At 8/17/10 08:00 PM, SomaGuye wrote:

At 8/17/10 05:59 PM, TheUnwisePoet wrote: Which one is the best At The Gates album?

Slaughter of the Soul.

You mean the one that spawned all the metalcore bands? Oh yeah, great choice. Wait, nevermind. He'll love it. Great choice, really.

At 8/18/10 06:02 AM, Dalnaki wrote:

You mean the one that spawned all the metalcore bands? Oh yeah, great choice. Wait, nevermind. He'll love it. Great choice, really.

Wait what? I don't get how that album spawned metalcore..isn't it a melodeath album? :s

At 8/17/10 10:05 PM, mothballs wrote:

At 8/17/10 02:54 PM, TheUnwisePoet wrote: Insomnium are going to play in Portugal with Dark Tranquillity... I'm having a boner, I'm going to see them alive.

If I got the chance to see Insomnium live, I would be able to die a happy man. I can't go on to tell you how off the chart amazing Insomnium is. They just bring greatness to a whole new level. No band can ever compare.

I'm mostly referring to the album "Above the Weeping World". But still, unbelievable.

For some reason I still prefer Across the Dark... When they play "Where the last wave broke" I will cry...

At 8/18/10 07:25 AM, ZpLiNtEh wrote: Wait what? I don't get how that album spawned metalcore..isn't it a melodeath album? :s

It's the mother of all metalcore. Really simplified melodeath, simplified to pop.

Metalcore = pop metal.

Metalcore bands do the three word name thing too. They stole that from At The Gates. Fucking sellouts.

At 8/18/10 09:27 AM, PenisClown wrote:

At 8/18/10 07:25 AM, ZpLiNtEh wrote: Wait what? I don't get how that album spawned metalcore..isn't it a melodeath album? :s

It's the mother of all metalcore. Really simplified melodeath, simplified to pop.

Metalcore = pop metal.

Metalcore bands do the three word name thing too. They stole that from At The Gates. Fucking sellouts.

Well, Bullet for my Valentine... 4 words, and I like them. Trivium one word and I like them. Killswitch Engage 2 words and I like them. And they're the only metalcore bands I listen to these days. And Lamb of God is not metalcore!

At 8/18/10 07:25 AM, ZpLiNtEh wrote:

At 8/18/10 06:02 AM, Dalnaki wrote:

You mean the one that spawned all the metalcore bands? Oh yeah, great choice. Wait, nevermind. He'll love it. Great choice, really.

Wait what? I don't get how that album spawned metalcore..isn't it a melodeath album? :s

To this day metal/deathcore bands are still trying to emulate the sound on that album. That's why I think TheUniwsePoet will like that album the most, it's the roots of todays -core.

At 8/18/10 10:04 AM, TheUnwisePoet wrote: And Lamb of God is not metalcore!

Yes they are.

All I can say is. Fuck yeah.

At 8/17/10 06:14 PM, Coop83 wrote: Dickinson's voice is holding out a lot better than the likes of James Hetfield, for example.

This I can definitely agree with. Bruce still sounds the same while Hetfield has dramatically changed over the last few albums. There are tribute bands that sound better than him these days.

According to friends of mine, they have seen articles in various Metal Magazines that state that Steve Harris has a limit of 15 studio albums :(

I actually heard a few times before that they were looking at 15 albums but Janick recently stated that he sees no end to the band. However, Steve Harris is the main man of the band and you cannot have Iron Maiden without Harris so he gets his say on the fate of the band.

At 8/18/10 10:48 AM, PenisClown wrote: All I can say is. Fuck yeah.

I dunno if I said this before but I've never listened to Black Label Society before. I find that strange since they seem to be a fairly recognisable band yet I haven't even tried them once.

I don't think Bruce Dickinson has sounded good since the early 90´s, his voice is just really annoying now.

Wait Slaughter of the Soul is the album I listened to. So do they have other albums where the singing doesn't sound like he's choking on something?

This! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8VFEOEzu dc&videos=0orsmKGb3rc

At 8/17/10 10:05 PM, mothballs wrote:

Kreator is unreal live. They're one of the few bands that actually play better live than in studio.

On this whole little discussion. Who gives a shit what Mille's voice sounds like live? If you're seeing Kreator live and are being a bit anal about the vocals then you're doing it wrong.
They were fantastic when I saw them. It was Thrashtacular.

