At 7/27/12 08:51 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 7/27/12 03:28 AM, ElGhoulio wrote: Just got back from a local power metal show with my girlfriend, Melissa. I had fun, chatted with one of the bands, who sounded like an american version of late 80's/early 90's Blind Guardian.

And that was what he sounded like on stage? Little details like them get me curious easily.

The band's called Hysteria, I think. He offered me a beer, but I'm taking vicodin for a few broken bones in my left foot so I politely turned it down.

At 7/27/12 08:51 AM, Bahamut wrote: I assure you, I am digging The Mantle, especially with how they close it off with A Desolation Song. I was actually disappointed the other night when I realised I've yet to put the album on my iPod.

So you are liking The Mantle :) That's cool ! Are you interrested in Agalloch's EPs or do you want to go for the full lenght albums first ? I'm asking because Agalloch released an EP after The Mantle named The Grey. It is composed of two remixed tracks from The Mantle, which are The Lodge and Odal. These two remixes are more Drone/Post-Rock oriented then Agalloch's usual stuff. I know it isn't one of their most popular, but I find it to be a quite interresting experiment.

Otherwise, if you really want to go for another album, I'd recommand Ashes Against The Grain, since The Mantle was your first album... I think it's the most logical way to go.

way friggin cool
am now the vocalist for Infinite Torture
first release is officially out on Depressive Illusions Records
ltd edition of 100 cassette tapes and 33 CDR in slim case

hell yeah

guess i passed the audition

next tape in the works
hell yeah life is good..and getting even better
funny how things work sometimes

At 7/27/12 08:54 PM, BillPatton wrote: way friggin cool
am now the vocalist for Infinite Torture
first release is officially out on Depressive Illusions Records
ltd edition of 100 cassette tapes and 33 CDR in slim case

hell yeah

guess i passed the audition

next tape in the works
hell yeah life is good..and getting even better
funny how things work sometimes

sweetness dude congratulations
are there any songs up anywhere that i can listen to? like youtube or really anywhere else like that?
im interested to hear what this sounds like

At 7/27/12 09:24 PM, Viper50 wrote:

At 7/27/12 08:54 PM, BillPatton wrote: way friggin cool
am now the vocalist for Infinite Torture
first release is officially out on Depressive Illusions Records

sweetness dude congratulations
are there any songs up anywhere that i can listen to? like youtube or really anywhere else like that?
im interested to hear what this sounds like

http://soundcloud.com/zombie-militia/sets/infinite-torture-u ntitled/

i'm on track one...message to a forgotten dream

At 7/27/12 10:55 PM, BillPatton wrote: http://soundcloud.com/zombie-militia/sets/infinite-torture-u ntitled/

i'm on track one...message to a forgotten dream

thanks i'll give it a listen now

At 7/27/12 10:47 AM, ElGhoulio wrote:

At 7/27/12 08:51 AM, Bahamut wrote: And that was what he sounded like on stage? Little details like them get me curious easily.

The band's called Hysteria, I think. He offered me a beer, but I'm taking vicodin for a few broken bones in my left foot so I politely turned it down.

Man, it must be really tough to turn down that offer but at least you didn't go reckless there.

At 7/27/12 04:41 PM, HeavenDuff wrote:

At 7/27/12 08:51 AM, Bahamut wrote: I assure you, I am digging The Mantle, especially with how they close it off with A Desolation Song. I was actually disappointed the other night when I realised I've yet to put the album on my iPod.

So you are liking The Mantle :) That's cool ! Are you interrested in Agalloch's EPs or do you want to go for the full lenght albums first ? I'm asking because Agalloch released an EP after The Mantle named The Grey. It is composed of two remixed tracks from The Mantle, which are The Lodge and Odal. These two remixes are more Drone/Post-Rock oriented then Agalloch's usual stuff. I know it isn't one of their most popular, but I find it to be a quite interresting experiment.

