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The Metal Thread
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Phobophile
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GAF -> Internet -> GAFCeres said:
So Queensryche is awesome, but I just heard about them. I have some catching up to do!
Queen of the Reich- Queensryche
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teruterubozu
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Alivor said:So Queensryche is awesome, but I just heard about them. I have some catching up to do!
Queen of the Reich- Queensryche
Operation: Mindcrime is their masterpiece album. It's basically a heavy metal version of The Wall.
Phobophile
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That prolly explains why I can't stand Queensryche. :lolteruterubozu said:
sazabirules
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Sandman42 said:
They were so awesome at Paganfest. The singer was scary looking with his makeup.
teruterubozu
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Phobophile said:
Yeah, not saying it's great or anything - I went through a Queensryche phase like every other 80s metal nerd - but now I blame Geoff Tate for the emotive Dream Theater style douchebag singing in modern prog metal.
Woffls
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Sum 41's metal inspirations are pretty obvious in the works shortly after All Killer No Filler, and obviously in Pain For Pleasure They're obviously not a metal band, but they're probably not as far off as you think.
I recently got the Formation of Damnation by Testament in the post, as well as Shadow Gallery (self-titled) which I noticed was going up in price in some places, so I jumped on a copy for a tenner.
They're obviously not a metal band, but they're probably not as far off as you think.I recently got the Formation of Damnation by Testament in the post, as well as Shadow Gallery (self-titled) which I noticed was going up in price in some places, so I jumped on a copy for a tenner.
Phobophile
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Fuck, I wish this weren't true.SnakeXs said:
vatstep
This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
I ordered the new Portal album from Profound Lore the other day... I had no idea they had a new one coming out, and I'm not even sure it's leaked yet. One of the few death metal bands that I really enjoy; hope this new one's as good as the others.
Dr. Strangelove
I'M COOCOO FOR COCO CRISP!
Yeah, I wanted to like this record solely because of the artwork. I can't do it though. Ugh.SnakeXs said:
Something I've been enjoying a great deal lately is The Ruins of Beverast album "Foulest Semen of a Sheltered Elite." Anyone else dig this? Pretty awesome one-man black metal with heavy doom influence.
And because it's metal enough to discuss here: anyone else heard the new Converge album yet? It's probably the most diverse record they've ever done. I don't dig how many guest spots there are on the album, though. However, I will say that "Cruel Bloom" with Steve Von Till from Neurosis is pretty bad ass.
What do you guys think of Bloodbath? Furnace Funeral- Bloodbath I just love the vocals and the guitar. Ok, Entombed is pretty awesome too. They're very similar. Left Hand Path- Entombed
vatstep
This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
Have mine pre-ordered through Deathwish, so I'm resisting downloading the leak... I'm sure they'll be shipping them out early next week. Can't wait to hear it as long as it's better than No Heroes, I'll be happy.Dr. Strangelove said:
Dr. Strangelove
I'M COOCOO FOR COCO CRISP!
Yeah, can't wait for my preorder to ship. The early returns on this album are good.vatstep said:
Giant Robot
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Alivor said:
i had HIGH hopes for the follow up to the Breeding Death EP. Total failure for me afterwards, but it was a good attempt at old school Stockholm Swedish death metal.
So i saw Kylesa last Friday only hearing them just hours before. Fucking AWESOME band. 2 drummers simultaneously ala' Melvins/Big Business. Got all their albums, but still think the last one "Static Tensions" is their most complete. Definately great band on cd and live.
Dr. Strangelove
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No, the new one is the only one I've heard. I definitely want to hear the other stuff now. Have you heard the new one? If so, how does it compare to his old material?Ravager61 said:
Diseased Yak
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vatstep said:
This is great news! I loved "Outre", and I didn't even know they had a new one coming. Will definitely order it, thanks for the head's up!
In other news, I saw GWAR live last night for the first time in my life. Holy fucking shit was it a great show! It only took them 25 years to make it to Arkansas, hopefully they come back before their are too old to stand.
