At 11/7/12 08:25 PM, Tobi wrote: It would be harder to name a band that wasn't influenced by Slayer. Their first album and Haunting the Chapel EP were heavily influential to black metal (listen to Bathory, and you'll find they borrowed quite a few riffs). The second album seems to be popular among the early death metal bands. And of course there's Reign in Blood, which you would have to be mad to deny it's influence, regardless of your opinion of it.

For some reason it just seems that all these bands they "influenced" did a way better job than they did. Sure they had good ideas. But most of the time their songs were simplistic wannabe evil thrash metal tracks. They had good riffs, but the song progression always seems to make the tracks forgettables and mediocre.

I can understand their influence. But damn... I can't like them...

At 11/7/12 08:29 PM, Viper50 wrote:

At 11/7/12 08:08 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: Look what I got by mail earlier today :) (Not the Rubik's cube, lawl)

I REALLY need to get more patches and junk...seriously the only ones I have are two Metallica patches I got for like 25 cents ._.

Most likely going to get some more patches to get myself a nice metalhead jacket :)

Kewl Rebik's Cube bro :3

Getting pretty good at it :)

At 11/8/12 12:24 AM, HeavenDuff wrote: Most likely going to get some more patches to get myself a nice metalhead jacket :)

Ya know I've been considering doing that, but I dont know many places around here that sell patches for most of the bands I listen to ._. which sucks.....

Kewl Rebik's Cube bro :3

Getting pretty good at it :)

I broke mine apart and put it back together with all matching sides. Did I cheat? Yes. But I solved the damn thing!
Don't know what ever happened to it though.....

UTGARD

EVERY BLACK METALHEAD IS REQUIRED TO CLICK THE ABOVE LINK

caps

At 11/8/12 12:24 AM, HeavenDuff wrote: For some reason it just seems that all these bands they "influenced" did a way better job than they did.

I'd say most did.

Sure they had good ideas. But most of the time their songs were simplistic wannabe evil thrash metal tracks. They had good riffs, but the song progression always seems to make the tracks forgettables and mediocre.

I didn't know you were arguing their quality. Regardless of their corniness, they were influential. Look at Venom, among the silliest bands ever.

I can understand their influence. But damn... I can't like them...

Maybe you should check out some Hell
Awaits.

Seeing Angel Witch tonight, oh hell yes. Support act is also something to look forward to with Enforcer playing. My sister wants me to try and get a last minute coach to London to see Rhapsody on Monday. I really need to see them live and it's doable since I took a last minute coach to see Devin Townsend last year.

At 11/7/12 07:54 PM, HeavenDuff wrote:

At 11/7/12 07:20 PM, Bahamut wrote: And power? Then again, I can be rather critical to a lot of underground power metal bands, mostly when they show very little character and inspiration to their music.

I didn't question that. But I'm not surprised you don't like most black or death metal, that's what I meant. And yes, Power Metal guy two :P

Black metal can be more forgiving if folk metal is involved, hence why I can dig Moonsorrow.

Angel Witch with Enforcer and a new doom metal Age of Taurus made one hell of a show last night. Was glad I picked up Enforcer's Into the Night while I was there as it was ridiculously hard to find online beforehand. At least now I'm fixed with that. Angel Witch played songs from self-titled and the latest which is fine since their other two releases are hardly anywhere to be found. They played the best from both albums and amazingly enough, the show alone made me appreciate the band even more.

At 11/9/12 12:41 PM, Bahamut wrote: Angel Witch with Enforcer and a new doom metal Age of Taurus made one hell of a show last night. Was glad I picked up Enforcer's Into the Night while I was there as it was ridiculously hard to find online beforehand. At least now I'm fixed with that. Angel Witch played songs from self-titled and the latest which is fine since their other two releases are hardly anywhere to be found. They played the best from both albums and amazingly enough, the show alone made me appreciate the band even more.

Yeah, I really dig their debut album. Features some of the most awesome riffs of the NWOBHM. The title track, White Witch, and Angel of Death I think are their best tracks and some of the best songs of the NWOBHM. I always found them kinda underrated personally.

Speaking of Immortal, I have gone back and listened to At the Heart of Winter and Sons of Northern Darkness again, and I was wondering if there was any other bands of a similar style to them. Black metal with a solid thrash base. Any recs would be nice, and a preemptive thanks!

Just curious about this.
What is everyone's opinion on Eyehategod?
I feel I haven't listened to them as much as I should....although I DO like them quite a bit.

also hitting hour 6 of an Electric Wizard music listening...for lack of a better word "binge"
before this it was 5 1/2 hours of Orange Goblin :P

At 11/9/12 11:52 PM, Viper50 wrote: What is everyone's opinion on Eyehategod?

Love em'. Probably my first sludge band.

I feel I haven't listened to them as much as I should....although I DO like them quite a bit.

Then go ahead and start listening. I think In The Name of Suffering is essential to both sludge and hardcore fans alike.

At 11/10/12 06:33 PM, TheCrimsonWidow wrote: Not really a big sludge fan, but I heard these guys were the perfect introduction to the sludge sub-genre.

Then you should totes listen to them brah.
They be awesumsaws.

At 11/9/12 11:52 PM, Viper50 wrote: What is everyone's opinion on Eyehategod?

Can't say I like them. Sludge metal is definitely not for me.

At 11/8/12 02:19 AM, mothballs wrote: UTGARD

EVERY BLACK METALHEAD IS REQUIRED TO CLICK THE ABOVE LINK

Sounds pretty fucking great.

At 11/7/12 11:58 PM, ElGhoulio wrote: That's funny, because funeral doom is pretty much the only genre of doom I listen to. Ex. Nortt, Skepticism, Thergothon, Funeral (Nor), etc...

Even funnier that I'm the same way and thought I was the only one.

