At 5/15/11 04:33 PM, AniMetal wrote: Anyone here who doesn't know UFO doesn't belong here.

Guess I don't belong here guys. :(

Anyone listen to Havok? I saw them last year with Malevolent Creation and they were pretty awesome live. Just picked up their newest album. If ye haven't heres a song. Old school Thrash.
Havok-Prepare For Attack

My tribute to Dio.

At 5/15/11 07:11 PM, AniMetal wrote: UFO are a band that has never released a BAD album, however their bestes are easily Lights Out, Force It and No Heavy Petting.

I did have Phenomenon in mind because of Doctor Doctor but if they're better overall, I'll consider them instead. Hopefully I can find these albums for a good price.

Also, they're Steve Harris's number one influence - and we all know who he is and what he did for metal, as much as I hate to admit it.

I respect you for acknowledging the influence he's made on metal. :)

At 5/16/11 10:00 AM, Anti-pie wrote: Anyone listen to Havok? I saw them last year with Malevolent Creation and they were pretty awesome live. Just picked up their newest album. If ye haven't heres a song. Old school Thrash.
Havok-Prepare For Attack

Yeah, I listened to Havok a while ago and I'm convinced they have a time machine.

New Autopsy leaked recently. It's great, as expected.

hay guise i found this kool new death metal band i think theyre gonna be rly big you can hear some of their songs like this one on youtube

ps their singer is so hawt

At 5/16/11 05:47 PM, SomaGuye wrote: hay guise i found this kool new death metal band i think theyre gonna be rly big you can hear some of their songs like this one on youtube

ps their singer is so hawt

Die.

At 5/16/11 08:41 PM, greensucksbluerules wrote: I never trust bands that have more than two words in their name.

Strapping Young Lad!

At 5/16/11 08:57 PM, greensucksbluerules wrote: Still, most bands with long names suck.

Hell, it took me a while to find the right band with a long-ish name. The other two I had in mind were Hammers of Misfortune and The Lord Weird Slough Feg but the former depends if you'd count of or not while the latter is a name Slough Feg have changed from.

At 5/17/11 02:47 AM, batman64 wrote: This has been possibly my longest post ever.

But it was a damn good one. One thing that struck out to me was yourself not giving Dream Theater a shot all this time. For a big metal band, you may as well see what the fuss is all about.

At 5/17/11 02:47 AM, batman64 wrote: I believe I have yet to listen to Dream Theater. I do like prog at times so I guess I should check them out sometime.

You definitely should. Dream Theater is Fantastic

Anyone here like Eloy or Spock's Beard?

I've never heard of Eloy, but I like Spock's Beard.

Pleased to meet you, I am a metalhead Tool fan.

Tool is one of my favorite bands.

I like Opeth, have a few discs and the Lamentations DVD. Been a while since I last listened to them. Been a fan since Damnation. Used to like listening to them between classes when I attempted college back around 03. Their music has a calming effect on me. I like how they mentioned Camel as an influence.

Camel? really? I don't hear any signs of their influence.

Cynic, have yet to hear them.

Focus was a great album. Sean Malone is an awesome bassist/chapman stick player. I wish more music had chapman stick. that and 10-12 string warr guitars.

Why are there so many shitty bands popping up who think buying 7 and 8 string guitars will make them super heavy and brootal? Example

Speaking of UFO they play here in Chicago on saturday.

This guy does some pretty rad covers of metal songs.

At 5/17/11 10:24 AM, SomaGuye wrote: Why are there so many shitty bands popping up who think buying 7 and 8 string guitars will make them super heavy and brootal? Example

I didn't mind the guitars, but damn fire the casio player, what is that atrocious timbre at 1:26

At 5/17/11 10:24 AM, SomaGuye wrote: Example

Hatebreed called. They wanted their gay back.

Dal, have you checked out the new Ork Bastards album yet? You might be into it.

At 5/17/11 10:24 AM, SomaGuye wrote: Why are there so many shitty bands popping up who think buying 7 and 8 string guitars will make them super heavy and brootal? Example

I can see why a bunch of loosers would like to rely on their technical skills because of their lack of music writting skills... Chugging on 7 strings guitars and sweeping through 7 strings will most likely draw the attention away from your lack of inspiration and song structure.

By the way, I've gone back to Winterheart's Guild by Sonata Arctica. And I really must say that everybody in the Metal Hell should listen to that gem at least once in his life, no matter if you are a Power Metal fan or not. It is simply amazing. And Victoria's Secret is my girlfriend and I "lover's song", if that means anything to you (We do have a couple other songs, but that's one of our tracks).

Tony Kakko is one of the greatest vocalists the world as ever seen.

