At 5/14/12 09:28 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 5/13/12 06:12 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: I'm liking their music so far. My favorite track after just a short listen is Rhyacian/Untimely Meditations. I'd like to have the opinions of everybody in here on their work. Especially Sense, Bahamut, Ghoul, Zodir, Tobi, AniMetal (even though I know you don't like them that much) and anybody else who like Sludge Metal, Prog, Hardcore and whatever.

I'm not finding it to be as bad as AniMetal makes it out to be but I can't say I'm a huge fan of it. It's just something that's going to slide for me.

The Ocean are a lot worse live than on recording. On recording their mih, both times I saw them live I felt they were terrible.

So there's four concerts this upcoming weekend:

Thurs - Destruction / Vital Remains
Fri - Protomen / Powerglove
Sat - Mygaysugar / Baroness / Decapitated
Sun - Ulcerate / Tombs

Sadly... Ulcerate is 21+, I already made plans for saturday and I have no ride to Destruction. So I only get to see Powerglove. SAD. :(

Especially Sense, Bahamut, Ghoul, Zodir, Tobi, AniMetal

I don't think you want my opinion on them. Hardcore/metalcore/anything close to that is really not my cup of tea. I try to keep my mouth shut about said bands so no one gets butthurt, but it's really not my thing.

Lamb Of God, Dethklok, Gojira north america tour dates.

Fucking Amazing. L.O.G is my favorite band, cant wait to kill mother fuckers in the pit.

I like some -core type stuff, but very little. a few songs by Flaw and Mudvayne and Killswitch Engage come to mind.

Anyway, this Ocean song sounds decent so far. I'm digging it.

Also, Ghoul.

I promise I will listen to our stuff.

Listen to Merkur by Klabautamann, It's their best album, and that's saying a lot. The Olden Domain is fantastic, but this album is even better.

I will be sure to sign in on MSN or Trillian to hit you up. Do you still use AIM? Cuz I use that a lot more. In fact, I don't think I even have MSN Messenger installed anymore.

New Baroness song. I honestly don't know what to think yet. I miss the more Hardcore lite vocals. Either way I intend to buy the album.

Also, Duff, I used to be a huge Ocean fan. I don't listen to them like I used to. I think they are good, I especially liked the transition of soft and heavy parts. I think the vocals range from very good to very bad. I could do without the inhales tbh, and some of the cleans are pretty bad. I've heard they can be pretty bad live, but I can't confirm that. Otherwise, I like them.

At 5/14/12 01:33 AM, ElGhoulio wrote:

At 5/13/12 05:39 PM, CoCo wrote: Overkill kicked FUCKING ASS last night \m/

how were the pits

Pits were insane and always filled with people going nuts. Lot's of crowd surfing and circle running

So, I picked up Ulver's Nattens Madrigal on a whim today, and I listened to it and really dug it. I listened to it once in the past, and it didn't do much for me, but since I have gotten into black metal more since then, I really liked it. Are there any other Ulver albums I should pick up?

anyone here ever listen to Electric Moon?

i was doing some looking around on YouTube a bit ago and found that...
granted im not the biggest fan of instrumentals but im really liking it

At 5/14/12 07:48 PM, Zodir wrote: So, I picked up Ulver's Nattens Madrigal on a whim today, and I listened to it and really dug it. I listened to it once in the past, and it didn't do much for me, but since I have gotten into black metal more since then, I really liked it. Are there any other Ulver albums I should pick up?

There is only one other black metal album by them, and it's called Bergtatt

At 5/14/12 06:03 PM, Tobi wrote: New Baroness song. I honestly don't know what to think yet. I miss the more Hardcore lite vocals. Either way I intend to buy the album.

It's really hard to judge things by this song. I know I said that about the teaser but with 18 tracks, I'm sure there's a lot more than this. Now if they had put up something along the lines of The Sweetest Curse, that would get me pumped up instantly.

At 5/15/12 09:12 AM, Bahamut wrote: It's really hard to judge things by this song. I know I said that about the teaser but with 18 tracks, I'm sure there's a lot more than this. Now if they had put up something along the lines of The Sweetest Curse, that would get me pumped up instantly.

I've been listening to this on repeat just to form a definite opinion, but I swear to god, nothing. I'm obsessing over this like some autistic kid with a LoTR lore book. I'm still going to buy the split, but it's really confusing. I did realise it's not so much the clean vocals that bother me so much as the lyrics they convey (Seriously, no longer do we have epic biblical stories or some cool farmer shit, now we have stooped down to relationships). The music is softer, but all is right there. They still have those epic sounding riffs, so it's all good.

