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The Metal Thread
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Oh yeah, those are good! Reminds me of some versions of An American Trilogy and You Gave Me A Mountain I've heard where he lets it rip like that, I wish I could find them again because they aren't on any of the live albums I have
Amazing voice, Elvis is my home boy 
Andrew Korenchkin
Member
This is some good shit right here, especially the Hip-Hop albums (as well as that Aphex Twin and Massive Attack). A buddy of mine introduced me to Grimes, with the exact same thing you linked.
lil ugly mane - mista thug isolation
coachwhips - bangers vs fuckers
madvillain - madvillainy
16 horsepower - sackcloth n ashes
captain beyond - s/t
thee oh sees - carrion crawler/the dream
jdilla - donuts
Kvelertak won the norwegian music awards for best metal album, and performed live with a drum marching band interlude. Pretty awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMRn4GMwTfA
Wolfgunblood Garopa
Member
Question: has anyone heard music other than metal? If so, why? Did you freak out?
Star Falcon
Member
To name a mere few...
Ice-T - O.G. Original Gangster
T.S.O.L. - Dance With Me
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
The Distillers - Coral Fang
Rainbow - Rising
Kavinsky - Outrun
Hawkwind - Hurry on Sundown
I also listen to a lot of Armin Van Buuren's A State of Trance radio show, am a big sucker for 80s cheese and video game soundtracks.
So, one of the christmas gifts I got from my wife was tickets to Metal Masters 5, which was this past Wednesday. For those that don't know, it's essentially a 3 hour long session with a line up of metal gods:
- Philip Anselmo (Pantera/Down)
- Kerry King (Slayer)
- Gary Holt (Slayer/Exodus)
- Charlie Benante (Anthrax)
- Frank Bello (Anthrax)
- Scott Ian (Anthrax)
- David Ellefson (Megadeth)
- Chris Broderick (Megadeth)
- Billy Sheehan (Winery Dogs)
- Mike Portnoy (Winery Dogs)
- Rex Brown (Pantera/Kill Devil Hill).
- Chuck Billy (Testament)
Was held in the Anaheim House of Blues, which is a perfect sized venue, IMO. They streamed it live, and also broadcasted it on Sirius, so some of you may have caught it. People came and went on stage, so each song was pretty much a different lineup...this was the encore with everyone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ3Ki2bxolk
One of the highlights wasn't exactly metal, but Steve Vai cam out to rip through Shyboy with Billy Sheehan and Mike Portnoy, which was unfuckingbelievable:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kqc-Hfb9b-I
Oh, and this was incredible to experience live...Anselmo and Billy doing a duet was just a blast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKkXqQvu5Nc
edit: fuck it, adding one more....Maiden's Wrathchild...they did a number of classic tunes, which really kicked:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esA3irnZ_XE
- Philip Anselmo (Pantera/Down)
- Kerry King (Slayer)
- Gary Holt (Slayer/Exodus)
- Charlie Benante (Anthrax)
- Frank Bello (Anthrax)
- Scott Ian (Anthrax)
- David Ellefson (Megadeth)
- Chris Broderick (Megadeth)
- Billy Sheehan (Winery Dogs)
- Mike Portnoy (Winery Dogs)
- Rex Brown (Pantera/Kill Devil Hill).
- Chuck Billy (Testament)
Was held in the Anaheim House of Blues, which is a perfect sized venue, IMO. They streamed it live, and also broadcasted it on Sirius, so some of you may have caught it. People came and went on stage, so each song was pretty much a different lineup...this was the encore with everyone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ3Ki2bxolk
One of the highlights wasn't exactly metal, but Steve Vai cam out to rip through Shyboy with Billy Sheehan and Mike Portnoy, which was unfuckingbelievable:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kqc-Hfb9b-I
Oh, and this was incredible to experience live...Anselmo and Billy doing a duet was just a blast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKkXqQvu5Nc
edit: fuck it, adding one more....Maiden's Wrathchild...they did a number of classic tunes, which really kicked:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esA3irnZ_XE
Just some random albums I have on my cell for easy listening friend.
Arcade Fire The Suburbs
Alice in Chains Unplugged
Pink Floyd Animals
Rolling Stones Exile on Main St.
Bruce Springsteen Nebraska
Gustav Mahler's 9th Symphony
Mozart's Requiem
Beethoven's 7th Symphony
Radiohead Kid A
Amy Winehouse Back to Black
Beatles Abbey Road
Flaming Lips Soft Bulletin
HammerOfThor
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Just adding that, if you want to watch the whole show, it's here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYPbIsVhB2U
actual show starts around 55min.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYPbIsVhB2U
actual show starts around 55min.
