At 2/1/10 08:40 PM, TheSporkLord wrote:

You know what I just realized? There are so many different kinds of genres and sub genres that I really should just stop trying to keep track. From now on I shall only only use the general genres.

Good idea. I only keep track of the major ones, such as Death, Black, Power, Thrash, and Proggressive.

At 2/1/10 08:58 PM, Zodir wrote:

At 2/1/10 08:40 PM, TheSporkLord wrote:

Good idea. I only keep track of the major ones, such as Death, Black, Power, Thrash, and Proggressive.

I mean progressive.

At 2/1/10 08:23 PM, TheSporkLord wrote:

By Genre do you mean a whole general genre such as metal or rock or country? Or very specific genre. I consider Folk metal to be a sub genre ( heavy/ black/ death/ prog) and not a whole genre ( rock/ metal/ country)

I second that.

At 2/1/10 08:58 PM, Zodir wrote: Good idea. I only keep track of the major ones, such as Death, Black, Power, Thrash, and Proggressive.

Don't forget folk metal.

Spork, what the motherfuck are you talking about? You were just arguing that folk metal is not a real genre, which it is. It is a sub-genre of metal that combines the sound of metal with folk music. The name folk metal obviously does not tell you what the music is about. That doesn't make sense. Folk is a style. Folk has existed since forever. Every part of the world has its folk music. IT'S FUCKING FOLK MUSIC. Folk metal is purely a stylistic description. Viking metal on the other hand, is not a genre and is simply a (dumb) way of saying that a certain metal band's lyrics are mostly about vikings. It is not even a legitimate metal sub-genre. There are lots of bands pulling this shit. They pick a theme and call themselves " ___ metal". pirate metal, pagan metal, etc. It can be any style. But folk metal is actually a true, existing genre. So this -

At 2/1/10 07:34 PM, TheSporkLord wrote: Neither is Folk. Viking metal doesn't describe the sound in any way, just what their songs are about.
Folk metal doesn't describe the sound in any way, just what their songs are about.

- is wrong

At 2/1/10 07:54 PM, TheSporkLord wrote: Still not seeing how Folk describes the sound. I understand how it can describe what the song/band is about

I can't, actually, unless you actually sing about folk music. Folk refers to the sound and not lyrics, so that's a strange thing for you to say.

At 2/1/10 08:23 PM, TheSporkLord wrote: Mythology, folk beliefs. When I here Folk I usually know it has something to do with Personal religions, beliefs and such.

See, like I was saying before, folk metal may often be about mythology and such, but not as a rule. It can be about anything as long as it is still folk metal. You could write a folk metal song about robots if you wanted. It wouldn't make sense, but you could.

And what are folk beliefs? really, man.

At 2/1/10 08:58 PM, Zodir wrote: Good idea. I only keep track of the major ones, such as Death, Black, Power, Thrash, and Proggressive.

You forgot heavy, doom, sludge, aaaaaand

At 2/1/10 10:18 PM, D3NTATUS wrote: Don't forget folk metal.

yeah, that.

what the folk

At 2/1/10 07:45 PM, D3NTATUS wrote: Fortunately, I did get high. I dunno how high I would be on a scale, but I was acting pretty weird. Colors were way better than usual, food was transcendent, every girl I saw was pretty,

Yeah, everything seems better when you're high.

I thought I recognized everyone, parts of my body kept going numb, some of my muscles would randomly tense

Well, I can't identify with that.

and I rambled on and on about all sorts of stuff.

lol yeah sounds like you were high

At 2/1/10 10:42 PM, Sense-Offender wrote: Well, I can't identify with that.

It's alright, I've got it covered:

At 2/1/10 07:45 PM, D3NTATUS wrote: ... every girl I saw was pretty...

At 2/1/10 07:45 PM, D3NTATUS wrote:

... some of my muscles would randomly tense...

At 2/1/10 10:56 PM, Nev wrote: It's alright, I've got it covered:

Hurrrr durr

This is what I was thinking of: I was sitting, and suddenly my thighs felt like i was stretching them or something when i wasn't doing anything. I went "AHHHH" and tried to fix it.

At 2/1/10 11:18 PM, D3NTATUS wrote: This is what I was thinking of: I was sitting, and suddenly my thighs felt like i was stretching them or something when i wasn't doing anything. I went "AHHHH" and tried to fix it.

Isn't that cramp?

At 2/1/10 11:23 PM, Nev wrote:

At 2/1/10 11:18 PM, D3NTATUS wrote: This is what I was thinking of: I was sitting, and suddenly my thighs felt like i was stretching them or something when i wasn't doing anything. I went "AHHHH" and tried to fix it.

Isn't that cramp?

Nah, 'cause it didn't hurt. Cramps hurt real bad; this just felt like I was moving my legs when I wasn't.

Hey been awhile since i've posted, concert news for me

Megadeth and Testament on March the 6th
Mayhem April 18th

Both concerts should be a blast

by the way, whats new?

At 2/1/10 07:45 PM, D3NTATUS wrote: Rammstein suck anyway.

They owe so much of their music and image to Laibach it's ridiculous. Their flagrancy extends even to the band logo which is barely even different. And I don't much like their music either.

So I had a chat with my friend yesterday and he asked me if I'd like to take on the job as vocalist on a full time basis. It's official, I am now Shadow of Intent's vocalist.

Next practice is Thursday, so I'll be ready for that and seeing if the guys like my taste in music for a list of potential covers to perform, while we get some of our own stuff written.

What? We needed a huge debate about the term folk metal around here?

