We all love Behold... The Arctopus. Nev posted a link years ago, I listened to the EP, and bought Skullgrid two years ago.

I saw this in a metal bargain bin today, ten bucks :D

good news. Ihsahn's new album was a-fucking-mazing

as I expected.

At 1/24/10 07:44 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: And what exactly is Slam Death Metal?

Shitty music...think Brutal Death Metal with gurgle vox plus really chunky downtuned guitars...Cock And Ball Torture evolved into Slam recently

This guy totally slammed the shit out of Powerslave. Is this just? He spent like three hours writing this huge insult to it. I'm going to download heaps of Maiden, ha, we'll see just how right this fuck is.

I've always seen this ad on the site and it really bugs me. Does this guy look a lot like Anselmo or is it just my imagination?

At 1/25/10 02:28 AM, PenisClown wrote: I will get that one next. I got Human = Garbage. Sorry.

Fair dos, it's still good.

Also, you think Slipknot just ripped them off with the whole People = Shit song title?
It depresses me that Slipknot would listen to such an awesome band, when they're so crap themselves.

I think its just a coincidence. If Slipknot knew about Dystopia I imagine they'd be all 'OMG GUYS CHECK OUT THIS DYSTOPIA BAND THEY'RE COOL!' thus ruining them forever.

I'm listening to Human
I listen to Dystopia, they fucking rule. Only Nev has given me this gift, over the wonderous interwebs.
Dystopia are sweet, thanks Nev. Nev, I've known you for like, fucking years. YEARS. Where has all this time gone? IT'S GONE. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOONE.
Fuck, Dystopia are AWESOME.

So you like Dystopia then :P.

Also, I fucking hate Machine Head. GRRRRRRRRRRRR they suck.

They sure do.

So do Trivium. I don't even like Lamb of God. Fuck. BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. I shouldn't really post this drunk but I WANT TO BECAUSE I LOVE YOU ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL.

Trivium are okay in that kind of 'Lol its Trivium' way. And I don't think they act as faggy as your Machine Head's and Lamb of God's who are basically Anselmo's Mk. II who you just know will try and get as many 'FUCK's and 'METAL's into a sentence as possible.

Saint Vitus, The Hidden Hand, Spirit Caravan, The Obsessed. Go listen, Wino fucking rules.

The only thing that puts me off listening to Saint Vitus is the album cover for 'Born Too Late', which is the only album I have. It's so bad. But they are good.

Why am I getting more drunk each minute? This is fucked.

Drinking perhaps?
Drinking = Drunk... MOTHEEERRFUCKKKAAAA!

CHUG CHUG CHUG... CHUG CHUG.... CHUG CHUG CHUG.... CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG *SQUEAK*

At 1/25/10 08:57 AM, Nev wrote: So you like Dystopia then :P.

Very nice Sludge, thankyous.

Trivium are okay in that kind of 'Lol its Trivium' way. And I don't think they act as faggy as your Machine Head's and Lamb of God's who are basically Anselmo's Mk. II who you just know will try and get as many 'FUCK's and 'METAL's into a sentence as possible.

Trivium are still bad. And people give me funny looks, "You don't like Trivium?". I'm going to this concert and I just know I'm going to meet all this people who are there for them.

I played a backyard gig with my melodeath band and this fuck shouted 'play some Bullet for my Valentine!' after we finished. I just gave him a metal sign, shouted 'YEAH BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE' and walked away and continued drinking. Got me off the hook.

Saint Vitus, The Hidden Hand, Spirit Caravan, The Obsessed. Go listen, Wino fucking rules.

The only thing that puts me off listening to Saint Vitus is the album cover for 'Born Too Late', which is the only album I have. It's so bad. But they are good.

It's a 7/8 out of 10 album, the songs are better live (The sign of true genius) really. The album cover is pink. Why? ANTI CONFORMIST

Get the debut you stupid fuck, it's genius.

Oh yeah, Wino sings on Shrinebuilder's album, with Sleep singer/bassist Al Cisneros... How do you spell that..... Whatever.