I won't rule out their EPs entirely. Infact, I may end up getting all their EPs eventually but I'll focus on the other three albums and then consider the EP releases. Faustian Echoes does sound tempting regardless of where I am with picking up their other three studio albums.

Otherwise, if you really want to go for another album, I'd recommand Ashes Against The Grain, since The Mantle was your first album... I think it's the most logical way to go.

Looking at Amazon, Ashes Against The Grain seems to be the hardest album to get out of the four. I'm better off with a third party seller for that since the lowest is around 8 pounds.

At 7/27/12 08:54 PM, BillPatton wrote: way friggin cool
am now the vocalist for Infinite Torture

Must be damn cool to get the role. Congrats man!

At 7/28/12 04:14 AM, Bahamut wrote: I won't rule out their EPs entirely. Infact, I may end up getting all their EPs eventually but I'll focus on the other three albums and then consider the EP releases. Faustian Echoes does sound tempting regardless of where I am with picking up their other three studio albums.

I think Faustian Echoes will be harder to get. I myself only managed to get it at their concert. Talking about the concert, I should have brought a hundred bucks to get some of their merchs. There was a t-shirt I wanted to buy for my girlfriend and one for myself, plus the new EP to get and also John Haughm's collab with Mattias Grassow and finaly the Self Spiller album, which is a side-project of Jason William Walton, Agalloch's bassist. One or two posters would have been nice also.

Anyway. Even if you managed to find their new EP. I wouldn't recommand it. At least not as one of the first releases you should check out by them. While it really retains Agalloch's uniqueness, it isn't their best by any means. On their full lenght albums they really display how much song-writting and playing skills they have.

Looking at Amazon, Ashes Against The Grain seems to be the hardest album to get out of the four. I'm better off with a third party seller for that since the lowest is around 8 pounds.

I've listenned to that album so much... If you are not in love with it after the first two songs, I'll be fuckin' surprised !

At 7/27/12 10:55 PM, BillPatton wrote: music

Not that bad. In fact i liked it :3
I can't think of what it reminded me of....and by that i dont mean that as in it sound EXACTLY like something else.
I mean that it reminds me of some stuff i used to and still do listen to....
Granted that interrupted my 7 1/2 hour Electric Wizard music listening marathon thingy

this

but its all good.

this

damn it the link didn't work
that -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMIWz9BWwa8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tPF3ddGLXk

At 7/28/12 10:00 PM, Sense-Offender wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tPF3ddGLXk

Tech death yo

this has been one of the greatest weekends of my life.
i am in a new band
signed to Depressive Illusions Records
still have Lucifer's Lightbulb as well.
also..my bro's band Alehammer have a new disc coming out soon...and a possible collaboration in the future.
few other labels want me to submit tracks as well..hell yeah i love this
since i came out of retirement things are going better than i imagined.
i'm labelmates with Moloch(UKR)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..my bro/friend from the Ukraine. he is giving me full support.
only started this a few months ago as a joke...and the punchline is it paid off....i'm touring next year...all over.
things go right i may actually be able to meet all of you at a gig ..way cool.
and friday when i found out i thought it could get no better..i was wrong, happily so.
i am in a relationship again with a girl who is everything i ever wanted ..and more...we hit it off from the start and no stopping now...yeah guys...i'm deeply in love and she feels the same. crazy i know but hell..it works.
her name is Gillian, from London...and she is crazy about me.
here is the crazy part..guys...she is 20...she loves me as me and prefers older men.
found each other and found we were looking for each other..crazy as it sounds.
she has made me the happiest man in the world..and she loves me as much.
brunette..around 5'6..kind of slim...and a knockout with a killer body...
i don't know how but i can say i now have all i ever wanted...and more coming even.
guess my old crazy luck is back with a vengeance, took a long time but DEFINITELY worth the wait
on top of the world loving the view
working on new tunes this week..will keep you all posted.
hell yeahhhhhhhhhhhh
life is great
Keep it HEAVY
peace

and thanks to everyone who checked out and liked my track
means a lot to me
back on track and no stopping now....full speed ahead

At 7/28/12 05:03 AM, HeavenDuff wrote: I think Faustian Echoes will be harder to get. I myself only managed to get it at their concert. Talking about the concert, I should have brought a hundred bucks to get some of their merchs.