Overall I don't know. I'll be seeing them live, so I guess I'll update you guys if they have any other new tracks.

i'll just leave this here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EVVCQ0-R08
not really that great sound quality wise but yeah...

Good sexing metal:

I've got plenty of it on my compy but could use some moar. What I have so far:

Rotting Christ (Especially Dead Poem thru Khronos)
Agalloch
Dark Tranquility (Projector)
Borknagar (later stuff)
Vintersorg (Cosmic Genesis)
Profanatica (only when we're having super carnal "going to hell" sessions -- their lyrics help)
Eluveitie
Dreamaker
Dream Theater
Dark Funeral
Dark Moor (The Gates of Oblivion, Between Light and Darkness)
Ark
Amorphis
Winds

What do other hell-ers use for sexing music?

I've never tried having sex to metal, let alone having sex (I wouldn't dare touch most of the creatures called "bitches" in this place. I've had encounters, but in hindsight I'm glad the belt never came all the way undone). I could imagine Type o' Negative being grade A sex material. I've heard stories of October Rust being the musical equivalent to Spanish Fly. Other than that, you've listed most of the realistic ones. I don't feel like looking through my folders for obsure gothic/death-doom for more examples. The very thought of plowing to Napalm Death amuses me. Getting a blowjob to Death's "Choke on It" sounds lovely as well.

Lmao I'll never get layed.

At 5/15/12 02:24 PM, Tobi wrote: I've never tried having sex to metal, let alone having sex (I wouldn't dare touch most of the creatures called "bitches" in this place. I've had encounters, but in hindsight I'm glad the belt never came all the way undone). I could imagine Type o' Negative being grade A sex material. I've heard stories of October Rust being the musical equivalent to Spanish Fly. Other than that, you've listed most of the realistic ones. I don't feel like looking through my folders for obsure gothic/death-doom for more examples. The very thought of plowing to Napalm Death amuses me. Getting a blowjob to Death's "Choke on It" sounds lovely as well.

That's who I was forgetting. Type O Negative. I'll be sure to check out October Rust as well. But, if you will, go looking through your obscure gothic/death-doom folder. That's what I've been looking for.

Lmao I'll never get layed.

Now that's not a positive attitude, now is it? The key is finding out who you are, and then being that person to the best of your ability.

Tiamat

At 5/14/12 07:48 PM, Zodir wrote: So, I picked up Ulver's Nattens Madrigal on a whim today, and I listened to it and really dug it. I listened to it once in the past, and it didn't do much for me, but since I have gotten into black metal more since then, I really liked it. Are there any other Ulver albums I should pick up?

Ulver has never made a bad album. But, that's one of only two metal albums they've ever made. They're great, but I think some of their non-metal stuff is even better. My favorite Ulver albums are Perdition City, a Quick Fix of Melancholy, and Blood Inside.

At 5/15/12 01:51 PM, ElGhoulio wrote: What do other hell-ers use for sexing music?

no metal for me. Well, there's Portishead, Thievery Corporation...I can't think if what else at the moment. I need a nap.

At 5/14/12 01:32 PM, ElGhoulio wrote:

Especially Sense, Bahamut, Ghoul, Zodir, Tobi, AniMetal

I don't think you want my opinion on them. Hardcore/metalcore/anything close to that is really not my cup of tea. I try to keep my mouth shut about said bands so no one gets butthurt, but it's really not my thing.

Well... You can't just put Hardcore and Metalcore together... The Ocean are far more of a Prog Sludge Metal band than Hardcore. And even Hardcore isn't anything like Deathcore or Metalcore.

At 5/14/12 04:59 PM, Sense-Offender wrote: I like some -core type stuff, but very little. a few songs by Flaw and Mudvayne and Killswitch Engage come to mind.

Anyway, this Ocean song sounds decent so far. I'm digging it.

Pretty cool :)

Listen to Merkur by Klabautamann, It's their best album, and that's saying a lot. The Olden Domain is fantastic, but this album is even better.

Isn't The Olden Domain a Borknagar album?

At 5/14/12 06:03 PM, Tobi wrote: Also, Duff, I used to be a huge Ocean fan. I don't listen to them like I used to. I think they are good, I especially liked the transition of soft and heavy parts. I think the vocals range from very good to very bad. I could do without the inhales tbh, and some of the cleans are pretty bad. I've heard they can be pretty bad live, but I can't confirm that. Otherwise, I like them.

I only have the album Precambrian and I know that The Ocean changed their vocalist sometime ago. Which one of the vocalists do you dislike ?