CHUG CHUG CHUG... CHUG CHUG.... CHUG CHUG CHUG.... CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG *SQUEAK*

Why do you squeek when you chug Nev?

Ludwig Van Beethoven - Fifth Symphony, Third Movement.

At 1/24/10 01:33 PM, Nev wrote: I'd disagree with Bahamut's suggestion because only think that Halloween is the only great song on Keepers Pt. 1. So I'd go with Nightfall in Middle-Earth (Blind Guardian).

It's a close third to me but a great suggestion nonetheless.

At 1/25/10 02:28 AM, PenisClown wrote: Also, I'm fucking drunk. Even though I'm 16 years old, I just went to this pub and they didn't ask for any ID. They just went with it.

Heh, if I'm without ID, I don't even try to get a drink in the public just to be on the safe side. However, at pubs and such, I'm often with my parents so there's not a lot to worry about.

Oh, and I went with Keeper of the Seven Keys part I instead of Blind Gaurdian's Bla Bla Bla Bla Nightfall in Middle Earth. Nev lost, Bahamut won.

I'M WINNER!

GOOD FOR YOU BAHAMUT. Bahamut, why is Keeper of the Seven Keys better than Nightfall in Middle Earth? I mean, I trusted you, but I've not listened to any of them.

The solos in each and every song (besides intro and outro) are awesome, Kiske's singing is top notch and Halloween is full of win.

Why am I getting more drunk each minute? This is fucked.

I noticed. :P

At 1/25/10 06:38 AM, PenisClown wrote: This guy totally slammed the shit out of Powerslave. Is this just? He spent like three hours writing this huge insult to it. I'm going to download heaps of Maiden, ha, we'll see just how right this fuck is.

He gave a Chimaira album 86%...

He doesn't match the same level of fail as this guy, though.

At 1/25/10 02:28 AM, PenisClown wrote: Oh, and I went with Keeper of the Seven Keys part I instead of Blind Gaurdian's Bla Bla Bla Bla Nightfall in Middle Earth. Nev lost, Bahamut won.
GOOD FOR YOU BAHAMUT. Bahamut, why is Keeper of the Seven Keys better than Nightfall in Middle Earth? I mean, I trusted you, but I've not listened to any of them.

Because Helloween's first three albums are infinitely classics.

Blind Guardian's Nightfall In Middle Earth is one of Blind Guardian's weakest works, with such highly mediocre songs: Nightfall, Into The Storm, Thorn, Nolder, When Sorrow Sang and The Eldar.

The only not mediocre songs on the album: Curse of Feanor, Blood Tears, Mirror Mirror, A Dark Passage and TIme Stands Still

^All of those being classics., plus all the 30 second tracks REALLY get on my nerves when trying to listen to the album completely.

But if half an album is shit and half is gold, that doesn't mean the gold parts are superior. And when it comes to Blind Guardian they have albums that are entirely gold.

Why am I getting more drunk each minute? This is fucked.

More like, awesome.

Also thanks Nev for explaining the differences between the genres, i'm gonna check out all those bands you recommended.

At 1/25/10 09:10 AM, PenisClown wrote: I played a backyard gig with my melodeath band and this fuck shouted 'play some Bullet for my Valentine!' after we finished. I just gave him a metal sign, shouted 'YEAH BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE' and walked away and continued drinking. Got me off the hook.

This dude I met on holiday in Newquay (Staycation, yeah!) was all like 'Yeah I like Metal, DIMEBAG!'. So obviously I had to troll him with my 'More like Corpsebag lol'. He got angry and upset and started shouting in my face when reciting the bands I liked going 'THEY'RE SHIT! THEY'RE SHIT!...' while I kept a straight face. My friend got annoyed that this guy was shouting in my face as he doesn't understand the way trolling Pantera fans works and long story short the guy let me slap him as hard as I could.

Thats how you deal with fools :P

Then I took a painting off the wall and put it in the fridge cause I'm a fucking modern artist!