HammerOfThor
Member
To those who listened to the new Iced Earth, is Kürsch the lead on Resistance? I honestly thought he was but now I'm questioning it. If not I can't even tell what songs he is in.
choodi
Banned
I haven't been able to stand Phil Anselmo since the Far Beyond Driven days. Complete tool of a human being.
The 'trying too hard to be Hard' attitude just got annoying. The dude was a glamrocker FFS.
Morrigan Stark
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Just youtubed the song (and wow is it mediocre, lol). Hansi is credited on that song but I assume he just does backing vocals, because he's definitely not the lead vocalist there, Stu (doing his best Barlow impression) is.
Yeah, Anselmo is a giant douche. Still, Glamtera > Pantera, all the way.
Seriously, Power Metal is the best album they've ever done, no hyperbole.
choodi
Banned
Yeah, Anselmo is a giant douche. Still, Glamtera > Pantera, all the way.
They tried so hard to hide their pre-Cowboys from Hell days. I remember Cowboys being referred to as their 'first' album on many occasions in interviews back then.
HammerOfThor
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Yeah, Anselmo is a giant douche. Still, Glamtera > Pantera, all the way.
This. Its a damn shame Anselmo want the fact it ever existed wiped from history.
Sweet, thanks. Hansi is credited in a bunch of songs but I can't even tell what he's doing in them, unless its just his screams, which seems like a waste of having him guest on something.
Electric_ Cthulhu
Member
New album is awesome.
It is indeed. Wasn't expecting that it would be that good.
BTW: Great NWOBHM recommendations, guys. Thanks a lot.
Morrigan Stark
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They still try. If you go on Pantera's official website, under their discography/releases section, it starts at Cowboys. ROFL, so sad.
Phil doesn't seem to care these days about acknowledging previous albums. Well, Power Metal anyway since it was his first with the band.
End of article:
End of article:
Metal Rules.com said:
DieNgamers
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Yeah, Anselmo is a giant douche. Still, Glamtera > Pantera, all the way.
Harsh words, man...I'm not feeling it. *Spins some Vulgar Display of Power and Down* ..Yep, awesome. The man is ok in my book.
Andrew Korenchkin
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So, since I'm ready to be the biggest geek in the universe, give me the best Power Metal album to play while playing Magic: The Gathering
Falconer - Falconer is a rad album with a hilarious song about blacksmithing in addition to a shitload of rad songs like this.
they don't want to alienate their hillbilly fanbase.
doesn't get much nerdier than Nightfall in Middle Earth.
Electric_ Cthulhu
Member
Falconer and Blind Guardian are great.
I also recommend Jag Panzer, Iced Earth, DragonForce, Hammerfall and 3 Inches of Blood.
And Majesty. Just listen to this song. Cheesy and awesome at the same time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVokULXOFxk
Lambda Pie
Banned
Highland Glory - From the Cradle to the Brave
The Storyteller - Crossroad
Pathfinder - Beyond the Space, Beyond the Time
Kamelot - The 4th Legacy
Insania - Sunrise in Riverland
Star Falcon
Member
Plenty of good stuff already posted.
I'd add Bal-Sagoth - Atlantis Ascendant to the list. Awesomely cheesy and nerdy.
Andrew Korenchkin
Member
Thanks everyone, for the recs. I'm going to start building the cheapest yet efficient deck ever.
Late to this party, but had to give props to this man.
And what the hell...
Guttural vocals/Predator clicks - Joe Wolfe (Heinous Killings)
Clean vocals/lyrics - Vratyas Vakyas (Falkenbach)
Chick vocals - Elize Ryd (Amaranthe)
Guitars - Michiel Dekker (The Monolith Deathcult)
Guitars - Christopher Hutto (Ingurgitate)
Bass - B. War (Marduk)
Drums - Stormblast (Infernal War)
Keyboards - Rob Darken (Graveland)
They'd play epic heathen brutal death metal. The Monolith Deathcult meets Falkenbach.
HammerOfThor
Member
How the hell was Helloween not mentioned with the PM recommendations?
For shame guys, for shame.
For shame guys, for shame.
How the Helloween where they not mentioned? I know, I know...
Andrew Korenchkin
Member
Oh there's no need for that. Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2 was the first album that came to my mind. Such a great album, and it's the one that saved me late last year from believing Power Metal just wasn't for me. Probably my favorite actually, beating out Somewhere Far Beyond by a hair.
I'm still a newbie to the genre, but I've bolstered up my familiarity at least slightly. I'm familiar with the pioneers of both American and European Power Metal, thankfully.