Phobophile
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As a metallurgist, I can say that you're so fucking wrong.Screenboy said:
Wrath2X said:
I don't really listen to a lot of traditional heavy metal but I hear a lot of good things about Bloodbound. They've been around since 2004 and have three albums out. Only problem is that the majority of positive comments are from people who have friended Urban Breed through Progpower USA so I don't know how unbiased they are in their praise. He doesn't sing on the second album but is on the first and third.
sazabirules
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Wrath2X said:
Check out Hibria. 2 awesome albums. One came out this year.
Phobophile
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You must have missed all the talk about Judas Priest - Stained Class just a couple pages back. Rather than posting the link, I'm gonna copy the quote since I like hearing myself talk about metal:Wrath2X said:
Although I dunno if that's gonna fulfill your requirement of looking forward to new releases; bands this old tend to put out rather average at best albums. Like the new Nostradamus isn't really gonna impress anyone other than hardcore Priest fans. Or just old bands have different line-ups from back in the day so it's practically a different band, like Black Sabbath. There are three distinctive Sabbath eras characterized by the singers: the doomy Ozzy era, the NWOBHM Dio era (my favorite), and the later "soft" metal Tony Martin era, which was less guitar-driven than the previous two.Phobophile said:It's pretty rare I have something I'm completely hooked on for a week or two at a time. Last week it was Candlemass - Nightfall (especially "Bewitched"). But I'm going through my collection, trying to listen to albums I've only given 3 or less listens.
Yeah, I liked this album, but I'm just NOW realizing how awesome it is. I've always liked Painkiller but kinda didn't like how it blew its load too early in the album (title track, anyone); the rest is good but it's a noticeable taper in quality, with a track or two that I'd consider filler (the damn album's so fucking long).
But Stained Class. It sounds incredibly ahead of its time for a heavy metal album in 1978. A time when most metal albums were either still proto-metal or far less riff-laden than this album or had such piss-poor production. And like NWOBHM, it still has that 70s classic rock twang, which I never really cared for in my heavy metal, but this album does it so awesomely. Halford's vocals are gloriously top-notch (haha he sounds so young compared to in Painkiller) and he has the perfect combination of tenor and touches of falsetto.
Really, there isn't a bad song in this album. Even my least favorite track, "Saints in Hell," is damn solid. This album pulls of in '78 what bands were still trying to accomplish in 1982 (hell, "Exciter" could be considered one of the first speed metal songs). I'm still kicking myself in the ass for not realizing how great this album is in the 7 years I've been listening to metal.
This album is surely one to enter my regular rotation of favorites.
Once in a while, you'll get amazing comeback albums, like Dismember's The God That Never Was or Celtic Frost's Monotheist, or bands that manage to pull off a good album after churning out crap after crappy meh, like Candlemass' Death Magic Doom.
But if you're not worried about following bands, I've plenty more old heavy/power/doom metal bands that I've gotten into in the past couple years.
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nomster said:
uggghhhhhh....... What the hell happened? This is actually worse than the new Mastodon and Wolves in the Throne Room. I didn't think that was possible.
NameGenerated
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Wuuuut.Korranator said:
Care to tell me what you despise so much about this record? With each subsequent release, they've gotten more melodic and have been exploring new sounds. This album is just the evolution of their sound. I prefer the Red Album to this one but I still think the Blue Record is solid.SnakeXs said:
Nah man I didn't miss your discussion about Stained Class, I'm a big fan of Judas Priest. I know all about Sabbath and the different singers. I'm big into classic Heavy Metal, so you would expect me to have at least exceptional knowledge about it.Phobophile said:
I would like to hear your old school suggestions regardless, you can say most of my collection is rather "Mainstream". I would also like to hear about the doom/power/heavy metal suggestions you got.
DieNgamers
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You can be a fan of a band and still only have a few of their albums. It's possible.yacobod said:
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