Why do you squeek when you chug Nev?

It was my text-Pinch Harmonic.

At 1/25/10 06:38 AM, PenisClown wrote: This guy totally slammed the shit out of Powerslave. Is this just? He spent like three hours writing this huge insult to it. I'm going to download heaps of Maiden, ha, we'll see just how right this fuck is.

wow. Powerslave is an amazing album, its the album that got me into metal

At the moment I am listening to Eight hands for Kali, and it has sexy riffs, I am enjoying it.

At 1/25/10 08:57 AM, Nev wrote:

At 1/25/10 02:28 AM, PenisClown wrote: Also, I fucking hate Machine Head. GRRRRRRRRRRRR they suck.

They sure do.

Sadface

So do Trivium. I don't even like Lamb of God. Fuck. BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. I shouldn't really post this drunk but I WANT TO BECAUSE I LOVE YOU ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL.

Sadface too.

The only thing that puts me off listening to Saint Vitus is the album cover for 'Born Too Late', which is the only album I have. It's so bad. But they are good.

That music makes me think a lot.

At 1/25/10 04:01 PM, greensucksbluerules wrote: You're right that Trivium isn't Anselmo's Mk. II. They're Hetfield's Mk. II.

Despite the unoriginality of that, there is nothing wrong with it.
Besides his whole Napster thing and his emo in Some Kind of Monster, Hetfield's an alright fella.

At 1/25/10 06:38 AM, PenisClown wrote: This guy totally slammed the shit out of Powerslave. Is this just? He spent like three hours writing this huge insult to it. I'm going to download heaps of Maiden, ha, we'll see just how right this fuck is.

I have no idea what his problem is. Half his rant is about how it isn't metal. And I don't see how it's not. Some of it was him saying that part of what makes metal metal is heavily distorted riffs. And I would like to disagree with him on that. I know many metal bands that make clean guitar riffs, mostly prog, but they're still metal, aren't they?

Hey guys, does anyone know of this band Aeon? Just found them by googling some brutal death metal bands, and i've got to say I'm impressed. Going through this whole album "Rise to Dominate" and I havenm't heard a single track that wasn't good yet.

At 1/25/10 04:48 AM, burnoutfool wrote:

At 1/24/10 07:44 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: And what exactly is Slam Death Metal?

Shitty music...think Brutal Death Metal with gurgle vox plus really chunky downtuned guitars...Cock And Ball Torture evolved into Slam recently

That's what I thought... I was trying to classify some of my bands on last.fm and iTunes, and when I couldn't pin point the exact genre I would check out Metal Archives. So when I came across Slam Death... I had to ask, but listenning to what they call slam death, I already knew pretty much what you would say :P

And I listenned through the whole Agalloch's Discography today. ZOMGBBQ it took a lot of fucking time man! But jez, these guys know what how to do metal !!!

At 1/25/10 04:38 PM, Nev wrote: Besides his whole Napster thing and his emo in Some Kind of Monster, Hetfield's an alright fella.

Hetfield is a cool guy. He drives awesome motorbikes and super cool wagon things. And plays guitar well and sings pretty good sometimes.

At 1/25/10 10:39 AM, Lost-Thought wrote: wow. Powerslave is an amazing album, its the album that got me into metal

Listening now. Such a great album. I can't believe there are idiots like that in the world of metal who just don't get it.

At 1/25/10 06:18 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: But jez, these guys know what how to do metal !!!

Lol, that almost takes the cake for the stupidest thing you've ever said.

Agalloch don't know how to do metal. They are hardly true metal anyway. As I'm listening to an 80's Iron Maiden heavy metal album, I know this is true metal. Agalloch are fantastic, in their own way.

Anyway, the only Agalloch I regularly listen to are the full lengths and The White. I have 'Of Stone Wind and Pillor' or whatever it's called, but it doesn't do a lot for me.

Pale Folklore is beautiful 8/10, The Mantle is a good 8/10. Duff, what do you think of 'In the Shadow of Our Pale Companion'? Is it too long? Ashes Against the Grain is their masterpiece, 9/10, but I have to say after about 20 listens I'd much rather chuck on some doom. Or some Maiden. Or some Beethoven.