At 5/14/12 07:48 PM, Zodir wrote: So, I picked up Ulver's Nattens Madrigal on a whim today, and I listened to it and really dug it. I listened to it once in the past, and it didn't do much for me, but since I have gotten into black metal more since then, I really liked it. Are there any other Ulver albums I should pick up?

Nattens Madrigal is amazing. The production rapes ears, but it's an iconic album of the Black Metal genre. If you want to get their other Black Metal album, it's Bergtatt. It's more Folk/Black Metal oriented and the production isn't quite as dirty. This is definitely one of my favorites Black Metal records. I know for a fact that this record has highly influenced Agalloch, especially for the writting of the album Pale Folklore and the demo From Which Of This Oak.

It may not be a Metal record, but Kveldssanger is a pretty good Folk album. It's all accoustic, but it still retains the personnality of early Ulver's music.

If you want to get any of their modern and non-metal records, I recommand pretty much anything they released. But my personnal favorite of their modern releases is Perdition City. This album is absolutely fantastic. But like it was previously said, Ulver never released a bad album. Still, my top three as to be Nattens Madrigal, Bergtatt and Perdition City. Another one of their albums I don't see anybody talk about is Svidd Negger. It's also worth it. And if you get a chance to ear Themes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, I recommand you do so. I love it when artists take influences from artists from other disciplines and include these influences in their art. I've read a review by someone who said Ulver really grasped the ambience of William Blake's book. It can be an amazing listen, especially for someone who read the book.

At 5/15/12 01:51 PM, ElGhoulio wrote: Good sexing metal:

Agalloch
Dream Theater

What do other hell-ers use for sexing music?

I agree on these two. Images And Words is one of my all time favorites when it comes to background music for sex. Anything that is progressive in fact. I remember listenning to The Odyssey and V : The New Mythology Suite by Symphony X while having sex with my girlfriend. I don't use much Metal for sex though. I remember listenning to a lot of If These Trees Could Talk and sometimes Godspeed You! Black Emperor but these two would most likely fall under the Post-Rock genre, even though GY!BE make extensive use of drones. I say Ulver's modern stuff is also quite good for the purpose.

I avoid the more agressive stuff or music with a strong emphasis on vocals. I always feel like somebody who shouldn't be there is taking a quite important role in my intercourse. I don't like it...

At 5/15/12 02:50 PM, ElGhoulio wrote: Now that's not a positive attitude, now is it? The key is finding out who you are, and then being that person to the best of your ability.

I second that.

At 5/15/12 02:50 PM, ElGhoulio wrote: Now that's not a positive attitude, now is it? The key is finding out who you are, and then being that person to the best of your ability.

Ha, I was kidding. Talking about "plowing to Napalm Death" sounds like a symptom of dying alone though, does it not? Thanks for the encouragement, though. I have people aviable if I ever wanted to get some, but that would mean getting to relationships. I'm too self centered, and lack the personal freedom to actually pursue activities such as dating. Relationships would be confined to school, and that isn't a good idea in these parts.

so ive been doing nothing but repeating Take My Bones Away,Steel That Sleeps The Eye, and Swollen And Halo all day...
i need something to cope with the fact i can't see em tonight D:
god damn it...

all i can say is im seriously considering pre-ordering Yellow & Green
but i can't decide if i want to go the cheap way and get the double CD or if i want to get the 2 disc yellow and green vinyl one...
the pre-order of the CD off of relapse.com is only $12 whereas the vinyl is i wanna say $22
if i end up not pre-ordering it i'll still more than likely buy it shortly after it gets released though

also anyone know when Relapse started reissuing Electric Wizard albums?
the last time i was on there i didn't see anything now im seeing a reissue for Witchcult Today and Black Masses on there

At 5/15/12 08:44 PM, Viper50 wrote: so ive been doing nothing but repeating Take My Bones Away,Steel That Sleeps The Eye, and Swollen And Halo all day...
i need something to cope with the fact i can't see em tonight D:
god damn it...

Go listen to the First and Second EP's. They almost never play them live. Perhaps knowing you aren't missing out in tht department will ease you.

At 5/15/12 08:48 PM, Tobi wrote: Go listen to the First and Second EP's. They almost never play them live. Perhaps knowing you aren't missing out in tht department will ease you.

yeah i might go and do that...
i just wish i could go and see em :/
but at the moment i took a break from blaring those specific songs and im listening to Pink Floyd for a bit

At 5/15/12 04:41 PM, HeavenDuff wrote:

At 5/15/12 01:51 PM, ElGhoulio wrote: Good sexing metal:

Agalloch
Dream Theater

What do other hell-ers use for sexing music?