Sonata Arctica - Champagne Bath

At 5/17/11 07:02 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: By the way, I've gone back to Winterheart's Guild by Sonata Arctica. And I really must say that everybody in the Metal Hell should listen to that gem at least once in his life, no matter if you are a Power Metal fan or not.

I don't know about every single metal fan checking out this album. If I'd go with an album that I recommend to even non-power metal fans, it'd be Blind Guardian's Tales from the Twilight World. That's the album where Blind Guardian's musical style comes to fruition whilst keeping the thrash/speed metal elements from the first two albums.

At 5/17/11 11:50 AM, Anti-pie wrote: Speaking of UFO they play here in Chicago on saturday.

See them, it'll be worth it. Promise.

At 5/18/11 03:45 AM, Bahamut wrote: I don't know about every single metal fan checking out this album. If I'd go with an album that I recommend to even non-power metal fans, it'd be Blind Guardian's Tales from the Twilight World. That's the album where Blind Guardian's musical style comes to fruition whilst keeping the thrash/speed metal elements from the first two albums.

In my opinion, power metal didn't really start becoming a genre of its own until the mid/late 90's. Before that, it was almost all borderline rock or borderline thrash.

At 5/17/11 07:02 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: By the way, I've gone back to Winterheart's Guild by Sonata Arctica. And I really must say that everybody in the Metal Hell should listen to that gem at least once in his life, no matter if you are a Power Metal fan or not. It is simply amazing. And Victoria's Secret is my girlfriend and I "lover's song", if that means anything to you (We do have a couple other songs, but that's one of our tracks).

The first four SA albums are great, but Silence is personally my favorite.

Tony Kakko is one of the greatest vocalists the world as ever seen.

He's amazing, that's why.

At 5/17/11 10:21 AM, Sense-Offender wrote:

At 5/17/11 02:47 AM, batman64 wrote: I believe I have yet to listen to Dream Theater. I do like prog at times so I guess I should check them out sometime.

You definitely should. Dream Theater is Fantastic

Mih, all dream theater before six degrees of inner turbulence is fantastic. That album onwards they begin to really become a borefest.

I've never heard of Eloy, but I like Spock's Beard.

Same here.

Pleased to meet you, I am a metalhead Tool fan.

Tool is one of my favorite bands.

Same here as well haha

Camel? really? I don't hear any signs of their influence.

They played a Camel cover when I saw them in 2008, I have no idea what song though.

Cynic, have yet to hear them.

Focus was a great album. Sean Malone is an awesome bassist/chapman stick player. I wish more music had chapman stick. that and 10-12 string warr guitars.

Both Cynic albums are great.

At 5/16/11 11:20 AM, Bahamut wrote: I did have Phenomenon in mind because of Doctor Doctor but if they're better overall, I'll consider them instead. Hopefully I can find these albums for a good price.

Personally, Lights Out is my favorite but that's a good album too.

I respect you for acknowledging the influence he's made on metal. :)

Well no shit, just because I don't like a band doesn't mean i'm going to pretend they didn't have an impact.

I despise Bob Dylan, I still admit that he inspired a musical revolution more or less.

Are Obscura and Devin Townsend Project any good? THere going to be playing with Septic Flesh and Children of Bodom near me soon.

At 5/18/11 01:17 PM, AniMetal wrote:

At 5/17/11 11:50 AM, Anti-pie wrote:

I despise Bob Dylan, I still admit that he inspired a musical revolution more or less.

Me too, but I tend to enjoy Dylanesque bands as they are called. So I can't hate him entirely, I just ahte it when he sings.

At 5/18/11 04:54 PM, TheSporkLord wrote: Are Obscura and Devin Townsend Project any good? They're going to be playing with Septic Flesh and Children of Bodom near me soon.

Fixed.

At 5/18/11 05:01 PM, TheSporkLord wrote:

At 5/18/11 04:54 PM, TheSporkLord wrote: Are Obscura and Devin Townsend Project any good? They're going to be playing with Septic Flesh and Children of Bodom near me soon.

Fixed.

The Devin Townsend Project = AMAZING
Obscura = Pretty damn good
Septic Flesh = Good but nothing great
Children Of Bodom = Worst band ever.

The two of the four bands you don't know are easily the best of the four, funny.

At 5/18/11 04:54 PM, TheSporkLord wrote: Are Obscura and Devin Townsend Project any good? THere going to be playing with Septic Flesh and Children of Bodom near me soon.

Goddammit all those bands are great \m/

God fucking damn is Mantak ever disappointing.

So, my review for Manilla Road's Mystification is now up. I know some of you (Bahamut) have been looking forward to this one. So here it is!

