Mediocre show tonight. One good band. The only other band I cared for was only because my friend played bass in it, but it really wasn't my thing. I did get a nice demo and shirt out of the whole deal though. Demo is #53/100. I felt bad for the guys though. They came from Ireland and weren't even the headlining act. Pretty lame in my mind considering the band that did headline only did because they were the local band from here and everyone seems to ride their balls nonstop. Bah.

At 5/4/09 08:36 PM, Nev wrote: I didn't like it that much. Live at Budokan is better.

Ouch. I could've gotten either one. For some reason Score looked much better. It was worth it for the unreleased Falling Into Infinity song and Innocence Faded. But not only that, AN ORCHESTRA. And Octavarium. AND 6DOIT. It takes them like 40 minutes to get through that mother.

Also, I have concluded that the song ACOS > the song Octavarium.

And Idio, nice shit. I totally know what you're going for and hopefully you will get it sounding good. Can't wait.

At 5/4/09 08:15 PM, ThePhantomLord wrote: I managed to buy an Immortal and Opeth shirt though while I was in Sydney.

Where did you go? Utopia?

At 5/4/09 12:22 PM, Centurion-Ryan wrote: I dunno, I think the song structure was more varied in some songs. And I believe there were a lot more clean breaks. (Although I could be wrong)

With a few exceptions here and there, the lack of variety still seemed to be the same as ever to me.

I wouldn't count on DragonForce drastically changing their style, however. Inhuman Rampage, as bad as it was in comparison to their previous works, made them popular. They're gonna milk it as long as they can.

After Guitar Hero III, this doesn't surprise me, but I still wish they could improve themselves.

I've got Warriors of the World

Any good?

At 5/4/09 01:10 PM, batman64 wrote: I only have one Manowar so far.
Gods of War.
I highly recommend it.
It be epic.

Really? I've heard a mixed reception for the album, so I wasn't sure whether to get it or not. I probably will eventually, but before that, I should get the rest of the pre-2000 albums by them.

At 5/5/09 05:57 AM, SpeedMetalSandwich wrote:

At 5/4/09 08:15 PM, ThePhantomLord wrote: I managed to buy an Immortal and Opeth shirt though while I was in Sydney.

Where did you go? Utopia?

Some shittyish goth emo faggot fest shop called Blackwave in this horrible market. Think it was called Patty's market or Paddy's market or something.

Acquisitions:
Manowar - Hail to England
Manowar - The Triumph of Steel
Bloodbath - Resurrection Through Carnage

Also against what folk in here said I decided to go with the Individual Thought Patterns Death shirt. I just thought it looked waaaaay cooler. Sadly, it was out of stock so I'm gonna have to wait like a month for it :(.

OH! THE! PHILOSOPHER! YOU KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT NOTHING AT ALL!

At 5/5/09 05:54 AM, PenisClown wrote: Ouch. I could've gotten either one. For some reason Score looked much better. It was worth it for the unreleased Falling Into Infinity song and Innocence Faded. But not only that, AN ORCHESTRA. And Octavarium. AND 6DOIT. It takes them like 40 minutes to get through that mother.

I thought the orchestra wasn't used as well as it could have been. S&M was a great example of good use. Score just seemed more for the novelty of having a load of people on stage. It didn't realy improve the music in any way.

Also, I have concluded that the song ACOS > the song Octavarium.

Dur, no shit.

At 5/5/09 08:34 AM, Bahamut wrote: Any good?

I got Hail to England and The Triumph of Steel today and they're both quite highly rated.
Hail to England is good and its probably more your thing than mine, but on first listen it was alright.
Haven't listened to Triumph of Steel yet but I have previously heard 'Achilles... ' and thats a good song (even if the drum solo goes on for too fucking long).

Really? I've heard a mixed reception for the album, so I wasn't sure whether to get it or not. I probably will eventually, but before that, I should get the rest of the pre-2000 albums by them.

I've heard it has a few great tracks and a load of waffle. But 'Sons of Odin' and 'God of War' are amazing songs.

I have two important questions that I need people to answer.

1. I thought it was pronounced "Meh-sha-gah", but people have been pronouncing it "Mah-Sugar" which is hilarious and I'm hoping that isn't the correct pronunciation.

2. WHAT ARE THE GREATEST METAL VIDEOS EVER? I just learned how to download Youtube videos and put them on my iPod so I need to fill it with awesomeness.

At 5/5/09 10:36 AM, PenisClown wrote: 1. I thought it was pronounced "Meh-sha-gah", but people have been pronouncing it "Mah-Sugar" which is hilarious and I'm hoping that isn't the correct pronunciation.

It's Meh-Sugah.

Manowar - Achilles, Agony and Ecstasy in Eight Parts (The Triumph of Steel)

At 5/5/09 10:36 AM, PenisClown wrote:
1. I thought it was pronounced "Meh-sha-gah", but people have been pronouncing it "Mah-Sugar" which is hilarious and I'm hoping that isn't the correct pronunciation.