I still regret not buying anything at the Hell/Primordial show but they had it going beyond 11PM and the last train to get back to Liverpool was at 11:30 so the last two songs of the show had to be missed out and I wasn't willing to carry the merch around in the crowd throughout the show.

Anyway. Even if you managed to find their new EP. I wouldn't recommand it. At least not as one of the first releases you should check out by them. While it really retains Agalloch's uniqueness, it isn't their best by any means. On their full lenght albums they really display how much song-writting and playing skills they have.

Studio albums get priority over EP anyway but I'm still considering looking into the latest EP after I'm sorted with the studio albums.

I've listenned to that album so much... If you are not in love with it after the first two songs, I'll be fuckin' surprised !

I am digging the last three songs from The Mantle quite a bit. Is this a good sign from me? I'll admit, the voice clips at the end of The Hawthorne Passage irk me a bit but the rest of the track won't be ignored over that.

At 7/29/12 01:20 PM, BillPatton wrote: this has been one of the greatest weekends of my life.

I swear, there's always these sudden turns with life and then you have a blast. All of this sounds like an explosion of great news.

At 7/29/12 03:32 PM, Bahamut wrote: I still regret not buying anything at the Hell/Primordial show but they had it going beyond 11PM and the last train to get back to Liverpool was at 11:30 so the last two songs of the show had to be missed out and I wasn't willing to carry the merch around in the crowd throughout the show.

Missing the end of a show is always a sad thing... And I also hate to carry merchs during a whole show. Agalloch's show including Taurus and Musk Ox's sets lasted for something like 4 hours. I would have hated holding a fuckin' cd for the whole gig.

I am digging the last three songs from The Mantle quite a bit. Is this a good sign from me? I'll admit, the voice clips at the end of The Hawthorne Passage irk me a bit but the rest of the track won't be ignored over that.

Well, I was talking about Ashes Against The Grain, but whatever :P

...and the Great Cold Death of the Earth used to be my favorite track from The Mantle. I think In the Shadow of Our Pale Companion is my favorite now. But yup, the last three songs are definitely great

Iron Maiden comes to the Shoreline on friday. Totally looking forward to it, and totally looking forward to hearing Maiden songs live that they don't normally play live.

Also, my new girlfriend, Melissa, is considering getting a full size bass amplifier. She wants to be part of the future Psycryptik lineup, doing bass and female singing, which means I now only need a guitarist for a live show, since I will do guitar and vocals, and my friend D-Rod will be the sound engineer (I use a lot of programmed synths and I use programmed drums, so I need a sound guy who knows my stuff to accompany me.) Looking forward to doing shows in the future, and I think I know a guitarist who would love to join.

If I ever do a show under the Psycryptik moniker, I'll let you guys know and have someone record a bootleg so I can post it.

At 7/29/12 05:27 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: Well, I was talking about Ashes Against The Grain, but whatever :P

Eh, I'm just saying how I'm liking The Mantle more. I expect many more plays with it.

...and the Great Cold Death of the Earth used to be my favorite track from The Mantle. I think In the Shadow of Our Pale Companion is my favorite now. But yup, the last three songs are definitely great

In the Shadow of Our Pale Companion is the longest from the lot but even with that, it's still a strong track. I like how there's four instrumentals from this album and The Hawthorne Passage is finding a lot of love from myself right now.

At 7/30/12 03:16 AM, ElGhoulio wrote: Also, my new girlfriend, Melissa, is considering getting a full size bass amplifier.

Surely Melissa is the best name for a female metalhead.

Pic

Dat's trippy.

At 7/30/12 03:16 AM, ElGhoulio wrote: Melissa

Is that her real name, or does she really like Mercyful Fate?

