At 5/8/11 05:53 PM, Sense-Offender wrote: Does anybody here listen to Transmetal? They have a lot of albums, so I was wondering if anybody could recommend any of their stuff.

Damn! Old-school Death/Thrash Metal from Mexico :) Guess I should give them a listen :O They have very little reviews on Metal Archives... and they got something like 2,500 listenners on last.fm... Damn Damn! Strange... cause they have recording since 1987... They probably have a big fanbase in Mexico!

Om - At Giza

At 5/8/11 06:15 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: Damn! Old-school Death/Thrash Metal from Mexico :) Guess I should give them a listen :O They have very little reviews on Metal Archives... and they got something like 2,500 listenners on last.fm... Damn Damn! Strange... cause they have recording since 1987... They probably have a big fanbase in Mexico!

Yeah, they probably do. They're pretty good. I don't know what albums to get, though. I recently discovered a couple metal bands with Spanish lyrics. Yaotl Mictlan is really good Mexican black/folk metal. Disaster is some badass Chilean thrash metal, and Dorso is pretty good Chilean progressive thrash, from what I heard. Although, the stuff I heard from their last album is not so good. They changed. Also, Agora is a pretty good Mexican progressive metal band. They kinda remind me of early Dream Theater, from what I heard. I got Segundo Pasado, but I haven't been able to get Zona de Silencio. I also got Criaturas del Mal by Disaster (I listened to Motosierra del Infierno and it's pretty bitchin'), Dentro del Manto Gris de Chaac by Yaotl Mictlan, and Bajo una Luna Cámbrica by Dorso. I really want to get Guerreros De La Tierra De Los Muertos by Yaotl Mictlan, if I can. I'm gonna keep looking for that other Agora album, too.

At 5/8/11 03:27 PM, Bladebound wrote: oh, by the way, any recommendations as DTP goes?

Well, Synchestra and Terria are both really kick ass albums (even though they aren't DTP, but Devin Townsend Band [Yeah, big difference]). Ocean Machine: Biomech is pretty badass as well. And of course his stuff with SYL is a must too.

At 5/7/11 12:52 PM, Bahamut wrote: (not too sure about Misifts, I really need to listen to some of their albums)

>:(

At 5/7/11 01:15 PM, Sense-Offender wrote: I love Mastodon. I heard that their next album is gonna be less prog and more similar to Leviathan than Blood Mountain and Crack the Skye. I'm not really looking forward to the new album as much after hearing that.

Me neither. I liked the progness.

At 5/7/11 01:43 PM, DeIirium wrote: The Misfits are punk rock, but you should listen to them anyway because they're the best punk band of all time.

Misfits are my second. Dead Kennedys took punk to brilliant new places IMO.

I don't see why Lamb of god aren't considered metal here.

They're metalcore, they are full of hardcoreness. It's like saying Machine Head is metal when they're pretty damn nu-core.

At 5/8/11 12:34 AM, Idiosyncratic wrote: NEW DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT!!!

I love the circus/symphony feel this track has.

I might be seeing him if I go to Soundwave Revolution. Watain and Kverletak are going too. Fuck how did I spell that so well.

What Devin album am I supposed to start with to make me fall in love with him or whatever?

Time for some Falconer!

At 5/8/11 08:55 AM, Snuff wrote: I've heard Panic Attack by DT, and I loved that, so I'll give them a listen for sure. Any album in particular?

Images and Words and Awake are definitely worth checking out as well as the A Change of Seasons EP.

I'd like to get more into Thrash metal too, so I'll give your recommendations a listen, maybe some related artists aswell.

The only other thrash metal bands I can name are Annihilator, Destruction, Exodus, Sepultura (pre-Chaos AD), Sodom and Testament.

A few other bands to consider are High on Fire and Baroness. Most Mastodon fans I know have been particular fond of them two so they might be worth checking out.