I have no idea what the proper pronounciation is, I say it like "mesh-hugger" (lol) out of instinct, then feel like I'm saying it wrong, I probably am.

2. WHAT ARE THE GREATEST METAL VIDEOS EVER? I just learned how to download Youtube videos and put them on my iPod so I need to fill it with awesomeness.

You Me At Six - If I were in your shoes

lulz, the ironic thing is I actually like YM@6.

ok but seriously, how about Black Sabbath - Iron Man ? Trippy video, and a classic.

At 5/5/09 10:57 AM, ZpLiNtEh wrote: You Me At Six - If I were in your shoes

lulz, the ironic thing is I actually like YM@6.

Oh my God, not you too.

My best friend won't fucking shut up about them.

At 5/5/09 08:34 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 5/4/09 12:22 PM, Centurion-Ryan wrote: I dunno, I think the song structure was more varied in some songs. And I believe there were a lot more clean breaks. (Although I could be wrong)

With a few exceptions here and there, the lack of variety still seemed to be the same as ever to me.

I wouldn't count on DragonForce drastically changing their style, however. Inhuman Rampage, as bad as it was in comparison to their previous works, made them popular. They're gonna milk it as long as they can.

After Guitar Hero III, this doesn't surprise me, but I still wish they could improve themselves.

I've got Warriors of the World

Any good?

Allow me to give you an alternate track list:
1. Good
2. Meh
3. Filler
4. Filler
5. Excellent
6. Filler
7. Filler
8. Good
9. Good
10. Good
11. Good

At 5/4/09 01:10 PM, batman64 wrote: I only have one Manowar so far.
Gods of War.
I highly recommend it.
It be epic.

Really? I've heard a mixed reception for the album, so I wasn't sure whether to get it or not. I probably will eventually, but before that, I should get the rest of the pre-2000 albums by them.

I've heard that it's a little too 'epic'.

That it's like an American version of Triumph or Agony, and stuff like that.

At 5/5/09 11:53 AM, Centurion-Ryan wrote:
Oh my God, not you too.

My best friend won't fucking shut up about them.

lmao

I just like them quite a bit, I like how they sound :)

I'm not obssessed with them dewd, I like my metulz.

Is it just me or when it ever comes time to explain to someone the different types of metal there are and you start naming them off it sounds incredibly nerdy? It makes me feel like I'm explaining loop holes in a Star Trek script and I start to wish the genre's were given better names.

At 5/5/09 04:29 PM, TakeNoPrisoners wrote: Is it just me or when it ever comes time to explain to someone the different types of metal there are and you start naming them off it sounds incredibly nerdy? It makes me feel like I'm explaining loop holes in a Star Trek script and I start to wish the genre's were given better names.

I know what you mean. Or I would if I ever explained it to people. I normally discuss things like that with folk who already know themselves, so its cool :).

Holy fuck.

According to my recent acquisition of Persistence of Time, Anthrax used to be awesome.

It contradicts all established historical evidence.

I've always pictured Anthrax as the little kid in the that follows Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer around and lets them put out cigarettes in his eyes and they piss in his cupped hands when there's no toilet nearby.

1st thing

It's pronounced exactly as it's spelled Meh-shu-gah. I never thought it was a difficult proposition but it also could be due to the fact that it's Yiddish and I'm from New York.

2nd thing

Here's the tab, in jpeg form. It can be played in either D Standard or E Standard.

Meshuggah means "crazy" and it's pronounced as it is spelled.

At 5/5/09 05:54 AM, PenisClown wrote: It was worth it for the unreleased Falling Into Infinity song and Innocence Faded.

I used to have those two on a CD with a bunch of other unrelated stuff. I don't think I have it anymore, though. I want to see if I can get them again.

Also, I have concluded that the song ACOS > the song Octavarium.

nawwww

Yeah, definitely.

At 5/5/09 08:34 AM, Bahamut wrote: Really? I've heard a mixed reception for the album, so I wasn't sure whether to get it or not.

too much filler and just a couple of good songs, if I recall. lots of useless spoken word stuff. It's been a long time since I listened to anything by Manowar, though. That "I am thy friend" song, whatever it's called, is just gay. not literally gay, not Manowar gay, just gay. Gods of War is definitely the highlight of the album. It's catchy and quite good.

dun dadunDUNNNNN!

At 5/5/09 05:43 PM, Centurion-Ryan wrote: Holy fuck.

According to my recent acquisition of Persistence of Time, Anthrax used to be awesome.

Dude, their stuff with Beladonna is kickass. Did you only know the stuff with John Bush before?

At 5/5/09 05:54 PM, greensucksbluerules wrote: Yeah. But ignore the albums after that, John Bush fucked Anthrax up (though it's really the fault of whoever fired Joey) and I'm expecting Dan Nelson to be even worse.

At least Corey Taylor didn't end up joining.

At 5/5/09 10:30 PM, batman64 wrote:

At 5/5/09 10:06 PM, greensucksbluerules wrote: Does anyone find this article a bit mean spirted? I agree that these guys are ugly, but still...