I agree on these two. Images And Words is one of my all time favorites when it comes to background music for sex. Anything that is progressive in fact. I remember listenning to The Odyssey and V : The New Mythology Suite by Symphony X while having sex with my girlfriend. I don't use much Metal for sex though. I remember listenning to a lot of If These Trees Could Talk and sometimes Godspeed You! Black Emperor but these two would most likely fall under the Post-Rock genre, even though GY!BE make extensive use of drones. I say Ulver's modern stuff is also quite good for the purpose.

I avoid the more agressive stuff or music with a strong emphasis on vocals. I always feel like somebody who shouldn't be there is taking a quite important role in my intercourse. I don't like it...

I find Falling Into Infinity is better for coitus, although I find Images and Words to be a better all around album. Ulver works too, especially Perdition City, as well as gothic industrial like KMFDM or NIN. However, there's something to be said about metal that seems to ooze passion. Even Nokturnal Mortum, for instance. Their latest (I think) album, called "The Voice Of Steel" (The actual name is written in cyrillic) is perfect for sex, since it oftentimes will change into psychedelic acid jam-rock akin to the Grateful Dead or Jimi, which is an interesting juxtaposition with raw and passionate folky black metal. My girlfriend loves the song "White Tower" off that album because it's perfect for fucking.

I should probably listen to more Testament. The only album of theirs I have is The Legacy. I will admit that the album cover for their upcoming album is drawing me in so I better look into them more.

At 5/15/12 08:44 PM, Viper50 wrote: all i can say is im seriously considering pre-ordering Yellow & Green

It'll be a CD pre-order for me whenever I can see it on Amazon or HMV.

also anyone know when Relapse started reissuing Electric Wizard albums?
the last time i was on there i didn't see anything now im seeing a reissue for Witchcult Today and Black Masses on there

I thought the printing for Electric Wizard albums was in good shape.

At 5/16/12 07:48 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 5/15/12 08:44 PM, Viper50 wrote: all i can say is im seriously considering pre-ordering Yellow & Green

It'll be a CD pre-order for me whenever I can see it on Amazon or HMV.

i might go for the CD but then again i do like the vinyls...the yellow and green colored vinyl looks cool :3

also anyone know when Relapse started reissuing Electric Wizard albums?
the last time i was on there i didn't see anything now im seeing a reissue for Witchcult Today and Black Masses on there

I thought the printing for Electric Wizard albums was in good shape.

yeah they are in pretty good shape
granted id say the only ones that would be good reissued would be We Live and maybe Let Us Prey, but i think they were already reissued...
on the topic of reissues im curious to see what they did with the reissue of Dopesmoker
i know they added a live version of Holy Mountain as another track instead of Sonic Titan at the end...

I think the new Baroness song is pretty good, and is exactly what I expected. The drums could be better and the mixing could've been done better, but maybe that was just Youtube's fault.

Everything Baroness has done is awesome and they're particularly amazing live. This two minute video from a show of theirs I attended in 2010 sums up how amazing Baroness is live. It's a shame I won't be seeing them on Saturday with Decapitated and Mygaysugar, but life goes on.

At 5/16/12 07:48 AM, Bahamut wrote: I should probably listen to more Testament. The only album of theirs I have is The Legacy. I will admit that the album cover for their upcoming album is drawing me in so I better look into them more.

As awesome as The Legacy is, I wouldn't say it's their best album.

Their second album, The New Order, is easily my favorite by them and a thrash masterpiece.

Practice What You Preach and Souls of Black are both looking into as well, both have their moments. Both albums also are a bit more generic and predictable, but as a whole, still good.

Their next four albums after this are horrible groove metal with way too many blastbeats and experimenting with harsher vocals and breakdowns, and a whole, I find them awful. Although I do know that The Gathering has a cult-like following around it, but I think this is purely because Dave Lombardo(Slayer, Apocalyptica, Fantomas, etc.) plays drums on it.

Their 2007 or whatever album, The Formation of Damnation, is technically probably their best album. It's the most technical, has some proggie elements. As a whole though, it just feels uninspired and eh... it also has great production quality. Check this one out, in addition to their second-fourth albums. :)

Violator - Futurephobia

I know this is old news (I found out about it recently, but it happened last year) but Scott Columbus, the famed drummer of Manowar who had a stainless steel kit because he kept destroying the wooden ones, is dead. RIP, good soldier, your drums of doom will be missed.

At 5/15/12 04:41 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: Isn't The Olden Domain a Borknagar album?

Yeah, I meant the Old Chamber.

I've never done the dirty but I'm pretty sure I'd put on some Kyuss for it.

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