Welcome, dude. I've never heard of those, but I'm not very knowledgeable when it comes to oldschool traditional heavy metal. I listen to a lot of oldschool thrash/speed metal and death metal and a few early 90's black metal albums, though. Some would say I'm pretty much the avant-garde metal expert. I'd bet Dalnaki, Bill, or Bruce would know at least one of those bands. Dalnaki and Bill know a lot of oldschool stuff, though Dal's specialty is oldschool death metal. Bruce just knows a whole lot about the obscure and underground metal bands, especially black metal. What other kinds of metal do you like? Also, what do you think of harsh vocals?

One last Manilla Road post!

At 12/13/11 03:58 PM, Sense-Offender wrote:

At 12/10/11 06:14 AM, Bahamut wrote: I dug Blue Record and I should pick it up. Listen to The Sweetest Curse!

That was an awesome album, but Red Album is even better.

Then I have more to look forward to. I take it they have a new album planned for next year. Timing seems right for them.

I used to be really into power metal, but not so much anymore. But there are a few albums I would recommend.

Zandelle - Twilight on Humanity
Zandelle - Vengeance Rising

I've listened to everything apart from Zandelle. Never even heard of them before.

At 12/12/11 05:06 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: Otherwise, gtfo.

That pic makes me miss ElGhoulio. I wonder if he's alive.

I really hope he's out there somewhere. His latest absence is longer than the previous one.

At 12/13/11 12:24 PM, Bahamut wrote: It's been ten years since we lost Chuck Schuldiner.

He was so much more talented than Dimebag, yet that dude gets remembered way more. lame.

I agree solely for the fact that Chuck played a huge role in developing death metal.

So uhh, are we still friends?

Am I the only one that pictured a really long neck after reading this?

I'm glad at least someone still remembers it. ;)

At 12/14/11 12:40 PM, Bahamut wrote:

I agree solely for the fact that Chuck played a huge role in developing death metal.

I also agree but i have a qesion Symbolic or The Sound Of Perseverance? Which album is better?

Am I the only one that pictured a really long neck after reading this?

I'm glad at least someone still remembers it. ;)

the best live album of Maiden\m/

At 12/14/11 12:54 PM, rockereaper wrote:

At 12/14/11 12:40 PM, Bahamut wrote:

I agree solely for the fact that Chuck played a huge role in developing death metal.

I also agree but i have a qesion Symbolic or The Sound Of Perseverance? Which album is better?

Depends, do you like Control Denied or the original Death sound?

When ever something references Evil Chuck, tears come to my eyes. It's like losing him all over again.

So I was on break yesterday and I picked up a Revolver magazine to see if it was still gay(sure enough it was) well any ways I seen a article about Gaahl. He's supposed to have a big role in this upcoming Norwegian film that's coming out sometime next year it shows him holding a bow.

At 12/14/11 06:29 PM, smeagol1 wrote: So I was on break yesterday and I picked up a Revolver magazine to see if it was still gay(sure enough it was) well any ways I seen a article about Gaahl. He's supposed to have a big role in this upcoming Norwegian film that's coming out sometime next year it shows him holding a bow.

I preferred his predecessors in Gorgoroth and Darkthrone.

Just brought Xerath's new album II and i am loving it. Just fantastic, $15 well spent.

At 12/15/11 01:30 AM, batman64 wrote: Hug

Let the truth be known

And get stoned

Listening to Brant Bjork and the Bros lately, no one told me how amazing they were.

At 12/15/11 01:21 AM, twistex wrote: Just brought Xerath's new album II and i am loving it. Just fantastic, $15 well spent.

Yeah its a good album but my god I would never pay that much for an album.

At 12/15/11 05:11 AM, PenisClown wrote: Listening to Brant Bjork and the Bros lately, no one told me how amazing they were.

Yep, they're good.

also...

At 12/15/11 06:51 AM, SomaGuye wrote:

At 12/15/11 01:21 AM, twistex wrote: Just brought Xerath's new album II and i am loving it. Just fantastic, $15 well spent.

Yeah its a good album but my god I would never pay that much for an album.

Yeah i could have just as easily downloaded it but i weanted to support the band so i brought it with loose change.

At 12/14/11 12:54 PM, rockereaper wrote:

At 12/14/11 12:40 PM, Bahamut wrote:

I agree solely for the fact that Chuck played a huge role in developing death metal.

I also agree but i have a qesion Symbolic or The Sound Of Perseverance? Which album is better?

I prefer the higher pitched vocals on The Sound of Perseverance

At 12/15/11 09:12 AM, Sense-Offender wrote:

At 12/15/11 05:11 AM, PenisClown wrote: Listening to Brant Bjork and the Bros lately, no one told me how amazing they were.

Yep, they're good.

also...

Excuse for the double post, but this is awesome. Just got their album now.

At 12/15/11 01:21 AM, twistex wrote: Just brought Xerath's new album II and i am loving it. Just fantastic, $15 well spent.

Wow $15 for an album, dude that´s a lot of money

At 12/14/11 12:54 PM, rockereaper wrote:

At 12/14/11 12:40 PM, Bahamut wrote: I agree solely for the fact that Chuck played a huge role in developing death metal.

I also agree but i have a qesion Symbolic or The Sound Of Perseverance? Which album is better?

I'll have to go with Symbolic but both albums are great in their own right.

At 12/15/11 01:36 PM, rockereaper wrote:

At 12/15/11 01:21 AM, twistex wrote: Just brought Xerath's new album II and i am loving it. Just fantastic, $15 well spent.

Wow $15 for an album, dude that´s a lot of money

Deal with it, that's how much you'll typically find an album for. I see too many CDs being charged for £15 and up. I'd be fine if it's a rare album or a double disc but most of the time it isn't.