Iron Maiden are great, I should not have stopped listening to these guys all those years ago.

When I stopped listening to Metallica I stopped listening to Maiden as well, and I've got to say, Maiden fucking own the shit out of Metallica. The bass player in my band is a crazy Maiden fan, always wears a Maiden shirt. I like Maiden fans. Has anyone ever met a, oops, can't say that word, I keep getting ban for saying that word, has anyone ever met a 'lame' Maiden fan?

Can't compare Maiden to Agalloch...
Agalloch is teh greatest atmospheric band and they can play black, doom and folk very well. They have explored different genres and everything they touch turns into gold.
Everything on Ashes Against The Grain fits perfectly on the record. There is not a single note that should have been played differently. Each track on this album is awesome and unique.
No really, you cannot compare Iron Maiden to Agalloch. I would say Agalloch are still writting masterpieces, and they are still evolving and pushing their music to another level. Maiden are kind of stalling now. They still make good songs, but they have been the exact same band since the beginning. And anyway, I think Doom Metal as a genre as much more to offer than Heavy Metal.

At 1/25/10 06:18 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: That's what I thought... I was trying to classify some of my bands on last.fm and iTunes, and when I couldn't pin point the exact genre I would check out Metal Archives. So when I came across Slam Death... I had to ask, but listenning to what they call slam death, I already knew pretty much what you would say :P

It's really not a great term. Since death metal has no Hardcore influences, it cannot slam. The more say, "on target" term is Slam Grind/Death. It's like Impaled meets the Germs and Cock and Ball Torture. Mmmm clusterfuck. Tastes like shitstained diapers

ick.

And I listenned through the whole Agalloch's Discography today. ZOMGBBQ it took a lot of fucking time man! But jez, these guys know what how to do metal !!!

Agalloch for the most part is good, but many of their songs piss me off because they could be done better. I did love me the Mantle though...that album is the motherfuckin' shit.

Where the fuck is Kidd at? I wonder if he's ok and diden't over dose on lighter fluid.

mean mean fiddle!

he's soo tr000!!!

At 1/26/10 02:06 AM, burnoutfool wrote:

At 1/26/10 12:31 AM, EpicFailCunt wrote: TL;DR

post bands nao, you vagoo.

I r not vagoo. I r ponos that gos in vagoo. And teh pooper.

At 1/26/10 01:12 AM, HeavenDuff wrote: Can't compare Maiden to Agalloch...

I'm pretty sure you can compare anything to anything in terms of quality.

And anyway, I think Doom Metal as a genre as much more to offer than Heavy Metal.

Probably because it never got over popular and raped with shitty bands.

At 1/26/10 12:31 AM, EpicFailCunt wrote: Duff, what do you think of 'In the Shadow of Our Pale Companion'? Is it too long?

NEVER ANSWERED THE QUESTION

At 1/26/10 02:47 AM, smeagol1 wrote: Where the fuck is Kidd at? I wonder if he's ok and diden't over dose on lighter fluid.

I like it now he's gone :D

mean mean fiddle!

he's soo tr000!!!

Fuck off.

Megadeth are having a 20th anniversary Rust in Peace tour. If they come to the UK to play the whole album live and I was able to see them, I'd be really made up.

At 1/26/10 12:31 AM, EpicFailCunt wrote: has anyone ever met a 'lame' Maiden fan?

Not in real life, no. OK, maybe some at the Iron Maiden concert I went to in July 2008 were lame but I didn't meet them face-to-face.

At 1/26/10 02:47 AM, smeagol1 wrote: Where the fuck is Kidd at? I wonder if he's ok and diden't over dose on lighter fluid.

He has these long absences from here which has been so for 2 years now?

At 1/26/10 12:31 AM, EpicFailCunt wrote: Has anyone ever met a, oops, can't say that word, I keep getting ban for saying that word, has anyone ever met a 'lame' Maiden fan?

