At 3/18/11 11:18 AM, SomaGuye wrote:

At 3/18/11 12:16 AM, batman64 wrote: things

I don't know what bands you see but I've never had to pay over £20 for a gig.

In my experience it usually costs more to see more well-known bands.

At 3/17/11 09:59 PM, Zodir wrote: Crystal Logic review up! CHECK IT OUT!

Very good review! Crystal Logic is easily one of my favourite Manilla Road albums right now. The very favourite I'm not sure of but I often finding myself craving to listen to the title track, Necropolis, The Riddle Master and a few others.

At 3/17/11 11:18 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: Because all female metal bands are not always shit

Oh yeah, the band that has wives of Dream Theater members. I've come across the band info page a few times but never recall the name. I do want to find more bands with good female vocals. There has to be more than just Hammers of Misfortune who have good female singers.

At 3/18/11 01:32 PM, Bahamut wrote:

At 3/17/11 09:59 PM, Zodir wrote: Crystal Logic review up! CHECK IT OUT!

Very good review! Crystal Logic is easily one of my favourite Manilla Road albums right now. The very favourite I'm not sure of but I often finding myself craving to listen to the title track, Necropolis, The Riddle Master and a few others.

Thanks for the encouragement! Right now I'm craving Artillery, so that's why it took me a little while to get this one up. Can't wait for My Blood to come in on Monday!

At 3/17/11 11:18 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: Because all female metal bands are not always shit

Oh yeah, the band that has wives of Dream Theater members. I've come across the band info page a few times but never recall the name. I do want to find more bands with good female vocals. There has to be more than just Hammers of Misfortune who have good female singers.

CRYSTAL VIPER CRYSTAL VIPER CRYSTAL VIPER! They have a very kickass female singer and they play cool traditional heavy metal. Also, if you can find their only album Znowhite is pretty cool. Thrash band with female vocals.

Just got back from seeing Shrapnel, Evile and Chthonic.

Shrapnel were pretty uninteresting Slayer worship, not much to say about them.

Evile were good as always, they played a new song called Eternal Empire, which I didn't particularly like, I hope their new album doesn't follow suit.

Chthonic were pretty damn awesome, I felt the mix was done very badly though, I could barely hear the guitar, and the bass and keyboard were almost impossible to hear.

For reference the ticket cost £12.

Also, Doris Yeh is the hottest female in metal.

I think I just died from sheer awesomeness, this is the first preview of Demonaz's band.

DEMONAZ - "All Blackened Sky" from "March of the Norse"

At 3/18/11 10:15 PM, smeagol1 wrote: I think I just died from sheer awesomeness, this is the first preview of Demonaz's band.

DEMONAZ - "All Blackened Sky" from "March of the Norse"

I didn't know about this. It's awesome. And it's released on my 18th birthday.

At 3/15/11 09:32 AM, Bahamut wrote: Here's a fun challenge: Find the silliest metal music video out there. To make the challenge even better, try to avoid mentioning Immortal.

I'm a bit late, but here's a really ridiculous metal video. 2:27 for AIDs in a needle.

At 3/19/11 03:02 AM, Dalnaki wrote: I'm a bit late, but here's a really ridiculous metal video. 2:27 for AIDs in a needle.

HAHAHAHA fuck yes. AIDs in a fucking needle.

At 3/18/11 01:32 PM, Bahamut wrote: Oh yeah, the band that has wives of Dream Theater members. I've come across the band info page a few times but never recall the name. I do want to find more bands with good female vocals. There has to be more than just Hammers of Misfortune who have good female singers.

It's not just about female vocalists. It's about female musicians. We all know they can sing, but can they play instruments? Well these girls prooved that there is at least a few girls who know how to handle the guitars and drums.

At 3/18/11 01:36 PM, batman64 wrote: That is what I am talking about, the well known bands.
Bands like Megadeth, Ozzy, The big names in general.
I wanted to see Megadeth a couple years ago but they wanted 75 bucks.

The big ones are somewhat greedy... Plus, they know they will go sold out even if the ticket's price is so high.

I am sorry but I cannot justify paying that much for 2-3 hours of entertainment.

Damn! Then I guess you don't go to sports events! Here in Montreal, to get a seat in the lower sections ranges from 85 bucks to 150. And you usually don't go alone... Plus, there is no guarantee that you are going to enjoy what you see.