At 7/30/12 11:55 AM, Tobi wrote:

At 7/30/12 03:16 AM, ElGhoulio wrote: Melissa

Is that her real name, or does she really like Mercyful Fate?

Both? It's her real name tho.

At 7/30/12 11:36 AM, Bahamut wrote: In the Shadow of Our Pale Companion is the longest from the lot but even with that, it's still a strong track. I like how there's four instrumentals from this album and The Hawthorne Passage is finding a lot of love from myself right now.

So you have checked out Ashes Against The Grain, but you just like The Mantle better. I'm not really suprised actually. This whole album has a Bahamut aura :P

Surely Melissa is the best name for a female metalhead.

Not a big fan of Mercyful Fate. But I loved a girl named Melissa. I like the name two :)

At 7/30/12 12:57 PM, ElGhoulio wrote:

At 7/30/12 11:55 AM, Tobi wrote:

At 7/30/12 03:16 AM, ElGhoulio wrote: Melissa

Is that her real name, or does she really like Mercyful Fate?

Both? It's her real name tho.

Well she sure sounds like a keeper :P
Anyone who likes Mercyful Fate is okay in my book.

Weird thing is I was for the past like...month or so trying to go out with this girl I know, and her name is also Melissa ._.
She ended up turning me down, but we're still good friends.

At 7/30/12 03:06 PM, Viper50 wrote:

At 7/30/12 12:57 PM, ElGhoulio wrote:

At 7/30/12 11:55 AM, Tobi wrote:

At 7/30/12 03:16 AM, ElGhoulio wrote: Melissa

Is that her real name, or does she really like Mercyful Fate?

Both? It's her real name tho.

Well she sure sounds like a keeper :P
Anyone who likes Mercyful Fate is okay in my book.

She's trying to get me a job at this local music store in Marin. She knows the owner. I love working with guitars, and I want to get another fender (or fender-like) guitar as my next purchase, so this should go over quite well.

At 7/30/12 02:41 PM, HeavenDuff wrote:

At 7/30/12 11:36 AM, Bahamut wrote: In the Shadow of Our Pale Companion is the longest from the lot but even with that, it's still a strong track. I like how there's four instrumentals from this album and The Hawthorne Passage is finding a lot of love from myself right now.

So you have checked out Ashes Against The Grain, but you just like The Mantle better. I'm not really suprised actually. This whole album has a Bahamut aura :P

Oh no, I haven't even jumped that far yet but I will want to check out Ashes Against the Grain sooner than later. On the other hand, it's a good idea to embrace The Mantle as much as possible before moving on.

At 7/31/12 02:26 AM, ElGhoulio wrote: She's trying to get me a job at this local music store in Marin. She knows the owner. I love working with guitars, and I want to get another fender (or fender-like) guitar as my next purchase, so this should go over quite well.

Now that sounds quite a job. Here's hoping for the best from this.

At 7/31/12 02:26 AM, ElGhoulio wrote: She's trying to get me a job at this local music store in Marin. She knows the owner. I love working with guitars, and I want to get another fender (or fender-like) guitar as my next purchase, so this should go over quite well.

Sounds like a good job. I was interested in trying to get a job at this music store thats about a half hour drive from here.
As for me im holding off on buying any more guitars or guitar related things. I feel as though i have enough at the moment.

At 7/31/12 11:35 AM, Viper50 wrote:

At 7/31/12 02:26 AM, ElGhoulio wrote: She's trying to get me a job at this local music store in Marin. She knows the owner. I love working with guitars, and I want to get another fender (or fender-like) guitar as my next purchase, so this should go over quite well.

Sounds like a good job. I was interested in trying to get a job at this music store thats about a half hour drive from here.
As for me im holding off on buying any more guitars or guitar related things. I feel as though i have enough at the moment.

Never. I love tinkering with guitars, and exploring new sonic textures. I have 3 electrics and would love to use moar.

At 7/31/12 12:05 PM, ElGhoulio wrote: Never. I love tinkering with guitars, and exploring new sonic textures. I have 3 electrics and would love to use moar.