At 5/9/11 12:38 AM, PenisClown wrote:

At 5/7/11 12:52 PM, Bahamut wrote: (not too sure about Misifts, I really need to listen to some of their albums)

>:(

Don't worry Ponos, I'll get to them.

At 5/9/11 08:57 AM, Bahamut wrote:

I'd like to get more into Thrash metal too, so I'll give your recommendations a listen, maybe some related artists aswell.

The only other thrash metal bands I can name are Annihilator, Destruction, Exodus, Sepultura (pre-Chaos AD), Sodom and Testament.

Vektor, if you can dig the black metal-esque vocals.

At 5/9/11 12:38 AM, PenisClown wrote:

At 5/7/11 12:52 PM, Bahamut wrote: (
I don't see why Lamb of god aren't considered metal here.

They're metalcore, they are full of hardcoreness. It's like saying Machine Head is metal when they're pretty damn nu-core.

Lol, what? Machine head released some shitty rap metal stuff at some point but they aren't "nu-core". Their latest album is completely metal, even though Machine head is one of those bands that are disdained by most metal fans along with Metallica and Pantera.

At 5/9/11 08:57 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 5/8/11 08:55 AM, Snuff wrote: I'd like to get more into Thrash metal too, so I'll give your recommendations a listen, maybe some related artists aswell.

The only other thrash metal bands I can name are Annihilator, Destruction, Exodus, Sepultura (pre-Chaos AD), Sodom and Testament.

Vio-Lence, Morbid Saint, Anacrusis, Coroner, Metal Church, S.O.D., Wehrmacht, Sadus, Demolition Hammer, Cruel Force, Tankard, Exhumer off the top of my head.

At 5/9/11 10:40 AM, Dalnaki wrote: Vio-Lence, Morbid Saint, Anacrusis, Coroner, Metal Church, S.O.D., Wehrmacht, Sadus, Demolition Hammer, Cruel Force, Tankard, Exhumer off the top of my head.

Each one of them trump Machine Head by one thousand percent.

He says as he casually listens to dubstep.

At 5/9/11 10:04 AM, DeIirium wrote: Their latest album is completely metal, even though Machine head is one of those bands that are disdained by most metal fans along with Metallica and Pantera.

I can give them the pass for Burn My Eyes, Through the Ashes of Empires and The Blackening.

At 5/9/11 10:40 AM, Dalnaki wrote: Vio-Lence

Yeah, I was thinking of mentioning them but to be honest, I've only got two of their songs in my library and I still need to get Eternal Nightmare.

I've been listenning to the album Board Up The House by Genghis Tron over the last few days, and I thought I should say a little word about this album, in the Metal Hell. It took me quite a while to get into their music. While the intro to the first track of the album is pretty good, the whole song really isn't that great. I've tried listenning to this album quite a few times in the past, but always dropped it right after the first track because I only got to listen to their music in music stores, so I didn't get a lot of time to listen to different tracks.

But now I decided I really should give it a proper listen, and I think it's pretty cool. It's a grindcore band that mixes their music with electronic parts. Some of these are somewhat similar to stuff that you could find on a Ulver album. In fact, I'm pretty sure Genghis Tron took part in the recording of the album My Own Wolf - A New Approach to Ulver. So I guess we could say that Ulver influenced them. I still don't know if this kind of band still fits in a discussion in the Metal Hell though, as they are a grindcore band, and they use core-ish screams sometimes.

Still, my experience of the album was pretty good. I know I've only listenned to it three times, but it's kind of growing on me. I don't think it's going to be one of my all time favorites, but it's definitely worth checking out.

Are Metallica metal here?

At 5/10/11 03:15 PM, Snuff wrote: Are Metallica metal here?

Obviously, but they're way too popular, like, they released 3 very bad albums that I don't like, so I don't like it, because the internuts metal community is all like they suck cuz' of those 3 albums, even though their latest album is pretty good, but then they're all like saying "Uh, Death Magnetic, they're making thrash again to sell more and try to get more thrash fans, we will totally not like it because we so cool!" That's fucking stupid but I've got to agree so I can has my respects in the internuts metal community, I so cool.