Granted there are still plenty of bands who keep their prices reasonable but when I see bands getting 75 bucks and more for a concert ticket I have a problem.

Same here.

And then I have Rotting Christ playing down the road from me this Sunday for 20 bucks along with Melechesh, Hate, Abigail Williams, Lecherous Nocturne as well as being a 16+ show . Now that is a bargain in my eyes.

That's just great :) 5 bands for 20 bucks !!!

And next month Amon Amarth play the same club, 25 bucks to see them play 2 sets.

I wanted to see Sonata Arctica... but they were openning for Nightwish... Result? 40 bucks per ticket...

Does anyone else see the popular getting more money?
I mean same club yet one band gets 25 a head while 5 bands have to split 20 a head.
I dunno, maybe it's just me but the numbers just don't add up.

I would rather pay more for the 5 bands show. $30 would be ok for 5 bands... But 25 for one band? That's kind of weird...

At 3/19/11 03:02 AM, Dalnaki wrote: I'm a bit late, but here's a really ridiculous metal video. 2:27 for AIDs in a needle.

Damn...

At 3/19/11 04:13 AM, Xarnor wrote: So I've been reading some reviews on MA about Dimmu Borgir's albums, and several of them compare Dimmu to "other, better symphonic black metal bands" so now I'm wondering what these bands are. What are some of the best symphonic black metal bands?

My favorites are

Abigail Williams
Illnath (illnath)
Anthelion

I also suggest you listen to Throes Of Dawn. They are not really SBM... Most of the time they are classified as Dark Metal. But they take influences from quite a few different genres. I'd say they have some SBM twists.

At 3/19/11 06:52 AM, Rummy0 wrote:

Abigail Williams

No, just no...

Cry me a river...

Just because you dislike the core elements, you think they are not good? That's pretty sad, cause if you'd listen to titles like The World Beyond, Empyrean and Into The Ashes, you would understand what good Symphonic Black Metal is.

Take it easy, Rummy. ;)

At 3/18/11 06:51 PM, Zodir wrote: Thanks for the encouragement! Right now I'm craving Artillery, so that's why it took me a little while to get this one up. Can't wait for My Blood to come in on Monday!

That particular band name has popped up a few times. Any albums of theirs I should pick up?

At 3/18/11 08:11 PM, SomaGuye wrote: Shrapnel were pretty uninteresting Slayer worship, not much to say about them.

But he was a pretty cool user back in the day. ;)

At 3/19/11 03:59 AM, HeavenDuff wrote:

At 3/18/11 01:32 PM, Bahamut wrote: Oh yeah, the band that has wives of Dream Theater members. I've come across the band info page a few times but never recall the name. I do want to find more bands with good female vocals. There has to be more than just Hammers of Misfortune who have good female singers.

It's not just about female vocalists. It's about female musicians. We all know they can sing, but can they play instruments? Well these girls prooved that there is at least a few girls who know how to handle the guitars and drums.

Of course, HoM also provides talented female musicians. I really loved the bass performance from Janis Tanaka prior to her leaving the band.

At 3/19/11 07:11 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 3/18/11 06:51 PM, Zodir wrote: Thanks for the encouragement! Right now I'm craving Artillery, so that's why it took me a little while to get this one up. Can't wait for My Blood to come in on Monday!

That particular band name has popped up a few times. Any albums of theirs I should pick up?

I really like When Death Comes, By Inheritance, and Fear of Tomorrow. All of them are great tech thrash albums!

So how many of you have listened to Coroner's Death Cult demo? Worth hearing simply for the fact that Tom Warrior does vocals on it.

At 3/19/11 06:59 AM, HeavenDuff wrote:

At 3/19/11 06:52 AM, Rummy0 wrote:

Abigail Williams

No, just no...

Cry me a river...
Just because you dislike the core elements, you think they are not good? That's pretty sad, cause if you'd listen to titles like The World Beyond, Empyrean and Into The Ashes, you would understand what good Symphonic Black Metal is.

LOLOLOLOLOLOL ABIGAIL WILLIAMS LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

At 3/17/11 10:10 PM, TheSporkLord wrote: I told myself I would get some sort of irish metal comment in here.