Yep. Plenty. The sort of people who are vaguely into Metal and buy an Iron Maiden tshirt despite having only heard The Trooper.

Too many people with short hair wear Maiden tshirts.

At 1/26/10 10:34 AM, Bahamut wrote: Megadeth are having a 20th anniversary Rust in Peace tour. If they come to the UK to play the whole album live and I was able to see them, I'd be really made up.

Ooh, here's to hoping it happens... and in Manchester ideally :P.

Howard Shore - The Uruk-hai (The Two Towers)

hai guiz wtz evry1 takign abot

Hey guys, 'sup? \m/
Nice to see some metalheads. They're pretty rare in my region... unfortunately.

At 1/26/10 01:01 PM, KKSlider60 wrote: Hey guys, 'sup? \m/
Nice to see some metalheads. They're pretty rare in my region... unfortunately.

Post ten Metal bands you like, please, so that we can judge you and decide whether to be nice and nasty :).

BrokenCyde are so damn heavy, they have the best breakdowns, like ever.

STAY TR00

\m/

So I was gonna wait until I got back to come back to Newgrounds and be all "OH HAI GUIZ", but I'm sick in bed with nothing else to do so:

OH HAI GUIZ!

I've been in Europe for the past 7 weeks. I come home in another 3 days. Europe is fucking metal. Quick list of roughly where I can remember we've been:

GB/UK
Belgium
Austria
Germany
Switzerland
Italy
Monaco
France

That may be it...or I may be missing a few countries. Won't list all the cities and stuff I visited but to sum it up:

London was fucking cool, especially Oxford street.

Belgium was pretty cool.

Austria was awesome, first time I ever watched an orchestra play, so epic.

Germany is so metal. You German's are awesome, your language is epic, and the food is even better.

Switzerland is so epic. So neutral. So awesome. I was there for Christmas, it snowed, it was awesome. Also picked up like 4 Swiss army knives while I was there.

Monaco, for the couple of hours I was there, was beautiful, totally cool to see the race circuit with my own eyes and walk through the tunnel and all. I lost EU10 at the free entry casino, fuck paying EU8 to get into the grand casino >:(

Italy is metal. Always has been and always will be. I got a Burzum shirt in Venice. That just proves how metal Italy is.

France is full of arogant assfucks >:( though I did buy a lighter off of a street vendor for EU3, zippo ripoff, not bad. Paris is beautiful, I'll give you that much.

I didn't get stuck on the Failtrain i.e, Eurostar, but it did get delayed about 4 hours while I was on it, plus 2 hours travel time. Fail.

I love the tube in London. It's so metal. And so efficent.

True story: I got absolutely fucked up with the tour director of our second tour at the end of the tour (lol), it was a night I remember well, even after all the alcohol I consumed. I'll sum it up with: Don't drink Absinthium straight. I'll expand on that later.

Yeah.

Oh and I gave new Dark Funeral a listen, not really worth buying just for My Funeral and Stigmata :/

At 1/26/10 02:51 PM, SpeedMetalSandwich wrote: London was fucking cool, especially Oxford street.

You should of come up north and visited me and (possibly) Bahamut (if he could get over his fear of being bummed by me :P).

I love the tube in London. It's so metal. And so efficent.

It's efficient?
Pretty much everything I've ever heard states that its really not. But I wouldn't know. I've not been to the capital since I was a wee boy.

At 1/26/10 11:01 AM, Nev wrote:

At 1/26/10 10:34 AM, Bahamut wrote: Megadeth are having a 20th anniversary Rust in Peace tour. If they come to the UK to play the whole album live and I was able to see them, I'd be really made up.

Ooh, here's to hoping it happens... and in Manchester ideally :P.

That would make traveling much easier. However, if it turns out they'll only play in London, I'm willing to make a trip there just to see them.

Also, welcome back SMS. Glad to hear you enjoyed your long trip around Europe and I'm also happy to hear you loved Oxford Street. I take it HMV blew your mind away.