.
depends on where you're getting your music from
MetalGuardian
Banned
I just found the vinyl-GAF thread, hooray! Thanks for everyone's input
Oh hell naw, you shut your whore mouth. Virgin Steele is the only power metal band I mention in the same breath as Blind Guardian. Invictus is one of the best power metal albums of all time, and it's epic narrative of divine warfare is well-told and fits the music like a glove. Great concept albums aren't dead!
I saw them live back in May, and my god was it glorious
teruterubozu
Member
Wow, they're still around?
I used to have this album back in the 80s (actually I still have it - on vinyl):
Haven't heard them in decades though...
I used to have this album back in the 80s (actually I still have it - on vinyl):
Haven't heard them in decades though...
MetalGuardian
Banned
Virgin Steele's last couple of albums haven't been as memorable as I, but they are still in top form when it comes to live shows.
Also, this is by far my favorite VS song, and is probably in my top 10 favorite songs of all time.
Also, this is by far my favorite VS song, and is probably in my top 10 favorite songs of all time.
I agree with you, they're awesome. Being cheesy is not necessarily a bad thing in my eyes(ears in this case).
MetalGuardian
Banned
Yeah, I can definitely understand why some people have that view of it. If it were possible to be objective when evaluating music I guess it would err more on the cheesy side of the spectrum. Maybe I'm just in denial!
But you're right, it's not a bad thing it all. In fact, it is a splendid and glorious sound to behold
Virgin Steele is awesome:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em_2mGeTr80
Well, the last two albums not as much, but still.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em_2mGeTr80
Well, the last two albums not as much, but still.
Been wanting to get into that band but somehow I just always forget.
What I've heard here and there is pretty cool.
Bl4ckSunsh1n3
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May can't get here soon enough now.
So I've been going through all the awesome metal that came out in 2012 and trying to come up with what my favorite album is, and really it wasn't much of a contest in the end:
Probably the most amazing doom I've heard since Sleep's Dopesmoker, Pallbearer just slays. Mind-numbing riffs, amazing vocals, and killer production just put it over the top. They remind me of YOB crossed with Warning crossed with The Deep Blue. The fact that they are from my home town of Little Rock, Arkansas is just icing on a delicious, riff-filled cake.
Honorable Mentions:
Bell Witch - Longing...
Ash Borer - Cold of Ages
Pig Destroyer - Book Burner
Old Man Gloom - No
Wintersun - Time I
Blut Aus Nord - 777 Cosmosophy
Man, I just recently got this album after seeing it on so many year-end lists. So fucking good!
EnderWiggles
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Ok, this melodeath album came of out nowhere, but it's seriously awesome.
Album can be streamed here
The band aparantly consists of a bunch of Ghost Brigade members.
Album can be streamed here
The band aparantly consists of a bunch of Ghost Brigade members.
SpartanForce
Member
Nice.Ok, this melodeath album came of out nowhere, but it's seriously awesome.
Album can be streamed here
The band aparantly consists of a bunch of Ghost Brigade members.
DT can do no wrong.
Giant Robot
Member
this fucking music video.
Sacred Steel - Maniacs of Speed
singer has a Udo Dirkschneider vibe to him.
Sacred Steel - Maniacs of Speed
singer has a Udo Dirkschneider vibe to him.
First rule of being a front man: Don't play air guitar.
Hesemonni
Banned
We are the Void? Not bad, but uninspired and awfully mediocre, by DT's standards.
Hmm, I need to get into Dark Tranquility. Keep forgetting to do that.
*Runs to get The Gallery*
DieNgamers
Member
I didn't see Phil Anselmo's solo stuff posted:
Conflict
Family Friends and Associates
He sounds pretty pissed, especially in comparison with his recent stuff with Down.
Conflict
Family Friends and Associates
He sounds pretty pissed, especially in comparison with his recent stuff with Down.
I didn't see Phil Anselmo's solo stuff posted:
Conflict
Family Friends and Associates
He sounds pretty pissed, especially in comparison with his recent stuff with Down.
Yeah i totally forgot to post this. He sounds pretty damn good too.
Hesemonni
Banned
When I was in high school I was introduced to Swedish melodeath by a friend of mine who gave me In Flames' Jotun, Dark Tranquillity's The Gallery and At The Gates' Slaughter of the Soul. In retrospect I could've done alot worse
Anyway, Anaal Narthrakh's Forging towards the Sunset blows me away with the chorus bit every fucking time.