Lady Gaga - Alejandro (The Fame Monster)

Interesting thing about Kreator.

In 1990 on a europe tour, a year before the black album and enter sandman came out, metallica and exodus OPENED for Kreator.

Also, Kreator are always amazing live.

Saw them last year with Exodus, Belphegor, Warbrigner and Epicurean and saw them in march earlier this year with Voivod, Nachtmystium, Evile and Lazuras A.D.

At 8/18/10 10:21 AM, SomaGuye wrote: To this day metal/deathcore bands are still trying to emulate the sound on that album. That's why I think TheUniwsePoet will like that album the most, it's the roots of todays -core.

Oh, so you think about me as a core guy... Now I'm sad.

At 8/18/10 10:04 AM, TheUnwisePoet wrote: And Lamb of God is not metalcore!

Yes they are.

Technical Groove Metal they are.

At 8/18/10 03:24 PM, TheUnwisePoet wrote:

At 8/18/10 10:04 AM, TheUnwisePoet wrote: And Lamb of God is not metalcore!

Technical Groove Metal they are.

I fucking lol'd.

Fucking LOL'D.

Also, even if they are metal - they're still shit.

At 8/18/10 11:31 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 8/17/10 06:14 PM, Coop83 wrote: Dickinson's voice is holding out a lot better than the likes of James Hetfield, for example.

This I can definitely agree with. Bruce still sounds the same while Hetfield has dramatically changed over the last few albums. There are tribute bands that sound better than him these days.

Such as Megadeth :P

According to friends of mine, they have seen articles in various Metal Magazines that state that Steve Harris has a limit of 15 studio albums :(

I actually heard a few times before that they were looking at 15 albums but Janick recently stated that he sees no end to the band. However, Steve Harris is the main man of the band and you cannot have Iron Maiden without Harris so he gets his say on the fate of the band.

Steve Harris is Iron Maiden, even more than W. Axl Rose is Guns & Roses. He gets the call and I'm sure he'll make the right one, eventually. Basically, there is going to be a 6-8 month period while the band wouldn't even consider what to do for new material and if they decide to go back to the studio, awesome.

At 8/18/10 11:45 AM, DeIirium wrote: I don't think Bruce Dickinson has sounded good since the early 90´s, his voice is just really annoying now.

So around the time of No Prayer for the Dying, Tattooed Millionaire and Fear of the Dark? I actually thought he got to sounding better then, more accustomed to the power of his voice.

At 8/18/10 05:16 PM, Coop83 wrote: Steve Harris is Iron Maiden, even more than W. Axl Rose is Guns & Roses.

Everyone knows that Izzy is Guns N' Roses :P.

At 8/18/10 02:34 AM, smeagol1 wrote: GoatWhore-A Haunting Curse.

You have just got yourself an absolute gem. I am dying for that album, I love all the songs on it and I can't seem to find any to download except Alchemy of the Black Sun Cult.

At 8/18/10 08:35 AM, TheUnwisePoet wrote: For some reason I still prefer Across the Dark... When they play "Where the last wave broke" I will cry...

Across the dark is a lot more progressive. Not saying that is a bad thing at all, I actually prefer Insomnium when they're progressive death rather than melodic death.

At 8/18/10 03:24 PM, TheUnwisePoet wrote: Technical Groove Metal they are.

With elements of metalcore. I don't consider them to be pure metalcore, but they still suck.

At 8/18/10 07:08 PM, mothballs wrote:

At 8/18/10 02:34 AM, smeagol1 wrote: GoatWhore-A Haunting Curse.

You have just got yourself an absolute gem. I am dying for that album, I love all the songs on it and I can't seem to find any to download except Alchemy of the Black Sun Cult.

check your inbox

Just received The Sound Of Perseverance in my Mailbox. It's great :)

At 8/18/10 05:16 PM, Coop83 wrote:

This I can definitely agree with. Bruce still sounds the same while Hetfield has dramatically changed over the last few albums. There are tribute bands that sound better than him these days.

Such as Megadeth :P

If that's some kinda crack at them, I don't get it. cuz Vic is kind of a ripoff of Eddie?

At 8/18/10 09:04 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: Just received The Sound Of Perseverance in my Mailbox. It's great :)

Doesn't Chuck's voice sound even more awesome on that album? I love it.