At 12/15/11 09:21 AM, twistex wrote:

At 12/15/11 06:51 AM, SomaGuye wrote:

At 12/15/11 01:21 AM, twistex wrote: Just brought Xerath's new album II and i am loving it. Just fantastic, $15 well spent.

Yeah its a good album but my god I would never pay that much for an album.

Yeah i could have just as easily downloaded it but i weanted to support the band so i brought it with loose change.

I'm not sure what label Xerath are on but they probably hardly got any of that money. They would've got more if you did download it and used the money to buy a shirt or something.

At 12/15/11 05:38 PM, batman64 wrote: and why buy the shirt? you know somebody else is getting a cut.

No most artists handle their own merch, at least the small sized (aka most metal bands) bands do.

So I made a writeup for my worst 2011 metal releases. Two of them are obvious guesses, one is quite obvious while the other two are not so obvious but still some terrible releases. I'll have the best posted next week now that I have the negatives out of the way.

Well, some of you guys have probably already heard this, but check it out.
It's Thrash Metal Holocaust by Vortex. I gotta say, this band is pretty fucking awesome.

INB4 OH DFHUD ANOTHER THRASH METAL BAND THAT SINGS ABOUT THRASH METAL

At 12/16/11 10:09 AM, Sevkat wrote: Well, some of you guys have probably already heard this, but check it out.
It's Thrash Metal Holocaust by Vortex. I gotta say, this band is pretty fucking awesome.

INB4 OH DFHUD ANOTHER THRASH METAL BAND THAT SINGS ABOUT THRASH METAL

Damn, for a second there I thought I'd found another fan of the death metal band of the same name.

At 12/16/11 11:30 AM, JaY11 wrote:

At 12/16/11 10:09 AM, Sevkat wrote: Well, some of you guys have probably already heard this, but check it out.
It's Thrash Metal Holocaust by Vortex. I gotta say, this band is pretty fucking awesome.

INB4 OH DFHUD ANOTHER THRASH METAL BAND THAT SINGS ABOUT THRASH METAL

Damn, for a second there I thought I'd found another fan of the death metal band of the same name.

An all-oriental Death Metal band. Neat.
Actually listening to this, it sucks lmao. The guitar chords sound sporadic and awful. The singer is okay, I guess.

At 12/16/11 09:59 AM, Bahamut wrote: So I made a writeup for my worst 2011 metal releases.

I agree with the first place, the worst album i´ve heard from Morbid Angel.
The voice is like Marilyn Manson but heavier.

At 12/16/11 06:58 AM, batman64 wrote: stuff

Point of buying music is so the artist can continue making the music that you or me or whoever like. I buy an album for the sentimental value, it actually means something. It's not just a package with a cd in it, it's more than that. It's part of your life, it's what you love.

If you pay a band to perform live you're paying for entertainment. To have an awesome time with the music and all the people around you. The atmosphere inside a show can be so much better than just watching a video.

money makes the world go around

Just jizzed in my pants and bought a ticket to see mastodon in February because of the supports.

Red Fang AND Dillinger Escape Plan.

How fucking savage is that.

I don't know what to say, Bill. It's how capitalism works.

At 12/16/11 10:09 AM, Sevkat wrote: but check it out.

I like this.

At 12/16/11 11:38 AM, Sevkat wrote: Actually listening to this, it sucks lmao. The guitar chords sound sporadic and awful. The singer is okay, I guess.

This doesn't sound so bad to me. I think sporadic and chaotic is sometimes good, but then, I like a lot of weird shit. For good Asian death metal, I'd recommend Gonin-Ish. I got Nev into them while he was still posting here and he would rave about them. It's too bad he doesn't post here anymore. He liked a lot of the experimental stuff I liked.

The only other good Asian metal bands I can think of right now are Sigh (Japan) Boris (Japan) and Kekal (Indonesia).

At 12/16/11 05:05 PM, SomaGuye wrote: mastodon in February because of the supports.
Red Fang AND Dillinger Escape Plan.

jealous. well, except for DEP. They have some tracks I like, especially the stuff with Patton, but I find most of their stuff to be annoying.

At 12/16/11 05:24 PM, Sense-Offender wrote:

At 12/16/11 11:38 AM, Sevkat wrote: Actually listening to this, it sucks lmao. The guitar chords sound sporadic and awful. The singer is okay, I guess.

This doesn't sound so bad to me. I think sporadic and chaotic is sometimes good, but then, I like a lot of weird shit.

Yeah, it should be expected anyway, they are technical/jazz fusion death metal. Chaotic and sporadic riffs are kind of a given.

For good Asian death metal, I'd recommend Gonin-Ish.

Yes. Gonin-Ish are a great band, if you can dig the vocals. I think it was here that I discovered them too.

The only other good Asian metal bands I can think of right now are Sigh (Japan) Boris (Japan) and Kekal (Indonesia).

Boris are the best band ever.

At 12/16/11 05:24 PM, Sense-Offender wrote: The only other good Asian metal bands I can think of right now are Sigh (Japan) Boris (Japan) and Kekal (Indonesia).

Chthonic from Taiwan too.

At 12/16/11 06:35 PM, SomaGuye wrote:

At 12/16/11 05:24 PM, Sense-Offender wrote: The only other good Asian metal bands I can think of right now are Sigh (Japan) Boris (Japan) and Kekal (Indonesia).

Chthonic from Taiwan too.

^What he said.

There's also Intestine Baalism from Japan, one of my favorite melodic death metal bands.

At 12/16/11 05:48 PM, JaY11 wrote: Boris are the best band ever.

They're playing in perth in March... I'm gunna call the place and ask to support them haha