HammerOfThor
Member
Good to hear! \m/
Oh, also Manowar. I know they get a lot of shit, but their first few albums are damn amazing.
Lambda Pie
Banned
nice try but it doesn't feature Kiske on vocals.
unless it's "Walls of Jericho songs sung live by Kiske" then yes.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
So? It's still a much superior album. Kiske is overrated anyway.
HammerOfThor
Member
So who here wears ear plugs when they go to a show?
The thought honestly seemed alien to me until I saw Motorhead and a friend recommended I wear them, glad I did, they play really loud. Definitely gonna wear them from now on if I'm close to the stage, the last thing I need is worse hearing.
Edit: Obviously not complete noise cancelling ones, noise dimming ones. Otherwise I don't see how one would enjoy the music haha
The thought honestly seemed alien to me until I saw Motorhead and a friend recommended I wear them, glad I did, they play really loud. Definitely gonna wear them from now on if I'm close to the stage, the last thing I need is worse hearing.
Edit: Obviously not complete noise cancelling ones, noise dimming ones. Otherwise I don't see how one would enjoy the music haha
NameGenerated
Who paid you to grab Dr. Pavel?
I've worn them 1 time at a Dillinger Escape Plan/Mastodon show.
I hugely regret not bringing them when I saw Absu last year. It was the absolute loudest show I've ever been to. In a tiny-ass bar standing next to some gigantic amps for the first few songs. I had to move back to the middle of the room and it was still loud as fuck.
I hugely regret not bringing them when I saw Absu last year. It was the absolute loudest show I've ever been to. In a tiny-ass bar standing next to some gigantic amps for the first few songs. I had to move back to the middle of the room and it was still loud as fuck.
I wear plugs like these:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0044DEESS/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Tinnitus isn't worth it.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0044DEESS/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Tinnitus isn't worth it.
vatstep
This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
For me, it depends on the venue/show. At some places, standing near the back is enough to reduce the loudness quite a bit; I know it's still doing some damage, but it prevents the ear-ringing hang/bang-over. I actually got a pair of 3M ear muffs (like air traffic controllers wear, haha) for REALLY loud shows or band practices. I feel like a tool wearing them, but it doesn't stop me. I have a pair of Etymotic plugs, too. Regular smushy ones don't work at all for me; I think my ear canals are too small.
I just hate wearing earplugs because they always fuck up at least one of my ears for days/weeks afterwards. You're really not supposed to put anything in your ears, after all. Stopping using earbuds, q-tips, etc. years ago got rid of the uneven/messed up hearing that I had dealt with for so long.
I just hate wearing earplugs because they always fuck up at least one of my ears for days/weeks afterwards. You're really not supposed to put anything in your ears, after all. Stopping using earbuds, q-tips, etc. years ago got rid of the uneven/messed up hearing that I had dealt with for so long.
Secks4Food
Member
I used to be against ear plugs until I saw Scale the Summit last year, I couldn't believe how fucking loud they were; if my friend didn't have a spare pair I would have left the show and waited outside.
Speaking of shows, what are some upcoming shows that you guys plan on going to? Here's my schedule (all in Denver, CO):
2/11-Amon Amarth, Enslaved, Skeletonwitch
2/16-Deafheaven, Subrosa
3/1-Russian Circles, KEN Mode, Inter Arma
3/18-Animals as Leaders, After the Burial, Navene K, Chon
4/2-Carcass, Gorguts, Black Dalia Murder, Noisem
Speaking of shows, what are some upcoming shows that you guys plan on going to? Here's my schedule (all in Denver, CO):
2/11-Amon Amarth, Enslaved, Skeletonwitch
2/16-Deafheaven, Subrosa
3/1-Russian Circles, KEN Mode, Inter Arma
3/18-Animals as Leaders, After the Burial, Navene K, Chon
4/2-Carcass, Gorguts, Black Dalia Murder, Noisem
NameGenerated
Who paid you to grab Dr. Pavel?
I'm going to AA, Enslaved, Skeletonwitch on Thursday.
HammerOfThor
Member
2/7 is the Amon Amarth show
2/8 is Manowar
Sometime in April or May I believe is Iced Earth
I think I'm forgetting one more. Children of Bodom in March, maybe?
2/8 is Manowar
Sometime in April or May I believe is Iced Earth
I think I'm forgetting one more. Children of Bodom in March, maybe?
Tesseract, Intronaut and Cloudkicker in April is all I've got lined up at the moment. Stoked for that, though.
On another topic, that new Tyr record is fantastic. Those dudes know how to write a catchy song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHzzkRj2hXM
On another topic, that new Tyr record is fantastic. Those dudes know how to write a catchy song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHzzkRj2hXM
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