At 5/10/11 03:21 PM, TheDaemonicPoet wrote:

At 5/10/11 03:15 PM, Snuff wrote: Are Metallica metal here?

Obviously, but they're way too popular.

Wow... You sound as stupid as I did when I first came here.

I really hate it when people think bands can't be good if they're popular...

At 5/7/11 01:15 PM, Sense-Offender wrote:

I love Mastodon. I heard that their next album is gonna be less prog and more similar to Leviathan than Blood Mountain and Crack the Skye. I'm not really looking forward to the new album as much after hearing that.

I dunno, I love Blood Mountain and see more similarities between Blood Mountain and Leviathan than between Blood Mountain and Crack the Skye.
I could go for more Leviathan style, I like the rawness and overall in-your-face instrumentality.
Word.

At 5/9/11 10:40 AM, Dalnaki wrote: S.O.D.

SPEAK ENGLISH OR DIE

Also, Demolition Hammer is the band Slayer wishes they could be.

At 5/10/11 03:23 PM, Snuff wrote: I really hate it when people think bands can't be good if they're popular...

At 5/10/11 03:23 PM, Snuff wrote:

At 5/10/11 03:21 PM, TheDaemonicPoet wrote:

At 5/10/11 03:15 PM, Snuff wrote: Are Metallica metal here?

Obviously, but they're way too popular.

Wow... You sound as stupid as I did when I first came here.

I really hate it when people think bands can't be good if they're popular...

His post was obviously sarcastic.
Anyway, I like Metallica, I think the Black album is their best album, haven't listened to the newest one.

At 5/10/11 04:44 PM, DeIirium wrote:

His post was obviously sarcastic.

No it wasn't.

At 5/10/11 04:37 PM, AllMightyBruce wrote:

At 5/9/11 10:40 AM, Dalnaki wrote: S.O.D.

SPEAK ENGLISH OR DIE

YOU'RE THE ONES WE HATE

Also, Demolition Hammer is the band Slayer wishes they could be.

Hah. I say that about Sadus.

At 5/10/11 03:23 PM, Snuff wrote: I really hate it when people think bands can't be good if they're popular...

Being popular is not metal.

Two things, One:

Ayreon kicks ass. Ever fan of weird concept album prog metal, get their albums Into the Electric Castle and The Human Equation.

Two: Check out Watchtower, a pretty tight thrash/prog band, reminiscent of Toxik or Voivod.

So yes, check these peoples out!!!!

At 5/10/11 06:07 PM, Zodir wrote: Two things, One:

Ayreon kicks ass. Ever fan of weird concept album prog metal, get their albums Into the Electric Castle and The Human Equation.

Two: Check out Watchtower, a pretty tight thrash/prog band, reminiscent of Toxik or Voivod.

So yes, check these peoples out!!!!

Also, I forgot to mention, the guitarist for Watchtower is also the guitarist for Blotted Science, so if you want similar guitar work, check them out.

At 5/10/11 05:31 PM, Snuff wrote:

At 5/10/11 04:44 PM, DeIirium wrote:

His post was obviously sarcastic.

No it wasn't.

We have a professor in the finely tuned art of sarcasm here

Yes, Watchtower is quite good.

At 5/10/11 05:31 PM, Snuff wrote:

At 5/10/11 04:44 PM, DeIirium wrote:

His post was obviously sarcastic.

No it wasn't.

Maybe Snuff is actually being sarcastic in response to the sarcasm, but is being like way subtle.

That's it... keep ignoring my post about Genghis Tron, and let's talk about a band like Metallica, cause there might actually be something left to say about them.... something that we never said before...