Primordial is the best and only Irish metal band. :P

At 3/17/11 11:18 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: Because all female metal bands are not always shit

Are you trying to imply that they aren't always shit, or being sarcastic?

At 3/18/11 08:11 PM, SomaGuye wrote: Shrapnel were pretty uninteresting Slayer worship
Evile were good as always

There is a paradox here because Evile is THE biggest slayer worship band I have heard in my life.

At 3/19/11 03:02 AM, Dalnaki wrote: I'm a bit late, but here's a really ridiculous metal video. 2:27 for AIDs in a needle.

I love love love Voivod.

I don't care if most people are like "ONLY THEIR FIRST THREE ALBUMS ARE GOOD" - I love their first seven albums.

At 3/19/11 03:02 AM, Dalnaki wrote: I'm a bit late, but here's a really ridiculous metal video. 2:27 for AIDs in a needle.

Watched it twice now and oh man is that video really silly. My favourite parts are how wide Snake's mouth gets. I'm not sure what went wrong previously but Voivod didn't click onto me at first. However, this song sounds pretty good.

At 3/19/11 01:56 PM, batman64 wrote: Surtur Rising is pretty ripping, I like it.

I'll give the full album a try but the songs I've heard so far haven't been really impressive. Still, I have to hear that SOAD cover.

At 3/19/11 10:42 AM, Dalnaki wrote: So how many of you have listened to Coroner's Death Cult demo?

Shit man. I haven't listened to Coroner in ages.

At 3/19/11 02:20 PM, AllMightyBruce wrote:

At 3/19/11 10:42 AM, Dalnaki wrote: So how many of you have listened to Coroner's Death Cult demo?

Shit man. I haven't listened to Coroner in ages.

I haven't either, but I remembered Coroner while listening to To Mega Therion today.

Mar 19 1982

The guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, dies during the Diary of a Madman tour after the plane he is flying in buzzes the band's tour bus and clips the wing of the plane, crashing into a nearby farmhouse.

R.I.P.

At 3/19/11 07:09 AM, Rummy0 wrote: I wouldn't care if they were a fucking NS jazz band, AbiWills are crap, highly overrated and don't deserve all the hype surrounding them...

Alright fine. You want to be a dick over one of the bands I like? Ok, just name you're favorites and I'm going to be a dick two. Go, I fuckin' dare you.

If you are not going to explain why you don't like something, why do you waste your time and mine? It's annoying.

At 3/19/11 07:11 AM, Bahamut wrote: Of course, HoM also provides talented female musicians. I really loved the bass performance from Janis Tanaka prior to her leaving the band.

I never heard of them before. What's the name of the band?

At 3/19/11 12:08 PM, AniMetal wrote: LOLOLOLOLOLOL ABIGAIL WILLIAMS LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Same goes for you :) You are "the" power metal douche in here. I assume that you realise it's the most cheesy and silly genre of metal, right? Don't bullshit on AW, especially if you like guys who dress in armors and sing about dungeons and princesses with their fagsetto voices.

At 3/19/11 03:29 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: Alright fine. You want to be a dick over one of the bands I like? Ok, just name you're favorites and I'm going to be a dick two. Go, I fuckin' dare you.

Or we could just drop this childish argument altogether.

At 3/19/11 07:11 AM, Bahamut wrote: Of course, HoM also provides talented female musicians. I really loved the bass performance from Janis Tanaka prior to her leaving the band.

I never heard of them before. What's the name of the band?

Uhh, Hammers of Misfortune?

At 3/19/11 03:34 PM, Bahamut wrote:

At 3/19/11 03:29 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: Alright fine. You want to be a dick over one of the bands I like? Ok, just name you're favorites and I'm going to be a dick two. Go, I fuckin' dare you.

Or we could just drop this childish argument altogether.

It's childish? And how do you describe his behavior? Dropping in just to puke insults on a band that one of the other members admitted liking, without providing any kind of explanations on why he disliked their music, is the most childish thing.

I was not really inviting him to name his favorites bands, but more like sharing my point of view. It's obvious that there is going to be at least a few bands I hate amongs the bands he like. What I'm trying to do is to make him understand that we both have different tastes, and that if he cannot have an intelligent discussion on why he thinks one band or another is not good, then he might as well just avoid talking about these. That's absolutely not childish. I know you are a mod, but don't act like you are a peacemaker or anything, please.