At 5/17/11 07:02 PM, HeavenDuff wrote:

At 5/17/11 10:24 AM, SomaGuye wrote: Why are there so many shitty bands popping up who think buying 7 and 8 string guitars will make them super heavy and brootal? Example

I can see why a bunch of loosers would like to rely on their technical skills because of their lack of music writting skills... Chugging on 7 strings guitars and sweeping through 7 strings will most likely draw the attention away from your lack of inspiration and song structure.

Don't say shit about 7-strings, also I wish I could do 7-string sweeping. Practice, practice, practice. But I've got admit I like chug-note-chug-note melodeath style.

At 5/18/11 05:40 PM, AllMightyBruce wrote: God fucking damn is Mantak ever disappointing.

Wut

At 5/18/11 09:56 PM, PenisClown wrote: Wut

I was expecting some really filthy fucking black/thrash and got In Flames mixed with melodic black metal disguised as it.

At 5/18/11 01:17 PM, AniMetal wrote:

At 5/18/11 03:45 AM, Bahamut wrote: I don't know about every single metal fan checking out this album. If I'd go with an album that I recommend to even non-power metal fans, it'd be Blind Guardian's Tales from the Twilight World. That's the album where Blind Guardian's musical style comes to fruition whilst keeping the thrash/speed metal elements from the first two albums.

In my opinion, power metal didn't really start becoming a genre of its own until the mid/late 90's. Before that, it was almost all borderline rock or borderline thrash.

I can see where you're coming from here but even so, both Keepers albums are undoubtedly power metal.

At 5/16/11 11:20 AM, Bahamut wrote: I respect you for acknowledging the influence he's made on metal. :)

Well no shit, just because I don't like a band doesn't mean i'm going to pretend they didn't have an impact.

I despise Bob Dylan, I still admit that he inspired a musical revolution more or less.

And I can't stand musicals yet I understand its popularity and praise. The music doesn't appeal to me at all.

At 5/18/11 06:09 PM, Zodir wrote: So, my review for Manilla Road's Mystification is now up. I know some of you (Bahamut) have been looking forward to this one. So here it is!

I'm glad to see this review finally up. I haven't got all the songs from Mystification stuck in my head but it does get better. However, I feel the highlight of the album is Children of the Night which I hoped to hear a few things from this review. As for the remastered version, that's the one I have with the better sound mixing and reordered track listing which I feel is better than the original. I can't see how the album can even start with a track other than Up from the Crypt followed by Children of the Night.

Next one is Out of the Abyss. That's another album of theirs I haven't got myself into but I'm sure I'll fully appreciate it eventually.

At 5/18/11 03:45 AM, Bahamut wrote: I don't know about every single metal fan checking out this album. If I'd go with an album that I recommend to even non-power metal fans, it'd be Blind Guardian's Tales from the Twilight World. That's the album where Blind Guardian's musical style comes to fruition whilst keeping the thrash/speed metal elements from the first two albums.

I didn't say that they were a good introduction to Power Metal or that they could easily fit metalhead's tastes in general. I'm just expressing my opinion on this piece of gold that is Winterheart's Guild. I'm not a big Power Metal fan myself, but these guys are absolutely amazing, and I think this one album is a gem.

Maybe you'll be surprised, but I never got into Blind Guardian. I don't have any of their work in my iTunes Library and I don't think that I've listenned to more then 10 songs by them in my entire life.

At 5/18/11 06:44 PM, TheDaemonicPoet wrote: Don't say shit about 7-strings, also I wish I could do 7-string sweeping. Practice, practice, practice. But I've got admit I like chug-note-chug-note melodeath style.

I didn't. I said that to answer someone's post. Can't remember who it was, but he was talking about all the new bands who pop out recently and who play with 7 and 8 strings. I don't hate on these guitars, I'm just saying a lot of chug-masters and kids with no writting skills like to use them a lot :P

At 5/19/11 04:14 PM, HeavenDuff wrote:

At 5/18/11 06:44 PM, TheDaemonicPoet wrote: Don't say shit about 7-strings, also I wish I could do 7-string sweeping. Practice, practice, practice. But I've got admit I like chug-note-chug-note melodeath style.

I didn't. I said that to answer someone's post. Can't remember who it was, but he was talking about all the new bands who pop out recently and who play with 7 and 8 strings. I don't hate on these guitars, I'm just saying a lot of chug-masters and kids with no writting skills like to use them a lot :P

Yeah, and buy a 7-string guitar just to chug on a lower tuning is plain stupid when you can just detune a 6-string guitar to a lower tuning with thicker strings.