I just found through that link they're coming to Dubai in April, fuck YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAH.
Yes.
No.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
Everyone everywhere should listen to Cara Neir.
Imperialist Design
Dethroned and Leprous
The Apothecary
Imperialist Design
Dethroned and Leprous
The Apothecary
Wow, this is terrific. Thanks for posting it.
That's some great shit, dude. Thanks!
HammerOfThor
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has anyone been to the Eagles Club in Milwaukee? I'm going there for the first time to see Testament, and I'll probably get VIP tickets. Hows the view form the 'vip' area?
Giant Robot
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someone made a recommendation for Bell Witch earlier. Picked up the album "Longing". Great slow as fuck doom so far.
http://bellwitch.bandcamp.com
http://bellwitch.bandcamp.com
OmegaDragon
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That's a shit load of tracks, somewhere between 500-1000 I'd guess.
I gave the new album a couple of listens, but it doesn't invite me to listen to it often. I have a similar feeling with the rest of Pig Destroyer and grind in general. I don't dislike it (though I really don't like low gutteral vocals), I like the ferocity. But somewhere it can't grab me and keep me interested. Exceptions are Nasum, I love them, Repulsion, and Symphonies of Sickness I guess. Dunno why.
SpartanForce
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New Cult of Luna is pretty great. Spectacular dark, oppressive atmosphere throughout.
Also, Burning World Records made all their albums name your own price, including Wolves in the Throne Room's Live at Roadburn.
Also, Burning World Records made all their albums name your own price, including Wolves in the Throne Room's Live at Roadburn.
British Monsoon
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Stumbled across a pretty great traditional heavy metal demo on bandcamp from a band called 'Assembly at Dusk';
http://assemblyatdusk.bandcamp.com/
Thanks for the heads-up man, this kicks all kinds of ass.
http://assemblyatdusk.bandcamp.com/
Thanks for the heads-up man, this kicks all kinds of ass.
No problem, Big Boot.Stumbled across a pretty great traditional heavy metal demo on bandcamp from a band called 'Assembly at Dusk';
http://assemblyatdusk.bandcamp.com/
Thanks for the heads-up man, this kicks all kinds of ass.
SpartanForce
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Don't mean to offend, but what's the point on listening to this album. Is very depressing music and if a person has depression, will only raise that. I don't get it.
I like to think of myself as a doom metal guy here on Metal-GAF, and I have to say that you have a very close minded approach to things. I listen to music to relate to its emotion. Now, while I try to be happy, sadness is a natural emotion like any other, and trying to ignore it is unhealthy. Listening to doom metal (which isn't always depressing) serves as a means of catharsis, which allows us to express our emotions, release them, and through that process, achieve some level of joy. Trying to listen to "happy music" and force a smile on our faces doesn't always work. Doom metal serves as a release for these emotions, and ultimately, it's just good music. Music is an integral part of the human condition, and has been enjoyed since the dawn of civilization. It doesn't need to be explained, and it can't be explained. I know that I just tried to, but I'm hoping you get where I'm coming from.
Giant Robot
Member
Same can be said for why you would listen to death metal. It's ugly sounding, if you're ugly it would only make you uglier.
Music is music and all types are fitting for the context it serves.
SpartanForce
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I like doom metal, but mostly that up-beat doom (Iron Man, Witchfinder General, etc), I get your point, is just, I have depression. I try it to listen to this album and I felt a bit depressed, and I was just like, hell, I'm not gonna listen to this anymore just to worse things, so I changed my music and my mood got better. I mean... I just don't like being depressed, and I don't want to raise that. Sorry if I sounded close minded.
Oh Morbid Angel.
I managed to pretty much completely forget about Illud Divinum Insanus,
then I listened to Altars of Madness again and remembered it.
I waited so long for that album
MA went to shit after Mike Browning was kicked out.
Well, that's fine, my man. We each have our own unique reactions to different kinds of music. For you, this type of music makes things worse, but for some of us, it acts as a catharsis. No problems.
It's okay, we got Nocturnus out of it.
ZachDeKoromaru
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I've been listening to the new Grave album these past few weeks, and I've come to the conclusion that I love Swedish death metal better than other regions of death metal (except Immolation, no one tops them). Any recommendations outside the most notable bands (Entombed, Dismember, At the Gates, etc.)?
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