At 2/2/10 04:22 AM, Coop83 wrote: So I had a chat with my friend yesterday and he asked me if I'd like to take on the job as vocalist on a full time basis. It's official, I am now Shadow of Intent's vocalist.

Congrats on joining the band! :) I was trying to see if I could find anything about them and is this the real deal?

More snow woooo!

At 2/1/10 10:42 PM, Sense-Offender wrote: Spork, what the motherfuck are you talking about? You were just arguing that folk metal is not a real genre, which it is.

I didn't say the genre didn't exist.

But yeah I don't care anymore. Too many genres for me.

At 2/1/10 10:42 PM, Sense-Offender wrote:
And what are folk beliefs? really, man.

At 2/1/10 08:58 PM, Zodir wrote: Good idea. I only keep track of the major ones, such as Death, Black, Power, Thrash, and Proggressive.

You forgot heavy, doom, sludge, aaaaaand

I did forget Doom Metal. But I don't really count 'Heavy Metal' as it's own separate genre. It's just metal to me. And I thought sludge was a sub genre of Doom. To help clarify this, could you maybe give me some sludge metal bands to check out?

At 2/2/10 07:01 PM, Zodir wrote: I did forget Doom Metal. But I don't really count 'Heavy Metal' as it's own separate genre. It's just metal to me. And I thought sludge was a sub genre of Doom. To help clarify this, could you maybe give me some sludge metal bands to check out?

To be fair it kind of is. It at least Doom's half-brother.

Sludge bands to check:
Dystopia
Lazarus Blackstar
Iron Monkey
Rwake
Accept Death
Grief
Buried at Sea
Weedeater
Bongzilla

At 2/2/10 07:01 PM, Zodir wrote: I did forget Doom Metal. But I don't really count 'Heavy Metal' as it's own separate genre. It's just metal to me.

No, it is. Judas Priest, King Diamond, Iron Maiden, etc.

And I thought sludge was a sub genre of Doom.

yeah, true.

To help clarify this, could you maybe give me some sludge metal bands to check out?

Rwake
Baroness
Isis
Pelican
Acid Bath
Kongh (thanks to Ponos)
Bongzilla
Tides
Snowblood
Lento

And I'm sure Weedeater is good, but I don't remember them. I'll get reacquainted with them some time. I have some Buried at Sea, but haven't listened. also still need to look more into Dystopia.

In my search for sludge metal, I found a band that neither of you mentioned that I quite enjoyed. Lair of the Minotaur. Anyone heard of them?

At 1/31/10 02:33 PM, AniMetal wrote: Insomnium>>>All other Melodic Death Metal bands.

This.

At 1/31/10 04:36 PM, TheSporkLord wrote: Well I don't care if Amon Amarth is Viking metal or not. Personally I find it easier to say Viking metal than Melodic death metal. That, and Vikings are bad-ass.

Whatever floats your boat. But yeah, Vikings were badass. The Spartans were pussies.

At 2/2/10 08:54 PM, mothballs wrote:

The Spartans were pussies.

Explain yourself before I impale you with a gyro.

Also, Ephel Duath is a great band and you guys have shit taste in music. they aren't prog, they're avant-garde you fools.

never heard of Lair of the Minotaur. might look later.

At 2/2/10 08:54 PM, mothballs wrote: Whatever floats your boat. But yeah, Vikings were badass. The Spartans were pussies.

When did the meaning of pussy change to badass killing machine that was raised from childhood by other badass killing machines only to be a badass killing machine?

At 2/2/10 09:21 PM, Sense-Offender wrote:

At 2/2/10 08:54 PM, mothballs wrote: Whatever floats your boat. But yeah, Vikings were badass. The Spartans were pussies.

When did the meaning of pussy change to badass killing machine that was raised from childhood by other badass killing machines only to be a badass killing machine?

My point exactly.

They left their babies in the wilderness if they weren't packing heat from birth. The army was the sole focus of the society. They fucked shit up for a living.

At 2/2/10 04:22 AM, Coop83 wrote: So I had a chat with my friend yesterday and he asked me if I'd like to take on the job as vocalist on a full time basis. It's official, I am now Shadow of Intent's vocalist.

Congratulations! I'll be looking forward to hearing your group.

Sense-Offender, nothing to do with your last post but, your sig is AWESOME !!!

At 2/2/10 08:19 PM, Zodir wrote: In my search for sludge metal, I found a band that neither of you mentioned that I quite enjoyed. Lair of the Minotaur. Anyone heard of them?

Some other sludge metal bands I've heard of:
Mastodon: I got their "Blood Mountain" songs. I also heard that they have "Crack the Skye" out.
Soilent Green: They've toured with Dethklok once.

why didn't anyone mention Eyehategod when mentioning Doom recs >;(

At 2/2/10 10:32 PM, AkujinRuukasu wrote: Some other sludge metal bands I've heard of:
Mastodon

Wat.

At 2/2/10 08:19 PM, Zodir wrote: In my search for sludge metal, I found a band that neither of you mentioned that I quite enjoyed. Lair of the Minotaur. Anyone heard of them?

I checked them out once or twice. My friend Serena digs them; she likes a lot of bands like that. Kylesa, Isis, Pelican, etc.

At 2/3/10 12:48 AM, burnoutfool wrote:

At 2/2/10 10:32 PM, AkujinRuukasu wrote: Some other sludge metal bands I've heard of:
Mastodon

Wat.

Their older stuff is undeniably sludgey.

At 2/3/10 12:48 AM, burnoutfool wrote:

At 2/2/10 10:32 PM, AkujinRuukasu wrote: Some other sludge metal bands I've heard of:
Mastodon

Wat.

You read right, but I kinda let something out. Mastodon is a progressive sludge metal band.