At 5/11/11 12:34 AM, HeavenDuff wrote: That's it... keep ignoring my post about Genghis Tron, and let's talk about a band like Metallica, cause there might actually be something left to say about them.... something that we never said before...

Keeping the man down.

At 5/10/11 04:44 PM, DeIirium wrote: Anyway, I like Metallica, I think the Black album is their best album, haven't listened to the newest one.

It's decent if you can get past the sound production. I felt it was an improvement for Metallica, even if the sound production was way off.

At 5/10/11 06:05 PM, Dalnaki wrote: Being popular is not metal.

Are we hipsters now? :P

At 5/11/11 02:41 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 5/10/11 06:05 PM, Dalnaki wrote: Being popular is not metal.

Are we hipsters now? :P

Boo, hipsters! No one likes hipsters. Not even hipsters like hipsters.

At 5/4/11 06:52 PM, greensucksbluerules wrote: Bollocks. If you really did listen to Iron Maiden, you'd consider them to be on the same level as Judas Priest.

Iron Maiden is a borefest, Judas Priest is a jizzfest.

At 5/4/11 07:38 PM, Anti-pie wrote: Boris ehh......?

<333

At 5/4/11 08:27 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: So right now, I'm listenned to a band named Control Denied... and I'm surprised no one ever mentionned them before. Well... maybe you did... but I don't remember ever reading anything about them on the Metal Hell...

They've been mentioned quite a few times over the years, actually.

It's a band formed by Chuck Schuldiner... and while it's more of a prog/power metal band, the riffs are still high quality Shuldiner riffs!

Before he died, power/prog metal was his favorite styles of music - so that's probably why.

I still need to check them out though, they've been on my list of bands to check out for a while.

At 5/5/11 03:29 AM, Bahamut wrote: Blackwater Park is always a safe one to start off with. See what you think when you listen to Bleak.

Lol BWP is Opeth's worst album.

And by worst, I mean least awesome.

At 5/5/11 12:05 PM, Bahamut wrote: Slough Feg tickets: BOOKED!
Judas Priest tickets: BOOKED!

I hope you fall off a bridge.

At 5/6/11 06:52 PM, Snuff wrote: Also I <3 Mastodon, though you guys probably think they're rap.

Mastodon are sludge metal and I love them! Even if brent is a huge douchebag and they're kind of boring live...

At 5/7/11 08:50 AM, Haggard wrote: Carnivore!

Carnivore are actually kind of popular.

I was thinking long and hard about this one, as I have the feeling Carnivore aren't really what one would consider "lesser known", but in my opinion most people only heard the name because of Pete Steele (RIP), who was the singer for Carnivore before he founded Type O. So yeah, have fun! :)

Yeah, they're most known for that. But still!

Also they're more like hardcore punk then metal, even if steele himself thought so.

At 5/7/11 06:11 AM, Snuff wrote: I was going to give Dir En Grey a listen, I have no idea what they sound like though, apparently they're good.

Don't, they suck. A lot.

At 5/7/11 01:24 PM, Snuff wrote: From what I've heard of Anthrax they aren't very good, in my opinion.

They take a while to grow on you.

I actually didn't like them either until I saw the big four live in movie theaters last summer and said "HOLY SHIT, ANTHRAX IS THE BEST OF THE FOUR"

At 5/7/11 05:17 PM, JaY11 wrote:

At 5/7/11 01:15 PM, Sense-Offender wrote: I love Mastodon. I heard that their next album is gonna be less prog and more similar to Leviathan than Blood Mountain and Crack the Skye. I'm not really looking forward to the new album as much after hearing that.

Damn, that's kind of disappointing. Not that I don't love their more sludgy stuff, but Crack the Skye is easily their best record.

I'm just as bummed as all of you, but it's apparently because CTS songs aren't anywhere nearly as "fun" to play live. And I can see why, but still.

At 5/8/11 08:55 AM, Snuff wrote: I've heard Panic Attack by DT, and I loved that, so I'll give them a listen for sure. Any album in particular?