Uhh, Hammers of Misfortune?

Great :) I'll check them out.

At 3/19/11 03:50 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: It's childish? And how do you describe his behavior? Dropping in just to puke insults on a band that one of the other members admitted liking, without providing any kind of explanations on why he disliked their music, is the most childish thing.

You're not any better by taking the bait and throwing insults back. As a horseman of the Metal Hell, you should be setting an example here, not adding any fuels to the flames.

I know you are a mod, but don't act like you are a peacemaker or anything, please.

I put general discussions first and moderating second in C&C threads such as the Metal Hell. This is one of the few places where I can easily chill out on the BBS with little to no worries about dealing with trouble. However, if anything is going wrong, I will have to take action. I'm trying to end these arguments now before it gets carried away and I have to start handing out bans.

At 3/19/11 04:00 PM, Bahamut wrote: You're not any better by taking the bait and throwing insults back. As a horseman of the Metal Hell, you should be setting an example here, not adding any fuels to the flames.

While it does look like I was trying to get into a fight, I explained what the point of my post was. You know I was just asking for him to bring an intelligent argument to the table instead of just random insults. Especially considering he was criticizing a band that I like. If you are going to bash on brokeNCYDE, I don't care, cause you won't offend anyone. But when it comes to discussing artists that other members of the Hell may like, then I think it's better to at least give some kind of intelligent content to your comment.

I put general discussions first and moderating second in C&C threads such as the Metal Hell. This is one of the few places where I can easily chill out on the BBS with little to no worries about dealing with trouble. However, if anything is going wrong, I will have to take action. I'm trying to end these arguments now before it gets carried away and I have to start handing out bans.

I still know what my Horseman functions are, and even though my post seemed like an invitation to start a flamming war, I explained my point of view and I'm pretty sure people will understand what I was trying to do.

Drama as usual round here then.

You guys should listen to some totally chill music to mellow you out, although I don't know any chill metal. Does anyone know of any chill metal? I don't think it's even possible.

Apart from Weight by Isis, which you should just chill to right now.

At 3/19/11 05:39 PM, Xarnor wrote: Agalloch has some really chill songs. Limbs always has a calming effect on me, and Pantheist is definitely chill. Maybe everyone should listen to Agalloch for a day haha.

I approove :)

But Pantheist doesn't count as Metal. The whole White EP was a Neofolk/Post-Rock album and if my memory is any good, I don't think there is even one Metal track on the album.

But some Agalloch tracks, even the Metal ones are relaxing :)

At 3/19/11 06:16 PM, Xarnor wrote: Thanks Duff and Rummy for the SBM suggestions. Already enjoying Emperor and Abigail Williams, will check out the others soon. I chose to ignore all of your guys' opinions about Abigail Williams and I personally think they're great.

Happy I could help you. Check out Illnath if you ever get a chance. The album Cast Into Fields of Evil Pleasure is one of my favorite albums.

The Morningside - Insomnia

At 3/19/11 05:39 PM, Xarnor wrote:

At 3/19/11 04:54 PM, SomaGuye wrote:

Agalloch has some really chill songs. Limbs always has a calming effect on me, and Pantheist is definitely chill. Maybe everyone should listen to Agalloch for a day haha.

If I was going to pick any Agalloch song that I found calming 'Limbs' would certainly not be the first on my list. I might be confusing it with another song but I always found that 'Limbs' had some rather heavy vocals compared to most Agalloch songs.

I've always liked Odal as far as relaxing and immersion goes.

I found this while looking for chill songs, holy fuck man it's like I'm tripping BALLS.

At 3/19/11 07:07 PM, Gobblemeister wrote: If I was going to pick any Agalloch song that I found calming 'Limbs' would certainly not be the first on my list. I might be confusing it with another song but I always found that 'Limbs' had some rather heavy vocals compared to most Agalloch songs.

I like The Misshapen Steed for relaxing.

Speaking of which, the first time I listened to To Drown, it absolutely terrified me.

At 3/19/11 09:32 PM, batman64 wrote: This may sound weird but I find bands like Brutal Truth and Nile (and the like) to be relaxing.

Same for me. Well, minus Nile. Don't like em. But yeah. Grindcore pretty much relaxes me. Especially Carcass' Reek of Putrefaction.

TORCHED TO A PIMPLE