I haven't listened to that much Eyehategod, which is just silly since I'm such a huge sludge metal fan. But I remember really liking what I heard by them. Maybe I'll ry and get an album or four. ;)

So, fellas, listen to this shit, cuz I said so.

Dia de los Muertos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NilwVkfL-3o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQXbNPOtzNE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQXbNPOtzNE

At 11/9/12 03:09 PM, Zodir wrote: Speaking of Immortal, I have gone back and listened to At the Heart of Winter and Sons of Northern Darkness again, and I was wondering if there was any other bands of a similar style to them. Black metal with a solid thrash base. Any recs would be nice, and a preemptive thanks!

Yeah, there's something about that style that I really like. Something along the lines of At the Heart of Winter would be swell. Either this blend of metal subgenres does a damn fine job or Immortal are just damn good at playing metal. My guess is both!

er...I seem to have put the same song twice. Well, then that's just all the more reason to listen to it ain't it?!

At 11/11/12 10:53 AM, Sense-Offender wrote: er...I seem to have put the same song twice. Well, then that's just all the more reason to listen to it ain't it?!

No, fuck you. Actually they sound good. Nice find.

No, really fuck you.

HAR HAR HAR!!!!

At 11/11/12 08:26 PM, Anti-pie wrote:

At 11/11/12 10:53 AM, Sense-Offender wrote: er...I seem to have put the same song twice. Well, then that's just all the more reason to listen to it ain't it?!

No, fuck you. Actually they sound good. Nice find.

No, really fuck you.

HAR HAR HAR!!!!

Also, you can get the CD for free from their site.
Download CD

At 11/11/12 08:44 PM, Anti-pie wrote:

At 11/11/12 08:26 PM, Anti-pie wrote:

At 11/11/12 10:53 AM, Sense-Offender wrote: er...I seem to have put the same song twice. Well, then that's just all the more reason to listen to it ain't it?!

No, fuck you. Actually they sound good. Nice find.

No, really fuck you.

HAR HAR HAR!!!!

Also, you can get the CD for free from their site.
Download CD

I SWEAR I'M DONE AFTER THIS!!! But they remind me of Tribulation so I recommend them.

Tribulation

At 11/11/12 08:26 PM, Anti-pie wrote: No, fuck you.

Will you at least...be gentle?

A fellow Newgrounds member, Frenzy, has a prog metal band that recently released their debut full length.

Gatling - Beforemath

Also, thanks, Anti-Pie. I didn't notice your other posts before. I'm downloading Satanico Dramatico now and listening to the Tribulation track you linked.

Anyone here listen to From Beyond?

video might be a tad NSFW at times.....

If not I recommend giving them a listen.

Hey guys, my band just release our first album... it's basically progressive metal, with a bunch of other influences thrown in. If you're a fan of Porcupine Tree, Opeth, Agalloch, BTBAM, or any other bands of that sort, you'll probably enjoy us.

Thanks a lot!

Listen here

At 11/11/12 10:14 PM, Frenzy wrote: If you're a fan of Porcupine Tree, Opeth, Agalloch, BTBAM, or any other bands of that sort, you'll probably enjoy us.

What is "that sort" you manage to put both Agalloch and Between The Buried And Me in ?

At 11/11/12 11:32 PM, HeavenDuff wrote:

At 11/11/12 10:14 PM, Frenzy wrote: If you're a fan of Porcupine Tree, Opeth, Agalloch, BTBAM, or any other bands of that sort, you'll probably enjoy us.

What is "that sort" you manage to put both Agalloch and Between The Buried And Me in ?

Progressive (BTBAM leaning towards the metalcore side, Agalloch towards the black metal side- both bands go beyond the boundaries typically expected of their respective genres, though, thus the `progressive` moniker).

At 11/11/12 11:41 PM, Frenzy wrote: Progressive (BTBAM leaning towards the metalcore side, Agalloch towards the black metal side- both bands go beyond the boundaries typically expected of their respective genres, though, thus the `progressive` moniker).

I have listened to the track you shared. Cool stuff. Reminds me more of bands like Periphery, Scale The Summit and Cloudkicker then Agalloch though :P

At 11/11/12 09:05 PM, Sense-Offender wrote:

At 11/11/12 08:26 PM, Anti-pie wrote: No, fuck you.

Will you at least...be gentle?

Animals as Leaders said no.

im trying to find some good melodic metal bands can anyone give me some names of bands

At 11/12/12 03:16 AM, BloodCoveredWolf wrote: im trying to find some good melodic metal bands can anyone give me some names of bands

I'm sorry to say this, but you're gonna have to be more specific. There are a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT of bands that can fall under that moniker. I could give you a list, but that list would be rather large because a solid majority of metal IS melodic.

I do appreciate your intent though. Well, I'm also glad that somebody else shares my views on doom metal. For those who like their doom metal ultra slow and drenched in solemn grief should check out Virgin Black. I keep coming back to them when I'm in a doom-y mood. Not the slowest ones in the game, but good solid clinical darkness. Although their new album, Fortissimo, wasn't what I'd hoped, they have an impressive resume. For those who like their doom metal like their special ed classes, i.e. slow and lachrymose, should check out Virgin Black.

And yes, they are melodic.

For those who like their doom metal like their special ed classes, i.e. slow and lachrymose, should check out Virgin Black.

And yes, they are melodic.

That sounded epic might check out more songs from this band

At 11/11/12 09:33 PM, Sense-Offender wrote: A fellow Newgrounds member, Frenzy, has a prog metal band that recently released their debut full length.

Gatling - Beforemath

I've yet to hear it but I have to say good job to him on getting there.

At 11/12/12 05:43 AM, ElGhoulio wrote: Virgin Black

Holy... Fuck, that is some damn good doom metal!