Images And Words
Awake
A Change of Seasons (EP)
Metropolis Part II

And if you like the DT ballads a lot, then check out Falling Into Infinity. And if you like Images And Words a lot, check out When Day And Dream Unite.

That's basically all the Dream Theater you could need. 00's Dream Theater is boring and pale in comparison to their 90's stuff.

I'd like to get more into Thrash metal too, so I'll give your recommendations a listen, maybe some related artists aswell.

Also, check out Exodus's first album DEFINITELY. Their second-fourth albums are also worth checking out. (Not much after that is worth looking at)

I'm not a big Exodus fan myself, but their debut album is one of the bibles of thrash and early death metal.

At 5/9/11 08:57 AM, Bahamut wrote: Time for some Falconer!

Om nom nom.

Sepultura

Sepultura was never thrash metal. They're straight up oldschool death metal.

But oldschool death metal and oldschool power metal both heavily border on thrash metal, so I guess I can see why you'd say that.

A few other bands to consider are High on Fire and Baroness. Most Mastodon fans I know have been particular fond of them two so they might be worth checking out.

And Kylesa. And Intronaut!

At 5/10/11 02:41 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: Still, my experience of the album was pretty good. I know I've only listenned to it three times, but it's kind of growing on me. I don't think it's going to be one of my all time favorites, but it's definitely worth checking out.

Genghis Tron are one of the funnest bands i've EVER seen live.

I actually really like them. Even if I don't listen to them that much. haha

At 5/10/11 04:37 PM, AllMightyBruce wrote: Also, Demolition Hammer is the band Slayer wishes they could be.

Every thrash metal band ever is the band Slayer wishes they could be.

At 5/10/11 06:07 PM, Zodir wrote: Ayreon kicks ass. Ever fan of weird concept album prog metal, get their albums Into the Electric Castle and The Human Equation.

Gothic Metal and *insert a bunch of numbers here* are both amazing albums as well.

Two: Check out Watchtower, a pretty tight thrash/prog band, reminiscent of Toxik or Voivod.

I wouldn't compare them to those two bands, but yeah they're pretty sick.

At 5/11/11 12:34 AM, HeavenDuff wrote: That's it... keep ignoring my post about Genghis Tron, and let's talk about a band like Metallica, cause there might actually be something left to say about them.... something that we never said before...

Is it just a coincidence they were in my last last.fm charts or did seeing them in my charts make you decide to give it a proper listen?

I'm seeing The Sword tomorrow night, giving the albums another listen and damn, I forgot how fucking awesome they are.

BEHOLD
THE BASTARDS BLADE
BANE OF THE DEMON LORD
SLAYER OF THE SPIDER PRIESTS
SPILLER OF THE SILVER BLOOOOOOOOOD

At 5/11/11 01:33 AM, smeagol1 wrote: Keeping the man down.

You belong on 4chan.

At 5/11/11 02:41 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 5/10/11 06:05 PM, Dalnaki wrote: Being popular is not metal.

Are we hipsters now? :P

Dalnaki reminds me of the angry teenage metalhead we all knew back in high school... He likes his metal underground, obscure and old-school.

At 5/11/11 03:17 PM, SomaGuye wrote:

At 5/11/11 12:34 AM, HeavenDuff wrote: That's it... keep ignoring my post about Genghis Tron, and let's talk about a band like Metallica, cause there might actually be something left to say about them.... something that we never said before...

Is it just a coincidence they were in my last last.fm charts or did seeing them in my charts make you decide to give it a proper listen?

Nope. I already knew them, but I only got to listen to one or two tracks the first time I encountered them in a music store. But the last time I saw Board Up The House in a cd store, I decided I really should dig deeper and try to listen to the whole thing. I didn't even knew you liked them. It's pretty cool that you like them two, though :)

Agalloch - Hallways Of Enchanted Ebony