At 8/18/10 08:43 PM, D3NTATUS wrote: check your inbox

Thanks buddy, I got it.

At 8/18/10 09:04 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: Just received The Sound Of Perseverance in my Mailbox. It's great :)

Very good album, bought the digital version off play.com, good ol' Chuck :)

r.i.p \m/

At 8/18/10 03:24 PM, TheUnwisePoet wrote:

At 8/18/10 10:21 AM, SomaGuye wrote: To this day metal/deathcore bands are still trying to emulate the sound on that album. That's why I think TheUniwsePoet will like that album the most, it's the roots of todays -core.

Oh, so you think about me as a core guy... Now I'm sad.

But you are aren't you?

At 8/18/10 10:04 AM, TheUnwisePoet wrote: And Lamb of God is not metalcore!

Yes they are.

Technical Groove Metal they are.

I don't know who came up with the idea of groove metal but whoever it was needs a slap. It isn't a real subgenre, and the only band I've ever seen called groove metal is Pantera.

Remember when we heard that Slayer was gonna make a music video based off of the song 'Playing With Dolls'? And how we all thought "LOLwut they're basing it off of THIS piece of shit?".

Have any of you seen it yet? It's been fucking with my head ever since I watched it. Very well done.

At 8/18/10 11:45 AM, DeIirium wrote: I don't think Bruce Dickinson has sounded good since the early 90´s, his voice is just really annoying now.

Not even good on his solo albums? I thought he did well in Accident of Birth and The Chemical Wedding.

At 8/18/10 09:19 PM, greensucksbluerules wrote: He's saying Megadeth is a Metallica tribute band that sounds better than Metallica these days. I don't think he realized you were talking about Metallica tribute band vocalists sounding better than Hetfield.

We all know Trivium are a better Metallica tribute band.

At 8/19/10 08:18 AM, SpeedMetalSandwich wrote: Remember when we heard that Slayer was gonna make a music video based off of the song 'Playing With Dolls'? And how we all thought "LOLwut they're basing it off of THIS piece of shit?".

Was that album meant to be good? I listened to that song and World Painted Blood and thought they were utter shit. I'm surprised at the praise it got, unless I didn't hear the better tracks. Hell, it even got away with good reviews on MA.

At 8/19/10 08:18 AM, SpeedMetalSandwich wrote: Have any of you seen it yet? It's been fucking with my head ever since I watched it. Very well done.

Yeah, I watched it the day I got the album.

Freaky shit.

At 8/18/10 05:23 PM, Nev wrote:

At 8/18/10 05:16 PM, Coop83 wrote: Steve Harris is Iron Maiden, even more than W. Axl Rose is Guns & Roses.

Everyone knows that Izzy is Guns N' Roses :P.

I always thought Duff.

At 8/18/10 09:14 PM, Sense-Offender wrote:

At 8/18/10 05:16 PM, Coop83 wrote:

This I can definitely agree with. Bruce still sounds the same while Hetfield has dramatically changed over the last few albums. There are tribute bands that sound better than him these days.

Such as Megadeth :P

If that's some kinda crack at them, I don't get it. cuz Vic is kind of a ripoff of Eddie?

Mustaine's vocals on Symphony of Destruction sound more than a little like Hetfield. I think at that stage, most people would have forgotten about grudges borne over 10 years previous when Mustaine was fired from Metallica, but I personally believe that some of his vocal slots are reference to his time with Metallica and the fact that he still hasn't forgiven them.

Basically, Mustaine hates Hetfield, because they're too similar.

At 8/19/10 08:32 AM, Bahamut wrote: Was that album meant to be good? I listened to that song and World Painted Blood and thought they were utter shit. I'm surprised at the praise it got, unless I didn't hear the better tracks. Hell, it even got away with good reviews on MA.

It was alright, problem is it's just like every other album since 1994. It is still pretty thrash, but it isn't able to hold big interest after you hear the same tremelo picking, blastbeat drumming, and high pitched yelling for 15 minutes. Thats not to say it wasn't good, sometimes I even got vibes from Reign in Blood. But unless you love Slayer's style with passion, it may not do it for you.

At 8/19/10 08:54 AM, Coop83 wrote: Basically, Mustaine hates Hetfield, because they're too similar.

'Nuff said.