That article was mean as fuck.
Lemmy at 4?
Never dis Lemmy the Man.

I'm pretty sure it was a typo, and they meant to make Lemmy the most attractive man in the world.

At 5/5/09 10:51 PM, batman64 wrote:

At 5/5/09 10:30 PM, D3NTATUS wrote:

I'm pretty sure it was a typo, and they meant to make Lemmy the most attractive man in the world.

Sure Lemmy is no pretty boy.
He doesn't need looks.
He's Lemmy.

He's not just "un-pretty"... he is the definition of ugly...
he can sing... but boy this guy sounds like crap when talking...

He got saved by what we call "fame and money"
these concepts are so awesome, they make people like Donald Trump get laid :)

Thanks to all whores in the world :)

At 5/6/09 12:18 AM, HeavenDuff wrote: He got saved by what we call "fame and money"
these concepts are so awesome, they make people like Donald Trump get laid :)

Seriously. With money, you can look like this and still get laid by chicks like this. Money makes the motherfuckin world go round.

Thanks to all whores in the world :)

At 5/6/09 01:05 AM, jew193 wrote:

Seriously. With money, you can look like this and still get laid by chicks like this. Money makes the motherfuckin world go round.

Not the greatest example out there... Ronaldhino is in shape and really not that ugly...
but never ever say that there is a little something about Donald Trump that makes him sooooo attractive!

At 5/5/09 10:36 AM, PenisClown wrote:

2. WHAT ARE THE GREATEST METAL VIDEOS EVER? I just learned how to download Youtube videos and put them on my iPod so I need to fill it with awesomeness.

Cue Motorhead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV6noHEd6 XE

At 5/5/09 10:36 AM, PenisClown wrote: 1. I thought it was pronounced "Meh-sha-gah", but people have been pronouncing it "Mah-Sugar" which is hilarious and I'm hoping that isn't the correct pronunciation.

I say it as 'Mes-huggah', so it sounds like 'Mess-huggar' sort of thing.

At 5/5/09 10:06 PM, greensucksbluerules wrote: Does anyone find this article a bit mean spirted? I agree that these guys are ugly, but still...

I was a little surprised to see that Shane Embury didn't make the list, but Lemmy did.

At 5/6/09 01:28 AM, HeavenDuff wrote: but never ever say that there is a little something about Donald Trump that makes him sooooo attractive!

Exactly. Trump only gets laid because of his money. That's absolutely it. I am a New Yorker like he is, but he annoys me on a multitude of levels--specifically because of his excessive wealth, power, narcissism and the shittiest looking comb-over ever.

New Ad Hominem album is awesome.
New Daath album is nothing too special, they've gone in a more DevilDriver direction.

That is all.

At 5/6/09 03:56 AM, Oppugnant wrote: New Daath album is nothing too special, they've gone in a more DevilDriver direction.

Oh dear...is it worth checking out?

At 5/5/09 04:32 PM, Nev wrote: I normally discuss things like that with folk who already know themselves, so its cool :).

If you mean in person you're a lucky bastard. The two or three odd people I've met that listened to any worthwhile metal have come and gone. It's odd considering I live within an arms reach of the biggest city in the state.

At 5/5/09 10:41 AM, Nev wrote:

At 5/5/09 10:36 AM, PenisClown wrote: 1. I thought it was pronounced "Meh-sha-gah", but people have been pronouncing it "Mah-Sugar" which is hilarious and I'm hoping that isn't the correct pronunciation.

It's Meh-Sugah.

..... Like sugar? Meh sugar? Sugar in my tea sugar?

At 5/5/09 05:43 PM, Idiosyncratic wrote: It's pronounced exactly as it's spelled Meh-shu-gah. I never thought it was a difficult proposition but it also could be due to the fact that it's Yiddish and I'm from New York.

YES! YES YES YES! Thank the lord.

At 5/6/09 02:33 AM, Lost-Thought wrote: Cue Motorhead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV6noHEd6 XE

That probably takes top spot for best metal music video ever.

At 5/6/09 04:11 AM, TakeNoPrisoners wrote:

At 5/5/09 04:32 PM, Nev wrote: I normally discuss things like that with folk who already know themselves, so its cool :).

If you mean in person you're a lucky bastard. The two or three odd people I've met that listened to any worthwhile metal have come and gone. It's odd considering I live within an arms reach of the biggest city in the state.

You havn't got it that bad. I'm the only one in the 30,000 population of this town who knows who Kristoffer Rygg is.

At 5/6/09 03:58 AM, SpeedMetalSandwich wrote:

At 5/6/09 03:56 AM, Oppugnant wrote: New Daath album is nothing too special, they've gone in a more DevilDriver direction.

Oh dear...is it worth checking out?

It's listenable, might as well there's a few decent riffs in it :P

Oh yeah, recent acquisitions:

Beethoven's Symphony No. 5
Haydn's Symphony No. 99
Haydn's Symphony No. 94 (The Surprise Symphony)

Beethoven and Haydn are fucking brutal.