I have 4 electrics and an acoustic that was converted into an acoustic/electric by the dude that owned it before me.
In total ive had...I wanna say 8 guitars. ESP LTD Viper 50, my acoustic electric, BC Rich Bich, some crappy strat copy, Epiphone SG, Epiphone Les Paul, Hamer Explorer, and a Gibson SG. I no longer have the last three. The LP was destroyed, I gave the Explorer back to the person I got it from, and I sold the Gibson.

Agalloch's setlist when I saw them:

01. Limbs
02. Ghosts of the Midwinter Fires
03. Faustian Echoes
04. Our Fortress Is Burning... I
05. Our Fortress is Burning... II: Bloodbirds
06. Of Stone, Wind, and Pillor
07. As Embers Dress the Sky
08. Hallways of Enchanted Ebony
09. You Were But a Ghost in My Arms
10. In the Shadow of Our Pale Companion
11. Kneel to the Cross
ENCORE:
12. Falling Snow

It was pretty great, i'm definitely traveling to Connecticut in October to see them headline Winter is Coming Fest with Evoken, Fen, Sig:Ar:Tyr, etc.

Saint Vitus / Weedeater / Sourvein tour:

09/14 Little Rock, AR âEU" Rev Room (no Sourvein) (also feat. Rwake & YOB)
09/15 Memphis, TN âEU" Hi-Tone Cafe
09/16 Nashville, TN âEU" Exit/In
09/18 Atlanta, GA âEU" The Masquerade
09/19 Raleigh, NC âEU" Lincoln Theatre
09/20 Richmond, VA âEU" Kingdom
09/21 Huntington, WV âEU" V Club
09/22 Lexington, KY âEU" Backroom (âEUoeBoomslang FestivalâEUoe)
09/23 Pittsburgh, PA âEU" The Rex Theater
09/24 Cambridge, MA âEU" Middle East Downstairs
09/25 Brooklyn, NY âEU" Saint Vitus
09/27 Washington, DC âEU" Black Cat
09/28 New York, NY âEU" Best Buy Theater (with Down, Warbeast, Haarp) (no Sourvein & Weedeater)
09/29 Cleveland, OH âEU" Grog Shop
09/30 Chicago, IL âEU" Bottom Lounge
10/01 Minneapolis, MN âEU" Triple Rock Social Club
10/02 Lawrence, KS âEU" Granada Theater
10/03 Denver, CO âEU" Bluebird Theater
10/04 Salt Lake City, UT âEU" Urban Lounge
10/05 Boise, ID âEU" Neurolux
10/06 Portland, OR âEU" Fall Into Darkness Fest
10/07 Seattle, WA âEU" The Highline
10/09 San Francisco, CA âEU" The Independent
10/10 Los Angeles, CA âEU" Bootleg Theater
10/11 Sacramento, CA âEU" HarlowâEUTMs
10/12 Santa Cruz, CA âEU" Atrium @ The Catalyst
10/14 Santa Ana, CA âEU" The Observatory
10/15 Mesa, AZ âEU" Nile Theatre
10/16 Albuquerque, NM âEU" Launchpad
10/18 Austin, TX âEU" Beauty Bar
10/19 San Antonio, TX âEU" Bonds 007

I will definitely try and go to the MA date of this tour!

At 7/27/12 03:28 AM, ElGhoulio wrote: Just got back from a local power metal show with my girlfriend, Melissa.

Instantly I hear "MELISSAAAAAAA" in the voice of King Diamond. Damn Ghoulio you can pick em! You shall always remain the man haha.

I've just discovered how funny Ozzy is in the Osbournes.

By the looks of this playlist Roadburn is like the best festival besides Hellfest? I wish I lived in Tampa, they had that free death metal concert and Sleep played... I want to see Sleep and Om so bad.

Only now I discover a band called Hexenhaus, a swedish thrash metal band from the 80s. I shat myself when I saw the album cover for A Tribute to Insanity.